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16 <br /> 1 Bonnie Hauser said Dr. Felder is implementing multitiered system of supports (MTSS) in <br /> 2 Orange County. She said that all students in tier 2 or 3 intervention got a plan. She said it is <br /> 3 SEL and academics put together. She said the plan brings all the resources of Orange County <br /> 4 Schools to that child. She said the classified compression study is $3 million and about half will <br /> 5 go to teaching assistants. She said that teacher salary supplements will cost $650,000. She <br /> 6 said the salary issues are contributing to instability in the schools, because Orange County <br /> 7 Schools is not competitive. She said bringing this proposal to the BOCC has been a difficult <br /> 8 conversation. <br /> 9 Commissioner Greene expressed appreciation to Orange County Schools for their <br /> 10 explanation. <br /> 11 Vice Chair Bedford said that identification of children with autism has increased in the <br /> 12 last few decades, and children with autism have long lasting social and emotional learning <br /> 13 needs. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 2. District Updates <br /> 16 a. OCS — Superintendent, Dr. Monique Felder, CHCCS — Superintendent, Dr. Nyah Hamlett <br /> 17 <br /> 18 i. Masking <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Sylvia Compton, lead nurse at Orange County Schools, explained the masking updates <br /> 21 that were approved the previous evening at the Orange County Schools Board of Education <br /> 22 meeting. She said the district approved optional masking indoors for students within 72 hours <br /> 23 of Orange County ending the county-wide indoor mask mandate. She said they would be <br /> 24 watching the metrics and to see if the community was in high to substantial transmission rates, <br /> 25 and if there are secondary cases of transmission in the schools that exceed 2% of the school <br /> 26 population. She said masking would resume at that point. She said that currently, students are <br /> 27 masking indoors, with optional masking outdoors. She said that on March 1, students will be <br /> 28 able to have lunches indoors or outdoors., without masks, and they will allow children to talk. <br /> 29 She said they are still monitoring for COVID-19 positive and presumptive positive cases and will <br /> 30 have children mask for 10 days if they have been exposed. She presented information from <br /> 31 the following slide: <br /> 32 <br /> 33 <br />