1 00:01:46,079 --> 00:01:47,759 All right. Good evening everyone. I'm 2 00:01:47,759 --> 00:01:50,640 going to call the meeting of the Auburn 3 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,680 School Committee of September 16, 2026 4 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,200 to order. Please join me in the pledge 5 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:55,280 of 6 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:59,109 >> allegiance 7 00:01:59,119 --> 00:02:01,280 to the flag 8 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:02,799 of 9 00:02:02,799 --> 00:02:09,749 the stands nationisible 10 00:02:09,759 --> 00:02:12,560 for all. 11 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:13,840 >> I'll start down here on my right with 12 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:14,720 introductions. 13 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,319 >> Dan Pon, w five. 14 00:02:16,319 --> 00:02:17,840 >> Lydia Chapman, w four. 15 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,959 >> Corin Mcwigan, w one. Miss Dedk, w two. 16 00:02:20,959 --> 00:02:23,440 Pamela Albert at large. Sue Doris, 17 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,239 superintendent. 18 00:02:26,239 --> 00:02:28,800 >> Excuse me. Pat Guardia, award three. 19 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,560 >> Jay Rich at large. 20 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:32,640 >> Adam Platz and Nolan Platt, city council 21 00:02:32,640 --> 00:02:37,750 representative. 22 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:38,319 » Go ahead. 23 00:02:38,319 --> 00:02:40,319 >> Megan Ackley, student representative. 24 00:02:40,319 --> 00:02:42,239 >> Miles Irvy, student representative. 25 00:02:42,239 --> 00:02:44,720 >> Amanda Cooter, business manager. 26 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,440 >> Scott Anir, assistant superintendent. 27 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,440 >> Thank you and welcome everyone this 28 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,080 evening. We're going to start uh with 29 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,800 the approval of the consent agenda which 30 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,640 includes the approval of tonight's 31 00:02:56,640 --> 00:02:58,239 agenda as well as the approval of the 32 00:02:58,239 --> 00:03:00,879 minutes of the September 2nd, 2026 33 00:03:00,879 --> 00:03:03,920 meeting. Do I have a motion? 34 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:05,040 Corin, do I have a second? 35 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,080 >> Second, Misty. All those in favor? 36 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,800 Motion carries. Uh we do not have any 37 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,280 recognition tonight. Do I have anyone 38 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,440 here who would like to address the 39 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,239 school committee tonight? 40 00:03:18,239 --> 00:03:20,239 Seeing none, we will move on to our 41 00:03:20,239 --> 00:03:22,640 presentation tonight with a facilities 42 00:03:22,640 --> 00:03:24,640 update. 43 00:03:24,640 --> 00:03:27,760 >> Thank you very much. Mr. Anir is going 44 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:40,390 to start that off for us. 45 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,720 Good evening everyone. Uh this was an 46 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,400 opportunity to try to bring everyone up 47 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,480 to speed on some of the things that have 48 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,400 been going on with facilities throughout 49 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,040 the district. Uh so hopefully we've 50 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,280 touched upon many of the the large items 51 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:54,959 and if there are questions at the end by 52 00:03:54,959 --> 00:04:00,560 all means there'll be an opportunity for all of you to inquire. 53 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:02,799 Uh some of the things that you have 54 00:04:02,799 --> 00:04:05,040 approved up to this point. Uh one of 55 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,159 them was the AMS backup water pump. 56 00:04:08,159 --> 00:04:11,040 That's a an image of what the water pump 57 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,680 um would does look like. Um as you can 58 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,519 see there's a bucket underneath and 59 00:04:15,519 --> 00:04:17,519 indicating it's leaking and that was not 60 00:04:17,519 --> 00:04:20,880 staged. That was uh as of Monday. Uh so 61 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,120 we are currently working with scheduling 62 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:24,479 that between maintenance and the 63 00:04:24,479 --> 00:04:25,919 contractor to get that done. And 64 00:04:25,919 --> 00:04:28,160 remember we need to be sure that the 65 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,440 water pump is working in case the uh 66 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,440 primary one goes down. We need to have 67 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,440 the backup or else the pipes freeze and 68 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:39,110 that would be a bad day. 69 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,600 Uh, some other updates. The Fairview 70 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:43,919 fire suppression system is completed. It 71 00:04:43,919 --> 00:04:45,680 was updating the work that was already 72 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,759 there. Sorry, there isn't an image of 73 00:04:47,759 --> 00:04:49,919 it. It's just the behind-the-scenes 74 00:04:49,919 --> 00:04:52,080 updates of the suppression system and in 75 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,720 the fire panel itself. Uh, the Park 76 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,520 Avenue um boiler and gasket and air 77 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,919 compressor. Um, I tried to take some 78 00:04:59,919 --> 00:05:01,600 pictures from outside, but it was really 79 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:03,600 hard without getting up on the roof, so 80 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,639 sorry about that. But same as uh the 81 00:05:06,639 --> 00:05:08,560 backup water pump, we are working with 82 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,240 scheduling that with maintenance and the 83 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,280 contractors. Um that is moving ahead. Uh 84 00:05:13,280 --> 00:05:15,919 and I think we will have something by 85 00:05:15,919 --> 00:05:17,759 the end of the week in terms of a 86 00:05:17,759 --> 00:05:22,160 timeline on that. Fingers crossed. 87 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,039 Uh the ELHS hatch enlargement again 88 00:05:25,039 --> 00:05:26,800 something that you would improve uh 89 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,160 approved. What you can see is the 6x6 90 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,000 hatch that goes down into the basement 91 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,560 that we would want to be able to expand 92 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,120 in order to bring the modular units back 93 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,600 out uh because they have to go back to 94 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,400 the factory because of the catastrophic 95 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,720 damage that has been happening to them. 96 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,440 So that is an image of it and it would 97 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:51,120 expand in to the bottom leftand corner 98 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,919 another three feet. 99 00:05:53,919 --> 00:05:56,400 Any questions on some of these projects 100 00:05:56,400 --> 00:06:01,110 up to this point? 101 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,919 And then there's the ELHS greenhouse. 102 00:06:03,919 --> 00:06:06,080 It's going full steam ahead. Um 103 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,000 installation is underway. I would 104 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:09,600 imagine there was even more progress 105 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,319 since I took these photos on Monday. Uh 106 00:06:12,319 --> 00:06:13,840 the frame is completed. They're starting 107 00:06:13,840 --> 00:06:16,160 to put the walls and the roof in. And 108 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:17,919 there's a ribbon cutting planned for 109 00:06:17,919 --> 00:06:20,800 October to uh as a kind of a ceremony 110 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:27,029 indicate its opening in operation. 111 00:06:27,039 --> 00:06:30,160 AMS the project currently right now we 112 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:31,759 are in the design and construction 113 00:06:31,759 --> 00:06:33,840 document phase. This tends to be the 114 00:06:33,840 --> 00:06:36,720 largest longest part of the process. Um 115 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:38,800 this is taking the concept and really 116 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:40,479 putting it on paper with all of the 117 00:06:40,479 --> 00:06:43,199 designers and engineers uh mapping out 118 00:06:43,199 --> 00:06:45,440 where every light fixture goes, where 119 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:47,840 every outlet goes, where every stud in 120 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:50,479 the wall goes and measured out and uh 121 00:06:50,479 --> 00:06:53,600 speced all the way through. We are 122 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:55,360 continuing progress meet and planning 123 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,080 meetings with Heramman uh to go over 124 00:06:58,080 --> 00:06:59,919 those documents. They're not complete 125 00:06:59,919 --> 00:07:02,560 but just updates making sure that we 126 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,400 haven't made any had had to make any 127 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,520 modifications and right now we are uh 128 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,759 the site and MPS the National Park 129 00:07:09,759 --> 00:07:11,599 Service grant the appraisal and site 130 00:07:11,599 --> 00:07:15,199 surveys are underway. Uh hopefully we've 131 00:07:15,199 --> 00:07:18,000 had some good feedback from the National 132 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,479 Park Service grant coordinator that we 133 00:07:20,479 --> 00:07:21,759 are getting the right pieces of 134 00:07:21,759 --> 00:07:23,919 information and sending them on to them 135 00:07:23,919 --> 00:07:26,880 so that once that part is done we don't 136 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,599 have a backlog and waiting on one left 137 00:07:29,599 --> 00:07:32,080 you know one item left over in order for 138 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,840 us to be able to submit for approval. 139 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,639 Any questions in terms of the AMS work 140 00:07:38,639 --> 00:07:43,670 up to this point? 141 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:45,919 project timeline. We are anticipating 142 00:07:45,919 --> 00:07:47,919 that those construction documents that I 143 00:07:47,919 --> 00:07:50,720 spoke of will be ready in November. Uh 144 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,599 December to January, uh Heramman will 145 00:07:53,599 --> 00:07:55,599 look at the pre-qualifications for 146 00:07:55,599 --> 00:07:58,240 contractors. This is an important step 147 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,479 because it allows they have to submit 148 00:08:00,479 --> 00:08:02,960 pre-qualifications to determine can they 149 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,199 handle that scope of work. Do they have 150 00:08:05,199 --> 00:08:07,199 the right subs lined up? Can they get 151 00:08:07,199 --> 00:08:10,720 the um right subs on on site to be able 152 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:12,960 to do the work and can they fulfill the 153 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,199 financial requirements of the of the 154 00:08:15,199 --> 00:08:16,560 work as well as the insurance 155 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,039 liabilities with that? And that brings 156 00:08:19,039 --> 00:08:22,400 us to February. Then it goes out to bid 157 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:24,560 and by March we should be able to have 158 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:30,390 our contractor selected 159 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,640 elementary school reconfiguration. Our 160 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:34,240 current work we are in the planning 161 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,560 phases. We are work meeting regularly 162 00:08:36,560 --> 00:08:38,880 with Haramman to go over our filters, 163 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:41,680 talk about the data that we may need uh 164 00:08:41,680 --> 00:08:43,680 to move forward which brings the 165 00:08:43,680 --> 00:08:45,360 enrollment and demographic and housing 166 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,560 study. This is underway. Um our goal is 167 00:08:48,560 --> 00:08:50,320 to be able to have as much information 168 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,240 as we can so that when the committee is 169 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,720 formed, we have that information at our 170 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,040 fingertips and don't have to delay the 171 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:58,640 committee works process in order to 172 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:00,320 gather information. So we're trying to 173 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,480 frontload and gather as much as we can 174 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,240 and Haramman has been a great partner 175 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,760 directing us to the right people to uh 176 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:10,399 get that information. So that is 177 00:09:10,399 --> 00:09:13,600 happening. Uh we should have the the 178 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,399 enrollment pieces and data gathered by 179 00:09:16,399 --> 00:09:19,360 the by of October of this year. Uh, 180 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:21,040 another piece that we're doing right now 181 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,519 is we're scheduling meetings with our 182 00:09:23,519 --> 00:09:26,399 MLL coordinators and staff, our special 183 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:28,560 education coordinators and staff, and 184 00:09:28,560 --> 00:09:31,120 our preK coordinators and staff because 185 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,120 that it plays an important part of our 186 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:34,800 discussion with our elementary 187 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:36,959 reconfiguration, kind of pull them 188 00:09:36,959 --> 00:09:38,959 together, try to find out what their 189 00:09:38,959 --> 00:09:40,560 current needs are and their projected 190 00:09:40,560 --> 00:09:44,160 needs as um as we look to the future. 191 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,160 Um, and we're also gathering in 192 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:47,920 administrator input from our building 193 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:51,200 administrators, uh, to try to hear from 194 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:53,120 them what they're seeing as their 195 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,040 current trends, whether that is a bubble 196 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:57,120 in second grade, kindergarten, or a 197 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,200 decline in third grade. And I'm just 198 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,360 making upgrades right now, but really to 199 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,279 try to understand what they see as their 200 00:10:03,279 --> 00:10:05,600 current needs as well as what they've 201 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,920 seen for trends uh moving ahead from 202 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:12,550 their perspective. 203 00:10:12,560 --> 00:10:14,079 Where we are with the advisory 204 00:10:14,079 --> 00:10:15,839 committee, we're looking at about 10 to 205 00:10:15,839 --> 00:10:18,720 15 members uh representations from 206 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:20,800 teachers, parents, administrators, 207 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:22,720 school committee as well as city 208 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,120 council. interest has already been 209 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,000 expressed uh by many members that had 210 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,360 previously served on the AMS advisory 211 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:33,440 committee um as well as we've heard from 212 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,800 others uh expressing their interest. If 213 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:38,640 we need to do additional outreach that 214 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:41,760 will occur this fall and if we need to a 215 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:44,320 selection process will be needed to be 216 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:46,720 used as we try to make sure that we're 217 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,399 having the appropriate representation 218 00:10:48,399 --> 00:10:50,880 but not having a committee size that 219 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:54,000 gets too large and unmanageable. 220 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,720 Uh and we are we're projecting that 221 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:58,800 November, December of this year, we'll 222 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:05,590 kick off those meetings with that group. 223 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:07,760 I'm using my teacher hat and pausing for 224 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:11,600 any time. Okay. 225 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,120 Uh 226 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,000 the elementary reconfiguration timeline, 227 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:17,920 we have the enrollment demographic and 228 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,720 housing studies. November the advisory 229 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:22,800 committee formed 230 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,839 uh monthly meetings and then the other 231 00:11:25,839 --> 00:11:28,000 piece is starting late winter early 232 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,160 spring we'll develop the community focus 233 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,480 groups so that we're trying to reach out 234 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,160 into the community particularly around 235 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,800 the neighborhoods surrounding all of our 236 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,440 schools and then we've already marked 237 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,240 out that May of 2027 238 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:43,600 uh that group would bring a 239 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,160 recommendation back to you uh as the 240 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:52,230 final decision maker. there. 241 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,959 Some key takeaways. We are completing 242 00:11:54,959 --> 00:11:56,480 and moving forward with many of the 243 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,360 projects that you have approved. Some um 244 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,800 as of yesterday afternoon u we got some 245 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,839 information. Uh others were just doing 246 00:12:05,839 --> 00:12:07,680 that coordinating with contractors and 247 00:12:07,680 --> 00:12:10,240 maintenance. The AMS project is moving 248 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,720 full steam ahead. We're just following 249 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:14,639 right within the timeline that Haramman 250 00:12:14,639 --> 00:12:16,399 had set out and we're waiting on those 251 00:12:16,399 --> 00:12:19,120 construction documents and elementary 252 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,760 configuration. Again, as I said, we're 253 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:23,519 trying to gather up as much of the 254 00:12:23,519 --> 00:12:26,639 information and frontload that prior to 255 00:12:26,639 --> 00:12:28,800 developing the committee so that we're 256 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:30,720 not having any delays trying to gather 257 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:32,399 information and trying to be as 258 00:12:32,399 --> 00:12:37,990 thoughtful as we can. 259 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,360 And that's my presentation. Any 260 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:41,839 questions? 261 00:12:41,839 --> 00:12:44,720 >> Any questions? Yeah. 262 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:48,959 >> Any questions for Scott about anything? 263 00:12:48,959 --> 00:12:51,360 >> I think the one I don't so much have a 264 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,160 question as a comment, but I appreciate 265 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:56,160 kind of just the overview. Um, I think 266 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:57,680 it's important to, I know it came up in 267 00:12:57,680 --> 00:13:00,160 our facilities subcommittee meeting, but 268 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:02,959 just to clarify that the elementary 269 00:13:02,959 --> 00:13:05,440 reconfiguration process is like just 270 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,800 starting now. And that will be a process 271 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:10,720 that will involve a lot of people and a 272 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:12,720 lot of discussions and that an ultimate 273 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:14,480 decision about whatever happens with 274 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:16,880 elementary schools in Auburn has yet to 275 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:20,160 be made despite whatever rumors may be 276 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:24,639 uh around in the community. and that decision when it is made will come 277 00:13:24,639 --> 00:13:27,360 from this body. So I just want to make 278 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:31,279 sure that everyone is clear about that 279 00:13:31,279 --> 00:13:32,959 and that the community is clear about 280 00:13:32,959 --> 00:13:35,040 that. 281 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:36,880 Anyone else have any thoughts or 282 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:37,120 questions? 283 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:38,880 >> I did have a quick question and just to 284 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,040 go back I may have blanked out. You said 285 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:42,720 catastrophic damage on one of those 286 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,320 slides. 287 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:46,720 Yeah, some water was able to penetrate 288 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:50,240 into some of the coils uh that were part 289 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:54,000 of the geothermal system. And so we've 290 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:57,519 been having ongoing conversation of um 291 00:13:57,519 --> 00:14:00,480 how that occurred to find out the 292 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,959 responsibility of getting the repair or 293 00:14:02,959 --> 00:14:08,389 replacement for that. 294 00:14:08,399 --> 00:14:11,120 » Great. Anyone else have any thoughts or 295 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:12,639 questions? 296 00:14:12,639 --> 00:14:15,279 Okay. Thank you. 297 00:14:15,279 --> 00:14:18,480 Uh moving on to our school committee 298 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:30,870 student representatives report. 299 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:34,710 Good evening. 300 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:38,240 Um, so at Park A, staff welcomed 301 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:40,079 families into the school for an open 302 00:14:40,079 --> 00:14:41,760 house to share what is happening in 303 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:43,839 classrooms as well as celebrating the 304 00:14:43,839 --> 00:14:46,240 beginning of the year. And this week 305 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,560 also recognizes art and education week 306 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:50,720 where Park AB celebrates their wonderful 307 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:53,680 art teacher, Mrs. Stro. And students got 308 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:55,680 to create a piece of artwork together 309 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:58,880 with her help. Um, and soon students 310 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:03,279 will begin NWA testing and Girls on the 311 00:15:03,279 --> 00:15:05,199 Run has started at Park A and this 312 00:15:05,199 --> 00:15:08,480 includes like 15 girls and overall it's 313 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,399 an amazing way to begin the year for 314 00:15:10,399 --> 00:15:13,829 Parkav. 315 00:15:13,839 --> 00:15:16,639 Washburn has their second annual popup 316 00:15:16,639 --> 00:15:18,880 farmers market which featured a local 317 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:22,320 tomato pico de gallo taste test surveys 318 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:25,440 and uh prize wheel and along with some 319 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:27,760 amazing guests Washburn's vendors shared 320 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:29,839 education resources and introduced 321 00:15:29,839 --> 00:15:31,600 locally grown produce to the students 322 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,399 and families of Washburn and a lot of 323 00:15:34,399 --> 00:15:36,240 people joined them at farmers market 324 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:38,000 including some student volunteers from 325 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:41,839 ELHS who've got their hours in for 326 00:15:41,839 --> 00:15:43,519 thing. 327 00:15:43,519 --> 00:15:47,279 Um, Sherwood settled into routine. They 328 00:15:47,279 --> 00:15:50,240 um began their NWA testing this week and 329 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,160 students are doing a great job staying 330 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,000 focused and putting in their best effort 331 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,320 and persevering through the state 332 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:59,839 testing. And um Friends of Sherwood 333 00:15:59,839 --> 00:16:01,600 Heights, their parent organization, has 334 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,279 already planned several activities and 335 00:16:03,279 --> 00:16:05,519 events for the community and sponsored a 336 00:16:05,519 --> 00:16:07,680 BMX biker assembly where the kids got to 337 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:09,440 see some really cool tricks and hear a 338 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:14,560 message from the um biker about kindness 339 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,920 and making positive choices and empathy. 340 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,399 and sixth graders got to spend a day at 341 00:16:20,399 --> 00:16:22,880 Y camp and they participated in a lot of 342 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,360 different team building activities and 343 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,480 the salsa club um students have been 344 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,240 making homemade salsa using fresh 345 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,639 produce from the Sherwood Heights garden 346 00:16:32,639 --> 00:16:34,800 and lastly there will be a family dance 347 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,600 on October 7th from 6:00 to 7:30 and 348 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:39,519 Sherwood hopes to see a ton of families 349 00:16:39,519 --> 00:16:41,279 at the event. It's free will be a lot of 350 00:16:41,279 --> 00:16:45,360 fun and will help build community. 351 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,320 Fairview has welcomed back about 500 352 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,240 students and seven new staff members. 353 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:51,920 They're also excited about the addition 354 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,000 of Girls on the Run, a program for all 355 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:55,680 girls third through sixth grade of all 356 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:57,920 abilities. Twice a week after school, 357 00:16:57,920 --> 00:16:59,440 their team meets for physical for 358 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:00,880 physical movement and interactive 359 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:02,880 lessons led by Miss Richardson, Miss 360 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,120 Kravitz, and Mrs. Peterson. And they 361 00:17:05,120 --> 00:17:06,720 focus on friendship, teamwork, and 362 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,199 self-respect. The fall season program 363 00:17:09,199 --> 00:17:10,640 will end with a celebratory and 364 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:12,640 non-competitive 5K event. So, they're 365 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:16,240 off to a great start as well. 366 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:19,199 Okay. So, so far AMS has only had one 367 00:17:19,199 --> 00:17:21,439 incident with cell phones. Their uh 368 00:17:21,439 --> 00:17:23,280 policy has been the same for about five 369 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:27,280 years and they're staying strong. Uh I 370 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:31,360 think last week they had Carrie Cenor 371 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:33,280 from the Uain system come in for a 372 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:35,280 presentation about ocean ecology. They 373 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,280 were learning about uh ecosystems in the 374 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:38,799 oceans and then they took a tour of 375 00:17:38,799 --> 00:17:41,360 Casco Bay visiting the aquaculture sites 376 00:17:41,360 --> 00:17:44,080 and more. Uh AMS has also began their 377 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,240 aspiration trips to Bates where they go 378 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:48,799 and learn about uh just college life, 379 00:17:48,799 --> 00:17:53,679 what it's like um personal like um 380 00:17:53,679 --> 00:17:55,440 financial aid and all the things about 381 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:59,990 college. Uh 382 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:01,039 yeah, that's everything about this 383 00:18:01,039 --> 00:18:03,039 slide. Yeah. So Amos has had a good 384 00:18:03,039 --> 00:18:05,919 start to their year. [laughter] 385 00:18:05,919 --> 00:18:08,880 Uh so Franklin has continued to uh train 386 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:12,320 for their mission the 5K for the dog 5k 387 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:14,480 and they have a bunch of their students 388 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:15,760 are doing very well in technical 389 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,080 programs with through LRTC their welding 390 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,799 and LRTC programs are 391 00:18:20,799 --> 00:18:22,799 yeah they have had very few um cell 392 00:18:22,799 --> 00:18:25,039 phone issues due to the way they're like 393 00:18:25,039 --> 00:18:27,360 they maintain it with cell phone cubbies 394 00:18:27,360 --> 00:18:28,880 where that every student has they're 395 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,160 optional but um not mandatory but if you 396 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,080 have a cell phone problem then they do 397 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,240 become mandatory. 398 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,400 Yeah. So, yeah, since this the beginning 399 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:39,520 started this year, there's been no 400 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:42,960 increase in cell phone problems. 401 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,679 And then our open house at EHS was very 402 00:18:45,679 --> 00:18:48,559 good. Uh, 403 00:18:48,559 --> 00:18:50,000 and families enjoyed a meet and greet in 404 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,960 nature of that evening. And then spirit 405 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:55,360 week is coming up within the next two 406 00:18:55,360 --> 00:18:58,240 weeks. All of the classes are prepping 407 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,200 for our skit, spirit week, uh, outfits 408 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,919 and days and all the things. Our theme 409 00:19:03,919 --> 00:19:06,480 this year is 410 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:10,400 yeah, decades. Uh 411 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,360 yeah, our our cell phone policy is we're 412 00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:14,799 doing pretty good based on the amount of 413 00:19:14,799 --> 00:19:16,160 students we have. We have an average of 414 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:20,080 5.36 incidents a day, which is very I 415 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:21,200 would say pretty good for the amount of 416 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,520 students that we have in the building. 417 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:30,640 Uh Charles Ellis National Merit is a 418 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,600 National Merit semi- finalist. Uh Mr. 419 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:39,200 Breler is up for the Filbrite teachers 420 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:45,039 um classroom program. And 421 00:19:45,039 --> 00:19:47,039 oh yeah, he's a third teacher. Miss Aley 422 00:19:47,039 --> 00:19:49,919 and Mrs. Towns have also been chosen for 423 00:19:49,919 --> 00:19:53,280 this program. And then Gabe Newsome and 424 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,120 Steven Corey are part of the fire 425 00:19:55,120 --> 00:19:58,400 science 2. Then they've completed a 110 426 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:02,799 fly stair climb on 911. 427 00:20:02,799 --> 00:20:05,039 >> That's all we have. 428 00:20:05,039 --> 00:20:06,240 >> Any questions? 429 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:07,760 >> Great. Thank you. Does anyone have any 430 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:12,470 questions? 431 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,080 » And I love that Sherwood Heights has a 432 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,039 salsa club, a salsa making club. 433 00:20:17,039 --> 00:20:18,559 >> Tell you, my brain did not go to salsa 434 00:20:18,559 --> 00:20:20,960 as food. I'm like, "Oh, they're dancing. 435 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:26,789 It's very very specific. [laughter] 436 00:20:26,799 --> 00:20:31,110 Thank you both. 437 00:20:31,120 --> 00:20:33,600 Uh moving on, I do not have a 438 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:35,520 chairperson's report tonight other than 439 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,919 just to remind people about the MSMA 440 00:20:37,919 --> 00:20:39,919 conference that's coming up um at the 441 00:20:39,919 --> 00:20:41,760 end of October. If you are interested in 442 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:45,520 attending, please reach out and email um 443 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,320 Dr. Doris or Cindy Sheeks and they will 444 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,600 get you registered. Um, 445 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:53,440 moving on to our city council update. 446 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:54,720 Adam, do you have an update? 447 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,120 >> Yeah. Uh, just a short update that at 448 00:20:57,120 --> 00:21:00,480 our meeting u two nights ago now, uh, we 449 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:02,640 received the presentation of the draft 450 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:05,600 comp plan. Um, the comp plan is a 451 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,919 extensive and exhaustive document 452 00:21:07,919 --> 00:21:10,799 showing kind of the the path that Auburn 453 00:21:10,799 --> 00:21:12,159 would like to take for the next decade 454 00:21:12,159 --> 00:21:15,120 or so. Um, there's certain areas where 455 00:21:15,120 --> 00:21:17,280 that um, crosses over and intertwines 456 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:18,880 with the school department. So, I would 457 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:20,240 encourage everyone to check that out. 458 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:22,159 It's available on the website. There are 459 00:21:22,159 --> 00:21:24,480 links to the comp plan. And then within 460 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:26,480 that, um, if you explore within that 461 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:28,159 website, you'll see their uh, 462 00:21:28,159 --> 00:21:29,760 opportunities. I I think some of the 463 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:31,440 last opportunities to have your voice 464 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:33,520 heard. Um, those are coming up. I don't 465 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:35,520 have the exact dates. Scott might have 466 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,240 the date, but maybe he doesn't. Look it 467 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:39,919 up on the website. It's right there. 468 00:21:39,919 --> 00:21:41,520 It's, but it is coming up shortly. And 469 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:43,520 again, important to note, um, there have 470 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,440 been multitudes of opportunities to 471 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,520 speak up until this point. And so those 472 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:49,840 opportunities are running out. So if you 473 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:51,120 read the document and you say, "I don't 474 00:21:51,120 --> 00:21:52,400 like that." You've only got a few 475 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,480 chances left to let your voice be heard. 476 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,799 So 477 00:21:56,799 --> 00:22:00,080 >> great. Thank you, Adam. Uh moving on to 478 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,159 our committee reports, our finance 479 00:22:02,159 --> 00:22:04,159 subcommittee agenda, and the minutes 480 00:22:04,159 --> 00:22:06,720 from our September 8th meeting are 481 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,679 linked. Um 482 00:22:09,679 --> 00:22:12,880 Adam or Amanda, do either one of you 483 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:14,880 want to give a quick update? Yeah, I 484 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:17,039 mean I most of the agenda items on that 485 00:22:17,039 --> 00:22:19,679 meeting were our ongoing items such as 486 00:22:19,679 --> 00:22:22,559 staffing updates, um grant updates as 487 00:22:22,559 --> 00:22:27,120 well as our budget updates. Nothing was crazy there. I think the biggest 488 00:22:27,120 --> 00:22:29,840 one, which I can I can allude to and if 489 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:31,280 you want to add extra light to it, but 490 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:34,159 the revolving loan um is we need to 491 00:22:34,159 --> 00:22:36,559 bring that up in this meeting. Um, we 492 00:22:36,559 --> 00:22:39,360 had been hoping to apply for a state 493 00:22:39,360 --> 00:22:42,080 revolving loan fund um, which would have 494 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:45,360 given us up to $2 million uh, for the 495 00:22:45,360 --> 00:22:47,200 AMS project. And this was something that 496 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:49,280 we had been hoping would be available 497 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,720 um, for that future that bond uh, and 498 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,200 that project. We've learned that the 499 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,159 state is not accepting applications for 500 00:22:58,159 --> 00:23:02,240 that revolving loan for this cycle. Um, 501 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:06,559 what they've told us is that that's how it happens. the the loans 502 00:23:06,559 --> 00:23:08,960 been not the fund has been tapped into. 503 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,440 So now they have to wait for things to 504 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:12,880 charge back up. I can't remember the 505 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,120 reasoning, but in any case, it delays 506 00:23:15,120 --> 00:23:18,080 our ability to access it uh and and 507 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:19,600 forces us to come up with some creative 508 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:23,120 solutions um to replace what maybe could 509 00:23:23,120 --> 00:23:25,919 have been 510 00:23:25,919 --> 00:23:27,840 >> and it was not anticipated because these 511 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:31,039 funds have been available every year for 512 00:23:31,039 --> 00:23:34,640 I mean many many many years. So, um, 513 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:36,000 Amanda, do you have anything to add to 514 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:39,760 that or No. Okay. [laughter] 515 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,559 Anyone have any questions about 516 00:23:42,559 --> 00:23:44,880 that? That was kind of the biggest piece 517 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,360 of news. 518 00:23:47,360 --> 00:23:50,159 Okay. Uh, the policy subcommittee agenda 519 00:23:50,159 --> 00:23:52,559 from yesterday is linked and the 520 00:23:52,559 --> 00:23:54,240 curriculum subcommittee agenda and 521 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:56,559 minutes from the September 2nd meeting 522 00:23:56,559 --> 00:23:58,559 are linked. Orin, do you want to give a 523 00:23:58,559 --> 00:24:00,000 quick update on those? 524 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,840 >> Yes. Um, Dr. Dr. Doris gave us the uh 525 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:05,919 professional development calendar for 526 00:24:05,919 --> 00:24:09,039 the year. Um and 527 00:24:09,039 --> 00:24:11,120 uh the areas of focus um included 528 00:24:11,120 --> 00:24:12,799 training on the new additions of the my 529 00:24:12,799 --> 00:24:15,360 view and my perspectives in the literacy 530 00:24:15,360 --> 00:24:18,480 program. Um you can see that in the 531 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,799 agenda, but uh also we went over the 532 00:24:20,799 --> 00:24:23,120 curriculum evaluation cycle. If you have 533 00:24:23,120 --> 00:24:24,720 any questions about what that is or what 534 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,520 that looks like, it is linked in the 535 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:31,039 agenda. Um it's a five-year cycle that 536 00:24:31,039 --> 00:24:34,400 Dr. Doris um put together years ago, you 537 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:36,000 know, a few years ago, and we're 538 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:40,559 actually re really into it now. Um but 539 00:24:40,559 --> 00:24:43,840 the five-year cycle is every piece of 540 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:47,360 curriculum is reviewed. We recently did 541 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:49,200 the literacy, this year's math 542 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:53,120 curriculum. And on this um the 543 00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:55,440 evaluation cycle that's linked here, you 544 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:59,200 can see it's very detailed um and shows 545 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:00,640 all the steps that we're going to be 546 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:04,559 taking in each year how that works. So, 547 00:25:04,559 --> 00:25:07,360 and the math curriculum evaluation has 548 00:25:07,360 --> 00:25:10,400 begun. Um so we'll be see hearing more 549 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:12,799 of that throughout the year. Um if 550 00:25:12,799 --> 00:25:16,480 anybody has any questions, let me know. 551 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:20,720 >> Thank you. Any questions for Corin? 552 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,200 Okay, the health and safety subcommittee 553 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,120 just met on Monday and that agenda is 554 00:25:25,120 --> 00:25:26,559 linked and those minutes will be linked 555 00:25:26,559 --> 00:25:28,960 at our next meeting and the facilities 556 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,080 subcommittee minutes are linked from our 557 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,000 meeting last week which Scott pretty 558 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:35,679 much went over everything that we 559 00:25:35,679 --> 00:25:38,159 discussed at that meeting. Um, we don't 560 00:25:38,159 --> 00:25:39,919 have any old business tonight and we do 561 00:25:39,919 --> 00:25:42,000 not have any new business tonight. A 562 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,240 list of all of our upcoming meetings are 563 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:46,159 listed there. Our next regular school 564 00:25:46,159 --> 00:25:48,000 committee meeting is on Wednesday, 565 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,720 October 7th. Do I have any future agenda 566 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:55,510 items or requests for information? 567 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:57,360 Okay, seeing none at this time, I'll 568 00:25:57,360 --> 00:25:59,120 entertain a motion to adjurnn. 569 00:25:59,120 --> 00:26:00,000 >> So moved. 570 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,480 >> Jay, do I have a second? Corin, all 571 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,200 those in favor? And we are adjourned at 572 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:09,039 6:24. Thank you, everyone.