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All right. Good evening. Tonight, the

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first order of business is to seat the

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new conquered Carile Regional School

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Committee to elect its officers and

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discuss other necessary appointments.

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After a call to order of the committee

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is made, I will request that the chair

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of the conquered school committee, which

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we haven't done yet either. We're a

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little out of order this year. We're

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just we know that for the seating of the

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conquered carile school committee and

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for the election of officers for the

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conquered carile school committee and

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the conquered school committee. Other

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appointments can be made um at that time

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if committees have worked out

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assignments. So let's first seat the

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conquered carile school committee. So, a

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motion will need to be made.

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I'm gonna Yeah, motion will be need need

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to be made to

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I'll just read it and then someone can

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move it. Recognize Andrew Herchek,

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Drew Maglozi, Sandy Perardi, Tracy

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Morano, Michael Williams as conquered

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members and Brian Wat and Lynette

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Kellaher as Carile members of the

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conquered Carlilele school committee. So

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move

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>> second.

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>> Congrats to Brian and Lynette for

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winning our election. Sorry.

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>> Congrats to the question mark.

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>> All in favor?

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>> I I

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>> So now nominations will be accepted and

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voted on for the chair of the conquered

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carile school committee.

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>> I move to elect Brian Wat as chair of

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the conquered carinal school committee.

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>> Second.

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I I wanted to say I've spent a lot of

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time on the campaign trail recently and

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particularly in conquered not in

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Carlilele I must admit and one thing

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stands out that there are some real

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challenges that we need to address

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social bias closing achievement gaps

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emerging technology in schools and I

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think we need to hold space for some

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really difficult conversations that call

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our community in. Uh, and therefore I I

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nominate or I move to nominate Michael

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Williams for chair.

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» Second.

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>> Yeah. Thank you, Michael. I think you

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have three qualities that make you an

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ideal leader. I think you have the time

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to do this. I think you have the

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commitment to create space for people to

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actually listen. uh and and most

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importantly I think you have the skill

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uh to bring focus and depth to the

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conversations we need to have. I don't

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think there are any quick fixes and

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these are not conversations most of us

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even want to have but I think we really

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need to have them. So thank you.

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>> Thank you. I think that's very important

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because in the past year and some months

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that I've been sitting here watching

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school committee meetings, Michael's the

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only person who hasn't repeatedly voted

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against equity on policy as it has come

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up. And I think it's very important for

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everybody at this table to consider

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equity when these policies are being

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voted on. Um it's not simply about just

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conquered residents or carile residents.

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These achievement gaps have existed year

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after year after year and we have to see

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why and we have to look at instituting

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framework to address these issues

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because they're not going to just go

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away if we don't make change. and the

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change is clearly needed because the

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numbers are going in the wrong

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direction.

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So, I've nominated Brian tonight. Uh

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Brian has served as chair of the Carwell

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School Committee for two years and the

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vice chair of the regional school

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committee for this past year. Brian and

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I worked really closely together on a

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bunch of projects. Um he represented the

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region on the financial audit committee.

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I think that his experience with

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negotiations and sharing meetings is

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going to be great for the region.

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I speak for myself.

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>> Go ahead. There's there's no chair right

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now. So, it's

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the chair.

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» I was drawn to my work on the school

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committee through my efforts to advocate

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for those whose voices have not always

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been heard and whose needs have not

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always been met.

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I've worked through the year to support

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educational excellence by focusing on

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meeting our students where they are and

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giving them the tools they need to

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succeed.

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By focusing on making our good schools

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better through honestly acknowledging

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our proficiency gaps and student

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achievement and advocating for policies

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and procedures that work to close those

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gaps.

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and by leading through thoughtful

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planning, open communication, and honest

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two-way engagement with all facets of

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our congregate community.

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As we struggle with the challenge of

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anti-semitism, bias, and racism, I press

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for supporting those agrieved in our

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community and educating those who have

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created harm. I've stood with citizens

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from conquered, Carlile, Austin, and our

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surrounding communities in support of

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our Jewish friends and neighbors.

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Whether it was the amenities building,

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the release of academic achievement

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data, cell phone policy, or our

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community's concern about tech advisory

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needs, I pressed for our committee to

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have a better, cleaner process and

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honest and open engagement with our

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community with clarity of thought and

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openness to honest feedback. I work with

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our committee to bring commitment to

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address bias, hate, and anti-semitism

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into our committee's goals. Last

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September, Andrew, you noted for the

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first time in recent memory, I pushed to

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establish specific, measurable,

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actionable, resultoriented, and

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trackable metrics and our committee's

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assessment of our superintendent spots.

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I'm well connected to our community and

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to our town government. I've built

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strong relationships with select board

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members, the land use working group, the

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MCI vision and master planning teams,

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municipal bodies who work whose work

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product will directly influence our

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schools. I actively support the bias and

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hate incident reporting work group that

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Sandeep sits on and I worked with others

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to have Carlos Hoy give us informed

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testimony to that body. Testimony that

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profoundly affected the work group and

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the flood board's deliberation on

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incident reporting in our community.

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This year Michelle McDougall and I

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argued for more public clarity in

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tracking academic proficiency in all of

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our student subgroups as a matter of

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educational equity. Aisha Lot and

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Michelle McDougall and I at several

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points during the past year pressed for

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more inclusive and respectful tone in

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our committee's deliberation,

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particularly considering issues of bias,

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hate, anti-semitism, and race.

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Through our combined efforts, a Medco

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update and a bias hate incident

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reporting workg group update has

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regularly been placed in our committee's

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meetings agenda so that our

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conversations on these matters is public

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and visible to the community that we

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serve.

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I was humbled and honored to be

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nominated by 13th Middle Sex State

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Representative Carmine Gentile and

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recognized by the Massachusetts Black

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and Latino Legislative Caucus as a

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change maker and exemplar of black

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excellence on the hill.

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As as Drew stated, we are in a unique

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and challenging time in our community as

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we work to demonstrate that everyone is

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welcome in our community, that every

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student has the right to thrive in this

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space, and that everyone has a place at

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the table. For these reasons, I feel I'm

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uniquely qualified to stand for chair of

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the Congre car regional school district.

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>> All right. So, I'm going to be

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procedural here a little bit because you

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have two motions on the table, which

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isn't how it's supposed to be.

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>> No, anyway, I don't need to. This is

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why. So, I think I think we have to do

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the first motion first or amend it and

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not have two motions.

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dealed the first motion first.

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>> I'm not sure I fully follow you.

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>> You shouldn't have two motions on the

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>> Oh I thought you would nominate people

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and you could choose but

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>> it's because we did formal motions and

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not just nominations.

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that was already seconded. So in the

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discussion phase you shouldn't you can't

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put another motion in. You should amend

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the first one.

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Yes, I move to amend it. And Michael, I

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amendment,

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>> which is two people or

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>> No, now the amendment is Michael chair.

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>> Yes. And then we'll vote on that.

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>> And if that passes, then Michael's the

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chair. And if it fails, we go back to

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the original motion. Right.

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>> Oh, that's interesting. I see. More like

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town meeting.

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>> there's one question I had about Brian.

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But I actually Brian, I'm just curious.

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Are you also the chair of the Carile?

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>> No, not as of today.

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>> Okay. I was curious who was the chair

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for the past year and I said to the

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Carile school committee at our last

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meeting, I will

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>> either chair Carlile or I'll go to the

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region. Not doing both

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>> again. And so we have a new chair now in

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Carile.

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>> Got it. That's what I was wondering.

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>> They just seated today.

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>> Yeah, that's right. I was like I was

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wondering what

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>> And I will say they'll be a little

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grayer if the next couple weeks just as

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we wrap up or hopefully wrap up the

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superintendent search because I was

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leading the charge on that. So I will

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chair a couple of those meetings just to

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get them across the finish line. But

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>> we do have a new chair.

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>> Okay, great. Thank you for clarifying

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that.

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Okay. So the vote is if you support the

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amendment which nominated Michael as

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chair.

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>> All in favor?

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>> I.

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All opposed.

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>> Nay. Okay. So that amendment failed. So

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now we're going to go back to the

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original motion which is the vote for

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Brian to be chair.

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>> Right.

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>> Yes. All in favor?

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>> I I

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>> All opposed.

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>> Yeah, I'm abstain. I'm not opposed. I

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think you're a wonderful person. I think

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you'll do a great job. Um, so thank you

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for being willing to do it.

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>> So, motion passes. So,

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>> motion passes.

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>> Are we switching now?

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>> Brian is going to be chair. Thank

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goodness now. So, I didn't have to do

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that.

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>> Switch box.

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>> It's always like the awkward like

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switching.

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Ryan, in a really odd moment as Carlile

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member, you get to see the conquered

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school committee chair.

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>> Let me do the chair or vice chair.

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>> I am very happy that I think first we're

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going to do um Yeah. So, first uh

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nominations have accepted and voted for

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the vice chair of the conquered Carile

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School Committee.

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>> I move to nominate Michael.

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» Repeat what I just said.

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Ditto for what I just said. All right.

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Is there a second?

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>> Second.

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>> All right. Um, so we have Michael for

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vice chair of conquered carile school

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committee. Um, is there

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>> time we debate amend that?

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>> You want to amend it?

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>> Okay.

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>> I'd like to nominate Tracy to be vice

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chair of the

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>> Okay. Is there a second?

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>> Second.

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>> So any the I'm sorry. Any discussion on

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the amendment?

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nominator. I'll say a few words. You

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you've led the the the region for the

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last year. Um I I think done an

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incredible job leading it as the you're

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the one I look to for all procedural

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kind of information. Uh you've gone to

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all the the the chair's breakfast,

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chair's meetings, bring a lot of

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institutional knowledge which I think is

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extremely important to retain on the the

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leadership council for

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Any

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other discussion?

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>> I I am I I too am deeply appreciative of

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everything you bring, Tracy. You're an

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amazing leader and you've really helped

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me get a footing. I'm still getting it

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quite honestly on the committee. Um, so

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thank you. And you helped fix my email.

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I I wonder you said you're not planning

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to run again next year, so this is your

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final year. Um my understanding is the

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vice chair is sort of like the

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understudy would move into the chair

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role in the subsequent year. Is that not I thought that's what you said

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about Brian.

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>> Well we have elections every year. So

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you mentioned every year.

355
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>> Sorry when you nominated Brian I thought

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you just said like he was the vice chair

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so he was

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>> so he's ready to take on

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>> he's ready. So, I worry that with no

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vice chair, who who would be ready next

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year to do the job is my own fear and

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concern about um having you do it again.

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Not that you wouldn't do an

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extraordinary job, but that's my only

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concern.

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>> I think the one thing I would say to

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that though is you also have the

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conquered chair and the conquered vice

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chair who

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>> you know are also getting that that

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hands-on experience as well.

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>> I see.

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I don't Yeah, I think some boards have

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that as a formal process. I've seen

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other boards where it's actually the

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other way around. Uh, whoever's

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chair then, you know, the next

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>> I think it really varies um board to

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board and Carile there's no

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>> rhyme or reason I will say. Um, okay.

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So, we have an amendment to for Tracy.

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Is there any other discussion?

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All right. So, all in favor of the

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amendment for Tracy to be chair, um, say

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I.

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>> Vice chair.

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>> Sorry, vice chair.

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>> Just like surprise you there. No, sorry.

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Vice chair. I'm so sorry. For the

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amendment for Tracy to be vice chair.

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All in favor say I.

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>> I.

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>> And opposed?

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>> Nay.

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>> Now a procedure question. So the

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amendment passed. Do we then vote it

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again?

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>> No.

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>> As amendment or

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>> that stands.

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>> Okay.

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Thank you. Um moving on. Um we will now

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do election of officers for the

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conquered school committee. Um and we'll

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start with the um nominations for the

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chair of the conquered school committee.

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>> So I'd like to nominate Sundep to serve

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as chair of the conquered public

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schools. Um over his first year on the

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committee he has brought a thoughtful

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and collaborative approach to the work

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that we do. Uh he has been highly

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engaged across our committees and

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liaison assignments and has developed a

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very strong understanding of our budget

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negotiation process and uh the broader

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district processes and has consistently

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approached issues with both preparation

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and perspective. Um, he also recently

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stepped in uh to chair for me in my

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absence a couple weeks ago and I think

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he did a really good job of of that

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meeting. I watched it afterwards. Uh,

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his ability to work collaboratively with

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our town partners combined with the

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clear understanding of our school

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committee's responsibilities will serve

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the committee and the district well. I'm

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confident that he will do an excellent

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job setting our agendas, guiding our

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work, and leading us on the um,

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conquered school school committee. Um,

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I'm grateful for your willingness to

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serve if you are. Um, and I'm pleased to

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nominate you as chair.

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>> Thank you.

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>> Is there a second?

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>> Second.

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>> All right. Any discussion?

440
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>> I move to amend and nominate Michael.

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>> I think I know how it's going to go, but

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um I I feel like I have to. He's a

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wonderful uh leader and I think no

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offense Sandy, but I I think Michael has

445
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a little bit more of what we need right

446
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now, but I know he'll do an excellent

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job if elected. Um but I stand by what I

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said before.

449
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>> Is there a second?

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>> Second.

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>> Okay,

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>> I think we can move right.

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>> Any discussion on the amendment?

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Michael, do you want to say any words or

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>> again I think I said everything at the

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outset and again I would just say this

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is unique time and it takes challenge

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for us to be able to look around and

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make certain that we're

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making it clear that everyone is welcome

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in the community that everyone has an

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opportunity to thrive and that everyone

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has a place to tape and that speaks for

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itself.

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>> Any other discussion?

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Otherwise, I will

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just a reminder Lena and I cannot vote

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on this. So, just to make sure

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everyone's clear, but um so we're now

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voting on the amendment for Michael to

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chair conquered.

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>> All in favor?

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>> I

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>> All oppose.

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>> I

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excuse me.

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>> Okay. Um so, the amendment did not pass.

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So, we're back to the original motion

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for Sandep. Any final discussion?

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>> Can I say a couple of words?

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>> Of course. Great.

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>> So, like everyone at this table, um, I

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have a story that shapes how I see the

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world and those experiences give me a a

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particular lens on what it feels like to

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be included and what it feels like to

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earn trust rather than just to zoom in.

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I don't really fit into neatly 20 box.

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Uh, and I think that's an asset. I've

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had conversations with folks across this

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table, uh, folks with many community

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members, and I've listened. Many of

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those conversations were not easy. They

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were difficult. Uh, but I haven't let

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those conversations push away what I

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hold as my core belief, which is that we

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have a a school system that we can be

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genuinely proud of. And precisely

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because we're proud of it, we should

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hold it, continue to hold it to an

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extremely high standard. And I believe

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in being, in the words of Dr. Carlos

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Hoy, a critical friend, honest,

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rigorous, and always acting in the

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interests of our schools and students.

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I've put in the work. As Andrew pointed

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out, I've been on the the financial

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audit committee, the the bias and hate

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supporting working group, the bargaining

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table. Uh I've shown it prepared. I have

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supported collective decisions and I do

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the unglamous work that's required for

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um it to be a successful committee. So

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that's not just a promise. It's it's a

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track record for what I've done in the

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last year.

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Whoever the committee chooses, I'm I'm

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committed to continuing that.

519
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>> Right. Thank you. Any other discussion?

520
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>> All right. Then all in favor of Sandep

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as chair of the conference school

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committee. I

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>> I

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>> I'm gonna vote I too.

525
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>> Right. Opposed.

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» All right. Um now nominations will be

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accepted and voted for vice chair of the

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conference school committee.

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>> Can I make a four before I move to

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nominate Michael Williams?

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Is there a second?

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>> Second.

533
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>> All right. Any discussion?

534
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>> I'll I'll amend that. like to nominate

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Andrew vice chair.

536
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>> Okay.

537
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>> Is there a second?

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» Second.

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>> Okay.

540
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>> Sorry.

541
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>> Let me say a couple of words. So, Andrew

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is one of the hardest working members of

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the committee. Much of it behind the

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scenes. Uh it's like a duck. A lot of

545
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the work, you know, does happen behind

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the scenes. Um over the past year, I

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believe he's demonstrated real

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leadership on the committee. navigated

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us through a a difficult summer, engaged

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with other committees around town, but

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what stood out to me most is something

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relatively small. If you look at your

553
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agenda, item 4A was added to the agenda

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00:20:10,799 --> 00:20:12,000
to make sure that I met good

555
00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,720
representatives are not just uh have

556
00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:16,960
seen to the table but have voice. Uh

557
00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:18,640
adding that to the agenda, I think is a

558
00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:20,080
small thing, but that initiative

559
00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:23,200
reflects someone who thinks about whose

560
00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,600
voice is being heard and whose is not.

561
00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,840
What I value most about you is that you

562
00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:29,919
consistently seek out perspectives that

563
00:20:29,919 --> 00:20:31,760
are different from yours before forming

564
00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,080
a position. That's a quality I don't

565
00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:37,280
take for granted. We've disagreed a lot

566
00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,200
uh and I think that makes us a stronger

567
00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:40,720
team for the rest of the committee to

568
00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:42,720
leave.

569
00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:47,840
>> Thank you. Okay. Any other discussion?

570
00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:49,600
All right. So, we are voting on the

571
00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,240
amendment for Andrew to be vice chair of

572
00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,320
the Comfort School Committee. All in

573
00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,640
favor?

574
00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:57,520
>> Opposed?

575
00:20:57,520 --> 00:20:57,840
>> No.

576
00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,039
>> Nay.

577
00:20:59,039 --> 00:21:01,200
>> All right. Motion carries three to two.

578
00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,840
So, the amendment passes. Uh, thank you,

579
00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,640
Andrew. Thank you, Sundy. Now, moving on

580
00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,799
to the appointment of the school

581
00:21:08,799 --> 00:21:12,950
committee recording secretary.

582
00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:14,799
» I move to appoint Erin Higgins as

583
00:21:14,799 --> 00:21:16,559
recording secretary. There

584
00:21:16,559 --> 00:21:21,029
>> second.

585
00:21:21,039 --> 00:21:25,600
» All in favor? I I anyone opposed?

586
00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:28,400
>> Any abstain?

587
00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:29,200
Um

588
00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,000
>> thank you to her for doing all that

589
00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,200
>> behind the scenes.

590
00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:36,159
>> Um also, um need the appointment of a

591
00:21:36,159 --> 00:21:38,559
treasurer.

592
00:21:38,559 --> 00:21:40,880
>> I move to appoint Allison Brick as the

593
00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,400
treasurer of the Conquer Carell Regional

594
00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:43,600
School District.

595
00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:44,400
>> Second. Second.

596
00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:45,200
>> Perfect.

597
00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,200
>> It's that's easy now.

598
00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:47,919
>> That's easy.

599
00:21:47,919 --> 00:21:49,360
>> Yeah.

600
00:21:49,360 --> 00:21:52,159
>> Thank you.

601
00:21:52,159 --> 00:21:54,720
Okay. Any discussion?

602
00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:56,080
>> All in favor?

603
00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:57,360
>> I.

604
00:21:57,360 --> 00:21:59,520
>> Anyone opposed?

605
00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:03,440
>> Okay. Um and then I think the last order

606
00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,000
on here is just liaison assignments. Uh

607
00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:07,440
Tracy sent around the leazison

608
00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:10,960
assignments earlier today. Um we will

609
00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,360
work towards making those appointments

610
00:22:13,360 --> 00:22:17,360
at our meeting on June 16th. Um, what I

611
00:22:17,360 --> 00:22:19,200
would just ask is if there are

612
00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,200
particular assignments that you're

613
00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:22,720
interested in, if you could just let me

614
00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,760
know by next Friday, June 12th. Um, that

615
00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:27,679
will give me the the weekend before we

616
00:22:27,679 --> 00:22:30,480
meet to just review and and compile.

617
00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,080
>> Can I just ask you get that meeting?

618
00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,000
Brian, is that a problem?

619
00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:35,360
>> It shouldn't be. No, if you want to just

620
00:22:35,360 --> 00:22:38,159
give me feedback before Yeah,

621
00:22:38,159 --> 00:22:40,720
>> I'm already imagining your waste

622
00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,880
management leaison.

623
00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:43,600
Um,

624
00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:45,280
>> and yes, if there are any that you're

625
00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,120
particularly interested in, please let

626
00:22:47,120 --> 00:22:48,080
me know

627
00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:50,240
>> or I guess

628
00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:51,600
I'm interested in. Uh, sorry, Michael,

629
00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:52,159
what's the question?

630
00:22:52,159 --> 00:22:54,799
>> Just the date the 16th.

631
00:22:54,799 --> 00:22:56,159
>> When did you want to buy?

632
00:22:56,159 --> 00:22:58,559
>> If I could just get your interest by

633
00:22:58,559 --> 00:23:00,320
Friday the 12th so that I can have the

634
00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:01,760
weekend to review it.

635
00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:03,760
>> Are there any current assignments where

636
00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,240
people know for sure that they

637
00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:11,510
do not want to continue?

638
00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:16,559
I no not in a negative way. I just have a constant scheduled conflict

639
00:23:16,559 --> 00:23:20,960
making it to the CE a the conquer.

640
00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:22,720
I've had like such a hard time getting

641
00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:24,640
to the meetings at the time. So I just

642
00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,080
don't think I was being a very good

643
00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:27,600
leazison to them.

644
00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:28,080
>> Okay.

645
00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,799
>> So that's that's all it's not negative.

646
00:23:30,799 --> 00:23:32,960
It's usually noon on Fridays and I just

647
00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:35,280
happened to have a work meeting that

648
00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:39,919
often pops up the same Friday. So, I

649
00:23:39,919 --> 00:23:41,280
haven't been to many.

650
00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:43,200
>> Okay, that's good to know. Are there any

651
00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:43,679
others?

652
00:23:43,679 --> 00:23:46,000
>> That's by I would gladly do that one if

653
00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:46,480
you're

654
00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:47,600
>> Okay, I'll make a note of that.

655
00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,440
>> Great. Very informative. Just just the

656
00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:51,919
time for me.

657
00:23:51,919 --> 00:23:53,919
>> The only other thing is the CMS building

658
00:23:53,919 --> 00:23:55,840
committee has two more meetings

659
00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:57,679
including one tomorrow.

660
00:23:57,679 --> 00:24:00,400
>> So, we can we can fill it. There's two

661
00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,440
people on it, but it's going away pretty

662
00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:04,960
soon.

663
00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:06,880
Are you suggesting just continue with

664
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:08,960
the current members till it's done?

665
00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:10,159
>> I mean, we can talk about we're

666
00:24:10,159 --> 00:24:12,000
literally um approving a couple more

667
00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:13,679
change orders on sprinklers and then

668
00:24:13,679 --> 00:24:14,720
we're done. So, okay.

669
00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,200
>> We can remove it.

670
00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,360
>> Add an additional leazison to this list.

671
00:24:19,360 --> 00:24:22,320
Uh the Mazio Donald Diving Center leas I

672
00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,080
would like to continue with that.

673
00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:24,880
>> Okay.

674
00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:26,240
>> And that's an one.

675
00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:28,559
>> Yes, that's that's on the list.

676
00:24:28,559 --> 00:24:29,679
>> That's on the list.

677
00:24:29,679 --> 00:24:31,279
>> I'd like to continue with the DEI

678
00:24:31,279 --> 00:24:34,080
commission.

679
00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:36,080
Okay. And again, if you can also just

680
00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:37,760
I'm making notes of these, but yeah, if

681
00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:38,880
everyone just wants to send them

682
00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:39,679
through.

683
00:24:39,679 --> 00:24:41,679
>> Um, one other one, financial audit

684
00:24:41,679 --> 00:24:43,919
advisory committee. I've been on it for

685
00:24:43,919 --> 00:24:46,799
two years at this point. Um, and while

686
00:24:46,799 --> 00:24:49,039
I'm happy to do it, I'm very conscious

687
00:24:49,039 --> 00:24:52,400
as a Carile resident where we're talking

688
00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,320
about the regional school district,

689
00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,720
which I have a stake in, the town

690
00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,840
finances, which no offense, but I've got

691
00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:02,159
less of a stake in, and then municipal

692
00:25:02,159 --> 00:25:04,960
life, probably even less there. Um, I'm

693
00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:06,880
going to suggest that it is somebody in

694
00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:09,279
conquered who um takes that up going

695
00:25:09,279 --> 00:25:09,760
forward.

696
00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:11,919
>> And we have had one person from the

697
00:25:11,919 --> 00:25:14,159
conquered committee do both. I think

698
00:25:14,159 --> 00:25:16,640
actually.

699
00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:17,120
>> Okay.

700
00:25:17,120 --> 00:25:19,200
>> So maybe I do you want me to check with

701
00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:20,480
Wendy and see if that's

702
00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:21,200
>> I can check with her.

703
00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:21,919
>> Want to check with her?

704
00:25:21,919 --> 00:25:23,840
>> Yeah. And what um what Tracy means is we

705
00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:25,919
have a representative from the conquered

706
00:25:25,919 --> 00:25:27,039
school committee and we have a

707
00:25:27,039 --> 00:25:28,720
representative from the conquered Carile

708
00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:30,480
school committee. So the question is

709
00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:33,200
does it have to be two distinct people

710
00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:34,240
just one person?

711
00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:35,440
>> Yes. Okay.

712
00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:36,880
>> So just I would just check with

713
00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,360
>> Yep. I'll check with her.

714
00:25:39,360 --> 00:25:41,039
>> All right. Any other questions on the

715
00:25:41,039 --> 00:25:43,679
assignments?

716
00:25:43,679 --> 00:25:45,440
All right. Uh, moving along then. The

717
00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:46,799
next thing we have is recognitions. I

718
00:25:46,799 --> 00:25:48,880
know the agenda says 6:30. Are we in a

719
00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,480
position to move forward?

720
00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,240
>> Are all the Sunrise kids here? Great.

721
00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:53,039
They're here.

722
00:25:53,039 --> 00:25:54,640
>> All right. Uh, would the Sunrise Club

723
00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:56,880
like to come forward up to the table?

724
00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,480
>> Yeah. Come on up. As they're coming up,

725
00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:01,760
I'll just um, you know, set the stage.

726
00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:05,039
So, the high school Sunrise Club, as

727
00:26:05,039 --> 00:26:08,000
some of you know, sponsored a Warren

728
00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:09,760
article among all the other things that

729
00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:12,559
they did this year um at Conquered Town

730
00:26:12,559 --> 00:26:14,640
meeting about composting.

731
00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:15,200
>> Here's

732
00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:16,400
>> Yeah, we'll get you chairs so you can

733
00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:17,520
sit here at the table.

734
00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:19,120
>> Yeah.

735
00:26:19,120 --> 00:26:22,159
>> About composting and making that more

736
00:26:22,159 --> 00:26:24,640
accessible.

737
00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:26,640
>> So, we asked them to come talk with you.

738
00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,400
They have some slides that I'm going to

739
00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:32,240
pull up here as I go.

740
00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:33,440
Why don't you start by introducing

741
00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:34,720
yourselves and I'll get your slides

742
00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:36,159
ready.

743
00:26:36,159 --> 00:26:38,960
>> Um, hi everyone. My name is Iana. Um,

744
00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:40,640
I'm in club.

745
00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,080
>> My name is Teresa.

746
00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,240
>> My name is Zoe. I'm a co-leader.

747
00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:47,200
>> Um, my name is Evan.

748
00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,600
>> Welcome.

749
00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:51,760
>> So, I'm gonna I this is the best I can

750
00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,360
do with your slides. I'm sorry I can't

751
00:26:53,360 --> 00:26:54,559
get them all the way in presentation

752
00:26:54,559 --> 00:26:57,919
mode, but I think you'll still be to go.

753
00:26:57,919 --> 00:27:00,240
>> Perfect. Um, so we first began working

754
00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,400
on this about a year ago. Um, Shelley

755
00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,320
Carlin first came to us with the idea of

756
00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,400
creating a composting warrant um,

757
00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,039
article. Um, we've worked on it since

758
00:27:09,039 --> 00:27:11,360
we've gone to a lot of different

759
00:27:11,360 --> 00:27:12,640
committees.

760
00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,960
>> Um, we've worked with organizations like

761
00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:17,919
Mothers Outfront and the Conger Climate

762
00:27:17,919 --> 00:27:22,320
Action uh, committee uh, to get support

763
00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:27,039
and feedback on the article. Um and we

764
00:27:27,039 --> 00:27:30,080
attended select board meetings and the

765
00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,640
town meeting um where we eventually got

766
00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:36,080
the article passed.

767
00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:37,760
Um in addition to attending all these

768
00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:39,279
meetings, we've done outreach like

769
00:27:39,279 --> 00:27:41,600
around the town and in the school. So

770
00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:43,760
we've handed out flyers to students like

771
00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:45,279
we had a big sale where we handed out

772
00:27:45,279 --> 00:27:47,760
flyers and we've also done outreach over

773
00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:51,909
social media.

774
00:27:51,919 --> 00:27:55,440
And then um so our initial motion was

775
00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,200
changed after a lot of the research

776
00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:59,520
we've done and through all the feedback

777
00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,039
that we've gotten from different

778
00:28:01,039 --> 00:28:03,520
committees. Um our final motion was

779
00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:05,440
basically urging the select board to

780
00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:06,960
request that the town manager

781
00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:08,399
investigator report to the board on the

782
00:28:08,399 --> 00:28:10,240
feasibility of adopting and offering a

783
00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:13,360
townwide rate um composting program.

784
00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:14,720
Essentially we asked the town to do

785
00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,679
research in regards to composting. Um,

786
00:28:17,679 --> 00:28:21,039
it was the result of a lot of research

787
00:28:21,039 --> 00:28:23,039
done by Shelley Carlin and everyone in

788
00:28:23,039 --> 00:28:26,399
the club. So, it was really great to be

789
00:28:26,399 --> 00:28:29,760
able to present there. Um, the next

790
00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,960
slide, please.

791
00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:36,000
Um at town meeting we received uh a lot

792
00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,640
of support from many of the groups that

793
00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:42,880
we um got support from and um I felt a

794
00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,440
lot of support speaking at town meeting

795
00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,679
and there's many other um informed

796
00:28:47,679 --> 00:28:49,919
citizens who are willing to support us.

797
00:28:49,919 --> 00:28:52,159
So that was really helpful.

798
00:28:52,159 --> 00:28:54,480
>> Okay. Zoom through all the the process

799
00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:55,600
in the middle of that.

800
00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:59,600
>> Yeah. And so we I passed by 2005 to 35

801
00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,080
and we made it through the conquered

802
00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:03,600
public public works offering a

803
00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:05,840
substitute motion. So we our original

804
00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:08,559
motion passed which is great. Um and it

805
00:29:08,559 --> 00:29:11,440
was really amazing.

806
00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:14,240
>> I have to say I was quite impressed with

807
00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,200
the work that you presented that evening

808
00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:19,679
meeting. I'm

809
00:29:19,679 --> 00:29:22,880
so glad to see you here. I applaud you

810
00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:25,440
all for the work that you've done. uh

811
00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,919
question. Did you were you able to uh

812
00:29:27,919 --> 00:29:32,080
work with FINCOM to look at the

813
00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:33,760
prospective financial

814
00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:35,760
>> Oh, financial committee. Um I believe

815
00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:37,919
they reached out. We're still it's been

816
00:29:37,919 --> 00:29:39,919
really busy just because finals and all

817
00:29:39,919 --> 00:29:42,640
that. We're hoping to definitely um work

818
00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:45,840
with them over hopefully before the

819
00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:47,200
school year ends, but if not, we're

820
00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:48,799
definitely going to reach out back when

821
00:29:48,799 --> 00:29:50,240
fall starts.

822
00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,880
>> Thank you for your effort and your job.

823
00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:55,120
incredibly incredibly well done.

824
00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:57,200
>> Certainly not easy either. It was a

825
00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:59,679
fierce debate. You maintained your

826
00:29:59,679 --> 00:30:02,640
poise. It was remarkable.

827
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:04,240
>> I'm wonder hopefully this is an

828
00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,080
inspiration to other students and

829
00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:09,039
schools to bring uh articles to town

830
00:30:09,039 --> 00:30:11,200
meeting as well. I'm curious if you've

831
00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:13,279
heard of anything that might bubble up

832
00:30:13,279 --> 00:30:16,559
to to meet the same bar uh that would

833
00:30:16,559 --> 00:30:18,080
come to the town because it's great to

834
00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:21,120
have citizens even who can't vote to

835
00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,360
participate. Yeah, for sure. I know

836
00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:24,960
there are so many clubs at CCHS, it's

837
00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:26,480
hard to keep track of who's planning

838
00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:28,799
what, but I'm sure I'm really hoping

839
00:30:28,799 --> 00:30:32,240
that um if anyone else has an idea that

840
00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:34,480
about something that they could present

841
00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:36,720
a town meeting that happens because it's

842
00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:39,919
a great way to get the town involved and

843
00:30:39,919 --> 00:30:41,279
raise awareness awareness about

844
00:30:41,279 --> 00:30:42,480
something.

845
00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:44,320
>> I know Simon Catalo was out two weeks

846
00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:45,919
ago and met with two clubs while he was

847
00:30:45,919 --> 00:30:47,840
there. So, there's a lot of activity

848
00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:51,279
going on. Um, and I just want to be sure

849
00:30:51,279 --> 00:30:53,760
Becky Meeks is the um, adviser and we

850
00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:55,760
want to make sure she gets a round of

851
00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:57,600
appreciation for all the time and work

852
00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:04,149
she put in as well.

853
00:31:04,159 --> 00:31:05,919
» Couldn't have done it without Miss Geeks

854
00:31:05,919 --> 00:31:08,480
and Carlin and everyone else who helped.

855
00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:12,399
It was most definitely a team that

856
00:31:12,399 --> 00:31:14,960
>> um, I mean fantastic as you know

857
00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:16,799
anything forward to town meeting. I know

858
00:31:16,799 --> 00:31:18,399
how much effort is involved. you can

859
00:31:18,399 --> 00:31:19,679
relate better than most.

860
00:31:19,679 --> 00:31:22,480
>> Um, but can I'm just curious with this

861
00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:24,880
sort of behind you, um, thoughts on

862
00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:27,200
goals for for next year or other things

863
00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:28,720
that you're hoping to work on?

864
00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:30,000
>> We're really just hoping to build on

865
00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,880
this momentum. Um, to be honest, we're a

866
00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:33,840
pretty small group, so we're hoping to

867
00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:36,000
get more members and bring in more

868
00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:39,120
people to do more stuff. Um, we have LA

869
00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:40,480
this year, we also worked on the Mass

870
00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:42,320
Energize youth climate solutions

871
00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:44,320
project. Um, Ally Shepard, she isn't

872
00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:46,240
here today, but she sort of headed that.

873
00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:47,840
So we're hoping to make our impact like

874
00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,480
even bigger with that this year. Um it's

875
00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,679
basically just um a energy solution that

876
00:31:53,679 --> 00:31:55,679
you spread that committee. So we're

877
00:31:55,679 --> 00:31:58,080
hoping to use that to make it another a

878
00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,559
really big impact.

879
00:32:00,559 --> 00:32:02,080
>> Wonderful.

880
00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:04,000
>> That's great. Well, as someone who's

881
00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:05,519
also been up at town meeting when

882
00:32:05,519 --> 00:32:06,880
standing up in front of the microphone,

883
00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:09,919
you were totally poised and a complete

884
00:32:09,919 --> 00:32:12,000
professional and really I mean you

885
00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:13,760
should be really proud of yourself and

886
00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:16,000
you're off to college next year. Yes.

887
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:17,840
So, I mean, don't have a junior.

888
00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:18,320
>> She's a junior.

889
00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:20,000
>> Oh, a junior. She's a junior. Okay. I

890
00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:21,200
was thinking you were a senior. I was

891
00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:23,519
like, "Wow, you're ready." So, um, it

892
00:32:23,519 --> 00:32:24,640
was just really great to see our

893
00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:26,640
students really using their voices in

894
00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:28,640
front of the town and for the whole town

895
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:30,240
to hear what you guys have done this

896
00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:31,840
year. So, well done.

897
00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:34,000
>> Thank you. And we, it was everyone in

898
00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,880
the club was really did like all the

899
00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:39,039
work. I was just like the spokesperson.

900
00:32:39,039 --> 00:32:41,600
So,

901
00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:42,159
>> wonderful.

902
00:32:42,159 --> 00:32:44,320
>> Congrats. Thank you so much. Thank you

903
00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:47,519
all for coming.

904
00:32:47,519 --> 00:32:49,440
>> Last question. Is there any advice you

905
00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:51,120
would give to somebody else who was

906
00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:54,000
going to do this as well? What is the

907
00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:55,919
>> Okay. number one piece of advice you

908
00:32:55,919 --> 00:32:58,000
would give somebody if they were walking

909
00:32:58,000 --> 00:32:59,679
behind you

910
00:32:59,679 --> 00:33:02,000
>> in terms of just presenting this time

911
00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:03,200
meeting as a student. Yeah,

912
00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:05,360
>> I think the biggest piece of feedback is

913
00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:07,120
it's going to be a lot of work and

914
00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:10,320
you're going to have to like do a lot of

915
00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:12,080
meeting with different people, but it's

916
00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:13,440
definitely worth it because there's

917
00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:16,000
going to be people who will in groups

918
00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,159
who will have a lot of support for it

919
00:33:18,159 --> 00:33:20,159
even though it there's going to be most

920
00:33:20,159 --> 00:33:22,720
definitely setbacks. So, just get to

921
00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:26,240
town, get through all the meetings, all

922
00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:28,480
the re research and like setbacks and

923
00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:29,679
then get to town meeting and it's going

924
00:33:29,679 --> 00:33:31,279
to be great. So, yeah.

925
00:33:31,279 --> 00:33:33,279
>> Thank you.

926
00:33:33,279 --> 00:33:34,159
All right. Thank you.

927
00:33:34,159 --> 00:33:35,760
>> Well, thank you so much for coming out

928
00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:38,159
this evening. Definitely appreciate it.

929
00:33:38,159 --> 00:33:39,519
>> Thank you.

930
00:33:39,519 --> 00:33:49,990
>> Thanks very much. Have a great night.

931
00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:51,840
» All right. Um and next we'd both like to

932
00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:54,159
welcome the conquered education fund to

933
00:33:54,159 --> 00:33:56,399
come up.

934
00:33:56,399 --> 00:33:58,720
So before we get to that um yes given my

935
00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,279
position on the board of responsible

936
00:34:01,279 --> 00:34:02,559
from discussion on this topic.

937
00:34:02,559 --> 00:34:14,149
>> Okay. Thank you for that.

938
00:34:14,159 --> 00:34:15,119
» You need one more chair.

939
00:34:15,119 --> 00:34:23,270
>> You can grab one more

940
00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:25,599
check.

941
00:34:25,599 --> 00:34:29,030
fun.

942
00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:30,240
» Thank you so much for coming.

943
00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:35,040
>> Thank you for having us.

944
00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,520
I don't know if um everyone knows who we

945
00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:39,679
are. We're Cockard Education Fund. We

946
00:34:39,679 --> 00:34:43,760
raise uh raise money to help support the

947
00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:49,119
teachers and the students in uh funding

948
00:34:49,119 --> 00:34:56,000
new and innovative uh pilot programs and uh other things. Uh we we accept

949
00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:59,599
grants, applications from teachers uh at

950
00:34:59,599 --> 00:35:03,280
the at the school and um do a lot of

951
00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,760
hard work uh in raising the raising the

952
00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:08,240
money and then uh you know assessing the

953
00:35:08,240 --> 00:35:10,400
grants and and giving them out. And so

954
00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:13,119
this year we had had a great um grant

955
00:35:13,119 --> 00:35:16,160
season. We we received 31 grant

956
00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:18,880
applications which is a record for us.

957
00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:22,000
Was great. Um unfortunately we were only

958
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,640
able to fund 17 of them.

959
00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:26,960
But, uh, fun fundraising is a little

960
00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:30,560
down across the board, I guess. Um, but,

961
00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:33,760
uh, but we we ended up, uh, raising, uh,

962
00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:36,640
granting just under $65,000.

963
00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:40,320
Uh, we have a nice big check for

964
00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:43,200
and it it uh it ranged in there. There

965
00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:44,800
were a few buckets that it it kind of

966
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:46,960
fell into. There's mental health, uh,

967
00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:50,400
special education, uh, technology,

968
00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,040
um, you know, some of some of the it it

969
00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,359
was over all the different schools,

970
00:35:55,359 --> 00:35:59,119
CCHS, uh, CMS, the all of the, uh,

971
00:35:59,119 --> 00:36:01,920
elementary schools and, uh, uh, Ripley,

972
00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:04,960
CIP, uh, as well as well as the anchor

973
00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:07,040
program we were supporting. So, that was

974
00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:09,359
great to see to get, you know,

975
00:36:09,359 --> 00:36:11,920
applications from them.

976
00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,400
try to support the entire school system

977
00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:17,839
as as best we can. Um

978
00:36:17,839 --> 00:36:20,160
some of a couple of the highlights are

979
00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:24,079
um we uh we funded a sooth five pilot

980
00:36:24,079 --> 00:36:26,560
program that helps uh that will help the

981
00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:31,920
kids uh students at CMS while they're um

982
00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:34,640
doing research online and guiding them

983
00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:46,240
to uh good sources of of uh of news and information. Um and uh it's a a good

984
00:36:46,240 --> 00:36:49,520
one. There's a a AAC classroom support

985
00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:52,880
where we're helping um the the severely

986
00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:56,160
disabled kids uh

987
00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:58,880
communicate with uh other teachers and

988
00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:02,160
kids uh in and uh supplying them with

989
00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:04,160
technology that that will help them do

990
00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:09,119
that. Um there's a we're bringing in a

991
00:37:09,119 --> 00:37:10,960
sports psychologist for student

992
00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:13,440
athletes. Um, you know, the mental

993
00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:16,960
health I think is a a huge uh issue. Uh,

994
00:37:16,960 --> 00:37:19,760
>> and nutrition sorry. Yeah. And

995
00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:22,720
nutritionist. Um, and then we're we're

996
00:37:22,720 --> 00:37:25,040
uh, you know, helping support the the CI

997
00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:28,240
CIP gym equipment. Um, so they can get

998
00:37:28,240 --> 00:37:30,480
exercise when it's tough to get outside

999
00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:33,040
when when the weather's bad. So getting

1000
00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:36,000
them active and immunicating is great.

1001
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,240
So um, just a couple of highlights. I'll

1002
00:37:38,240 --> 00:37:39,599
keep it brief. I know you have a long

1003
00:37:39,599 --> 00:37:43,200
agenda, but We just wanted to um say

1004
00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:49,119
thank you for all of your hard work and dedication and and uh you know we're

1005
00:37:49,119 --> 00:37:53,280
trying to do our little part but

1006
00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:54,640
>> yes thank you very much

1007
00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:56,240
>> and and my apologies I should have

1008
00:37:56,240 --> 00:37:58,560
introduced everyone Greg Lagald Liz Kan

1009
00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:01,040
Julia Elliott Linda Ferrari all members

1010
00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:03,200
of the conquered fund board

1011
00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:05,920
>> that's been around since 1993 so thank

1012
00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:08,160
you for all the work you do

1013
00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:08,880
>> thank you

1014
00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:11,520
>> yes thank you indeed Anyone have any

1015
00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:12,560
questions at all?

1016
00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:14,079
>> I was going to say yes, we will do a

1017
00:38:14,079 --> 00:38:17,920
photo. We also will vote to accept um

1018
00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:21,119
>> Did you forget to vote to accept money?

1019
00:38:21,119 --> 00:38:22,720
>> Um we will do that as well. But did

1020
00:38:22,720 --> 00:38:26,160
anyone have any questions, any comments?

1021
00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:28,240
>> I just want to thank them because I I do

1022
00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:29,760
meet with them along the way and I got

1023
00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:31,839
to see all the grants and um it's a lot

1024
00:38:31,839 --> 00:38:34,640
of work and really hard decision making

1025
00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:37,119
um to vet who to fund and who not to.

1026
00:38:37,119 --> 00:38:39,040
So, we always try to as a district at

1027
00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:40,720
least pass along to the principles the

1028
00:38:40,720 --> 00:38:42,800
ideas and see what we can do to keep

1029
00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:44,320
those percolating and make sure that

1030
00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:46,000
everyone feels like they're really

1031
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,400
valued in the in the uh applications

1032
00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:51,040
that they put in. But the combined

1033
00:38:51,040 --> 00:38:53,200
fundraising efforts and then the vetting

1034
00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:55,040
of the applications is an enormous

1035
00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:56,800
amount of time and we're always grateful

1036
00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:59,200
for all that CF does for us. They do so

1037
00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:01,280
much on a constant level and they're

1038
00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:03,440
there if we pick up the phone on a dime

1039
00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:05,440
because something unexpected happened

1040
00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:08,560
and that's been the case for all the

1041
00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:10,720
years. So just a really important part

1042
00:39:10,720 --> 00:39:12,400
of the school life around

1043
00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:13,839
>> this year was especially challenging

1044
00:39:13,839 --> 00:39:15,920
because as as Greg said we had so many

1045
00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:18,560
amazing grants but we had to really like

1046
00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:20,560
>> go back and be like okay was this

1047
00:39:20,560 --> 00:39:22,480
innovative you know so we had to really

1048
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:23,440
sort of think about it because you want

1049
00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:24,880
to say yes to everything

1050
00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:26,800
>> and it's hard to and then we had to we

1051
00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:27,920
you know over like three different

1052
00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:29,599
meetings had to be you know all right

1053
00:39:29,599 --> 00:39:31,280
let's go back to that and see

1054
00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:33,200
>> and as as Greg also said you know

1055
00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:36,640
fundraising has been um slowing down so

1056
00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:37,839
we need to sort of think about more

1057
00:39:37,839 --> 00:39:40,079
innovative ways bringing in money. So we

1058
00:39:40,079 --> 00:39:41,920
can do that. But

1059
00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:43,119
>> what are the primary means of

1060
00:39:43,119 --> 00:39:44,720
fundraising?

1061
00:39:44,720 --> 00:39:45,839
>> What are the primary means of

1062
00:39:45,839 --> 00:39:46,880
fundraising at the moment?

1063
00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:48,560
>> So in the past we've done a sort of

1064
00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:51,680
large event kind of a gala. Um I feel

1065
00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:54,000
like co not as many people are are

1066
00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,079
wanting to you know attend big events.

1067
00:39:56,079 --> 00:39:58,000
So that's that's one piece. I mean we

1068
00:39:58,000 --> 00:39:59,680
still like to do that just more for you

1069
00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:01,440
know people's you know awareness of what

1070
00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:04,160
we're doing. Um a big sort of two big

1071
00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:05,520
things that we do is we do it's called

1072
00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:07,200
operation celebration or operation

1073
00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:08,960
graduation where we have delivered

1074
00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:12,079
balloons to the seniors um and they and

1075
00:40:12,079 --> 00:40:13,920
an individual card to the seniors. So

1076
00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:16,240
people will buy a balloon and a card. Um

1077
00:40:16,240 --> 00:40:17,839
this year we started operation

1078
00:40:17,839 --> 00:40:19,599
graduation where we're doing signs for

1079
00:40:19,599 --> 00:40:22,160
the uh fifth graders and the eighth

1080
00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:25,359
graders and that has been this year was

1081
00:40:25,359 --> 00:40:27,440
our biggest fundraiser between the two.

1082
00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:29,680
>> Those are great. Those are awesome. It's

1083
00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:32,000
been really fun and it was sort of a a

1084
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,760
brainchild. You know, the the

1085
00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:35,440
celebration was a while ago, but this

1086
00:40:35,440 --> 00:40:37,200
year was sort of a brainchild between

1087
00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:39,040
two of our members and they you know,

1088
00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:40,800
it's just taken off and it's fun to go

1089
00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:43,520
around town and and see all the

1090
00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:45,200
different like you know, Willard and

1091
00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:47,200
Throw and Alcott and the middle school.

1092
00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:50,000
So, it's that's it's lovely. And then we

1093
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:51,839
do a raffle for it was a conquered ed

1094
00:40:51,839 --> 00:40:55,200
fund uh parking spot and and who as a

1095
00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:56,960
junior or a senior they know how that's

1096
00:40:56,960 --> 00:40:59,040
a hot commodity.

1097
00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:01,839
>> So that's a big one. So that and then um

1098
00:41:01,839 --> 00:41:03,200
you know we've got other we're talking

1099
00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:06,160
about doing an annual appeal. Um and as

1100
00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:08,000
I said we do this event so and then

1101
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:09,839
sponsors have also been a big piece too

1102
00:41:09,839 --> 00:41:12,480
but that's also sort of been trending

1103
00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:15,920
downwards. So we're we're always open to

1104
00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:17,280
new new and

1105
00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:20,079
>> ideas. Do do you do look backs on your

1106
00:41:20,079 --> 00:41:22,240
grants and and see just like at a high

1107
00:41:22,240 --> 00:41:24,400
level like efficacy like how they were

1108
00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:26,560
worded were they successful and does

1109
00:41:26,560 --> 00:41:29,440
that guide you know your future

1110
00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:32,480
like granting

1111
00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:34,800
>> a bit we we try to get as much feedback

1112
00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:38,240
as we can from the from the teachers um

1113
00:41:38,240 --> 00:41:41,520
and and make sure that it the money was

1114
00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:45,359
used and and program was forward and

1115
00:41:45,359 --> 00:41:48,160
then you know if it's successful ful. We

1116
00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:51,680
try to make sure they're uh talking to

1117
00:41:51,680 --> 00:41:54,400
their principles and and Lori to to sort

1118
00:41:54,400 --> 00:42:00,000
of pick that up as a ongoing thing if if it's appropriate.

1119
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:00,960
>> Um

1120
00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:02,400
>> but we did talk about that as an

1121
00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:03,920
opportunity as a board that that's

1122
00:42:03,920 --> 00:42:05,520
something that kind of feedback loop is

1123
00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:08,079
something that we could improve. Um I

1124
00:42:08,079 --> 00:42:10,640
did get a we did get an email from um a

1125
00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:12,880
thorough uh the librarian at thorough

1126
00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:14,480
about the thorough family book club and

1127
00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:16,720
the impact that that has made for the

1128
00:42:16,720 --> 00:42:18,560
thorough school. Um so we really

1129
00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:20,560
appreciate when they come back to us and

1130
00:42:20,560 --> 00:42:22,560
acknowledge you know what we were able

1131
00:42:22,560 --> 00:42:25,119
to enable for them. But I do think that

1132
00:42:25,119 --> 00:42:29,119
feedback loop is one we can improve and we do let them know in their grant

1133
00:42:29,119 --> 00:42:30,960
that like if it's a sort of pilot that

1134
00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:32,800
this is what we're we're you know

1135
00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:35,280
funding the pilot. But hopefully it will

1136
00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:36,720
be such a huge success and it will be

1137
00:42:36,720 --> 00:42:39,040
sort of taken but we can't continue to

1138
00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:41,680
fund each year. Um you know we can't do

1139
00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:42,560
it next year.

1140
00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:44,160
>> It it's really hard because like what

1141
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:46,160
does success look like in grants? Is it

1142
00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:47,920
like you know you know it's hard to

1143
00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:48,560
measure.

1144
00:42:48,560 --> 00:42:48,960
>> Yes.

1145
00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:50,560
>> Well and I think that like the goal is

1146
00:42:50,560 --> 00:42:52,240
always new and innovative programming

1147
00:42:52,240 --> 00:42:54,560
and so some of the things like from

1148
00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:57,760
>> way long ago um the engineering

1149
00:42:57,760 --> 00:42:59,520
certificate came out of the ed fund.

1150
00:42:59,520 --> 00:43:01,359
Rivers and revolution started at the ed

1151
00:43:01,359 --> 00:43:04,240
fund. I just steam steam lab over here

1152
00:43:04,240 --> 00:43:06,480
at Ripley. So there were really larger

1153
00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:08,000
scale projects and then I did see the

1154
00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:09,599
weather balloon at the high school and

1155
00:43:09,599 --> 00:43:11,599
that was an ed originally it was an ed

1156
00:43:11,599 --> 00:43:13,760
fund grant that they brought back again

1157
00:43:13,760 --> 00:43:16,160
and that's just such a cool project

1158
00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:17,760
where you can track where the balloon is

1159
00:43:17,760 --> 00:43:19,599
going. They lost the balloon that year

1160
00:43:19,599 --> 00:43:22,079
but the ed fund um might have bought it

1161
00:43:22,079 --> 00:43:23,440
but then they found it and it was like

1162
00:43:23,440 --> 00:43:24,960
where's the balloon and it was all over

1163
00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:27,839
Facebook like who's see the balloon.

1164
00:43:27,839 --> 00:43:29,599
It's really I mean we really are

1165
00:43:29,599 --> 00:43:31,760
grateful for your partnership and for

1166
00:43:31,760 --> 00:43:33,040
the dollars that come back to the

1167
00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:34,480
district for things that we could not

1168
00:43:34,480 --> 00:43:36,400
fund within the school budget. So we

1169
00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:38,000
really appreciate that and wish you best

1170
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:40,319
of luck in your fundraising too.

1171
00:43:40,319 --> 00:43:41,119
>> Thank you very much.

1172
00:43:41,119 --> 00:43:43,520
>> So what I would like to do is let's vote

1173
00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:45,520
to accept first so we don't forget and

1174
00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:48,480
then we go from there. So um I will

1175
00:43:48,480 --> 00:43:51,040
entertain a motion to accept the

1176
00:43:51,040 --> 00:43:54,319
generous $64,732

1177
00:43:54,319 --> 00:43:57,680
uh donation from CEF. So move

1178
00:43:57,680 --> 00:43:58,400
>> second.

1179
00:43:58,400 --> 00:44:01,280
>> All right. Any other discussion?

1180
00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:02,800
>> And this is for both districts.

1181
00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:04,800
>> Yes.

1182
00:44:04,800 --> 00:44:08,560
>> Call out. All right. Uh all in favor

1183
00:44:08,560 --> 00:44:09,040
>> for both.

1184
00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:10,960
>> I for region

1185
00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:13,200
>> for both

1186
00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:15,520
>> and abstain. Thank you for the reminder.

1187
00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:18,960
Um all right. Let's uh do a photo.

1188
00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:21,440
>> Thank you.

1189
00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:47,670
When is the window?

1190
00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:54,069
» We'll circle around. All right.

1191
00:44:54,079 --> 00:44:57,589
» I know. Sorry.

1192
00:44:57,599 --> 00:45:06,150
» Really awkward.

1193
00:45:06,160 --> 00:45:16,630
» Take a couple.

1194
00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:19,440
» It's part of my office decor.

1195
00:45:19,440 --> 00:45:21,680
They're all They're all out.

1196
00:45:21,680 --> 00:45:22,800
>> Thank you.

1197
00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:23,760
>> Well, they're stacked, but

1198
00:45:23,760 --> 00:45:31,589
>> we can do better than

1199
00:45:31,599 --> 00:45:36,309
» Sorry.

1200
00:45:36,319 --> 00:45:39,040
All right. Um, we'll move on next to

1201
00:45:39,040 --> 00:45:40,720
Superintendent and Chair's update as

1202
00:45:40,720 --> 00:45:42,880
well as METCO update. Dr. Hunter, do you

1203
00:45:42,880 --> 00:45:43,760
want to go first?

1204
00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:45,599
>> Sure.

1205
00:45:45,599 --> 00:45:47,280
I'm going to be very big picture and

1206
00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:50,400
just mention a couple of very large

1207
00:45:50,400 --> 00:45:53,359
scale topics. Um we graduated the class

1208
00:45:53,359 --> 00:45:57,359
of 2026 on Saturday. It was phenomenal

1209
00:45:57,359 --> 00:46:00,000
despite the weather. Um being inside has

1210
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:02,640
this intimacy and that's the pro. The

1211
00:46:02,640 --> 00:46:04,960
con is not everybody in the family is in

1212
00:46:04,960 --> 00:46:07,280
the room. Um but really just a

1213
00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:10,319
phenomenal morning. Speakers, the

1214
00:46:10,319 --> 00:46:12,079
students,

1215
00:46:12,079 --> 00:46:13,440
I think it was just another really

1216
00:46:13,440 --> 00:46:15,839
special morning. And um thanks Brian and

1217
00:46:15,839 --> 00:46:17,359
Katie are here. So I'll just shout them

1218
00:46:17,359 --> 00:46:20,000
out. It's a ton of work to put put all

1219
00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:22,079
of that together and um it was very

1220
00:46:22,079 --> 00:46:24,720
successful and a couple of our graduates

1221
00:46:24,720 --> 00:46:26,079
or at least Evelyn's here. I don't know

1222
00:46:26,079 --> 00:46:27,839
if Maddie came in but we actually have

1223
00:46:27,839 --> 00:46:29,839
firsthand experience to hear in a few

1224
00:46:29,839 --> 00:46:33,359
minutes. Um also I just wanted to

1225
00:46:33,359 --> 00:46:35,680
mention that Q5 is coming up at the high

1226
00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:37,359
school and I want to be sure all of you

1227
00:46:37,359 --> 00:46:39,119
know what that means because some of you

1228
00:46:39,119 --> 00:46:41,440
are newer members. Um, from June 12th to

1229
00:46:41,440 --> 00:46:44,079
the 17th, there will be four days where

1230
00:46:44,079 --> 00:46:46,079
we literally transform the high school

1231
00:46:46,079 --> 00:46:48,560
into an experiential learning experience

1232
00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:52,000
for students led by their teachers. So,

1233
00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:53,839
months ago, they got a catalog of

1234
00:46:53,839 --> 00:46:56,800
options. Teachers propose

1235
00:46:56,800 --> 00:46:59,680
um workshops of what they want to. It's

1236
00:46:59,680 --> 00:47:01,599
incredibly eclectic, which makes it

1237
00:47:01,599 --> 00:47:04,720
amazing. And they're read leading things

1238
00:47:04,720 --> 00:47:06,400
they're passionate about. Students are

1239
00:47:06,400 --> 00:47:07,839
signing up for things they're passionate

1240
00:47:07,839 --> 00:47:10,400
about. Many many of them are off campus.

1241
00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:12,400
I was we were at the bus depot today

1242
00:47:12,400 --> 00:47:13,920
with the drivers and they had to move

1243
00:47:13,920 --> 00:47:15,599
their end of year celebration back

1244
00:47:15,599 --> 00:47:16,800
because so many of them are going to be

1245
00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:18,720
driving next week for Q5. They couldn't

1246
00:47:18,720 --> 00:47:21,680
do it next week. Um it's just a really

1247
00:47:21,680 --> 00:47:24,880
special time. We had re reinvented it

1248
00:47:24,880 --> 00:47:28,079
last year. It had faded away COVID and

1249
00:47:28,079 --> 00:47:30,079
took us a few years to get get it back

1250
00:47:30,079 --> 00:47:31,440
and I think we all were a little afraid

1251
00:47:31,440 --> 00:47:33,520
it might not come back and um last year

1252
00:47:33,520 --> 00:47:35,520
it came back roaring. So we're just

1253
00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:37,200
really excited. I don't think there's

1254
00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:39,119
many places anywhere that can say they

1255
00:47:39,119 --> 00:47:41,119
transform an entire high school into

1256
00:47:41,119 --> 00:47:43,760
this sort of learning experience

1257
00:47:43,760 --> 00:47:46,800
um for all students, freshman through

1258
00:47:46,800 --> 00:47:50,240
juniors for four full days. So, we will

1259
00:47:50,240 --> 00:47:52,240
be sure to report out, but it's a really

1260
00:47:52,240 --> 00:47:54,560
exciting time for all of us to be

1261
00:47:54,560 --> 00:47:56,480
anticipating it. The kids will do their

1262
00:47:56,480 --> 00:47:58,720
finals and what a gift that's not how

1263
00:47:58,720 --> 00:48:00,240
they end the year. They end the year

1264
00:48:00,240 --> 00:48:02,960
doing Q5, which is a very different

1265
00:48:02,960 --> 00:48:05,599
place to be as the year wraps up. So,

1266
00:48:05,599 --> 00:48:08,640
just wanted to be sure we anticipated

1267
00:48:08,640 --> 00:48:10,560
that with you so we can talk more on it

1268
00:48:10,560 --> 00:48:11,520
as it plays out.

1269
00:48:11,520 --> 00:48:13,599
>> Can I just say was reviewing the warrant

1270
00:48:13,599 --> 00:48:16,240
last night like seeing some of the goat

1271
00:48:16,240 --> 00:48:19,920
yoga miniature horses, amazing race, it

1272
00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:21,280
was just fantastic

1273
00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:22,640
>> to see some of the

1274
00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:24,400
>> It does. It does live in the bills right

1275
00:48:24,400 --> 00:48:25,839
now.

1276
00:48:25,839 --> 00:48:27,440
>> The things we're paying for.

1277
00:48:27,440 --> 00:48:29,200
>> My final comments are really just to

1278
00:48:29,200 --> 00:48:32,000
honor the retirees this year. Um we're

1279
00:48:32,000 --> 00:48:34,079
celebrating them in many many forums

1280
00:48:34,079 --> 00:48:35,760
right now and I just thought it was

1281
00:48:35,760 --> 00:48:38,480
important to do that here. Um at the

1282
00:48:38,480 --> 00:48:40,559
high school this year retiring we have

1283
00:48:40,559 --> 00:48:43,440
Bob Wilder, Andrea Gillis and Mary

1284
00:48:43,440 --> 00:48:46,319
McCabe and I can't not mention Joel

1285
00:48:46,319 --> 00:48:48,000
Tracy who's been in the guidance office

1286
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:51,280
for almost 40 years. Um, at Alcott,

1287
00:48:51,280 --> 00:48:53,200
kindergarten teachers Colleen Desmond

1288
00:48:53,200 --> 00:48:55,920
and Gail Shatlash at Thorough, Wendy

1289
00:48:55,920 --> 00:48:58,319
Marada, Jackie McKenna, at Willard,

1290
00:48:58,319 --> 00:49:02,240
Hannah Matrius, and Cheryl Brandwine and

1291
00:49:02,240 --> 00:49:04,079
Mr. Lucy, which some of you have already

1292
00:49:04,079 --> 00:49:06,400
spent some time on. Um, and we're

1293
00:49:06,400 --> 00:49:08,640
excited for all of them. So, lots of

1294
00:49:08,640 --> 00:49:10,559
celebrations going on over the next two

1295
00:49:10,559 --> 00:49:12,240
weeks and just wanted to be sure we

1296
00:49:12,240 --> 00:49:14,240
recognize them here. I've heard so many

1297
00:49:14,240 --> 00:49:16,000
of the stories over the as they've

1298
00:49:16,000 --> 00:49:19,040
started to be celebrated and the impact

1299
00:49:19,040 --> 00:49:21,920
these these educators who spend their

1300
00:49:21,920 --> 00:49:24,079
most or all of their careers with us is

1301
00:49:24,079 --> 00:49:26,880
really hard to capture. Um hopefully we

1302
00:49:26,880 --> 00:49:29,200
send them off well and their next phase

1303
00:49:29,200 --> 00:49:31,280
of life is what they want it to be and

1304
00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:34,079
for them and not for others in the same

1305
00:49:34,079 --> 00:49:36,160
level that they've been doing for all of

1306
00:49:36,160 --> 00:49:38,720
us. So those are my highlights for

1307
00:49:38,720 --> 00:49:39,680
tonight.

1308
00:49:39,680 --> 00:49:42,640
>> All right. Um I don't know that I have

1309
00:49:42,640 --> 00:49:44,480
any chair updates in the last 50

1310
00:49:44,480 --> 00:49:46,160
minutes, but do you have anything?

1311
00:49:46,160 --> 00:49:48,960
>> I do have a couple things. Um there's a

1312
00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:51,760
chair's breakfast. So uh that is

1313
00:49:51,760 --> 00:49:53,839
Wednesday

1314
00:49:53,839 --> 00:49:56,240
17th or sometime in that week. So that

1315
00:49:56,240 --> 00:49:58,720
is Zoom only, but typically they do meet

1316
00:49:58,720 --> 00:50:01,680
in person and they just want the new

1317
00:50:01,680 --> 00:50:04,400
chairs to know when it is and start

1318
00:50:04,400 --> 00:50:06,160
going to it or send somebody in your

1319
00:50:06,160 --> 00:50:09,440
place. And what time is it? So that's at

1320
00:50:09,440 --> 00:50:11,040
8 o'clock in the morning. It's usually

1321
00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:13,839
the I think it's the third Wednesday of

1322
00:50:13,839 --> 00:50:16,559
the month. Um that was the first thing.

1323
00:50:16,559 --> 00:50:18,400
At the select board meeting on Monday

1324
00:50:18,400 --> 00:50:21,920
night, they put forth the town meeting

1325
00:50:21,920 --> 00:50:24,000
calendar. Now there are a few different

1326
00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:26,079
dates that were discussed and so I said

1327
00:50:26,079 --> 00:50:27,200
I would bring it back to the school

1328
00:50:27,200 --> 00:50:29,200
committee. There is now a Saturday

1329
00:50:29,200 --> 00:50:32,960
preview meeting on January 9th. Um the

1330
00:50:32,960 --> 00:50:34,800
tri board meeting with BCOM select board

1331
00:50:34,800 --> 00:50:36,400
and school committee will be on January

1332
00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:38,319
11th. and we have a school committee

1333
00:50:38,319 --> 00:50:40,720
meeting that week on January 13th. So, I

1334
00:50:40,720 --> 00:50:43,200
did voice my concern of having three uh

1335
00:50:43,200 --> 00:50:44,720
meetings that week for us and the

1336
00:50:44,720 --> 00:50:46,800
professionals involved. So, I think that

1337
00:50:46,800 --> 00:50:48,480
I would say to the chairs, if you could

1338
00:50:48,480 --> 00:50:50,559
work with the chairs, the select board

1339
00:50:50,559 --> 00:50:53,040
and kind of give some feedback back,

1340
00:50:53,040 --> 00:50:54,880
that would be great. If anybody has any

1341
00:50:54,880 --> 00:50:56,319
concerns on that, but I thought I'd just

1342
00:50:56,319 --> 00:50:57,680
bring it to you guys.

1343
00:50:57,680 --> 00:50:59,359
>> At the very least, we we can do it

1344
00:50:59,359 --> 00:51:01,920
virtually some of them.

1345
00:51:01,920 --> 00:51:04,319
Uh yes, you probably can. But the tri

1346
00:51:04,319 --> 00:51:05,520
board is a little bit tricky because

1347
00:51:05,520 --> 00:51:06,559
it's in the hearing room,

1348
00:51:06,559 --> 00:51:07,599
>> right?

1349
00:51:07,599 --> 00:51:10,800
>> Um and then lastly, graduation was just

1350
00:51:10,800 --> 00:51:13,119
really amazing. U Brian and Lynette

1351
00:51:13,119 --> 00:51:15,760
joined me and I mean all the speeches,

1352
00:51:15,760 --> 00:51:18,240
Lori did a speech, Katie and Brian had

1353
00:51:18,240 --> 00:51:19,680
speeches, we heard from the class

1354
00:51:19,680 --> 00:51:22,319
president, Sierra, uh I think the Senate

1355
00:51:22,319 --> 00:51:26,079
moderator Ley and it was just a really

1356
00:51:26,079 --> 00:51:27,599
nice day to celebrate with all the

1357
00:51:27,599 --> 00:51:32,160
families. Um, I think that the rain was what it was. But you know

1358
00:51:32,160 --> 00:51:34,240
what? I they did a really great job. And

1359
00:51:34,240 --> 00:51:36,240
big shout out to the junior parents who

1360
00:51:36,240 --> 00:51:38,880
set up graduation. So that happens too.

1361
00:51:38,880 --> 00:51:40,559
And all the custodial staff and all

1362
00:51:40,559 --> 00:51:41,839
night live is happening at the same

1363
00:51:41,839 --> 00:51:44,640
time. So it's really busy on the campus.

1364
00:51:44,640 --> 00:51:46,079
And I think they just did a really great

1365
00:51:46,079 --> 00:51:48,079
job. And just, you know, personally,

1366
00:51:48,079 --> 00:51:49,440
thank you to Conquered and Conquered

1367
00:51:49,440 --> 00:51:50,960
Carlo Public Schools because my kids

1368
00:51:50,960 --> 00:51:53,680
have been here since 2005. And I've said

1369
00:51:53,680 --> 00:51:55,440
it before, I think we've I've had almost

1370
00:51:55,440 --> 00:51:58,800
300 teachers and tutors and staff and

1371
00:51:58,800 --> 00:52:00,160
everyone else and it's really been a

1372
00:52:00,160 --> 00:52:02,480
wonderful experience pre-K to 12. So,

1373
00:52:02,480 --> 00:52:03,920
thank you to all of you for everything

1374
00:52:03,920 --> 00:52:05,920
you do. All of our principles, our

1375
00:52:05,920 --> 00:52:08,319
administrators, our teachers. It's

1376
00:52:08,319 --> 00:52:10,720
greatly appreciated.

1377
00:52:10,720 --> 00:52:11,440
>> That's it.

1378
00:52:11,440 --> 00:52:13,520
>> No, I do love graduation though. I am 0

1379
00:52:13,520 --> 00:52:16,079
for two when it comes to the weather.

1380
00:52:16,079 --> 00:52:17,440
So,

1381
00:52:17,440 --> 00:52:19,520
>> you've only been indoors. So, indoors.

1382
00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:21,280
>> So, rising seniors may want to force me

1383
00:52:21,280 --> 00:52:24,400
out of town. Um, is there are any

1384
00:52:24,400 --> 00:52:26,400
updates on the conquered side?

1385
00:52:26,400 --> 00:52:27,920
>> Not since our last meeting.

1386
00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:31,109
>> Okay.

1387
00:52:31,119 --> 00:52:32,640
» Sean, do you have any?

1388
00:52:32,640 --> 00:52:35,119
>> Yeah, the MECO staff is organizing a

1389
00:52:35,119 --> 00:52:37,520
semiformal dinner for Saturday and the

1390
00:52:37,520 --> 00:52:39,040
kids are really excited to get dressed

1391
00:52:39,040 --> 00:52:42,319
up this Saturday coming and um they're

1392
00:52:42,319 --> 00:52:44,160
going to give out some little awards to

1393
00:52:44,160 --> 00:52:47,119
students and recognize the fifth graders

1394
00:52:47,119 --> 00:52:49,119
going on to sixth grade. and all the

1395
00:52:49,119 --> 00:52:53,440
kids are really excited for this event.

1396
00:52:53,440 --> 00:52:55,920
Um, next Wednesday the Metco family

1397
00:52:55,920 --> 00:52:58,240
friends are doing an ice cream social

1398
00:52:58,240 --> 00:53:01,680
after school at Alcott. Um, with a late

1399
00:53:01,680 --> 00:53:03,839
bus coming back. So, the kids are also

1400
00:53:03,839 --> 00:53:06,079
excited for that because as we bear down

1401
00:53:06,079 --> 00:53:07,440
on the end of the year, everybody is

1402
00:53:07,440 --> 00:53:10,000
just like, let's do fun things and be

1403
00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:11,440
done with school.

1404
00:53:11,440 --> 00:53:13,119
>> So, you know, they're gearing up for

1405
00:53:13,119 --> 00:53:14,880
that. And those are the two two big

1406
00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:18,160
events on on the calendar coming up.

1407
00:53:18,160 --> 00:53:19,680
All right, perfect. Thank you.

1408
00:53:19,680 --> 00:53:21,440
>> Y

1409
00:53:21,440 --> 00:53:25,839
>> um CCHS student update.

1410
00:53:25,839 --> 00:53:28,640
>> So

1411
00:53:28,640 --> 00:53:32,000
here you want to come forward.

1412
00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:33,680
>> I don't see Maddie online.

1413
00:53:33,680 --> 00:53:35,680
>> No, I don't think she's here.

1414
00:53:35,680 --> 00:53:47,190
>> She sends her apologies.

1415
00:53:47,200 --> 00:53:48,960
All right. And I think this is our last

1416
00:53:48,960 --> 00:53:51,119
update for the school year, which is

1417
00:53:51,119 --> 00:53:54,079
really crazy. And um I think we do talk

1418
00:53:54,079 --> 00:53:56,880
about elections on our slides today, but

1419
00:53:56,880 --> 00:53:58,480
um yes, that's to come. Okay, I'm

1420
00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:01,440
joining the Wi-Fi. It is taking This

1421
00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:03,040
takes forever to do these. Okay, let's

1422
00:54:03,040 --> 00:54:04,880
move that window to the side. There we

1423
00:54:04,880 --> 00:54:07,680
go. Okay. Um so, we wanted to start out

1424
00:54:07,680 --> 00:54:10,319
talking about um the CC musical, which

1425
00:54:10,319 --> 00:54:12,720
was 9 to5. I went to that. I had a few

1426
00:54:12,720 --> 00:54:14,240
friends who were leads in the show and

1427
00:54:14,240 --> 00:54:15,839
that was really great to see them, you

1428
00:54:15,839 --> 00:54:17,520
know, their last show graduating. They

1429
00:54:17,520 --> 00:54:19,680
most of them have been in all of these

1430
00:54:19,680 --> 00:54:21,599
musicals and plays over the past four

1431
00:54:21,599 --> 00:54:23,760
years and that was just like spectacular

1432
00:54:23,760 --> 00:54:25,839
because they it was such challenging

1433
00:54:25,839 --> 00:54:27,280
songs. I know a lot of teachers were

1434
00:54:27,280 --> 00:54:29,040
there. I saw a lot of familiar faces,

1435
00:54:29,040 --> 00:54:30,720
students, like the audience was packed.

1436
00:54:30,720 --> 00:54:33,280
I think I went on a Saturday night and

1437
00:54:33,280 --> 00:54:35,119
like there were no free seats. Like it

1438
00:54:35,119 --> 00:54:36,559
was really great to see how sold out

1439
00:54:36,559 --> 00:54:38,640
that was. And I mean, everyone did an

1440
00:54:38,640 --> 00:54:40,720
incredible job, the leads, the ensemble,

1441
00:54:40,720 --> 00:54:42,480
um costumeuming. It was really great.

1442
00:54:42,480 --> 00:54:43,839
And I know they have a new director this

1443
00:54:43,839 --> 00:54:46,240
year, so it's just really um exciting to

1444
00:54:46,240 --> 00:54:47,839
see all that. And then also in that same

1445
00:54:47,839 --> 00:54:50,480
kind of field of um music, like being

1446
00:54:50,480 --> 00:54:51,599
musical, I think there's a lot of

1447
00:54:51,599 --> 00:54:53,040
overlap with the students is there is

1448
00:54:53,040 --> 00:54:54,960
the Coral Pops concert. I did not

1449
00:54:54,960 --> 00:54:56,480
attend, but I heard a lot of great

1450
00:54:56,480 --> 00:54:58,960
things about that. Um it's really lovely

1451
00:54:58,960 --> 00:55:01,119
to see how, you know, musical our

1452
00:55:01,119 --> 00:55:03,839
student body is. And then we also had

1453
00:55:03,839 --> 00:55:05,440
kind of a lot of there's a lot of like

1454
00:55:05,440 --> 00:55:07,359
wrapping up things or finals and things.

1455
00:55:07,359 --> 00:55:09,680
And so along that um we have this moot

1456
00:55:09,680 --> 00:55:12,319
court finals which I did moot court but

1457
00:55:12,319 --> 00:55:14,480
I was out one of the first rounds but a

1458
00:55:14,480 --> 00:55:16,160
few of my two of my friends or four of

1459
00:55:16,160 --> 00:55:19,040
my friends um made it to the finals and

1460
00:55:19,040 --> 00:55:21,839
so there's two teams um it was Brook

1461
00:55:21,839 --> 00:55:24,720
Hosford and Sierra Fonte on one team and

1462
00:55:24,720 --> 00:55:28,960
they just barely won over um Ely McMaro

1463
00:55:28,960 --> 00:55:31,040
and Stephanie Lang and that was so great

1464
00:55:31,040 --> 00:55:32,880
to I was about to attend but it was

1465
00:55:32,880 --> 00:55:34,160
really amazing because they have like

1466
00:55:34,160 --> 00:55:36,240
actual judges there and so a lot of them

1467
00:55:36,240 --> 00:55:37,440
all four of them actually want to go

1468
00:55:37,440 --> 00:55:38,559
into something with like law or

1469
00:55:38,559 --> 00:55:39,599
government. And so to have that

1470
00:55:39,599 --> 00:55:42,319
experience like really real world um was

1471
00:55:42,319 --> 00:55:44,079
lovely and I think their case was really

1472
00:55:44,079 --> 00:55:46,079
interesting. I think it was about like a

1473
00:55:46,079 --> 00:55:48,400
cop and like some kind of like breaking

1474
00:55:48,400 --> 00:55:50,559
in without or with a warrant but like it

1475
00:55:50,559 --> 00:55:52,480
was it was very interesting. So I did

1476
00:55:52,480 --> 00:55:56,720
read it out and then yeah

1477
00:55:56,720 --> 00:55:57,200
week

1478
00:55:57,200 --> 00:55:58,079
>> yes.

1479
00:55:58,079 --> 00:55:59,599
>> Um

1480
00:55:59,599 --> 00:56:03,359
yeah spirit week I don't know that

1481
00:56:03,359 --> 00:56:04,799
really followed it this year. It's been

1482
00:56:04,799 --> 00:56:07,440
hard to get to follow it, but I know

1483
00:56:07,440 --> 00:56:09,200
that they did like the freshman colors

1484
00:56:09,200 --> 00:56:10,960
and like the sophomore colors. I like

1485
00:56:10,960 --> 00:56:12,480
when a lot of like the younger kids

1486
00:56:12,480 --> 00:56:14,319
still do spirit week. I feel like

1487
00:56:14,319 --> 00:56:17,520
seniors were kind of like done.

1488
00:56:17,520 --> 00:56:18,720
>> I didn't even know that there was a

1489
00:56:18,720 --> 00:56:20,319
spirit week. Sorry.

1490
00:56:20,319 --> 00:56:22,640
>> Um but a lot of people did like there

1491
00:56:22,640 --> 00:56:24,000
was like also like country verse

1492
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:25,760
country. So it was like country club

1493
00:56:25,760 --> 00:56:27,040
country. That was a fun one. I did that

1494
00:56:27,040 --> 00:56:28,880
one. But

1495
00:56:28,880 --> 00:56:31,599
>> um yeah. Oh, and then also I think I put

1496
00:56:31,599 --> 00:56:32,960
this one down just a moment ago because

1497
00:56:32,960 --> 00:56:34,720
I saw it from my friend. there was the

1498
00:56:34,720 --> 00:56:36,559
annual high school art exhibition which

1499
00:56:36,559 --> 00:56:37,839
was really great because I saw that on

1500
00:56:37,839 --> 00:56:39,839
Instagram um a few of my friends are

1501
00:56:39,839 --> 00:56:41,680
like artists and it was really amazing

1502
00:56:41,680 --> 00:56:43,280
because they were able to put up their

1503
00:56:43,280 --> 00:56:44,559
art and showcase what they've done this

1504
00:56:44,559 --> 00:56:46,000
year and then talk about it with other

1505
00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:47,680
artists their families and I think that

1506
00:56:47,680 --> 00:56:49,520
you know even me who I'm not like

1507
00:56:49,520 --> 00:56:50,720
directly engaged with the art scene at

1508
00:56:50,720 --> 00:56:53,040
CC and that was just like amazing and

1509
00:56:53,040 --> 00:56:54,400
mind-blowing to see these people who I

1510
00:56:54,400 --> 00:56:56,000
have like my site class with you know

1511
00:56:56,000 --> 00:56:57,599
create this incredible self-portrait and

1512
00:56:57,599 --> 00:56:59,119
it's like oh my gosh like I didn't even

1513
00:56:59,119 --> 00:57:00,720
know you had this whole extra skill set

1514
00:57:00,720 --> 00:57:02,400
so really cool to see that. I know

1515
00:57:02,400 --> 00:57:04,160
there's also awards then. And then

1516
00:57:04,160 --> 00:57:06,640
speaking of awards, um we both attended

1517
00:57:06,640 --> 00:57:08,960
the junior and the senior awards nights,

1518
00:57:08,960 --> 00:57:10,720
which do you want to talk about that?

1519
00:57:10,720 --> 00:57:11,839
You attended that, right?

1520
00:57:11,839 --> 00:57:14,559
>> I got the St. Lawrence University award.

1521
00:57:14,559 --> 00:57:16,319
Um it's really nice to see everyone. It

1522
00:57:16,319 --> 00:57:18,000
was also a surprise cuz you didn't know

1523
00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:19,359
what award you were getting or who was

1524
00:57:19,359 --> 00:57:22,799
going to be there. So, um yeah, it was

1525
00:57:22,799 --> 00:57:24,240
just a really good experience and like

1526
00:57:24,240 --> 00:57:25,680
seeing I was really excited for my

1527
00:57:25,680 --> 00:57:27,040
friend Vivy because her sister goes to

1528
00:57:27,040 --> 00:57:28,640
Twolane and then she got the two award

1529
00:57:28,640 --> 00:57:30,400
and I like saw her face like light up

1530
00:57:30,400 --> 00:57:32,160
when she got it. So, I mean it was just

1531
00:57:32,160 --> 00:57:34,400
an overall really nice experience.

1532
00:57:34,400 --> 00:57:36,079
>> And then senior awards, I remember last

1533
00:57:36,079 --> 00:57:37,599
year being a junior and then seniors

1534
00:57:37,599 --> 00:57:39,280
senior awards right after and I just saw

1535
00:57:39,280 --> 00:57:40,720
the amount of people going into those

1536
00:57:40,720 --> 00:57:42,079
award that awards ceremony. I was like,

1537
00:57:42,079 --> 00:57:43,520
"This is crazy." And so this year as a

1538
00:57:43,520 --> 00:57:45,200
senior, I was able to see all that and

1539
00:57:45,200 --> 00:57:46,640
there are just so many people in the

1540
00:57:46,640 --> 00:57:48,079
audience and even people who aren't

1541
00:57:48,079 --> 00:57:49,599
receiving awards, they're friends.

1542
00:57:49,599 --> 00:57:51,200
They're there supporting their friends.

1543
00:57:51,200 --> 00:57:53,359
Um and so you get like the engineering

1544
00:57:53,359 --> 00:57:56,400
certificates are handed out. um like RO

1545
00:57:56,400 --> 00:57:58,240
Kappa, which is the social studies and

1546
00:57:58,240 --> 00:58:00,400
honor society. Those um kids are honored

1547
00:58:00,400 --> 00:58:01,920
there. And then you also have more

1548
00:58:01,920 --> 00:58:03,599
individualized awards. So like um

1549
00:58:03,599 --> 00:58:05,280
certificates of excellence in certain

1550
00:58:05,280 --> 00:58:07,680
classes and then also um old like

1551
00:58:07,680 --> 00:58:09,839
departmental awards and then you got um

1552
00:58:09,839 --> 00:58:12,319
like principal awards and so um like

1553
00:58:12,319 --> 00:58:14,640
Maddie Clancy and I were recipients of

1554
00:58:14,640 --> 00:58:16,640
the superintendent award which was

1555
00:58:16,640 --> 00:58:18,640
presented by Dr. Hunter and we are so

1556
00:58:18,640 --> 00:58:20,799
grateful um and honored for that. Um so

1557
00:58:20,799 --> 00:58:21,920
it's just really great. I think that

1558
00:58:21,920 --> 00:58:24,000
really kicks off like the end of our

1559
00:58:24,000 --> 00:58:25,440
really I mean we've already finished our

1560
00:58:25,440 --> 00:58:27,440
classes but um really exciting to cap

1561
00:58:27,440 --> 00:58:30,559
off the year with all that. So yes, um

1562
00:58:30,559 --> 00:58:32,319
we also we added this last minute

1563
00:58:32,319 --> 00:58:33,520
because you guys had just brought up

1564
00:58:33,520 --> 00:58:36,160
when Sunrise Club came in um presenting

1565
00:58:36,160 --> 00:58:38,559
you know articles to um the town you

1566
00:58:38,559 --> 00:58:40,720
know Tom meetings and it I think someone

1567
00:58:40,720 --> 00:58:42,960
mentioned the Simon Catalo like meetings

1568
00:58:42,960 --> 00:58:44,880
and so I do know that last week or two

1569
00:58:44,880 --> 00:58:47,520
weeks ago girl club um had a meeting

1570
00:58:47,520 --> 00:58:49,119
with him to discuss I don't know what

1571
00:58:49,119 --> 00:58:51,520
exactly it was but it was some kind of

1572
00:58:51,520 --> 00:58:53,119
voting act or I don't know exactly what

1573
00:58:53,119 --> 00:58:53,599
it was.

1574
00:58:53,599 --> 00:58:54,960
>> You want me to fill that in?

1575
00:58:54,960 --> 00:58:56,559
>> Uh free menstrual products.

1576
00:58:56,559 --> 00:58:58,880
>> Great. There you go. in public places.

1577
00:58:58,880 --> 00:59:00,640
>> Oh, and then I think I also saw the

1578
00:59:00,640 --> 00:59:02,319
League of Women Voters coming in. Maybe

1579
00:59:02,319 --> 00:59:03,440
it was the week after. That's what I'm

1580
00:59:03,440 --> 00:59:04,000
thinking of. Yeah,

1581
00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:04,799
>> they were all together.

1582
00:59:04,799 --> 00:59:07,839
>> Um, but yes, Girl was really great with

1583
00:59:07,839 --> 00:59:09,680
that. And then anyway, um,

1584
00:59:09,680 --> 00:59:12,960
>> we also had our senior clap out, which

1585
00:59:12,960 --> 00:59:14,640
kind of goes in the theme with, you

1586
00:59:14,640 --> 00:59:15,920
know, all these senior events. I know

1587
00:59:15,920 --> 00:59:16,960
we're going to be talking a lot about

1588
00:59:16,960 --> 00:59:18,799
that um, recently, but that was great

1589
00:59:18,799 --> 00:59:20,480
because I think last year was very

1590
00:59:20,480 --> 00:59:22,480
informal and then this year I think it

1591
00:59:22,480 --> 00:59:24,480
was a more formalized thing. Um, and we

1592
00:59:24,480 --> 00:59:26,079
were able to just walk through the halls

1593
00:59:26,079 --> 00:59:27,839
to see our teachers and our students.

1594
00:59:27,839 --> 00:59:29,440
Some of us like my younger brother, I

1595
00:59:29,440 --> 00:59:30,960
could see him in the hallway. Um, and

1596
00:59:30,960 --> 00:59:32,559
that was really special. And then we all

1597
00:59:32,559 --> 00:59:34,799
rounded out in a circle in the um, right

1598
00:59:34,799 --> 00:59:37,359
be the amphitheater at the end of the in

1599
00:59:37,359 --> 00:59:39,359
the other calf. And that was really, I

1600
00:59:39,359 --> 00:59:40,640
don't know, sweet to just see everyone

1601
00:59:40,640 --> 00:59:43,119
on your last day, last official day, I

1602
00:59:43,119 --> 00:59:45,920
guess, of classes. Um, do you want to

1603
00:59:45,920 --> 00:59:47,040
talk about prom?

1604
00:59:47,040 --> 00:59:50,870
>> Yes.

1605
00:59:50,880 --> 00:59:53,119
» I co-planned the pre-prom. We actually

1606
00:59:53,119 --> 00:59:53,920
just got the photos from the

1607
00:59:53,920 --> 00:59:55,760
photographer today. You see like the

1608
00:59:55,760 --> 00:59:58,079
bottom um left and then right above the

1609
00:59:58,079 --> 01:00:01,280
Duncan one. We had I think somewhere

1610
01:00:01,280 --> 01:00:03,119
near 200 plus people come to the

1611
01:00:03,119 --> 01:00:07,760
pre-prom. Um it was like it was the day

1612
01:00:07,760 --> 01:00:10,480
was perfect. The venue was perfect. I

1613
01:00:10,480 --> 01:00:12,319
mean I don't know. I love prom. It was

1614
01:00:12,319 --> 01:00:13,920
my first time going. So we're at the

1615
01:00:13,920 --> 01:00:16,000
Boston Park Plaza if you want to add

1616
01:00:16,000 --> 01:00:17,280
anything else to it. But

1617
01:00:17,280 --> 01:00:19,599
>> not really. Yeah. Really exciting.

1618
01:00:19,599 --> 01:00:21,119
>> Food was amazing, too. I heard that

1619
01:00:21,119 --> 01:00:22,720
maybe they broke the dance floor because

1620
01:00:22,720 --> 01:00:24,240
there was so much dancing going on.

1621
01:00:24,240 --> 01:00:26,160
>> The dance floor was broken.

1622
01:00:26,160 --> 01:00:27,599
>> It was like after the course of the

1623
01:00:27,599 --> 01:00:29,920
night it like started like splitting and

1624
01:00:29,920 --> 01:00:31,440
then you'd like cut like I still have

1625
01:00:31,440 --> 01:00:33,920
cuts on my feet from falling on the

1626
01:00:33,920 --> 01:00:36,400
floor. Um but that did happen.

1627
01:00:36,400 --> 01:00:38,640
>> Um people's had too much fun I guess. Um

1628
01:00:38,640 --> 01:00:40,880
and then also I wanted to mention the

1629
01:00:40,880 --> 01:00:43,040
shout out the CC student interns which

1630
01:00:43,040 --> 01:00:44,079
you guys might have seen cuz I think

1631
01:00:44,079 --> 01:00:45,440
they were all highlighted on the

1632
01:00:45,440 --> 01:00:48,079
Instagram page I believe. Um, but just

1633
01:00:48,079 --> 01:00:50,160
so cool to again see, you know, some of

1634
01:00:50,160 --> 01:00:51,760
your students like passions you kind of

1635
01:00:51,760 --> 01:00:53,119
didn't know about like, oh, that

1636
01:00:53,119 --> 01:00:55,119
person's interested in dermatology or

1637
01:00:55,119 --> 01:00:58,160
they want to be a police officer or um

1638
01:00:58,160 --> 01:01:00,079
like I know there was like a really cool

1639
01:01:00,079 --> 01:01:01,680
like, you know, business or a few

1640
01:01:01,680 --> 01:01:02,720
businesses that were made and that's

1641
01:01:02,720 --> 01:01:04,079
just like so neat to see these like

1642
01:01:04,079 --> 01:01:06,079
passions from your like peers who you

1643
01:01:06,079 --> 01:01:07,680
don't normally like hear about that side

1644
01:01:07,680 --> 01:01:10,000
of them um in your classes. So anyway,

1645
01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:11,680
very cool to have that showcased um

1646
01:01:11,680 --> 01:01:14,960
during lunches. And then um just more

1647
01:01:14,960 --> 01:01:16,240
senior things I want to highlight

1648
01:01:16,240 --> 01:01:17,760
because it was literally the most

1649
01:01:17,760 --> 01:01:19,599
amazing like past two weeks just really

1650
01:01:19,599 --> 01:01:22,079
sweet capping everything off. Um we had

1651
01:01:22,079 --> 01:01:23,599
all night live. I mean of course

1652
01:01:23,599 --> 01:01:25,440
graduation which yes it was rained out

1653
01:01:25,440 --> 01:01:27,599
but I think that was totally made up for

1654
01:01:27,599 --> 01:01:29,520
and we had so much fun. Um it was really

1655
01:01:29,520 --> 01:01:31,520
great, really busy. Um impossible to

1656
01:01:31,520 --> 01:01:32,960
take pictures with friends and family

1657
01:01:32,960 --> 01:01:35,280
but somehow I managed it. Um Maddie and

1658
01:01:35,280 --> 01:01:36,880
I have a picture. I think our heads

1659
01:01:36,880 --> 01:01:38,720
might be barely cut off but we have our

1660
01:01:38,720 --> 01:01:41,599
picture in this slide. Um, and we were

1661
01:01:41,599 --> 01:01:43,040
sitting in the front row, so we were in

1662
01:01:43,040 --> 01:01:45,280
a lot of those little cute pictures. I

1663
01:01:45,280 --> 01:01:46,640
think a lot of them are in the conquer

1664
01:01:46,640 --> 01:01:48,640
bridge. Um, so kind of special to have

1665
01:01:48,640 --> 01:01:50,319
that all. And we went to Kimbells, we

1666
01:01:50,319 --> 01:01:52,400
went to Six Flags, um, we had a field

1667
01:01:52,400 --> 01:01:55,760
day. Um, just lots of stuff going on and

1668
01:01:55,760 --> 01:01:57,680
really amazing to everyone. Thank you to

1669
01:01:57,680 --> 01:01:59,040
everyone who hosted that and planned

1670
01:01:59,040 --> 01:02:00,799
that out um because it really made our

1671
01:02:00,799 --> 01:02:03,680
last few weeks here at CC so special.

1672
01:02:03,680 --> 01:02:05,359
And I can't believe I'm leaving it all,

1673
01:02:05,359 --> 01:02:07,920
but um, we're really excited. Um, and

1674
01:02:07,920 --> 01:02:09,359
I'm I know Maddie would say the exact

1675
01:02:09,359 --> 01:02:13,200
same thing if she was here, but um Yes.

1676
01:02:13,200 --> 01:02:15,119
Okay. Do you want to talk about the car

1677
01:02:15,119 --> 01:02:16,400
things, which I can't talk about

1678
01:02:16,400 --> 01:02:19,040
anymore.

1679
01:02:19,040 --> 01:02:22,160
>> I'm feeling very quiet. Um, so girls

1680
01:02:22,160 --> 01:02:24,160
lacrosse is um currently in their

1681
01:02:24,160 --> 01:02:25,920
playoffs. They won their last two

1682
01:02:25,920 --> 01:02:27,359
playoffs games and I think they're

1683
01:02:27,359 --> 01:02:30,880
number three in the state right now. Um,

1684
01:02:30,880 --> 01:02:32,640
there's still time to climb to the top.

1685
01:02:32,640 --> 01:02:35,280
They haven't had that many games.

1686
01:02:35,280 --> 01:02:37,920
See what else? There's the photo on the

1687
01:02:37,920 --> 01:02:40,079
bottom right which was one of the recent

1688
01:02:40,079 --> 01:02:41,520
games I was I think in the conquered

1689
01:02:41,520 --> 01:02:45,599
bridge that Amy took and they're like

1690
01:02:45,599 --> 01:02:46,880
mostly just wrapping up and they're

1691
01:02:46,880 --> 01:02:48,160
going to start having their banquetss

1692
01:02:48,160 --> 01:02:49,520
and do you

1693
01:02:49,520 --> 01:02:50,640
>> Yeah, I know. Like my brother does

1694
01:02:50,640 --> 01:02:51,920
baseball and they're having the banquet

1695
01:02:51,920 --> 01:02:54,000
like as we speak. So, um I'm going there

1696
01:02:54,000 --> 01:02:56,319
right after this to deliver cookies. Um

1697
01:02:56,319 --> 01:02:58,160
and then we also have which I think is

1698
01:02:58,160 --> 01:02:59,680
very relevant to this. We have the

1699
01:02:59,680 --> 01:03:01,839
student senate and government elections

1700
01:03:01,839 --> 01:03:03,920
which that includes the school committee

1701
01:03:03,920 --> 01:03:05,520
um representatives for next year taking

1702
01:03:05,520 --> 01:03:08,480
over both Maddie and my positions. Um we

1703
01:03:08,480 --> 01:03:10,640
won't know about that until next week I

1704
01:03:10,640 --> 01:03:13,040
think but yes those two people who are

1705
01:03:13,040 --> 01:03:14,240
elected will join because we're doing

1706
01:03:14,240 --> 01:03:15,280
this again next year.

1707
01:03:15,280 --> 01:03:15,599
>> Yes.

1708
01:03:15,599 --> 01:03:17,839
we'll join just checking we'll join

1709
01:03:17,839 --> 01:03:20,240
Mark. Um so yes very exciting.

1710
01:03:20,240 --> 01:03:21,520
>> Yes. And student government just had

1711
01:03:21,520 --> 01:03:22,880
their elections also. So

1712
01:03:22,880 --> 01:03:24,319
>> and those results are out now. Yeah.

1713
01:03:24,319 --> 01:03:27,119
>> Yeah. Vice president and then um Alex is

1714
01:03:27,119 --> 01:03:29,280
president. Abby Adams is another vice

1715
01:03:29,280 --> 01:03:30,960
president. Treasurer Charlotte Jackson

1716
01:03:30,960 --> 01:03:33,680
and um sector is Hannah Cohen.

1717
01:03:33,680 --> 01:03:35,680
>> So exciting. In case you missed it, Mark

1718
01:03:35,680 --> 01:03:38,319
is the vice president of senior club

1719
01:03:38,319 --> 01:03:40,480
very slightly.

1720
01:03:40,480 --> 01:03:42,400
>> Yes. I wanted to get it right. But so

1721
01:03:42,400 --> 01:03:44,799
girls playoffs is there's another game

1722
01:03:44,799 --> 01:03:47,359
tomorrow, Elite 8, and it's the last

1723
01:03:47,359 --> 01:03:50,960
home game at 4:30 for

1724
01:03:50,960 --> 01:03:53,119
so try and go out there. And then our

1725
01:03:53,119 --> 01:03:57,440
upcoming things or I mean finals Q5. Um

1726
01:03:57,440 --> 01:03:58,960
and do you want to say anything about

1727
01:03:58,960 --> 01:03:59,680
those? But

1728
01:03:59,680 --> 01:04:02,160
>> quarter five um I'm doing reboot your

1729
01:04:02,160 --> 01:04:06,000
wardrobe and combat app boot camp which

1730
01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:07,599
>> I'm actually excited to get my common

1731
01:04:07,599 --> 01:04:09,200
app done and like have somebody help me

1732
01:04:09,200 --> 01:04:10,799
with it cuz

1733
01:04:10,799 --> 01:04:12,079
>> before summer I think it'll like relieve

1734
01:04:12,079 --> 01:04:13,920
so much stress. And then I'm a little

1735
01:04:13,920 --> 01:04:19,029
bit interested on your wardrobe.

1736
01:04:19,039 --> 01:04:19,920
» Yeah.

1737
01:04:19,920 --> 01:04:21,599
>> Um and then of course summer. So, we're

1738
01:04:21,599 --> 01:04:23,599
really excited and um Maddie and I are

1739
01:04:23,599 --> 01:04:26,079
going to be leaving to go to college um

1740
01:04:26,079 --> 01:04:28,160
sometime in mid August for both of us.

1741
01:04:28,160 --> 01:04:29,680
Uh she's going to Dartmouth. I'll be

1742
01:04:29,680 --> 01:04:31,680
going to Georgetown. So, we're both very

1743
01:04:31,680 --> 01:04:33,039
excited. She's studying history and I'm

1744
01:04:33,039 --> 01:04:35,200
studying government. So,

1745
01:04:35,200 --> 01:04:36,960
>> yeah. Amazing.

1746
01:04:36,960 --> 01:04:38,160
>> Congratulations.

1747
01:04:38,160 --> 01:04:38,880
>> Congrats.

1748
01:04:38,880 --> 01:04:39,599
>> Thank you.

1749
01:04:39,599 --> 01:04:42,240
>> Um thank you for all of the updates

1750
01:04:42,240 --> 01:04:43,680
throughout the year. Um you know, as

1751
01:04:43,680 --> 01:04:45,039
someone who does not have students at

1752
01:04:45,039 --> 01:04:46,400
the high school or children at the high

1753
01:04:46,400 --> 01:04:48,240
school yet, it's, you know, just good to

1754
01:04:48,240 --> 01:04:49,839
get a sense of what's going on. So

1755
01:04:49,839 --> 01:04:50,480
>> yes,

1756
01:04:50,480 --> 01:04:52,000
>> definitely appreciate it. Wish you best

1757
01:04:52,000 --> 01:04:55,119
of luck. Um Mark, thank you as always.

1758
01:04:55,119 --> 01:04:56,880
We'll look forward to seeing you back

1759
01:04:56,880 --> 01:04:59,440
here next year. I you know, it'll be

1760
01:04:59,440 --> 01:05:01,039
August and September before we know it,

1761
01:05:01,039 --> 01:05:03,280
unfortunately. Um did anybody have any

1762
01:05:03,280 --> 01:05:06,720
questions on the updates?

1763
01:05:06,720 --> 01:05:08,559
>> Mark, what are you doing this summer?

1764
01:05:08,559 --> 01:05:11,599
>> Oh, the summer. Um I'll be going to

1765
01:05:11,599 --> 01:05:14,000
Nantuckle with my friend. And then

1766
01:05:14,000 --> 01:05:17,359
besides that, oh, I just got into this

1767
01:05:17,359 --> 01:05:20,079
program that I'm doing with the MECO

1768
01:05:20,079 --> 01:05:22,079
CEO. I think it's called Bridgewater

1769
01:05:22,079 --> 01:05:24,319
something. Um, the application is due

1770
01:05:24,319 --> 01:05:26,319
tonight. So,

1771
01:05:26,319 --> 01:05:28,000
but I'm really excited. It's about

1772
01:05:28,000 --> 01:05:29,599
something with like civic and like

1773
01:05:29,599 --> 01:05:31,680
business related stuff. So,

1774
01:05:31,680 --> 01:05:32,000
>> awesome.

1775
01:05:32,000 --> 01:05:33,680
>> I'll spend four days at MIT, which I'm

1776
01:05:33,680 --> 01:05:34,720
really excited about.

1777
01:05:34,720 --> 01:05:36,720
>> Okay.

1778
01:05:36,720 --> 01:05:37,920
>> How about you, Evelyn? What are you up

1779
01:05:37,920 --> 01:05:38,799
to for the summer?

1780
01:05:38,799 --> 01:05:40,319
>> Hopefully working so I can make money

1781
01:05:40,319 --> 01:05:42,240
over college. That's the plan. I'm

1782
01:05:42,240 --> 01:05:44,400
working on my wrist bay right now. So,

1783
01:05:44,400 --> 01:05:45,520
yes,

1784
01:05:45,520 --> 01:05:46,960
>> I might know somebody else doing the

1785
01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:49,359
same thing right now. Agent lives in my

1786
01:05:49,359 --> 01:05:50,079
house.

1787
01:05:50,079 --> 01:05:52,000
>> Yeah. All my friends are all in the same

1788
01:05:52,000 --> 01:05:54,079
boat. So,

1789
01:05:54,079 --> 01:05:54,960
>> the best of luck.

1790
01:05:54,960 --> 01:05:55,359
>> Yeah.

1791
01:05:55,359 --> 01:05:56,799
>> Thank you both. Good luck.

1792
01:05:56,799 --> 01:05:57,760
>> Thank you all.

1793
01:05:57,760 --> 01:06:00,799
>> Well done.

1794
01:06:00,799 --> 01:06:03,280
>> All right. We'll now move on to public

1795
01:06:03,280 --> 01:06:05,839
comment. Uh just as a reminder, our

1796
01:06:05,839 --> 01:06:07,280
public comment period will be a period

1797
01:06:07,280 --> 01:06:09,920
of 20 minutes. Um, as a reminder, this

1798
01:06:09,920 --> 01:06:11,440
is a meeting in the public and not with

1799
01:06:11,440 --> 01:06:12,720
the public. So, the school committee

1800
01:06:12,720 --> 01:06:14,799
will not be responding to any comments.

1801
01:06:14,799 --> 01:06:16,160
If you're in the room and would like to

1802
01:06:16,160 --> 01:06:18,400
make um public comment, please submit a

1803
01:06:18,400 --> 01:06:20,160
blue form to meet and you'll be called

1804
01:06:20,160 --> 01:06:22,319
on to speak. If you're on Zoom, you can

1805
01:06:22,319 --> 01:06:24,559
use the raise hand feature. Called to

1806
01:06:24,559 --> 01:06:25,839
speak, please state your name and

1807
01:06:25,839 --> 01:06:29,039
address before doing so. Um, we will go

1808
01:06:29,039 --> 01:06:30,480
every other starting with a comment in

1809
01:06:30,480 --> 01:06:32,640
the room and then taking a comment on

1810
01:06:32,640 --> 01:06:34,960
Zoom and each person has a time limit of

1811
01:06:34,960 --> 01:06:37,599
three minutes. Um, I don't have any blue

1812
01:06:37,599 --> 01:06:43,990
forms yet. Is there anybody?

1813
01:06:44,000 --> 01:06:47,119
Thank you so much. Hi. I just uh Cynthia

1814
01:06:47,119 --> 01:06:49,760
Ready 80 Hunter Ridge Road. I just

1815
01:06:49,760 --> 01:06:51,760
wanted to bring the community's

1816
01:06:51,760 --> 01:06:54,559
attention to the events this month for

1817
01:06:54,559 --> 01:06:57,599
Concrete Pride. Uh they have worked so

1818
01:06:57,599 --> 01:06:59,839
hard. um all the organizers, if there's

1819
01:06:59,839 --> 01:07:02,960
anybody online who's more intimately con

1820
01:07:02,960 --> 01:07:05,119
uh aware of all the events. I just know

1821
01:07:05,119 --> 01:07:07,680
that this Saturday starting at 9ine

1822
01:07:07,680 --> 01:07:10,160
there's a parade at 10:30 there's a flag

1823
01:07:10,160 --> 01:07:13,599
raising um in downtown conquered and I

1824
01:07:13,599 --> 01:07:15,520
think there's then activities for the

1825
01:07:15,520 --> 01:07:17,359
rest of the day familyfriendly

1826
01:07:17,359 --> 01:07:19,599
activities. So starting at 11 with a

1827
01:07:19,599 --> 01:07:22,640
stage in the center of conquered so uh

1828
01:07:22,640 --> 01:07:24,000
please spread the word. I think it's

1829
01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:27,520
going to be not raining for once.

1830
01:07:27,520 --> 01:07:29,039
So I think it's going to be a great day.

1831
01:07:29,039 --> 01:07:31,280
It might be a little warm, but uh I

1832
01:07:31,280 --> 01:07:32,640
think it's just they've worked really

1833
01:07:32,640 --> 01:07:35,839
hard and it's quite a tradition now I

1834
01:07:35,839 --> 01:07:39,039
think in conquered and uh so please uh

1835
01:07:39,039 --> 01:07:41,359
join in. Come from Carlile. We'd love to

1836
01:07:41,359 --> 01:07:44,000
have you. So thank you very much.

1837
01:07:44,000 --> 01:07:47,280
>> Thank you Cynthia.

1838
01:07:47,280 --> 01:07:54,549
>> Is there anybody?

1839
01:07:54,559 --> 01:07:56,720
» All right. Um moving along then. Jen

1840
01:07:56,720 --> 01:08:04,549
Morgan.

1841
01:08:04,559 --> 01:08:07,839
» Little little something.

1842
01:08:07,839 --> 01:08:09,440
>> Just remember to say your address.

1843
01:08:09,440 --> 01:08:13,440
>> My address is 91 Riverside Avenue.

1844
01:08:13,440 --> 01:08:15,119
Good evening and thank you for the

1845
01:08:15,119 --> 01:08:17,679
opportunity to speak tonight. My name is

1846
01:08:17,679 --> 01:08:20,319
Jen Morgan. My husband Rob and I are

1847
01:08:20,319 --> 01:08:22,560
parents of three children at Thorough

1848
01:08:22,560 --> 01:08:24,960
Elementary School. Our oldest is in

1849
01:08:24,960 --> 01:08:27,199
fifth grade and will be heading to CMS

1850
01:08:27,199 --> 01:08:30,319
this fall. First, we'd like to share how

1851
01:08:30,319 --> 01:08:31,839
impressed we've been with Principal

1852
01:08:31,839 --> 01:08:34,640
Sparks, who's here, which is so nice,

1853
01:08:34,640 --> 01:08:36,799
and the entire thorough staff,

1854
01:08:36,799 --> 01:08:38,640
especially in response to the recent

1855
01:08:38,640 --> 01:08:41,040
fire. Two of our three children's

1856
01:08:41,040 --> 01:08:43,279
classrooms were displaced. And it has

1857
01:08:43,279 --> 01:08:45,359
been clear that an extraordinary amount

1858
01:08:45,359 --> 01:08:48,880
of care, intention, flexibility, and

1859
01:08:48,880 --> 01:08:51,279
hard work went into supporting students

1860
01:08:51,279 --> 01:08:53,040
and families through a difficult

1861
01:08:53,040 --> 01:08:55,920
situation. We are deeply grateful for

1862
01:08:55,920 --> 01:08:57,839
such capable leadership and feel

1863
01:08:57,839 --> 01:08:59,679
fortunate to be part of this special

1864
01:08:59,679 --> 01:09:03,120
school community. So, thank you.

1865
01:09:03,120 --> 01:09:04,880
That experience also highlights

1866
01:09:04,880 --> 01:09:07,120
something we value greatly in conquered

1867
01:09:07,120 --> 01:09:10,159
schools. When challenges arise, our

1868
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district approaches them thoughtfully

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with students well-being at the center.

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As our son prepares to transition to

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01:09:17,359 --> 01:09:19,520
middle school, we hope to see that same

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01:09:19,520 --> 01:09:21,679
intentionality applied to educational

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01:09:21,679 --> 01:09:24,239
technology and AI, which we know

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01:09:24,239 --> 01:09:26,000
significantly impacts the learning

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01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:27,520
environment and potential of our

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01:09:27,520 --> 01:09:29,359
children.

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01:09:29,359 --> 01:09:31,359
Technology can be a powerful tool for

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01:09:31,359 --> 01:09:34,159
learning, but how, when, and why it is

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01:09:34,159 --> 01:09:37,279
used matters deeply. We are encouraged

1880
01:09:37,279 --> 01:09:39,359
to see the district taking a closer look

1881
01:09:39,359 --> 01:09:41,600
at educational technology through the

1882
01:09:41,600 --> 01:09:43,839
upcoming assessment and we're hopeful

1883
01:09:43,839 --> 01:09:45,520
that it will lead our school community

1884
01:09:45,520 --> 01:09:47,440
in a productive and intentional

1885
01:09:47,440 --> 01:09:50,640
direction. We are also excited about the

1886
01:09:50,640 --> 01:09:52,880
work of the intentional tech coalition

1887
01:09:52,880 --> 01:09:55,280
and fully support this group as we

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01:09:55,280 --> 01:09:57,199
believe meaningful progress will come

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01:09:57,199 --> 01:09:59,360
from strong partnerships between schools

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01:09:59,360 --> 01:10:01,280
and families.

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01:10:01,280 --> 01:10:03,280
We also believe that parents and

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01:10:03,280 --> 01:10:05,840
educators share the same goal, helping

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01:10:05,840 --> 01:10:08,640
children learn, grow, and thrive in a

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01:10:08,640 --> 01:10:11,280
rapidly changing world. By working

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01:10:11,280 --> 01:10:13,360
together, we can ensure that technology

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01:10:13,360 --> 01:10:15,520
serves our students in ways that are

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01:10:15,520 --> 01:10:17,920
purposeful, age appropriate, safe, and

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01:10:17,920 --> 01:10:19,360
aligned with the values of our

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01:10:19,360 --> 01:10:21,920
community. Thank you all for your time,

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01:10:21,920 --> 01:10:23,679
your leadership, and your commitment to

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01:10:23,679 --> 01:10:25,360
our children. Thank you.

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01:10:25,360 --> 01:10:28,239
>> Thank you.

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>> I'll just check again online. Is there

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01:10:30,159 --> 01:10:31,440
anyone who wants to make a public

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01:10:31,440 --> 01:10:34,400
comment?

1906
01:10:34,400 --> 01:10:35,679
All right. And I don't have any more

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01:10:35,679 --> 01:10:38,000
forms in the room.

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01:10:38,000 --> 01:10:40,719
So that concludes public comment. Um

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01:10:40,719 --> 01:10:42,640
we'll now move on to the consent agenda

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01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:45,280
where we have warrants a donation for

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01:10:45,280 --> 01:10:48,159
senior week. Um as well as a CCHS trip

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01:10:48,159 --> 01:10:50,000
to the White Mountains. Would someone

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01:10:50,000 --> 01:10:52,640
like to make a motion to I guess first

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01:10:52,640 --> 01:10:53,920
anything that needs to get pulled off

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01:10:53,920 --> 01:10:56,480
from the consent agenda?

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01:10:56,480 --> 01:10:59,840
>> All right. We accept the consent agenda.

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01:10:59,840 --> 01:11:02,239
Okay. Is there a second? Second.

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>> Any discussion?

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01:11:04,000 --> 01:11:04,800
>> Favor.

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01:11:04,800 --> 01:11:08,790
>> I

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01:11:08,800 --> 01:11:12,000
uh in terms of correspondence, I think

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01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:15,440
it was two.

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01:11:15,440 --> 01:11:18,800
>> Um we got correspondence related to um

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01:11:18,800 --> 01:11:21,840
signage at the high school. Um and then

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01:11:21,840 --> 01:11:28,880
we also had um signage sorry from the

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01:11:28,880 --> 01:11:30,480
All right,

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01:11:30,480 --> 01:11:32,480
moving on to discussion. Um, the first

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01:11:32,480 --> 01:11:34,960
thing is the Maisy O'Donnell um dining

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01:11:34,960 --> 01:11:37,280
center update and as you have been

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01:11:37,280 --> 01:11:38,480
leaison.

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01:11:38,480 --> 01:11:38,800
>> Yep.

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>> There I will turn over you.

1933
01:11:40,719 --> 01:11:44,239
>> All right. Um, we welcome Sandy Smith

1934
01:11:44,239 --> 01:11:46,880
who is joining us on behalf of the Maisy

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01:11:46,880 --> 01:11:49,520
O'Donnell Foundation and we have Betsy

1936
01:11:49,520 --> 01:11:52,320
O'Donnell who is joining us on Zoom from

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01:11:52,320 --> 01:11:58,159
Bulgaria. So it's really late um really late and so they are coming to us

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01:11:58,159 --> 01:11:59,600
to tell us a little bit about their

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01:11:59,600 --> 01:12:01,679
project which are really looking forward

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01:12:01,679 --> 01:12:04,640
to working with the O'Donnell Foundation

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01:12:04,640 --> 01:12:06,880
the Maisy O'Donnell Foundation with the

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01:12:06,880 --> 01:12:09,520
town with CC Pools. Betsy is currently

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01:12:09,520 --> 01:12:12,560
president of CC Pools also. So I will

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01:12:12,560 --> 01:12:14,560
turn it over to Sandy and Betsy. You

1945
01:12:14,560 --> 01:12:16,159
guys can decide who goes first.

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01:12:16,159 --> 01:12:18,960
>> I think Betsy you're you're up first.

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01:12:18,960 --> 01:12:21,520
>> I am. So, I just want thank you, Sandy,

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01:12:21,520 --> 01:12:23,760
and and thank you, Tracy. Um, you know,

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01:12:23,760 --> 01:12:25,679
Kristoff and I just want to say once

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01:12:25,679 --> 01:12:29,520
again how truly grateful we are for the

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01:12:29,520 --> 01:12:31,760
support of the town in this initiative.

1952
01:12:31,760 --> 01:12:33,679
Um, you know, really this has been a

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01:12:33,679 --> 01:12:35,280
community endeavor to raise the money

1954
01:12:35,280 --> 01:12:38,480
and the funds. And so, um, we greatly

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01:12:38,480 --> 01:12:40,239
appreciate your help as we navigate

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01:12:40,239 --> 01:12:43,440
these final last details. Um, and I will

1957
01:12:43,440 --> 01:12:45,280
turn it over to Sandy who will walk

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01:12:45,280 --> 01:12:48,159
through, um, those details.

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01:12:48,159 --> 01:12:51,280
>> Great. Thanks very much, Betsy. And

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01:12:51,280 --> 01:12:53,360
thank you, Tracy, for that introduction.

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I thought I might just give a quick

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01:12:56,239 --> 01:12:59,440
rundown of what's happened since we were

1963
01:12:59,440 --> 01:13:02,640
in front of you on August 20th last

1964
01:13:02,640 --> 01:13:06,239
year. Uh we presented a conceptual

1965
01:13:06,239 --> 01:13:10,719
design for the Maisy O'Donnell dryland

1966
01:13:10,719 --> 01:13:12,800
training center, which would be attached

1967
01:13:12,800 --> 01:13:15,600
to the Bey Center. At that point it was

1968
01:13:15,600 --> 01:13:18,400
conceptual uh and we were delighted with

1969
01:13:18,400 --> 01:13:20,480
the reception we got from the school

1970
01:13:20,480 --> 01:13:22,960
committee. It was unanimous at the time.

1971
01:13:22,960 --> 01:13:27,280
Uh and uh then our next stop was with

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01:13:27,280 --> 01:13:29,360
the select board. We made a similar

1973
01:13:29,360 --> 01:13:32,159
presentation to them on October 6th.

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01:13:32,159 --> 01:13:34,480
They were unanimously supportive of the

1975
01:13:34,480 --> 01:13:36,960
project as well. We asked the select

1976
01:13:36,960 --> 01:13:42,239
board at that meeting if we could uh uh

1977
01:13:42,239 --> 01:13:45,040
if we could run the project with a

1978
01:13:45,040 --> 01:13:47,120
nonprofit organization as opposed to

1979
01:13:47,120 --> 01:13:50,320
having the town uh build the build the

1980
01:13:50,320 --> 01:13:51,600
project. And we did that for two

1981
01:13:51,600 --> 01:13:54,000
reasons. One, uh we felt that we could

1982
01:13:54,000 --> 01:13:57,520
do it for uh a lower budget and we felt

1983
01:13:57,520 --> 01:14:00,239
we could do it faster. And the select

1984
01:14:00,239 --> 01:14:04,480
board and town manager agreed um at that

1985
01:14:04,480 --> 01:14:08,640
meeting. And so the uh town council then

1986
01:14:08,640 --> 01:14:11,600
uh rendered an opinion that in fact we

1987
01:14:11,600 --> 01:14:14,000
could we could do that because laws had

1988
01:14:14,000 --> 01:14:17,679
changed since uh the original beauty

1989
01:14:17,679 --> 01:14:21,520
center was uh built in the in the early

1990
01:14:21,520 --> 01:14:26,560
2000s. Um town council rendered

1991
01:14:26,560 --> 01:14:30,239
positive opinion on October 24th.

1992
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In November, we were actually able to

1993
01:14:32,880 --> 01:14:35,760
revive the original CC Pools nonprofit

1994
01:14:35,760 --> 01:14:37,440
organization with the help of Henry

1995
01:14:37,440 --> 01:14:39,920
Dayne, who was on the original board of

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01:14:39,920 --> 01:14:42,000
CC Pools.

1997
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So, we had our nonprofit already

1998
01:14:43,920 --> 01:14:46,400
basically in place, which helped uh

1999
01:14:46,400 --> 01:14:50,719
tremendously. On January 16th, uh we

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01:14:50,719 --> 01:14:52,800
signed a memorandum of understanding

2001
01:14:52,800 --> 01:14:57,679
with the town uh which entrusts uh CC

2002
01:14:57,679 --> 01:15:01,440
pools with the design and construction

2003
01:15:01,440 --> 01:15:06,560
of the uh of the addition. And the

2004
01:15:06,560 --> 01:15:08,480
memorandum of understanding is very

2005
01:15:08,480 --> 01:15:12,880
specific in that the primary purpose uh

2006
01:15:12,880 --> 01:15:15,520
of this addition is for the instruction

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01:15:15,520 --> 01:15:18,159
and training of student athletes

2008
01:15:18,159 --> 01:15:20,320
preparing themselves for participation

2009
01:15:20,320 --> 01:15:23,280
in intercolastic and amateur competition

2010
01:15:23,280 --> 01:15:26,719
and aquatic diving and related skills.

2011
01:15:26,719 --> 01:15:30,480
That means the CCHS swim and dive team.

2012
01:15:30,480 --> 01:15:33,520
So although it's attached to the BD

2013
01:15:33,520 --> 01:15:36,719
center, this is for your this is for

2014
01:15:36,719 --> 01:15:39,040
your students, all of our students

2015
01:15:39,040 --> 01:15:40,640
primarily.

2016
01:15:40,640 --> 01:15:42,800
Um

2017
01:15:42,800 --> 01:15:45,600
uh on March 20th, we retained the

2018
01:15:45,600 --> 01:15:50,000
architectural firm of Studio DSK uh to

2019
01:15:50,000 --> 01:15:52,560
uh begin the design work and we're

2020
01:15:52,560 --> 01:15:54,800
currently in the design phase of the

2021
01:15:54,800 --> 01:15:57,600
project at the moment. Uh we're we're

2022
01:15:57,600 --> 01:16:01,199
hoping to submit uh permit applications

2023
01:16:01,199 --> 01:16:05,199
uh very shortly. Um

2024
01:16:05,199 --> 01:16:08,560
and as you'll recall, the plan that we

2025
01:16:08,560 --> 01:16:12,480
had last summer was to uh locate the

2026
01:16:12,480 --> 01:16:15,040
addition in what I'll refer to as the

2027
01:16:15,040 --> 01:16:17,440
lower parking lot. It's a small parking

2028
01:16:17,440 --> 01:16:20,000
lot as you face the beauty center to

2029
01:16:20,000 --> 01:16:21,840
around to the left and sort of down a

2030
01:16:21,840 --> 01:16:24,960
level. Uh the attractive part of that is

2031
01:16:24,960 --> 01:16:28,560
it's right through this. There's a wall

2032
01:16:28,560 --> 01:16:32,080
there, very tall wall, 30 plus feet, but

2033
01:16:32,080 --> 01:16:35,440
it's right adjacent to the dive well.

2034
01:16:35,440 --> 01:16:37,360
And it makes absolutely perfect sense

2035
01:16:37,360 --> 01:16:40,960
that that be the location. Um there's ve

2036
01:16:40,960 --> 01:16:43,120
very little uh site prep that has to be

2037
01:16:43,120 --> 01:16:44,880
done because the parking lot there is

2038
01:16:44,880 --> 01:16:48,960
right at basically at the uh the pool uh

2039
01:16:48,960 --> 01:16:52,320
pool level. Um so that's our current

2040
01:16:52,320 --> 01:16:55,440
plan. Uh in order to execute on that

2041
01:16:55,440 --> 01:16:58,480
plan however uh there are six parking

2042
01:16:58,480 --> 01:17:01,679
spots there uh that are for a

2043
01:17:01,679 --> 01:17:05,679
combination of uh staff parking and for

2044
01:17:05,679 --> 01:17:08,640
delivery and service vehicles and we

2045
01:17:08,640 --> 01:17:11,440
need to find a place to relocate those

2046
01:17:11,440 --> 01:17:14,560
parking spots. Uh the special permit

2047
01:17:14,560 --> 01:17:18,080
that was uh issued for the original BD

2048
01:17:18,080 --> 01:17:21,520
center required a total number of 136

2049
01:17:21,520 --> 01:17:26,000
parking spaces and six of those are

2050
01:17:26,000 --> 01:17:31,040
those those six. Um in in considering

2051
01:17:31,040 --> 01:17:34,159
the alternatives that we had uh we

2052
01:17:34,159 --> 01:17:39,600
wanted to find a solution which

2053
01:17:39,600 --> 01:17:43,520
uh had as little impact on the overall

2054
01:17:43,520 --> 01:17:46,640
campus site both high school and BD

2055
01:17:46,640 --> 01:17:49,440
center site as possible in terms of

2056
01:17:49,440 --> 01:17:52,800
adding imperous surfaces. That's not a

2057
01:17:52,800 --> 01:17:55,520
good thing. Uh so we're trying to avoid

2058
01:17:55,520 --> 01:17:57,440
that. We're trying to do something that

2059
01:17:57,440 --> 01:18:00,560
can be done fairly easily and where we

2060
01:18:00,560 --> 01:18:05,280
can um we can uh not have to divert a

2061
01:18:05,280 --> 01:18:07,120
lot of our resources into something

2062
01:18:07,120 --> 01:18:11,600
other than uh our focus on building a

2063
01:18:11,600 --> 01:18:15,040
first class diving facility for for our

2064
01:18:15,040 --> 01:18:19,760
students. Um so we have come up with a

2065
01:18:19,760 --> 01:18:23,760
proposal which uh if you could Drew if

2066
01:18:23,760 --> 01:18:28,480
you could pass those around. Uh I have

2067
01:18:28,480 --> 01:18:32,470
12.

2068
01:18:32,480 --> 01:18:39,840
» Um which involves uh your help.

2069
01:18:39,840 --> 01:18:43,750
Um,

2070
01:18:43,760 --> 01:18:47,040
let me get to my second page here.

2071
01:18:47,040 --> 01:18:49,920
Um, we've identified

2072
01:18:49,920 --> 01:18:55,600
uh locations on the uh CCHS campus where

2073
01:18:55,600 --> 01:18:59,280
we would like to strike uh six

2074
01:18:59,280 --> 01:19:02,480
replacement parking spaces.

2075
01:19:02,480 --> 01:19:04,640
Uh the fir on the first page of the

2076
01:19:04,640 --> 01:19:09,199
handout, you'll see an area up by the

2077
01:19:09,199 --> 01:19:12,400
radio station, um the TV station, and

2078
01:19:12,400 --> 01:19:14,159
it's near the loading dock for the high

2079
01:19:14,159 --> 01:19:16,800
school. And there's a small little uh

2080
01:19:16,800 --> 01:19:18,880
sort of cutth through area that has just

2081
01:19:18,880 --> 01:19:21,600
enough spaces for three three parking

2082
01:19:21,600 --> 01:19:24,320
spaces. Um

2083
01:19:24,320 --> 01:19:27,280
and that's what we're showing on on the

2084
01:19:27,280 --> 01:19:31,199
first slide here, the first picture.

2085
01:19:31,199 --> 01:19:37,199
Um that gets us halfway. And then we uh

2086
01:19:37,199 --> 01:19:41,679
identified an area on the access road

2087
01:19:41,679 --> 01:19:44,000
into the high school campus from Walden

2088
01:19:44,000 --> 01:19:46,159
Street. On the second slide, the town

2089
01:19:46,159 --> 01:19:49,280
forest is right across uh to the right

2090
01:19:49,280 --> 01:19:51,280
here on this picture. You see Walden

2091
01:19:51,280 --> 01:19:54,000
Street coming across uh on on the right.

2092
01:19:54,000 --> 01:19:56,400
And as you turn up and the be center

2093
01:19:56,400 --> 01:19:59,760
parking lot, um, one of the entrance

2094
01:19:59,760 --> 01:20:03,199
exits is there on the left, but we've

2095
01:20:03,199 --> 01:20:06,400
got identified a spot for three

2096
01:20:06,400 --> 01:20:10,560
additional parking spaces. Um,

2097
01:20:10,560 --> 01:20:14,159
this would allow us to comply with the

2098
01:20:14,159 --> 01:20:16,320
special permit that we need to comply

2099
01:20:16,320 --> 01:20:21,840
with. Um, and as I said, it it it um

2100
01:20:21,840 --> 01:20:24,000
it's it's been reviewed by both the

2101
01:20:24,000 --> 01:20:27,360
police and fire departments. They're

2102
01:20:27,360 --> 01:20:31,040
they concur this is

2103
01:20:31,040 --> 01:20:36,719
a reasonable plan. Uh and uh as I said,

2104
01:20:36,719 --> 01:20:40,000
the these six spaces will not disrupt

2105
01:20:40,000 --> 01:20:42,159
any of the current student parking. I

2106
01:20:42,159 --> 01:20:43,840
know all the student parking spaces are

2107
01:20:43,840 --> 01:20:46,480
all numbered and uh we certainly didn't

2108
01:20:46,480 --> 01:20:49,040
want to disrupt all that numbering. Um

2109
01:20:49,040 --> 01:20:51,120
these can be numbered or not depending

2110
01:20:51,120 --> 01:20:53,360
what what you want to do with them. Uh

2111
01:20:53,360 --> 01:20:55,199
but it doesn't disrupt the current

2112
01:20:55,199 --> 01:20:58,640
student parking. U it will have no

2113
01:20:58,640 --> 01:21:02,960
impact on imperous surfaces at all. Uh,

2114
01:21:02,960 --> 01:21:05,440
and as I said, it will allow us to

2115
01:21:05,440 --> 01:21:07,920
devote all of our resources to building

2116
01:21:07,920 --> 01:21:11,920
a a terrific uh uh diving facility for

2117
01:21:11,920 --> 01:21:14,719
the town. So, that's the proposal. We

2118
01:21:14,719 --> 01:21:17,679
would uh appreciate your support of that

2119
01:21:17,679 --> 01:21:19,600
and that will allow us to move forward

2120
01:21:19,600 --> 01:21:22,400
to the permitting process uh finish up

2121
01:21:22,400 --> 01:21:25,679
our design work and move forward on with

2122
01:21:25,679 --> 01:21:27,600
a permit application sometime in the

2123
01:21:27,600 --> 01:21:30,159
next several weeks.

2124
01:21:30,159 --> 01:21:33,120
Just to clarify, is this the only thing

2125
01:21:33,120 --> 01:21:35,040
standing between getting to that next

2126
01:21:35,040 --> 01:21:37,040
stage, getting to permitting?

2127
01:21:37,040 --> 01:21:39,040
>> Well, it's certainly one of them. I

2128
01:21:39,040 --> 01:21:41,280
mean, we we have to once we get this

2129
01:21:41,280 --> 01:21:44,239
done and know that we've been able to

2130
01:21:44,239 --> 01:21:47,520
find spots to to satisfy

2131
01:21:47,520 --> 01:21:50,320
uh the requirements, uh then we can

2132
01:21:50,320 --> 01:21:53,440
finish up the actual design work.

2133
01:21:53,440 --> 01:21:56,320
>> But we we have, you know, we had a good

2134
01:21:56,320 --> 01:21:59,679
head start on on that. uh uh because

2135
01:21:59,679 --> 01:22:02,080
it's fundamentally a very similar plan

2136
01:22:02,080 --> 01:22:04,239
to what we had last summer.

2137
01:22:04,239 --> 01:22:06,080
>> So, has the timeline shifted at all?

2138
01:22:06,080 --> 01:22:06,320
>> Sorry.

2139
01:22:06,320 --> 01:22:08,880
>> Has the timeline shifted since uh we

2140
01:22:08,880 --> 01:22:09,760
spoke last summer?

2141
01:22:09,760 --> 01:22:13,520
>> Has the timeline shifted? Um

2142
01:22:13,520 --> 01:22:15,360
that's an interesting question. Uh we're

2143
01:22:15,360 --> 01:22:17,760
not really in control of the timeline.

2144
01:22:17,760 --> 01:22:20,400
The uh the planning board and the zoning

2145
01:22:20,400 --> 01:22:22,239
board really are going to determine what

2146
01:22:22,239 --> 01:22:25,760
the what the timeline is. uh we we will

2147
01:22:25,760 --> 01:22:29,040
have to we we hope to be able to submit

2148
01:22:29,040 --> 01:22:31,840
um an application

2149
01:22:31,840 --> 01:22:38,880
to them uh this month. Um and

2150
01:22:38,880 --> 01:22:41,199
looking at their calendar, it looks like

2151
01:22:41,199 --> 01:22:43,120
our first meeting opportunity with them

2152
01:22:43,120 --> 01:22:45,440
would be about six weeks out from the

2153
01:22:45,440 --> 01:22:48,960
time that we submit the application. Um,

2154
01:22:48,960 --> 01:22:51,360
then there's a 20 or 30-day waiting

2155
01:22:51,360 --> 01:22:54,000
period after they approve it for

2156
01:22:54,000 --> 01:22:57,600
appeals. Uh, we'll wait for that. Uh,

2157
01:22:57,600 --> 01:23:01,040
and then we would

2158
01:23:01,040 --> 01:23:03,840
probably begin construction sometime in

2159
01:23:03,840 --> 01:23:08,629
the early part of the fall be my guess.

2160
01:23:08,639 --> 01:23:10,800
» Well, what a wonderful way to really

2161
01:23:10,800 --> 01:23:13,920
honor Macy's life and to give a gift to

2162
01:23:13,920 --> 01:23:15,520
the town. I mean, we're so grateful for

2163
01:23:15,520 --> 01:23:17,679
the work that the foundation's done and

2164
01:23:17,679 --> 01:23:19,760
for everyone that's contributed to it

2165
01:23:19,760 --> 01:23:21,520
and we are definitely looking forward to

2166
01:23:21,520 --> 01:23:22,960
partnering with the town to really make

2167
01:23:22,960 --> 01:23:24,480
this happen.

2168
01:23:24,480 --> 01:23:28,880
>> Thank Thank you. We promise you we'll do

2169
01:23:28,880 --> 01:23:32,000
our best job to produce a, as I said, a

2170
01:23:32,000 --> 01:23:36,239
first class uh facility that you and the

2171
01:23:36,239 --> 01:23:38,480
town will be proud of. That's that's our

2172
01:23:38,480 --> 01:23:41,360
objective. if you can help us with

2173
01:23:41,360 --> 01:23:43,679
allowing us to stripe these six spaces,

2174
01:23:43,679 --> 01:23:46,560
that'll be a huge hurdle that we will

2175
01:23:46,560 --> 01:23:47,600
clear.

2176
01:23:47,600 --> 01:23:48,880
>> So, what are the next steps?

2177
01:23:48,880 --> 01:23:50,560
>> Yeah, so I've been involved in this for

2178
01:23:50,560 --> 01:23:52,719
weeks now. So, we vetted these spots.

2179
01:23:52,719 --> 01:23:54,239
It's totally fine.

2180
01:23:54,239 --> 01:23:54,719
>> Okay.

2181
01:23:54,719 --> 01:23:58,159
>> By the high school. Um, no impact really

2182
01:23:58,159 --> 01:24:00,480
at all. In fact, some are already had

2183
01:24:00,480 --> 01:24:00,960
parking.

2184
01:24:00,960 --> 01:24:04,400
>> Yeah. Park and our maintenance team can

2185
01:24:04,400 --> 01:24:06,239
stripe them tomorrow if you approve it.

2186
01:24:06,239 --> 01:24:08,320
So, it's pretty straightforward if we're

2187
01:24:08,320 --> 01:24:09,600
all on the same page.

2188
01:24:09,600 --> 01:24:11,920
>> Okay. But we're not voting on this.

2189
01:24:11,920 --> 01:24:16,239
>> Um, well, if it I think it we have one

2190
01:24:16,239 --> 01:24:17,920
more meeting, but it might be best to

2191
01:24:17,920 --> 01:24:20,800
vote on it tonight unless someone wants

2192
01:24:20,800 --> 01:24:22,719
to wait till the next meeting,

2193
01:24:22,719 --> 01:24:24,560
>> but it seems like to me it seems very

2194
01:24:24,560 --> 01:24:26,480
straightforward and with the approval

2195
01:24:26,480 --> 01:24:29,360
from police and fire and the district

2196
01:24:29,360 --> 01:24:31,120
and everyone saying that this seems to

2197
01:24:31,120 --> 01:24:33,840
be okay. I know we talked about um they

2198
01:24:33,840 --> 01:24:35,840
had talked about putting additional ones

2199
01:24:35,840 --> 01:24:38,159
all down that Walden Street, but now

2200
01:24:38,159 --> 01:24:40,719
that's not gonna happen. So I feel like

2201
01:24:40,719 --> 01:24:42,800
even from buses entering and leaving, if

2202
01:24:42,800 --> 01:24:44,159
you've been on that campus during that

2203
01:24:44,159 --> 01:24:46,159
time, this shouldn't have any impact on

2204
01:24:46,159 --> 01:24:46,880
that.

2205
01:24:46,880 --> 01:24:47,520
>> Okay.

2206
01:24:47,520 --> 01:24:49,199
>> So people feel comfortable, I think we

2207
01:24:49,199 --> 01:24:50,000
put to the vote.

2208
01:24:50,000 --> 01:24:52,159
>> If I recall from the last time we

2209
01:24:52,159 --> 01:24:53,520
discussed this, that was the only

2210
01:24:53,520 --> 01:24:54,480
concern.

2211
01:24:54,480 --> 01:24:57,440
>> There were six spots, three spots. And

2212
01:24:57,440 --> 01:24:59,199
if police and fire is saying there's

2213
01:24:59,199 --> 01:25:01,040
ample space from the intersection at

2214
01:25:01,040 --> 01:25:04,560
Walden from the front, I don't see

2215
01:25:04,560 --> 01:25:06,159
anything that should hold us back.

2216
01:25:06,159 --> 01:25:07,760
>> I feel like this is the least we can do

2217
01:25:07,760 --> 01:25:09,760
and we should approve it tonight and get

2218
01:25:09,760 --> 01:25:12,480
them on their way.

2219
01:25:12,480 --> 01:25:14,480
>> Seems like a no-brainer to me, too.

2220
01:25:14,480 --> 01:25:16,480
>> All right. So, I I'll make a motion to

2221
01:25:16,480 --> 01:25:18,639
approve the six parking spots as

2222
01:25:18,639 --> 01:25:20,000
proposed at the meeting.

2223
01:25:20,000 --> 01:25:21,040
>> Seconded.

2224
01:25:21,040 --> 01:25:24,870
>> Any final discussion?

2225
01:25:24,880 --> 01:25:28,480
» All in favor? I

2226
01:25:28,480 --> 01:25:30,239
>> All right. Thank you very much. Thank

2227
01:25:30,239 --> 01:25:31,360
you very much.

2228
01:25:31,360 --> 01:25:33,520
>> Thank you. Thank you all so so much. We

2229
01:25:33,520 --> 01:25:37,750
really appreciate it.

2230
01:25:37,760 --> 01:25:41,679
» Okay. Um we will continue now to our

2231
01:25:41,679 --> 01:25:45,199
school improvement plans. Dr. Over to

2232
01:25:45,199 --> 01:25:45,520
you.

2233
01:25:45,520 --> 01:25:47,280
>> Great. So we were going to reverse order

2234
01:25:47,280 --> 01:25:49,199
here and start with the high school um

2235
01:25:49,199 --> 01:25:51,360
and then make our way to middle and

2236
01:25:51,360 --> 01:25:53,360
elementaryaries. So, I'm going to invite

2237
01:25:53,360 --> 01:25:56,639
Katie Style and Brian Miller up to talk

2238
01:25:56,639 --> 01:26:00,880
with you. Our plan is to um assume

2239
01:26:00,880 --> 01:26:04,639
you've read them and highlight each

2240
01:26:04,639 --> 01:26:06,400
administration is going to highlight a

2241
01:26:06,400 --> 01:26:09,199
few pieces, but we really want this to

2242
01:26:09,199 --> 01:26:12,000
be a dialogue um and not just sit here

2243
01:26:12,000 --> 01:26:14,239
and lecture with you. We're cognizant of

2244
01:26:14,239 --> 01:26:18,159
time and want to be sure it's a back and

2245
01:26:18,159 --> 01:26:21,199
forth discussion and not just us talking

2246
01:26:21,199 --> 01:26:23,360
with you talking with you but not at

2247
01:26:23,360 --> 01:26:26,320
you. So Brian and Katie are here. I'm

2248
01:26:26,320 --> 01:26:28,400
going to turn it over to them to kick it

2249
01:26:28,400 --> 01:26:32,719
off and then we can discuss from there.

2250
01:26:32,719 --> 01:26:33,360
>> Hey everybody.

2251
01:26:33,360 --> 01:26:34,880
>> Hi

2252
01:26:34,880 --> 01:26:36,480
to see you.

2253
01:26:36,480 --> 01:26:39,600
>> Um okay so we are just going to choose

2254
01:26:39,600 --> 01:26:41,760
two uh rows that we're going to talk

2255
01:26:41,760 --> 01:26:43,280
about. So, first one we want to talk

2256
01:26:43,280 --> 01:26:44,719
about is on the bottom of the first

2257
01:26:44,719 --> 01:26:47,679
page, and it's talking about um

2258
01:26:47,679 --> 01:26:49,120
expanding student driven learning

2259
01:26:49,120 --> 01:26:50,560
opportunities, increase our

2260
01:26:50,560 --> 01:26:52,000
understanding, understanding,

2261
01:26:52,000 --> 01:26:54,320
engagement, and joy. Um that's something

2262
01:26:54,320 --> 01:26:57,199
we're really looking forward to do.

2263
01:26:57,199 --> 01:26:58,800
So, one of the ways we want to do that

2264
01:26:58,800 --> 01:27:00,239
is we have been partnering with

2265
01:27:00,239 --> 01:27:03,440
Levvenia, which is a um ed education

2266
01:27:03,440 --> 01:27:04,960
consultant group for the past two years.

2267
01:27:04,960 --> 01:27:06,719
They've been they've been amazing. It's

2268
01:27:06,719 --> 01:27:08,400
taken us a little bit of time to find

2269
01:27:08,400 --> 01:27:10,159
the right group to offer professional

2270
01:27:10,159 --> 01:27:12,480
development for our staff, but they have

2271
01:27:12,480 --> 01:27:16,320
really formed strong connections. Um,

2272
01:27:16,320 --> 01:27:18,080
and they so it's just nice. They're not

2273
01:27:18,080 --> 01:27:20,320
the one hit wonder. They many of them

2274
01:27:20,320 --> 01:27:21,840
are on campus five or 10 times

2275
01:27:21,840 --> 01:27:23,120
throughout the year. They know our

2276
01:27:23,120 --> 01:27:24,719
staff's name. Our staff knows their

2277
01:27:24,719 --> 01:27:28,639
name. They have a a real actual

2278
01:27:28,639 --> 01:27:31,280
connection. Um, especially built over

2279
01:27:31,280 --> 01:27:33,440
two years now. So, we really want

2280
01:27:33,440 --> 01:27:34,960
they've been doing a lot of individual

2281
01:27:34,960 --> 01:27:37,280
coaching with our staff, but something

2282
01:27:37,280 --> 01:27:39,440
that we're looking to bring in next year

2283
01:27:39,440 --> 01:27:41,760
is really look at strengthening our

2284
01:27:41,760 --> 01:27:43,600
leadership team ability to do some of

2285
01:27:43,600 --> 01:27:46,239
that work as well. So, three or four

2286
01:27:46,239 --> 01:27:50,000
times over the course of the next year,

2287
01:27:50,000 --> 01:27:51,360
bringing them in directly into our

2288
01:27:51,360 --> 01:27:54,000
leadership teams. Um, the other thing

2289
01:27:54,000 --> 01:27:57,040
that we are really looking to expand is

2290
01:27:57,040 --> 01:27:59,120
or explore is our interdisciplinary

2291
01:27:59,120 --> 01:28:01,520
offerings. Um I think many of you know

2292
01:28:01,520 --> 01:28:03,760
what Twice Totales is.

2293
01:28:03,760 --> 01:28:04,480
>> Yes.

2294
01:28:04,480 --> 01:28:06,639
Okay. So we've always only offered

2295
01:28:06,639 --> 01:28:08,639
that in first semester but we are

2296
01:28:08,639 --> 01:28:11,679
offering it in both semesters next year.

2297
01:28:11,679 --> 01:28:15,440
We're also expanding um

2298
01:28:15,440 --> 01:28:17,600
uh offering AP environmental science and

2299
01:28:17,600 --> 01:28:20,159
AP language in Rivers and Revolutions

2300
01:28:20,159 --> 01:28:21,360
directly.

2301
01:28:21,360 --> 01:28:24,400
>> So that will be a really cool addition.

2302
01:28:24,400 --> 01:28:27,040
Um, and then also we've been talking

2303
01:28:27,040 --> 01:28:29,120
with some of the ninth grade academy

2304
01:28:29,120 --> 01:28:31,520
leaders about what opportunities might

2305
01:28:31,520 --> 01:28:34,159
exist for um, within the ninth grade

2306
01:28:34,159 --> 01:28:36,239
academy team structure. One thing you'll

2307
01:28:36,239 --> 01:28:39,040
notice is that we have had a fourth goal

2308
01:28:39,040 --> 01:28:40,639
for a long time about the nth grade

2309
01:28:40,639 --> 01:28:43,120
academy, but we feel like we're doing a

2310
01:28:43,120 --> 01:28:44,719
really good job at it and we just felt

2311
01:28:44,719 --> 01:28:45,920
like we did. It doesn't mean we're not

2312
01:28:45,920 --> 01:28:47,840
going to continue to keep it a focus,

2313
01:28:47,840 --> 01:28:49,520
but it's not something that we felt like

2314
01:28:49,520 --> 01:28:52,560
we needed a fourth goal in. But um this

2315
01:28:52,560 --> 01:28:54,320
summer, some of our summer work is going

2316
01:28:54,320 --> 01:28:56,480
to be about exploring the

2317
01:28:56,480 --> 01:28:58,159
interdisciplinary opportunities that

2318
01:28:58,159 --> 01:29:00,719
might exist in this academy model. So

2319
01:29:00,719 --> 01:29:02,960
we're really excited about those ideas.

2320
01:29:02,960 --> 01:29:05,199
>> Yeah. And just to um piggyback about

2321
01:29:05,199 --> 01:29:07,040
Levvenia, um we're just really excited

2322
01:29:07,040 --> 01:29:09,040
to continue that work next year with our

2323
01:29:09,040 --> 01:29:10,960
English, social studies, math, and

2324
01:29:10,960 --> 01:29:12,960
science departments. um the work that

2325
01:29:12,960 --> 01:29:14,480
they're doing with our department

2326
01:29:14,480 --> 01:29:16,159
chairs, getting into classrooms,

2327
01:29:16,159 --> 01:29:18,159
observing with the chairs, kind of using

2328
01:29:18,159 --> 01:29:20,320
that coaching model has been incredibly

2329
01:29:20,320 --> 01:29:22,080
impactful and beneficial for all of our

2330
01:29:22,080 --> 01:29:24,480
teachers. Um and really thinking about

2331
01:29:24,480 --> 01:29:26,320
some of the transferable skills that

2332
01:29:26,320 --> 01:29:29,040
they can use for students and um kind of

2333
01:29:29,040 --> 01:29:30,960
shifting the cognitive load for for

2334
01:29:30,960 --> 01:29:33,360
teachers and students. So um we're

2335
01:29:33,360 --> 01:29:34,880
really looking forward to continuing

2336
01:29:34,880 --> 01:29:38,480
that work with them next year.

2337
01:29:38,480 --> 01:29:41,120
Can I ask a question about apes within

2338
01:29:41,120 --> 01:29:44,080
um Rivers? Yeah. So, if you take Rivers

2339
01:29:44,080 --> 01:29:45,679
first semester, you'll take first

2340
01:29:45,679 --> 01:29:47,920
semester AP environmental and then

2341
01:29:47,920 --> 01:29:49,679
you'll take either A or B block or

2342
01:29:49,679 --> 01:29:51,280
whatever block it fits into second

2343
01:29:51,280 --> 01:29:51,840
semester.

2344
01:29:51,840 --> 01:29:53,760
>> Yeah. So, you can do it both ways.

2345
01:29:53,760 --> 01:29:55,040
>> Yeah, you can do it both ways.

2346
01:29:55,040 --> 01:29:55,600
>> Okay.

2347
01:29:55,600 --> 01:29:57,360
>> You could take you could do like apes

2348
01:29:57,360 --> 01:29:59,600
and rivers first semester and then do

2349
01:29:59,600 --> 01:30:01,440
apes not in rivers outside of rivers.

2350
01:30:01,440 --> 01:30:02,639
>> Yeah. Like it wouldn't necessarily have

2351
01:30:02,639 --> 01:30:04,719
to be in a reblock cuz now you're no

2352
01:30:04,719 --> 01:30:06,000
longer in rivers.

2353
01:30:06,000 --> 01:30:08,239
>> Yes. So, um,

2354
01:30:08,239 --> 01:30:10,480
>> and Twice Told Tales is over subscribed

2355
01:30:10,480 --> 01:30:13,040
every year, right? So, this is a I mean,

2356
01:30:13,040 --> 01:30:15,199
there's like a hundred kids every year

2357
01:30:15,199 --> 01:30:17,600
that want it. So, I still don't know if

2358
01:30:17,600 --> 01:30:19,360
we met all the demand

2359
01:30:19,360 --> 01:30:21,360
>> for all the kids who Yeah. It's a great

2360
01:30:21,360 --> 01:30:21,760
course.

2361
01:30:21,760 --> 01:30:23,440
>> They they present here and we all wanted

2362
01:30:23,440 --> 01:30:25,280
to sit up.

2363
01:30:25,280 --> 01:30:28,480
>> Alex and Eric are amazing.

2364
01:30:28,480 --> 01:30:29,920
>> Yeah. Okay. So, the next thing we're

2365
01:30:29,920 --> 01:30:32,560
going to talk about um is on the last

2366
01:30:32,560 --> 01:30:34,800
page, creating and promoting safe spaces

2367
01:30:34,800 --> 01:30:36,560
where voices and needs of diverse

2368
01:30:36,560 --> 01:30:38,560
students and their families are valued

2369
01:30:38,560 --> 01:30:42,560
and heard. Um so we've had quite a few

2370
01:30:42,560 --> 01:30:44,800
um new affinity groups pop up this year

2371
01:30:44,800 --> 01:30:47,520
and something that we started to do um

2372
01:30:47,520 --> 01:30:49,280
midyear was to bring together the

2373
01:30:49,280 --> 01:30:51,199
leaders of those affinity groups so that

2374
01:30:51,199 --> 01:30:53,520
they could have time together to talk

2375
01:30:53,520 --> 01:30:57,280
about common themes, common challenges,

2376
01:30:57,280 --> 01:30:59,280
um scheduling different things that they

2377
01:30:59,280 --> 01:31:01,679
have coming up. and it's been really

2378
01:31:01,679 --> 01:31:04,880
incredible um to have those leaders come

2379
01:31:04,880 --> 01:31:07,199
together to kind of share, you know, the

2380
01:31:07,199 --> 01:31:08,560
different things that their that their

2381
01:31:08,560 --> 01:31:10,960
groups are doing. Um so that's something

2382
01:31:10,960 --> 01:31:12,800
that we're definitely going to continue.

2383
01:31:12,800 --> 01:31:15,040
Um we're our goal is to have at least

2384
01:31:15,040 --> 01:31:18,560
one meeting um each quarter next year so

2385
01:31:18,560 --> 01:31:20,000
that all the leaders can come together

2386
01:31:20,000 --> 01:31:23,120
and just brainstorm um and share ideas.

2387
01:31:23,120 --> 01:31:26,080
And um it was really cool to see just

2388
01:31:26,080 --> 01:31:28,239
like after our very first meeting all

2389
01:31:28,239 --> 01:31:29,679
the different affinity groups following

2390
01:31:29,679 --> 01:31:31,760
each other on social media and talking

2391
01:31:31,760 --> 01:31:33,679
about ideas for you know ways that they

2392
01:31:33,679 --> 01:31:35,760
can incorporate their groups into fun

2393
01:31:35,760 --> 01:31:37,280
Fridays and things that they can do

2394
01:31:37,280 --> 01:31:38,800
together and promoting each other's

2395
01:31:38,800 --> 01:31:41,199
events. Um so that's been really

2396
01:31:41,199 --> 01:31:42,960
exciting to see and we're really excited

2397
01:31:42,960 --> 01:31:44,960
to continue that work um with our

2398
01:31:44,960 --> 01:31:47,199
student body next year. Yeah. Our

2399
01:31:47,199 --> 01:31:49,760
student um reps came in and talked about

2400
01:31:49,760 --> 01:31:51,840
how impactful that was and so it's great

2401
01:31:51,840 --> 01:31:53,679
to see you guys lean into that a little

2402
01:31:53,679 --> 01:31:54,400
bit more.

2403
01:31:54,400 --> 01:31:55,920
>> Yeah. Yeah. We're excited about it

2404
01:31:55,920 --> 01:31:57,600
>> and it's it's fun to hear the students

2405
01:31:57,600 --> 01:31:58,960
talk about it and then you come in and

2406
01:31:58,960 --> 01:32:00,400
talk about

2407
01:32:00,400 --> 01:32:01,360
>> Yep.

2408
01:32:01,360 --> 01:32:03,440
>> Well, we both mentioned it on Saturday

2409
01:32:03,440 --> 01:32:04,960
as well. It was like

2410
01:32:04,960 --> 01:32:07,199
>> we didn't really know that like

2411
01:32:07,199 --> 01:32:08,719
>> we hadn't read Lor's. Lori hadn't read

2412
01:32:08,719 --> 01:32:09,280
our

2413
01:32:09,280 --> 01:32:12,639
>> You didn't get it done enough.

2414
01:32:12,639 --> 01:32:14,560
>> And you can watch it on Minute Man Media

2415
01:32:14,560 --> 01:32:16,159
if you missed it. I watch all my

2416
01:32:16,159 --> 01:32:17,520
speeches there. Excellent.

2417
01:32:17,520 --> 01:32:20,159
>> I know that uh I'm being led under the

2418
01:32:20,159 --> 01:32:22,480
DI commission that the commission has

2419
01:32:22,480 --> 01:32:25,280
interest in working with the student

2420
01:32:25,280 --> 01:32:27,199
affinity groups and I've also heard from

2421
01:32:27,199 --> 01:32:28,719
the student affinity groups that they

2422
01:32:28,719 --> 01:32:31,840
want to work together not only with the

2423
01:32:31,840 --> 01:32:34,639
other groups in the school but expand an

2424
01:32:34,639 --> 01:32:36,320
envelope with other neighboring

2425
01:32:36,320 --> 01:32:38,400
communities the like affinity groups. Is

2426
01:32:38,400 --> 01:32:40,560
there any work going on toward that?

2427
01:32:40,560 --> 01:32:43,760
Yeah. So, I know that our BSU has often

2428
01:32:43,760 --> 01:32:46,639
had um potlucks with uh let's see,

2429
01:32:46,639 --> 01:32:48,080
Bedford and Wakefield.

2430
01:32:48,080 --> 01:32:48,880
>> Yes,

2431
01:32:48,880 --> 01:32:51,920
>> I think those I think Wakefield. So, I

2432
01:32:51,920 --> 01:32:56,480
and I know that our um Spectrum group,

2433
01:32:56,480 --> 01:32:58,080
not only Spectrum, but a lot of students

2434
01:32:58,080 --> 01:33:02,639
in Spectrum just went to a um LGBTQIA

2435
01:33:02,639 --> 01:33:06,880
plus prom three a few Fridays ago

2436
01:33:06,880 --> 01:33:08,880
>> uh held at Wuburn High School. So, I

2437
01:33:08,880 --> 01:33:11,840
think that as the affinity groups become

2438
01:33:11,840 --> 01:33:16,480
more um developed that I think right now

2439
01:33:16,480 --> 01:33:18,000
some of them are just getting their feet

2440
01:33:18,000 --> 01:33:19,920
underwater and trying to deal with

2441
01:33:19,920 --> 01:33:21,600
navigating CC,

2442
01:33:21,600 --> 01:33:23,280
>> but then they're ready like some of

2443
01:33:23,280 --> 01:33:24,719
those groups have been around for a bit

2444
01:33:24,719 --> 01:33:26,400
longer and are looking elsewhere as

2445
01:33:26,400 --> 01:33:26,960
well.

2446
01:33:26,960 --> 01:33:29,199
>> Yeah,

2447
01:33:29,199 --> 01:33:31,199
>> a couple of questions about uh academic

2448
01:33:31,199 --> 01:33:35,920
achievement. Um just says 95% retention

2449
01:33:35,920 --> 01:33:39,920
of uh students in

2450
01:33:39,920 --> 01:33:43,280
how far are we from that target?

2451
01:33:43,280 --> 01:33:45,679
>> Um so dual enrollment we have no measure

2452
01:33:45,679 --> 01:33:47,280
of because we've never done dual

2453
01:33:47,280 --> 01:33:47,920
enrollment.

2454
01:33:47,920 --> 01:33:48,639
>> Okay.

2455
01:33:48,639 --> 01:33:50,960
>> Um so there's that.

2456
01:33:50,960 --> 01:33:52,800
>> Um I think that we've made

2457
01:33:52,800 --> 01:33:54,719
>> Can you explain dual enrollment for the

2458
01:33:54,719 --> 01:33:55,360
committee?

2459
01:33:55,360 --> 01:33:56,960
>> So I guess I should call it concurrent

2460
01:33:56,960 --> 01:33:58,320
enrollment because that's really what

2461
01:33:58,320 --> 01:34:00,960
it's called. So dual enrollment would be

2462
01:34:00,960 --> 01:34:03,120
if our students went to Middle Sex and

2463
01:34:03,120 --> 01:34:05,040
took courses at Middle Sex during the

2464
01:34:05,040 --> 01:34:07,520
day. Concurrent enrollment will be

2465
01:34:07,520 --> 01:34:10,239
students will receive CC but also Middle

2466
01:34:10,239 --> 01:34:12,719
Sex credit but the course is taught by a

2467
01:34:12,719 --> 01:34:13,679
CC teacher

2468
01:34:13,679 --> 01:34:18,239
>> at CC So you could have kids in I don't

2469
01:34:18,239 --> 01:34:19,600
know like

2470
01:34:19,600 --> 01:34:23,120
>> psychology and Katie could be taking it

2471
01:34:23,120 --> 01:34:29,120
for concurrent enrollment credit and I'm not or vice versa. Um, I think that

2472
01:34:29,120 --> 01:34:32,800
we right now we have made a lot of

2473
01:34:32,800 --> 01:34:35,679
progress recently about just getting

2474
01:34:35,679 --> 01:34:38,239
these marginalized students into honors

2475
01:34:38,239 --> 01:34:40,000
and AP courses and we've really started

2476
01:34:40,000 --> 01:34:42,880
with 9th grade. So, it's hard to say we

2477
01:34:42,880 --> 01:34:44,880
started 2 or 3 years ago with younger

2478
01:34:44,880 --> 01:34:47,360
students. It's too it's really hard to

2479
01:34:47,360 --> 01:34:49,520
just start with your 12th graders and

2480
01:34:49,520 --> 01:34:51,360
say all of a sudden you're going to take

2481
01:34:51,360 --> 01:34:53,440
the student is not really setting up a

2482
01:34:53,440 --> 01:34:55,280
student for success. So I think this is

2483
01:34:55,280 --> 01:34:57,199
the first year that we actually have a

2484
01:34:57,199 --> 01:34:58,639
substantial number of students taking

2485
01:34:58,639 --> 01:35:01,520
it. So it's hard for

2486
01:35:01,520 --> 01:35:03,920
me to really give that data exactly but

2487
01:35:03,920 --> 01:35:04,960
I think it's

2488
01:35:04,960 --> 01:35:06,560
>> yes for sure.

2489
01:35:06,560 --> 01:35:10,960
>> Um on a on a similar line right the

2490
01:35:10,960 --> 01:35:12,960
enrollment in upper class courses by

2491
01:35:12,960 --> 01:35:16,719
10%. Is that the goal over the next year

2492
01:35:16,719 --> 01:35:18,239
or

2493
01:35:18,239 --> 01:35:20,480
few years? I think that that is our goal

2494
01:35:20,480 --> 01:35:23,120
for next if for this coming year like

2495
01:35:23,120 --> 01:35:24,880
sort of when kids have registered for

2496
01:35:24,880 --> 01:35:27,600
courses in a year from now. Okay.

2497
01:35:27,600 --> 01:35:29,760
>> 10% more than a baseline right now.

2498
01:35:29,760 --> 01:35:33,520
>> 10% more than now. Yeah.

2499
01:35:33,520 --> 01:35:35,600
>> Let's just ask questions of a few more

2500
01:35:35,600 --> 01:35:37,120
asking.

2501
01:35:37,120 --> 01:35:39,840
>> But didn't you also have students that

2502
01:35:39,840 --> 01:35:43,440
opted to enroll in some of your English

2503
01:35:43,440 --> 01:35:46,800
electives versus like AP English? So you

2504
01:35:46,800 --> 01:35:48,400
can have the goal, but some they might

2505
01:35:48,400 --> 01:35:49,760
say, "Gee, I really want to take, I

2506
01:35:49,760 --> 01:35:50,800
don't know, I'll make it up French

2507
01:35:50,800 --> 01:35:54,159
literature instead of taking AP L and so

2508
01:35:54,159 --> 01:35:56,080
that's going to happen, right? But you

2509
01:35:56,080 --> 01:35:58,639
can still take it for honors credit."

2510
01:35:58,639 --> 01:35:58,960
Okay.

2511
01:35:58,960 --> 01:36:00,560
>> Yeah. And there's so many I mean, I'm

2512
01:36:00,560 --> 01:36:02,159
sure you've seen the course catalog.

2513
01:36:02,159 --> 01:36:03,840
There's so many amazing courses for

2514
01:36:03,840 --> 01:36:05,840
students to choose. So, so it's really

2515
01:36:05,840 --> 01:36:07,520
about, you know, preference and what

2516
01:36:07,520 --> 01:36:09,280
they want to study and what they want to

2517
01:36:09,280 --> 01:36:10,159
spend their time on.

2518
01:36:10,159 --> 01:36:11,679
>> And I had somebody ask me like literally

2519
01:36:11,679 --> 01:36:13,199
today, they're like, "Well, does it

2520
01:36:13,199 --> 01:36:15,600
matter if you take AP or honors? like is

2521
01:36:15,600 --> 01:36:17,040
there any difference? Like and people

2522
01:36:17,040 --> 01:36:18,480
always worry about what colleges think

2523
01:36:18,480 --> 01:36:20,800
of taking AP class versus an honors

2524
01:36:20,800 --> 01:36:23,360
class and I was like personally I'm like

2525
01:36:23,360 --> 01:36:25,120
it doesn't really matter like like take

2526
01:36:25,120 --> 01:36:27,040
what you want to take and take what

2527
01:36:27,040 --> 01:36:28,000
you're prepared for.

2528
01:36:28,000 --> 01:36:29,440
>> Yeah. I think it's all about fit for a

2529
01:36:29,440 --> 01:36:32,639
student and thinking about like their balance as a whole and their

2530
01:36:32,639 --> 01:36:34,159
course load as a whole and what makes

2531
01:36:34,159 --> 01:36:35,679
sense for them especially in their

2532
01:36:35,679 --> 01:36:36,960
junior and senior years

2533
01:36:36,960 --> 01:36:38,960
>> when they have more flexibility to

2534
01:36:38,960 --> 01:36:42,239
choose classes that they want to be in.

2535
01:36:42,239 --> 01:36:46,000
Um, I did have a question. I noticed um

2536
01:36:46,000 --> 01:36:48,080
it said um grade 6 to 12 department

2537
01:36:48,080 --> 01:36:51,119
chairs meeting to to collaborate. Um,

2538
01:36:51,119 --> 01:36:52,239
and you probably know where I'm going

2539
01:36:52,239 --> 01:36:54,639
with this. Where are the opportunities

2540
01:36:54,639 --> 01:36:57,040
um for for Carlile if any?

2541
01:36:57,040 --> 01:36:58,960
>> Yeah. So, we did so we've done this this

2542
01:36:58,960 --> 01:37:00,080
year as well.

2543
01:37:00,080 --> 01:37:02,159
>> It's uh Carlilele has absolutely been

2544
01:37:02,159 --> 01:37:04,159
included. they don't have maybe it's

2545
01:37:04,159 --> 01:37:05,760
less a department chair but there's

2546
01:37:05,760 --> 01:37:08,080
certainly like a liaison from carile

2547
01:37:08,080 --> 01:37:10,239
that they've been included

2548
01:37:10,239 --> 01:37:13,360
>> in the discussions um

2549
01:37:13,360 --> 01:37:15,760
>> so I think our goal is just to we

2550
01:37:15,760 --> 01:37:18,239
started it this year and how I think we

2551
01:37:18,239 --> 01:37:19,679
maybe did two or three

2552
01:37:19,679 --> 01:37:22,080
>> our chairs love it they love you know

2553
01:37:22,080 --> 01:37:24,159
streamlining and talking about the you

2554
01:37:24,159 --> 01:37:25,920
know the vertical alignment so that's

2555
01:37:25,920 --> 01:37:27,040
been exciting

2556
01:37:27,040 --> 01:37:28,080
>> for sure

2557
01:37:28,080 --> 01:37:29,920
>> so I think we're just looking to expand

2558
01:37:29,920 --> 01:37:31,920
on that and

2559
01:37:31,920 --> 01:37:33,360
just at least have it happen once a

2560
01:37:33,360 --> 01:37:34,080
quarter.

2561
01:37:34,080 --> 01:37:35,360
>> No, that's great. And especially as

2562
01:37:35,360 --> 01:37:37,679
we're finishing our strategic plan where

2563
01:37:37,679 --> 01:37:39,600
vertical and horizontal alignment from

2564
01:37:39,600 --> 01:37:42,639
preK to 8 is going to be something we

2565
01:37:42,639 --> 01:37:43,520
start on next year.

2566
01:37:43,520 --> 01:37:44,080
>> Yeah,

2567
01:37:44,080 --> 01:37:47,280
>> I think just great to hear.

2568
01:37:47,280 --> 01:37:49,520
>> Did you go back to the dual?

2569
01:37:49,520 --> 01:37:51,119
>> Oh, go ahead. The dual enrollment real

2570
01:37:51,119 --> 01:37:53,600
quick. I love that you're committing to

2571
01:37:53,600 --> 01:37:55,280
that and I wonder if there's any

2572
01:37:55,280 --> 01:37:57,679
movement toward early college as well.

2573
01:37:57,679 --> 01:37:59,520
typically is one of the best catalysts

2574
01:37:59,520 --> 01:38:02,320
for low-income students to launch into

2575
01:38:02,320 --> 01:38:04,960
college and complete uh not only saving

2576
01:38:04,960 --> 01:38:07,199
them money but also getting them far

2577
01:38:07,199 --> 01:38:09,840
along the journey to a degree. I'm

2578
01:38:09,840 --> 01:38:12,880
curious if there's any uh momentum or

2579
01:38:12,880 --> 01:38:15,840
thinking toward that in the future.

2580
01:38:15,840 --> 01:38:17,600
>> Yeah. So, this is definitely this is new

2581
01:38:17,600 --> 01:38:19,600
for us starting next year. So for us,

2582
01:38:19,600 --> 01:38:21,679
like we're really excited about this and

2583
01:38:21,679 --> 01:38:24,639
I think we'll see, you know, we'll see

2584
01:38:24,639 --> 01:38:26,400
how our students do with it, how much

2585
01:38:26,400 --> 01:38:28,080
they take advantage of it. I mean, I

2586
01:38:28,080 --> 01:38:29,360
think that I think they're going to

2587
01:38:29,360 --> 01:38:31,520
really like it for many of those

2588
01:38:31,520 --> 01:38:34,320
reasons. Um, so I think anything to kind

2589
01:38:34,320 --> 01:38:37,360
of think about the benefits for our

2590
01:38:37,360 --> 01:38:39,360
students post high school, right?

2591
01:38:39,360 --> 01:38:40,960
Earning credits and all those things is

2592
01:38:40,960 --> 01:38:43,119
certainly something that we're open to

2593
01:38:43,119 --> 01:38:45,040
um exploring and thinking about and will

2594
01:38:45,040 --> 01:38:47,040
continue to. Do you imagine it'll have

2595
01:38:47,040 --> 01:38:49,440
an impact on college enrollment rates?

2596
01:38:49,440 --> 01:38:51,440
And I I know we have a very high college

2597
01:38:51,440 --> 01:38:52,239
enrollment rate.

2598
01:38:52,239 --> 01:38:52,880
>> Yeah.

2599
01:38:52,880 --> 01:38:54,000
>> But I don't know actually what our

2600
01:38:54,000 --> 01:38:56,080
college completion rate is of for

2601
01:38:56,080 --> 01:38:58,080
students who graduate from conquered and

2602
01:38:58,080 --> 01:39:00,480
I don't know if that is knowable uh or

2603
01:39:00,480 --> 01:39:02,239
easily knowable.

2604
01:39:02,239 --> 01:39:04,719
>> Not easily.

2605
01:39:04,719 --> 01:39:05,920
>> Um yeah,

2606
01:39:05,920 --> 01:39:07,040
>> we've talked about that. That's

2607
01:39:07,040 --> 01:39:08,960
something that we Yeah, we don't we

2608
01:39:08,960 --> 01:39:10,800
don't have great data on that. M

2609
01:39:10,800 --> 01:39:12,800
>> um we just did an exit survey for our

2610
01:39:12,800 --> 01:39:14,960
seniors and asked for their email

2611
01:39:14,960 --> 01:39:16,800
addresses or personal email addresses

2612
01:39:16,800 --> 01:39:19,040
for you know when they leave so that we

2613
01:39:19,040 --> 01:39:20,880
you know as we think about how to

2614
01:39:20,880 --> 01:39:22,639
capture more data moving forward we can

2615
01:39:22,639 --> 01:39:23,760
reach more students

2616
01:39:23,760 --> 01:39:25,840
>> but doesn't desi track like 16 months

2617
01:39:25,840 --> 01:39:28,239
after but they don't track beyond

2618
01:39:28,239 --> 01:39:30,159
>> yeah you'd have to do I think the best

2619
01:39:30,159 --> 01:39:33,119
proxy would be 36 months national

2620
01:39:33,119 --> 01:39:36,239
student clearing house data which is not

2621
01:39:36,239 --> 01:39:38,560
>> it's not crazy expensive it's like $3 a

2622
01:39:38,560 --> 01:39:40,400
student to buy that data. Yeah,

2623
01:39:40,400 --> 01:39:42,560
>> but it's possible in theory.

2624
01:39:42,560 --> 01:39:46,080
>> Yeah, I I I would posit I hypothesize

2625
01:39:46,080 --> 01:39:48,080
that you would have an impact on it by

2626
01:39:48,080 --> 01:39:50,400
the dual enrollment in early college uh

2627
01:39:50,400 --> 01:39:51,280
initiative.

2628
01:39:51,280 --> 01:39:54,629
>> Yeah.

2629
01:39:54,639 --> 01:39:56,960
» Okay. Maybe I'll keep asking. Um go for

2630
01:39:56,960 --> 01:39:57,360
it.

2631
01:39:57,360 --> 01:39:59,840
>> The the multi-tered support uh it spoke

2632
01:39:59,840 --> 01:40:02,880
about 9th and 10th grade. Uh is is there

2633
01:40:02,880 --> 01:40:05,600
a reason why it's starting 11 to and 12

2634
01:40:05,600 --> 01:40:07,119
or

2635
01:40:07,119 --> 01:40:09,760
>> I think that we certainly are we focus a

2636
01:40:09,760 --> 01:40:11,520
lot with our screeners and things with

2637
01:40:11,520 --> 01:40:13,440
our um reading screeners and math

2638
01:40:13,440 --> 01:40:15,199
screeners towards the younger grades and

2639
01:40:15,199 --> 01:40:20,960
I think just building that foundation in the ninth and tth grades has been um

2640
01:40:20,960 --> 01:40:22,800
really beneficial to our students as

2641
01:40:22,800 --> 01:40:25,040
they get to 11th and 12th grade. I think

2642
01:40:25,040 --> 01:40:27,199
it's certainly we certainly provide

2643
01:40:27,199 --> 01:40:28,639
students with the supports that they

2644
01:40:28,639 --> 01:40:30,639
need. It's just we're not necessarily

2645
01:40:30,639 --> 01:40:33,280
looking at the whole grade um at once.

2646
01:40:33,280 --> 01:40:34,960
>> And I think if we're doing a good job at

2647
01:40:34,960 --> 01:40:36,400
ninth and tenth, right, we're sort of

2648
01:40:36,400 --> 01:40:37,760
pulling back those services,

2649
01:40:37,760 --> 01:40:38,719
>> right,

2650
01:40:38,719 --> 01:40:41,440
>> as we can getting them ready for

2651
01:40:41,440 --> 01:40:42,320
whatever looks next

2652
01:40:42,320 --> 01:40:46,400
>> and increasing their independence. Yeah.

2653
01:40:46,400 --> 01:40:52,629
>> Um in diversity and retention.

2654
01:40:52,639 --> 01:40:53,920
» Yes.

2655
01:40:53,920 --> 01:40:56,800
Um, do you have

2656
01:40:56,800 --> 01:40:58,159
numbers of what the attrition has looked

2657
01:40:58,159 --> 01:40:59,600
like in recent years? Because it spoke

2658
01:40:59,600 --> 01:41:05,910
about uh trying to

2659
01:41:05,920 --> 01:41:07,840
um develop recommendations for increased

2660
01:41:07,840 --> 01:41:09,840
retention.

2661
01:41:09,840 --> 01:41:12,960
Is is that a problem or

2662
01:41:12,960 --> 01:41:15,119
>> No, we've actually been doing a really

2663
01:41:15,119 --> 01:41:19,119
nice job um hiring more diver more

2664
01:41:19,119 --> 01:41:21,920
diverse faculty

2665
01:41:21,920 --> 01:41:24,400
in a year with riffs. That's

2666
01:41:24,400 --> 01:41:25,920
challenging.

2667
01:41:25,920 --> 01:41:28,400
Um but I think that it's certainly on

2668
01:41:28,400 --> 01:41:30,639
our mind every time we've made a hire

2669
01:41:30,639 --> 01:41:34,400
and they've been incredible. We've made

2670
01:41:34,400 --> 01:41:37,600
good steps forward.

2671
01:41:37,600 --> 01:41:40,159
Thank you.

2672
01:41:40,159 --> 01:41:43,679
I have a question. This is certainly not

2673
01:41:43,679 --> 01:41:46,159
the sum total of all you're doing it,

2674
01:41:46,159 --> 01:41:47,840
but sometimes the things that appear on

2675
01:41:47,840 --> 01:41:49,119
the list are the most important, but

2676
01:41:49,119 --> 01:41:51,840
it's the things that just miss. I'm

2677
01:41:51,840 --> 01:41:53,920
curious, is there one or two things that

2678
01:41:53,920 --> 01:41:57,119
just miss being on here that you know,

2679
01:41:57,119 --> 01:41:58,880
um,

2680
01:41:58,880 --> 01:42:03,669
you know, not hit you?

2681
01:42:03,679 --> 01:42:06,320
Um, for me it's I mean I think it's

2682
01:42:06,320 --> 01:42:09,199
definitely shows up in the both the

2683
01:42:09,199 --> 01:42:13,600
inclusive culture and the um

2684
01:42:13,600 --> 01:42:15,360
second strand about well-being, but it's

2685
01:42:15,360 --> 01:42:17,119
about like how do we ensure all students

2686
01:42:17,119 --> 01:42:18,719
have a strong sense of connection and

2687
01:42:18,719 --> 01:42:19,280
belonging.

2688
01:42:19,280 --> 01:42:20,000
>> Yeah.

2689
01:42:20,000 --> 01:42:22,800
>> Um to me

2690
01:42:22,800 --> 01:42:24,719
that's super important. I don't know how

2691
01:42:24,719 --> 01:42:27,920
you can like begin to learn well if you

2692
01:42:27,920 --> 01:42:29,920
don't feel like that you show up to a

2693
01:42:29,920 --> 01:42:31,920
school where people know who you are.

2694
01:42:31,920 --> 01:42:34,400
Um, so I think that that's always our

2695
01:42:34,400 --> 01:42:36,880
challenge to take a place where 1,200

2696
01:42:36,880 --> 01:42:39,679
kids and 200 to 250 staff show up every

2697
01:42:39,679 --> 01:42:43,040
day and make it that kids

2698
01:42:43,040 --> 01:42:45,040
like that it feels smaller and kids feel

2699
01:42:45,040 --> 01:42:46,159
known and that they've found their

2700
01:42:46,159 --> 01:42:46,639
space.

2701
01:42:46,639 --> 01:42:47,920
>> Yeah.

2702
01:42:47,920 --> 01:42:48,560
>> So that

2703
01:42:48,560 --> 01:42:49,840
>> there's so many little things that we

2704
01:42:49,840 --> 01:42:51,760
all do dayto-day that won't end up right

2705
01:42:51,760 --> 01:42:53,679
like in our school improvement plan, but

2706
01:42:53,679 --> 01:42:56,480
that mean so much to students and to

2707
01:42:56,480 --> 01:42:58,560
educators in the building. So

2708
01:42:58,560 --> 01:42:58,960
>> yeah,

2709
01:42:58,960 --> 01:43:00,719
>> I appreciate that the answer, the

2710
01:43:00,719 --> 01:43:02,639
honesty. It's hard to leave things on

2711
01:43:02,639 --> 01:43:04,080
the cutting room floor.

2712
01:43:04,080 --> 01:43:06,000
>> And um

2713
01:43:06,000 --> 01:43:08,159
>> yeah, I'm interested in where we can go

2714
01:43:08,159 --> 01:43:10,239
on that very topic. That's an important

2715
01:43:10,239 --> 01:43:10,719
one.

2716
01:43:10,719 --> 01:43:11,360
>> That's true.

2717
01:43:11,360 --> 01:43:13,600
>> Yeah.

2718
01:43:13,600 --> 01:43:16,000
>> Is there anything you need from us in

2719
01:43:16,000 --> 01:43:18,560
particular as you pursue the things that

2720
01:43:18,560 --> 01:43:21,679
are listed for next year's school

2721
01:43:21,679 --> 01:43:22,560
improvement plan?

2722
01:43:22,560 --> 01:43:24,560
>> I just I'm so grateful that our students

2723
01:43:24,560 --> 01:43:26,480
can come here and talk about so many of

2724
01:43:26,480 --> 01:43:28,000
the great things that they're doing. I

2725
01:43:28,000 --> 01:43:29,600
know that recognition means a lot to

2726
01:43:29,600 --> 01:43:31,679
them and they love that time. So, thank

2727
01:43:31,679 --> 01:43:34,080
you. And if we can continue to have them

2728
01:43:34,080 --> 01:43:35,920
come back to school committee next year,

2729
01:43:35,920 --> 01:43:38,159
um I know that goes a long way. So,

2730
01:43:38,159 --> 01:43:39,760
thank you for that.

2731
01:43:39,760 --> 01:43:41,600
>> Yeah. No, we're super grateful. I think

2732
01:43:41,600 --> 01:43:43,760
that we absolutely appreciate your

2733
01:43:43,760 --> 01:43:46,000
support and it is felt from us and our

2734
01:43:46,000 --> 01:43:47,920
staff. So, thank you.

2735
01:43:47,920 --> 01:43:48,400
>> Thank you.

2736
01:43:48,400 --> 01:43:52,470
>> Well, thank you. Thank you.

2737
01:43:52,480 --> 01:43:54,000
» It's fun hearing the students talk about

2738
01:43:54,000 --> 01:43:55,360
the last two weeks because it's been

2739
01:43:55,360 --> 01:43:57,600
such a whirlwind.

2740
01:43:57,600 --> 01:43:58,800
I WAS SITTING OVER THERE getting

2741
01:43:58,800 --> 01:44:01,119
Cheerios

2742
01:44:01,119 --> 01:44:02,880
9 to five. I go that felt like I was

2743
01:44:02,880 --> 01:44:03,440
like

2744
01:44:03,440 --> 01:44:05,920
>> I thought it was 3 months ago

2745
01:44:05,920 --> 01:44:07,040
3 weeks ago.

2746
01:44:07,040 --> 01:44:08,800
>> Yes, that feels like a long time ago.

2747
01:44:08,800 --> 01:44:09,679
>> Like a lifetime.

2748
01:44:09,679 --> 01:44:10,880
>> Thank you so much. Thank you.

2749
01:44:10,880 --> 01:44:12,639
>> Thank you.

2750
01:44:12,639 --> 01:44:14,000
>> Will we continue to middle school now?

2751
01:44:14,000 --> 01:44:16,239
>> Yeah. So Mr. Cameron comes along which

2752
01:44:16,239 --> 01:44:18,400
this is the only So you'll get gentler

2753
01:44:18,400 --> 01:44:22,400
on him because he has partner

2754
01:44:22,400 --> 01:44:26,870
Molly our comfort dog.

2755
01:44:26,880 --> 01:44:29,040
Good to see you, Will.

2756
01:44:29,040 --> 01:44:31,360
>> Uh just a very quick shout out uh to Mr.

2757
01:44:31,360 --> 01:44:33,679
Houseman. We got 18 staff right now in

2758
01:44:33,679 --> 01:44:35,440
DC, about 200 kids.

2759
01:44:35,440 --> 01:44:35,920
>> Yes,

2760
01:44:35,920 --> 01:44:37,760
>> they're in the hotel room preparing for

2761
01:44:37,760 --> 01:44:40,480
dinner dance uh in the hotel. I'm sure

2762
01:44:40,480 --> 01:44:44,159
they're watching on their devices.

2763
01:44:44,159 --> 01:44:47,520
Um and as quickly as that, I'm very

2764
01:44:47,520 --> 01:44:50,239
proud to share that counterprogramming

2765
01:44:50,239 --> 01:44:52,000
that um with the group that's staying

2766
01:44:52,000 --> 01:44:54,000
back from DC. For the first time ever,

2767
01:44:54,000 --> 01:44:57,280
the state asked our middle school uh to

2768
01:44:57,280 --> 01:44:59,679
come to the DCU center to do some

2769
01:44:59,679 --> 01:45:02,639
showcasing of the civics uh action

2770
01:45:02,639 --> 01:45:04,639
project that all eighth graders do

2771
01:45:04,639 --> 01:45:06,560
throughout the Commonwealth. So that

2772
01:45:06,560 --> 01:45:08,560
happened this week with the group that

2773
01:45:08,560 --> 01:45:10,480
stayed back, a small cohort went to the

2774
01:45:10,480 --> 01:45:12,880
DCU center. Second time this school year

2775
01:45:12,880 --> 01:45:15,040
where the stadiums asked us uh to

2776
01:45:15,040 --> 01:45:16,239
showcase and model. So

2777
01:45:16,239 --> 01:45:17,040
>> wow, that's great.

2778
01:45:17,040 --> 01:45:18,239
>> Special.

2779
01:45:18,239 --> 01:45:20,159
>> I might have stayed home my eighth grade

2780
01:45:20,159 --> 01:45:22,719
DC trip and it wasn't like that. It was

2781
01:45:22,719 --> 01:45:26,960
very nice. That was the 80s though.

2782
01:45:26,960 --> 01:45:28,639
>> All right. I am here to highlight some

2783
01:45:28,639 --> 01:45:31,600
important foundational work um in tier

2784
01:45:31,600 --> 01:45:35,360
one that's being uh focused on this

2785
01:45:35,360 --> 01:45:37,679
school improvement plan. Uh very

2786
01:45:37,679 --> 01:45:40,560
briefly, tier one um is the foundational

2787
01:45:40,560 --> 01:45:44,000
work that all students have access to

2788
01:45:44,000 --> 01:45:46,080
and strong foundational work that is

2789
01:45:46,080 --> 01:45:49,280
done in the mainstream classrooms.

2790
01:45:49,280 --> 01:45:51,760
uh quite frankly if you have strong one

2791
01:45:51,760 --> 01:45:54,239
strong tier one instruction happening in

2792
01:45:54,239 --> 01:45:56,320
SEAL focus

2793
01:45:56,320 --> 01:45:59,199
then all your data improves and all your

2794
01:45:59,199 --> 01:46:02,000
data source um you can have the best

2795
01:46:02,000 --> 01:46:03,760
special education and intervention

2796
01:46:03,760 --> 01:46:05,760
programs in your school but if you don't

2797
01:46:05,760 --> 01:46:08,800
have strong tier one it will fall and it

2798
01:46:08,800 --> 01:46:12,800
will falter so underneath the two

2799
01:46:12,800 --> 01:46:15,199
objectives of multiple path to success

2800
01:46:15,199 --> 01:46:17,520
and well-being and mental health I'm

2801
01:46:17,520 --> 01:46:20,239
just going to briefly share some of the

2802
01:46:20,239 --> 01:46:22,800
focus um that we had at this school year

2803
01:46:22,800 --> 01:46:25,679
which launched us um to these two new

2804
01:46:25,679 --> 01:46:28,639
goals. So the entire district um did

2805
01:46:28,639 --> 01:46:30,320
some work very important work with

2806
01:46:30,320 --> 01:46:34,480
Danisa uh Jackson Dr. Jackson around UDL

2807
01:46:34,480 --> 01:46:37,040
which is universal design for learning.

2808
01:46:37,040 --> 01:46:39,119
>> Uh there are two areas that are

2809
01:46:39,119 --> 01:46:40,560
highlighted in this school improvement

2810
01:46:40,560 --> 01:46:44,080
plan. One is tier one instruction um and

2811
01:46:44,080 --> 01:46:46,560
making sure that all of our teachers in

2812
01:46:46,560 --> 01:46:49,119
the mainstream classrooms are giving

2813
01:46:49,119 --> 01:46:52,000
choices to students and have multiple

2814
01:46:52,000 --> 01:46:55,600
paths to success for our students. Um

2815
01:46:55,600 --> 01:46:59,840
and that UDL work um is again aligned

2816
01:46:59,840 --> 01:47:03,760
very strongly with tier one objectives.

2817
01:47:03,760 --> 01:47:05,119
The way in which we're going to be

2818
01:47:05,119 --> 01:47:08,000
monitoring that work um and supporting

2819
01:47:08,000 --> 01:47:09,600
the teachers is through professional

2820
01:47:09,600 --> 01:47:13,119
development and uh what we already have

2821
01:47:13,119 --> 01:47:17,440
in place with with is which is um some

2822
01:47:17,440 --> 01:47:21,520
monitoring of data that we do um almost

2823
01:47:21,520 --> 01:47:23,520
every other month. We do that at the

2824
01:47:23,520 --> 01:47:25,280
team level, the grade level team level

2825
01:47:25,280 --> 01:47:27,280
and then we do that as a student support

2826
01:47:27,280 --> 01:47:29,760
team of administrators, guidance

2827
01:47:29,760 --> 01:47:31,600
counselors, school psychologists and

2828
01:47:31,600 --> 01:47:34,880
nurses about once a week as well. The

2829
01:47:34,880 --> 01:47:36,800
data points that we measure um is

2830
01:47:36,800 --> 01:47:39,040
through pair which is an SEAL assessment

2831
01:47:39,040 --> 01:47:41,520
that all the students take um through

2832
01:47:41,520 --> 01:47:43,920
Renaissance Star Math, Renaissance Star

2833
01:47:43,920 --> 01:47:47,199
English um and of course MCCAST as well.

2834
01:47:47,199 --> 01:47:48,800
We've been fortunate enough, as I

2835
01:47:48,800 --> 01:47:51,440
mentioned just minutes ago, um to be

2836
01:47:51,440 --> 01:47:53,520
recognized by the state um in closing

2837
01:47:53,520 --> 01:47:55,040
some of the gaps that we've had at the

2838
01:47:55,040 --> 01:47:58,320
middle school. Um but we are really

2839
01:47:58,320 --> 01:48:00,960
committed to the strong tier one work

2840
01:48:00,960 --> 01:48:04,560
and UDL priority that we have in place

2841
01:48:04,560 --> 01:48:08,000
which gets us to underneath uh

2842
01:48:08,000 --> 01:48:10,960
well-being and mental health some work

2843
01:48:10,960 --> 01:48:12,800
that we're doing um through an

2844
01:48:12,800 --> 01:48:16,719
initiative um called PBIS. PBIS is

2845
01:48:16,719 --> 01:48:19,440
behavioral positive behavioral incentive

2846
01:48:19,440 --> 01:48:22,239
supports or systems. Uh the middle

2847
01:48:22,239 --> 01:48:26,239
school wrote a grant say five years ago

2848
01:48:26,239 --> 01:48:28,560
um through the conquered ed fund that

2849
01:48:28,560 --> 01:48:31,760
provided all of us with these pouches

2850
01:48:31,760 --> 01:48:35,040
um and school story gift cards. Um it is

2851
01:48:35,040 --> 01:48:37,920
aligned with our school values of

2852
01:48:37,920 --> 01:48:39,840
compassion, motivation and

2853
01:48:39,840 --> 01:48:41,440
self-awareness.

2854
01:48:41,440 --> 01:48:43,199
We're really focused, which is the

2855
01:48:43,199 --> 01:48:46,800
tenant of PBIS, in making sure that we

2856
01:48:46,800 --> 01:48:49,440
are shining the bright light on what is

2857
01:48:49,440 --> 01:48:52,880
essentially the 99% of kids and their

2858
01:48:52,880 --> 01:48:54,560
amazingness

2859
01:48:54,560 --> 01:48:58,639
and how well um they behave and focus on

2860
01:48:58,639 --> 01:49:01,440
their academics. Um and we're looking to

2861
01:49:01,440 --> 01:49:04,639
make sure that there's an exttrinsic u

2862
01:49:04,639 --> 01:49:08,000
focus on those areas by all of us

2863
01:49:08,000 --> 01:49:10,000
walking around with pouches have school

2864
01:49:10,000 --> 01:49:13,040
store gift cards attached to them. Uh we

2865
01:49:13,040 --> 01:49:15,840
started this work about 5 years ago and

2866
01:49:15,840 --> 01:49:17,920
part of the grant that was submitted to

2867
01:49:17,920 --> 01:49:20,880
conquered ed fund was curriculum in the

2868
01:49:20,880 --> 01:49:23,360
area of teaching the kids about

2869
01:49:23,360 --> 01:49:25,040
compassion, teaching the kids about

2870
01:49:25,040 --> 01:49:27,280
motivation and then the one that's a

2871
01:49:27,280 --> 01:49:30,000
little bit more nuanced, self-awareness.

2872
01:49:30,000 --> 01:49:32,719
Um we've packed a lot in our advisory

2873
01:49:32,719 --> 01:49:35,600
program and I feel like that education

2874
01:49:35,600 --> 01:49:38,239
of those three uh core areas, those

2875
01:49:38,239 --> 01:49:40,719
three core values have gotten lost a

2876
01:49:40,719 --> 01:49:43,360
little. So, we're looking to recommmit.

2877
01:49:43,360 --> 01:49:46,400
Uh, educators, you know, when we start

2878
01:49:46,400 --> 01:49:48,159
out with something and we're new to

2879
01:49:48,159 --> 01:49:50,000
something, I think we're really good at

2880
01:49:50,000 --> 01:49:52,080
being intentional about it and then

2881
01:49:52,080 --> 01:49:54,400
sometimes we forget every four years

2882
01:49:54,400 --> 01:49:56,000
there's a new group of students in front

2883
01:49:56,000 --> 01:49:59,440
of us that don't have that foundation.

2884
01:49:59,440 --> 01:50:01,840
So, uh, under well-being and mental

2885
01:50:01,840 --> 01:50:04,400
health, you see that we're looking to

2886
01:50:04,400 --> 01:50:06,880
recommmit ourselves, um, to the good

2887
01:50:06,880 --> 01:50:09,600
work of PBIS. The way we're going to

2888
01:50:09,600 --> 01:50:13,119
monitor that is we're really looking as

2889
01:50:13,119 --> 01:50:15,840
a school to get a cadence um with the

2890
01:50:15,840 --> 01:50:18,960
panorama survey data. Um we really feel

2891
01:50:18,960 --> 01:50:21,760
like you know we've had the panorama in

2892
01:50:21,760 --> 01:50:23,840
place for a couple years. Um and we

2893
01:50:23,840 --> 01:50:25,920
don't necessarily have but we will next

2894
01:50:25,920 --> 01:50:27,199
year through the school improvement

2895
01:50:27,199 --> 01:50:30,080
goal. You know any sense of what group

2896
01:50:30,080 --> 01:50:32,080
is looking at it? What group is

2897
01:50:32,080 --> 01:50:35,199
monitoring it? what group is looking at

2898
01:50:35,199 --> 01:50:37,360
areas of growth and areas of needs

2899
01:50:37,360 --> 01:50:40,159
improvement that we might have and how

2900
01:50:40,159 --> 01:50:43,520
is all of that panorama data tied to the

2901
01:50:43,520 --> 01:50:45,840
school improvement goal. So those are

2902
01:50:45,840 --> 01:50:47,679
two quick highlights that I wanted to

2903
01:50:47,679 --> 01:50:51,119
share. U both I feel like are paralleled

2904
01:50:51,119 --> 01:50:58,229
in the work Denisa Jackson um and UDL.

2905
01:50:58,239 --> 01:50:58,960
» Thank you.

2906
01:50:58,960 --> 01:51:04,310
Anybody have questions?

2907
01:51:04,320 --> 01:51:08,320
» Thanks. Thanks, Justin. The the the

2908
01:51:08,320 --> 01:51:12,239
I'm recalling the 2024 25 and the most

2909
01:51:12,239 --> 01:51:17,600
recent panorama data um and specifically

2910
01:51:17,600 --> 01:51:20,400
the area looking at sense of belonging.

2911
01:51:20,400 --> 01:51:24,400
Um I recall numbers 24 25 or low this

2912
01:51:24,400 --> 01:51:28,400
year some recall is 38%

2913
01:51:28,400 --> 01:51:32,719
number where the uh

2914
01:51:32,719 --> 01:51:36,800
families concerned about that the school

2915
01:51:36,800 --> 01:51:39,840
saw or understood their child's culture

2916
01:51:39,840 --> 01:51:42,960
and their child's background with those

2917
01:51:42,960 --> 01:51:46,800
two numbers prior was 19%. How can you

2918
01:51:46,800 --> 01:51:50,080
speak to tracking over time and looking

2919
01:51:50,080 --> 01:51:52,880
to grow that number?

2920
01:51:52,880 --> 01:51:55,440
>> Sure. That was the parent survey.

2921
01:51:55,440 --> 01:51:57,599
>> Uh

2922
01:51:57,599 --> 01:51:59,599
the student sense of belonging was

2923
01:51:59,599 --> 01:52:01,840
actually quite high this past one, but

2924
01:52:01,840 --> 01:52:04,480
I'll answer the question focused on uh

2925
01:52:04,480 --> 01:52:07,679
the families. There is mention um

2926
01:52:07,679 --> 01:52:10,880
underneath the skull of doing more work

2927
01:52:10,880 --> 01:52:14,080
partnering with families. Um, you know,

2928
01:52:14,080 --> 01:52:16,480
I'm not sure if you've ever heard, but a

2929
01:52:16,480 --> 01:52:19,280
lot of educators who are intentional

2930
01:52:19,280 --> 01:52:22,480
about doing work such as this, if that

2931
01:52:22,480 --> 01:52:25,199
work is not shared and partnered with

2932
01:52:25,199 --> 01:52:28,000
the families, um, we have very little

2933
01:52:28,000 --> 01:52:31,520
hope. Um, so we've been really more

2934
01:52:31,520 --> 01:52:34,080
thoughtful and deliberate in the

2935
01:52:34,080 --> 01:52:37,599
playbook work this year. um and sending

2936
01:52:37,599 --> 01:52:40,960
home, you know, I think five or six days

2937
01:52:40,960 --> 01:52:44,080
before the scenarios that we're doing

2938
01:52:44,080 --> 01:52:46,880
with, you know, gosh, all I can say is

2939
01:52:46,880 --> 01:52:50,080
a, you know, a packet of how we're

2940
01:52:50,080 --> 01:52:53,599
asking parents to review the scenario,

2941
01:52:53,599 --> 01:52:55,280
you know, the questions that are going

2942
01:52:55,280 --> 01:52:56,639
to be asked of the students by the

2943
01:52:56,639 --> 01:52:59,520
student leader. And all of that was a

2944
01:52:59,520 --> 01:53:02,400
lot of work behind the scenes. Um but

2945
01:53:02,400 --> 01:53:05,679
we've seen a shift very positive shift

2946
01:53:05,679 --> 01:53:08,719
this year in the playbook. Um and we

2947
01:53:08,719 --> 01:53:10,719
really contribute that shift to that

2948
01:53:10,719 --> 01:53:14,560
partnering with the bands. Um I go back

2949
01:53:14,560 --> 01:53:18,400
five years ago when we received um that

2950
01:53:18,400 --> 01:53:20,960
grant from conquered ed fund in doing

2951
01:53:20,960 --> 01:53:25,679
the PBIS work. Again, we were teaching

2952
01:53:25,679 --> 01:53:29,679
the core values in our advisory program.

2953
01:53:29,679 --> 01:53:33,440
Um, but I can't actually recall any sort

2954
01:53:33,440 --> 01:53:35,520
of work or communication that was being

2955
01:53:35,520 --> 01:53:38,000
done with families. Um, and I think

2956
01:53:38,000 --> 01:53:39,440
that's the piece that's really

2957
01:53:39,440 --> 01:53:42,960
highlighted here. And the that was

2958
01:53:42,960 --> 01:53:44,639
really highlighted in the work that we

2959
01:53:44,639 --> 01:53:47,840
did with Dr. Jackson as well when we

2960
01:53:47,840 --> 01:53:50,960
kind of brought together a sense of

2961
01:53:50,960 --> 01:53:54,560
frustration that you know um when we hit

2962
01:53:54,560 --> 01:53:58,639
panorama uh data that we seem like PBIS

2963
01:53:58,639 --> 01:54:02,400
our core value should have grown but

2964
01:54:02,400 --> 01:54:04,320
we're seeing it stagnant or we're not

2965
01:54:04,320 --> 01:54:07,360
seeing growth um and we were like you

2966
01:54:07,360 --> 01:54:10,159
know we need to do more um and bringing

2967
01:54:10,159 --> 01:54:13,360
the families in um listening to them but

2968
01:54:13,360 --> 01:54:16,159
also sharing with them, you know, the

2969
01:54:16,159 --> 01:54:18,000
instruction and foundational work that

2970
01:54:18,000 --> 01:54:19,920
we're doing with their kids and asking

2971
01:54:19,920 --> 01:54:22,080
them to do it at home.

2972
01:54:22,080 --> 01:54:22,639
>> Um,

2973
01:54:22,639 --> 01:54:24,159
>> so do you mind if I add something?

2974
01:54:24,159 --> 01:54:24,560
>> Of course.

2975
01:54:24,560 --> 01:54:27,040
>> So, um, on the on the playbook

2976
01:54:27,040 --> 01:54:30,239
initiative, um, anecdotally, I I know my

2977
01:54:30,239 --> 01:54:31,520
family's been one of the ones that have

2978
01:54:31,520 --> 01:54:33,040
reached out to you with, you know,

2979
01:54:33,040 --> 01:54:35,280
questions and comments about the the the

2980
01:54:35,280 --> 01:54:38,960
content uh, that was, as you mentioned,

2981
01:54:38,960 --> 01:54:41,599
like a week before

2982
01:54:41,599 --> 01:54:44,239
uh, actual training in the classroom.

2983
01:54:44,239 --> 01:54:45,760
you've been responsive to that. I know

2984
01:54:45,760 --> 01:54:47,360
anecdotally

2985
01:54:47,360 --> 01:54:49,199
other friends of mine who have kids in

2986
01:54:49,199 --> 01:54:52,080
playbook initiative reached out, you've

2987
01:54:52,080 --> 01:54:53,360
been responsive to the comments. So,

2988
01:54:53,360 --> 01:54:55,920
thank you for that. It it definitely

2989
01:54:55,920 --> 01:54:59,840
helps. I appreciate that. Um, you know,

2990
01:54:59,840 --> 01:55:02,320
the other thing that, you know, I think

2991
01:55:02,320 --> 01:55:07,040
we still haven't solved um is, you know,

2992
01:55:07,040 --> 01:55:09,360
we're a school that communicates a lot.

2993
01:55:09,360 --> 01:55:11,520
you know, and all I'm doing right now is

2994
01:55:11,520 --> 01:55:14,159
saying we're going to communicate more.

2995
01:55:14,159 --> 01:55:17,440
Um, and the saturation that I think

2996
01:55:17,440 --> 01:55:20,159
happens in our community and I'm a

2997
01:55:20,159 --> 01:55:22,080
parent myself. You know, when I toggle

2998
01:55:22,080 --> 01:55:25,599
over to my personal email, the number of

2999
01:55:25,599 --> 01:55:27,440
emails that are highlighted in bold that

3000
01:55:27,440 --> 01:55:30,480
I haven't opened from my own daughter's

3001
01:55:30,480 --> 01:55:33,040
school, uh, it can be quite alarming.

3002
01:55:33,040 --> 01:55:35,520
Um, so I get that as well. you know,

3003
01:55:35,520 --> 01:55:38,239
attending a music concert, you know,

3004
01:55:38,239 --> 01:55:41,199
last week at middle school. I really

3005
01:55:41,199 --> 01:55:43,760
think we need we can start using

3006
01:55:43,760 --> 01:55:47,040
audiences like that, you know, um, as

3007
01:55:47,040 --> 01:55:49,440
one grade level band was moving off and

3008
01:55:49,440 --> 01:55:51,440
another grade level band was kind of

3009
01:55:51,440 --> 01:55:54,239
transitioning in, I was imagining that

3010
01:55:54,239 --> 01:55:57,199
could be a time where, you know, a

3011
01:55:57,199 --> 01:55:59,199
student leader gets on a mic and said,

3012
01:55:59,199 --> 01:56:00,560
you know, says something about the

3013
01:56:00,560 --> 01:56:01,199
playbook.

3014
01:56:01,199 --> 01:56:04,880
>> Yeah. um because that is I think where

3015
01:56:04,880 --> 01:56:08,480
we have to start getting creative um and

3016
01:56:08,480 --> 01:56:10,239
you know what I'm mentioning right now

3017
01:56:10,239 --> 01:56:12,880
which is a place where some families

3018
01:56:12,880 --> 01:56:15,760
feel a little bit overwhelmed. Um, so as

3019
01:56:15,760 --> 01:56:19,679
much as it's a goal here to communicate

3020
01:56:19,679 --> 01:56:22,480
more often um, and better, I think we

3021
01:56:22,480 --> 01:56:24,320
need to be creative in in the methods

3022
01:56:24,320 --> 01:56:25,920
that we do that.

3023
01:56:25,920 --> 01:56:27,840
>> Can I

3024
01:56:27,840 --> 01:56:29,520
>> The movie trailers are oftenimes the

3025
01:56:29,520 --> 01:56:31,760
best part of the movie when you've got a

3026
01:56:31,760 --> 01:56:33,679
captive audience.

3027
01:56:33,679 --> 01:56:36,880
Sorry, Michelle. Um, may I ask how will

3028
01:56:36,880 --> 01:56:41,280
you execute the uh tier one instruction

3029
01:56:41,280 --> 01:56:43,520
for the students that are scoring low on

3030
01:56:43,520 --> 01:56:46,639
the ELA and the math MCCAST? How how

3031
01:56:46,639 --> 01:56:48,800
will that get pulled out and how do you

3032
01:56:48,800 --> 01:56:54,080
see and envision that um

3033
01:56:54,080 --> 01:56:56,320
just

3034
01:56:56,320 --> 01:56:58,719
being you know scaffolded for the

3035
01:56:58,719 --> 01:57:00,239
different students in the middle school?

3036
01:57:00,239 --> 01:57:02,719
>> Sure. I I think it's through, you know,

3037
01:57:02,719 --> 01:57:04,480
first I, you know, I want to give credit

3038
01:57:04,480 --> 01:57:06,880
to the middle school teachers. You know,

3039
01:57:06,880 --> 01:57:09,360
most of them have had what I'm about to

3040
01:57:09,360 --> 01:57:13,199
say for years, and it's as much as, you

3041
01:57:13,199 --> 01:57:16,880
know, really championing them, um, and

3042
01:57:16,880 --> 01:57:20,239
making sure that they're modeling for

3043
01:57:20,239 --> 01:57:24,239
each other. Um, so you know the world

3044
01:57:24,239 --> 01:57:26,800
language teacher, the art teacher, the

3045
01:57:26,800 --> 01:57:29,360
English teacher who has a student in

3046
01:57:29,360 --> 01:57:32,880
their class who is struggling, you know

3047
01:57:32,880 --> 01:57:35,760
what a lot of schools do, what some

3048
01:57:35,760 --> 01:57:40,000
parents do, you know, is they race right

3049
01:57:40,000 --> 01:57:42,960
past that classroom teacher and they're

3050
01:57:42,960 --> 01:57:44,719
talking about assessment, you know,

3051
01:57:44,719 --> 01:57:47,599
special education assessment, whereas

3052
01:57:47,599 --> 01:57:50,239
good tier one slows all of that down.

3053
01:57:50,239 --> 01:57:52,480
And you mentioned the word scaffolding.

3054
01:57:52,480 --> 01:57:55,679
So I think it's in an area that the

3055
01:57:55,679 --> 01:57:58,320
classroom teacher recognizes,

3056
01:57:58,320 --> 01:58:00,480
you know, this project that I've been

3057
01:58:00,480 --> 01:58:03,119
assigning now for 12 years doesn't

3058
01:58:03,119 --> 01:58:05,360
really have much choice in it. And I

3059
01:58:05,360 --> 01:58:07,440
don't know how many of the students

3060
01:58:07,440 --> 01:58:11,199
really connect to it or have a sense of

3061
01:58:11,199 --> 01:58:14,880
identity with it. So I wonder if there's

3062
01:58:14,880 --> 01:58:18,639
a choice board that I can offer that

3063
01:58:18,639 --> 01:58:21,920
gets this project off of technology and

3064
01:58:21,920 --> 01:58:24,480
then gets you know calls back you know

3065
01:58:24,480 --> 01:58:27,360
the the you know 1982 and you know doing

3066
01:58:27,360 --> 01:58:31,040
a diarama you know and I think there's

3067
01:58:31,040 --> 01:58:33,520
so much research out there and so much

3068
01:58:33,520 --> 01:58:36,800
data out there that suggests that no

3069
01:58:36,800 --> 01:58:40,159
matter the path that a student takes if

3070
01:58:40,159 --> 01:58:42,719
they take something that sparks sparks

3071
01:58:42,719 --> 01:58:44,639
their curiosity and their interest and

3072
01:58:44,639 --> 01:58:46,800
that they can connect to and that's when

3073
01:58:46,800 --> 01:58:49,760
they're going to feel success. Um so I

3074
01:58:49,760 --> 01:58:51,920
think it's a matter of really making

3075
01:58:51,920 --> 01:58:55,199
sure that the teachers just know that

3076
01:58:55,199 --> 01:58:57,360
those are different ways that students

3077
01:58:57,360 --> 01:58:59,599
can be successful. Um and again having

3078
01:58:59,599 --> 01:59:02,320
the teachers model for each other.

3079
01:59:02,320 --> 01:59:05,760
>> You're welcome. to follow on that. Um,

3080
01:59:05,760 --> 01:59:10,639
looking back at our subgroup um

3081
01:59:10,639 --> 01:59:14,560
numbers for the math, um, is there

3082
01:59:14,560 --> 01:59:17,679
anything that we can that we need from

3083
01:59:17,679 --> 01:59:19,599
us in terms of better supports? for

3084
01:59:19,599 --> 01:59:23,760
instance, uh uh

3085
01:59:23,760 --> 01:59:26,560
sort of breaking out some of the

3086
01:59:26,560 --> 01:59:30,800
specific math support from uh assistant

3087
01:59:30,800 --> 01:59:33,599
to math or anything like that.

3088
01:59:33,599 --> 01:59:36,719
>> I you know Lori's going to laugh because

3089
01:59:36,719 --> 01:59:38,480
>> you guys are killing me with the what do

3090
01:59:38,480 --> 01:59:40,719
you need

3091
01:59:40,719 --> 01:59:42,880
>> and I sit here wonder what I'm going to

3092
01:59:42,880 --> 01:59:44,320
hear in a minute.

3093
01:59:44,320 --> 01:59:48,709
>> Thanks for taking that text.

3094
01:59:48,719 --> 01:59:52,000
Don't give me any more trouble.

3095
01:59:52,000 --> 01:59:53,840
>> Um, no. The reason why she's going to

3096
01:59:53,840 --> 01:59:55,840
laugh is because I I find a way every

3097
01:59:55,840 --> 01:59:58,800
year to share, you know, I think in this

3098
01:59:58,800 --> 02:00:03,119
question, you know, we made a pretty

3099
02:00:03,119 --> 02:00:04,880
significant shift in our master

3100
02:00:04,880 --> 02:00:08,560
schedule. um now maybe six years ago

3101
02:00:08,560 --> 02:00:13,040
where all of the core teachers

3102
02:00:13,040 --> 02:00:15,520
are enrichment teachers and

3103
02:00:15,520 --> 02:00:17,360
interventionalists.

3104
02:00:17,360 --> 02:00:20,639
Um, and I can't stress enough how

3105
02:00:20,639 --> 02:00:22,639
significant that is at the secondary

3106
02:00:22,639 --> 02:00:24,960
level because at the secondary level,

3107
02:00:24,960 --> 02:00:28,000
the content gets harder and your special

3108
02:00:28,000 --> 02:00:30,800
educators that again, schools and

3109
02:00:30,800 --> 02:00:33,840
parents rush kids who are struggling too

3110
02:00:33,840 --> 02:00:36,960
often to special educators who, wait for

3111
02:00:36,960 --> 02:00:40,159
it, have only a special education

3112
02:00:40,159 --> 02:00:42,000
license.

3113
02:00:42,000 --> 02:00:45,040
So when you have a master schedule that

3114
02:00:45,040 --> 02:00:47,920
offers your core teachers the

3115
02:00:47,920 --> 02:00:50,800
opportunity to be in front of groups

3116
02:00:50,800 --> 02:00:53,599
that you're looking to really grow that

3117
02:00:53,599 --> 02:00:57,360
data. Even students who are doing well,

3118
02:00:57,360 --> 02:00:59,520
we are responsible for growing their

3119
02:00:59,520 --> 02:01:04,400
data as well. Um and those teachers hold

3120
02:01:04,400 --> 02:01:07,440
that license in the area that they need

3121
02:01:07,440 --> 02:01:11,599
to grow in. then that right there is the

3122
02:01:11,599 --> 02:01:13,520
recipe. You know, that's the secret

3123
02:01:13,520 --> 02:01:17,679
sauce. Um, and quite frankly, students

3124
02:01:17,679 --> 02:01:21,360
want to reconnect with that teacher and

3125
02:01:21,360 --> 02:01:24,639
see them in a different way for a second

3126
02:01:24,639 --> 02:01:26,719
time in that school day. And that is

3127
02:01:26,719 --> 02:01:29,840
what our master schedule is offering. So

3128
02:01:29,840 --> 02:01:32,400
instead of a master schedule where the

3129
02:01:32,400 --> 02:01:34,080
bell rings and a student who is

3130
02:01:34,080 --> 02:01:35,520
struggling and was rushed to special

3131
02:01:35,520 --> 02:01:36,960
education and they go to a special

3132
02:01:36,960 --> 02:01:39,360
education class,

3133
02:01:39,360 --> 02:01:41,920
the bell rings and all of our students

3134
02:01:41,920 --> 02:01:44,159
are going to an enrichment block. We

3135
02:01:44,159 --> 02:01:46,480
just call it simply enrichment.

3136
02:01:46,480 --> 02:01:49,040
But you know about a quarter of them are

3137
02:01:49,040 --> 02:01:52,480
going to an intervention class that they

3138
02:01:52,480 --> 02:01:54,960
still call enrichment. and it is with

3139
02:01:54,960 --> 02:01:57,520
their teacher that they've seen second

3140
02:01:57,520 --> 02:01:59,360
period and it's all of a sudden sixth

3141
02:01:59,360 --> 02:02:02,800
period and that relationship is often

3142
02:02:02,800 --> 02:02:05,920
getting stronger. Um it's almost like

3143
02:02:05,920 --> 02:02:10,239
having a real instructionally

3144
02:02:10,239 --> 02:02:13,760
focused um afterchool program built into

3145
02:02:13,760 --> 02:02:16,320
your school day. Um, and if you know

3146
02:02:16,320 --> 02:02:18,080
anything about extracurricular or after

3147
02:02:18,080 --> 02:02:20,639
school, if your teachers and educators

3148
02:02:20,639 --> 02:02:22,800
are leading it, the kids see you in a

3149
02:02:22,800 --> 02:02:24,560
different light and that connection,

3150
02:02:24,560 --> 02:02:27,840
that sense of belonging that I have an

3151
02:02:27,840 --> 02:02:30,960
adult in this school just grows so

3152
02:02:30,960 --> 02:02:33,280
mightily. So, I think it's just a

3153
02:02:33,280 --> 02:02:35,360
continuation of supporting that master

3154
02:02:35,360 --> 02:02:37,920
schedule um, and supporting the three

3155
02:02:37,920 --> 02:02:38,639
teams that

3156
02:02:38,639 --> 02:02:40,080
>> it took us years in the budget to build

3157
02:02:40,080 --> 02:02:43,280
that years. this this committee these

3158
02:02:43,280 --> 02:02:45,280
positions have really done that work

3159
02:02:45,280 --> 02:02:46,000
over time.

3160
02:02:46,000 --> 02:02:49,040
>> Yeah. You know, Lori and I came into a

3161
02:02:49,040 --> 02:02:51,280
two building model where all three

3162
02:02:51,280 --> 02:02:56,320
grades had just two teams. Um and there

3163
02:02:56,320 --> 02:02:59,679
was slightly more students then. So

3164
02:02:59,679 --> 02:03:03,199
think about that paradox. Um we have

3165
02:03:03,199 --> 02:03:06,639
found a way to take two team or three

3166
02:03:06,639 --> 02:03:09,760
grades that just had two teams. We

3167
02:03:09,760 --> 02:03:12,480
brought three teams to each grade and

3168
02:03:12,480 --> 02:03:14,639
that offered up that opportunity for

3169
02:03:14,639 --> 02:03:17,679
that enrichment intervention block which

3170
02:03:17,679 --> 02:03:19,440
I will dare say if you look at the

3171
02:03:19,440 --> 02:03:21,679
special education numbers and the cost

3172
02:03:21,679 --> 02:03:23,440
of special education at the middle

3173
02:03:23,440 --> 02:03:26,320
school um and even five years from now

3174
02:03:26,320 --> 02:03:28,400
all of that should be lowered because of

3175
02:03:28,400 --> 02:03:30,880
this important work.

3176
02:03:30,880 --> 02:03:31,760
>> Thank you.

3177
02:03:31,760 --> 02:03:32,560
>> Um

3178
02:03:32,560 --> 02:03:33,840
>> I need to ask him one more.

3179
02:03:33,840 --> 02:03:34,800
>> I want to make sure we get on to

3180
02:03:34,800 --> 02:03:36,719
elementary because we've been waiting.

3181
02:03:36,719 --> 02:03:38,080
So final question Drew.

3182
02:03:38,080 --> 02:03:41,520
>> Sure. Yeah. Final question. Um, I found

3183
02:03:41,520 --> 02:03:43,440
myself saying amen and hallelujah to

3184
02:03:43,440 --> 02:03:44,880
most of what you put on here and I want

3185
02:03:44,880 --> 02:03:46,800
to double click on one thing which I

3186
02:03:46,800 --> 02:03:50,480
love and also I want to ensure that um,

3187
02:03:50,480 --> 02:03:52,800
it's having the intended outcome which

3188
02:03:52,800 --> 02:03:54,960
is grading for equity and I love that

3189
02:03:54,960 --> 02:03:57,199
you encourage students to retake up to

3190
02:03:57,199 --> 02:04:01,280
an 85. I think uh, productive struggle

3191
02:04:01,280 --> 02:04:03,360
is one of the most meaningful ways to

3192
02:04:03,360 --> 02:04:06,320
help someone make leaps and bound gains

3193
02:04:06,320 --> 02:04:09,040
in school. Uh the question I have for

3194
02:04:09,040 --> 02:04:13,280
you is do we track who is taking

3195
02:04:13,280 --> 02:04:15,840
advantage of this and when because it is

3196
02:04:15,840 --> 02:04:17,440
often times the students with the least

3197
02:04:17,440 --> 02:04:20,560
helpseeking behavior that uh are left

3198
02:04:20,560 --> 02:04:23,520
behind by by measures like these which

3199
02:04:23,520 --> 02:04:25,440
are intended to create equity but

3200
02:04:25,440 --> 02:04:27,119
sometimes can inadvertently cause

3201
02:04:27,119 --> 02:04:29,840
inequity where the high achieving

3202
02:04:29,840 --> 02:04:31,440
students with the parents that are going

3203
02:04:31,440 --> 02:04:34,320
to uh poke and prod them but maybe the

3204
02:04:34,320 --> 02:04:35,520
students that don't have the same

3205
02:04:35,520 --> 02:04:38,320
resources at home uh are not necessarily

3206
02:04:38,320 --> 02:04:41,040
taking full advantage. And I'm curious,

3207
02:04:41,040 --> 02:04:44,560
are we aware of who and how often these

3208
02:04:44,560 --> 02:04:48,159
things are getting used and um and are

3209
02:04:48,159 --> 02:04:49,599
we making sure that they're they're

3210
02:04:49,599 --> 02:04:51,599
equally distributed among the students?

3211
02:04:51,599 --> 02:04:54,560
>> Excellent question. Um this, you know,

3212
02:04:54,560 --> 02:04:57,520
our retake practice that's been now in

3213
02:04:57,520 --> 02:04:59,119
our school improvement plan for a couple

3214
02:04:59,119 --> 02:05:03,599
years is aligned with um our flex block.

3215
02:05:03,599 --> 02:05:07,599
Um it is not a passive, you know, come

3216
02:05:07,599 --> 02:05:10,960
to my classroom before the first bell to

3217
02:05:10,960 --> 02:05:13,840
retake this. Um in fact, we're very

3218
02:05:13,840 --> 02:05:16,800
intentional in not doing such a thing

3219
02:05:16,800 --> 02:05:19,599
before the first bell or after the last

3220
02:05:19,599 --> 02:05:22,239
because of equity and access. Um

3221
02:05:22,239 --> 02:05:24,159
instead, and it happened to me today, I

3222
02:05:24,159 --> 02:05:26,560
had a great plan for my advisory group.

3223
02:05:26,560 --> 02:05:26,880
>> Yes,

3224
02:05:26,880 --> 02:05:29,040
>> I have nine kids that I see every

3225
02:05:29,040 --> 02:05:32,000
morning. every Wednesday is an extended

3226
02:05:32,000 --> 02:05:34,639
advisory block. Um, and I forgot to

3227
02:05:34,639 --> 02:05:37,679
check my spreadsheet of how many of them

3228
02:05:37,679 --> 02:05:40,800
were being pulled by teachers to retake

3229
02:05:40,800 --> 02:05:41,520
something.

3230
02:05:41,520 --> 02:05:42,080
>> Mhm.

3231
02:05:42,080 --> 02:05:44,400
>> Um, so like I did attendance and all of

3232
02:05:44,400 --> 02:05:45,920
a sudden I had three kids in front of

3233
02:05:45,920 --> 02:05:48,400
me. So I think this is answering your

3234
02:05:48,400 --> 02:05:52,400
question. Um, you know that goal is tied

3235
02:05:52,400 --> 02:05:56,000
to our teachers are calling the kids in

3236
02:05:56,000 --> 02:05:57,520
during the school day.

3237
02:05:57,520 --> 02:06:00,320
>> Appreciate that. to say, you know, you

3238
02:06:00,320 --> 02:06:02,639
have this opportunity. You know, we're

3239
02:06:02,639 --> 02:06:05,360
looking for mastery here. You can get up

3240
02:06:05,360 --> 02:06:09,360
to an 85. Let's take advantage of this.

3241
02:06:09,360 --> 02:06:11,119
>> So, you know, we're looking to build

3242
02:06:11,119 --> 02:06:13,679
self- advoc advocacy. We even teach the

3243
02:06:13,679 --> 02:06:15,360
kids how to write an email to their

3244
02:06:15,360 --> 02:06:18,239
teacher about such things, right? Um,

3245
02:06:18,239 --> 02:06:20,560
but at the same time, we're not leaving

3246
02:06:20,560 --> 02:06:24,080
behind the kids who don't have the pets

3247
02:06:24,080 --> 02:06:26,239
who are like, "You need to email your

3248
02:06:26,239 --> 02:06:28,800
teacher and ask her if you can take this

3249
02:06:28,800 --> 02:06:31,119
retake tomorrow." Instead, that teacher

3250
02:06:31,119 --> 02:06:34,719
has a list that's sent out to advisory

3251
02:06:34,719 --> 02:06:36,800
saying, "Here are the kids who have the

3252
02:06:36,800 --> 02:06:39,920
chance at the retake. Send them to me."

3253
02:06:39,920 --> 02:06:42,079
I I my hope for you is that in the

3254
02:06:42,079 --> 02:06:44,159
future years there is a smart goal

3255
02:06:44,159 --> 02:06:45,840
around the percentage of students who

3256
02:06:45,840 --> 02:06:47,840
qualify for a retake that take advantage

3257
02:06:47,840 --> 02:06:49,840
of it because I think it would be

3258
02:06:49,840 --> 02:06:52,159
illuminating and would hopefully rally

3259
02:06:52,159 --> 02:06:54,239
more teachers to be as proactive as what

3260
02:06:54,239 --> 02:06:57,520
you describe. Um because until it's 100%

3261
02:06:57,520 --> 02:06:58,960
it's probably not enough.

3262
02:06:58,960 --> 02:06:59,520
>> Y

3263
02:06:59,520 --> 02:06:59,920
>> thank you.

3264
02:06:59,920 --> 02:07:01,119
>> Yeah, appreciate it. Thank you. Thank

3265
02:07:01,119 --> 02:07:04,239
you all.

3266
02:07:04,239 --> 02:07:05,520
>> So as they come up I have an

3267
02:07:05,520 --> 02:07:07,280
introduction to make so the elementary

3268
02:07:07,280 --> 02:07:09,520
folks should come up. um incoming

3269
02:07:09,520 --> 02:07:11,360
Willard principal Stephanie Nephew is

3270
02:07:11,360 --> 02:07:15,360
here. So, we wanted to use tonight to

3271
02:07:15,360 --> 02:07:17,760
let you all get to to meet Stephanie. A

3272
02:07:17,760 --> 02:07:19,679
couple few of you have because she's a

3273
02:07:19,679 --> 02:07:21,199
Willard parent a Willard principal and

3274
02:07:21,199 --> 02:07:25,520
you are parents there. Um as don't ask

3275
02:07:25,520 --> 02:07:28,880
her any questions.

3276
02:07:28,880 --> 02:07:31,920
>> Matt's here to still take the questions.

3277
02:07:31,920 --> 02:07:34,079
um they have worked collectively as we

3278
02:07:34,079 --> 02:07:35,199
have the past few years on the

3279
02:07:35,199 --> 02:07:36,719
improvement plan with some school

3280
02:07:36,719 --> 02:07:39,199
specific things but it's been a really

3281
02:07:39,199 --> 02:07:41,360
big goal of ours and the synergy

3282
02:07:41,360 --> 02:07:43,119
continues to build across the three

3283
02:07:43,119 --> 02:07:45,360
schools um for all those same reasons

3284
02:07:45,360 --> 02:07:46,880
you just heard about tier one it's

3285
02:07:46,880 --> 02:07:48,639
really really important all the kids at

3286
02:07:48,639 --> 02:07:50,000
all three schools are getting the same

3287
02:07:50,000 --> 02:07:51,760
experience and it's not dependent on

3288
02:07:51,760 --> 02:07:54,079
school or teacher or any other other

3289
02:07:54,079 --> 02:07:56,639
piece so I'm going to let them talk on

3290
02:07:56,639 --> 02:07:57,840
the things they want to highlight

3291
02:07:57,840 --> 02:07:58,880
welcome Stephanie

3292
02:07:58,880 --> 02:08:00,000
>> thank you very much

3293
02:08:00,000 --> 02:08:02,159
>> thank you she's been here all day. So,

3294
02:08:02,159 --> 02:08:04,320
she's we're testing out your stamina at

3295
02:08:04,320 --> 02:08:07,440
8 o'clock at night right off the bat.

3296
02:08:07,440 --> 02:08:10,560
So, I'll let them pick the highlights

3297
02:08:10,560 --> 02:08:12,239
they want to share and then you can talk

3298
02:08:12,239 --> 02:08:13,119
about them.

3299
02:08:13,119 --> 02:08:16,079
>> Right. Hi, everyone. Uh, so I'm going to

3300
02:08:16,079 --> 02:08:17,840
highlight a couple of things from

3301
02:08:17,840 --> 02:08:20,719
strategic objective one. um our school

3302
02:08:20,719 --> 02:08:22,800
improvement plans are are very similar

3303
02:08:22,800 --> 02:08:25,040
for the reasons that that Lori just um

3304
02:08:25,040 --> 02:08:26,480
shared is that we've worked really hard

3305
02:08:26,480 --> 02:08:28,480
to create that alignment and ensure that

3306
02:08:28,480 --> 02:08:30,079
we're not implementing new curriculum in

3307
02:08:30,079 --> 02:08:32,000
one building and not in the other. Um I

3308
02:08:32,000 --> 02:08:34,079
think before I jump into some specifics,

3309
02:08:34,079 --> 02:08:36,639
it's probably helpful to frame where we

3310
02:08:36,639 --> 02:08:39,440
are because you'll notice um that quite

3311
02:08:39,440 --> 02:08:42,560
a lot of what we that that we outlined

3312
02:08:42,560 --> 02:08:45,119
this year is continue the work. So we

3313
02:08:45,119 --> 02:08:47,760
are like one, two, maybe three years

3314
02:08:47,760 --> 02:08:49,599
depending on the initiative into some

3315
02:08:49,599 --> 02:08:52,159
really big initiatives. So between EEL

3316
02:08:52,159 --> 02:08:54,239
and open circle and responsive classroom

3317
02:08:54,239 --> 02:08:55,840
like these are really big undertakings

3318
02:08:55,840 --> 02:08:58,719
and they're all um in the beginning

3319
02:08:58,719 --> 02:09:01,679
years and so almost everything on our

3320
02:09:01,679 --> 02:09:03,760
school improvement plan this year is

3321
02:09:03,760 --> 02:09:05,760
continuing work that has been started in

3322
02:09:05,760 --> 02:09:07,040
the past couple of years and going

3323
02:09:07,040 --> 02:09:09,119
deeper with what what we've done. So I

3324
02:09:09,119 --> 02:09:10,719
just wanted to frame that a little bit.

3325
02:09:10,719 --> 02:09:12,320
Um, a couple of things that I want to

3326
02:09:12,320 --> 02:09:14,400
highlight from strategic strategic

3327
02:09:14,400 --> 02:09:16,960
objective one. First, I don't think we

3328
02:09:16,960 --> 02:09:18,880
could come to this meeting and not talk

3329
02:09:18,880 --> 02:09:22,159
about EEL. Um, so a a huge part of our

3330
02:09:22,159 --> 02:09:24,320
work next year is going to be furthering

3331
02:09:24,320 --> 02:09:25,599
the work that we've done with

3332
02:09:25,599 --> 02:09:29,199
expeditionary learning. Um, I I like

3333
02:09:29,199 --> 02:09:30,400
know it's not the purpose of this

3334
02:09:30,400 --> 02:09:32,239
meeting, but I just like our teachers

3335
02:09:32,239 --> 02:09:34,639
have done such an amazing job with such

3336
02:09:34,639 --> 02:09:37,360
a big undertaking this year. um it's

3337
02:09:37,360 --> 02:09:39,599
been really like a joy and a privilege

3338
02:09:39,599 --> 02:09:41,520
to support them and watch them with this

3339
02:09:41,520 --> 02:09:43,760
undertaking. Um and we feel really like

3340
02:09:43,760 --> 02:09:45,360
we're in a really good place to move

3341
02:09:45,360 --> 02:09:47,280
forward into year two. So with respect

3342
02:09:47,280 --> 02:09:50,480
to EL um the work that we're going to be

3343
02:09:50,480 --> 02:09:52,480
doing is twofold. So teachers who didn't

3344
02:09:52,480 --> 02:09:53,760
implement this year because it was

3345
02:09:53,760 --> 02:09:56,000
optional in the first year. Um they are

3346
02:09:56,000 --> 02:09:58,159
going to be in what's considered cohort

3347
02:09:58,159 --> 02:10:00,159
2. Um and they are going to be

3348
02:10:00,159 --> 02:10:01,920
implementing for the first time with the

3349
02:10:01,920 --> 02:10:04,320
expectation of just get through it as

3350
02:10:04,320 --> 02:10:07,440
best as you can. um we will be working

3351
02:10:07,440 --> 02:10:09,760
to support them with the added sort of

3352
02:10:09,760 --> 02:10:11,840
the the advantage of having done it once

3353
02:10:11,840 --> 02:10:13,360
already. So they have lots of colleagues

3354
02:10:13,360 --> 02:10:15,280
who have done it once already. Um and so

3355
02:10:15,280 --> 02:10:16,800
a big part of next year is supporting

3356
02:10:16,800 --> 02:10:20,000
cohort 2 in EL implementation. For

3357
02:10:20,000 --> 02:10:22,960
cohort one the big shift which will be a

3358
02:10:22,960 --> 02:10:26,239
big shift um is doing all four of the

3359
02:10:26,239 --> 02:10:27,840
modules. So for this year, the

3360
02:10:27,840 --> 02:10:29,679
expectation was do as much as you can.

3361
02:10:29,679 --> 02:10:31,360
Make sure you do three modules, but we

3362
02:10:31,360 --> 02:10:34,239
know that first year completely changing

3363
02:10:34,239 --> 02:10:37,840
your sort of approach. Um you're you're

3364
02:10:37,840 --> 02:10:39,119
going to like you're going to go slower

3365
02:10:39,119 --> 02:10:40,880
than you normally would. Um for next

3366
02:10:40,880 --> 02:10:42,880
year, the expectation is that everyone

3367
02:10:42,880 --> 02:10:45,440
is doing four modules. Um and then the

3368
02:10:45,440 --> 02:10:47,040
other piece that's going to be new is

3369
02:10:47,040 --> 02:10:49,599
that um we're really going to be looking

3370
02:10:49,599 --> 02:10:52,000
closely at the embedded the assessments

3371
02:10:52,000 --> 02:10:54,000
embedded in EL to make sure that those

3372
02:10:54,000 --> 02:10:55,760
are driving instruction. they

3373
02:10:55,760 --> 02:10:57,760
administered them this year. Um, but

3374
02:10:57,760 --> 02:10:59,679
without know like if you administer an

3375
02:10:59,679 --> 02:11:00,880
assessment and you still don't really

3376
02:11:00,880 --> 02:11:04,079
know what's coming next because you're in the middle of implementing for

3377
02:11:04,079 --> 02:11:06,000
the first time, it's hard to use that

3378
02:11:06,000 --> 02:11:08,079
data and say, "Well, here's here's what

3379
02:11:08,079 --> 02:11:09,599
I would change because you don't even

3380
02:11:09,599 --> 02:11:10,800
know what you're about to do." And so

3381
02:11:10,800 --> 02:11:12,480
that is all different for next year. So

3382
02:11:12,480 --> 02:11:14,639
next year, um the two big things that

3383
02:11:14,639 --> 02:11:16,719
are going to be different for people in

3384
02:11:16,719 --> 02:11:19,199
cohort one, um are getting through all

3385
02:11:19,199 --> 02:11:20,560
four modules, which means we'll be

3386
02:11:20,560 --> 02:11:22,719
hitting all of the standards, um and

3387
02:11:22,719 --> 02:11:25,760
then also really using those embedded,

3388
02:11:25,760 --> 02:11:30,320
um assessments. Um I think the other

3389
02:11:30,320 --> 02:11:34,560
piece to highlight um so for a couple of

3390
02:11:34,560 --> 02:11:38,480
years now, we have been using um dibbles

3391
02:11:38,480 --> 02:11:41,040
to guide our instruction. Um we imple we

3392
02:11:41,040 --> 02:11:43,599
started implementing it uh universally K

3393
02:11:43,599 --> 02:11:45,360
through five two I want to say two years

3394
02:11:45,360 --> 02:11:47,520
ago. Um before that we had just been

3395
02:11:47,520 --> 02:11:50,320
using it in in the primary grades. Um

3396
02:11:50,320 --> 02:11:52,480
and so teachers are getting really um

3397
02:11:52,480 --> 02:11:54,400
skilled at using it using that data to

3398
02:11:54,400 --> 02:11:55,920
drive their instruction. And so what I

3399
02:11:55,920 --> 02:11:59,599
think we have to do now um is find the

3400
02:11:59,599 --> 02:12:02,719
balance uh and if this is a structural

3401
02:12:02,719 --> 02:12:04,719
um this is structural work but working

3402
02:12:04,719 --> 02:12:06,960
with the master schedule to ensure that

3403
02:12:06,960 --> 02:12:09,119
the work that Dibbles drives which is

3404
02:12:09,119 --> 02:12:10,560
the small group instruction and the

3405
02:12:10,560 --> 02:12:12,239
found teaching of the foundational

3406
02:12:12,239 --> 02:12:14,320
skills um that there's a balance for

3407
02:12:14,320 --> 02:12:17,520
that with um sort of the competing need

3408
02:12:17,520 --> 02:12:19,360
for a really large literacy block for

3409
02:12:19,360 --> 02:12:22,159
the EL piece. And so we are working to

3410
02:12:22,159 --> 02:12:24,239
figure out how to fit all of that in um

3411
02:12:24,239 --> 02:12:27,040
to make sure that we have space in the

3412
02:12:27,040 --> 02:12:31,119
schedule for EL for the um small group

3413
02:12:31,119 --> 02:12:32,960
uh you know skills-based instruction and

3414
02:12:32,960 --> 02:12:37,440
then also for um for our MTSS supports.

3415
02:12:37,440 --> 02:12:39,840
Um and and we I think it'll be an

3416
02:12:39,840 --> 02:12:41,520
iterative process. I think each year

3417
02:12:41,520 --> 02:12:43,360
we're trying a few new things to see how

3418
02:12:43,360 --> 02:12:44,800
they work. Um and we'll be doing that

3419
02:12:44,800 --> 02:12:47,840
again next year. Um

3420
02:12:47,840 --> 02:12:51,040
and then I think the other piece that is

3421
02:12:51,040 --> 02:12:52,639
probably worth highlighting is that a

3422
02:12:52,639 --> 02:12:54,719
really nice consequence of EL this year

3423
02:12:54,719 --> 02:12:57,440
has been really increased collaboration

3424
02:12:57,440 --> 02:13:00,320
um across the schools and even within

3425
02:13:00,320 --> 02:13:01,920
the buildings. So for the first time

3426
02:13:01,920 --> 02:13:04,159
this year I think we've all experienced

3427
02:13:04,159 --> 02:13:07,119
um teachers voluntarily observing each

3428
02:13:07,119 --> 02:13:09,760
other and opening up their classrooms um

3429
02:13:09,760 --> 02:13:11,440
and saying sure come see me do this.

3430
02:13:11,440 --> 02:13:13,119
What is a language dive? Come watch me

3431
02:13:13,119 --> 02:13:14,719
do a language dive and tell me how it's

3432
02:13:14,719 --> 02:13:18,239
going. Right. Um and so I think our our

3433
02:13:18,239 --> 02:13:19,520
goal for next year is to really

3434
02:13:19,520 --> 02:13:23,679
capitalize that on that and continue um

3435
02:13:23,679 --> 02:13:25,679
helping to support teachers to rely on

3436
02:13:25,679 --> 02:13:27,520
each other um in addition to all the

3437
02:13:27,520 --> 02:13:29,040
professional development that we will

3438
02:13:29,040 --> 02:13:30,480
continue to provide from the district

3439
02:13:30,480 --> 02:13:32,400
level but really um making sure that

3440
02:13:32,400 --> 02:13:36,639
those opportunities continue um uh and I

3441
02:13:36,639 --> 02:13:38,239
think that's a priority for all of us.

3442
02:13:38,239 --> 02:13:39,760
Um,

3443
02:13:39,760 --> 02:13:42,079
I will pause and move on to and move on

3444
02:13:42,079 --> 02:13:44,480
to I really could talk about EL for a

3445
02:13:44,480 --> 02:13:46,320
very long time. I really enjoyed it this

3446
02:13:46,320 --> 02:13:48,239
year. Um, but quickly

3447
02:13:48,239 --> 02:13:50,000
>> go ahead.

3448
02:13:50,000 --> 02:13:52,560
>> Good evening. Thanks for having us.

3449
02:13:52,560 --> 02:13:55,920
>> Yeah, we cleared out the room. I guess

3450
02:13:55,920 --> 02:13:58,800
>> they're all watching online.

3451
02:13:58,800 --> 02:14:01,199
>> Um, Lori mentioned it, Naomi mentioned

3452
02:14:01,199 --> 02:14:02,880
it. It feels good that every time we

3453
02:14:02,880 --> 02:14:06,239
come as an elementary group, the the um

3454
02:14:06,239 --> 02:14:07,520
school improvement plans get a little

3455
02:14:07,520 --> 02:14:08,719
more cohesive,

3456
02:14:08,719 --> 02:14:10,719
>> right? And that's that's intentional.

3457
02:14:10,719 --> 02:14:12,320
That's thanks to the work of Lori and

3458
02:14:12,320 --> 02:14:15,199
Shelley as well. Um and as Nomi

3459
02:14:15,199 --> 02:14:16,800
mentioned, it was a great opportunity

3460
02:14:16,800 --> 02:14:18,639
with implementation this year

3461
02:14:18,639 --> 02:14:20,320
>> to collaborate a ton, not just the three

3462
02:14:20,320 --> 02:14:23,280
of us, but the teachers in our buildings

3463
02:14:23,280 --> 02:14:24,800
observing in other buildings working

3464
02:14:24,800 --> 02:14:26,960
together. Um and they find a ton they

3465
02:14:26,960 --> 02:14:28,639
find a ton of value in this. So that's

3466
02:14:28,639 --> 02:14:29,760
something we're going to leverage moving

3467
02:14:29,760 --> 02:14:31,280
forward.

3468
02:14:31,280 --> 02:14:33,520
So, I have a uh objective two,

3469
02:14:33,520 --> 02:14:35,840
well-being and mental health. And um

3470
02:14:35,840 --> 02:14:39,360
it's timely because um May was mental

3471
02:14:39,360 --> 02:14:41,599
health awareness month, right? Um and

3472
02:14:41,599 --> 02:14:46,000
you noticed uh our partners at the CF um

3473
02:14:46,000 --> 02:14:47,360
made some commentary about the

3474
02:14:47,360 --> 02:14:49,599
importance, Brian Miller as well. So,

3475
02:14:49,599 --> 02:14:52,320
you'll see some lines throughout. uh

3476
02:14:52,320 --> 02:14:55,679
really important to us um raising

3477
02:14:55,679 --> 02:14:59,520
awareness um reducing the stigma and

3478
02:14:59,520 --> 02:15:02,560
supporting uh both our children uh as

3479
02:15:02,560 --> 02:15:04,880
well as our adults. Um sometimes we

3480
02:15:04,880 --> 02:15:08,320
forget about the the the teachers

3481
02:15:08,320 --> 02:15:11,840
>> and student success is is tied um to the

3482
02:15:11,840 --> 02:15:14,320
well-being of our of our teachers. So

3483
02:15:14,320 --> 02:15:17,040
really important um that we're doing um

3484
02:15:17,040 --> 02:15:19,520
we're doing that work. When a teacher

3485
02:15:19,520 --> 02:15:22,079
comes to work every day feeling seen and

3486
02:15:22,079 --> 02:15:25,199
heard and valued and well taken care of,

3487
02:15:25,199 --> 02:15:27,440
um they can create the type of classroom

3488
02:15:27,440 --> 02:15:29,360
environment where all of our learners

3489
02:15:29,360 --> 02:15:32,960
thrive, uh relationships flourish, um

3490
02:15:32,960 --> 02:15:34,719
and and students can do their best

3491
02:15:34,719 --> 02:15:37,360
learning. Um so that's that's a huge

3492
02:15:37,360 --> 02:15:39,599
priority for us um this was this year

3493
02:15:39,599 --> 02:15:42,719
and the work will continue on um to next

3494
02:15:42,719 --> 02:15:44,079
year.

3495
02:15:44,079 --> 02:15:48,560
Um so uh something that uh uh we were

3496
02:15:48,560 --> 02:15:49,760
intentional about this year was the

3497
02:15:49,760 --> 02:15:53,360
panorama survey. Uh we we

3498
02:15:53,360 --> 02:15:55,440
did a survey for students, for families,

3499
02:15:55,440 --> 02:15:59,119
and for staff. Um earlier in the fall,

3500
02:15:59,119 --> 02:16:01,280
we took some time with our leadership

3501
02:16:01,280 --> 02:16:04,079
teams and with our full faculties and

3502
02:16:04,079 --> 02:16:07,440
really dove into this data, right? Um we

3503
02:16:07,440 --> 02:16:09,280
analyzed it. We did some protocols at

3504
02:16:09,280 --> 02:16:12,079
our faculty meetings um and discovered

3505
02:16:12,079 --> 02:16:14,079
what what what's working and what what

3506
02:16:14,079 --> 02:16:15,599
are some growth opportunities for us as

3507
02:16:15,599 --> 02:16:18,719
a staff. Um just off the top of my head

3508
02:16:18,719 --> 02:16:20,960
uh the staff at least from Plurau and

3509
02:16:20,960 --> 02:16:23,199
I'm sure at Alcott and Willard as well u

3510
02:16:23,199 --> 02:16:25,199
feel a tremendous sense of community

3511
02:16:25,199 --> 02:16:28,000
within the schools. Um but you know

3512
02:16:28,000 --> 02:16:31,599
staff uh burnout um and teacher stress

3513
02:16:31,599 --> 02:16:33,439
is always is something that we need to

3514
02:16:33,439 --> 02:16:35,760
make sure we monitor. Um, one of the

3515
02:16:35,760 --> 02:16:38,160
ways we're we're approaching this is we

3516
02:16:38,160 --> 02:16:40,240
were able to pull together an ad hoc

3517
02:16:40,240 --> 02:16:43,040
wellness committee of volunteers about

3518
02:16:43,040 --> 02:16:44,559
seven or eight teachers who stay after

3519
02:16:44,559 --> 02:16:47,120
school um and and look at the data and

3520
02:16:47,120 --> 02:16:49,840
talk about ways we can be um we can

3521
02:16:49,840 --> 02:16:51,200
think creatively about implementing

3522
02:16:51,200 --> 02:16:53,439
things for staff opportunities to get

3523
02:16:53,439 --> 02:16:55,840
together to build culture and community

3524
02:16:55,840 --> 02:16:58,080
um as a group just to keep morale and

3525
02:16:58,080 --> 02:17:01,599
culture high. We've done things like um

3526
02:17:01,599 --> 02:17:03,519
uh coffee and treat cards during a a

3527
02:17:03,519 --> 02:17:06,319
busy parent teacher conference day. Um

3528
02:17:06,319 --> 02:17:08,080
you know, little notes of appreciation,

3529
02:17:08,080 --> 02:17:09,599
bulletin boards that honor all the hard

3530
02:17:09,599 --> 02:17:12,000
work and respect the hard work. We um

3531
02:17:12,000 --> 02:17:13,760
and we're including our ESPs, our

3532
02:17:13,760 --> 02:17:16,319
education support professionals. I got

3533
02:17:16,319 --> 02:17:16,800
that right.

3534
02:17:16,800 --> 02:17:17,519
>> You got it. Yeah,

3535
02:17:17,519 --> 02:17:18,479
>> you did.

3536
02:17:18,479 --> 02:17:20,160
>> In this as well, because they're often a

3537
02:17:20,160 --> 02:17:22,160
forgotten group, I'll say um and we're

3538
02:17:22,160 --> 02:17:23,359
working hard just to make sure whatever

3539
02:17:23,359 --> 02:17:25,040
we do, we're including them in in that

3540
02:17:25,040 --> 02:17:26,559
conversation.

3541
02:17:26,559 --> 02:17:29,920
um we hosted a a breakfast for them uh

3542
02:17:29,920 --> 02:17:32,880
last week where we just got a chance to

3543
02:17:32,880 --> 02:17:34,479
um sit down together and talk about

3544
02:17:34,479 --> 02:17:35,599
what's working for them, what's

3545
02:17:35,599 --> 02:17:37,200
stressful, what barriers we can remove

3546
02:17:37,200 --> 02:17:39,599
as a leadership team. Uh it was and it

3547
02:17:39,599 --> 02:17:41,439
was wellreceived.

3548
02:17:41,439 --> 02:17:44,319
Uh we also connected with Helen down at

3549
02:17:44,319 --> 02:17:47,280
Conquered Flower Shop and we were able

3550
02:17:47,280 --> 02:17:48,559
to take a group of teachers down there

3551
02:17:48,559 --> 02:17:51,120
and do a a class on flower arranging

3552
02:17:51,120 --> 02:17:54,719
which is interesting.

3553
02:17:54,719 --> 02:17:56,080
It's fun.

3554
02:17:56,080 --> 02:17:59,840
Um so and then just to sort of uh pivot

3555
02:17:59,840 --> 02:18:01,599
over to what we're doing around and

3556
02:18:01,599 --> 02:18:03,439
Naomi mentioned it the open circle work.

3557
02:18:03,439 --> 02:18:04,800
So this is our social and emotional

3558
02:18:04,800 --> 02:18:07,120
learning uh our tier one our universal

3559
02:18:07,120 --> 02:18:09,439
program. A lot of teachers had had

3560
02:18:09,439 --> 02:18:12,800
training in the past. We sort of um um

3561
02:18:12,800 --> 02:18:15,519
the the organization went defunct and

3562
02:18:15,519 --> 02:18:17,599
then they revived it. Uh the new program

3563
02:18:17,599 --> 02:18:19,359
is very similar to the former one and

3564
02:18:19,359 --> 02:18:20,880
the majority of our teachers I would say

3565
02:18:20,880 --> 02:18:23,920
have had some level of training um uh

3566
02:18:23,920 --> 02:18:26,240
which was great. Uh, so we're continuing

3567
02:18:26,240 --> 02:18:27,679
to identify those people and get them

3568
02:18:27,679 --> 02:18:29,519
the professional development they need

3569
02:18:29,519 --> 02:18:36,080
while at the same time um identifying a go-to person within our buildings, a

3570
02:18:36,080 --> 02:18:37,920
point person who can like a train the

3571
02:18:37,920 --> 02:18:39,359
trainer model who's had substantial

3572
02:18:39,359 --> 02:18:40,960
training who can come in, work with the

3573
02:18:40,960 --> 02:18:44,000
teachers, plan, prep, go into

3574
02:18:44,000 --> 02:18:46,960
classrooms, model or co-e uh which has

3575
02:18:46,960 --> 02:18:49,280
been really helpful. um you know knowing

3576
02:18:49,280 --> 02:18:51,439
that EL was was a big undertaking this

3577
02:18:51,439 --> 02:18:53,280
year I said we're going to have a a soft

3578
02:18:53,280 --> 02:18:56,719
roll out for for um open circle but the

3579
02:18:56,719 --> 02:18:58,000
teachers have really embraced it and

3580
02:18:58,000 --> 02:19:00,559
these lessons are working quite well. So

3581
02:19:00,559 --> 02:19:02,399
lessons are 30 minutes once or once or

3582
02:19:02,399 --> 02:19:04,240
more a week and they're integrated right

3583
02:19:04,240 --> 02:19:06,000
into the morning meeting the beginning

3584
02:19:06,000 --> 02:19:08,319
part of the day uh where they're

3585
02:19:08,319 --> 02:19:10,800
learning um the lessons are designed to

3586
02:19:10,800 --> 02:19:15,280
support things from self-awareness um uh

3587
02:19:15,280 --> 02:19:18,639
relationship building problem solving uh

3588
02:19:18,639 --> 02:19:20,399
emotional identification and regulation

3589
02:19:20,399 --> 02:19:22,479
really important skills. The teacher can

3590
02:19:22,479 --> 02:19:24,080
follow the scope in sequence or pull

3591
02:19:24,080 --> 02:19:25,920
lessons as needed based on the needs of

3592
02:19:25,920 --> 02:19:28,960
the class which is which is great. Um,

3593
02:19:28,960 --> 02:19:30,559
and it's really nice. They always leave

3594
02:19:30,559 --> 02:19:33,040
a a one seat open for a guest that comes

3595
02:19:33,040 --> 02:19:33,840
in.

3596
02:19:33,840 --> 02:19:36,160
>> I got to be the guest Friday.

3597
02:19:36,160 --> 02:19:37,599
>> Yeah, that's fun.

3598
02:19:37,599 --> 02:19:41,120
>> Really inviting. Um, and so it's got a

3599
02:19:41,120 --> 02:19:43,599
great flow to it. They gather, class

3600
02:19:43,599 --> 02:19:47,040
gathers, introduce the topic,

3601
02:19:47,040 --> 02:19:49,680
regulating emotions, for example. Um,

3602
02:19:49,680 --> 02:19:51,680
there's an interactive component where

3603
02:19:51,680 --> 02:19:54,080
there's some role playing which gets

3604
02:19:54,080 --> 02:19:55,920
interesting to watch. if you saw that

3605
02:19:55,920 --> 02:19:58,880
but um there's always a an opportunity

3606
02:19:58,880 --> 02:20:02,080
to share with each other um and then the

3607
02:20:02,080 --> 02:20:03,520
important thing is the reflection at the

3608
02:20:03,520 --> 02:20:05,120
end. The students reflect and then have

3609
02:20:05,120 --> 02:20:07,920
the opportunity to apply with feedback

3610
02:20:07,920 --> 02:20:12,319
um as they move forward. So that's work that's ongoing that we'll

3611
02:20:12,319 --> 02:20:15,120
continue to focus on for next year. Um

3612
02:20:15,120 --> 02:20:17,120
in terms of MTSS support, some kids we

3613
02:20:17,120 --> 02:20:18,720
know just like with reading need need

3614
02:20:18,720 --> 02:20:20,640
something a little bit more need need a

3615
02:20:20,640 --> 02:20:23,439
double dose. Um and then we really bring

3616
02:20:23,439 --> 02:20:25,840
in our our the experts, the mental

3617
02:20:25,840 --> 02:20:28,240
health team. So we piloted something

3618
02:20:28,240 --> 02:20:30,720
this year whereby um you know, we're

3619
02:20:30,720 --> 02:20:32,720
using our data to identify and build

3620
02:20:32,720 --> 02:20:34,640
that out. We're looking for a screening

3621
02:20:34,640 --> 02:20:36,720
tool that works uh really well at

3622
02:20:36,720 --> 02:20:39,200
getting us the data we need. Um we also

3623
02:20:39,200 --> 02:20:40,880
have teachers who are our experts.

3624
02:20:40,880 --> 02:20:42,800
They're with the students all day who

3625
02:20:42,800 --> 02:20:45,920
now have an opportunity to um to attend

3626
02:20:45,920 --> 02:20:47,600
an open office hour with our mental

3627
02:20:47,600 --> 02:20:50,000
health team. they can go raise a concern

3628
02:20:50,000 --> 02:20:51,280
about a student and have that

3629
02:20:51,280 --> 02:20:53,359
opportunity to talk um with the mental

3630
02:20:53,359 --> 02:20:54,800
health teams, our school psychologists,

3631
02:20:54,800 --> 02:20:57,520
our guidance counselors, our BCBA, um

3632
02:20:57,520 --> 02:21:00,160
the administrative team as well, engage

3633
02:21:00,160 --> 02:21:02,880
in a a a discourse and hopefully leave

3634
02:21:02,880 --> 02:21:05,280
with some strategies and tools um that

3635
02:21:05,280 --> 02:21:06,880
they can use right away. That's the most

3636
02:21:06,880 --> 02:21:08,240
important thing to a teacher. What can I

3637
02:21:08,240 --> 02:21:10,560
use right away to help support this kid?

3638
02:21:10,560 --> 02:21:12,640
Um so that's working well. We're looking

3639
02:21:12,640 --> 02:21:14,319
forward to building that up uh next year

3640
02:21:14,319 --> 02:21:16,640
as well.

3641
02:21:16,640 --> 02:21:19,680
Uh and then I guess lastly just touching

3642
02:21:19,680 --> 02:21:22,319
upon objective four uh the innovative

3643
02:21:22,319 --> 02:21:24,240
environment. We're all doing something a

3644
02:21:24,240 --> 02:21:25,280
little bit different in terms of

3645
02:21:25,280 --> 02:21:28,319
building and um a facility and and and

3646
02:21:28,319 --> 02:21:32,720
our campuses. We are excited to be

3647
02:21:32,720 --> 02:21:35,120
moving into phase two of our playground

3648
02:21:35,120 --> 02:21:38,160
project. U I feel like this has been a

3649
02:21:38,160 --> 02:21:40,160
project that been working on for three

3650
02:21:40,160 --> 02:21:42,080
years. Uh which has been great and a lot

3651
02:21:42,080 --> 02:21:44,479
of fun. Um, and we're also looking

3652
02:21:44,479 --> 02:21:47,280
forward to tying a a ribbon on it. Um,

3653
02:21:47,280 --> 02:21:49,920
so phase two bids are due, I think, next

3654
02:21:49,920 --> 02:21:52,240
Friday. Um, and we're looking forward to

3655
02:21:52,240 --> 02:21:53,920
hopefully breaking ground and finishing

3656
02:21:53,920 --> 02:21:59,280
that up some point this summer, early fall. And this is an area, too,

3657
02:21:59,280 --> 02:22:01,840
just in terms of innovation. U, we've

3658
02:22:01,840 --> 02:22:03,520
got our our swings and our climbing

3659
02:22:03,520 --> 02:22:05,040
structures and the monkey bars and all

3660
02:22:05,040 --> 02:22:07,439
that great stuff. Um, a climber that's

3661
02:22:07,439 --> 02:22:08,960
very very tall. if you haven't seen it

3662
02:22:08,960 --> 02:22:11,120
yet. Um the kids are really enjoying it.

3663
02:22:11,120 --> 02:22:12,960
But that's not for all kids. Some kids

3664
02:22:12,960 --> 02:22:15,359
just like to be out in nature. Um you

3665
02:22:15,359 --> 02:22:17,200
know, exploring and engaging in

3666
02:22:17,200 --> 02:22:19,840
imaginative play. So this um I think

3667
02:22:19,840 --> 02:22:22,160
this fits the bill for that. I'll say

3668
02:22:22,160 --> 02:22:24,160
shout out to Brian for the collaboration

3669
02:22:24,160 --> 02:22:26,560
with Carlile. We modeled a lot of what

3670
02:22:26,560 --> 02:22:28,960
we did after what you guys did was

3671
02:22:28,960 --> 02:22:31,359
really helpful. We're excited to bring

3672
02:22:31,359 --> 02:22:35,040
that to a close and um you know see the

3673
02:22:35,040 --> 02:22:38,319
benefits for generations to come.

3674
02:22:38,319 --> 02:22:40,960
Um, our green space will be open next

3675
02:22:40,960 --> 02:22:43,200
year. Our soccer fields will be open.

3676
02:22:43,200 --> 02:22:46,399
Uh, and was the last facility project?

3677
02:22:46,399 --> 02:22:47,359
Oh, yeah. We're rebuilding

3678
02:22:47,359 --> 02:22:47,840
>> the fire.

3679
02:22:47,840 --> 02:22:53,750
>> We're rebuilding the 94 wing.

3680
02:22:53,760 --> 02:22:54,800
» Oh, yeah.

3681
02:22:54,800 --> 02:22:57,920
>> Yeah. It's that was not a great call.

3682
02:22:57,920 --> 02:23:01,600
Uh, Monday evening. First it was Mario,

3683
02:23:01,600 --> 02:23:04,000
our head custodian, and then Ron

3684
02:23:04,000 --> 02:23:06,160
Hullinger SRO. So those are not two

3685
02:23:06,160 --> 02:23:08,640
calls you want to get back to back.

3686
02:23:08,640 --> 02:23:09,760
>> And then the superintendent.

3687
02:23:09,760 --> 02:23:11,680
>> Then the superintendent.

3688
02:23:11,680 --> 02:23:16,080
>> So um you know it was amazing. Uh as we

3689
02:23:16,080 --> 02:23:18,640
were there we called put about 100 staff

3690
02:23:18,640 --> 02:23:20,960
members Lori together the next day.

3691
02:23:20,960 --> 02:23:21,359
>> Yeah.

3692
02:23:21,359 --> 02:23:24,560
>> Developed a a plan within an hour or

3693
02:23:24,560 --> 02:23:25,439
less.

3694
02:23:25,439 --> 02:23:26,960
>> And then for the rest of the day watched

3695
02:23:26,960 --> 02:23:29,359
a 100 staff members moving

3696
02:23:29,359 --> 02:23:32,479
>> 10 classrooms. 8 to 10 classrooms.

3697
02:23:32,479 --> 02:23:34,720
>> Pretty extraordinary. It was a sight to

3698
02:23:34,720 --> 02:23:36,720
be to behold. So we talk about community

3699
02:23:36,720 --> 02:23:39,120
and support and teamwork as the very

3700
02:23:39,120 --> 02:23:42,399
definition of that for sure.

3701
02:23:42,399 --> 02:23:43,439
>> Thank you Justin.

3702
02:23:43,439 --> 02:23:44,240
>> Yeah.

3703
02:23:44,240 --> 02:23:47,040
>> Adding more.

3704
02:23:47,040 --> 02:23:49,760
>> And so we agreed we try to be concise

3705
02:23:49,760 --> 02:23:54,710
and I don't think you got the memo.

3706
02:23:54,720 --> 02:23:58,080
» Did you notice he always goes last?

3707
02:23:58,080 --> 02:24:00,240
>> We make him go last. Yeah. because he's

3708
02:24:00,240 --> 02:24:03,040
sorry to follow.

3709
02:24:03,040 --> 02:24:04,640
>> Well, I am going to miss you. I miss all

3710
02:24:04,640 --> 02:24:05,760
of you and thank you for the opportunity

3711
02:24:05,760 --> 02:24:10,000
for speaking tonight. Um it's uh uh my

3712
02:24:10,000 --> 02:24:12,319
honor to talk to you about uh uh our

3713
02:24:12,319 --> 02:24:13,439
strategic goal number three and

3714
02:24:13,439 --> 02:24:15,280
inclusive culture and I'm going to

3715
02:24:15,280 --> 02:24:17,359
highlight the work that staff is doing

3716
02:24:17,359 --> 02:24:20,240
together uh within building across

3717
02:24:20,240 --> 02:24:23,040
building and uh from uh senior

3718
02:24:23,040 --> 02:24:27,680
leadership uh to u to impact the ability

3719
02:24:27,680 --> 02:24:29,200
of our teachers to do their best work.

3720
02:24:29,200 --> 02:24:30,560
And when our teachers can do their best

3721
02:24:30,560 --> 02:24:33,920
work, students benefit, right? So, first

3722
02:24:33,920 --> 02:24:37,439
uh the work of the DEIB leadership um

3723
02:24:37,439 --> 02:24:40,399
which Andrew Namichi working very

3724
02:24:40,399 --> 02:24:42,560
closely in each of our buildings working

3725
02:24:42,560 --> 02:24:44,399
with our leadership teams. So our

3726
02:24:44,399 --> 02:24:45,760
leadership teams are overlapping with

3727
02:24:45,760 --> 02:24:51,120
our DBI u um leads to ensure that we are

3728
02:24:51,120 --> 02:24:56,000
having uh cultural competency as a um a

3729
02:24:56,000 --> 02:24:59,680
thread that is woven through our day and

3730
02:24:59,680 --> 02:25:02,720
is present especially when we have times

3731
02:25:02,720 --> 02:25:05,600
of crisis. So this past year when we had

3732
02:25:05,600 --> 02:25:09,359
times of crisis when uh we were uh

3733
02:25:09,359 --> 02:25:12,800
doubling down on our work uh to combat

3734
02:25:12,800 --> 02:25:21,120
anti-semitism the work that occurred uh as a district was led by um uh the

3735
02:25:21,120 --> 02:25:23,280
superintendent and by Shellyley by

3736
02:25:23,280 --> 02:25:25,200
Andrew but then the work that occurred

3737
02:25:25,200 --> 02:25:29,040
in the classrooms was driven by the DEIB

3738
02:25:29,040 --> 02:25:30,960
leads within our leadership teams in

3739
02:25:30,960 --> 02:25:33,920
each of our buildings. So case in point

3740
02:25:33,920 --> 02:25:36,319
when we had facing history and ourselves

3741
02:25:36,319 --> 02:25:40,880
in um it was impactful, it was important

3742
02:25:40,880 --> 02:25:43,680
uh it was timely. It was well executed.

3743
02:25:43,680 --> 02:25:45,920
What we needed to do for elementary

3744
02:25:45,920 --> 02:25:49,359
school is to take these important uh

3745
02:25:49,359 --> 02:25:51,760
issues and make them digestible and

3746
02:25:51,760 --> 02:25:54,720
ready for staff to use in the moment.

3747
02:25:54,720 --> 02:25:56,479
Right? So, our staff always want to do

3748
02:25:56,479 --> 02:25:58,720
things well. And so, we were able to

3749
02:25:58,720 --> 02:26:01,280
leverage um a speaker who Andrew and I

3750
02:26:01,280 --> 02:26:03,760
had visited. Uh he he spoke to us when

3751
02:26:03,760 --> 02:26:06,080
we went into a conference in Boston and

3752
02:26:06,080 --> 02:26:10,800
it was specifically for our elementary

3753
02:26:10,800 --> 02:26:13,040
uh grade teachers. And this is where we

3754
02:26:13,040 --> 02:26:15,040
all came together. Now, again, you heard

3755
02:26:15,040 --> 02:26:18,160
it from Justin before uh Dr. Hunter and

3756
02:26:18,160 --> 02:26:21,760
I we came the same year. We were siloed,

3757
02:26:21,760 --> 02:26:24,080
very much siloed nine years ago. and the

3758
02:26:24,080 --> 02:26:26,240
fact that now we can not only have one

3759
02:26:26,240 --> 02:26:29,280
plan but have moments in which we need

3760
02:26:29,280 --> 02:26:31,680
to act with urgency and do so

3761
02:26:31,680 --> 02:26:34,560
effectively when we gather all our staff

3762
02:26:34,560 --> 02:26:36,560
together I think is a testament to the

3763
02:26:36,560 --> 02:26:40,160
leadership but also the work of um

3764
02:26:40,160 --> 02:26:43,359
senior leadership people like Nimichi

3765
02:26:43,359 --> 02:26:45,600
the the leadership teams within our

3766
02:26:45,600 --> 02:26:47,920
building to work again dovetailing all

3767
02:26:47,920 --> 02:26:53,120
that work um additional um I would um we

3768
02:26:53,120 --> 02:26:56,240
meet regularly um with uh across

3769
02:26:56,240 --> 02:27:01,040
buildings as u the DEIB leadership team.

3770
02:27:01,040 --> 02:27:03,920
Um another area that I'd like to stress

3771
02:27:03,920 --> 02:27:06,160
is the work that our new special

3772
02:27:06,160 --> 02:27:08,960
education administrative teams are doing

3773
02:27:08,960 --> 02:27:11,200
is phenomenal.

3774
02:27:11,200 --> 02:27:16,399
>> In the past, um boy, everyone did their very best. We have earnest,

3775
02:27:16,399 --> 02:27:19,359
hardworking, caring, compassionate,

3776
02:27:19,359 --> 02:27:21,760
professional staff that do their very

3777
02:27:21,760 --> 02:27:26,399
best. But boy, when you put um others,

3778
02:27:26,399 --> 02:27:28,160
if you add additional members of the

3779
02:27:28,160 --> 02:27:30,880
staff who help facilitate and structure

3780
02:27:30,880 --> 02:27:33,200
purposeful conversations,

3781
02:27:33,200 --> 02:27:35,760
kids benefit. So the transitions that

3782
02:27:35,760 --> 02:27:38,399
have been occurring this year, right?

3783
02:27:38,399 --> 02:27:40,160
Before they were good, now they're

3784
02:27:40,160 --> 02:27:42,399
exceptional. Right? Where every child,

3785
02:27:42,399 --> 02:27:44,399
as we say every single day, every child

3786
02:27:44,399 --> 02:27:46,640
is known as an individual and as a

3787
02:27:46,640 --> 02:27:49,120
learner. And it's difficult to give our

3788
02:27:49,120 --> 02:27:50,640
children up to the next school. It

3789
02:27:50,640 --> 02:27:52,399
always is. No matter no matter how well

3790
02:27:52,399 --> 02:27:55,040
it's being done, we feel even better

3791
02:27:55,040 --> 02:27:58,000
today for the work that those people are

3792
02:27:58,000 --> 02:28:00,399
doing because those students are that

3793
02:28:00,399 --> 02:28:03,120
much better prepared for success in the

3794
02:28:03,120 --> 02:28:06,160
next step, right? And then we recognize

3795
02:28:06,160 --> 02:28:07,920
with that comes the confidence that the

3796
02:28:07,920 --> 02:28:09,840
parents have, right? And the parents

3797
02:28:09,840 --> 02:28:12,399
anxiety is lessened. So when parents are

3798
02:28:12,399 --> 02:28:14,240
feeling good about things, the kids will

3799
02:28:14,240 --> 02:28:15,920
feel good about things which and that

3800
02:28:15,920 --> 02:28:19,040
engenders greater depth of relationship

3801
02:28:19,040 --> 02:28:23,040
and trust between home and school. So um

3802
02:28:23,040 --> 02:28:25,520
kudos to and thank you for that was a

3803
02:28:25,520 --> 02:28:26,960
support that was a budget ad that you

3804
02:28:26,960 --> 02:28:30,240
made. Thank you is paying dividends. Um

3805
02:28:30,240 --> 02:28:33,040
also want to uh say the work that the

3806
02:28:33,040 --> 02:28:37,120
staff has already done um to welcome,

3807
02:28:37,120 --> 02:28:40,000
support and acclimate uh Stephanie. So

3808
02:28:40,000 --> 02:28:43,200
Stephanie has already been in um and um

3809
02:28:43,200 --> 02:28:44,960
the staff is looking forward to working

3810
02:28:44,960 --> 02:28:47,760
with her today. Long day, right? We met

3811
02:28:47,760 --> 02:28:50,080
once before then today. Stephanie met

3812
02:28:50,080 --> 02:28:53,840
with uh staff starting at was it I staff

3813
02:28:53,840 --> 02:28:57,200
at like 11, but she reached out to the

3814
02:28:57,200 --> 02:29:00,960
PTG to meet with the PTG today. Right.

3815
02:29:00,960 --> 02:29:04,080
So masterful work on Stephanie's part

3816
02:29:04,080 --> 02:29:06,240
and part of our plan to ensure the

3817
02:29:06,240 --> 02:29:08,479
greatest opportunity for success of

3818
02:29:08,479 --> 02:29:11,200
Stephanie. Everyone is 100% confident

3819
02:29:11,200 --> 02:29:13,280
she's going to be a great great lead of

3820
02:29:13,280 --> 02:29:15,280
Willard. Um, today we were on on the

3821
02:29:15,280 --> 02:29:17,439
bus. You know, Stephanie knows the the

3822
02:29:17,439 --> 02:29:19,280
importance of greeting each child in the

3823
02:29:19,280 --> 02:29:20,479
morning and saying goodbye every

3824
02:29:20,479 --> 02:29:22,479
afternoon, right? So, we get on the bus

3825
02:29:22,479 --> 02:29:25,439
and you know, as we do and I said to my

3826
02:29:25,439 --> 02:29:27,200
friends on the bus, "Hey, my friends,

3827
02:29:27,200 --> 02:29:29,120
I'd like to introduce you. This is Miss

3828
02:29:29,120 --> 02:29:31,920
Nephew from the back of the bus." No, I

3829
02:29:31,920 --> 02:29:33,600
said, "No, this is your new principal."

3830
02:29:33,600 --> 02:29:35,280
Back of the bus. Kids goes, "Hey, MISS

3831
02:29:35,280 --> 02:29:38,389
NEPHEW, HOW YOU DOING?"

3832
02:29:38,399 --> 02:29:41,120
HE WAS ON HER interview

3833
02:29:41,120 --> 02:29:44,399
and he was beaming with cry.

3834
02:29:44,399 --> 02:29:46,479
So again, it's not everywhere where you

3835
02:29:46,479 --> 02:29:50,560
have uh constituencies that truly are

3836
02:29:50,560 --> 02:29:53,520
heard and valued. So it's a very

3837
02:29:53,520 --> 02:29:55,520
difficult interview process. We all

3838
02:29:55,520 --> 02:29:57,920
know, we've all done it. But boy oh boy,

3839
02:29:57,920 --> 02:30:00,319
when the the kids feel valued and the

3840
02:30:00,319 --> 02:30:02,000
staff feel valued and the parents feel

3841
02:30:02,000 --> 02:30:04,800
valued and this right, well done. And so

3842
02:30:04,800 --> 02:30:06,479
I'm quite confident that things are

3843
02:30:06,479 --> 02:30:08,960
going to move forward very well and very

3844
02:30:08,960 --> 02:30:10,960
well supported for Stephanie as she

3845
02:30:10,960 --> 02:30:15,359
moves. Um the work that uh the concrete

3846
02:30:15,359 --> 02:30:18,880
ed fund was u trumpeting today we

3847
02:30:18,880 --> 02:30:20,479
benefited at Willard. We're going to

3848
02:30:20,479 --> 02:30:22,319
have a Willard garden after all these

3849
02:30:22,319 --> 02:30:25,040
years right which is spectacular. Um

3850
02:30:25,040 --> 02:30:27,600
there's a a garden at Alcott and

3851
02:30:27,600 --> 02:30:30,800
Thorough. And why is it so important?

3852
02:30:30,800 --> 02:30:32,399
Now, we've done we've we've always

3853
02:30:32,399 --> 02:30:35,840
tapped into um our our bird watches.

3854
02:30:35,840 --> 02:30:37,760
We've done our works, as you know, in

3855
02:30:37,760 --> 02:30:39,359
the curriculum in kindergarten looking

3856
02:30:39,359 --> 02:30:41,760
at trees and seasons, all the rest. But

3857
02:30:41,760 --> 02:30:44,240
to have a garden, think about the work

3858
02:30:44,240 --> 02:30:46,800
that you've done where you're learning

3859
02:30:46,800 --> 02:30:48,960
something and it doesn't end when the

3860
02:30:48,960 --> 02:30:51,600
lesson's over, right? That's great

3861
02:30:51,600 --> 02:30:53,200
teaching. That's great learning. It's

3862
02:30:53,200 --> 02:30:54,800
the motivation for you to continue to

3863
02:30:54,800 --> 02:30:57,760
learn. So within EEL, as Naomi

3864
02:30:57,760 --> 02:31:00,880
referenced, um where when we have an

3865
02:31:00,880 --> 02:31:04,000
outdoor um classroom like the garden

3866
02:31:04,000 --> 02:31:08,160
that we will have, we tap into e modules

3867
02:31:08,160 --> 02:31:10,399
that include in kindergarten, trees and

3868
02:31:10,399 --> 02:31:13,120
weather. In first grade, birds need our

3869
02:31:13,120 --> 02:31:15,439
help. In second grade, the secret life

3870
02:31:15,439 --> 02:31:17,760
of plants and pollinators and in third

3871
02:31:17,760 --> 02:31:21,040
grade, water usage. Right? So it's real

3872
02:31:21,040 --> 02:31:22,560
life application of what they're

3873
02:31:22,560 --> 02:31:24,800
learning. uh high quality text that

3874
02:31:24,800 --> 02:31:26,960
they're accessing and ready to

3875
02:31:26,960 --> 02:31:29,439
demonstrate mastery in many different

3876
02:31:29,439 --> 02:31:32,640
means, one of which can be within the

3877
02:31:32,640 --> 02:31:34,960
garden setting. So, we're very excited

3878
02:31:34,960 --> 02:31:37,920
by all of that. Um, one bit that we've

3879
02:31:37,920 --> 02:31:40,000
all been working on is our playground.

3880
02:31:40,000 --> 02:31:42,960
I'll end with that. that uh the one one

3881
02:31:42,960 --> 02:31:44,880
of the action items moving forward will

3882
02:31:44,880 --> 02:31:47,920
be to begin the process of reconsidering

3883
02:31:47,920 --> 02:31:51,359
what's out there uh ac accessibility for

3884
02:31:51,359 --> 02:31:53,840
all right and it's getting older it's 17

3885
02:31:53,840 --> 02:31:56,479
years right as we know um that things

3886
02:31:56,479 --> 02:31:58,960
start to go at some point and just as

3887
02:31:58,960 --> 02:32:01,040
our chiller went this spring which is

3888
02:32:01,040 --> 02:32:04,160
fine everyone's rallying to it

3889
02:32:04,160 --> 02:32:05,680
>> surprised Brian and Katie didn't bring

3890
02:32:05,680 --> 02:32:06,880
up the lack of

3891
02:32:06,880 --> 02:32:09,680
>> there but I tell you but it takes that

3892
02:32:09,680 --> 02:32:14,720
the sense of community and um and uh

3893
02:32:14,720 --> 02:32:17,600
mutual um

3894
02:32:17,600 --> 02:32:21,280
willingness to persevere, right? Um I

3895
02:32:21,280 --> 02:32:23,439
won't ask anyone whether they had AC in

3896
02:32:23,439 --> 02:32:25,680
their uh schools when they were

3897
02:32:25,680 --> 02:32:28,319
children. This guy didn't, you know, on

3898
02:32:28,319 --> 02:32:33,750
bombing bombing Long Island, right? U

3899
02:32:33,760 --> 02:32:35,439
» talking

3900
02:32:35,439 --> 02:32:36,000
inch.

3901
02:32:36,000 --> 02:32:37,920
>> All right. Right around the corner.

3902
02:32:37,920 --> 02:32:39,840
Yeah. So we

3903
02:32:39,840 --> 02:32:41,920
turn our pillows over at night, right?

3904
02:32:41,920 --> 02:32:45,760
Right. When it was hot. So um so

3905
02:32:45,760 --> 02:32:47,120
the the building is super

3906
02:32:47,120 --> 02:32:49,040
wellmaintained. And one last call out.

3907
02:32:49,040 --> 02:32:50,319
I'm doing a little bit of you right now.

3908
02:32:50,319 --> 02:32:57,670
Just running on is

3909
02:32:57,680 --> 02:32:58,560
» is the support.

3910
02:32:58,560 --> 02:33:00,240
>> Leaving these two to the end was a big

3911
02:33:00,240 --> 02:33:02,720
mistake.

3912
02:33:02,720 --> 02:33:04,560
>> I understood the assignment. I picked

3913
02:33:04,560 --> 02:33:07,280
your thing and I talked about them. No,

3914
02:33:07,280 --> 02:33:10,960
just again the the support of uh all the

3915
02:33:10,960 --> 02:33:13,680
staff within the building um our our

3916
02:33:13,680 --> 02:33:16,800
facility staff, our drivers, our kitchen

3917
02:33:16,800 --> 02:33:19,280
staff, every single day, every single

3918
02:33:19,280 --> 02:33:21,439
one of them has a meaningful impact on

3919
02:33:21,439 --> 02:33:24,399
all of our students and um it's not

3920
02:33:24,399 --> 02:33:26,640
every district that still retains those

3921
02:33:26,640 --> 02:33:30,319
important people, right? Um so kudos to

3922
02:33:30,319 --> 02:33:32,640
all of you and gratitude to all of you

3923
02:33:32,640 --> 02:33:34,319
for having this culture and this

3924
02:33:34,319 --> 02:33:36,160
environment where that's important

3925
02:33:36,160 --> 02:33:38,399
because it is important and it is

3926
02:33:38,399 --> 02:33:39,680
important for teaching and learning and

3927
02:33:39,680 --> 02:33:41,359
the success of our students. So thank

3928
02:33:41,359 --> 02:33:44,160
you I guess questions.

3929
02:33:44,160 --> 02:33:45,439
>> Yeah let's just maybe a couple

3930
02:33:45,439 --> 02:33:47,680
questions.

3931
02:33:47,680 --> 02:33:50,319
See, we could have more than one per

3932
02:33:50,319 --> 02:33:53,120
mention to go by break, but in case we

3933
02:33:53,120 --> 02:33:56,560
did not. Um, I think the goal across uh

3934
02:33:56,560 --> 02:33:59,280
the the DV goals was hiring and

3935
02:33:59,280 --> 02:34:04,000
retaining I think 20% of staff by 2025.

3936
02:34:04,000 --> 02:34:06,479
Um, were we tracking that? Are we did we

3937
02:34:06,479 --> 02:34:09,840
meet it or John?

3938
02:34:09,840 --> 02:34:13,200
>> We do track it for sure. Um, did we meet

3939
02:34:13,200 --> 02:34:14,960
it? What I'm finding is the tracking

3940
02:34:14,960 --> 02:34:17,359
gets complicated when attrition happens

3941
02:34:17,359 --> 02:34:19,200
for reasons that aren't about us. It's

3942
02:34:19,200 --> 02:34:21,280
we're relocating or whatever. So, we're

3943
02:34:21,280 --> 02:34:24,720
still mastering the data tracking. Um,

3944
02:34:24,720 --> 02:34:26,640
they're having the same challenge. We

3945
02:34:26,640 --> 02:34:30,080
were riffing people and so the hiring

3946
02:34:30,080 --> 02:34:31,760
piece is a different discussion this

3947
02:34:31,760 --> 02:34:33,120
year,

3948
02:34:33,120 --> 02:34:34,880
>> but

3949
02:34:34,880 --> 02:34:37,280
I I will this I guess a good challenge,

3950
02:34:37,280 --> 02:34:40,479
but um we don't have much since we set

3951
02:34:40,479 --> 02:34:43,200
that goal. We've had very little

3952
02:34:43,200 --> 02:34:46,399
turnover. Um, like this year is the

3953
02:34:46,399 --> 02:34:48,479
most. So I I have two people who are

3954
02:34:48,479 --> 02:34:50,000
retiring. It's the most turnover I've

3955
02:34:50,000 --> 02:34:51,920
had in I want to say three years. And

3956
02:34:51,920 --> 02:34:53,439
because of

3957
02:34:53,439 --> 02:34:55,439
>> rift I did like I didn't actually post

3958
02:34:55,439 --> 02:34:58,160
for those positions because they because

3959
02:34:58,160 --> 02:35:00,960
people were rift not rifted but um there

3960
02:35:00,960 --> 02:35:03,920
was movement in the district. Um, it's a

3961
02:35:03,920 --> 02:35:06,000
good not having really high retention is

3962
02:35:06,000 --> 02:35:08,080
a good problem to have, but it it's um

3963
02:35:08,080 --> 02:35:10,720
we're not I haven't posted for a new

3964
02:35:10,720 --> 02:35:13,600
teaching position in a couple years.

3965
02:35:13,600 --> 02:35:16,240
>> That wasn't just teachers, right?

3966
02:35:16,240 --> 02:35:19,359
>> That goal um staff

3967
02:35:19,359 --> 02:35:21,760
>> it Yeah, I mean we al Yeah,

3968
02:35:21,760 --> 02:35:23,680
>> it's a good question, Sandep. And we

3969
02:35:23,680 --> 02:35:25,359
post a lot of our pos all of our

3970
02:35:25,359 --> 02:35:27,120
positions on school spring. That's our

3971
02:35:27,120 --> 02:35:29,920
hiring platform. And I'm just having a

3972
02:35:29,920 --> 02:35:31,680
conversation with Andrew and Nimichi,

3973
02:35:31,680 --> 02:35:32,960
you know, how do we how do we broaden

3974
02:35:32,960 --> 02:35:35,920
that because not everyone go uses that.

3975
02:35:35,920 --> 02:35:37,680
>> So Andrew has a lot of ideas and is

3976
02:35:37,680 --> 02:35:39,600
creative about spreading uh and

3977
02:35:39,600 --> 02:35:42,240
broadening the the candidate pool and we

3978
02:35:42,240 --> 02:35:45,040
do use two other networks um

3979
02:35:45,040 --> 02:35:48,160
>> uh that Andrew has identified that has

3980
02:35:48,160 --> 02:35:50,960
generated leads of diverse candidates.

3981
02:35:50,960 --> 02:35:53,680
Exc

3982
02:35:53,680 --> 02:35:54,399
did you have a question?

3983
02:35:54,399 --> 02:35:56,800
>> I do have one question which is the

3984
02:35:56,800 --> 02:35:59,520
plans being so similar baly the like

3985
02:35:59,520 --> 02:36:02,319
unique strengths of each of your schools

3986
02:36:02,319 --> 02:36:04,479
and your own leadership. So I was

3987
02:36:04,479 --> 02:36:06,640
actually wondering if you would be so

3988
02:36:06,640 --> 02:36:09,200
kind and generous as to share if there

3989
02:36:09,200 --> 02:36:11,040
is anything from one another and be

3990
02:36:11,040 --> 02:36:14,560
succinct as possible that you admire

3991
02:36:14,560 --> 02:36:18,319
most and hope wish you could acquire

3992
02:36:18,319 --> 02:36:19,920
from their culture or operations at

3993
02:36:19,920 --> 02:36:21,600
their school. you know each other so

3994
02:36:21,600 --> 02:36:23,280
well and sometimes you can see each

3995
02:36:23,280 --> 02:36:24,800
other's superpowers better than even

3996
02:36:24,800 --> 02:36:27,040
your own. So I'm curious if there are

3997
02:36:27,040 --> 02:36:29,280
things you admire about one another uh

3998
02:36:29,280 --> 02:36:31,439
or their schools or how they operate

3999
02:36:31,439 --> 02:36:35,920
that um you wish you could absorb.

4000
02:36:35,920 --> 02:36:37,120
>> I can start

4001
02:36:37,120 --> 02:36:37,600
>> please.

4002
02:36:37,600 --> 02:36:40,000
>> Um great question.

4003
02:36:40,000 --> 02:36:41,760
>> I think there's so many things that I

4004
02:36:41,760 --> 02:36:43,680
could say. I feel like I learned so much

4005
02:36:43,680 --> 02:36:46,240
from well even sitting here I was like

4006
02:36:46,240 --> 02:36:48,080
oh office hours for my mental health

4007
02:36:48,080 --> 02:36:49,840
staff like that that's a really great

4008
02:36:49,840 --> 02:36:51,840
idea. Um, but I think in terms of the

4009
02:36:51,840 --> 02:36:54,479
like leadership style or like uh I think

4010
02:36:54,479 --> 02:36:57,040
Matt is a phenomenal storyteller and I

4011
02:36:57,040 --> 02:36:58,399
think that's really important in this

4012
02:36:58,399 --> 02:37:05,120
role and um you know I I think that's something that um I would aspire

4013
02:37:05,120 --> 02:37:07,359
to a little more detail oriented and

4014
02:37:07,359 --> 02:37:10,160
like get it done and obviously I took my

4015
02:37:10,160 --> 02:37:12,479
two points and spoke to them and they

4016
02:37:12,479 --> 02:37:13,040
followed

4017
02:37:13,040 --> 02:37:15,120
>> I follow I follow really good at

4018
02:37:15,120 --> 02:37:16,319
following directions. know what they

4019
02:37:16,319 --> 02:37:17,920
need to like it.

4020
02:37:17,920 --> 02:37:20,479
>> But but I think like the storytelling

4021
02:37:20,479 --> 02:37:22,479
aspect is actually really important in

4022
02:37:22,479 --> 02:37:24,399
this job and um it's something it's

4023
02:37:24,399 --> 02:37:25,520
something that I really appreciate and

4024
02:37:25,520 --> 02:37:28,399
will miss even if it's late and you talk

4025
02:37:28,399 --> 02:37:30,880
for a long time.

4026
02:37:30,880 --> 02:37:33,359
>> It's a great question, Drew, and about

4027
02:37:33,359 --> 02:37:36,160
each of them. I sometimes go from A to B

4028
02:37:36,160 --> 02:37:38,800
without Laurest sometimes without

4029
02:37:38,800 --> 02:37:39,840
thinking about all the things in

4030
02:37:39,840 --> 02:37:43,120
between. Um, and Naomi is great about

4031
02:37:43,120 --> 02:37:45,280
slowing down and asking all of the

4032
02:37:45,280 --> 02:37:47,359
important questions in the moment. It's

4033
02:37:47,359 --> 02:37:49,120
like sometimes, come on, come on, come

4034
02:37:49,120 --> 02:37:52,000
on. But in the end,

4035
02:37:52,000 --> 02:37:53,600
>> in the end, it it

4036
02:37:53,600 --> 02:37:59,590
>> oh boy,

4037
02:37:59,600 --> 02:38:01,920
» someone the plan is always better off.

4038
02:38:01,920 --> 02:38:03,520
The students are always better off as a

4039
02:38:03,520 --> 02:38:05,359
result of your thoughtfulness.

4040
02:38:05,359 --> 02:38:08,960
>> Um, and uh and and Matt coming in. um

4041
02:38:08,960 --> 02:38:12,399
has been such a a tremendous mentor uh

4042
02:38:12,399 --> 02:38:19,349
every classroom every day.

4043
02:38:19,359 --> 02:38:22,960
» Um I would echo, you know, uh what I

4044
02:38:22,960 --> 02:38:26,960
admire um most about Naomi is her

4045
02:38:26,960 --> 02:38:31,600
humanity. um that um in a complex uh

4046
02:38:31,600 --> 02:38:34,080
world with lots of needs, she always

4047
02:38:34,080 --> 02:38:38,000
sees the student and then will will

4048
02:38:38,000 --> 02:38:41,200
develop an an action plan that is so

4049
02:38:41,200 --> 02:38:44,399
thoughtful uh with deliverables that she

4050
02:38:44,399 --> 02:38:49,040
stakes to right and has great success.

4051
02:38:49,040 --> 02:38:52,560
>> It's a really really nice question.

4052
02:38:52,560 --> 02:38:56,319
Um, and then Justin is um the just the

4053
02:38:56,319 --> 02:38:57,520
lifeblood of the school. When you're

4054
02:38:57,520 --> 02:39:00,319
with him in the building, uh, the staff

4055
02:39:00,319 --> 02:39:03,120
brighten when he arrives. The kids all

4056
02:39:03,120 --> 02:39:05,680
know him. Um, he knows the curriculum in

4057
02:39:05,680 --> 02:39:10,160
and out. Um, he has an effervescence

4058
02:39:10,160 --> 02:39:13,600
and a positivity that is second to none.

4059
02:39:13,600 --> 02:39:16,319
So, um, you know, we I think we probably

4060
02:39:16,319 --> 02:39:18,479
complimented each other and I'm quite

4061
02:39:18,479 --> 02:39:21,359
confident that, um, Stephanie will jump

4062
02:39:21,359 --> 02:39:23,760
right in and just be such a great new

4063
02:39:23,760 --> 02:39:26,880
member of this team. Um, that will this

4064
02:39:26,880 --> 02:39:29,040
team will continue to thrive with

4065
02:39:29,040 --> 02:39:32,640
Stephanie's inclusion as we we say to a

4066
02:39:32,640 --> 02:39:34,319
great question before and I should have

4067
02:39:34,319 --> 02:39:37,200
whenever we interview for someone we

4068
02:39:37,200 --> 02:39:40,640
always say who will make us better

4069
02:39:40,640 --> 02:39:43,040
>> who will make us better. So to replace

4070
02:39:43,040 --> 02:39:45,840
me, right, doesn't make the district

4071
02:39:45,840 --> 02:39:49,600
better. It's to see who where my gaps

4072
02:39:49,600 --> 02:39:52,000
are and what we need more of. And in

4073
02:39:52,000 --> 02:39:54,560
Stephanie, now you have someone who

4074
02:39:54,560 --> 02:39:56,880
fills my gaps and makes this team

4075
02:39:56,880 --> 02:40:00,479
better. So I'm really excited for her to

4076
02:40:00,479 --> 02:40:03,200
come and we look forward to uh finishing

4077
02:40:03,200 --> 02:40:04,960
out the year very strongly. But thanks

4078
02:40:04,960 --> 02:40:05,680
for your question, T.

4079
02:40:05,680 --> 02:40:06,720
>> Thank you.

4080
02:40:06,720 --> 02:40:08,960
>> Yeah, just I will finish it up by saying

4081
02:40:08,960 --> 02:40:10,960
thank you so much for coming. We really

4082
02:40:10,960 --> 02:40:12,319
love having you. This is my favorite

4083
02:40:12,319 --> 02:40:14,319
meeting of the year. Um because we get

4084
02:40:14,319 --> 02:40:16,880
to see you interact with each other and

4085
02:40:16,880 --> 02:40:18,240
you know I've been around for a long

4086
02:40:18,240 --> 02:40:20,160
time and the schools were not always

4087
02:40:20,160 --> 02:40:22,720
this um cohesive at the elementary level

4088
02:40:22,720 --> 02:40:24,240
and it was like oh buy a house at this

4089
02:40:24,240 --> 02:40:25,439
school because your kid will learn to

4090
02:40:25,439 --> 02:40:27,439
read at this school. That is no longer

4091
02:40:27,439 --> 02:40:30,160
the case. So I really appreciate um the

4092
02:40:30,160 --> 02:40:32,160
collaboration between the three schools

4093
02:40:32,160 --> 02:40:34,960
and then even you know prek to 12 like

4094
02:40:34,960 --> 02:40:36,399
watching all of that and the leadership

4095
02:40:36,399 --> 02:40:38,000
team. I mean, this is something that

4096
02:40:38,000 --> 02:40:39,760
it's a bird's eye view into our schools

4097
02:40:39,760 --> 02:40:41,840
every single day. We wish you the best

4098
02:40:41,840 --> 02:40:43,040
of luck with Teddy, Matt.

4099
02:40:43,040 --> 02:40:45,840
Congratulations. Enjoy retirement. We

4100
02:40:45,840 --> 02:40:47,600
welcome Stephanie.

4101
02:40:47,600 --> 02:40:49,680
>> Thank you, Justin. Naomi, it's really

4102
02:40:49,680 --> 02:40:50,560
great.

4103
02:40:50,560 --> 02:40:52,560
>> Thanks, Tracy.

4104
02:40:52,560 --> 02:40:57,750
>> Thank you all.

4105
02:40:57,760 --> 02:41:00,080
» All right. Um, moving on. So, we've got

4106
02:41:00,080 --> 02:41:02,160
five more things that we want to talk

4107
02:41:02,160 --> 02:41:04,240
through tonight. So,

4108
02:41:04,240 --> 02:41:06,720
>> exact session. We got three and a half

4109
02:41:06,720 --> 02:41:08,319
hours.

4110
02:41:08,319 --> 02:41:10,240
>> Um, handbook.

4111
02:41:10,240 --> 02:41:11,680
>> Yeah, I think we can do this at a high

4112
02:41:11,680 --> 02:41:12,800
level because there's not that many

4113
02:41:12,800 --> 02:41:16,479
changes. Um, I was going to project, but

4114
02:41:16,479 --> 02:41:17,920
thank you. Take care. Thanks, guys.

4115
02:41:17,920 --> 02:41:18,399
Thank you.

4116
02:41:18,399 --> 02:41:19,680
>> The only thing I'd ask you, and we're

4117
02:41:19,680 --> 02:41:21,040
not voting tonight, so you have time to

4118
02:41:21,040 --> 02:41:22,560
look at it. We tried to really call out

4119
02:41:22,560 --> 02:41:26,080
what was different logistical stuff that

4120
02:41:26,080 --> 02:41:29,920
is clear. Um, we have to align the

4121
02:41:29,920 --> 02:41:31,840
policies that are in here, the ones that

4122
02:41:31,840 --> 02:41:33,359
are in here that are changing with the

4123
02:41:33,359 --> 02:41:36,479
DOJ piece next week. So those are just

4124
02:41:36,479 --> 02:41:38,160
partnered up. And then really the piece

4125
02:41:38,160 --> 02:41:40,319
to look at is the AI piece which Shelley

4126
02:41:40,319 --> 02:41:41,920
gets all credit for and the the

4127
02:41:41,920 --> 02:41:43,600
committee she's been working with that

4128
02:41:43,600 --> 02:41:46,080
we really wanted some breath and depth

4129
02:41:46,080 --> 02:41:48,319
to at least a starting point for AI

4130
02:41:48,319 --> 02:41:49,760
which I don't think I need to go through

4131
02:41:49,760 --> 02:41:52,000
tonight but um you could see that's one

4132
02:41:52,000 --> 02:41:54,319
of our major areas of change this coming

4133
02:41:54,319 --> 02:41:55,680
year.

4134
02:41:55,680 --> 02:41:58,080
>> Will we be having a sort of in-depth

4135
02:41:58,080 --> 02:42:00,880
discussion on the changes at our second

4136
02:42:00,880 --> 02:42:04,720
read or you do that now?

4137
02:42:04,720 --> 02:42:07,200
Um, were there particular ones that you

4138
02:42:07,200 --> 02:42:08,640
want to have a in-depth conversation

4139
02:42:08,640 --> 02:42:08,960
about?

4140
02:42:08,960 --> 02:42:12,479
>> Um, you know, I think Sandy, you and I

4141
02:42:12,479 --> 02:42:16,880
had questions about um, ACR, AC, and

4142
02:42:16,880 --> 02:42:18,479
GIC.

4143
02:42:18,479 --> 02:42:31,190
>> Those policies are on the next agend.

4144
02:42:31,200 --> 02:42:32,880
» Yes. Just to clarify, we'll yeah,

4145
02:42:32,880 --> 02:42:34,399
>> we had the first reading on those in

4146
02:42:34,399 --> 02:42:35,120
May.

4147
02:42:35,120 --> 02:42:38,640
>> We will be voting on those at the June

4148
02:42:38,640 --> 02:42:40,640
16th meeting. The handbook will

4149
02:42:40,640 --> 02:42:43,359
reference what we approve on June 16.

4150
02:42:43,359 --> 02:42:44,319
>> Got tricky. Yeah.

4151
02:42:44,319 --> 02:42:45,280
>> Yeah.

4152
02:42:45,280 --> 02:42:49,040
>> Um and if you recall, like we

4153
02:42:49,040 --> 02:42:52,000
had said in May, we're going to adopt

4154
02:42:52,000 --> 02:42:54,560
the DOJ recommendations

4155
02:42:54,560 --> 02:42:56,240
to make us compliant and then make sure

4156
02:42:56,240 --> 02:42:59,040
that we're continuing that conversation.

4157
02:42:59,040 --> 02:43:01,200
So the question the question was when

4158
02:43:01,200 --> 02:43:02,800
are we having that discussion now or are

4159
02:43:02,800 --> 02:43:04,000
we going to have it on the 16th? That's

4160
02:43:04,000 --> 02:43:05,760
that was my question.

4161
02:43:05,760 --> 02:43:07,200
>> We're not have we're not going to have

4162
02:43:07,200 --> 02:43:09,520
it tonight. We we have the second read

4163
02:43:09,520 --> 02:43:13,750
on the 16th. So

4164
02:43:13,760 --> 02:43:15,520
» everything just has to align. That's why

4165
02:43:15,520 --> 02:43:16,000
this is

4166
02:43:16,000 --> 02:43:19,520
>> so policies on the 16th

4167
02:43:19,520 --> 02:43:21,120
>> before we vote the handbook.

4168
02:43:21,120 --> 02:43:21,439
>> Yes.

4169
02:43:21,439 --> 02:43:22,240
>> Technically yes.

4170
02:43:22,240 --> 02:43:23,760
Yeah. because then

4171
02:43:23,760 --> 02:43:25,680
you'll have the policies and the

4172
02:43:25,680 --> 02:43:28,240
handbook in

4173
02:43:28,240 --> 02:43:29,920
>> and between now and then I'm going to

4174
02:43:29,920 --> 02:43:31,359
get you Brian and Katie are working on

4175
02:43:31,359 --> 02:43:33,760
there's a few CCHS specific things that

4176
02:43:33,760 --> 02:43:38,000
we need to in consolidating the book a

4177
02:43:38,000 --> 02:43:39,920
couple years ago we just there's a few

4178
02:43:39,920 --> 02:43:43,120
CCS EHS things we need to reference that

4179
02:43:43,120 --> 02:43:44,960
they're pulling together this

4180
02:43:44,960 --> 02:43:47,279
>> okay did you have edits that you sent

4181
02:43:47,279 --> 02:43:48,399
through

4182
02:43:48,399 --> 02:43:51,840
>> No I didn't have edits but I when we I

4183
02:43:51,840 --> 02:43:54,080
saw they were up and they were in the

4184
02:43:54,080 --> 02:43:55,520
packet.

4185
02:43:55,520 --> 02:43:58,640
>> Discuss it bigger.

4186
02:43:58,640 --> 02:44:00,080
>> Yeah. I didn't realize they made it into

4187
02:44:00,080 --> 02:44:02,560
the packet. I think

4188
02:44:02,560 --> 02:44:04,160
>> Yeah, I I think they're on next week.

4189
02:44:04,160 --> 02:44:05,840
>> They're on the next agenda

4190
02:44:05,840 --> 02:44:08,399
>> because we were going to do one meeting

4191
02:44:08,399 --> 02:44:10,560
with all of this in it. Clearly, this

4192
02:44:10,560 --> 02:44:12,399
meeting needed to be split into two,

4193
02:44:12,399 --> 02:44:13,840
which is

4194
02:44:13,840 --> 02:44:15,359
>> and so all the policies and a few more

4195
02:44:15,359 --> 02:44:17,520
town things will be on the next meeting.

4196
02:44:17,520 --> 02:44:18,640
Yep.

4197
02:44:18,640 --> 02:44:19,920
>> All right. Anything else with the

4198
02:44:19,920 --> 02:44:24,070
handbook for right now?

4199
02:44:24,080 --> 02:44:27,120
All right, we'll move on then to adas

4200
02:44:27,120 --> 02:44:28,319
working group updates.

4201
02:44:28,319 --> 02:44:31,359
>> So, um we haven't had a meeting since

4202
02:44:31,359 --> 02:44:35,520
the last update that I gave, but we're

4203
02:44:35,520 --> 02:44:37,359
in closing stages of that working group.

4204
02:44:37,359 --> 02:44:40,160
Um presenting to the select board on the

4205
02:44:40,160 --> 02:44:42,640
22nd. Uh we have a meeting coming up

4206
02:44:42,640 --> 02:44:45,840
next week. Um and just to put the

4207
02:44:45,840 --> 02:44:48,640
finishing touches on the presentation

4208
02:44:48,640 --> 02:44:53,670
that we're going to make to the

4209
02:44:53,680 --> 02:44:56,240
question for you. Is there I know when

4210
02:44:56,240 --> 02:44:58,800
Paul presented the chair presented to

4211
02:44:58,800 --> 02:45:03,520
the uh DEI commission there was sort of

4212
02:45:03,520 --> 02:45:05,279
as an aside that there was going to be a

4213
02:45:05,279 --> 02:45:08,399
hearing formal hearing thing.

4214
02:45:08,399 --> 02:45:13,120
>> I did not know that happened. So I I did

4215
02:45:13,120 --> 02:45:15,840
not attend the the DI on this meeting

4216
02:45:15,840 --> 02:45:19,439
>> he he had mentioned that then and uh I

4217
02:45:19,439 --> 02:45:21,120
guess the other point I would want to

4218
02:45:21,120 --> 02:45:28,479
make uh since March when we've had this item as Sandy pointed out this body

4219
02:45:28,479 --> 02:45:30,880
is going to cease to exist in June 22nd.

4220
02:45:30,880 --> 02:45:31,359
>> Yep.

4221
02:45:31,359 --> 02:45:33,600
>> But our issues advice and I hopefully

4222
02:45:33,600 --> 02:45:34,880
they'll diminish but they're not going

4223
02:45:34,880 --> 02:45:37,600
to go away. Again, I bring up that we

4224
02:45:37,600 --> 02:45:40,080
should consider updating the focus to

4225
02:45:40,080 --> 02:45:42,160
look at what's going on in our school

4226
02:45:42,160 --> 02:45:44,800
campuses and perhaps change the item

4227
02:45:44,800 --> 02:45:46,880
name to make certain that we hold this

4228
02:45:46,880 --> 02:45:49,520
talk about bias climate across our

4229
02:45:49,520 --> 02:45:52,319
campuses going forward.

4230
02:45:52,319 --> 02:45:54,080
>> I appreciate that.

4231
02:45:54,080 --> 02:45:56,800
>> I agree. I agree. I think it would be

4232
02:45:56,800 --> 02:46:00,080
helpful to continue talking about it.

4233
02:46:00,080 --> 02:46:03,040
>> So, yeah, I've been asking since March

4234
02:46:03,040 --> 02:46:06,389
and

4235
02:46:06,399 --> 02:46:11,349
like to have some determination on.

4236
02:46:11,359 --> 02:46:13,520
» Um I hear you. I don't have any

4237
02:46:13,520 --> 02:46:15,920
immediate um determination at this

4238
02:46:15,920 --> 02:46:17,920
point, but um

4239
02:46:17,920 --> 02:46:19,279
>> something that we can discuss as a

4240
02:46:19,279 --> 02:46:23,030
commit.

4241
02:46:23,040 --> 02:46:27,830
Do you want to I mean

4242
02:46:27,840 --> 02:46:30,240
I'm wondering as we are putting together

4243
02:46:30,240 --> 02:46:34,080
our um you know as we're

4244
02:46:34,080 --> 02:46:35,439
working over the course of the summer

4245
02:46:35,439 --> 02:46:40,160
and working through through goals if um

4246
02:46:40,160 --> 02:46:42,560
>> I don't know necessarily has to be a

4247
02:46:42,560 --> 02:46:45,040
goal. I'm asking for something to be a

4248
02:46:45,040 --> 02:46:48,399
standing item for us to discuss a

4249
02:46:48,399 --> 02:46:50,080
standing item on our agendas going

4250
02:46:50,080 --> 02:46:52,160
forward. That's what I've been asking

4251
02:46:52,160 --> 02:46:54,960
since March. Can Can I share my thoughts

4252
02:46:54,960 --> 02:46:55,359
on it?

4253
02:46:55,359 --> 02:46:56,560
>> Yeah.

4254
02:46:56,560 --> 02:47:00,080
>> I things on the agenda I I believe

4255
02:47:00,080 --> 02:47:02,000
should be items that we discuss and then

4256
02:47:02,000 --> 02:47:03,840
we move forward to the next one. As you

4257
02:47:03,840 --> 02:47:05,600
rightly pointed out, I don't think these

4258
02:47:05,600 --> 02:47:08,720
are issues we'll uh ever get done

4259
02:47:08,720 --> 02:47:13,200
addressing. So I I I don't again if if

4260
02:47:13,200 --> 02:47:16,240
it's a let's say

4261
02:47:16,240 --> 02:47:19,439
semianual update on climate culture,

4262
02:47:19,439 --> 02:47:20,880
we'll look forward it. But it's a

4263
02:47:20,880 --> 02:47:23,920
standing element just to say

4264
02:47:23,920 --> 02:47:26,000
we're still tracking this. I don't

4265
02:47:26,000 --> 02:47:29,840
necessarily see the value in it.

4266
02:47:29,840 --> 02:47:31,840
>> Well, there are other things other than

4267
02:47:31,840 --> 02:47:33,840
ordinary business meetings, Sandy, that

4268
02:47:33,840 --> 02:47:36,160
could be vehicles for getting into this

4269
02:47:36,160 --> 02:47:38,880
topic as well. Could be a working group,

4270
02:47:38,880 --> 02:47:42,640
could be a forum, could be something

4271
02:47:42,640 --> 02:47:44,080
maybe outside of an ordinary business

4272
02:47:44,080 --> 02:47:45,120
meeting. Is that what you're getting at?

4273
02:47:45,120 --> 02:47:47,760
Where it would have a sort of timebound

4274
02:47:47,760 --> 02:47:49,840
focus where

4275
02:47:49,840 --> 02:47:52,240
we would open in a more wholesome way

4276
02:47:52,240 --> 02:47:55,359
than perhaps a 10 minutes can on a

4277
02:47:55,359 --> 02:47:58,160
bi-weekly basis would even

4278
02:47:58,160 --> 02:48:00,479
begin to approach which I agree with

4279
02:48:00,479 --> 02:48:02,640
you. We want to make progress but how do

4280
02:48:02,640 --> 02:48:04,160
we make progress in the best way

4281
02:48:04,160 --> 02:48:06,319
possible? Is that sort of

4282
02:48:06,319 --> 02:48:06,800
>> no

4283
02:48:06,800 --> 02:48:09,040
>> like having it be a forever thing is

4284
02:48:09,040 --> 02:48:12,240
hard I acknowledge but also having it be

4285
02:48:12,240 --> 02:48:15,520
and that never is also hard to make

4286
02:48:15,520 --> 02:48:17,840
progress. I also not what I said. I said

4287
02:48:17,840 --> 02:48:18,720
let's let's have

4288
02:48:18,720 --> 02:48:20,399
>> Oh. Oh, sorry. I misunderstood you.

4289
02:48:20,399 --> 02:48:22,319
>> I said let's have periodic updates

4290
02:48:22,319 --> 02:48:26,000
instead of every meeting

4291
02:48:26,000 --> 02:48:29,040
>> regional meetings since we had made a

4292
02:48:29,040 --> 02:48:31,040
point to make this something at the so

4293
02:48:31,040 --> 02:48:32,560
we'd be at our regional meetings and

4294
02:48:32,560 --> 02:48:35,040
also if I look at what our agreement

4295
02:48:35,040 --> 02:48:37,920
was, we're supposed to be assessing our

4296
02:48:37,920 --> 02:48:41,520
incident of bias uh timely at least over

4297
02:48:41,520 --> 02:48:45,040
the next 12 months through June of 2027.

4298
02:48:45,040 --> 02:48:46,399
That's part of the agreement that we

4299
02:48:46,399 --> 02:48:49,040
signed. U

4300
02:48:49,040 --> 02:48:49,680
is that correct?

4301
02:48:49,680 --> 02:48:51,279
>> No, I'm the I'm the one who has to do

4302
02:48:51,279 --> 02:48:52,960
that. I've been charged with that by the

4303
02:48:52,960 --> 02:48:53,920
DOJ to do that

4304
02:48:53,920 --> 02:48:55,359
>> and we shouldn't

4305
02:48:55,359 --> 02:48:56,640
>> I'm not saying that. I'm just saying

4306
02:48:56,640 --> 02:48:59,920
that I'm the official review of the

4307
02:48:59,920 --> 02:49:02,080
incident because I have access to the

4308
02:49:02,080 --> 02:49:02,560
>> agreed

4309
02:49:02,560 --> 02:49:03,680
>> private information.

4310
02:49:03,680 --> 02:49:06,160
>> Agreed. And again, we're not necessarily

4311
02:49:06,160 --> 02:49:08,880
in private information. This is just

4312
02:49:08,880 --> 02:49:13,840
sort of again a request to look at the

4313
02:49:13,840 --> 02:49:15,680
what's happening in our camp in our

4314
02:49:15,680 --> 02:49:20,240
across our campuses over time as

4315
02:49:20,240 --> 02:49:23,680
suggested in our DOJ agreement and

4316
02:49:23,680 --> 02:49:26,479
something I've been asking since March.

4317
02:49:26,479 --> 02:49:28,319
>> So, and I do think it's a good idea to a

4318
02:49:28,319 --> 02:49:30,000
periodic review. I agree with you,

4319
02:49:30,000 --> 02:49:33,680
Sandep. Um, I can't think of an item on

4320
02:49:33,680 --> 02:49:35,120
our agenda in the past few years that

4321
02:49:35,120 --> 02:49:37,600
we've had on every single agenda except

4322
02:49:37,600 --> 02:49:39,439
for this one because you requested it

4323
02:49:39,439 --> 02:49:40,880
and I made the commitment for the rest

4324
02:49:40,880 --> 02:49:42,880
of this year to put the hate and bias

4325
02:49:42,880 --> 02:49:45,439
working group on. And now I think that,

4326
02:49:45,439 --> 02:49:47,760
you know, maybe the chairs will discuss

4327
02:49:47,760 --> 02:49:50,080
it together and figure out how we move

4328
02:49:50,080 --> 02:49:52,720
forward and and what should it be every

4329
02:49:52,720 --> 02:49:54,720
meeting? Should it be quarterly? You

4330
02:49:54,720 --> 02:49:56,640
know, how we're going to do that. So

4331
02:49:56,640 --> 02:49:58,640
maybe that's for you guys to decide over

4332
02:49:58,640 --> 02:50:01,200
the summer. Um yeah that's that's good

4333
02:50:01,200 --> 02:50:05,040
feedback I think yeah if we do it every

4334
02:50:05,040 --> 02:50:08,160
meeting it might feel preuncter and

4335
02:50:08,160 --> 02:50:10,080
>> be performative

4336
02:50:10,080 --> 02:50:10,880
>> performative

4337
02:50:10,880 --> 02:50:13,120
>> yeah

4338
02:50:13,120 --> 02:50:14,800
um

4339
02:50:14,800 --> 02:50:17,359
>> so have to be performative unless we

4340
02:50:17,359 --> 02:50:19,200
look at it that way

4341
02:50:19,200 --> 02:50:20,880
>> if if we do something with that it'll

4342
02:50:20,880 --> 02:50:22,800
feel like us checking the box saying

4343
02:50:22,800 --> 02:50:25,600
we're doing this things are done right

4344
02:50:25,600 --> 02:50:27,359
>> my kids are still in the schools they

4345
02:50:27,359 --> 02:50:29,279
have to deal with these issues every

4346
02:50:29,279 --> 02:50:31,200
Right. So, so let's take tangible steps,

4347
02:50:31,200 --> 02:50:32,960
tangible actions instead of putting

4348
02:50:32,960 --> 02:50:34,319
something on the agenda and saying our

4349
02:50:34,319 --> 02:50:36,319
problem is done. We swoop at it. Let's

4350
02:50:36,319 --> 02:50:37,439
move on.

4351
02:50:37,439 --> 02:50:38,640
>> Yeah, we definitely don't want to do

4352
02:50:38,640 --> 02:50:40,319
that. I don't think anyone's proposing

4353
02:50:40,319 --> 02:50:41,359
that.

4354
02:50:41,359 --> 02:50:42,080
>> Definitely not.

4355
02:50:42,080 --> 02:50:44,160
>> I think that will happen if we keep

4356
02:50:44,160 --> 02:50:47,670
doing it every

4357
02:50:47,680 --> 02:50:49,120
we nothing happened in the last two

4358
02:50:49,120 --> 02:50:49,520
weeks.

4359
02:50:49,520 --> 02:50:52,160
>> Well, maybe I think we're down a rabbit

4360
02:50:52,160 --> 02:50:54,080
hole, which is like I'm curious in your

4361
02:50:54,080 --> 02:50:56,240
estimation, what is the thing that would

4362
02:50:56,240 --> 02:50:58,000
be most productive to have happen? You

4363
02:50:58,000 --> 02:50:58,319
say

4364
02:50:58,319 --> 02:50:59,040
>> I stated that

4365
02:50:59,040 --> 02:51:03,359
>> regular updates but updates on from from

4366
02:51:03,359 --> 02:51:05,439
the administration to us

4367
02:51:05,439 --> 02:51:07,279
>> but is there something more we could do

4368
02:51:07,279 --> 02:51:09,439
and simply listen

4369
02:51:09,439 --> 02:51:10,479
>> talk to the community?

4370
02:51:10,479 --> 02:51:13,120
>> Yeah. Well, there we go. Maybe there's

4371
02:51:13,120 --> 02:51:14,640
something Well, that would be something

4372
02:51:14,640 --> 02:51:17,200
like a forum perhaps.

4373
02:51:17,200 --> 02:51:19,120
>> Well, that that's a different

4374
02:51:19,120 --> 02:51:20,080
discussion.

4375
02:51:20,080 --> 02:51:21,040
>> Yeah, for sure. It's a different

4376
02:51:21,040 --> 02:51:21,920
discussion.

4377
02:51:21,920 --> 02:51:23,600
the hate and bias discussion

4378
02:51:23,600 --> 02:51:26,160
>> is your hate and bias working group um

4379
02:51:26,160 --> 02:51:27,760
do they have a recommendation coming out

4380
02:51:27,760 --> 02:51:31,840
on how to disseminate information? Um

4381
02:51:31,840 --> 02:51:35,200
yes. So I mean that'll be the dashboard

4382
02:51:35,200 --> 02:51:35,760
>> the dashboard

4383
02:51:35,760 --> 02:51:37,200
>> that we'll present on the 32nd.

4384
02:51:37,200 --> 02:51:39,760
>> Okay.

4385
02:51:39,760 --> 02:51:41,920
>> And again that speaks to the town. It

4386
02:51:41,920 --> 02:51:43,359
does not speak to what's happening in

4387
02:51:43,359 --> 02:51:47,840
our going back to the agenda.

4388
02:51:47,840 --> 02:51:50,000
>> And I do think you know we do have to be

4389
02:51:50,000 --> 02:51:53,040
careful of how much we're dipping into

4390
02:51:53,040 --> 02:51:54,880
the operations of the schools because

4391
02:51:54,880 --> 02:51:56,800
you know if we really look into it we

4392
02:51:56,800 --> 02:51:58,399
have one employee and that is our

4393
02:51:58,399 --> 02:52:00,720
superintendent. Right. And so I think

4394
02:52:00,720 --> 02:52:02,319
that the operations of the schools

4395
02:52:02,319 --> 02:52:04,399
happens amongst as we listen tonight the

4396
02:52:04,399 --> 02:52:06,880
leadership team and all of them talked

4397
02:52:06,880 --> 02:52:10,080
about you know belonging and culture and

4398
02:52:10,080 --> 02:52:12,160
um performance like we're hearing all of

4399
02:52:12,160 --> 02:52:15,600
that through our administrators. So I

4400
02:52:15,600 --> 02:52:17,359
think I just think we need to careful

4401
02:52:17,359 --> 02:52:19,200
about like we may want to talk about it

4402
02:52:19,200 --> 02:52:21,120
but it might not be our role to actually

4403
02:52:21,120 --> 02:52:22,880
talk about it every meeting. And I have

4404
02:52:22,880 --> 02:52:25,439
noted the select board has um they

4405
02:52:25,439 --> 02:52:27,920
started with having anti-semitism on

4406
02:52:27,920 --> 02:52:30,319
every single agenda and that's now moved

4407
02:52:30,319 --> 02:52:33,040
off of the agenda. So, you know, I just

4408
02:52:33,040 --> 02:52:34,640
think we have to be careful and and I

4409
02:52:34,640 --> 02:52:36,560
think it's for the chairs to decide how

4410
02:52:36,560 --> 02:52:40,640
often um and and what we're looking to

4411
02:52:40,640 --> 02:52:43,040
hear because it isn't our role as school

4412
02:52:43,040 --> 02:52:44,399
committee to listen to what's going on

4413
02:52:44,399 --> 02:52:46,399
in our campuses, but we don't have a

4414
02:52:46,399 --> 02:52:48,240
role in what to do about what's

4415
02:52:48,240 --> 02:52:50,000
happening in our campuses as a

4416
02:52:50,000 --> 02:52:51,920
committee. I think this is a nuance

4417
02:52:51,920 --> 02:52:53,760
problem which is about the semi-p

4418
02:52:53,760 --> 02:52:55,600
permeable membrane between the campuses

4419
02:52:55,600 --> 02:52:59,200
and the community which is where we sit

4420
02:52:59,200 --> 02:53:01,359
like we are in this unique third space

4421
02:53:01,359 --> 02:53:05,200
as a committee and as elected officials

4422
02:53:05,200 --> 02:53:08,080
and for sure we have to enable and

4423
02:53:08,080 --> 02:53:10,640
empower the administration to kick butt

4424
02:53:10,640 --> 02:53:12,720
and I think we have a fiduciary

4425
02:53:12,720 --> 02:53:15,279
responsibility to the community as well

4426
02:53:15,279 --> 02:53:17,520
um to really create the most vibrant

4427
02:53:17,520 --> 02:53:19,840
atmosphere for the students and it it's

4428
02:53:19,840 --> 02:53:21,520
a trick tricky one. It's really tricky.

4429
02:53:21,520 --> 02:53:24,319
I don't know the answers, but I do know

4430
02:53:24,319 --> 02:53:26,399
a performative refunctery thing is not

4431
02:53:26,399 --> 02:53:30,080
it. I concur. And putting it all on

4432
02:53:30,080 --> 02:53:32,880
Lor's shoulders. Well, you have strong

4433
02:53:32,880 --> 02:53:35,359
shoulders, Lori, is also not fully it. I

4434
02:53:35,359 --> 02:53:36,479
think there's something we need to

4435
02:53:36,479 --> 02:53:40,160
absorb uh responsibility for ourselves.

4436
02:53:40,160 --> 02:53:42,880
And I I don't know what that is, but it

4437
02:53:42,880 --> 02:53:44,399
would be I think it would be a

4438
02:53:44,399 --> 02:53:47,359
worthwhile discussion uh among this

4439
02:53:47,359 --> 02:53:49,840
group to figure out what that could be.

4440
02:53:49,840 --> 02:53:52,240
and and and perhaps the answer is we

4441
02:53:52,240 --> 02:53:58,800
don't know or not now but I I I I would welcome that discussion

4442
02:53:58,800 --> 02:54:01,279
together. I think it would be fruitful.

4443
02:54:01,279 --> 02:54:03,840
>> Okay, I want to table it here. I want to

4444
02:54:03,840 --> 02:54:06,399
give this some thought. I do like

4445
02:54:06,399 --> 02:54:10,560
chatting with Sandep as the chair and um

4446
02:54:10,560 --> 02:54:12,399
>> yeah,

4447
02:54:12,399 --> 02:54:14,080
let me just think about

4448
02:54:14,080 --> 02:54:15,840
>> by all means it's not going to happen in

4449
02:54:15,840 --> 02:54:18,560
the next meeting. That's for sure.

4450
02:54:18,560 --> 02:54:20,399
um mostly not.

4451
02:54:20,399 --> 02:54:22,880
>> Um let's move on though to technology

4452
02:54:22,880 --> 02:54:24,240
use in schools.

4453
02:54:24,240 --> 02:54:25,359
>> Yeah, I just wanted to give you some

4454
02:54:25,359 --> 02:54:27,520
updates on the work I've been doing and

4455
02:54:27,520 --> 02:54:29,600
the team has been doing and it's in its

4456
02:54:29,600 --> 02:54:32,960
infancy, but the plan is evolving. Um so

4457
02:54:32,960 --> 02:54:35,600
there's I think two big buckets that

4458
02:54:35,600 --> 02:54:38,880
we're growing here much because we had

4459
02:54:38,880 --> 02:54:40,720
already started the path and partly

4460
02:54:40,720 --> 02:54:42,399
because we hear the community interest.

4461
02:54:42,399 --> 02:54:44,319
So, Shelley's going to run a district

4462
02:54:44,319 --> 02:54:46,160
technology committee next year, which is

4463
02:54:46,160 --> 02:54:47,760
the staff side of the house, just like

4464
02:54:47,760 --> 02:54:51,120
she's doing math or any review work that

4465
02:54:51,120 --> 02:54:54,160
she needs to do. Um, that'll that'll

4466
02:54:54,160 --> 02:54:55,600
answer the questions that you've been

4467
02:54:55,600 --> 02:54:57,680
hearing. We'll do the data work. I

4468
02:54:57,680 --> 02:54:58,960
don't, you know, I'm not promising

4469
02:54:58,960 --> 02:55:00,240
exactly what I can have for you in the

4470
02:55:00,240 --> 02:55:02,080
fall. We might need teachers here to

4471
02:55:02,080 --> 02:55:04,160
really do it. So, we're going to do what

4472
02:55:04,160 --> 02:55:07,359
we can over the summer. Um,

4473
02:55:07,359 --> 02:55:11,920
the second bucket is to meet the need to

4474
02:55:11,920 --> 02:55:13,600
I guess sort of what you just described

4475
02:55:13,600 --> 02:55:15,439
like bridge the community and the

4476
02:55:15,439 --> 02:55:17,439
schools. And I think for me, one of the

4477
02:55:17,439 --> 02:55:19,279
things I've been craving over the last

4478
02:55:19,279 --> 02:55:21,200
couple of months is this topic has come

4479
02:55:21,200 --> 02:55:22,560
up is just making sure that we're

4480
02:55:22,560 --> 02:55:25,200
talking from the facts. Um, so, you

4481
02:55:25,200 --> 02:55:27,120
know, we're going to create a a

4482
02:55:27,120 --> 02:55:30,319
technology committee that is just like

4483
02:55:30,319 --> 02:55:31,920
the sustainability committee or the

4484
02:55:31,920 --> 02:55:34,319
anti-semitism coalition. Those have been

4485
02:55:34,319 --> 02:55:36,880
very effective forums for us with a

4486
02:55:36,880 --> 02:55:39,200
mixed representation, not a huge group,

4487
02:55:39,200 --> 02:55:42,560
mixed representation of parents,

4488
02:55:42,560 --> 02:55:45,760
teachers, students, administrators, at

4489
02:55:45,760 --> 02:55:48,640
least a a school committee rep usually.

4490
02:55:48,640 --> 02:55:50,399
Um, where we really just have these

4491
02:55:50,399 --> 02:55:52,960
in-depth discussions about what we're

4492
02:55:52,960 --> 02:55:56,080
all what we're doing and what we're all

4493
02:55:56,080 --> 02:55:58,000
envisioning and that becomes the

4494
02:55:58,000 --> 02:56:00,560
feedback loop as we all build those

4495
02:56:00,560 --> 02:56:02,960
visions. um and it's been very effective

4496
02:56:02,960 --> 02:56:05,279
in a number of situations. So, I've

4497
02:56:05,279 --> 02:56:07,520
committed to that um a few times next

4498
02:56:07,520 --> 02:56:10,160
year. I was able to meet with um the

4499
02:56:10,160 --> 02:56:13,359
leads of the intentional technology

4500
02:56:13,359 --> 02:56:15,279
coalition. Still getting their name

4501
02:56:15,279 --> 02:56:18,720
down. Um Monday with Shelly and Angel

4502
02:56:18,720 --> 02:56:21,840
and Matt came over and we agree on a lot

4503
02:56:21,840 --> 02:56:23,600
of things. I think just really important

4504
02:56:23,600 --> 02:56:26,080
to keep saying that um we have the same

4505
02:56:26,080 --> 02:56:31,120
goals, the same um hopes and desire for

4506
02:56:31,120 --> 02:56:34,880
balance and um we want to partner. So we

4507
02:56:34,880 --> 02:56:36,800
I think the third leg of that is just

4508
02:56:36,800 --> 02:56:38,640
continuing that leadership conversation

4509
02:56:38,640 --> 02:56:41,680
across platforms with them and um it was

4510
02:56:41,680 --> 02:56:43,840
a great start the other day. So we're

4511
02:56:43,840 --> 02:56:46,000
going to get this all packaged into a

4512
02:56:46,000 --> 02:56:50,240
master plan. um it will be some of the

4513
02:56:50,240 --> 02:56:52,640
things that have been said in public and

4514
02:56:52,640 --> 02:56:54,319
the concerns and questions the community

4515
02:56:54,319 --> 02:56:56,800
has. But I mean and for us the AI is

4516
02:56:56,800 --> 02:56:59,520
still the driving force. Um we because

4517
02:56:59,520 --> 02:57:00,800
we put a little bit in the handbook

4518
02:57:00,800 --> 02:57:02,000
doesn't mean we have feel like we have

4519
02:57:02,000 --> 02:57:03,600
this figured out at all. And I don't

4520
02:57:03,600 --> 02:57:04,800
know if there is a place to get figured

4521
02:57:04,800 --> 02:57:07,120
out but we're not really

4522
02:57:07,120 --> 02:57:08,640
comfortable with where we are. The

4523
02:57:08,640 --> 02:57:10,080
teachers aren't comfortable. The kids

4524
02:57:10,080 --> 02:57:12,800
are looking for direction. Um so we want

4525
02:57:12,800 --> 02:57:15,120
to really hone in on that. Um, so that's

4526
02:57:15,120 --> 02:57:17,279
just a first place. You'll hear a lot

4527
02:57:17,279 --> 02:57:18,720
more as the summer and the fall comes

4528
02:57:18,720 --> 02:57:20,640
with where that's all going to go. It'll

4529
02:57:20,640 --> 02:57:22,880
certainly be in my goals. Um, and I

4530
02:57:22,880 --> 02:57:25,040
think trying to evolve all of that into

4531
02:57:25,040 --> 02:57:26,800
a package is is the goal.

4532
02:57:26,800 --> 02:57:28,399
>> And were they receptive to the group,

4533
02:57:28,399 --> 02:57:30,160
the intentional technology group,

4534
02:57:30,160 --> 02:57:32,160
receptive to meeting a few times a year?

4535
02:57:32,160 --> 02:57:34,479
>> Oh, very great. Very great. Okay.

4536
02:57:34,479 --> 02:57:35,120
>> Yeah.

4537
02:57:35,120 --> 02:57:36,640
>> Could I add something more on your

4538
02:57:36,640 --> 02:57:39,680
plate? So, so the the the technology and

4539
02:57:39,680 --> 02:57:42,720
the AI policies around it,

4540
02:57:42,720 --> 02:57:44,960
I I think those need to be revisited a

4541
02:57:44,960 --> 02:57:47,920
lot more rapid rate. Sure.

4542
02:57:47,920 --> 02:57:49,680
>> Yeah. Totally agree.

4543
02:57:49,680 --> 02:57:51,600
>> Yeah. So, we'll put that on the list of

4544
02:57:51,600 --> 02:57:53,279
the package. Yeah.

4545
02:57:53,279 --> 02:57:55,120
>> Yeah.

4546
02:57:55,120 --> 02:57:57,200
>> Yep.

4547
02:57:57,200 --> 02:57:58,640
I almost feel like they have to write

4548
02:57:58,640 --> 02:58:00,160
written in a Google doc you can change

4549
02:58:00,160 --> 02:58:02,080
all the time because it's moving so

4550
02:58:02,080 --> 02:58:03,040
fast. Yes.

4551
02:58:03,040 --> 02:58:04,319
>> Yeah.

4552
02:58:04,319 --> 02:58:06,399
>> Anyway, so that's the brief update. A

4553
02:58:06,399 --> 02:58:07,200
lot more to come.

4554
02:58:07,200 --> 02:58:08,640
>> Thank you. Did anyone have any follow-

4555
02:58:08,640 --> 02:58:10,479
on questions on that?

4556
02:58:10,479 --> 02:58:12,160
>> Good.

4557
02:58:12,160 --> 02:58:15,279
>> Too many to fit in the timeline.

4558
02:58:15,279 --> 02:58:18,560
>> I'll take that as a no. Uh

4559
02:58:18,560 --> 02:58:21,359
non-union uh increases.

4560
02:58:21,359 --> 02:58:23,520
>> Yeah. So, you want to

4561
02:58:23,520 --> 02:58:24,960
>> we just need to we just need to vote

4562
02:58:24,960 --> 02:58:25,200
this.

4563
02:58:25,200 --> 02:58:27,520
>> You just need to vote the 3% for all

4564
02:58:27,520 --> 02:58:30,560
non-union raises that you've discussed.

4565
02:58:30,560 --> 02:58:31,200
>> Executive.

4566
02:58:31,200 --> 02:58:32,800
>> So, I'm just going to formally make a

4567
02:58:32,800 --> 02:58:34,640
motion if that's is that okay with with

4568
02:58:34,640 --> 02:58:36,080
you. if I just make the motion and then

4569
02:58:36,080 --> 02:58:37,680
we've discussed we discuss it.

4570
02:58:37,680 --> 02:58:40,960
>> So I move that um

4571
02:58:40,960 --> 02:58:44,800
>> we approve 3% cola for all non-UN

4572
02:58:44,800 --> 02:58:47,600
personnel and market adjustments as

4573
02:58:47,600 --> 02:58:49,120
discussed.

4574
02:58:49,120 --> 02:58:54,469
>> I'll second. All right. Discussion.

4575
02:58:54,479 --> 02:58:56,240
» No, it's one number, but you guys put a

4576
02:58:56,240 --> 02:58:57,920
lot of work into getting that. So thank

4577
02:58:57,920 --> 02:58:58,399
you.

4578
02:58:58,399 --> 02:59:00,319
>> Yeah, that's a very way good way to say

4579
02:59:00,319 --> 02:59:02,080
it. And truth.

4580
02:59:02,080 --> 02:59:02,560
>> All right.

4581
02:59:02,560 --> 02:59:04,720
>> And this is for both districts.

4582
02:59:04,720 --> 02:59:06,640
Oh, so we have to do a vote for both.

4583
02:59:06,640 --> 02:59:07,359
>> For both.

4584
02:59:07,359 --> 02:59:10,399
>> Yeah. Okay. Um, all in favor?

4585
02:59:10,399 --> 02:59:12,800
>> I

4586
02:59:12,800 --> 02:59:13,040
always

4587
02:59:13,040 --> 02:59:15,359
>> It sounds really awkward, but

4588
02:59:15,359 --> 02:59:16,560
>> it's better when it's a roll call,

4589
02:59:16,560 --> 02:59:19,040
though. So, um, I think that was

4590
02:59:19,040 --> 02:59:21,040
>> You can decide to do a roll call.

4591
02:59:21,040 --> 02:59:24,399
>> Not for this. Not at 859.

4592
02:59:24,399 --> 02:59:27,830
Um,

4593
02:59:27,840 --> 02:59:29,520
if you watch the May Carlile School

4594
02:59:29,520 --> 02:59:30,960
Committee, you'll see when I did do a

4595
02:59:30,960 --> 02:59:33,680
roll call in person. Um, you don't take

4596
02:59:33,680 --> 02:59:37,760
that lightly. Um,

4597
02:59:37,760 --> 02:59:40,000
>> amenities building.

4598
02:59:40,000 --> 02:59:41,359
>> I'm gonna throw this to Bob. He just

4599
02:59:41,359 --> 02:59:42,640
wants to give you a status update on

4600
02:59:42,640 --> 02:59:44,960
where the project is. Uh, we're working

4601
02:59:44,960 --> 02:59:46,640
with Gail Associates, the design

4602
02:59:46,640 --> 02:59:48,880
engineering firm, to go out to bid. It's

4603
02:59:48,880 --> 02:59:50,720
been posted in the required state

4604
02:59:50,720 --> 02:59:54,160
website. Um, and so bids will be due

4605
02:59:54,160 --> 02:59:57,359
July 17th. Um,

4606
02:59:57,359 --> 02:59:59,439
there's part of that is because there's

4607
02:59:59,439 --> 03:00:02,240
filed sub bids because some of the work

4608
03:00:02,240 --> 03:00:03,840
of subcontractors will be more than

4609
03:00:03,840 --> 03:00:06,080
25,000. So you you're required to have

4610
03:00:06,080 --> 03:00:08,319
filed sub bids and you have to wait for

4611
03:00:08,319 --> 03:00:10,080
the contractors to to see that

4612
03:00:10,080 --> 03:00:12,000
information incorporated into their

4613
03:00:12,000 --> 03:00:13,520
bids.

4614
03:00:13,520 --> 03:00:15,040
Um

4615
03:00:15,040 --> 03:00:17,040
so July 17th would be the date. At the

4616
03:00:17,040 --> 03:00:20,000
same time, I'm also um conducting a it's

4617
03:00:20,000 --> 03:00:22,080
called an RFS. It's specifically for

4618
03:00:22,080 --> 03:00:26,240
OPM's request for services. Our retired

4619
03:00:26,240 --> 03:00:28,080
facilities director had been serving in

4620
03:00:28,080 --> 03:00:30,000
this role. uh Russ former former

4621
03:00:30,000 --> 03:00:32,399
facilities director Russ Hughes. Um he

4622
03:00:32,399 --> 03:00:34,479
kind of gracefully

4623
03:00:34,479 --> 03:00:36,800
stayed on for a year after he retired,

4624
03:00:36,800 --> 03:00:40,000
but it's it's gone on now and he's he's

4625
03:00:40,000 --> 03:00:42,720
ready to disconnect from the district.

4626
03:00:42,720 --> 03:00:44,240
So it was kind of doing a favor to

4627
03:00:44,240 --> 03:00:46,560
extend it, but the multiple the long

4628
03:00:46,560 --> 03:00:49,200
timeline it took to get it approved. Um

4629
03:00:49,200 --> 03:00:50,720
you know, he needs to stop now. We're

4630
03:00:50,720 --> 03:00:54,080
going out to do this RFS to select a OPM

4631
03:00:54,080 --> 03:00:55,920
firm that'll just help with the last

4632
03:00:55,920 --> 03:00:57,520
phase of the project. Russ helped with

4633
03:00:57,520 --> 03:00:59,439
the design portion of the project and so

4634
03:00:59,439 --> 03:01:00,560
they'll help with the construction

4635
03:01:00,560 --> 03:01:03,680
portion. That's um required um for

4636
03:01:03,680 --> 03:01:04,960
projects over a million and a half

4637
03:01:04,960 --> 03:01:07,920
dollars. So um you know it's more cost

4638
03:01:07,920 --> 03:01:09,359
effective to do it with a district

4639
03:01:09,359 --> 03:01:11,200
employee, but at this point in time we

4640
03:01:11,200 --> 03:01:12,880
feel like um at this point in the

4641
03:01:12,880 --> 03:01:14,560
project be a little bit less costy since

4642
03:01:14,560 --> 03:01:16,640
the last phase and we'll we'll get some

4643
03:01:16,640 --> 03:01:20,160
good companies to apply. Um so that's

4644
03:01:20,160 --> 03:01:22,960
it. I think we're um we're in decent

4645
03:01:22,960 --> 03:01:24,960
shape. I mean, um, it'll be starting the

4646
03:01:24,960 --> 03:01:26,800
work in the summer and we expect it to

4647
03:01:26,800 --> 03:01:30,000
be, uh, to go through the winter and

4648
03:01:30,000 --> 03:01:31,920
hopefully be, um, and then we expect to

4649
03:01:31,920 --> 03:01:34,240
be done in the spring.

4650
03:01:34,240 --> 03:01:35,439
>> So, is there anything you're going to

4651
03:01:35,439 --> 03:01:37,120
need from the school committee over the

4652
03:01:37,120 --> 03:01:39,200
summer as you're getting the the bids in

4653
03:01:39,200 --> 03:01:39,680
or

4654
03:01:39,680 --> 03:01:41,120
>> um, we typically ask the school

4655
03:01:41,120 --> 03:01:44,479
committee to approve the bid award? Um,

4656
03:01:44,479 --> 03:01:47,120
I can check to see through our policies

4657
03:01:47,120 --> 03:01:50,240
if it's allowed for you to

4658
03:01:50,240 --> 03:01:53,040
designate that to us.

4659
03:01:53,040 --> 03:01:55,920
usually also just call a quick meeting.

4660
03:01:55,920 --> 03:01:58,880
>> I think I'd rather do that just so

4661
03:01:58,880 --> 03:02:00,560
have a chance to ask any questions.

4662
03:02:00,560 --> 03:02:03,200
>> And I will need you to approve the OPM.

4663
03:02:03,200 --> 03:02:04,960
Unfortunately, that timing is not going

4664
03:02:04,960 --> 03:02:06,000
to be great.

4665
03:02:06,000 --> 03:02:07,760
>> It'll probably be a virtual meeting and

4666
03:02:07,760 --> 03:02:08,160
>> Okay.

4667
03:02:08,160 --> 03:02:09,680
>> Can we do both at the same time, do you

4668
03:02:09,680 --> 03:02:10,000
think?

4669
03:02:10,000 --> 03:02:10,479
>> No.

4670
03:02:10,479 --> 03:02:11,680
Okay. Right.

4671
03:02:11,680 --> 03:02:13,680
>> And you won't have that before our June

4672
03:02:13,680 --> 03:02:15,359
16th meeting.

4673
03:02:15,359 --> 03:02:16,560
>> Actually, I need to think about whether

4674
03:02:16,560 --> 03:02:18,960
I could do it at the same time because

4675
03:02:18,960 --> 03:02:20,640
the OPM probably could wait for us to

4676
03:02:20,640 --> 03:02:22,080
award the construction. I I can think

4677
03:02:22,080 --> 03:02:25,520
about that. Um I'm not sure. I need to

4678
03:02:25,520 --> 03:02:26,720
think I need to figure out whether

4679
03:02:26,720 --> 03:02:28,000
that's allowed.

4680
03:02:28,000 --> 03:02:28,720
>> Okay.

4681
03:02:28,720 --> 03:02:30,240
>> We'll try to do it if it's possible.

4682
03:02:30,240 --> 03:02:32,240
>> I mean, if it's calling a fiveminute

4683
03:02:32,240 --> 03:02:34,479
meeting in July, like I will I will do

4684
03:02:34,479 --> 03:02:36,240
it based on the three years leading up

4685
03:02:36,240 --> 03:02:38,000
to this. So

4686
03:02:38,000 --> 03:02:39,279
>> cameras off.

4687
03:02:39,279 --> 03:02:40,479
>> Yeah.

4688
03:02:40,479 --> 03:02:41,920
>> But we also have the thorough nature

4689
03:02:41,920 --> 03:02:44,080
space. Well, that's concrete uh public

4690
03:02:44,080 --> 03:02:46,640
schools. So um there are some projects

4691
03:02:46,640 --> 03:02:48,319
that we typically would bring to you if

4692
03:02:48,319 --> 03:02:50,000
they're formal bids to approve.

4693
03:02:50,000 --> 03:02:51,680
>> Okay. Concrete nature space is another

4694
03:02:51,680 --> 03:02:53,120
one that's not on the agenda.

4695
03:02:53,120 --> 03:02:53,439
>> Just

4696
03:02:53,439 --> 03:02:55,120
>> Yeah, we're just gonna have to let you

4697
03:02:55,120 --> 03:02:57,279
know when we need to bring you in.

4698
03:02:57,279 --> 03:02:59,200
>> Zoom makes it doable.

4699
03:02:59,200 --> 03:03:01,439
>> Exactly. Any amenities, building

4700
03:03:01,439 --> 03:03:05,110
questions,

4701
03:03:05,120 --> 03:03:06,000
» right?

4702
03:03:06,000 --> 03:03:07,680
>> Thank you. Exciting.

4703
03:03:07,680 --> 03:03:10,560
>> Yes. Good to have all those votes passed

4704
03:03:10,560 --> 03:03:12,800
and uh can move on to the next piece.

4705
03:03:12,800 --> 03:03:15,279
>> Oh yeah, it did pass in Carile. asked

4706
03:03:15,279 --> 03:03:17,600
and I will say it passed unanimously cuz

4707
03:03:17,600 --> 03:03:19,279
it was at that point in town meeting

4708
03:03:19,279 --> 03:03:22,720
where I voice nobody said

4709
03:03:22,720 --> 03:03:24,240
>> I bet if it was clickers it would have

4710
03:03:24,240 --> 03:03:26,960
been different but we were just like

4711
03:03:26,960 --> 03:03:30,640
>> 10 o'clock we got to wrap this up

4712
03:03:30,640 --> 03:03:33,600
>> um the cell phone vote come the same way

4713
03:03:33,600 --> 03:03:34,800
>> one vote

4714
03:03:34,800 --> 03:03:36,000
>> I know it's my fault

4715
03:03:36,000 --> 03:03:37,920
>> all right um can I have a motion to move

4716
03:03:37,920 --> 03:03:40,080
into executive session

4717
03:03:40,080 --> 03:03:41,120
>> Oh shoot

4718
03:03:41,120 --> 03:03:42,720
>> um

4719
03:03:42,720 --> 03:03:43,120
>> yep

4720
03:03:43,120 --> 03:03:45,600
>> okay I move Oh, go ahead. You have it. I

4721
03:03:45,600 --> 03:03:46,399
can't read it. Go ahead.

4722
03:03:46,399 --> 03:03:47,760
>> That the conquered school committee and

4723
03:03:47,760 --> 03:03:49,279
the conquered car regional school

4724
03:03:49,279 --> 03:03:51,359
committee enter into executive sess

4725
03:03:51,359 --> 03:03:53,120
session under purpose three of open

4726
03:03:53,120 --> 03:03:55,120
meeting law to discuss strategy with

4727
03:03:55,120 --> 03:03:56,560
respect to collective bargaining with

4728
03:03:56,560 --> 03:03:59,120
the K through2 administrative assistance

4729
03:03:59,120 --> 03:04:02,960
K through2 maintenance and the CTA ESPs.

4730
03:04:02,960 --> 03:04:04,080
One second.

4731
03:04:04,080 --> 03:04:07,200
>> Wonderful. Um any discussion

4732
03:04:07,200 --> 03:04:11,359
otherwise this is a roll call vote.

4733
03:04:11,359 --> 03:04:13,279
Uh her check I

4734
03:04:13,279 --> 03:04:16,399
>> Kellaher I

4735
03:04:16,399 --> 03:04:18,560
>> Morana I

4736
03:04:18,560 --> 03:04:21,040
>> Wat I

4737
03:04:21,040 --> 03:04:24,680
Right. Thank you everyone.