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Good evening everyone.

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I will now call this meeting of the Dairy School Board

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to order for our friends from Hood who wanna come up

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and lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Pgi, the flag

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Of the United States of America,

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and to the Republic for widget sands, one nation under God,

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indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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Thank You everyone. We'll start with the roll call.

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If everyone could introduce

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themselves, starting from my right.

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Jeremy La Moth, facilities director,

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Joe Crawford, assistant Superintendent

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Jane Ard, business administrator,

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Michael Flynn, superintendent

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Brenda Willis, school Board.

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Michael Thiel, school board Chair. Jen Tho

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Rose School Board, vice Chair.

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Jennifer Paradise, school Board Secretary

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Jamie Crew School Board.

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Cameron r. School Board. David Clap, school board.

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Anthony Henry Pinkerton Academy Liaison.

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Thank you everyone. Our first order

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of business will be the consent agenda for tonight.

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We have the public meeting minutes of April 14th, 2026,

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the non-public meeting minutes of April 14th, 2026.

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The manifests in the amount of $6,020,699

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and 1 cent of which $4,051,593

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and 75 cents is general payroll

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and 1,000,600 $969,105

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and 26 cents is general expense.

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The following, professional staff nominations.

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Erin LaRusso, English Language Arts teacher,

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west Brook Intermediate School, Grace Leblanc,

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English Language Arts teacher,

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west Brook Intermediate School.

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James McCabe, social studies teacher

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Gilbert H Should Middle School.

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Colby Plant Art teacher Gilbert H Should Middle School.

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Jillian Reno, speech Language Pathologist District.

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Allison Rhodes,

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Spanish teacher Gilbert H Should Middle School.

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Wendy Richardson,

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special education teacher Gilbert H Should Middle School.

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Ashley Sandhill, art teacher Gilbert H Should Middle School,

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the election of the following.

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Professional staff for the 20 26 27 school year.

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Catherine Smith, occupational Therapist District

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and the following professional staff resignations effective

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at the end of this school year.

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Rachel Benson, occupational therapist,

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east Dairy Memorial Elementary School, Avelina,

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carbon Jarek Special Education Teacher,

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Grinnell Elementary School.

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Suzanne Cillo,

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second grade teacher Ernest P Bark Elementary School.

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Amy Fino, special education teacher,

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Ernest p Barkett Elementary School.

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Melody Hodges,

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special education teacher East Area

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Memorial Elementary School.

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Mindy Holland, art Teacher Gilbert H Hood Middle School.

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Carrie Lynn flm,

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special education teacher Gilbert h Hood Middle School.

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Madeline McCallum,

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special Education Teacher West

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Running Brook Intermediate School.

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Alison Rice Out District Coordinator District.

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And the following, post deadline Notice of Intent

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to retire effective June 30th.

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Sean Curran, east English Language Arts Teacher West

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Running Brook Intermediate School.

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Do I have motion to accept the consent agenda?

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So moved first by Jenna.

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Second. Second by Jamie.

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All in favor?

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Aye. Aye. All opposed. Motion passes. Seven zero.

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All right. Our next order of business will be a presentation

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for our friends at Gilbert H Should and Deep.

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So I'll invite you guys up to get started.

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Okay. Hello everyone is Isan.

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We wanted to say first of all

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before we start, a big thank you to Mr.

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Manchester and then also the National Junior Honor Society

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children, students, because they're always at our deep

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events that we hold helping out.

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They even know the Easter Bunny, which is unbelievable.

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So that is amazing.

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And we really couldn't put on all of our events without Mr.

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Manchester and all of his students.

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They help us out a great deal.

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So we wanted to say thank you before we started

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and we made them some posters.

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So the children are gonna hand out the posters

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to all the students.

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Mrs. Kern, can you maybe? There we go. Perfect.

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Then I wanted to, I know it's silly,

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but I wanted to say thank you.

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I've got you some flowers and then I also wanted

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to say thank you to Angela Mackey, who is

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our deep PTA person that does it all.

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And she is Finley Mackey's. Mommy Finn,

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Come here.

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Do you wanna give these to mommy? I'll give up to mommy.

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Thank you for everything. Of course.

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That's

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Manchester's students put on a little presentation

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and put together a slideshow for everyone

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to see the collaboration between the two schools.

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So at this point I'll invite the N Jha students on over

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and get our presentation started.

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Thank you for having us tonight.

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My name is Ariana

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and I'm one of the three members of National

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and Junior Honor Society representing Gilbert h Hood.

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Here to talk about our time collaborating

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with students in the deep early education program

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during our time as members of NJHS.

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Participating in these events have helped me

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as an individual, individual connect

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with the students at deep.

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It provides the students activities to do outside

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of their normal school day.

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Over the past year, we've done numerous events combined

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with the early EDU very early education program.

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Some of these events include their PTA sponsored end

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of year celebration, their PT sponsored trunk or treat,

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and the NJHS sponsored Easter acom.

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The benefit of us working with these students allows us

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to not only represent Gilbert h Hood Middle School,

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but also to act as role models to this younger age group

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A microphone.

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I'm here with Caleb

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And What's your name?

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Finley.

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First I'm going to talk about the first event

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that I participated in as a member of the NJHS.

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The end of school year celebration held in late May,

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sponsored by the deep PTA was the first major event

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for new members of NJHS.

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An amazing way to end the year there was pizza,

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face painting, a dj, and just loads of fun.

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It was an amazing way to connect

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with the deep students while they were showing off their

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dance moves and having fun outside of the classroom by,

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by participating in this event

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where impacting students early development stages

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by modeling safety, responsibility and fun.

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It was an endearing meant to get

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to know the kids while I was learning patients.

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Yeah. Guys,

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Can you show off your best dance move

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Do you wanna show up your BA Best dance move?

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Yeah, show me.

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So good.

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Hi, my name is Jenny and I am here with

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Christopher Hank.

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The second event that I will be talking about tonight was

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the Trunk or Treat, sponsored by the deep PTA

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many NJHS members decorated a trunk

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with fun Halloween decorations.

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and interacted with the students and their families.

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The NJHS helpers were also dressed up in fun costumes

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showing off their Halloween spirit.

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Okay, I'm Ariana and I'm here with Can

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I'll Melanie, you're gonna come

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Question next.

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Thank you. What are your guys' names?

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Melanie. Emma.

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The next event I'm going

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to be talking about was our third event of the year,

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taking place right before the holiday B break.

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And personally this was one of my favorites

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in this activity, approximately six NGHS members went down

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to deep over two days visiting both sessions.

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During this time we did activities like reading stories,

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crafts, and face painting.

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Students had a chance to have their face painted

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however they wanted with items like butterflies, dinosaurs,

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and even tigers being some popular choices.

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The storybooks were holiday themed in the holiday.

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Craft hats were kind of like this one I have here.

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Overall, this event was lots of fun and really helped me

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and the students socially.

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Now let's see what they think.

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Would you guys rather make a hat or get your face painted

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Face?

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Face paint. Face paint. Okay.

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which was the major community service activity

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sponsored by NJHS.

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At the Egg Hunt there were crafts for kids

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to make like Easter bunny headbands and bags for their eggs.

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There was also face painting station and bubbles.

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Both of these were a huge hit.

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The Easter Bunny was also there

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taking pictures with the kids.

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And of course there was an egg hunt

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where all these kids could find eggs hiding

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around our library, each with a fun prize inside, such

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as a sticker or a temporary tattoo.

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visit, visited deep classrooms as well.

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Do you like Halloween or Easter? Better?

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Halloween, Easter.

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And would you prefer a sticker or a temporary tattoo?

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Tattoo. Tattoo.

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Can I have you two guys again?

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Thank you. The most recent event we did

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was literacy night.

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During this event, we first played

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with the deep students in their

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classroom and did some crafts.

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Then everyone sat down on the rug to listen

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to the mouse, read the story.

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If you give a mouse a cookie.

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After the story was read, we all went to,

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with the deep students to a table

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to help them decorate their very own cookie To eat.

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This activity helped us and deep students socialize

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and connect While having a good time.

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Events like this have also helped me learn patience,

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responsibility, and cooperation, while associ myself

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with my fellow Gilbert h Hood,

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national Junior Honor Society members in the deep community.

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Do you guys like chocolate chips in your cookies or no?

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No chocolate Chips. You like chocolate

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Thank you. So in conclusion, I just want to again say that

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as the advisor of National Junior Honor Society at Gilbert H

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Middle School, this is one

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of my favorite groups to work with.

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The deep program is absolutely amazing.

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It's just a wonderful opportunity to connect with our,

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to connect our eighth graders with our,

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with our youngest students in the school district.

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It's just, just an incredible thing to do.

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It's incredible time. These students work incredibly hard on

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planning activities, implementing activities,

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and again, none of this could be possible without the

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support of the Gild Hho administration.

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I appreciate Melanie Kern for coming out this evening

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to support, along with Tanya Laba, who

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runs the Deep Program as a director.

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So again, we work together

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to make all these great projects possible.

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The students do a wonderful job

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and again, I love the ability, the opportunity to connect

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with the community within our own school building.

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So with that, I think we'll open it up

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for any questions if there are any questions?

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Any questions? Anyone?

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I think, you know, we, it's kind

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of an unconventional arrangement we have

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with our early education program in our middle school,

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but we always see how it brings these awesome opportunities

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for these kids, these older kids in middle school to

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help out down at deep

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and you know,

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get some experience if maybe you wanna get into education.

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Have any of you guys thought about being educators someday?

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When I was little

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I wasn't really thinking about doing it in like the school

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field, but in like teaching people how

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to like ride horses and stuff.

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I also did when I was younger, but not so much anymore.

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But I do have a lot of fun hanging out and helping them.

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I have a question. I think I have one question.

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Do you think it's relaxing or is it tiring with the littles?

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It is relaxing but it can be a lot of fun.

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I think it's like a lot of fun working with 'em

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because they're so cute and fun to play with.

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I think it's a little both, but I have a lot

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of fun like working with 'em

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and trying, like doing new

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activities that they haven't done before.

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Good. Christopher, come here. Hey, come here.

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Did you like when the Easter bunny came? Yeah. Yeah.

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Were you scared at all? No. No. What about you? No. No.

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Okay. Awesome. You say thank you to them. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Alright. Anybody else? Well,

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before we let you go, I, I, a few of us had the opportunity

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to go to the, the ceremony

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for the National Junior Honor Society last week.

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And you know, you've got a bunch of new members

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and you know, it's an incredible

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program you've got there, Russ.

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You know, I mean everything these kids do

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around the school and in the community.

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Yeah. Keep up the great work.

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I'd like second what Michael said, having that opportunity

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to be in the same building makes it easy

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to just walk over there and and connect.

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But they're gonna have the best of the both worlds.

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'cause it's like having a big brother,

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big sister program right in the school.

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So it's pretty. That's amazing.

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We appreciate them. All right.

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Thank you guys for coming. Thank you

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all.

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We'll take a five minute recess.

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Welcome back everyone.

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Our next order of business is delegations

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and individuals at this time, residents of Derry, parents

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of currently enrolled dairy students

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and employees of the district may address the school board

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on matters that pertain only to school

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and district business for a period of time.

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Not to exceed three minutes per person.

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As a reminder, the board welcomes input,

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however questions are not entertained during the comment.

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If you would like to speak, please come up

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to the microphone at this time and state your name

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and address for the record.

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Good evening. I have to talk fast

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'cause I didn't know I only had three minutes.

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Anyway. My name is Patricia Dowling

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and I am from Derry, New Hampshire.

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And since 1964 maybe,

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and I come here tonight to talk to you

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actually about the adult education program.

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This past week I've had two encounters, one at Shaw's

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and one at church with two people asking me about the adult

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education program, which I have had many classes there.

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And if I remember the last one was a computer one

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and I think I paid 125 or $145.

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And I've paid for most of the classes as have other people.

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So they're not free adult education classes.

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There is a rumor going around that these classes are going

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to be halted that when no longer gonna have them.

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I want you to know that if that's true,

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that we do have people of all ages.

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We have citizens, senior citizens, young people,

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we offer crafts.

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We, last one I took was computer.

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Before that it was finance. My daughter-in-law took Italian.

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So it's a variety of programs.

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I know you could save some money

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because I know the flyers

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that you send out are very expensive

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and it could be some cost measures here,

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but I'm just seeing you and talking to you.

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I was gonna call Mrs. Willis,

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but you know, she has a nonstop

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caller from people all over town.

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So I then I was gonna call Jane, who shares

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Dairy Village membership with me,

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and then I figured I'd just come

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and see, come to the horse's mouth

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and see everybody since I don't know most of you.

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And so I have no questions except for the rumor

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and I thank you very, very much for listening to me.

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Thank you. Pretty

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Time.

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Keep going. Just

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as a background for you young ones,

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I was your state legislator in Concord

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for 10 terms for 20 years.

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And I was also on the town council

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and I was on your budget committee for three terms.

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And before we had this form of government

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and I was on the first charter commission as well.

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So I know my way around a little bit.

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Thank you for coming up. I had not heard that rumor.

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I am not seeing anyone else coming up to the microphone,

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so we'll move on with the meeting.

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However, the public comment period will remain open

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until 7:26 PM If you wish to speak prior to that time,

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you can approach the microphone

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and I will recognize you with the next break in the agenda.

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Mike, did you wanna address the adult ed piece now or

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No? I'll, I'll wait.

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Wait for your update. Well,

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While you're here I'll address it.

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So there's the rumor came my way as well.

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Actually when I came back from vacation with my family,

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Jane had approached me about any discussion around this

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and we were trying to confirm it

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and couldn't find out that information either.

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I there, there has been no discussion about the removal

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of adult ed, if anything that would come to this board

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as a whole for discussion two meetings ago.

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I know Jen, Jenna had brought up question about the,

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the finances behind it.

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We have a current employee that's considering whether

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to continue or not.

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I can't discuss that publicly.

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So there's all those things that are kind of in the air,

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but at no point has the discussion of ending

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that program come from anywhere.

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Thank You very much. Sure.

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All right, thanks Mike. Our next order

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of business is student member updates.

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So I will turn it over to Anthony

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for his Pinkerton Academy update.

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Thank you. So I like to consider this time

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of the school year celebration season

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because a lot's going on

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and I think what really kicks celebration season off is

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prom, which is this Saturday.

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It'll be May 16th at the Hackler gym.

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I don't know what time,

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but I remember when I helped plan prom last year, we,

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we opened it up for a few hours in the late morning,

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early afternoon so the public could go see.

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So as the meeting goes on, I can try to find that time

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for you, but I don't have it right now.

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But if you're curious, you can come up to me later.

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Hopefully I'll have it. Underclassmen awards are gonna be

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Tuesday, May 19th.

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I believe it's at 6:00 PM I could be wrong though.

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CTE completers night will be Thursday, May 21st.

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So this is for anyone that has taken part in a career

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and technical education program

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that has obtained their CER certificates.

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A lot of people don't know, but you can actually get OSHA

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certified with PANCREAT and CTE.

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You can get a lot of other certifications

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for whatever field you want to go to, such as cosmetology,

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automotive, things like that.

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Excuse me. J-R-O-T-C awards Night will be the next day,

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May 22nd and spring instrumental concert

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will be May 27th.

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I was at the winter one. They're amazing.

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They get better every time I see them.

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And crazy for me to say this,

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but the last day of classes for seniors will be June 1st

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exams begin the next day, June 2nd for seniors.

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We get them a week early.

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Underclassmen begin theirs on June 11th, senior banquet,

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which this year is at the DoubleTree Hotel in Manchester.

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That'll be June 4th.

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Senior sunset will be June 8th at 7 45.

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I mentioned that that's a big tradition at Pinkerton,

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where first day of the year is Senior Sunrise,

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where we all go there at like five in the morning

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to watch the sunrise and we end the air with the sunset.

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The next day is senior barbecue, June 9th, 3:00 PM

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Senior awards night, June 11th, 6:00 PM

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and exactly one month from today will be graduation

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June 12th, 6:00 PM Memorial Field.

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If you want to go, I recommend getting there at least two

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hours early if you want something resembling a good spot.

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Otherwise, you may have to park at Shaw's and walk.

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But yeah, that, that concludes my final update.

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This is the last meeting you'll be coming to Anthony. It

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Is.

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'cause I won't be able to make the next one.

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And I just wanna say it's been three years.

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I've learned a lot up here.

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I've had a great time getting to know three years worth

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of board members and administrators

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and it's really been a fun experience.

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So thank you all for being open to me, for talking

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to me about all sorts

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of stuff related to the school district.

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I I did learn a lot and I'll carry it

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with me wherever I may go. So thank you,

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Congrat.

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Congratulations.

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Are you feeling excited or nostalgic at this point?

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Well, when I was actually writing this update

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and I wrote graduation one month from today,

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that's kind of when it hit.

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It's a little of both. Like right now we're putting together

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the senior slideshow, which is presented at Senior banquet.

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All the students get to submit pictures from all four years.

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So I've been trying to figure out

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what my submissions are gonna be.

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Class office puts it together so we have the full pool

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that everyone submits.

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So that's been interesting to just see how far

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everyone I've known some of them

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since kindergarten have come.

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It's, it's been a little both.

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You have your plans land up for next year?

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Yeah, a lot

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of people have been asking me over the last few school board

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meetings, but it's gonna be st a's majoring in poli sci.

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I'm gonna do a minor, but I don't know what yet.

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End goal is law school. So

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Congratulations to you and good luck.

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Thank you Anthony.

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I, I, I've only known you a short time,

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but I, for, in my previous district in Hopton,

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I had two student reps for three years.

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And I'll say the same thing I said to them, to you,

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that's a lot of time that I'm not sure a lot

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of your peers understand.

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I mean, every other Tuesday for three years

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to show up and hang out with adults.

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It's pretty impressive. And it shows some dedication

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00:32:52,305 --> 00:32:54,685
and commitment and it's not always fun here

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and it's not always exciting.

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But as you dive into this field,

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I think this can definitely bring you some experience.

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I'm sure you'll be able to share stories at school

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00:33:04,325 --> 00:33:06,205
that most others won't share at every

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00:33:06,205 --> 00:33:07,285
other Tuesday night board meeting.

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So, nice job. Way to stick out.

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When do we hear about the next candidate? Do you know?

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I'm, this is new for me. I don't know.

511
00:33:16,955 --> 00:33:18,165
Perfect update. Thank you

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For any dedication, commitment, and just shift

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because it wasn't for you.

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Thank you. All right, we will move on to our next order

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of business, which is deliberations.

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We have two items tonight, so I will turn it over to Mike

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to speak to the school board meeting

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schedule for the upcoming year.

519
00:33:42,755 --> 00:33:43,925
Yeah, so it's the first calendar.

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00:33:44,045 --> 00:33:45,325
I, I mean, last year I drafted it

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00:33:45,325 --> 00:33:47,485
with Joe without really knowing our

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world and what we're living in.

523
00:33:49,025 --> 00:33:52,205
So this year I, I've come with a few recommendations.

524
00:33:53,555 --> 00:33:56,125
Obviously I'm supporting no July meetings.

525
00:33:56,125 --> 00:33:58,405
That's something that I think is a good break for all of us.

526
00:33:59,565 --> 00:34:00,605
Stepping back into, in August,

527
00:34:00,665 --> 00:34:02,325
we rotated one of the meetings.

528
00:34:02,325 --> 00:34:03,885
Instead of having one right after the delivery,

529
00:34:03,985 --> 00:34:06,525
we backed it up to give everyone a week in between.

530
00:34:06,665 --> 00:34:08,765
So just kind of space them out a little bit more calculated.

531
00:34:09,385 --> 00:34:11,045
Any questions certainly can move forward,

532
00:34:11,105 --> 00:34:13,925
but I, it's my recommendation.

533
00:34:13,925 --> 00:34:16,085
So with that, I I would move it forward for recommendation

534
00:34:16,085 --> 00:34:17,365
or com comments or questions.

535
00:34:18,555 --> 00:34:20,005
Yeah, I, I appreciate some

536
00:34:20,005 --> 00:34:21,405
of the adjustments that you're making here.

537
00:34:21,445 --> 00:34:23,485
I think everybody will appreciate the break in July.

538
00:34:24,485 --> 00:34:26,845
I will note the state DOE rules call for boards

539
00:34:26,845 --> 00:34:28,405
to meet at least once every two months.

540
00:34:28,785 --> 00:34:31,605
So we're, you know, right within that window there.

541
00:34:32,805 --> 00:34:34,125
I like the second December meeting.

542
00:34:34,205 --> 00:34:35,245
I, I know it's a tough time.

543
00:34:35,245 --> 00:34:36,885
We get close to the holidays, people get busy,

544
00:34:37,065 --> 00:34:38,765
but you know, that's a busy time of year

545
00:34:38,835 --> 00:34:39,925
with the run up to the budget.

546
00:34:40,265 --> 00:34:44,285
So to not have that month off between, you know,

547
00:34:44,345 --> 00:34:46,085
our last meeting before the public hearing,

548
00:34:46,405 --> 00:34:47,645
I think will be a good thing.

549
00:34:50,185 --> 00:34:52,125
But other than that I also like creating a little bit

550
00:34:52,125 --> 00:34:54,045
of space between deliberative and the next meeting

551
00:34:54,105 --> 00:34:56,365
and not, you know, coming back during the very next Tuesday,

552
00:34:57,325 --> 00:34:58,405
I, I felt there was a little bit

553
00:34:58,405 --> 00:35:00,085
of a time crunch there with fiscal advisory.

554
00:35:00,085 --> 00:35:01,285
Again, it was my first go around.

555
00:35:01,425 --> 00:35:02,485
I'd rather have the meetings booked

556
00:35:02,485 --> 00:35:05,245
and us cancel rather than having to schedule extra ones.

557
00:35:05,245 --> 00:35:09,245
So this has us booked throughout the season all the way

558
00:35:09,245 --> 00:35:11,285
through the reorganization of whatever we do.

559
00:35:11,795 --> 00:35:13,925
Alright, any questions, comments from the board?

560
00:35:15,435 --> 00:35:16,975
All right, so I would accept a motion

561
00:35:17,555 --> 00:35:20,935
to accept the school board meeting schedule for 20 26, 27.

562
00:35:22,575 --> 00:35:27,275
So moved First by Jamie second. Second by Jenna.

563
00:35:28,415 --> 00:35:32,275
Any further discussion? Hearing none. All in favor? Aye.

564
00:35:32,375 --> 00:35:35,275
Aye. Aye. All opposed. Motion carries seven zero.

565
00:35:36,695 --> 00:35:39,205
The second item for tonight is approval of a contract

566
00:35:39,205 --> 00:35:41,405
for the completion of the South Range Roof project.

567
00:35:42,305 --> 00:35:44,005
So I'll again turn it over to Mike. Sure.

568
00:35:44,005 --> 00:35:45,565
Can we also have Jeremy here? We're

569
00:35:45,565 --> 00:35:46,565
Tonight.

570
00:35:46,565 --> 00:35:47,165
Yeah, we're gonna, we're gonna, I'm gonna kick it off.

571
00:35:47,165 --> 00:35:49,045
Jeremy's gonna take the, the meat of the,

572
00:35:49,065 --> 00:35:50,365
the presentation so to speak.

573
00:35:50,425 --> 00:35:52,805
But as we've been trying

574
00:35:52,805 --> 00:35:55,805
to coordinate this throughout the start of the school year,

575
00:35:55,985 --> 00:35:58,605
we really started to, once you started

576
00:35:58,605 --> 00:36:00,925
to open up the projects from the facade to the windows

577
00:36:01,065 --> 00:36:05,725
to the roof, it really became calculated and coordinated.

578
00:36:06,105 --> 00:36:07,965
And we're finally moving into the, we,

579
00:36:08,185 --> 00:36:09,445
the feel good about it stage.

580
00:36:10,125 --> 00:36:11,845
This is the last quote, unquote hurdle

581
00:36:11,985 --> 00:36:13,325
for everything to be a go.

582
00:36:14,705 --> 00:36:16,725
The bids came in, that's why we had a facility,

583
00:36:16,935 --> 00:36:19,285
facilities meeting yesterday to go over the bids.

584
00:36:19,325 --> 00:36:20,965
Jeremy's gonna go over and articulate

585
00:36:20,965 --> 00:36:22,045
the recommendation to the board.

586
00:36:22,145 --> 00:36:23,145
So Jeremy,

587
00:36:26,345 --> 00:36:29,245
So we're recommending, well first of all, we went out

588
00:36:29,245 --> 00:36:31,845
to five different bidders with ARM consulting.

589
00:36:33,145 --> 00:36:35,165
Two bidders came to the walkthrough,

590
00:36:35,305 --> 00:36:37,605
so we ended up getting two numbers at the end of the day.

591
00:36:38,735 --> 00:36:41,885
North Star Roofing came in as the low bidder

592
00:36:42,465 --> 00:36:45,285
at about $334,000 less than Tech.

593
00:36:46,035 --> 00:36:49,125
Tech Roofing is, was has been the lowest bidder in all

594
00:36:49,125 --> 00:36:50,165
of our other roof projects.

595
00:36:50,165 --> 00:36:51,525
So it was a bit of a surprise.

596
00:36:51,665 --> 00:36:55,205
But North Star Roofing is highly recommended

597
00:36:55,265 --> 00:36:57,765
by Arm consulting as a qualified bidder as well.

598
00:36:59,545 --> 00:37:03,245
As you can see, it's in the original bond we did

599
00:37:03,265 --> 00:37:05,365
1.6 million for the new roof.

600
00:37:06,235 --> 00:37:10,525
Over time, that has changed because the scope has changed.

601
00:37:10,585 --> 00:37:12,725
The scope has gotten a little bit bigger in some areas

602
00:37:12,785 --> 00:37:14,085
and smaller in some other areas.

603
00:37:15,425 --> 00:37:17,245
Due to the structural integration,

604
00:37:17,785 --> 00:37:19,085
it became a little bit larger

605
00:37:19,085 --> 00:37:22,445
because originally when we were looking at the HVAC project,

606
00:37:23,185 --> 00:37:25,765
we were only concerned about the structural areas around

607
00:37:26,345 --> 00:37:29,925
the HVAC equipment to satisfy the code requirements

608
00:37:30,635 --> 00:37:32,085
because we're doing the new roof

609
00:37:32,145 --> 00:37:34,525
and we're, we're going through this effort, it makes sense

610
00:37:34,625 --> 00:37:36,685
to attack those other structure

611
00:37:38,385 --> 00:37:41,805
issues now while the roof is open rather than do it again

612
00:37:41,825 --> 00:37:43,725
for potentially a lot more money.

613
00:37:43,905 --> 00:37:48,045
So that increased the cost and also the timeline

614
00:37:48,045 --> 00:37:50,085
because there is asbestos in the roof and

615
00:37:50,085 --> 00:37:52,605
because we're gonna have to have roofers there

616
00:37:52,665 --> 00:37:55,965
for the whole project, it, it adds a lot to it.

617
00:37:55,965 --> 00:37:57,125
We're gonna have to have roofers there

618
00:37:57,125 --> 00:37:59,965
to temporarily close up the building every single day rather

619
00:37:59,965 --> 00:38:02,245
than a normal roofing project where they would come in,

620
00:38:02,795 --> 00:38:04,765
install the roof and go home.

621
00:38:04,795 --> 00:38:06,485
This is, it's gonna be a long summer.

622
00:38:06,625 --> 00:38:10,725
So we anticipate going in two phases as opposed

623
00:38:10,725 --> 00:38:14,005
to the facade portion that will be done this summer.

624
00:38:14,865 --> 00:38:18,045
But because of the nature of how we have to do it

625
00:38:18,045 --> 00:38:20,645
between opening up the classrooms, closing 'em up,

626
00:38:21,985 --> 00:38:24,645
it makes more sense to do it over the summer and next summer

627
00:38:27,675 --> 00:38:30,365
because the facade project came in so much lower

628
00:38:30,665 --> 00:38:33,525
and the window project is part of that facade project,

629
00:38:33,745 --> 00:38:37,685
we were able to, there's a $3.2 million

630
00:38:38,275 --> 00:38:39,725
savings there that we have.

631
00:38:39,825 --> 00:38:43,725
So the overage for the roof is well within the budget.

632
00:38:43,945 --> 00:38:46,535
So any questions?

633
00:38:47,915 --> 00:38:50,895
So as we discussed at finance, the reason, you know, not

634
00:38:50,895 --> 00:38:52,975
to go into the full fi excuse me, the,

635
00:38:53,175 --> 00:38:55,375
the full facilities meeting is,

636
00:38:55,445 --> 00:38:57,895
it's not just the simple take the roof off, put it on right,

637
00:38:57,895 --> 00:38:59,375
because of the asbestos

638
00:38:59,375 --> 00:39:02,295
and the decking, which is between, and the hvac.

639
00:39:04,315 --> 00:39:05,895
We have to, it sounds crazy,

640
00:39:05,955 --> 00:39:08,055
but you're taking it off almost in little chunks throughout

641
00:39:08,055 --> 00:39:10,015
the summer rather than just rip off and put on.

642
00:39:11,685 --> 00:39:15,335
That has to do with also the facade work that's going on.

643
00:39:15,875 --> 00:39:17,815
And so while you see we saved

644
00:39:19,515 --> 00:39:21,335
1.2 million in the brick facade

645
00:39:21,355 --> 00:39:23,895
and 1.9 million in the window replacement,

646
00:39:24,285 --> 00:39:27,415
this overage still puts us under budget for that project

647
00:39:27,435 --> 00:39:30,095
as a whole roughly $830,000.

648
00:39:30,275 --> 00:39:32,295
So even though we might be over in one,

649
00:39:32,295 --> 00:39:34,695
we've been under in the others to, to offset,

650
00:39:35,475 --> 00:39:37,135
And this is not starting this summer.

651
00:39:37,835 --> 00:39:38,815
It is. Oh, it is.

652
00:39:38,955 --> 00:39:40,135
I'm sorry, I thought you just said that.

653
00:39:40,135 --> 00:39:41,175
It just gonna be completed. Oh, it won't

654
00:39:41,175 --> 00:39:42,215
be complete. Got it. Sorry. It's gonna be

655
00:39:42,415 --> 00:39:44,575
A two phase, two summer project. Got it.

656
00:39:45,525 --> 00:39:47,095
When you say that roof won't be completed,

657
00:39:47,095 --> 00:39:48,295
that's just, that's

658
00:39:49,175 --> 00:39:51,175
A section of roof that they will be doing this summer?

659
00:39:51,205 --> 00:39:53,295
Will be completed this summer? Yes.

660
00:39:53,795 --> 00:39:55,695
We will have a roof for school next year. Yeah.

661
00:39:56,005 --> 00:39:59,615
Okay. So when you're removing the sections

662
00:39:59,615 --> 00:40:02,335
of this roof, are you removing the asbestos also?

663
00:40:02,755 --> 00:40:04,415
Or are we covering asbestos?

664
00:40:05,455 --> 00:40:07,815
A lot of it will be covered, but areas where we remove,

665
00:40:08,485 --> 00:40:12,055
it's going it where we remove decking that will be abated.

666
00:40:13,155 --> 00:40:16,375
And, and what would be the life of this new roof?

667
00:40:16,565 --> 00:40:18,855
Like how, how many years it projected for it?

668
00:40:19,125 --> 00:40:20,895
It's a 20 year warranty. Okay.

669
00:40:23,855 --> 00:40:26,785
Have we ever used this company before? North Star?

670
00:40:27,565 --> 00:40:30,905
We have not, but we hired ARM Consulting

671
00:40:32,325 --> 00:40:35,385
and they go to roofers who they've worked for in the past

672
00:40:35,485 --> 00:40:36,505
and have the capacity

673
00:40:36,505 --> 00:40:38,105
to get something like this completed in

674
00:40:38,105 --> 00:40:39,185
the timeframe that we need it.

675
00:40:40,085 --> 00:40:43,545
So, and that went

676
00:40:43,545 --> 00:40:45,585
for all five bidders that they invited

677
00:40:47,845 --> 00:40:49,465
And the opinion from ARM was

678
00:40:49,465 --> 00:40:51,345
that they were a good fit for this project.

679
00:40:51,685 --> 00:40:52,685
Yep, yep.

680
00:40:54,245 --> 00:40:55,545
And we had talked about actually,

681
00:40:55,545 --> 00:40:59,625
because the other bidder was the, I'll call it the, the one

682
00:40:59,625 --> 00:41:01,905
that won the other five Five roofs. Four roofs,

683
00:41:01,905 --> 00:41:02,745
Yeah. Five. And the,

684
00:41:02,925 --> 00:41:06,465
And we debated that at the committee level in regards to

685
00:41:07,045 --> 00:41:10,225
do you pay the extra $300,000 to go with the one

686
00:41:10,225 --> 00:41:12,065
that's done the other roof or was there

687
00:41:12,065 --> 00:41:13,225
value in saving the money?

688
00:41:13,285 --> 00:41:15,625
And the committee had determined through the recommendations

689
00:41:15,625 --> 00:41:19,225
of both Mark and Arm, that saving the $300 was,

690
00:41:19,285 --> 00:41:20,425
was a lot of value for us.

691
00:41:20,885 --> 00:41:22,025
And they felt comfortable with that,

692
00:41:22,315 --> 00:41:23,465
which made me feel good.

693
00:41:24,435 --> 00:41:26,285
Yeah, I think when you think about different projects,

694
00:41:26,285 --> 00:41:28,685
like if you were doing something like controls,

695
00:41:29,185 --> 00:41:31,765
you would want them to be universal across all the schools.

696
00:41:31,765 --> 00:41:34,485
Whereas roofs really seem like we're

697
00:41:34,485 --> 00:41:36,805
of a standalone thing,

698
00:41:36,915 --> 00:41:37,915
It's not as Right.

699
00:41:37,915 --> 00:41:39,965
And, and one good explanation from ARM two is that it's,

700
00:41:40,355 --> 00:41:41,885
it's a two year labor warranty.

701
00:41:41,885 --> 00:41:45,005
So we're tied to these people for two years after that.

702
00:41:45,025 --> 00:41:46,685
The manufacturer's warranty is a,

703
00:41:46,785 --> 00:41:50,525
that's a material warranty, so you'd be going to Carlisle,

704
00:41:50,525 --> 00:41:52,045
whoever the manufacturer is.

705
00:41:53,105 --> 00:41:55,925
But we decided a couple years ago when we started using arm

706
00:41:56,265 --> 00:41:58,565
and so we don't get into this situation again of a bunch

707
00:41:58,565 --> 00:42:01,765
of failed roofs is they'll do an inspection

708
00:42:01,785 --> 00:42:03,685
and a roof track report for us every year.

709
00:42:04,145 --> 00:42:05,205
So we won't get into this.

710
00:42:05,465 --> 00:42:08,045
Oh, that's good to ask in the future. And

711
00:42:08,045 --> 00:42:12,465
That's included in the cost, the inspection or wait,

712
00:42:12,475 --> 00:42:14,185
Which not included in, in this?

713
00:42:14,285 --> 00:42:15,285
No, this is separate

714
00:42:16,325 --> 00:42:17,325
Arm.

715
00:42:17,325 --> 00:42:17,825
Does the inspections not really install

716
00:42:17,825 --> 00:42:18,985
Arm does the inspections, yeah.

717
00:42:18,985 --> 00:42:21,305
As like a preventative maintenance program for us.

718
00:42:22,455 --> 00:42:23,455
Okay. Yep,

719
00:42:23,925 --> 00:42:24,345
That's

720
00:42:28,845 --> 00:42:29,845
All right.

721
00:42:29,845 --> 00:42:33,645
Did we have any further questions, comments? All right.

722
00:42:33,645 --> 00:42:34,885
If there are no further questions,

723
00:42:35,085 --> 00:42:37,085
I would entertain a motion to approve the contract

724
00:42:37,085 --> 00:42:41,845
with North Star Roofing in the amount of $2,776,750

725
00:42:41,945 --> 00:42:43,725
for the completion of the South Range Roof Project.

726
00:42:46,385 --> 00:42:50,605
So moved First by Jamie. Second. Second by David.

727
00:42:52,465 --> 00:42:56,365
All in favor? Aye. Aye. All opposed. Motion carries.

728
00:42:56,365 --> 00:42:59,685
Seven zero Soft range will

729
00:42:59,685 --> 00:43:01,805
Be very, very busy this summer.

730
00:43:02,425 --> 00:43:07,045
So be prepared for a lot of construction

731
00:43:07,045 --> 00:43:08,045
Traffic.

732
00:43:08,045 --> 00:43:10,205
A lot of different trades there. A lot of stuff going on. So

733
00:43:10,525 --> 00:43:13,565
Trailers, dumpsters, everyone in the community,

734
00:43:13,565 --> 00:43:14,805
just be well aware.

735
00:43:14,805 --> 00:43:16,365
Anyone that lives around there, it's going

736
00:43:16,365 --> 00:43:17,605
to be really busy.

737
00:43:18,275 --> 00:43:20,725
Alright Jeremy, great job coordinating this.

738
00:43:20,965 --> 00:43:23,365
I mean that, I know we, I know we, I know,

739
00:43:24,165 --> 00:43:25,485
I know we do this a lot to each other.

740
00:43:25,485 --> 00:43:28,725
However, this is a massive coordination effort

741
00:43:28,725 --> 00:43:33,085
and undertaking in it's all because of what you put in place

742
00:43:33,085 --> 00:43:35,045
and the time and effort you spent with all these people. So

743
00:43:35,045 --> 00:43:36,045
Coming, appreciate it.

744
00:43:36,045 --> 00:43:36,765
I I'm starting to feel better about it.

745
00:43:38,115 --> 00:43:40,405
Yeah, we appreciate seeing these projects get done the

746
00:43:40,405 --> 00:43:42,725
right way knowing that, you know, this is stuff

747
00:43:42,725 --> 00:43:43,885
that's gonna be built to last.

748
00:43:45,075 --> 00:43:47,925
Alright, any other questions for Jeremy

749
00:43:47,925 --> 00:43:48,965
before he gets to go home?

750
00:43:50,025 --> 00:43:51,685
No, everybody loves a Jeremy visit.

751
00:43:54,535 --> 00:43:55,685
Enjoy The rest of the sunshine.

752
00:43:59,105 --> 00:44:00,165
All right. Our next order

753
00:44:00,165 --> 00:44:01,765
of business is administration report.

754
00:44:01,865 --> 00:44:03,285
So I'll turn it over to Jane

755
00:44:03,285 --> 00:44:04,845
for the business administrator update.

756
00:44:07,595 --> 00:44:08,765
Okay. So with all the work

757
00:44:08,765 --> 00:44:10,605
that Geners Jeremy's generating,

758
00:44:10,785 --> 00:44:13,605
our department is generating all the contracts

759
00:44:13,605 --> 00:44:15,605
for those contracts, purchase orders.

760
00:44:15,745 --> 00:44:18,445
So this is a really busy time for us to get all of those

761
00:44:19,445 --> 00:44:20,845
submitted, completed.

762
00:44:20,845 --> 00:44:22,805
We work with attorneys, we work with Primex

763
00:44:22,865 --> 00:44:24,645
to make sure all the language is

764
00:44:25,715 --> 00:44:27,645
correct in order to be issuing those.

765
00:44:28,585 --> 00:44:32,085
We are also going to be opening up

766
00:44:32,625 --> 00:44:36,925
our 26 27 portal in our financial software

767
00:44:37,465 --> 00:44:42,285
so that schools and departments can start placing the,

768
00:44:42,305 --> 00:44:47,005
or putting their orders in for the 26 27 school year.

769
00:44:48,945 --> 00:44:52,285
And currently we are on a, what they call the desktop

770
00:44:53,485 --> 00:44:56,165
software and we're going to be migrating to the cloud.

771
00:44:56,225 --> 00:44:58,445
So we're gonna be doing a lot of training on that coming up.

772
00:44:58,635 --> 00:45:02,085
We'd like to be with Mike coming in.

773
00:45:02,085 --> 00:45:04,325
He's brought in a lot of really great ideas on

774
00:45:05,255 --> 00:45:07,685
going paperless on a lot of, a lot of areas.

775
00:45:07,945 --> 00:45:09,885
So that's what we're transitioning to and,

776
00:45:10,185 --> 00:45:11,485
and we're really excited about that

777
00:45:11,485 --> 00:45:12,725
and think that's gonna be a great change

778
00:45:12,725 --> 00:45:14,325
for our department and for the district.

779
00:45:15,465 --> 00:45:17,565
We also recently,

780
00:45:18,045 --> 00:45:20,805
I I only received one free reduced application

781
00:45:20,805 --> 00:45:21,885
and it was an approved one.

782
00:45:22,065 --> 00:45:23,445
So they're, they're still coming in,

783
00:45:23,445 --> 00:45:25,085
they're slow at this time of the year,

784
00:45:25,225 --> 00:45:27,645
but just wanna remind families

785
00:45:27,645 --> 00:45:29,165
that it's, there's still time.

786
00:45:29,385 --> 00:45:32,925
If they had a change in circumstance, someone in your home,

787
00:45:33,705 --> 00:45:36,525
change of jobs, things like that, please fill out the free

788
00:45:36,525 --> 00:45:37,725
and reduced applications.

789
00:45:38,785 --> 00:45:42,965
And, and since Pat's actually in the audience, I'm a newbie

790
00:45:42,965 --> 00:45:44,245
to joining Dairy Village Rotary.

791
00:45:44,245 --> 00:45:45,565
I just joined in July,

792
00:45:45,665 --> 00:45:47,885
but Pat's a longstanding member, Owen,

793
00:45:48,145 --> 00:45:49,445
who you just saw earlier.

794
00:45:49,595 --> 00:45:51,645
Owen is also a member of Dairy Village Rotary

795
00:45:51,645 --> 00:45:54,165
and it ties nicely with the food service

796
00:45:54,275 --> 00:45:57,285
because there is a nonprofit, 68 hours of Hunger.

797
00:45:57,905 --> 00:46:01,045
And the Dairy Village Rotary does many projects of

798
00:46:01,555 --> 00:46:04,165
food collection, whether they have food

799
00:46:04,165 --> 00:46:05,405
collection at Market Basket.

800
00:46:05,945 --> 00:46:08,325
We recently did a district-wide food collection

801
00:46:09,185 --> 00:46:10,885
and every week,

802
00:46:11,685 --> 00:46:15,285
actually the two members from 68 hours of Hungary just join,

803
00:46:15,285 --> 00:46:16,485
join the Diary Village Rotary.

804
00:46:16,485 --> 00:46:18,765
But every week members of the Diary, village Rotary,

805
00:46:19,795 --> 00:46:23,245
pack up the food, deliver it to the schools so

806
00:46:23,245 --> 00:46:27,485
that kids can take a bag of food home to feed them

807
00:46:27,665 --> 00:46:30,205
for the 68 hours until they return back on Monday.

808
00:46:30,465 --> 00:46:32,645
So great work by everybody

809
00:46:32,705 --> 00:46:36,405
and it's a nice tie in with our students

810
00:46:36,505 --> 00:46:37,605
and our food service to make,

811
00:46:37,755 --> 00:46:39,845
make sure children are still fed over the weekend.

812
00:46:40,345 --> 00:46:43,485
So are there any questions?

813
00:46:46,245 --> 00:46:49,525
Questions for Jane? All right, thank you Jane.

814
00:46:50,835 --> 00:46:53,085
Next step is Mike with the superintendent's update. Yeah.

815
00:46:53,085 --> 00:46:54,805
And Joe is gonna lead in your packet

816
00:46:54,865 --> 00:46:56,925
as kindergarten update and we have some information

817
00:46:56,925 --> 00:47:00,125
that we need to share and Joe's gonna do it.

818
00:47:00,425 --> 00:47:02,685
All right. So you, in your packet,

819
00:47:02,685 --> 00:47:05,085
there was a very small kind of a spreadsheet

820
00:47:05,085 --> 00:47:07,325
that showed you our current kindergarten enrollment numbers,

821
00:47:08,675 --> 00:47:10,685
just to make sure everybody's on the same page.

822
00:47:11,065 --> 00:47:13,885
We, kindergarten is not compulsory in the state

823
00:47:13,885 --> 00:47:15,085
of New Hampshire, so you don't need to send

824
00:47:15,085 --> 00:47:16,565
your children to kindergarten.

825
00:47:16,625 --> 00:47:18,965
So, and it is typically where most

826
00:47:18,965 --> 00:47:21,045
of our children enter the dairy school district,

827
00:47:21,095 --> 00:47:23,085
aside from deep, the vast majority

828
00:47:23,085 --> 00:47:25,045
of our kids enter the district at kindergarten.

829
00:47:25,145 --> 00:47:29,765
So it can be a bit of a challenging thing to predict year

830
00:47:29,765 --> 00:47:31,685
to year how many kids are gonna come in

831
00:47:31,705 --> 00:47:33,285
and which schools they're gonna be in.

832
00:47:33,545 --> 00:47:37,845
So when we kind of established our positions

833
00:47:37,865 --> 00:47:39,085
and projections this year,

834
00:47:39,145 --> 00:47:40,925
we were projecting about the same number

835
00:47:40,925 --> 00:47:43,965
of kindergartens this year, kindergartners this year, sorry,

836
00:47:44,035 --> 00:47:45,445
next year that we currently have.

837
00:47:45,465 --> 00:47:47,525
So we didn't change the number of positions

838
00:47:47,905 --> 00:47:49,645
or the locations of those positions.

839
00:47:49,705 --> 00:47:52,205
So there are 17 kindergarten classrooms currently.

840
00:47:52,585 --> 00:47:54,245
That's what we have budgeted for next year.

841
00:47:55,835 --> 00:47:58,045
Just a few weeks ago, we met with principals,

842
00:47:58,045 --> 00:47:59,645
the elementary principals, Mike and I,

843
00:47:59,645 --> 00:48:01,605
and we looked at our current enrollment trends

844
00:48:01,985 --> 00:48:05,285
and we're noticing that East Dairy was already

845
00:48:06,665 --> 00:48:07,805
at overflow status.

846
00:48:08,225 --> 00:48:10,005
And we had a couple other schools

847
00:48:10,035 --> 00:48:12,005
that had lots of spaces still.

848
00:48:12,145 --> 00:48:13,645
So we moved one position

849
00:48:14,515 --> 00:48:17,085
from Grinnell Elementary School over to East Derry.

850
00:48:17,385 --> 00:48:19,405
And that kind of tracks a little bit from this year.

851
00:48:19,795 --> 00:48:21,285
East RY is actually overflowed.

852
00:48:21,285 --> 00:48:23,765
There, there are a handful of students from the East Derry

853
00:48:25,555 --> 00:48:28,645
part of town that go in overflow status to Barca.

854
00:48:28,945 --> 00:48:33,165
So we made that decision right now that solves that problem.

855
00:48:33,545 --> 00:48:36,085
And, and we're, we're crossing our fingers that,

856
00:48:36,115 --> 00:48:37,285
that this will continue,

857
00:48:37,285 --> 00:48:38,845
this trend will kind of work itself out.

858
00:48:39,065 --> 00:48:40,845
We have kindergarten orientation on Friday,

859
00:48:41,035 --> 00:48:42,245
this, this coming Friday.

860
00:48:42,705 --> 00:48:45,045
So it was really important that we made this decision

861
00:48:45,905 --> 00:48:48,645
sooner than later so that those families and,

862
00:48:48,645 --> 00:48:51,045
and kids who are registered for kindergarten would know

863
00:48:51,045 --> 00:48:52,685
what school they were going to prior

864
00:48:52,745 --> 00:48:54,165
to kindergarten orientation.

865
00:48:54,745 --> 00:48:57,565
Our goal is to have zero students in overflow.

866
00:48:58,025 --> 00:48:59,525
That's really what we'd like to do.

867
00:49:00,545 --> 00:49:03,405
But it is challenging because of the, what I said

868
00:49:03,405 --> 00:49:06,285
before is that you never know where they're gonna pop up.

869
00:49:06,465 --> 00:49:09,365
You know, a few years ago Barca had six

870
00:49:09,365 --> 00:49:10,525
kindergarten classrooms.

871
00:49:10,525 --> 00:49:13,285
This year they have five and they're not full.

872
00:49:13,305 --> 00:49:14,485
And next year, you know, so,

873
00:49:14,585 --> 00:49:16,205
so each year it can change a little bit.

874
00:49:18,345 --> 00:49:19,965
Any questions about kindergarten enrollment?

875
00:49:20,405 --> 00:49:22,485
Anything I missed? I know I

876
00:49:22,485 --> 00:49:23,565
have one more thing to say actually.

877
00:49:23,645 --> 00:49:24,725
I wanted to make sure I got it.

878
00:49:25,135 --> 00:49:27,925
We're gonna continue to watch the numbers as time goes on.

879
00:49:30,065 --> 00:49:32,405
You know, we've gone back, Jane and, and,

880
00:49:32,425 --> 00:49:35,205
and I have had this conversation for years now about trying

881
00:49:35,205 --> 00:49:38,045
to make predictions based on past experience.

882
00:49:38,785 --> 00:49:40,805
We kind of entered into a new era

883
00:49:41,065 --> 00:49:43,085
of student enrollment in the state of New Hampshire.

884
00:49:43,085 --> 00:49:46,605
There are a lot of moving pieces, which lead us to believe

885
00:49:46,605 --> 00:49:48,725
that the previous 20 years

886
00:49:48,725 --> 00:49:51,965
of enrollment history are not necessarily gonna accurately

887
00:49:51,965 --> 00:49:53,925
predict the next 20 years of enrollment history.

888
00:49:55,145 --> 00:49:56,765
So we are doing our very best,

889
00:49:56,825 --> 00:49:59,365
our principals update the spreadsheet on a pretty,

890
00:49:59,365 --> 00:50:00,485
almost a daily basis.

891
00:50:00,515 --> 00:50:01,965
They coordinate with Kathleen.

892
00:50:02,495 --> 00:50:03,845
We're trying to make sure that we get

893
00:50:03,845 --> 00:50:04,925
the word out to families.

894
00:50:04,925 --> 00:50:07,285
Hopefully anybody who's watching today who has not

895
00:50:07,345 --> 00:50:09,925
yet registered their child for kindergarten, please, please,

896
00:50:09,925 --> 00:50:12,805
please, please go register your children for kindergarten.

897
00:50:12,805 --> 00:50:15,445
It's not too late, but the sooner we get you registered,

898
00:50:15,585 --> 00:50:17,485
the sooner we can get you into the right school.

899
00:50:17,985 --> 00:50:20,405
And we'd absolutely love every every child

900
00:50:20,405 --> 00:50:21,725
to have an opportunity to come out

901
00:50:21,725 --> 00:50:23,005
to the orientation on Friday.

902
00:50:24,105 --> 00:50:25,965
Now I'll stop again and see if you have questions.

903
00:50:27,765 --> 00:50:29,345
Any questions about kindergarten enrollment?

904
00:50:30,205 --> 00:50:33,265
Are we, I, if remember correctly last year,

905
00:50:33,265 --> 00:50:37,585
were we talking about going to the, the preschools

906
00:50:37,725 --> 00:50:40,545
or going to the childcare centers to speak

907
00:50:40,545 --> 00:50:41,825
to people to try to get them?

908
00:50:42,545 --> 00:50:45,305
I I have like a vague recollection of us talking about doing

909
00:50:45,305 --> 00:50:46,425
that, but I don't know if we

910
00:50:47,095 --> 00:50:51,025
Yeah, I, I believe we have sent out some information.

911
00:50:51,055 --> 00:50:52,585
I'll con I'll confirm and double check.

912
00:50:52,705 --> 00:50:54,305
I know we did last year where we tried

913
00:50:54,305 --> 00:50:58,385
to send information out more about like the school district

914
00:50:58,385 --> 00:51:00,465
meetings and elections and things like that

915
00:51:00,465 --> 00:51:02,185
because, you know, for people

916
00:51:02,215 --> 00:51:04,865
that may have their first child going to school,

917
00:51:04,975 --> 00:51:07,305
they may not be tapped into these meetings

918
00:51:07,305 --> 00:51:08,665
and know about everything going on.

919
00:51:08,765 --> 00:51:12,145
But I think historically we have sent out some flyers.

920
00:51:12,225 --> 00:51:13,385
I can check on that, make sure

921
00:51:14,765 --> 00:51:18,105
It seems like a one of the easiest routes to try and yeah,

922
00:51:18,705 --> 00:51:20,385
I believe we might have posted some stuff on social media

923
00:51:20,405 --> 00:51:22,425
as well, but I'll double check with Clifton.

924
00:51:22,735 --> 00:51:23,735
Yeah.

925
00:51:24,345 --> 00:51:26,825
Okay. I will say

926
00:51:26,825 --> 00:51:29,705
with the last time we did an enrollment forecast, I know we,

927
00:51:29,925 --> 00:51:32,145
you and I talked a lot about this going back

928
00:51:32,145 --> 00:51:34,745
to when it was done, is that it did kind of show

929
00:51:35,435 --> 00:51:37,945
enrollment going up at Barca and East Area

930
00:51:37,965 --> 00:51:40,665
and enrollment going down at Grinnell and South Range.

931
00:51:40,845 --> 00:51:42,865
And it looks like we're kind of seeing that.

932
00:51:43,255 --> 00:51:46,105
Yeah, yeah. And Mark is an interesting one.

933
00:51:46,105 --> 00:51:47,985
You know, enrollment was down this year.

934
00:51:48,045 --> 00:51:49,785
It was much lower than we thought it would be,

935
00:51:50,365 --> 00:51:52,545
but next year right now it's trending

936
00:51:52,545 --> 00:51:54,025
to be back up higher again.

937
00:51:54,205 --> 00:51:55,905
So yeah, it is difficult to predict.

938
00:51:56,285 --> 00:52:00,705
You know, what we, what we will do is we will come back

939
00:52:00,705 --> 00:52:03,545
to the board and kind of keep you guys updated.

940
00:52:04,085 --> 00:52:05,745
You know, what Mike and I had talked about is,

941
00:52:05,745 --> 00:52:10,625
is there is a potential, if, if there is a, a massive influx

942
00:52:10,625 --> 00:52:14,265
of students enrolling in the, you know, June, July,

943
00:52:14,365 --> 00:52:16,385
we may need to add another kindergarten position.

944
00:52:16,505 --> 00:52:18,265
I think we have done that. I know we have done

945
00:52:18,265 --> 00:52:20,505
that in the past when it has called for it

946
00:52:21,195 --> 00:52:23,105
right now we're trying to make the most out

947
00:52:23,105 --> 00:52:24,385
of the resources that we have.

948
00:52:24,805 --> 00:52:27,145
And again, if, if everything lines up perfectly,

949
00:52:27,205 --> 00:52:30,505
we have still many, many seats open for kindergarten.

950
00:52:30,935 --> 00:52:33,505
They're just the predominantly at South Range

951
00:52:33,505 --> 00:52:34,665
and Grinnell right now.

952
00:52:34,805 --> 00:52:36,745
And now there are more open seats at East Area

953
00:52:36,745 --> 00:52:38,545
because we moved one of those positions.

954
00:52:41,175 --> 00:52:44,785
Alright, thank you. We're under

955
00:52:44,845 --> 00:52:45,845
Babied.

956
00:52:45,845 --> 00:52:48,145
All right, any other questions before I'm

957
00:52:48,145 --> 00:52:49,225
kindergarten last call?

958
00:52:49,225 --> 00:52:51,905
Alright, I'm gonna start off with

959
00:52:52,635 --> 00:52:54,105
Staff Appreciation Week last week.

960
00:52:55,045 --> 00:52:58,265
It was, it's always a fun week for us at our level,

961
00:52:59,285 --> 00:53:02,025
but a a couple specifics.

962
00:53:02,025 --> 00:53:04,265
The PTA always does a phenomenal job

963
00:53:04,325 --> 00:53:06,625
of helping support us throughout that week.

964
00:53:08,585 --> 00:53:11,385
Kathleen, a lot of coordination between as much people

965
00:53:11,385 --> 00:53:14,385
as possible as we're trying to do our things.

966
00:53:14,585 --> 00:53:15,905
PT is trying to do their things,

967
00:53:15,965 --> 00:53:20,865
but this year we had two community businesses really,

968
00:53:21,005 --> 00:53:23,505
really donate and step up and support.

969
00:53:23,605 --> 00:53:24,625
So that was Rigatoni

970
00:53:24,685 --> 00:53:27,965
and Aroma Joes did a phenomenal job of helping us.

971
00:53:28,025 --> 00:53:30,925
So thank you to them. Please stop by

972
00:53:30,925 --> 00:53:31,965
and buy something from them.

973
00:53:32,585 --> 00:53:34,485
That'd be great. They, they were just,

974
00:53:34,595 --> 00:53:35,645
they were just phenomenal.

975
00:53:36,205 --> 00:53:39,445
Mike mentioned it earlier, but I got to spend my first

976
00:53:40,285 --> 00:53:42,685
national junior honor society induction at Hood last week.

977
00:53:44,155 --> 00:53:47,085
Just, I mean, I made a joke during the, during the ceremony,

978
00:53:47,135 --> 00:53:50,645
blown away at how well spoken, as you can tell this evening

979
00:53:51,185 --> 00:53:52,205
and confident they are.

980
00:53:52,445 --> 00:53:54,365
I, I said that if, if I knew I was gonna have

981
00:53:54,365 --> 00:53:55,365
to speak in front of 300

982
00:53:55,365 --> 00:53:56,365
people, I would've skipped the event.

983
00:53:56,425 --> 00:53:59,205
So just a great job by Russ.

984
00:53:59,205 --> 00:54:00,885
Every time I turn around, he's somewhere here.

985
00:54:01,025 --> 00:54:04,845
So he does a phenomenal job for, for us in a lot of ways.

986
00:54:06,185 --> 00:54:08,325
I'd emailed the board earlier last week

987
00:54:08,665 --> 00:54:11,085
and we had started to send out invitations,

988
00:54:11,265 --> 00:54:13,485
but I had said that I'm gonna try

989
00:54:13,485 --> 00:54:14,485
and bring a, a new standard

990
00:54:14,505 --> 00:54:17,285
to the retirement celebration here in dairy.

991
00:54:17,355 --> 00:54:18,925
It's something I launched in Hopton.

992
00:54:18,925 --> 00:54:20,965
It's, it's just an evening to celebrate them.

993
00:54:22,345 --> 00:54:24,725
And we're gonna have that on June 10th.

994
00:54:25,945 --> 00:54:29,005
And what started in my first year in hop kind of was small

995
00:54:29,025 --> 00:54:31,165
and then as people caught on,

996
00:54:31,275 --> 00:54:33,245
more retirees came back year after year.

997
00:54:33,245 --> 00:54:35,285
And we, and we, it grew into a larger celebration.

998
00:54:36,555 --> 00:54:38,245
It's a good evening that families get

999
00:54:38,245 --> 00:54:39,605
to speak about their parents

1000
00:54:39,705 --> 00:54:41,165
or maybe colleagues get

1001
00:54:41,165 --> 00:54:43,085
to speak about the years they've spent.

1002
00:54:43,145 --> 00:54:46,165
So I'm, I'm really looking forward to that. I'm excited.

1003
00:54:48,465 --> 00:54:50,685
Number four, sorry, on my list you don't need to know.

1004
00:54:51,105 --> 00:54:53,765
On my list is the capital improvement project

1005
00:54:53,985 --> 00:54:55,005
or the CIP plan

1006
00:54:55,005 --> 00:54:56,765
that we've been working on with UMass Lowell.

1007
00:54:56,765 --> 00:54:59,685
They presented last week in their capstone.

1008
00:55:00,155 --> 00:55:01,445
They did a phenomenal job.

1009
00:55:01,945 --> 00:55:04,405
Jeremy and I now have the documents in place.

1010
00:55:04,945 --> 00:55:08,445
We are going to put a little bit of our touch on them pr

1011
00:55:10,915 --> 00:55:12,765
presented to the facilities committee.

1012
00:55:12,785 --> 00:55:15,365
And then we're gonna go live in June here in a board meeting

1013
00:55:15,465 --> 00:55:18,965
and, and show you that we have projections out to 2033 now

1014
00:55:19,195 --> 00:55:21,725
with capital improvement projects in every building dollar

1015
00:55:21,755 --> 00:55:24,245
amounts anticipated timeline.

1016
00:55:24,345 --> 00:55:26,365
So it's gonna show us

1017
00:55:26,885 --> 00:55:28,725
specifically at the next meeting when we're gonna

1018
00:55:29,405 --> 00:55:30,925
have a public hearing on the first

1019
00:55:30,955 --> 00:55:32,645
withdrawals from the CIP fund.

1020
00:55:32,865 --> 00:55:35,925
You're gonna see where those, the flooring is gonna reduce

1021
00:55:35,925 --> 00:55:37,445
that and you're gonna see the

1022
00:55:37,445 --> 00:55:38,645
upgrades that we continue to move.

1023
00:55:38,665 --> 00:55:41,165
So I'm excited to, to move that forward here

1024
00:55:41,165 --> 00:55:42,485
to the board and then to the community.

1025
00:55:42,485 --> 00:55:46,685
It'll be live online. Another thing I believe I mentioned in

1026
00:55:46,885 --> 00:55:49,445
September, October-ish was something that Joe

1027
00:55:49,445 --> 00:55:50,965
and I saw earlier in the year in regards

1028
00:55:50,965 --> 00:55:53,565
to safety maps in mapping them out

1029
00:55:53,785 --> 00:55:56,205
and partnering with all of the local authorities,

1030
00:55:56,205 --> 00:55:57,445
police, fire, EMS.

1031
00:55:58,585 --> 00:55:59,965
We were told to pause at the time

1032
00:56:00,205 --> 00:56:02,325
'cause the state as a whole was gonna put out an

1033
00:56:02,325 --> 00:56:03,685
entire statewide bid.

1034
00:56:03,685 --> 00:56:06,765
And that finally went out and they chose a vendor.

1035
00:56:06,985 --> 00:56:09,605
So now we are gonna receive, don't know timelines,

1036
00:56:09,945 --> 00:56:12,245
but now all of our buildings

1037
00:56:12,245 --> 00:56:15,445
and facilities will be mapped up and be able to share.

1038
00:56:15,585 --> 00:56:17,245
We can go into more detail once it gets there,

1039
00:56:17,265 --> 00:56:20,365
but it's another avenue that in in which, you know,

1040
00:56:20,365 --> 00:56:21,765
it's grant funded that we are

1041
00:56:21,765 --> 00:56:22,925
not going to have to spend the money.

1042
00:56:23,145 --> 00:56:27,045
So looking forward to that next Friday, Dr.

1043
00:56:27,225 --> 00:56:29,085
Sandon is gonna spend some time here

1044
00:56:29,505 --> 00:56:30,765
as we begin the transition.

1045
00:56:30,865 --> 00:56:32,285
But with with Joe

1046
00:56:32,505 --> 00:56:33,765
and Danielle parody,

1047
00:56:34,145 --> 00:56:36,525
we are gonna start the five six sports conversation

1048
00:56:36,555 --> 00:56:39,125
that was mentioned as a concern at the last meeting,

1049
00:56:39,375 --> 00:56:41,245
which we were kind of already dabbling in,

1050
00:56:41,485 --> 00:56:43,525
but now we're gonna put some rubber to the road

1051
00:56:43,585 --> 00:56:44,925
and see what options we have.

1052
00:56:48,225 --> 00:56:51,645
Not sure that Tri county's folding or or transitioning.

1053
00:56:51,985 --> 00:56:53,285
That's the stuff that we're gonna try

1054
00:56:53,285 --> 00:56:54,365
and figure out those timelines

1055
00:56:54,745 --> 00:56:56,045
and what we're able to offer our

1056
00:56:56,205 --> 00:56:57,285
students at the five six level.

1057
00:56:57,865 --> 00:57:01,405
And then last, I know Mike, we have hiring, as you can tell,

1058
00:57:01,485 --> 00:57:02,885
a lot of on and a lot of off

1059
00:57:02,945 --> 00:57:04,885
that's pretty typical for the month of May.

1060
00:57:05,545 --> 00:57:08,125
The key for us, and I want to commend the, the buildings

1061
00:57:08,125 --> 00:57:09,845
and the hiring committees, they're getting ahead

1062
00:57:09,845 --> 00:57:11,885
of these candidates when they're, when they're applying

1063
00:57:11,905 --> 00:57:14,965
or interviewing, and then when they are selecting

1064
00:57:14,965 --> 00:57:16,645
candidates, we're moving forward and trying to turn them

1065
00:57:16,645 --> 00:57:17,925
around within three or four days.

1066
00:57:18,985 --> 00:57:21,645
You don't wanna be left out to dry in regards to the,

1067
00:57:21,785 --> 00:57:24,405
the hiring season, it's becoming harder

1068
00:57:24,405 --> 00:57:26,205
and harder to fill roles in our profession.

1069
00:57:26,425 --> 00:57:29,565
And one thing I've learned is if if you're ahead

1070
00:57:29,565 --> 00:57:31,205
and you're first, then you have a better opportunity

1071
00:57:31,265 --> 00:57:33,925
before other people are able to catch people.

1072
00:57:33,985 --> 00:57:37,445
So I think we're doing a good job of, of staying hiring

1073
00:57:37,585 --> 00:57:39,125
as even no more came in today.

1074
00:57:39,945 --> 00:57:42,085
But I just want to thank the, the building levels

1075
00:57:42,145 --> 00:57:44,285
for the work they're doing in, in the board in regards

1076
00:57:44,305 --> 00:57:47,925
to making sure that we able to, to lock these candidates in.

1077
00:57:49,025 --> 00:57:50,805
And then actually adult ed was on mine,

1078
00:57:50,865 --> 00:57:53,845
but since we already talked about it, you know, we're,

1079
00:57:53,845 --> 00:57:55,725
we're in the process of making sure

1080
00:57:56,075 --> 00:57:57,765
that all those discussions come forward

1081
00:57:57,785 --> 00:57:59,565
and that it doesn't turn into the rumor wire

1082
00:57:59,565 --> 00:58:00,925
and it turns into more of clearly

1083
00:58:01,285 --> 00:58:02,845
communicating what's going on.

1084
00:58:02,945 --> 00:58:07,205
So we'll move forward. And I think that's it for me.

1085
00:58:08,085 --> 00:58:09,085
Questions on anything?

1086
00:58:09,945 --> 00:58:11,285
Can I just add to Something? Sure,

1087
00:58:11,635 --> 00:58:12,635
Sure.

1088
00:58:12,635 --> 00:58:16,205
I just wanna add that all the PTAs go

1089
00:58:16,205 --> 00:58:18,165
to the local businesses and get donations.

1090
00:58:18,225 --> 00:58:21,005
So we are so fortunate in, in the community that

1091
00:58:21,545 --> 00:58:25,445
not only dairy, but London, dairy and Salem, they give

1092
00:58:25,505 --> 00:58:27,725
and give and give and we're fortunate for that.

1093
00:58:27,785 --> 00:58:29,805
So I don't want anybody to feel slighted. Yeah,

1094
00:58:29,905 --> 00:58:32,125
No, and and I would say that, that, I appreciate

1095
00:58:32,125 --> 00:58:34,645
that tho those two businesses directly

1096
00:58:35,325 --> 00:58:36,365
discounted us on things that we

1097
00:58:36,365 --> 00:58:37,445
are doing from the district office.

1098
00:58:37,545 --> 00:58:39,245
So what PTA does

1099
00:58:39,245 --> 00:58:41,645
and coordinates is, is something I haven't seen

1100
00:58:43,305 --> 00:58:44,685
in a level in quite some time.

1101
00:58:44,925 --> 00:58:46,525
I can say that in several districts I've been.

1102
00:58:46,545 --> 00:58:48,245
So thank you to everyone that's helping us out.

1103
00:58:50,425 --> 00:58:54,305
Any more questions for Mike? All right.

1104
00:58:54,305 --> 00:58:57,265
Yeah, our PTSA at West Running Brook is actually doing their

1105
00:58:57,265 --> 00:58:59,305
teacher appreciation week this week.

1106
00:59:00,485 --> 00:59:03,905
So yeah, I mean, I have to say there's never enough

1107
00:59:03,905 --> 00:59:05,505
that we can do to thank teachers for

1108
00:59:05,505 --> 00:59:06,505
how much they put into their work.

1109
00:59:07,165 --> 00:59:08,385
You know, it's one of the most important,

1110
00:59:08,615 --> 00:59:09,905
most difficult jobs out there.

1111
00:59:09,925 --> 00:59:11,545
You know, I would challenge anyone

1112
00:59:11,965 --> 00:59:13,945
to spend one day in a teacher's shoes

1113
00:59:14,045 --> 00:59:15,745
and tell me that that is not one

1114
00:59:15,745 --> 00:59:17,825
of the hardest jobs that there is.

1115
00:59:18,685 --> 00:59:20,225
But it can also be one of the most rewarding.

1116
00:59:20,365 --> 00:59:22,805
So, you know, to all of our teachers in this district,

1117
00:59:22,865 --> 00:59:23,765
you know, thank you for

1118
00:59:23,765 --> 00:59:24,965
everything that you put into your work.

1119
00:59:28,845 --> 00:59:32,105
Our next order of business is committee and liaison reports.

1120
00:59:32,395 --> 00:59:34,505
We've had one committee meeting since we last met.

1121
00:59:34,635 --> 00:59:36,785
We've already discussed the bulk of what was covered

1122
00:59:36,785 --> 00:59:38,225
with the South Range roof,

1123
00:59:38,445 --> 00:59:40,345
but I'll turn it over to David. Yeah,

1124
00:59:40,775 --> 00:59:42,745
Yeah, Michael said, and Jeremy did a great job

1125
00:59:42,745 --> 00:59:45,785
of outlining what we discussed the majority of the meeting.

1126
00:59:46,295 --> 00:59:49,105
Towards the end of the meeting, mark Bin kind

1127
00:59:49,105 --> 00:59:51,505
of gave us an update where we stand on every project

1128
00:59:52,125 --> 00:59:54,905
and compare to the whole bond number,

1129
00:59:54,905 --> 00:59:56,265
24 point whatever million.

1130
00:59:56,605 --> 00:59:58,465
So he's projecting, and he's gotta work

1131
00:59:58,465 --> 00:59:59,625
with Jane on the final numbers,

1132
00:59:59,725 --> 01:00:01,585
but we're projecting to be under budget

1133
01:00:01,685 --> 01:00:03,385
by about close to $2 million.

1134
01:00:05,125 --> 01:00:06,185
So that's, that's good news.

1135
01:00:06,845 --> 01:00:08,465
The one thing that we still to hash out,

1136
01:00:08,465 --> 01:00:10,585
and I think Michael, Mike is gonna look into

1137
01:00:11,125 --> 01:00:12,865
how we move forward with that surplus

1138
01:00:12,865 --> 01:00:14,105
and what we can do with that money

1139
01:00:14,325 --> 01:00:18,225
and what's acceptable under the rules of bonding.

1140
01:00:18,285 --> 01:00:19,505
So more to come on that.

1141
01:00:20,005 --> 01:00:21,385
But that was good news from that meeting.

1142
01:00:23,015 --> 01:00:24,705
Yeah, that, I mean, that was about it.

1143
01:00:24,725 --> 01:00:26,145
Jeremy pretty much covered everything,

1144
01:00:26,145 --> 01:00:29,385
but that was some good news on that, that we're gonna be

1145
01:00:29,915 --> 01:00:31,305
under budget overall.

1146
01:00:33,405 --> 01:00:34,545
All right. Any questions for David?

1147
01:00:37,095 --> 01:00:38,155
All right, we'll move on.

1148
01:00:38,375 --> 01:00:39,915
Our next order of business is member

1149
01:00:39,915 --> 01:00:41,315
updates in any other business.

1150
01:00:42,395 --> 01:00:44,155
I have several items for tonight.

1151
01:00:44,155 --> 01:00:45,635
It's been a while since we've been here.

1152
01:00:46,375 --> 01:00:48,635
So first, Mike quickly mentioned it,

1153
01:00:48,655 --> 01:00:49,995
but we had one more nomination

1154
01:00:49,995 --> 01:00:51,475
that didn't make it into the packet in time

1155
01:00:51,575 --> 01:00:52,875
to make it into the consent agenda.

1156
01:00:53,015 --> 01:00:55,075
So if we could take a quick vote on it,

1157
01:00:55,995 --> 01:00:58,675
I would take a motion to accept the following nomination.

1158
01:00:59,415 --> 01:01:02,035
Habiba Freeman, special Education Teacher District.

1159
01:01:04,005 --> 01:01:08,195
First by Jen. Second. Second by Jenna. All in favor? Aye.

1160
01:01:08,535 --> 01:01:12,595
All opposed. Motion carries. Seven zero. All right.

1161
01:01:12,665 --> 01:01:14,715
That should cover all of the Yes. Thank you for doing that.

1162
01:01:15,115 --> 01:01:17,395
I appreciate that very much. All of the nominations.

1163
01:01:19,255 --> 01:01:20,315
All right, A few things.

1164
01:01:21,285 --> 01:01:22,755
First, the application period

1165
01:01:22,935 --> 01:01:25,235
for the fiscal advisory committee is now open.

1166
01:01:25,995 --> 01:01:28,115
This committee is an advisory group of dairy residents.

1167
01:01:28,115 --> 01:01:29,155
It meets with the board each year

1168
01:01:29,155 --> 01:01:30,595
to provide input in the budget process.

1169
01:01:31,295 --> 01:01:33,075
If you're interested in getting more involved

1170
01:01:33,075 --> 01:01:34,915
with the school board, it's a good place to get started.

1171
01:01:35,615 --> 01:01:37,515
We had a full contingent of members last year,

1172
01:01:37,615 --> 01:01:38,755
but I believe we're aware

1173
01:01:38,755 --> 01:01:40,515
of at least two members now returning.

1174
01:01:40,515 --> 01:01:41,955
So there will be some vacancies.

1175
01:01:42,655 --> 01:01:45,915
Our board policy BEDH requires vacancies be announced,

1176
01:01:45,915 --> 01:01:47,955
each May, and appointments to be made by the end of June.

1177
01:01:48,455 --> 01:01:51,155
So if you're interested, the application will be going up on

1178
01:01:51,155 --> 01:01:53,275
the website and could be submitted to the SAU office

1179
01:01:53,455 --> 01:01:54,755
and those appointments will be made

1180
01:01:54,755 --> 01:01:55,915
at the June 23rd meeting.

1181
01:01:58,385 --> 01:02:00,415
We're looking as a board to set a date

1182
01:02:00,415 --> 01:02:02,015
for our annual goal setting session.

1183
01:02:02,915 --> 01:02:04,135
Mike's put the idea out there

1184
01:02:04,135 --> 01:02:05,695
of holding this at 5:00 PM prior to one

1185
01:02:05,695 --> 01:02:06,975
of the board meetings scheduled in June,

1186
01:02:06,995 --> 01:02:08,535
either the ninth or the 23rd.

1187
01:02:09,555 --> 01:02:12,015
So if everybody could take a look at their calendars

1188
01:02:12,015 --> 01:02:13,535
and get back to us on that date

1189
01:02:13,535 --> 01:02:14,935
so we could get something on the calendar.

1190
01:02:16,975 --> 01:02:19,095
Quick update on HB 1331.

1191
01:02:19,165 --> 01:02:21,045
That's the bill to enable the town council

1192
01:02:21,145 --> 01:02:23,525
to incorporate the school district as a department.

1193
01:02:24,385 --> 01:02:25,725
So the Senate election Law

1194
01:02:25,725 --> 01:02:27,605
and Municipal Affairs Committee held a hearing on this

1195
01:02:27,605 --> 01:02:28,645
bill on April 28th.

1196
01:02:29,155 --> 01:02:31,365
Came outta committee with a recommendation of ought to pass.

1197
01:02:31,465 --> 01:02:33,365
And I would expect that this bill will continue moving

1198
01:02:33,415 --> 01:02:36,005
along if it becomes law.

1199
01:02:36,115 --> 01:02:38,405
Charter Amendments could be put on the ballot as soon

1200
01:02:38,405 --> 01:02:40,165
as next March, either by the Town Council

1201
01:02:40,385 --> 01:02:41,605
or by citizen petition.

1202
01:02:42,545 --> 01:02:45,445
So I know Mike and I have already been discussing the

1203
01:02:45,445 --> 01:02:47,205
implications of this with the district council.

1204
01:02:47,505 --> 01:02:49,845
So this will be an ongoing topic.

1205
01:02:52,265 --> 01:02:53,605
Few district events to note.

1206
01:02:54,165 --> 01:02:57,165
First, congratulations to our young singers from Grinnell

1207
01:02:57,165 --> 01:02:58,685
and Westbrook, who went up to Concord

1208
01:02:58,685 --> 01:03:00,805
to participate in the Nhm ME'S Elementary

1209
01:03:00,805 --> 01:03:02,005
Honors Choir last month.

1210
01:03:02,735 --> 01:03:05,165
Those kids get to spend the day up in Concord, rehearsing

1211
01:03:05,165 --> 01:03:06,205
with a guest conductor and

1212
01:03:06,205 --> 01:03:07,565
other students from all around the state.

1213
01:03:07,565 --> 01:03:08,725
And then they put on a beautiful

1214
01:03:08,725 --> 01:03:09,965
performance to cap off the day.

1215
01:03:10,885 --> 01:03:13,005
It's also spring concert season around our schools.

1216
01:03:13,225 --> 01:03:15,085
So congratulations to the Bark at Chorus

1217
01:03:15,105 --> 01:03:16,605
who had their concert a few weeks ago.

1218
01:03:16,665 --> 01:03:18,045
And good luck to the rest of the chorus

1219
01:03:18,065 --> 01:03:20,005
and band students on their upcoming concerts.

1220
01:03:21,845 --> 01:03:24,285
I noted this quickly while Russ was here,

1221
01:03:24,285 --> 01:03:26,365
but congratulations to all the Gilbert Achu students

1222
01:03:26,365 --> 01:03:27,965
that were inducted into the National Junior

1223
01:03:28,175 --> 01:03:29,405
Honor Society last week.

1224
01:03:30,185 --> 01:03:32,405
The board is always happy to receive an invite

1225
01:03:32,405 --> 01:03:34,565
to this event, so thank you to Russ for that.

1226
01:03:34,745 --> 01:03:36,485
And you know, it's a real testament to the caliber

1227
01:03:36,585 --> 01:03:38,845
of the kids that we have here in Derry.

1228
01:03:38,845 --> 01:03:41,885
When you see that event, it's entirely student run.

1229
01:03:42,715 --> 01:03:44,405
There's a, you know, a huge group

1230
01:03:44,405 --> 01:03:46,205
of kids in the National Junior Honor

1231
01:03:46,205 --> 01:03:47,325
Society over there at Hood.

1232
01:03:47,345 --> 01:03:49,445
And as you could see tonight, they do quite a bit

1233
01:03:49,445 --> 01:03:51,485
around their school and around the community.

1234
01:03:53,895 --> 01:03:56,865
Finally, we may all remember the West Running Bridge

1235
01:03:57,065 --> 01:03:59,265
students presenting to us about their mosaic mural

1236
01:03:59,295 --> 01:04:00,625
project back in March.

1237
01:04:01,285 --> 01:04:02,505
So they had an event

1238
01:04:02,505 --> 01:04:04,385
to unveil the finished project last week.

1239
01:04:04,665 --> 01:04:07,025
The artist was in attendance. There was huge turnout from

1240
01:04:07,025 --> 01:04:08,865
all the families coming out to see their students work.

1241
01:04:09,605 --> 01:04:12,065
So if you haven't had a chance to see the completed mural,

1242
01:04:12,455 --> 01:04:13,785
it's, it's beautiful.

1243
01:04:14,045 --> 01:04:16,145
You know, it's in the space right there in the center lobby.

1244
01:04:17,045 --> 01:04:20,465
And I have to put all the thanks out there to our PTSA.

1245
01:04:20,465 --> 01:04:22,545
They did a ton of fundraising this year to make

1246
01:04:22,545 --> 01:04:25,305
that project happen, get all the students involved.

1247
01:04:25,315 --> 01:04:28,865
Every student at West this year did at least one tile

1248
01:04:29,045 --> 01:04:30,705
that's part of the mosaic,

1249
01:04:31,285 --> 01:04:32,465
and that's gonna be a part of the

1250
01:04:32,465 --> 01:04:33,505
school there for years to come.

1251
01:04:36,005 --> 01:04:37,145
So that's all I have.

1252
01:04:37,295 --> 01:04:39,345
I'll open it up to the rest of the board for any updates.

1253
01:04:45,395 --> 01:04:48,675
I just wanted to add, since we, it's already on the books

1254
01:04:48,935 --> 01:04:50,155
and we'll speak to it next time,

1255
01:04:50,255 --> 01:04:55,075
but the next charter school graduation is on June 11th

1256
01:04:55,175 --> 01:04:57,915
at 4:00 PM I was gonna, I mean,

1257
01:04:57,995 --> 01:04:59,555
I could speak at the next meeting for it,

1258
01:04:59,555 --> 01:05:00,635
but I figured I'd put it out there

1259
01:05:00,635 --> 01:05:02,035
for everybody since it's already out there.

1260
01:05:02,855 --> 01:05:05,635
Thanks, Jen. As usual, every year, you know, the,

1261
01:05:05,795 --> 01:05:08,315
the board is invited to attend the next graduation.

1262
01:05:08,315 --> 01:05:09,995
And if you haven't been to a next graduation,

1263
01:05:09,995 --> 01:05:11,795
they're a pretty cool event.

1264
01:05:11,895 --> 01:05:13,155
So if you have a chance to,

1265
01:05:13,155 --> 01:05:14,395
to make it, I would recommend it.

1266
01:05:17,765 --> 01:05:19,725
I just also wanted to say about the mural

1267
01:05:21,035 --> 01:05:23,925
that was so mind blowing.

1268
01:05:24,125 --> 01:05:25,765
I know they came and they did the presentation

1269
01:05:25,765 --> 01:05:27,405
and we got to see the small piece here.

1270
01:05:29,235 --> 01:05:32,005
Just a fractal of what is actually up there.

1271
01:05:32,565 --> 01:05:35,245
I had no idea what it was to that I was expecting,

1272
01:05:35,325 --> 01:05:37,045
'cause I haven't been in the building in some time.

1273
01:05:38,025 --> 01:05:41,285
Seeing the trees up there and seeing the leaves

1274
01:05:41,385 --> 01:05:43,645
and seeing the personality

1275
01:05:43,715 --> 01:05:45,685
that was put into every single piece.

1276
01:05:46,495 --> 01:05:49,885
Everything from cat paws to baseballs to musical notes.

1277
01:05:49,885 --> 01:05:51,445
Like everyone put a little piece

1278
01:05:51,445 --> 01:05:52,845
of their personality in there.

1279
01:05:54,345 --> 01:05:56,405
And then when they unveiled the big portion,

1280
01:05:57,225 --> 01:05:59,445
it was like looking at a Monet

1281
01:05:59,445 --> 01:06:01,365
and the further you stepped away from it,

1282
01:06:01,365 --> 01:06:02,885
everything kind of pieced together.

1283
01:06:02,985 --> 01:06:05,245
It was really moving. And to know that

1284
01:06:05,995 --> 01:06:09,045
there's just a little, like, you know, the term blood, sweat

1285
01:06:09,045 --> 01:06:11,045
and tears, but not quite as, you know, strong,

1286
01:06:11,465 --> 01:06:13,965
but a little bit of everybody in there.

1287
01:06:15,245 --> 01:06:18,605
I just kudos to all the students, everyone

1288
01:06:18,605 --> 01:06:20,845
that put their time into it, to the artist,

1289
01:06:20,845 --> 01:06:23,845
obviously the resident artist that came in to do that.

1290
01:06:24,715 --> 01:06:26,285
What a beautiful, beautiful piece.

1291
01:06:26,305 --> 01:06:29,885
And I love that it's going to be there for, for time.

1292
01:06:30,145 --> 01:06:33,365
And after speaking to Mr. Fox, his hopes is that hopefully

1293
01:06:33,985 --> 01:06:36,885
the incoming fifth graders down the line will be able

1294
01:06:36,885 --> 01:06:38,405
to add in some way to this

1295
01:06:38,425 --> 01:06:41,565
and it will just be an extension of the school.

1296
01:06:41,665 --> 01:06:44,005
And I just absolutely loved it. It was amazing.

1297
01:06:45,355 --> 01:06:48,365
Yeah. Yeah. I don't get much more than a two word answer

1298
01:06:48,435 --> 01:06:51,725
from my sixth grader on what goes on at school these days,

1299
01:06:51,945 --> 01:06:54,445
but he, he did have a lot to say about the mural.

1300
01:06:54,645 --> 01:06:57,045
I think, you know, the kids had a lot of fun working on it,

1301
01:06:57,065 --> 01:06:58,125
you know, working with the artists.

1302
01:06:58,425 --> 01:07:00,605
So it's a cool opportunity for everybody.

1303
01:07:02,975 --> 01:07:04,005
There are no other updates.

1304
01:07:04,145 --> 01:07:07,205
Our upcoming meeting schedule, we will meet next on Tuesday,

1305
01:07:07,465 --> 01:07:09,725
May 26th, followed by Tuesday, June 9th,

1306
01:07:09,725 --> 01:07:11,925
both at 6:30 PM here at the Municipal Center.

1307
01:07:13,185 --> 01:07:14,605
No non-public session tonight.

1308
01:07:14,705 --> 01:07:16,165
So if there is no further business,

1309
01:07:16,205 --> 01:07:17,365
I will take a motion to adjourn.

1310
01:07:17,905 --> 01:07:21,125
So moved first by Jenna. Second. Second by Jamie.

1311
01:07:22,185 --> 01:07:25,365
All in favor? Aye. Aye. All opposed. Motion carries.

1312
01:07:25,365 --> 01:07:27,365
Seven zero. Goodnight everybody.