1 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,680 Good evening everyone. Uh, welcome to 2 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:25,439 the regularly scheduled Abington School 3 00:00:25,439 --> 00:00:27,119 Committee meeting. Today is Tuesday, 4 00:00:27,119 --> 00:00:29,840 September 1st at 6:30 in the Abington 5 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:31,599 Middle High School Library. If I could 6 00:00:31,599 --> 00:00:33,120 ask everyone to stand to salute the 7 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,000 flag. 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,320 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the 9 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,399 United States of America and to the 10 00:00:40,399 --> 00:00:43,200 republic for which it stands. One nation 11 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,840 under God, indivisible, with liberty and 12 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:51,029 justice for all. 13 00:00:51,039 --> 00:00:53,039 » Thank you. And at this time, uh, I will 14 00:00:53,039 --> 00:00:54,800 open the hearing of visitors. If anyone 15 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:56,160 would like to speak, please come up to 16 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:57,520 the podium, state your name and address 17 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,960 for the records, please. 18 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,159 >> Hi there, Mike McDonald 3 Pinerest Road. 19 00:01:04,159 --> 00:01:08,080 Um and um I want to start by thanking 20 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:11,439 you. I believe I saw in the minutes that 21 00:01:11,439 --> 00:01:13,119 um Good Friday is going to be off this 22 00:01:13,119 --> 00:01:16,479 year. Um you know, and thank you and 23 00:01:16,479 --> 00:01:19,840 praise God for acknowledging, you know, 24 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,960 um God, we need it. We need him more 25 00:01:22,960 --> 00:01:24,320 than ever. Our kids need him more than 26 00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:27,920 ever. And not to mention a historical um 27 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,640 fact and as Lord and Savior. So um thank 28 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,119 you for that. And but more on to um 29 00:01:33,119 --> 00:01:35,840 other issues that I'm concerned with uh 30 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,360 and not unrelated. Um uh is the health 31 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:43,439 uh education um the the I would like to 32 00:01:43,439 --> 00:01:49,360 request more transparency on the on the sexed side coming home to 33 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,720 our to our families. Um, 34 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,520 you know, I I've I've done a lot of work 35 00:01:55,520 --> 00:02:00,240 on this in the past and and a lot of it is what I think to be 36 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,399 inappropriate. I I don't I don't think 37 00:02:02,399 --> 00:02:06,240 our our kids um need to be um taught a 38 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,879 lot of the stuff that is being taught in 39 00:02:08,879 --> 00:02:11,840 this um and it kind of I just think it 40 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,000 gets brushed over. So, I I really think 41 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,280 this is something that we can, you know, 42 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:18,800 um 43 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,080 give more transparency to uh to our uh 44 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,040 to families, especially to me. Um you 45 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:26,879 know, but I mean to everybody in 46 00:02:26,879 --> 00:02:28,879 general. So, I don't know if there's any 47 00:02:28,879 --> 00:02:31,360 possibility how we can go about that. Uh 48 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:34,000 but I just feel like um it's a really 49 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,040 important issue. Um there's a lot of um 50 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,280 things that I I don't think that in the 51 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,920 end are you know sexual promiscuity 52 00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:44,160 things of that nature that go on not you 53 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,280 know that that that are are taught 54 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,519 indirectly within that health education 55 00:02:49,519 --> 00:02:51,680 that I I don't think most people would 56 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,640 want. So that's that's my that's that's 57 00:02:54,640 --> 00:02:57,040 um what I'd like to see. Um and I'd like 58 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,440 to see what's being taught pretty much 59 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:05,440 exactly by by the lesson. Um, so that's where I what I wanted to bring 60 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,360 forward and it's something that I I I'm 61 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,360 want I'm going to monitor and I hope you 62 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,720 do too and and um I think it's really 63 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,560 important for for um parents to know. 64 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,120 >> Thank you. Hear your concern. 65 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,840 Um just to close the loop on that one. 66 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,360 Um what is being taught is the standards 67 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,280 that are mandated by the state, not 68 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,760 necessarily Abington. Abington and feel 69 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,599 free to jump in. Um uh so if there are 70 00:03:33,599 --> 00:03:35,120 questions on the state mandate that 71 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:36,720 would be something that would need to be 72 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,280 addressed to Desi, not to us. How it 73 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,920 gets taught is part of what Abington 74 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,000 will create. And we can certainly 75 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,840 discuss the the information that's 76 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:47,680 shared with parents. But I just wanted 77 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,280 to clarify that 78 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,680 >> it's not that Abington is changing, it's 79 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,239 that the DESIE standards have been 80 00:03:54,239 --> 00:03:55,280 clarified. 81 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,239 >> Understood. But that there there are 82 00:03:58,239 --> 00:04:00,799 gives and takes in that. Right. So, so 83 00:04:00,799 --> 00:04:04,400 we, you know, we can say I mean 84 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,080 >> sometimes the state doesn't always do 85 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,239 the right thing and we've seen a lot of 86 00:04:08,239 --> 00:04:09,120 that. 87 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,280 >> But to be clear, this board like this 88 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,360 board is policy and budget. This board 89 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,400 is not here to to determine what is 90 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:17,919 required. Residents can certainly 91 00:04:17,919 --> 00:04:20,079 advocate at the state level, but to 92 00:04:20,079 --> 00:04:22,160 clarify, our role in school committee is 93 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,320 policy and budget of Abington schools. 94 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,919 We can't um and correct me if I'm wrong 95 00:04:27,919 --> 00:04:29,600 here, but we can't do something that 96 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,840 goes against the state regulations. That 97 00:04:31,840 --> 00:04:33,600 is our job as school committee to ensure 98 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,759 we're in compliance with the state regs 99 00:04:35,759 --> 00:04:37,919 >> and state. So just I just wanted to 100 00:04:37,919 --> 00:04:40,320 clarify that our board is for Abington 101 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,560 budget and policy. It's not for state 102 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,120 advocacy on curriculum. 103 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,720 >> Got it. So I'd go through Desi, 104 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,360 but there there's no in there's no 105 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:55,600 school way to there's no Abington way to 106 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,000 change this change it is what you're 107 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,000 saying right like we you couldn't go and 108 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,320 say no Desi where we don't think this is 109 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:06,000 what we want to teach here correct 110 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,560 we follow the state standards what are 111 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,320 pro which are provided by the department 112 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,840 of elementary and secondary education 113 00:05:13,840 --> 00:05:16,400 okay all 114 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,870 Thank you though. Hear your concerns. 115 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:24,160 » Okay. Seeing no other visitors, close 116 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,880 the hearing of visitors. Um at this 117 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,000 time, two administrative items. Um due 118 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,639 to the timing of posting this meeting. 119 00:05:32,639 --> 00:05:34,800 We will not be voting anything today. So 120 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,120 I'm going to skip over number three. We 121 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,440 will have a separate meeting via Zoom, a 122 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,520 virtual meeting that we will share. 123 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:42,400 >> Teams, sorry. 124 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,440 >> Sorry. Teams meeting. uh a virtual teams 125 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:49,440 meeting um on Friday at uh I believe 126 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,280 it'll be 12:30, but the final details 127 00:05:51,280 --> 00:05:52,720 will be shared via constant contact 128 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,320 tomorrow. That's when we will do the 129 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:55,759 votes. The discussion will all still 130 00:05:55,759 --> 00:05:58,479 take place today. And I would quickly 131 00:05:58,479 --> 00:06:01,360 also like to introduce our new student 132 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:06,960 representative, Cameron Mc McNeel Barry Barry. Um do you want to just give 133 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,160 a brief intro on who you are and what 134 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,240 you like about Abington or what what you 135 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,880 seek to do? Um, my name is Cameron 136 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,759 Mcnob. I have participated in the 137 00:06:17,759 --> 00:06:19,919 school, school government, music, all 138 00:06:19,919 --> 00:06:22,080 the departments you can think of for my 139 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:23,360 entire high school career. And I'm 140 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:24,479 excited to be a part of the school 141 00:06:24,479 --> 00:06:26,880 committee to hopefully shed light on 142 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:29,199 student activities, student involvement, 143 00:06:29,199 --> 00:06:31,919 student questions, anything of that 144 00:06:31,919 --> 00:06:32,800 sort. 145 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:34,080 >> Great. Wonderful. 146 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,400 >> And you are a rising senior. Well, you 147 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:37,759 won't be rising as of 148 00:06:37,759 --> 00:06:38,400 >> tomorrow, 149 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,199 >> 10 12 hours. [laughter] 150 00:06:41,199 --> 00:06:42,560 >> Welcome. and we look forward to having 151 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:44,080 you. 152 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,080 >> Okay, so now we will move on to the 153 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:47,600 report of the assistant superintendent. 154 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:48,800 Turn it over to Dr. Ba. 155 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,039 >> Hi, good evening everyone. Welcome back. 156 00:06:51,039 --> 00:06:54,960 I hope you had a great summer. Um today 157 00:06:54,960 --> 00:07:00,319 um our prek to 12 certified staff spent 158 00:07:00,319 --> 00:07:03,759 time uh developing as professionals um 159 00:07:03,759 --> 00:07:05,840 professional development, if you will. 160 00:07:05,840 --> 00:07:08,240 um focusing on strengthening 161 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:11,120 instruction, supporting students, and 162 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,120 key district priorities that are part of 163 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,080 our strategic plan. Um kindergarten to 164 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,680 grade six teachers received um further 165 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,479 training related to I Ready. You'll 166 00:07:22,479 --> 00:07:24,479 remember we implement implemented that 167 00:07:24,479 --> 00:07:26,400 two years ago. So this is really our 168 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,759 third year with I Ready. Um three times 169 00:07:29,759 --> 00:07:31,520 a year, benchmark assessment, literacy, 170 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,759 and numeracy. the training that was 171 00:07:33,759 --> 00:07:36,560 delivered today by the I Ready folks 172 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:38,639 focused on what do we do with the data 173 00:07:38,639 --> 00:07:42,400 now that we have it take the data and 174 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,160 decide how does that inform the 175 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,720 instruction um but not just how do we 176 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:48,880 group students we're already doing that 177 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,280 um how do we take it and deepen learning 178 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,319 for kids who um can be stretched or 179 00:07:54,319 --> 00:07:56,879 support kids who need extra support so 180 00:07:56,879 --> 00:08:00,720 that was for K to 6 um 181 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,400 from 7 to 12 and also some of our other 182 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,479 departments that are K12. adult 183 00:08:06,479 --> 00:08:10,479 wellness, music, art, um our EL 184 00:08:10,479 --> 00:08:12,720 department, EL department, all of those 185 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:16,319 departments and 7 to 12 um departments 186 00:08:16,319 --> 00:08:20,160 worked together on um curriculum topics 187 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:24,879 specifically um looking to design a if 188 00:08:24,879 --> 00:08:27,280 there isn't already existence for a a 189 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,720 department to design at least one common 190 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:34,000 standardsbased unit that everyone who's 191 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,000 teaching that particular 192 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,080 um content area or that in that 193 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:40,479 department will deliver. So all the 194 00:08:40,479 --> 00:08:42,959 students who are in nth grade ELA, their 195 00:08:42,959 --> 00:08:44,560 teachers, no matter who they are, would 196 00:08:44,560 --> 00:08:47,040 deliver this one particular unit in the 197 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,120 way that it's designed using the 198 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,519 preassessments and formative assessments 199 00:08:51,519 --> 00:08:54,080 and post assessments that are developed 200 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:56,399 together so that we can compare apples 201 00:08:56,399 --> 00:08:58,560 to apples from one class to another 202 00:08:58,560 --> 00:09:01,040 despite who the teacher was. Um so that 203 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:05,600 work was started today um for our 7-12 204 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,959 uh teachers. And then also um there was 205 00:09:08,959 --> 00:09:12,320 some work that focused on starting to 206 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:14,399 look at our existing vision of the 207 00:09:14,399 --> 00:09:16,720 graduate comparing it to the new 208 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:18,959 portrait of a graduate that uh the state 209 00:09:18,959 --> 00:09:22,320 has released. So um we're very closely 210 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:23,920 aligned with that already, but there are 211 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:25,440 some tweaks that we'll need to make over 212 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:28,800 the next couple of years. Um 213 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:30,800 and then we're waiting to see what 214 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:32,959 happens with graduation requirements and 215 00:09:32,959 --> 00:09:34,560 that will be folded into the work that 216 00:09:34,560 --> 00:09:37,200 those departments do during the year um 217 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,040 the rest of the year. Does anybody have 218 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,000 any questions about today first? 219 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,720 >> Can I ask one question? Um on the 7th 220 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,240 through 12th department the standard 221 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:47,760 that they're working on is it intended 222 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:49,360 that I know you said the work was 223 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:50,399 started. 224 00:09:50,399 --> 00:09:53,279 >> Will that happen this year in the second 225 00:09:53,279 --> 00:09:54,000 half of the year? 226 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:57,360 >> Yeah. Okay. So, um, Mr. Bourne, uh, 227 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,440 could give you much more specific 228 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:03,279 information about it, but I believe, um, 229 00:10:03,279 --> 00:10:05,440 they are designing a 230 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:06,640 >> Thanks. 231 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,440 They are designing um they're selecting 232 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,560 a unit um focusing on one particular 233 00:10:12,560 --> 00:10:16,399 standard um designing the work to be um 234 00:10:16,399 --> 00:10:18,560 done towards the end of the first 235 00:10:18,560 --> 00:10:20,720 semester so that in the second semester 236 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,839 there can be um uh post assessment to 237 00:10:23,839 --> 00:10:25,440 see what difference did it make for 238 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:26,160 those students. 239 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:26,800 >> Okay. 240 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:31,200 >> So the goal is to use it this year. Um 241 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:32,560 and there was something else I was going 242 00:10:32,560 --> 00:10:34,160 to say about it but it's gone. Can't 243 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:35,040 remember now. 244 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:37,360 >> Dr. is that 245 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:39,120 >> and I was at his department heads 246 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:40,240 meeting when he was talking about this 247 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,360 and one of the pieces of the unit 248 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:47,200 development was using our MTSS um 249 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:50,399 multi-tered student system of supports 250 00:10:50,399 --> 00:10:55,600 to embed in each unit um activities or 251 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,560 um things for the students to reach for 252 00:10:58,560 --> 00:11:00,240 those students who have already have 253 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,920 skills in that area and also um 254 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,399 activities are are less lessons to help 255 00:11:06,399 --> 00:11:07,839 those students who have not mastered 256 00:11:07,839 --> 00:11:10,480 that skill. 257 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,440 >> Is the idea to expand it beyond like 258 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:14,880 would you say like it was for one unit 259 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:16,399 is the idea to expand it gradually 260 00:11:16,399 --> 00:11:17,120 beyond that? 261 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:17,760 >> Yeah. Okay. 262 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:21,279 >> So, we we have existing um units of 263 00:11:21,279 --> 00:11:24,560 study that are um common for each 264 00:11:24,560 --> 00:11:26,480 department that are based on the state 265 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:27,839 standards that we were talking about a 266 00:11:27,839 --> 00:11:30,240 few minutes ago. Those already exist. 267 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,399 This is more specifically drilling down 268 00:11:32,399 --> 00:11:35,120 to the standard level. So within that 269 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:36,880 unit, what standard are we going to make 270 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,040 sure we all focus on? 271 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,120 >> But yes, the goal is over time to do 272 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:42,959 that more and more. 273 00:11:42,959 --> 00:11:44,399 >> Thanks. 274 00:11:44,399 --> 00:11:48,640 >> Any other questions about today? 275 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:52,640 >> No. Um and then just to give you a quick 276 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,560 preview of the rest of the year. Um 277 00:11:54,560 --> 00:11:56,560 there'll be a lot of building based 278 00:11:56,560 --> 00:11:58,640 professional development which we uh try 279 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,920 to do three or four times a year so that 280 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:04,399 each building administr administrative 281 00:12:04,399 --> 00:12:07,200 team can focus the professional 282 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:08,720 development based on the needs of the 283 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:10,480 teachers in their building and the 284 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:11,920 students that those teachers are working 285 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:15,600 with. Um there will also be from K to 6 286 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:20,399 related to um the I Ready work that they will be doing throughout the 287 00:12:20,399 --> 00:12:23,519 year data teams looking at that data 288 00:12:23,519 --> 00:12:25,680 three times during the year to see where 289 00:12:25,680 --> 00:12:28,399 students are, how we can uh change our 290 00:12:28,399 --> 00:12:30,320 instruction for those students and then 291 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:34,480 also um what do we do next um as a as a 292 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,639 team of teachers. And then at one point 293 00:12:36,639 --> 00:12:38,160 in the middle of the year, we've moved 294 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:39,600 around a couple times, but for the last 295 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:41,680 few years, we've used one of our 296 00:12:41,680 --> 00:12:45,760 half-day um early dismissals for um 297 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:47,680 vertical articulation between grade 298 00:12:47,680 --> 00:12:49,920 levels to make sure that we are doing 299 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:51,440 everything we can to support students 300 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,200 and families as they transition from one 301 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:54,720 grade to another, but more importantly 302 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,440 from one school to another. Um we've 303 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,040 done it in towards the end of the year, 304 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:00,000 we've done it towards the beginning of 305 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:01,200 the year. This year we're doing it in 306 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,200 the middle sometime to try and find the 307 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:04,800 sweet spot. um you don't want 308 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,600 information about how kids are doing too 309 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:09,839 early for uh the following year, but you 310 00:13:09,839 --> 00:13:12,560 also don't want it too late. Um and then 311 00:13:12,560 --> 00:13:15,600 there will also be as always um special 312 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,240 education specific um professional 313 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,120 development. And in addition to that, we 314 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,360 will again have Abington Innovates on 315 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:25,519 election day where teachers get to 316 00:13:25,519 --> 00:13:28,800 choose their own adventure and uh select 317 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:31,440 out of three sessions um professional 318 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:34,079 development that matches their needs. 319 00:13:34,079 --> 00:13:36,480 That's a a quick glance at the year in 320 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:39,279 PD. Any questions about any of that or 321 00:13:39,279 --> 00:13:41,279 any other ideas or questions? 322 00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:44,000 >> I have a question. Um are you looking at 323 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,760 any sort of um professional development 324 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,320 for um to support mental health and 325 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,720 well-being of the teachers 326 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,800 um because I know that there's a lot of 327 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:56,320 stresses going on. 328 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:57,040 >> Mhm. 329 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:59,760 >> Now and um there's a lot of burnout. So 330 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:01,440 I wasn't sure if you were going to focus 331 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,160 on maybe in the innovative class. 332 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,720 >> Yeah. So Abington Innovates, this will 333 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:10,480 be our third year. For the last two 334 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,600 years, probably a quarter of the 335 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,839 offerings are focused on teacher 336 00:14:15,839 --> 00:14:18,000 self-care and uh wellness. 337 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:18,399 >> Perfect. 338 00:14:18,399 --> 00:14:20,399 >> And they're very popular those those 339 00:14:20,399 --> 00:14:24,639 sessions. So yes, that'll definitely be a part of um Abington Innovates 340 00:14:24,639 --> 00:14:27,680 again. And um if there's anybody in the 341 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:29,120 community who wants to come in and 342 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:30,959 volunteer their time and their expertise 343 00:14:30,959 --> 00:14:32,959 related to that and offer a session, 344 00:14:32,959 --> 00:14:35,040 just email me and I'll try to get you on 345 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,279 the schedule. 346 00:14:37,279 --> 00:14:40,000 Other questions? 347 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:41,680 No. 348 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:47,839 My next topic um is an update on our K25 349 00:14:47,839 --> 00:14:52,880 ELA um program selection and adoption 350 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:56,720 that's uh tied to the Prism 2 grant that 351 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:00,399 we received last year. Um you'll 352 00:15:00,399 --> 00:15:02,800 remember at the end of the year last 353 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:06,160 year, we sort of had to put a pin in our 354 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:08,320 um selection process because of the 355 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:10,160 report that came out late from DESIE 356 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,880 about one of the programs we were um 357 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:16,000 piloting. So we stopped the pilot and we 358 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,800 need to regroup um this fall with 359 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,920 teachers now that they're back. Um we 360 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,240 have a few decisions to make as a 361 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:27,120 committee of representatives from um 362 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:30,800 each grade level K to uh six K to five 363 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:34,880 sorry including um an EL teacher and 364 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:38,000 special educators. we need to sort of 365 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,760 look at the landscape of what's out 366 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:44,399 there as far as K to5 um ELA programs 367 00:15:44,399 --> 00:15:46,399 that meet the needs of our students, 368 00:15:46,399 --> 00:15:49,759 match the Desi um curriculum frameworks 369 00:15:49,759 --> 00:15:53,360 and um also match the ma the other 370 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:55,199 mandates that we have from the state 371 00:15:55,199 --> 00:15:56,720 that aren't necessarily in the 372 00:15:56,720 --> 00:16:00,160 standards. For example, um there is a 373 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,360 mandate coming uh within the next year 374 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:06,160 for districts to adopt high quality 375 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,120 instructional materials as identified by 376 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,480 DESIE. So in other words, you have to 377 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:14,079 choose something off of their list. 378 00:16:14,079 --> 00:16:15,920 Right? So that's kind of where we are 379 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,639 and what we're trying to um make some 380 00:16:18,639 --> 00:16:20,079 decisions about with the group of 381 00:16:20,079 --> 00:16:21,279 teachers that are involved and 382 00:16:21,279 --> 00:16:24,720 administrators. We will um most likely 383 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:26,959 take a closer look at the um program 384 00:16:26,959 --> 00:16:29,440 that we piloted last year, CKLA you 385 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:31,600 might remember, and then at the same 386 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:34,720 time look for an another program or two 387 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,120 that we could use um to compare and 388 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,920 decide which is um best meeting the 389 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:41,600 needs of our students and fitting our 390 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,120 instructional vision that we worked on 391 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:44,959 last year. 392 00:16:44,959 --> 00:16:46,959 Um 393 00:16:46,959 --> 00:16:51,680 so another piece related to that uh 394 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:53,279 because of what happened with the 395 00:16:53,279 --> 00:16:57,040 piloting um we received permission I 396 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:59,600 guess we were granted the ability to 397 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,800 carry over um a portion of the prism 2 398 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:04,720 grant that was supposed to be spent last 399 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,199 year on this adoption into this fiscal 400 00:17:07,199 --> 00:17:09,280 year. So, I believe it was about 401 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:11,600 $136,000 402 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:13,839 um was carried for forward in the Prism 403 00:17:13,839 --> 00:17:19,679 2 grant. In addition to that, another um 404 00:17:19,679 --> 00:17:22,949 $220ish,000 405 00:17:22,959 --> 00:17:24,400 I don't have the exact numbers right in 406 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,839 front of me actually. Um 407 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:30,480 yeah, another sum of money that's very 408 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,679 significant um was given in a 409 00:17:33,679 --> 00:17:36,960 continuation grant from Prism 2. So this 410 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:40,400 is separate from last year and it is for 411 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,559 um professional development. It is for 412 00:17:42,559 --> 00:17:44,960 supporting the work that we're doing in 413 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,440 the the schools with the teachers and 414 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:51,200 then also anything um that we might need 415 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,960 to fill the gap in the purchase of an 416 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:58,720 adoption uh of a program in addition to 417 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,360 the money that we have in Abington from 418 00:18:01,360 --> 00:18:04,160 an article from two years ago um for 419 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:05,679 instructional materials that's been set 420 00:18:05,679 --> 00:18:08,720 aside for that purpose. So financially 421 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,039 we're in good shape for an adoption. 422 00:18:11,039 --> 00:18:12,799 It's just finding the program that's 423 00:18:12,799 --> 00:18:15,760 right for Abington um and then providing 424 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:17,440 the right training and professional 425 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,160 development for staff and um rolling it 426 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:25,510 out in uh the fall of 27. 427 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:27,840 I think that's all of the update I have 428 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:30,160 about that. Do you have any questions 429 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:34,080 about the ELA project we're doing? 430 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:35,760 >> Can't imagine why you're looking at me 431 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:37,280 right now. [laughter] 432 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:40,960 Um, now can you just go back to the 433 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,400 thing about the adoption of high quality 434 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,760 instructional materials? 435 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,960 Um, when did this come down? 436 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,799 >> It's been in the works for I think a 437 00:18:54,799 --> 00:18:55,200 >> talking 438 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:56,480 >> Yeah, they've been talking about it for 439 00:18:56,480 --> 00:19:00,559 a while. Um, recently we saw it in 440 00:19:00,559 --> 00:19:03,039 writing with an actual year, you know, 441 00:19:03,039 --> 00:19:04,960 that it's by I think it's December of 442 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:06,480 next year. 443 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,840 >> So, December of 27, districts have to be 444 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:11,360 using high quality instructional 445 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:15,200 materials. And um, 446 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,200 December, 447 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,039 >> I can't remember. Sorry, it might not 448 00:19:19,039 --> 00:19:20,880 have been December. By December of this 449 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:22,480 year, they're supposed to be completing 450 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,960 the list um of here are the things you 451 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,200 can choose from. and then we'll have 452 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,200 it's actually not December, it's uh the 453 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:30,880 fall of 27. 454 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,240 >> So, we were kind of concerned about 455 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:33,919 that. We said, "Okay, we're we're going 456 00:19:33,919 --> 00:19:36,080 to get a list and then in less than or 457 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:39,280 in about 6 months after that um have to 458 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:40,559 have everything in place." 459 00:19:40,559 --> 00:19:42,720 >> So, if they are intending to have the 460 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,600 list out by December of 26, we can 461 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,960 assume that there will be no movement on 462 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:52,000 our end on adoption of anything until 463 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:53,679 the new list comes out. 464 00:19:53,679 --> 00:19:54,400 >> Yeah. 465 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:55,840 >> Except ELA. Yeah, 466 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:56,480 >> possibly. 467 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:57,600 >> Right. 468 00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:59,679 >> Because that's a 469 00:19:59,679 --> 00:20:02,559 they have a set 470 00:20:02,559 --> 00:20:04,480 they're working on an updated list for 471 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,440 other content areas. There is a ELA, 472 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:08,240 >> right? 473 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:09,600 >> Curate list. 474 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:10,559 >> Correct. 475 00:20:10,559 --> 00:20:12,418 >> Hopefully they include the same one. 476 00:20:12,418 --> 00:20:12,799 [laughter] 477 00:20:12,799 --> 00:20:14,400 >> Hopefully that's not going to fall. 478 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:15,360 >> Correct. 479 00:20:15,360 --> 00:20:17,360 >> And I think I'm wondering if other 480 00:20:17,360 --> 00:20:18,799 people's brains go to the same place. 481 00:20:18,799 --> 00:20:21,120 Mine, which is of course all students 482 00:20:21,120 --> 00:20:23,520 deserve high quality instructional 483 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,039 material regardless. Yep. 484 00:20:25,039 --> 00:20:28,000 >> But this seems to be yet another 485 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,400 unfunded mandate. 486 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:31,280 >> Correct. Correct. 487 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,200 >> Just felt the need to say that out loud. 488 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,520 >> And and 489 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,840 who is determining what's high quality? 490 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:40,159 >> Thank you. That is that's the other 491 00:20:40,159 --> 00:20:42,080 >> there is there's a group of people that 492 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:45,120 are doing that based on a rubric and 493 00:20:45,120 --> 00:20:47,039 districts, you know, have to sort of 494 00:20:47,039 --> 00:20:49,520 follow the guidelines. There is, 495 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:51,200 especially for us, I think we talked 496 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,440 about this at some point last year, 497 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:56,559 because of the prison 2 grant, we have 498 00:20:56,559 --> 00:21:00,480 to, we can only spend that money on um 499 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,200 on a program that meets expectations as 500 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,200 rated by curate and as a highquality 501 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,600 instructional material rated by curate. 502 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,600 Um, if you're a district that is looking 503 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,480 to implement something not using state 504 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:16,240 grant money, you can there there's a a 505 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,559 way to apply for a waiver if it's 506 00:21:18,559 --> 00:21:20,000 something that's not on the state's 507 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,720 list. You can apply for a waiver because 508 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:24,480 you're saying we believe it is 509 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:26,640 highquality instructional materials even 510 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:28,480 though it's not on your list. And then I 511 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:30,159 don't we don't know how that waiver 512 00:21:30,159 --> 00:21:33,440 process will go. Um that might be a 513 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:35,280 question for us down the road with other 514 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,440 content areas, but for ELA, as I just 515 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:38,880 said, because of the Prism 2 grant, 516 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:42,480 we're locked in to um not use a waiver. 517 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,480 >> And what grades is this targeting? 518 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:45,840 >> This for us 519 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:47,360 >> at the state level, 520 00:21:47,360 --> 00:21:47,840 >> all grades 521 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:51,919 >> prek to 12. So for example, if we have 522 00:21:51,919 --> 00:21:53,919 say high school departments that have 523 00:21:53,919 --> 00:21:58,159 been working diligently to create high 524 00:21:58,159 --> 00:21:59,600 quality rigorous curriculum 525 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,080 independently of a program. 526 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:03,360 >> Yeah. 527 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:04,400 >> So we could be having 528 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:05,919 >> that would be an example of an 529 00:22:05,919 --> 00:22:08,320 application to say this is what our 530 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,559 teachers created 531 00:22:10,559 --> 00:22:13,919 based on the requirements of your 532 00:22:13,919 --> 00:22:16,640 highquality instructional material we 533 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,320 >> Okay. And I would assume there'd be a 534 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,159 review, right? We'd have an application 535 00:22:20,159 --> 00:22:21,600 for the waiver, but then they'd actually 536 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:25,039 want to see samples of our work uh that 537 00:22:25,039 --> 00:22:26,480 our teachers have done, 538 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,120 >> which isn't too unlike what our teachers 539 00:22:29,120 --> 00:22:31,600 currently have to do to prove dual 540 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:32,400 enrollment. 541 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:33,440 >> Right. Correct. 542 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:37,200 >> Anyway, so Okay. All right. So, we might 543 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:39,280 not have to buy a whole new curriculum 544 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:43,039 at a secondary level if we Okay. Thank 545 00:22:43,039 --> 00:22:44,799 you for getting me there eventually. 546 00:22:44,799 --> 00:22:46,559 >> You're welcome. 547 00:22:46,559 --> 00:22:49,679 I would imagine with the cost 548 00:22:49,679 --> 00:22:53,039 of this that um it'll be something that 549 00:22:53,039 --> 00:22:55,440 will be rolled rolled out and there'll 550 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:58,799 be as there is um the prison uh grants 551 00:22:58,799 --> 00:23:01,760 around ELA and literacy that I would 552 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:03,600 imagine there's going to be additional 553 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,880 funding for other content areas over the 554 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,760 coming years. My other question is if 555 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:12,720 we've already seen some of the the 556 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:15,120 programs that have been looked at taken 557 00:23:15,120 --> 00:23:16,960 off the list, have they given any 558 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:20,000 feedback as to what some of these 559 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:21,840 factors are that are their kind of X 560 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:23,600 factors for removing someone from a high 561 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,640 quality list? 562 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,440 >> So there's two things 563 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:31,520 and I'm not super clear on the 564 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,039 distinction between the two, but there 565 00:23:33,039 --> 00:23:34,559 are two things. Okay, 566 00:23:34,559 --> 00:23:38,240 >> there there's the curate list that says 567 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,280 here are our um here are the indicators 568 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:43,280 that we're looking for as far as student 569 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,080 engagement, teacher usability, and 570 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:49,679 content um knowledge and content um 571 00:23:49,679 --> 00:23:51,919 information, how accurate it is. Right? 572 00:23:51,919 --> 00:23:53,840 So, that's how you get a curate report 573 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:57,200 of um either doesn't meet expectations, 574 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,200 partially meets expectations, or meets 575 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,760 expectations. And you can get you get a 576 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:03,360 rating in each one of those sections. 577 00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:07,200 And then you also get an overall 578 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:09,679 then there's separately this idea of 579 00:24:09,679 --> 00:24:12,720 highquality instructional materials. 580 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:17,039 I think all all curate items that have 581 00:24:17,039 --> 00:24:19,279 been rated meets expectations are 582 00:24:19,279 --> 00:24:21,679 highquality instructional materials but 583 00:24:21,679 --> 00:24:23,120 not all high-quality instructional 584 00:24:23,120 --> 00:24:26,080 materials are on curate. 585 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:27,760 >> Does that make sense? 586 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:28,400 >> Yeah. 587 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,159 >> Um [laughter] 588 00:24:30,159 --> 00:24:33,200 but yes but no. That is exactly yes but 589 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:33,600 no. 590 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,039 >> Every square is a rectangle but not 591 00:24:35,039 --> 00:24:36,000 every rectangle is a square. 592 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:37,760 >> A square. 593 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,000 >> Kleenex being tissues and vice versa. 594 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,159 Yes. Um 595 00:24:42,159 --> 00:24:44,880 so we're basically playing a game of 596 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:46,880 semantics at this point in time until 597 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:50,799 someone can clear the fog 598 00:24:50,799 --> 00:24:51,760 >> maybe. 599 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:55,600 >> And not related to ELA for us because 600 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:57,360 like I said we have to choose off of 601 00:24:57,360 --> 00:24:59,520 curates list because of the prism 2 602 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,480 grant. So it is high- quality 603 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,120 instructional materials. It gets gray 604 00:25:05,120 --> 00:25:08,240 right now with other things. There are 605 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:11,200 um math and science um and I think some 606 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,679 social studies curriculum and programs 607 00:25:13,679 --> 00:25:17,600 on curate also. Um 608 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,919 but there is that whole thing of if it's 609 00:25:19,919 --> 00:25:21,919 high quality materials in your opinion 610 00:25:21,919 --> 00:25:23,679 you can apply for a waiver. So we just 611 00:25:23,679 --> 00:25:25,200 don't know what that is. 612 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:25,600 >> Okay. 613 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,080 >> How are they going to measure that? So, 614 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:29,840 we might be in that position at some 615 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:32,000 point with some some program that we use 616 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,919 or something we've created, but right 617 00:25:33,919 --> 00:25:35,520 now for ELA, we don't have to think 618 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:39,600 about that waiver situation. 619 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:40,880 >> More to come. 620 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:41,840 >> Perfect. Thank you, 621 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:42,720 >> Caroline. No. 622 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:46,000 >> Yes. Um, so just backing up a little, I 623 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:47,360 just want to make sure I have all the 624 00:25:47,360 --> 00:25:50,799 like the little flowchart correct. Um, 625 00:25:50,799 --> 00:25:55,039 very bumpy flowchart. So last year the 626 00:25:55,039 --> 00:25:57,760 team piloted two different curriculara, 627 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:00,640 right? It was CK CKLA 628 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,919 and the one that was voted off the 629 00:26:03,919 --> 00:26:04,400 island. 630 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:05,679 >> That's right. Bye. 631 00:26:05,679 --> 00:26:07,679 >> Right. They started they were like a 632 00:26:07,679 --> 00:26:11,200 week into piloting into reading by HMH. 633 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:14,400 >> Okay. And then but we don't yet know the 634 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:18,720 status of CKLA for the upcoming list. 635 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:24,159 CKLA is is actually CKLA is the only ELA 636 00:26:24,159 --> 00:26:28,720 program on the list that is K to5 and 637 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,200 has incorporated into it foundational 638 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:32,559 skills instruction. 639 00:26:32,559 --> 00:26:32,880 >> Okay, 640 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:34,880 >> foundational skills being phonics 641 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:37,279 essentially, right? Um learning how to 642 00:26:37,279 --> 00:26:39,919 read a lot of programs that's a separate 643 00:26:39,919 --> 00:26:41,200 component. M 644 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,320 >> um so um CKLA is the only one that's 645 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:46,159 comprehensive in that way that it also 646 00:26:46,159 --> 00:26:49,120 has the foundational skills and it's K 647 00:26:49,120 --> 00:26:52,960 to 5. There are other programs on there 648 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,760 but they're K to3 and then there's four 649 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:57,679 and six or something like that but so 650 00:26:57,679 --> 00:27:00,400 CKLA is and it's still on the list it I 651 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:01,679 don't think it's going to change. 652 00:27:01,679 --> 00:27:02,799 >> It's okay but it 653 00:27:02,799 --> 00:27:03,600 >> yeah it's 654 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,640 >> theoretically could Okay. All right. So 655 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,559 are there any other are we just in a 656 00:27:08,559 --> 00:27:10,480 holding pattern until the le the next 657 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:12,240 list comes out or are we piloting 658 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:13,600 anything else in the meantime? 659 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:17,679 >> So um we haven't met yet with the 660 00:27:17,679 --> 00:27:20,640 teachers um but there is 661 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:24,799 >> the existing curate list has um programs 662 00:27:24,799 --> 00:27:27,679 that have been reviewed based on their 663 00:27:27,679 --> 00:27:30,480 criteria within the last few years. 664 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:30,799 >> Okay. 665 00:27:30,799 --> 00:27:34,000 >> Some of them go back to 2017. I wouldn't 666 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,000 suggest we pilot something that was 667 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,400 meets expectations in 2017 because 668 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,880 they're probably going to do another 669 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:42,960 report on it based on the most recent 670 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:46,559 edition and it might not be. So what we 671 00:27:46,559 --> 00:27:48,480 will look at with the committee is with 672 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:51,200 the committee is probably anything from 673 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,480 2021 2022 forward. Okay, 674 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,200 >> that's on the curate approved meets 675 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:58,559 expectations list 676 00:27:58,559 --> 00:28:01,279 >> to determine what meets our needs, pilot 677 00:28:01,279 --> 00:28:03,760 that and then come back to the group and 678 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:06,399 say, okay, do we want to pilot a third 679 00:28:06,399 --> 00:28:07,840 thing or do you feel like you have 680 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:09,520 enough of a choice to make a good 681 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:10,880 decision for the students? 682 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:13,919 >> Okay. And what was one more time, what 683 00:28:13,919 --> 00:28:15,440 was the mandate about high quality 684 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:18,159 instruction that was for for K to 12 and 685 00:28:18,159 --> 00:28:19,520 ELA or everything? 686 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:20,720 >> That's for everything. 687 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,520 >> Everything every subject. Okay. 688 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:24,480 Which makes sense. 689 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:25,679 >> It does. Yes. 690 00:28:25,679 --> 00:28:27,039 >> But what does that mean? 691 00:28:27,039 --> 00:28:28,240 >> Right. 692 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:30,480 >> And what is the time frame and 693 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:31,200 >> what is the pump 694 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,360 >> and who absorbs the cost and how will 695 00:28:33,360 --> 00:28:34,640 right how will the state 696 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:37,120 >> is it a fair statement 697 00:28:37,120 --> 00:28:41,200 that curate doesn't like December 1st 698 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:44,320 put out a new list. It's a rolling 699 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:46,480 >> as things are reviewed they're on or 700 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:49,120 off. So yeah you don't wait for like the 701 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,440 next list necessarily. 702 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:56,240 you select a program that most likely 703 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,799 has been more recently reviewed, you 704 00:28:58,799 --> 00:29:00,640 know. Well, and I think understanding 705 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:04,240 that educational pendulums shift fairly 706 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:07,120 consistently and right now 707 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,200 the thought train seems to be more that 708 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:13,039 foundational skills for a longer period 709 00:29:13,039 --> 00:29:16,559 of years does a better job at catching 710 00:29:16,559 --> 00:29:20,080 children at their readiness points 711 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:22,000 and providing them a more solid 712 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:24,240 foundation even if it looks like it's 713 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:26,480 years of repetition. So I think that 714 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:28,399 might be where some of these 715 00:29:28,399 --> 00:29:32,960 >> are going. Who okay is curate the just 716 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:34,480 the name of the list or is that the 717 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,080 organization and who 718 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:37,919 >> it's a it's a part of DESIE. It's a 719 00:29:37,919 --> 00:29:38,640 department in 720 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:40,480 >> it is a department. So we can find this 721 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:40,880 bas 722 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,640 >> stands for something and I can't 723 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:46,159 remember what it stands for. Cur 724 00:29:46,159 --> 00:29:48,000 >> on my ride home. I'll remember it. 725 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:49,520 >> So we can find it. Yeah. 726 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,640 >> On the Desi website and I 100% just made 727 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:56,240 up spelling of it. So, don't look. All 728 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:58,080 right. Cool. Thank you. 729 00:29:58,080 --> 00:29:59,840 >> Thank you. Any other question? 730 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:02,559 >> I have one followup. Um, because you 731 00:30:02,559 --> 00:30:05,200 said we were granted 732 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:07,200 uh permission to carry over some of the 733 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:10,240 funds. Just to be clear to taxpayers, 734 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,760 it's not as if we were granted $200,000 735 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:16,480 and poof, 80 of it went away because we 736 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:18,080 didn't do it. We utilized some of the 737 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,480 funding for last year's pilot. Correct. 738 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:22,080 And assistance and we're carrying over 739 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:23,679 the remainder. We didn't lose money 740 00:30:23,679 --> 00:30:26,320 correct in this delay, if you will. 741 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:28,399 >> Correct. Um the funding that was used 742 00:30:28,399 --> 00:30:30,640 last year was to implement the pilot to 743 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,039 do all of the pre-work ahead of that and 744 00:30:33,039 --> 00:30:36,799 to use the desi mandated coaching team, 745 00:30:36,799 --> 00:30:40,080 right? So, um a significant portion of 746 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,000 last year's funding went towards that 747 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:44,960 coaching. Um and that's sort of where we 748 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:47,120 are right now in negotiations. So, we 749 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,039 have two things going at the same time 750 00:30:49,039 --> 00:30:51,120 to wrap this up. Um we have two things 751 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:54,399 going at the same time. Um what what's 752 00:30:54,399 --> 00:30:56,480 our path going to be for our committee 753 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:58,880 and then at the same time uh a couple of 754 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:01,600 the administrators and I are negotiating 755 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:04,399 with uh this the consulting firm that we 756 00:31:04,399 --> 00:31:05,919 used last year and that we have to use 757 00:31:05,919 --> 00:31:10,159 again this year um to to make sure the 758 00:31:10,159 --> 00:31:12,080 uh the amount of support they give us 759 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:13,840 this year matches where we are in the 760 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:15,840 process. We shouldn't get the same 761 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,559 amount of support that we got last year 762 00:31:18,559 --> 00:31:20,559 that cost a certain price tag. We 763 00:31:20,559 --> 00:31:22,559 shouldn't get that again because this 764 00:31:22,559 --> 00:31:24,640 isn't year two where we're implementing. 765 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:26,559 This is year two, a continuation of last 766 00:31:26,559 --> 00:31:28,880 year. So that's what we're trying to 767 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:31,600 work on right now with the um like I 768 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:33,279 said with the consulting group to 769 00:31:33,279 --> 00:31:35,120 rightsize the amount of support that we 770 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:37,919 get and the the funds that don't court 771 00:31:37,919 --> 00:31:39,519 go towards that will go towards the 772 00:31:39,519 --> 00:31:41,039 purchase. 773 00:31:41,039 --> 00:31:43,360 >> Thank you. 774 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:46,880 All right, that's it for me. Thank you. 775 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:48,320 >> Any ESL grant? 776 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:50,000 >> Not not done for you yet. 777 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:53,360 >> Um, is that Oh, yeah. ESL grant. That's 778 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:57,039 not it for me. So, [laughter] 779 00:31:57,039 --> 00:32:01,519 um there is uh in the works right now um 780 00:32:01,519 --> 00:32:04,240 Dr. Robbins, myself, and Melissa Moore, 781 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:07,760 our new ELE director, who was an ELEL uh 782 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:10,799 educator at um Woodsdale in the past, 783 00:32:10,799 --> 00:32:13,279 but um she's now in the director's role. 784 00:32:13,279 --> 00:32:16,000 Uh the three of us have um completed the 785 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,960 application for another grant um from 786 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,919 through DESIE called the strengthening 787 00:32:21,919 --> 00:32:25,120 ESL programming and services grant. Um 788 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:27,360 without going into too much detail 789 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:28,720 because we haven't been awarded the 790 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:33,440 grant yet. Um we do know that our uh 791 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:37,840 curriculum the program that we use in K 792 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:39,919 to 793 00:32:39,919 --> 00:32:43,679 six K to six um the publisher is suns 794 00:32:43,679 --> 00:32:45,519 setting that program. We've had it for a 795 00:32:45,519 --> 00:32:48,240 number of years and um it will no longer 796 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:52,799 be published or supported at the end of 797 00:32:52,799 --> 00:32:54,480 >> 20. 798 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:58,000 this this June. Yeah. Yeah. So, um so we 799 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:00,559 know we have to do um some work related 800 00:33:00,559 --> 00:33:04,880 to our EL um programming and so we saw 801 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:06,720 this uh opportunity. we've applied for 802 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:09,760 it and and hopefully um we will uh be 803 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:12,640 awarded that grant and if we are um just 804 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:14,720 like most of the grants we receive from 805 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:16,960 the state there I don't want to say 806 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:19,600 hoops to jump through but there are some 807 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:22,000 mandates that go along with the funding 808 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:24,159 and part of it is and I think this is a 809 00:33:24,159 --> 00:33:26,240 good thing part of it is uh for this 810 00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:30,320 particular grant our team of EL teachers 811 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:32,559 have to become part of a cohort around 812 00:33:32,559 --> 00:33:34,960 the state that are at the same place so 813 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:36,320 they'll actually have colleagues in 814 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:37,679 other districts who are going through 815 00:33:37,679 --> 00:33:39,360 the same process and be able to learn 816 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:41,519 from them and share with them. So, um 817 00:33:41,519 --> 00:33:44,000 I'll keep you updated on that um when I 818 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,039 hear back from the uh the grant arm of 819 00:33:47,039 --> 00:33:49,360 Desi. 820 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:51,679 Any questions about that? 821 00:33:51,679 --> 00:33:54,320 >> Did they give you a estimate as to when? 822 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:55,519 >> No. 823 00:33:55,519 --> 00:33:58,630 >> Question. 824 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:00,159 » Thank you. 825 00:34:00,159 --> 00:34:02,480 very much. And at this point, 826 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:04,960 I would like to welcome Dr. Robins up to 827 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:06,480 talk about the report of the director of 828 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:13,510 student services. 829 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:15,359 » Um so the first item that I'm um 830 00:34:15,359 --> 00:34:16,879 reviewing with the committee tonight is 831 00:34:16,879 --> 00:34:18,560 just a review of our extended school 832 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:20,639 year programming. Um this is the 833 00:34:20,639 --> 00:34:23,520 programming that we um provide to our 834 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:25,520 students with disabilities who are at 835 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:27,440 substantial risk for regression during 836 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:30,240 the approximately 11 weeks of summer. Um 837 00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:32,320 these programs are designed to to ensure 838 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:34,560 that um students retain the skills they 839 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:36,000 learned during the previous school year 840 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,079 so they're not at like a disadvantage at 841 00:34:38,079 --> 00:34:40,480 the start of the new school year. Um so 842 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:42,720 this year we ran our program um from 843 00:34:42,720 --> 00:34:46,000 July 6th until July 30th. Um um we had 844 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,079 students uh representing um the 845 00:34:48,079 --> 00:34:50,240 preschool level all the way up to grade 846 00:34:50,240 --> 00:34:52,720 12. Um it's not every year that we have 847 00:34:52,720 --> 00:34:55,599 um uh us uh high school age students who 848 00:34:55,599 --> 00:34:57,839 participate, but we did this year. Um in 849 00:34:57,839 --> 00:35:01,359 total we had 108 students. Um uh we were 850 00:35:01,359 --> 00:35:05,200 joined again by our um um by our um ESY 851 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:07,520 director um Carrie Higgins. This is her 852 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:11,440 second year in the program. Um and with more experience she was able to 853 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:14,160 find um efficiencies and and uh 854 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:17,280 productive ways of um operating. um we 855 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:20,400 were able to actually um reduce the um 856 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:22,640 the amount of staff we were using while 857 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:26,400 still feeling um very very effective. Um 858 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:28,400 in in total this year we had 17 um 859 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:29,760 special ed teachers and 24 860 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:32,800 parrofessionals while servicing 108 861 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:34,560 students and that is um that's 862 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:35,520 approximately the number of students 863 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:37,040 that we have been servicing for the past 864 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:40,240 3 years. Um we had a nurse present and 865 00:35:40,240 --> 00:35:42,400 we had um service providers including um 866 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:45,119 speech language um physical therapy and 867 00:35:45,119 --> 00:35:48,560 occupational therapy. Um and um so at 868 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:51,119 the end of the program um all all 869 00:35:51,119 --> 00:35:52,720 participants received a summary of their 870 00:35:52,720 --> 00:35:55,200 performance um um that their families 871 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,359 received and those also uh also reside 872 00:35:57,359 --> 00:35:58,960 in the students cumulative special ed 873 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,599 records. Um at the same time we had um a 874 00:36:01,599 --> 00:36:02,800 program for students who experienced 875 00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:05,440 significant um um educational 876 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:07,040 discontinuity at the middle school 877 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:09,119 level. Um so these are students who for 878 00:36:09,119 --> 00:36:13,040 reasons of um uh uh physical health or 879 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:15,839 for reasons of attendance um in some 880 00:36:15,839 --> 00:36:18,079 instances behavior um just missed a 881 00:36:18,079 --> 00:36:19,839 significant amount of learning. Um so 882 00:36:19,839 --> 00:36:20,960 those students were invited to 883 00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:22,640 participate in a program that um runs 884 00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:24,480 the same duration as our special 885 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:26,160 education program. Um and in this 886 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:28,000 program there were 21 students served 887 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,320 and um and there were um this was led by 888 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:32,720 uh two teachers and um during that time 889 00:36:32,720 --> 00:36:34,320 the students were exposed to uh 890 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:37,200 humanities instruction um and um uh 891 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:38,880 science and mathematic instruction. And 892 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:41,280 the idea is that um uh this program 893 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:45,760 simulated um the educational experience that they 894 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:47,440 likely missed during the school year so 895 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:49,280 that they they like their uh students 896 00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:51,359 with disability counterparts would would 897 00:36:51,359 --> 00:36:52,800 not be at a disadvantage for the new 898 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:54,800 school year. Um, so that's an overall 899 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:56,400 summary. Happy to field any any 900 00:36:56,400 --> 00:37:00,079 questions that anyone might have. 901 00:37:00,079 --> 00:37:02,079 >> Dr. Robbins, how was um how was 902 00:37:02,079 --> 00:37:04,400 attendance this year based on like I 903 00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:05,520 guess just comparing it to previous 904 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:06,880 years, was it still up? Was it still 905 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:08,880 good? Did you get most of the people 906 00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:10,960 that you offered it to to accept it this 907 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:11,440 year? 908 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:14,160 >> Yeah. Yep. Yeah. Um I I can only off the 909 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:15,920 top of my head and so we had 108 910 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:17,280 students participate. I can only think 911 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:20,880 of four who we were expecting who did not actually come. Um it's it's 912 00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:22,800 fairly customary for uh families to um 913 00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:24,400 miss a handful of days due to vacation 914 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:25,920 or athletic commitments and things like 915 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:28,240 that, but um but we we felt like we had 916 00:37:28,240 --> 00:37:29,760 just a really high uh amount of 917 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:31,359 attendance just given who was invited. 918 00:37:31,359 --> 00:37:32,800 Um I think I think just each year we 919 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:34,800 learn like we we we learn new methods 920 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:38,160 and and just um uh identify just more 921 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:39,599 effective ways of outreach. So this year 922 00:37:39,599 --> 00:37:41,680 just felt really solid in terms of that. 923 00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:45,280 >> Thanks for the question. 924 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:46,960 >> Questions? 925 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:50,400 just more the numbers. Again, I say this 926 00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:52,160 every year. I don't think people 927 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:55,280 understand how extraordinary it is the 928 00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:57,440 amount of families that take the 929 00:37:57,440 --> 00:37:59,599 opportunity to continue the learning for 930 00:37:59,599 --> 00:38:02,880 their for their children. Um, having 931 00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:05,520 been in other districts and having first 932 00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:07,680 inside information on other districts, 933 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:09,839 the numbers are incredible and I think 934 00:38:09,839 --> 00:38:11,520 it's a testament to the work that you 935 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:14,480 guys do on this end and the staff and 936 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:16,800 the families that really want to make it 937 00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:19,520 happen. So, thank you for that. The um 938 00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:23,520 the AMS numbers, is that a typical 939 00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:27,839 >> that that um uh that amount actually is relatively high if you compare it to 940 00:38:27,839 --> 00:38:29,280 the past um years. 941 00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:31,440 >> That's what I thought. Um um um but 942 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:33,520 virtually every family that was invited 943 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:35,200 um took took advantage of it. 944 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:35,760 >> Amazing. 945 00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:38,640 >> So and um uh and I know that the staff 946 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:39,920 conducted like thoughtful lessons 947 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:41,119 through the process. But yeah, you're 948 00:38:41,119 --> 00:38:42,640 right. If you were to do year-by-year 949 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:45,920 data that that is um that feels about, 950 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:48,400 you know, 50% higher than the prior year 951 00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:49,040 at least. 952 00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:51,040 >> And do we happen to know offhand if we 953 00:38:51,040 --> 00:38:53,119 had many high school students who were 954 00:38:53,119 --> 00:38:54,720 able to go up for credit recovery in 955 00:38:54,720 --> 00:38:55,440 other areas? 956 00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:56,480 >> We do. Yay. 957 00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:59,359 >> 12 12 of our high school students um 958 00:38:59,359 --> 00:39:02,640 participated in Rockland's summer school 959 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:04,960 >> for credit recovery. 960 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:06,640 >> And then we also had You're probably 961 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:08,079 going to talk about it next. Were you 962 00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:09,920 going to talk about the ESL? 963 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:12,400 >> Oh, um uh yeah, I couldn't unless you 964 00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:14,000 had some prepared notes that you want to 965 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:14,480 share. 966 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:16,560 >> It was just uh six of our high school 967 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:18,720 students were also part of an ESL 968 00:39:18,720 --> 00:39:20,640 program over the summer that Dr. Robin 969 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:21,760 is probably going to talk a little bit 970 00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:22,160 about. 971 00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:23,200 >> Yep. Yeah. Thank you, Chris. Yeah, I'll 972 00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:24,400 just add a few sentences to that as 973 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,800 well. Um so um at the at the tail end of 974 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:30,079 the year um we we took a look at um um 975 00:39:30,079 --> 00:39:31,920 the progress of our English learners at 976 00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:34,160 the high school level and um what it 977 00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:35,440 appeared to be this year is that there 978 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:37,520 were there were what felt like to us a 979 00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:39,599 significant number who had um failed 980 00:39:39,599 --> 00:39:42,240 their um ELA class and and to to fail 981 00:39:42,240 --> 00:39:43,839 that class is is especially troublesome 982 00:39:43,839 --> 00:39:45,040 as a student because you essentially 983 00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:47,040 fall off the diploma track because of 984 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:49,599 distribution requirement is to pass four 985 00:39:49,599 --> 00:39:52,560 years of ELA. um some students in this 986 00:39:52,560 --> 00:39:54,079 situation will just double up on certain 987 00:39:54,079 --> 00:39:55,760 years, but we know English learners are 988 00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:57,440 just a v vulnerable population to begin 989 00:39:57,440 --> 00:40:01,520 with and um and are at a higher uh 990 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:04,079 likelihood in order to drop out. And so 991 00:40:04,079 --> 00:40:06,240 as a as an initial step in order to uh 992 00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:08,560 reduce this likelihood, we uh we decided 993 00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:10,240 to invite all of this all all the 994 00:40:10,240 --> 00:40:12,400 students who had um failed an ELA class 995 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:14,160 to join us for the summer. We had um um 996 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:16,400 Beth Quinn as an enthusiastic volunteer 997 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:17,760 to teach that. For those who don't know, 998 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:20,160 she just happens to be a a current ESL 999 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:22,160 teacher with also a substantial ELA 1000 00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:23,839 background. Um, and she had worked with 1001 00:40:23,839 --> 00:40:26,160 um retiring Dr. Gonzalz um to make sure 1002 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:27,520 that the uh that they would offer an 1003 00:40:27,520 --> 00:40:29,359 enriched uh curriculum. So we extend so 1004 00:40:29,359 --> 00:40:32,560 we extended the invite um uh to to all 1005 00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:34,160 uh relevant families and we had six 1006 00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:36,079 students take us up on on the offer and 1007 00:40:36,079 --> 00:40:38,560 all those students did have um uh you 1008 00:40:38,560 --> 00:40:40,320 know perfect attendance so that that we 1009 00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:41,839 were able to um you know get them across 1010 00:40:41,839 --> 00:40:43,200 the finish line and and work the 1011 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:45,440 credits. that felt like an effective use 1012 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:47,359 of of their time and and got them on 1013 00:40:47,359 --> 00:40:49,040 just a more positive trajectory. 1014 00:40:49,040 --> 00:40:50,960 >> And just if I could add one bit of 1015 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:53,440 information to that. Thank you, James. 1016 00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:55,040 >> Um, 1017 00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:58,800 this program was funded using our a part 1018 00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:01,920 of the title three grant that Abington 1019 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:04,400 receives annually. It it varies the 1020 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:08,160 amount um based on our enrollment um and 1021 00:41:08,160 --> 00:41:11,520 other factors in the town, but um there 1022 00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:13,839 was there was enough that we could set 1023 00:41:13,839 --> 00:41:16,880 aside a small amount of uh money to pay 1024 00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:20,640 for uh the the L uh the LE teacher to do 1025 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:22,800 this work. We weren't able to fund 1026 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:24,800 transportation, but I'm glad to hear 1027 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:26,160 that families were able to get their 1028 00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:30,309 kids here. 1029 00:41:30,319 --> 00:41:33,280 » That's that's amazing. 1030 00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:36,079 Can I ask one question on the 21 AMS 1031 00:41:36,079 --> 00:41:37,440 students? You said that there were two 1032 00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:39,760 educators. Were those two educators the 1033 00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:41,520 only two that were working through four 1034 00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:43,920 grades worth of three subjects for those 1035 00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:44,800 students? 1036 00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:47,440 >> Um uh yes. So essentially, so they um 1037 00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:49,680 they specialized. So there was um so the 1038 00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:51,119 way to think about is humanities and 1039 00:41:51,119 --> 00:41:53,440 STEM. So um one teacher would focus on 1040 00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:55,680 like um English uh English literature 1041 00:41:55,680 --> 00:41:56,960 and and social studies and the other 1042 00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:58,720 teacher would uh would focus on u 1043 00:41:58,720 --> 00:42:01,440 mathematics and um in and in the 1044 00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:04,160 sciences. And so um what the what the 1045 00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:06,640 intent was was not to um not to be 1046 00:42:06,640 --> 00:42:09,040 exhaustive. So off offer like a you know 1047 00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:10,480 a seventh grade version of social 1048 00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:11,680 studies, a sixth grade version and so 1049 00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:13,359 on. Instead what they would do is kind 1050 00:42:13,359 --> 00:42:15,200 of explore themes that had a bit of 1051 00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:16,560 overlap. So they would do they would do 1052 00:42:16,560 --> 00:42:18,480 a bit of um uh science learning that 1053 00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:20,079 involved like quantitative reasoning and 1054 00:42:20,079 --> 00:42:21,599 then differentiate for what um 1055 00:42:21,599 --> 00:42:23,520 differentiate um based on based on your 1056 00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:24,319 grade level. Okay. 1057 00:42:24,319 --> 00:42:25,599 >> Um because I Yeah. Because the because 1058 00:42:25,599 --> 00:42:28,079 the way the way you described it Yeah. 1059 00:42:28,079 --> 00:42:30,160 It it seems like a lot for staff 1060 00:42:30,160 --> 00:42:32,160 to absorb, but it's um but that's that's 1061 00:42:32,160 --> 00:42:33,599 essentially our our approach. And one 1062 00:42:33,599 --> 00:42:34,800 thing I'll mention too is that they did 1063 00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:36,880 have a shared power professional um just 1064 00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:38,720 to uh promote engagement and just make 1065 00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:43,680 it so that if anyone needed review or or any level of management that they 1066 00:42:43,680 --> 00:42:46,240 offered that. Great. 1067 00:42:46,240 --> 00:42:50,480 And um the um the staff um the staff who 1068 00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:52,079 we had teaching at one of one of whom 1069 00:42:52,079 --> 00:42:53,920 was a returning teacher. So so she had 1070 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:55,520 kind of learned the art of this and the 1071 00:42:55,520 --> 00:42:57,839 other of which is just um a teacher who 1072 00:42:57,839 --> 00:42:59,119 just performs an exceptional level for 1073 00:42:59,119 --> 00:43:01,920 us and we were lucky to have 1074 00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:03,040 >> wonderful. Thank you. 1075 00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:04,720 >> Thanks for the question. 1076 00:43:04,720 --> 00:43:07,839 And then just um and and then I'll um 1077 00:43:07,839 --> 00:43:10,319 the next item on my agenda um pertain to 1078 00:43:10,319 --> 00:43:12,240 the home education programs and I and I 1079 00:43:12,240 --> 00:43:13,200 believe that's something that we'll be 1080 00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:14,960 reviewing in further detail on um 1081 00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:16,800 Friday. Is that correct? 1082 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:17,200 >> Correct. 1083 00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:19,119 >> Yeah. Great. So I think that concludes 1084 00:43:19,119 --> 00:43:20,160 my time, right? 1085 00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:22,480 >> Um partnership with Abington Copes. 1086 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:24,160 >> Okay, great. Yep. Um sorry, I just 1087 00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:25,619 didn't have the agenda in front of me. 1088 00:43:25,619 --> 00:43:26,319 [laughter] 1089 00:43:26,319 --> 00:43:29,200 >> Um great. So um so this um this next bit 1090 00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:30,720 of information is quite exciting and it 1091 00:43:30,720 --> 00:43:32,480 kind of gets to a question Pam had asked 1092 00:43:32,480 --> 00:43:34,720 earlier about mental health. Um so so 1093 00:43:34,720 --> 00:43:36,960 we're really lucky this year to um 1094 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:40,160 partner with Abington Copes in order to 1095 00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:42,480 um in order to obtain a contract with an 1096 00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:45,200 agency called um Cartwheel which offers 1097 00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:48,240 um virtual um mental health um services. 1098 00:43:48,240 --> 00:43:50,000 So by partnering with Copes, we were 1099 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:51,920 able to get a contract that allowed us 1100 00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:56,000 um uh uh 14 um counseling relationships. 1101 00:43:56,000 --> 00:44:00,160 Um so um what what cartwheel does is um 1102 00:44:00,160 --> 00:44:02,640 kind of similar to kerosololis it helps 1103 00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:05,359 families and the school I identify 1104 00:44:05,359 --> 00:44:07,200 counselors that are out there but it 1105 00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:08,800 goes a step further than carousolus 1106 00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:10,800 because it actually renders the service. 1107 00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:13,119 So essentially, cartwheel has at their 1108 00:44:13,119 --> 00:44:15,599 like at at their ready um um 1109 00:44:15,599 --> 00:44:18,560 practitioners who will not only make 1110 00:44:18,560 --> 00:44:20,319 appointments with students but will 1111 00:44:20,319 --> 00:44:25,760 actually deliver those services and the services go the full range of um of 1112 00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:27,200 meeting mental health needs. So they can 1113 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:28,800 start just in terms of uh in terms of 1114 00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:30,400 counseling, you know, like motivational 1115 00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:34,640 coaching and like um and reflection and just the typical things we associate 1116 00:44:34,640 --> 00:44:36,319 with counseling, but it also spans to 1117 00:44:36,319 --> 00:44:38,000 psychiatric level of care because 1118 00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:39,520 sometimes our our referred students are 1119 00:44:39,520 --> 00:44:41,040 at a place where the their emotional 1120 00:44:41,040 --> 00:44:43,359 experience is so volatile that that the 1121 00:44:43,359 --> 00:44:45,040 benefits they derive from counseling can 1122 00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:48,160 just be minimal. Um so um so it feels 1123 00:44:48,160 --> 00:44:50,720 like a full suite of mental health 1124 00:44:50,720 --> 00:44:52,480 services. Um, so what this will look 1125 00:44:52,480 --> 00:44:54,400 like is, like I said, we have um we we 1126 00:44:54,400 --> 00:44:56,880 have the ability to access 15 counseling 1127 00:44:56,880 --> 00:44:58,800 relationships. So we can we can make 1128 00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:01,200 referrals starting at grade 2 all the 1129 00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:02,880 way up to grade 12. So all of our school 1130 00:45:02,880 --> 00:45:04,079 psychologists and school school 1131 00:45:04,079 --> 00:45:05,280 adjustment counselors, guidance 1132 00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:07,520 counselors, myself and the principles um 1133 00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:09,599 will work to to identify what are what 1134 00:45:09,599 --> 00:45:11,280 are the cases that are most in need of 1135 00:45:11,280 --> 00:45:13,200 these services. And then what we'll do 1136 00:45:13,200 --> 00:45:15,280 is we'll create the um we'll create the 1137 00:45:15,280 --> 00:45:17,520 linkage between cartwheel and the 1138 00:45:17,520 --> 00:45:19,119 family. Um something that's interesting 1139 00:45:19,119 --> 00:45:20,640 is that the services can either be 1140 00:45:20,640 --> 00:45:23,359 rendered during the school day or at 1141 00:45:23,359 --> 00:45:26,079 home and that and that will and um that 1142 00:45:26,079 --> 00:45:28,160 will meet various needs. It might be it 1143 00:45:28,160 --> 00:45:29,520 might be the case that we have a a 1144 00:45:29,520 --> 00:45:31,920 student who is who is in need of these 1145 00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:34,000 services but whose parents really 1146 00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:36,640 struggle to compel um the child to to 1147 00:45:36,640 --> 00:45:38,480 partake in certain activities in which 1148 00:45:38,480 --> 00:45:39,920 case in a in a case like that it might 1149 00:45:39,920 --> 00:45:41,440 be more appropriate for that activity to 1150 00:45:41,440 --> 00:45:43,440 occur during school where we're just 1151 00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:44,720 where we might be more effective in 1152 00:45:44,720 --> 00:45:46,960 having the child like participate. Um um 1153 00:45:46,960 --> 00:45:48,079 but we might have another type of 1154 00:45:48,079 --> 00:45:49,680 student who might experience let's just 1155 00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:51,440 say like perfectionism and the the 1156 00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:53,359 prospect of leaving class in order to 1157 00:45:53,359 --> 00:45:55,040 participate in counseling is just you 1158 00:45:55,040 --> 00:45:57,040 know causes a lot of anguish. So a 1159 00:45:57,040 --> 00:45:58,319 student like that um they could 1160 00:45:58,319 --> 00:46:00,160 participate in the counseling after 1161 00:46:00,160 --> 00:46:02,800 school. Um and then um the uh counselors 1162 00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:05,440 uh at cartwell will just um form uh 1163 00:46:05,440 --> 00:46:06,960 relationships with our members of staff 1164 00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:09,440 so that we we know you know essentially 1165 00:46:09,440 --> 00:46:11,440 what is going on. Um, also the the 1166 00:46:11,440 --> 00:46:12,560 counselors can serve as a little bit of 1167 00:46:12,560 --> 00:46:15,200 a commu um can can serve entirely as 1168 00:46:15,200 --> 00:46:17,040 like a community hub as well. So to make 1169 00:46:17,040 --> 00:46:18,720 linkages with other services that might 1170 00:46:18,720 --> 00:46:20,960 be needed such as like inhome family 1171 00:46:20,960 --> 00:46:24,560 therapy or if um if a if a family is 1172 00:46:24,560 --> 00:46:26,240 experiencing like food or housing 1173 00:46:26,240 --> 00:46:28,400 instability, they can make linkages um 1174 00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:31,119 there. So um we're really excited to um 1175 00:46:31,119 --> 00:46:34,000 to have it. um a uh a community member 1176 00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:36,560 named um Stacy Sees um resides in 1177 00:46:36,560 --> 00:46:38,880 Abington and is also a representative of 1178 00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:42,079 the um of the agency and she'll be 1179 00:46:42,079 --> 00:46:43,599 partnering with our staff in order to 1180 00:46:43,599 --> 00:46:46,400 ensure like smooth um smooth rollout and 1181 00:46:46,400 --> 00:46:47,920 additionally and this gets to a question 1182 00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:50,160 that Pam had asked earlier um what is 1183 00:46:50,160 --> 00:46:52,160 helpful is that um [clears throat] 1184 00:46:52,160 --> 00:46:54,800 cartwheel as an agency um essentially 1185 00:46:54,800 --> 00:46:57,280 provides services with all things mental 1186 00:46:57,280 --> 00:46:58,800 health oriented and part of that 1187 00:46:58,800 --> 00:47:00,560 includes parent um parent and community 1188 00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:02,560 training and so they offer um they offer 1189 00:47:02,560 --> 00:47:04,640 monthly webinars on on topics of 1190 00:47:04,640 --> 00:47:06,400 interest um pertaining to mental health. 1191 00:47:06,400 --> 00:47:08,720 And just as a participating agency, our 1192 00:47:08,720 --> 00:47:11,119 community members now have access to a 1193 00:47:11,119 --> 00:47:13,599 uh to u monthly trainings pertaining to 1194 00:47:13,599 --> 00:47:15,520 topics um that are important for parents 1195 00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:16,880 to know about managing their children's 1196 00:47:16,880 --> 00:47:18,400 mental health. So we'll be advertising 1197 00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:20,400 those on a on a monthly basis. And so 1198 00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:22,240 that'll um hopefully that'll be um 1199 00:47:22,240 --> 00:47:25,920 helpful to the community. So that is just a really quick summary of 1200 00:47:25,920 --> 00:47:29,280 the um cartwheel um agency and our 1201 00:47:29,280 --> 00:47:31,040 relationship. and then um I'm happy to 1202 00:47:31,040 --> 00:47:34,079 answer any questions 1203 00:47:34,079 --> 00:47:35,760 >> questions on cartwheel. 1204 00:47:35,760 --> 00:47:38,640 >> Um can just more of a comment as we're 1205 00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:41,680 going into the school year? Um because I 1206 00:47:41,680 --> 00:47:44,000 know a lot of people think mental health 1207 00:47:44,000 --> 00:47:47,119 is a home thing and you know school is 1208 00:47:47,119 --> 00:47:49,920 English, math, science, and at the end 1209 00:47:49,920 --> 00:47:53,920 of the day if if mental health is 1210 00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:55,839 getting in the way it's awfully hard for 1211 00:47:55,839 --> 00:47:59,680 a child to learn. So really and for 1212 00:47:59,680 --> 00:48:02,880 parents too if if they can't support the 1213 00:48:02,880 --> 00:48:04,480 child the way they feel they need to. 1214 00:48:04,480 --> 00:48:06,319 It's hard it's hard for a child to 1215 00:48:06,319 --> 00:48:08,880 learn. So 1216 00:48:08,880 --> 00:48:11,040 it is absolutely 1217 00:48:11,040 --> 00:48:14,800 okay for people to reach out and ask for 1218 00:48:14,800 --> 00:48:17,520 thoughts, ideas, services. You know that 1219 00:48:17,520 --> 00:48:20,640 this is we have things available that I 1220 00:48:20,640 --> 00:48:21,839 think a lot of people don't even 1221 00:48:21,839 --> 00:48:25,359 realize. Um and sometimes it's not a 1222 00:48:25,359 --> 00:48:27,440 huge thing. Sometimes it's the small 1223 00:48:27,440 --> 00:48:29,599 little things that can help make big 1224 00:48:29,599 --> 00:48:32,160 changes. So, thank you for this. But I 1225 00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:34,000 hope that families really listen and 1226 00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:35,839 hear that 1227 00:48:35,839 --> 00:48:37,599 there are things out there. They are 1228 00:48:37,599 --> 00:48:39,359 there are things available. And that 1229 00:48:39,359 --> 00:48:40,720 older students, too, high school 1230 00:48:40,720 --> 00:48:42,720 students, sometimes it's hard to get in 1231 00:48:42,720 --> 00:48:46,160 the door. Just get in the door and tell 1232 00:48:46,160 --> 00:48:47,920 someone how you're feeling and let's 1233 00:48:47,920 --> 00:48:50,000 take it from there. I mean, if that's 1234 00:48:50,000 --> 00:48:51,359 where we can start the school year, 1235 00:48:51,359 --> 00:48:53,680 that's great. 1236 00:48:53,680 --> 00:48:56,240 >> Great. Yeah, I think Yeah. Thank you. an 1237 00:48:56,240 --> 00:48:58,000 agreed on long counsel. And just a a 1238 00:48:58,000 --> 00:48:59,359 quick sentence or two that I'll add to 1239 00:48:59,359 --> 00:49:02,960 that is I you know I think um that is um 1240 00:49:02,960 --> 00:49:04,480 that's an important insight that a lot 1241 00:49:04,480 --> 00:49:07,280 of our staff um um have become really in 1242 00:49:07,280 --> 00:49:09,599 touch with over time. And so um in a lot 1243 00:49:09,599 --> 00:49:11,920 of our activities pertaining to mental 1244 00:49:11,920 --> 00:49:13,920 health training and um social emotional 1245 00:49:13,920 --> 00:49:15,280 learning, a lot of teachers have like 1246 00:49:15,280 --> 00:49:16,480 thrown themselves into that work and 1247 00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:18,480 done a lot of personal research um just 1248 00:49:18,480 --> 00:49:20,400 based on the idea that you know you have 1249 00:49:20,400 --> 00:49:24,240 to feel um at ease with with yourself, 1250 00:49:24,240 --> 00:49:26,240 at ease with the person teaching you and 1251 00:49:26,240 --> 00:49:28,240 at ease in the larger class community in 1252 00:49:28,240 --> 00:49:29,839 order to just absorb the information 1253 00:49:29,839 --> 00:49:31,280 that's being taught and be willing to 1254 00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:33,520 take academic risks. So kind of ju just 1255 00:49:33,520 --> 00:49:36,240 to kind of your point like mental um 1256 00:49:36,240 --> 00:49:40,160 like um secure secure and productive 1257 00:49:40,160 --> 00:49:41,599 mental health is necess is a necessary 1258 00:49:41,599 --> 00:49:43,359 component to learning and and I think 1259 00:49:43,359 --> 00:49:45,040 our our teachers are are really in touch 1260 00:49:45,040 --> 00:49:46,079 with that idea and doing a lot of 1261 00:49:46,079 --> 00:49:48,559 personal work to to um help students 1262 00:49:48,559 --> 00:49:52,150 with that. 1263 00:49:52,160 --> 00:49:55,599 Um this is wonderful and um the 1264 00:49:55,599 --> 00:49:57,520 educational webinars for everyone sound 1265 00:49:57,520 --> 00:50:00,880 particularly helpful and I was wondering 1266 00:50:00,880 --> 00:50:03,599 I know that um at the middle school 1267 00:50:03,599 --> 00:50:05,119 level cuz that's where my own children 1268 00:50:05,119 --> 00:50:08,880 are right now they do a lot of seal work 1269 00:50:08,880 --> 00:50:12,079 in home rooms and has there been any 1270 00:50:12,079 --> 00:50:14,640 talk of incorporating some of these 1271 00:50:14,640 --> 00:50:17,520 tools from the cartwheel 1272 00:50:17,520 --> 00:50:20,000 um the cartwheel system into like the 1273 00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:21,440 home rooms or any of like the health 1274 00:50:21,440 --> 00:50:22,559 classes. 1275 00:50:22,559 --> 00:50:24,800 >> Um so so what I what I what I know is 1276 00:50:24,800 --> 00:50:28,079 that the um the so what you're referring 1277 00:50:28,079 --> 00:50:31,119 to is that the the advisory um approach 1278 00:50:31,119 --> 00:50:35,280 that the middle school uses and so they do have a fairly active steering 1279 00:50:35,280 --> 00:50:36,400 committee that includes the 1280 00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:38,480 administrators, adjustment counselors 1281 00:50:38,480 --> 00:50:43,359 and and um teachers to just reflect on what's included in that. So in 1282 00:50:43,359 --> 00:50:45,520 previous years they um they had adapted 1283 00:50:45,520 --> 00:50:48,640 a number of um uh they adapted a number 1284 00:50:48,640 --> 00:50:50,400 of lessons and activities from the 1285 00:50:50,400 --> 00:50:52,800 second step um curriculum and then 1286 00:50:52,800 --> 00:50:54,160 realizing that a lot of their students 1287 00:50:54,160 --> 00:50:55,599 were really struggling to keep up in 1288 00:50:55,599 --> 00:50:57,599 terms of management and organization 1289 00:50:57,599 --> 00:50:59,520 that they incorporated some executive 1290 00:50:59,520 --> 00:51:01,599 functioning techniques and then and then 1291 00:51:01,599 --> 00:51:04,079 I'm I'm sure as as we gather more 1292 00:51:04,079 --> 00:51:07,280 information from cartwheel that I'm sure 1293 00:51:07,280 --> 00:51:08,800 they'll take that information um 1294 00:51:08,800 --> 00:51:10,480 seriously and see and see to what extent 1295 00:51:10,480 --> 00:51:13,680 they can um incorporate into into class. 1296 00:51:13,680 --> 00:51:16,240 I know that u um so Cartwell certainly 1297 00:51:16,240 --> 00:51:19,040 has a lot of um concepts um to offer. I 1298 00:51:19,040 --> 00:51:20,640 know that the f their focus isn't 1299 00:51:20,640 --> 00:51:22,880 exactly social emotional instruction to 1300 00:51:22,880 --> 00:51:25,040 a larger classroom, but I think they'll 1301 00:51:25,040 --> 00:51:28,400 still have a lot of um um techniques and 1302 00:51:28,400 --> 00:51:29,920 approaches to share. Okay. 1303 00:51:29,920 --> 00:51:34,640 >> Um, so, so I think, um, so, um, your suggestion is a is is a good one, 1304 00:51:34,640 --> 00:51:37,040 and I'll make sure to, um, to, um, speak 1305 00:51:37,040 --> 00:51:39,680 with the AMS administration to, to, um, 1306 00:51:39,680 --> 00:51:40,960 to just make sure that they're making 1307 00:51:40,960 --> 00:51:42,559 the connection that you just made right 1308 00:51:42,559 --> 00:51:44,640 there. Um, so that we're um, essent 1309 00:51:44,640 --> 00:51:45,760 essentially getting all all the juice 1310 00:51:45,760 --> 00:51:47,040 from the lemon, so to speak, so that we 1311 00:51:47,040 --> 00:51:48,559 can kind of take all their ideas and put 1312 00:51:48,559 --> 00:51:51,760 it to work. 1313 00:51:51,760 --> 00:51:54,000 >> Can I ask one follow-up question? Um, 1314 00:51:54,000 --> 00:51:56,240 you mentioned that there were 13, uh, 1315 00:51:56,240 --> 00:51:58,720 sorry, 14 counseling relationships. Is 1316 00:51:58,720 --> 00:52:02,079 that a branch of 14 connections or are 1317 00:52:02,079 --> 00:52:05,280 you saying we have like 14 seats that we 1318 00:52:05,280 --> 00:52:06,480 can refer in? 1319 00:52:06,480 --> 00:52:11,440 >> Yep. And it's um and yeah, just it's 15. Yep. And essentially it's 15 1320 00:52:11,440 --> 00:52:13,680 referrals. Okay. So essentially we we'll 1321 00:52:13,680 --> 00:52:16,000 make a we'll make a referral and and 1322 00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:18,960 through that referral um um cartwheel as 1323 00:52:18,960 --> 00:52:20,640 an agency and their practitioners will 1324 00:52:20,640 --> 00:52:24,079 decide with our input what the what that 1325 00:52:24,079 --> 00:52:27,680 treatment plan will look like. In many cases it's the first thing that 1326 00:52:27,680 --> 00:52:29,440 we visualize which is just like ongoing 1327 00:52:29,440 --> 00:52:34,079 weekly counseling which involves some coaching some reflection um some 1328 00:52:34,079 --> 00:52:35,839 education about how to better manage 1329 00:52:35,839 --> 00:52:37,440 your emotions and so on. So that so 1330 00:52:37,440 --> 00:52:39,040 that'll be the case in in in some cases 1331 00:52:39,040 --> 00:52:40,800 but then but then some cases might be 1332 00:52:40,800 --> 00:52:43,280 more um uh there might be a greater 1333 00:52:43,280 --> 00:52:44,319 degree of challenge that the student's 1334 00:52:44,319 --> 00:52:45,440 experiencing and it might need to reach 1335 00:52:45,440 --> 00:52:47,280 a psychiatric level. So in that case and 1336 00:52:47,280 --> 00:52:49,200 it's still one unit it would be that the 1337 00:52:49,200 --> 00:52:52,319 student um may begin with counseling and 1338 00:52:52,319 --> 00:52:54,319 that may be ongoing but that may also 1339 00:52:54,319 --> 00:52:58,079 lead to a psychiatric referral and then just to kind of like wrap it 1340 00:52:58,079 --> 00:52:59,920 all together there could be a third case 1341 00:52:59,920 --> 00:53:01,760 where it starts as counseling it needs 1342 00:53:01,760 --> 00:53:03,760 to go to psychiatric in order in order 1343 00:53:03,760 --> 00:53:05,680 to um better manage the uh the emotional 1344 00:53:05,680 --> 00:53:07,599 highs and lows so that they can gain 1345 00:53:07,599 --> 00:53:09,040 more from counseling in their day-to-day 1346 00:53:09,040 --> 00:53:10,640 life. But it also could be the case the 1347 00:53:10,640 --> 00:53:13,599 family is struggling um um at some level 1348 00:53:13,599 --> 00:53:14,880 let's just suppose with food food 1349 00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:16,960 insecurity. So, um, Cartwood would would 1350 00:53:16,960 --> 00:53:18,559 still provide services to the family to 1351 00:53:18,559 --> 00:53:20,960 like have outreach to, um, food banks 1352 00:53:20,960 --> 00:53:22,319 and things like that and that would 1353 00:53:22,319 --> 00:53:23,839 still be one unit. So, it's essentially 1354 00:53:23,839 --> 00:53:26,240 15 referrals and that treatment plan can 1355 00:53:26,240 --> 00:53:27,680 go in any different direction. 1356 00:53:27,680 --> 00:53:30,559 >> Okay, great. Thank you to Abington Copes 1357 00:53:30,559 --> 00:53:33,119 and thank you for working with them. Um, 1358 00:53:33,119 --> 00:53:35,760 I think the one ask that I would make if 1359 00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:38,160 possible is just to let us know partway 1360 00:53:38,160 --> 00:53:39,920 through the year how that's going. I'd 1361 00:53:39,920 --> 00:53:42,960 be curious to understand if there were 1362 00:53:42,960 --> 00:53:46,400 45 asks but we're like rationing these 1363 00:53:46,400 --> 00:53:47,680 throughout the year so that we 1364 00:53:47,680 --> 00:53:49,760 understand from a budgetary perspective 1365 00:53:49,760 --> 00:53:51,680 if this is the gap that we look to fill 1366 00:53:51,680 --> 00:53:55,520 and need to fill and I'd be curious to 1367 00:53:55,520 --> 00:53:58,720 understand how the feedback is from 1368 00:53:58,720 --> 00:54:00,559 those students who are participating if 1369 00:54:00,559 --> 00:54:04,079 it feels effective. Um so if we could 1370 00:54:04,079 --> 00:54:05,520 get an update maybe second half of the 1371 00:54:05,520 --> 00:54:06,720 year I think that would be helpful for 1372 00:54:06,720 --> 00:54:07,040 us. 1373 00:54:07,040 --> 00:54:09,040 >> Oh certainly. Yep. Yep. Good work on on 1374 00:54:09,040 --> 00:54:11,040 that. Absolutely. 1375 00:54:11,040 --> 00:54:14,319 >> Great. Any other questions? 1376 00:54:14,319 --> 00:54:15,680 >> All right. Thank you very much, Dr. 1377 00:54:15,680 --> 00:54:16,000 Robbins. 1378 00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:18,800 >> Yeah. Nice to see you all. Thank you. 1379 00:54:18,800 --> 00:54:20,160 >> And now I'll turn it over to the third 1380 00:54:20,160 --> 00:54:21,280 doctor, Dr. Michella. 1381 00:54:21,280 --> 00:54:23,359 >> Thank you. [laughter] 1382 00:54:23,359 --> 00:54:27,119 >> Uh thank you. 12 hours from now, we will 1383 00:54:27,119 --> 00:54:29,280 have our first set of students walking 1384 00:54:29,280 --> 00:54:31,119 through the door at Abington High 1385 00:54:31,119 --> 00:54:33,200 School. Uh we're very excited um 1386 00:54:33,200 --> 00:54:34,559 obviously to start the school year 1387 00:54:34,559 --> 00:54:37,280 tomorrow. There's been um tons of prep 1388 00:54:37,280 --> 00:54:38,720 work that's been done throughout the 1389 00:54:38,720 --> 00:54:40,800 summer and uh to prepare us for 1390 00:54:40,800 --> 00:54:42,400 tomorrow. So, I'd like to do a couple of 1391 00:54:42,400 --> 00:54:44,800 thank yous and um I know I'm taking a 1392 00:54:44,800 --> 00:54:47,280 little bit of Ser, but um thanking 1393 00:54:47,280 --> 00:54:49,760 people twice is never a bad thing. So, 1394 00:54:49,760 --> 00:54:52,480 um I'd like to thank our um 1395 00:54:52,480 --> 00:54:54,079 administrators for the work they've done 1396 00:54:54,079 --> 00:54:55,599 this summer, our administrative 1397 00:54:55,599 --> 00:54:58,160 assistants, our central office staff, 1398 00:54:58,160 --> 00:55:00,240 our custodians, maintenance and food 1399 00:55:00,240 --> 00:55:02,880 service. um their behind-the-scenes work 1400 00:55:02,880 --> 00:55:04,720 throughout since the day actually school 1401 00:55:04,720 --> 00:55:07,760 got out in June until 1402 00:55:07,760 --> 00:55:11,359 now um to prepare us for tomorrow uh has 1403 00:55:11,359 --> 00:55:14,559 been unwavering in their support of our 1404 00:55:14,559 --> 00:55:17,520 students um entering tomorrow. So, thank 1405 00:55:17,520 --> 00:55:20,079 you to um to those folks. I'd also like 1406 00:55:20,079 --> 00:55:22,079 to thank um the police department, fire 1407 00:55:22,079 --> 00:55:24,000 department, department of public works, 1408 00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:25,520 and our building department for their 1409 00:55:25,520 --> 00:55:27,680 continued partnership. Um they've walked 1410 00:55:27,680 --> 00:55:29,119 through our buildings with us. They've 1411 00:55:29,119 --> 00:55:30,960 done trainings in our buildings. They've 1412 00:55:30,960 --> 00:55:33,839 provided feedback on um on things that 1413 00:55:33,839 --> 00:55:35,920 we can do better. And I'd like to thank 1414 00:55:35,920 --> 00:55:38,240 them um for their continued support. And 1415 00:55:38,240 --> 00:55:40,960 we'll see I know we'll see um the police 1416 00:55:40,960 --> 00:55:43,280 department tomorrow out and about and um 1417 00:55:43,280 --> 00:55:44,880 and helping get our students to school 1418 00:55:44,880 --> 00:55:48,720 safely uh tomorrow and every day. Um, so 1419 00:55:48,720 --> 00:55:51,359 yes, tomorrow we welcome our students in 1420 00:55:51,359 --> 00:55:54,640 grades 1 through 12 with kindergarten 1421 00:55:54,640 --> 00:55:57,839 and prek starting on Tuesday after Labor 1422 00:55:57,839 --> 00:56:00,799 Day. Um, we had a great opening yes or 1423 00:56:00,799 --> 00:56:02,160 at least I thought it was great opening 1424 00:56:02,160 --> 00:56:05,520 yesterday uh welcoming our 350 plus 1425 00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:08,559 employees um for a welcome and then they 1426 00:56:08,559 --> 00:56:10,559 went back to their buildings for 1427 00:56:10,559 --> 00:56:13,440 meetings yesterday also to prepare um 1428 00:56:13,440 --> 00:56:16,319 everything for arrival tomorrow. Um 1429 00:56:16,319 --> 00:56:19,440 yesterday I kicked off um our year with 1430 00:56:19,440 --> 00:56:22,160 a little activity around um making a 1431 00:56:22,160 --> 00:56:25,119 duck out of six Lego pieces. And so if 1432 00:56:25,119 --> 00:56:27,040 people are interested, I'm happy to 1433 00:56:27,040 --> 00:56:29,280 share that uh with with anyone who's 1434 00:56:29,280 --> 00:56:31,520 interested. Um and then also kicked off 1435 00:56:31,520 --> 00:56:34,079 our motto for the year that every piece 1436 00:56:34,079 --> 00:56:36,079 matters, every person, every 1437 00:56:36,079 --> 00:56:38,720 contribution, every student, every day. 1438 00:56:38,720 --> 00:56:42,000 And you'll see that um on correspondents 1439 00:56:42,000 --> 00:56:44,160 that are coming out of our office. Uh, 1440 00:56:44,160 --> 00:56:47,040 and it's most important that every 1441 00:56:47,040 --> 00:56:49,920 person and every piece makes up the 1442 00:56:49,920 --> 00:56:52,400 Avenue Public Schools and everyone is 1443 00:56:52,400 --> 00:56:54,720 important and the work that we do and 1444 00:56:54,720 --> 00:56:56,960 the students that we serve are served 1445 00:56:56,960 --> 00:56:59,040 the best by all of us and all of our 1446 00:56:59,040 --> 00:57:00,960 contributions. So, thank you to 1447 00:57:00,960 --> 00:57:03,359 everybody. Um, we're excited uh we're 1448 00:57:03,359 --> 00:57:07,119 excited for um for tomorrow. A couple of 1449 00:57:07,119 --> 00:57:09,200 um pieces or updates around staffing, 1450 00:57:09,200 --> 00:57:12,240 which is always a question. Um we are I 1451 00:57:12,240 --> 00:57:15,680 would say at this point 97% 1452 00:57:15,680 --> 00:57:17,920 staffed. We have a few uh 1453 00:57:17,920 --> 00:57:19,839 paraprofessional openings that we're 1454 00:57:19,839 --> 00:57:22,400 still um interviewing for. Uh Chris had 1455 00:57:22,400 --> 00:57:24,799 an interview this afternoon at 3:00. So 1456 00:57:24,799 --> 00:57:26,960 um as applicants are coming in and 1457 00:57:26,960 --> 00:57:28,319 interviews are happening at the building 1458 00:57:28,319 --> 00:57:32,960 level, appropriate um uh um prospective 1459 00:57:32,960 --> 00:57:35,040 employees are then moved over and meet 1460 00:57:35,040 --> 00:57:37,680 with either curs or I. So, we anticipate 1461 00:57:37,680 --> 00:57:40,400 we typically start the year um with a 1462 00:57:40,400 --> 00:57:42,160 couple of paraprofessional openings and 1463 00:57:42,160 --> 00:57:44,799 we'll continue to um to interview people 1464 00:57:44,799 --> 00:57:46,880 and put them into those uh positions. 1465 00:57:46,880 --> 00:57:49,599 I'm happy to report though that even 1466 00:57:49,599 --> 00:57:52,480 short um a few paraprofessionals again 1467 00:57:52,480 --> 00:57:54,720 which happens throughout the year, the 1468 00:57:54,720 --> 00:57:56,880 student experience um should not be 1469 00:57:56,880 --> 00:58:00,559 impacted by that. We currently have one 1470 00:58:00,559 --> 00:58:03,280 teacher opening. Um we had a last minute 1471 00:58:03,280 --> 00:58:07,599 resignation um last week and uh did a um 1472 00:58:07,599 --> 00:58:10,319 shortened um advertisement for that 1473 00:58:10,319 --> 00:58:12,160 position which was then filled by an 1474 00:58:12,160 --> 00:58:15,599 internal candidate. So now we have that 1475 00:58:15,599 --> 00:58:18,319 position open. Um it's a middle school 1476 00:58:18,319 --> 00:58:21,440 special education teacher and uh we have 1477 00:58:21,440 --> 00:58:24,000 someone who's retiring um in the middle 1478 00:58:24,000 --> 00:58:25,760 of September. So they will be filling 1479 00:58:25,760 --> 00:58:28,720 that position until their retirement. Um 1480 00:58:28,720 --> 00:58:30,240 so we are looking for middle school 1481 00:58:30,240 --> 00:58:33,280 special education teacher currently. 1482 00:58:33,280 --> 00:58:36,000 I think that is that's it for our for 1483 00:58:36,000 --> 00:58:39,280 our staffing updates. Um 1484 00:58:39,280 --> 00:58:42,000 the uh our enrollment right now will 1485 00:58:42,000 --> 00:58:46,000 have a better sense of enrollment um 1486 00:58:46,000 --> 00:58:48,559 tomorrow at the end of the day. But um 1487 00:58:48,559 --> 00:58:52,480 based on last week uh we have we are 1488 00:58:52,480 --> 00:58:56,720 anticipating about 40 less students than 1489 00:58:56,720 --> 00:58:59,119 we had last year. And that's across all 1490 00:58:59,119 --> 00:59:00,960 grade levels. There's not one particular 1491 00:59:00,960 --> 00:59:04,400 grade level that's much um that was a s 1492 00:59:04,400 --> 00:59:07,119 significant. It wasn't 20 kids in third 1493 00:59:07,119 --> 00:59:09,920 grade. It was um across all of our grade 1494 00:59:09,920 --> 00:59:12,640 levels. But we also have had students 1495 00:59:12,640 --> 00:59:14,480 moving in and out this week. So, we'll 1496 00:59:14,480 --> 00:59:18,000 have a better idea tomorrow. Um but I am 1497 00:59:18,000 --> 00:59:19,920 happy to report that we did not see any 1498 00:59:19,920 --> 00:59:22,400 big spikes that'll significantly impact 1499 00:59:22,400 --> 00:59:25,119 class sizes anywhere 1500 00:59:25,119 --> 00:59:28,079 as of today. 1501 00:59:28,079 --> 00:59:31,040 Um are there questions? 1502 00:59:31,040 --> 00:59:32,400 >> What's the size of the incoming 1503 00:59:32,400 --> 00:59:35,040 kindergarten class? 1504 00:59:35,040 --> 00:59:37,280 We anticipated it was going to be quite 1505 00:59:37,280 --> 00:59:42,640 large. Um we as of right now we're at um 1506 00:59:42,640 --> 00:59:43,680 167. 1507 00:59:43,680 --> 00:59:44,319 >> Okay. 1508 00:59:44,319 --> 00:59:47,440 >> Which is about 21 students in eight 1509 00:59:47,440 --> 00:59:48,160 sections. 1510 00:59:48,160 --> 00:59:50,400 >> Eight eight sections. Okay. 1511 00:59:50,400 --> 00:59:54,319 >> The initial not initial the um 1512 00:59:54,319 --> 00:59:58,640 enrollment prediction from NASDAQ uh was 1513 00:59:58,640 --> 01:00:01,280 17 more students than that. So that did 1514 01:00:01,280 --> 01:00:03,440 not as of today materialize. 1515 01:00:03,440 --> 01:00:04,720 >> Dr. Michelle, where's what's that 1516 01:00:04,720 --> 01:00:06,480 compared to last year's kindergarten 1517 01:00:06,480 --> 01:00:07,200 class? 1518 01:00:07,200 --> 01:00:08,880 >> 168 last year. 1519 01:00:08,880 --> 01:00:09,839 >> Okay. 1520 01:00:09,839 --> 01:00:11,440 >> Yep. 1521 01:00:11,440 --> 01:00:16,480 Um the most significant decrease from um 1522 01:00:16,480 --> 01:00:18,160 from last year is actually seventh 1523 01:00:18,160 --> 01:00:21,119 grade. So we'll try to get some more 1524 01:00:21,119 --> 01:00:22,880 information on that. Was that students 1525 01:00:22,880 --> 01:00:24,640 that moved out or is that students that 1526 01:00:24,640 --> 01:00:25,760 went to other schools? 1527 01:00:25,760 --> 01:00:28,720 >> Do you mean that class itself from 1528 01:00:28,720 --> 01:00:30,480 >> So class going into eighth grade? the 1529 01:00:30,480 --> 01:00:33,040 class going that's going to be in 1530 01:00:33,040 --> 01:00:34,319 seventh grade this year. 1531 01:00:34,319 --> 01:00:36,640 >> Oh yeah. 1532 01:00:36,640 --> 01:00:41,359 >> And um again, we'll find out um 1533 01:00:41,359 --> 01:00:43,040 try to get some information on those 1534 01:00:43,040 --> 01:00:45,839 families, but um there like I there 1535 01:00:45,839 --> 01:00:50,079 hasn't been any great um 1536 01:00:50,079 --> 01:00:53,599 anecdotal evidence of a migration, if 1537 01:00:53,599 --> 01:00:54,960 you will. 1538 01:00:54,960 --> 01:00:58,559 But we um we are down like I said as of 1539 01:00:58,559 --> 01:01:00,640 last Thursday down about 50 students 1540 01:01:00,640 --> 01:01:06,799 from last year. So we'll see um how that plays. 1541 01:01:06,799 --> 01:01:10,950 No a lot more tomorrow. 1542 01:01:10,960 --> 01:01:15,750 Other questions on that? 1543 01:01:15,760 --> 01:01:16,720 Couple policies. 1544 01:01:16,720 --> 01:01:17,119 >> Yes. 1545 01:01:17,119 --> 01:01:19,599 >> So we have a couple policies that I'd 1546 01:01:19,599 --> 01:01:21,839 like to um present. I'm going to talk 1547 01:01:21,839 --> 01:01:24,160 about the first one. James will uh talk 1548 01:01:24,160 --> 01:01:27,599 about the second one. As um Melanie 1549 01:01:27,599 --> 01:01:28,799 indicated at the beginning of the 1550 01:01:28,799 --> 01:01:30,400 meeting, we won't looking for won't be 1551 01:01:30,400 --> 01:01:32,400 looking for a vote tonight, but I did 1552 01:01:32,400 --> 01:01:37,920 want to um describe or explain the two policies that you have in front 1553 01:01:37,920 --> 01:01:42,240 of you. The first policy is um uh this 1554 01:01:42,240 --> 01:01:44,799 is model policy from the Mass 1555 01:01:44,799 --> 01:01:47,040 Association of School Committees and the 1556 01:01:47,040 --> 01:01:49,040 Mass Association of uh school 1557 01:01:49,040 --> 01:01:51,359 superintendent. It is a policy 1558 01:01:51,359 --> 01:01:52,799 interacting with law enforcement 1559 01:01:52,799 --> 01:01:54,880 officers engaged in civil law 1560 01:01:54,880 --> 01:01:57,359 enforcement and it's based on the 1561 01:01:57,359 --> 01:02:00,400 protect Act that was signed into law by 1562 01:02:00,400 --> 01:02:05,040 Governor Healey on August uh 5th. So, 1563 01:02:05,040 --> 01:02:06,640 this was signed into law and very 1564 01:02:06,640 --> 01:02:10,079 quickly we got um guidance and model 1565 01:02:10,079 --> 01:02:12,960 language uh for school uh for school 1566 01:02:12,960 --> 01:02:18,480 committees to um to adopt um if they so 1567 01:02:18,480 --> 01:02:20,079 well if they so choose. The law is that 1568 01:02:20,079 --> 01:02:22,480 you have to adopt the policy. Um what 1569 01:02:22,480 --> 01:02:25,119 this policy and I'm not going to go line 1570 01:02:25,119 --> 01:02:29,119 by line but in general what this policy 1571 01:02:29,119 --> 01:02:33,280 um does is it explicitly provides 1572 01:02:33,280 --> 01:02:37,359 guidance um for schools around how to 1573 01:02:37,359 --> 01:02:40,240 interact with CI with um federal law 1574 01:02:40,240 --> 01:02:43,839 officials or ICE and it does not 1575 01:02:43,839 --> 01:02:45,920 fundamentally change the guidance that 1576 01:02:45,920 --> 01:02:48,880 was provided to schools in the last two 1577 01:02:48,880 --> 01:02:51,920 years. What it does is codifies those 1578 01:02:51,920 --> 01:02:54,720 recommendations into um a pol into a law 1579 01:02:54,720 --> 01:02:58,000 and then into a policy. Um in addition 1580 01:02:58,000 --> 01:03:00,480 to adopting a policy, schools are being 1581 01:03:00,480 --> 01:03:04,160 asked to um to set up uh a set of 1582 01:03:04,160 --> 01:03:07,359 procedures around who communicates with 1583 01:03:07,359 --> 01:03:09,119 federal law enforcement, who 1584 01:03:09,119 --> 01:03:11,520 communicates with local law enforcement, 1585 01:03:11,520 --> 01:03:14,240 um who communicates with the district 1586 01:03:14,240 --> 01:03:16,960 attorney to get information. We have all 1587 01:03:16,960 --> 01:03:19,599 of we had all that in place based on 1588 01:03:19,599 --> 01:03:21,599 guidance that was provided as I said 1589 01:03:21,599 --> 01:03:23,599 earlier through the attorney general's 1590 01:03:23,599 --> 01:03:26,240 office and um and the governor's office. 1591 01:03:26,240 --> 01:03:29,520 So we have those in place. Um I can tell 1592 01:03:29,520 --> 01:03:31,119 you that we are a small district. 1593 01:03:31,119 --> 01:03:32,960 Everything comes through Chris and I and 1594 01:03:32,960 --> 01:03:35,359 through our principles. So that has 1595 01:03:35,359 --> 01:03:39,520 already been established. um and uh no 1596 01:03:39,520 --> 01:03:43,440 change to the um the guidance from the 1597 01:03:43,440 --> 01:03:46,960 over the last two years that um only 1598 01:03:46,960 --> 01:03:50,160 judicial warrants or judicial orders are 1599 01:03:50,160 --> 01:03:54,240 um acted upon in a school. So um we have 1600 01:03:54,240 --> 01:03:56,160 to that that's our job with our 1601 01:03:56,160 --> 01:03:58,640 attorneys to make sure that um that we 1602 01:03:58,640 --> 01:04:01,359 hold that 1603 01:04:01,359 --> 01:04:03,839 um once this is adopted the policy along 1604 01:04:03,839 --> 01:04:05,920 with the procedures will constitute the 1605 01:04:05,920 --> 01:04:08,799 written response uh the written plan as 1606 01:04:08,799 --> 01:04:13,829 required by the protect act. 1607 01:04:13,839 --> 01:04:17,589 Any questions? 1608 01:04:17,599 --> 01:04:20,000 » This isn't this is a new brand new 1609 01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:24,240 policy. This is a brand new policy. Yes. 1610 01:04:24,240 --> 01:04:29,680 Based on the law signed on August 5th. 1611 01:04:29,680 --> 01:04:32,799 And this again is model policy language 1612 01:04:32,799 --> 01:04:34,799 provided by the Association of School 1613 01:04:34,799 --> 01:04:40,230 Committees and Superintendent. 1614 01:04:40,240 --> 01:04:42,640 So similarly to what we were discussing 1615 01:04:42,640 --> 01:04:45,039 earlier, we don't really have a yes or 1616 01:04:45,039 --> 01:04:48,319 no. This is this is the law. It's just a 1617 01:04:48,319 --> 01:04:50,720 matter of the policy that we have 1618 01:04:50,720 --> 01:04:52,960 adopted to fulfill 1619 01:04:52,960 --> 01:04:54,799 >> the requirements requirements law. 1620 01:04:54,799 --> 01:04:59,910 >> Yes. 1621 01:04:59,920 --> 01:05:02,160 » The part 1622 01:05:02,160 --> 01:05:06,000 Yes. Yes. Our procedures are what we 1623 01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:07,520 have 1624 01:05:07,520 --> 01:05:10,079 um authority over and the who fits the 1625 01:05:10,079 --> 01:05:12,240 different positions within the 1626 01:05:12,240 --> 01:05:17,109 procedures. 1627 01:05:17,119 --> 01:05:19,599 And we won't be voting on this until 1628 01:05:19,599 --> 01:05:22,319 Friday. So you can also we can have 1629 01:05:22,319 --> 01:05:24,640 questions on Friday as well if people 1630 01:05:24,640 --> 01:05:28,710 have questions. 1631 01:05:28,720 --> 01:05:31,760 We ready for the second policy? 1632 01:05:31,760 --> 01:05:33,680 Dr. Robbins is going to give a brief 1633 01:05:33,680 --> 01:05:36,799 overview of the timeout seclusion and 1634 01:05:36,799 --> 01:05:40,240 phys physical restraint policy. I'm also 1635 01:05:40,240 --> 01:05:43,359 just going to give a caveat that this 1636 01:05:43,359 --> 01:05:46,000 pol policy is also based on model 1637 01:05:46,000 --> 01:05:47,520 language provided by the Mass 1638 01:05:47,520 --> 01:05:49,039 Association of School Committees and 1639 01:05:49,039 --> 01:05:51,920 Superintendent Association. Um this 1640 01:05:51,920 --> 01:05:56,400 policy is also in um in response to a 1641 01:05:56,400 --> 01:05:58,799 change in the law. 1642 01:05:58,799 --> 01:05:59,920 >> Great. Thanks. 1643 01:05:59,920 --> 01:06:02,160 >> Yeah. So um uh yeah, as Felicia 1644 01:06:02,160 --> 01:06:04,799 explained, this is um um this is based 1645 01:06:04,799 --> 01:06:06,960 on the um model language as proposed by 1646 01:06:06,960 --> 01:06:08,640 the Massachusetts Association of School 1647 01:06:08,640 --> 01:06:11,280 Committees. And um what it aims to do is 1648 01:06:11,280 --> 01:06:14,160 really regulate the usage of of three um 1649 01:06:14,160 --> 01:06:16,079 strategies that are that are believed to 1650 01:06:16,079 --> 01:06:19,920 ultimately um um be at times harm uh at 1651 01:06:19,920 --> 01:06:21,839 times harmful or counterproductive. So 1652 01:06:21,839 --> 01:06:23,359 they want to make sure that these um 1653 01:06:23,359 --> 01:06:25,119 practices are used as like absolute last 1654 01:06:25,119 --> 01:06:27,359 resorts. Um so first um the first step 1655 01:06:27,359 --> 01:06:29,920 the policy does is it aims to provide an 1656 01:06:29,920 --> 01:06:31,760 updated definition of what we mean by 1657 01:06:31,760 --> 01:06:34,000 timeout. Um and what it really clarifies 1658 01:06:34,000 --> 01:06:36,079 is that timeout is a procedure that 1659 01:06:36,079 --> 01:06:40,000 intends to calm and regulate um uh and 1660 01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:42,319 students and is um and the arrangement 1661 01:06:42,319 --> 01:06:44,480 is voluntary in nature and that a 1662 01:06:44,480 --> 01:06:46,319 student can um leave the arrangement at 1663 01:06:46,319 --> 01:06:48,400 any at any point. I had opened up these 1664 01:06:48,400 --> 01:06:49,839 remarks by saying that these um that 1665 01:06:49,839 --> 01:06:52,079 these methods um are sometimes 1666 01:06:52,079 --> 01:06:53,680 considered um counterproductive for 1667 01:06:53,680 --> 01:06:55,200 students. And so you might be 1668 01:06:55,200 --> 01:06:56,400 questioning what well what could be 1669 01:06:56,400 --> 01:06:58,079 counterproductive about timeout. Well 1670 01:06:58,079 --> 01:06:59,839 the the idea is that it does remove 1671 01:06:59,839 --> 01:07:02,319 students from learning um uh from the 1672 01:07:02,319 --> 01:07:04,079 conventional classroom learning and from 1673 01:07:04,079 --> 01:07:06,319 their peers and in general we want uh we 1674 01:07:06,319 --> 01:07:07,520 want our students to be among their 1675 01:07:07,520 --> 01:07:09,119 peers to the greatest extent possible so 1676 01:07:09,119 --> 01:07:10,960 they can benefit from that modeling. Um, 1677 01:07:10,960 --> 01:07:12,880 so that's component one of of this 1678 01:07:12,880 --> 01:07:14,319 policy, which is just refining what we 1679 01:07:14,319 --> 01:07:16,400 mean by timeout, but also say that that 1680 01:07:16,400 --> 01:07:18,960 it's um uh what we mean by timeout and 1681 01:07:18,960 --> 01:07:20,240 also say that it's a a practice that 1682 01:07:20,240 --> 01:07:22,559 should be used um additionally as a last 1683 01:07:22,559 --> 01:07:23,920 resort because it removes students from 1684 01:07:23,920 --> 01:07:27,200 learning. Um um next up as a as a uh a 1685 01:07:27,200 --> 01:07:29,280 procedure that's um should be regarded 1686 01:07:29,280 --> 01:07:31,440 um as an absolute last resort is the 1687 01:07:31,440 --> 01:07:33,760 practice of seclusion. So it provides 1688 01:07:33,760 --> 01:07:35,440 for us an updated definition of what we 1689 01:07:35,440 --> 01:07:38,640 mean um by seclusion and that is 1690 01:07:38,640 --> 01:07:42,079 involuntary confinement of a student. Um 1691 01:07:42,079 --> 01:07:44,400 so basically putting students in a 1692 01:07:44,400 --> 01:07:46,480 designated space from which they are 1693 01:07:46,480 --> 01:07:48,000 unallowed 1694 01:07:48,000 --> 01:07:50,799 um from leaving and being confined to 1695 01:07:50,799 --> 01:07:53,599 that space. And this can refer to um to 1696 01:07:53,599 --> 01:07:56,079 um confinement with adult supervision or 1697 01:07:56,079 --> 01:07:58,079 without supervision. And so the idea 1698 01:07:58,079 --> 01:08:00,400 here is that seclusion should only be 1699 01:08:00,400 --> 01:08:03,839 used when the child is um in imminent 1700 01:08:03,839 --> 01:08:07,280 risk to others or to themselves and 1701 01:08:07,280 --> 01:08:09,039 should certainly be regarded as a last 1702 01:08:09,039 --> 01:08:11,839 resort. Um additionally, if the if a 1703 01:08:11,839 --> 01:08:15,119 school district is to adopt uh to make 1704 01:08:15,119 --> 01:08:17,520 use of seclusion in any given instance, 1705 01:08:17,520 --> 01:08:19,440 there are certain safeguards that should 1706 01:08:19,440 --> 01:08:23,199 be um uh considered um beforehand. And 1707 01:08:23,199 --> 01:08:24,480 um some of these include that there is 1708 01:08:24,480 --> 01:08:27,520 no like medical u medical situation the 1709 01:08:27,520 --> 01:08:29,759 student might be experiencing um where 1710 01:08:29,759 --> 01:08:31,520 seclusion might might lead to greater 1711 01:08:31,520 --> 01:08:34,640 risk. Also um that um staff who were 1712 01:08:34,640 --> 01:08:36,719 administering any instance of seclusion 1713 01:08:36,719 --> 01:08:38,239 have been trained in alternative 1714 01:08:38,239 --> 01:08:43,359 behavior deescalation methods um so that we can be assured that other 1715 01:08:43,359 --> 01:08:46,799 techniques uh were used. Um also it 1716 01:08:46,799 --> 01:08:48,640 should be the case that we have parent 1717 01:08:48,640 --> 01:08:51,199 um permission um before making use of 1718 01:08:51,199 --> 01:08:53,839 seclusion. Um and also in the instance 1719 01:08:53,839 --> 01:08:56,159 that we in the in the instances that we 1720 01:08:56,159 --> 01:08:59,199 do use seclusion, it asks us to have um 1721 01:08:59,199 --> 01:09:01,040 uh procedures where whereby principles 1722 01:09:01,040 --> 01:09:03,759 review the use of seclusion um on on a 1723 01:09:03,759 --> 01:09:06,480 weekly basis and identify um ways that 1724 01:09:06,480 --> 01:09:09,040 the usage could have been avoided. Um 1725 01:09:09,040 --> 01:09:10,640 one thing I'll say just um from our 1726 01:09:10,640 --> 01:09:12,719 district, this seclusion is not a is not 1727 01:09:12,719 --> 01:09:16,239 a technique that we make use of. Um and 1728 01:09:16,239 --> 01:09:18,480 um but but this policy provides just a 1729 01:09:18,480 --> 01:09:20,319 clearer definition of what it is, what 1730 01:09:20,319 --> 01:09:22,080 it means, and if [clears throat] we're 1731 01:09:22,080 --> 01:09:24,960 using what criteria have to be in place. 1732 01:09:24,960 --> 01:09:28,239 Um also, it just goes um it it uh 1733 01:09:28,239 --> 01:09:30,239 reiterates the arrangements pertaining 1734 01:09:30,239 --> 01:09:32,640 to um physical restraint that we already 1735 01:09:32,640 --> 01:09:35,120 have embedded in policy, which again is 1736 01:09:35,120 --> 01:09:37,600 just that it's an absolute um la uh last 1737 01:09:37,600 --> 01:09:39,920 resort. um if we are if we are to use it 1738 01:09:39,920 --> 01:09:41,759 has it has to be on a time limited basis 1739 01:09:41,759 --> 01:09:44,319 by um by trained staff and the usage of 1740 01:09:44,319 --> 01:09:45,679 it needs to be reported to the 1741 01:09:45,679 --> 01:09:47,679 department and reviewed regularly by 1742 01:09:47,679 --> 01:09:49,920 administration to um look to to see if 1743 01:09:49,920 --> 01:09:51,520 we can identify ways of avoiding its 1744 01:09:51,520 --> 01:09:53,839 usage altogether. Um so the the 1745 01:09:53,839 --> 01:09:55,360 restraint language is very similar to 1746 01:09:55,360 --> 01:09:57,040 what is essentially identical to what we 1747 01:09:57,040 --> 01:09:59,040 have in place already. Um where this 1748 01:09:59,040 --> 01:10:02,320 policy moves forward is just in in 1749 01:10:02,320 --> 01:10:04,239 identifying the definition of timeout 1750 01:10:04,239 --> 01:10:05,600 identifying the definition of seclusion 1751 01:10:05,600 --> 01:10:06,719 and making sure we understand that 1752 01:10:06,719 --> 01:10:08,560 they're restricted. absolute last resort 1753 01:10:08,560 --> 01:10:10,880 approaches. Happy to answer any 1754 01:10:10,880 --> 01:10:15,189 questions about that. 1755 01:10:15,199 --> 01:10:16,640 » Dr. Robins, I think probably the key 1756 01:10:16,640 --> 01:10:18,080 thing for me that you said is we don't 1757 01:10:18,080 --> 01:10:19,600 we've don't haven't used it. Part of 1758 01:10:19,600 --> 01:10:21,440 this is Dr. Michelle, like you 1759 01:10:21,440 --> 01:10:23,040 mentioned, we have to develop part of 1760 01:10:23,040 --> 01:10:25,280 our policy to include it type of thing. 1761 01:10:25,280 --> 01:10:26,239 So, 1762 01:10:26,239 --> 01:10:28,320 >> for anybody listening, just like to 1763 01:10:28,320 --> 01:10:30,320 understand, I guess that we're not 1764 01:10:30,320 --> 01:10:31,920 saying this is going to be done. It's 1765 01:10:31,920 --> 01:10:33,360 saying that it we have to have this as 1766 01:10:33,360 --> 01:10:34,480 part of our policy. 1767 01:10:34,480 --> 01:10:39,910 >> Yep. That that's a great summary. Any 1768 01:10:39,920 --> 01:10:42,080 other questions? 1769 01:10:42,080 --> 01:10:45,040 Okay. So, um if you have further 1770 01:10:45,040 --> 01:10:46,400 thoughts, we can certainly discuss them 1771 01:10:46,400 --> 01:10:50,000 on Friday during our team's meeting. 1772 01:10:50,000 --> 01:10:53,199 >> Thank you. And um last but definitely 1773 01:10:53,199 --> 01:10:56,880 not least, I'd like to uh present my uh 1774 01:10:56,880 --> 01:11:01,360 school year 2026 2027 goals. And just as 1775 01:11:01,360 --> 01:11:04,400 a reminder, my goals are directly, it's 1776 01:11:04,400 --> 01:11:06,560 like a triangle. My goals are directly 1777 01:11:06,560 --> 01:11:09,679 related to the our strategic plan. Uh 1778 01:11:09,679 --> 01:11:12,239 then you have my goals. Then principal's 1779 01:11:12,239 --> 01:11:14,960 goals are related back to my goals and 1780 01:11:14,960 --> 01:11:17,040 the strategic plan. And teachers goals 1781 01:11:17,040 --> 01:11:20,640 are also aligned with um principal's 1782 01:11:20,640 --> 01:11:23,040 goals, my goals and the strategic plan. 1783 01:11:23,040 --> 01:11:26,159 And sitting alongside that is the school 1784 01:11:26,159 --> 01:11:28,239 improvement plans which also are in 1785 01:11:28,239 --> 01:11:30,000 alignment with our strategic plan, my 1786 01:11:30,000 --> 01:11:32,400 goals, principal goals and um and 1787 01:11:32,400 --> 01:11:35,920 teacher goals. So my student uh so I 1788 01:11:35,920 --> 01:11:37,679 have a student learning goal uh my 1789 01:11:37,679 --> 01:11:39,280 student learning goal or a student 1790 01:11:39,280 --> 01:11:40,560 learning goal is around student 1791 01:11:40,560 --> 01:11:43,040 achievement and it's to collaborate with 1792 01:11:43,040 --> 01:11:44,960 district and building leadership to 1793 01:11:44,960 --> 01:11:47,280 implement a comprehensive data-driven 1794 01:11:47,280 --> 01:11:50,320 system of instruction and intervention 1795 01:11:50,320 --> 01:11:52,960 that ensures MCCAST performance meets or 1796 01:11:52,960 --> 01:11:56,080 exceeds the state average in ELA, math, 1797 01:11:56,080 --> 01:11:59,120 science, and civics. strengthen uh 1798 01:11:59,120 --> 01:12:01,280 instructional coherence, accelerate 1799 01:12:01,280 --> 01:12:03,120 achievement growth, and reduce 1800 01:12:03,120 --> 01:12:05,199 performance disparities among student 1801 01:12:05,199 --> 01:12:07,520 subgroups through targeted supports, 1802 01:12:07,520 --> 01:12:10,159 evidence-based instruction, and ongoing 1803 01:12:10,159 --> 01:12:13,040 progress monitoring. And that's again uh 1804 01:12:13,040 --> 01:12:16,239 directly related to our strategic plan. 1805 01:12:16,239 --> 01:12:19,199 Um I I also think it's important or 1806 01:12:19,199 --> 01:12:22,719 important caveat. Um but I'm not 1807 01:12:22,719 --> 01:12:26,320 teaching um students how to read or um 1808 01:12:26,320 --> 01:12:29,679 civics. But my job and our job is to 1809 01:12:29,679 --> 01:12:31,520 support the learning. The most important 1810 01:12:31,520 --> 01:12:34,080 thing that happens in any school is to 1811 01:12:34,080 --> 01:12:35,840 support the learning that happens in the 1812 01:12:35,840 --> 01:12:38,159 classroom between the student and the 1813 01:12:38,159 --> 01:12:40,800 teacher. And so the ways that we support 1814 01:12:40,800 --> 01:12:43,520 that is to ensure that our professional 1815 01:12:43,520 --> 01:12:45,920 development is appropriate, to ensure 1816 01:12:45,920 --> 01:12:49,920 that our um our uh curriculum and our 1817 01:12:49,920 --> 01:12:53,440 curriculum materials are appropriate and 1818 01:12:53,440 --> 01:12:56,320 uh support our student achievement that 1819 01:12:56,320 --> 01:12:59,760 we have um that our that our um school 1820 01:12:59,760 --> 01:13:02,320 calendar and our schedules support 1821 01:13:02,320 --> 01:13:05,440 student achievement and um and that this 1822 01:13:05,440 --> 01:13:09,280 is a goal across our district. So, it's 1823 01:13:09,280 --> 01:13:11,840 not just something I say. This is 1824 01:13:11,840 --> 01:13:17,350 becomes embedded in all of those things. 1825 01:13:17,360 --> 01:13:20,000 And then, um, as part of my student 1826 01:13:20,000 --> 01:13:21,679 achievement goal, I have indicators of 1827 01:13:21,679 --> 01:13:24,080 accomplishment, which I I this is on our 1828 01:13:24,080 --> 01:13:26,080 website. I'm not sure I need to, um, 1829 01:13:26,080 --> 01:13:28,000 read all of those if that's okay with 1830 01:13:28,000 --> 01:13:28,239 you. 1831 01:13:28,239 --> 01:13:29,679 >> Yes. Unless anyone has questions, once 1832 01:13:29,679 --> 01:13:30,640 you're done, we can bring it. 1833 01:13:30,640 --> 01:13:33,280 >> Sure. Um, another uh student learning 1834 01:13:33,280 --> 01:13:35,440 goal is around success for all learners 1835 01:13:35,440 --> 01:13:37,040 in conjunction with the director of 1836 01:13:37,040 --> 01:13:39,440 student services. Implement inclusive 1837 01:13:39,440 --> 01:13:42,000 instructional strategies and MTSS 1838 01:13:42,000 --> 01:13:44,159 practices to support diverse learners 1839 01:13:44,159 --> 01:13:45,920 and improve outcomes across all 1840 01:13:45,920 --> 01:13:48,950 subgroups. 1841 01:13:48,960 --> 01:13:51,280 I have a professional uh my professional 1842 01:13:51,280 --> 01:13:54,080 practice goal um is to conduct two 1843 01:13:54,080 --> 01:13:56,080 learning walks in each building by May 1844 01:13:56,080 --> 01:13:59,360 of 2027 using the department of um 1845 01:13:59,360 --> 01:14:01,520 elementary and secondary education 1846 01:14:01,520 --> 01:14:04,480 classroom observation tool which is new 1847 01:14:04,480 --> 01:14:06,800 uh to the Abington public school and its 1848 01:14:06,800 --> 01:14:08,480 uh schools and it's uh part of the 1849 01:14:08,480 --> 01:14:10,560 accelerating achievement partnership 1850 01:14:10,560 --> 01:14:12,880 with uh the department of education. So 1851 01:14:12,880 --> 01:14:16,719 that's something that um for example uh 1852 01:14:16,719 --> 01:14:19,920 Chris and Jonathan Bourne will be um 1853 01:14:19,920 --> 01:14:21,520 providing professional development 1854 01:14:21,520 --> 01:14:22,960 around this rubric for our 1855 01:14:22,960 --> 01:14:25,520 administrative team uh so that we can 1856 01:14:25,520 --> 01:14:27,840 then go and visit classrooms during our 1857 01:14:27,840 --> 01:14:31,360 learning walks and um really calibrate 1858 01:14:31,360 --> 01:14:34,000 what we're seeing and understanding what 1859 01:14:34,000 --> 01:14:37,199 we're seeing um around instruction. And 1860 01:14:37,199 --> 01:14:38,960 as a reminder, our learning walks are 1861 01:14:38,960 --> 01:14:42,080 non evaluative um in nature. So we go 1862 01:14:42,080 --> 01:14:44,000 into someone's classroom, we're looking 1863 01:14:44,000 --> 01:14:46,880 at specific things or look fors and uh 1864 01:14:46,880 --> 01:14:49,920 and provide feedback on the aggregate on 1865 01:14:49,920 --> 01:14:52,320 the um overall what have we seen, what 1866 01:14:52,320 --> 01:14:53,840 are the trends that we've seen in the 1867 01:14:53,840 --> 01:14:55,600 buildings, not in a particular 1868 01:14:55,600 --> 01:14:59,199 classroom. So, um, and also re when 1869 01:14:59,199 --> 01:15:01,120 you're, um, an evaluator, when you're a 1870 01:15:01,120 --> 01:15:02,320 principal or assistant principal and 1871 01:15:02,320 --> 01:15:04,719 you're doing evaluations throughout the 1872 01:15:04,719 --> 01:15:07,600 year, observations throughout the year, 1873 01:15:07,600 --> 01:15:10,719 um, how do you know what you're seeing 1874 01:15:10,719 --> 01:15:14,159 is um, is correct or what your um, 1875 01:15:14,159 --> 01:15:16,000 judgment is on that. And to be able to 1876 01:15:16,000 --> 01:15:19,040 speak with um, other evaluators and 1877 01:15:19,040 --> 01:15:22,560 observers is very very helpful. And uh, 1878 01:15:22,560 --> 01:15:24,480 we have found our learning walks to be 1879 01:15:24,480 --> 01:15:28,000 very valuable. um for our for our 1880 01:15:28,000 --> 01:15:29,679 professional development as a leadership 1881 01:15:29,679 --> 01:15:32,320 team 1882 01:15:32,320 --> 01:15:34,719 during the uh around this is around 1883 01:15:34,719 --> 01:15:37,199 communication during the 2627 school 1884 01:15:37,199 --> 01:15:39,120 year. Continue to enhance and 1885 01:15:39,120 --> 01:15:41,520 standardize homeschool communication 1886 01:15:41,520 --> 01:15:43,920 across the district by refining and 1887 01:15:43,920 --> 01:15:46,080 centralizing communication system and 1888 01:15:46,080 --> 01:15:48,080 ensuring consistent practices at the 1889 01:15:48,080 --> 01:15:50,480 classroom, building and district levels. 1890 01:15:50,480 --> 01:15:52,960 Uh this is a goal that you have seen 1891 01:15:52,960 --> 01:15:55,600 over my this is the third time you've 1892 01:15:55,600 --> 01:15:57,840 seen a goal around communication. Um I 1893 01:15:57,840 --> 01:16:00,640 think we have come a long way in the 1894 01:16:00,640 --> 01:16:02,400 last few years around communication 1895 01:16:02,400 --> 01:16:04,320 tools and expectations around 1896 01:16:04,320 --> 01:16:07,040 communication. But I I do believe and 1897 01:16:07,040 --> 01:16:09,280 the feedback I continue to hear is 1898 01:16:09,280 --> 01:16:12,159 around refining our communication and um 1899 01:16:12,159 --> 01:16:13,679 and our expectations around 1900 01:16:13,679 --> 01:16:15,760 communication. So I think it's something 1901 01:16:15,760 --> 01:16:18,960 that um we need to keep as a um as a 1902 01:16:18,960 --> 01:16:21,040 goal. 1903 01:16:21,040 --> 01:16:24,880 And uh lastly uh to participate in the 1904 01:16:24,880 --> 01:16:26,239 third and final year of the new 1905 01:16:26,239 --> 01:16:28,800 superintendent induction program. I 1906 01:16:28,800 --> 01:16:32,960 hardly feel new anymore. Um but uh the 1907 01:16:32,960 --> 01:16:35,520 year three is a um is it is different 1908 01:16:35,520 --> 01:16:38,960 than years one and two. It's more um uh 1909 01:16:38,960 --> 01:16:43,199 it's more uh collaborative and um you 1910 01:16:43,199 --> 01:16:44,640 talking about problems of practice 1911 01:16:44,640 --> 01:16:46,880 within your district. not really looking 1912 01:16:46,880 --> 01:16:48,880 at what do you do your first meeting and 1913 01:16:48,880 --> 01:16:51,040 how do you do um how do you work with 1914 01:16:51,040 --> 01:16:52,880 your school committee and those things 1915 01:16:52,880 --> 01:16:54,640 it's much more um collaborative in 1916 01:16:54,640 --> 01:16:56,880 nature and I am looking forward to um 1917 01:16:56,880 --> 01:16:59,520 continuing through year three of uh NISP 1918 01:16:59,520 --> 01:17:02,560 my Nissip program and um and also uh 1919 01:17:02,560 --> 01:17:04,880 having worked with um with a different 1920 01:17:04,880 --> 01:17:06,239 coach than I've worked with for the last 1921 01:17:06,239 --> 01:17:07,280 two years. 1922 01:17:07,280 --> 01:17:09,760 Um, 1923 01:17:09,760 --> 01:17:13,280 those are my goals. 1924 01:17:13,280 --> 01:17:15,360 >> Questions. 1925 01:17:15,360 --> 01:17:16,800 >> You answer the first one that I had 1926 01:17:16,800 --> 01:17:18,560 because it was how many years does the 1927 01:17:18,560 --> 01:17:20,560 new superintendent? So, this isn't 1928 01:17:20,560 --> 01:17:22,560 really a question and admittedly I don't 1929 01:17:22,560 --> 01:17:27,440 know if I have the answer and um it go 1930 01:17:27,440 --> 01:17:29,920 it dates to it talks it's about the 1931 01:17:29,920 --> 01:17:32,880 student achievement piece of it 1932 01:17:32,880 --> 01:17:35,679 I think because so will you lay out 1933 01:17:35,679 --> 01:17:38,480 MCCAST scores as part of it. I don't 1934 01:17:38,480 --> 01:17:40,000 know if there's a better way to do it, 1935 01:17:40,000 --> 01:17:42,320 but I think because the state went from 1936 01:17:42,320 --> 01:17:44,000 a way of where it mattered for 1937 01:17:44,000 --> 01:17:46,880 graduation to not. So when I say that if 1938 01:17:46,880 --> 01:17:48,640 it had never mattered for graduation, I 1939 01:17:48,640 --> 01:17:49,760 think it would still be a great 1940 01:17:49,760 --> 01:17:52,080 indicator. If it always mattered for ed 1941 01:17:52,080 --> 01:17:54,159 graduation, I think it would be a great 1942 01:17:54,159 --> 01:17:57,600 indicator. I think the drop of it and 1943 01:17:57,600 --> 01:18:00,239 those students that know about the drop 1944 01:18:00,239 --> 01:18:02,000 of it, I don't think they take it as 1945 01:18:02,000 --> 01:18:03,600 seriously anymore based on what I've 1946 01:18:03,600 --> 01:18:06,159 heard. So, I guess this is me saying I 1947 01:18:06,159 --> 01:18:07,920 worry about you putting that as an 1948 01:18:07,920 --> 01:18:10,800 indicator kind of to away. 1949 01:18:10,800 --> 01:18:14,239 >> I I feel that I feel that way too. Um 1950 01:18:14,239 --> 01:18:17,440 what's hard is that it kind of is the 1951 01:18:17,440 --> 01:18:21,360 indicator and um if we're looking at 1952 01:18:21,360 --> 01:18:25,199 across the state as um 1953 01:18:25,199 --> 01:18:27,120 >> you know it's the same for every student 1954 01:18:27,120 --> 01:18:28,400 across the state. 1955 01:18:28,400 --> 01:18:29,520 >> Um 1956 01:18:29,520 --> 01:18:31,040 >> okay. Yeah. State average. You're not 1957 01:18:31,040 --> 01:18:32,239 comparing. Yeah. Comparing to the state 1958 01:18:32,239 --> 01:18:32,640 average 1959 01:18:32,640 --> 01:18:34,560 >> to the state average. Um that being 1960 01:18:34,560 --> 01:18:37,440 said, we are also looking at I also um 1961 01:18:37,440 --> 01:18:39,760 as part of the um indicators of 1962 01:18:39,760 --> 01:18:42,239 accomplishment is looking at I Ready 1963 01:18:42,239 --> 01:18:44,800 data, common formative assessments and 1964 01:18:44,800 --> 01:18:50,560 subgroup performance trends. So it's it's um both larger and smaller 1965 01:18:50,560 --> 01:18:52,960 than MCCAST. Um, I guess what I'm saying 1966 01:18:52,960 --> 01:18:56,960 is maybe um the MCCAST the overall 1967 01:18:56,960 --> 01:18:59,920 student achievement goal of um being 1968 01:18:59,920 --> 01:19:02,320 above the average maybe we're not above 1969 01:19:02,320 --> 01:19:04,400 the average but we are seeing growth in 1970 01:19:04,400 --> 01:19:06,560 all of these areas as an indicator. 1971 01:19:06,560 --> 01:19:08,960 >> Yep. No, I mean I was just it was more 1972 01:19:08,960 --> 01:19:10,000 >> you sure you want to do this 1973 01:19:10,000 --> 01:19:12,079 >> and it's based Yeah. Yeah. kind of 1974 01:19:12,079 --> 01:19:14,000 [laughter] and it's uh I mean and part 1975 01:19:14,000 --> 01:19:15,760 of that is based on just things that I 1976 01:19:15,760 --> 01:19:16,960 hear kind of thing. So 1977 01:19:16,960 --> 01:19:17,840 >> Yep. 1978 01:19:17,840 --> 01:19:20,239 Well, and 1979 01:19:20,239 --> 01:19:22,400 for me because I had a similar thought, 1980 01:19:22,400 --> 01:19:27,040 but also uh going back to the ESY 1981 01:19:27,040 --> 01:19:30,080 discussion we had earlier, 1982 01:19:30,080 --> 01:19:32,080 I'm hoping that the pendulum is is 1983 01:19:32,080 --> 01:19:34,560 shifting back again. Um seeing so many 1984 01:19:34,560 --> 01:19:36,640 families take the opportunity, 1985 01:19:36,640 --> 01:19:38,159 particularly for the middle school and 1986 01:19:38,159 --> 01:19:42,000 the high school students. Um I you know 1987 01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:45,920 we asked a lot of the town you know 1988 01:19:45,920 --> 01:19:48,159 financially to trust us with an override 1989 01:19:48,159 --> 01:19:51,280 and we want to see our students and our 1990 01:19:51,280 --> 01:19:54,719 families take that to heart and embrace 1991 01:19:54,719 --> 01:19:57,520 education as really the thing like that 1992 01:19:57,520 --> 01:20:00,239 is what we need you to do and MCCAST 1993 01:20:00,239 --> 01:20:02,560 although it's one snapshot it's one test 1994 01:20:02,560 --> 01:20:06,239 it also tells us that you are taking 1995 01:20:06,239 --> 01:20:09,360 your role as a a community member and 1996 01:20:09,360 --> 01:20:12,080 the citizens of learning community to 1997 01:20:12,080 --> 01:20:14,400 heart. So, I'm hoping that with the 1998 01:20:14,400 --> 01:20:16,000 start of this school year, we will start 1999 01:20:16,000 --> 01:20:18,960 to see students start to really look at 2000 01:20:18,960 --> 01:20:21,760 it as an opportunity to show what they 2001 01:20:21,760 --> 01:20:22,400 do know. 2002 01:20:22,400 --> 01:20:24,560 >> Sure. 2003 01:20:24,560 --> 01:20:27,840 And I, you know, just to kind of I agree 2004 01:20:27,840 --> 01:20:31,120 with everything, Heidi, and I think that 2005 01:20:31,120 --> 01:20:36,159 um kind of regardless of um 2006 01:20:36,159 --> 01:20:39,120 MCCAST in general, I think we have to 2007 01:20:39,120 --> 01:20:42,320 really look at um student growth in over 2008 01:20:42,320 --> 01:20:44,320 a year or over multiple years. And 2009 01:20:44,320 --> 01:20:46,719 whether that's through an MCCAST model, 2010 01:20:46,719 --> 01:20:49,679 I ready data, common assessments, um 2011 01:20:49,679 --> 01:20:52,480 that's really the the core of where 2012 01:20:52,480 --> 01:20:54,640 we're at. Students start here, we want 2013 01:20:54,640 --> 01:20:56,320 to get them to here. And how do we 2014 01:20:56,320 --> 01:20:59,360 measure that and um you know, growth 2015 01:20:59,360 --> 01:21:01,920 over time compared growth compared to 2016 01:21:01,920 --> 01:21:05,280 our um to our uh students in in other 2017 01:21:05,280 --> 01:21:08,719 districts. Um, but really drilling down 2018 01:21:08,719 --> 01:21:12,080 into the data and that's what our K five 2019 01:21:12,080 --> 01:21:14,480 six teachers did today with the I Ready 2020 01:21:14,480 --> 01:21:16,239 data. That's what we're doing with 2021 01:21:16,239 --> 01:21:19,440 developing common um units of study in 2022 01:21:19,440 --> 01:21:22,159 the secondary uh to really look at being 2023 01:21:22,159 --> 01:21:24,480 able to evaluate our students in a in a 2024 01:21:24,480 --> 01:21:26,880 way that is reflective of what they're 2025 01:21:26,880 --> 01:21:30,000 learning and then adapting our 2026 01:21:30,000 --> 01:21:34,550 instruction to what they're learning 2027 01:21:34,560 --> 01:21:37,520 or how they're learning. 2028 01:21:37,520 --> 01:21:40,400 >> I have two questions. 2029 01:21:40,400 --> 01:21:43,600 >> Sure. One is the term subgroup that is 2030 01:21:43,600 --> 01:21:46,400 used a couple times. Can you expand a 2031 01:21:46,400 --> 01:21:47,360 little bit on what you mean by 2032 01:21:47,360 --> 01:21:48,159 subgroups? 2033 01:21:48,159 --> 01:21:51,840 >> Sure. So if you look at subgroups in the 2034 01:21:51,840 --> 01:21:57,440 um desi MCCAST world, that's 30 students 2035 01:21:57,440 --> 01:22:00,560 in a grade, 20 students in a grade. Um 2036 01:22:00,560 --> 01:22:03,199 so there are defined subgr defined by 2037 01:22:03,199 --> 01:22:04,400 the department of elementary and 2038 01:22:04,400 --> 01:22:05,760 secondary education. Okay. 2039 01:22:05,760 --> 01:22:08,080 >> Um th that and those are the subgroups 2040 01:22:08,080 --> 01:22:10,239 that we're that we're identifying here. 2041 01:22:10,239 --> 01:22:12,000 Okay. All right. So, this is aligned 2042 01:22:12,000 --> 01:22:13,280 with all the other metrics that we get 2043 01:22:13,280 --> 01:22:14,880 with the different quarter subgroups. 2044 01:22:14,880 --> 01:22:15,679 Okay. 2045 01:22:15,679 --> 01:22:20,080 >> Um and then on the uh learning walks and 2046 01:22:20,080 --> 01:22:22,239 um utilizing the accelerating 2047 01:22:22,239 --> 01:22:23,840 achievement partnership. 2048 01:22:23,840 --> 01:22:25,600 >> So, some of the tools that we're getting 2049 01:22:25,600 --> 01:22:27,440 that is specific to the high school 2050 01:22:27,440 --> 01:22:30,239 program, we're able to utilize in the 2051 01:22:30,239 --> 01:22:32,960 learning walks from prek to 12 because 2052 01:22:32,960 --> 01:22:34,320 it's not specific to high school. Is 2053 01:22:34,320 --> 01:22:35,520 that what we're getting at? Okay. Yes. 2054 01:22:35,520 --> 01:22:35,760 Yep. 2055 01:22:35,760 --> 01:22:37,199 >> All right. Wonderful. That's fantastic 2056 01:22:37,199 --> 01:22:38,480 that we can 2057 01:22:38,480 --> 01:22:39,920 >> take something from that program and 2058 01:22:39,920 --> 01:22:41,920 >> yeah, accelerating achievement is not a 2059 01:22:41,920 --> 01:22:43,600 high school only program. 2060 01:22:43,600 --> 01:22:46,800 >> Gotcha. Okay. All right. That's it. 2061 01:22:46,800 --> 01:22:48,239 >> I have a question. 2062 01:22:48,239 --> 01:22:50,480 >> The the first one, the data analysis, um 2063 01:22:50,480 --> 01:22:52,320 the indicator with the action plans 2064 01:22:52,320 --> 01:22:54,239 developed for each school. So, what is 2065 01:22:54,239 --> 01:22:56,800 your vision for the action plans after 2066 01:22:56,800 --> 01:22:58,320 they're made? Like, do you make them and 2067 01:22:58,320 --> 01:22:59,440 then pass? 2068 01:22:59,440 --> 01:23:02,480 >> Um I support the making of them. That's 2069 01:23:02,480 --> 01:23:06,560 um that isn't something that would be something done at the 2070 01:23:06,560 --> 01:23:10,000 school classroom teacher principal small 2071 01:23:10,000 --> 01:23:14,719 group grade level um uh place and I 2072 01:23:14,719 --> 01:23:18,480 would in in my work with principles 2073 01:23:18,480 --> 01:23:20,080 supporting that happening. 2074 01:23:20,080 --> 01:23:22,880 >> Okay. And is there like follow through 2075 01:23:22,880 --> 01:23:25,840 or like action plans for the year or for 2076 01:23:25,840 --> 01:23:26,239 two years? 2077 01:23:26,239 --> 01:23:28,560 >> Yep. So I would envision again that 2078 01:23:28,560 --> 01:23:30,480 those action plans would be based on the 2079 01:23:30,480 --> 01:23:33,199 pre-assessment of the year what how are 2080 01:23:33,199 --> 01:23:35,520 we moving throughout the year and doing 2081 01:23:35,520 --> 01:23:37,840 mid mid assessments and then at the end. 2082 01:23:37,840 --> 01:23:38,239 >> Okay. 2083 01:23:38,239 --> 01:23:39,440 >> Yeah. 2084 01:23:39,440 --> 01:23:43,120 >> Great. And um you know I think data 2085 01:23:43,120 --> 01:23:47,679 analysis and um and uh differentiating 2086 01:23:47,679 --> 01:23:49,360 instruction based on the data is 2087 01:23:49,360 --> 01:23:52,159 something that our teachers um have been 2088 01:23:52,159 --> 01:23:55,840 doing. Um it now we have more we get 2089 01:23:55,840 --> 01:23:58,400 we're creating more and more data and 2090 01:23:58,400 --> 01:24:00,480 how and really how are we using that 2091 01:24:00,480 --> 01:24:02,560 data feedback that we got last year 2092 01:24:02,560 --> 01:24:05,840 around I ready was okay we have all this 2093 01:24:05,840 --> 01:24:08,400 now what are we doing with it um on a 2094 01:24:08,400 --> 01:24:10,960 more um holistic how how are we using it 2095 01:24:10,960 --> 01:24:13,360 holistically to impact the instruction 2096 01:24:13,360 --> 01:24:16,560 at in the classroom level and so Chris 2097 01:24:16,560 --> 01:24:18,800 um facilitated I ready to come back and 2098 01:24:18,800 --> 01:24:20,960 provide PD today based on feedback that 2099 01:24:20,960 --> 01:24:26,550 we got last year Any 2100 01:24:26,560 --> 01:24:28,880 questions? 2101 01:24:28,880 --> 01:24:30,960 Okay. So, again, we will bring this up 2102 01:24:30,960 --> 01:24:33,360 on our meeting on Friday for a vote. 2103 01:24:33,360 --> 01:24:35,360 >> Thank you. 2104 01:24:35,360 --> 01:24:36,159 >> Wonderful. And 2105 01:24:36,159 --> 01:24:38,000 >> ready or not, here they come. 2106 01:24:38,000 --> 01:24:39,920 >> Last [laughter] but certainly not least, 2107 01:24:39,920 --> 01:24:41,600 Miss Gy. 2108 01:24:41,600 --> 01:24:43,920 >> Good evening, everyone. I hope everyone 2109 01:24:43,920 --> 01:24:46,719 had a great summer. Um, back to school 2110 01:24:46,719 --> 01:24:50,080 jitters are upon us. Um, 2111 01:24:50,080 --> 01:24:53,840 so as Dr. Michella said, um, a lot 2112 01:24:53,840 --> 01:24:56,480 happens behind the scenes. Um, as soon 2113 01:24:56,480 --> 01:24:59,520 as this school year ends, um, our 2114 01:24:59,520 --> 01:25:01,520 maintenance and custodial team and food 2115 01:25:01,520 --> 01:25:03,280 service team are hopping into action, 2116 01:25:03,280 --> 01:25:05,280 getting ready for the next school year. 2117 01:25:05,280 --> 01:25:07,840 Um, so it was a very busy, productive 2118 01:25:07,840 --> 01:25:10,320 summer um, across all of the buildings 2119 01:25:10,320 --> 01:25:13,040 as maintenance and custodial prepared 2120 01:25:13,040 --> 01:25:15,120 for the return of our staff and our 2121 01:25:15,120 --> 01:25:18,159 students. Um, a tremendous amount of 2122 01:25:18,159 --> 01:25:20,880 work is done to get everything safe, 2123 01:25:20,880 --> 01:25:24,400 clean, welcoming, and ready. Um, and 2124 01:25:24,400 --> 01:25:26,960 that ranges from deep cleaning and 2125 01:25:26,960 --> 01:25:29,120 overall refreshing of our classrooms, 2126 01:25:29,120 --> 01:25:32,639 our hallways, our common spaces, um, the 2127 01:25:32,639 --> 01:25:36,159 cafeteria, etc. Um, as well as routine 2128 01:25:36,159 --> 01:25:40,080 maintenance, repairs, improvements, um, 2129 01:25:40,080 --> 01:25:41,920 all the all the good things. um 2130 01:25:41,920 --> 01:25:45,280 lighting, filters, equipment updates um 2131 01:25:45,280 --> 01:25:48,480 as well as our um safety inspections 2132 01:25:48,480 --> 01:25:50,800 that we we must have um and any 2133 01:25:50,800 --> 01:25:53,840 preventative maintenance that is um due 2134 01:25:53,840 --> 01:25:58,800 upon us. Um so, as I said last year, um 2135 01:25:58,800 --> 01:26:01,520 we really have one opportunity um to 2136 01:26:01,520 --> 01:26:03,440 make that great first impression and I 2137 01:26:03,440 --> 01:26:07,520 truly believe our team um delivers. Um I 2138 01:26:07,520 --> 01:26:10,000 would also like to thank a few people. 2139 01:26:10,000 --> 01:26:14,000 Um, I can't go without thanking uh Mr. 2140 01:26:14,000 --> 01:26:17,440 Jason Lynn, Mr. Ed Belchure, our all of 2141 01:26:17,440 --> 01:26:19,520 our head custodians and the entire 2142 01:26:19,520 --> 01:26:22,400 custodial and maintenance staff um for 2143 01:26:22,400 --> 01:26:24,800 the incredible amount of work that they 2144 01:26:24,800 --> 01:26:28,400 accomplished this summer. Um, it truly 2145 01:26:28,400 --> 01:26:31,440 is what makes it possible to have um a 2146 01:26:31,440 --> 01:26:33,280 safe and smooth opening in our 2147 01:26:33,280 --> 01:26:34,880 facilities. 2148 01:26:34,880 --> 01:26:37,360 Um the last thing I just wanted to 2149 01:26:37,360 --> 01:26:40,159 quickly mention that we were busy this 2150 01:26:40,159 --> 01:26:43,679 summer um with our public procurement of 2151 01:26:43,679 --> 01:26:46,320 our boiler at Beaverbrook. So a lot 2152 01:26:46,320 --> 01:26:49,040 happened on that front. Um and I will 2153 01:26:49,040 --> 01:26:52,480 just give you the ending that we have 2154 01:26:52,480 --> 01:26:54,719 identified the lowest responsible and 2155 01:26:54,719 --> 01:26:58,080 responsive bidder. Um, we are in those 2156 01:26:58,080 --> 01:27:00,880 final stages where we are have a kickoff 2157 01:27:00,880 --> 01:27:03,280 meeting next week to start that process 2158 01:27:03,280 --> 01:27:05,520 and and get a new boiler in the 2159 01:27:05,520 --> 01:27:07,360 Beaverbrook and replace boiler number 2160 01:27:07,360 --> 01:27:10,159 one which is very exciting. Um, the 2161 01:27:10,159 --> 01:27:13,840 timing will align um as the cold temps 2162 01:27:13,840 --> 01:27:17,440 are are uh coming. Um we do have boiler 2163 01:27:17,440 --> 01:27:19,920 number two still operational and um 2164 01:27:19,920 --> 01:27:22,159 backup plans as needed, but it should 2165 01:27:22,159 --> 01:27:25,679 the hope is that it all lines up when um 2166 01:27:25,679 --> 01:27:27,760 mother nature says it's time to turn the 2167 01:27:27,760 --> 01:27:30,480 heat on. So that's been exciting. More 2168 01:27:30,480 --> 01:27:32,560 to come on that. That will be a fall 2169 01:27:32,560 --> 01:27:35,440 project that's that's ongoing, but we're 2170 01:27:35,440 --> 01:27:37,199 very excited to work with this this 2171 01:27:37,199 --> 01:27:40,480 vendor. So that's what I have for um 2172 01:27:40,480 --> 01:27:43,440 summer facility maintenance. 2173 01:27:43,440 --> 01:27:46,400 one scale picture 2174 01:27:46,400 --> 01:27:46,960 equipment. 2175 01:27:46,960 --> 01:27:49,120 >> Oh yes. Um 2176 01:27:49,120 --> 01:27:51,120 so 2177 01:27:51,120 --> 01:27:54,800 Mrs. Jean Conan um she has made some 2178 01:27:54,800 --> 01:27:57,280 great improvements in our kitchen over 2179 01:27:57,280 --> 01:28:00,800 the last uh kitchens over the last um 2180 01:28:00,800 --> 01:28:03,840 few years. And what she did this year as 2181 01:28:03,840 --> 01:28:07,040 an allowable expense of our revenue um 2182 01:28:07,040 --> 01:28:09,360 in the food service revolving account is 2183 01:28:09,360 --> 01:28:14,480 she um we invested um in some great new 2184 01:28:14,480 --> 01:28:17,440 equipment that uh cooking equipment that 2185 01:28:17,440 --> 01:28:19,920 is going particularly in the Woodsdale 2186 01:28:19,920 --> 01:28:22,320 school. Um the kitchen at the Woodsdale 2187 01:28:22,320 --> 01:28:24,639 has a rather large footprint. So it's 2188 01:28:24,639 --> 01:28:27,199 allow it's it allows for some some 2189 01:28:27,199 --> 01:28:31,360 bigger more modern um equipment. So, 2190 01:28:31,360 --> 01:28:34,320 we're able to kind of jazz up the menu 2191 01:28:34,320 --> 01:28:36,239 at the Beaverbrook. Um, we're going to 2192 01:28:36,239 --> 01:28:37,920 kind of get back into shipping food 2193 01:28:37,920 --> 01:28:40,880 around the district. Um, and that is 2194 01:28:40,880 --> 01:28:43,199 something that Jean takes, um, real 2195 01:28:43,199 --> 01:28:46,239 pride in. She wants to offer a menu that 2196 01:28:46,239 --> 01:28:49,120 kids are excited about. Um, and we 2197 01:28:49,120 --> 01:28:52,320 really appreciate that about her. So, 2198 01:28:52,320 --> 01:28:54,719 um, that all kind of went on this 2199 01:28:54,719 --> 01:28:56,480 summer, the electrical, the plumbing, 2200 01:28:56,480 --> 01:28:59,120 all that it took to to make that happen. 2201 01:28:59,120 --> 01:29:01,920 um where Beaverbrook has a much smaller 2202 01:29:01,920 --> 01:29:04,719 footprint in their kitchen. Um so yes, 2203 01:29:04,719 --> 01:29:06,639 that happened as well this summer and it 2204 01:29:06,639 --> 01:29:09,120 was very uh is always very excited to 2205 01:29:09,120 --> 01:29:11,840 improve our kitchens. 2206 01:29:11,840 --> 01:29:14,000 So that's what I have on updates on our 2207 01:29:14,000 --> 01:29:17,120 facilities. Are there any questions? 2208 01:29:17,120 --> 01:29:19,199 >> I have one question. Um can you just 2209 01:29:19,199 --> 01:29:20,560 confirm with the boiler work that's 2210 01:29:20,560 --> 01:29:22,639 happening at Beaver Burke this fall, no 2211 01:29:22,639 --> 01:29:24,320 impact to the students? So for example, 2212 01:29:24,320 --> 01:29:25,440 it's not like they're not going to be 2213 01:29:25,440 --> 01:29:27,199 able to use the gym for gym for the 2214 01:29:27,199 --> 01:29:29,520 month of November. Right. We are very 2215 01:29:29,520 --> 01:29:33,199 fortunate that um our boiler room has an 2216 01:29:33,199 --> 01:29:36,880 external door. Um so everything will 2217 01:29:36,880 --> 01:29:38,800 happen through that door whenever 2218 01:29:38,800 --> 01:29:42,159 possible. Um so there's there will be no 2219 01:29:42,159 --> 01:29:43,600 disruption to students. 2220 01:29:43,600 --> 01:29:45,679 >> Great. Thank you. 2221 01:29:45,679 --> 01:29:46,400 >> Question. 2222 01:29:46,400 --> 01:29:48,239 >> Um I was just going to say and there was 2223 01:29:48,239 --> 01:29:51,679 no cost for the boiler, correct? We got 2224 01:29:51,679 --> 01:29:53,679 like a grant or something for it. Yes, 2225 01:29:53,679 --> 01:29:57,040 we um received a capital item from town 2226 01:29:57,040 --> 01:29:59,920 meeting um which we are very thankful 2227 01:29:59,920 --> 01:30:05,199 for um in the amount of $275,000 2228 01:30:05,199 --> 01:30:09,520 um and that is is um adequate to cover 2229 01:30:09,520 --> 01:30:12,639 the expense of replacing this boiler and 2230 01:30:12,639 --> 01:30:19,430 the work that that um goes into it. 2231 01:30:19,440 --> 01:30:23,440 So my next item is transportation. Um 2232 01:30:23,440 --> 01:30:26,400 wheels will be rolling tomorrow morning. 2233 01:30:26,400 --> 01:30:29,440 Um so I just want to provide a quick 2234 01:30:29,440 --> 01:30:31,440 update. Um so we've been working all 2235 01:30:31,440 --> 01:30:36,239 summer with our new vendor NRT. Um to 2236 01:30:36,239 --> 01:30:38,320 really transition all of our services 2237 01:30:38,320 --> 01:30:40,560 over to them, prepare for all things 2238 01:30:40,560 --> 01:30:43,360 yellow buses. Um assign our students to 2239 01:30:43,360 --> 01:30:46,239 buses, establish our roots. Um so again, 2240 01:30:46,239 --> 01:30:48,159 this is another area that's buzzing all 2241 01:30:48,159 --> 01:30:51,120 summer long. Um, I'm happy to report 2242 01:30:51,120 --> 01:30:54,639 that many f familiar faces are going to 2243 01:30:54,639 --> 01:30:57,360 be behind the wheel of NRT buses. So, 2244 01:30:57,360 --> 01:31:01,280 that um is is really exciting and makes 2245 01:31:01,280 --> 01:31:03,280 us all feel good that you know these are 2246 01:31:03,280 --> 01:31:04,719 the folks that really know the 2247 01:31:04,719 --> 01:31:07,440 community, the roads, the schools. Um 2248 01:31:07,440 --> 01:31:10,080 so, we're excited about that. Um and it 2249 01:31:10,080 --> 01:31:13,840 provides continuity for families. So um 2250 01:31:13,840 --> 01:31:16,960 we have approximately 1,300 students on 2251 01:31:16,960 --> 01:31:19,600 buses which is right in line with where 2252 01:31:19,600 --> 01:31:23,679 we normally are. Um we feel good 2253 01:31:23,679 --> 01:31:27,600 approaching tomorrow. Um you know of 2254 01:31:27,600 --> 01:31:30,159 course with the opening of school and in 2255 01:31:30,159 --> 01:31:32,480 you know we do have the new vendor but 2256 01:31:32,480 --> 01:31:34,320 we expect that there may be some 2257 01:31:34,320 --> 01:31:37,600 adjustments as um the days the first few 2258 01:31:37,600 --> 01:31:40,880 days um go on but overall we're feeling 2259 01:31:40,880 --> 01:31:44,480 good. I do need to thank someone. Um I I 2260 01:31:44,480 --> 01:31:46,320 would like to thank Colleen Greenlaw. 2261 01:31:46,320 --> 01:31:50,080 She has been um an incredible 2262 01:31:50,080 --> 01:31:53,280 resource in the transition to NRT. All 2263 01:31:53,280 --> 01:31:55,520 of her knowledge um her time, her 2264 01:31:55,520 --> 01:31:58,880 dedication to making sure that, you 2265 01:31:58,880 --> 01:32:02,480 know, NRT knows that so and so, you 2266 01:32:02,480 --> 01:32:04,080 know, needs to be picked up here or 2267 01:32:04,080 --> 01:32:06,000 there. She's just a wealth of knowledge 2268 01:32:06,000 --> 01:32:08,560 and a a very caring, kind woman. So, 2269 01:32:08,560 --> 01:32:10,800 we're very fortunate that she was able 2270 01:32:10,800 --> 01:32:13,040 to participate in this implementation. 2271 01:32:13,040 --> 01:32:16,560 So, thank you to Colleen. Um, 2272 01:32:16,560 --> 01:32:20,000 as always, our top priority uh NRT for 2273 01:32:20,000 --> 01:32:22,480 NRT and for for our transportation team 2274 01:32:22,480 --> 01:32:26,080 is the safety of our students. Um, so I, 2275 01:32:26,080 --> 01:32:28,000 you know, with that, I do want to say as 2276 01:32:28,000 --> 01:32:30,480 the school year begins, families should 2277 01:32:30,480 --> 01:32:34,159 expect delays tomorrow and Thursday. Um, 2278 01:32:34,159 --> 01:32:37,679 drivers have done have done dry runs, 2279 01:32:37,679 --> 01:32:40,000 but they're getting to know their roots. 2280 01:32:40,000 --> 01:32:43,360 Um, we will have families taking photos 2281 01:32:43,360 --> 01:32:43,760 and 2282 01:32:43,760 --> 01:32:46,080 >> every kid on the bus takes a picture. 2283 01:32:46,080 --> 01:32:46,639 >> Yes. 2284 01:32:46,639 --> 01:32:47,520 >> 30 seconds. 2285 01:32:47,520 --> 01:32:48,400 >> Yep. Yep. 2286 01:32:48,400 --> 01:32:51,040 >> Times 50 kids right there. We're adding 2287 01:32:51,040 --> 01:32:52,320 25 minutes. 2288 01:32:52,320 --> 01:32:58,239 >> So that, you know, we do expect those small things tomorrow. Um and then 2289 01:32:58,239 --> 01:33:00,560 coming home, um especially at 2290 01:33:00,560 --> 01:33:02,480 Beaverbrook, staff are checking checking 2291 01:33:02,480 --> 01:33:04,800 bus tags. We're making sure that we have 2292 01:33:04,800 --> 01:33:06,880 everybody and they're in the right place 2293 01:33:06,880 --> 01:33:08,719 and that takes time. So parents should 2294 01:33:08,719 --> 01:33:11,199 expect delays the next couple of days um 2295 01:33:11,199 --> 01:33:14,320 for certain. Um all in the name of 2296 01:33:14,320 --> 01:33:18,719 safety, of course. Um also families 2297 01:33:18,719 --> 01:33:21,360 should anticipate delays on Tuesday, 2298 01:33:21,360 --> 01:33:23,280 September 8th, which is our first day 2299 01:33:23,280 --> 01:33:25,520 for our kindergarteners at Beaverbrook. 2300 01:33:25,520 --> 01:33:28,400 So that will um that will also 2301 01:33:28,400 --> 01:33:30,000 definitely we'll see some delays with 2302 01:33:30,000 --> 01:33:31,840 that with our small our smallest 2303 01:33:31,840 --> 01:33:36,639 friends. So um as always we ask for 2304 01:33:36,639 --> 01:33:38,639 patience and understanding from our 2305 01:33:38,639 --> 01:33:42,080 families in the community as we um go 2306 01:33:42,080 --> 01:33:44,639 through these first few weeks of school. 2307 01:33:44,639 --> 01:33:47,120 There will inevitably be things that we 2308 01:33:47,120 --> 01:33:49,360 need to work out. Um, we will address 2309 01:33:49,360 --> 01:33:51,679 any safety concerns and a major 2310 01:33:51,679 --> 01:33:54,320 significant operational issues, but in 2311 01:33:54,320 --> 01:33:56,719 general, we try to keep the roots pretty 2312 01:33:56,719 --> 01:33:58,400 much the same for the first couple of 2313 01:33:58,400 --> 01:34:00,159 weeks to kind of thing see how things 2314 01:34:00,159 --> 01:34:04,080 shake out. Um, and that's really I mean 2315 01:34:04,080 --> 01:34:05,280 that's really all. We're feeling good 2316 01:34:05,280 --> 01:34:06,800 about it. We appreciate everyone's 2317 01:34:06,800 --> 01:34:09,199 patience as the school year gets 2318 01:34:09,199 --> 01:34:12,800 underway. Um, it will be a very busy 2319 01:34:12,800 --> 01:34:16,480 morning with yellow buses and cars and 2320 01:34:16,480 --> 01:34:18,960 all the like. So, um, with that, I'm 2321 01:34:18,960 --> 01:34:21,920 happy to answer any questions. 2322 01:34:21,920 --> 01:34:24,320 >> Um, I know that you did a pretty 2323 01:34:24,320 --> 01:34:27,520 targeted outreach to get people to make 2324 01:34:27,520 --> 01:34:30,960 sure. Did we see a decline in the number 2325 01:34:30,960 --> 01:34:32,960 of late applicants this year? 2326 01:34:32,960 --> 01:34:36,960 >> I'm happy to say that our um I I would 2327 01:34:36,960 --> 01:34:39,360 definitely think we could say that our 2328 01:34:39,360 --> 01:34:41,040 Thrillshare 2329 01:34:41,040 --> 01:34:47,040 um text our text campaign was 2330 01:34:47,040 --> 01:34:50,239 also known as Dr. Basta was very helpful 2331 01:34:50,239 --> 01:34:53,199 in getting more families in and aware of 2332 01:34:53,199 --> 01:34:55,440 the deadline. There are absolutely 2333 01:34:55,440 --> 01:34:57,440 families that are still signing up and 2334 01:34:57,440 --> 01:35:00,880 have been the last week or so. Um but 2335 01:35:00,880 --> 01:35:02,560 overall, you know, have been very 2336 01:35:02,560 --> 01:35:04,880 understanding of the fact that we will 2337 01:35:04,880 --> 01:35:09,280 do another run of um another batch of 2338 01:35:09,280 --> 01:35:11,679 additions next week once we get 2339 01:35:11,679 --> 01:35:13,840 everything up and running. Um, but 2340 01:35:13,840 --> 01:35:16,080 overall I would say yes, we saw an 2341 01:35:16,080 --> 01:35:18,480 improvement and I do really attribute 2342 01:35:18,480 --> 01:35:21,840 that to um, Thail and and and people's 2343 01:35:21,840 --> 01:35:26,000 responsiveness to text messages. So So 2344 01:35:26,000 --> 01:35:29,270 thank you. 2345 01:35:29,280 --> 01:35:32,000 » I think as a number I heard today Yeah. 2346 01:35:32,000 --> 01:35:35,440 >> since August 1st we've had about 120 bus 2347 01:35:35,440 --> 01:35:36,719 applications. Yeah. 2348 01:35:36,719 --> 01:35:39,920 >> Some of those are new students. some 2349 01:35:39,920 --> 01:35:42,400 oftentimes it's that grade six to seven 2350 01:35:42,400 --> 01:35:44,000 when you've never had to pay now you 2351 01:35:44,000 --> 01:35:45,520 have to pay and sign up. 2352 01:35:45,520 --> 01:35:48,880 >> Um and I would say that is 2353 01:35:48,880 --> 01:35:52,000 >> well below half of what we typically get 2354 01:35:52,000 --> 01:35:52,639 in August. 2355 01:35:52,639 --> 01:35:54,719 >> I think that's fair. 2356 01:35:54,719 --> 01:35:56,800 Um, 2357 01:35:56,800 --> 01:35:59,040 it might also be worth mentioning that 2358 01:35:59,040 --> 01:36:02,400 coming out of the summer, um, being 2359 01:36:02,400 --> 01:36:04,159 particularly on this campus as much as I 2360 01:36:04,159 --> 01:36:06,400 am, it I think people know that there 2361 01:36:06,400 --> 01:36:09,679 are, um, creative cutthroughs that 2362 01:36:09,679 --> 01:36:12,320 people like to use or um, signage that 2363 01:36:12,320 --> 01:36:14,960 people like to maybe ignore during the 2364 01:36:14,960 --> 01:36:18,000 summer months. And um, really we need to 2365 01:36:18,000 --> 01:36:20,960 get back to correct operating driving 2366 01:36:20,960 --> 01:36:24,000 procedures on campus. Um, we have a lot 2367 01:36:24,000 --> 01:36:26,800 of new drivers out there. Um, a lot of 2368 01:36:26,800 --> 01:36:30,800 busy drivers out there. Um, if people 2369 01:36:30,800 --> 01:36:33,920 can lock in, slow down, be aware, and 2370 01:36:33,920 --> 01:36:36,239 drive where they're supposed to, the way 2371 01:36:36,239 --> 01:36:37,840 they're supposed to, that will make 2372 01:36:37,840 --> 01:36:42,870 everyone's life a whole lot easier. 2373 01:36:42,880 --> 01:36:44,000 » Please. And thank you. 2374 01:36:44,000 --> 01:36:48,790 >> Thank you. 2375 01:36:48,800 --> 01:36:51,040 » Great. Thank you very much, Miss Gayy. 2376 01:36:51,040 --> 01:36:53,440 >> You're welcome. Um, so in your packets 2377 01:36:53,440 --> 01:36:56,400 you'll see someformational items. Um, so 2378 01:36:56,400 --> 01:36:57,840 just want to let everyone know those are 2379 01:36:57,840 --> 01:36:58,480 there. 2380 01:36:58,480 --> 01:36:59,679 >> May I take a second? 2381 01:36:59,679 --> 01:37:02,719 >> Absolutely. Uh, so there are a couple of 2382 01:37:02,719 --> 01:37:04,239 umformational items I just wanted to 2383 01:37:04,239 --> 01:37:06,320 call your attention to. Um, we have a 2384 01:37:06,320 --> 01:37:08,960 new uh, memorandum of understanding with 2385 01:37:08,960 --> 01:37:11,520 the Amon Police Department. It is um 2386 01:37:11,520 --> 01:37:13,520 again based on model language that we've 2387 01:37:13,520 --> 01:37:15,920 received from the state and uh with some 2388 01:37:15,920 --> 01:37:18,320 adaptations but this is it has not 2389 01:37:18,320 --> 01:37:20,880 changed um over the uh last number of 2390 01:37:20,880 --> 01:37:22,080 years with the Edmonton Police 2391 01:37:22,080 --> 01:37:25,760 Department and um and theou has uh has 2392 01:37:25,760 --> 01:37:28,400 worked. So thank you to Abington Police 2393 01:37:28,400 --> 01:37:30,800 Department. Uh the second one is the 2394 01:37:30,800 --> 01:37:32,560 FY25 2395 01:37:32,560 --> 01:37:35,840 endofear fiscal report audit findings. 2396 01:37:35,840 --> 01:37:39,040 And so, um, 2397 01:37:39,040 --> 01:37:41,119 Sarah, in the coming weeks, we'll be 2398 01:37:41,119 --> 01:37:43,600 preparing the FY26 end of the year 2399 01:37:43,600 --> 01:37:47,440 report, which is an, um, a report of how 2400 01:37:47,440 --> 01:37:49,360 we spent our money. It then gets audited 2401 01:37:49,360 --> 01:37:51,440 by an outside firm. Happy to report in 2402 01:37:51,440 --> 01:37:53,920 FY25. There were no findings, so 2403 01:37:53,920 --> 01:37:56,560 congratulations, Sarah. Nicely done. Um, 2404 01:37:56,560 --> 01:37:58,880 and then, uh, there's a Reed's quarterly 2405 01:37:58,880 --> 01:38:00,960 report. And the last item is a 2406 01:38:00,960 --> 01:38:04,400 correspondence from, um, Peter Shero. 2407 01:38:04,400 --> 01:38:06,400 Did you want I'm happy to take it. Okay, 2408 01:38:06,400 --> 01:38:09,440 great. Um that um our athletic 2409 01:38:09,440 --> 01:38:12,400 department uh has won two awards and the 2410 01:38:12,400 --> 01:38:13,760 first is a Southshore League 2411 01:38:13,760 --> 01:38:16,719 sportsmanship award for the 2526 school 2412 01:38:16,719 --> 01:38:19,840 year um which is awarded um as a 2413 01:38:19,840 --> 01:38:22,639 reflection um sorry recipient for the 2414 01:38:22,639 --> 01:38:24,880 each sport selects a sportsmanship 2415 01:38:24,880 --> 01:38:27,520 winner throughout the school year whose 2416 01:38:27,520 --> 01:38:29,360 results are then combined to determine 2417 01:38:29,360 --> 01:38:31,679 the league's overall recipient. This 2418 01:38:31,679 --> 01:38:33,600 award is a a reflection of the 2419 01:38:33,600 --> 01:38:35,119 commitment of our coaches and student 2420 01:38:35,119 --> 01:38:37,679 athletes to sportsmanship, character, 2421 01:38:37,679 --> 01:38:40,159 respect, and fair play. It validates the 2422 01:38:40,159 --> 01:38:41,920 efforts of our entire school and 2423 01:38:41,920 --> 01:38:43,600 community to promote these values 2424 01:38:43,600 --> 01:38:46,239 through athletics. So, congratulations 2425 01:38:46,239 --> 01:38:49,520 to um to our athletic teams for the 2426 01:38:49,520 --> 01:38:52,159 Southshore League Sportsmanship Award. 2427 01:38:52,159 --> 01:38:55,199 And uh secondly, Alicia Barry, otherwise 2428 01:38:55,199 --> 01:38:59,840 known as a um Alicia Reed, um has been 2429 01:38:59,840 --> 01:39:03,040 uh named the secondary Massachusetts uh 2430 01:39:03,040 --> 01:39:04,880 secondary school athletic director 2431 01:39:04,880 --> 01:39:07,119 association district 9 athletic trainer 2432 01:39:07,119 --> 01:39:10,400 of the year. This is in recognition of 2433 01:39:10,400 --> 01:39:13,360 um Alicia's professionalism, dedication, 2434 01:39:13,360 --> 01:39:15,199 commitment, and expertise in caring for 2435 01:39:15,199 --> 01:39:17,199 our student athletes. Her work is an 2436 01:39:17,199 --> 01:39:19,280 essential part of providing a safe and 2437 01:39:19,280 --> 01:39:21,119 successful athletic experience for our 2438 01:39:21,119 --> 01:39:23,600 students. And District 9 encompasses 2439 01:39:23,600 --> 01:39:28,560 over 50 schools. As the MSSA 2440 01:39:28,560 --> 01:39:30,800 District 9 Athletic Trainer of the Year, 2441 01:39:30,800 --> 01:39:32,719 Alicia will now be considered as a 2442 01:39:32,719 --> 01:39:34,800 finalist for the Massachusetts State 2443 01:39:34,800 --> 01:39:37,360 Athletic Trainer of the Year. Uh we're 2444 01:39:37,360 --> 01:39:38,480 extremely proud of these 2445 01:39:38,480 --> 01:39:40,400 accomplishments. This is from Peter and 2446 01:39:40,400 --> 01:39:42,159 grateful for the continued support of 2447 01:39:42,159 --> 01:39:44,639 our athletic programs. Both recognitions 2448 01:39:44,639 --> 01:39:46,560 reflect the outstanding people and 2449 01:39:46,560 --> 01:39:48,480 strong culture that makes Abington High 2450 01:39:48,480 --> 01:39:50,880 School special. And that's from Jonathan 2451 01:39:50,880 --> 01:39:52,800 Bourne, principal, and Peter Shino, 2452 01:39:52,800 --> 01:39:54,800 athletic director. So, congratulations 2453 01:39:54,800 --> 01:39:57,440 to Alicia and congratulations to our 2454 01:39:57,440 --> 01:40:02,790 athletic teams. 2455 01:40:02,800 --> 01:40:04,800 >> Thank you. 2456 01:40:04,800 --> 01:40:06,880 >> And now, uh, does anyone have anything 2457 01:40:06,880 --> 01:40:08,400 else before we move on to dates to 2458 01:40:08,400 --> 01:40:10,000 remember? 2459 01:40:10,000 --> 01:40:13,360 Okay. So, dates to remember. Um, on the 2460 01:40:13,360 --> 01:40:15,760 agenda, you see several here. I have a 2461 01:40:15,760 --> 01:40:18,239 couple to add. Um, so Thursday, 2462 01:40:18,239 --> 01:40:21,119 September 3rd, AE open house at 9:00 2463 01:40:21,119 --> 01:40:23,920 a.m. here at Glenowitz. Friday, 2464 01:40:23,920 --> 01:40:26,320 September 4th, no school for anyone in 2465 01:40:26,320 --> 01:40:28,560 the district. Monday, September 7th, 2466 01:40:28,560 --> 01:40:30,480 Labor Day, also no school for anyone in 2467 01:40:30,480 --> 01:40:33,520 the district. At 6:30 at the Abington 2468 01:40:33,520 --> 01:40:35,600 Police Department, there will be a 9/11 2469 01:40:35,600 --> 01:40:37,760 memorial service. 2470 01:40:37,760 --> 01:40:40,239 On Tuesday, this is not on the agenda, 2471 01:40:40,239 --> 01:40:42,480 but on Tuesday, September 8th, at 7 2472 01:40:42,480 --> 01:40:45,360 p.m., there's a Woodsdale PTO meeting. 2473 01:40:45,360 --> 01:40:48,159 On Thursday, September 10th at 5:00 2474 01:40:48,159 --> 01:40:50,080 p.m., there is an Abington High School 2475 01:40:50,080 --> 01:40:53,520 open house here at Galenowitz. Um, also 2476 01:40:53,520 --> 01:40:55,600 on Thursday, September 10th at 7 p.m., 2477 01:40:55,600 --> 01:40:57,600 the Beaverbrook PTO has their first 2478 01:40:57,600 --> 01:40:59,119 meeting. 2479 01:40:59,119 --> 01:41:02,239 On Sunday, September 13th at 7 a.m. at 2480 01:41:02,239 --> 01:41:03,760 the Abington High School, there's the 2481 01:41:03,760 --> 01:41:05,440 Music Parents Craft Fair. 2482 01:41:05,440 --> 01:41:07,600 >> Is it really 7? I just looked it up. 2483 01:41:07,600 --> 01:41:10,080 It's 10 to 1. I've got to think it's not 2484 01:41:10,080 --> 01:41:12,880 7 a.m. 2485 01:41:12,880 --> 01:41:14,880 >> I've read the building is for 7 a.m. 2486 01:41:14,880 --> 01:41:18,239 >> 10 to 1. 10 to one according to the 2487 01:41:18,239 --> 01:41:19,119 Facebook post. Yeah. 2488 01:41:19,119 --> 01:41:19,440 >> Okay. 2489 01:41:19,440 --> 01:41:21,360 >> And it's two floors of vendors and a 2490 01:41:21,360 --> 01:41:24,480 whole lot of amazing. So, come on out. 2491 01:41:24,480 --> 01:41:26,320 >> Absolutely incredible vendors. And it is 2492 01:41:26,320 --> 01:41:29,520 a huge community event for not only 2493 01:41:29,520 --> 01:41:31,280 Abington but a lot of surrounding 2494 01:41:31,280 --> 01:41:32,639 community members. Join us as well 2495 01:41:32,639 --> 01:41:35,760 because it's fantastic. Um, Monday, 2496 01:41:35,760 --> 01:41:38,320 September 14th at 7 p.m. in the Abington 2497 01:41:38,320 --> 01:41:40,719 Middle School cafeteria is the AMS PTO, 2498 01:41:40,719 --> 01:41:43,199 first meeting of the year. Uh, Thursday, 2499 01:41:43,199 --> 01:41:45,360 September 24th is Beaverbrook Picture 2500 01:41:45,360 --> 01:41:47,520 Day. And Friday, September 25th is 2501 01:41:47,520 --> 01:41:50,560 Abington Middle School Picture Day. And 2502 01:41:50,560 --> 01:41:53,199 we have Does anyone have more to add? 2503 01:41:53,199 --> 01:41:56,080 Yes. Um, on 2504 01:41:56,080 --> 01:41:58,239 Sunday, uh, September 20th is the 2505 01:41:58,239 --> 01:42:02,239 Abington 5K, sorry, Abington Copes 5K. 2506 01:42:02,239 --> 01:42:04,239 They do so much for this community. 2507 01:42:04,239 --> 01:42:06,719 They're looking for 500 participants. 2508 01:42:06,719 --> 01:42:10,560 So, um the deadline to register to get a 2509 01:42:10,560 --> 01:42:13,520 t-shirt is uh September 8th. And then 2510 01:42:13,520 --> 01:42:16,080 the sponsorship deadline is September 2511 01:42:16,080 --> 01:42:17,360 5th. 2512 01:42:17,360 --> 01:42:19,040 >> And 9:00 a.m. Woodsdale. 2513 01:42:19,040 --> 01:42:20,480 >> 9:00 a.m. Woodsdale. That might help. 2514 01:42:20,480 --> 01:42:22,080 >> Okay. And how do they sign up? 2515 01:42:22,080 --> 01:42:26,310 >> Uh they can go to www.abingtoncopes.org. 2516 01:42:26,320 --> 01:42:28,080 » Fantastic. And thank you to Copes for 2517 01:42:28,080 --> 01:42:30,400 our cartwheel participation. 2518 01:42:30,400 --> 01:42:33,280 Um, anyone else have not that we're not 2519 01:42:33,280 --> 01:42:34,800 all going to be really busy for the next 2520 01:42:34,800 --> 01:42:36,239 three weeks given the length of this, 2521 01:42:36,239 --> 01:42:37,920 but 2522 01:42:37,920 --> 01:42:39,440 okay, 2523 01:42:39,440 --> 01:42:43,040 great. So, I don't know if I can take a 2524 01:42:43,040 --> 01:42:44,400 vote for a meeting to adjourn. 2525 01:42:44,400 --> 01:42:45,840 >> Otherwise, we have to stay till 2526 01:42:45,840 --> 01:42:47,679 tomorrow. [laughter] 2527 01:42:47,679 --> 01:42:49,760 >> So, I'm going to look for a motion to 2528 01:42:49,760 --> 01:42:50,320 adjurnn. 2529 01:42:50,320 --> 01:42:52,560 >> I'll make the motion. I'll second. All 2530 01:42:52,560 --> 01:42:54,159 in favor? I. 2531 01:42:54,159 --> 01:42:57,679 >> Wonderful. Thank you all.