it's been a month says dr melinda boat was sworn in as superintendent of norfolk public schools today she told the school board what she's accomplished during her first thirty days and what her plans are for the next one hundred are jimmy lee was there with dr boon really spend most of her first month as superintendent meeting with people one on one with parents teachers principals school board members and community leaders to get a the school division is doing what are the most pressing issues that she needs to focus on right now everything is that group and we need to do some lime and some focus norfolk public schools superintendent doctor melinda boone says recruiting and retaining effective teachers making sure students know how to read and improving morale are just some of the issues the district needs to work on in the next ninety days we begin the nps redesign what is it that we need to focus a line to get the results that we need to have that part of that plan includes looking at lesson plan formats reorganizing the district's central office and filling open positions but the

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dr. melinda medical officer from division of farm lodcompany lop therapy, and dr. jessica pierce, associate director of addiction treatment at johns hopkins and associate professor in the development of psychiatry and behavioral science at johns hopkins university school of medicine. i want to thank all of our participants for joining us and i look forward to hearing their perspectives on this growing problem. there are other facets to this problem. my co-chance congresswoman custer and i introduced the top abuse act to coordinate law enforcement and public health agencies at a federal, state and local levels. overprescription leads to large numbers of legitimate patients to cheaper or mother dangre dan street layer wheroin. the stop abuse act also includes treatment and prevention grants to localities over yewhelmed bye scale of open i can't tell ay o digts. by hosting round tables and briefings, it gives members an opportunity to hear from experts and stakeholders alike to hear what we as lawmakers can do to combat this endim i go. again, i thank you for joining

dr. precious moloi-motsepe, entrepreneur sara blakely, and a.o.l. founder steve case, and his wife jean. when did you first hear of the giving pledge? >> jean case: melinda called and talked to us. but we had the benefit of knowing bill and melinda for a long time, going back to our technology roots. >> steve case: we competed against them for many years. >> jean case: we did. >> steve case: and we're happy to finally join forces. >> rose: you wanted to be on their side. >> steve case: yeah, yeah, we wanted to be on the... aligned. >> rose: they've all signed the same pledge, and they bring the same brashness to their philanthropic ambition that helped them build financial empires. >> pete peterson: charlie, this is a group made up largely of entrepreneurs. and they didn't make a billion dollars or $billion by doing the ordinary; they did it by >> rose: that's certainly true for sara blakely. >> sara blakely: well, i made all the money by making other people's butts look a lot better. >> rose: i think you've missed me. in 2000, she took $5,000 in savings and started the undergarment company spanx. now, she wants her philanthropy to be as cutting edge as

melinda. have theould just congresswoman make the introduction. >> thank you very much, dr. compton. the doctor who currently serves as a medical officer for the division of pharmacologic therapies at the substance abuse and mental health services administration. she's a physician board-certified in family medicine with additional credentials in addiction medicine. thank you for being with us. >> it's my pleasure. thank you for having me. before i get down to my presentation, i want to take a moment to thank you. sa is providing a new round of grants to help in assisted treatment and has funds to dedicate to overdose prevention thanks to the budget you worked so hard to pass. i want to thank you for setting aside the block of time to gather more information about treatment options for opioid abuse disorder. i cannot begin to fathom the number of equally critical issues you are faced with and that demand your attention. i came away from the first forum a few weeks ago really deeply impressed with the urgent need i felt from the members in attendance for ready come out-of-the-box direc

melinda. >> if i could just have the congresswoman make the introduction. >> thank you very much, dr. compton. we welcome the doctor who currently serves as a medical officer for the division of pharmacologic therapies at the substance abuse and mental health services administration. she's a physician board-certified in family medicine with additional credentials in addiction medicine. thank you for being with us. >> it's my pleasure. thank you for having me. before i get down to my presentation, i want to take a moment to thank you. samsa is providing a new round of grants to help in assisted treatment and has funds to dedicate to overdose prevention thanks to the budget you worked so hard to pass. i want to thank you for setting aside the block of time to gather more information about treatment options for opioid abuse disorder. i cannot begin to fathom the number of equally critical issues you are faced with and that demand your attention. i came away from the first forum a few weeks ago really deeply impressed with the urgent need i felt from the members in attendance for ready co