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Good evening everyone.

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I will now call this meeting of

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the Dairy School Board to order.

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Please stand and join me. In the Pledge of Allegiance,

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I pledge Allegiance, speech flag,

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the United States of America,

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and to Republic religious stands, one nation under God,

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indivisible, liberty and justice.

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Thank you. We will 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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Dr. Carrie Sandon, assistant superintendent,

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Jane Sard, business administrator.

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I'm Michael Flynn, superintendent Brenda Willis.

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School Board. Michael Thiel, school board Chair.

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Jen Thoro, school Board, vice Chair.

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Jamie Crew. School Board. Karen Rand, school Board.

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All right. Thank you everybody.

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Our first order of business will be the consent

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agenda for tonight.

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We have the public meeting minutes of August 25th, 2026,

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the non-public meeting minutes of August 25th, 2026,

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and the manifest in the amount of $4,797,499

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and 2 cents of which $3,578,509

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and 90 cents is general payroll

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and $1,218,989

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and 12 cents is general expense.

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Do I have a motion to accept the consent agenda?

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So Moved first by Jamie. Second. Second by Karen.

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All in favor? Aye. All opposed. Motion passes. Five zero.

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All right. We have one presentation.

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We have the principles of our six schools with us tonight,

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so I will turn it over to Mike to introduce everyone.

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Thanks. As we are well aware,

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last meeting we had was the first day of school

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and we held all of the good news

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and things that have welcoming back for our principles.

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As always, this is their favorite board report of the year.

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They get to talk about all the cool things

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that are gonna kick off the year, the work

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that's done this summer, and really

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answer any questions that we have.

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Alright, we're gonna go in reverse order.

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'cause Lisa always, yes, Lisa always says, well, what else?

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So here we go. Thank you.

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I can.

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Hi everyone Again.

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Thank you once again for this opportunity

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to talk about Gilbert H Middle School.

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When you work in schools,

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there's something always special about the

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start of every new year.

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And preparing for that successful launch

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starts in the summer, and that's a lot of our summer work.

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So I'm gonna talk a little bit about summer Big thank you

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to our custodial and FA

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and facilities teams that work tirelessly

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to get our building ready and just,

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and as a additional project this summer,

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we also had new flooring

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and it's really freshened up a part, part of our building

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and we're very thankful for that.

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Alongside those physical upgrades,

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we've also worked the summer hiring new staff

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to get prepared in that way.

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And we're thrilled to welcome 16 new staff members

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to our community.

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We have nine classroom new classroom teachers,

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a new school nurse, and six new support staff.

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And watching our amazing returning staff welcome these new

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hires into our community, has been fantastic.

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While a quiet summer building allows us to prepare,

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nothing compares to the moment our doors open

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and a little over 607th

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and eighth graders come through the doors.

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The energy, the smiles, the sense

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of connection reminds us all exactly why we do this work.

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As we look ahead for this coming year, our staff recognizes

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that a strong academic foundation relies on a

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strong positive culture.

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Middle school is a critical time of transition

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and students thrive when they feel grounded,

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valued, and seen.

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With this in mind, our overarching focus

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for this school year comes down to three clear words,

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connect, support, and Celebrate Connect.

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We're focusing on building intentional relationships across

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grade levels and teams.

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We're rolling out updated Cares matrices.

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You might hear some of the other principles talk about that.

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Embedding core competencies like cooperation, empathy,

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and self control directly into our daily instruction.

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While continuously re reinforcing our core motto,

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which you've heard me say before, which is, work hard,

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make good choices, and be kind.

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As far as the support part, we're strengthening our system

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of care for every individual in the building.

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for students who need extra help.

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Cultivating a STU student leadership

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and ensuring our new staff members have the mentoring

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and professional resources that they need.

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And as far as celebrating, we wanna make sure

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that we are actively recognizing the good

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that happens every single day in our building.

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We're establishing regular recognition routines

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for both students and staff, highlighting achievements,

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recognizing areas of growth,

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and bringing our school community together

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to celebrate success stories.

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When we intentionally connect with one another,

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support each other through challenges

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and celebrate our victories together,

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we create an environment

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where every student at Gilbert h Hood can be successful.

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Thank you for your continued support of our school,

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our staff, and our students.

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I look forward to a fantastic school year.

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Any questions for me?

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Questions for Mr. Hall? Thank you. Thank you, Lisa.

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Good evening everybody. I think Lisa said it all,

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so, no, I'm just kidding.

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No, it's really, it's really great to be here again.

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It, it's been a really exciting start to the school year.

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There's nothing quite like the first day of school,

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like Lisa mentioned,

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we have 657 students as of today, I believe,

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and that's an increase from last year, about 30 students.

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So it really was great

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to start the year seeing all the fifth graders come in

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with the sixth graders who have been there last year

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and the support that they showed

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them when they entered the building.

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which is really excellent way to begin things.

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We just need almost two days of a para,

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I think at this point is really all we're looking for.

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And we're excited that we have ESSA new program

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that we're piloting at West Running Brook for our students

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with emotional disturbance.

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and we're looking forward to working with

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that group over the course of the year.

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The building looks amazing.

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All of the work that happened over the summer,

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we can't thank this board, Jeremy and his team

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and our custodians enough

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for the new flooring that's in our building.

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The courtyard has been paved

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and that is a much safer, better environment for students,

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which is used very frequently in the winter for recess.

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that was a long time coming

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and we appreciate that very much.

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We shifted our schedule a little bit this year.

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that we have, we were able

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to carve out more instructional time,

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which we had talked about over the course of last year.

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So we have an additional 15 minutes that we were able

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to spread out over the course of the day,

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which doesn't sound like a lot,

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but over the course of the year, 15 minutes a day is,

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is quite a bit of time.

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What that looks like for fifth grade is their core blocks

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are pushed together.

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So they will stay with their ELA social studies

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and writing teacher for a period of 96 minutes.

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and mathematics teacher for a period of 96 minutes.

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And it gives that teacher flexibility to either work

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more heavily on maybe reading

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and less on the social studies piece,

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or if they're working on a social studies project,

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expand the time there without that transition time.

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are working on a science experiment,

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which takes a little bit longer.

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They were able to have that time

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and use the flexibility within that longer period to,

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to do what they needed to do.

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So we're really excited about the potential there.

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Also, it, the students are extremely excited about the

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potential of the athletics that they're able

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to join over at Kil Day should.

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of our students playing on soccer field hockey cross country

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this year and that's been a really exciting addition for us.

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We want to thank Mitch Edwards for once again,

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helping us out, securing the funding

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to have some really great team building things

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at the beginning of the year.

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On September 1st, the Brown Center from UNH

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who were experts in team building worked

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with our sixth graders.

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they were in the classrooms working on team building

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and that went really well in it.

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For the second straight year,

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we've sent our entire fifth grade on a field trip.

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It was not the first week of school this year,

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it was the second week, which actually worked out much

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better is, you know,

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teachers knew the students a little bit better,

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but they traveled to Camp Carpenter

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and just had an amazing day.

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You know, working together and building relationships

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with their peers and with the staff.

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We continue to be a partner school

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with Southern New Hampshire University.

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That relationship continues to expand.

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So we do have six interns this year at West Running Brook.

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We also, in the past three year

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or two years rather, first two years, we had

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a special education class

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that was taught in our school with undergrads.

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And then they went out across the building

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and gained some field experience.

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We are also gonna have a science class taught there this

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year where best in HU the professor will come to the school,

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instruct 14 or 15 students,

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and then they'll gain some field experience with hopes

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that they'll want to intern in Derry

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and then eventually join our team, which we've seen a lot

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of positive results in that regard.

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So we just want to thank you for the support.

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It's been a great, a great start to the year

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with the time change is one more thing that I wanted

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to mention is our bus ridership is up tremendously

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and I think that's, that's really good.

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Our, our drop off has gone down, our ridership is up

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and as we navigate the beginning of that, the beginning

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of the year with those things, we should be able

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to get students into the building on

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time in an efficient way.

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So thank you for the support.

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Thank you. Any questions?

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Questions? Not a question.

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Just a comment to say

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that we sat on the time change committee together over the

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course of several meetings last fall into the

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early winter maybe.

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And I'm really pleased to hear about the positive impacts

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that, that time change is having,

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particularly at West Running Brook.

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I know that I would often look to you

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and during that meeting, a lot of times it was about busing,

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which was definitely an issue.

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And a major component also though, was instructional time,

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particularly at West Running Brook.

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And you said it was what, 15 minutes

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Just about. So we are at, so it 15,

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about 15 minutes.

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So our core blocks for fifth grade

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are 96 minutes.

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which doesn't sound like a big change,

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but six minutes is a hu is a massive change.

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And over the course of an entire year that that really

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makes a difference and it allowed us to be able to do it.

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It's complicated to schedule like that to get it.

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The middle school, the intermediate school schedule's really

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difficult to work

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through all the things if students need band

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or they're, you know, they have different service delivery.

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So to be able to have some additional flexibility was huge

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this summer and it just benefits all the students.

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Yeah, I'm, I'm really pleased to hear that.

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And I also, Mr. Flynn had told me a couple weeks back

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that you had said the first week of school

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that ridership was up, particularly in the morning,

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which I think maybe wasn't an impact we, we saw coming,

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but I think it's a very positive one too,

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so that's great to hear.

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Yeah, anecdotally, I mean, I would say 30 to 40%,

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but I don't, I don't have a number so I could,

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that could be totally made up.

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But I'm out there every morning and,

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and I noticed that we won't quote you.

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It feels like almost half fewer cars in the morning.

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It's really quick. So that's, that's excellent.

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Just to put it in perspective, 15 minutes a day

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ends up being about 46 hours extra during a year.

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Yeah. Which ends up being about seven extra days. Yeah.

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Mathematically instructional time.

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So every minute does count in our schedule.

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That was a very large sticking point for me.

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And I would often look to Bill during those meetings

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and kind of like say like, it was Bill's mantra, like,

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I just need 15 more minutes.

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We were gonna put that on his headstone. Yeah.

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And so I, I'm really pleased to hear that.

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And that number could totally be made up. So,

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And yeah, we gonna put him on that.

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Alright. Thank you everybody. Thank you.

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Thanks Bill.

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Hi everyone. Thanks for having us here tonight.

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We had a great opening of the school year at Grinnell,

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but to get there, I have to go back to the end of last year

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and I, I still am super excited at the hard work

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that our students in SAF did last year.

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And just looking at one piece of data, their

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NWEA map testing results in math.

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Everybody, every grade level was in high achievement,

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high growth, which is something for the students

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and staff to be proud of.

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I followed the end of the school year

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by joining the curriculum team at the NWEA

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Fusion National Conference.

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And we got to showcase our district

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and talk about some of the things that allowed that growth

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to be possible, which was exciting.

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And then over the summer, lots of things took place.

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We had some tile replaced, we had some carpets replaced.

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The contractors maintenance

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and custodial staff did a great job in our building.

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I wanna give a special shout out to the custodial staff

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for everything they did over the summer,

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including our summer custodians.

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And then our teachers spent the summer working on different

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task forces for curriculum and sharing

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and collaborating with each other, which is always a,

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a good thing to get the teachers

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voice heard in what's happening

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and what's going to be coming up in the school year.

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And then from a leadership

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standpoint, it was a great summer.

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The elementary principals

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and assistant principals in particular, along

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with the middle end intermediate at

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times did weekly huddles.

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So we got to collaborate and work together

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and that was the first time we've

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ever done something like that.

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And it was extremely positive

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and it allowed us time to share some best practices

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and think of different things

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for the upcoming school year in our building.

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Specifically at Grinnell, we hired six

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new staff over the summer.

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So we are also almost fully staffed.

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We still could use some paraprofessionals.

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So if anybody is looking

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to be an elementary paraprofessional, give us a call.

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And our kitchen staff

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and secretaries returned in August, like they always do

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with smiles on their faces, ready to greet students ready

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to offer help and support in any way we need it.

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And then we finished the summer

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with popsicles on the playground, an event we did with PTA

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for our kindergarten families.

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And it was great to see the kindergartners come

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and play on the playground, meet kids that they haven't met

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before, see kids that they've seen around town

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and families to connect.

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So that was nice. And it's always fun in the fall when you

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see the little kindergartners come in, you forget

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how little they are at the very beginning.

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And some of them are just four years old

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and those days are long when they first start,

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but they're doing a great job transitioning

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and we couldn't be any prouder of them.

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So we finished with our meet

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and greet where we had almost all of our families attend.

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It was extremely well attended

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and we started the school year ready to go

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and just excited for what the school year is going to bring.

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Great. Any questions?

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Questions? Alright, thanks. Thank you.

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Mary and I were trying to decide who was going next.

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Thank you. As I said, thank you for having us tonight.

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We, we really enjoy coming out

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and talking about our schools at South Range.

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We certainly had a busy summer.

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I know you've heard a lot about it

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and I'm gonna give you a little bit

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of a different perspective about our summer.

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Clearly construction was, was a big part of that.

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I had weekly meetings with the contractors

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and with the facilities department and Mrs. Joseph

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and I spent our summer,

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although I was there at the school,

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checking in a few times a week.

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We spent our summer with all of our, our colleagues.

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They were very welcoming.

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They allowed us to have interviews at their schools.

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They welcomed us to spend some time there.

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So that was really great to, to have

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that admin time together with,

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with the other building admins.

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We were, we were definitely grateful of all of

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that support that, that we received.

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So although the contractors told us all summer,

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Mike reassured me,

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everything's fine, Michelle, everything's fine.

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Jeremy told me it's gonna be great.

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The contractors kept saying that.

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It took a while for me to see that light at the end

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of the tunnel of, okay, we're gonna be ready to open

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and we're going to be ready to have that, that meet

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and greet on Monday the 24th for our students,

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as you've heard from, from everybody else,

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it was just incredible to watch the buses pull out,

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watch the contractors pull in,

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and then at the end of the summer, watch the contractors

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and the dumpsters and the porta-potties go out

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and the students come in, you know, shortly after that.

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So while obviously that was a major topic,

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the construction at South Range was

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a major topic of the summer.

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What I really wanna highlight tonight is the incredible

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sense of teamwork and community that was on display

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as we prepared for our students to return.

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So there was, again, a lot of conversation,

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is it going to be ready in time?

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And we yes, it will, it will be ready,

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we'll be ready for students.

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Typically, we, our students are, our teachers are able

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to come back a little bit early,

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obviously that was not able to happen.

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They came back and just watching the teamwork

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of them coming back, they came back a little overwhelmed.

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There were still contractors, feet hanging from the ceiling.

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There were still things going on

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as the teachers were entering the building.

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And they, they were very overwhelmed by that.

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But then watching them just turn to not

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what hasn't been done yet, but changed their attitude.

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To have that attitude of, well, what do we need to do?

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How do we need to get this ready

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and make sure that our school is ready for,

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for students to come back.

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Having the, the teamwork from the

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SAU leadership team coming over,

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almost the entire BARCA staff came over

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to support our, our teachers.

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And just, it was, and again, our lead, my team,

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my leadership team over here, everybody just came together

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to support us to say, what can we do?

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How can we help? How can we ensure

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that this is ready for students?

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And it was, it was truly great just to see

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that all come together, just to make sure with

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that shared goal of our students coming back to a building

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that is ready for them.

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So we had a line out the door on Monday morning at,

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I looked out the window at about 8 45

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and there was a line out the door

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and down the, down the sidewalk for our meet and greet.

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And just seeing those,

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those families come in the smiling faces

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and going, this is what, this is why we're here.

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This is what we, we do this for.

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Was, was really great to see.

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The excitement just made our building

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feel like itself again.

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Obviously all summer long, it,

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it didn't, it didn't feel that way.

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But seeing all of the exciting smiles

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and families come in really, really made it feel great.

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We have positive energy to start the school year.

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We are ready to go.

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It has been a fantastic start to the school year.

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Our teachers are building

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relationships with their new students.

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Our students came back in ready to do every routine

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that they had before they left our kindergartners,

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as Melissa mentioned, they come in and they're so little,

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but they came in and they knew exactly

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what to do on that first day.

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And it just, it's been,

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it's been a great start to the school year

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Questions, I've just gotta say, I went over

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to South Range about two and a half weeks

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before the beginning of school

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and stood in a classroom with Jeremy

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that had no ceiling and no windows.

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So, you know, it's pretty impressive

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what the construction crews were able to do to get

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that school ready in time and everybody throughout the

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district to get everything put back together again.

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Yeah, Wednesday, Wednesday afternoon,

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teachers came back on Thursday, Wednesday afternoon,

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our classrooms were still empty

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and everything was still in the cafeteria in the gym.

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And it was, it was just incredible

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to watch it all come together and just seeing step by step.

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I knew it would, couldn't see it.

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I knew it would, I couldn't see it quite there.

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I kept saying to the, the superintendents,

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the contract superintendents, I believe you.

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I hear you. I just can't envision how this is going to work.

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But it did.

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And, and again,

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everybody really pulled together to, to make that happen.

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So that sense of community was great.

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I think maybe you should have done like

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cookies for the custodians.

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Oh, they, yeah. We, we took, we fed. We fed. Yeah.

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We took care of it. We took care of it. Yeah.

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They, they were, they were well fed. Everybody.

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And they were custodians from all different schools

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that came over to help the facilities team, you know,

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over there, again, just members of family,

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members of our staff.

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Like it was just, it was, it was great.

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Everybody came together, but we did make sure

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that they were, that they were

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fed. Thank you. Thanks

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Michelle.

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Thank you very much.

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This is way go first.

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Now I know what it feels like for everything to be said.

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So at East Area, we didn't have as much work

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as other people, but the work that was done was amazing.

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The roof, that's something that you don't always,

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you can't always appreciate because you don't see it.

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But the work, it took quite a bit of time

522
00:23:24,475 --> 00:23:27,495
and people were just up and down getting things done.

523
00:23:27,955 --> 00:23:29,775
So that's outta the way. But more importantly,

524
00:23:29,875 --> 00:23:33,135
the rugs were taken up and tile put down

525
00:23:33,475 --> 00:23:36,695
and the wax put down and the custodians over the summer

526
00:23:36,795 --> 00:23:38,575
and the summer help were amazing.

527
00:23:38,955 --> 00:23:41,735
To the point where with the concrete walls, when you use

528
00:23:41,735 --> 00:23:44,735
that sticky, that sticky putty to hang things up,

529
00:23:44,795 --> 00:23:46,605
it gets in the pores of it.

530
00:23:46,755 --> 00:23:48,565
They literally had toothbrushes and things

531
00:23:48,625 --> 00:23:49,725
and toothpaste to take it out.

532
00:23:49,725 --> 00:23:52,325
They took such pride in it, painted the walls,

533
00:23:52,385 --> 00:23:54,005
and if there was a holiday, they went back

534
00:23:54,005 --> 00:23:55,885
and they even used little paintbrushes to do it.

535
00:23:56,065 --> 00:23:58,005
It literally looks like a new building when you go inside.

536
00:23:58,515 --> 00:24:00,525
They also had the time to set up the

537
00:24:00,525 --> 00:24:01,565
classrooms furniture wise.

538
00:24:01,565 --> 00:24:03,685
So the teachers and the teachers totally appreciated.

539
00:24:03,885 --> 00:24:05,565
That was one of the things they brought up was

540
00:24:05,715 --> 00:24:07,045
that I walked in my classroom,

541
00:24:07,545 --> 00:24:09,005
my everything was where it needed to be.

542
00:24:09,245 --> 00:24:10,885
I could just get down and get working and,

543
00:24:11,145 --> 00:24:12,885
and decorate what I needed to decorate.

544
00:24:13,665 --> 00:24:14,845
The meet and greet was amazing.

545
00:24:15,315 --> 00:24:17,365
Year three, now they're at East Area

546
00:24:17,545 --> 00:24:20,365
and the, you know, the teachers do all the real hard work

547
00:24:20,425 --> 00:24:23,205
and the staff, you know, has to pull everything together.

548
00:24:23,225 --> 00:24:25,005
And I get to be like the mother of the bride kissing

549
00:24:25,025 --> 00:24:26,485
and hugging people as they come in

550
00:24:26,625 --> 00:24:28,285
and as we walk through the halls,

551
00:24:28,285 --> 00:24:29,485
it's like such a proud moment

552
00:24:29,625 --> 00:24:31,805
and such a strong sense of community.

553
00:24:32,065 --> 00:24:34,925
And the work of cares is really showing up in the sense that

554
00:24:35,525 --> 00:24:37,045
morning meeting is flawless.

555
00:24:37,065 --> 00:24:39,245
Fourth grade bar, the whole fourth grade team in

556
00:24:39,505 --> 00:24:41,005
to do a morning meeting together.

557
00:24:41,065 --> 00:24:42,645
And Kelly and I got to join them

558
00:24:42,825 --> 00:24:45,245
and the routines are so established that

559
00:24:46,005 --> 00:24:48,885
building those relationships and ha doing those activities

560
00:24:48,985 --> 00:24:51,365
and learning more about each other came, came

561
00:24:51,365 --> 00:24:52,965
with absolute nee ease.

562
00:24:53,705 --> 00:24:56,445
You know, again, our PTA I'm looking forward

563
00:24:56,445 --> 00:24:58,365
to the things they have scheduled for us.

564
00:24:58,515 --> 00:24:59,765
They are so supportive.

565
00:24:59,765 --> 00:25:02,445
The volunteers that come in, like Jen who runs off papers

566
00:25:02,505 --> 00:25:04,125
and stuff, they, those are the things

567
00:25:04,125 --> 00:25:05,605
that people don't necessarily see.

568
00:25:05,605 --> 00:25:07,405
They come and have the fun or the teachers have the

569
00:25:07,565 --> 00:25:08,645
materials they need to get it done.

570
00:25:09,505 --> 00:25:11,085
The great work that's done all the time.

571
00:25:11,225 --> 00:25:13,085
So again, looking forward to a great year.

572
00:25:13,345 --> 00:25:16,325
The weekly huddles was probably my favorite year.

573
00:25:16,715 --> 00:25:18,605
This is, I'm going to year 41

574
00:25:18,605 --> 00:25:19,805
and dairy, but not as a principal.

575
00:25:19,825 --> 00:25:22,805
But my most favorite year as a summer as a principal,

576
00:25:22,805 --> 00:25:25,765
because we, it's not that we don't collaborate

577
00:25:25,765 --> 00:25:29,365
or talk in the summer because you call and stuff each other

578
00:25:29,425 --> 00:25:30,445
and we lean on each other,

579
00:25:30,705 --> 00:25:32,325
but being in the same room with each other,

580
00:25:32,465 --> 00:25:34,805
to have those conversations and think of things together

581
00:25:35,065 --> 00:25:39,205
and plan things out together was amazing.

582
00:25:39,315 --> 00:25:42,405
Like, so appreciate the work that we got to do side by side.

583
00:25:45,885 --> 00:25:48,645
I have a question. So now are all the classrooms at East

584
00:25:48,645 --> 00:25:50,845
Area tile floor?

585
00:25:50,915 --> 00:25:51,965
Like all the rug is gone.

586
00:25:51,965 --> 00:25:54,845
They are except the C Oh,

587
00:25:54,845 --> 00:25:55,925
I'm gonna have to think about the library.

588
00:25:56,145 --> 00:25:57,485
No, I the library

589
00:25:57,815 --> 00:25:59,085
sells carpet, right Picture, there's still carpet.

590
00:25:59,345 --> 00:26:01,165
So the classroom, yeah, but the three cubbies,

591
00:26:01,165 --> 00:26:02,605
the last three rooms that, that had the cubbies

592
00:26:02,605 --> 00:26:03,805
that were blocking the view

593
00:26:03,865 --> 00:26:05,725
for when kids were hanging up their things are going

594
00:26:05,725 --> 00:26:07,725
to get things or maybe not doing

595
00:26:07,725 --> 00:26:08,845
things they should do behind there.

596
00:26:09,305 --> 00:26:11,165
Now we can see it. We don't need the little mirrors,

597
00:26:11,165 --> 00:26:13,125
the backup mirrors that for teachers to look

598
00:26:13,545 --> 00:26:16,165
and just opening that up along with the tile floors,

599
00:26:16,165 --> 00:26:18,565
make the room seem brighter and bigger.

600
00:26:19,025 --> 00:26:21,325
So tho those look beautiful too. But those are all done.

601
00:26:21,415 --> 00:26:23,165
We're down to like minimal rugs in in

602
00:26:23,165 --> 00:26:25,045
that back suite in the small offices.

603
00:26:25,075 --> 00:26:26,605
There's rugs back there, but they

604
00:26:26,625 --> 00:26:28,125
but the classroom, it's the, the classroom,

605
00:26:28,125 --> 00:26:30,045
the classroom structure themselves are all yep,

606
00:26:30,115 --> 00:26:31,445
tile, easy to clean.

607
00:26:31,675 --> 00:26:34,605
Yeah. And, okay, that's awesome. Yeah, yeah.

608
00:26:38,355 --> 00:26:39,885
Alright. Thank you Mary. Thanks Mary.

609
00:26:41,115 --> 00:26:42,115
Last but not least,

610
00:26:49,875 --> 00:26:51,645
Well now I do get to know what it's like

611
00:26:51,645 --> 00:26:53,525
to have everything said, but there,

612
00:26:53,595 --> 00:26:56,445
there's some important things to, to say about Barker here.

613
00:26:57,545 --> 00:27:00,045
We had a, a busy summer, but

614
00:27:00,045 --> 00:27:01,685
before I get into that, I just want

615
00:27:01,685 --> 00:27:03,045
to thank the Barca custodians.

616
00:27:03,625 --> 00:27:06,165
You know, you guys are gonna notice a, a theme here,

617
00:27:06,765 --> 00:27:07,765
the Barca custodians.

618
00:27:07,765 --> 00:27:10,045
We have four guys that put their heart

619
00:27:10,045 --> 00:27:11,445
and soul into everything they do there

620
00:27:11,465 --> 00:27:12,725
to make that school shine.

621
00:27:13,385 --> 00:27:15,045
We are fortunate with the school that we have

622
00:27:15,045 --> 00:27:18,605
and we know that, and those guys do a lot of work

623
00:27:18,625 --> 00:27:20,885
to get the school ready so

624
00:27:20,885 --> 00:27:22,685
that it does shine the way that it does.

625
00:27:22,865 --> 00:27:25,125
But that being said, Jeremy's crew also

626
00:27:25,945 --> 00:27:27,245
did three new things for bark.

627
00:27:27,305 --> 00:27:28,845
And I don't want that to go on set either.

628
00:27:28,905 --> 00:27:32,925
The new sign out on 28 is, is a beautiful sign.

629
00:27:33,185 --> 00:27:36,845
We also had the bleachers that were in disarray.

630
00:27:36,845 --> 00:27:38,685
They needed to really be repaired and,

631
00:27:38,685 --> 00:27:41,805
and they repaired every single seat in our bleachers in the,

632
00:27:41,805 --> 00:27:45,445
in the gymnasium and then the tactile pads outside.

633
00:27:45,505 --> 00:27:47,165
We have a couple staff

634
00:27:47,185 --> 00:27:49,165
and a few students that are in wheelchairs.

635
00:27:49,165 --> 00:27:50,685
And those tactile pads are important

636
00:27:50,685 --> 00:27:52,525
for them coming into the building.

637
00:27:52,705 --> 00:27:55,845
We have three main spots where they enter the building

638
00:27:55,845 --> 00:27:57,805
and those tactile pads were replaced.

639
00:27:58,225 --> 00:27:59,725
And that's a big deal for them.

640
00:28:00,185 --> 00:28:02,325
So we just wanna acknowledge that, you know,

641
00:28:02,325 --> 00:28:05,045
that work was done at Barca and, and it was important work.

642
00:28:06,395 --> 00:28:09,365
Like I said, we were busy this summer at Barca

643
00:28:10,065 --> 00:28:12,805
and I just wanna make sure that, you know,

644
00:28:12,805 --> 00:28:14,245
people are acknowledged for that as well.

645
00:28:14,705 --> 00:28:18,365
We had four programs that were running this summer in ESY

646
00:28:18,505 --> 00:28:22,965
and we also had Title one that was done

647
00:28:22,985 --> 00:28:24,805
by our curriculum department.

648
00:28:25,145 --> 00:28:26,445
And that's a big undertaking.

649
00:28:26,505 --> 00:28:28,485
We had about 200 students at school.

650
00:28:29,305 --> 00:28:32,445
And so that requires a lot of preparation, a lot of staff,

651
00:28:32,645 --> 00:28:35,925
a lot, a lot of organization and student services.

652
00:28:35,985 --> 00:28:37,085
Did a great job doing that.

653
00:28:37,185 --> 00:28:41,365
It really was, was a pleasure to run at Barca.

654
00:28:42,315 --> 00:28:45,605
That being said, it was also talked about the administration

655
00:28:45,605 --> 00:28:46,765
being able to get together

656
00:28:47,405 --> 00:28:49,485
because we didn't have construction at Barca.

657
00:28:49,485 --> 00:28:52,245
We were able to use that, that space

658
00:28:53,305 --> 00:28:55,525
and the administration pulled together

659
00:28:55,785 --> 00:28:57,445
and took days to make sure

660
00:28:57,445 --> 00:28:59,205
that the ESY program ran smoothly.

661
00:28:59,905 --> 00:29:01,725
And that allotted us time to get together

662
00:29:02,025 --> 00:29:04,005
and do a lot of team building.

663
00:29:04,425 --> 00:29:08,645
We are, I would say close as a group anyway,

664
00:29:08,905 --> 00:29:11,485
but having that time together uninterrupted,

665
00:29:11,485 --> 00:29:13,765
where you can just sit like Mary kind of alluded to,

666
00:29:14,135 --> 00:29:16,925
where you're just bouncing ideas off of one another

667
00:29:16,985 --> 00:29:18,245
and, you know, talk about things

668
00:29:18,245 --> 00:29:21,045
that come up throughout the year really does help you

669
00:29:21,045 --> 00:29:22,085
grow as a professional.

670
00:29:22,105 --> 00:29:24,085
So it was nice to have everybody together

671
00:29:24,625 --> 00:29:27,245
and I think that that's, you know, a testament

672
00:29:27,245 --> 00:29:28,645
to these guys in their professionalism.

673
00:29:28,825 --> 00:29:30,445
So it was great to have that together.

674
00:29:32,865 --> 00:29:35,325
As far as the school year goes, we've had a great kickoff.

675
00:29:35,685 --> 00:29:39,045
Like everybody says the star times, you know,

676
00:29:39,045 --> 00:29:41,450
everybody has made a great shift for the star times

677
00:29:41,785 --> 00:29:45,045
and we, we can't go without talking about our PTA.

678
00:29:45,065 --> 00:29:48,085
Our PTA puts a lot of work into making sure

679
00:29:48,085 --> 00:29:49,125
that the students are welcomed.

680
00:29:49,985 --> 00:29:52,725
We have our first welcome back event on the 18th

681
00:29:53,345 --> 00:29:55,605
and everybody's already, already looking forward to that.

682
00:29:56,465 --> 00:29:58,365
So the school year is off and running

683
00:29:58,385 --> 00:30:00,725
and we're gonna be busy with, you know, night events,

684
00:30:00,965 --> 00:30:04,965
PTA events, things, just getting kids welcome back to school

685
00:30:04,965 --> 00:30:06,365
and excited about going to school.

686
00:30:07,425 --> 00:30:08,685
And then last

687
00:30:08,685 --> 00:30:11,605
but not least, I can't thank the teachers and staff enough.

688
00:30:12,515 --> 00:30:14,285
They really are the ones that put every, you know,

689
00:30:14,385 --> 00:30:16,365
put everything into the opening of the school.

690
00:30:16,365 --> 00:30:18,045
They make it what it is,

691
00:30:18,865 --> 00:30:20,405
and then the students, you know,

692
00:30:20,405 --> 00:30:21,925
doing the routines like the other,

693
00:30:22,065 --> 00:30:23,525
the other principals have talked about,

694
00:30:23,865 --> 00:30:25,365
that's really important for the kids.

695
00:30:25,475 --> 00:30:27,125
They know that they're taken care of.

696
00:30:27,125 --> 00:30:28,685
They know that they're loved in these schools

697
00:30:29,545 --> 00:30:32,005
and so that's why they're able to do so well.

698
00:30:32,635 --> 00:30:36,125
When you feel comfortable to even make a mistake

699
00:30:36,985 --> 00:30:40,285
and learn, that's really what going to school is all about.

700
00:30:40,465 --> 00:30:42,445
So we're excited for a great school year.

701
00:30:42,545 --> 00:30:43,925
We thank you guys for your support

702
00:30:44,345 --> 00:30:46,725
and look forward to seeing you in a couple months.

703
00:30:49,785 --> 00:30:52,605
Any questions for Dave? Alright. All right, thank you.

704
00:30:52,605 --> 00:30:55,485
Thanks guys. Thank you. Just quickly, I, you know,

705
00:30:56,005 --> 00:30:57,085
I want to thank the six of them.

706
00:30:57,405 --> 00:31:00,645
I mean, principal is the hardest job in any school district.

707
00:31:00,805 --> 00:31:03,005
I stand by that. I'll never think differently.

708
00:31:04,335 --> 00:31:06,765
Every day's different, every minute,

709
00:31:06,835 --> 00:31:08,325
hour could be different at certain times.

710
00:31:09,795 --> 00:31:12,645
Dealing with adult problems, right?

711
00:31:12,645 --> 00:31:14,965
Teacher problems, concerns, issues throughout the day,

712
00:31:14,965 --> 00:31:16,485
dealing with parent issues, concerns,

713
00:31:16,485 --> 00:31:17,645
problems throughout the day, dealing

714
00:31:17,645 --> 00:31:19,645
with student issues throughout the day.

715
00:31:20,635 --> 00:31:23,525
They are the lead manager of, of that facility,

716
00:31:24,105 --> 00:31:26,405
but they are people pleasers, right?

717
00:31:26,405 --> 00:31:27,805
So their job is to try

718
00:31:27,805 --> 00:31:29,405
and solve all those things in a single day.

719
00:31:29,875 --> 00:31:32,085
Some crazy stat bill I'm gonna make up right now.

720
00:31:32,185 --> 00:31:33,965
But they make 3000 decisions a day

721
00:31:33,965 --> 00:31:36,365
or something along those lines as principals.

722
00:31:36,425 --> 00:31:41,005
But you know, it's, I've been here now 14, 15 months

723
00:31:41,065 --> 00:31:43,565
and the dedication that that group puts in is,

724
00:31:43,665 --> 00:31:45,005
is unmatched to where I've been.

725
00:31:45,065 --> 00:31:47,485
So we wouldn't be able to sit up here

726
00:31:47,485 --> 00:31:48,685
and do our jobs if it wasn't for you,

727
00:31:48,835 --> 00:31:50,405
because of the front lines and,

728
00:31:50,405 --> 00:31:51,925
and you work really well with our teachers

729
00:31:51,925 --> 00:31:52,965
and our students and our families.

730
00:31:52,965 --> 00:31:54,645
So thank you for all that hard work. I really appreciate

731
00:31:54,645 --> 00:31:55,645
It.

732
00:31:55,645 --> 00:31:57,205
Yeah, and I'd just like to add to that, thank you guys

733
00:31:57,265 --> 00:31:59,845
for getting together and kudos to whoever put

734
00:31:59,845 --> 00:32:01,605
that together for you guys.

735
00:32:01,785 --> 00:32:03,645
That's, I mean, you guys carry the weight

736
00:32:03,645 --> 00:32:04,925
to dairy on your shoulders.

737
00:32:04,925 --> 00:32:06,925
You have the children, you have the future.

738
00:32:07,625 --> 00:32:10,245
And the fact that you guys take that so seriously,

739
00:32:10,315 --> 00:32:11,525
it's just, it's awesome.

740
00:32:14,235 --> 00:32:16,125
It's been a year now that we've had you guys coming

741
00:32:16,125 --> 00:32:17,565
with these updates in this format

742
00:32:17,785 --> 00:32:20,125
and I mean, I think it's been a fantastic update, you know,

743
00:32:20,305 --> 00:32:22,045
to our agenda to provide us

744
00:32:22,145 --> 00:32:25,325
and the community with a look into what's going on at your

745
00:32:25,325 --> 00:32:26,925
schools, all the great things that you're doing.

746
00:32:27,185 --> 00:32:29,525
And good luck with the rest

747
00:32:29,525 --> 00:32:30,965
of the fall and we'll see you soon.

748
00:32:34,365 --> 00:32:35,365
You guys can go,

749
00:32:38,415 --> 00:32:39,415
Hold on.

750
00:32:39,415 --> 00:32:41,285
'cause I just wanna say thank you, thank you for helping

751
00:32:42,185 --> 00:32:44,445
get South Range back on their feet without question.

752
00:32:44,545 --> 00:32:46,325
That's goes above and beyond

753
00:32:46,325 --> 00:32:49,325
and it just does show the kind of team that you have.

754
00:32:49,325 --> 00:32:51,645
And it's amazing. I was able

755
00:32:51,645 --> 00:32:55,205
to tour the four elementary schools and see the difference.

756
00:32:55,205 --> 00:32:57,085
They haven't been to the middle school and the intermediate,

757
00:32:57,385 --> 00:32:59,565
but the difference in the floors,

758
00:33:00,345 --> 00:33:02,685
the difference in finally finishing those last

759
00:33:02,685 --> 00:33:03,925
cubbies moved at East Area.

760
00:33:03,925 --> 00:33:07,925
That was the best idea ever. It makes a big difference.

761
00:33:07,925 --> 00:33:10,725
Just the floors alone make it so much brighter

762
00:33:10,785 --> 00:33:11,805
and so much more welcoming.

763
00:33:11,825 --> 00:33:15,405
And I also wanna recognize this, the custodians

764
00:33:15,905 --> 00:33:20,645
and the maintenance people because it, it was a huge summer

765
00:33:20,945 --> 00:33:22,445
and it shows in the building.

766
00:33:22,585 --> 00:33:24,445
So thank you. But thank you to you guys as well.

767
00:33:29,025 --> 00:33:30,405
All right. Alright, see you later, Faru. Yeah.

768
00:33:30,565 --> 00:33:34,205
Thank you guys. It's a school night. Yeah.

769
00:33:37,385 --> 00:33:39,725
All right. Our next order of business will be delegations

770
00:33:39,725 --> 00:33:41,165
and individuals at this time.

771
00:33:41,445 --> 00:33:43,405
Residents of dairy, parents of currently enrolled dairy

772
00:33:43,645 --> 00:33:45,445
students and employees of the district may address the

773
00:33:45,445 --> 00:33:47,365
school board on matters that pertain only to school

774
00:33:47,365 --> 00:33:48,965
and district business for a period of time.

775
00:33:48,985 --> 00:33:50,365
Not to exceed three minutes per person.

776
00:33:51,305 --> 00:33:53,285
As a reminder, the board welcomes your input,

777
00:33:53,285 --> 00:33:54,285
however questions are not

778
00:33:54,285 --> 00:33:55,525
entertained during the comment period.

779
00:33:56,185 --> 00:33:57,645
If you would like to speak, please come up

780
00:33:57,645 --> 00:33:58,645
to the microphone at this time

781
00:33:58,645 --> 00:34:00,205
and state your name and address for the record.

782
00:34:01,875 --> 00:34:06,225
Brian, is that it?

783
00:34:09,005 --> 00:34:11,865
Oh my goodness, you don't have to you. It's okay.

784
00:34:13,905 --> 00:34:14,905
I can't help yourself.

785
00:34:25,895 --> 00:34:28,905
Well, good evening. Oops. Can you hear me?

786
00:34:28,965 --> 00:34:32,065
Yes, I knew you'd tell me if you couldn't.

787
00:34:33,105 --> 00:34:34,625
Someone started that. I don't know who.

788
00:34:35,775 --> 00:34:38,465
Well, you know, I worked around aircraft for 20 years, so

789
00:34:39,085 --> 00:34:42,305
my hearing is not the best, you know,

790
00:34:42,445 --> 00:34:46,585
and tonight I even sat in front, you know, so I didn't have

791
00:34:46,585 --> 00:34:48,905
to, wouldn't take five minutes getting up.

792
00:34:49,605 --> 00:34:51,345
But anyhow, my name is Richard Tripp

793
00:34:52,005 --> 00:34:53,985
and I live at 44 Windham Road.

794
00:34:57,405 --> 00:35:00,785
The, I wasn't here last

795
00:35:00,785 --> 00:35:02,425
meeting for some reason.

796
00:35:02,585 --> 00:35:06,145
I neglected to check the

797
00:35:08,405 --> 00:35:12,265
so, but as I usually do,

798
00:35:13,265 --> 00:35:16,465
I always check the school board page to see

799
00:35:19,175 --> 00:35:23,465
what the agenda is and what the attachments are and,

800
00:35:24,205 --> 00:35:27,305
and if the video has been posted.

801
00:35:28,205 --> 00:35:31,455
So everything was fine.

802
00:35:31,555 --> 00:35:35,895
And I found the school board go goals presentation

803
00:35:36,795 --> 00:35:39,445
on the school board site.

804
00:35:40,265 --> 00:35:41,805
So as I was watching the

805
00:35:42,495 --> 00:35:45,715
video this afternoon, I thought it was great.

806
00:35:45,735 --> 00:35:47,755
You guys are going through all the goals,

807
00:35:48,615 --> 00:35:50,555
you've got this great presentation

808
00:35:51,495 --> 00:35:53,555
and you never put it up on a big screen.

809
00:35:56,085 --> 00:35:57,785
So I was wondering, well

810
00:35:58,565 --> 00:36:01,425
it probably would've helped a lot in communicating.

811
00:36:02,265 --> 00:36:05,265
I think that was one of the goals on page 10,

812
00:36:08,205 --> 00:36:11,185
if you would've done that so people at home could see

813
00:36:11,185 --> 00:36:12,625
what you were talking about.

814
00:36:13,325 --> 00:36:17,465
But anyhow, so anyhow, the,

815
00:36:19,185 --> 00:36:21,865
I listened to the, that's the only part

816
00:36:21,865 --> 00:36:23,305
that I watched on the,

817
00:36:26,085 --> 00:36:28,945
The video was the, the goal section

818
00:36:29,645 --> 00:36:32,465
and the being is, I'm on the,

819
00:36:32,765 --> 00:36:35,625
oh, I did notice that.

820
00:36:36,705 --> 00:36:38,705
I remember when Mike showed up, he says,

821
00:36:38,705 --> 00:36:40,785
there's gonna be no more acronyms.

822
00:36:44,005 --> 00:36:46,665
And one of the principals

823
00:36:48,815 --> 00:36:51,105
tonight, he says he's, he's really glad

824
00:36:51,105 --> 00:36:54,585
that they had an opportunity to, to have the ESS.

825
00:36:56,085 --> 00:36:58,465
Oh, yeah, yeah. And I just wanted, he did

826
00:36:58,585 --> 00:36:59,625
Followed up with what it was called though.

827
00:36:59,855 --> 00:37:01,745
What he did follow up with what it was called.

828
00:37:02,295 --> 00:37:04,505
Well actually he said emotional support.

829
00:37:05,425 --> 00:37:08,745
I don't, I think I thought there was two S's in ESS,

830
00:37:11,185 --> 00:37:12,185
I don't recall.

831
00:37:12,185 --> 00:37:13,585
Oh, Emotional student support.

832
00:37:14,265 --> 00:37:16,065
Probably. It's effective School Solutions is the

833
00:37:16,065 --> 00:37:18,225
Effective School Solutions. It's Oh, okay. Thank

834
00:37:18,225 --> 00:37:19,225
You.

835
00:37:19,225 --> 00:37:20,945
It's emotional school solutions. Effective

836
00:37:20,945 --> 00:37:21,945
School Solutions.

837
00:37:22,125 --> 00:37:24,465
Oh, effective. Oh, alright.

838
00:37:24,615 --> 00:37:29,065
Well, like I said, is that a 50 cent fine or It's a dollar.

839
00:37:33,845 --> 00:37:35,905
Always a dollar. Oh,

840
00:37:36,805 --> 00:37:39,505
but Richard, the other thing was Richard, when they,

841
00:37:39,695 --> 00:37:41,305
when they said they needed a prayer

842
00:37:41,305 --> 00:37:42,545
Profession, Richard, your time is up.

843
00:37:42,685 --> 00:37:44,985
So if you would like to request additional time,

844
00:37:45,305 --> 00:37:47,385
I would like some extra time. Do

845
00:37:47,385 --> 00:37:48,505
I have a motion to extend Mr.

846
00:37:48,505 --> 00:37:50,905
Tripp's time? So moved first by Jamie.

847
00:37:51,685 --> 00:37:54,985
Second. Second by Karen. All in favor? Aye. Aye.

848
00:37:55,205 --> 00:37:57,585
All opposed. Motion passes. Six zero.

849
00:37:58,375 --> 00:38:00,385
I'll try and be brief, but

850
00:38:01,895 --> 00:38:05,865
that was such a great presentation that give a lot of ideas.

851
00:38:08,365 --> 00:38:11,225
So anyhow, you know, yesterday was a primary

852
00:38:12,765 --> 00:38:16,865
and I, I survived the calling of the herd, you know, so

853
00:38:18,435 --> 00:38:20,745
maybe come November, I'll have one more term

854
00:38:21,485 --> 00:38:24,465
and the state house and I'm gonna quit

855
00:38:24,465 --> 00:38:26,745
after that. I, that's

856
00:38:26,745 --> 00:38:27,745
What they all say. Yeah,

857
00:38:28,005 --> 00:38:29,005
No, no, no, no.

858
00:38:29,745 --> 00:38:31,985
I am getting old, you know,

859
00:38:32,565 --> 00:38:35,845
and you know, when I graduated high school I wanted

860
00:38:35,845 --> 00:38:39,285
to be a teacher, but unfortunately my, I had to go to work

861
00:38:39,285 --> 00:38:41,685
for my uncle, uncle Sam.

862
00:38:44,265 --> 00:38:46,405
And so maybe I'll, I'll

863
00:38:47,185 --> 00:38:49,005
see if I can get hired as a paraprofessional.

864
00:38:52,505 --> 00:38:56,445
But, so anyhow, on page five of the goals,

865
00:38:57,515 --> 00:39:00,605
this is the finance where you're talking about the

866
00:39:01,665 --> 00:39:02,925
fiscal advisory committee.

867
00:39:05,685 --> 00:39:09,745
I think that we could have improved

868
00:39:10,615 --> 00:39:13,185
what happened last year a lot if

869
00:39:15,535 --> 00:39:17,505
what was gonna be discussed had been

870
00:39:18,385 --> 00:39:21,985
provided to the advisory committee members prior

871
00:39:21,985 --> 00:39:26,425
to the meeting, because you know, what was discussed

872
00:39:27,245 --> 00:39:28,865
at the last meeting was that, you know, if,

873
00:39:29,365 --> 00:39:31,185
if you're just wanting to volunteer

874
00:39:31,365 --> 00:39:33,705
and you don't know anything about budgets

875
00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:35,665
and whatever, it, it's hard to follow

876
00:39:35,765 --> 00:39:38,025
and hard to know which questions to ask.

877
00:39:38,885 --> 00:39:41,865
So, like I said, I would, when,

878
00:39:41,865 --> 00:39:45,505
when you're going over the fiscal advisory that

879
00:39:46,655 --> 00:39:50,305
what can be done to, you know, clarify the, the job

880
00:39:51,005 --> 00:39:52,745
and what they do.

881
00:39:53,445 --> 00:39:57,185
But if you could provide the material

882
00:39:57,205 --> 00:39:59,665
that's gonna be discussed that night prior to the meeting,

883
00:40:00,265 --> 00:40:01,865
I think you'll get a lot more questions.

884
00:40:02,545 --> 00:40:07,185
'cause I remember that last year I was probably

885
00:40:08,435 --> 00:40:12,985
asked, ask 95% of the questions that were asked, you know,

886
00:40:14,125 --> 00:40:18,505
the, but it,

887
00:40:19,925 --> 00:40:23,305
the, i the concept of letting people,

888
00:40:24,725 --> 00:40:29,225
giving them some orientation on how to follow a a a budget

889
00:40:30,695 --> 00:40:33,905
package is a good idea too, you know?

890
00:40:34,845 --> 00:40:38,785
But, so anyhow, the,

891
00:40:42,425 --> 00:40:44,025
I had some other comments,

892
00:40:44,685 --> 00:40:49,505
but I, since I'm over time, I'll

893
00:40:50,105 --> 00:40:50,265
probably

894
00:40:54,215 --> 00:40:55,105
give you this one.

895
00:40:55,825 --> 00:40:59,545
I was, I remember when I was talking with Maryanne,

896
00:40:59,745 --> 00:41:04,665
I asked her what kind of kindergarten readiness assessment

897
00:41:05,245 --> 00:41:09,345
the schools do prior to accepting

898
00:41:10,185 --> 00:41:11,625
children in kindergarten.

899
00:41:11,655 --> 00:41:15,265
Because, you know, some kids are not really ready

900
00:41:15,605 --> 00:41:16,665
to go to kindergarten.

901
00:41:17,405 --> 00:41:19,865
You know, when, when the one principal said

902
00:41:19,865 --> 00:41:23,825
that they have four year olds going into kindergarten, I was

903
00:41:24,585 --> 00:41:28,865
somewhat taken aback because I, I have a hard time believing

904
00:41:28,865 --> 00:41:31,585
that four year olds are ready to be in kindergarten,

905
00:41:32,365 --> 00:41:37,125
you know, and if the kids are not ready

906
00:41:37,145 --> 00:41:40,925
to learn, it's gonna be a bad time for the rest

907
00:41:40,925 --> 00:41:43,125
of their life because they'll probably just be

908
00:41:43,125 --> 00:41:44,205
pushed in the first grade.

909
00:41:45,145 --> 00:41:47,805
But, and

910
00:41:49,705 --> 00:41:52,765
so anyhow, thank you very much.

911
00:41:53,425 --> 00:41:55,205
Thanks. It's been a pleasure talking to you.

912
00:41:57,175 --> 00:41:57,645
Thank you.

913
00:42:16,405 --> 00:42:18,895
Good evening everyone. Tom Cardin, two Cunningham Drive.

914
00:42:19,055 --> 00:42:21,415
I will try and keep it under three minutes or so.

915
00:42:22,805 --> 00:42:25,175
That was a, a great presentation by the principals.

916
00:42:25,375 --> 00:42:26,575
Incidentally, you know,

917
00:42:26,575 --> 00:42:29,215
especially they talked about all the, you know,

918
00:42:29,455 --> 00:42:30,655
constructions that have gone on at their school

919
00:42:30,795 --> 00:42:33,215
and pretty uplifting to, to see that.

920
00:42:33,235 --> 00:42:34,655
And I, I agree with Mike.

921
00:42:34,815 --> 00:42:36,615
I think they have the, the hardest job

922
00:42:37,005 --> 00:42:40,055
that when I was a teacher, I never wanted to be a principal.

923
00:42:40,575 --> 00:42:43,295
I love teaching, but, you know, they were very enthusiastic.

924
00:42:43,295 --> 00:42:47,015
That was great. So anyway, I wanted

925
00:42:47,135 --> 00:42:50,575
to talk about the town council meeting last week.

926
00:42:50,715 --> 00:42:53,975
Two of the, of our state representatives, Leon

927
00:42:54,075 --> 00:42:56,415
and Love, got up

928
00:42:56,415 --> 00:42:59,655
and spoke to the town council about HB 1331,

929
00:43:00,455 --> 00:43:03,015
which is gonna put the, wants to put the

930
00:43:03,595 --> 00:43:06,335
school district under a town department.

931
00:43:07,355 --> 00:43:09,215
And you know what they,

932
00:43:09,285 --> 00:43:12,655
what they basically told the town was to that, you know,

933
00:43:12,655 --> 00:43:17,135
either the, you know, town council puts it on the, on the,

934
00:43:20,115 --> 00:43:21,975
On the, excuse me, sorry.

935
00:43:22,435 --> 00:43:26,655
Either the town council puts it on the ballot in, in March

936
00:43:26,795 --> 00:43:28,935
or they were gonna get signatures

937
00:43:28,995 --> 00:43:31,255
and they were gonna put it on.

938
00:43:31,555 --> 00:43:33,655
And I thought that was kind

939
00:43:33,655 --> 00:43:36,415
of lousy the way they treated the, the town council on that.

940
00:43:37,555 --> 00:43:40,135
You know, they, they talked about people coming up to 'em

941
00:43:40,135 --> 00:43:41,215
and telling 'em that, you know,

942
00:43:41,215 --> 00:43:43,055
they're concerned about losing their homes

943
00:43:43,275 --> 00:43:47,375
and you know, one guy, you know, lived here 50 years

944
00:43:47,435 --> 00:43:50,095
and is concerned about losing his, his home.

945
00:43:50,235 --> 00:43:53,135
But what they, what they didn't say

946
00:43:53,675 --> 00:43:55,135
was they didn't talk about the process.

947
00:43:55,885 --> 00:43:58,175
They didn't talk about, you know, what's gonna happen

948
00:43:58,205 --> 00:43:59,215
with the SAU?

949
00:43:59,275 --> 00:44:02,495
Is that, is, is that gonna be dissolved?

950
00:44:02,555 --> 00:44:05,655
And, you know, does Superintendent Flynn call the

951
00:44:05,865 --> 00:44:07,135
Department of Education?

952
00:44:07,155 --> 00:44:10,375
Say, Hey, listen, we're a town, you know, we're,

953
00:44:10,375 --> 00:44:13,295
we're a town department, now we're dissolving, you know,

954
00:44:13,295 --> 00:44:15,055
what happens with with Pinkerton?

955
00:44:15,075 --> 00:44:18,095
Is Pinkerton gonna be subjected to the, to the tax cap?

956
00:44:18,175 --> 00:44:21,135
I, I don't think so. They seem to be a private school.

957
00:44:21,275 --> 00:44:24,255
So basically a third of the school budget is gonna be,

958
00:44:25,795 --> 00:44:28,455
you know, we will not come under that.

959
00:44:28,835 --> 00:44:30,535
And, you know, then, then again,

960
00:44:30,535 --> 00:44:32,965
they didn't talk about the process and the, and the timing.

961
00:44:33,225 --> 00:44:36,125
So, you know, those things all, all really concerned me.

962
00:44:36,145 --> 00:44:37,965
And, you know, I would think if,

963
00:44:38,065 --> 00:44:40,525
if they were gonna do something like this, I think the way

964
00:44:40,525 --> 00:44:43,005
that they should have, have gone would be

965
00:44:43,005 --> 00:44:44,285
to form a charter commission.

966
00:44:44,365 --> 00:44:46,925
I think having a, at least having a charter commission,

967
00:44:47,115 --> 00:44:48,125
we'd be having, oh, I think

968
00:44:48,145 --> 00:44:49,325
I'm gonna go over my three minutes.

969
00:44:50,005 --> 00:44:53,325
I think, I think at least having a charter commission

970
00:44:54,705 --> 00:44:57,645
is gonna give, you know, all the residents a chance

971
00:44:57,665 --> 00:44:58,885
to hear what's gonna happen.

972
00:44:59,065 --> 00:45:01,045
And, you know, they'll come to meetings

973
00:45:01,045 --> 00:45:02,845
and they'll have, they'll have input.

974
00:45:03,465 --> 00:45:06,405
And I think that would probably be the, the better way.

975
00:45:06,425 --> 00:45:08,645
And you know, I mean, basically what's happened is,

976
00:45:09,145 --> 00:45:12,005
you know, they've, they've laid a lot of their, a lot

977
00:45:12,005 --> 00:45:14,685
of work on, you know, on the, you know,

978
00:45:14,685 --> 00:45:17,285
school administration and, and town administration.

979
00:45:17,545 --> 00:45:19,565
So, can I have another minute?

980
00:45:21,165 --> 00:45:22,965
I have a motion to extend Tom's time by one minute.

981
00:45:23,105 --> 00:45:27,805
So moved. Second by Jen. Second by Jamie in favor. Aye. Aye.

982
00:45:27,865 --> 00:45:30,445
All opposed. Motion passes. Six zero. Go ahead.

983
00:45:30,585 --> 00:45:31,605
All right. So anyway, you know,

984
00:45:31,605 --> 00:45:35,285
it obviously it's gonna be a lot of work for, for you guys,

985
00:45:35,905 --> 00:45:37,885
and I just wanted to, to read this was,

986
00:45:37,955 --> 00:45:39,125
this was kind of interesting.

987
00:45:39,155 --> 00:45:40,725
This is the, this was from

988
00:45:42,025 --> 00:45:44,445
HB 49 B four dash three.

989
00:45:44,445 --> 00:45:47,165
You don't need to know that. But it talks about the amended

990
00:45:47,565 --> 00:45:49,885
analysis and it says, this bill enables the town council,

991
00:45:50,135 --> 00:45:52,805
dairy town council to incorporate the dairy school district

992
00:45:53,105 --> 00:45:56,885
as a department of the town through a charter amendment.

993
00:45:57,225 --> 00:45:59,405
And then the analysis on the bo then it goes down

994
00:45:59,405 --> 00:46:01,085
for another prayer, another sentence

995
00:46:01,085 --> 00:46:03,085
that says it is a template

996
00:46:03,585 --> 00:46:07,205
for neutering school district independence across the state.

997
00:46:08,145 --> 00:46:11,845
And I thought that was, I don't,

998
00:46:11,925 --> 00:46:13,165
I don't even have the word for it.

999
00:46:13,505 --> 00:46:16,085
So anyway, thank you for your time

1000
00:46:16,145 --> 00:46:18,125
and you know, I I wish you a lot of luck,

1001
00:46:18,125 --> 00:46:20,085
especially getting all this information

1002
00:46:20,105 --> 00:46:21,125
out to everybody. Thanks.

1003
00:46:22,095 --> 00:46:23,485
Thank you, Tom. Thank you, Tom.

1004
00:46:40,765 --> 00:46:44,725
I too am as co-sponsor on HB

1005
00:46:45,735 --> 00:46:47,645
3 30 13 31.

1006
00:46:48,545 --> 00:46:53,195
And I, I got up

1007
00:46:53,195 --> 00:46:57,635
and spoke also, and I basically said

1008
00:46:58,105 --> 00:47:02,915
what Tom hinted at, that the,

1009
00:47:03,215 --> 00:47:07,235
the intent of this bill is to simply

1010
00:47:08,705 --> 00:47:13,185
have the tom have a,

1011
00:47:14,085 --> 00:47:18,265
the final say on the school budget there,

1012
00:47:18,375 --> 00:47:21,345
there's nothing in the bill that says we're taking over the,

1013
00:47:21,345 --> 00:47:23,945
the town is taking over the, the schools,

1014
00:47:24,845 --> 00:47:27,825
the schools are gonna con continue to run, you know,

1015
00:47:28,485 --> 00:47:31,605
the education program.

1016
00:47:32,385 --> 00:47:36,605
And oh, by the way, Richard Trip 44 Winter Road, sorry,

1017
00:47:38,025 --> 00:47:39,025
We got you the first time.

1018
00:47:39,355 --> 00:47:40,845
What? We got you the first time.

1019
00:47:41,205 --> 00:47:43,725
I know, but sometimes, anyhow,

1020
00:47:44,165 --> 00:47:45,445
I don't wanna talk too much.

1021
00:47:45,505 --> 00:47:48,405
But like I said, it's one of these things that, you know,

1022
00:47:49,265 --> 00:47:54,045
the idea is, is simply to give the

1023
00:47:56,465 --> 00:47:59,625
citizens dairy the option

1024
00:48:00,605 --> 00:48:02,865
of deciding whether they feel

1025
00:48:04,485 --> 00:48:07,545
the school budget could be better

1026
00:48:09,135 --> 00:48:10,865
managed by the town

1027
00:48:12,085 --> 00:48:14,705
rather than the schools.

1028
00:48:15,345 --> 00:48:19,785
'cause and that is, I I remember speaking with

1029
00:48:20,625 --> 00:48:23,745
several of the Democrats

1030
00:48:24,045 --> 00:48:25,865
and up at the State House

1031
00:48:25,865 --> 00:48:27,385
and they said, well, this is a bad thing.

1032
00:48:27,405 --> 00:48:29,425
And I go, this is democracy.

1033
00:48:30,895 --> 00:48:35,345
This is giving the people of the town the opportunity

1034
00:48:35,925 --> 00:48:37,985
to make a decision on how

1035
00:48:38,525 --> 00:48:41,465
the schools are gonna be funded and managed.

1036
00:48:41,925 --> 00:48:45,345
You know, and you guys talk about democracy all the time.

1037
00:48:45,665 --> 00:48:47,625
I, I feel that democracy is a good idea.

1038
00:48:48,405 --> 00:48:51,025
But Richard, quick question by, could you clarify,

1039
00:48:51,175 --> 00:48:53,265
when you say being run by the town

1040
00:48:54,485 --> 00:48:55,865
who would be running the school

1041
00:48:55,865 --> 00:48:57,105
budget, then the town council,

1042
00:48:57,495 --> 00:49:01,745
This town council would have the final say

1043
00:49:02,605 --> 00:49:04,425
on the school budget.

1044
00:49:05,125 --> 00:49:06,625
So instead of it being

1045
00:49:06,955 --> 00:49:09,425
Jenna, sorry, this is not a discussion period,

1046
00:49:09,655 --> 00:49:11,665
this is a time for Richard to make a statement. And

1047
00:49:11,665 --> 00:49:16,505
Then we can, my apologies if you, I I've spent some time

1048
00:49:17,105 --> 00:49:21,505
studying the, the way the Manchester school budget this.

1049
00:49:21,535 --> 00:49:23,505
Richard, you're almost outta your three minutes. So I'm

1050
00:49:23,505 --> 00:49:26,145
Gonna ask you, so I, you know, like I said, we're, we are

1051
00:49:27,305 --> 00:49:28,625
studying this in, in addition

1052
00:49:28,625 --> 00:49:32,705
because all this election is going

1053
00:49:32,705 --> 00:49:34,905
to do is determine whether the,

1054
00:49:37,325 --> 00:49:40,265
the people approve a charter commission as,

1055
00:49:40,325 --> 00:49:41,505
as Tom said, thank you.

1056
00:49:46,285 --> 00:49:47,945
All right. I think everyone has had their

1057
00:49:47,945 --> 00:49:49,305
opportunity to speak tonight.

1058
00:49:49,325 --> 00:49:50,625
So we will move on with the meeting.

1059
00:49:50,625 --> 00:49:52,625
However, the public comment period will remain open

1060
00:49:52,625 --> 00:49:55,985
until 7:33 PM if you wish to speak prior to that time,

1061
00:49:56,345 --> 00:49:57,945
approach the microphone and I'll recognize you

1062
00:49:57,945 --> 00:49:59,065
at the next break in the agenda.

1063
00:50:00,195 --> 00:50:01,665
Still no student updates tonight,

1064
00:50:01,865 --> 00:50:03,665
although I believe we will have a Pinkerton

1065
00:50:03,665 --> 00:50:05,025
representative very soon.

1066
00:50:07,045 --> 00:50:08,705
So we will move on to deliberations.

1067
00:50:09,005 --> 00:50:10,705
We have two items to consider tonight.

1068
00:50:11,245 --> 00:50:13,185
The first item is the RFQ for the sale

1069
00:50:13,185 --> 00:50:15,745
of the SAU building at 18 South Main Street.

1070
00:50:16,285 --> 00:50:18,745
The board received a proposed RFQ from the administration,

1071
00:50:18,805 --> 00:50:21,225
and I believe Mike and Jane will have a presentation for us.

1072
00:50:21,775 --> 00:50:25,265
Yeah, so this afternoon late to the packet

1073
00:50:25,355 --> 00:50:28,330
where we are waiting for legal to, to have a final look over

1074
00:50:29,705 --> 00:50:33,325
in your packet is a, it's an RFQ draft, right?

1075
00:50:33,385 --> 00:50:36,245
So there's been this discussion since we started on

1076
00:50:36,355 --> 00:50:37,565
what the best route was.

1077
00:50:37,625 --> 00:50:41,005
And then at the last meeting I had discussed with the board

1078
00:50:41,005 --> 00:50:42,325
that the recommendation from our legal

1079
00:50:42,325 --> 00:50:43,405
firm was to do an RFQ.

1080
00:50:43,865 --> 00:50:47,525
So an RFQ is a request for qualification

1081
00:50:48,745 --> 00:50:51,165
and the board can determine what the qualifiers are

1082
00:50:51,225 --> 00:50:53,565
for the people or the, the group, the person

1083
00:50:53,745 --> 00:50:58,125
or whoever can be qualified to sell 18 South Main Street.

1084
00:50:58,265 --> 00:51:02,725
So we, Jane and I did some comparisons of other districts.

1085
00:51:03,085 --> 00:51:07,125
They sent us their RF Qs of people that recently put land up

1086
00:51:07,125 --> 00:51:08,485
for sale or buildings up for sale.

1087
00:51:08,905 --> 00:51:10,885
And we did a little bit more detail oriented.

1088
00:51:10,885 --> 00:51:12,965
We thought it was, we thought it,

1089
00:51:12,965 --> 00:51:14,565
we thought we needed a little bit more detail

1090
00:51:14,565 --> 00:51:17,365
because we've heard through the committee work, Brenda,

1091
00:51:17,775 --> 00:51:19,845
about what it should and shouldn't be used for.

1092
00:51:19,845 --> 00:51:23,045
Should it stay, should it not stay? Who should we sell to?

1093
00:51:23,185 --> 00:51:25,605
So this is really basically soliciting a firm

1094
00:51:25,665 --> 00:51:27,605
or a person that has the qualifications

1095
00:51:27,605 --> 00:51:28,685
for commercial realistic.

1096
00:51:28,785 --> 00:51:31,965
So you would see that we were kind

1097
00:51:31,965 --> 00:51:36,045
of having them do some hard work upfront, which is the goal,

1098
00:51:36,225 --> 00:51:39,005
so that we know who we're gonna enter an agreement with.

1099
00:51:39,105 --> 00:51:42,885
So what their background is, if they're qualified,

1100
00:51:43,015 --> 00:51:45,245
maybe some history of purchases and sales.

1101
00:51:46,795 --> 00:51:48,085
This is really up to the board.

1102
00:51:48,345 --> 00:51:53,205
All we did was draft what we recommend

1103
00:51:53,345 --> 00:51:55,565
and then you guys get to kick it around this evening and

1104
00:51:55,905 --> 00:51:58,725
or na, each category, qualifications add, subtract.

1105
00:51:59,185 --> 00:52:01,205
We put an anticipated timeline on there.

1106
00:52:01,765 --> 00:52:03,605
I think that was important so that we can stick

1107
00:52:03,605 --> 00:52:05,485
to a schedule and move forward and move along.

1108
00:52:06,425 --> 00:52:08,605
But all that is up to you guys as the board as,

1109
00:52:08,865 --> 00:52:10,565
as we've said through legal, you guys get

1110
00:52:10,565 --> 00:52:12,205
to ultimately make the who we hire decision

1111
00:52:12,665 --> 00:52:14,085
and then really who we purchase.

1112
00:52:15,205 --> 00:52:17,125
Remember the one caveat is once we enter an agreement,

1113
00:52:17,125 --> 00:52:21,125
there is the charter school requirement that we have

1114
00:52:21,125 --> 00:52:23,965
to offer Final first ref refusal ref.

1115
00:52:23,965 --> 00:52:26,645
Thank you. So that's in your packet

1116
00:52:26,705 --> 00:52:28,005
for discussion for you guys tonight.

1117
00:52:29,285 --> 00:52:32,245
I even drafted a recommended motion so

1118
00:52:32,245 --> 00:52:34,805
that you guys had some path of guidance on that,

1119
00:52:37,175 --> 00:52:40,075
but I look forward to any questions or concerns

1120
00:52:40,175 --> 00:52:42,235
or objections, whatever it may be.

1121
00:52:44,285 --> 00:52:46,995
Thank you Mike. So we have a proposed RFQ.

1122
00:52:47,075 --> 00:52:49,035
I hope everyone has had the chance to take a look at it.

1123
00:52:49,535 --> 00:52:50,995
We have a recommendation for how

1124
00:52:50,995 --> 00:52:52,155
to move forward on the table.

1125
00:52:52,375 --> 00:52:56,595
So I'd open it up to the board for questions, discussion.

1126
00:53:01,425 --> 00:53:02,915
Anybody have any questions, comments?

1127
00:53:06,185 --> 00:53:07,635
I'll just say thanks for getting this done.

1128
00:53:07,755 --> 00:53:12,355
I appreciate it. I think it looks pretty comprehensive

1129
00:53:12,575 --> 00:53:16,435
to me, not a realtor, but from what I've can see

1130
00:53:16,455 --> 00:53:19,675
and having been through selling a piece

1131
00:53:19,675 --> 00:53:21,675
of property from the school district pre prior,

1132
00:53:23,395 --> 00:53:26,885
I think it looks pretty comp comprehensive

1133
00:53:27,025 --> 00:53:28,845
and hopefully we will have a good,

1134
00:53:29,605 --> 00:53:31,165
somebody good come out of this.

1135
00:53:31,355 --> 00:53:33,445
Yeah, our goal, we saw some rep,

1136
00:53:33,675 --> 00:53:35,685
some from other towns I think, and after Jane

1137
00:53:35,685 --> 00:53:37,005
and I discussed, we, we wanted

1138
00:53:37,005 --> 00:53:38,725
to make it a little bit more detail oriented so

1139
00:53:38,725 --> 00:53:39,765
that people knew that they were doing,

1140
00:53:39,905 --> 00:53:41,805
but more importantly, we were able to know

1141
00:53:41,835 --> 00:53:44,085
what we were doing towards the community, right?

1142
00:53:44,235 --> 00:53:45,645
There's no secrets here, right?

1143
00:53:46,145 --> 00:53:48,645
We, we have it all mapped out, this will go live,

1144
00:53:49,045 --> 00:53:50,965
everyone can digest it and then firms

1145
00:53:51,065 --> 00:53:52,285
or individuals can really say,

1146
00:53:52,285 --> 00:53:53,605
do I want to do that work or not?

1147
00:53:53,605 --> 00:53:55,605
Right? So that you're not getting someone that

1148
00:53:55,605 --> 00:53:56,805
that just says, we wanna purchase

1149
00:53:56,805 --> 00:53:58,645
and we need someone, then it's gonna

1150
00:53:58,645 --> 00:53:59,885
turn in some questions and answers.

1151
00:53:59,905 --> 00:54:03,085
So I feel like we're gonna, we're doing a,

1152
00:54:03,165 --> 00:54:05,125
a very fair process for anyone that really wants

1153
00:54:05,125 --> 00:54:06,245
to enter into an agreement with us.

1154
00:54:09,225 --> 00:54:11,395
Yeah, I thought you guys did a fantastic job on this.

1155
00:54:11,455 --> 00:54:14,595
You know, we want to, you know, move forward with this,

1156
00:54:14,615 --> 00:54:16,595
you know, the right way to get this taken care of

1157
00:54:16,595 --> 00:54:17,715
as quickly as we possibly can.

1158
00:54:17,935 --> 00:54:21,035
So I think this looks pretty good to me

1159
00:54:21,055 --> 00:54:23,675
as written questions.

1160
00:54:25,395 --> 00:54:28,755
Somebody gimme just one. Anyone gimme a question. No,

1161
00:54:29,415 --> 00:54:31,675
No, I'm just, I like the way it's all spelled out.

1162
00:54:31,675 --> 00:54:34,035
Great. You guys did a great job on that. Thank you. Alright,

1163
00:54:35,415 --> 00:54:39,515
I'm just curious, I'm just curious where this goes out to,

1164
00:54:39,985 --> 00:54:42,155
like you said it goes live on the website page

1165
00:54:42,155 --> 00:54:44,875
and then where does it go out as far as like

1166
00:54:45,255 --> 00:54:46,995
who views this where?

1167
00:54:47,385 --> 00:54:48,835
Yeah, so How does it get advertised?

1168
00:54:51,255 --> 00:54:53,955
That's a great question. So the, it goes onto our, and,

1169
00:54:53,955 --> 00:54:57,155
and then we, we have our contacts that we reach out to,

1170
00:54:57,155 --> 00:55:02,075
meaning it goes on to some of our listervs of people.

1171
00:55:03,055 --> 00:55:04,355
We also have to understand that we,

1172
00:55:04,455 --> 00:55:05,595
we can't solicit business.

1173
00:55:05,655 --> 00:55:08,155
So that, that's part of the requirements of an RFQ

1174
00:55:08,155 --> 00:55:10,995
or an RFP is that people normally are paying attention

1175
00:55:11,095 --> 00:55:12,315
or if they've been interested.

1176
00:55:12,315 --> 00:55:14,435
We've already received questions on this stuff.

1177
00:55:15,995 --> 00:55:17,115
I know someone on the board

1178
00:55:17,115 --> 00:55:19,435
that probably knows people that might be interested.

1179
00:55:19,655 --> 00:55:21,555
So all that stuff goes live, we,

1180
00:55:21,615 --> 00:55:23,475
but we don't solicit business

1181
00:55:23,495 --> 00:55:24,715
and just wanna be very clear on that.

1182
00:55:26,115 --> 00:55:28,355
I can tell you too, Jenna, people are already watching

1183
00:55:28,355 --> 00:55:31,595
this, you know, everybody knows that it's empty.

1184
00:55:32,345 --> 00:55:34,995
Yeah. So, so yeah. So, and people talk,

1185
00:55:35,465 --> 00:55:37,355
Well we talked to Mike Fowler, the community,

1186
00:55:37,375 --> 00:55:38,475
so he has those people.

1187
00:55:38,475 --> 00:55:40,595
Yeah. So all the right people will know. Yep.

1188
00:55:40,775 --> 00:55:42,435
And if you don't know then you aren't paying attention.

1189
00:55:43,355 --> 00:55:44,955
Yeah. I mean if you're a resident in town,

1190
00:55:45,095 --> 00:55:46,795
we voted to sell it.

1191
00:55:46,795 --> 00:55:49,515
Yep. So yeah, everyone should be aware if you know,

1192
00:55:49,515 --> 00:55:50,955
if you're a resident in dairy and a voter.

1193
00:55:54,255 --> 00:55:55,755
All right, if we have no other questions

1194
00:55:55,755 --> 00:55:58,315
or comments, I would accept a motion for the school board

1195
00:55:58,315 --> 00:56:00,915
to approve the proposed request for qualifications process

1196
00:56:01,095 --> 00:56:03,955
for commercial real estate brokerage services related

1197
00:56:03,975 --> 00:56:06,755
to the former SAU property at 18 South Main Street

1198
00:56:07,255 --> 00:56:09,275
and authorized the superintendent to finalize

1199
00:56:09,275 --> 00:56:11,395
and issue the RFQ subject to legal review.

1200
00:56:12,215 --> 00:56:14,915
So moved First by Brenda, second by Karen.

1201
00:56:15,095 --> 00:56:19,315
All in favor? Aye. All opposed. Motion carries. Six zero.

1202
00:56:19,585 --> 00:56:21,115
Awesome. We'll get that going.

1203
00:56:22,175 --> 00:56:23,445
All right, looking forward to it.

1204
00:56:25,185 --> 00:56:27,245
Second item tonight is gonna be the appointment

1205
00:56:27,245 --> 00:56:28,405
of a school district treasurer.

1206
00:56:29,185 --> 00:56:32,005
As you may recall, deputy treasurer Kathy Kennedy has been

1207
00:56:32,005 --> 00:56:33,645
serving as interim treasurer since the

1208
00:56:33,645 --> 00:56:34,925
resignation of Jason McLeod.

1209
00:56:35,375 --> 00:56:36,605
Kathy had been on the fence,

1210
00:56:36,665 --> 00:56:38,525
but she has decided to put in her application

1211
00:56:38,525 --> 00:56:39,565
for the treasurer position.

1212
00:56:40,495 --> 00:56:42,805
We've received no other application since the position

1213
00:56:42,805 --> 00:56:44,405
became available, so we're happy

1214
00:56:44,405 --> 00:56:46,485
to bring Kathy's nomination forward tonight.

1215
00:56:47,675 --> 00:56:50,525
Section RSA 1 95, section five,

1216
00:56:50,525 --> 00:56:52,685
paragraph two governs the position of treasurer

1217
00:56:52,705 --> 00:56:54,005
for cooperative school districts.

1218
00:56:54,385 --> 00:56:56,405
The law dictates that treasurers are to be appointed

1219
00:56:56,405 --> 00:56:57,725
by the school board for a term not

1220
00:56:57,725 --> 00:56:59,645
to exceed five years in an annual salary

1221
00:56:59,705 --> 00:57:01,285
to be determined by the school board.

1222
00:57:01,785 --> 00:57:04,445
Net salary has been budgeted at $2,000 a year

1223
00:57:05,225 --> 00:57:06,245
on top of state law.

1224
00:57:06,245 --> 00:57:09,325
This board has a policy BCC that further limits the term

1225
00:57:09,325 --> 00:57:10,565
of the treasurer to three years.

1226
00:57:12,025 --> 00:57:13,685
So like we did with the clerk position,

1227
00:57:13,685 --> 00:57:15,805
we're moving towards setting the term for this position

1228
00:57:15,805 --> 00:57:17,325
to align with the district's fiscal year

1229
00:57:17,325 --> 00:57:18,725
beginning on July 1st.

1230
00:57:19,425 --> 00:57:21,485
So for this appointment, we're asking for a term,

1231
00:57:21,485 --> 00:57:23,565
they would begin immediately with the appointment running

1232
00:57:23,585 --> 00:57:24,925
for the rest of this fiscal year

1233
00:57:24,945 --> 00:57:27,365
and the next two full fiscal years ending on

1234
00:57:27,365 --> 00:57:28,805
June 30th, 2029.

1235
00:57:30,305 --> 00:57:31,765
So anybody have any questions about this?

1236
00:57:32,405 --> 00:57:36,245
I just wanna thank her. She got into this kind

1237
00:57:36,245 --> 00:57:40,525
of unwillingly to start and then Jane

1238
00:57:40,545 --> 00:57:43,325
and David have been phenomenal at kind of coaching along

1239
00:57:43,325 --> 00:57:46,285
and honestly, you know, she kind of offered it.

1240
00:57:46,345 --> 00:57:50,485
So we're ecstatic to her to stay in the family,

1241
00:57:50,485 --> 00:57:52,765
quote unquote, and she's really bought into it.

1242
00:57:52,765 --> 00:57:54,525
So the good news is

1243
00:57:54,545 --> 00:57:56,285
by the next meeting we believe we'll have a deputy

1244
00:57:56,645 --> 00:57:58,005
treasurer for you as well.

1245
00:57:58,185 --> 00:58:00,765
So we're hot right now, we're gonna keep it going.

1246
00:58:01,595 --> 00:58:03,725
Yeah, I know when, when Jason first resigned,

1247
00:58:03,745 --> 00:58:06,445
the answer seemed like it was a hard no from, from Kathy.

1248
00:58:06,665 --> 00:58:08,045
So I'm glad she came around. Yep.

1249
00:58:10,105 --> 00:58:12,765
So if there are no other questions, I would accept a motion

1250
00:58:12,765 --> 00:58:15,285
to appoint Kathy Kennedy as the school district treasurer

1251
00:58:15,345 --> 00:58:18,405
for a term to run through June 30th, 2029 at an annual

1252
00:58:18,405 --> 00:58:19,765
salary of $2,000.

1253
00:58:20,145 --> 00:58:21,885
So, moved First by Jenna.

1254
00:58:22,985 --> 00:58:27,125
Second. Second by Jen. All in favor? Aye. Aye.

1255
00:58:27,265 --> 00:58:29,725
All opposed? Motion carries six zero.

1256
00:58:31,145 --> 00:58:34,325
So yeah, thank you again to Kathy for stepping up

1257
00:58:34,385 --> 00:58:35,565
and like Mike noted,

1258
00:58:35,565 --> 00:58:37,645
we do now have an opening for Deputy Treasurer.

1259
00:58:37,645 --> 00:58:39,685
Hopefully we will have a nomination for

1260
00:58:39,685 --> 00:58:41,885
that position pretty soon.

1261
00:58:44,785 --> 00:58:46,045
All right. Our next order of business

1262
00:58:46,045 --> 00:58:47,165
is administration report.

1263
00:58:47,185 --> 00:58:48,245
So first up will be Jane

1264
00:58:48,245 --> 00:58:49,645
with the business administrators update.

1265
00:58:52,895 --> 00:58:54,165
Sorry, it's my

1266
00:58:54,165 --> 00:58:55,165
Fault.

1267
00:58:55,165 --> 00:58:55,545
That's okay.

1268
00:58:58,825 --> 00:59:00,685
Didn't look like it was on. Okay.

1269
00:59:00,905 --> 00:59:04,325
So we've been busy in finance working.

1270
00:59:04,495 --> 00:59:08,165
We've had auditors in the district Tuesday, Wednesday.

1271
00:59:08,755 --> 00:59:10,565
They will yesterday, today

1272
00:59:11,025 --> 00:59:13,205
and the loss will be here tomorrow for the full day.

1273
00:59:14,185 --> 00:59:17,405
We also have been working on, as I've mentioned

1274
00:59:17,405 --> 00:59:21,725
before, the DOE 25, the full financial reflection

1275
00:59:21,865 --> 00:59:23,485
of the prior school year.

1276
00:59:24,025 --> 00:59:26,965
And also working on our MS 24,

1277
00:59:26,965 --> 00:59:30,325
which is our report on revenues that we'll need to go

1278
00:59:30,345 --> 00:59:32,325
to the Department of Revenue.

1279
00:59:32,825 --> 00:59:35,845
And it's used for, it's also be used for tax rate setting.

1280
00:59:35,985 --> 00:59:40,925
So we've also, you know, we had our committee meeting

1281
00:59:41,265 --> 00:59:44,685
and we talked about presenting the update

1282
00:59:44,685 --> 00:59:46,925
for the bond project and I'll bring it at the next meeting.

1283
00:59:47,105 --> 00:59:50,605
We only had a few very small bills that were paid

1284
00:59:50,705 --> 00:59:52,085
and they were paid right up until

1285
00:59:52,085 --> 00:59:53,085
before I left for the meeting.

1286
00:59:53,225 --> 00:59:56,725
So we just didn't have a, a chance to update the report.

1287
00:59:56,945 --> 01:00:00,365
So we'll bring that to the next August,

1288
01:00:00,765 --> 01:00:01,805
next September meeting.

1289
01:00:04,025 --> 01:00:06,325
That's it unless anybody has any questions. Short

1290
01:00:06,325 --> 01:00:07,325
And sweet questions for Jamie.

1291
01:00:07,325 --> 01:00:10,725
That's sweet. Short and sweet. Alright. Mike, you're up.

1292
01:00:10,915 --> 01:00:12,445
Yeah. So a couple things.

1293
01:00:12,895 --> 01:00:16,805
First is our five six athletic busing.

1294
01:00:18,035 --> 01:00:19,925
I've received a few emails from parents and,

1295
01:00:19,925 --> 01:00:21,765
and Danielle's done a phenomenal job of,

1296
01:00:21,785 --> 01:00:23,285
of feeling those questions as well.

1297
01:00:23,625 --> 01:00:26,245
So we've had a challenge and I just, I wanna go on record.

1298
01:00:26,245 --> 01:00:29,165
We've actually just had a challenge finding a driver, right?

1299
01:00:29,265 --> 01:00:30,845
So those are some challenges that we're trying

1300
01:00:30,845 --> 01:00:33,165
to run a shuttle in between boys and girls club.

1301
01:00:33,425 --> 01:00:36,045
We were working with them, but that wasn't gonna time up.

1302
01:00:36,755 --> 01:00:39,685
Good news is they ran a practice run today.

1303
01:00:40,285 --> 01:00:41,925
They're gonna run another practice run tomorrow.

1304
01:00:41,985 --> 01:00:44,285
And we believe that we'll be launching a five six shuttle

1305
01:00:44,425 --> 01:00:46,805
for those student athletes that need to get in

1306
01:00:46,805 --> 01:00:48,005
between starting next week.

1307
01:00:49,285 --> 01:00:52,565
Tomorrow. They are picking up the boys soccer team

1308
01:00:52,565 --> 01:00:54,365
and the girls cross country team.

1309
01:00:54,585 --> 01:00:56,805
No, not girls, it's just cross country.

1310
01:00:57,825 --> 01:00:59,565
So those are all starting to get into motion.

1311
01:00:59,585 --> 01:01:01,125
We just wanna thank the, the bus company

1312
01:01:01,125 --> 01:01:04,205
and the drivers that are essentially adding onto their

1313
01:01:04,205 --> 01:01:05,965
routes for the end of the day there.

1314
01:01:05,965 --> 01:01:08,325
But we think Clifton's done a great job working with that

1315
01:01:09,225 --> 01:01:10,405
to busing in general.

1316
01:01:10,915 --> 01:01:13,365
It's been a, it's been a challenging opening year

1317
01:01:14,425 --> 01:01:17,165
and as a point of reference as I've been working with DEA

1318
01:01:17,225 --> 01:01:18,965
and our own building and,

1319
01:01:18,965 --> 01:01:20,965
and things like that, we have nothing

1320
01:01:21,025 --> 01:01:22,885
to compare this year to, right.

1321
01:01:22,945 --> 01:01:24,165
So all of these runs

1322
01:01:24,165 --> 01:01:26,125
that our bus drivers are making are brand new,

1323
01:01:26,745 --> 01:01:28,005
as Bill alluded to.

1324
01:01:28,315 --> 01:01:29,965
Even though his number might be fake,

1325
01:01:30,585 --> 01:01:31,805
all the rider ships up.

1326
01:01:31,865 --> 01:01:35,765
So that's continued reevaluation of those routes,

1327
01:01:35,765 --> 01:01:40,325
even though we're nearly 10 days in, we feel today.

1328
01:01:40,905 --> 01:01:42,525
Do you have a timeline when it cleared today,

1329
01:01:42,705 --> 01:01:44,485
by chance you had been keeping track?

1330
01:01:44,635 --> 01:01:45,805
Yeah, I wasn't. Okay.

1331
01:01:45,905 --> 01:01:48,125
So the, it's been getting better every day

1332
01:01:48,125 --> 01:01:51,445
and we've been making alter alterations to those runs.

1333
01:01:51,995 --> 01:01:54,525
Several parents, one spoke last meeting about an

1334
01:01:54,525 --> 01:01:55,565
evaluation of stops.

1335
01:01:55,565 --> 01:01:56,805
Those are all included on

1336
01:01:56,805 --> 01:01:58,045
what we're trying to continue to do.

1337
01:01:58,065 --> 01:01:59,525
And then we'll send out a communication

1338
01:01:59,525 --> 01:02:02,125
to those individual families along with other ones

1339
01:02:02,125 --> 01:02:04,365
that we may have had challeng, the morning seems to be down,

1340
01:02:05,175 --> 01:02:06,925
we're still running into some afternoon

1341
01:02:08,175 --> 01:02:09,565
unintended consequences.

1342
01:02:10,065 --> 01:02:13,805
So traffic circle when we were out 20,

1343
01:02:13,805 --> 01:02:15,405
30 minutes earlier last time.

1344
01:02:15,985 --> 01:02:17,125
So them returning.

1345
01:02:17,145 --> 01:02:19,260
So just, I wanted the board to be aware, aware

1346
01:02:19,260 --> 01:02:20,485
of we're still working through it,

1347
01:02:20,505 --> 01:02:21,925
but it's been getting better each day.

1348
01:02:22,505 --> 01:02:23,925
We feel pretty good about where we're going.

1349
01:02:25,145 --> 01:02:27,365
We are full in budget season in our world.

1350
01:02:27,585 --> 01:02:29,605
So, Jane, Jeremy, Carrie

1351
01:02:29,625 --> 01:02:31,965
and I met for quite some time today, met

1352
01:02:31,965 --> 01:02:33,125
with the principals last Thursday.

1353
01:02:33,125 --> 01:02:36,085
They're doing the department budgets with the goals of

1354
01:02:36,085 --> 01:02:38,965
what the board has discussed publicly, trying to find

1355
01:02:38,965 --> 01:02:40,205
that target, I've said it on record,

1356
01:02:40,265 --> 01:02:41,565
we need to show restraint this year.

1357
01:02:41,945 --> 01:02:44,045
We need to show proper budgeting.

1358
01:02:44,065 --> 01:02:45,085
I'm gonna continue to say that.

1359
01:02:45,185 --> 01:02:47,485
So year over year, we don't wanna have spikes,

1360
01:02:47,485 --> 01:02:49,445
we don't wanna have huge laws.

1361
01:02:49,465 --> 01:02:52,205
We wanna just become a, a predictable budget each year

1362
01:02:52,205 --> 01:02:53,885
so the, the community knows what's coming.

1363
01:02:54,735 --> 01:02:57,805
Facilities, we talked about the capital improvement plan

1364
01:02:58,055 --> 01:03:00,085
being released, that's gonna happen at the next meeting.

1365
01:03:00,145 --> 01:03:01,965
So we have a lot of these projectors

1366
01:03:01,965 --> 01:03:03,165
that are gonna be coming into place.

1367
01:03:03,225 --> 01:03:04,765
So what Mr.

1368
01:03:04,795 --> 01:03:07,285
Trip has said this year through the fiscal advisory,

1369
01:03:07,425 --> 01:03:11,605
we really intend on communicating the purpose behind it,

1370
01:03:11,665 --> 01:03:15,085
but having the documents prepared so that the,

1371
01:03:15,145 --> 01:03:17,205
the advisory committee can digest those

1372
01:03:17,625 --> 01:03:19,485
and come prepared so that it's not more

1373
01:03:19,485 --> 01:03:20,685
of a learning session on the go.

1374
01:03:20,745 --> 01:03:22,845
So we're doing a lot of that work ahead of time.

1375
01:03:23,545 --> 01:03:28,245
And then facilities, it came up as well

1376
01:03:28,245 --> 01:03:31,805
with the bond and the money and the interest earned.

1377
01:03:32,895 --> 01:03:35,125
We've been working already with legal counsel on

1378
01:03:35,345 --> 01:03:37,045
how do you hit those next things on the list.

1379
01:03:37,075 --> 01:03:40,605
That was part of probably just Brenda

1380
01:03:40,745 --> 01:03:43,205
and Michael on that initial bond that went out.

1381
01:03:43,205 --> 01:03:45,125
The larger number, 50 something

1382
01:03:45,125 --> 01:03:46,325
million, somewhere on those lines.

1383
01:03:47,595 --> 01:03:49,285
Yeah. So we're getting those jobs lined up

1384
01:03:49,285 --> 01:03:52,085
because the law allows you to, to check off boxes

1385
01:03:52,235 --> 01:03:55,205
with saved money on what was discussed publicly.

1386
01:03:55,205 --> 01:03:56,725
So we're gonna create that list that's gonna come

1387
01:03:56,725 --> 01:03:58,005
to the board for full discussion

1388
01:03:58,315 --> 01:03:59,605
that came out of facilities.

1389
01:04:01,505 --> 01:04:06,365
And then tomorrow our assistant principals are the,

1390
01:04:07,185 --> 01:04:09,685
the new bullying law that you guys adopted two weeks ago.

1391
01:04:10,425 --> 01:04:12,005
The, our legal firm's coming tomorrow

1392
01:04:12,105 --> 01:04:15,405
to do a full in-depth training on the new requirements

1393
01:04:15,425 --> 01:04:17,725
and the new necessities to make sure that we are in align

1394
01:04:17,725 --> 01:04:19,805
with it, along with updating our forms.

1395
01:04:20,545 --> 01:04:22,365
So looking forward to that, which is,

1396
01:04:22,365 --> 01:04:23,365
which is always exciting.

1397
01:04:24,115 --> 01:04:25,325
Onto the two big topics

1398
01:04:25,325 --> 01:04:27,485
that are sublist out there on the agenda.

1399
01:04:28,865 --> 01:04:31,445
I'm gonna skip ahead 'cause I think the town council will be

1400
01:04:31,445 --> 01:04:34,645
more of a discussion, but, oh, sorry, it's not on here.

1401
01:04:34,675 --> 01:04:37,765
It's in my brain. So 1300, 1300

1402
01:04:38,585 --> 01:04:39,805
is gonna be on,

1403
01:04:41,655 --> 01:04:44,245
might be on the November election ballot, right?

1404
01:04:44,245 --> 01:04:46,885
So 13 hundred's, the one that's proposing a tax cap

1405
01:04:46,885 --> 01:04:48,445
for all districts statewide.

1406
01:04:49,465 --> 01:04:52,605
We had a statewide legal training

1407
01:04:53,465 --> 01:04:55,805
and it only made things worse.

1408
01:04:57,425 --> 01:05:02,125
So right now there is an emergency, I'll call it a lawsuit,

1409
01:05:02,155 --> 01:05:05,765
against the, the order specifically around the language

1410
01:05:05,985 --> 01:05:08,485
of the, the, the ballot

1411
01:05:08,545 --> 01:05:10,365
or the warrant article that's going on the ballot

1412
01:05:10,745 --> 01:05:12,405
and how it's misleading to the voter.

1413
01:05:12,705 --> 01:05:13,725
So that's gonna be a thing

1414
01:05:13,725 --> 01:05:14,925
that's gonna happen in the courts.

1415
01:05:15,425 --> 01:05:16,365
The other interesting part,

1416
01:05:16,525 --> 01:05:17,565
'cause it was a statewide training.

1417
01:05:17,665 --> 01:05:19,925
We had representatives from New Hampshire

1418
01:05:19,925 --> 01:05:21,165
Department of Education on the call.

1419
01:05:21,625 --> 01:05:23,125
We had attorneys on the call,

1420
01:05:23,865 --> 01:05:27,365
and there's discrepancies in the math that's presented.

1421
01:05:27,505 --> 01:05:29,805
So the state saying that it's one number,

1422
01:05:29,815 --> 01:05:33,565
which would only do a 1.039 increase in your budget

1423
01:05:33,585 --> 01:05:37,085
as a tax cap, whereas the legal firms are interpreting it

1424
01:05:37,085 --> 01:05:40,005
as a 4.39, a one plus inflation number.

1425
01:05:41,075 --> 01:05:42,845
When we brought up the discussion

1426
01:05:43,105 --> 01:05:46,245
and someone said, well, we should reach out to DRA,

1427
01:05:46,585 --> 01:05:49,045
the response that we got from DRA, which is the Department

1428
01:05:49,045 --> 01:05:52,645
of Revenue Administration, is that they are not allowed

1429
01:05:52,645 --> 01:05:54,205
to provide any guidance at this time.

1430
01:05:54,965 --> 01:05:58,965
So a lot of these districts are just, as I said,

1431
01:05:58,965 --> 01:06:00,165
it hasn't gotten any easier.

1432
01:06:01,865 --> 01:06:03,165
So for me to sit here and try

1433
01:06:03,165 --> 01:06:04,405
and advise the board on any form

1434
01:06:04,405 --> 01:06:06,925
or fashion, I wouldn't be giving any type of good opinion.

1435
01:06:08,425 --> 01:06:10,365
The other part that came up is the default budget.

1436
01:06:10,505 --> 01:06:14,525
So if the default budget is higher than the tax

1437
01:06:14,705 --> 01:06:16,605
cap, what do you do then?

1438
01:06:16,825 --> 01:06:18,005
And so there was no guidance

1439
01:06:18,005 --> 01:06:21,205
because the default is if it could be a way

1440
01:06:21,205 --> 01:06:23,005
that the budget fails, but if it fails,

1441
01:06:23,005 --> 01:06:24,205
but it's above the tax cap,

1442
01:06:24,205 --> 01:06:25,565
do you then slice the default budget,

1443
01:06:25,565 --> 01:06:29,245
which is the minimum requirements plus one time,

1444
01:06:29,585 --> 01:06:30,765
you know, expenders reduced.

1445
01:06:30,785 --> 01:06:33,165
So that wasn't clearly articulated.

1446
01:06:33,305 --> 01:06:35,925
And then the other one that's out there is

1447
01:06:35,925 --> 01:06:37,405
that districts are preparing,

1448
01:06:37,715 --> 01:06:39,405
because this isn't our ballot, right?

1449
01:06:39,435 --> 01:06:41,845
This isn't the school district ballot in no means no

1450
01:06:41,865 --> 01:06:42,885
in school district voting.

1451
01:06:43,345 --> 01:06:46,775
So districts are preparing counter

1452
01:06:48,105 --> 01:06:50,935
votes for their election in March

1453
01:06:51,035 --> 01:06:53,295
to override the November election.

1454
01:06:54,555 --> 01:06:57,855
All of these things are out here in play on

1455
01:06:58,285 --> 01:06:59,535
what to do, how to do it.

1456
01:07:00,115 --> 01:07:02,455
If I'm sitting here trying to give you just a quick, the,

1457
01:07:02,515 --> 01:07:03,815
the biggest problem that we're having

1458
01:07:03,835 --> 01:07:04,975
is what's the math gonna be?

1459
01:07:05,225 --> 01:07:09,895
Right? There's a big difference between 1.039 and 4.39.

1460
01:07:10,205 --> 01:07:12,055
Significant difference if,

1461
01:07:12,155 --> 01:07:15,015
if you're telling a school district specifically ascending

1462
01:07:15,255 --> 01:07:18,975
district, in which last year Pinkerton won up alone, 3%,

1463
01:07:18,975 --> 01:07:20,255
three points, somewhere around there,

1464
01:07:20,685 --> 01:07:21,935
that means we're still gonna have

1465
01:07:21,935 --> 01:07:23,855
to find another 2% on ARC K to eight side.

1466
01:07:23,855 --> 01:07:25,895
So the math is the challenge.

1467
01:07:26,135 --> 01:07:28,535
I think the other stuff that we talked about's all up

1468
01:07:28,535 --> 01:07:31,975
for interpretation, but we need some guidance from the

1469
01:07:31,975 --> 01:07:34,415
state, from DRA

1470
01:07:35,095 --> 01:07:37,495
because when you have attorneys saying one thing in

1471
01:07:37,795 --> 01:07:39,975
New Hampshire Education Department saying another,

1472
01:07:40,245 --> 01:07:41,535
that doesn't make our job any easier

1473
01:07:41,535 --> 01:07:43,335
and it doesn't make us help the boards any easier,

1474
01:07:43,395 --> 01:07:46,535
so, Hmm.

1475
01:07:46,535 --> 01:07:51,215
That's the update on 1300 not great update meaning?

1476
01:07:51,245 --> 01:07:53,015
Yeah, I mean it's incredibly

1477
01:07:53,575 --> 01:07:56,495
frustrating when you look at the way this question is worded

1478
01:07:57,355 --> 01:07:59,975
and you know, we're sitting here today, it's September 9th,

1479
01:08:00,475 --> 01:08:01,775
you know, we've got less than two months

1480
01:08:01,785 --> 01:08:03,135
until we could see a vote on this.

1481
01:08:03,195 --> 01:08:05,415
And there's no consensus from the state on

1482
01:08:05,445 --> 01:08:06,615
what the question means.

1483
01:08:08,235 --> 01:08:11,015
So, you know, I mean, communication, communication.

1484
01:08:11,915 --> 01:08:13,055
So, I mean, this is the question

1485
01:08:13,055 --> 01:08:15,645
that the law mandates is gonna be on the ballot in November

1486
01:08:15,835 --> 01:08:16,845
pending this lawsuit.

1487
01:08:16,985 --> 01:08:19,645
Of course, it shall the town

1488
01:08:19,645 --> 01:08:21,285
of Derry limit property tax growth

1489
01:08:21,305 --> 01:08:24,005
for the Dairy Cooperative school district under RSA 32,

1490
01:08:24,005 --> 01:08:27,365
section five I if adopted for a two year period,

1491
01:08:27,665 --> 01:08:29,605
the property tax levy may not grow

1492
01:08:29,605 --> 01:08:32,125
beyond the prior year's amount adjusted for inflation

1493
01:08:32,125 --> 01:08:33,125
and new construction,

1494
01:08:34,165 --> 01:08:37,005
SAU central office spending may not exceed 6%

1495
01:08:37,005 --> 01:08:38,805
of total school district appropriations

1496
01:08:38,985 --> 01:08:41,685
and bonded capital costs are excluded from both limits.

1497
01:08:42,895 --> 01:08:45,925
These caps apply only to administrative operations

1498
01:08:45,925 --> 01:08:47,285
of the SAU central office

1499
01:08:47,425 --> 01:08:49,285
and do not affect classroom instruction,

1500
01:08:49,285 --> 01:08:52,245
school-based services or other municipal expenditures.

1501
01:08:52,855 --> 01:08:56,205
These limits may be overridden as provided in RSA 32.

1502
01:08:56,205 --> 01:08:58,925
Section five I adoption requires a

1503
01:08:58,925 --> 01:09:00,205
three-fifths majority vote.

1504
01:09:01,465 --> 01:09:04,005
So yeah, and I don't even want to get into the detailed part

1505
01:09:04,005 --> 01:09:08,845
where it says the SAU cost, which is 6% again,

1506
01:09:08,845 --> 01:09:10,965
which I just wanna be clear, this is all fine.

1507
01:09:10,965 --> 01:09:13,605
Like we're not, we're not worried about control costs.

1508
01:09:13,605 --> 01:09:15,325
That's not where we're, we're, we're just trying to,

1509
01:09:15,335 --> 01:09:16,885
we're trying to make sure we do it appropriately

1510
01:09:16,885 --> 01:09:18,405
because it's my job.

1511
01:09:19,065 --> 01:09:21,645
But the 6%, when we were getting, when we were in

1512
01:09:21,645 --> 01:09:25,165
that training, it was amazing what interpreting

1513
01:09:25,165 --> 01:09:26,445
what was in an SAU budget.

1514
01:09:26,445 --> 01:09:29,725
Because there are some things that we don't have in our SAU,

1515
01:09:29,725 --> 01:09:31,445
but now they're gonna force it into that line.

1516
01:09:31,985 --> 01:09:33,605
And then there are some things that we budget

1517
01:09:33,665 --> 01:09:36,885
for at the school side that maybe become part of the SAU,

1518
01:09:37,275 --> 01:09:38,605
that interpretation was off.

1519
01:09:39,185 --> 01:09:43,525
And then to draw an assumption that it wouldn't impact

1520
01:09:44,145 --> 01:09:45,605
school or kids.

1521
01:09:46,345 --> 01:09:47,685
That's a tough assumption too,

1522
01:09:47,845 --> 01:09:50,885
because specifically I'll keep saying

1523
01:09:51,845 --> 01:09:52,965
specifically ascending school,

1524
01:09:53,575 --> 01:09:56,085
let's say pinkerton's insurance rate go up

1525
01:09:56,085 --> 01:09:57,405
10%, they gotta make up a difference.

1526
01:09:57,405 --> 01:09:59,525
Let's say they just go up for fun, four point half percent

1527
01:10:00,265 --> 01:10:02,605
that's still gonna make us on the K to eight side,

1528
01:10:02,605 --> 01:10:03,645
have to make up that cost.

1529
01:10:03,705 --> 01:10:06,725
And that cost isn't just sitting in an SAU line, right?

1530
01:10:06,765 --> 01:10:09,365
There isn't enough cost to make that up in NSAU line

1531
01:10:09,755 --> 01:10:13,325
that will then go into how you operate your school district.

1532
01:10:13,465 --> 01:10:16,285
So I'll say there's a lot of interpret.

1533
01:10:16,425 --> 01:10:17,605
I'm trying to be very nice,

1534
01:10:17,635 --> 01:10:18,965
like the interpretation out

1535
01:10:18,965 --> 01:10:20,045
there that we still have to work through.

1536
01:10:20,065 --> 01:10:24,205
But I find it challenging for us in four meetings.

1537
01:10:24,205 --> 01:10:26,045
I have to advise the board, the board has

1538
01:10:26,045 --> 01:10:28,085
to make some decisions and conclusions.

1539
01:10:28,705 --> 01:10:31,485
We have to communicate it to the public appropriately,

1540
01:10:31,985 --> 01:10:33,285
get the right information so

1541
01:10:33,285 --> 01:10:37,605
that people feel informed on a ballot that people are going

1542
01:10:37,605 --> 01:10:41,125
to the box for, not for schools rather for

1543
01:10:42,065 --> 01:10:44,725
senate seats and representatives.

1544
01:10:44,745 --> 01:10:48,285
And then there's gonna be a school question on like,

1545
01:10:48,305 --> 01:10:50,445
as you can see as I'm working through this out loud, it,

1546
01:10:50,465 --> 01:10:52,765
it becomes more challenging for you guys as a group.

1547
01:10:53,205 --> 01:10:56,045
I have, I have three questions after he read that.

1548
01:10:56,105 --> 01:10:57,645
My first question is, oh, maybe

1549
01:10:57,645 --> 01:11:00,245
before one, was this applicable just to dairy

1550
01:11:00,245 --> 01:11:01,645
or this was across statewide?

1551
01:11:01,645 --> 01:11:03,565
Statewide. Every community will have it on

1552
01:11:03,565 --> 01:11:04,565
The ballot.

1553
01:11:04,665 --> 01:11:06,725
Second, you said that it's two years.

1554
01:11:06,825 --> 01:11:09,965
So this would come back onto a ballot every two years to be

1555
01:11:11,085 --> 01:11:13,405
Re voted on in the November elections? Yes. Okay.

1556
01:11:13,545 --> 01:11:15,325
And then the last line you said was

1557
01:11:15,325 --> 01:11:16,845
that this may be overridden.

1558
01:11:17,065 --> 01:11:18,365
Is that what you were talking about?

1559
01:11:18,545 --> 01:11:21,405
Is the possibility of it going on to a march ballot

1560
01:11:21,505 --> 01:11:24,445
for the town to then override the state's?

1561
01:11:24,905 --> 01:11:26,925
Yes. It's part of the interpretations.

1562
01:11:27,045 --> 01:11:28,645
I have to keep saying interpretation. Okay.

1563
01:11:28,915 --> 01:11:30,885
Just like with the tax cap statutes

1564
01:11:30,885 --> 01:11:32,325
that you already have on the ballot.

1565
01:11:32,325 --> 01:11:34,405
Yeah. If you're operating under a tax cap,

1566
01:11:34,405 --> 01:11:38,245
the tax cap can be overridden with a super majority vote.

1567
01:11:38,315 --> 01:11:40,445
Yeah. Okay. So it's the same concept.

1568
01:11:41,105 --> 01:11:42,685
And then we have a third challenge

1569
01:11:42,865 --> 01:11:44,805
as we people have spoke to tonight.

1570
01:11:45,545 --> 01:11:49,455
So let's say, let's say that this goes to ballot,

1571
01:11:50,605 --> 01:11:53,215
it's voted on and approved by the November election.

1572
01:11:54,005 --> 01:11:57,735
Then we have our 1331 on, which is another, as Mr.

1573
01:11:57,735 --> 01:11:59,575
Tripp said. It's just, it's the start of the process.

1574
01:11:59,805 --> 01:12:03,335
It's not just a hammer. But then which one is like,

1575
01:12:03,335 --> 01:12:05,695
those are kind of competing as well on certain things.

1576
01:12:05,755 --> 01:12:09,295
So we have our work cut out for us as, as,

1577
01:12:09,355 --> 01:12:10,815
as both of them have mentioned.

1578
01:12:10,875 --> 01:12:14,615
And we have our first statewide superintendents meeting on

1579
01:12:14,615 --> 01:12:17,055
Friday, which we'll be getting an update as an entire state.

1580
01:12:17,115 --> 01:12:19,215
And the new Department of education will be there.

1581
01:12:19,515 --> 01:12:21,895
So I anticipate that being a large discussion point

1582
01:12:21,915 --> 01:12:22,935
for how we handle these things.

1583
01:12:24,075 --> 01:12:25,615
So, so I have a question.

1584
01:12:25,795 --> 01:12:29,855
If, if they can't provide any guidance at this time

1585
01:12:30,035 --> 01:12:32,735
for this, when are they going to, I mean,

1586
01:12:34,645 --> 01:12:36,015
Well, I guess is as good as ours.

1587
01:12:36,535 --> 01:12:37,615
I mean, I know, I know you're,

1588
01:12:37,735 --> 01:12:38,935
I know you're asking a good question

1589
01:12:38,935 --> 01:12:40,735
that I don't have that answer. It's just,

1590
01:12:40,735 --> 01:12:41,735
Yeah.

1591
01:12:41,735 --> 01:12:42,375
Well I think Friday will be a good point.

1592
01:12:42,575 --> 01:12:45,535
'cause again, all a hundred of us will be in a room together

1593
01:12:45,595 --> 01:12:46,895
and and Caitlin will be there.

1594
01:12:46,895 --> 01:12:48,535
The, the commissioner. So we

1595
01:12:48,715 --> 01:12:51,495
Is that hoping is, that's not a live or a zoom in

1596
01:12:51,615 --> 01:12:52,495
Anything. No, that's, that's our,

1597
01:12:52,495 --> 01:12:53,495
That's our own conversation.

1598
01:12:53,495 --> 01:12:55,015
So when will we hear the fallout from that?

1599
01:12:55,125 --> 01:12:56,295
I'll give you an update after that.

1600
01:12:56,455 --> 01:12:57,615
I can, I can email you if

1601
01:12:57,775 --> 01:12:59,255
anything relevant comes out of it for sure.

1602
01:12:59,485 --> 01:13:01,325
Okay. Yeah. Yeah.

1603
01:13:01,365 --> 01:13:03,765
I mean, from our perspective, you know, we need to

1604
01:13:04,385 --> 01:13:05,925
put some sort of messaging together

1605
01:13:05,925 --> 01:13:07,325
that's gonna tell our constituents

1606
01:13:07,545 --> 01:13:09,805
how this question is going to impact their schools.

1607
01:13:10,985 --> 01:13:13,485
And we can't do that if we don't know

1608
01:13:14,075 --> 01:13:15,565
what the impact of the question's gonna be.

1609
01:13:15,905 --> 01:13:17,885
Not. Yeah. One of the questions in our training was,

1610
01:13:17,985 --> 01:13:20,765
can a board, 'cause it's not our ballot

1611
01:13:20,865 --> 01:13:22,245
and it's actually not the town's ballot.

1612
01:13:22,265 --> 01:13:23,365
We gotta keep that in mind.

1613
01:13:23,395 --> 01:13:25,285
This is, this is this attorney

1614
01:13:25,285 --> 01:13:26,605
general, it's the state's ballot.

1615
01:13:27,265 --> 01:13:30,125
But can each board put on voting in favor or not?

1616
01:13:30,125 --> 01:13:31,605
Like what's recommended under the article

1617
01:13:31,715 --> 01:13:33,445
that no one knew that answer either.

1618
01:13:33,725 --> 01:13:35,965
I mean, the guess is probably no,

1619
01:13:35,965 --> 01:13:38,845
since it's not our ballot in any way form or fashion.

1620
01:13:39,025 --> 01:13:42,565
So this doesn't help any of you,

1621
01:13:42,565 --> 01:13:45,285
but I just, I just wanted, I wanted to tell you where we sit

1622
01:13:45,745 --> 01:13:47,445
and we're attending everything we can.

1623
01:13:47,905 --> 01:13:49,525
Did you guys take anything, anything else?

1624
01:13:49,525 --> 01:13:51,845
More than I feel free? No. Okay.

1625
01:13:51,945 --> 01:13:53,245
I'm sure they didn't wanna step in that either.

1626
01:13:53,265 --> 01:13:55,765
But it, it's, I mean, just to look at this question,

1627
01:13:55,785 --> 01:13:58,125
you know, you step into the ballot box on election day

1628
01:13:58,225 --> 01:14:00,045
and you know, you have to make a decision on this.

1629
01:14:00,245 --> 01:14:03,285
I mean, just for me, looking at this, there are

1630
01:14:03,285 --> 01:14:04,485
so many unanswered questions.

1631
01:14:04,505 --> 01:14:06,165
You know, there's so many things going on here.

1632
01:14:06,385 --> 01:14:09,945
You know, you've got the, the only thing that's clear

1633
01:14:09,945 --> 01:14:12,845
to me is that bonded capital costs would be excluded

1634
01:14:12,845 --> 01:14:14,005
from the, the tax cap.

1635
01:14:14,005 --> 01:14:16,685
Yep. That's about the only thing in this entire question

1636
01:14:16,715 --> 01:14:17,725
that makes any sense.

1637
01:14:18,695 --> 01:14:20,965
Which would actually help us. Right? Yeah.

1638
01:14:21,105 --> 01:14:23,645
That's a, that'd be a benefit quote unquote for us.

1639
01:14:23,705 --> 01:14:25,405
Beyond that, you've got two caps.

1640
01:14:25,405 --> 01:14:27,885
You've got one limiting the local property tax levy

1641
01:14:27,885 --> 01:14:29,925
to the prior year's amount adjusted for inflation

1642
01:14:30,225 --> 01:14:31,965
and new construction, whatever.

1643
01:14:32,225 --> 01:14:34,885
Yep. That math. It's math. Yep.

1644
01:14:35,185 --> 01:14:38,805
And, and then you have one limiting the SAU central office

1645
01:14:39,005 --> 01:14:40,325
spending to 6% of the total budget.

1646
01:14:41,025 --> 01:14:42,885
And then you have this last sentence that says,

1647
01:14:42,885 --> 01:14:44,165
these caps only apply

1648
01:14:44,165 --> 01:14:45,605
to administration administrative

1649
01:14:45,605 --> 01:14:47,165
operations of the SAU office.

1650
01:14:48,545 --> 01:14:51,325
So it's not clear to me reading this

1651
01:14:51,435 --> 01:14:53,005
what it is that we're capping.

1652
01:14:53,265 --> 01:14:56,485
Are we capping the overall property tax levies?

1653
01:14:56,485 --> 01:14:57,845
So the entire net assessment,

1654
01:14:58,585 --> 01:15:00,965
are we somehow separating out the central office

1655
01:15:00,965 --> 01:15:02,485
operations and only capping that?

1656
01:15:03,185 --> 01:15:05,165
And, you know, what are we even consider

1657
01:15:05,225 --> 01:15:06,965
to be central office operations?

1658
01:15:07,795 --> 01:15:10,085
That was, that's, that's the confusion.

1659
01:15:10,085 --> 01:15:13,925
That's the confusion and the list that we received. Right?

1660
01:15:14,065 --> 01:15:16,485
So transportation

1661
01:15:16,665 --> 01:15:20,365
of the students is normally an SAU cost, right?

1662
01:15:20,665 --> 01:15:24,605
So that's our obligation to get K to eight students to

1663
01:15:24,605 --> 01:15:26,485
and from school within one mile of their house.

1664
01:15:26,485 --> 01:15:31,415
Right? But then they were saying how IT director

1665
01:15:33,825 --> 01:15:38,205
was in, but then the IT staff were out.

1666
01:15:38,885 --> 01:15:41,325
My god. But the curriculum director

1667
01:15:43,375 --> 01:15:46,285
could partly be in, but partly out.

1668
01:15:48,795 --> 01:15:53,415
But all special ed people were in like Laura,

1669
01:15:53,675 --> 01:15:55,695
but then the assistants were out.

1670
01:15:56,595 --> 01:15:59,935
So trying to differentiate all that, again,

1671
01:15:59,975 --> 01:16:01,695
I keep saying like there's an equation in a

1672
01:16:01,695 --> 01:16:02,735
math issue that we have here.

1673
01:16:02,975 --> 01:16:04,335
'cause we just want to play by the rules,

1674
01:16:04,435 --> 01:16:06,535
but we don't, I don't think we have a very clear

1675
01:16:06,535 --> 01:16:07,695
line of what the rules are.

1676
01:16:08,275 --> 01:16:10,135
But if DRA doesn't know how,

1677
01:16:10,135 --> 01:16:11,175
is anybody else supposed to know?

1678
01:16:11,655 --> 01:16:14,735
I Did you take a screenshot of that? I did. I did. Yeah.

1679
01:16:14,935 --> 01:16:17,655
I mean, just, we all were like, that can't be real.

1680
01:16:18,715 --> 01:16:19,735
But we, we did,

1681
01:16:19,735 --> 01:16:20,775
because I'm like, they,

1682
01:16:20,775 --> 01:16:21,935
they literally said they cannot

1683
01:16:21,995 --> 01:16:23,415
advise us in any form or fashion.

1684
01:16:23,755 --> 01:16:27,135
Who, who is it that gets to determine this breakdown?

1685
01:16:27,695 --> 01:16:29,175
I think that's what's gonna happen in the courts.

1686
01:16:29,205 --> 01:16:32,615
Like, I, I, I don't know

1687
01:16:33,645 --> 01:16:36,495
Because at the end I understand, you know, making a, a,

1688
01:16:36,655 --> 01:16:41,215
a bill, but like if there's no higher up of who gets

1689
01:16:41,235 --> 01:16:42,615
to do a breakdown,

1690
01:16:43,005 --> 01:16:45,455
then it sounds like it comes down to each.

1691
01:16:45,815 --> 01:16:48,935
I, I, I really, I'm, I'm well, I'm obviously just

1692
01:16:48,935 --> 01:16:49,975
as lost as you guys are.

1693
01:16:50,045 --> 01:16:51,045
Sure.

1694
01:16:51,555 --> 01:16:53,775
So normally when, when bills come out

1695
01:16:53,835 --> 01:16:56,295
or new laws come in place, there's, you know, you get,

1696
01:16:57,635 --> 01:16:59,335
you get advice from the Department

1697
01:16:59,335 --> 01:17:00,855
of Education on how to proceed.

1698
01:17:00,955 --> 01:17:03,655
You get N-H-S-B-A, whether it's maybe a policy,

1699
01:17:05,845 --> 01:17:07,175
this one is this one.

1700
01:17:07,175 --> 01:17:10,085
It feels like there's a lot of cooks in the kitchen and,

1701
01:17:10,265 --> 01:17:12,885
and no one knows who the head chef is to answer

1702
01:17:13,035 --> 01:17:14,365
what the ingredients are.

1703
01:17:14,465 --> 01:17:17,525
So it's been challenging. Okay.

1704
01:17:17,525 --> 01:17:19,725
I'll tell you what's also kinda scary about this, right?

1705
01:17:19,865 --> 01:17:22,845
So let's say our net assessment is limited to the rate

1706
01:17:22,845 --> 01:17:24,805
of inflation, you know,

1707
01:17:24,805 --> 01:17:26,125
and that's one of our revenue sources,

1708
01:17:27,065 --> 01:17:28,405
our other revenue sources.

1709
01:17:28,895 --> 01:17:31,365
We're lucky if they even keep up with the rate of inflation.

1710
01:17:31,645 --> 01:17:33,365
I mean, Danielle, you can correct me if I'm wrong,

1711
01:17:33,385 --> 01:17:37,965
but like our state adequacy has actually gone down a year

1712
01:17:37,965 --> 01:17:39,405
over year, the past few years.

1713
01:17:39,905 --> 01:17:42,085
So like, I feel like you're getting hit from both sides.

1714
01:17:42,085 --> 01:17:45,285
You're gonna be where we usually have our

1715
01:17:46,295 --> 01:17:49,925
state adequacy aid that has been going down year over year,

1716
01:17:49,985 --> 01:17:51,045
the past couple of years.

1717
01:17:51,355 --> 01:17:53,645
Obviously it's not, not keeping up with the rate inflation,

1718
01:17:53,755 --> 01:17:54,845
it's literally negative.

1719
01:17:55,985 --> 01:17:58,925
And then we've been having to make up with that for

1720
01:17:58,925 --> 01:18:01,325
that loss with increased taxation.

1721
01:18:01,345 --> 01:18:04,885
So if we're on the one side now, we're now limited

1722
01:18:05,625 --> 01:18:07,645
to this tax cap at the rate of inflation.

1723
01:18:08,045 --> 01:18:10,965
I mean, that could become a huge problem. Yeah.

1724
01:18:12,625 --> 01:18:16,445
What's the, what's the one, what's the one revenue

1725
01:18:16,475 --> 01:18:18,485
that we continue to lose? It's called something funny.

1726
01:18:18,885 --> 01:18:21,925
Medicaid? No, The remember it's

1727
01:18:21,925 --> 01:18:23,005
called like the unharmed.

1728
01:18:23,745 --> 01:18:24,965
Oh, the hold Harmless. Harmless.

1729
01:18:24,965 --> 01:18:26,405
Well that's because, yeah, they changed

1730
01:18:26,665 --> 01:18:27,845
the formula a few years ago.

1731
01:18:28,155 --> 01:18:31,405
Less on that too. And the hold harmless is

1732
01:18:31,405 --> 01:18:33,965
to help districts like us who are hit the hardest

1733
01:18:34,145 --> 01:18:37,005
by these changes to the formula to phase into these changes.

1734
01:18:37,225 --> 01:18:39,765
And yeah. And that is a big part of why ar

1735
01:18:40,615 --> 01:18:42,925
state adequacy has been going down.

1736
01:18:43,915 --> 01:18:47,005
Yeah. And I, I have to just emphasize like,

1737
01:18:47,575 --> 01:18:49,605
being ascending district is very,

1738
01:18:49,675 --> 01:18:52,445
very different than someone that own, like if I'm in hopton,

1739
01:18:52,505 --> 01:18:53,725
I'm staring at this totally different.

1740
01:18:53,845 --> 01:18:56,365
'cause I have all of my control costs, everything is mine.

1741
01:18:57,855 --> 01:19:02,005
Being ascending district, we, we lose a significant, a third

1742
01:19:02,005 --> 01:19:05,165
of our budget is really uncontrolled.

1743
01:19:05,725 --> 01:19:07,765
I mean, I've only been working with Pinton for a year

1744
01:19:07,765 --> 01:19:09,085
and I think they did a great job of,

1745
01:19:09,145 --> 01:19:10,885
of being respectful of what's going on.

1746
01:19:10,945 --> 01:19:13,525
But that, that changes year to year two.

1747
01:19:13,665 --> 01:19:16,365
So we have to be cognizant that a third

1748
01:19:16,365 --> 01:19:18,205
of our budget is uncontrollable

1749
01:19:18,865 --> 01:19:21,165
and that we K eight have to make up

1750
01:19:21,165 --> 01:19:22,805
that difference every year.

1751
01:19:23,545 --> 01:19:28,435
And so if the, if the number is 1.039,

1752
01:19:28,635 --> 01:19:30,435
I think that's a really big different discussion.

1753
01:19:30,435 --> 01:19:32,355
But if the number's 4.39, that's, that's all.

1754
01:19:32,485 --> 01:19:34,075
Again, that's achievable to me. That's all.

1755
01:19:34,135 --> 01:19:36,115
That's what we're trying here. That's what our goals are.

1756
01:19:36,115 --> 01:19:37,715
That's all restraint. But, and

1757
01:19:37,715 --> 01:19:39,555
Pancreatin is not affected by this, correct?

1758
01:19:39,735 --> 01:19:41,475
No, they, because they're semi-private

1759
01:19:41,825 --> 01:19:42,915
Only they're goodwill.

1760
01:19:43,175 --> 01:19:45,355
You know, I mean, you would hope that they would see if all

1761
01:19:45,355 --> 01:19:47,275
of their sending towns are impacted by this,

1762
01:19:47,465 --> 01:19:49,795
that they would, you know, try to help us out.

1763
01:19:50,055 --> 01:19:52,995
But they don't have to. Well, we're, if we're going down

1764
01:19:52,995 --> 01:19:55,405
that lane, like we're also a different boat.

1765
01:19:55,405 --> 01:19:57,565
We send the most kids, we don't, we're not,

1766
01:19:57,745 --> 01:19:58,885
we can't really go shopping.

1767
01:19:59,465 --> 01:20:02,445
But if you're, you know, if you're one of the smaller towns

1768
01:20:02,445 --> 01:20:04,685
that only sends 25 a hundred, you,

1769
01:20:04,705 --> 01:20:06,805
you could then go shopping and be like, all right,

1770
01:20:06,805 --> 01:20:08,645
we can't keep up with pinkerton's inflation.

1771
01:20:08,745 --> 01:20:11,045
We gotta go somewhere else and make a deal. Which

1772
01:20:11,045 --> 01:20:12,165
Then hits us again.

1773
01:20:12,165 --> 01:20:14,325
Yeah. Again, sure. 'cause it'll raise the price of our kids.

1774
01:20:14,765 --> 01:20:15,765
'cause there'll be less kids. Yeah.

1775
01:20:16,225 --> 01:20:18,965
So we're, we're, I just, we're in a different boat than

1776
01:20:20,025 --> 01:20:21,245
all a hundred percent controlled.

1777
01:20:21,555 --> 01:20:26,325
Okay. Sorry, I just bring up that topic.

1778
01:20:29,505 --> 01:20:31,965
So to transition, I'll go to fiscal advisor quickly.

1779
01:20:32,205 --> 01:20:33,405
'cause if you wanna talk about town council,

1780
01:20:34,205 --> 01:20:35,405
those dates are in there.

1781
01:20:36,325 --> 01:20:38,125
Kathleen May or may not have sent 'em out yet.

1782
01:20:38,165 --> 01:20:39,645
I think she wanted you guys to look at 'em first

1783
01:20:39,645 --> 01:20:41,005
before we send 'em out to committee members.

1784
01:20:41,825 --> 01:20:43,685
We did it a little bit different this year from

1785
01:20:43,845 --> 01:20:44,885
the feedback from everyone.

1786
01:20:44,945 --> 01:20:47,445
We booked solid dates throughout the season

1787
01:20:49,145 --> 01:20:50,205
and more importantly,

1788
01:20:50,245 --> 01:20:52,765
I wanna talk about the targeted approach that we chose.

1789
01:20:53,745 --> 01:20:57,365
So that Tuesday is really,

1790
01:20:57,395 --> 01:20:59,245
I'll call it a level set slash training.

1791
01:20:59,855 --> 01:21:03,165
We'll get documents in people's hands, discuss the review,

1792
01:21:03,355 --> 01:21:07,765
discuss you know, what really shifts a budget, what can be,

1793
01:21:08,225 --> 01:21:09,845
you know, my phrases are needle movers.

1794
01:21:10,085 --> 01:21:11,525
I think Mr. Tripp said it several times

1795
01:21:11,545 --> 01:21:12,685
in his questions last year.

1796
01:21:13,465 --> 01:21:16,125
But then you get into the first presentation on

1797
01:21:16,125 --> 01:21:19,045
October 20th, then you have a board meeting in between.

1798
01:21:20,065 --> 01:21:22,325
We get to come back and kick it around as a,

1799
01:21:22,445 --> 01:21:23,645
a fiscal advisory group.

1800
01:21:23,665 --> 01:21:25,405
But more importantly, that date is

1801
01:21:25,405 --> 01:21:27,445
after the election, right, Michael?

1802
01:21:27,745 --> 01:21:30,645
So November 5th, is that after? That is after, right?

1803
01:21:31,205 --> 01:21:32,805
I think the date, yeah, I think the,

1804
01:21:32,805 --> 01:21:34,045
yeah, the election is Tuesday.

1805
01:21:34,475 --> 01:21:36,885
Yeah. So we chose that Thursday so that we can regroup

1806
01:21:38,305 --> 01:21:40,205
on the impact of what 1300 may

1807
01:21:40,205 --> 01:21:42,325
or may not have had as a fiscal advisory group.

1808
01:21:43,315 --> 01:21:47,265
Then we go back, of course my

1809
01:21:48,965 --> 01:21:51,505
folder just closed, so I'm gonna go old school

1810
01:21:51,505 --> 01:21:54,985
and go paper come back for that December 3rd.

1811
01:21:55,005 --> 01:21:56,545
So that's after the Pinkerton numbers.

1812
01:21:56,575 --> 01:21:58,265
They normally come out around Thanksgiving.

1813
01:21:59,045 --> 01:22:01,305
And then last year, the, the fiscal advisory,

1814
01:22:01,645 --> 01:22:03,745
we did not have a second December meeting,

1815
01:22:03,885 --> 01:22:07,705
but some feedback was people felt kind of pressed in

1816
01:22:07,705 --> 01:22:08,825
that first December meeting.

1817
01:22:08,845 --> 01:22:10,825
So we put it on the books in case we want to come back

1818
01:22:11,385 --> 01:22:12,465
depending on what's going on.

1819
01:22:12,525 --> 01:22:14,425
So all of those meetings will be at

1820
01:22:15,125 --> 01:22:18,625
the new professional learning center, at the new SAU so

1821
01:22:18,625 --> 01:22:20,185
that our community can start to see

1822
01:22:20,215 --> 01:22:22,905
what we have going on there. Some questions,

1823
01:22:23,885 --> 01:22:26,065
The training, is that just for everybody

1824
01:22:26,165 --> 01:22:27,225
that's on the fiscal

1825
01:22:27,505 --> 01:22:28,505
Advisory committee?

1826
01:22:28,505 --> 01:22:29,705
It'll be for the board and the fiscal advisory committee.

1827
01:22:29,815 --> 01:22:31,305
Okay. Yep. It's open to the public.

1828
01:22:31,325 --> 01:22:32,465
But yeah, it's, it'll be a training

1829
01:22:32,465 --> 01:22:33,865
session directed for the members. Yeah.

1830
01:22:34,175 --> 01:22:37,905
Will they be recording it? Dairy cam? Yeah. Okay, good.

1831
01:22:37,905 --> 01:22:39,025
Because I won't be here, so. Sure.

1832
01:22:40,165 --> 01:22:44,785
Yep. Any questions on that?

1833
01:22:46,255 --> 01:22:48,665
Alright, last, this is more about discussion.

1834
01:22:49,065 --> 01:22:50,585
Michael, do you want to take the lead on this?

1835
01:22:50,585 --> 01:22:52,625
The joint one? Yeah.

1836
01:22:52,725 --> 01:22:54,465
So we, in two weeks

1837
01:22:54,885 --> 01:22:59,105
before our next meeting at five 30, we're having a workshop

1838
01:22:59,215 --> 01:23:00,745
with the town council.

1839
01:23:01,965 --> 01:23:05,065
So we wanted to take this opportunity during Mike's update

1840
01:23:05,305 --> 01:23:07,765
to hear from the rest of the board on

1841
01:23:08,365 --> 01:23:09,685
possible agenda topics, things

1842
01:23:09,685 --> 01:23:13,085
that you think we should be discussing with the town.

1843
01:23:13,525 --> 01:23:17,565
I mean, I think, you know, it's pretty clear

1844
01:23:17,715 --> 01:23:19,725
what the number one topic is gonna be.

1845
01:23:19,825 --> 01:23:21,565
You know, Mr. Carden brought it up earlier.

1846
01:23:22,465 --> 01:23:23,645
You know, we're gonna be wanting

1847
01:23:23,645 --> 01:23:25,805
to talk about this possible vote on a charter amendment

1848
01:23:25,905 --> 01:23:28,245
to consolidate the schools as a town department.

1849
01:23:28,245 --> 01:23:30,125
You know, I think that's gonna dominate the discussion.

1850
01:23:30,185 --> 01:23:32,165
We need to talk this out with our counterparts on the

1851
01:23:32,165 --> 01:23:34,725
council, make sure we all understand.

1852
01:23:34,725 --> 01:23:37,245
If this were to come to pass, what is it gonna look like?

1853
01:23:37,565 --> 01:23:39,645
I mean, I think that's one of the, the points was that

1854
01:23:40,425 --> 01:23:42,165
it hasn't really been discussed.

1855
01:23:42,425 --> 01:23:44,485
If this were to happen, what would it look like?

1856
01:23:44,705 --> 01:23:48,485
You know, what would your role be as a superintendent?

1857
01:23:48,555 --> 01:23:50,485
What would the school board's role be? You know?

1858
01:23:50,645 --> 01:23:54,965
'cause I mean, when you look at cities that are organized

1859
01:23:54,965 --> 01:23:56,285
with the school department, you know,

1860
01:23:56,285 --> 01:23:57,485
there is still a school board.

1861
01:23:58,235 --> 01:24:00,685
They, you know, they,

1862
01:24:00,945 --> 01:24:03,085
and it's the, the city council, in this case,

1863
01:24:03,085 --> 01:24:05,085
it would be the town council that sets the

1864
01:24:05,085 --> 01:24:06,165
overall budget number.

1865
01:24:06,185 --> 01:24:07,805
But it's the school board and the superintendent

1866
01:24:07,805 --> 01:24:11,365
that decides how that money is spent now, I mean,

1867
01:24:12,045 --> 01:24:14,045
I don't understand why we're going through the trouble

1868
01:24:14,225 --> 01:24:17,125
of consolidating the school district into a school

1869
01:24:17,125 --> 01:24:19,205
department just to have a tax cap when we could just have

1870
01:24:19,205 --> 01:24:20,245
a vote on a tax cap.

1871
01:24:21,505 --> 01:24:24,965
But, you know, here we are. Yeah.

1872
01:24:24,965 --> 01:24:26,525
Mike Fowler and I met for about,

1873
01:24:26,805 --> 01:24:28,125
I wanna say about an hour the other day,

1874
01:24:28,465 --> 01:24:31,005
and kind of started to work through scenarios.

1875
01:24:31,165 --> 01:24:32,165
I guess that's the easiest way.

1876
01:24:32,165 --> 01:24:33,765
And we were kind of already ahead of it.

1877
01:24:33,765 --> 01:24:36,685
Mike had brought the idea up in May in regards to like,

1878
01:24:36,745 --> 01:24:38,205
the consolidation of benefits,

1879
01:24:38,205 --> 01:24:39,645
if HealthTrust would even do it for us.

1880
01:24:40,055 --> 01:24:41,285
We're running those scenarios.

1881
01:24:41,345 --> 01:24:45,195
But, you know, I don't, I'm not gonna go on record on, on,

1882
01:24:45,255 --> 01:24:46,275
on some of our concerns.

1883
01:24:46,315 --> 01:24:48,915
I think that discussion needs to happen amongst both boards.

1884
01:24:50,175 --> 01:24:54,715
But trying to discuss the consolidation of hr, I mean,

1885
01:24:54,715 --> 01:24:55,915
we have 608 employees.

1886
01:24:55,915 --> 01:24:59,515
That's the town can't handle that processing, that payroll,

1887
01:24:59,565 --> 01:25:02,435
those payments, you know, that's just one area.

1888
01:25:03,375 --> 01:25:06,075
So it, it'll be an interest discussion amongst the,

1889
01:25:06,135 --> 01:25:08,315
you know, elected officials of the town and the community.

1890
01:25:08,615 --> 01:25:10,795
You know, Mike and I are just, we are,

1891
01:25:11,575 --> 01:25:12,715
we are your employee, right?

1892
01:25:12,715 --> 01:25:14,875
So Mike and the town council and me and the board.

1893
01:25:14,935 --> 01:25:16,675
So how you guys work things out

1894
01:25:16,675 --> 01:25:20,475
or scenarios that you want run, you know, we've, we've kind

1895
01:25:20,475 --> 01:25:24,715
of talked it out, but it, it's, I think Tom, you know, Mr.

1896
01:25:24,715 --> 01:25:25,795
Carne did a great job. It's like,

1897
01:25:26,265 --> 01:25:27,475
what are the results of this?

1898
01:25:27,485 --> 01:25:30,715
Right? It's, it's kind of, it's there's, there's,

1899
01:25:32,775 --> 01:25:35,825
it's not as simple as we just go under the town council

1900
01:25:35,885 --> 01:25:39,135
and then everything consolidates,

1901
01:25:39,195 --> 01:25:43,185
or there's a reduction in cost necessarily.

1902
01:25:43,435 --> 01:25:47,385
Right? It's two totally different worlds

1903
01:25:47,385 --> 01:25:48,665
of municipalities.

1904
01:25:49,005 --> 01:25:52,065
So I'm looking forward to that discussion.

1905
01:25:54,775 --> 01:25:56,425
Yeah, I mean, I think we need to, you know,

1906
01:25:56,425 --> 01:25:58,545
talk this all out with our counterparts on the council,

1907
01:25:58,645 --> 01:26:01,225
you know, make sure we all understand, you know, how

1908
01:26:01,255 --> 01:26:03,965
that we approach this with our constituents.

1909
01:26:04,185 --> 01:26:08,125
You know, we all have a, a unique view into what the outcome

1910
01:26:08,465 --> 01:26:10,005
of something like this is gonna be.

1911
01:26:10,145 --> 01:26:12,365
And, you know, we have a duty to our constituents

1912
01:26:12,545 --> 01:26:13,645
to keep them informed

1913
01:26:13,785 --> 01:26:17,325
and, you know, tell them our opinion of doing these jobs

1914
01:26:17,465 --> 01:26:19,885
and understanding what these jobs are, what the impact

1915
01:26:20,865 --> 01:26:21,925
of this is gonna be.

1916
01:26:23,755 --> 01:26:28,525
Yeah. Would would the, yeah,

1917
01:26:28,685 --> 01:26:30,125
I mean, I, I can go down something like,

1918
01:26:30,125 --> 01:26:32,285
we talked about mowing, we talked about snow removal,

1919
01:26:32,465 --> 01:26:34,205
we talked about management of properties.

1920
01:26:34,205 --> 01:26:36,605
What about break-ins at ours? Can you speak up please?

1921
01:26:36,775 --> 01:26:41,605
Sorry. So there's, there's multiple layers

1922
01:26:41,905 --> 01:26:43,765
of property management alone.

1923
01:26:45,435 --> 01:26:46,845
Does the town have that capacity?

1924
01:26:46,985 --> 01:26:50,725
Do then, then do we, yeah.

1925
01:26:51,625 --> 01:26:53,925
It sounds like you guys discussed efficiencies across the

1926
01:26:53,925 --> 01:26:55,965
town and schools in terms of management of Sure.

1927
01:26:55,965 --> 01:26:57,565
Parking lots and buildings

1928
01:26:57,665 --> 01:26:58,925
and all those types of things. Just,

1929
01:26:59,035 --> 01:27:00,445
Just facilities, right.

1930
01:27:00,745 --> 01:27:04,365
Not even getting into the depths of payroll, right.

1931
01:27:04,805 --> 01:27:07,165
Benefits New Hampshire retirements

1932
01:27:08,025 --> 01:27:09,205
for the, for the different classes.

1933
01:27:10,235 --> 01:27:11,925
There's, there's a whole lot of

1934
01:27:14,035 --> 01:27:16,245
educational management that we do

1935
01:27:16,465 --> 01:27:19,005
as an administrative unit out of the SAU

1936
01:27:19,265 --> 01:27:21,445
and then there's municipality management.

1937
01:27:22,115 --> 01:27:23,245
It's significantly different.

1938
01:27:23,305 --> 01:27:25,725
So it's not just a cross train, right?

1939
01:27:25,745 --> 01:27:28,765
You don't just drop in how we, how we do payroll

1940
01:27:28,905 --> 01:27:31,125
and how their hourly rates are computed.

1941
01:27:31,125 --> 01:27:33,645
So it would take a significant amount of time and effort.

1942
01:27:33,645 --> 01:27:35,165
Yeah. Sorry Brenda. That's

1943
01:27:35,165 --> 01:27:36,165
All right.

1944
01:27:36,165 --> 01:27:37,125
All of those are important,

1945
01:27:37,825 --> 01:27:40,045
but at the end of that decision are children.

1946
01:27:40,275 --> 01:27:44,085
Yeah. That need to be educated and be taken care of properly

1947
01:27:44,105 --> 01:27:45,925
and the schools need to be taken care of properly.

1948
01:27:46,465 --> 01:27:49,485
The end of a plow, the end of a mowing, mow

1949
01:27:50,245 --> 01:27:51,645
a mower.

1950
01:27:52,555 --> 01:27:53,925
There's still children involved.

1951
01:27:54,465 --> 01:27:57,445
And I don't think the town council,

1952
01:27:57,705 --> 01:27:58,885
and this is not a slam to them,

1953
01:27:59,085 --> 01:28:00,085
I don't think they understand

1954
01:28:00,915 --> 01:28:02,485
what it's like to run a school district.

1955
01:28:02,915 --> 01:28:07,605
What is in the school district, how education is managed

1956
01:28:07,625 --> 01:28:10,245
and how classrooms are managed, how schools are managed,

1957
01:28:10,245 --> 01:28:12,085
and how a child's actually educated.

1958
01:28:13,465 --> 01:28:16,445
And I think it's unfair to them to expect them to have to do

1959
01:28:16,445 --> 01:28:17,485
that because somebody wants

1960
01:28:17,485 --> 01:28:20,245
to take over the school district, my, just my opinion.

1961
01:28:21,465 --> 01:28:23,365
But at the end of it all, you better remember

1962
01:28:23,365 --> 01:28:24,405
that there's kids at the end.

1963
01:28:27,415 --> 01:28:29,255
I think to your point, Brenda, it does beg the question,

1964
01:28:29,285 --> 01:28:32,135
what problem does the town of Derry have have

1965
01:28:32,805 --> 01:28:37,455
that this state level legislation seeks to solve?

1966
01:28:38,435 --> 01:28:41,215
And that's really where I take issue with it. I mean, Mr.

1967
01:28:41,225 --> 01:28:43,695
Tripp mentioned this evening at public comment that,

1968
01:28:44,315 --> 01:28:46,375
you know, this is democracy, it's a democratic process.

1969
01:28:46,605 --> 01:28:48,975
Well, as a reminder, there is a democratic process

1970
01:28:48,975 --> 01:28:50,455
that takes place called a charter

1971
01:28:50,455 --> 01:28:51,855
commission within the town of dairy.

1972
01:28:51,915 --> 01:28:54,455
And if the dairy residents decide that that's a way

1973
01:28:54,555 --> 01:28:56,975
of looking closely at how the town

1974
01:28:56,975 --> 01:29:00,335
and schools have a relationship, there's a process in place

1975
01:29:00,335 --> 01:29:03,885
for that to take place already to study the implications,

1976
01:29:04,345 --> 01:29:07,525
to study the efficiencies that Mr. Flynn just mentioned.

1977
01:29:07,665 --> 01:29:12,645
And so that process exists right now.

1978
01:29:12,945 --> 01:29:15,085
And so I, I do think, I look forward

1979
01:29:15,085 --> 01:29:16,205
to the collaboration a couple weeks

1980
01:29:16,205 --> 01:29:17,885
with our town counselors.

1981
01:29:18,005 --> 01:29:21,205
I think that there's a lot of good conversation to be had.

1982
01:29:21,825 --> 01:29:24,685
And, you know, I, I will just state

1983
01:29:24,685 --> 01:29:25,925
that I have very real concerns.

1984
01:29:29,765 --> 01:29:33,125
I think one of the things that I have seen floating

1985
01:29:33,125 --> 01:29:37,245
around online, which is the, the takeaway is the

1986
01:29:37,835 --> 01:29:40,685
idea of there are too many administrators.

1987
01:29:41,355 --> 01:29:44,165
That seemed to be a, a main theme

1988
01:29:45,195 --> 01:29:48,125
when I was reading about these, these bills.

1989
01:29:48,705 --> 01:29:51,765
And I, I know that you don't follow social media, mike, so,

1990
01:29:52,105 --> 01:29:55,565
but this, you get a, a, a pulse,

1991
01:29:56,285 --> 01:29:59,005
a finger on the pulse of what's going on out there.

1992
01:29:59,145 --> 01:30:01,605
And it wasn't just dairy, it was outside of dairy.

1993
01:30:02,065 --> 01:30:03,805
And that was like, well, you know,

1994
01:30:03,805 --> 01:30:05,205
there's just too many administrators,

1995
01:30:05,225 --> 01:30:06,245
too many administrators.

1996
01:30:06,245 --> 01:30:09,445
And it's that, that, that one idea

1997
01:30:09,625 --> 01:30:11,365
and a concept in a bill.

1998
01:30:11,825 --> 01:30:14,525
So I think the thought is, well, if there's just too many,

1999
01:30:14,635 --> 01:30:16,525
it's administrators and too many business costs,

2000
01:30:16,525 --> 01:30:17,605
we're just gonna cut that.

2001
01:30:17,905 --> 01:30:19,885
And instead of there being, you know, like, well,

2002
01:30:19,885 --> 01:30:21,205
why don't we just have one principal

2003
01:30:21,205 --> 01:30:23,645
and not a vice principal, and why don't we just, and,

2004
01:30:23,785 --> 01:30:26,085
and just do these little tiny, it's like death

2005
01:30:26,105 --> 01:30:28,445
by a thousand paper cuts, where they think that

2006
01:30:28,665 --> 01:30:31,165
by taking out these big ticket numbers,

2007
01:30:31,795 --> 01:30:33,485
that it won't affect the kids.

2008
01:30:33,545 --> 01:30:35,085
And it's just office costs.

2009
01:30:35,865 --> 01:30:39,165
But as Brenda just said, at the end of it, at the end

2010
01:30:39,165 --> 01:30:40,325
of everything is children.

2011
01:30:41,345 --> 01:30:44,245
So I don't think that they understand that trickle

2012
01:30:44,915 --> 01:30:46,125
down that's gonna happen.

2013
01:30:47,145 --> 01:30:50,285
And what we are ultimately going to have to deal with by

2014
01:30:51,105 --> 01:30:53,725
the idea of like, we'll just cut SAU costs,

2015
01:30:53,945 --> 01:30:57,605
but everything funnels just in a tiny way into SAU costs.

2016
01:30:57,755 --> 01:31:00,005
Sure. There isn't, there's a big picture

2017
01:31:00,425 --> 01:31:04,165
and there isn't enough tiny details

2018
01:31:04,425 --> 01:31:08,325
to make this float right now. Yeah.

2019
01:31:08,945 --> 01:31:12,405
And minimum standards tells us when we have to have a,

2020
01:31:12,825 --> 01:31:16,165
an assistant principal, how many students you have to, like,

2021
01:31:16,165 --> 01:31:17,885
there's rules that have to be followed.

2022
01:31:19,085 --> 01:31:21,125
I know they can be changed, but right now, there are rules

2023
01:31:21,125 --> 01:31:23,245
that say this ma and I don't know them in my head,

2024
01:31:23,265 --> 01:31:25,445
but this many students, you have

2025
01:31:25,445 --> 01:31:27,285
to have an assistant principal, this many students, you have

2026
01:31:27,285 --> 01:31:28,285
to have this many nurses.

2027
01:31:29,345 --> 01:31:32,565
And it talk about democracy. We vote on the school budget.

2028
01:31:33,145 --> 01:31:35,485
The citizens of the town vote on the school budget.

2029
01:31:35,865 --> 01:31:37,405
The citizens of the town can come

2030
01:31:37,405 --> 01:31:39,165
to deliberative session and change the budget.

2031
01:31:39,265 --> 01:31:41,485
If that's their choice, they have a vote.

2032
01:31:42,755 --> 01:31:45,195
I don't know why that isn't part of democracy.

2033
01:31:47,455 --> 01:31:48,815
I mean, that is an excellent point.

2034
01:31:48,975 --> 01:31:50,295
I mean, if anything, you know,

2035
01:31:50,295 --> 01:31:51,975
the town meeting system in New Hampshire,

2036
01:31:51,995 --> 01:31:53,415
the deliberative session, I mean,

2037
01:31:53,475 --> 01:31:56,735
it is the ultimate expression of democracy, right?

2038
01:31:56,735 --> 01:32:00,245
It's the opportunity for everybody in this town

2039
01:32:00,385 --> 01:32:02,085
to come together and determine

2040
01:32:03,235 --> 01:32:05,365
what the school budget is gonna be like.

2041
01:32:05,865 --> 01:32:08,605
You know, us as a school board, you know, we take the blame

2042
01:32:08,605 --> 01:32:10,805
for the budget a lot, but all we do is propose a budget.

2043
01:32:11,705 --> 01:32:13,845
You know, anybody in town can come to

2044
01:32:13,845 --> 01:32:16,365
that deliberative session and propose a

2045
01:32:16,365 --> 01:32:17,445
change to that budget.

2046
01:32:17,705 --> 01:32:20,765
And if 50% of the, you know, 150 people

2047
01:32:20,795 --> 01:32:24,125
that show up in the room that night, you know, say that,

2048
01:32:24,275 --> 01:32:27,625
that they want that cut, then it is done.

2049
01:32:28,245 --> 01:32:32,605
You know, I mean, that's democracy, you know,

2050
01:32:32,605 --> 01:32:35,205
and the discussion that Jenna alluded to, and,

2051
01:32:35,205 --> 01:32:36,885
and Brenda brought up the, the, you know,

2052
01:32:36,885 --> 01:32:38,445
the New Hampshire ED three oh sixes, right.

2053
01:32:38,445 --> 01:32:41,765
And minimum standards. And just, I quickly pulled it up

2054
01:32:41,785 --> 01:32:43,765
for the, the administration ratio.

2055
01:32:44,385 --> 01:32:47,005
So in Bill's building, he said his enrollment was what,

2056
01:32:47,305 --> 01:32:48,645
6 37?

2057
01:32:48,845 --> 01:32:50,405
I forget what he said, all that. Okay.

2058
01:32:51,145 --> 01:32:53,845
So that requires one principal and one assistant principal.

2059
01:32:54,065 --> 01:32:55,205
And guess what, we have one

2060
01:32:55,205 --> 01:32:56,485
principal and one assistant principal.

2061
01:32:57,065 --> 01:32:59,325
So at the elementary level, if it's one per 500,

2062
01:32:59,825 --> 01:33:01,685
you could reduce an assistant principal.

2063
01:33:01,905 --> 01:33:03,645
But then you talk about the points

2064
01:33:03,665 --> 01:33:05,165
of emphasis, which is your services.

2065
01:33:05,945 --> 01:33:07,885
So when a bullying report comes in,

2066
01:33:07,885 --> 01:33:09,085
when a parent thing comes in,

2067
01:33:09,495 --> 01:33:11,325
how's the delegation of duties happening?

2068
01:33:11,325 --> 01:33:15,365
And what's your return quickly to your customer,

2069
01:33:15,365 --> 01:33:17,245
which is your student or your family member.

2070
01:33:17,305 --> 01:33:19,165
So, I mean, that's what the school board does.

2071
01:33:19,165 --> 01:33:20,405
They analyze those costs

2072
01:33:20,405 --> 01:33:22,725
and you guys make determination on what you think is best.

2073
01:33:22,865 --> 01:33:25,565
So it, it's all worthwhile discussion.

2074
01:33:25,605 --> 01:33:27,085
I think that's democracy as well too.

2075
01:33:27,085 --> 01:33:29,085
Like point, counterpoint, you know, and, and,

2076
01:33:29,085 --> 01:33:30,805
and information as generous, you know,

2077
01:33:30,805 --> 01:33:33,565
seeking the right information rather than assuming,

2078
01:33:35,065 --> 01:33:36,765
you know, being informed takes work.

2079
01:33:36,905 --> 01:33:38,205
It takes time and it takes effort.

2080
01:33:38,205 --> 01:33:41,045
And, and, and it's, it's asking the right people, the,

2081
01:33:41,045 --> 01:33:42,085
the appropriate questions.

2082
01:33:42,145 --> 01:33:45,205
So I look forward to all this as we get into the fall.

2083
01:33:45,285 --> 01:33:48,005
I think it's definitely a, a, a, you know, a kind

2084
01:33:48,005 --> 01:33:50,765
of a crossroads for a lot of us in our, in our profession.

2085
01:33:52,035 --> 01:33:54,125
Because I think, going back to the core issue

2086
01:33:54,125 --> 01:33:56,685
of the November one, to say that it's not gonna impact kids

2087
01:33:56,685 --> 01:34:01,045
that, I mean that's, I don't even know how,

2088
01:34:01,685 --> 01:34:04,085
I don't know how you can even think that it wouldn't, that

2089
01:34:04,085 --> 01:34:06,925
that's, that's very challenging for me in my seat to say

2090
01:34:06,925 --> 01:34:08,765
that a a three

2091
01:34:08,965 --> 01:34:11,805
and a half percent cut isn't gonna impact kids.

2092
01:34:12,065 --> 01:34:16,485
So Yeah. I mean, 80% of the budget is personnel. Yeah.

2093
01:34:16,625 --> 01:34:18,125
And pinker intuition. Yeah.

2094
01:34:18,465 --> 01:34:22,365
So, you know, if we have to make a, you know, as massive

2095
01:34:22,885 --> 01:34:25,405
reductions as this might be, you know, we don't really know

2096
01:34:25,405 --> 01:34:26,565
what the impact of this is gonna be.

2097
01:34:26,985 --> 01:34:29,205
You can't tell me that that's not gonna affect kids. Right.

2098
01:34:30,425 --> 01:34:31,925
One thing I would like to say, and I don't know,

2099
01:34:31,925 --> 01:34:33,925
when we were, we were just talking about the town workshop

2100
01:34:34,065 --> 01:34:37,085
and, and ideas to come up, right. To circle back. So we

2101
01:34:37,085 --> 01:34:38,605
Started that. So yeah. Any,

2102
01:34:38,925 --> 01:34:42,205
Anyway, talking about the town workshop, I think one

2103
01:34:42,205 --> 01:34:43,645
of the ways is to see

2104
01:34:43,665 --> 01:34:45,885
how we can collaborate and work together.

2105
01:34:46,625 --> 01:34:50,445
And I mean, we already have a, like if, for example,

2106
01:34:50,465 --> 01:34:52,845
the deliberative session, we have a minimal turnout.

2107
01:34:53,125 --> 01:34:57,685
I am a hundred people, maybe max one 50 come to that.

2108
01:34:58,025 --> 01:35:00,085
And that's only from word of mouth

2109
01:35:00,275 --> 01:35:02,605
through the Dairy Cooperative School District

2110
01:35:02,745 --> 01:35:05,285
and letting our parents know what's happening.

2111
01:35:05,945 --> 01:35:07,965
If we are really concerned and we want,

2112
01:35:08,025 --> 01:35:11,365
and a lot of things that come up in this town are people

2113
01:35:11,365 --> 01:35:13,005
that don't have kids in the school system,

2114
01:35:13,025 --> 01:35:14,845
but they still pay into the school system

2115
01:35:15,585 --> 01:35:17,245
and they are concerned,

2116
01:35:17,985 --> 01:35:19,245
but they don't know about these things.

2117
01:35:19,345 --> 01:35:22,645
So to be able to collaborate with the town as far

2118
01:35:22,645 --> 01:35:25,805
as getting out communication to other taxpayers,

2119
01:35:26,105 --> 01:35:29,325
to having those talking sessions with other taxpayers,

2120
01:35:29,705 --> 01:35:31,085
it might already be happy.

2121
01:35:31,285 --> 01:35:34,045
I don't know. But that's something that I think

2122
01:35:34,245 --> 01:35:36,485
that we should maybe partner with them a little bit more.

2123
01:35:36,515 --> 01:35:40,605
Because if we're super concerned about having everything

2124
01:35:40,605 --> 01:35:42,565
super transparent and hearing back from everybody,

2125
01:35:42,755 --> 01:35:45,045
then we've gotta get the word out to everybody.

2126
01:35:45,845 --> 01:35:48,005
I mean, we put things up on the town signs, right?

2127
01:35:48,065 --> 01:35:50,365
So by the fire station and on things like that.

2128
01:35:50,385 --> 01:35:52,645
But what else more can we do

2129
01:35:54,045 --> 01:35:55,045
Collaborative?

2130
01:35:55,045 --> 01:35:57,405
We tried, we tried, last year we, I went,

2131
01:35:57,485 --> 01:35:59,645
I brought flyers out to the fairways.

2132
01:35:59,765 --> 01:36:02,365
I pla we went, we brought them to Marion Garish.

2133
01:36:02,825 --> 01:36:05,645
We tried really hard, we had an ad in the dairy news.

2134
01:36:06,225 --> 01:36:08,485
We tried really hard to get the word about word out

2135
01:36:08,485 --> 01:36:09,605
about deliberative last year.

2136
01:36:10,545 --> 01:36:14,365
And still there was very minimal turnout. Yeah.

2137
01:36:14,385 --> 01:36:16,925
But yeah, I mean obviously as much as we can do

2138
01:36:17,105 --> 01:36:19,445
to get the info out there, we need to do it.

2139
01:36:20,225 --> 01:36:23,685
But I don't know, we should definitely keep trying. And

2140
01:36:23,685 --> 01:36:24,685
I mean, I think a lot of it is

2141
01:36:24,685 --> 01:36:25,885
that people do don't even know

2142
01:36:25,885 --> 01:36:28,325
what a deliberative session is. Yeah. But

2143
01:36:28,325 --> 01:36:30,005
That's why we had, we did videos.

2144
01:36:30,525 --> 01:36:31,725
I know those online.

2145
01:36:31,795 --> 01:36:33,445
Like we really, we can lead the Horse to water

2146
01:36:34,025 --> 01:36:35,245
And communications committee.

2147
01:36:35,465 --> 01:36:36,845
We really focus really hard.

2148
01:36:37,155 --> 01:36:38,445
Yeah. I mean we've gone through this with

2149
01:36:38,445 --> 01:36:40,645
so many things like, you know, outside of, you know,

2150
01:36:40,645 --> 01:36:43,125
going door to door to everyone in town's house.

2151
01:36:43,535 --> 01:36:46,085
Right. You know, it's kind of hard to, you know,

2152
01:36:46,105 --> 01:36:47,445
to get this information out.

2153
01:36:47,665 --> 01:36:50,885
And correct me if I'm wrong, Jane, but I think at some point

2154
01:36:50,885 --> 01:36:54,045
before we had worked with the town to send things out to,

2155
01:36:54,045 --> 01:36:55,325
you know, they have mailing lists

2156
01:36:55,325 --> 01:36:56,685
that they collect information.

2157
01:36:57,685 --> 01:36:59,805
I remember us doing that when we were, you know,

2158
01:37:00,035 --> 01:37:01,645
promoting the facilities bond.

2159
01:37:02,555 --> 01:37:04,285
Does that ring a bell for you?

2160
01:37:06,205 --> 01:37:08,205
I, I don't remember specifically,

2161
01:37:08,345 --> 01:37:09,965
but I believe we did work

2162
01:37:09,965 --> 01:37:13,165
with them on getting the mailing list from them. Yeah.

2163
01:37:13,165 --> 01:37:14,725
Yeah. I mean, I'm sure we Can because we don't have

2164
01:37:14,725 --> 01:37:16,165
one, so, but they did. Yep.

2165
01:37:16,195 --> 01:37:18,565
Yeah. Yeah. I'm sure we can do that again with, you know,

2166
01:37:18,565 --> 01:37:20,845
getting people to come out to the deliberative session

2167
01:37:21,025 --> 01:37:22,965
and I'm, I'm sure that they do it themselves,

2168
01:37:23,265 --> 01:37:24,405
you know, for the town election.

2169
01:37:24,425 --> 01:37:26,445
You know, it happens on the same day. Right.

2170
01:37:31,715 --> 01:37:34,335
All right. Any other agenda topics anybody would like

2171
01:37:34,335 --> 01:37:38,335
to consider for, for this meeting coming up?

2172
01:37:40,995 --> 01:37:42,315
I think that's such a big ticket item.

2173
01:37:42,435 --> 01:37:43,475
I don't know what else we could talk about.

2174
01:37:44,415 --> 01:37:46,155
We have hour's to talk to them.

2175
01:37:46,265 --> 01:37:47,915
It's gonna, that take all that,

2176
01:37:48,265 --> 01:37:49,675
It's gonna dominate the discussion. I'd like hear

2177
01:37:49,675 --> 01:37:51,835
Where each council member stands on that too.

2178
01:37:52,335 --> 01:37:53,915
So they sent over some recommendations

2179
01:37:53,915 --> 01:37:56,085
for the draft agenda just so

2180
01:37:56,085 --> 01:37:57,125
that we're all on the same page.

2181
01:37:57,125 --> 01:37:59,205
So what we cover discussion on the November vote

2182
01:37:59,205 --> 01:38:03,045
and the tax cap of 1331 town budgeting and, and,

2183
01:38:03,225 --> 01:38:05,405
and the tax rate of the town.

2184
01:38:05,405 --> 01:38:07,245
Because that's all changing if you're,

2185
01:38:07,705 --> 01:38:12,045
as we've been communicating 2027 warrant

2186
01:38:12,065 --> 01:38:13,165
and future purchases.

2187
01:38:13,345 --> 01:38:15,725
So I wanted to communicate to the town

2188
01:38:15,725 --> 01:38:17,005
that the CIP p's coming in live

2189
01:38:17,005 --> 01:38:18,485
and we're gonna have a projection out

2190
01:38:18,485 --> 01:38:21,605
to 2033 on our big purchases, which is important.

2191
01:38:23,435 --> 01:38:25,525
Capital projects, future legislation,

2192
01:38:25,535 --> 01:38:27,085
state funding, things along those lines.

2193
01:38:27,145 --> 01:38:29,085
So kind

2194
01:38:29,085 --> 01:38:31,325
of everything we talked about will probably all encompass in

2195
01:38:31,325 --> 01:38:33,725
that start starting to point of the discussion.

2196
01:38:33,845 --> 01:38:36,445
'cause it all kind of fends off of that. Yeah.

2197
01:38:36,625 --> 01:38:38,485
One thing I was thinking about is, you know,

2198
01:38:38,725 --> 01:38:40,765
possibly talking about how we can work with the town

2199
01:38:40,785 --> 01:38:42,885
to coordinate traffic flow around the schools.

2200
01:38:42,885 --> 01:38:43,845
During the school year,

2201
01:38:48,585 --> 01:38:51,565
we had, we had a four hour meeting on Thursday

2202
01:38:51,565 --> 01:38:53,445
with principals and I'll be reaching out

2203
01:38:53,505 --> 01:38:55,885
to the dairy police department pretty soon.

2204
01:38:57,475 --> 01:39:02,325
East Dairy School. The, the pickup line is, yeah,

2205
01:39:02,435 --> 01:39:03,925
it's, it's, it's new to me.

2206
01:39:04,665 --> 01:39:06,885
Not having appropriate properties to support

2207
01:39:07,755 --> 01:39:10,085
both flows is new to me.

2208
01:39:10,545 --> 01:39:11,725
So we're gonna be talking about it.

2209
01:39:11,885 --> 01:39:13,005
I mean there are so many pinch

2210
01:39:13,005 --> 01:39:14,285
points, you know, around the schools.

2211
01:39:14,305 --> 01:39:16,485
You think about like even a school like Barca, you know,

2212
01:39:16,555 --> 01:39:17,845
500 students there.

2213
01:39:18,435 --> 01:39:20,165
There's one road in one road out

2214
01:39:20,225 --> 01:39:21,965
and it ends at a stop sign at the bypass.

2215
01:39:22,225 --> 01:39:25,405
Yep. So like, you know, if you've ever tried to leave Barca

2216
01:39:26,095 --> 01:39:27,365
after drop off or

2217
01:39:27,365 --> 01:39:31,045
after pickup, I mean that lines up, you know,

2218
01:39:31,425 --> 01:39:33,845
our biggest challenge now is, and that's just one school.

2219
01:39:33,845 --> 01:39:35,685
Yeah. Every school has their, their challenges.

2220
01:39:35,685 --> 01:39:37,125
Going back to my, my busing update

2221
01:39:37,135 --> 01:39:41,785
where our buses are getting stuck in the car pickup lines.

2222
01:39:42,325 --> 01:39:44,825
So our ridership is up now.

2223
01:39:44,825 --> 01:39:47,105
Our buses are delayed parent pickup.

2224
01:39:47,625 --> 01:39:49,185
'cause we've gotta wait for all the things to clear.

2225
01:39:49,325 --> 01:39:51,825
So now our buses end up running behind.

2226
01:39:52,725 --> 01:39:54,985
We need to, we need to find a way to get our buses ahead

2227
01:39:54,985 --> 01:39:58,105
of all of them or around them safely.

2228
01:39:59,445 --> 01:40:01,625
So we started drafting ideas

2229
01:40:01,765 --> 01:40:03,105
and I have to get in touch with them.

2230
01:40:04,505 --> 01:40:07,545
I know Melissa had reached out earlier about Grinnell

2231
01:40:07,565 --> 01:40:09,065
and trying to get the buses

2232
01:40:09,165 --> 01:40:11,505
to come up from the backside just to get them in.

2233
01:40:11,535 --> 01:40:12,905
Like there's, yeah, we're trying to be very, well,

2234
01:40:12,905 --> 01:40:13,985
I mean, I've talked about this before.

2235
01:40:14,045 --> 01:40:15,465
You know, my son went to Grinnell

2236
01:40:15,525 --> 01:40:17,545
and the first two years that he went there,

2237
01:40:18,245 --> 01:40:20,145
the cars came in from Mount Pleasant

2238
01:40:20,205 --> 01:40:23,825
and the buses came up from when, from the other way.

2239
01:40:25,125 --> 01:40:27,305
That's a one. It's a town road, Grinnell Road

2240
01:40:27,445 --> 01:40:28,585
and it's a one way street.

2241
01:40:28,635 --> 01:40:31,145
Right. So we were told we couldn't do that anymore.

2242
01:40:31,885 --> 01:40:32,985
And now the buses

2243
01:40:33,125 --> 01:40:35,265
and the cars co-mingle in one line going,

2244
01:40:35,645 --> 01:40:36,865
you know, down from Mount Pleasant.

2245
01:40:37,175 --> 01:40:38,545
Yeah. We got some work to do.

2246
01:40:38,925 --> 01:40:41,145
So yeah, I mean that was always the thing at Grinnell is

2247
01:40:41,145 --> 01:40:44,785
that the buses would wait at the corner of Grinnell Road

2248
01:40:44,845 --> 01:40:46,385
and like, you know, if you wanna get outta there quick,

2249
01:40:46,385 --> 01:40:47,505
you gotta get there before the buses

2250
01:40:47,845 --> 01:40:49,025
and go in the get in the line.

2251
01:40:49,735 --> 01:40:51,025
Well, I think that's why, I mean,

2252
01:40:51,025 --> 01:40:53,565
half the time I remember seeing parents, you know,

2253
01:40:53,955 --> 01:40:55,845
getting into the parking lot at two

2254
01:40:56,665 --> 01:40:57,925
school didn't get out till three

2255
01:40:57,985 --> 01:40:59,925
and they would just sit there in their cars

2256
01:41:00,035 --> 01:41:02,245
with the cars running for an hour just

2257
01:41:02,595 --> 01:41:05,405
because they wanted to be there before the rest of the rush.

2258
01:41:05,765 --> 01:41:07,805
I used to drop my son off every morning at Grinnell

2259
01:41:07,805 --> 01:41:09,605
for chorus once a week.

2260
01:41:09,785 --> 01:41:12,565
So, you know, 30 minutes

2261
01:41:12,565 --> 01:41:16,125
before school starts, I would get there to drop him off,

2262
01:41:16,305 --> 01:41:18,525
you know, about 40 minutes before school starts for chorus

2263
01:41:18,665 --> 01:41:21,485
and there would already be six cars waiting

2264
01:41:21,585 --> 01:41:22,965
for the regular drop off.

2265
01:41:24,465 --> 01:41:25,405
We gotta, we have to be

2266
01:41:25,525 --> 01:41:26,605
considerate of all the parties involved.

2267
01:41:26,745 --> 01:41:30,945
But, you know, but it, it's definitely the,

2268
01:41:31,685 --> 01:41:33,865
the ratio as Bill said, has gone down.

2269
01:41:34,125 --> 01:41:37,145
But now, 'cause we have more students on the bus,

2270
01:41:37,245 --> 01:41:38,265
the routes are longer.

2271
01:41:38,325 --> 01:41:40,105
We gotta get 'em moving sooner.

2272
01:41:40,285 --> 01:41:42,265
So it, again, it's one

2273
01:41:42,265 --> 01:41:44,025
of these unintended consequences of the time shift.

2274
01:41:44,485 --> 01:41:45,345
So we're working on it.

2275
01:41:49,125 --> 01:41:49,505
All right.

2276
01:41:49,905 --> 01:41:52,025
Anything else from anybody? Sounds like a packed agenda.

2277
01:41:55,295 --> 01:41:59,025
Yeah. All right, Mike, is that all you've got?

2278
01:41:59,025 --> 01:42:01,665
That's it from, that's it. So sorry about that.

2279
01:42:02,805 --> 01:42:04,425
So we can move on here.

2280
01:42:05,535 --> 01:42:08,185
Move on to committee and liaison reports.

2281
01:42:08,545 --> 01:42:09,585
First up will be Karen

2282
01:42:09,615 --> 01:42:11,265
with an update from the finance committee.

2283
01:42:12,875 --> 01:42:15,825
Thank you Jane, for that update on the finance committee.

2284
01:42:17,265 --> 01:42:19,065
I do wanna let everyone know though,

2285
01:42:20,005 --> 01:42:21,305
we still have retained funds

2286
01:42:23,915 --> 01:42:27,645
well under the 400,000 that, that we took for the capital

2287
01:42:28,945 --> 01:42:31,725
for the SAU when we, when we switched it

2288
01:42:32,025 --> 01:42:33,445
and we got 4,000 for that.

2289
01:42:33,445 --> 01:42:35,205
We still have tons of funds left on that.

2290
01:42:35,505 --> 01:42:38,085
And one of the reasons, so he has something on the positive

2291
01:42:38,085 --> 01:42:39,325
for the school board is

2292
01:42:39,325 --> 01:42:42,845
because SNHU donated a ton of furniture for us.

2293
01:42:43,345 --> 01:42:44,565
So that was awesome.

2294
01:42:45,385 --> 01:42:48,045
And the other thing I wanted to say was,

2295
01:42:48,545 --> 01:42:50,125
we did vote last meeting

2296
01:42:50,305 --> 01:42:55,205
to give $533,811 back to the taxpayers.

2297
01:42:55,945 --> 01:42:59,965
We also had another 1.5 million budgeted as a placeholder.

2298
01:43:00,305 --> 01:43:04,925
So in reality we gave the taxpayers back over $2 million.

2299
01:43:05,105 --> 01:43:09,525
So that, that's a good deal. So happy to report on that.

2300
01:43:09,785 --> 01:43:10,785
And that's it.

2301
01:43:12,545 --> 01:43:15,005
All right. Thank you Karen. Any questions?

2302
01:43:17,865 --> 01:43:19,725
All right. We also had a facilities committee meeting.

2303
01:43:20,495 --> 01:43:22,045
David is the chair of that committee

2304
01:43:22,065 --> 01:43:24,445
and he's not here tonight, so I can take this one.

2305
01:43:25,905 --> 01:43:27,765
We discussed a few things now

2306
01:43:27,765 --> 01:43:29,925
with this summer's work wrapped up at SRS.

2307
01:43:30,115 --> 01:43:32,845
They're beginning planning for phase two next summer.

2308
01:43:33,805 --> 01:43:35,445
I think Mike can correct me if I'm wrong,

2309
01:43:35,445 --> 01:43:38,205
but I believe they said they completed about 40%

2310
01:43:38,205 --> 01:43:39,205
of the roof work this summer.

2311
01:43:40,545 --> 01:43:43,085
Yes. About 60% to do next summer. Yep.

2312
01:43:43,465 --> 01:43:46,165
But the expectation is, is now that we've done that 40%,

2313
01:43:46,165 --> 01:43:49,045
they have an idea of where the potential pitfalls lie from

2314
01:43:49,045 --> 01:43:50,045
that initial roof work.

2315
01:43:50,705 --> 01:43:53,325
And they'll be able to tackle the remaining 60% next

2316
01:43:53,325 --> 01:43:54,445
summer at a faster clip.

2317
01:43:55,665 --> 01:43:57,485
And a positive note there too, even

2318
01:43:57,485 --> 01:44:00,365
with all the unexpected complications we've run into at SRS,

2319
01:44:00,365 --> 01:44:01,925
all those projects are still under budget.

2320
01:44:01,955 --> 01:44:05,605
They are additional planning for next summer's.

2321
01:44:05,605 --> 01:44:07,605
Other projects, mark job's been working

2322
01:44:07,605 --> 01:44:09,845
with LaValley Resinger to plan

2323
01:44:09,845 --> 01:44:11,445
for district wide door replacements.

2324
01:44:11,955 --> 01:44:13,285
They're gonna be reviewing doors

2325
01:44:13,665 --> 01:44:15,485
and identifying candidates for replacement.

2326
01:44:15,615 --> 01:44:17,245
We've also got a window replacement

2327
01:44:17,245 --> 01:44:19,565
for the fifties section at Hood Untapped for next summer.

2328
01:44:20,425 --> 01:44:22,445
And the expectation is Mark will have bids

2329
01:44:22,445 --> 01:44:23,485
for those projects to bring

2330
01:44:23,485 --> 01:44:25,485
to us in the late fall or early winter.

2331
01:44:28,025 --> 01:44:32,005
And Mike already kind of hit on this earlier in his update,

2332
01:44:32,105 --> 01:44:34,645
but since we are looking at coming in under budget on a

2333
01:44:34,645 --> 01:44:37,085
number of these projects, we have that interest income

2334
01:44:37,085 --> 01:44:39,245
that's been reallocated toward the bond projects.

2335
01:44:39,835 --> 01:44:42,085
Mark and Jeremy are working together to develop that list

2336
01:44:42,085 --> 01:44:44,525
of additional projects that we'd be able to complete

2337
01:44:44,525 --> 01:44:46,325
with those additional proceeds.

2338
01:44:49,125 --> 01:44:51,255
Mike and Jeremy also have the capital improvement plan.

2339
01:44:51,255 --> 01:44:52,495
They work to develop with UMass

2340
01:44:52,495 --> 01:44:53,695
Lowell students this past spring.

2341
01:44:53,695 --> 01:44:55,415
They're working to update that to account

2342
01:44:55,415 --> 01:44:57,095
for all the projects that have been completed.

2343
01:44:57,635 --> 01:44:59,375
And they'll be bringing that forward to the board

2344
01:44:59,375 --> 01:45:00,495
for adoption in the near future.

2345
01:45:02,595 --> 01:45:04,655
And one final note, just on top

2346
01:45:04,655 --> 01:45:07,175
of all these big ticket improvement projects throughout the

2347
01:45:07,335 --> 01:45:09,015
district, with the beginning of schools staff

2348
01:45:09,035 --> 01:45:11,335
and students back in the buildings, Jeremy

2349
01:45:11,435 --> 01:45:13,775
and his team have been working through over 300 maintenance

2350
01:45:13,775 --> 01:45:14,975
tickets submitted by staff.

2351
01:45:15,795 --> 01:45:18,295
So, you know, again, we've gotta give it up to Jeremy

2352
01:45:18,395 --> 01:45:20,575
and his staff for not only shepherding all these major

2353
01:45:20,575 --> 01:45:21,895
projects along throughout the summer,

2354
01:45:22,635 --> 01:45:24,535
but all this work that they're doing every day

2355
01:45:24,535 --> 01:45:25,575
to make sure our staff

2356
01:45:25,575 --> 01:45:28,375
and students have safe inviting and functional spaces.

2357
01:45:33,655 --> 01:45:36,235
Moving on to our next agenda item.

2358
01:45:36,445 --> 01:45:38,315
We've got member updates in any other business.

2359
01:45:38,545 --> 01:45:39,555
I've got a couple of things.

2360
01:45:41,565 --> 01:45:44,835
We've, we're going to be doing a facilities tour

2361
01:45:44,935 --> 01:45:48,195
as a public meeting Thursday, September 17th at 4:00 PM

2362
01:45:48,775 --> 01:45:49,835
That's gonna be for the board.

2363
01:45:49,835 --> 01:45:51,675
And as a public meeting, any interested members

2364
01:45:51,675 --> 01:45:53,915
of the community could also come out with us

2365
01:45:53,915 --> 01:45:55,235
to take a tour of the facilities.

2366
01:45:55,255 --> 01:45:56,435
You can see all this work that

2367
01:45:56,435 --> 01:45:57,595
we've been talking about firsthand.

2368
01:45:58,835 --> 01:46:02,595
I believe the plan is to begin the tour at 4:00 PM at SRS.

2369
01:46:03,385 --> 01:46:05,955
Correct. And then the group will move on

2370
01:46:05,955 --> 01:46:06,995
to the other schools from there.

2371
01:46:07,095 --> 01:46:08,235
So if you're interested in seeing

2372
01:46:08,235 --> 01:46:11,235
where your tax dollars are going, come on out.

2373
01:46:11,975 --> 01:46:14,955
What's the date? It said it is Thursday,

2374
01:46:15,195 --> 01:46:19,715
September 17th at 4:00 PM So the

2375
01:46:19,715 --> 01:46:20,835
second item is for the board.

2376
01:46:21,335 --> 01:46:23,515
The New Hampshire School Board Association's Delegate

2377
01:46:23,675 --> 01:46:25,635
Assembly is coming up Saturday, October 17th.

2378
01:46:26,295 --> 01:46:28,355
You've all been receiving emails from the

2379
01:46:28,355 --> 01:46:29,435
association about this.

2380
01:46:30,375 --> 01:46:32,995
At our next meeting on September 22nd, we will vote

2381
01:46:32,995 --> 01:46:35,195
to nominate a voting delegate and alternate to the assembly

2382
01:46:35,295 --> 01:46:37,075
and on our position on the resolutions

2383
01:46:37,075 --> 01:46:38,955
and bylaw changes that are gonna be considered.

2384
01:46:39,815 --> 01:46:41,875
So please go over those emails you've been getting

2385
01:46:42,135 --> 01:46:43,955
and if you're interested in serving

2386
01:46:44,095 --> 01:46:45,915
as a delegate, let us know.

2387
01:46:47,935 --> 01:46:49,565
Did anyone else on the board have any other

2388
01:46:49,565 --> 01:46:50,965
updates they wanted to bring forward?

2389
01:46:54,885 --> 01:46:56,065
All right. Not hearing any.

2390
01:46:57,165 --> 01:46:58,905
So we'll move on to our upcoming meeting schedule.

2391
01:46:59,565 --> 01:47:01,585
As we discussed, we'll be meeting with the Town Council

2392
01:47:01,685 --> 01:47:04,305
for a collaborative workshop discussion at 5:30 PM on

2393
01:47:04,305 --> 01:47:05,745
Tuesday, September 22nd.

2394
01:47:06,175 --> 01:47:09,065
That'll be followed by our regular meeting at 6:30 PM

2395
01:47:09,845 --> 01:47:11,545
And then our next scheduled meeting would be Tuesday,

2396
01:47:11,545 --> 01:47:14,185
October 13th at 6:30 PM All meetings

2397
01:47:14,185 --> 01:47:15,385
here at the municipal center.

2398
01:47:17,535 --> 01:47:19,105
That wraps up our public agenda.

2399
01:47:19,165 --> 01:47:21,305
The board will be meeting in non-public session tonight.

2400
01:47:21,305 --> 01:47:23,345
So I would accept the motion to enter non-public session

2401
01:47:23,345 --> 01:47:24,905
under RSA 91 a.

2402
01:47:25,215 --> 01:47:28,065
Section three, paragraph two, subparagraph A.

2403
01:47:28,925 --> 01:47:32,545
So moved first by Jamie second. Second by Karen.

2404
01:47:33,295 --> 01:47:36,225
This statute requires we take a roll call. Vote. Brenda.

2405
01:47:37,245 --> 01:47:41,705
Jen. Yes. Jenna? Yes. Jamie? Yes. Karen? Yes. Chair votes?

2406
01:47:41,725 --> 01:47:43,465
Yes. Motion carries. Six zero.

2407
01:47:44,125 --> 01:47:45,905
The board will now move into non-public session.

2408
01:47:45,975 --> 01:47:46,905
Goodnight everybody.