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OKAY. OKAY. HELLO. WELCOME TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING OF JUNE 25TH,
[1. Call to Order - 6:00 p.m.]
[3. Public Session - 7:30 p.m.]
2025. LET'S RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
NATALIE, WOULD YOU PLEASE REITERATE OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTION?
[3.3 Reiteration of Executive Session Motions]
YES. WE MET AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY OF A PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL.[3.4 Opening Remarks]
2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. PLEASE HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER.AND OF COURSE, A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS GOES TO THE PELHAM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2025.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL CEREMONY. WE WISH THE CLASS OF 2025 EVERY SUCCESS IN THEIR FUTURE.
ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SPRING ATHLETES WHO WE CELEBRATED THIS EVENING.
AND THE MEETING TODAY IS A TRUE BUSINESS MEETING WHERE WE'RE WRAPPING UP THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
AND WE'LL GET A JUMP ON WHAT'S NEEDED FOR SEPTEMBER.
SO LET'S GET STARTED. AND IF THE BOARD DOES NOT MIND, WE WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
[5. Communications and Comments from the Public]
I WOULD JUST ASK. THEY COME UP NOW. YEAH. IF IT'S OKAY WITH THAT.I THINK SO WAIT. SO I PRINTED FIVE COPIES. YEAH.
YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. YOU CAN DISTRIBUTE WHATEVER YOU WANT.
I JUST MADE FIVE. THANKS. COULD YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE? MY NAME IS EMILY. EMILY PAULEY. I'M AT 60 BEECH TREE LANE.
I'M HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE PROSPECT HILL OUTDOOR CLASSROOM.
I HAVE SIX LETTERS FROM PARENTS, INCLUDING. I'M ONE OF THEM.
AND, LIKE, YOU CAN READ OVER THEM IN PERSON LATER, BUT I'D LIKE TO GET THEM ON THE RECORD.
YEAH. THANKS. MY NAME IS EMILY. I LIVE AT 60 BEECH TREE LANE.
I'M A PARENT OF A RISING SECOND GRADER STUDENT AT PROSPECT HILL ELEMENTARY, HERE TO CONVEY BOTH MY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE AND THE COLLECTIVE CONCERNS OF THE FELLOW PARENTS REGARDING THE ONGOING PROCESS AT OUR OUTDOOR CLASSROOM PROJECT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE INITIAL THE INITIATION OF THIS PROJECT IS CONTINGENT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE STATE GRANT PAPERWORK, AS THIS PROJECT MUST BE ENTIRELY FUNDED BEFORE CONSTRUCTION CAN COMMENCE.
THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM COMMITTEE DILIGENTLY UNDERTOOK A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN, MAILING 1500 REQUESTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS AND ORCHESTRATING A BRICKS INITIATIVE, WHICH SUCCESSFULLY GAINED ABOUT $75,000. WE ARE FREQUENTLY APPROACHED BY PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS INQUIRING ABOUT THE STATUS OF THIS OUTDOOR CLASSROOM.
WHILE I ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMMON EXPECTATION THAT A FUNDED PROJECT WILL HAPPEN INSTANTANEOUSLY, I. WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY SET A REALISTIC TIMELINE.
ABOUT A YEAR. MY CONCERNS ARISE FROM A MEETING HELD WITH THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 21ST. ALL PAPERWORK AND APPLICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED TO THE DISTRICT IN THE FALL.
THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM COMMITTEE WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THESE DIRECTLY TO THE STATE. THE SCHOOL HAS TO DO IT THEMSELVES. FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DIFFICULTY AND ELICITING RESPONSE AND DELAYS WITHIN THE INITIAL SUBMISSION TO THE STATE, WE REQUESTED THIS MEETING TO OBTAIN AN UPDATE.
DURING THE MEETING, WE RECEIVED EXPLICIT ASSURANCES THAT THE DISTRICT WAS ACTIVELY MANAGING THE PROCESS, THAT THEY WERE SOLELY AWAITING THE APPROVAL OF THE GRANT APPLICATION AT NO FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED ON OUR PART.
HOWEVER, THE MOST RECENT PTA MEETING ON JUNE 10TH, DURING THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM UPDATE, IT WAS REVEALED THAT AN EMAIL SENT TO THE STATE DISPATCH AT THE END OF MARCH, JUST AFTER THAT EARLIER MENTIONED MEETING, HAD REMAINED UNANSWERED IN AN INBOX FOR TWO MONTHS.
THIS CONTRADICTS THE PRIOR ASSURANCES. I WISH TO UNDERSCORE TO THE BOARD THAT PROSPECT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE MANY CONTRIBUTORS ARE KEENLY ANTICIPATING THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. WE BEAR AN OBLIGATION TO EITHER DELIVER THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM TIMELY AS PROMISED, OR REFUND THE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. MORE IMPORTANTLY, PROLONGED DELAYS IN THIS PROJECT WILL LEAD TO INCREASED COSTS.
I KNOW THE DISTRICT IS OVERWHELMED WITH THE BOND PROPOSITION, BUT THE HOPE THAT GOING FORWARD, THERE IS A DEDICATED PERSON TO REVIEW THE FAR AND FEW IN BETWEEN EMAILS FROM THE STATE, SO THERE ARE NO MORE DELAYS.
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STEPHANIE ROYCE GAVE ME THIS LETTER. SHE RESIDES AT 1016 CLAY AVENUE.I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF STEPHANIE ROYCE, A CONCERNED MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND ADVOCATE OF PROSPECT HILL OUTDOOR CLASSROOM PROJECT. IT'S DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING THAT MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER THIS PROPOSAL WAS SUBMITTED TO THE DISTRICT, WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE MEANINGFUL PROGRESS. DELAY IS NOT SIMPLY THE RESULT OF UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.
IT STEMS FROM A PATTERN OF MISCOMMUNICATION AND INACTION.
IN SOME CASES, EMAILS WERE UNANSWERED FOR NEARLY TWO MONTHS.
THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM IS NOT A LUXURY OR A SIDE PROJECT PROJECT, SORRY.
IT IS A THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNATED INITIATIVE THAT SUPPORTS HANDS ON OUTDOOR LEARNING, ENCOURAGES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND ALIGNS WITH CURRENT BEST PRACTICES IN EDUCATION AND WELLNESS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT CHALLENGES CAN ARISE, BUT WHEN WE DO, WE EXPECT TRANSPARENCY AND A WILLINGNESS TO COLLABORATE, NOT STONEWALL OR RADIO SILENCE. WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE DISTRICT NOT AGAINST IT, BUT IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT OUR VOICES ARE BEING HEARD AND THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK OF THE BOARD TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROJECT AT PROSPECT HILL, PROVIDE A TIMELINE FOR NEXT STEPS, AND SHARE HOW THE DISTRICT PLANS TO PREVENT SIMILAR BREAKDOWNS AND COMMUNICATION GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COMMUNICATION AND FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR SCHOOLS.
THIS IS ALYSSA AND MATTHEW BERNSTEIN. THEY'RE ON THERE ON THAT LOOP THAT'S OVER BY THE SCHOOL.
I CAN LOOK UP THEIR ADDRESS IF YOU WANT. I KNOW WHERE IT IS. THEY DIDN'T WRITE IT DOWN, AND I DON'T KNOW, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD ALONG WITH MANY PROSPECT HILL FAMILIES, WE DONATED TO THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM PROJECT AS WE FEEL IT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL RESOURCE AND EDUCATIONAL SPACE FOR THE PROSPECT HILL STUDENTS AND PELHAM COMMUNITY WHILE RECOGNIZING THE CLASSROOM WOULD BENEFIT FUTURE GENERATIONS. LIKE MANY FAMILIES, WE HOPE OUR CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY IT AS WELL. FOR US AND MANY PARENTS, THIS PROJECT IS TIME SENSITIVE. IF WE HOPE TO GAIN ANY BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT WE HELP FUND.
WE MADE THE DONATION. AS PARENTS OF KINDERGARTEN AND PRE-K STUDENTS, WE ARE NOW IN THE PARENTS OF FUTURE FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS AND THE PROJECT FEELS NO CLOSER TO COMPLETION, NOT DUE TO ANY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, WHO ONCE AGAIN WERE COUNTED ON TO DONATE THEIR MONEY TO BENEFIT THE SCHOOL.
MEETING THE FUNDRAISING FUNDRAISING GOALS QUICKLY, NOR DUE TO THE OUTDOOR COMMITTEE, WHO HAD SUBMITTED ALL NECESSARY PAPERWORK AND APPLICATIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE DELAYS ARE DUE TO AN INACTION ON THE DISTRICT AND MOVING THE PROJECT FORWARD.
TO FIND OUT THAT STAFF MEMBER WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROCESSING THE GRANT INFORMATION HAS MISSED CRITICAL EMAILS, IS UNRESPONSIVE, IS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE OUTDOOR COMMITTEE AND THE CAUSE OF THE DELAY IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE HANDLING OF THIS MATTER BY THE DISTRICT HAS WEAKENED OUR TRUST, WEAKENED OUR TRUST IN THEIR ABILITY TO HANDLE PROJECTS FOR OUR SCHOOL.
IF A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE CANNOT BE MANAGED AND DEADLINES CANNOT BE MET.
WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT THE LARGER ISSUES FACING FACING THE DISTRICT? SORRY, I'M STILL NERVOUS. THE APPELLANT COMMUNITY HAS DONE THEIR PART AND DELIVERED WHAT ASKED OF THEM.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE DISTRICT TO DO THE SAME.
I'M SORRY. GO AS FAST AS I CAN BECAUSE THIS IS FROM SALLY GUERIN.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE SHE IS, BUT IT'S IN AN EMAIL SHE SENT ME, SO IF YOU NEED THAT, I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU AS WELL. ONE YEAR AGO, THE PROSPECT HILL ELEMENTARY COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER IN AN EXTRAORDINARY SHOW OF SUPPORT AT THE TROP FOR TREES EVENT, RAISING MORE THAN $67,000 FOR THE CREATION OF AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM.
WE ALL HAD A COMMON GOAL OF ENRICHING OUR STUDENTS EDUCATION THROUGH OUTDOOR LEARNING.
NO GROUND HAS BEEN BROKEN. NO TIMELINE HAS BEEN SHARED. NO UPDATES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
THE END RESULT IS THE SAME OUR CHILDREN ARE MISSING OUT ON A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY.
AT THIS RATE, SHE MAY NEVER SEE IT COMPLETED.
THAT IS A REAL LOSS, NOT JUST FOR OUR FAMILY, BUT FOR EVERY STUDENT, TEACHER, AND DONOR WHO BELIEVED IN THIS INITIATIVE. I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO PRIORITIZE POOR, EVEN PRACTICE THIS SILLY WORD, PRIORITIZE THIS PROJECT, AND TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO MOVE IT FORWARD.
OUR STUDENTS DESERVE MORE THAN GOOD INTENTIONS.
THIS ARE GRANDPARENTS. TO JENNIFER OH I CAN ALSO GET YOU AN ADDRESS IF YOU'D LIKE.
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AND WE HEAR THAT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED FURTHER.WHAT IS THE HOLDUP? THE PROCESS DOES NOT REQUIRE EXTENSIVE PERMITTING OR EXCAVATION, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CURRENT FUNDS RAISED ARE SUFFICIENT FOR THE PROJECT TO AT LEAST ENTER INTO PHASE ONE. WE ARE ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED TO HEAR THAT THE PROJECT HAS ESSENTIALLY NOT TAKEN OFF YET, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN A FULL YEAR. THE BOARD OWES ALL DONORS AN ADEQUATE EXPLANATION AND TIMELINE.
AND LASTLY, PAULA BARTLETT. SHE'S AT 984. ESPINOSA.
I'M WRITING AS A MEMBER OF THE OUTDOOR. I'M SORRY.
OUR DEDICATED COMMITTEE HAS SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS GATHERING INPUT AND IDEAS FROM THE STUDENTS AND STAFF, RESEARCHING DESIGN FEATURES AND BEST PRACTICES, AND WORKING WITH OUR GENEROUS AND TALENTED, TALENTED ARCHITECT TO DEVELOP THE DETAILED PLANS NEEDED TO MAKE OUR VISION A REALITY. WE ALSO CREATED A FUNDRAISING PLAN THAT EXECUTED OUR PROCESS THAT EXCITED OUR PROSPECT FAMILIES ENGAGING THEIR NETWORKS AND FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. WE'RE THRILLED THAT OUR CAMPAIGN EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS.
AS WE AWAIT THE GRANT AWARD NEEDED TO APPLY FOR THE STATE APPROVAL.
WE ARE RELIANT ON THE DISTRICT AS THE OFFICIAL APPLICANT IN THESE PROCESSES.
WE NEED YOU AS A RELIABLE AND COMMITTED PARTNER AND WE ASK FOR OPEN AND TIMELY COMMUNICATION.
PRIORITIZING THIS PROJECT NOW MEANS SO MUCH TO THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PROCESS, AND WANT TO ENJOY THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM DURING THEIR TIME AT PROSPECT HILL.
I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT, AND I'M SORRY. IT JUST IS WHAT IT IS.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. AND I KNOW IT'S NOT A BACK AND FORTH, BUT IF YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING, I'M SURE THERE ARE PEOPLE AT HOME LISTENING, BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THESE VIA EMAIL, SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME.
I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE RECEIVING THEM.
YEAH. GO AHEAD. I DON'T BUT I WOULD CALL IT PART OF MY SUPERINTENDENTS.
SO GO AHEAD EMILY, I KNOW I MEAN, YOU'VE BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THE BOND PROJECTS AS SO I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOUR SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT.
I THINK, YOU KNOW TWO THINGS, I GUESS THAT THAT I NEED TO SHARE IS I GUESS.
YOU KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE DISTRICT'S FOCUS HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
AND SO I THINK THAT I KNOW WE CAN SAY THAT, BUT I THINK THAT IS A VERY REALISTIC THING TO FOR ALL OF US TO REALLY COME TO TERMS WITH BECAUSE ALL OF OUR TIME HAS BEEN OVERWHELMED WITH THAT. SO I THINK THAT'S THE DISTRICT'S PRIORITY AS A WHOLE.
I KNOW DURING OUR BUDGET PROCESS, I WOULD SAY I REMEMBER DARA SPECIFICALLY ASKING US ABOUT ARE THERE AREAS, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU, YOU KNOW, DON'T HAVE THE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT? AND I SAID IT AT THE TIME, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, OUR DISTRICT STAFF RUNS VERY LEAN.
SO WHAT THAT DOES MEAN IS WHEN THERE ARE MAJOR THINGS ON THE PLATE AND THE PRIORITIES SHIFT, THINGS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONLY SO MANY HOURS IN THE DAY.
WE HAVE THE SAME 24 OVER SEVEN HOURS. WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION FOR.
THAT GOING FORWARD, WE'RE CERTAINLY KEEPING OUR EYE FOCUSED ON THAT, BUT ALSO IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE STATE DEPARTMENT HAS GOTTEN FULLY STAFFED.
SO WHAT WAS TAKING THREE, SIX, EIGHT, TEN MONTHS? A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO IS NOW TAKING A MATTER OF WEEKS.
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BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR IF THOSE THINGS WERE NOT PASSED ON. BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT.THERE'S SIX BUILDINGS. WE DO OUR BEST TO KEEP ALL THE BALLS IN THE AIR, AND WE'VE HAD A SIGNIFICANT DISTRICT PROJECT THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN PUTTING OUR ATTENTION ON. SO I GUESS I, I FEEL IT'S A LITTLE I HAVE TO DEFEND BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A LITTLE UNFAIR YOU KNOW, TO, TO PUBLICLY COME AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE TO AND CALL OUT AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE DISTRICT I HAVE TO REPRESENT BECAUSE WHILE EVERYONE DOES THEIR BEST.
WHEN PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES, THEY MAKE IT RIGHT AND WE MOVE FORWARD.
SO THAT'S, I GUESS, WHAT I WOULD SAY TO THAT.
IT HAS POSITIONED US EVEN BETTER TO COORDINATE THE WORK OF THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROOFING PROJECTS THAT HAVE TO GO ON AT PROSPECT HILL IN A WAY THAT'S NOT GOING TO RUIN ANYTHING. AND THERE'S VALUE IN US DOING IT ONCE AND DOING IT RIGHT TOGETHER, AS OPPOSED TO GETTING THINGS QUICKLY DONE. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, GOD FORBID, WE'VE GOT AN, YOU KNOW, A CRANE THAT CRUSHES PART OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM.
SO, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY WE DIDN'T WAIT FOR THAT PURPOSE, BUT IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS DONE WELL AND DONE RIGHT THERE. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S PATIENCE. YOU KNOW, MESSAGE RECEIVED.
BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE YOU KNOW, NOW THAT THINGS HAVE GOTTEN PAST THE VOTE, NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF THINGS, AND NOW IS WHEN WE CAN AND REGROUP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MOVING EVERYTHING FORWARD THAT NEEDS TO BE MOVED FORWARD.
OKAY. GOOD. YEAH. THOSE WERE THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
IS THIS PROJECT WILL BE SORT OF COORDINATED ALONG WITH THE BROWN PROJECTS AT PROSPECT? YEAH, I THINK I THINK NOW, YOU KNOW, BOTH CERTAINLY BOTH ARE SEPARATE PROJECTS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO THINK ABOUT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.
OKAY. COORDINATION. BUT I DON'T THINK COORDINATION IS DEPENDING ON NO ONE DOESN'T WAIT UP ON THE OTHER, BUT IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO COORDINATE. IS THERE A FORUM OR AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION ABOUT IT WITH THE COMMUNITY OR, YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALISTIC AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, AGAIN KEEPING FOLKS INFORMED TO THE DEGREE THAT THINGS ARE WITHIN OUR CONTROL.
YES. YEAH. YOU KNOW, WE'VE LEARNED FROM OTHER GRANT PROCESSES THINGS.
GRANT FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
YEAH. BUT THAT'S BEEN THAT'S BEEN REALLY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET.
RIGHT. SO THE PIECES THAT WE CAN CONTROL, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY CONTROL AND WE CAN PROVIDE CERTAINLY CAN PROVIDE MORE COMMUNICATION IF THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S THE ASK, WE CAN WE CAN DO THAT THROUGH THE PTA MEETINGS. THAT SOUNDS IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY.
YEAH. YEAH. AND JUST GOING BACK TO STAFFING, WE THERE'S NO ONE ON STAFF IN THE DISTRICT WHO WHO IS, WHOSE SOLE FOCUS IS SORT OF MANAGING GRANTS.
GRANTS? NO. OKAY. NO. AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE WE'RE BLESSED WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO ACTUALLY ARE REALLY RESOURCEFUL AND VERY DEDICATED TO THE DISTRICT AND HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL IN PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR US.
SO WE NEVER WANT TO, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY WOULD NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT.
BUT WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE AND WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM, THE FITNESS ROOM.
THE CAMERA PROJECT. SIWANOY OUTDOOR CLASS. SIWANOY OUTDOOR CLASSROOM.
IF YOU USED TO. I MEAN, EVEN THE ONES THAT YOU KNOW WE HAVE STANDING RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MILLIONS. YOU KNOW, A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF GRANTS THAT HAVE TO BE PROCESSED IN ADDITION TO, YOU KNOW, THE NORMAL BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT.
MY KIDS RIGHT NOW ARE CLEANING UP THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM FOR VOLUNTEER.
THIS ASSIGNMENT THIS WEEK. SO I DO THINK PEOPLE WILL STILL ENJOY IT EVEN WHEN THEY GRADUATE PROSPECT, BECAUSE KIDS DO GO BACK TO THEIR SCHOOLS AND THEY DO VISIT AND THEY DO ENJOY THE SWINGS OVER THE SUMMER.
SO I HOPE PARENTS DON'T LOSE SIGHT THAT IT'LL BE THERE.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING AS A FAMILY THAT COULD DO TOGETHER.
SO SO I HOPE TO SEE THEM THERE ONCE IT IS BUILT.
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WE COULD ALL SIT AROUND AND LOOK AT OUR BRICKS.YEAH. BUT I DO THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING.
I THINK IT'S MORE SO. I WANTED IT ON THE RECORD.
RIGHT. LIKE, THERE WAS SOME FRUSTRATION. AND I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF, LIKE, LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT IT AND, LIKE, LISTS. NO SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET, RIGHT? TYPE THING, AND I DON'T. I'M NOT PICKING ON ANYONE.
I THINK I 100% AGREE THAT THE BOND IS AN ISSUE, AND THAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING AT A BARE BONES STAFF, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND I JUST I PERSONALLY AM AND ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO I ARE MOST OF THE TIME ON TOP OF MY STUFF AND NO ONE'S WAITING ON ME BECAUSE I JUST THAT'S JUST MY PERSONALITY. AND I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE AT PROSPECT HILL WHO ARE LIKE A GAMERS AND A LOT OF PARENTS WHO WHO HAVE TIME AND ENERGY, WHO HAVE PUT INTO THIS, AND THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
AND WE JUST DON'T WANT TO TO LOSE THAT, I GUESS.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S I, I HOPE THE LETTERS DON'T COME OFF AS ACCUSATORY, BUT MORE SO THIS HAPPENED.
AND LIKE WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IF WE NEED MORE SUPPORT STAFF THAN WE NEED MORE SUPPORT STAFF, RIGHT? LIKE, MAYBE. MAYBE DOCTOR CARR CAN BE A POINT PERSON, RIGHT? LIKE, MAYBE MAYBE WE HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE WHO IS CLOSER AND CLOSER, LIKE, CLOSER TO THE BOTTOM WHO HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE FREE TIME MAYBE.
I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, I'M NOT IN CHARGE. I JUST THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY.
WE CAN MOVE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S YEAR END REPORT.
[4.1 Superintendent's Year End Report]
GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO TRANSITION OVER TO THE COMPUTER SO I CAN NAVIGATE THROUGH THE WEBSITE.OKAY. SO GOOD EVENING AGAIN FROM OVER HERE. TONIGHT, I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE.
AND AT THAT RETREAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO REALLY DIG MORE DEEPLY INTO CELEBRATING THE WORK THAT WAS COMPLETED THIS YEAR AS WELL AS THEN CHARTING THE COURSE FOR NEXT YEAR.
YOU'LL REMEMBER AT THE MID-YEAR, I USE THE DASHBOARD. SO I THOUGHT THAT SEEMED TO WORK PRETTY WELL LAST TIME. SO WE'LL GO BACK THERE AND JUST PROVIDE SOME UPDATES THROUGH THAT VEHICLE. AND THEN CERTAINLY AS WE HAVE OUR RETREAT THE SUMMER MAP OUT THE ROAD MAP, THE ROAD MAP FOR NEXT YEAR, THEN WE'LL BE LOOKING TO HOW DO WE REFRESH AND UPDATE BOTH THIS AND THE INDICATORS PAGES IN THE COMING YEAR.
SO JUST TO START US OFF TO WALK THROUGH OUR THREE PRIORITY AREAS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH PERSONAL GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT. AND WHAT I WANT TO DO IS REALLY JUST HIGHLIGHT THE AREAS WHERE WE'VE SHOWN GROWTH SINCE THE MID-YEAR REPORT, AS WELL AS ANY WHERE WE STILL HAVE SOME OUTSTANDING WORK TO DO.
WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH ALL OF THOSE INDICATORS UP TO 100%.
WE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT WE HAD SET OUT TO DO THIS YEAR.
THE BIG THE BIG PIECE THERE THAT HAS MOVED FORWARD SINCE MID-YEAR WAS OUR MTS FRAMEWORK.
SO WE'VE GOTTEN FEEDBACK, A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND REFLECTION FROM THE MTS COMMITTEE.
WE'LL ALSO BE SPENDING TIME ON THAT AT THE UPCOMING RETREAT NEXT WEEK.
SO WE'VE GOT THE PLANS IN PLACE. WE'VE GOT THE DATES ON THE CALENDAR FOR THAT WORK.
AND REALLY IT WAS A IT WAS A SOLID FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENT, BUT IT REALLY HAD IT WAS A STARTING AND STARTING FORMAT, AND IT REALLY HADN'T BEEN COMMUNICATED OUT IN A WAY THAT WAS REALLY CONSISTENTLY UNDERSTOOD AND EMBRACED AROUND THE DISTRICT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO THEN IN THE FALL, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.
THE FOCUS OF THE PLAN CURRENTLY IS PREDOMINANTLY ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE IN THE COMING YEAR.
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WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF TALK AND PLANNING FOR IT, BUT STARTING TO ACTUALLY AND WE'VE BEEN DOING WORK AS WELL, BUT STARTING TO FORMALIZE IT INTO THE PLAN AS PART OF THE LONG TERM GROWTH OF THAT.SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE A GOAL IN THIS AREA IN THE COMING YEAR.
BUT WE DID ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO THIS YEAR BY WAY OF STAFF TRAINING.
THAT'S THE NEXT YES. IMPLEMENTATION HERE. SO AGAIN, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OR EARLIER PART OF THE YEAR, BY MID-YEAR, WE HAD ACCOMPLISHED A LOT OF THESE.
THIS GIVES US THE STRUCTURE FOR THE DATA ANALYSIS, THE TRAINING OF NEW STAFF.
TRYING TO FIND WAYS THAT WE MIGHT EXPAND ITS USE AND MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE MEANINGFUL.
AND THEN ALSO WE'VE BEEN EXPLORING MORE TRAINING FOR DATA VIZ.
I KNOW THE BOARD REMEMBERS THAT FROM PRIOR YEAR.
AND THOSE PLANS ARE BEING MADE AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
SO THAT'S WHY WE KEPT THAT A LITTLE BIT ON THE LOWER SIDE BECAUSE WE GET QUITE AS FAR AS WE WANTED THERE, BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE PLANS ON HOW TO MOVE THAT FORWARD IN THE COMING YEAR.
IN PRIORITY AREA TWO. WE HAD TO MAKE SURE. SO OUR FIRST BULLET HERE WAS ASSESSING CURRENT BUILDING AND DISTRICT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT STAFF AND FAMILIES AND FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS WE DO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THIS, AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY ADDED TO SOME OF THAT WORK THIS YEAR.
WHAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET TO WAS THE FIRST PIECE OF ADDRESSING GAPS, AREAS, CATEGORIZING THEM REALLY KIND OF THAT ASSESSMENT AND LISTING. SO WE'RE DOING A LOT OF THE WORK. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK WE'RE NOT DOING THE WORK.
WHAT THINGS STILL ALIGN WITH THAT. WHAT TWEAKS MIGHT WE WANT TO MAKE? WHICH THINGS ARE EFFECTIVE AND WHICH THINGS? MAYBE.
WE'VE BEEN DOING, BUT MAYBE THEY'RE MAYBE NOT SERVING THE PURPOSE THAT THEY WERE IN THE PAST.
OR IS THERE A PLACE THAT WE'RE JUST MISSING SOMETHING? SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON IN THE NEW YEAR.
WE DID THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL DID CONTINUE THEIR STUDENT CLIMATE SURVEYS THIS YEAR. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET BOTH A FALL AND A SPRING ADMINISTRATION OUT, WHICH WAS GREAT. AND BOTH SAW SOME REALLY GREAT DATA IN AREAS OF GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT MOVING FROM THE FALL TO THE SPRING, WHICH WAS EXCITING. SO THE SCHOOL CULTURE AND BELONGING COMMITTEE, I BELIEVE, TOOK A LOOK AT THOSE THIS YEAR.
THE BUILDING CERTAINLY PRINCIPALS WITH THEIR FACULTY SPENT SOME TIME ON THOSE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE INFORMATIVE. AND ANOTHER PIECE OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING NEXT YEAR AS A RESULT OF THE CONVERSATION AT THE SCHOOL CULTURE AND BELONGING COMMITTEE IS SOME REFINING OF THOSE SURVEYS SO THAT WE GET BETTER DATA.
I KNOW DOCTOR COMERFORD COMING STRAIGHT OFF OF HER DOCTORAL WORK IN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS.
IT WAS KIND OF LIKE A STRONGLY, VERY STRONGLY, STRONGLY NEUTRAL, YOU KNOW, A RANGE LIKE THAT.
SO YOU'RE FORCING PEOPLE INTO A CHOICE. AND IT GIVES YOU BETTER DATA TO GET A BETTER SENSE OF ARE THESE KIDS THAT ARE ARE OKAY WITH THINGS OR ARE THESE KIDS THAT JUST DON'T WANT TO THEY'RE NOT OKAY. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT POSITIVE.
IT'S NOT WHAT WE THINK IT IS. SO WE WANT TO GET BETTER DATA.
SO WE'LL BE REFINING THAT AND CONTINUING THAT WORK.
IN THE COMING YEAR THIS AREA PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY AND SENSE OF BELONGING, WE FELT THAT WE CONTINUE.
AGAIN, AS I SAID, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF EVENTS, CONTINUED OUR TO DEEPEN OUR RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM WORK THIS YEAR THROUGH A NEWLY DESIGNED COACHING MODEL THAT MISS HOLTZ HAS TALKED TO US ABOUT.
AND I KNOW THE PRINCIPALS EACH YEAR REVISE AND REFINE WHICH CLUBS THEY WANT TO RUN.
SO THAT WORK ALL DID OCCUR THIS YEAR. LOOKING INTO THE CONNECT SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, WE WERE EXCITED HERE TO TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH BOTH PELHAM TOGETHER, BUT ALSO TO TO SPONSOR SOME OF OUR OWN IN DISTRICT PARENT PARENT EDUCATION SESSIONS. SO THAT PARTNERSHIP REALLY HELPED US IN A LOT OF WAYS.
SOME WERE VIRTUAL SOMEWHERE IN PERSON. WE EXPERIMENTED WITH BOTH.
IT'S KIND OF IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE THE IN-PERSON ONES ARE REALLY MEANINGFUL AND YOU MAKE GREAT CONNECTIONS WITH THE OTHER PEOPLE THERE, BUT YOU GET MORE TURNOUT WHEN YOU DO IT REMOTELY. SO WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE THAT. AND AS WE GO FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO DOCTOR COMERFORD IS ALSO GETTING READY TO PUT OUT A PARENT SURVEY TO GET AN ASSESSMENT OF WHAT TOPICS PARENTS MAY WANT TO HEAR ABOUT MORE IN THE COMING YEAR AS FAR AS US DESIGNING THESE SESSIONS AND ALSO IN WHAT,
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WHAT FORMATS. SO WE'RE CONTINUING THAT WORK AND WE'RE APPRECIATIVE THIS YEAR.SPECIFICALLY ON THE WE ASKED OUR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS TO HELP US DESIGN SOME ELEMENTARY ORIENTED PARENT SESSIONS, SO WE WERE ABLE TO DO A SESSION ON GROWTH MINDSET ONE ON SUPPORTING HELPING YOUR CHILD WITH THEIR MATH HOMEWORK AND HOW JUST HOW TO HELP THEM.
SO HOW DO YOU HELP YOUR CHILD AND SUPPORT THEM IN THAT? AND THEN ALSO, HOW DO WE SUPPORT THEM IN MAINTAINING LITERACY SKILLS THROUGH THE SUMMER? SO THOSE ARE THE THREE WORKSHOPS FOR THIS YEAR. WE'LL SOLICIT SOME INTEREST FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND I LOOK TO CONTINUE THAT. STILL I'M STILL CALLING IT THE WE ARE PELHAM PARENT EDUCATION SESSION.
I WANT TO KEEP THAT THEME GOING FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT INCREASING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN OUR SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAMS AND THEN COMMUNITY REC AND OUR LITTLE LEAGUE'S FEEDER PROGRAMS. SO MR. TOOMBS WAS ABLE TO DO THAT. WE HAD SEVERAL YOUTH GAMES THIS YEAR YOUTH GAMES BEING WHERE THE AGAIN, THE REC OR THE FEEDER PROGRAMS FOR THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. CAME TO THE VARSITY GAMES AND EITHER DID A LITTLE MINI GAME DURING HALFTIME.
THEY CAME ON THE FIELD AS THE STUDENTS WERE ANNOUNCED, OR THEY WENT OUT DURING PREGAME TIME.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT THROUGH VARSITY BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SOCCER, AND LACROSSE THIS YEAR, WHICH IS A GREAT START. AND WE'RE HOPING THAT TO CATCH THAT ON WITH THE OTHER COACHES AND HELP TO MOVE THAT OUT BROADER IN THE COMING YEAR.
CERTAINLY ON THE SEAL OF CIVIC READINESS, THE BOARD KNOWS THIS.
SO THAT WAS SOMETHING WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF.
AND THE QUALITY OF THE WORK IS JUST ASTONISHING TO ME IN ONLY ITS SECOND YEAR.
IF ANY OF YOU WERE AT THE I KNOW SOME OF YOU WERE AT THE SEAL OF THE CIVIC READINESS PRESENTATIONS AND JUST THE CALIBER OF THE PRESENTATIONS, THE DEPTH AND THE RELEVANCE REALLY WAS, WAS SO IMPRESSIVE TO ME.
IT REMINDED ME VERY MUCH OF THE SCIENCE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM THAT WE DO IN THE FALL, WHERE STUDENTS GET UP AND PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH AND THEIR FINDINGS, AND IN THIS CASE, THEIR APPLICATION OF HOW THEY WOULD MOVE THIS FORWARD OR HAD MOVED IT FORWARD.
SO THAT I THINK IS VERY MUCH THE RESULT OF THIS COMBINED COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND FACULTY OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT AND OUR CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS AS WELL. SO REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT AND THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
AS WE'VE TALKED AND WE'LL BE WE'LL BE HEARING A LOT MORE OF THAT IN THE COMING YEAR. WE HAD A BOND STEERING MEETING THIS MORNING. SO WE WE WANTED TO GET ONE LAST MEETING IN BEFORE WE LEFT FOR THE SUMMER. AND I'M SURE YOU'LL GET A REPORT ON THAT LATER ON IN THE MEETING. BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF HOMEWORK OVER THE SUMMER. AND THEN ONCE WE COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER, WE'LL START A LOT OF OUR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND WE'LL START THE DESIGN PROCESS IN DEPTH. ON THE POLICY FRONT WE HAVE REVIEWED WE HAVE.
WE HAVE WHAT WAS THE WORD I PICKED? WE HAVE CONSIDERED 45 DIFFERENT POLICIES THIS YEAR.
SOME OF THEM, WE DECIDED WE DIDN'T NEED TO MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE WE DIDN'T NEED IT.
SOME WE REVIEWED AND JUST APPROVED OR ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY WERE STILL FINE.
WE'RE CONSIDERING WE DO HAVE ANOTHER OUTSTANDING AUDIT FROM A PRIOR YEAR THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE ROADMAP FOR THE YEAR TO COME, SO IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER POWERHOUSE YEAR THERE.
WE DO HAVE A COUPLE ON THE AGENDA FOR YOU TONIGHT, WHICH I THINK ARE GOING TO BE OUR LAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THIS YEAR, BUT THAT IS INCLUSIVE IN THE 44. SO GREAT WORK THERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS ONE, I LOOK BACK TO TO THE THE SCHEDULING OF SEVENTH PERIOD LUNCH THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR, NOT 100% BECAUSE OUR FIRST TIME THROUGH BUT I KNOW AS THE SCHEDULING TEAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS DOING THEIR WORK THIS YEAR, THEY WERE WORKING HARDER TO GET EVEN MORE STUDENTS SCHEDULED INTO THAT SEVENTH PERIOD LUNCH AS A WAY TO USE OUR ABILITY TO STRUCTURE TIME TO HELP ACCOMMODATE FOR SOME OF OUR SHORTAGES IN SPACE. I KNOW WE HAD A WONDERFULLY SUCCESSFUL GRANT FROM THE PEF FOR DOCTOR TITAN AND THE WORK THAT SHE DID TO BUILD SOME TO SOME SPACE OUT IN THE COURTYARD, PING PONG TABLES, ADIRONDACK CHAIRS, THOSE SIMPLE THINGS.
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THE WORK THAT THAT WILL ACCOMPLISH. WE ARE CERTAINLY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT DID NOT PASS.THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN US REALLY A BEAUTIFUL SPACE.
AND I'M GOING TO SAY IT, I DON'T KNOW IF THE KIDS ARE WATCHING, BUT I HOPE THAT I REALLY HOPE OUR STUDENTS DO NOT SEE THIS AS A SIGN OF LACK OF SUPPORT FOR THEM. I THINK THIS IS A BIG FINANCIAL ASK FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT AND THINK ABOUT, BECAUSE IT'S STILL AN IMPORTANT THING FOR THE BOARD AND FOR MYSELF, THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE A PLACE THAT THEY CAN CONGREGATE AND THEY CAN CALL THEIR OWN.
SO NOT NOW JUST MEANS NOT YET. DOESN'T MEAN NEVER.
SO WITH THAT, CERTAINLY WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE SEVENTH PERIOD LUNCH.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS IN THE COMING YEAR TO CONNECT STUDENTS.
THIS YEAR WE DID IMPLEMENT THE CALCULATOR HOLDERS FOR PHONES.
THAT WAS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND WHILE IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PERFECT, IT REALLY DID CHANGE A LOT OF DYNAMICS IN A LOT OF CLASSROOMS. IT REALLY ELIMINATED A LOT OF DISTRACTION AND A LOT OF DISTRACTION IN OFF TASK.
AND YOU HEARD THAT FROM MR. LLEWELLYN AT OUR LAST MEETING.
AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT. SO WHILE THAT'S NOT OUR ULTIMATE SOLUTION, I THINK THAT WAS A SUCCESS THIS YEAR IN IMPLEMENTING NEW PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES TO START TO SHIFT THE CULTURE. AND I THINK WE ALL KNEW A YEAR AGO WHEN WE SAT HERE, THAT WAS A STEP TOWARDS WHERE WE WOULD ULTIMATELY GO, WHETHER IT WAS OUR DECISION OR THE GOVERNOR'S DECISION. WE KNEW THAT WE WERE HEADING DOWN A CERTAIN PATH.
AND SO AT THIS POINT, I GAVE US 90% BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT IMPLEMENTED THE FULLY PHONE FREE PLAN YET, BUT WE DO HAVE THAT PLAN BEING FINALIZED. MR. LLEWELLYN HAS A COMMUNICATION. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT WENT OUT OR WAS GOING OUT. COMMUNICATION READY TO GO OUT TO PARENTS ABOUT THAT AND TO STUDENTS SO THAT FOLKS KNOW WHEN THEY COME BACK NEXT YEAR THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT. SO JIM AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT LOCKERS, PHONE LOCKERS, ALL THAT. RIGHT. ON THE WAY IN TODAY.
SO THE WHEELS ARE IN MOTION AND WE ARE WE'RE GOING TO BE READY TO TO HIT THAT 100% AS FAR AS THE DIGITAL DEVICE YOU KNOW, BEING THOSE BEING AWAY FOR THE DAY. AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FIND WAYS TO HELP STUDENTS CONNECT.
AND I THINK THAT COVERS THAT ONE. LET ME SEE IF I HAD ANYTHING ELSE FOR MY NOTE.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THIS YEAR IS THAT WE ARE PELHAM ESPECIALLY THE FIFTH GRADE EFFORTS, THE THINGS THAT WE DID THIS YEAR TO STRENGTHEN THE TIES OF OUR FIFTH GRADERS WITH ONE ANOTHER ACROSS THE SCHOOLS IN ALL, IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO YOU REMEMBER THAT WE ARE PELHAM EVENT THAT WAS AGAIN SPONSORED BY THE PE, SUPPORTED BY THE PEF.
AND THAT WAS THE START OF WHAT WE HOPE IS AN ANNUAL EVENT.
AND WE STILL HAVE FUNDING FROM THE PEF TO SUPPORT THAT EXPANSION.
IN ADDITION, THIS YEAR, THE WE ALWAYS LOOK AT OUR FIELD TRIPS.
DOCTOR COMERFORD IS IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THAT TOO, WITH THE PRINCIPALS GETTING FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS. ONE OF THE THINGS THE PIECES OF FEEDBACK WE GOT LAST YEAR, NOT THE SCHOOL, BUT THE PRIOR YEAR IS FIFTH GRADE, HAD GONE TO BOUNDLESS ADVENTURES.
WHAT THEY DISCOVER IS THEY COULD NOT DO IT AS A WHOLE CLASS TOGETHER.
THERE WAS JUST NOT ENOUGH SPACE. SO THAT FEEDBACK CAME TO US.
SO THIS YEAR, THE FIFTH GRADE COLLECTIVELY DECIDED TO GO TO CHELSEA.
PEERS IN CONNECTICUT. WHOLE GRADE LEVEL DISTRICTWIDE WENT AT THE SAME TIME.
AND REALLY, REALLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THAT TRIP.
WE HAD THAT. WE ALSO HAD OUR ANNUAL FIELD DAY AT GLOVER FIELD.
WE DID MANAGE TO GET THAT IN BEFORE. BETWEEN THE RAIN AND THE EXCESSIVE HEAT, WE SOMEHOW SQUEEZE THAT IN, WHICH WAS A THIRD TIME THAT THEY WERE TOGETHER.
AND THANKS TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MISS SABIA AND THE CREW HERE WHO SPONSORED A FIFTH GRADE FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE AS WELL. SO OUR FIFTH GRADERS HAD FOUR DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES GRADE LEVEL WISE TO BE TOGETHER THIS YEAR TO HELP PREPARE FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN, AS YOU HEARD AGAIN AT ONE OF OUR EARLIER MEETINGS, TWO MEETINGS AGO THAT WE'RE ALSO HAVE BEEN IN THE PLANNING PROCESS AND READY TO IMPLEMENT DEPARTMENTAL IZATION FOR FIFTH GRADE. SO AGAIN, TO ME THAT ALSO SPEAKS TO THE STRENGTHENING PEER TO PEER INTERACTIONS ACROSS THE GRADE LEVEL AND ACROSS SCHOOLS. SO VERY PROUD OF THAT WORK.
AND I THINK ACTUALLY THAT KIND OF HIT ALL THE POINTS THAT I WANTED TO HIT IN OUR YEAR END UPDATE, SO I THINK I'LL PAUSE THERE AND ASK FOR QUESTIONS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY OR OTHER CELEBRATIONS THAT YOU WANT TO OFFER.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I LIKE THIS FORMAT. I THINK IT'S IT'S GOOD.
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OKAY, GOOD TO KNOW. YEAH, I KNOW I ALWAYS ASK ASK THIS QUESTION, BUT HOW OFTEN ARE WE UPDATING THIS DASHBOARD? IS THIS THE ONE IS THIS IS ACTUALLY ON THE THE WEBSITE.YES. YEAH. YEAH. SO THIS THE STRATEGY SECTION I'VE UPDATED IT MID-YEAR AND NOW END OF YEAR.
SO TWICE. YEAH. SO THAT'S BEEN UPDATED TWICE.
THE INDICATORS PAGE IS PROBABLY THE OTHER ONE YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT.
PART OF IT TOO IS WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE LAUNCH ALL THAT YEAR'S UPDATED DATA AT THE SAME TIME, SO THAT YOU'RE BASICALLY LOOKING AT APPLES TO APPLES OF, LIKE, AN ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR'S OUTPUT DATA VERSUS, YOU KNOW, HAVING SOME FROM 23, 24 STILL UP THERE IN SOME FROM 24, 25 OR 25, SORRY, 2425 AND 2526.
BECAUSE WE GET THE DATA AT DIFFERENT TIMES, THAT'S THE CHALLENGE.
LIKE WE HAVE REGENTS RESULTS LIKE TODAY, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE OFFICIAL REGENTS RESULTS FOR LIKE ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, FOR A LITTLE WHILE. AND THEN STATE ASSESSMENT SCORES COME IN LATER IN THE SUMMER.
SO THAT'S SOME OF THE CHALLENGE IS WE DON'T HAVE IT AS A NICE NEAT PACKAGE WHEN SCHOOL IS OVER.
SO THE. OH, SORRY, I WAS GOING TO SAY THE DISTRICT DOES SUCH GOOD WORK, RIGHT.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS AND KIND OF TAKING A WHOLE LOOK AT THE YEAR, RIGHT. AND IT'S HARD TO SEE WHEN YOU'RE DOING DAY IN AND DAY OUT BECAUSE YOU'RE IN THE ACTUAL WORK.
BUT HOW DO WE DO? I GUESS GETTING THIS INFORMATION OUT INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
BECAUSE THEY'RE BUSY, THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY LOOKING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, MANY PARENTS ARE LOOKING AND PREPARING FOR NEXT YEAR.
AT LEAST I AM. I KNOW MY KIDS HATE IT BECAUSE I'M ALREADY MOVING FORWARD.
BUT HOW DO WE, LIKE, BRING THIS INFORMATION OUT? SO PARENTS COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE DISTRICT, GO TO THE WEBSITE AND KIND OF KNOW, LIKE, OH, YOU KNOW, THE SEO CIVIC READINESS. WHAT IS THAT? BECAUSE THEY'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL. CAN THEY TAKE THE CLASSES NECESSARY TO MEET THIS? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT STARTS GIVING PEOPLE KIND OF THOUGHTS LIKE, OH, I DIDN'T KNOW WE DID THIS MANY OF WHATEVER IT IS OR I DIDN'T KNOW WE SCORE LIKE THIS.
SO I KNOW WHEN WE LAUNCHED THE WEBSITE AND WE LAUNCHED WHEN WE LAUNCHED THE STRATEGIC PLAN, I THINK WE INCLUDED IN SOME OF THAT COMMUNICATION AND THEN WE DID THE MID-YEAR UPDATE. I HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH ALEX ISN'T HERE TONIGHT, BUT I CAN DOUBLE CHECK WITH HIM.
I THINK ANY TIME THAT WE'RE WHEN WE UPDATE IT, I THINK IS A KEY POINT.
AND I KNOW AFTER WE HAD THE I THINK IT WAS IN NOVEMBER DATA UPDATE ON STUDENT ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FROM DOCTOR COMERFORD I BELIEVE THAT'S WHEN WE GOT THIS UPDATED. SO I THINK I THINK WE CAN WORK TO FIND KEY POINTS IN OUR UPDATING PROCESS THAT I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO PUSH IT OUT, WHETHER IT'S THE MID-YEAR OR THE END YEAR.
YOU KNOW, FOLLOWING THAT DATA ONCE, WE WANT IT TO BE LIKE, WE WANT IT TO BE UPDATED AND READY TO GO TO SO THAT WHEN WE DO PUSH IT OUT, THAT PEOPLE HAVE GOT REALLY GOOD CLEAN, AS ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE INFO AS POSSIBLE.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN TALK ABOUT OVER THE SUMMER TO, IS MAYBE MAP OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE WHERE THOSE MILESTONE POINTS ARE AND HOW WE CAN COMMUNICATE IT OUT FOR? YEAH. DOCTOR. CHAMP. DOCTOR.
CHAMP. IS THERE A WAY ON HERE TO SAY, LIKE DATA IS UPDATED? I DON'T KNOW, ONCE, A QUARTER OR TWICE A YEAR.
JUST SO PEOPLE, WHEN THEY DO COME TO THE PAGE, REALIZE, OKAY, I MAY BE LOOKING OR OR EVEN, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU SEE ON A WEBSITE LAST UPDATED.
OH YEAH, NOVEMBER 2025. YOU KNOW, SO THAT WAY THEY SEE, OKAY, THIS THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT TODAY'S DATA, BUT I'M LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT WAS LAST UPDATED.
YEAH. YEAH WE CAN WORK ON THAT. AND I AGREE WITH NATALIE ABOUT FINDING WAYS TO PUSH IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT IS SUCH GREAT WORK.
AND EVERYONE KNOWS WE HAVE GREAT SCHOOLS. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THAT FAMILIES MOVE HERE.
AND I THINK PEOPLE LOVE NUMBERS. LIKE I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY WE LOVE NUMBERS.
BRINGS IT HOME. RIGHT. IT REALLY MAKES IT VERY CLEAR.
AND WHAT I, WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT IS ALSO IT BRINGS PEOPLE TO THE WEBSITE.
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RIGHT. SO IT BRINGS PEOPLE TO OUR WEBSITE SO THEY CAN EXPLORE THE SCHOOL FURTHER AND EXPLORE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER ELSE IS ON THE WEBSITE. BUT YEAH, I THINK FINDING WAYS TO PUSH THIS OUT THERE A LITTLE BIT MORE, THAT'S MANAGEABLE, RIGHT? BECAUSE PEOPLE GET OVERLOADED WITH WITH INFORMATION AND EMAILS AND WHATNOT.BUT THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA.
YEAH. OH YEAH. AND I THINK EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, DOCTOR COMERFORD HAVING, YOU KNOW, COMPLETED NOW FOR ALMOST A FULL YEAR JUST KIND OF GOT THE LAY OF THE LAND OF HOW DATA AND ASSESSMENTS AND THE FLOW OF THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR PELHAM GOES, AND I THINK THAT WILL ENABLE US TO THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEPLY ABOUT HOW BEST TO MANAGE THIS AND DO IT.
MAKE SURE THAT IT'S UP TO DATE, RELEVANT AND COMMUNICATE IT OUT.
YEAH, I LOVE I LOVE THAT IDEA. I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S COMING TOGETHER.
IT'S REALLY I MEAN, IT'S SO AMAZING TO SEE THIS.
AND I LOVE THAT IDEA OF GETTING IT, LIKE, PROACTIVELY GETTING IT OUT WITH, LIKE, YOUR, I DON'T KNOW, I JUST HAVE THIS VISION OF BEING LIKE, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS.
THIS WAS EXTRA, YOU KNOW, LIKE, THIS WAS GREAT. THIS WAS AN AREA LIKE WHERE IT REALLY JUST ELEVATES SOME OF THE, I DON'T KNOW, THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE NUMBERS TOO.
SO IT JUST BRINGS THE WHOLE THING TO LIFE. AND TO BE ABLE TO NOW YEAR OVER YEAR, BENCHMARK SOME, YOU KNOW, LIKE SOME OF THE SOME OF THE SUCCESS.
I THINK ALSO WHAT AS AN IDEA, THERE IS SO MUCH DATA HERE.
MAYBE IT'S AT DIFFERENT POINTS WHENEVER THE DATA IS UPDATED, HIGHLIGHTING AN ELEMENT OF IT.
RIGHT. SO THAT I'M JUST LIKE I'M JUST GOING TO PICK LIKE DID YOU KNOW THAT WE HAD 48 STUDENT CLUBS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL? SO PEOPLE CLICK AND THEN THEY CAN GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING ELSE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO SAY, COME AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR 500 PIECES OF DATA.
RIGHT, RIGHT. YOU KNOW, JUST HIGHLIGHTING SPECIFIC THINGS OR LIKE IT'S FANTASTIC.
WE'VE GOT 359 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT ATHLETES, UP FROM X NUMBER LAST YEAR.
CHECK OUT MORE DATA LIKE THIS ON OUR WEBSITE.
YOU KNOW THAT THAT SORT OF THING. YEAH. NO I LOVE THAT.
RIGHT. OR IT'S LIKE, WANT TO ELEVATE THIS? WE'RE FOCUSING ON, YOU KNOW, LIKE THIS AREA LIKE SO IT'S CELEBRATORY BUT ALSO REALLY ENGAGES FOLKS TO WHERE WE'RE AT IN EACH MOMENT, YOU KNOW, QUARTERLY OR HALF A YEAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT AND, AND I'LL JUST I'LL JUST ADD TO THAT SORT OF THE WHY BEHIND THE WHY BEHIND LIKE, WHY DO WE WHY DO WE HAVE SO MANY, WHY DO WE HAVE SO MANY CLUBS? AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT A STUDENT IS IN AT LEAST ONE, YOU KNOW, ONE CLUB BECAUSE IT IMPROVES OUTCOMES LIKE JUST, YOU KNOW.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN INFORMATION LIKE THAT.
YEAH. TYING IT IN THEN BACK INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND BELONGING AND WELLNESS AND ALL THAT.
I THINK THAT'S KIND OF LIKE IN YOUR SPARE TIME.
YEAH. THE IDEA DOWN AND I'M SORRY THAT JUST CAME OUT. AND ALSO ALL THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE HELP YOU HAVE FOR THE LAST UPDATED PIECE, I THINK THOSE ARE REALLY GREAT IDEAS AND THINGS WE NEED, WE'LL CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT AND FOR I MEAN, FOR THE INDICATORS PAGE, WHICH IS THIS, THIS IS REALLY AN ANNUAL SNAPSHOT OF A YEAR'S PROGRESS AND THE THREE MAJOR STRATEGIC PLAN AREAS. AND SO THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED POST DATA REPORT BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT IT UP WITHOUT THE CONTEXT THAT I PRESENT AT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DATA REPORT.
SO, I MEAN, THAT'S THE THINKING, BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT IF THAT WORKS, IS THAT THIS IS A THIS IS AN ANNUAL UPDATE, A LARGE, BROAD OVERVIEW OF PROGRESS TOWARDS THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE GOALS, SO THAT THAT PAGE WOULD BE UPDATED ANNUALLY, PROBABLY AROUND NOVEMBER, UNLESS WE CHOOSE SOMETHING DIFFERENT. AND THEN THE STRATEGY PAGE, THAT'S ONE THAT THAT IS THAT'S ONE THAT'S UPDATED AT LEAST TWO TIMES A YEAR THAT SAYS, OKAY, HERE ARE OUR MAJOR GOALS. WHAT PROGRESS HAVE WE MADE SINCE LAST? SO THAT'S A GREAT PLACE TO SAY LAST UPDATED. BOTH BOTH DO.
BUT BUT THIS INDICATOR PAGE IS AS IT STANDS NOW IS REALLY AN ANNUAL SNAPSHOT OF A YEAR'S PROGRESS.
AND SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW ELSE WE WANT THAT TO LOOK.
YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. CATHERINE. I ALSO REALLY LIKE THE FORMAT.
I APPRECIATE THAT. SORRY, BUT MY QUESTION. I HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT, I GUESS, ABOUT THE GOING BACK TO THE CLIMATE SURVEYS AND WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO REDO THEM.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE THE FIVE POINT LIKERT SCALE, RIGHT, WHICH GIVES US REALLY GREAT QUANTITATIVE DATA.
BUT FOR FOR ME, I FIND LIKE THE BEST SURVEYS HAVE A MIX OF BOTH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE.
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SO WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT REVAMPING THESE SURVEYS, I WOULD HOPE OR MAYBE LIKE TO SEE A CONSIDERATION FOR ADDING LIKE A QUALITATIVE COMPONENT SO THAT MAYBE SOMEBODY WHO WOULD WANT TO ADD A LITTLE BIT TO LIKE THE QUESTION COULD AND THAT COULD PROVIDE US REALLY GOOD DATA AND ALSO ALLOW FOR FOLLOW UP IF THERE'S NEEDS LIKE CLARITY THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.SO MAYBE JUST ASK FOR CONSIDERATION OF THAT WHEN WE'RE REDOING THOSE SURVEYS.
THANKS. AGREE WITH FIXED METHODS. GREAT. THERE YOU GO.
AND ONE LAST THING ON THIS. MOST OF THE THE INDICATORS ARE RELATED ARE STUDENT CENTERED.
AND THEY SHOULD BE BUT ARE ARE THE STRATEGIC PLAN THE GOALS.
OH HERE YOU GO. THERE IS A TEACHER. OKAY. OKAY.
BECAUSE I WAS THINKING THAT THE GOALS ALSO FOCUSED ON TEACHER.
RIGHT. TEACHERS BELONGING, BELONGING AND WELLNESS AND GROWTH.
RIGHT. GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT. SO ARE THERE MAYBE THINGS AT SOME POINT THAT WE WANT TO PULL IN? YEAH, I THINK THAT AT SOME POINT I. YES. YEAH.
I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY AN AREA WE KNOW THAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON MORE IN THE COMING YEARS.
HOW DO WE DO MORE SYSTEMIC STAFF WELLNESS AND SUPPORT? SO WE ACTUALLY WE WERE LITERALLY TALKING ABOUT THAT THE OTHER DAY. SO I THINK AS WE GROW OUT, THOSE EFFORTS, YOU KNOW, AS WE BUILD OUT THOSE EFFORTS, THEN THAT'LL GIVE US MORE TO MORE TO BE ABLE TO DRAW FROM TO, TO PROVIDE AN INDICATOR. SO YEAH, WE'RE DEFINITELY HOPING TO GROW THAT.
YOU DO HAVE SOME. YOU DO HAVE SOME TEACHER TO TEACHER.
YEAH. BUT THERE'S PROBABLY MORE WE COULD HAVE. YEAH.
YES. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A HUGE TEAM EFFORT.
AND IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL TEAM TO WORK WITH. SO I'LL SAY THAT.
GREAT. THANK YOU. DOCTOR CHAMP, WE DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT CALENDAR DATES.
WE WANT TO DO THAT NOW. OR WE COULD DO THAT IN NEW BUSINESS.
SURE. WELL WHY DON'T WE. SINCE WE STARTED, I ALREADY TOOK UP TIME.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE COMMITTEE REPORTS, LET'S TALK ABOUT CALENDAR DAYS.
YEAH. SO SORRY TO TO HAVE TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO DO SOME BASIC BUSINESS HERE.
BUT WE DO NEED TO WE DO NEED TO FIND SOME COMMON DATES FOR THE SUMMER.
AND I THINK THE BOARD WAS ABLE TO SHARE SOME IN ADVANCE.
WE HAVE SET OUR JULY 15TH REORG MEETING. THAT ONE WE SAID A WHILE AGO.
SO THAT'S THE DONE DEAL. BUT WE'RE PROBABLY ALSO THEN GOING TO NEED TO FIND A, SAY A MID, MAYBE AN EARLY AUGUST DATE. NAILED DOWN OUR LATE AUGUST END OF SUMMER BOARD MEETING BUILDING TOUR EVENING, BUT THEN ALSO NEED MAYBE SOME A LITTLE LIKE WEEK OF AUGUST 18TH SOMEWHERE IN THERE OR A COUPLE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 4TH FOR RETREAT AND ANY OTHER BUSINESS WE MAY NEED TO DO SO.
I GUESS MAYBE. LET'S GO IN ORDER. IF WE NEED TO PULL, IF WE NEED SOME BUSINESS TO DO NEXT WEEK.
WOULD MONDAY NIGHT WORK FOR FOLKS? IT WOULD NOT FOR ME.
NO. WE ALL NEED A QUORUM. I WILL CAVEAT IT WITH THAT.
THE 30TH? YEAH. MONDAY THE 30TH. I'M AVAILABLE.
ONE. TWO. THREE. WHAT TIME? MONDAY. SEVEN. WHATEVER WORKS.
IT COULD ALSO. COULD IT POSSIBLY BE LIKE EARLY MORNING? 8:00.
I COULDN'T DO IT IN THE EARLY MORNING. I DIDN'T DO EARLY MORNING.
ANN MARIE SAID I COULD DO IT IF I COULD. YEAH, I COULD DO IT IF IT'S EVENING.
6 TO 630. WORK. EVERYONE WOULD WORK FOR ME. ALL RIGHT.
MONDAY, 630. YES. YES. I'M SORRY. CHRIS.
KATHRYN. OKAY. SO, ANNE MARIE SAID. NATALIE. CATHERINE.
JACKIE. 3630. YES. YEP. OKAY. SO THAT IS JUNE 30TH.
OKAY, THEN WE'VE GOT JULY 30TH. JULY 15TH. WHAT TIME IS THAT? WE USUALLY DO IT A LITTLE EARLIER AT SIX. WE CAN REALLY DO IT AT 630.
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NO, I MEANT THE ONE ON MONDAYS. OH, SO MONDAY IS 630.OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. NOW WE'RE ON TO THE JULY 15TH.
THANK YOU. REORG MEETING. YEP. DO 6:00 WORK FOR FOLKS? YEAH. AND THAT'S STRAIGHT TO PUBLIC. OKAY. GETTING THIS ONE CORRECT.
YES. AGAIN IN THIS ROOM, JUST TO NOTE. YEAH I'LL BE TRAVELING UNTIL.
OKAY. JULY 15TH, 6:00. YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S A WEED.
COULD BE A POSSIBILITY THAT THE HVAC. BUT IF THERE IS, WE WILL MOVE TO THE ALUMNI HALL.
YES. OKAY, COOL. YEAH. CHRIS, THAT WAS THE HVAC.
OKAY. YEP. YEAH. WE'RE HOPEFUL. YEAH. THANK YOU.
YOU THREW US A SOFTBALL. JIM PICKED IT UP. OKAY.
OKAY. SO THEN AUGUST, THE WEEK OF AUGUST 4TH.
KATHRYN DARRA WILL. IS ANYONE ELSE AVAILABLE? EVENING OF THE SEVENTH. I'M OUT THE ENTIRE WEEK OF THE FOURTH.
YEAH. OFF THE GRID THAT WEEK. YEAH. OKAY. I'M OUT THE NEXT WEEK, BUT AUGUST 7TH, I COULD.
I COULD DO SOMETHING. OKAY, GOOD. THAT WOULD ANYONE ELSE? AUGUST 7TH. WORK. YEAH. OKAY. AND. THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO ASK ANY CONSTRAINTS? AUGUST 7TH LIKE 6:00, 630. I'M GOOD. IS THIS A BUSINESS MEETING? WHAT? PROBABLY MORE LIKE A RETREAT. OH. FOR THE RETREAT? YEAH. SOMETHING? YEAH. YEAH. OUR OFFICIAL RETREAT.
YEAH. OKAY. WHAT DATE? LOOKING AT AUGUST 7TH.
OH, BUT SO WHAT? THERE'S NO DATE THIS SUMMER THAT ALL SEVEN OF YOU ARE HERE.
OKAY. JUST SO YOU KNOW, AND WE CAN'T LOOK TO DO THE RETREAT, LIKE IN AUGUST OR LATER IN AUGUST, SO I TAKE THAT BACK. THERE ARE TWO DATES. NO, THERE'S ONE DATE.
AUGUST 27TH. YOU'RE ALL HERE. WHAT ABOUT THE WEEK OF AUGUST 11TH? SO LATE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 11TH. I MEAN, THAT IS AUGUST 26TH.
WHAT ABOUT AUGUST? THE WEEK OF AUGUST 11TH. IS THAT OUR FOLKS AROUND? THE WEEK OF AUGUST 11TH. I KNOW THERE'S SOME CABINET CONFLICTS.
IT LOOKS LIKE AUGUST 13TH AND 14TH. THREE BOARD MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO BE HERE.
YEAH, THAT'S EITHER WAY THAT WEEK. I THINK I'M GENERALLY AROUND.
I'M AROUND THAT WEEK. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? SO WE COULD GET A BOARD QUORUM IF NEEDED.
LIKE. AUGUST 9TH. 18TH. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S 19TH AND 20TH.
ALL THOSE IS AVAILABLE. ALL RIGHT. AND TO DO A MEETING, WE HAVE TO HAVE FOUR IN PERSON.
YEAH. AND THEN WE COULD HAVE PEOPLE REMOTE IN AS WELL.
BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE FOUR IN PERSON. BUT WE'RE TALKING.
WE'RE TALKING RETREAT. RIGHT. LIKE WE WANT TO TRY TO HAVE EVERYONE AT THE RETREAT, IDEALLY.
IS THAT IT JUST MEANS. IS THAT LATE FOR YOU? FOR YOU ALL AS AN ADMINISTRATION? LIKE I REMEMBER THAT FROM THE PAST. LIKE WHEN WE DO A RETREAT REALLY LATE IN THE YEAR.
SUMMER. YES AND NO. BECAUSE THE STRATEGIC PLAN WORK IS GOING TO BE THE STRATEGIC PLAN WORK.
AND THAT'S THE WORK THAT WE KNOW. AND WE, WE MAP OUT WITH THE ADMINISTRATORS IN JULY.
THE BOARD GOALS CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, GO HAND IN HAND WITH THAT.
SO THAT'S THE THAT WOULD BE THE MISSING PIECE IS WHAT, WHAT ARE THE BOARD GOALS THAT YOU WANT.
SO IT'S PROBABLY NOT A HUGE DEPARTURE IF WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AUGUST TO REALLY NAIL THOSE DOWN.
ONE STRATEGY COULD ALSO BE YOU KNOW, WE COULD I REACHED OUT TO THE CONSULTANTS WE USED IN THE PAST.
UNFORTUNATELY, ONE OF THEM HAS RETIRED. NOT SHOCKING.
NO. SO I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE OTHER ONE YET.
SO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW PART OF OUR PROCESS BEFORE WAS THEY HAD ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEY STARTED TO KIND OF HELP. YOU KNOW, STREAMLINE.
HOW DO WE, YOU KNOW, SYNTHESIZE FOCUS AREAS. I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY TO MAYBE START THAT WORK DURING THE SUMMER SO THAT WE AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A SENSE WHEN WE WALK IN ON THE, YOU KNOW, LATE AUGUST OF WHAT THE DIRECTION IS.
YEAH. IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT LATE AUGUST, WE HAVE TO BE VERY EFFICIENT AND HAVE, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOMETHING, ALMOST SOMETHING TO REACT, KIND OF REACT TO.
YEAH. YEAH. I THINK WE CAN'T COME IN. I THINK THE WAY THAT WE'VE DONE THE RETREATS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN REALLY GREAT HAVING EVERYBODY TO REACT TO. I WONDER, TOO, IF THERE'S A WAY TO DO IF WE CAN'T ALL GET TOGETHER AND THERE'S CERTAIN SESSIONS OR EXECUTIVE LIKE JUST A COUPLE MINI WORKSHOPS OR FOCUS, YOU KNOW, LIKE THINGS OR SOMETHING THAT BRINGS THEN EVERYBODY TOGETHER AT THE END.
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RIGHT. THINK ABOUT SOME KIND OF PROCESS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, TOO.AND THEN WE ALL COME TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, AT THE END.
EXACTLY. OKAY. YES. YEAH. WE COULD DO THE PRE-WORK DURING THE SUMMER.
ASK, YOU KNOW, THE CONSULTANTS TO COME THEN WITH A DRAFT OR WE COME WITH A DRAFT ON THE LATE AUGUST MEETING AND BUSINESS MEETING AND THEN DISCUSS AND, YOU KNOW, REFINE THEM THERE AND THEN APPROVE IN SEPTEMBER.
OKAY. AND WE CAN SAME THING WITH DATES AND COMMITTEES.
WE CAN DO ALL THE PRE-WORK ON THAT. SO LET'S LET'S DO THAT.
I THINK WITH THAT I'M OKAY WITH THAT. YEAH. OKAY.
SO THE IDEA WOULD THEN BE IF WE COULD DO, SINCE IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSINESS MEETING AND PART RETREAT, IF WE COULD DO LIKE FROM NOON OR ONE ON AUGUST 27TH THROUGH WHATEVER WE CAN ENDURE.
YEAH. YEAH. WE CAN MAP THAT OUT A COUPLE OUT IN A FEW HOURS OF RETREAT.
A COUPLE OF HOURS OF MEETING. SUPERINTENDENT.
SUPERINTENDENT. OH, OKAY. WE CAN STILL DO THE EVENING.
WHAT DATE ARE WE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW? THE 27TH.
OKAY. WHAT WAS THE EVENING OF THE AUGUST? AUGUST 26TH.
BUT IT WAS AN AFTERNOON. TWO. THREE. 450, THE EVENING, AUGUST 26TH.
WE'VE GOT THE TWO EVENINGS BACK TO BACK. THE 26TH AND THE 27TH.
IN JULY IS TO. NO, NOTHING AVAILABLE IN JULY LIKE LATE JULY FOR ANYONE.
I'VE GONE THE WEEK OF THE. I'M AT A CONFERENCE, LIKE I'LL BE OUT.
SO JULY 22ND AND 23RD. LOOKED PROMISING IN THE AFTERNOONS, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ANY GOOD.
AND THEN PRETTY MUCH SAME THING FOR THE 20 AFTERNOON OR THE 23RD.
AND THE EVENING? I'D RATHER NOT. IN THE AFTERNOON.
YEAH, BUT I CAN DO IT IF IT'S KIND OF. WHAT IF IT'S EVENING? YEAH, YEAH. BUT IS THAT FOR THE RETREAT? ARE WE LOOKING? WELL, WE'RE JUST WE'RE KIND OF. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND.
WE'RE TRYING TO FIND DATES. THE 20. ARE YOU TALKING? 27TH. 22ND AND 23RD. AND THE 23RD. YOU'RE NOT.
I COULD DO THE EVENING. I COULD MAKE THE EVENING HERE ON THE 21ST.
AND I HAVE TO MAKE A FLIGHT ON THE 22ND. SO DEPENDING ON LIKE, YEAH, WHEN IT IS.
BUT THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE STRESSFUL TO TRY TO.
YEAH. AND IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S VERY GOOD AVAILABILITY ON THE 21ST.
MAYBE YOUR IDEA OF LIKE THE WORKING GROUPS, LIKE LITTLE MINI DISCUSSIONS AND THEN LITTLE MINI.
YEAH. YEAH. SO MAYBE I MEAN THE 26 IS THAT ALSO SUPERINTENDENTS CONFERENCE DAY.
OR IS THAT THE 28TH 2728. SO I MEAN THAT COULD BE ANOTHER OPTION IF WE COULD DO AFTERNOON ON THE 26TH AND EVENING PART NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION. NEW TEACHER. OKAY. SO WE GOT THE TWO EVENINGS AT THE 26TH AND THE 27TH.
WEEK SIX AND 27 OR 27 AND 28. AUGUST 26TH AND 27.
AND WHEN YOU SAY EVENINGS, IS THAT LIKE SIX? WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? IT COULD BE WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE. I'M THINKING FIVE. SIX.
YEAH. THE SOONER WE START, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE DOING 5 TO 9.
YEAH. WE COULD DO, LIKE, 5 TO 9. YEAH. I THINK SOME DAYS WE'VE DONE IT IN SOME.
YEAH. 5 TO 9. OKAY. SO YOU DO YOU WANT THE PUBLIC MEETING? OKAY. LET ME THINK ABOUT THAT. DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE.
EITHER WAY. AUGUST 26TH AND 27 5 TO 927 IS BETTER FOR ME.
OKAY? YEAH, NO. THAT'S HELPFUL. WHAT I WANT TO THINK ABOUT IS LIKE, DO WE.
YEAH, WE'RE IN THERE. DO WE WANT IT AND NEED IT? IF WE WERE TO DO IT.
LATE AFTERNOON BOARD MEETING. IS THAT. ARE YOU AT ALL.
AS LONG AS I KNOW AHEAD OF TIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
FOR THE 22ND TO 26. 4 OR 5. I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION RIGHT NOW.
WE COULD MAYBE EVEN DO SOME OF, LIKE, THE BUILDING TOURS OR SOMETHING.
I WAS GOING TO SAY WE STILL NEED TO DO BUILDING CONDITIONS, RIGHT? AND WE DON'T ALL HAVE TO BE THERE. THAT'S ANOTHER THING TOO. IDEALLY, I KNOW EVERYONE LOVES TO, BUT IT MAY BE THAT WE HAVE JUST A, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTATION OF THE BOARD INSTEAD OF THE HALL.
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OKAY. I THINK RIGHT NOW, SIX AND 27TH IN THE EVENINGS.WHERE I'M LOOKING TO AND THEN. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE'VE GOT THOSE TWO.
WE'VE GOT RETREAT AT THE END. WE'VE GOT NEXT WEEK'S BUSINESS.
WE'VE GOT REORG. THE ONLY OTHER THING I'D ASK IS DO CAN WE FIND A MIDSUMMER.
I THINK WE HAD ENOUGH THERE. YEAH, I CAN DO ANY OF THOSE.
I COULD DO THE 13 AND 14, NOT THE SEVENTH. OKAY.
THAT'S JUST IF WE NEED FOR SOME OTHER BUSINESS.
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL SUMMARIZE THIS.
I WAS GOING TO SAY CAN YOU SEND THAT OUT? YES.
I'LL SEND IT BACK OUT AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL SQUARE UP.
YEAH. WE'RE WE'RE PUTTING A HOLD ON THE WITH VALERIE WITH THE CABINET.
WE'RE PUTTING A HOLD ON THE 13TH AND 14TH. AUGUST 7TH 13TH 14TH.
AUGUST 7TH. I THOUGHT WAS A NO. OR IS THAT. NO.
THERE'S ENOUGH, THERE'S ENOUGH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
SO AN AUGUST 7TH, 13TH, 14TH AND AUGUST 26TH AND 27.
OKAY. HOW DID THOSE THREE THE 13TH BE THE WORSE FOR ME.
BUT AGAIN, IF THAT FACTORS IN IT IS OKAY EVENINGS OR WE'RE PROBABLY PROBABLY EVEN OKAY.
YEAH PROBABLY EVENINGS BASED ON WHAT I'M SEEING HERE OKAY.
THANK YOU. I'M SORRY TO TAKE THE TIME, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU ENDURING THAT.
IT'S VERY HELPFUL TO US. OKAY. TO COME ON FOR ME, I'M NOT SAYING IT TOOK IT WAS QUICKER THIS EVENING THAN THE EMAILS THAT WE WERE SOMETIMES GOT TO DO THE OLD FASHIONED WAY. THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU SIT IN A ROOM AND GET IT DONE. AND THOSE ARE FOR REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS.
IT'S GOING TO DEPEND. OKAY. JUST HOLD IT FOR THE FOR THE BOARD.
YES. OKAY. YEAH. GOT IT I GOT IT OKAY. MEETINGS, RETREATS.
SOME COMBINATION OF THE TWO OKAY. YEP. OKAY. OKAY.
4.2. DO WE HAVE ANY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORTS?
[4.2 Board of Education Committee Reports]
WE DO. WE HAVE. WE HAD TWO THIS WEEK. AUDIT. WHAT ELSE WAS THERE? WE HAD VICE CHAIR THIS MORNING. IN AUDIT. WE WERE JOINED BY PKF O'CONNOR.DAVIS. OUR EXTERNAL AUDITOR. OKAY. WE REVIEWED SEVERAL ASPECTS OF THE 2425 AUDIT AND SOME NEW GASB PRONOUNCEMENTS FOR ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED. THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRACTICE WILL BE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GASB 101 COMPENSATED ABSENCES, WHICH WILL REQUIRE A RECALCULATION OF THE LIABILITY AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2024, AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE AN INCREASE IN THE LIABILITY.
AND THAT THOSE WERE THE PRIMARY ELEMENTS OF DISCUSSION? YES. DO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT BOND BONDS HEARING NOW? OR I COULD BRING THEM. YEAH. OKAY. BRIEF UPDATE.
SO THIS MORNING WE HAD OUR BOND STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING.
OUR ARCHITECTS WERE WERE PRESENT. SO ERIC HERE AND WALTER HAUSER FROM CANADA AND THE ARCHITECTS.
AT THAT MEETING, THERE WAS JUST A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF KIND OF OUR NEXT STEPS WHERE WE ARE SOME SUMMARY OF, AGAIN, THE PROJECTS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO UNDERTAKE THIS THIS SUMMER, WHICH IS KIND OF JUST THE THE ASSESSMENTS. WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR SCHEDULES, WE'RE LOOKING AT IF THERE'S ANY GEOTECHNICAL, IF THERE'S ANY SURVEYING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, THAT TYPE OF WORK.
AND I THINK MOVING FORWARD, THE WHOLE IDEA. WELL, AGAIN, THERE WAS THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION, TOO, ABOUT PACKAGING THE PROJECTS AND THE BIDS AND DIFFERENT STRATEGIES THAT THE DISTRICT MAY WANT TO EMPLOY AS WE GO THROUGH THIS THROUGH THIS PROCESS, ALSO WORKING WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS TO MAKE SURE, AGAIN, THAT OUR CONSTRUCTION TIMING AND OUR SEQUENCING WORKS WELL WITH OUR FINANCIAL PACKAGING AS WELL. TALK A LOT ABOUT THE THE UTILIZATION OF THE DISTRICT WIDE FACILITIES.
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AND WHILE THIS CONSTRUCTION HAPPENS AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE THERE'S GOING TO BE INCONVENIENCES, BUT AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AWARE OF ALL OF THOSE IMPACTED PARTIES WHEN WHEN WE HAVE THE WHEN WE HAVE THIS CONSTRUCTION DONE.CERTAINLY EVERYBODY THINKS ABOUT THE WORK. OH, IT'S THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE INTERRUPTED.
AND THERE COULD BE SOME THERE'S, THERE'S THERE'S SOME DISRUPTIONS.
AGAIN, AS, AS YOU LOOK AT AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO MINIMIZE THEM.
BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO UTILIZATION OF OUR BUILDINGS AFTER HOURS.
FOR INSTANCE, OUR CAMP, THE TOWN RECREATION CAMPS ARE USED ALL SUMMER IN OUR SCHOOLS.
IN THE EVENINGS AND AFTER SCHOOL, THERE'S A LOT OF UTILIZATION, WHICH SOMETIMES IS WHEN THIS, THIS WORK CAN BE DONE. SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THAT COORDINATION EFFORT AND MAKING SURE WE'RE, WE'RE AWARE OF THESE THINGS. AND WORKING WITH OUR BOND STEERING COMMITTEE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT VOICE TO THE TO THE GROUP AS WELL.
AND A LOT OF THEM ARE VERY, WELL, WELL QUALIFIED IN THEIR IN THEIR OWN PROFESSIONS AS WELL.
SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE WHEN IT COMES TO THAT.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO WORK TO RE RECONVENE THE COMMITTEE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.
BUT SOMETIMES THE SCHOOL SCHEDULES MAY NOT ALWAYS COINCIDE WITH THAT.
SO AGAIN, BUT AS WE LOOK AT OUR TIMELINE, THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE LOOK TO LOOK TO MOVE FORWARD, AS WE LOOK TO EXECUTE THE THE PROJECT. AND OUT OF CURIOSITY, SORRY.
GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD. HOW MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SHOWED UP TO THE MEETING? ALL OF THEM. THAT'S GREAT. I'M VERY IMPRESSED.
IT WAS REALLY. WE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO. I'M SORRY.
TWO. TWO WERE UNABLE TO MAKE IT. OKAY. YEAH. SO HOW MANY FELT LIKE.
YEAH. LIKE HOW MANY? I'M JUST CURIOUS. LIKE EIGHT? SIX? YES. PROBABLY EIGHT. 5 TO 8 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
YEAH. THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM, PLUS MR. LLEWELLYN.
YEAH. SO WE HAD A GREAT TO SEE THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS GETTING INTO IT.
SO THE MAJORITY OF WHAT IS HAPPENING THIS COMING YEAR IS DESIGN.
THE OTHER 98%, THE OTHER 98% OF DESIGN. AND ONE OF THE THINGS TO I THINK AN IMPORTANT POINT FROM THIS MORNING, WE HAVE OUR REORGANIZATION MEETING COMING UP ON THE 15TH AS WE TALKED ABOUT AND PART OF OUR JUST NORMAL YOU KNOW, PURCHASING PROCEDURES WILL BE AND JIM COULD TALK BETTER ABOUT IT, BUT WE'RE BASICALLY WE'RE REASSEMBLING OUR TEAM.
OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS WILL BE REAPPOINTED. OUR BOND COUNSEL.
WE'VE GOT AN RFP THAT'S GOING TO BE ISSUED FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
YES. YEAH. THANK YOU. AND I CAN'T REMEMBER. DID WE HAVE POLICY COMMITTEE BETWEEN LAST MEETING AND NOW? WE DID. YEAH. 45. BUT WE HAVE THREE. WE HAVE SOME POLICY.
WE'LL WAIT TILL THE POLICY SECTION. OKAY. WE DID CURRICULUM WELLNESS FOR EVERYBODY.
WHO DOESN'T AGREE? THAT'S FINE. EVERYONE'S LISTENING.
[4.3 Assistant Superintendent's Update on Personal Growth and Achievement]
GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT. GREAT. SO AS WE CLOSE OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, OUR BUILDINGS ARE FULL OF ACTIVITY.TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE WRAPPING UP FINAL AND REDOS ASSESSMENTS.
IT'S AN EXCITING AND BUSY TIME, AND WE'RE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE TREMENDOUS EFFORT PUT FORTH BY OUR TEACHERS, OUR LEADERS, MONITORS AND STAFF AND FACULTY TO ENSURE A STRONG FINISH TO A TO TO THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO NEXT.
THIS TESTING PERIOD LASTED FROM JUNE 4TH TO JUNE 25TH.
DOCTOR TITAN IS OUR TESTING COORDINATOR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT'S A GROUP EFFORT WITH OUR DIRECTORS DOCTOR CALLAHAN AND SUZANNE SHORT, ENSURING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION OF THOSE EXAMINATIONS MEET ALL STANDARDS.
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WE ARE CLOSELY MONITORING SCORING AND OUTCOMES.THEY WILL BECOME OFFICIAL OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER.
AND WE WILL WE WILL REPORT THAT TO THE BOARD AND TO THE PUBLIC.
AND THEN OVER THE SUMMER, OUR BUILDINGS REMAIN VERY, VERY BUSY, PARTICULARLY HUTCHINSON SCHOOL, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME WORK GOING ON HERE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO WE WILL BE RUNNING MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS, OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS OUT OF HUTCHINSON SCHOOL.
WE HAVE OVER OVER IN HUTCHINSON, WE HAVE OUR SUMMER SUMMER STARS EXTENDED LEARNING ACADEMY FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WHO'VE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH DATA WHO COULD USE SUPPORT OVER THE SUMMER GOING INTO NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND MITIGATING ANY SUMMER SLIDE.
AND THEN WE ALSO OFFER AN ALGEBRA SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR STUDENTS WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM ALGEBRA SUPPORT OVER THE SUMMER AND START THE SCHOOL YEAR STRONG AS LONG AS OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL LEARNING INSTITUTE. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH TARGETED AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT IN A SMALL GROUP SETTING OVER THE SUMMER, AND WE'RE ADDING INL SUPPORT THAT WILL BE FUNDED BY THE TITLE THREE GRANT THROUGH OUR OUR FEDERAL GRANTS THIS SUMMER.
SO ALL OF THAT WILL BE HAPPENING. IT'S AN EXCITING TIME.
WE HAVE COORDINATORS, DOCTOR TITAN AND MISTER LOWELL WILL BE COORDINATING ALL SUMMER PROGRAMS, AND WE'LL BE IN TOUCH WITH THEM REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL STUDENTS GET WHAT THEY NEED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE OFFERING THESE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS THIS SUMMER AND AND APPRECIATE AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE BOARD'S CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.
SO, SO. AND THIS IS JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY. TITLE THREE IS A FEDERAL.
IT'S FEDERAL MONEY. IT'S FEDERAL MONEY THAT WE, THE DISTRICT HAS NOT HAD BEFORE.
WE HAVE IT IS BEFORE WE HAVE THERE ARE WE HAD SOME CARRYOVER FUNDS THIS YEAR THAT I'M CHOOSING THAT WE CHOSE TO ALLOCATE TOWARDS ADDING NL SUPPORT OVER THE SUMMER PROGRAM. I SEE IT'S NOT WE DON'T WE DO NOT GET A IT'S NOT A HIGH NUMBER FOR, FOR TITLE THREE MONEY AND QUITE HONESTLY THAT THERE WAS A THREAT TO NOT GIVE IT AT ALL. YEAH.
AND ANYWAY THIS IS CARRYOVER THAT WASN'T THAT WASN'T USED PREVIOUSLY.
YES. SO AND WE ARE NOW. YEAH. YEAH. SO THERE WERE SOME CHANGES AROUND THAT TOO.
YEAH. CONSORTIUM CHANGED, BUT THAT'S WHY YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T HEAR A LOT OF IT IN THE PAST.
YEAH. SO THAT'S GREAT THOUGH TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO TO SUPPLEMENT THE SUMMER PROGRAMS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. NEXT.
THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE 4.4 ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE ON BELONGING AND WELLNESS.
[4.4 Assistant Superintendent's Update on Belonging and Wellness]
HI EVERYBODY. SO ALSO VERY BUSY TIME AS WE FINISH UP IN MY WORLD AS WELL.WE CONTINUE TO HOLD MEETINGS TO THE BITTER END.
VERY LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL. I MYSELF WAS SHARING ONE LAST WEEK.
SO ALL OF THE STAFF ARE STILL BUSY COMPLETING DOCUMENTS AND FINALIZING AND ENTERING INFORMATION.
I ALSO WANT TO ECHO DOCTOR COMERFORD SENTIMENTS.
WE HELD OVER 780 MEETINGS ALONE DURING ANNUAL REVIEW SEASON.
IT'S IT'S A LOT. AND THE COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS BY THE STAFF, THEIR DEDICATION EVERY IEP THAT'S WRITTEN, EVERY CAC MEETING ATTENDED, EVERY THOUGHTFUL COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIES.
IT'S JUST THEY DO SUCH A TREMENDOUS JOB AND THEY REALLY DO A LOT.
THEY'RE THE GLUE THAT KEEPS THE KIDS TOGETHER, KEEPS THEM MOTIVATED.
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ENCOURAGED AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE AT THE SAME TIME.
SO I'M INCREDIBLY THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO'S INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.
JUST ALSO A LITTLE BIT OF A SIDE NOTE AND WORTHY OF MENTIONING WE HAVE TWO PART TIME CONTRACTED WORKERS, BUT THEY'VE BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT FOR A VERY LONG TIME. MISS TERRY BELMONT, OUR DISTRICT PHYSICAL THERAPIST, IS RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. AND MISS JENNY WALLACH, WHO WAS OUR TEACHER OF THE HEARING IMPAIRED, IS ALSO RETIRING. AND THEY'VE BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
SO WE'RE WORKING ON REPLACING THEM AND WE'VE GOT THAT COVERED.
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THERAPIES OVER THE SUMMER. IT'S A SMALL PROGRAM THAT WE RUN.WE I MET WITH THE CO COORDINATORS AND THE STAFF YESTERDAY JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S ON THE SAME PAGE AS FAR AS EXPECTATIONS AND GETTING READY TO WELCOME THE STUDENTS. AND THAT PROGRAM RUNS JULY 7TH TO AUGUST 15TH AND THAT'S 9 TO 12.
WE'RE ALSO BUSY PLANNING FOR THAT. ORDERING MATERIALS.
GETTING THE TEACHER UP TO SPEED. WORKING WITH MISS KEANE THOMPSON ON THE SPACE.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT THAT IS IN THE PROCESS.
AND THAT WILL BE UP AND RUNNING FOR THE FALL.
WE ARE CONTINUING OUR WORK OVER THE SUMMER AS WELL WITH OUR BOCES PARTNERS ON THE RECOVERY GRANT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT DOCTOR COMERFORD, DOCTOR CHAMP AND I ARE PART OF.
THAT WILL BE WORK THAT'S RELATED TO MTS AND SCL WORK.
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A FULL DAY MEETING WITH THEM ON JULY 17TH TO CONTINUE THAT WORK.
ALSO OVER THE SUMMER, I'LL BE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH OUR 504 CONSULTANT TO CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT THE WORK IN THAT AREA, A TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR THE TEACHERS. THEY DID.
SHE DID MEET WITH THE SECONDARY STAFF DURING SUPERINTENDENT CONFERENCE.
IT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED, AND WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO DO SOMETHING FOR ELEMENTARY STAFF AS WELL. ALSO IN TERMS OF RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM, I KNOW DOCTOR CHAMP MENTIONED THAT IN THE YEAR END REPORT, WE DID MOVE TO A NEW MODEL THIS YEAR.
THEY DID GIVE A SURVEY TO THE TEACHERS AS WELL TO SEE HOW THEY LIKE THE NEW MODEL.
SO WE WERE PROVIDED A SUMMARY THAT WAS SHARED WITH DOCTOR CARR AND MISS GARCIA AND THE ANECDOTAL QUALITATIVE DATA, BECAUSE THEY DID BOTH, THEY GOT THAT COACHES WERE DESCRIBED AS OPEN MINDED, THOUGHTFUL, ENCOURAGING, KIND, OFFERING AMAZING IDEAS AND RESOURCES THAT WERE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED.
THE COACHING AND CONSULTING EXPERIENCE POSITIVELY IMPACTED CLASSROOMS, PROVIDING TEACHERS WITH PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT AND CREATING MORE ORGANIZED AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. IT WAS A REAL POSITIVE TAKEAWAY WITH THIS MODEL.
PART OF WHAT WE ALSO DISCUSSED WITH DOCTOR CARR AND MISS GARCIA, BECAUSE THIS NEW MODEL FINANCIALLY ONLY ALLOWS US TO FOCUS ON TWO BUILDINGS AT A TIME, WHAT THEY CAN DO IN THEIR BUILDING ON THE OFF YEAR.
SO THE RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM PARTNERS OFFERED A LOT OF GREAT RESOURCES TO DOCTOR CARR, MISS GARCIA.
BOOKS THAT COULD BE USED AS A BOOK STUDY DURING PLC TIME.
RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM ALSO HAS THEIR OWN. IF WE WANT TEACHER LEADERS TO GO AND DO SOME SESSIONS, THEY COULD DO THAT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO KEEP THE WORK GOING IN THOSE BUILDINGS ON THE OFF YEAR.
JUST TODAY, THIS MORNING I MET WITH THE PARTNERS AND SUSAN KRAMER GILBERT AND JEN KEEN THOMPSON TO GET READY TO PLAN FOR THE COACHING NEXT YEAR FOR HUTCHINSON AND SIWANOY. SO ALL REAL POSITIVE IN TERMS OF COUNSELING, THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENTS.
VERY, VERY BUSY TIME AS THEY'RE WORKING ON THEIR YEAR END.
REALLY, THE WORK IS FOCUSING ON FINALIZING SCHEDULES, WORKING ON KIDS THAT HAVE CONFLICTS.
ALSO WORKING ON FINALIZING THE TRANSCRIPTS WITH SENIORS THAT HAVE TO GO TO COLLEGES, ANY OF OUR SENIOR STUDENT ATHLETES, TRANSCRIPTS THAT HAVE TO GO TO THE CLEARINGHOUSE.
SO REAL BUSY TIME FOR THEM AS WELL. LOOKING AHEAD.
AND I GAVE YOU ALL SOME DATES IN THE IN THE BOARD REPORT, BUT NEXT YEAR, OUR COLLEGE FAIR, WHICH IS A JOINT ONE WE SHARE WITH EASTCHESTER, EASTCHESTER WILL BE HOSTING AND JUST A COUPLE OF DATES FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW.
FRESHMAN ORIENTATION, I BELIEVE, FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL SET FOR AUGUST 28TH.
I'M WAITING TO CONFIRM WITH MISS SABIA WHAT THE FRESHMAN ORIENTATION IS GOING TO BE FOR OUR RISING SIXTH GRADERS AND OUR KIDS IN ACTION PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE SPECIAL EDUCATION KIDS THAT ARE TRANSITIONING UP TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO JUST A COUPLE OF DATES AND FINANCIAL AID NIGHT IS SEPTEMBER 24TH.
SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO PUT THEM ON THAT CALENDARS BEFORE THEY TAKE OFF FOR THE SUMMER. LASTLY, IN TERMS OF NURSING, THE NURSES WERE ALSO BUSY CLOSING UP THEIR OFFICES.
MAKING SURE ALL THE MEDICATION WAS PICKED UP.
SO A LOT OF WORKING AHEAD, PLANNING AHEAD THERE.
THE NURSE COORDINATOR, DANIELLE, JAMIE, SHE DOES HAVE A COUPLE OF ALL IN DAYS OVER THE SUMMER.
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SO I'LL MEET WITH HER AS WELL, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE READY FOR THE START OF SCHOOL YEAR.WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NURSING POLICIES. WE ALSO WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL.
SO WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT OVER THE SUMMER AS WELL.
THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.
YES. YOU MENTIONED EARLY ON, I THINK YOU SAID 780.
ANNUAL REVIEWS FOR 504 IS IN IEPS. TOTAL MEETINGS.
TOTAL MEETINGS? YEAH. I GUESS THAT WAS SORT OF MY QUESTION.
ARE THOSE TYPICALLY ONE PER STUDENT, OR ARE THERE A LOT OF MULTIPLE REVIEWS PER MEETINGS PER STUDENT? LIKE IS THAT A GOOD ESTIMATE OF THE THE POPULATION OF RIGHT.
WELL THAT'S ALSO INCLUSIVE OF LIKE CPAC. OKAY.
SO IT'S ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEETINGS BUT IT IS TYPICALLY ONE PER STUDENT.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO RECONVENE IF A MEETING GOES WRONG.
BUT IT'S CPAC TO CAC TRANSITION. IT'S CPAC MEETINGS.
IT'S 504 ANNUAL REVIEWS. IT'S ANNUAL REVIVALS.
YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S A LOT. NO, THAT'S HELPFUL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S GETTING UP.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, ALMOST 30% OF THE STUDENT BODY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
REALLY. SO. RIGHT. BUT LIKE I SAID, INCLUSIVE OF OF PRESCHOOL SENIOR EXIT MEETINGS.
DIFFERENT DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEETINGS. ANNUALS.
YEAH. YEAH. OUR 504 NUMBERS HAVE. I MEAN, I THINK I'VE SHARED THAT WITH THE BOARD DEFINITELY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAVE CERTAINLY INCREASED A GREAT DEAL. AND THAT'S IN LINE WITH WHAT I'M SEEING WITH MY PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTY AND ACROSS THE STATE.
BUT I THINK ALSO IN TERMS OF IEP AND CSC WORLD, YOU KNOW, AS WE CONTINUE TO DO OUR MTSS WORK AND OUR TIER ONE WORK, THAT'S ALSO THE KIND OF GOAL OF THAT, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KIND OF HITTING THINGS AT THE TIER ONE LEVEL EARLY.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT KIND OF ENDING UP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EQUATION.
YEAH. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. YES, TOTALLY.
THANK YOU. AND THAT'S ONE. WE HAVE THAT ONE STATISTIC ON ON THE DASHBOARD.
IS IT THE NUMBER. IS IT NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH IT.
YEAH. SO THAT'S JUST THAT'S JUST A PERCENTAGE.
THAT'S JUST A PERCENTAGE. AND THAT'S JUST THAT'S JUST JUST CLASSIFIED.
RIGHT? YEAH. THROUGH IDA. YEP. AND THAT'S IN THE STATE.
WE'RE LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE. SORRY. WHAT WAS THAT? SHE ASKED IF IT WAS IN LINE WITH THE STATE CLASSIFICATION RATE.
I THINK THE STATE IS ABOUT 15% OR 16%. THAT'S THE LAST THING I TALKED TO.
YEAH. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVE TO. WE CAN MOVE TO 4.5 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS UPDATE ON
[4.5 Executive Director's Update on Human Resources and Leadership]
HUMAN RESOURCES AND LEADERSHIP. YEAH. SO THE LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER, WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE OUR RETIREES, WHICH WAS A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION. BUT IT ALSO MEANT THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF POSITIONS TO FILL.AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY TODAY THAT WE HAVE NOW HIRED 12 TEACHERS TO START IN SEPTEMBER.
WE HAVE FILLED ALL OF OUR TEACHER VACANCIES AT THIS POINT.
SO THREE OF THEM ARE ON YOUR BOARD AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
SO AND I AND I HAVE TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM WHO HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB IN SCREENING CANDIDATES, BRINGING THEM INTO SITE BASED COMMITTEES, RUNNING DEMO LESSONS.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR WHO'S TO COME AND JOIN OUR PELHAM TEAM.
WE ARE WE ARE STILL SAD ABOUT OUR RETIREES LEAVING US.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD CLAIRE, AND I'M SORRY.
DOCTOR COMERFORD AND MISS HOLTZ TALK ABOUT THE SUMMER PROGRAMS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF HIRING AND APPOINTING AND NAVIGATING THAT AS WELL.
SO ALL OF OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS ARE READY TO GO WITH STAFFING.
OUR CLASSROOMS ARE READY TO GO WITH STAFFING FOR THE FALL, SO WE'VE SET OURSELVES UP IN A GOOD SPOT.
I'M SURE THERE WILL BE OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPEN OVER THE SUMMER.
SOME OF OUR HOURLY WORKERS, WE'RE GETTING INFORMATION BACK ABOUT WHO'S RETURNING, WHO'S NOT RETURNING, AND SO THAT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT'S UP IN THE AIR.
BUT WE'LL WORK TO TO NAIL THAT DOWN AS THE SUMMER GOES THROUGH.
SO WE ARE IN A WE'VE WE'RE IN A GOOD SPOT. I FEEL LIKE RIGHT NOW FOR THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE WE WILL HOLD OUR NEW TEACHER BOOT CAMP ON AUGUST 26TH, AND SO WE KNOW WHO WILL BE JOINING US, AND WE'VE ALREADY ASKED THEM TO PUT THOSE ON THEIR CALENDAR AND GET READY FOR THAT. AND WE'LL HAVE SOME FUN DOING THAT AS WELL.
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THE OTHER THING THAT YOU WILL NOTICE IN YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS THE CSC CONTRACT.SO I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE WHO WAS MRS. LUCY RUDOLFO, WHO IS THE CSC PRESIDENT, AS WELL AS MRS..
MISS LYDIA PANTON AND THEN MR.. RICKY AND MYSELF ALSO SAT ON THAT COMMITTEE.
I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF ALL OF OUR CONVERSATIONS WAS THIS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING THE CRITICAL ROLES THAT OUR CLERICAL STAFF, OUR NURSES, OUR TEACHERS ASSISTANTS PLAY EVERY DAY IN THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF OUR SCHOOL AND IN TAKING CARE OF OUR STUDENTS AS WELL.
THERE THEY RATIFIED THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT LAST WEEK.
AND SO YOU WILL SEE THAT CONTRACT FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
AND THEN LASTLY, IT WAS ACTUALLY A YEAR AGO TONIGHT THAT YOU GAVE ME THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY OF SHIFTING ROLES. AND SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR YOUR TRUST AND YOUR SUPPORT.
IT HAS BEEN A VERY BIG LEARNING CURVE THIS YEAR.
AND BUT I HAVE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I WENT INTO EDUCATION BECAUSE I LOVE TO LEARN.
AND IT'S THE JOKE AT MY HOUSE, LIKE, NOW, WHAT DEGREE ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO GO FOR? BECAUSE I ABSOLUTELY DO LOVE LEARNING AND I AM A LIFELONG LEARNER.
SO BUT I DO WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE I LOVED BEING THE PRINCIPAL OF THE HUTCHINSON SCHOOL, AND I MISSED THE FAMILIES AND THE STUDENTS AND THE AND THE TEACHERS.
SO THANK YOU. WELL, HAPPY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.
AND YOU'RE STILL HERE. DIVERSITY WORK OR WHATEVER.
THAT'S FUNNY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS
[4.6 Assistant Superintendent's Update on Facilities and Sustainable Learning Environments]
UPDATE ON FACILITIES AND SUSTAINABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE BOARD. I GUESS FIRST I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO THE TO THE PROSPECT HILL COMMUNITY AND CERTAINLY TO THE BOARD. I MISSED AN EMAIL. AND IN THAT, THAT CREATED SOME, YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE, IN THE COMMITTEE. AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT THAT THAT DISAPPOINTMENT AND I CERTAINLY I'M CERTAINLY DISAPPOINTED AS WELL.
SO AGAIN, WE WE'VE GOTTEN ALL THAT INFORMATION BACK DOWN TO THE STATE.
WE'RE WAITING FOR STATE WAYS AND MEANS TO GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE THE FINAL WORD WITH THAT GRANT.
AND WE'LL BE READY TO MOVE FORWARD AS, AS WE WORK ON THAT.
BUT I DIDN'T AS DOCTOR CHAMP SHARED BEFORE, WHEN, WHEN WE FOUND IT, CERTAINLY ACKNOWLEDGED IT.
AND I WASN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT EITHER. AS I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WOULD BE.
AND I CERTAINLY WISH WE COULD TAKE IT BACK. WE CAN'T.
SO I THINK THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S MY COMMITMENT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
CAN I JUST RESPOND TO SAY SOMETHING, WHICH IS TO ANYONE WHO'S LISTENING? I, I'VE WORKED SINCE THE DAY I LEFT UNDERGRAD IN MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, LARGE OR SMALL, DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, VOLUNTEER, CORPORATE, MANY DIFFERENT PLACES.
AND SO, I DON'T KNOW. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SENSE OF WHEN I CAN SEE SOMEONE OR RECOGNIZE SOMEONE WHO IS LIKE, COMMITTED AND HIGHLY COMPETENT AND DEVOTED TO THE WORK THEY DO.
AND I THINK JIM FITS THAT DESCRIPTION. MISTAKES HAPPEN TO BE MADE.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY INACCURATE AND VERY UNFAIR.
SO IT HAPPENS. AND I JUST WANT TO ADD ALSO JUST TAKING THE ACCOUNTABILITY IS ACTUALLY PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY TO IN MY CAREER TO BE ABLE TO JUST LOOK AT FACE IN THE EYE AND SAY, I MADE A MISTAKE AND TAKEN THAT.
SO I REALLY RESPECT YOU FOR, FOR, FOR ADDRESSING THAT.
EXACTLY. SAID SO. THANKS, JIM. AND I JUST WANT TO ADD MY SENTIMENTS TOO.
I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT WHAT THEY WHAT WAS SAID.
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I AGREE, AND I WANT TO ADD MY VOICE TO THAT TOO.AND I KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK THIS SPRING AND HOW MANY EMAILS YOU ARE GETTING AND WHAT WHAT YOU DID.
AT IT IS NOTHING SHORT OF EXTRAORDINARY HOW MUCH WORK AND HOW MANY RESPONSES YOU GOT.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE DISTRICT.
AND I, I AM IN AGREEMENT WITH. I THINK THOSE OF US WHO HAVE SPOKEN IN ALREADY.
THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT. BUT THANK YOU.
YOU SAID REALLY NICE THINGS, AND I MESSED UP, SO I DO APPRECIATE IT.
AND AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GREAT OUTDOOR CLASSROOM FOR OUR STUDENTS. MOVING FORWARD WITH OTHER SOME OTHER THINGS. WE CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN BUSY. WE DID HAVE AN AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEEK WHERE EARLIER IN THE WEEK, ACTUALLY, OUR AUDITORS CAME AND STARTED THEIR THEIR PRE-WORK FOR THE EXTERNAL AUDIT FOR 20 FOR THE END OF THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IS AMAZING BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THEY WERE JUST HERE.
ON JULY 1ST, WE'LL BE ADVERTISING FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RECEIVE RESPONSES FOR UNTIL JULY THE 25TH.
AND AT THAT TIME, THERE WILL BE AN EVALUATION PROCESS.
AND AGAIN, I, I WOULD ENVISION US CONVENING A COMMITTEE FOR THAT, SOME REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BOARD, SOME PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ABLE TO LOOK AT OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
BUT THIS IS MANY, MANY THINGS THAT WE MAY NEED TIME.
EXACTLY. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE VERY HELPFUL.
AGAIN, THESE THESE RESOLUTIONS WERE DISCUSSED AT THE JUNE 11TH FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.
THEY'RE CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY THE BOARD.
THEY CAN BE CHANGED BY THE BOARD IN THE FINAL AUDIT.
AND AS YOU REVIEW THE RESOLUTIONS, YOU'LL SEE THAT MANY INCLUDE UP TO AMOUNTS.
AND THAT'S KIND OF BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE FINAL EXACT NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE.
SO WE'VE GOT SOME CORRIDORS IN WHICH TO DO THIS.
WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS THAT THERE IS A DRAWDOWN OF FUND BALANCE, AND THAT WILL SHOW US A DEFICIT.
SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE AT THE RIGHT BALANCE IN THE USE OF FUND BALANCE, BECAUSE AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO OUR NEXT STEP, A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING TO THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR BOND RATINGS AND END OF YEAR FISCAL GOALS AND FISCAL PERFORMANCE.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, I KNOW I CAN'T FEEL MY FINGERTIPS RIGHT NOW, BUT I SWEAR, I SWEAR, WE DO NOT NEED ANY. IT'S REALLY STRUGGLING. ON THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY, IT CHOSE TO ONCE AGAIN TAKE A BREAK ON US.
WE EXPECT THAT HVAC REPLACEMENT TIME PERIOD TO BE IN THE JULY 15TH TO AUGUST 15TH TIME PERIOD.
WHERE THE THE UNITS ARE BEING MANUFACTURED. AND WE LEARNED A LOT.
SO THERE'S SOME PRE WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE, SOME DISCONNECTS AND OTHER THINGS. AND WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TWO DAYS WHEN WE SEE A CRANE OUT HERE OVER THE SUMMERTIME PERIOD. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THE ORIGINAL GLOVER FIELD THE FIELD INSIDE THE INSIDE THE TRACK, THAT FIELD HAS BEEN REMOVED.
SO THAT WORK STARTED THIS WEEK WHICH WAS WHICH WAS GREAT.
SO WE'RE MOVING ALONG ON THAT PROJECT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO LOOK GREAT FROM 3000FT, NOT ONLY AT STREET LEVEL, BUT AT 3000FT AS YOU FLY OVER THE FIELD TO IT'S REALLY GOING TO IT'S REALLY GOING TO POP, AS MR. CONDON WOULD SAY. AND AND AGAIN, THE KIDS ARE REALLY GOING TO LOVE IT.
BUT I THINK THE DECISION WAS RIGHT TO TO REPLACE IT AT THIS TIME.
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AND WE EXPECT TO HAVE IT UP AND IN SERVICE FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, TWO BUDGET YEARS, WE ORDERED TWO NEW TWO FORD PICKUP TRUCKS, TWO FORD MAVERICKS, AND THEY ARRIVED LAST WEEK. SO YOU'LL SEE US RETIRING ON THE NEXT AGENDA.
AND WE'LL HAVE THOSE NEW UNITS UP AND RUNNING ONCE WE GET THEM REGISTERED WITH WITH DMV.
SO I HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU. IS THAT PELHAM BLUE? IT IS BLUE. WE WENT FOR BLUE FOR THE RECORD. I DID NOT PICK THEM JUST BECAUSE THEY HAPPENED TO MATCH MY CAR.
IT WAS NOT ME BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT THEM. I WAS LIKE, WHAT IS THAT, BLUE? IT WAS THE ONLY BLUE. SO THAT'S. THAT WAS THE CHOICE OF THE COLOR.
THEN ARE WE DONATING THE OTHER VEHICLES OR JUST GIVING THEM A GOOD OLD SENDOFF FOR 25 YEARS, I THINK. I THINK WE'LL ASK THE BOARD TO TO SURPLUS THEM.
BUT WE WILL DO THAT THE WAY WE REGULARLY DO IT.
AND I'M SURE THE FAMILY THAT DONATED NEVER EXPECTED IT TO GO AS LONG AS IT DID.
IT INCLUDES UNIVERSAL FREE BREAKFAST AND FREE LUNCH.
WE'VE SUBMITTED THAT APPLICATION TO THE STATE ACCORDING TO THE NECESSARY TIMELINES.
SO WE'RE WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THAT DEADLINE.
BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. YES, DOCTOR. CHAMP.
WOULD THAT BE FREE BREAKFAST AT ALL SCHOOLS OR AT CERTAIN IDENTIFIED SCHOOLS BASED ON CRITERIA? SO IF SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN IN THE BREAKFAST PROGRAM.
IF THEY CHOSE TO PARTICIPATE, IT WOULD BE IT WOULD BE AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
BUT LUNCH WILL BE LUNCH FOR NEW YORK STATE. YES.
AND THE CATERER OR THE COOKIE OR THE ZERO GATORADE.
I'M JUST TRYING TO CUT DOWN MY COSTS. EVERYONE ENJOYS A GRAPE.
ZERO GATORADE. SO. EXACTLY. SO AGAIN, WE TALK ABOUT THE MEAL SHAMING POLICY THAT THE STATE HAS, WHERE AGAIN, IF STUDENTS MEAL BALANCES ARE ZERO AND IT'S A FIRST LUNCH, THEY RECEIVE THAT MEAL AND THERE'S NO COMMENT TO THE STUDENT OR ANYTHING ELSE.
YOUR BALANCE IS THIS OR YOUR BALANCE IS THAT THAT'S NOT SPOKEN. THAT'S REALLY NOT AN ISSUE ANYMORE, BECAUSE WITH THE UNIVERSAL FREE LUNCH THAT THAT TAKES CARE OF THAT.
SO I THINK EVERYONE'S OPTIMISTIC TO SEE HOW THIS IS GOING TO ROLL OUT AS WELL.
WE JUST HOPE IT HAS THE FUNDING IN THE FUTURE YEARS.
I THINK WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE FIRST YEAR AND THEN WE'LL BE LOOKING TOWARDS THOSE OTHERS.
SO OUR TENT GOT TAKEN DOWN FOR THE GRADUATION TENT.
WE WERE WATERING THE LAWN, AS YOU COULD SEE, BUT WE WE DID REALLY WELL.
AND AGAIN, WE WERE CROSSING OUR FINGERS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING ON THAT UNIT AND WE MADE IT.
BUT AGAIN, I THINK BOTH OF ALL OF THOSE WERE TERRIFIC.
AND AGAIN, THE COMMUNITY PUTS OUT A GREAT EFFORT FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
SO IT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE. AND I GUESS THAT'S THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
I JUST DOUBLE CHECKED THE STATE. THE STATE ACTUALLY, FOR 2324 IS 19% 1,919%, WESTCHESTER COUNTY 17%.
AND WE WERE AT 12. AND THAT'S BASED ON 23, 24 BEDS DATA.
YEAH. YEAH. DEFINITELY BEEN AN UPWARD TRAJECTORY.
WOW. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. WE WE'VE ALREADY HAD COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE
[01:45:05]
PUBLIC SO WE CAN MOVE TO 6.1. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MAY 31ST,[6.1 Motion to Accept Treasurer's Report for the Period Ended May 31, 2025]
2025. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE TREASURER'S REPORT? OKAY. HOW'S INTEREST INCOME LOOKING? 1.15%. SO IT'S STILL IT'S IT'S NOT AS QUITE AS HIGH AS IT WAS, BUT IT'S STILL ABOVE FOUR, WHICH IS GOOD. SO WE'LL TAKE IT.OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NONE OPPOSED TO THAT MOTION CARRIES.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TO APPROVE 2024 TO 2025 BUDGET TRANSFERS?
[6.2 Motion to Approve 2024-2025 Budget Transfers]
SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THESE? NO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NONE. OPPOSED. SO. THAT MOTION CARRIES.WE CAN MOVE TO 6.3. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
[6.3 Motion to Approve Memorandum of Agreement with the CSEA and the Pelham Union Free School District Non-Instructional Employees Unit]
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CSA AND THE PELHAM UNION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NON INSTRUCTIONAL EMPLOYEES UNIT.SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AND OPPOSED TO THAT CARRIES.
GREAT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE? SIX POINT.
[6.4 Motion to Enter a Special Education Agreement with The Clearview School/AMIC]
[6.5 Motion to Enter a Special Education Agreement with Elizabeth Seton Children's School/John Coleman]
[6.6 Motion to Enter a Special Education Agreement with Greenburgh North Castle UFSD]
[6.7 Motion to Enter a Special Education Agreement with Cerebral Palsy of Westchester (The Bridge School)]
[6.8 Motion to Enter a Special Education Agreement with Hawthorne Foundation, Inc.]
ONE. THE NUMBERING I HAVE HERE IS DIFFERENT, SO HOLD ON OKAY.6.4 TO 6.8 AS A CONSENT AGENDA. SO MOVED. SECOND.
AND THESE ARE SPECIAL EDUCATION AGREEMENTS. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THESE? NO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NONE OPPOSED. SO THOSE MOTIONS CARRY.
YEAH. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE? I'M GOING TO TAKE 6.9 TO 6.15.
[6.9 Motion to Establish a Tax Certiorari Reserve Fund for Assessment Year 2024]
[6.10 Motion to Appropriate Funds to/from the Tax Certiorari Reserves from/to the General Fund-Unassigned Fund Balance]
[6.11 Motion to Appropriate Funds to/from the Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserve Fund (EBALR) from/to the General Fund-Unassigned Fund Balance]
[6.12 Motion to Approve Appropriation of Funds from the General Fund-Unassigned Fund Balance to the Retirement Contribution Reserve Fund]
[6.13 Motion to Approve the Retirement Contribution Reserve Fund Proposed Five Year Use Schedule for Fiscal Years 2024-25 through 2028-29]
[6.14 Motion to Approve Appropriation of Funds from the General Fund-Unassigned Fund Balance to the Retirement Contribution Reserve Sub-Fund for Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS)]
[6.15 Motion to Approve the Retirement Contribution Reserve Sub-Fund for TRS Proposed Five Year Use Schedule for Fiscal Years 2024-25 through 2028-29]
[6.16 Motion to Approve the Debt Service Fund Proposed Five Year Use Schedule for Fiscal Years 2024-25 through 2028-29]
SO MOVE AS A CONSENT AGENDA. YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO 6.1060 TO GO TO SIX.OH, OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE 6.9 TO 6.16 AS A CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. AND THIS IS ALL OF THE THE RESERVES.
THE RESERVES? YEAH. OKAY. AND CAN I JUST. JIM, THIS IS SETTING THE CORRIDORS FOR ALLOCATION.
THAT'S CORRECT. CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. YES.
WE EXPECT TO BE IN THESE CORRIDORS. AND THEN WE WOULD ASK THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF THE AUDIT.
WHEN THE WHEN WE FINISH THAT PROCESS AND JIM, THE TAX FUND IS THIS IS THIS RE-UPPING THE FUND.
OKAY. SO EVERY YEAR WE CREATE A NEW FUND BASED ON THE UPCOMING YEAR.
AND THEN WE WE RECOMMEND A CERTAIN LEVEL OF FUNDING BASED ON THAT.
I SEE. AND THIS IS BASED ON THE AUDITOR'S RECOMMENDATION OR.
YEAH. SO WE HAVE WE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE THE ANALYSIS FROM OUR ATTORNEY ON THE TAX YEAR.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THOSE. CARRIE. WE CAN MOVE TO 6.7.
[6.17 Motion to Approve a Project to Construct a Batting Cage at Glover Field is a SEQRA Type II Action]
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TO APPROVE A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT THE BATTING CAGE AT GLOVER FIELD? IS A SECRE TYPE TO ACTION. SO. MOVE, MOVE. SECOND.THIS IS A FRIENDSHIP, RIGHT? THIS IS A FRIENDSHIP.
WORKING WITH FRIENDS OF FRIENDS OF LITTLE LEAGUE.
AGAIN, THEY MADE THE DONATION AT THE LAST MEETING.
OH. THAT'S RIGHT. AND THIS IS FRIENDSHIP. THIS PROCESS.
AGAIN, WE WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR PERMITTING FROM STATE AID WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS STATED.
OKAY. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO LITTLE LEAGUE. DOES IT NEED TO BE CORRECTED TO SAY FRIENDSHIP, OR IS THAT.
NO. IT'S FINE. IT'S WITHIN THE BIGGER GLOVE. IT'S IT'S A BIGGER THE BIGGER COMPLEX.
OKAY. YEP. YEP. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED TO THAT MOTION CARRIES.
I AM GOING TO TAKE. THIS POINT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE 6.18
[6.18 Motion to Accept SW-BOCES Contract for Cooperative Educational Services for 2025-2026]
[6.19 Motion to Enter into an Agreement with Emblem Health as a Provider of Health Insurance]
[6.20 Motion to Enter into an Agreement with MetLife as a Provider of Dental Insurance for Pelham Administrators Association]
[6.21 Motion to Award a Contract to Soliant Health LLC for Pupil Personnel Related Services]
[6.22 Motion to Award a Contract to Kinetic Physical Therapy of Westchester for Pupil Personnel Related Services]
[6.23 Motion to Extend the Agreement with Beth Pollock for Graphic Design Services]
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TO 6.23? YES. AS A AS A CONSENT AGENDA. SO MOVE A SECOND.OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE? THESE ARE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.
NO. YEAH. WE'RE GETTING A JUMP JUMP START ON A LOT OF OUR REORGANIZATION.
IT HAS TO BE DONE. ITEMS? YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. QUITE HONESTLY.
IF YOU DON'T RE-UP, WE'RE GOING TO DROP YOU. YEP.
SO. AND WE HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF RE-UPPING.
I JUST IT WASN'T A IT WASN'T A HARD SELL APPROACH.
IT WAS JUST A TIMING ISSUE APPROACH. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THOSE ALL CARRY. 6.24. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT A DONATION?
[6.24 Motion to Accept a Donation]
SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, SO THESE ARE AGAIN, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO THE PELHAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION.ONE IS A DONATION FOR $48,418.99 FOR GRANT 2510 ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT. IT'S A CNC MACHINE. OH OH. OH, WOW.
THAT'S COOL. EXCELLENT. YEAH, I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I READ THE ATTACHMENT.
THANK YOU. WELL AND THE SECOND ONE IS FOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,700 FOR GRANT 2511 MAX STOSSEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP MONTH.
AND I CAN SAY THAT I'VE HEARD HIM SPEAK AND HE'S VERY GOOD.
YES. HE'S EXCELLENT. YEAH. HE'S VERY ENGAGING.
ALL IN FAVOR? I KNOW, I KNOW, OKAY. THAT PASSES.
SAID. PAY ATTENTION. NOPE. OKAY. WE CAN MOVE TO POLICY.
[7.1 Policy 7316 - Digital Device Use (Internet-Enabled Device Use) Policy (Second Reading)]
WE HAVE. WE HAVE THREE POLICIES. 7.1, 7.2 AND 7.3.THIS ONE IS THE THE SECOND READING OF OUR OUR DIGITAL DEVICE OR INTERNET ENABLED DEVICE USE POLICY.
THE. THE SECOND ONE IS FOR THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS, AND THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NEW STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMING ON BOARD. AND THEN THE THIRD ONE AND, AND SAID, YOU CAN TAKE IT AWAY FROM HERE. THE THIRD ONE IS THE CONFERENCE TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT, FIRST READING.
WE'RE CHANGING. THE DISTRICT IS CHANGING THE WAY THEY HANDLE REIMBURSEMENTS.
YEAH, I THINK THE THE MAIN CHANGES FOR OVERNIGHT TRAVEL FOR CONFERENCES AND THE LIKE, MOVING TO A SYSTEM WHERE WE WOULD USE THE FEDERAL GSA STANDARDS FOR PER DIEM PAYMENTS RATHER THAN SORT OF COLLECTING RECEIPTS FOR EVERY EVERY MEAL AND, AND HOTELS AND THE GSA IS ALSO WEIGHTED BASED ON COSTS IN THE, IN THE RELEVANT AREA.
SO IT'S SORT OF MORE CONNECTED TO EXPECTED COSTS.
JIM, FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN IF THERE WAS ANYTHING.
I THINK YOU CAPTURED IT EFFECTIVELY. IT IS INDEXED TO DIFFERENT TO DIFFERENT REGIONS.
AND THEN ALSO AS, AS TIME GOES ON AND THE YEAR, THE YEAR IS PASSED BY THOSE, THOSE, THOSE EXPENSES OR THOSE THOSE LEVELS MATCH INFLATION OR WHATEVER THE REALITIES OF COSTS ARE AS THEY, AS THEY MOVE FORWARD.
AND USING THE GSA, I THINK WE FELT IT WAS REPRESENTATIVE.
AND IT CERTAINLY USED BY MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS AS THE REIMBURSEMENT BASIS.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY FEEDBACK? I KNOW MR. MCLELLAN SENT OUT SOMETHING TODAY.
DID HE SEND US AN EMAIL? I KNOW, YEAH, I KNOW THAT HE WAS, I CAN'T REMEMBER.
I SAW THE DRAFT. YEAH, I DON'T REMEMBER. IT MIGHT HAVE WENT OUT.
WHEN IT'S GOING OUT, IT MIGHT HAVE WENT OUT TODAY.
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YOU KNOW WHAT THE WHAT THE PLAN IS. YEAH. SO WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, FIELDED A COUPLE OF DIRECT EMAILS.BUT I THINK HIS COMMUNICATION WILL BE PRETTY TO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WAS PRETTY CLEAR.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE AN ADJUSTMENT. BUT WE'LL BE READY FOR IT.
OKAY. SO IF THE BOARD IS READY WE CAN ACTUALLY WAIVE THE THIRD READING AND APPROVE THE POLICY.
AND I THINK THERE'S A REQUIREMENT THAT IT BE ADOPTED.
I THINK IT WAS BY AUGUST 1ST. AUGUST 1ST. YEAH.
OKAY. AND I WOULD SAY THE SAME THING FOR THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL.
OKAY. READY TO DO THAT? YEAH. OKAY WITH THAT.
CAN I DO THAT IN ONE MOTION? MOTION TO WAIVE AND USUALLY DO TWO, TWO MOTIONS.
I'LL DO TWO. I THOUGHT I COULD, BUT WHAT WE'LL DO DO I HAVE A CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE THIRD READING OF THE INTERNET ENABLED DEVICE USE POLICY? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I DO, I, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTERNET ENABLED DEVICE USE POLICY.
SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE.
OKAY. NONE. OPPOSE. SO WE HAVE A. I'M GLAD WE HAVE A DIGITAL DEVICE USE POLICY.
WE DO SO. THAT'S EXCITING. YEAH. YES. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING UPDATES AND HOW IT'S GOING.
WE'LL HAVE STUDENT BOARD REPS SO THEY CAN GIVE YOU SOME EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT ACCESS TO HERE.
WE'LL GET FIRSTHAND HOW IT'S GOING. I'D SAY MR. LLEWELLYN AND I STARTED THE INTERVIEW PROCESS TODAY. SO WE'LL BE FINISHING THAT UP FRIDAY.
AND WE'LL HAVE SELECTED TO TO JOIN US EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST.
AWESOME. GREAT. THAT'S GREAT. OKAY. I'LL MOVE TO 7.2.
[7.2 Policy 1210 - Board of Education Members: Nomination and Election (Second Reading)]
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE THIRD READING OF POLICY 1210? BOARD OF EDUCATION. MEMBERS. NOMINATION AND ELECTION.SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY 1210.
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS. NOMINATION AND ELECTION.
SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THANK YOU.
THAT POLICY IS ALSO APPROVED. GREAT JOB. SID.
45. IT TAKES A VILLAGE. STILL ON YOUR ROLL. OKAY.
WE CAN MOVE TO SECTION EIGHT SUPERINTENDENT'S PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS.
[8.1 Motion to Approve Schedule A - Instructional]
[8.2 Motion to Approve Schedule B - Extra Duty Appointments]
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE 8.1 TO 8.3? AS A CONSENT AGENDA.CAN I MAKE A REQUEST? OH. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD.
I WANT TO ABSTAIN ON 8.3. OKAY. SO CAN WE DO A CONSENT ON 8.1 AND 8.2 AND DO 8.3 SEPARATE? SURE. AND I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN TWO FROM THE SAME ONE.
FROM THE SAME ONE BECAUSE MY SON IS WITH ME. MY CHILDREN ARE WORKING.
I HAVE A RELATIVE. OKAY. A RELATIVE. YES. OKAY.
I HAVE A RELATIVE. A RELATIVE. I'M SORRY, I. I'M SORRY.
I NAMED WHAT TYPE OF RELATIVE. OKAY. IT'S A CHILD.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE? 8.1 AND 8.2 AS A CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR? I. I TOLD HER I WOULDN'T VOTE AGAINST HERSELF.
OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE SCHEDULE 8.3?
[8.3 Motion to Approve Schedule C - Non-Instructional]
SCHEDULE C SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY ABSTENTIONS? OKAY. THAT MOTION CARRIES.OKAY. WE CAN MOVE TO 9.1. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE SCHEDULE SCHEDULED.
[9.1 Motion to Approve Schedule D - Committee on Special Education (Confidential)]
SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. THAT CARRIES AS WELL.DO WE HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS? NO. WE DID THE CALENDAR ALREADY, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
[10. New Business]
WE ARE GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING IN THAT PROGRAM.SURE. YEAH. GO AHEAD. OKAY. SO DOCTOR COMERFORD AND TRICIA, DOCTOR AND DOCTOR FITZGERALD AND I ARE
[02:00:02]
HAVE ALL BEEN ACCEPTED INTO TO PARTICIPATE IN A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM NEXT YEAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FORDHAM.HELP ME WITH THE ACRONYM. IT'S THE NEW YORK EDUCATION POLICY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
YEAH. EDUCATION LEADERSHIP. POLICY. POLICY. EDUCATION POLICY.
FELLOWS PROGRAM. FELLOWS PROGRAM. GOT IT. DOCTOR CHAMP IS A GRADUATE OR COMPLETION OF THE PROGRESS AND ALSO JOHN SEBALOS. CORRECT. RIGHT. SO WE'VE HAD TWO PEOPLE ALREADY GO THROUGH IT.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN EXPERIENCE FOR US NEXT YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO BE LEARNING A LOT ABOUT WELL, YOU CAN PROBABLY TALK TO IT MORE.
WE'VE JUST DONE THE INFO SESSION AND KNOW IN THEORY WHAT WE'LL BE LEARNING ABOUT, BUT IT'S A LOT ABOUT DISSECTING POLICY, UNDERSTANDING WHAT GOES INTO WRITING AND REVIEWING GOOD, SOLID POLICIES THAT ARE STUDENT CENTERED AND THE IDEOLOGY BEHIND THOSE, THOSE THE PRINCIPLES OF IT IS THAT LIKE KIND OF.
YEAH, YEAH, I THINK IT'S UNDERSTANDING POLICY, THE FUNCTION OF POLICY. BUT THEN ALSO REALLY DIGGING INTO WHAT IS HAPPENING, UNDERSTANDING POLICY ISSUES AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL AND HOW THOSE IMPACT SCHOOLS.
SO IT'S INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE. IT'S USUALLY SENIOR LEADERSHIP, BOARD MEMBERS, CABINET SUPERINTENDENTS FROM THEY'LL HAVE THE NEW YORK COHORT WILL BE LIKE THE NEW YORK CITY COHORT.
SO YOU GET A REGIONAL VIEW AS WELL. THE TWO THE TWO KEY KEYSTONE, I DON'T THINK IS THE RIGHT WORD SEMINAL EXPERIENCES CORNERSTONE, WHATEVER THAT WORD IS.
THERE'S REALLY TWO KEY EXPERIENCES THAT TO ME, WERE ONE OF THEM WAS PROBABLY THE MOST POWERFUL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION I EVER ATTENDED. AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO GETTY THE GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD AND LESSONS OF LEADERSHIP THAT WERE LEARNED THERE AND HOW THAT THEN APPLIES TO YOUR LEADERSHIP.
IT WAS INCREDIBLE AND JUST REALLY MEMORABLE. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A TRIP TO WASHINGTON, DC TO ACTUALLY PUT POLICY INTO ACTION, TALK WITH FOLKS AT DIFFERENT THINK TANKS EVEN POTENTIALLY DO SOME ADVOCACY WORK WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED AND THRILLED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING THIS TOGETHER. SO IT'LL BE FUN.
I'M SURE THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME PELHAM PROJECT THAT THEY WILL DO AS THEIR POLICY ANALYSIS.
SOME SORT OF PELHAM PROJECT. WILL YOU UPDATED ON WHAT THAT WILL BE AND LOOK LIKE WHEN WE GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INTO THE PROGRAM? WE DON'T START UNTIL SEPTEMBER. SO THIS WILL BE AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE.
AND WE'RE I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND I'VE SPOKEN WITH BOTH OF YOU ABOUT IT. YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AS WELL. SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT TOO. IT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN THINKING OUT ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME, BUT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, PUT IT OFF TILL NOW AND VERY PLEASED TO BE DOING IT WITH BOTH OF YOU. AND I'M GLAD I PUT IT OFF UNTIL NOW, BECAUSE THIS YEAR'S FOCUS IS ONE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO ME, AND IT'S PUTTING STUDENTS FIRST IN POLARIZED TIMES.
SO I THINK THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME GOOD CONVERSATION STATEWIDE, NATIONALLY AND WITH EACH OTHER.
THAT'S GREAT. EXCELLENT. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? HI. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.