Jul 15, 2025 July 15, 2025 - Annual Reorganization Meeting Followed by Business Meeting

WE ARE CALLING TO

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[1. Public Session - 6:00 p.m.]

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[2. Oath of Office]

I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH NATALIE MARRERO PLEASE.

DO I HAVE TO STAND I, NATALIE MARRERO, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE VICE ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. YES THERE YOU GO, THERE YOU GO. OKAY [LAUGHTER]. AS A BOARD MEMBER, OKAY.

YES. OKAY SO WE'RE MOVING OVER TO JACKIE DE ANGELIS.

OKAY. I, JACKIE DEANGELIS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF TRUSTEE THANK YOU. AND NEXT IS WILL TREVES I, WILL TREVES, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF TRUSTEE OF THE PELHAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. WE THANK YOU, WELL DONE.

SO NOW I AM GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR.

[3. Board of Education Election]

GO. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE JACKIE DE ANGELIS, SHE WAS OUR PRESIDENT LAST YEAR, AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE HER.

I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT SHE COULD CONTINUE ON IN ANOTHER YEAR.

AND I THINK SHE DID A TERRIFIC JOB LAST YEAR.

AWESOME. SO WHO SECONDS THIS MOTION? I SECOND THE MOTION.

AND CAN I MAKE SOME COMMENT? YES. I AGREE 100% WITH NATALIE AND FEEL LIKE JACKIE DID AN AMAZING JOB.

YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB THIS YEAR, JACKIE, IN STEERING US THROUGH A VERY FULL YEAR WITH THE BOND, PLUS EVERYTHING ELSE THAT THAT WE HAD ON OUR PLATES AND CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT THIS DISTRICT, THE STUDENTS, THE ADMINISTRATION, THE STAFF. AND YOU'VE DEMONSTRATED THAT IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND EVERY EMAIL YOU REPLY TO AND THE WAY YOU RUN THE MEETINGS.

AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOU AS PRESIDENT AGAIN.

AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK AND LEADERSHIP THAT YOU'VE SHOWN THIS YEAR.

OKAY ANY OPPOSED? SO THAT MOTION PASSES. SO NOW WE HAVE IT OVER I'M HANDING OVER THE MEETING TO BOARD PRESIDENT JACKIE DEANGELIS.

THANK YOU. HERE'S YOUR PILE TO SIGN LATER YES OKAY [LAUGHTER]. GETTING TO WORK RIGHT AWAY OKAY FOR SOMEONE FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION? SO MOVED I NOMINATE NATALIE MARRERO FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

I WAS USED TO THEN THE SECOND COMING [LAUGHTER].

NATALIE, I THINK YOU DID A PHENOMENAL JOB AS NUMBER TWO TO JACKIE LAST YEAR.

YOUR ROLE IN MAKING SURE THE COMMUNITY WAS INVOLVED IN DECISIONS AND THE BOARD COFFEES, THE TIMES YOU STEPPED IN WHEN AND WHEN JACKIE WAS UNAVAILABLE IS TO BE COMMENDED.

AND I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOU AS VP AGAIN THIS YEAR.

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AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE YOU CONTINUE ON IN YOUR ROLE AS VICE PRESIDENT.

I THINK THAT YOU AND JACKIE MAKE A KICK ASS TEAM SORRY [LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW IF I'M SUPPOSED TO SWEAR.

SORRY, SORRY. IN THOSE ROLES, YOU WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER IN YOUR LEADERSHIP.

AND IT'S A VERY SEAMLESS PROCESS BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU.

AND I DO APPRECIATE THE. I ALSO APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP YOU HAVE SHOWN AND HOW YOU'VE STEPPED IN FOR JACKIE OR REPRESENTED THE BOARD IN ALL OF THE SPACES THAT YOU ARE IN. ALWAYS REALLY SPEAKING STRONGLY WITH CONVICTION, BUT IN SUPPORT OF STUDENTS AND THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT THOSE. THAT YOU'RE LEADING WITH EMPATHY AND YOU'RE LEADING WITH OUR STUDENTS FIRST.

SO THANK YOU AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU STAY.

THANK YOU I HAVEN'T REALLY I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD ANY. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH ANYONE ABOUT THIS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING.

BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY HOPE AND MY ASSUMPTION THAT THESE TWO FOLKS TO MY RIGHT, WILL BE CONTINUING IN THEIR ROLES AND SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE UP FOR IT.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING IT AGAIN. LIKE I SAID, IT WAS MY ASSUMPTION YOU WOULD CONTINUE AND SEEMS LIKE THAT THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND I'M DELIGHTED BY THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR THE HUGE AMOUNTS OF WORK, IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU DO AS JUST A REGULAR TRUSTEE.

THANK YOU I THINK WE MAKE A GREAT LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TIMES YOU JUMP IN FOR THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THAT I NEEDED AS THAT I NEED AS PRESIDENT. AND I THINK IT'LL BE ANOTHER GREAT BOARD YEAR.

YEP. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE [LAUGHTER]. ANY OPPOSED? NO. SO THAT CARRIES CONGRATULATIONS.

SO DO WE NEED TO DO? TERRIFIC OKAY SO I'M GOING TO USE STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF PRESIDENT OF THE PELHAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. AND NOW THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

OKAY. DOES SHE NEED TO? I, NATALIE MARRERO, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF VICE PRESIDENT OF THE PELHAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

YES OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. OKAY ON TO BUSINESS. WE CAN MOVE TO 4.1.

[4. Appointment of District/Deputy Clerk and District/Deputy Treasurer]

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NONE OPPOSED, SO THANK YOU, VALERIE, FOR CONTINUING. YOU'VE GOT TO TELL ME TO READ THE OATH.

YES, PLEASE YES. WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE OATH? YES. I, VALERIE MILLER, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF DISTRICT CLERK OF THE PELHAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. THANK YOU VALERIE.

OKAY I, CHERYL CHAMP, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THAT IT WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

THANK YOU DOCTOR CHAMP. OKAY WE CAN MOVE TO, I THINK.

[5. Board Action and Discussion Items]

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DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE? THESE ARE THE SORT OF USUAL YEAH YEP RANGING OF DIFFERENT ROLES OF THE ADMINISTRATORS WITHIN THE DISTRICT, DIFFERENT RATES, DIFFERENT LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, AUCTION SERVICES, TUITION, ETC.

OKAY. NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NONE OPPOSED SO ALL OF THOSE CARRY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE?

[6. Approval of Committee on Special Education (CSE) Members and Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) Members]

SECOND. OKAY. AND THESE ARE ALL RELATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION AND COMMITTEES ON PRESCHOOL.

SPECIAL DESIGNATING DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO SERVE ON, ON DIFFERENT COMMITTEES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND AS WELL AS APPOINTING AN IMPARTIAL HEARING OFFICER LIST.

SHOULD IT BE NECESSARY? OKAY ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NONE OPPOSED SO THOSE MOTIONS ALL CARRY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE ANNUAL REORGANIZATION MEETING?

[7. Motion to Adjourn]

[8. Call to Order]

SID'S COMING IN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN [LAUGHTER].

SORRY OKAY ANDREW SCOTT, A BELOVED TEACHER AND A FRIEND TO MANY IN THE PELHAM SCHOOLS COMMUNITY.

WE RECENTLY HAD THE PLEASURE OF HEARING ABOUT MR. SCOTT DURING THE RETIREMENT CEREMONY, AND IT'S CLEAR HE MADE A PROFOUND AND LASTING IMPACT ON BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF.

OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH HIS FAMILY DURING THIS TIME.

I'M HONORED TO HAVE BEEN REELECTED TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BY THE COMMUNITY, AND ALSO TO BE REELECTED AS BOARD PRESIDENT.

I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE NATALIE AND WILL ON THEIR REELECTION TO THE BOARD, AND NATALIE ON HER REELECTION AS VICE PRESIDENT.

I TRULY APPRECIATE THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF THIS BOARD, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN NATALIE'S AND MY LEADERSHIP.

I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE YEAR.

TONIGHT, WE'LL BE HOLDING PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE DRAFT SAFETY PLAN AND CODE OF CONDUCT.

THESE DOCUMENTS ARE REVIEWED AND UPDATED ANNUALLY [LAUGHTER] TO ENSURE THEY'RE READY FOR THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THE REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA INCLUDES A LENGTHY LIST OF AGREEMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF OUR SCHOOLS.

OKAY, WE CAN GET STARTED. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE 9.1 TO

[9. Approval of Minutes]

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE MEETING MINUTES? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NONE OPPOSED SO THOSE MOTIONS CARRY.

DO I HAVE. LET'S MOVE TO 10.1. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RECESS THE BUSINESS MEETING AND CONVENE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DRAFT DISTRICT SAFETY PLAN?

[10.1 Motion to Recess the Business Meeting and Convene a Public Hearing on the Draft District Safety Plan]

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE OPENING A PUBLIC HEARING AND A 30-DAY COMMENT PERIOD ON THE DISTRICT-WIDE SAFETY PLAN.

THIS IS A PLAN THAT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED AND FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE EVERY YEAR.

SO IN PREPARATION OF THIS, WE'VE WORKED WITH OUR SAFETY CONSULTANT, ALTARIS, WHO'S ALSO MET WITH ALL OF THE BUILDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS AND DISTRICT-WIDE SAFETY TEAM BEFORE THIS DRAFT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, THERE'S A 30-DAY COMMENT PERIOD, AT WHICH POINT IN TIME THE FINAL DISTRICT-WIDE SAFETY PLAN WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.

THE DISTRICT-WIDE SAFETY PLAN DRAFT HERE IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING.

OBVIOUSLY ON THIS AGENDA, IT'S PART OF THE PUBLIC PART OF THE AGENDA.

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OKAY IT WOULD LIKELY BE MENTIONED IN THE BOARD WRAP UP.

OKAY. YEAH. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE EVERY YEAR.

WE CAN PUT A LINK IN THIS IS THE PUBLIC FACING DOCUMENT. AND THEN THERE ARE MORE CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO EACH BUILDING EMERGENCY SAFETY PLAN AS WELL, WHICH OBVIOUSLY ARE HELD FROM PUBLIC VIEWING.

YES JUST SOME MINOR CHANGES THAT WE HAVE EVERY YEAR.

WE'VE GOT A SLIGHT ANOTHER MENTION OF HEAT RELATED ISSUES JUST RELATED TO THE IN THE NEW HEAT LAW SIGNED BY GOVERNOR HOCHUL.

AND THAT'S REALLY ABOUT IT. THERE'S JUST WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE.

ALTARIS IS USUALLY A YEAR OR SO AHEAD OF SOME OF THESE CHANGES.

SO WHEN THAT HAPPENS IT'S REALLY NOT THAT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE FOR US.

THESE ARE PRACTICES WE'VE ALREADY HAD IN PLACE.

SO LAST YEAR WE APPROVED A PLAN, AND THEN WE HAD TO APPROVE A SECOND ONE BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME CHANGE.

THERE WAS LAST YEAR WE HAD A LATE STATE BUDGET SAFETY PLAN. SO OUR DISTRICT THEN HAVE THEM COMPLETED. I THINK THE OFFICIAL DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 1ST, BUT WE ALWAYS STRIVE TO GET IT DONE BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A QUESTION AND IT'S A BLAST FROM THE PAST, BUT I'M SURE YOU'RE STILL WORKING ON IT.

ALL RIGHT TAKE A DEEP BREATH. WE GOT APPROVAL FOR A GRANT TO HAVE CAMERAS.

OH, YES. I KNOW THESE THINGS OBVIOUSLY TAKE A LONG TIME.

THEY DO. WAS IT THREE YEARS AGO NOW? PROBABLY IT WAS.

WE'VE SENT IT BACK TO THEM. AS WE UNDERSTAND, IT'S WITH WAYS AND MEANS RIGHT NOW.

OKAY. SO IT'S JUST ABOUT JUST A LITTLE BIT UNDER $1.3 MILLION, WE HAVE TO GET UPDATED QUOTES BECAUSE OF THE TIMING THEY WANT EVERYTHING LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. SO WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND WE'VE GOTTEN THOSE REVISED QUOTES AS WELL AND PROVIDED THAT ALL TO THE STATE.

AND THESE ARE FOR EXTERNAL CAMERAS OR? IT'S FOR BOTH REALLY FOR A ROBUST CAMERA SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT REALLY THE ONLY BUILDING THAT WE THAT WON'T BE ADDRESSED IS HUTCHINSON SCHOOL.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE HUTCHINSON SCHOOL IS ALREADY AT THAT STANDARD THAT THE REST OF THE DISTRICT WE WANT TO BRING UP TO THAT STANDARD.

OKAY DO WE HAVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC RELATED TO THE SAFETY PLAN AT THIS POINT? NO? ALL RIGHT PLANS IN THE EVENT THE PUBLIC WANTS TO REVIEW IT AND HAS ANY COMMENTS.

THE PUBLIC FACING PORTION OF IT, ANYWAY. OKAY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DRAFT DISTRICT SAFETY PLAN AND CONVENE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DRAFT DISTRICT CODE OF CONDUCT? SO MOVE OKAY, SO THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CODE OF CONDUCT.

DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE ON THIS DRAFT? THIS IS REALLY THE SAME DRAFT THAT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR.

WE MADE WE DID SOME GOOD WORK ON SOME UPDATES PRIOR TO THAT.

SO THE VERSION THAT IS BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY IS THE SAME AS WHAT WAS APPROVED FOR THIS PAST YEAR.

NO CHANGES. AND THERE'S NO CHANGES RELATED TO THE CELL PHONE POLICY? THAT'S HANDLED THROUGH POLICY AND UNDER THE LEGISLATION, WE KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T RIGHT? YOU CAN'T SUSPEND STUDENTS FOR CELL PHONES.

SO WHAT YOU SHOULD SEE WHEN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THEIR STUDENT HANDBOOKS IN THERE. I THINK THERE WILL BE JUST FROM A PROCESS PERSPECTIVE, MORE CLARITY AROUND THE CELL PHONES.

OKAY. THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REALLY WILL BE EMBEDDED IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK.

WOULD AI

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OH OUR EXPERT. YES. YES, I KNOW THAT SHE'S BEEN LEADING A COMMITTEE THAT'S BEEN STUDYING THIS YEAR AND THINKING ABOUT OUR APPROACH TO THAT.

THERE'S NOTHING IN THE CODE RIGHT NOW RELATED TO AI BUT THAT'S THE WORK WE'RE DOING THIS SUMMER IS GOING OVER THE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY AND ALSO THE GUIDELINES FOR BEST PRACTICES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

SO COME THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT THE BEST PRACTICES AND MAKING.

COMMUNICATING THAT TO ALL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, AND THEN EVENTUALLY THAT WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY AND ALSO INTO THE CODE OF CONDUCT. THE CODE OF CONDUCT IN GENERAL WILL ADDRESS.

DOES ALREADY ADDRESS ISSUES LIKE PLAGIARISM AND LIKE MISUSE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SO WE'LL JUST AS WE GROW AND AS WE CHANGE OUR, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFY OUR PRACTICES WILL BE EXPLICITLY ADDING LANGUAGE THAT ADDRESSES WHAT REFLECTS OUR BEST PRACTICES IN THE DISTRICT. OKAY SORRY I WAS LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE AGENDA THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THEN WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE 10.4 THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DRAFT DISTRICT CODE OF CONDUCT AND CONVENE THE BUSINESS MEETING OR RECONVENE THE BUSINESS MEETING? SO MOVED ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NEXT IS 11.1 COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ANY OF THE AGENDA

[11. Communications and Comments from the Public]

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. AND THE DEPARTURE OF THE SIWANOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.

IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE EITHER ALTERED, IMPROVED, SPELLED OUT MORE CLEARLY? OR DID THE CODE OF CONDUCT SERVE THE BOARD WELL IN DEALING WITH WHATEVER ISSUES MIGHT HAVE COME UP EARLIER THIS YEAR? SO THERE IS IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT. SO THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THIS CONDUCT A SECTION ON THE. LOTS OF DIFFERENT TOPICS [LAUGHTER].

WELL THE STAFF IS ALSO ABIDES BY THE CODE AND JUST AND YOU PROBABLY KNOW THIS FROM THIS IS NOT A QUESTION.

THIS IS A COMMENT PERIOD WE CAN'T ANSWER EVERY YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING AT THE TIP OF OUR FINGERS.

THE CODE OF CONDUCT IS BASICALLY A DOCUMENT THAT FRAMES THE BEHAVIOR OF ALL IT'S AIMED BUT IT DOES APPLY TO ALL INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE SCHOOL.

SO I GUESS. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO ANSWER A PERSON YEAH WE CAN'T ANSWER PERSONAL QUESTIONS SHORTCOMINGS IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT, WHETHER IT WAS A STUDENT ISSUE, A STAFF ISSUE, ANY KIND OF ISSUE, COMMUNITY MEMBER ISSUE, THEN THAT WOULD HAVE LED US TO CHANGE IT.

RIGHT THAT MAKES SENSE. AND THAT'S WHY I'M WONDERING IF THERE WASN'T. YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY SATISFIED WITH THE CODE OF CONDUCT AS IT EXISTS.

YEAH, YEAH AND THERE'S A LOT OF REGULATORY LANGUAGE REALLY THAT'S BUILT INTO THAT. THAT'S REALLY DRIVEN A LOT BY HONESTLY BY STATE, STATE LAW, STATE REGULATIONS. SO A LOT OF IT, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF CONSISTENCIES IF YOU LOOK ACROSS CODE OF CONDUCT FROM DISTRICT TO DISTRICT. IT'S GENERALLY, YOU KNOW, SUPPLEMENTED WITH BOARD POLICY.

AND BOARD POLICY ACTUALLY OVERRIDES CODE OF CONDUCT.

SO IF THERE WERE ANY PARTICULAR SITUATIONS THAT NEEDED MORE SPECIFICITY, BOARD POLICY WOULD PROVIDE THAT SPECIFICITY AND WOULD OVER OVERRIDE. VERY GOOD THANK YOU. YEAH. YOU'RE WELCOME AND THANK YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS A BOARD.

ABSOLUTELY TO LET'S SEE I THINK WE CAN TAKE WE'RE MOVING TO THE TWELVES [LAUGHTER]. IT'S A LOT IT'S 12. JIM'S SUGGESTING WE DO 12.1 ON ITS OWN.

OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXES FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR? SO MOVE

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THIS IS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE ANNUAL BUDGET ITEMS THAT THE BOARD HAS TO DO.

AND THEN ONCE THIS VOTE IS COMPLETED, THERE'S ALSO A SIGNATURE PAGE THAT WE'D ASK YOU TO SIGN THIS EVENING.

AND THEN THAT'S PART OF THE DOCUMENTATION WE PRESENT TO THE TOWN TAX COLLECTOR.

AND I'M SORRY TO IF THIS IS A PAINFULLY OBVIOUS QUESTION, BUT THE NUMBERS HERE ARE OBVIOUSLY CONSISTENT WITH THE BUDGET VOTED ON THANK YOU. YES. OKAY THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION.

YEAH SO NOBODY WE NEED EVERYONE TO STAY AND SIGN TONIGHT.

YES. YES. DON'T LEAVE UNTIL YOU SIGNED [LAUGHTER].

OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NONE OPPOSED SO THAT MOTION CARRIES.

IS THERE ANY. JIM, IS THERE ANY OTHER ONE THAT YOU WANT US TO TAKE INDIVIDUALLY? OTHERWISE, I'M GOING TO GO UP TO THE DONATIONS.

I THINK FROM MY PERSPECTIVE NO, I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

I JUST THAT'S ONE SPECIFIC ONE THAT'S IMPORTANT.

THAT'S A BIG ONE. I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE THAT ONE YES THERE'S A WITH ONE VENDOR IS NEW. ONE OF OUR LIFE INSURANCE VENDORS IS NEW.

BUT THAT'S FOR GROUP POLICY THAT WE HAVE AS A PROVISION OF A LABOR CONTRACT.

MANY OF THESE, AS YOU SEE, ARE WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES THROUGH THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH FOR MANY YEARS THAT WERE A PART OF A CONSORTIUM OF OR THAT ARE STIPULATED AS PART OF OUR SPECIFIC LABOR AGREEMENTS. SO, LIKE YOU'D SEE CSEA DENTAL SERVICES OR I LIKE AGAIN, IT REFERENCES THE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.

AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT 12.16, IT REFERS BACK TO OUR BONDING.

AND THAT GOES BACK TO 5.4, WHICH IS OUR THE WHAT THE BOARD VOTED ON EARLIER FOR EMPLOYEES BONDING.

SO IT'S JUST THE INSURANCE FOR THAT BONDING SERVICE.

SO JUST ALL BEGINNING OF YEAR THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF.

OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE ITEMS 12.2

[12. Financial Reports and Motions]

SO IN GOVERNOR HOCHUL'S BUDGET FIRST BREAKFAST AND FIRST LUNCH FOR STUDENTS WILL BE NO CHARGE THIS YEAR.

THE STATE IS PICKING UP THAT EXPENSE. WE KNOW SOME OF OUR STUDENTS DO PURCHASE SECOND MEALS, THOUGH. AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT LAST YEAR WE RAISED OUR LUNCH PRICES AND OUR MEAL PRICES BECAUSE OF A SHORTFALL WHICH WE HAD IN OUR FOOD SERVICES C FUND WE STILL ARE SEEING THAT. AND WE KNEW THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO ACHIEVE THAT BALANCE IN A ONE YEAR PRICE ADJUSTMENT.

SO THIS TAKES US TO THE SECOND YEAR. AND IF THE GOVERNOR HOCHUL'S FREE LUNCH, BREAKFAST AND LUNCH DOESN'T CONTINUE IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING THIS WILL BE THE PRICE. BUT THIS IS ALSO THE PRICE FOR THE SECOND LUNCH OR THE SECOND BREAKFAST THAT ANY STUDENT WOULD HAVE TO BEAR THE COST FOR.

GOT IT. AND IT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THEY'LL REIMBURSE.

DOES IT NOT WORK THAT WAY? NO. USUALLY WITH THE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT, YOU'LL GET THAT ON THE FIRST MEAL.

SO THEN ON THE SECOND I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO MUCH OF THE CONTRACTS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DETAILS OF THE EXACT REIMBURSEMENT ON THE SECOND MEAL, BUT IT'S DIFFERENT MEAL NO. THE STATE THE STATE PRICE IS THE STATE PRICE MAKES SENSE. SO FIRST LUNCH WILL BE FREE OR FIRST BREAKFAST YES. ANYTHING ABOVE THAT, WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN THE PRICE THAT WE PAY FROM THIS YEAR TO NEXT YEAR TO THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

YES. BUT ONLY ON THE SECOND. ONLY ON THE SECOND

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THAT'D BE WONDERFUL YES. AND BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WAS FREE THEN AS WELL.

THE FIRST ONE. YEAH. QUICK QUESTION ON 12.37 MOTION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT FOR INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES.

IS THAT FOR RESIDENCY INVESTIGATIONS? OKAY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED SO ALL OF THOSE MOTIONS CARRY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE 12.60 TO 12.62, THESE ARE THREE DONATIONS, AS A CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. THE FIRST ONE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DONATION OF FUNDS FROM THE PTAS FOR THE SIX DISTRICT SCHOOLS FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR.

IT'S TO COVER FIELD TRIPS AND FIELD TRIP TRANSPORTATION COSTS, AS WELL AS REIMBURSEMENTS FOR STAFF HOURLY CHARGES, AND RELATED BENEFIT COSTS FOR EXTRACURRICULAR OR INTRAMURAL PROGRAMING.

SO THIS IS AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ACCEPT DONATIONS FOR SUCH A PURPOSE, I GUESS, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO THANK YOU TO THE PTA FOR THAT.

THE SECOND ONE IS A DONATION FROM THE PELHAM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTRA-CLASSROOM ACTIVITY FUND AND THE PELHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL EXTRA-CLASSROOM ACTIVITY FUND FOR THE PAYMENT OF EXPENDITURES RELATED TO EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES [LAUGHTER] DURING THE 2025 SCHOOL YEAR.

IT'S THE EXPENDITURES ARE LIMITED TO TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR FIELD TRIPS AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS ENGAGED FOR EXTRA CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES.

AND AGAIN THIS THIS ALLOWS FOR DONATIONS TO BE ACCEPTED BY DOCTOR CHAMP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THEN SO THANK YOU. AND THEN THERE'S ONE FOR A DONATION FOR MONEY.

DONATION OF MONEY RAISED THROUGH FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC PROGRAM AT PELHAM MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR.

IT WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT TRIPS AND OTHER PROGRAM COSTS AND SHALL BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND.

SO AGAIN THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN ACCEPT THOSE DONATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED FOR THESE PURPOSES.

ALL IN FAVOR? ONE QUICK QUESTION. SURE SORRY.

THAT'S OKAY. JIM, THIS IS IN REPLACEMENT OF WHAT USED TO HAPPEN, WHICH WAS LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PTAS WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT A LETTER EVERY TIME THEY WANTED TO DONATE MONEY? THAT'S CORRECT YEAH AND WITH THE MUSIC PROGRAM THAT'S NEW THIS YEAR THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF VERY GENEROUS ACTIVITY THIS YEAR.

YES. AND THAT'S, THAT'S IN RESPONSE TO THAT. SO ESSENTIALLY WITH THESE THREE, IT'S THAT SAME IDEA SO THAT THERE'S THEY DON'T HAVE FOR EACH DONATION OKAY. AND AS YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WHEN THERE'S A LARGER DONATION FROM THE PTA, WE STILL BRING THAT BEFORE THE BOARD FOR PROPER RECOGNITION.

THESE ARE USUALLY THE MANY TIMES IT'S THE SMALLER ONES OR RIGHT GOT IT THANK YOU. ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NONE OPPOSED SO THOSE THREE CARRY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE 13.1 THROUGH 14.1 AS

[13. Superintendent's Personnel Recommendations]

[14. Pupil Personnel Services]

BUT ALSO BELIEVE DOING THIS THROUGH AN INTERMITTENT APPROACH AND WORKING WITH AN EXCELLENT CABINET.

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WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THE, YOU KNOW, THE BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT MOVING FORWARD, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE READY FOR THE OPENING OF SCHOOL. SO I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT AND TO THANK YOU FOR THAT FLEXIBILITY AND ASSURE YOU THAT YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS.

AND THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE MOTIONS CARRY.

OKAY. 15.1 NEW BUSINESS. I ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING.

[15. New Business]

THIS IS AGAIN, I'M JUST READING VERBATIM WHAT'S IN THE PELHAM EXAMINER.

I KNOW NOTHING MORE THAN THIS. I DON'T HAVE AN OPINION, BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS SOMETHING THAT COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE SHORT, MEDIUM OR LONG TERM.

IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE IMPLICATIONS MAY BE.

SO MAYBE ONE OF US COULD ENGAGE WITH THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND JUST ASK THAT QUESTION AND TRY AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IF WE SHOULD BE THINKING AHEAD ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE DISTRICT.

AND SID, I'M GOING TO SUGGEST YOU'RE THE PERSON WHO SHOULD [LAUGHTER].

I'M HAPPY TO TALK WITH THEM ABOUT IT. MY UNDERSTANDING, LIMITED THOUGH IT IS THAT THE LAW BASICALLY REQUIRES NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO SET ASIDE A PERCENTAGE OF NEW APARTMENTS FOR SORT OF WORKFORCE TYPE HOUSING.

LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PERCENTAGE IS OF THE MEDIAN.

SO BUT I CAN FIND OUT MORE AND REPORT BACK. THANK YOU.

AND SO I'M SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO WHENEVER THEY'RE BUILDING A NEW HOUSING THING.

THEY WOULD YOU KNOW, THERE WOULD BE SOME SORT OF STUDY TO SEE HOW MANY WE'D UNDERSTAND THEY WOULD HAVE AROUND, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY MORE LIKE A FINANCIAL ITEM FOR THE DEVELOPER THAT THEY HAVE TO BUDGET FOR A CERTAIN BEING FULL MARKET RATE. I SEE. AND THEN YEAH. AND I THINK THERE'S SOME COUNTY FINANCIAL INCENTIVES THAT THEY CAN QUALIFY FOR IF THEY HAVE THE LAW IN PLACE TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPERS TO DO MORE SO.

FOR SOMEONE WHO KNOWS NOT MUCH ABOUT IT [LAUGHTER], YOU SEEM SPECIFIC LAW. I JUST KNOW ABOUT SOME OF THE STUFF THAT'S GOING ON I DID HAVE ONE THING I JUST WANTED TO MENTION TOO.

I THINK VALERIE, I THINK, HAD INCLUDED THESE FOR ME IN YOUR FOLDERS TO THE BOARD.

I KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING OUR END OF OUR SUMMER RETREAT UNTIL THE END OF THE SUMMER, SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET A JUMP ON THINGS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PLANNING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN AHEAD OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. SO WHAT I'VE GIVEN THE BOARD IS JUST A DRAFT OF WHAT WE.

CABINET AND I HAVE MET AND ALEX AND VALERIE, AND WE'VE KIND OF PUT TOGETHER A FRAMEWORK OF DATES FOR THE YEAR.

I KNOW I SHARED SOME OF THIS WITH THE BOARD. IN ADDITION TO WHAT I SHARED WITH YOU VIA EMAIL, WE DID ADD, TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL WORK SESSIONS.

WE'VE GOT THE, YOU KNOW, THE NEW THE BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION, THE NEW GRADUATION MEASURES THAT ARE COMING DOWN AND THE NEW PROFILE OF A GRADUATE THAT THE BOARD OF REGENTS JUST ADOPTED YESTERDAY. SO WE'RE THINKING THAT COULD BE A RICH TOPIC FOR US TO SPEND SOME TIME ON THIS FALL, AS WELL AS LOOKING TO POTENTIALLY RESTRUCTURE HOW WE APPROACH OUR STUDENT OUTCOME PRESENTATION.

DO IT MORE OF A WORK SESSION STYLE. WHICH CAN BE A LOT MORE INTERACTIVE AND HOPEFULLY POTENTIALLY GIVE THE BOARD A REALLY A BETTER, DEEPER UNDERSTANDING THAN JUST A PRESENTATION STYLE.

SO THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF CHANGES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT FOR THE FALL. CERTAINLY WANTING TO BRING WHILE THE INCREDIBLE WORK HAS BEEN GOING ON CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION AND TEACHING AND LEARNING WORLD, I KNOW OUR ATTENTION LAST YEAR WAS VERY MUCH ON FACILITIES.

SO WE, YOU KNOW, WE RECOGNIZE WE WANT TO SHIFT AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF RECENTER A LITTLE BIT MORE ON SOME OF THE GREAT WORK THAT'S GOING ON

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WE DID MAINTAIN THE EARLY OCTOBER BRIEF BUDGET DISCUSSION FOR BROAD DIRECTION.

RIGHT AND I KNOW IT MAY NOT BE REALISTIC, BUT YOU KNOW, WHAT IS WHAT IS THAT STATEMENT? YOU ONLY GET WHAT YOU DON'T ASK SO WE'RE GOING TO POSE THE QUESTION. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO START PUBLIC SESSIONS AT 7:00 FOR THE COMING YEAR? I KNOW WORK SCHEDULES MAKE THAT TRAIN SCHEDULES CAN MAKE THAT TOUGH TOO.

SO JUST SOMETHING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TYPICALLY GET HERE SEVEN AND THEN HAVE CORRECT. WE ARE ALREADY LEAVING LATE ANYWAY. I MEAN DOING EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTER THE MEETING WOULD MIGHT ENCOURAGE US TO. BE QUICKER? IS 6:00 COULD BE DIFFICULT IT JUST MEANS THAT, YOU KNOW I WILL PROBABLY MISS A FEW MORE.

RIGHT. JUST I'M JUST BEING HONEST. YEAH AND IF IT'S TOO MUCH OF A SHIFT, I THINK WE RECOGNIZE, YOU KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS OKAY ALL RIGHT WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT WAS THAT COMING FROM A PLACE OF WE WANTED TO GET STARTED EARLIER SO WE COULD LEAVE EARLIER? WE COULD PLAN ON TRYING TO BE [LAUGHTER] MORE.

OKAY, I KNOW IT WAS A GOAL LAST YEAR, BUT WE'LL DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR. WE DID IT A COUPLE OF TIMES. YEAH, WE DID IT A COUPLE OF TIMES [LAUGHTER]. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. I FIGURED, YOU KNOW, ASK QUESTIONS. I WISH I COULD, BUT I JUST I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO MAKE THAT YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. I DO HAVE A QUESTION AND JUST BECAUSE IT APPEARS ON MY CALENDAR, BUT MAYBE I JUST PUT IT IN THERE.

DON'T WE WERE MEETING ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH OR? BUT NOW I SEE. BUT MAYBE IT WAS JUST YEAH WE HAVE TWO TBD DATES I JUST DELETED IT FROM MY CALENDAR BUT I THINK THERE WAS MORE CONFLICTS WITH 14TH, WHICH IS WHY WE WENT WITH 13TH AND THOSE THAT'D BE GREAT. YEAH YOU COULD JUST EMAIL ME AND IF WE SEE ANYTHING THAT'S LIKE TOO MANY CONFLICTS, THEN CERTAINLY WE'LL MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. BUT I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF EVERYONE DOES THEIR BEST TO BE HERE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE MIGHT BE ONE, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF TIMES WHERE THERE'S CONFLICT SISTER'S GETTING MARRIED IN LONDON SORRY. THAT'S RIGHT I KNEW THAT COMING IS THIS THE LATEST? WE SHOULD LOOK AT THE ONE THING THAT WE MAY ASK IN THE PAST, ON WORK SESSION DAYS, WE GENERALLY WOULD TRY TO NOT HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND JUST HAVE WORK SESSION.

SO THOSE WE MAY WANT TO KEEP IT 7:00. BUT AGAIN, IF THERE'S NO EXECUTIVE OR IF IT'S STILL AT THE NORMAL 6:30, IF WE DO NEED A BRIEF ONE, THEN THAT WOULD STILL KIND OF KEEP THE SAME TIME COMMITMENT.

OKAY JUST WANTED YOU TO THINK ABOUT IT AND TO POSE A COUPLE OF THOSE QUESTIONS.

SO LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY FEEDBACK ON THAT.

I THINK MAYBE I WILL WORK WITH JACKIE AND NATALIE.

IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD NAIL THESE DOWN BEFORE SEPTEMBER.

YES YEAH I GUESS ONE RELATED THING, IF WE LOOK AT THE RETREAT ON AUGUST 27TH, DOCTOR CHAMP, CAN YOU MENTION, LIKE WHAT WILL BE HAPPENING BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WITH RESPECT TO ANY PRE WORK?

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SO BECAUSE OF HOW SHORT THE SUMMER IS, BECAUSE OF HOW QUICK THE TURNAROUND IS AND AVAILABILITY, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO ON THE 26TH IS A VERY BRIEF END OF SUMMER BOARD MEETING, AND THEN GO RIGHT INTO OUR FACILITIES TOUR THERE.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE AN EARLY START. WE'LL JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT A QUORUM AVAILABLE. DO THE QUICK BOARD MEETING AND THEN WE'LL GO DO OUR TOUR.

THAT'LL BE TUESDAY THE 26TH. THEN ON WEDNESDAY THE 27TH WOULD BE BOARD RETREAT.

SO I'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH SUE [INAUDIBLE] THE SAME CONSULTANT WHO'S WORKED WITH US PRIOR YEARS.

DEBBIE HAS RETIRED. KAREN SHAW, WHO YOU MIGHT REMEMBER FROM STRATEGIC PLANNING, IS NOW WORKING WITH SUE.

SO THEY ARE AVAILABLE. SUE IN PARTICULAR IS AVAILABLE.

ACTUALLY, NOT SURE IF KAREN IS AVAILABLE, BUT SUE SAID SHE'S ALSO ABLE TO DO THE RETREAT ON HER OWN.

I KNOW THAT SHE'S BEEN THE KIND OF THE LEAD VOICE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

SO SHE WE'VE GOT HER LINED UP TO COME ON THE 27TH.

AND AGAIN, THE PROCESS THAT WE USED IN THE PAST, I THOUGHT WAS REALLY GOOD.

YOU ALL SEEMED TO RESONATE WELL WITH IT. SO THE PRE-WORK IS THAT THEY'LL BE SETTING UP INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH EACH OF YOU.

REMOTE MEETINGS, I THINK, IS HOW WE DID IT IN THE PAST. JUST TO HAVE THE ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS TO HEAR FROM YOU, YOUR THOUGHTS, PRIORITIES, GOALS FOR THE YEAR, THEY'LL SYNTHESIZE THAT.

SO THEN WE COME TO THE RETREAT. THAT PRE-WORK IS DONE, AND THEY GIVE US SOMETHING TO REACT TO AS FAR AS GOALS FOR THE YEAR.

AND THE OTHER THING TOO, I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO CLAIRE AND WE'LL BE DOING A LITTLE BIT MORE CONVERSATION JUST FROM OUR THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN ME, I KNOW THAT CONTINUING TO LOOK AT DATA IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING TO THE BOARD.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME IDEAS THERE TO MAYBE HAVE CLAIRE COME BE PART OF THAT.

I THINK ALICE HAD DONE THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

QUESTION. DID WE DO? I'M PRETTY SURE WE DID LIKE A WINTER RETREAT.

YES. RIGHT. IS THAT THE PLAN? YEAH AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT AT THE RETREAT. AT THE RETREAT DECEMBER MEETING. WE DID PUT IT ON AS A BUSINESS MEETING BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE DO HAVE BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. WE'VE LISTED IT AS TENTATIVE FOR THAT VERY REASON.

I GOTCHA. THERE'S YEAH AND SO AT ONE OF THESE RETREATS, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL HAVE TIME TO DO IT IN THE SUMMER OR IN DECEMBER.

I THINK WE ON OUR OWN, THE BOARD CAN DO LIKE THE EVALUATION OF THE SELF EVALUATION. AND THEN WE CAN HAVE SOME. I KNOW CATHERINE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS HAVE YOU KNOW, A BRIEF DISCUSSION ON, HOW THE BOARD IS DOING PROBABLY YEAH, IT MAKES SENSE. IT'S THE PERFECT TIME TO DO IT. AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A TOOL ACTUALLY, I'LL SHOW YOU IN A I WAS LIKE, WHAT'S THIS? [LAUGHTER] AND I WENT TO LIKE, SEE IF I COULD LOOK AT WHAT IT WAS. THIS IS FOR US WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS SPEAKERS] I WOULD THINK ABOUT. YES, IT'S A TOOL WE CAN USE IT. SO WE CAN TALK TO SUE ABOUT THAT I THINK THAT'D BE A GREAT ADDITION.

I THINK IF WE COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT. OH, IT'S VERY SIMPLE LIKE THIS ONE, YOU KNOW, SO THAT WE CAN REFLECT ON THIS PAST YEAR TO THEN HELP US INFORM THE NEXT YEAR THAT WOULD MAKE THE MOST SENSE TO ME AGAIN, I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS ON OUR AGENDA THAT ARE OTHER, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S A PRIORITY SO IT'S HARD TO LIKE BUT WE AND THAT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE MAYBE.

BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO BE MORE EFFICIENT IN OUR WORK, THAT IN AND OF ITSELF COULD BE A WORTHWHILE CONVERSATION RIGHT THERE.

YEAH. IF WE DO THAT PRE-WORK LIKE WE'VE DONE EVERY YEAR THEN THAT MAKES THINGS GO MORE QUICKLY. YEAH IN THE WAY BUT IT'S JUST SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU HAD FILLED OUT FOR MY EVALUATION, WHERE EACH MEMBER GOES THROUGH AND WRITES.

IT SYNTHESIZES ALL OF THAT, AND IT GIVES YOU SOMETHING, A STARTING POINT FOR CONVERSATION SO LET ME TALK WITH SUE AND SEE IF WE CAN BUILD A LITTLE BIT OF TIME IN, AND THEN WE'LL SEND OUT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THAT.

I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THAT TOOL IS FOR.

GREAT. THANK YOU THERE WAS QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE RETREATS AND AND WE I'LL JUST REITERATE THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CAN HAVE RETREATS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON GOAL SETTING, DEVELOPMENTS BEST PRACTICES. BEST PRACTICES. RIGHT. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE LAST ONE WE HAD IN DECEMBER, WE LEARNED HOW TO LOOK AT DATA.

RIGHT WE LEARNED HOW TO LOOK AT DATA. AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE THAT.

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IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO INTO SOMETHING THAT'S PERSONNEL RELATED OR EVEN INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS OF THE BOARD, I BELIEVE. BUT IT IS OKAY THAT WE ARE NOT WE DON'T HAVE IT ON YOUTUBE. RIGHT. IS NOTICED YEAH AS LONG AS WE DO YES

[16. Communications and Comments from the Public]

I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE BUSINESS MEETING.

[17. Adjournment of Business Meeting]