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this board meeting. We're going to start
with roll call.

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» Uh roll call. Uh Linda Bo is here.
Britney Buchanan

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» present.

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» Colette Chapman
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» Thank you.
>> Michael Gordon

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» I'm here.
>> Can't hear you.

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» I'm here.
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» [laughter]

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» Uh Randall kid, where's he? Oh, there he
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» Shauna Tomico,
>> I am present.

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» All right. Thank you. Thank you. And
carry carry on, Britney.

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» All right. We're going to move to 1.2.
Uh we have a new board member that we're

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very excited to have on our board and
expand our board a little bit more. Um

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I'm going to let uh board member Kidd
introduce himself.

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All right. Hello. My name is Randall
Kidd. I am a second generation deaf

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person from California. I moved to New
York and now I'm here in Arizona. Uh for

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about 20 years I've been here now. Uh I
had worked here previously at Phoenix

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Day School for the Deaf for 15 years
with the agency.

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So uh I am a proud also a proud parent
of a deaf and heart of hearing child uh

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my fifth child and I look forward to
supporting ASDB into the future on our

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path at at this challenging time ahead.
So hopefully we're able to work together

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well for a better future. Thank you.

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» Fantastic. We'll move on to 1.3 call to
the public. Uh, Secretary both.

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» Um, we have a comment from Trish.

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Pardon, let me say that name again. It's
Trish Ross. Pardon me. Um, and it is

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pertaining to 1.6.

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Is that
Is that where we're at? Is that what I'm

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meant to be doing? Oh, here we go. All
right. Yeah, I saw her. Okay, there she

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is.
>> Good afternoon, ASDB community. I want

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to speak to you about the board's
decision to change the salary schedule.

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I think it was a tremendously bad
decision.

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It will hurt teacher retention and it
will hurt teacher recruitment. The board

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was presented with a lovely slideshow
that compared our agency with various

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agencies salary schedules. When do the
teachers get to present their

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PowerPoint?
something to support our view. I have

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commented on many plans the
administration has made and it seems it

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really doesn't matter. If we, the staff,
the people who are directly impacted by

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your decision to change the salary
schedule, had an opportunity to present

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a slideshow,
we would have presented with actual

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schools that we're competing with, other
deaf schools. Our new pay scale ranges

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from 42,000 to 66,000, but 66,000 with a
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New Mexico's range, New Mexico School
for the Deaf, their range is 55,000 to

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106,000.
California's is 52 to 105.

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Include Texas and Colorado. All those
schools that we're competing against to

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get fresh people out of Galedet or other
schools that are are teaching our

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training our teachers
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So a young new teacher coming out of
Galedet or any other teacher training

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program would get 10 to$13,000 by
joining another school. Why would they

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come here? especially since there's no
guarantee that there's a they would move

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up on a scale. Once again, there is no
way for us to have input.

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The administration makes decisions with
no thought for those of us who have our

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boots on the ground doing the real work.
And the fact that this decision was made

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by a two to one vote, that's a shame. It
will have severe consequences.

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Welcome to the board member board member
kid. Um, you once were one of us. So,

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I'm looking forward to support.

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» Thank you.
>> Thank you. Is there any other public

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comment?
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Trish Ross for item for Sher Taylor
related to item 1.7,

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» I believe. Yes, that's the
superintendent uh the assistant deputy

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assistants superintendent report. Um PLC
requirements on a daily basis are

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killing our morale. They're impacting
our planning and instruction on a daily

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basis.
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the presentation
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data-driven instruction. My concern is
specifically the requirements for formal

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PLC's every day, not the PLC process
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What p what specific research or data
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format PLC's were more effective than a
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When we were presented with the PLC
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research and due four, it said
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research recommending PLC's
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once or twice a week. The research
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formal meeting to occur daily. the
materials referenced into four and the

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weekly collaboration meetings, but they
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that five formal PLC meetings per week
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If the materials provided to the staff
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approximately 1 to two hours, what
evidence what evidence led our district

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to implement a formal PLC meeting five
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Daily instruction does not require daily
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How how was it determined that teachers
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formally every day to complete the PLC
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data throughout the week?

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Leadership and coaching support. Sarah's
board communication says leaders will

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join PLC's daily. Odd and CIA OD/CIA
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teachers daily. My concern is whether
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the daily leadership and coaching
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model itself. Accountability should
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expect students to use evidence to
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what works for students, the district
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daily formal PLC is really important.
What student outcome data is the

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district collecting to evaluate whether
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producing results
and will the district reconsider the

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frequency of if the data does not
support it? Teachers are falling far

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behind with IEPs and other work. We are
asking that we reconsider the daily

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formal PLC meetings.
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» Thank you.
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» We will be moving into 1.4 information
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strategies presentation. Superintendent
Recommend.

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» My gosh.

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Board members, it is my honor to
introduce Shane Feldman.

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He is the CEO of Innov.

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We just signed a contract with him with
his company to do the search for the

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next superintendent.
He has agreed to come here today to give

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you a presentation and to answer any
questions

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that you might have with his initial
search for the next superintendent.

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So Shane,

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hello everyone.
I am thrilled to be here to meet with

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you all. My name is Shane Feldman.
I want to make sure that everyone has a

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clear line of sight for me.
Okay, wonderful. This is my name sign

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and my company's sign looks like this.
inv strategies and we're excited to be

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working with ASDB on your search process
to support you in finding your next

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outstanding leader to connect su
Superintendent Reichman's current work

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with your work ongoing.
I am internally grateful that the board

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and Annette has invited me to come in
person this morning. I had the

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opportunity to tour this school and this
tour was led by students. These were

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three outstanding students full of
energy and enthusiasm for their school.

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I can see that they truly care about and
love their school here. I also met with

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some staff members including the
leadership team and that helped me get a

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good sense of your school spirit and
what makes people excited to work here

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and a potential new leadership what
would make them excited to be here as

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well.
I'm going to show you a few slides to

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talk about what you can expect from
Innovy moving forward and then I'll open

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the floor to some questions about what
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Next slide, please.

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Okay,
we have three people on our team who

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will be part of this search process. You
have myself, Shane.

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The second is Melissa Yangst.

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She is part of our team.
She has helped with many search

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processes. And I was excited to learn
that she is actually a former employee

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of PDSD in the role of school counselor.
So, she knows the school well. She'll be

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part of the search process and will and
has supported over 20 different search

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processes. We have done over 35
executive searches over the last few

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years. The third member of this team is
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She is our HR consultant.
She is PRN certified and she will help

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make sure that our search process
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as well as EEOC standards and is a
specialist in removing bias from the

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search process. Melissa Hails from New
York, Katherine Hails from California.

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Next slide.

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» There are five phases to this search
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After the board meeting, I would
encourage you to take a look at the

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attachment online so that you can take a
look at the slides to get an idea of

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these five phases. But I'll just give
you a brief summary for now. The first

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phase is where we prepare for the search
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What first needs to happen is gathering
all of the information needed to know

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about your school and your systems that
will help initiate the process.

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When we go across the country to talk
about schools, we want them to

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understand what ASDB looks like, what's
important to you, your values, your

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strategic plan, your employee handbook,
your sitebased programming. So me being

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here is part of that phase one.
Once we get a full idea of your school

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and your agency's culture, we move on to
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» If I could take a moment to step back,
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January to February in 2027. This takes
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phase. Then in the spring, we will start
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Phase two is comprised of sending out
surveys for focus groups, collecting

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information about what they would like
to see in the new leadership of this

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agency.
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understanding of what your leadership
profile should look like. We will be

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drafting that based on the information
that we receive in those groups, sharing

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with the board, asking for board
approval, and then advertising for that

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leadership profile. The leadership
profile is a bit different than a job

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description. Your job description is
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So for example, budgeting being
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board, state legislature, while the
leadership profile describes the current

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challenges and opportunities in front of
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» That is more specific to the needs on
the ground right now. And it helps

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executive leadership find whether they
are an appropriate fit, but then also

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helps the board guide their decisions in
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During phase two, we start the process
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» We build that search committee during
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» Once we finish with phase two, we then
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process.
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» That will happen likely late summer.

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» Once we start phase three,
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simultaneously.
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Typically in our experience, two months
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recruitment period. Anything less than
that is simply too short. Anything

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longer than that simply is too long. 2
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» The second thing we do simultaneously is
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training, explaining their roles and
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capacity. I strongly recommend that your
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students, alumni, teaching staff, other
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board representation as well. I'm not
wellversed on your state law and I want

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to make sure that we're following the
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state and who delegates that authority
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Once we finish both of those things in
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of people who people who will be doing
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candidates meet the minimum criteria.
We'll talk about that later about what

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those criteria or those requirements
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those screening criteria, we start the
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interviews. The search committee will be
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They will decide who they would like to
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We would be taking care of the
supporting of that process, making sure

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that they are meeting the expectation of
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process, coaching them, supporting them
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interview process, and then helping them
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The second part of phase four is the
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» The search committee recommends the
finalists to the board. The board may

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look at those finalists and approve them
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» Then we will make a final interview to
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» In phase five, we begin the transition.
Part of that will be support using their

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leadership profile in order to set
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and we can evaluate what that process
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that leadership profile becomes a
permanent part of what the leadership is

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holding themselves accountable for and
what the community is going to hold them

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accountable for because the community is
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» Three community touch points. There are
three community touch points within the

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search process. The first one is that
search committee. We want representation

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from a diverse group of people. The
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surveys. That's where we create the
leadership profile. And the third touch

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point, if you decide to have an open
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be interacting with those approved
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for community preference. They may like
strong leadership profile in candidate A

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over candidate B and they may make some
feedback to the board to help guide your

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decisions.
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would propose. Um I have a little bit
more to talk about and then I'll open

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the floor for discussion. Next slide.

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These are the key roles and
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The reason why I bring this today is
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throughout this search process, our role
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and supporting your search process. But
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that venture. For example, we are not
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recommendations for that search
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responsibilities. helping to elicit
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responsibility. Setting up and running
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facilitate.
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support. So, for example, interpreting
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helping with communication,
so press releases, some logistical

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support that we would be asking for from
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search process. The goal with the search
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the search process is to make sure that
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that can be trusted through this
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new superintendent, they are set up for
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what I have seen happen in the search
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designed well, even if you hire a
phenomenal new leader, at no fault of

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their own, the community meets them with
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itself. So, it's important that we make
sure that the search process is designed

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specially to celebrate and welcome this
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set up for success. So, we'll review
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detail a little bit later, but I did
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we will be asking for ASDB's support in
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doing our own thing. It's a
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» Here I have some different phases uh
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» Phase one will give you an
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So this is to give us a full picture of
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» anything else or u any sort of statutory
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search process. Knowing all of that
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with your expectations. One thing that I
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Department of Education may have some
specific requirements that we would need

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to be made aware of as well. Um, if
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requirements, I would ask for that
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» Phase two,
we want to make sure that everything we

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do is fully accessible. And so, I would
need your help knowing what access looks

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like for this community. I would be
asking to support both our blind and

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visually impaired community and our deaf
part of hearing community and our deaf

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blind consumers as well ensuring that
everything we do is accessible to all

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parties. Every school that we've worked
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communities and there are standards for
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» So I want you to help me understand how
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constituents in this search process.

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One other item I wanted to talk about
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» I see this search process and what we
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an opportunity to achieve two things.
one is clearly to hire a new

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superintendent.
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» one thing that we've noticed is in
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rare opportunity to put the stage focus
on ASDB and to put you on the national

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map. people always
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process is is happening and it's a great
opportunity to advertise ASDB and to

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market what's happening at ASDB. This is
an opportunity to reframe and to create

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a message about what is happening at
ASDB that is so exciting and why people

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should be want to be here. This is an
opportunity to attract people to show

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people why this job is important. why is
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work for ASDB so that you can attract
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» Next slide, please.

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» I would ask for your help as a board to
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currently have or what we need to change
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It's been my experience with other
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styy things. We want to make sure that
the title is confirmed as superintendent

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and the roles and responsibilities are
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confirm is the salary.
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do this for every search process
comparing your schools for the deaf with

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other schools for the deaf across the
country. So you can understand what this

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salary looks like in comparison to like
positions. So that you can understand

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what other executive leadership may be
looking at when they decide whether to

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apply or not. Salary does have a huge
impact on the caliber of candidates you

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will attract. And so I will be making
sure that you have the in the

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information needed to make that
decision. The third one is any

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requirements that may needed may be
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they need to have a specific certificate
certification an administrator?

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» Some states accept reciprocity from
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» So, I need to know ASDB's requirements
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» And the last one is HR expectations and
requirements. Tell me all of those

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things so that I can support your HR
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Okay, next steps.
>> I've talked with Superintendent Reman

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yesterday and today and some folks here
at this school explaining what these

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expectations are. The next things is to
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going to be meeting with us.
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comprised of a board member at least a
staff member and we meet every two

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weeks. We focus on many small issues
that may arise like supporting surveys,

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supporting announcements, focus groups,
announcement dates and other such

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information. If any critical information
were to arise that needs to be um

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notified to the board, then we would be
bringing the board that information and

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making those decisions as a group. So my
recommendation would be to make sure

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that we set up this schedule in a team
of four, which would be myself, Melissa,

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a board member, and a staff member. If
you want to be flexible with that, let

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me know. But I want to make sure that we
keep this group small and nimble as

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possible.
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I'll be giving you an organizational
checklist like I mentioned that will

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help guide our search process. That
contract starts in January. So, as we

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celebrate the new year, I'll be coming
to you with some information. I also

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would like to know when and how often
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This could be virtual potentially. I
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time we'll be meeting each other
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» I believe that there may have been one
other slide. Nope. Okay. Okay.

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» So, one thing I want to ask the board
about is I do want to have a talk about

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the difference between an open search
process and what's referred to as a

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closed search process. Some states have
different expectations and so tell me

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your expectations and we'll follow
through with that. But if it's open for

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discussion, I can tell you about the
pros and cons of each of these

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approaches. So for example, a closed
search process. One pro of that is if

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executive leadership doesn't want to
disclose that they are applying for this

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role, they can do so privately.
However, the cons of that is that it

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lacks transparency and it's harder to
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involved with with schools for the deaf
and blind, even if we try to keep it

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closed, if we bring the person in
person, word gets out.

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» So, this is a very small community that
we're talking about. And so, you have to

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decide between open and closed
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is that you have your finalists come to
show who they are, explain their mission

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and vision for the future of the school.
The community can then see that and see

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if that fits with their leadership
profile and then provide feedback about

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that while we collect that feedback to
share with the board as a part of your

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decision-making process.
The decision-m process is comprised of a

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lot of other things like for example
community feedback, a background check

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which we take care of, reference checks
which we also take care of and also all

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of the interview information that would
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So that's a brief summary of what to be
expected. I am available for any

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I guess I can get us started. Thank you
very much for your presentation. I

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appreciated it. I do have a few
questions. As you notice, I just joined

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the board, so I'm a bit green myself
here. Um I prior to joining the board I

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did have information from the community
in terms of how they felt that their

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trust in ASDB was not that great. So
what would be your approach to dealing

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with that um that weakness in our agency
that that community trust? How how would

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you address that in your process?
Shane, I mean me myself, that's a great

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question. And how to do that is to
figure out how we want to involve the

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community as part of that process.
During my presentation, I mentioned

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those three points and I recommend to
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creating that search committee that
includes a representative from each of

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those communities. making sure that
there is a balance between the deaf and

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the blind community and making sure that
there's a balance between parents

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involvement alumni and I do recommend
having the students as well

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the students have a value and a great
point of view and

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they are the future the community can
lead of what that looks like as far as

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how we help that and the leadership
profile and the successful of in that

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and that will shape and form the
leadership profile file and what that

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looks like in the future and we write
that based on the feedback and once

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that's approved then we can see that
what drove what that new perspective

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looks like.
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involvement and that process is having
that open process invites them for that

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feedback and arrive to meet that profile
>> and also to let you know it's an

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important point of the communication
frequently. We identify about four to

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five key communication points

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» and we want to make sure that
communication is ready at any point

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» the announcement
like Annette's retirement and making a

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video outside with you that I just now
to let them know

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and we're starting that search process
then well secondly well let me back up

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the open the feedback from that second
phase. And once we finish that, then we

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can open up that search process. And
once we start that interview process,

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the announcements will happen less until
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will help kind of keep the community
informed, but at the same time make the

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community aware of the expectations and
feeling anxious and wondering what is

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happening between the communication.
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that is currently it's apparent that the
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community's vision for the future are
divergent mostly in the community in

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Tucson. So we understand why decisions
were made etc. But in terms of community

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goals not aligning with ASDB's goals how
would you address that in your process?

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I think that's a great question to
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» Your goal is to identify what kind of
leader will match and what kind of

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engagement from the new candidate would
be. Our role in that process is not to

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make a decision. Our role in that
process is to help kind of bring that

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leader and design that process to help
them understand the challenges as well

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as how well they respond to those
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So I would invite you to make that part
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those type of questions.
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completely. Thank you so much.

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» Hi, I'm Mike Gordon. Um
ASDB is in certainly in a different

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position than uh had been for many
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community.
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accessibility for the material for deaf,
blind, and blind individuals. Um, I know

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for a fact though as the focus groups
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and um
and people are going to wonder how how

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you'll be able to represent the blank
community, how you said. Now, I just

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want to know for my own clarification.
You said you've done 35 searches over

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the last three years.
Okay. I um I'd be interested to see some

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of the schools that uh that you you were
contracted with um just for my own

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knowledge. But I think that piece about
the blind community, knowing the uh

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advocacy of the National Federation of
the Blind, um just the the uh

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you know the advocacy that they offer is
in many ways as strong as the advocacy

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in the in the deaf community. So that's
a piece that has at least through

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perception um
has been ignored to some degree. So, uh,

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I'm just curious as to I I don't even
exactly know my question as much as it's

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just putting that that perspective out
there that the blind community wants to

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be represented. Uh, there's some some uh
some powerful players in the community

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that will want to to have their their
positions uh noted, please.

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» Yes. Thank you, Mike, for sharing your
perspective and that's an important part

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of this search process. I'll give you
two names of some schools that I

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supported both in the community of the
deaf and the blind as well that I worked

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with closely.
>> Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind

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as well as Iowa School for the Deaf and
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And then also um I previously worked
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Blind at the previous project for the
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» assistant superintendent search.
Um there are different perspectives in

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the blind community. For example,
Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind.

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» They have an onampus blind school and an
outreach program there. So I have to

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figure out how to fit that just because
on that campus there's strong feelings

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about the blind that they feel like the
deaf community has more attention than

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they do while the deaf community feels
like the blind community has more

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funding.
So there's controversy about that. So I

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help the school navigate that to figure
out how to include that part of the

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search process. I want to make sure that
they feel like they're all cooperative

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in the school.
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are only an outreach program for the
blind. And so having to figure out how

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to include those outreach programs and
it was all remote. It wasn't on campus.

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So how do I make sure that the online
the onampus feels they have more

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accessibility than those people that are
on off in the off uh site programs. So I

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have to build that to make sure that all
virtual and all have the involvement

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00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:19,119
through that process.
The third thing to say about NFB and

429
00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:22,240
NAD,
>> they're organization for education in

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00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:25,920
both
>> blind and deaf.

431
00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:31,119
» And I've been involved with supporting
both of those organizations

432
00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:34,400
» COSB
council of organizational of education

433
00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:40,560
blind
>> as well as CSD

434
00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:45,680
all of the deaf school programs teaching
for the an educator for the deaf.

435
00:36:43,359 --> 00:36:49,839
So I've done both groups to do network
and leadership to see who applies for

436
00:36:47,599 --> 00:36:56,240
those roles that both have blind and
deaf community experience

437
00:36:53,839 --> 00:37:01,200
and I started our company support from
both those both communities as well. But

438
00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:05,280
during the whole process I asked to hold
me accountable. If you notice that there

439
00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:09,040
is anything that comes up that feels a
little inadequate, please let me know

440
00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:12,839
and I will support both communities in
in in whichever way.

441
00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:30,400
This is President Buchanan. I appreciate
your time coming out and presenting to

442
00:37:25,839 --> 00:37:35,280
us. Um, and uh, we're very excited to
have you uh, spearhead our search for

443
00:37:32,720 --> 00:37:39,680
us. We look forward to collaboration and
working with you over this next, it

444
00:37:36,720 --> 00:37:43,839
looks like year um, to find our next
superintendent. I appreciate you. Thank

445
00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:47,359
you.
>> Yes, thank you for that. And thank you

446
00:37:45,359 --> 00:37:53,359
for the opportunity. We will have fun
together and I'm excited for the who the

447
00:37:50,240 --> 00:37:59,320
new search will be and I'm sure the
community will be thrilled as well.

448
00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:59,320
Thank you.

449
00:38:00,079 --> 00:38:09,480
We're going to move on to 1.5. It's an
information item, superintendent report.

450
00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:09,480
Uh, Superintendent Reichman.

451
00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:26,720
Good afternoon, President Buchanan,
board members, Assistant Superintendent

452
00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:33,440
Cooper, Deputy Assistant Superintendent
Barbara, Executive Director Lily, and

453
00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:43,440
the ASDB community. Welcome to our
September 10th, 2026 board meeting.

454
00:38:38,720 --> 00:38:49,839
I am really happy to see you all here.
Before I do my board report, I would

455
00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:52,839
like to recognize at least four
individuals,

456
00:38:52,960 --> 00:39:00,599
first person that I would like to
recognize is Orin Catchoff.

457
00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:11,839
He uh just retired from ASDB at the end
of June 30th

458
00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:17,520
and we didn't have the opportunity to
recognize his retirement during the

459
00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:26,720
board meeting at that time because we
cancelled the May board meeting.

460
00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:32,800
So, uh, Orin transferred to ASDB from
the Arizona Department of Education in

461
00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:39,040
2015.
And at that time, he had planned to stay

462
00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:46,240
only for one year
and then he stayed for 11 years.

463
00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:50,880
and he did different positions,
different jobs, including the assistant

464
00:39:48,880 --> 00:39:56,400
superintendent of curriculum and
instruction.

465
00:39:53,359 --> 00:40:02,960
So, I just really want to say that we
miss um Mr. Ketchoff and I hope that

466
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:09,680
he's happy during his retirement in
North Carolina. I recognize his

467
00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:14,720
contributions to ASDB.
The second person I would like to

468
00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:25,200
recognize is actually right here next to
me and that is Leticia Cruz.

469
00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:31,040
She is also retired as well.
Uh currently this is her last board

470
00:40:28,480 --> 00:40:39,599
meeting.
She started working with ASDB quite a

471
00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:46,920
ways back in 1985.
So she has been working for the agency

472
00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:46,920
for about 40 years.

473
00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:55,440
Her current position as the
administrative secretary to the board

474
00:40:52,640 --> 00:41:00,680
and superintendent
and she has been doing this since 2015.

475
00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:12,000
So if you know her, if you know Leticia,
then she is the reason that our board

476
00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:18,800
meetings run as smoothly as they do
because she has done all of the behind

477
00:41:14,079 --> 00:41:24,640
the scenes work, coordinating with IT,
with the IT team, with facilities,

478
00:41:22,319 --> 00:41:30,640
having everybody involved with the plan
to set up our board meetings. So I'd

479
00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:37,440
like to recognize her
for she has contributed for so many

480
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:43,520
years to the agency and her heart and
her soul is here.

481
00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:51,200
She was recently teasing us saying that
um she needs to leave before

482
00:41:48,240 --> 00:41:56,640
she becomes a body here before her
burial is here at ASDB

483
00:41:54,240 --> 00:42:01,680
before we set up her plot. So, I thought
it wasn't a bad idea. [laughter]

484
00:41:59,814 --> 00:42:05,680
[cough]
The third person that I'd like to

485
00:42:03,599 --> 00:42:10,319
recognize,
and I didn't have the opportunity to

486
00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:17,400
recognize them this last July board
meeting,

487
00:42:11,839 --> 00:42:17,400
but would be Dr. Sarah Barbara.

488
00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:24,240
She is the deputy assistant
superintendent of education

489
00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:31,599
and she has taken on the responsibility
of working with both campuses

490
00:42:27,119 --> 00:42:36,640
with special education with ODD and with
CTE.

491
00:42:34,319 --> 00:42:41,920
So you will have the opportunity later
to hear from her for the first time this

492
00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:49,280
evening.
And then the last person that I would

493
00:42:44,480 --> 00:42:54,960
like to recognize is Jason Lily who is
the executive director of outreach

494
00:42:52,720 --> 00:43:01,599
program.
He is taking on the responsibility for

495
00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:06,079
the itinerate services for deaf programs
for blind programs for early learning

496
00:43:04,240 --> 00:43:13,040
program
and he started in July at that same time

497
00:43:09,760 --> 00:43:20,640
that Dr. Dr. Barbara did.
So again you will have the opportunity

498
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:28,520
to hear from them this evening.
Now for my board report

499
00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:28,520
and mine is going to be a brief one.

500
00:43:30,560 --> 00:43:42,319
I just wanted you to notice that the
last six months there have been a lot of

501
00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:50,480
changes happening in the agency
including the transition and move from

502
00:43:45,440 --> 00:43:55,680
Tucson to the Oro Valley campus
and the start of a new school year at

503
00:43:52,880 --> 00:44:02,280
the Oro Valley campus.
the reduction in force of 79 staff

504
00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:02,280
members,

505
00:44:02,480 --> 00:44:11,200
the setting up and coordination of three
outreach sites, two that are with Tucson

506
00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:16,280
Unified School District and one that is
in Chino Valley School District

507
00:44:16,880 --> 00:44:26,880
and more changes have happened around
the agency. On top of all of the

508
00:44:22,880 --> 00:44:32,079
changes, we have been experiencing the
most audited

509
00:44:29,359 --> 00:44:35,720
that we've ever had in the AY's history
and in our experience.

510
00:44:35,839 --> 00:44:44,079
We are currently going through three
separate audits

511
00:44:41,200 --> 00:44:50,319
and now those audits are coming to a
close. They are almost complete.

512
00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:56,640
So right now the Arizona Auditor General
is writing the report for all three of

513
00:44:54,079 --> 00:45:03,920
the audits.
We expect that those reports will become

514
00:45:00,880 --> 00:45:10,960
available, published and posted and
available to the public in September,

515
00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:17,000
September 29th.
So about three weeks they should be

516
00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:17,000
published.

517
00:45:17,599 --> 00:45:27,760
with all of the changes,
why would we do that? And that's because

518
00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:33,520
the agency has been experiencing just a
lot of pressure.

519
00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:40,160
Pressure from the environment
including the birth rates,

520
00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:44,079
public education,
new requirements,

521
00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:48,480
limited budgets,
political priorities

522
00:45:46,319 --> 00:45:56,880
and
the stakeholders expectations.

523
00:45:52,640 --> 00:46:01,079
So with all of that, it has had deep
impact on the agency.

524
00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:11,079
Thus far, we have been navigating
through all of those changes and trying

525
00:46:06,400 --> 00:46:11,079
to address each challenge.

526
00:46:15,520 --> 00:46:23,000
But let me take a moment
to step back

527
00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:29,640
and think. Let's do some thinking.

528
00:46:29,760 --> 00:46:37,880
I have three questions for all of you
that I do want you to be thinking about.

529
00:46:37,920 --> 00:46:48,640
My first question
is what is your vision

530
00:46:46,079 --> 00:46:55,560
of ASDB
by the year 2030

531
00:46:52,160 --> 00:46:55,560
and beyond?

532
00:46:56,880 --> 00:47:02,520
What is ASDB going to look like at that
time?

533
00:47:06,720 --> 00:47:17,599
A separate question
that I have for all of you

534
00:47:12,880 --> 00:47:24,480
is when we look at our students who are
deaf, heart of hearing, blind, visually

535
00:47:21,359 --> 00:47:31,359
impaired, deafb blind
all over the state, statewide.

536
00:47:27,680 --> 00:47:38,960
What is going to be the best system for
providing specialized instruction and

537
00:47:34,880 --> 00:47:43,640
education, technology, accommodations,
access for all of our students.

538
00:47:49,920 --> 00:48:04,839
And when we connect to those questions,
the third question becomes,

539
00:47:57,680 --> 00:48:04,839
what is ASDB's role in all of this?

540
00:48:12,480 --> 00:48:19,760
The reason I'm asking these three
questions

541
00:48:16,560 --> 00:48:24,079
is because if
we could

542
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:30,079
have agreement
on our vision

543
00:48:26,720 --> 00:48:38,160
on our ultimate plan for the future
that includes all of you, the board, the

544
00:48:33,040 --> 00:48:48,520
ASDB leaders, the ASDB community,
If we agreed on the vision and we agree

545
00:48:43,040 --> 00:48:48,520
on what ASDB is going to look like,

546
00:48:48,800 --> 00:48:56,440
then we can make decisions that align
with that vision.

547
00:48:59,040 --> 00:49:10,800
The decisions we make now about our
students, about our programs, about our

548
00:49:06,640 --> 00:49:18,000
facilities, about our sustainability,
about our accountability,

549
00:49:13,680 --> 00:49:25,119
about student success.
And we if we all align, if we have a

550
00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:31,960
common vision,
then we'll be moving in one direction.

551
00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:31,960
together.

552
00:49:36,480 --> 00:49:45,359
So that's what I think about at night.
That's what I think about and have been

553
00:49:42,720 --> 00:49:52,400
thinking about for the last two years.
And for you, the board,

554
00:49:49,040 --> 00:49:59,079
at least from my view,
you kind of have four priorities right

555
00:49:54,720 --> 00:49:59,079
now for the next two years.

556
00:49:59,119 --> 00:50:02,680
The first priority

557
00:50:02,800 --> 00:50:15,920
is the board and the ASDB leaders
must design and implement

558
00:50:11,920 --> 00:50:25,440
accountability some sort of framework
accountability architecture if you will.

559
00:50:20,800 --> 00:50:31,200
We have to embed our accountability
with our strategic plan

560
00:50:28,559 --> 00:50:34,599
and we need to figure out how to do that
pretty expediently.

561
00:50:35,440 --> 00:50:44,480
Second, we have the Tucson campus and
that property, that land,

562
00:50:41,599 --> 00:50:49,680
and you as the board and the state
legislature need to make a decision

563
00:50:47,599 --> 00:50:52,680
about what we're going to do with that
property.

564
00:50:54,319 --> 00:51:03,559
The third thing is in 2027
the state legislative legislator

565
00:51:00,559 --> 00:51:03,559
meeting.

566
00:51:04,079 --> 00:51:10,599
So 27 the state legislator session.
Pardon the interpreter.

567
00:51:11,200 --> 00:51:18,640
Those state legislators
are going to have the opportunity to

568
00:51:16,960 --> 00:51:25,079
decide
on the continuation of operation of ASDB

569
00:51:27,280 --> 00:51:35,359
and the board will need to be involved
with the state legislators networking

570
00:51:33,440 --> 00:51:38,359
with them while they are making that
decision.

571
00:51:38,559 --> 00:51:45,680
And then of course the search for the
next superintendent.

572
00:51:42,960 --> 00:51:54,319
You just had a presentation and a
discussion about the next leader

573
00:51:49,839 --> 00:52:00,240
who is going to be guiding ASDB who will
align with that vision

574
00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:05,319
of ASDB
for 2030 and beyond.

575
00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:18,559
So up till now we have been focused
kind of on the fact that the number of

576
00:52:15,280 --> 00:52:25,200
students is rapidly declining and our
budget is also declining. We have been

577
00:52:21,839 --> 00:52:28,200
trying to address each challenge
individually.

578
00:52:29,359 --> 00:52:40,800
And again, if we can adjust our focus to
that vision

579
00:52:37,280 --> 00:52:43,800
and then align our decisions to that
vision,

580
00:52:44,640 --> 00:52:55,440
then maybe ASDB
can reinvent itself.

581
00:52:51,119 --> 00:53:00,839
and become ready for the future.
I'm happy to take any questions at this

582
00:52:57,839 --> 00:53:00,839
time.

583
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:16,359
All right, I guess I'll go first again.
You asked us to think about three

584
00:53:13,359 --> 00:53:16,359
things.

585
00:53:16,559 --> 00:53:25,599
first what our vision for the future is.
The first thing that I thought of was my

586
00:53:23,119 --> 00:53:32,480
son.
He was in preschool several years ago.

587
00:53:29,680 --> 00:53:38,800
Did great.
Um yes, he has some exceptional things

588
00:53:35,839 --> 00:53:44,240
about him, but he's my kid. Uh apple
does not fall far from the tree. Um but

589
00:53:40,720 --> 00:53:48,319
he's very smart. He's done everything.
He's impressed the teachers and at the

590
00:53:46,640 --> 00:53:52,640
end of the school year at pre in
preschool his teacher came to me and

591
00:53:50,880 --> 00:53:57,599
said I don't think he should stay here
at PDSD

592
00:53:54,800 --> 00:54:03,440
and I were was working here at that time
and I said what why do you say that and

593
00:54:01,520 --> 00:54:09,960
the teacher said he's too smart for this
school

594
00:54:06,240 --> 00:54:09,960
as a deaf parent

595
00:54:10,480 --> 00:54:15,599
that was a a kick in the pants to me it
made me feel uncomfortable

596
00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:27,599
I want ASDB in the future
to not tell babies to go away. I want

597
00:54:25,119 --> 00:54:33,359
ASDB to be a place where babies,
parents, hearing, deaf, blind, deaf,

598
00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:40,400
everyone wants to come.
So that means itinerate programming. I I

599
00:54:36,319 --> 00:54:44,559
I agree in some aspects,
but we do need to strategize about how

600
00:54:42,960 --> 00:54:49,040
to strengthen our campus-based
programming because that is where the

601
00:54:46,160 --> 00:54:55,119
community, our deaf community outside
comes from. Without the community here,

602
00:54:52,960 --> 00:55:02,160
the community
outside is impacted and shrinks.

603
00:54:59,119 --> 00:55:05,119
Kids learn specific skills here like CTE
programming for example. They're not

604
00:55:03,680 --> 00:55:10,480
going to pick up those skills from
hearing teachers who don't understand

605
00:55:06,880 --> 00:55:14,400
their world view. They're not going to.
Our blind and visually impaired students

606
00:55:12,720 --> 00:55:19,280
don't understand visual things that are
taught in visual manners. Teachers who

607
00:55:16,319 --> 00:55:24,800
are cited are not teaching them things
and expanding on things that focus on

608
00:55:21,760 --> 00:55:28,800
their their way of seeing things instead
of things being cut out, instead of

609
00:55:26,400 --> 00:55:36,079
funding being cut out, finding ways to
achieve it. As was mentioned previously,

610
00:55:32,720 --> 00:55:40,800
we are the lowest one of the lowest paid
deaf schools. So, are we we're competing

611
00:55:39,040 --> 00:55:44,800
with hearing schools, but we need to
raise the bar for deaf education and

612
00:55:43,520 --> 00:55:49,280
we're not going to be able to do that
without salary. How are the best

613
00:55:46,640 --> 00:55:54,880
teachers going to choose us?
So, those are

614
00:55:52,319 --> 00:56:00,880
that applies to my answer for the second
question. Our vision should not be about

615
00:56:01,040 --> 00:56:08,079
the needs of the board. They should be
about the needs of the student. Student

616
00:56:05,359 --> 00:56:11,599
success, whether that's on the college
track, on the degree seeeking track,

617
00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:15,760
whether they're going to Galedet,
whether they're going to hear in UN

618
00:56:13,359 --> 00:56:22,000
universities like ASU, it also could be
CTE programming, job training,

619
00:56:19,119 --> 00:56:26,559
our graduates,
many of our graduates are not prepared

620
00:56:24,160 --> 00:56:30,400
or not ready to graduate and we we need
to ensure that we are changing that. So,

621
00:56:28,480 --> 00:56:35,160
those are my three responses to
Annette's uh questions for us.

622
00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:47,480
» All right.

623
00:56:47,680 --> 00:56:58,480
Staying in the pattern. Um, Annette, you
mentioned um in the uh the third

624
00:56:55,839 --> 00:57:03,680
uh third point um not the third question
but the point about what's the immediate

625
00:57:00,960 --> 00:57:07,520
future in 27 that the legislature is
going to make some decisions about

626
00:57:06,079 --> 00:57:12,640
seemingly I think you said the
continuation of operations or the

627
00:57:09,440 --> 00:57:18,079
continuation can you expound expand on
that a bit because that's that's a

628
00:57:14,720 --> 00:57:24,160
pretty loaded statement and and it has
uh we have so much going on trying to to

629
00:57:21,119 --> 00:57:28,960
prioritize what should be step one 2 3
and four. That's what I really enjoyed

630
00:57:26,319 --> 00:57:35,200
on the the presentation that the phases
and the steps were were clearly defined.

631
00:57:32,160 --> 00:57:38,319
So, you know, hearing that, you know,
that board will be involved with the

632
00:57:36,720 --> 00:57:42,160
legislature in regards to the
continuation of operations. I mean,

633
00:57:40,480 --> 00:57:49,799
that's about as big a statement as I've
heard in a while. So, uh can you can you

634
00:57:45,520 --> 00:57:49,799
uh explain that a bit?

635
00:57:52,079 --> 00:58:02,079
Yes. [clears throat]
The last time ASDB

636
00:57:56,960 --> 00:58:08,160
had a continual passing of the state
legislative the continuence

637
00:58:06,319 --> 00:58:11,760
continuation
bill passed the state legislature,

638
00:58:10,880 --> 00:58:15,319
» right,
>> was in 2023.

639
00:58:17,280 --> 00:58:25,359
That continuation bill gave us the
authority

640
00:58:22,559 --> 00:58:28,359
to run the agency for another four
years.

641
00:58:30,319 --> 00:58:38,040
That four years is coming to an end June
30th, 2027.

642
00:58:38,319 --> 00:58:49,520
So that means that the state legislature
in the spring

643
00:58:44,559 --> 00:58:56,000
during the time that they're in session,
they will have to pass another

644
00:58:53,200 --> 00:59:01,680
continuation bill
and decide for how many years that they

645
00:58:59,040 --> 00:59:05,880
want to give us the authority to
continue operations.

646
00:59:05,920 --> 00:59:12,960
» Okay.
Okay. I mean that's

647
00:59:10,799 --> 00:59:18,079
that part was clear. You know I know
they shortened the period was became

648
00:59:15,280 --> 00:59:22,079
four years. Okay. So that's the piece
about that they're going to have to

649
00:59:19,359 --> 00:59:27,240
decide about continuation. Okay. That's
a little different than I was

650
00:59:23,119 --> 00:59:27,240
interpreting it. So okay.

651
00:59:37,440 --> 00:59:42,359
Annette, there's no more questions.
Thank you so much.

652
00:59:45,359 --> 00:59:53,760
Next, we can move on to 1.6
uh information item, Assistant

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00:59:51,200 --> 00:59:58,000
Superintendent of Agency Operations and
Support Services, Assistant

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00:59:55,440 --> 01:00:02,000
Superintendent Cooper. Good afternoon,
Board President Buchanan, Superintendent

655
01:00:00,079 --> 01:00:07,119
Reichman, Deputy Assistant
Superintendent Dr. Barbara, executive

656
01:00:04,640 --> 01:00:14,000
director Lily, members of the board,
ASDB staff and community. As we begin

657
01:00:10,559 --> 01:00:19,680
the 2627 school year, our operations and
support services team continues to

658
01:00:16,640 --> 01:00:25,200
prioritize our fiscal sustainability and
operational efficiency to ensure a

659
01:00:22,880 --> 01:00:30,960
seamless educational experience for all
of our students across the state.

660
01:00:28,319 --> 01:00:35,760
Following up on my July report, I am
pleased to share that the relocation of

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01:00:33,760 --> 01:00:41,599
the Tucson campus from Speedway
Boulevard to Oro Valley was successfully

662
01:00:38,640 --> 01:00:46,400
completed over the summer thanks to the
leadership of our director of

663
01:00:43,520 --> 01:00:52,000
operations, Albert Duff, alongside our
facilities and IT teams.

664
01:00:49,680 --> 01:00:56,319
Operationally, our start of the year
logistics have launched smoothly with

665
01:00:54,799 --> 01:01:01,280
route coverage for student
transportation, drop offs, and pickups,

666
01:00:59,440 --> 01:01:07,440
and student and staff device
distributions being completed and

667
01:01:03,920 --> 01:01:12,480
configured for classroom instruction.
Initial student headcounts across the

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01:01:09,839 --> 01:01:16,400
campus and early learning programs are
tracking alongside our baseline

669
01:01:14,880 --> 01:01:21,280
projections.
And concurrently, our regional co-ops

670
01:01:19,040 --> 01:01:26,079
are actively supporting the local school
districts to ensure the students

671
01:01:23,920 --> 01:01:31,040
displaced by the recent closure of our
residential and school for the blind

672
01:01:28,720 --> 01:01:35,599
programs have seamless IEP
implementations,

673
01:01:32,720 --> 01:01:40,960
adaptive technology, and localized
support in place.

674
01:01:38,319 --> 01:01:47,599
On the financial front, our business
team is working on closing the 2026

675
01:01:44,720 --> 01:01:53,280
fiscal year with a reduced shortfall,
which we're projecting to be closer to

676
01:01:49,839 --> 01:01:59,839
about $1 million
and working towards building a balanced

677
01:01:56,559 --> 01:02:05,839
sustainable budget for 2027.
The AY's 2028 budget package was

678
01:02:03,040 --> 01:02:10,960
finalized and submitted to the state's
Office of Strategic Planning and

679
01:02:07,920 --> 01:02:16,559
Budgeting prior to the September 1st
deadline, which is totaling about $61.1

680
01:02:14,319 --> 01:02:21,680
million.
Following board approval in July, HR

681
01:02:19,280 --> 01:02:26,960
executed the roll out of the updated
teaching related services and

682
01:02:24,240 --> 01:02:33,440
educational interpreter salary schedules
which became effective August 1st. And

683
01:02:30,240 --> 01:02:39,280
newly hired staff for 2027 have
onboarded using the new 10-year cap

684
01:02:36,559 --> 01:02:44,160
schedule while existing staff were
grandfathered in with no change to their

685
01:02:42,160 --> 01:02:49,599
hourly rates.
And finally, regarding audit oversight

686
01:02:46,720 --> 01:02:54,160
and preliminary findings from the
financial and performance audits, the

687
01:02:52,160 --> 01:02:58,640
leadership team is actively addressing
the identified deficiencies. And the

688
01:02:57,040 --> 01:03:03,440
leadership team is finalizing
documentation for the auditor general

689
01:03:00,799 --> 01:03:10,240
sunset audit as we approach our
scheduled October 1st sunset review.

690
01:03:07,680 --> 01:03:16,240
In closing, I want to express my deepest
gratitude to all of our educators,

691
01:03:12,880 --> 01:03:21,680
specialists, transportation personnel,
facilities, and administrative staff.

692
01:03:19,039 --> 01:03:26,400
Um, executing a campus move, working
with less staff as a result of the

693
01:03:23,839 --> 01:03:31,839
reduction in force, onboarding new
salary structures, launching a new

694
01:03:28,960 --> 01:03:37,119
school year, and preparing for three
state audit reviews all at once requires

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01:03:34,960 --> 01:03:41,599
incredible resilience.
Thanks to their hard work, we've opened

696
01:03:39,359 --> 01:03:46,000
up our doors this fall, stabilized,
compliant, and ready to serve all of our

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01:03:43,520 --> 01:03:50,319
students. And thank you. That concludes
my report for today, and I'm open to

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01:03:48,240 --> 01:03:54,280
answering any questions or addressing
any comments you may have.

699
01:03:57,034 --> 01:03:59,054
[laughter]

700
01:04:00,559 --> 01:04:09,760
Well, here I am again. So, I do have a
question. in reading your report in the

701
01:04:07,119 --> 01:04:16,640
text you mention
uh the master facilities plan and as I

702
01:04:14,319 --> 01:04:22,240
said I'm a new I'm new to the board so I
am I I'm just trying to ensure where the

703
01:04:20,319 --> 01:04:27,200
board will have an opportunity to talk
about that um I from what the community

704
01:04:25,119 --> 01:04:33,119
and the audit mentioned as as I
understand it that that was not appro

705
01:04:30,640 --> 01:04:37,119
approved so that um that part is already
done because it had to do with the old

706
01:04:34,799 --> 01:04:40,799
program, but is the programming, the
master facilities, master facilities

707
01:04:39,200 --> 01:04:45,680
plan, does that include programming for
the future of the residential program,

708
01:04:43,599 --> 01:04:51,520
pardon the interpreter, um addressing
the residential program portion of that?

709
01:04:48,880 --> 01:04:56,079
Yes, we are actively working on updating
and making changes to the master

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01:04:53,680 --> 01:04:59,079
facility plan. If you have any
additional

711
01:04:59,760 --> 01:05:05,839
» Sorry, go ahead. Let let you finish and
then I will have a question. I was going

712
01:05:04,319 --> 01:05:10,240
to ask if you had any additional
specific questions to the master

713
01:05:07,599 --> 01:05:14,559
facility plan.
>> So I want to know whether that includes

714
01:05:12,720 --> 01:05:17,839
anything pertaining to residential
programming in the master facilities

715
01:05:16,400 --> 01:05:22,960
plan because that is in the old one. Not
just Tucson but Phoenix or anywhere else

716
01:05:20,079 --> 01:05:28,480
because as of currently we still have
that um requirement to provide

717
01:05:26,319 --> 01:05:33,280
residential services. I believe that has
been um discussed but maybe in a

718
01:05:30,799 --> 01:05:36,640
different capacity or a different manner
but I do believe there's something

719
01:05:34,640 --> 01:05:40,160
involved something to do with that um
deaf students around the state in rural

720
01:05:38,640 --> 01:05:44,640
areas who are not getting appropriate
services that is a way to meet that need

721
01:05:42,160 --> 01:05:47,760
and even though our numbers have reduced
we still have an obligation to meet the

722
01:05:46,240 --> 01:05:52,000
needs of those students and to provide
every opportunity for them so that's why

723
01:05:49,920 --> 01:05:55,680
I'm wondering whether that has to do
since it is mentioned in there it's

724
01:05:53,760 --> 01:06:00,319
discussed right now I know that we the
board does not have any specifics? We

725
01:05:58,319 --> 01:06:05,119
did not specifically vote to close the
residential program. We voted to close

726
01:06:01,920 --> 01:06:10,559
the Tucson campus, which is different.
>> Um, Director Duff, do would you like to

727
01:06:08,720 --> 01:06:16,440
approach the stadium and address the
specific questions brought forth by

728
01:06:12,880 --> 01:06:16,440
board member Kidd

729
01:06:22,799 --> 01:06:28,799
ASDB? My name is Albert Duff, director
of operations. With regards to the

730
01:06:27,200 --> 01:06:32,480
residential program, that might be
something more programmatically that

731
01:06:30,799 --> 01:06:38,839
Superintendent Reichman may need to
address, but I can address the process

732
01:06:34,319 --> 01:06:38,839
for the master facility plan update.

733
01:06:42,319 --> 01:06:46,520
» This is Superintendent Reichman.

734
01:06:47,359 --> 01:06:56,000
When we reviewed
the dorm,

735
01:06:52,400 --> 01:06:59,559
the first question was um what was our
legal responsibility?

736
01:07:00,000 --> 01:07:07,839
We reviewed this with the attorney
general's office

737
01:07:04,960 --> 01:07:13,400
and they gave us the formal
interpretation of our legal

738
01:07:10,400 --> 01:07:13,400
responsibility

739
01:07:13,680 --> 01:07:26,599
and that interpretation said that we
were not required to provide dorms for

740
01:07:21,440 --> 01:07:26,599
students in the state of Arizona.

741
01:07:26,880 --> 01:07:33,599
So there were sever there were analysis
done there was the first analysis done

742
01:07:31,760 --> 01:07:40,400
rather.
The second analysis that we did is we

743
01:07:38,000 --> 01:07:45,960
looked at the trend the number of
students that were living in the dorm.

744
01:07:46,559 --> 01:07:54,960
And the highest number was, I think it
was 1985,

745
01:07:51,599 --> 01:08:02,799
was around 90 students that were living
on the Tucson campus.

746
01:07:58,640 --> 01:08:10,520
When I became superintendent in 2016,
we had 45 students living on the Tucson

747
01:08:07,520 --> 01:08:10,520
campus.

748
01:08:10,559 --> 01:08:21,640
The last year we had 16 students that
were living on the Tucson campus.

749
01:08:21,759 --> 01:08:30,799
So the numbers when we looked at the
numbers of student there was a constant

750
01:08:29,199 --> 01:08:37,199
it had been consistent and
inconsistently

751
01:08:32,960 --> 01:08:44,000
regressed. Um once that number went down
it never went up. Not once. it always

752
01:08:40,560 --> 01:08:52,719
continued in a downward slope. So we
projected four students graduating

753
01:08:48,480 --> 01:08:58,799
and the number being 12
at some point

754
01:08:54,960 --> 01:09:04,799
um we are not able to sustain
the dorm program because we don't have

755
01:09:02,080 --> 01:09:10,960
enough number of students living on
campus.

756
01:09:07,040 --> 01:09:18,239
And then the third analysis that we did
is we asked the itinerate services,

757
01:09:15,600 --> 01:09:23,199
are you informing the school districts?
Are you asking the parents why they're

758
01:09:20,719 --> 01:09:28,880
not sending their students to the Tucson
campus

759
01:09:25,359 --> 01:09:34,560
and trying to encourage that?
And the feedback we received again and

760
01:09:32,239 --> 01:09:41,759
it was pretty consistent
that parents in the school district were

761
01:09:37,600 --> 01:09:48,239
not interested in sending their students
to the Tucson campus and we didn't

762
01:09:45,759 --> 01:09:51,520
project that that number was ever going
up.

763
01:09:51,120 --> 01:09:57,640
» Thank you.
>> So we made the difficult decision to

764
01:09:54,159 --> 01:09:57,640
close the dorms.

765
01:09:58,000 --> 01:10:08,239
The reason why I bring it up is because
it does um it did not specifically

766
01:10:04,560 --> 01:10:14,960
mention dorms. So, I worked with with
the county doing reviews of a lot of

767
01:10:11,120 --> 01:10:19,679
different um permits and one thing that
stood out to me is something called

768
01:10:16,640 --> 01:10:23,000
community residents,
which is

769
01:10:23,199 --> 01:10:31,040
in in and out of the county. It's
basically group homes. So, I thought

770
01:10:27,760 --> 01:10:35,679
that could be a great idea for us to
look into establishing those instead of

771
01:10:33,199 --> 01:10:40,719
having a full uh robust dorm program
where students are not coming. They're

772
01:10:37,679 --> 01:10:45,280
not it's impersonal. It's it's a dorm,
you know, during the day. It it's like

773
01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:50,480
somewhat institutional, but a a
residential program, a residence itself

774
01:10:48,400 --> 01:10:55,440
could be more function more like a home,
be more embedded in the community, have

775
01:10:53,120 --> 01:11:00,000
someone teaching
independent living skills, for example,

776
01:10:57,199 --> 01:11:04,880
cooking, etc., and that would have more
of a home feel and that could attract

777
01:11:02,159 --> 01:11:09,760
parents more so than an institutional
dorm setting. Um, and the current dorms

778
01:11:07,920 --> 01:11:14,640
being not in good shape, it does make
sense that that was not attracting

779
01:11:11,199 --> 01:11:19,040
people. But if that could be become part
of the master facilities plan, um,

780
01:11:17,120 --> 01:11:22,480
looking at residential programs, we
understand the dorm is closed. That's a

781
01:11:20,560 --> 01:11:26,880
that's a moot point at this point, but
looking at residential op options

782
01:11:24,400 --> 01:11:32,520
regardless and having that be part of
the master's facility plan, but with a a

783
01:11:29,040 --> 01:11:32,520
different approach

784
01:11:45,440 --> 01:11:51,040
and this is something that can be
discussed later. I just want to ensure

785
01:11:48,719 --> 01:11:56,400
that the residential programs just stays
in the information and doesn't fall out.

786
01:11:53,360 --> 01:11:59,719
That's that's my question or the thing I
wanted to address.

787
01:12:05,760 --> 01:12:16,159
We
are doing the master facility plan. We

788
01:12:12,719 --> 01:12:21,199
did a feasibility study and we will do
another feasibility study of the Tucson

789
01:12:19,199 --> 01:12:26,880
campus
and with the public and figure out when

790
01:12:24,640 --> 01:12:34,000
we can.
The main component here right now is

791
01:12:30,400 --> 01:12:37,000
that we have no funding to build
anything.

792
01:12:37,199 --> 01:12:46,159
So that is another component here.
Whatever we do with a master facilities

793
01:12:44,640 --> 01:12:54,080
plan
will have to depend on the resources

794
01:12:50,560 --> 01:12:57,040
that we already have.
>> Okay.

795
01:12:54,640 --> 01:13:02,320
» So does that pardon?
>> No after you.

796
01:13:00,320 --> 01:13:06,080
» I have taken a lot of floor time. So you
go right ahead.

797
01:13:03,360 --> 01:13:14,239
» Okay. And this will not be the whole
meeting R.J. and then me. So, I'll stop

798
01:13:09,840 --> 01:13:18,719
before I do that. But Albert, um,
we did the master facility plan. We did

799
01:13:16,480 --> 01:13:23,600
a couple different versions. I mean, one
major one, which was like 80 million or

800
01:13:20,880 --> 01:13:27,360
something like that. Uh, which was fix
everything, I think, or something like

801
01:13:25,120 --> 01:13:32,239
that. And then we talked about raising
some and and redoing certain buildings

802
01:13:30,080 --> 01:13:38,640
or rebuilding. There was there was
various uh various versions of it. Um, I

803
01:13:36,640 --> 01:13:44,480
thought that was kind of put to bed when
we moved up to Oral Valley. Um, so the

804
01:13:42,719 --> 01:13:50,320
understanding would be as the lease runs
out in Oral Valley, conceivably if the

805
01:13:47,040 --> 01:13:54,560
master plan was supported about uh
rebuilding or renovating a smaller

806
01:13:52,719 --> 01:13:58,320
portion, we would be moving back to
Speedway.

807
01:13:56,000 --> 01:14:03,440
So as of right now, what is being
developed would be three options that

808
01:14:00,640 --> 01:14:08,640
would be presented to the board as well
as we will have input from the community

809
01:14:05,920 --> 01:14:12,080
before you even see those.
>> Well, you can see it as part of the

810
01:14:09,679 --> 01:14:16,640
community presentations. Uh that way you
have full community input before having

811
01:14:14,480 --> 01:14:22,239
any of that aspect. Those three options
as of right now are a revision of what

812
01:14:19,760 --> 01:14:26,400
we had done in 2024, the finalized
master facility plan of essentially some

813
01:14:24,560 --> 01:14:29,600
new construction and renovation on the
the Tucson campus in a much smaller

814
01:14:28,880 --> 01:14:31,920
footprint.
>> Yeah.

815
01:14:29,920 --> 01:14:37,360
» Because of the new programmatic aspects
and enrollment numbers, we have to

816
01:14:33,920 --> 01:14:41,440
design around those items. Um I don't
determine those, but we definitely want

817
01:14:38,880 --> 01:14:45,679
to make sure that our form and function
match. So as of right now, those

818
01:14:43,840 --> 01:14:50,560
revisions would take place. we'd see a
very similar option in that that being

819
01:14:48,159 --> 01:14:55,199
presented. One of the other options is
the board can actually maintain a lease

820
01:14:53,199 --> 01:14:57,520
and keep the full campus and they don't
have to do anything. That would though,

821
01:14:57,120 --> 01:15:03,600
» right,
>> be in contradiction of the auditor

822
01:14:59,440 --> 01:15:08,480
general's recommendation in 20 21
whenever we first had that particular

823
01:15:05,280 --> 01:15:12,880
audit of managing as well as addressing
our surplus property. The third option

824
01:15:11,280 --> 01:15:17,199
that is also going to be presented to
the board is a sale of all the property

825
01:15:15,360 --> 01:15:22,480
and then you could either build new
somewhere else in some point in time or

826
01:15:19,520 --> 01:15:26,320
potentially just purchase the building
we're currently in in Oro Valley. So

827
01:15:24,640 --> 01:15:30,239
there are options that can be presented
or will be presented to the board and

828
01:15:28,480 --> 01:15:37,040
that's the intent
>> and my understanding also is that the

829
01:15:33,360 --> 01:15:42,719
property that could be sold can be used
for purchase for renovation. So there is

830
01:15:39,920 --> 01:15:46,880
the opportunity to uh to raise money so
to speak. I know we're we're handcuffed

831
01:15:44,400 --> 01:15:50,480
on that, but but uh that money could be
used without having to go for a general

832
01:15:49,280 --> 01:15:54,239
allocation.
>> That is correct. And that was part of

833
01:15:52,080 --> 01:15:59,120
some of the uh um information that we're
going to definitely have to ensure is

834
01:15:56,480 --> 01:16:04,960
clear is that the intent of the sale of
any land if approved by the board would

835
01:16:01,840 --> 01:16:10,480
be then deposited into the new um
property proceeds fund that has just

836
01:16:07,920 --> 01:16:16,320
been set up for ASDB. And then the
intent of that fund is to be able to

837
01:16:12,719 --> 01:16:20,800
self-fund our own capital planning. Uh,
no revisions to the Phoenix Capital Plan

838
01:16:18,719 --> 01:16:25,600
are being reviewed at this time because
that was already set forward and

839
01:16:22,400 --> 01:16:30,159
approved by the board.
>> And if you you look at the Tucson campus

840
01:16:28,320 --> 01:16:34,480
and I know it's kind of kind of
sprawling, but there's kind of

841
01:16:31,679 --> 01:16:41,040
centralized also. Um,
what's the acreage on say the outskirts

842
01:16:38,080 --> 01:16:44,560
so to speak? I mean, that's that's not,
you know, that's kind of a vague

843
01:16:42,880 --> 01:16:48,239
question, but
>> as part of this process, we've been able

844
01:16:46,080 --> 01:16:52,080
to actually pull all of the the
particular parcel numbers that we sit

845
01:16:49,920 --> 01:16:57,920
on. We're doing title cleanup now, as
there were four titles that were not

846
01:16:54,719 --> 01:17:00,960
titled into ASDB's name, although we do
own them.

847
01:16:59,040 --> 01:17:04,000
» Uh, one of them was through adverse
possession that we're managing and

848
01:17:02,640 --> 01:17:10,880
dealing with that now through another
state agency. Uh with that being said,

849
01:17:07,040 --> 01:17:16,080
there are a total of 59 acres. Uh that
also includes the Santa Cruz River Park

850
01:17:13,440 --> 01:17:20,080
that is just north of the campus that is
actually ASDB property. Um and so that

851
01:17:18,880 --> 01:17:24,960
would be something as part of a
consideration for sale as well.

852
01:17:22,800 --> 01:17:28,960
» So there's 60 acres for the the whole
campus including the uh

853
01:17:27,520 --> 01:17:33,199
» Frisbee Park.
>> Correct. Okay. Yes.

854
01:17:30,719 --> 01:17:38,400
» Okay. Well, it's interesting. I mean
that

855
01:17:36,080 --> 01:17:43,840
it having the opportunity to actually
sell property and raise money that the

856
01:17:41,199 --> 01:17:47,600
agency can use itself is uh seems
somewhat unique for or unexpected

857
01:17:46,239 --> 01:17:52,800
because normally you would think that
would go into uh into uh more general

858
01:17:51,920 --> 01:17:57,360
allocation.
>> That is correct. ASB is unique in its

859
01:17:54,800 --> 01:18:02,880
legal stature as also a corporation and
is able to actually buy sell uh its own

860
01:18:00,560 --> 01:18:07,520
property and retain the proceeds of
those sales.

861
01:18:05,360 --> 01:18:12,560
» So very unique most state agencies those
funds would go back to the general fund.

862
01:18:09,760 --> 01:18:16,239
Uh part of the um presentation or the
information provided in superintendent

863
01:18:14,640 --> 01:18:23,360
uh assistant superintendent Cooper's
report is the capital plan presentation

864
01:18:19,280 --> 01:18:29,360
for FY28 that um I provided to ADOA as
well as um OSPB JLBC. Uh we do that

865
01:18:27,280 --> 01:18:33,199
every single year uh showing that we are
fully in compliance with having a

866
01:18:30,560 --> 01:18:37,120
three-year projected plan. And so you
have that information also showing not

867
01:18:34,960 --> 01:18:41,679
only what the capital planning is, but
also what we have requested for building

868
01:18:39,040 --> 01:18:45,199
renewal, um, which is millions upon
millions of dollars to go ahead and

869
01:18:43,199 --> 01:18:48,239
maintain and care for the campus that
we're on right now, which is the Phoenix

870
01:18:46,640 --> 01:18:53,920
Day School for the Deaf.
>> No, those plans are being determined.

871
01:18:50,400 --> 01:18:58,239
Uh, the low vision, deaf, blind, and uh,
printing house would would still be

872
01:18:56,640 --> 01:19:01,040
transferred up to Oro Valley at some
point.

873
01:18:58,800 --> 01:19:03,600
» As of right now, yes, that is the plan.
And how many low vision students are

874
01:19:02,640 --> 01:19:08,360
there? Do you know?
>> Not off the top of my head, but that

875
01:19:05,040 --> 01:19:08,360
might be something

876
01:19:11,440 --> 01:19:16,000
students
>> later on as in total through the state

877
01:19:14,239 --> 01:19:21,199
or I think we'd mean to to get some more
clarity on that one. But I also and then

878
01:19:18,159 --> 01:19:25,040
I think um board um board member Bove
you made mention of wanting to have a

879
01:19:23,120 --> 01:19:28,080
work study session and I believe that
there was a discussion about setting up

880
01:19:26,400 --> 01:19:31,360
a time to work on the master facility
planning in which I would be able to

881
01:19:29,760 --> 01:19:35,600
present more of the initial draft
information. Um and that's something

882
01:19:34,000 --> 01:19:39,679
that Dr. Barbara and I have been working
with the architecture firm who did the

883
01:19:37,360 --> 01:19:44,320
original report and the original master
facility plan. Uh we've been working

884
01:19:41,600 --> 01:19:47,920
with them currently to provide them with
all the programmatic student account you

885
01:19:46,239 --> 01:19:53,120
know student information so that way
they have an accurate um accurate

886
01:19:50,800 --> 01:19:57,760
information to do the best plan that can
be put forward.

887
01:19:54,719 --> 01:20:02,640
» When did you start the first plan?
>> I've been working on this since about

888
01:19:59,280 --> 01:20:05,600
2019 I think 2018. Um actually would be
2019 whenever I became director of

889
01:20:04,320 --> 01:20:10,880
operations. That was the first thing I
started on. So this has been many many

890
01:20:08,400 --> 01:20:15,600
years in the works and capital planning
is never done um as buildings are always

891
01:20:13,600 --> 01:20:19,360
aging. So the idea that you have a
capital plan and it's amazingly finished

892
01:20:17,440 --> 01:20:24,480
and we never have to talk about it again
>> is just fiction. Buildings need to

893
01:20:21,440 --> 01:20:29,320
change along with the way people change.
>> Thank you Rock. Any other questions?

894
01:20:30,400 --> 01:20:35,719
» I do have a question. This is board
member both.

895
01:20:35,840 --> 01:20:43,679
You were speaking of the changes that
have happened over time from the

896
01:20:41,600 --> 01:20:48,120
different factors influencing it.
Understood. Um

897
01:20:48,560 --> 01:20:53,800
I have two things to ask. One is

898
01:20:54,080 --> 01:21:01,760
when it comes to selling the prop the
sale of the property and the um proceeds

899
01:20:59,520 --> 01:21:07,920
from that sale,
does legislators

900
01:21:04,800 --> 01:21:12,080
have do they have a a a plan or a
process to put their money in that pot?

901
01:21:09,920 --> 01:21:18,280
That's my first question. Uh to put
their hands in that pot rather. And my

902
01:21:14,560 --> 01:21:18,280
second question is,

903
01:21:18,640 --> 01:21:26,719
do we need
that capital to keep what we have going

904
01:21:24,239 --> 01:21:31,520
running running as well? Is and is that
included in the plan? Uh, pardon the

905
01:21:29,679 --> 01:21:34,320
interpreter. Here at PDSD, is that
capital going to be part of this

906
01:21:32,880 --> 01:21:40,480
operation as well?
>> So, some of that would be determined

907
01:21:37,040 --> 01:21:45,920
later on. as far as uh the legislature
having access to the funds that I would

908
01:21:42,560 --> 01:21:49,280
have to defer to uh our legal council to
give uh that information. So that might

909
01:21:47,840 --> 01:21:53,920
be something that we'd want to add to
the work study session. Um the intent

910
01:21:52,719 --> 01:21:57,120
from my understanding with the
legislature though was to create a

911
01:21:55,199 --> 01:22:00,320
specialized fund so that way that money
could go in there so that way we could

912
01:21:58,320 --> 01:22:05,600
use it for capital funding. With that
said, the legal language does state that

913
01:22:03,040 --> 01:22:09,679
we need to obtain approval to sell as
well as expend those funds through the

914
01:22:07,600 --> 01:22:15,360
state legislature. So, it is not solely
a board uh decision or discretion. So,

915
01:22:13,520 --> 01:22:19,199
we could say this is what we want to do
and the legislature could say thanks but

916
01:22:17,600 --> 01:22:22,560
no thanks. You need to go back to the
drawing board and come up with a

917
01:22:20,480 --> 01:22:28,080
different plan. So, I don't want to make
it perceived as if we have full autonomy

918
01:22:24,639 --> 01:22:32,639
here. We do not. Um, with that also
being said, I don't think the intent is

919
01:22:30,159 --> 01:22:37,280
for them to do some sort of money grab.
I don't think that that was the intent.

920
01:22:34,560 --> 01:22:41,600
Um, and I don't perceive that happening.
What I do see is just similar to the

921
01:22:39,280 --> 01:22:46,000
audits that we have had is extreme
oversight.

922
01:22:43,520 --> 01:22:50,960
And so that way, and personally I
welcome it as part of the public process

923
01:22:47,920 --> 01:22:56,719
to ensure that those funds are expended
in the best way possible and for the

924
01:22:53,920 --> 01:23:02,400
best interest of our students, but as
also the taxpayers of Arizona. As far as

925
01:23:00,239 --> 01:23:09,120
ongoing funding, that is the building
renewal portion of the the document that

926
01:23:05,440 --> 01:23:13,280
you have for the CIP plan. We submit
every year what we need for building

927
01:23:10,639 --> 01:23:18,080
renewal funds. The state allocates so
much money for those funds and then

928
01:23:16,239 --> 01:23:22,159
divvies them up to agencies usually
based off of category. So much for

929
01:23:20,880 --> 01:23:26,719
heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning. So much for plumbing, so

930
01:23:23,840 --> 01:23:31,040
much for roofs. We receive quite a bit
of money every single year from the

931
01:23:29,120 --> 01:23:35,360
legislature, but it has never been
sufficient to fully

932
01:23:33,520 --> 01:23:40,560
deal with the preventative maintenance
of either campus, which is why the

933
01:23:38,800 --> 01:23:45,280
campuses are in the condition that they
are. This is pretty typical of all state

934
01:23:43,280 --> 01:23:49,679
agencies. I don't think any state agency
gets all of their building renewal

935
01:23:46,719 --> 01:23:54,800
funded. That's why many school districts
resort to bond funding and other sources

936
01:23:51,600 --> 01:24:00,080
in order to fund those ongoing projects
and as well as building needs. We do not

937
01:23:57,440 --> 01:24:04,800
have the ability to utilize debt
instruments, meaning we can't go out for

938
01:24:02,480 --> 01:24:10,880
a bond.
So, we utilize general funds in order to

939
01:24:07,920 --> 01:24:16,080
support that. But still, despite having
our general funds, it is not sufficient

940
01:24:13,199 --> 01:24:21,040
to cover all of the deferred maintenance
on either campus.

941
01:24:19,199 --> 01:24:24,400
This is why we are resorting to such a
drastic measure of finding a way to

942
01:24:22,639 --> 01:24:29,840
self-fund
as well as reduce our overall cost in

943
01:24:27,120 --> 01:24:33,880
order to fund our capital as well as
ongoing building renewal planning.

944
01:24:39,600 --> 01:24:42,840
Thank you.

945
01:24:46,000 --> 01:24:52,080
» I was going to Oh, I was going to have
you kind of recap your FY2028 capital

946
01:24:50,719 --> 01:24:56,639
improvement plan, but I think you did
that for us pretty much. So, thank you.

947
01:24:55,040 --> 01:25:03,120
Um,
is there any other questions for

948
01:24:58,960 --> 01:25:07,679
Assistant Superintendent Shannon Cooper?
Okay. Um, at this point we're it's uh

949
01:25:06,080 --> 01:25:11,120
5:25.
Uh, [clears throat] we're going to take

950
01:25:08,560 --> 01:25:15,000
about a 10-minute break and we'll be
back at 5:35.

951
01:25:18,884 --> 01:25:20,904
[cough]

952
01:36:04,400 --> 01:36:13,679
We're back.
Um, we're going to move on to item

953
01:36:09,840 --> 01:36:18,800
1.7, information item, Deputy Assistant
Superintendent of Education Programs

954
01:36:16,159 --> 01:36:22,199
Report. Deputy Assistant Superintendent
Dr. Barbara,

955
01:36:22,400 --> 01:36:30,639
» thank you. I just want to check with
everyone that you can see me. All right.

956
01:36:27,360 --> 01:36:33,639
Thank you. And good evening, President
Buchanan,

957
01:36:33,679 --> 01:36:43,440
Assistant Superintendent Cooper,
Executive Director Li Jason Lily, board

958
01:36:40,159 --> 01:36:52,199
president Buchanan,
members of the board, ASDB leaders,

959
01:36:48,159 --> 01:36:52,199
our ASDB community.

960
01:36:54,960 --> 01:37:04,840
Many of you have already known me and
some I have not yet met.

961
01:37:00,080 --> 01:37:04,840
My name is Dr. Sarah Barbara.

962
01:37:05,280 --> 01:37:13,719
I serve in a new role as deputy
assistant superintendent of education.

963
01:37:13,760 --> 01:37:20,480
Since the past three years, my role
before was director of special

964
01:37:18,880 --> 01:37:26,560
education.
I was the first person person in that

965
01:37:22,960 --> 01:37:33,040
role here at ASDB.
During that time, I have already

966
01:37:28,639 --> 01:37:41,679
experienced myself the dedication and
support and care from our communities.

967
01:37:37,920 --> 01:37:47,440
Now, in this new role, I'm excited and I
want to continue that positive impact

968
01:37:44,320 --> 01:37:54,239
and growth.
My responsibility is to support our

969
01:37:49,760 --> 01:38:02,080
leadership team, my education team.
My team who I have involved are five

970
01:37:58,000 --> 01:38:10,080
that consist of Paul Saunders, principal
of ASDB Oro Valley,

971
01:38:06,320 --> 01:38:15,119
Sabra Taylor, principal here at PDSD
campus,

972
01:38:12,880 --> 01:38:22,239
Mike Olivier,
director of OD,

973
01:38:18,400 --> 01:38:27,280
and Dr. Scott Madson, director of CTE
programs,

974
01:38:24,239 --> 01:38:31,239
and Abby Wagner,
director of special education.

975
01:38:32,719 --> 01:38:41,600
The five of them are truly a best team.
They're awesome.

976
01:38:38,239 --> 01:38:49,360
And now for my board report. I have sent
that to you. And the report is not

977
01:38:45,360 --> 01:38:56,000
just a list of projects.
The report itself is an example of how

978
01:38:53,600 --> 01:39:01,679
things are changing
and how we are working differently,

979
01:38:58,639 --> 01:39:06,239
collaborating differently
with the five of these leaders and that

980
01:39:03,760 --> 01:39:12,080
will continue.
Our focus is simple. We must have a

981
01:39:09,760 --> 01:39:17,920
strong foundation in communication
clarity,

982
01:39:14,080 --> 01:39:24,840
strong leadership team that aligns
together,

983
01:39:20,400 --> 01:39:24,840
a strong operational system.

984
01:39:25,280 --> 01:39:34,320
If the team collaborates and aligns
consistently,

985
01:39:29,920 --> 01:39:40,760
success will follow and the agency will
follow

986
01:39:35,840 --> 01:39:40,760
with a positive impact for our students.

987
01:39:40,880 --> 01:39:49,119
together as the leadership team has
already identified those five shared

988
01:39:46,159 --> 01:39:57,199
priorities
using datadriven instruction,

989
01:39:53,280 --> 01:40:03,840
positive school culture,
compliant practices,

990
01:40:00,639 --> 01:40:08,840
effective operations,
and growing leadership capacity.

991
01:40:12,000 --> 01:40:20,960
All priorities supporting increases in
student achievement.

992
01:40:18,480 --> 01:40:25,840
Rather than working together as separate
departments,

993
01:40:22,719 --> 01:40:33,119
we are aligning.
They are not individual departments.

994
01:40:29,199 --> 01:40:38,080
The collaboration is there.
our goals and expectations

995
01:40:35,840 --> 01:40:44,719
and systems of accountability so that
every decision supports

996
01:40:41,199 --> 01:40:51,080
our student focus outcomes.
I am proud of the collaboration of our

997
01:40:47,600 --> 01:40:51,080
leadership team

998
01:40:51,199 --> 01:41:01,320
since I've started and developed
systems and started sol and started

999
01:40:57,600 --> 01:41:01,320
helping with those solutions

1000
01:41:01,440 --> 01:41:09,600
sharing resources amongst one another.
Communication has improved,

1001
01:41:07,440 --> 01:41:17,480
clarification has improved and the
support is happening

1002
01:41:12,400 --> 01:41:17,480
and school improvement as well.

1003
01:41:18,239 --> 01:41:27,040
The leadership team is growing their
skills and their cap capabilities to

1004
01:41:23,679 --> 01:41:32,239
become excellent leaders.
They're starting to set up clear goals

1005
01:41:29,199 --> 01:41:38,199
that align with each other
for the school for this school year of

1006
01:41:34,320 --> 01:41:38,199
2026 27.

1007
01:41:40,000 --> 01:41:50,159
Two two of our programs
involved NAU

1008
01:41:47,199 --> 01:41:56,119
and our leader program
and our AD program

1009
01:41:53,119 --> 01:41:56,119
momentum.

1010
01:41:56,320 --> 01:42:03,119
Both of those programs developed the
collaboration

1011
01:42:00,800 --> 01:42:07,560
with those team leaders
and their capacity for success.

1012
01:42:07,840 --> 01:42:14,040
Together they have established three
different goals.

1013
01:42:14,480 --> 01:42:19,400
Those are all in relation to student
improvement.

1014
01:42:19,840 --> 01:42:29,199
improvement the reading language
improvement in math in their math skills

1015
01:42:26,400 --> 01:42:34,040
and their growth with social and
emotional

1016
01:42:31,040 --> 01:42:34,040
learning.

1017
01:42:35,040 --> 01:42:41,760
Each leader
already knows their responsibilities

1018
01:42:39,360 --> 01:42:44,920
within those three categories and those
three goals.

1019
01:42:46,239 --> 01:42:53,400
They know their roles and the
responsibilities to reach those three

1020
01:42:50,400 --> 01:42:53,400
goals.

1021
01:42:54,239 --> 01:43:02,159
Now for the first quarter in this is in
progress. I feel excited and I feel very

1022
01:43:00,560 --> 01:43:09,600
optimistic
and I already have the right leaders in

1023
01:43:04,880 --> 01:43:16,000
the right place at the right time.
Each leader has a unique skill.

1024
01:43:14,000 --> 01:43:20,400
and I have special strengths in
themselves.

1025
01:43:18,480 --> 01:43:24,199
Together, they're a strong team and they
depend on each other heavily.

1026
01:43:24,560 --> 01:43:32,880
They have staff underneath each one of
them that are dedicated and want to

1027
01:43:29,760 --> 01:43:36,159
continue improvement.
And now together, they're building that

1028
01:43:34,639 --> 01:43:41,840
system
to have a strong foundation for ASDB and

1029
01:43:39,280 --> 01:43:47,280
ASDB's future.
So, I want to thank you for our ASDB

1030
01:43:44,480 --> 01:43:53,800
community and the supporting staff
supporting our students and I'm happy to

1031
01:43:50,080 --> 01:43:53,800
answer any questions.

1032
01:44:07,119 --> 01:44:10,119
Anybody

1033
01:44:10,737 --> 01:44:12,757
[cough and clears throat]

1034
01:44:13,199 --> 01:44:16,679
else? Okay,

1035
01:44:20,800 --> 01:44:31,320
this is board member kid. So, I have to
bring up the public comment from

1036
01:44:26,400 --> 01:44:31,320
earlier. Is there any way to

1037
01:44:31,520 --> 01:44:39,360
change the requirement pertaining to the
PLC's the PLC

1038
01:44:36,800 --> 01:44:41,760
uh communities or I wanted to speak to
that that's all.

1039
01:44:40,719 --> 01:44:45,520
» Sure.
>> Actually, really quick, this is board

1040
01:44:42,960 --> 01:44:51,760
member um Buchanan. Sorry, I forgot my
name for a second. I guess um

1041
01:44:48,880 --> 01:44:59,040
to kind of piggy back off that, I I want
to kind of understand why um what the

1042
01:44:55,280 --> 01:45:04,239
PLC is and why this um was a specific
public comment. Um especially if he's

1043
01:45:01,760 --> 01:45:08,400
asking to loosen the loosen the
requirement. I do not work in education

1044
01:45:06,239 --> 01:45:12,639
in this capacity. So I would just like
an overview of like I read the slides,

1045
01:45:10,159 --> 01:45:19,119
but if you could give like an overview.
>> Sure, I definitely can. Happy to explain

1046
01:45:14,880 --> 01:45:24,400
it. PLC is an acronym um which is a it's
a very very common practice within the

1047
01:45:21,920 --> 01:45:30,400
education realm. That acronym stands for
professional learning communities.

1048
01:45:27,280 --> 01:45:36,719
Um this is typically guided discussion
for four questions. Those questions are

1049
01:45:33,840 --> 01:45:41,840
the team decides what do we want our
students to learn? So what is the focus

1050
01:45:39,119 --> 01:45:47,040
for our students? Um and that is a
collaborative focus discussion. Question

1051
01:45:43,920 --> 01:45:52,000
number two is how do we identify if a
student has learned that? How do we

1052
01:45:50,080 --> 01:45:56,080
assess? How are we checking? How do we
know that the student has learned the

1053
01:45:53,760 --> 01:46:01,840
goal? Um the third question is
collecting data analysis and identifying

1054
01:45:59,679 --> 01:46:07,040
students who have learned it and what do
we do with them and students who have

1055
01:46:03,840 --> 01:46:12,239
not yet learned that and how to how we
differentiate.

1056
01:46:09,040 --> 01:46:18,239
um to board member Kidd's question um or
your comment about essentially your son

1057
01:46:14,800 --> 01:46:22,800
um and your experience with him. Um and
unfortunately being told he's too smart

1058
01:46:20,000 --> 01:46:28,639
for the school. Um I have to say that
that's embarrassing. Um I would never

1059
01:46:25,440 --> 01:46:32,320
want a parent to feel like that. Um
which is one of the reasons we want to

1060
01:46:30,480 --> 01:46:35,679
address both groups of students.
students who have already learned the

1061
01:46:33,679 --> 01:46:38,880
material and need enrichment and
students who have not yet learned the

1062
01:46:37,360 --> 01:46:43,199
material because we can't leave them
behind but we also can't leave the

1063
01:46:41,600 --> 01:46:50,000
students who have already learned the
material bored um and so that is a

1064
01:46:46,320 --> 01:46:56,239
continuous cycle for our PLC groups um
and that is to be done with intention as

1065
01:46:54,080 --> 01:47:02,639
part of the daily planning in order to
align instruction focusing on what is it

1066
01:46:59,520 --> 01:47:07,760
that we're trying to achieve today. Um I
understand the frustration from our

1067
01:47:05,119 --> 01:47:13,280
teachers um that this is new and
different as far as an expectation for

1068
01:47:09,840 --> 01:47:17,679
them. Um in the past we have had PLC's.
Sometimes those meetings happened

1069
01:47:14,960 --> 01:47:23,520
monthly. Sometimes those meetings
happened weekly or bi-weekly. Um there

1070
01:47:20,560 --> 01:47:30,480
was a lot of variability with in that.
Um but as far as those four questions in

1071
01:47:27,600 --> 01:47:35,920
a continuous cycle that will address
student learning and address those two

1072
01:47:33,840 --> 01:47:42,400
distinct groups of students and those
needs that cannot wait 3 weeks out from

1073
01:47:39,760 --> 01:47:47,199
data collection. Um that has to be
happening on a continuous basis until it

1074
01:47:44,880 --> 01:47:53,320
becomes a daily practice in order to
address and improve our student

1075
01:47:50,320 --> 01:47:53,320
outcomes.

1076
01:47:54,400 --> 01:47:59,520
So what is the format of that meeting?
Are they an hour long? Are they 15

1077
01:47:58,239 --> 01:48:04,960
minutes? What do they look like?
>> It's a good question. Um so in the past

1078
01:48:02,000 --> 01:48:11,199
it has been uh research was mentioned or
research suggested that it can happen or

1079
01:48:08,400 --> 01:48:15,119
should happen to be 1 hours or two hours
a week. For our teachers, the

1080
01:48:13,280 --> 01:48:20,239
expectation is they have time in the
mornings and the afternoons. Um that's

1081
01:48:17,440 --> 01:48:25,280
already built into their workday. Um and
before it was just kind of open planning

1082
01:48:22,800 --> 01:48:30,000
time for them individually. Um all of
our teachuals teachers also have

1083
01:48:27,760 --> 01:48:34,400
specified individual planning periods
which are a 50-minute planning period

1084
01:48:31,840 --> 01:48:39,199
during their day. Um they all have that
daily prep period for 50 minutes

1085
01:48:37,040 --> 01:48:43,760
individually. Our request at the
beginning of the year was that that

1086
01:48:40,480 --> 01:48:49,360
before school and after school time it's
about 30 to 40 minutes on either end of

1087
01:48:46,719 --> 01:48:53,920
the day that that would be their PLC
time. That would be their group to meet

1088
01:48:51,840 --> 01:48:58,000
with their same grade band. So that
would be elementary, middle, high school

1089
01:48:56,159 --> 01:49:02,080
um meeting together and sh those
teachers who share those students to

1090
01:49:00,239 --> 01:49:06,239
talk about what is our focus for this
week with these students and making sure

1091
01:49:03,840 --> 01:49:10,719
that we're aligning our focus. So for
example, if we are working on specific

1092
01:49:08,960 --> 01:49:16,000
vocabulary and we're building their
understanding of this vocabulary,

1093
01:49:12,960 --> 01:49:20,800
students who have that aligned exposure
cross

1094
01:49:17,679 --> 01:49:24,239
uh cross cabinet. So in math, in
science, in reading, they're getting the

1095
01:49:22,320 --> 01:49:29,679
same exposure to the same vocabulary
words. um that only happens if we have

1096
01:49:26,880 --> 01:49:34,639
that level of collaboration and planning
um for our teachers in order to plan

1097
01:49:32,080 --> 01:49:39,199
together for that crosscategory
instruction.

1098
01:49:37,360 --> 01:49:42,719
I am concerned about teacher teacher
burnout because of having time to focus

1099
01:49:41,119 --> 01:49:46,400
on all of their duties. When I was
working here, I remember the days um we

1100
01:49:45,040 --> 01:49:49,679
didn't have time until the end of the
day. A lot of times we had IEPs going

1101
01:49:48,400 --> 01:49:53,440
on. Maybe this structure [clears throat]
is different than when I was here, but I

1102
01:49:52,000 --> 01:49:57,119
am a little bit a bit concerned about
the frequency. So addressing that

1103
01:49:55,119 --> 01:49:59,920
instead of setting it as a requirement,
I'm I'm concerned about that. Thank you

1104
01:49:58,639 --> 01:50:05,920
for explaining.
>> And my team also so the team of leaders

1105
01:50:02,960 --> 01:50:10,480
um that I mentioned also is very aware
and doesn't want to burn out teachers as

1106
01:50:07,600 --> 01:50:16,400
well. Um the hope is that when we build
this habit that we see the benefits and

1107
01:50:14,159 --> 01:50:22,400
when teachers work collaboratively
together, they're not then duplicating

1108
01:50:19,440 --> 01:50:28,080
the planning um or overlapping each
other. So if one person is responsible

1109
01:50:25,760 --> 01:50:33,360
for part A and another teacher is
responsible for part B, then that work

1110
01:50:30,560 --> 01:50:38,000
actually becomes divvied up because
we're collaborating together. So

1111
01:50:36,080 --> 01:50:44,320
long-term goal, this would be a
reduction of their workload. Um so with

1112
01:50:42,000 --> 01:50:50,480
shared responsibility. Thank you.
>> Thank you.

1113
01:50:47,199 --> 01:50:55,760
» This is board member Buchanan. Um just
just a kind of a point of clarification

1114
01:50:52,159 --> 01:51:00,080
about these PLC's. Is it what what does
their day look like? Like they have the

1115
01:50:58,000 --> 01:51:03,600
they're on their mandatory PLC meeting.
Is this just like all the elementary

1116
01:51:01,920 --> 01:51:10,080
teachers together or is it just like all
of math teachers together or what what I

1117
01:51:08,239 --> 01:51:13,679
just want to understand the structure of
why this seems to be a point of

1118
01:51:12,000 --> 01:51:18,639
contention with the teachers.
>> Sure.

1119
01:51:16,080 --> 01:51:24,080
There are different structures and
options for structures. What we are

1120
01:51:20,800 --> 01:51:29,600
doing right now um is and this is a new
process. This is still in training um

1121
01:51:27,199 --> 01:51:35,199
but we are going into those PLC groups
to provide supported training to provide

1122
01:51:32,880 --> 01:51:40,800
guidance to what that should even look
like. Um so for right now the last

1123
01:51:38,159 --> 01:51:48,400
several weeks we have only officially
started this for two weeks. Um so for

1124
01:51:43,920 --> 01:51:54,400
the first week we had a video uh we had
a training on PLC's went in and

1125
01:51:51,360 --> 01:51:59,840
explained those four questions and now
we are in the second week of this really

1126
01:51:57,520 --> 01:52:04,320
starting and implementing the PLC
template. So that is those those are

1127
01:52:02,400 --> 01:52:08,960
those four questions that are in those
templates. Um it is then up to the

1128
01:52:06,560 --> 01:52:13,040
discretion of the teachers um how their
team wants to address those four

1129
01:52:10,800 --> 01:52:17,520
questions. how it is that they want to
have that discussion. Um whether that be

1130
01:52:15,599 --> 01:52:21,440
with the curriculum or whether that be
with the state standards. Um so question

1131
01:52:19,760 --> 01:52:26,320
number one, what do we want students to
learn? That should be a collaborative

1132
01:52:23,599 --> 01:52:31,280
discussion. Um and a decision amongst
those teams. Um how much time that

1133
01:52:28,880 --> 01:52:35,040
require is required is kind of up to the
purview of those professionals. Um the

1134
01:52:33,599 --> 01:52:38,560
assessments that we're using to check
student learning, maybe those

1135
01:52:36,719 --> 01:52:42,000
assessments are already available. Um
the assessments may be something that

1136
01:52:40,080 --> 01:52:47,520
the teachers need to come up with. They
may be teacher made assessments and so

1137
01:52:44,159 --> 01:52:53,360
that time is not intended for a
discussion necessarily or to take notes

1138
01:52:51,040 --> 01:52:58,320
but that is work time. So collaborative
planning time for them during that PLC

1139
01:52:56,320 --> 01:53:02,880
um in order to develop that assessment
or they're splitting those

1140
01:53:00,800 --> 01:53:08,159
responsibilities up in that time
assigning tasks amongst each other um as

1141
01:53:05,920 --> 01:53:14,000
to what will be completed for question
number two. Um and then the same thing

1142
01:53:11,520 --> 01:53:17,119
applies for questions three and four. Um
what do we do for students who have

1143
01:53:15,599 --> 01:53:20,960
already learned the content and what do
we do with students who have not yet

1144
01:53:18,639 --> 01:53:26,400
learned the content? um that is a
collaborative planning period. Um and so

1145
01:53:23,760 --> 01:53:32,719
if I'm the math teacher
and I've got to figure out how to

1146
01:53:29,679 --> 01:53:37,119
support these students with specific
vocabulary that they haven't yet

1147
01:53:34,480 --> 01:53:40,960
learned, I may be designing and planning
what that looks like in my math

1148
01:53:38,800 --> 01:53:44,320
classroom. And that might look different
than what it looks like in the English

1149
01:53:42,719 --> 01:53:49,360
teacher's classroom or the social
studies teacher in their classroom.

1150
01:53:47,119 --> 01:53:54,320
However, the planning is happening
together and the work for that planning

1151
01:53:52,080 --> 01:54:00,800
is happening together all at the same
time. And so it is the same amount of

1152
01:53:58,400 --> 01:54:06,080
time to plan, but the expectation is
that planning is happening with a team

1153
01:54:02,800 --> 01:54:09,599
and with support and with structure.
>> This is board me. So is this going by

1154
01:54:08,080 --> 01:54:10,560
grade level?
>> Yes.

1155
01:54:10,239 --> 01:54:16,320
» Okay.
>> Um our elementary, our middle, and our

1156
01:54:13,599 --> 01:54:21,679
high school groups. Um, our two campuses
are structured a little bit differently.

1157
01:54:18,560 --> 01:54:27,280
Um, for our Oro Valley campus, their
elementary is K6. Here at PDSD, it is

1158
01:54:24,800 --> 01:54:32,560
K5.
Oro Valley's middle school and high

1159
01:54:29,599 --> 01:54:37,760
school combines often um, and is 6
through 12 together. So, those teachers

1160
01:54:34,800 --> 01:54:41,679
share all of those students. Um, here in
PDSD, they actually split up middle

1161
01:54:40,000 --> 01:54:46,480
school from high school and they have
differentiated teachers. Um our specials

1162
01:54:44,480 --> 01:54:52,880
teachers join in with the high school
group, our related service providers. Um

1163
01:54:50,080 --> 01:54:57,679
they have taken over some of the duties
for some of these teaching roles in

1164
01:54:54,960 --> 01:55:03,360
order to reduce their workload. Um so
our related services duties are taking

1165
01:54:59,840 --> 01:55:08,400
over like breakfast duty supervision um
that type of duty um in order to

1166
01:55:06,239 --> 01:55:12,960
alleviate the teachers duties in order
for them to participate in this daily

1167
01:55:10,480 --> 01:55:17,119
PLC group. So they no longer have those
responsibilities for duty or

1168
01:55:14,719 --> 01:55:21,199
supervision. Um related services are
stepping in to do that. Um they may be

1169
01:55:19,440 --> 01:55:26,920
joining the meetings once or twice a
week with a grade level band that they

1170
01:55:23,360 --> 01:55:26,920
support the most.

1171
01:55:27,840 --> 01:55:33,320
» Okay. Thank you. Is there any other
questions?

1172
01:55:34,159 --> 01:55:39,440
» Dr. Barbara, thank you for your um
report.

1173
01:55:37,840 --> 01:55:45,280
» Thank you.
Moving on, we have 1.8. It's an

1174
01:55:42,639 --> 01:55:51,040
information item. Um, it's executive
director of outreach programs. Um, Jason

1175
01:55:48,560 --> 01:55:54,560
Lily.
>> Sure. [clears throat]

1176
01:55:52,400 --> 01:55:59,119
» Good evening, Superintendent Reichman,
Assistant Superintendent Cooper, Deputy

1177
01:55:56,880 --> 01:56:05,119
Superintendent Dr. Barbara, Board
President Buchanan, board members, and

1178
01:56:00,880 --> 01:56:09,840
ASDB community. ASDB has seen many
changes starting in the 2627 school

1179
01:56:07,360 --> 01:56:15,119
year. As mentioned by Superintendent
Reichman, one of those changes has been

1180
01:56:12,719 --> 01:56:21,840
realigning early learning programs,
itinerant programs, blind programs, and

1181
01:56:18,000 --> 01:56:26,719
deaf programs into ASDB
regional outreach and cooperative

1182
01:56:23,760 --> 01:56:31,199
services or outreach for short. In the
midst of these changes and realignments,

1183
01:56:29,360 --> 01:56:35,360
is important to remember the mission
that the mission of ASB has not changed

1184
01:56:33,040 --> 01:56:40,000
and ASB Outreach is committed to the
AY's mission. As part of that with

1185
01:56:38,320 --> 01:56:44,480
education
uh via our contracts and agreements uh

1186
01:56:42,880 --> 01:56:48,320
outreach provides services to children
throughout Arizona who are deaf, heart

1187
01:56:46,080 --> 01:56:53,119
of hearing, blind, low vision or deaf
blind with leadership and service.

1188
01:56:51,280 --> 01:56:57,760
Outreach provides guidance and supports
as it relates to specialized education

1189
01:56:55,440 --> 01:57:04,840
in conjunction with the schools the
students school districts charters and

1190
01:57:00,400 --> 01:57:04,840
other approved educational programs.

1191
01:57:04,880 --> 01:57:11,840
As it comes to collaboration, outreach
continues to work closely with families,

1192
01:57:09,440 --> 01:57:17,119
regional communities, local school
districts, charters, and other approved

1193
01:57:14,320 --> 01:57:21,679
educational programs to provide services
for the so to provide services for

1194
01:57:19,199 --> 01:57:27,440
students from birth to graduation via
our contracts and agreements with ASIP,

1195
01:57:24,960 --> 01:57:31,599
FBC,
regional itinerate services, and the

1196
01:57:29,280 --> 01:57:36,239
establishment of regional cooperative
sites as our full part of our continuum.

1197
01:57:36,480 --> 01:57:42,239
The last one is partnership and
utilizing other agencies to help

1198
01:57:40,320 --> 01:57:47,880
children succeed now and in the future.
And you will see some of these

1199
01:57:43,280 --> 01:57:47,880
partnerships in our written report.

1200
01:57:49,360 --> 01:57:55,920
Um, as part of that mission, outreach
continues to enter into new partnerships

1201
01:57:53,440 --> 01:58:00,880
and agreements with other agencies,
school districts, charters, and other

1202
01:57:57,920 --> 01:58:04,880
approved educational programs. um as
well as maintain our current

1203
01:58:02,080 --> 01:58:10,440
partnerships and renewed agreements.
You'll see these today in 3.1 and 3.2.

1204
01:58:10,800 --> 01:58:18,960
With our early learning programs, we
have approximately about 25

1205
01:58:17,199 --> 01:58:24,560
teaching staff that we're working with
throughout all three regions. We have

1206
01:58:21,920 --> 01:58:29,599
within our blind and low vision, we have
about 32 teachers um throughout the

1207
01:58:27,119 --> 01:58:36,520
three regions. And for our deaf and
heart of hearing services, we have about

1208
01:58:31,199 --> 01:58:36,520
33 teachers throughout the regions.

1209
01:58:37,760 --> 01:58:43,920
In conclusion, uh you have my written
report. Um one of the things that

1210
01:58:42,159 --> 01:58:49,280
Superintendent Reichman recently sent
out was an article about change. And the

1211
01:58:46,800 --> 01:58:55,040
part that really stuck out to me, um is
that change is not a destination, but a

1212
01:58:52,239 --> 01:59:02,159
journey. And so, you know, as we journey
through these changes, I I'm excited to

1213
01:58:58,560 --> 01:59:08,119
blaze the way forward for for our state
and for our agency. And I'm open to any

1214
01:59:04,480 --> 01:59:08,119
questions you may have.

1215
01:59:10,480 --> 01:59:15,159
» This is board member Bob. I do have a
question.

1216
01:59:15,840 --> 01:59:24,320
My focus is often on ELP. Uh it's very
important to me that birth to three age

1217
01:59:21,440 --> 01:59:30,000
or birth to 5 age is critical
and I'm still

1218
01:59:27,360 --> 01:59:33,040
the program coming under you that you're
now managing. What does that mean as the

1219
01:59:31,840 --> 01:59:40,080
director? What does that mean for our
ELP kids around the state um the region

1220
01:59:35,920 --> 01:59:45,360
in the different regions? Uh,
I'm very curious about ELP teacher

1221
01:59:43,440 --> 01:59:50,239
qualifications
and how they're um engaging in the

1222
01:59:48,560 --> 01:59:53,840
school, whether that's the local
districts or however they're engaging

1223
01:59:51,920 --> 01:59:57,199
with those students education, those
birth to five students, that social

1224
01:59:55,520 --> 02:00:03,599
emotional development that's needs to
happen. Um, all of those things that are

1225
02:00:00,560 --> 02:00:08,320
critical for those age ranges.
I'm wondering

1226
02:00:06,000 --> 02:00:11,920
what is offered in terms of stimulation
or or development in those areas. Can

1227
02:00:10,800 --> 02:00:18,159
you talk to that?
>> Absolutely. So, um we have the contract

1228
02:00:15,040 --> 02:00:23,760
with ASIP. So, we provide those services
via ASIP for those birth to three as

1229
02:00:21,040 --> 02:00:29,280
part of IDA part C. So, we have
certified teachers uh teachers of the

1230
02:00:27,040 --> 02:00:33,840
blind and visually impaired. There's we
also have teachers of the deaf and heart

1231
02:00:31,360 --> 02:00:38,880
of hearing. Um blind programs have deaf
mentors that provide services to those

1232
02:00:35,679 --> 02:00:43,920
families. Um as well as we have some
SLPs on staff that provide supports when

1233
02:00:40,960 --> 02:00:48,800
needed. So when it comes to the birth to
three component of that, we do that

1234
02:00:45,840 --> 02:00:52,320
through ASIP um and go into go into
those homes and to those communities to

1235
02:00:51,040 --> 02:00:55,840
provide those throughout all three
regions.

1236
02:00:54,320 --> 02:01:00,960
when you're talking about the preschool
services that is a mixture uh in the

1237
02:00:58,800 --> 02:01:05,679
past that's been a mixture of ELP and
itinerate services and that is where

1238
02:01:03,199 --> 02:01:09,440
combining them does make a lot of sense
so that we can make sure that we're

1239
02:01:06,960 --> 02:01:14,239
providing similar supports throughout
our state and what does that look like

1240
02:01:12,480 --> 02:01:18,239
does it come from a birth to three
teacher potentially does it come from an

1241
02:01:16,000 --> 02:01:23,280
itinerate teacher and do we have similar
training and support programs set up for

1242
02:01:20,400 --> 02:01:29,199
the teacher so that the education is the
same throughout the state and not uh

1243
02:01:25,520 --> 02:01:33,040
focused in one area with more certified
or more trainings. Right? So that's that

1244
02:01:31,280 --> 02:01:36,560
is the idea with this with outreaches
that we are making sure that we're

1245
02:01:35,040 --> 02:01:41,800
providing the supports throughout the
whole state, not just in specific parts

1246
02:01:38,400 --> 02:01:41,800
of our state.

1247
02:01:43,199 --> 02:01:47,480
» Uh and a follow-up question.

1248
02:01:47,520 --> 02:01:55,199
So you're speaking of um K getting kids
kindergarten ready, right? that's the

1249
02:01:53,199 --> 02:01:59,440
goal, the the birth to three and three
to five program that is to get kids

1250
02:01:57,280 --> 02:02:05,280
kindergarten ready
>> because if they're not I'm I'm wondering

1251
02:02:01,280 --> 02:02:09,520
about data in terms of like um I'm very
I'm very interested in that area and

1252
02:02:07,599 --> 02:02:14,960
specifically that language acquisition
that critical time where that child is

1253
02:02:12,960 --> 02:02:20,639
starting their journey if they don't
have access to that at home then the

1254
02:02:17,599 --> 02:02:24,320
school has to provide access to that um
language acquisition process us. So,

1255
02:02:22,880 --> 02:02:26,880
what can you share with us about that
tonight?

1256
02:02:24,960 --> 02:02:31,199
» Sure. So, when you're talking about um
the birth to three through ASIP, we

1257
02:02:29,280 --> 02:02:35,520
provide that deaf mentoring services
into the home, especially if we're

1258
02:02:33,360 --> 02:02:39,360
looking at ASL acquisition, but again,
we also have SLPs that go in support as

1259
02:02:37,920 --> 02:02:44,000
well through the early learning
programs, if we're looking at doing more

1260
02:02:41,840 --> 02:02:49,280
of that listening and spoken language
components. Um when you're talking about

1261
02:02:46,000 --> 02:02:54,159
the transition to IDA part B when the
kid turns three um that that becomes

1262
02:02:52,000 --> 02:02:58,159
when the kid becomes preschool eligible
then the district takes on the

1263
02:02:55,760 --> 02:03:03,119
responsibility of those services and we
provide supports to our member

1264
02:02:59,760 --> 02:03:06,560
districts. Um not all not all districts
in the state of Arizona have an

1265
02:03:04,639 --> 02:03:11,520
agreement with us. So some of those
districts take on that responsibility on

1266
02:03:09,199 --> 02:03:15,599
their own. Those that have partnerships
and agreements with us then we provide

1267
02:03:13,199 --> 02:03:19,679
the supports. We also provide that deaf
mentoring through preschool if that

1268
02:03:18,000 --> 02:03:24,159
student needs that or through
interpreting or through teaching

1269
02:03:21,599 --> 02:03:28,880
services uh through assisted
technologies. Um but it it really is

1270
02:03:26,560 --> 02:03:34,639
that collaboration and that partnership
with those um districts as well because

1271
02:03:31,840 --> 02:03:38,560
it's not right we don't own any of those
students. So it's really that what do we

1272
02:03:37,119 --> 02:03:42,000
bring to the table? what do they bring
to the table and really trying to be

1273
02:03:40,480 --> 02:03:46,239
collaborative in our approach because
they also have their own SLPs, their own

1274
02:03:44,080 --> 02:03:50,480
OT's, PTS and other related service
providers as well as general ed and

1275
02:03:48,880 --> 02:03:56,320
special ed teachers that we go in and
provide those collaborative supports and

1276
02:03:53,040 --> 02:03:59,320
those um consult types of supports as
well.

1277
02:04:00,480 --> 02:04:04,119
» Okay, thank you.

1278
02:04:04,400 --> 02:04:12,679
This is board member Kidd. Uh I have
another question. Is

1279
02:04:12,960 --> 02:04:19,040
so are teachers of the deaf and teachers
of the T uh uh blind. They're all

1280
02:04:17,360 --> 02:04:22,080
certified. These are all certified
teachers.

1281
02:04:19,920 --> 02:04:26,639
» Yes. All of our all of our staff is
certified teachers. They may still be in

1282
02:04:24,880 --> 02:04:30,000
other programs finishing up
certification, but they all have to have

1283
02:04:28,000 --> 02:04:37,080
at least some sort of certification to
start uh with us.

1284
02:04:33,920 --> 02:04:37,080
Thank you.

1285
02:04:42,000 --> 02:04:47,159
I see no more questions. Thank you so
much for your report.

1286
02:04:47,599 --> 02:04:57,040
Moving on, we're moving on to 2.1. This
is an action item. Approval of the

1287
02:04:55,040 --> 02:05:03,119
consent agenda consistent with board
policy to include. And there is a typo

1288
02:05:00,159 --> 02:05:08,320
in this agenda item. Um the consent
agenda item is going to cover 3.2

1289
02:05:06,639 --> 02:05:12,320
3.3
3.4

1290
02:05:10,320 --> 02:05:19,840
6.1
7.3 donations was incorrectly listed as

1291
02:05:15,520 --> 02:05:23,560
7.4. It is actually 7.3 for donations
and 7.5

1292
02:05:26,800 --> 02:05:32,119
which is also incorrectly listed as 7.6

1293
02:05:33,280 --> 02:05:43,280
had a couple typos. So
um this is an action item.

1294
02:05:40,239 --> 02:05:46,560
Um, we need a movement to approve or if
anything needs taken off, we need a

1295
02:05:44,880 --> 02:05:51,719
movement to have that taken off and
discussed at its own agenda item.

1296
02:05:51,920 --> 02:05:59,040
» Uh, this is I I move to take out the
minutes because I have a concern with

1297
02:05:57,199 --> 02:06:04,560
one of one aspect of the minutes, but
other than that, I would like to move to

1298
02:06:00,880 --> 02:06:12,960
approve action items 3.2, 3.4,
3.3, and 6.1, and 7.3.

1299
02:06:10,800 --> 02:06:16,080
Is there a second?
>> I second.

1300
02:06:14,480 --> 02:06:17,679
» All in favor? I
>> I

1301
02:06:16,800 --> 02:06:25,440
» I
>> I I

1302
02:06:20,400 --> 02:06:28,440
» um 2.1 passes with the removal of 7.5
minutes.

1303
02:06:29,920 --> 02:06:37,360
We can move on to 3.1. This is also an
action item. Approval of new district

1304
02:06:35,599 --> 02:06:43,840
agreements. executive director of
outreach programs, Jason Lily.

1305
02:06:40,719 --> 02:06:49,280
» Sure. These um these are three different
uh charter schools that we um are

1306
02:06:46,639 --> 02:06:53,520
looking to have new agreements with. Uh
the first one actually is two

1307
02:06:51,440 --> 02:06:58,320
virtualmies. So, they provide services
for students throughout the state. Um

1308
02:06:55,840 --> 02:07:06,239
and they're seeking our support as well
as the two basis programs in Tucson.

1309
02:07:03,119 --> 02:07:11,920
» Perfect. Is there any questions?
Okay, I'll take a movement to

1310
02:07:09,440 --> 02:07:17,840
approve these
new district agreements.

1311
02:07:14,960 --> 02:07:22,079
» This is board member Tamiko. I move that
we approve the two district agreements,

1312
02:07:19,520 --> 02:07:24,960
the three new district agreements.
>> Is there a second?

1313
02:07:23,119 --> 02:07:35,079
» I second. This is Linda. I second.
>> All in favor? I. I. I.

1314
02:07:28,639 --> 02:07:35,079
» So moved. Um, so we skipped 3.2.

1315
02:07:37,199 --> 02:07:45,920
3.4
um is a consent agenda item. Approval of

1316
02:07:42,400 --> 02:07:50,760
a additional student out of state travel
deputy assistant superintendent Barbara.

1317
02:07:50,960 --> 02:07:57,599
» Did we?
>> Oh, we did approve this one. Sorry.

1318
02:07:55,040 --> 02:08:03,040
» There's a couple typos in my own thing.
We approved that one. My my apologies.

1319
02:08:00,079 --> 02:08:08,360
We are at 4.1. Information item finance
report. Kimbitridge, director of

1320
02:08:04,960 --> 02:08:08,360
business services.

1321
02:08:09,280 --> 02:08:16,800
» Good afternoon, uh, board president
Buchanan, Superintendent Reichman,

1322
02:08:13,840 --> 02:08:22,639
Assistant Superintendent Cooper, Deputy
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Barbara,

1323
02:08:20,000 --> 02:08:28,880
and Executive Director Lily. Board
members and ASDB community. It's a lot

1324
02:08:25,520 --> 02:08:35,280
of people. You have been provided our
most recent board report that covers the

1325
02:08:31,679 --> 02:08:40,239
financial data for June 2025 and 2026.
The finance committee meeting was held

1326
02:08:37,199 --> 02:08:44,239
on Wednesday, September 2nd with board
President Buchanan and board member

1327
02:08:42,159 --> 02:08:48,480
Gordon, also in attendance with
Superintendent Reichman and Assistant

1328
02:08:46,000 --> 02:08:52,719
Superintendent Cooper. During this
meeting, we reviewed the financial

1329
02:08:50,320 --> 02:08:57,280
reports in more detail.
The fiscal year has been closed and the

1330
02:08:55,599 --> 02:09:01,280
budget was submitted to the Office of
Strategic Planning and Budgeting, OSPB,

1331
02:08:59,760 --> 02:09:06,239
and the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee, JLBC.

1332
02:09:04,079 --> 02:09:12,159
The total student count provided in the
board report is for August 3rd, 2026,

1333
02:09:09,040 --> 02:09:17,760
totaling 1,738
compared to 1,87

1334
02:09:14,800 --> 02:09:23,840
as of August 1st, 2025.
A total decrease of 69 students. The

1335
02:09:21,280 --> 02:09:29,520
campus count decreased by 55.
Cooperative student count increased by

1336
02:09:26,239 --> 02:09:35,119
eight. Preschool decreased by six and
birth to three decreased by 16. Student

1337
02:09:33,360 --> 02:09:40,800
registration was still in process at
this time and because August 3rd was the

1338
02:09:38,159 --> 02:09:46,320
first day of school. And I just wanted
to let you know um board member Gordon,

1339
02:09:43,280 --> 02:09:49,920
we have 368 total visually impaired
including the birth to three students as

1340
02:09:48,159 --> 02:09:54,400
of this time.
>> I'm sorry. Say it again.

1341
02:09:51,119 --> 02:09:57,360
» 368 visually impaired students including
the birth to three.

1342
02:09:55,920 --> 02:09:58,320
» Could you had asked that question?
>> Yeah. Okay.

1343
02:09:58,000 --> 02:10:04,159
» Yeah.
>> Thank you.

1344
02:09:59,199 --> 02:10:09,119
» Um, as of August 1st, we had 469
full-time equivalent positions which

1345
02:10:06,400 --> 02:10:16,639
included the 8.5
at FBC, Foundation for Blind Children.

1346
02:10:11,920 --> 02:10:23,440
As of August 1st, we employed 522 staff
and at this time last year, we had 655

1347
02:10:19,599 --> 02:10:27,599
staff. The reduction of 133 staff is
from the reduction in force that

1348
02:10:25,040 --> 02:10:33,760
occurred on June 30th and from not
filling positions when they became

1349
02:10:29,920 --> 02:10:38,239
vacant from resignations or retirements.
The highlights of the June 2026

1350
02:10:35,920 --> 02:10:45,760
financial report shows a total revenue
of 43.5 million was 5.4 4 million higher

1351
02:10:42,079 --> 02:10:50,320
than the June 25 2025 revenue of 38
million. The major difference is the

1352
02:10:48,480 --> 02:10:56,400
increase of the institutional vouchers
of 4.4 million and the classroom site

1353
02:10:53,520 --> 02:11:00,000
fund of 1.2 million. The classroom site
fund revenues are based on the number of

1354
02:10:58,239 --> 02:11:05,760
students that we claim the voucher
institutional voucher for.

1355
02:11:02,639 --> 02:11:12,400
The budget fiscal year 2026 obligated
expenditures of 64.6 6 million or 4.3

1356
02:11:09,679 --> 02:11:19,679
million lower than budget fiscal year
2025 obligated expenses of 68.9 million.

1357
02:11:17,679 --> 02:11:24,239
The decreases are in salary and
professional and outside services.

1358
02:11:22,480 --> 02:11:28,719
The decreases in professional and
outside services is caused by the

1359
02:11:26,960 --> 02:11:34,000
decrease in contracted transportation
for students offset by an increase in

1360
02:11:31,599 --> 02:11:39,679
contracted staff required by students
IEPs due to not filling positions when

1361
02:11:36,639 --> 02:11:44,400
they became vacant.
The financial report shows an increase

1362
02:11:41,520 --> 02:11:49,119
in fund balance of 2.7 million due to
the increase in the cash received from

1363
02:11:46,400 --> 02:11:53,760
the institutional vouchers. The voucher
reimbursements provided to the districts

1364
02:11:51,040 --> 02:11:59,679
at the end of the school year total 5.4
million. At this time, 4.1 million had

1365
02:11:57,040 --> 02:12:04,560
been reimbursed and since then the
balance of 1.3 million has been refunded

1366
02:12:02,560 --> 02:12:11,159
to the districts.
This concludes my financial report and

1367
02:12:06,800 --> 02:12:11,159
I'm available to answer any questions.

1368
02:12:13,360 --> 02:12:20,800
Thank you.
>> Thank you.

1369
02:12:16,639 --> 02:12:27,119
We have no agenda items for um five. We
can move on to

1370
02:12:24,239 --> 02:12:34,000
7.1
information item on buds person report.

1371
02:12:29,840 --> 02:12:37,719
Um Rebecca Janzis Janzinski
or on buds person.

1372
02:12:42,159 --> 02:12:50,719
Hello. Good evening everyone. I am
Rebecca Jazinski. Nice to meet you all.

1373
02:12:49,119 --> 02:12:56,159
I'm just going to give you a brief
summary of my report.

1374
02:12:53,440 --> 02:13:00,800
My report is from April 2025 through
August 2026.

1375
02:12:58,480 --> 02:13:05,920
At that time period, there were seven
formal requests submitted through our

1376
02:13:03,199 --> 02:13:10,960
request form website.
Seven of those, four of them were from

1377
02:13:08,079 --> 02:13:14,960
staff, two were from parents, and one
were from an other category. and that

1378
02:13:13,520 --> 02:13:19,119
other category just means that that
person didn't fit into parent or staff

1379
02:13:17,199 --> 02:13:25,679
categories.
So, of those seven uh requests, um three

1380
02:13:22,960 --> 02:13:31,119
involved policy concerns, two involved
procedural concerns, and two were

1381
02:13:27,760 --> 02:13:35,400
categorized as other often relating to
perceived unfair treatment.

1382
02:13:35,599 --> 02:13:44,239
Of the all of those sevens have been
resolved with no problems. And of those

1383
02:13:39,679 --> 02:13:48,000
seven requests, we also got 18 email um
uh concern requests. And of those 18,

1384
02:13:46,880 --> 02:13:54,000
most of them just asked for
clarification or guidance.

1385
02:13:51,199 --> 02:13:59,440
Two of those 18 did require a third
party intervention to help resolve those

1386
02:13:55,920 --> 02:14:04,000
issues. In summary, or for the past 16
months, there were 25 total requests and

1387
02:14:01,920 --> 02:14:07,920
that averaged about one to two per
month.

1388
02:14:06,079 --> 02:14:11,960
And that concludes my summary. and I'm
here to answer any of your questions.

1389
02:14:14,000 --> 02:14:18,320
» Rebecca, I don't mean to put you on the
spot, but I think this is the first time

1390
02:14:16,800 --> 02:14:21,832
that we've actually face to face with
you. Would you mind introducing

1391
02:14:20,159 --> 02:14:24,400
yourself?
[laughter]

1392
02:14:22,960 --> 02:14:30,400
» Yes, of course. Yeah, my name is
Rebecca. I'm here I've been here since

1393
02:14:27,040 --> 02:14:38,800
February of 2024. I took over this in
April of 2025. My main role is ASB

1394
02:14:33,360 --> 02:14:44,400
complaints ADA complaints manager. Um,
now I am the student complaint resource

1395
02:14:42,560 --> 02:14:48,800
manager
and I took this over back in April of

1396
02:14:46,639 --> 02:14:56,840
2025.
>> Fantastic. Thank you. I appreciate you.

1397
02:14:52,960 --> 02:14:56,840
» Yes, of course. Thank you.

1398
02:14:57,840 --> 02:15:05,199
» Moving on, we're moving on to 7.2. This
is an information and discussion item.

1399
02:15:02,880 --> 02:15:12,400
Introduction and possible discussion of
policies GCB,

1400
02:15:08,000 --> 02:15:18,079
GCB D, GCC,
GC FCA,

1401
02:15:15,360 --> 02:15:25,199
IC and regulations
GC FCA-

1402
02:15:20,480 --> 02:15:30,079
RA and GC FCA-RB.
Maria Murphy, [laughter]

1403
02:15:27,520 --> 02:15:34,800
well done. Uh, good evening, board
president Buchanan, members of the

1404
02:15:32,000 --> 02:15:39,920
board, Superintendent Reichman, ASDB
leadership, and members of the ASDB

1405
02:15:36,880 --> 02:15:47,760
community. You have before you the red
line of all of the policies and the two

1406
02:15:43,599 --> 02:15:54,400
regulations. Uh, as a reminder, this is
a first read, so changes and revisions

1407
02:15:51,520 --> 02:16:00,079
can still be made at this point. um for
GCFCA-R

1408
02:15:57,280 --> 02:16:04,560
and RB. Those are regulations and those
are being brought to you for your

1409
02:16:01,760 --> 02:16:08,719
information. They do not require an ASDB
board vote for approval. And with at

1410
02:16:07,360 --> 02:16:13,159
this time, I'd like to make myself
available for any questions or

1411
02:16:10,159 --> 02:16:13,159
discussion.

1412
02:16:17,599 --> 02:16:27,280
This is um board member kid.
I have a question. uh concern I have

1413
02:16:24,480 --> 02:16:31,320
with let me look at which one I was
speaking of. Um GCFCA-RB

1414
02:16:31,760 --> 02:16:41,840
apparently you are not going to provide
financing for uh for staff who want

1415
02:16:37,840 --> 02:16:48,479
training to um continue growing. Is that
what I'm reading that you will not

1416
02:16:43,280 --> 02:16:52,160
provide financial support for that?
Um,

1417
02:16:50,399 --> 02:16:58,519
which paragraph would you be
specifically referring to board member

1418
02:16:54,160 --> 02:16:58,519
kids? So I can answer that.

1419
02:16:59,840 --> 02:17:05,519
» Is it the second paragraph?
>> Courses and training.

1420
02:17:03,760 --> 02:17:11,920
Courses and trainings. Let me read it.
Hang on. I I had concerns. Let me find

1421
02:17:09,040 --> 02:17:17,679
the phrasing. Hang on. You removed the
whole section pertaining to credit for

1422
02:17:14,399 --> 02:17:25,120
trainings offered by the school will be
um the one will be accredited at one

1423
02:17:21,439 --> 02:17:31,840
point service time etc etc.
That means that you're not providing

1424
02:17:27,760 --> 02:17:37,599
training that some some agencies do
provide training to help their staff

1425
02:17:35,040 --> 02:17:40,880
advance. And are is this policy change
or this um regulation change saying

1426
02:17:39,519 --> 02:17:44,800
that's something we're not doing here
anymore?

1427
02:17:42,080 --> 02:17:49,840
» So it's my understanding that what this
is meant to say is that credit for

1428
02:17:48,160 --> 02:17:57,559
training offered by the schools will be
earned at the rate of one to one. But

1429
02:17:53,679 --> 02:17:57,559
hang on one second.

1430
02:18:00,240 --> 02:18:03,240
7.

1431
02:18:06,080 --> 02:18:14,160
The reason why I'm asking for
clarification is that I don't want us to

1432
02:18:11,439 --> 02:18:19,760
box oursel into not being able to
provide options for training for folks

1433
02:18:17,040 --> 02:18:25,519
to get certified. Some agencies do offer
options to as a draw, right? So, um

1434
02:18:23,920 --> 02:18:28,880
that's that's key. we're going to need
new teachers and we if we can't train

1435
02:18:27,599 --> 02:18:32,000
them and they have to do everything on
their own, that's another benefit they

1436
02:18:30,639 --> 02:18:35,840
lost that they're not going to come here
for. So, I'm wondering what the intended

1437
02:18:34,240 --> 02:18:39,920
purpose of this is or maybe I'm reading
it wrong. Well, it it's my understanding

1438
02:18:38,000 --> 02:18:47,120
that these are requirements for grade
advancements to be um to to receive uh

1439
02:18:44,080 --> 02:18:52,160
additional pay for grade advancement. Um
Anita, is that correct? Is am I reading

1440
02:18:49,519 --> 02:18:58,559
that correct? Yes. So this is this is
specifically requirements for grade

1441
02:18:54,160 --> 02:19:03,760
advances to receive additional pay. So
it's not that ASB is not providing

1442
02:19:01,120 --> 02:19:10,639
training. We are providing training but
this is specifically in regards to

1443
02:19:06,479 --> 02:19:17,000
training um for to receive an
advancement in grade for the purposes of

1444
02:19:13,200 --> 02:19:17,000
increases in salary.

1445
02:19:17,679 --> 02:19:24,240
I would recommend clarifying that
because reading it to my ears sounded

1446
02:19:22,479 --> 02:19:29,439
like it were not allowing them to
advance their salaries be because they

1447
02:19:26,559 --> 02:19:34,240
did their coursework. So I it it's not
clear clear to me. So I know I'm not an

1448
02:19:32,240 --> 02:19:37,679
attorney but to my eyes that's not
clear.

1449
02:19:35,599 --> 02:19:42,880
» Board member kid if you would like to
offer some substitute language I would

1450
02:19:40,240 --> 02:19:48,439
be very amendable um to that to make it
a little bit more clear. Thank you. Of

1451
02:19:45,439 --> 02:19:48,439
course,

1452
02:19:50,000 --> 02:19:57,280
» this is board member Linda.
You're saying this is the first read.

1453
02:19:55,359 --> 02:20:00,160
» So,
>> sorry, the microphone was not working.

1454
02:19:58,640 --> 02:20:04,319
You're saying that this is a first read
that we are to

1455
02:20:02,880 --> 02:20:06,880
» What do you mean by that? That it's a
first read that that means we are

1456
02:20:05,680 --> 02:20:13,840
changing this or what do you mean?
>> So, so for the policies, this is a first

1457
02:20:09,920 --> 02:20:19,920
read. So with ASDB policies, they are
required to be read twice.

1458
02:20:17,120 --> 02:20:27,760
First time for discussion, second time
for approval. What board member Kidd is

1459
02:20:24,560 --> 02:20:33,680
referring to is actually a regulation
and we are bringing this to the board as

1460
02:20:30,800 --> 02:20:37,760
a courtesy to make the board aware that
this is something that ASDB is planning

1461
02:20:36,000 --> 02:20:45,840
on doing. These are changes that are
going to be made and the regulation does

1462
02:20:40,800 --> 02:20:53,040
not require two reads or board approval.
Um, but if it is unclear and board

1463
02:20:50,560 --> 02:20:58,160
member Kidd has some substitute language
that he thinks would clean it up or make

1464
02:20:55,680 --> 02:21:06,920
it a little bit clearer, I'm absolutely
open to that and to making some more um,

1465
02:21:02,160 --> 02:21:06,920
edits if they need to be made. So,

1466
02:21:07,439 --> 02:21:10,760
Thank you.

1467
02:21:13,439 --> 02:21:17,080
» No further questions.

1468
02:21:17,200 --> 02:21:21,399
» Thank you, Maria.
>> Thank you.

1469
02:21:25,760 --> 02:21:34,720
» I Okay, I with the typos in the agenda,
I do not believe that 7.4 four setting

1470
02:21:32,240 --> 02:21:42,080
the calendar for the 2027 regular board
meetings was part of the consent consent

1471
02:21:37,760 --> 02:21:48,399
agenda. It was mislabeled as donations.
So um I do not believe that was um on

1472
02:21:46,240 --> 02:21:53,120
the consent agenda. So we are at 7.4
discussion and action items. Set the

1473
02:21:50,319 --> 02:21:58,560
calendar for the 2027 regular board
meetings. Um board members in front of

1474
02:21:56,640 --> 02:22:03,600
you, you've had the you have the
calendar. If there's any discussion that

1475
02:22:00,720 --> 02:22:09,080
needs to happen, um, it can happen now
or we can have a motion to approve this

1476
02:22:06,080 --> 02:22:09,080
calendar.

1477
02:22:10,080 --> 02:22:18,319
This is board member. I move to approve
the calendar for the 2627

1478
02:22:16,160 --> 02:22:21,280
period.
Is there a second?

1479
02:22:19,280 --> 02:22:24,560
» This is Kidd. I second.
>> One question.

1480
02:22:22,160 --> 02:22:28,960
» Yes, Britney. So, Tucson's back in the
rotation.

1481
02:22:27,280 --> 02:22:31,960
» Yes.
Um

1482
02:22:33,280 --> 02:22:42,240
yes that is the goal
is for 2027 calendar year that we will

1483
02:22:39,760 --> 02:22:45,120
go back and forth between the two
campuses between Tucson and Phoenix.

1484
02:22:44,479 --> 02:22:49,439
Yes.
>> At Oro Valley.

1485
02:22:46,399 --> 02:22:55,520
» Oro Valley. Yes.
>> Thank you.

1486
02:22:51,200 --> 02:22:58,080
» Um we have a second I believe.
Um all in favor?

1487
02:22:56,720 --> 02:23:01,080
» Yes.
I

1488
02:23:01,120 --> 02:23:08,240
» I perfect. I I do have a question. Uh I
want to clarify something. This is

1489
02:23:05,120 --> 02:23:12,000
Linda. I also I want to say um that this
is a good way for us to look at the

1490
02:23:10,479 --> 02:23:15,760
campus in Ora Valley. Those of us who
haven't been there get the the lay of

1491
02:23:13,520 --> 02:23:20,560
the land. Um so that will be a nice
opportunity to go early and have a look

1492
02:23:18,000 --> 02:23:25,680
at the the the facilities. So that's
what I'm looking forward to.

1493
02:23:24,000 --> 02:23:30,240
All right.
And this is um board member kid. Also,

1494
02:23:28,240 --> 02:23:35,040
there are some people in in the Tucson
community who do feel that they have not

1495
02:23:32,880 --> 02:23:38,000
been uh since the close of the campus
that we have been disconnected. So,

1496
02:23:36,720 --> 02:23:44,479
that's going to be really important. I
do agree and I

1497
02:23:41,439 --> 02:23:51,760
fantastic. It passes.
Um 7 we are at 7.5 which is um was on

1498
02:23:49,040 --> 02:23:56,640
the consent agenda but it was pulled off
by board member Kidd. Um, board member

1499
02:23:54,000 --> 02:24:00,960
Kidd, would you like to discuss your
point?

1500
02:23:57,600 --> 02:24:09,880
» I would. Yes.
In the special meeting, let me hang on

1501
02:24:04,880 --> 02:24:09,880
one second. On August 13th,

1502
02:24:11,200 --> 02:24:14,200
1.2,

1503
02:24:15,040 --> 02:24:22,640
nope, sorry,
1.3.

1504
02:24:19,840 --> 02:24:29,680
On the second the second paragraph, it
says that uh Superintendent Reichman

1505
02:24:25,600 --> 02:24:34,319
proposed that we discuss only chapter 8
and we discuss the whole thing. We did

1506
02:24:32,479 --> 02:24:38,960
discuss the whole thing. So I don't want
us to put ourselves in a legal situation

1507
02:24:37,439 --> 02:24:44,080
um because we did discuss the whole
thing even though it was a quick

1508
02:24:40,399 --> 02:24:47,640
discussion. So that's an error of the of
the timeline.

1509
02:24:52,479 --> 02:24:58,160
I don't this is board member Buchanan I
don't think that is an untrue statement

1510
02:24:55,680 --> 02:25:02,319
that superintendent asked us to
specifically focus on eight because she

1511
02:25:00,399 --> 02:25:07,520
did ask us to specifically focus on
chapter 8 there was discussion after but

1512
02:25:06,160 --> 02:25:10,520
that [clears throat] is not an untrue
statement

1513
02:25:10,640 --> 02:25:17,920
» it it it is misleading I want I don't
want the the public to think the

1514
02:25:15,920 --> 02:25:21,359
perspect the percept ception is that we
only focused on that. I don't have an

1515
02:25:19,439 --> 02:25:25,600
issue with the what happened, but that's
true that that did happen. Um the

1516
02:25:23,840 --> 02:25:31,640
proposal was to limit it to chapter 8,
but we did in fact have the discussion

1517
02:25:27,520 --> 02:25:31,640
of the whole thing. So, it's misleading.

1518
02:25:32,160 --> 02:25:38,280
It's just the phrasing that could be
misleading and I'd like to change it a

1519
02:25:35,120 --> 02:25:38,280
little bit.

1520
02:25:39,680 --> 02:25:43,640
Um okay. Uh

1521
02:25:44,479 --> 02:25:49,960
I'm I'm sorry. I am unsure how we amend
minutes.

1522
02:26:06,800 --> 02:26:10,200
What was that?

1523
02:26:10,479 --> 02:26:13,479
» Yes.

1524
02:26:16,160 --> 02:26:24,000
» I mean, I think that um board member Kit
is just asking that maybe a sentence be

1525
02:26:20,640 --> 02:26:28,080
added that says that the rest of the
audit was also

1526
02:26:25,600 --> 02:26:30,720
» partially discussed.
>> Yes, [cough] that's what I'm asking. I

1527
02:26:29,439 --> 02:26:33,120
think that's pretty reasonable.
>> That's all.

1528
02:26:32,080 --> 02:26:37,840
» Okay.
>> Yes.

1529
02:26:34,960 --> 02:26:40,840
» Perfect. So, um we'll have those minutes
amended

1530
02:26:42,399 --> 02:26:46,680
7.5. Um

1531
02:26:46,720 --> 02:26:50,920
are we moving to

1532
02:26:51,680 --> 02:27:00,880
» to approve with an amendment? Okay.
Um, I'll take a movement to approve the

1533
02:26:58,479 --> 02:27:06,960
board the minutes with the amendment
made it to the special meeting on August

1534
02:27:03,760 --> 02:27:10,720
13th draft.
>> This is board member Kidd. I move that

1535
02:27:08,640 --> 02:27:13,200
we approve the minutes for August 13th
with that amendment.

1536
02:27:12,800 --> 02:27:19,920
» Is this
>> that uh that the all the entire audit

1537
02:27:18,160 --> 02:27:24,000
was discussed?
>> Is there a second?

1538
02:27:22,240 --> 02:27:26,080
» This is board member Bo. I second.
>> All in favor? I

1539
02:27:25,520 --> 02:27:29,600
» I
>> I I

1540
02:27:27,439 --> 02:27:33,920
» It's um approved.
>> I do have another motion. This is board

1541
02:27:31,520 --> 02:27:42,520
member Kidd. I
also app move that we approve other the

1542
02:27:37,200 --> 02:27:42,520
other two agenda items as written.

1543
02:27:43,600 --> 02:27:52,077
» Minutes as written.
>> Yes. Sorry, that is what I meant. Yes.

1544
02:27:49,040 --> 02:27:56,240
» Okay. Let me I'm not a lawyer. So,
[laughter]

1545
02:27:53,359 --> 02:28:02,399
» um, you made the motion. I need a second
to approve the other two minutes, draft

1546
02:27:59,920 --> 02:28:04,560
minutes as written.
>> This is board member Tamco. I second

1547
02:28:04,080 --> 02:28:06,399
that motion.
>> All in favor? I.

1548
02:28:06,080 --> 02:28:09,680
» I.
>> I.

1549
02:28:07,439 --> 02:28:14,479
» So moved.
That arrives us to 8.1. It was a call to

1550
02:28:12,720 --> 02:28:19,280
the public on non-aggenda items. We
received no calls to the public. calls

1551
02:28:17,040 --> 02:28:24,080
from the public on non-aggenda items.
Which means that we will move on to 8.2

1552
02:28:21,760 --> 02:28:27,600
discussion and possible action item
agenda items for the next regular board

1553
02:28:26,240 --> 02:28:33,920
meeting and that is scheduled for
November 12th.

1554
02:28:30,720 --> 02:28:38,880
Um typically um board member kid, I know
that you're new to our board. Typically

1555
02:28:35,520 --> 02:28:44,880
in November, we have um uh nominations
and elections to um the position of

1556
02:28:42,399 --> 02:28:48,800
president and secretary at that board
meeting. Um so that is something that

1557
02:28:47,280 --> 02:28:54,800
the board needs to collectively think
about um arriving to that board meeting

1558
02:28:51,359 --> 02:29:01,640
on November 12th. Other than that uh I
am open to discussion or items that you

1559
02:28:57,840 --> 02:29:01,640
would like to see on that agenda.

1560
02:29:03,520 --> 02:29:12,080
This is board member Kidd. One thing I
did want to I want to move for us to add

1561
02:29:08,560 --> 02:29:19,520
a work study session for the master
facility plan uh to support Annette uh

1562
02:29:15,920 --> 02:29:23,120
Superintendent Reichman's vision.
>> Um do you have a time frame on when you

1563
02:29:21,439 --> 02:29:28,439
would like to see that uh work study
meeting?

1564
02:29:25,439 --> 02:29:28,439
Um,

1565
02:29:30,080 --> 02:29:39,439
I would prefer it be before November
13th so that the new chair secretary are

1566
02:29:36,240 --> 02:29:44,960
aware and of how to run that and
strategize for that. So, I'm I I have

1567
02:29:42,319 --> 02:29:48,319
some ideas to throw in to see if they
can try to see if they work, but I would

1568
02:29:46,720 --> 02:29:52,800
like to add them for the next agenda.
So, I'd rather it be before November

1569
02:29:50,080 --> 02:29:57,359
13th so that um but depending on our
schedules.

1570
02:29:55,680 --> 02:30:03,080
» Okay. Is there any other agenda items
that any other board members would like

1571
02:29:58,560 --> 02:30:03,080
to see on the November 12th

1572
02:30:03,520 --> 02:30:06,520
meeting.

1573
02:30:07,439 --> 02:30:16,280
Okay. Moving on. Um we are at 9.1 action
item adjournment.

1574
02:30:16,560 --> 02:30:22,120
Um we can I'll take a movement to
adjourn the meeting.

1575
02:30:23,840 --> 02:30:30,720
Second
um movement is made uh to adjourn the

1576
02:30:28,720 --> 02:30:37,560
meeting. Uh board member Bob is a
second. All in favor? I

1577
02:30:33,120 --> 02:30:37,560
» I so moved.

1578
02:30:43,034 --> 02:30:45,054
[clears throat]

1579
02:30:49,040 --> 02:30:53,960
question.
>> I know. Um