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Okay, it's 7.01 PM. I will call this meeting of the Commissioner Central School District Board of Education to order, and to just hold on a second. We have, let's see, attendees.

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Thank you very much for being here. We have one member of the public who is here in person.

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And we'll start with our public comments.

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As usual, we, by policy, have 30 minutes of public comments,

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but we try to keep people to speak three minutes or less.

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And if we start hearing the same comments,

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again, and again, we'll ask for one summary comment

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on behalf of that particular issue to be logged in.

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So we'll start with the people who made it all the way here.

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And we'll start from the front row,

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because I assume that you're here, not just to observe,

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but you're here to comment.

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Okay, so hold on just a second. Let me turn this around. I apologize for people at home. You can see our fairly empty.

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So Bruce, go ahead if you can just name relationship to the district and your comment.

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and then a lot of issues with sports in general and school and in a lot of work that

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put a future in medicine.

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I also see the issues from the other side for the muscle

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of the Indian president for

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a lot of president's career and then we'll talk about it.

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But I've been seeing all the issues dealing with sports from the coaches, the finances,

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to the space of available, the conditions of the fields

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and just, I'm not, I'm not here to put blame on anyone that I'm just here to say, I'm disappointed that someone didn't step up in champion the fall to

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and say, this is going to be hard. Let's figure out what we're doing.

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And I know that as the floor, you can only act

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like I understand

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the process of the committee

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in place that this kind of look at everything.

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The more members you can enter the conversation and

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push an idea.

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No one's been so difficult as an educator.

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I've seen a tremendous difference in the kids that started a place for an employee basketball

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the excitement of the kids.

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think that they may never blame the game

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of saving for

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Thank you.

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You're certainly welcome to stay.

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Although if you do leave, it's not a big deal.

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You can log on, just don't log on and drive at the same time.

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As I caution to everyone, this is a period of comment.

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It's not a period of discussion.

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It's just a matter for us, an opportunity for us to hear you.

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Thank you.

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And I'll extend that opportunity to anyone of the 21 attendees who are on.

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We have a hand raised from Veronica Prakorni if we can see promote her to speak.

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Hold on just a second.

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There you go Veronica, if you can unmute and offer your public comment, thank you.

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Hello, my name is Veronica Prakorni and I am a parent of an elementary school student.

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I would like to know if the school will be willing to rent the gym or other available space

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at the elementary school to run an after school program.

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This program can be similar to the one running the past by the YMCA.

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The time frame will be 23 to 5 p.m.

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There are parents that need after school care so they can work.

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We as a community believe we need to help each other,

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especially in this time where there is no available place for the kids to be.

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Some of the parents cannot live work to take the kids to a child's facility

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and there is nothing available around Cooperston for now.

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Our children need a safe place to play and to homework. We can also suggest using resource

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me that is a tutoring program that works with the Angel Network to help provide a specific tutoring.

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If the school is willing to rent a space for a fee, we can contact the YMCA, the Clark Sports Center, resource

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me or group with and see how this is run in a safe way.

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This child care will have a cost the same way that the YMCA was run years ago.

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But we are fortunate to have the Angel Network in our community who help families that can

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for specific needs like this. Thank you.

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Thank you very much for your public comment.

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Anyone else who would like to speak?

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We have Morgan Sullivan.

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Just hold on just a second.

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I'm just asking you to.

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Can you

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hear me?

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Hold on, hold on just a second.

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we're going to go ahead.

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My name is Morgan Sullivan, and I'm the parent of two elementary school students in the district.

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And I recently contacted you in the board to give you the survey that some parents and I had created to determine the need for after school care in the community.

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And I just wanted to share the results of those survey after approximately five days.

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In those five days we have had 56 people response.

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Of those 56 people, 40 of them are on the four-day week schedule, 9 are 100 percent

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remote, 5 are homeschooling because of COVID.

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Of those, the number of students under the age of 18 in the home exceeds 60 students,

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The number of students 14 to 19 in the home exceeds, sorry, trying to do some quick math here, exceeds 16 students.

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So we're talking about approximately 60 students here represented by the families.

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Since March of 2020, during the time that the school shot down, approximately 65% of the adults in the household of the district were forced to change their hours at work due to COVID-related child care arrangements, since that same time, approximately 20% of the household has had to leave their job due to COVID-related child care arrangements.

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people in the district that currently need child care in order to maintain employment.

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Our 19 families, or 19 individuals still looking actively looking.

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There are 11 individuals that are looking for child care because they would like time to work on their personal development.

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There are 14 families that require child care so that they can work from their home distraction free.

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And the final question asks, would you send your child to an after school program until 5 p.m.

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If there was one available, knowing your children would continue to wear masks and socially distance.

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27 individuals, so these are individuals, families, multiple children.

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Indicated that, yes, they would send their children there.

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Four individuals stated that they couldn't afford it.

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And some of the other problems are concerns that people had were largely based on having kids who were under school age care,

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that also required care or the fact that Brookwood

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is available for care, but there's no busing currently to them.

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So I just wanted to share the results of the survey

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with you to make sure that we were heard

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and the problems in the community were addressed,

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piggybacking off of Veronica,

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because this is a huge need in the community right now.

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Parents are struggling.

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Great, thank you, Warden.

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Anyone else who would like to raise their good

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We will move on with the regular agenda onto administrative matters, the superintendent report.

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Good evening, everyone.

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To the side, my virtual audience.

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I have several items to cover in today's superintendent report.

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So I'll just start at the last board meeting.

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It was announced that there were some considerations for the return to school for grades 9 through 12.

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We are currently in discussions and have been in discussions with the interim superintendent, myself and staff.

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We are continuing to work through all of the logistics with this and the goal is to bring grades 9 through 12 back four days a week.

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Following our spring break, the final plan will be presented to the curriculum committee next week and we'll share the plan with parents next week and make final recommendations to the board at the March 31 meeting.

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Some of the issues that we are still in discussions about, there have been discussions about bringing students back in two waves, grades 11 and 12 first and then the following week grades 9 through 10 based on some staff feedback there has been a request would we consider bringing all grades back at the same time.

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So that's the latest wrinkle to talk through from an administrative standpoint, and that Murphy are facilities may director have been working at identifying other locations to be used.

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We do have approximately three classrooms that may need to move for the size and number of students that would be coming back.

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and they have been working on identifying those locations and measuring out and moving extra furniture

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out so that we can get more student desks in. We also have been looking at the lunchroom situation

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and how to go about that. I did share it the last meeting and I will share within this context.

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There has been extensive discussion both on our weekly meetings with the Health Department and the

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The six feet. The requirements currently read six feet or a mask are current plan read six feet and the

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mask. So we need to take that into consideration here at Cooper's town. There are some schools that

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are working to reduce the six feet. They are doing that on their own. There are other school districts

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that are waiting for the health department to say yes three feet is okay. Our local health department

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has told us that is not coming from them until it comes from the state health department.

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Regardless of what's happening in some other county health departments. So those are some of the

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pieces that are playing into the decision and how to do it. But it is the goal of our high school

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to be back after spring break. Yes.

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Did I hear correctly that I think is New York State is looking to have all students back all

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time by April 28. I would need to look at that. There have been so many emails that have come across

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my desk. That is not one that has come across from the New York State Department of Education

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And less it came after I left to feed my family, let's see you again, but there are some states that have mandated students to return and those those mandates are throughout so it could be happening as we say.

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look that came out of the governor with that. Yes. Oh, or, et cetera, I don't know. And

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to the question where you address our local health department, what does our local

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health department that they fixed on six feet and of that? The local health department has

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currently been saying six feet and a mask and they are very hesitant to say anything different than that.

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So that's where we currently are and I do know that other counties very close to here.

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I have made other adjustments to the six feet versus three feet, but that has not happened.

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These two, the measurements that you're doing now, the idea of being taking out some more

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furniture or building classroom around or if it was just at the 60's.

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Yes, everything that we are planning for is at six feet because if we can do it at six feet,

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we can certainly do it at three feet. So that would be a gift if we got news that we could move

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to three feet. Thank you Tony and Gillian for those playing along at home.

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When do you do see this?

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They they they correct there are some that are moving to the three feet with the plastic

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dividers but that has not been a mandate that if you go to the three feet you need to

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the very important piece our health department is saying is if you do choose to go to

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three feet they recommend a plastic divider but they are not recommending the plastic dividers

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that you see that most schools have purchased, which are on the desk, they are recommending

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the plastic dividers that go from floor and up.

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So that is something that we have definitely talked about, but would not want to do that

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across the board because of the expense that is associated with those plastic dividers.

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But if in the event, we aren't able to accommodate at six feet in certain areas, do we need

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to make a purchase and a recommendation for those dividers for one location.

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So regardless of six feet, three feet mask, no mask. In the cafeteria, when masks come off,

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you do have to be at the six feet at regardless. So it doesn't, the three feet does not

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help in the cafeteria and identification of locations from the loss.

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If the three feet, some fashion comes into play,

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does that, that wouldn't be

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to every classroom would be for the ones that would otherwise not be able to accommodate.

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Correct. We would not do that across the board. That would not be a recommendation across

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And quite frankly, if it was that we could get the class in at five feet, we would come to you and say, in classroom A, we can't accommodate at six feet, but we can accommodate at five feet with masks.

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But right now from every indication that I heard, we have identified additional spaces that we can relocate those classrooms to we're just making final adjustments.

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And I know that there is furniture and equipment that does have to be linked out in order to do that.

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And it is my understanding from speaking with Mr. Murphy that we do not need another pod at this time to accommodate the storage of that furniture,

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but that we have some locations that we can continue to use.

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I just want to say thank you for the system.

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There's everyone who's

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in public.

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correct. And that is the feeling the staff would like from everything that I've heard from this

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narrative from Anne. Everybody would like to see the student back in the school building and I know

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our students would like to be back. So that is the return to school for grades 9 through 12.

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The next item that I have to talk about is an update from the Board of Regents. And this is

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somewhat complicated, so I'll take it slow, and I will refer to my notes frequently.

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So the Board of Regents met on March 15th, and the following actions were taken during

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the Board of Regents meeting.

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We are still waiting, so there's two scenarios I'm going to cover here.

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We have still not heard if New York State's request for a waiver to the U.S. Department

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education has been granted. And so if the waiver is granted, the state's elementary and

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intermediate level assessments and all of its June and August regions will be canceled.

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But that is if and only if the waiver is granted and it has not been granted at this time.

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If the waiver is not granted, or we do not receive word that it's granted prior to the scheduled tested administration dates, New York State has said we will administer.

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Our only the region's exam and exams required under SF. And I talked about this at our last meeting and those would be English language arts, algebra one,

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in our science and living environment exams.

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And they would be done during the June administration.

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The August 2021 exams are canceled.

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Only session one of grades three through eight assessments

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and math and English language arts would be required,

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which is a shift from the standard practice assessments,

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which is administered in two sessions typically.

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And only the written test components of the grade four and eight science tests will be held.

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The performance assessments will not.

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You can summarize that easily.

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You've earned a degree.

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They also have agreed to uncouple state assessments from the SSE accountability measures.

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So, they will, these now assessments for this administration will only be used to measure student learning, okay?

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So, that's kind of where we are in the testing realm. Yes.

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If all the August, I can tell you, I'm not sure, I've got a reason for the New York State thing you're now on

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here.

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If there's no August exam, then the student that does not pass in June, does not have a chance to get that before the end of the year,

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how might that affect that student authority to graduate?

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hold on because they've talked a little bit about when there is an SSN available. And just to clarify, you are correct. Regents is unique to New York.

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NASA requirements are the federal standards that all states have to adhere to, but the way New York worked with the federal government.

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They use the regions exams to meet the federal requirements.

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So there are some exam exemption eligibility requirements that have been

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amended to allow students who have not met the standards for the course of study as locally determined to have an exemption from the exam requirements, the qualify for the exemption to the diploma requirements.

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The students can meet one of the following criteria.

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The student is currently enrolled in a course of study culminating in a region's exam.

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And by the end of 2021 or the 2021 summer session, we'll have earned credit in such a course.

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So if there isn't an exam, there's still going to earn the credit in the course.

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The student, because this doesn't just affect the August students.

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It also affects all of the June graduates in those regents courses in which the regents exam is not being administered.

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If the student was previously enrolled in a course, culminating in credits, and has achieved

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the course credit and has not passed the associated regents, but was intending to take

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the test in June or August, they can get the credit and move on.

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And students in grade 7 or 8 is enrolled in a course of study culminating in taking a regents

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exam, this could happen with like algebra, and has met the standards assessed in the

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There are also extending the exemption eligibility for pathway assessments, alternative assessments, technical assessments, so all of those assessments have had some extension.

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Mastery and honors flexibility, there were amendments that will allow flexibility in the calculation for mastery and honors endorsements.

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Where student grades can be substituted for an exam-sforcing cases where the regency exams were not administered.

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So those regents being eliminated will not preclude a student from qualifying for an endorsement on their diploma.

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And I think that's an important acknowledgement.

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Okay, the science laboratory experience.

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You wouldn't think that this would be so complicated.

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We should just not have these steps with.

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But in order to, these were amended,

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so that a student may still be eligible

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to take that science regency assessment and examination.

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Even if they are unable to meet the one, the 1200-minute science lab experience because of COVID-19.

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And they have expanded it to allow students to continue to meet the lab requirements through a combination of hands-on and virtual experiences.

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The regulations have been amended to exempt students from any unfinished requirements for the career development and occupational studies, commencement credential.

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provided that the student has otherwise demonstrated mastery and credit.

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So I think that covers all of the assessments information.

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You know, my understanding and I will verify this, but my understanding is the AP assessments are still being administered.

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And those AP assessments for here at Cooper's town are arranged for all of the ones that are done paper and pencils.

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students will be going to the meadows to take those so it will be uninterrupted area for those

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AP courses that have the assessment offered online or through technology. They are going to be

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offered here because we want to have our technology staff available in the event that there are any

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technology issues. And staff have already made accommodations and thought about how they can close off

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the way that we're going in this section often area so that it remains quiet for those students.

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Okay.

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All of the schools go into the better.

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I don't know the answer to that.

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It's my understanding that this is an arrangement that has just been made for our Cooperstown students at this time.

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But I could be wrong.

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We're going to do that.

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It's just a very interesting question.

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Yes.

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Yep.

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And that was my understanding for this year.

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over them. Any other questions on assessments? I'm sure they'll be more to comment next

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meeting.

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I'll have to check those states.

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Spring sports update.

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Spring sports

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begin April 19th will be offering here at Dupers Town, Softball, Track and Field, Golf,

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Tennis and Baseball at all levels, all levels. The spring coaching letters of intent were

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today. It's not 1159. We may still get more. Mr. Sproul and I who is our athletic

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We'll review the letters received. We will update the personnel committee on what we have received in response to those. I can share with you the packet in response is that.

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To opportunities.

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Appointment recommendations will be presented at the March 31st order meeting.

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The other thing that's really important to note that's new information is that the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, I will get that name eventually.

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Their guidance has indicated that student athletes will be allowed to bring two spectators to an event.

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This is good news. It also is difficult news. So we here at Cooper's Town are still working on how we can make that happen.

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And I have spoken, this was a big conversation among other superintendents. We do have some that have already started doing that for some of their games.

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The concern that was raised is how do we effectively monitor that without being spectator, police.

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But also not jeopardize Cooper's town ability to continue to participate in this athletic competitions.

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And the concern that has been raised is that where our fields are, there are multiple access points.

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So for checking tickets that are issued to students,

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how does one go about that, how does one assure that masks are still on,

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how does one assure that there are only two spectators.

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So these are all issues that we are currently grappling with here.

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I can share that one of my colleagues, they shut off all entrances to their field with staff

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positions and had one point of entry and they checked the ticketed missions and pieces.

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They also allowed the visiting team to bring their parents the way they did that was that it wasn't just to spectators.

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It was that you could bring your parents.

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So, these are things that we continue to work on, but we do recognize that we have families

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that would like to be able to come and participate and watch our students.

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Could it be as easy as if you were a sticker?

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Well, that's how they do too.

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Yes.

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That's, it could be very easy.

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We were thinking of passes, and if they don't come back, then those are the two people that get to come.

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the issue is, how do we handle every other access point and people and maybe we don't.

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And these are the things that we have to say here, maybe we put up rope and say here's where

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the school field is, here's where the entrances, here's where the spectators.

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We could also one thing that we've talked about if there's 10 people on a team, do we go

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and put circles at six feet distance and family A is in a circle here, family B is in a circle

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here. And when those circles are filled, we are done with our spectators. There's lots of variations,

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it's just finding the one that feels right for Cooper's town. So those are the things that we're

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grappling with. We absolutely want to see the spectators at the games.

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So recruitment update. I'm

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really pleased to say, as I shared, we have three interviews that are going on. The school counselor

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interviews were held Friday, March 12th, two candidates were forwarded to my attention for

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second interviews. I interviewed one today and I will be interviewing the second candidate on Friday.

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I would like to say it was announced at the last meeting member from the Board of Education

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would be participating in our interview panels that did happen. Ms. Verge participated.

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The feedback that I have received from our administration, our school principals and from

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purchase that it went very smoothly. And I look forward to seeing that happen. And we have Ms.

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Ainsworth has volunteered to participate in our interviews on Friday for the math teacher.

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And then the following Friday is the art teacher. And I'm still waiting to hear on final commitment

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from Ms. Spencer. She'll be able to help with our art teacher interviews. So that's very exciting

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that we have that going on in place.

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I did just want to highlight for everyone out there that we do

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have spirit week that is coming up March 29th through April 1st. There are themes throughout the week

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for students to participate in. The notices that have gone out have been very clear that while

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they can dress in different things to come in. They still need to adhere to our dress code.

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And I'm excited to see it happen throughout Cooper's town.

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Can I just interrupt?

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Dress code is often a difficult issue for people in this district that we have updated and revised

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the drafts code accordingly when we had an issue several years ago, so anyone who is wondering

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what the dress code is now they can apply for a cop their own copy if they'd like it.

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Great.

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Thank you for that historic piece. There are two other issues that I

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wanted to add. Senior activities I just wanted to share. I brought up prom and graduation.

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Yes, this prom has been the other really big topic of discussion on the health department calls and

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the superintendent calls. Cooper's town is well-poised for our senior activities and have made plans

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for graduation and a prom and a breakfast.

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Many school districts are making plans for graduation,

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proms, and various activities.

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There is no clear guidance for school activities.

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So for prom, the guidance that people are using

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is where that event location is occurring.

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And those guidelines, because for here,

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it is planned for the Otisaga.

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Those guidelines require testing before entry, so students will need to undergo testing.

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There will be dancing restrictions.

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There will be all, it is very complicated, but that is what the Otisaga has to adhere

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to for their operation.

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I have met with this senior advisor.

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I have met with Anne, I have impressed upon that we have an obligation to make sure that we do not jeopardize the Otisaga's ability to continue to do business so that we need to consider how all of these things will be impacted.

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The conversation really emphasized that we had on the call this week.

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You can dance with members of your family or members of your party.

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Now, you got to remember these guidelines were not written for schools.

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They were written for large venues that may have multiple parties going on at multiple times.

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So the Health Department again was asked

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Well, do you think you can weigh in and they said, we are not giving guidance on school prongs until we hear something official from the state level. So these, you know, we are poised to do this. We are under the 100 person capacity.

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What the decision has been is that it will be the senior class only. No dates, no guests because then we go over the capacity limits and then we get into more of the six feet.

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The dancing restrictions are very interesting if you read them.

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You need to have 36 between your supposed to box out six foot squares.

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It's intense.

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Because of the increase in numbers, the senior breakfast now, it does appear that they will be able to do it as one whole senior breakfast is opposed to two shifts.

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And graduation is still scheduled and on schedule to be at the Phantom War Art Museum. Again, there has been no specific guidance given that is for schools.

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And I'm not holding my breath waiting for that.

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I think we're going to have to make some decisions

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as a school district do we support

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and agree that the Otisaga has put in parameters

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and health safety parameters for participation.

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And then share with our families and our parents,

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that this is what the requirements are of the venue.

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I have already had, well, do we really have to test?

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Well, if we want to use the Otisaga,

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Yes. Students are going to need to be tested. So there's those kinds of pieces of flags. So just to put it out there.

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And the last thing is we did receive some public comment about after school child care. I did want to acknowledge that in the last 24 hours. I have received several emails about after school child care and the difficulties within the community at large as to having that.

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And for each of those individuals that have contacted me directly, and I'm now setting it to the larger communities so that people know that I have received these.

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I have emailed everyone that I am currently investigating the issues that have been presented and have asked for time.

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IE through a week to get some information on that. So I did just want to share that.

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And I think that's everything I have for the superintendent. Any questions?

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Yes.

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Right.

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Yep.

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You know.

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Yes.

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And that was one of the things we talked about that as these get a little bit solid or we're

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going to send out communication and that at this date, this is what we can offer.

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And this is what the requirements have changed as a current will continue to modify those

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changes.

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And as I did say, so far we've gotten a lot of support.

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there are people very eager to see our students have these experiences and these traditions and

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we want to be able to support that. And we're very fortunate that we have venues that are

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able to accommodate us to do that.

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Yes. And that will go for all committee reports and such.

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So I've been trying to make sure that the questions get repeated either in the answer or or

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of prelude to the answer. So the exchange that you just heard was just between Wendy Cuber

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and her superintendents about the guidance and needing to draw a line somewhere at some point

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to save. This is the reality that we have to deal with, and this is what we're going with.

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So, thank you. Any other questions, Matt Sherman?

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The spring coaches,

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I think I'll be allowed to write the next day of the next

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time to start practicing or

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his own

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engines or outside of that 20 minutes.

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So the question is about the timing of when the spring sports season begins.

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They normally be about now starting there.

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I know that you are overlapping season,

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but I think you have to need to get the next batch of kids involved in sports, as soon as possible, and not that we approve.

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Who are they, of course, you're going to be a very first, if we have to wait for weeks and days to have that.

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There are opportunities to start practicing or whatever.

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I'd like to see them.

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I don't think you really get fond of the fields as soon as it can.

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I would like to see that too, but I'm going to have to get back to you because it may be the window that has been set in this bizarre year of when practices can start and then we also have to look at our space configurations and do that, but absolutely if we're allowed to do it, I don't see any reason why we wouldn't be able to do that as long as we have this face.

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Okay. Any other questions or comments? Okay. We're going to go into the meet of our regular board agenda here starting off with the minutes.

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So I will make a motion to be resolved. The Board of Education, the Cooper Central School Districts upon the recommendation that's representative schools is here by approve the regular meeting minutes of March 3 2021 as presented.

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We have a second, second from Gillian Spencer, any discussion or questions, lots of headshaking

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no around the forum and believe me, we're going to get better at this for those of you playing

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along at home.

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I'll keep you a prize of how the votes go and you can always check the minutes later.

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All those in favor say aye. Any opposed say no? That motion carries unanimously.

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way.

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On to budget and finance committee report.

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Hold

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on just one second. Gillian, do you have the ability to turn it toward turn it toward Tony turn your.

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Yeah, screen.

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You're not in the zoom meeting.

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Okay.

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Hold on a second. We're going to get a computer in front of Tony so that people can go along and I don't have to repeat exactly what Tony says.

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Can you write that here for me?

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Okay, through all that, I'm not going to say I have no report.

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We met, I believe, on the 9th and 2 major topics.

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I won't repeat everything that Amy and Sarah said about the details of the budget. You heard all that.

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I will bring up that there is a change in the, the tax, why is the word, it's slipping out of my head, property tax,

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at the start program and it's two pieces to that. One is that any new property owner has no choice but to do the direct

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rebate from the state and their assessment and taxation will be full assessment,

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existing property owners have the choice and they will have to make the choice either to do the way they have been or to go to the direct payment from the state.

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And if they go to the direct payment from the state,

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they will actually get a slightly higher incentive payment

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than if they stay with the old method of having their assessment reduced.

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And that said everything else was in the budget details.

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And we heard all that, so that's my report.

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Okay, any questions for Tony?

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Seeing none, I'll move on to make the motions for the treasurer in Lawrence and Claims.

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Be it resolved the Board of Education of the Cooper Central School District upon the recommendation to

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Superintendents Skills hereby accept the monthly treasurer's reports for the period of January 1st,

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31st 2021 is prepared by any co-converter business administrator.

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We have a second, second from Tony Svilesi.

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Any questions or discussion?

431
00:47:25,720 --> 00:47:27,120
All those in favor say aye?

432
00:47:27,140 --> 00:47:27,640
Aye.

433
00:47:27,920 --> 00:47:29,220
Any opposed say no?

434
00:47:29,740 --> 00:47:31,500
That motion carries unanimously.

435
00:47:34,320 --> 00:47:37,400
On to the Warts and Claims Auditor Report,

436
00:47:37,520 --> 00:47:39,380
I'll make a motion be it resolved the Board of Education

437
00:47:39,380 --> 00:47:40,920
to Cooper Sun Central School District

438
00:47:40,920 --> 00:47:43,140
upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools.

439
00:47:43,140 --> 00:47:58,340
Hereby accepts the February 2021 warrants 65 through 69, and the claims auditor report for the period of February 21 through 28, 2021 as presented.

440
00:47:58,540 --> 00:47:59,220
Do I have a second?

441
00:48:00,180 --> 00:48:01,820
Second, from Mr. Sherman.

442
00:48:02,580 --> 00:48:03,740
Any questions or discussion?

443
00:48:05,440 --> 00:48:06,680
All those in favor say aye?

444
00:48:06,820 --> 00:48:07,120
Aye.

445
00:48:07,380 --> 00:48:08,100
Any posts?

446
00:48:08,900 --> 00:48:10,380
That motion passes unanimously.

447
00:48:11,620 --> 00:48:14,700
on to building grounds and safety committee report.

448
00:48:15,500 --> 00:48:17,960
So we met twice since our last meeting.

449
00:48:18,680 --> 00:48:34,460
We met on March 4th and during for old business we finalized the capital 2021 outlay project that we're going to identify as being the main office in the junior senior high school.

450
00:48:34,460 --> 00:48:41,780
As discussed in the superintendent report, we also reviewed the three current ongoing

451
00:48:41,780 --> 00:48:47,100
capital projects, the school-based health office and the elementary school, the smart

452
00:48:47,100 --> 00:48:54,300
bond phase two and the 2019 capital project phase one.

453
00:48:54,540 --> 00:49:01,920
The phase one project was when it had bids arriving on March 4th and they were being open

454
00:49:01,920 --> 00:49:13,350
11 and I'll discuss that in the next meeting. We also discussed the capital project items versus

455
00:49:13,350 --> 00:49:20,230
EPC items and we decided to have another meeting on March 9th to go over those in depth. In

456
00:49:20,230 --> 00:49:27,050
new business we discussed the CCS school calendar and the holding of the Board of Education meetings

457
00:49:27,050 --> 00:49:33,880
on the third Wednesday of each month and we ended at 9.40, our next meeting was going to be March

458
00:49:33,880 --> 00:49:38,860
So on March 9th, we met, there was no old business to discuss.

459
00:49:39,160 --> 00:49:46,140
New business was reviewing the 2019 Capital Project phase one.

460
00:49:46,160 --> 00:49:53,360
Bids and awarding those bids to the lowest bitter and selected alternatives.

461
00:49:54,660 --> 00:50:01,860
So I won't go over those in the minute or the minute tier because we're going to be doing action items on those awarded.

462
00:50:04,260 --> 00:50:11,500
We also made a determination that we would not move forward with an EPC at this point that we'd

463
00:50:11,500 --> 00:50:19,800
look to do that in the future. After we do some of the project work for the 2019 capital

464
00:50:19,800 --> 00:50:22,660
projects, we're going to come back and revisit that in a later point.

465
00:50:25,090 --> 00:50:28,050
We also agreed that in July

466
00:50:28,050 --> 00:50:34,750
of 2021 that the committee will sit down with IBI Architects and Schoolhouse Construction to review

467
00:50:34,750 --> 00:50:40,930
how phase 1 is progressing, cost-wise and review updated cost estimates for the elementary school

468
00:50:40,930 --> 00:50:43,910
gymnasium project, which would be phase 2.

469
00:50:46,500 --> 00:50:49,200
And in our next meeting for new business we're going to

470
00:50:49,200 --> 00:50:54,860
be discussing, we're going to take off awarding plumbing because that's being awarded tonight.

471
00:50:54,860 --> 00:51:01,660
We're going to discuss phase two of the 2019 capital project and then after hearing a few

472
00:51:01,660 --> 00:51:02,420
items.

473
00:51:02,420 --> 00:51:10,300
I think we should add to our next business item, the potential of using our school facilities

474
00:51:10,300 --> 00:51:13,680
for any after school classes.

475
00:51:14,140 --> 00:51:16,560
And so we can add that as an item to discuss.

476
00:51:18,120 --> 00:51:19,860
And our next media is April 1st.

477
00:51:21,370 --> 00:51:22,770
Any questions?

478
00:51:25,540 --> 00:51:33,180
I will make a comment that we do have a facility's use form, it may or may not include language dealing with being in a pandemic.

479
00:51:34,720 --> 00:51:47,540
So we may have to look at what that additional pandemic language and or insurance or whatever other things because it's a fairly standard form, right, and this is a definitely not a standard time.

480
00:51:47,540 --> 00:51:50,060
So I actually have a question.

481
00:51:51,680 --> 00:51:54,640
Marcie, are you running the meeting on your platform?

482
00:51:55,120 --> 00:51:56,420
So I'm holding on a second.

483
00:51:56,520 --> 00:51:58,200
You're going to look at Matt for a second.

484
00:51:58,720 --> 00:52:02,100
And I will run my computer around for questions and answers.

485
00:52:10,940 --> 00:52:15,180
Just that you reminded me that I think in our opening plan,

486
00:52:15,960 --> 00:52:20,800
we have prepared anyone coming into the school for any reason.

487
00:52:20,820 --> 00:52:24,320
So we would have to modify that.

488
00:52:25,950 --> 00:52:29,970
I would have to look at this specific language that's in the plan for that.

489
00:52:34,680 --> 00:52:35,140
Okay.

490
00:52:41,170 --> 00:52:42,810
So then we have,

491
00:52:44,890 --> 00:52:50,270
we'll get this, we'll get this. We're going to need one of those cameras that follows the teachers around.

492
00:52:50,330 --> 00:52:57,670
Right, right. I was just wondering about, um, when you decided against, you can see part of it. And I know they know something's in.

493
00:52:57,810 --> 00:53:02,670
What is that that we're allowing us to then do other things as part of the phase one projects?

494
00:53:02,670 --> 00:53:09,470
So I'm just wondering, is there sort of a list somewhere that details what we're actually doing in a things one product now that you can see has

495
00:53:11,250 --> 00:53:12,210
back in?

496
00:53:12,970 --> 00:53:17,170
Yes, so there are items that we were looking to put into an EPC

497
00:53:19,870 --> 00:53:22,990
that we can actually still do within the capital project.

498
00:53:23,230 --> 00:53:27,930
It's now that we have updated information about costs, which we didn't have initially.

499
00:53:28,390 --> 00:53:30,670
We still have the ability to put them into the capital project.

500
00:53:30,670 --> 00:53:44,770
Okay, so there are there certainly is a use for an EPC which is something that's for what we're looking at right now that it might be something over and above our overall project as a separate energy performance contract.

501
00:53:45,330 --> 00:53:54,830
And so this is a little bit more specific but for example, I think at one point in time that it's a clear story window is an renovation in a library and a high school.

502
00:53:54,830 --> 00:53:59,650
We're in the project, and they take it out of a project and put sort of a leader phase.

503
00:54:00,250 --> 00:54:07,070
And then when EVC stuff happened, they got to back in this phase one. So for example, is that we made a planer.

504
00:54:07,190 --> 00:54:09,430
Yeah, we made that a priority. So that's it.

505
00:54:09,810 --> 00:54:13,410
There are some things that we needed to make sure that we're going to be completed,

506
00:54:14,030 --> 00:54:18,710
because they were the main reasons why we're looking to do this project in the beginning.

507
00:54:18,710 --> 00:54:31,890
So, the hard part is with increased costs, the reason why we split the project in half is so we can get as much known as we can now, and then look at the gym as a second phase too.

508
00:54:32,310 --> 00:54:34,550
And then, you know, there's a lot.

509
00:54:35,630 --> 00:54:38,950
It's going to be more, it sounds like it's going to be more than what we had originally approved.

510
00:54:39,330 --> 00:54:43,790
So we may have to have discussions about how we can actually get that second phase completed.

511
00:54:44,130 --> 00:54:46,630
But that clear story is actually in.

512
00:54:46,630 --> 00:54:48,570
Thank you.

513
00:54:48,630 --> 00:54:50,270
Other questions I'm looking forward to getting answers.

514
00:54:53,230 --> 00:54:55,740
Thank you.

515
00:54:55,740 --> 00:54:57,160
Anyone else?

516
00:54:57,960 --> 00:54:58,240
All right.

517
00:54:58,460 --> 00:55:01,800
Matt would you like to run through the.

518
00:55:03,260 --> 00:55:04,020
The resolution.

519
00:55:04,380 --> 00:55:07,820
Sure, I'm not as fast as you at these, but.

520
00:55:07,920 --> 00:55:08,320
So the first one.

521
00:55:08,660 --> 00:55:13,020
So I'll make sure to be resolved at the Board of Education of the Cooper Town Central School District.

522
00:55:13,060 --> 00:55:15,460
Upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools.

523
00:55:15,460 --> 00:55:20,920
So it's here by award the 2019 Capital Improvement Project contract number one,

524
00:55:21,220 --> 00:55:26,160
general construction to remain building contractors, 15 wood road,

525
00:55:26,480 --> 00:55:32,620
whitesboro, New York, 1, 3, 4, 9, 2, and the amount of $985,000.

526
00:55:34,280 --> 00:55:38,040
Do we have a second? Second from Tony Scolisey, any discussion?

527
00:55:40,800 --> 00:55:44,600
I'll ask a general question that we'll cover this and all the other pieces.

528
00:55:45,640 --> 00:55:52,600
Amy, or anyone, can you go over the process that we use for those people who are following along at home that

529
00:55:53,820 --> 00:55:58,260
understand about low bid versus preferred bid or other language?

530
00:56:00,640 --> 00:56:05,740
So, I mean, it is a state law. It has to be the low bid. There isn't a really preferred.

531
00:56:06,460 --> 00:56:13,900
So, the way these bids came in, there is the request for the project that we're looking at,

532
00:56:13,900 --> 00:56:17,380
And then there were alternatives that we could look at as well.

533
00:56:17,900 --> 00:56:21,100
And so the low bid was based on the project,

534
00:56:21,620 --> 00:56:23,580
plus any alternatives that we had agreed upon.

535
00:56:23,680 --> 00:56:25,340
But we thought we were putting it.

536
00:56:25,420 --> 00:56:26,580
And I'll just give a quick example.

537
00:56:27,020 --> 00:56:29,000
First, one of them was site work,

538
00:56:30,280 --> 00:56:35,480
where we were looking to expand the soccer field length

539
00:56:36,500 --> 00:56:39,240
for Lambert II, as we've called it before,

540
00:56:39,700 --> 00:56:43,420
which was a cost of $30,000 to dig into the hill

541
00:56:43,420 --> 00:56:44,880
to make the field a little longer.

542
00:56:45,280 --> 00:56:46,020
That was an alternative.

543
00:56:46,380 --> 00:56:47,760
We decided we didn't want to do that.

544
00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:50,020
But $30,000, we could put it in different spots.

545
00:56:51,460 --> 00:56:56,220
So that bid actually was adjusted based on our bid

546
00:56:56,220 --> 00:56:58,620
for other site work, and whether or not we did that or not.

547
00:56:58,780 --> 00:56:59,620
And we decided not to.

548
00:56:59,760 --> 00:57:02,420
So we would look at who had the overall lower bid.

549
00:57:03,620 --> 00:57:03,880
OK.

550
00:57:04,540 --> 00:57:05,080
Thank you.

551
00:57:05,100 --> 00:57:06,900
Any other questions or discussion comments?

552
00:57:08,040 --> 00:57:09,720
All those in favor say aye.

553
00:57:10,940 --> 00:57:12,280
Any opposed say no?

554
00:57:12,280 --> 00:57:14,200
That motion carries unanimously.

555
00:57:15,440 --> 00:57:15,560
All right.

556
00:57:15,620 --> 00:57:22,560
So I'll make a motion be a resolve that the Board of Education of the Cooper Central School District on the recommendation of the superintendent of schools.

557
00:57:22,740 --> 00:57:28,380
This hereby award the 2019 capital improvements project contract number two.

558
00:57:28,760 --> 00:57:31,280
Mechanical construction to family dance.

559
00:57:32,840 --> 00:57:36,960
Mechanical LLC 404 North Pearl Street Albany, New York,

560
00:57:36,960 --> 00:57:42,640
One, two, two, zero, seven in the amount of 72,000, 600 dollars.

561
00:57:43,660 --> 00:57:49,300
Do we have a second? Second from Wendy Cuber and the discussion or questions.

562
00:57:50,940 --> 00:57:52,400
All those in favor say aye.

563
00:57:52,780 --> 00:57:54,500
Aye. All right. Any posts say no?

564
00:57:55,400 --> 00:57:56,620
That motion carries unanimously.

565
00:57:58,260 --> 00:58:02,300
I'll make a motion be it resolved that the Board of Education of the Pupor Sound Central School District

566
00:58:02,300 --> 00:58:06,680
upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools does here by award the 2019

567
00:58:06,680 --> 00:58:12,260
capital improvement projects contract number three electrical construction to

568
00:58:12,260 --> 00:58:20,260
Schueler Haas Electric 727 Innovation Way Johnson City, New York 13790 in the

569
00:58:20,260 --> 00:58:29,300
amount of 166,460 dollars. Second, second from Ariel Ainsworth. Questions

570
00:58:29,300 --> 00:58:36,400
discussion. All those in favor say aye. Aye. And he opposed to say no. That

571
00:58:36,400 --> 00:58:37,620
motion carries unanimously.

572
00:58:38,820 --> 00:58:39,460
I'll make a motion.

573
00:58:39,600 --> 00:58:43,560
The results of the Board of Education at the Cooper Sun Central School District upon the

574
00:58:43,560 --> 00:58:48,400
recommendation of the superintendent of schools does here by award the 2019 capital improvements

575
00:58:48,400 --> 00:58:57,760
project contract number for plumbing construction to a trefferson and sons LLC 204 roundhouse road

576
00:58:57,760 --> 00:59:03,680
on the aunts in New York, 13820, and the amount of 104,000, $800.

577
00:59:07,880 --> 00:59:10,500
Second for discussion from Tony Scalese. Go ahead.

578
00:59:18,200 --> 00:59:20,080
And make sure you repeat the question in your answer.

579
00:59:21,200 --> 00:59:23,140
So I know.

580
00:59:23,280 --> 00:59:26,800
I mean, so if there's one bid, then that's the one bid we accept.

581
00:59:27,040 --> 00:59:31,040
And the plumbing section, for instance, there was two bids that came in on plumbing.

582
00:59:31,640 --> 00:59:33,260
And I would like to add that.

583
00:59:33,680 --> 00:59:35,280
Just to be good, we'll check out the fit.

584
00:59:35,300 --> 00:59:38,820
If only one thing in, we'd need it too.

585
00:59:39,120 --> 00:59:41,400
And just going back to this explanation earlier.

586
00:59:42,200 --> 00:59:47,540
Once these bits came in, the architect goes back to each of the local

587
00:59:47,540 --> 00:59:51,720
ciliters, make sure that they can get the other specific situations they were

588
00:59:51,720 --> 00:59:55,460
fitting on, just to confirm everything is in order.

589
00:59:55,740 --> 00:59:59,920
And then they may be recommendation that it's, we should be a voice.

590
01:00:03,480 --> 01:00:09,800
Any other questions? Thank you, Amy, first, stepping into add some clarification. Those of you who couldn't see over

591
01:00:09,800 --> 01:00:17,680
Matt Schuld. Okay. All those in favor say aye. Any opposed say no? That motion carries unanimously.

592
01:00:19,040 --> 01:00:23,800
All right. I'll make a motion be resolved that the Board of Education of the Cooper Town Central School District on the

593
01:00:23,800 --> 01:00:25,400
accommodation of the superintendent of schools,

594
01:00:25,440 --> 01:00:28,920
does hereby award the 2019 Capital Improvement Project

595
01:00:28,920 --> 01:00:33,100
contract number five, site work construction to burrows,

596
01:00:33,100 --> 01:00:40,460
excavating ink, 6146 county road 32, Norwich, New York, 13815,

597
01:00:41,220 --> 01:00:44,520
in the amount of 675,800 dollars.

598
01:00:47,000 --> 01:00:49,840
Second from Wendy Cuber, any discussion or questions?

599
01:00:51,700 --> 01:00:53,020
All those in favor say aye?

600
01:00:53,560 --> 01:00:54,740
Aye. Any posts say no?

601
01:00:55,340 --> 01:00:57,040
that motion carries unanimously.

602
01:00:59,970 --> 01:01:01,710
And we're moving on to curriculum instruction.

603
01:01:02,310 --> 01:01:05,750
I have a question or not a question of clarification.

604
01:01:06,150 --> 01:01:12,610
There are any of the work we know of which will men's this year.

605
01:01:14,190 --> 01:01:18,270
Yeah, I mean, I believe the majority of this is starting in June.

606
01:01:21,050 --> 01:01:27,280
So for those of you at home, June 28th is the estimated

607
01:01:27,280 --> 01:01:34,100
start date, staging will begin and everything so that the minute the students are done with

608
01:01:34,100 --> 01:01:41,700
the facility, we're ready to rock and roll like we have in other contracts and capital improvement

609
01:01:41,700 --> 01:01:57,260
products. I'm where I already worked in and we're already working in the

610
01:01:57,260 --> 01:01:59,020
for the removal of information.

611
01:01:59,880 --> 01:02:02,900
That information removal of equipment from those rooms.

612
01:02:05,670 --> 01:02:05,730
Okay.

613
01:02:06,550 --> 01:02:06,930
Good.

614
01:02:07,410 --> 01:02:08,150
Curriculum instruction.

615
01:02:08,510 --> 01:02:13,230
The next committee will meeting will be on March 25th.

616
01:02:13,230 --> 01:02:18,550
Sir, any new business or anything new to be added to that agenda for curriculum or instruction?

617
01:02:18,930 --> 01:02:22,050
I'm going over this to the plans to get very

618
01:02:24,680 --> 01:02:25,080
nice.

619
01:02:25,920 --> 01:02:28,220
So the major agenda item will be the return to school.

620
01:02:29,400 --> 01:02:29,560
Okay.

621
01:02:29,560 --> 01:02:37,260
And next up we're going to deliver a computer over to Marcie Birch for personal and recruitment.

622
01:02:53,620 --> 01:03:01,780
Thank you Mr. Sherman for thanking us for patients and patients all around with everyone involved with this because it has been

623
01:03:02,340 --> 01:03:13,840
a process anyway and then a pandemic and bids and changes and things, so now on to personal and recruitment.

624
01:03:14,320 --> 01:03:15,040
Okay.

625
01:03:15,040 --> 01:03:16,740
Do I have to do anything on this computer?

626
01:03:17,220 --> 01:03:18,080
No, you're good.

627
01:03:18,460 --> 01:03:19,060
Okay.

628
01:03:20,700 --> 01:03:21,000
All right.

629
01:03:21,080 --> 01:03:23,340
We met March 11th.

630
01:03:24,120 --> 01:03:25,000
Old business.

631
01:03:25,760 --> 01:03:28,700
We discussed potential future hiring needs.

632
01:03:28,700 --> 01:03:40,680
Ms. Browes reviewed the list of hiring needs requested feedback regarding procedural questions for an interim principle search and inform the committee of upcoming interviews for posted positions.

633
01:03:41,300 --> 01:03:55,760
Ms. Browes who requested the Board of Education member participate in the interview committee meetings going forward and reiterated what the past interim superintendent had recommended as both stated this is standard operating procedure in many districts.

634
01:03:55,760 --> 01:04:08,280
Committee members suggested rotating members of the Board of Education participate going forward and that we be mindful of district wide initiatives and formalized goals and that we listen.

635
01:04:09,380 --> 01:04:24,800
We continued board level discussion and overview of administrative structure, Ms. Browson form the committee of plans to utilize boces to assist with many aspects of curriculum professional development and other services as needed.

636
01:04:24,800 --> 01:04:29,400
building level principles will oversee the needs in their buildings. New business,

637
01:04:29,520 --> 01:04:34,480
resignations, the committee reviewed two resignations and discussed plans to fill positions

638
01:04:34,480 --> 01:04:41,660
as needed. Family medical leave act request. We reviewed recruiting needs and positions.

639
01:04:43,040 --> 01:04:48,700
We discussed streamlining, streamlining the leave of absence request and sabbatical

640
01:04:48,700 --> 01:04:51,940
with plus policies, the committee reviewed current policy,

641
01:04:52,360 --> 01:04:54,260
last formalized in 2005.

642
01:04:55,040 --> 01:04:57,080
Ms. Frouse will address potential updates,

643
01:04:57,820 --> 01:04:59,520
extra curricular and athletic appointments

644
01:04:59,520 --> 01:05:02,280
Ms. Frouse discussed the need to hire a videographer

645
01:05:02,280 --> 01:05:03,460
for volleyball.

646
01:05:05,160 --> 01:05:07,880
And we have some action items for this evening.

647
01:05:11,540 --> 01:05:12,060
Go ahead.

648
01:05:12,400 --> 01:05:13,980
All right, have to find them.

649
01:05:17,560 --> 01:05:18,940
Here they are.

650
01:05:21,820 --> 01:05:22,800
Wait a minute.

651
01:05:24,860 --> 01:05:26,800
If you'd like, I can start with the question.

652
01:05:26,800 --> 01:05:27,580
Yeah, could you start?

653
01:05:28,800 --> 01:05:29,900
That's fine.

654
01:05:31,560 --> 01:05:35,020
I'll make a motion be it resolved at the Board of Education, just making sure I'm not

655
01:05:35,520 --> 01:05:36,000
unmuted.

656
01:05:36,360 --> 01:05:38,820
Be resolved at the Board of Education, the Hoover Central School District.

657
01:05:38,980 --> 01:05:42,700
Hereby accepts the resignation for the Professor of Retirement of Patricia Hogan.

658
01:05:43,300 --> 01:05:47,180
12 months of Secretary effective August 27th, 2021.

659
01:05:49,350 --> 01:05:53,030
Second from the Spencer and the questions are discussion.

660
01:05:54,450 --> 01:05:58,230
And thanks for her dedication to this school district over many years.

661
01:05:58,830 --> 01:05:58,890
Absolutely.

662
01:05:59,650 --> 01:06:01,010
All those in favor say aye.

663
01:06:01,250 --> 01:06:01,730
Aye.

664
01:06:02,110 --> 01:06:03,510
Any opposed say no?

665
01:06:04,150 --> 01:06:05,090
That motion carries.

666
01:06:07,870 --> 01:06:08,830
Do you pull the next one?

667
01:06:08,890 --> 01:06:10,150
You might need to pull the next one off.

668
01:06:10,150 --> 01:06:11,450
I will do that.

669
01:06:11,570 --> 01:06:15,910
I'll make a motion be it resolved that the Board of Education of the Cooper Central School District

670
01:06:15,910 --> 01:06:17,910
upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools.

671
01:06:18,270 --> 01:06:20,470
Hereby accepts the resignation of Maureen Sherman,

672
01:06:20,470 --> 01:06:24,450
licensed teaching assistant, effective March 19th, 2021.

673
01:06:25,310 --> 01:06:28,330
Second, second from Marcy Birch, any discussion?

674
01:06:30,610 --> 01:06:32,070
All those in favor say aye.

675
01:06:33,350 --> 01:06:33,970
Any opposed?

676
01:06:35,150 --> 01:06:36,250
Any abstentions?

677
01:06:37,690 --> 01:06:38,030
Yes, I will.

678
01:06:38,530 --> 01:06:39,110
You have Sherman.

679
01:06:39,350 --> 01:06:40,730
Will abstain from this vote?

680
01:06:41,690 --> 01:06:45,990
That motion carries six zero and one abstent.

681
01:06:46,730 --> 01:06:46,950
Great.

682
01:06:46,950 --> 01:06:52,090
and congratulations to Maureen on her new opportunity.

683
01:06:56,700 --> 01:06:59,520
Long-term teacher A to point that,

684
01:06:59,760 --> 01:07:02,840
it resolved that the Board of Education of the Cooper Sound Central School District

685
01:07:02,840 --> 01:07:05,480
upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools.

686
01:07:06,140 --> 01:07:14,100
Hereby appoints Veris Nelsky as a long-term substitute teacher A for the period of March 18, 2021 through

687
01:07:14,100 --> 01:07:27,220
on or about June 7th, 2021 to be paid an hourly rate of, and my thing is $16.38 for hours worked.

688
01:07:30,430 --> 01:07:41,290
Second, from Wendy Cuber. Okay. Any discussion? All those in favour say aye? Aye. Any opposed say no? That motion carries.

689
01:07:42,510 --> 01:07:50,430
All right. And internal claims auditor appointment. Here we saw that the Board of Education of the Cookers Town Central School District,

690
01:07:50,430 --> 01:07:53,450
Upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools,

691
01:07:53,890 --> 01:07:57,490
hereby appoints Jackie Savoy, I lost it again.

692
01:07:57,630 --> 01:07:59,530
Sorry, keeps coming in and out.

693
01:07:59,610 --> 01:08:00,870
Can you finish that for me?

694
01:08:02,270 --> 01:08:04,050
Sure. Let me pull that up,

695
01:08:08,080 --> 01:08:08,080
too.

696
01:08:08,540 --> 01:08:11,220
Jackie Savoy's internal claims auditor for the period of March 2019,

697
01:08:12,000 --> 01:08:13,880
2021 through June 30th, 2021,

698
01:08:14,560 --> 01:08:17,740
to be paid at a current hourly rate of $25.15

699
01:08:17,740 --> 01:08:20,240
for hours worked. Is that your motion?

700
01:08:20,560 --> 01:08:21,000
Yes.

701
01:08:21,000 --> 01:08:27,600
That is the motion by Marcy Birch. Second from Gillian Spencer. Any questions or discussion?

702
01:08:28,300 --> 01:08:32,640
Is this replacing the background?

703
01:08:33,480 --> 01:08:35,900
Whose resignation we received last meeting?

704
01:08:37,160 --> 01:08:38,600
Any further questions or discussion?

705
01:08:39,480 --> 01:08:40,680
All those in favor say aye.

706
01:08:41,540 --> 01:08:42,620
Any posts say no?

707
01:08:43,040 --> 01:08:43,800
That motion carries.

708
01:08:47,500 --> 01:08:49,460
And that is it.

709
01:08:49,460 --> 01:08:58,480
And then our agenda, and our next meeting is March 25th at 730 a.m.

710
01:08:58,740 --> 01:09:03,960
Okay. And we will have public relations policy and extracurricular.

711
01:09:05,440 --> 01:09:07,900
So we'll we'll move the device around.

712
01:09:07,960 --> 01:09:08,580
Thank you.

713
01:09:08,580 --> 01:09:14,640
You can look at the ceiling for a second or hopefully my voice will carry enough to set this in.

714
01:09:14,840 --> 01:09:16,440
And that will be my real angel.

715
01:09:20,230 --> 01:09:20,770
Okay.

716
01:09:20,770 --> 01:09:29,130
So, PR and policy met March 8th, present where myself, Marcie Birch, Wendy Cuber, and Miss

717
01:09:29,130 --> 01:09:29,570
Frost.

718
01:09:30,470 --> 01:09:33,170
In old business, we welcomed our new superintendent.

719
01:09:33,610 --> 01:09:38,670
She provided us with an extracurricular and athletic update, and today those programs

720
01:09:38,670 --> 01:09:42,610
have been running smoothly and the live streaming of games has been going very well and been

721
01:09:42,610 --> 01:09:43,190
well received.

722
01:09:43,890 --> 01:09:49,390
We also talked about ideas for updating the administrative structure and also providing support

723
01:09:49,390 --> 01:09:52,830
for our administrators, including professional development throughout the year.

724
01:09:53,070 --> 01:09:57,270
We spent much of our time on policy. We have three policies that we are

725
01:09:57,270 --> 01:10:03,810
have motions for this evening. The first one is new policy, 3421 and 3421F,

726
01:10:03,810 --> 01:10:09,070
Title IX and Sex Discrimination. This was created due to federal changes to Title IX.

727
01:10:09,470 --> 01:10:13,110
It defines discrimination including sex discrimination and defines time

728
01:10:13,110 --> 01:10:16,390
lands for the grievance process. This is recommended for first reading.

729
01:10:16,390 --> 01:10:23,010
So this policy basically came to us from our policy service, what we did was put in timelines that made

730
01:10:23,010 --> 01:10:30,690
sense for our district based on our other policies, for investigation, for filing of grievances,

731
01:10:30,930 --> 01:10:36,030
for outcomes, things like that, and also who would be the point person, point people for the

732
01:10:36,030 --> 01:10:36,450
policy.

733
01:10:37,050 --> 01:10:42,730
Second one, we discussed with new policy, 56, 33 gender, neutral, single occupancy bathrooms.

734
01:10:42,730 --> 01:10:50,590
That was developed in response to new education law section 409M, which becomes effective March 23, 2021.

735
01:10:50,850 --> 01:10:57,750
It requires that we have a policy that all single occupancy bathrooms are designated as gender, neutral, and appropriate signage is present.

736
01:10:58,650 --> 01:11:02,470
We recommend this for first reading end adoption. It's a very short and simple policy.

737
01:11:03,410 --> 01:11:10,210
essentially, this is what we're already doing, but we just need to have the correct signage to make sure that it's obvious to everyone.

738
01:11:11,030 --> 01:11:16,590
We revised, we discussed revised policy 3420, non-discrimination, and any harassment in the district.

739
01:11:17,250 --> 01:11:22,630
It was revised based on federal and state revisions to the any harassment laws relating to Title IX.

740
01:11:23,430 --> 01:11:28,050
The only difference is here from the old policy as an overview and definition of terms was added.

741
01:11:28,050 --> 01:11:33,630
the policy was revised for clarity and consistency and a section was added for civil rights

742
01:11:33,630 --> 01:11:38,590
compliance officers, which is the superintendent and the principals. We recommend this for

743
01:11:38,590 --> 01:11:43,650
first reading and adoption as well. New business, as discussed, we just looked at the calendar,

744
01:11:44,130 --> 01:11:48,890
proposed board meeting dates, communication from the state regarding in person learning and

745
01:11:48,890 --> 01:11:54,690
COVID testing and athletic participation and the communicable disease pandemic plan, which is on

746
01:11:54,690 --> 01:12:10,550
agenda coming out. Our next meeting will be April 12th at 815. We will finalize a new policy, continue to monitor athletics and extracurriculars and I'm sure whatever else comes up between now and then.

747
01:12:12,230 --> 01:12:16,690
Okay, any questions on that.

748
01:12:16,690 --> 01:12:16,810
Yeah.

749
01:12:17,330 --> 01:12:20,130
So that is the first day of the act of this spring break.

750
01:12:24,930 --> 01:12:25,390
Correct.

751
01:12:25,390 --> 01:12:25,550
Correct.

752
01:12:29,310 --> 01:12:31,710
That is completely fine with me.

753
01:12:32,630 --> 01:12:37,910
So we can send an email and see if we want to move that just because you're right.

754
01:12:38,250 --> 01:12:40,550
You know, if we have additional students in the building.

755
01:12:41,630 --> 01:12:43,330
Maybe you don't want to be stuck in a meeting.

756
01:12:43,670 --> 01:12:45,150
Maybe you want to make sure that things are running.

757
01:12:45,710 --> 01:12:48,450
Right. So yeah, we can certainly adjust that day.

758
01:12:51,660 --> 01:12:52,920
Any other questions or discussion?

759
01:12:56,430 --> 01:13:03,110
Okay, you have some, I do, and make a motion be resolved at the Board of Education of the

760
01:13:03,110 --> 01:13:07,190
Creepers Town Central School District upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools.

761
01:13:07,770 --> 01:13:13,090
Does hereby accept amendments of 3421 Title IX and sex discrimination for first reading?

762
01:13:14,710 --> 01:13:15,670
Second from Wendy Cuber,

763
01:13:18,110 --> 01:13:19,370
any questions or discussion?

764
01:13:21,330 --> 01:13:26,870
Well, make a kind of blanket piece in reviewing some of these.

765
01:13:27,250 --> 01:13:33,230
I got somewhat not confused, but it all kind of flowed together as to what was the policy,

766
01:13:33,350 --> 01:13:37,390
what was the regulation, what was the form to being used.

767
01:13:37,790 --> 01:13:41,290
I just want to make sure that as we're approving policies,

768
01:13:42,730 --> 01:13:49,330
they're not putting people's titles, but not their names into any form or

769
01:13:49,330 --> 01:13:56,390
I guess, any regulation at the very least forms may be changed on the whim of the administration,

770
01:13:57,490 --> 01:14:02,730
but just making sure that we don't have names, because at the rate that we'd go through policies

771
01:14:02,730 --> 01:14:10,210
and review them and correct them if we haven't seen it since 2005, there's been some change.

772
01:14:10,530 --> 01:14:16,430
So just to make sure that as we do any of these policies, we want to make sure that titles rather than names are.

773
01:14:18,590 --> 01:14:25,570
any other questions or discussion? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed to

774
01:14:25,570 --> 01:14:28,230
no. That motion carries unanimously.

775
01:14:29,510 --> 01:14:34,790
Okay, I make a motion be resolved at the Board of Education of the Cooperations Central School District upon the

776
01:14:34,790 --> 01:14:42,850
recommendation of the superintendent of schools. Does hereby accept policy 5633 gender and neutral single occupancy

777
01:14:42,850 --> 01:14:49,590
reference for first reading and adoption. Second from Marcie Birch and the other questions are

778
01:14:49,590 --> 01:14:50,110
discussion.

779
01:14:53,780 --> 01:14:58,700
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed say no. That motion carries unanimously.

780
01:14:59,580 --> 01:14:59,980
I make a motion.

781
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:12,920
Chandy resolved that the Board of Education of the Cooper Town Central School District upon the recommendation of the superintendent's schools does hereby accept 12, 34, 20, non-discrimination and any harassment in the district for first reading and adoption.

782
01:15:14,500 --> 01:15:19,940
Second from Gillian Spencer, any questions or discussion? Well, those in favor say aye.

783
01:15:19,940 --> 01:15:25,340
Hi. I need a post say no. That motion carries unanimously.

784
01:15:30,280 --> 01:15:42,860
And we're on to other board matters, which I will handle, and we can just make sure we turn off the sound and video.

785
01:15:45,860 --> 01:15:46,920
There we go.

786
01:15:53,960 --> 01:16:09,140
I'll make a motion to be at result of the Board of Education to Cooper Central School District upon the recommendation to Superintendent of Schools here by approves the recommendation of the Committee on Special Education is listed in the Board Action sheet for the meeting date February 26 2021.

787
01:16:09,900 --> 01:16:11,920
Second from Marcy Birch.

788
01:16:13,200 --> 01:16:14,000
Questions discussion.

789
01:16:15,000 --> 01:16:16,340
All those in favour say aye.

790
01:16:17,340 --> 01:16:18,780
Any opposed say no.

791
01:16:19,900 --> 01:16:21,160
That motion carries unanimously.

792
01:16:22,320 --> 01:16:26,180
I'll make a motion to be resolved with the Board of Education, the Cooper's Town Central School District,

793
01:16:26,180 --> 01:16:28,140
upon the recommendation of the superintendent of school.

794
01:16:28,300 --> 01:16:35,160
Hereby, adopts the communicable both disease-pandemic plan to meet the new requirements of New York State Education Law Section 2801A,

795
01:16:36,040 --> 01:16:38,040
and labor law section 27C.

796
01:16:40,260 --> 01:16:42,980
Second, from Mariel, Ian's worth.

797
01:16:43,700 --> 01:16:44,880
Any questions or discussion?

798
01:16:46,340 --> 01:16:48,960
Can't believe we're at a point where we need to have one of these?

799
01:16:54,180 --> 01:17:04,660
There's a copy in the public content of this. It's very generic that we will consult with the appropriate bodies to do the appropriate thing at the appropriate time

800
01:17:08,310 --> 01:17:12,370
and it contains titles of positions.

801
01:17:12,370 --> 01:17:14,190
and people so.

802
01:17:16,350 --> 01:17:20,710
Any questions or discussion further? All those in favor say aye?

803
01:17:20,970 --> 01:17:27,050
Aye. Any opposed say no? That motion carries. And I want to thank people for continuing

804
01:17:27,050 --> 01:17:31,310
to do these thumbs up or the raise your hand because it helps me to scan around to make sure

805
01:17:31,310 --> 01:17:38,350
that that's still happening. We have the 2021-22 school calendar. I'll make a motion be it resolved

806
01:17:38,350 --> 01:17:41,530
that the Board of Education, the Cooper Central School District, upon the recommendation

807
01:17:41,530 --> 01:17:47,110
in the superintendent of schools. Hereby adopts the proposed 2021-22 school calendar,

808
01:17:49,670 --> 01:17:50,450
second from

809
01:17:50,450 --> 01:18:00,830
Gillian, any questions or discussion. Don't hold me to it, but it looks like the graduation

810
01:18:00,830 --> 01:18:13,110
exercises would be on what date in June, the 26th of June. Okay. And then the various breaks are

811
01:18:13,110 --> 01:18:13,930
in there, too.

812
01:18:17,080 --> 01:18:22,120
But all those in favor say aye, aye. Any opposed say no? That motion carries.

813
01:18:22,640 --> 01:18:25,200
And will this be available to the

814
01:18:31,570 --> 01:18:31,690
public?

815
01:18:31,950 --> 01:18:38,690
And then authorization of legal notice. I'll make a motion be resolved at the Board of Education

816
01:18:38,690 --> 01:18:43,270
at Cooper Central School District. Authoresses the district clerk to advertise the notice

817
01:18:43,270 --> 01:18:51,120
of budget hearing budget vote and election in the designated official newspaper.

818
01:18:53,400 --> 01:18:54,060
Second from

819
01:18:54,060 --> 01:18:58,100
anywhere. Any questions or discussion?

820
01:19:02,110 --> 01:19:05,750
All those in favor say aye. Any opposed say no?

821
01:19:06,610 --> 01:19:12,710
That motion carries unanimously. We are now on to the second round of public comment.

822
01:19:12,730 --> 01:19:19,570
Thank you very much for everyone who has stuck with us to the end. We have 17 attendees if you

823
01:19:19,570 --> 01:19:24,790
raise your hand virtually or otherwise put into the chat that you'd like to be called upon.

824
01:19:24,790 --> 01:19:25,790
We can promote you.

825
01:19:32,920 --> 01:19:39,080
We have one hand up and we have Veronica for corny.

826
01:19:39,680 --> 01:19:41,120
You have to unmute yourself.

827
01:19:41,280 --> 01:19:41,940
There you go.

828
01:19:42,480 --> 01:19:43,940
Well, I just want to hold on just a second.

829
01:19:44,000 --> 01:19:46,420
I have to unmute here so we can hear you.

830
01:19:46,520 --> 01:19:47,160
So hold on.

831
01:19:48,480 --> 01:19:49,260
Okay, go ahead.

832
01:19:50,100 --> 01:19:52,340
I just want to thank everybody for your time.

833
01:19:52,600 --> 01:19:57,000
And we appreciate that you are listening to our needs

834
01:19:57,000 --> 01:19:59,360
and especially to the part of the childcare

835
01:19:59,360 --> 01:20:04,460
And after after school, Chalker, and thank you for your time again.

836
01:20:05,200 --> 01:20:05,660
Thank you.

837
01:20:08,540 --> 01:20:09,580
Anyone else?

838
01:20:20,830 --> 01:20:23,950
Seeing none, I will move into Board President's comments.

839
01:20:30,800 --> 01:20:32,840
We do have the notice.

840
01:20:33,400 --> 01:20:40,460
We have a lot of information to, at least a start for the budget.

841
01:20:40,460 --> 01:20:42,500
It's a very good start.

842
01:20:42,620 --> 01:20:45,800
I think we're in a very good place as far as the information goes.

843
01:20:46,260 --> 01:20:48,480
Very well presented put together.

844
01:20:49,020 --> 01:20:52,360
If you haven't already picked up your packet as a board member,

845
01:20:53,000 --> 01:20:57,860
the three ring binders are available to do that.

846
01:20:58,720 --> 01:21:03,320
And I will remind people I think we've already set it,

847
01:21:03,760 --> 01:21:06,500
but there are petitions to be picked up.

848
01:21:06,620 --> 01:21:09,920
There is new guidance from New York State as to how many signatures you need.

849
01:21:09,920 --> 01:21:17,320
it is more than 25 as usual than usual is fewer than 30. It's somewhere in that range.

850
01:21:19,020 --> 01:21:25,300
It's 25 still. Okay, it's 25 still because we have not reached the 2% threshold. So it's still 25

851
01:21:25,300 --> 01:21:32,400
names or signatories to go on that and we have not received any other guidance or pandemic guidance

852
01:21:32,400 --> 01:21:37,420
as to running the school election. But we do have this is one of those years that there are three

853
01:21:37,420 --> 01:21:44,180
of the seven of us who are the seat is available for election.

854
01:21:45,360 --> 01:21:50,720
I have no further comments as president, so with that, I will entertain emotion to a

855
01:21:50,720 --> 01:21:51,740
adjourn.

856
01:21:54,240 --> 01:21:59,800
I'll say, Wendy raised your hand, so will you move to adjourn, Wendy Cuber, and second

857
01:21:59,800 --> 01:22:00,820
for Marylle Ainsworth?

858
01:22:02,580 --> 01:22:03,700
Any questions or discussion?

859
01:22:08,020 --> 01:22:11,200
That is a very good question,

860
01:22:14,320 --> 01:22:18,680
so we'll turn to you, we're currently in the motion to adjourn.

861
01:22:20,380 --> 01:22:22,000
So let's do this.

862
01:22:22,800 --> 01:22:25,720
Will you rescind your motion to adjourn for now?

863
01:22:26,220 --> 01:22:28,520
And I will return us back to the part of the agenda.

864
01:22:28,880 --> 01:22:29,940
We're in the President's comments.

865
01:22:30,000 --> 01:22:38,260
I'll turn to our superintendent, say, are there any updates for the principal search, which we did discuss a little bit in committee?

866
01:22:39,180 --> 01:22:40,940
Yes, and no.

867
01:22:41,900 --> 01:22:57,780
I did reach out as I did chair in committee. I have reached out. There are two things that need to happen. We're currently looking for an interim principle to cover until the end of the school year and we are also looking for obviously a full time principle.

868
01:22:57,780 --> 01:23:14,080
We will be advertising for the full-time principal physician ASAP when the United States have been speaking about it and the options which are all new to me of how we can advertise for an administrative position such as this and reach a wide body.

869
01:23:14,620 --> 01:23:21,940
So that is happening as far as the interim principal, this has been learning and challenging experience.

870
01:23:21,940 --> 01:23:26,820
I have the names of about four individuals that have been given to me.

871
01:23:27,160 --> 01:23:35,000
That has come after reaching out to Boses all of the 19 district superintendents in the area,

872
01:23:35,400 --> 01:23:38,320
speaking with Mrs. Wang, speaking with members of the board.

873
01:23:38,700 --> 01:23:41,260
I have reached out to three of those individuals.

874
01:23:42,540 --> 01:23:45,190
The only three that I have telephone number four,

875
01:23:45,680 --> 01:23:48,520
I am still waiting for contact information on the other one.

876
01:23:48,520 --> 01:23:55,300
And I hope to hear back from some of those individuals so that we can make a decision on an

877
01:23:55,300 --> 01:23:58,300
interim principal for the remainder of the school year.

878
01:23:58,600 --> 01:23:59,540
So that is where we are.

879
01:23:59,980 --> 01:24:00,700
Thank you.

880
01:24:00,820 --> 01:24:01,700
Thank you.

881
01:24:02,240 --> 01:24:07,500
And I apologize that was in my notes to bring up and I completely lost over a very important

882
01:24:07,500 --> 01:24:08,000
piece.

883
01:24:08,400 --> 01:24:09,000
So I apologize.

884
01:24:09,240 --> 01:24:10,280
It was in my notes, too.

885
01:24:10,400 --> 01:24:12,780
And I didn't check it off.

886
01:24:13,500 --> 01:24:13,820
Okay.

887
01:24:15,440 --> 01:24:22,280
Okay, now I will entertain a motion to adjourn by Wendy Cuber and second from Marialian's

888
01:24:22,280 --> 01:24:22,560
verse.

889
01:24:23,040 --> 01:24:29,100
All those in favor say aye, any opposed say no, that motion carries.

890
01:24:29,980 --> 01:24:30,780
We are adjourned.

891
01:24:30,900 --> 01:24:31,680
Thank you very much.