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Good evening everyone.

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I will now call this meeting

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of the Dairy School Board to order.

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Please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance,

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Pledge Allegiance, pledge allegiance to the to the flag

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of the United States of America.

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And to to the republic, which which stands by nation,

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God Invisible Liberty.

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Liberty and justice for all.

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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.

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Carrie Sandon, assistant superintendent,

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James Ard, business administrator,

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Michael Flynn, superintendent Brenda Willis,

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School Board.

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Michael Thiel, school Board Chair,

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John Thoro, school Board, vice Chair.

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Jenna Paradise, school Board Secretary,

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Jamie Caru, school board.

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Karen Ran school board. David K Clap, school board.

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Serena Anderson, student representative. Woo.

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All. Welcome Serena.

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Our first order of business tonight will be the consent

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agenda for tonight.

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We have the public meeting minutes of September 9th, 2026,

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the non-public meeting minutes of September 9th, 2026,

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and the manifests in the amount of $3,916,296 and 42 cents.

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Of which $3,540,769 and 36 cents is general payroll

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and $375,527 and 6 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 Jen. Second. Second by Jenna.

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All in favor? Aye. Aye. All opposed. Motion carries.

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Seven zero. We have one presentation tonight.

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We have the directors of the district's five administrative

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departments here tonight for their fall update.

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So I will turn it over to Mike to make introductions.

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Yeah, thanks again.

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As this is now going into year two of this,

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the directors are here to present their

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opening of year reports.

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Jeremy does feel like he's here every week.

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He'll also be here at the next meeting as well.

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So he's becoming a regular, he wants a plaque

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as he said, as we're getting there.

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So we look forward to the department.

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Please ask any questions as you guys have.

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But go ahead Jeremy.

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It will be nice and short because I was

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just here like Mike said.

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Oh, before you start, yeah, the, the facility tour.

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I'd like to just take a moment.

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Jeremy took time last Thursday. I called it Mr.

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Trip's personal facility store

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as he was the only public person to show up.

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But Jeremy spent two

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and a half hours walking the board around a MR trip,

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showing us all the summer work and things of that nature.

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So thanks again, Jeremy, for taking your time to do that. I

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Think he enjoyed it.

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No. Okay.

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So the first thing I have in my agenda is just a couple

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screenshots of our workflow from our work request system.

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Just to point out that August is full of them.

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Usually when the teachers come back.

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And between moving all the summer programs from school

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to school, our, our work ticket requests go way up.

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The next one down is just a pie chart to show you

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basically where they're focused.

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There's a bunch on the, there's a 62% on there that

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it doesn't break down for some reason.

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But you know, landscaping, pest control, playgrounds,

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heating and cooling furniture moves.

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That was a big one for us this year.

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We were busy quite a bit, moving stuff, moving boxes,

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still moving a couple boxes outta the SAU.

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They're starting to slow down a bit,

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but they will stay consistent.

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Next I have south range.

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Just an update on where we are with that this week.

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They're filling all the piping.

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There's been some updates since I made this agenda.

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But they're working on filling the piping,

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doing control wiring.

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They're gonna be doing a startup at the end of next week.

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Everything, if everything goes as planned October 1st,

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everything will be up and running.

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We do have a contingency plan if they do have some hiccups,

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'cause they're gonna be doing balancing,

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they're gonna be doing testing,

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they're gonna be doing all kinds of stuff

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with the equipment that they've installed.

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We will be able to run stuff in manual mode if we have to

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to get heat in the school.

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It's supposed to be, you know, in the forties at night.

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We should be good. And we have noticed too that

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with the section that we have put the new roof on

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is already definitely warmer than the section

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that we're gonna be doing in the second phase.

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So the insulation that we've put on the roof

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has helped tremendously.

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Next for the, we had a discussion at facilities

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for releasing the CIP that Mike and I are working on.

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We're currently working on doing a breakdown

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of the priorities from the bond related stuff

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that we had on the, the first proposal that we did

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for the bond and lists of things that I'm putting together.

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That should be on the CIP.

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So we just have to go through and kind of separate it out

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before we propose it

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and we should have it for the October meeting.

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Lastly, heading into the fall,

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we're currently working on equipment prep,

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tuning up the snowblowers and spreaders.

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Not that anybody wants to hear that.

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And shortly we'll be winterizing all the summer stuff.

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PMs on heating equipment, air handlers.

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to a location at the new SAU.

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And we still have two projects that are lingering.

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We have a date for the loading dock at South Range.

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It'll be the first week in November.

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And we will work around, you know,

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school hours, things like that.

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And the guard rail at West Running Brook, I've walked

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with the contractor and I don't have a final date yet,

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but that will be this fall.

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And then of course, planning for next summer's work.

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Questions for Jeremy before you leave?

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It's in my superintendent's update,

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but while you're here, it'll make it easier.

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We, I mentioned earlier we had a septic tank failure over at

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East Rain East area.

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Excuse me. We are, we are pretty certain that

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that needs to be replaced.

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The pumps or the mechanical of the pumps.

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Can you just explain it a little bit?

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So it's a lift system. So we pump up to our septic fields

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and the original, we had one that was installed in 2004.

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The one that we're having issues with was installed.

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I think when the building was built.

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of three, which it was in good condition

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and technically it is.

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But sometimes these mechanical parts need to be replaced.

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We had an inspection done this year before school started.

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after we had the inspection done, we had a pump fail.

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we realized that there were other issues

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that needed to be addressed.

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So right now it's working, it's limping along,

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but we need to get it.

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So that might be an approach.

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I, I asked the board to have a public hearing

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to access the contingency fund.

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Remember that's the retained funds that you, you keep

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for un unanticipated, unplanned, unforeseen circumstances.

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So we're working on numbers.

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We're, this is gonna sound crazy,

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but you have to have the tank pump in order

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to check out what's going on.

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that are working on it already have a pretty good idea.

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So they might be a single source type of

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fix rather than trying to get multiple people in there.

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'cause then you have to pump it each time someone's coming.

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So we're trying to work through those details

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to get a number on, on what it would take to fix that.

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Because without that, trucks come and empty it out.

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Yeah, we had trucks coming every morning

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while it was being repaired.

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Yeah. To empty it out. So

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Was there any, how was this discovered?

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Was the when it failed did was there damage,

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did something back up and they, then they figured out that,

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so do we have other things have now

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been damaged because of that? No,

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We have an alarm system. Okay. So it went into alarm. Okay.

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And we checked it and that's good. Yep.

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That's working. Yeah,

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So more to come on that.

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It was in my superintendent's update,

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but I'd rather him speak to it while he's here.

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So, thanks Jeremy.

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We good? Thank you very much.

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Thanks guys. Thank you Jeremy.

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Good evening. Okay, so for hr, so at the beginning

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of this year, I met with the team today

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or met with the team to establish roles and responsibilities

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and expectations for the year.

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Just defining some lanes within our team to make sure

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that things move along seamlessly.

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And then just continuing

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to focus on consistency in the department efficiency

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and also the employee experience.

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In regard to HR systems

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and process improvement, the primary operational focus

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for us this year is to strengthen

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how we use our existing HR systems

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and also just make sure that the data

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that's stored on them is accurate.

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So just going through that

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and essentially auditing which employees are active

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and which aren't and which shouldn't be in which,

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you know, locations.

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And this will just help us reduce manual processes

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and also so the team doesn't have to do duplicate work.

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Continuing to streamline and standardize HR workflows.

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So we did digitize

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or you know, send the teacher contracts digitally via panoc

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to our teachers this year, which allowed us

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to not stuff envelopes a lot.

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the assistant contracts as well as some of our other groups.

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strategic, you know, work

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that we have to do for the department.

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And then just continuing to develop

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and document HR procedures and resources.

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So last year was my first year, so I really took that just

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as, as a learning year

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and just writing down everything that was due at which date.

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So I'm hoping that this year, now

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that I have everything written down, it'll be a lot easier.

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Know where to find the information,

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know who to reach out to.

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So I'm really looking forward to that.

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Just to talk a little bit about staffing and retirements.

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We've received four retirements so far.

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So those are due for the teachers as of October 1st,

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the three out of the four of them are

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for elementary education

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and the other one is for middle school.

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And then we've received five employees

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who are requesting an extension.

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'cause sometimes some people just have some loose sense

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of tied up, whether that's meeting

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with New Hampshire retirement

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or meeting with 4 0 3 B provider

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to just see if they're ready for that.

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So four out of the five extensions for

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that are elementary education

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and the other one is for middle school.

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I don't really anticipate receiving a few more.

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It's the 22nd of September.

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So you know, I just don't expect a significant number to,

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to, to come up from today and for the next week.

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So just continuing to monitor that.

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And also also anticipated staffing needs.

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As you guys know, and I've heard me say

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before, we're only a few months away from job fairs.

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So trying to find candidates on, on that front

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and making sure that we have everything planned

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out for benefits.

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I know we kind of alluded to that earlier,

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but there is a meeting in two days up in

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Concord for health Trust.

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It's open to the public. People can go

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and share their comments and they'll take those

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comments into consideration.

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I was looking through my email,

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I didn't really see any specific dates

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for when they're gonna release the health insurance

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for rates for this coming year.

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So as soon as I get

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that information I'm gonna share

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it right with Jane and Mike.

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I don't really, there hasn't really been a preliminary

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indication yet of it being a substantial

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or, you know, magnitude of potential increase.

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So I'm just trying to remain positive

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and hoping it's between that five

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and 7% that we saw last year.

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But again, I don't know, we'll just

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wait to see when that comes out.

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And then looking ahead, just continuing

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to improve the systems that we have.

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Reducing administrative and manual processes really is

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my ultimate goal with the team preparing,

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like I mentioned earlier, for any upcoming staff and needs.

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So I'm super excited about that.

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A lot of the feedback that we got last year at some

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of our job fairs was our new educator program,

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which last time I looked, we are the only district

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that offers a three year educated program comparing

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that to other school districts.

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So that really sets us apart

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and a lot of people do really come up

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to the table to ask about that.

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Continuing to review procedures

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and yeah, just improving the overall employee experience.

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And that's all I have.

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Just really quickly, I I want to commend Paula,

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it's been a year under her belt managing, managing one

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of the biggest districts in New Hampshire.

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And the, the hiring is, is a result of her. Right?

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So the, the proactive approach at job fairs,

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the way she forces us to use LinkedIn excessively

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and trying different avenues to,

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to post jobs rather than just the, the normal channels.

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So we're the,

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we're the most staff we've been since, again, pre COVID.

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So I think that's a commend for, for Paula. Nice job.

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And I think I saw, wait, we're not there yet

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with the special ed update, but that was gonna comment that.

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Yeah, I, I noticed in there it said that all

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of our positions have been filled ed and that is remarkable.

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And I just want to say thank you.

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Yeah. It's all the work the you're doing.

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Oh no, I appreciate that. But the student services team,

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Christina, I mean she's,

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I'm like if you ever don't wanna do student services

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anymore, you wanna come be like a part-time recruiter, let

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Know.

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'cause she works really hard as well as Kristen and Laura.

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So I've just had a blast working

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with them throughout everything.

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Awesome. Thank you.

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Yeah, your department's doing a fantastic job bringing

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people in and I appreciate you introducing Panda doc

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'cause it meant I didn't have to sign a few hundred teacher

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contracts this year by hand, so that was nice. Exactly.

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More to come. Thanks Paula. Cool

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Dr.

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Nancy, good to see you.

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Good to see you. I have not been home yet.

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I just got back from Orlando from a conference

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that I was at over the weekend and it was really good.

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A lot of stuff about screen time, AI

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and all kinds of other cybersecurity issues.

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You've probably read my report.

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It was a really, really big summer.

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In fact, I don't think we've had

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to work this hard since COVID with the South range project.

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That was really huge for us

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and we had to hire a company to come in

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and rewire the, the side where the roof was, was taken out.

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And I don't know if on your tour you got

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to see the new switch panel in the custodian closet,

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but it's probably darn

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It, we miss That.

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It is probably the most beautiful switch panel

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that we have in the district that is a work

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of art if you, if you will.

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It. They did a really good job putting that together

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and they got it all done the day before the meet and greet.

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And I was very relieved as was Mr.

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Cmo but also the SAU move required us to move the phones

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and the copiers and the, and the access points.

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And that all required a coordination of third party

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companies to be able to work with us on that kind of stuff.

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So on top of our normal 500 Chromebook

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stuff and, and the administrator laptops that we do,

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it was a very, very busy summer.

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Unfortunately we were not a hundred percent ready

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to go on day one.

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And this job, there's a lot

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of times when we are building the plane while we're flying

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it, you, you do all the testing you can over the summer

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and then everybody comes back

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and things don't work

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the way you thought they were gonna work.

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The PA system was working just great whenever he left it

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and then everybody came back and now they

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can't hear in the rooms and stuff.

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So they keep coming back and keep working on it

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and it's, it's getting done.

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The same thing is true with our new

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visitor management system.

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It was working until it wasn't,

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but we keep working on it and it will get done.

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And sometimes in those first few weeks of the school year,

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when you have those glitches, it seems like the end

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of the world and then you get to February, march

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and you forget that it, it even happened.

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So we will make it through.

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The things are, I am meeting

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with people almost every day to get these things fixed

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and get, get them in tip top shape.

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We instituted the new three tier busing system this year

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and we had to make some modifications yesterday,

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Pinkerton, we increased the number of buses that we're using

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to service Pinkerton so that their routes will go faster

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so they can get to the middle school

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and to the intermediate school.

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The intermediate school I think has gotten everybody

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there right on time.

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The middle school, we're still working out those times,

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but it is getting better for that.

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Other than that, like I said, things are,

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things are moving in place not quite as quickly

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as I would've hoped.

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They, they are, but our people have, my team has

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addressed about 400 tickets since June,

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which is a lot for four guys.

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And, but they do an ex they do an extremely good job.

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A lot of times they're ahead of me on some of these things

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and bringing my attention to the things

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that we need to get replaced and all.

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And so I, I big shout out

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to my team there and to our bus drivers.

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Our bus drivers are doing a fantastic job

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of learning these new routes, getting them going

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and getting them in time.

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So that's all I have.

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Oh, well, a little bit of update on the electric buses.

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I heard back that end of November,

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early December is when they're to be delivered.

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Right now they're in a permit process

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of getting the construction for the, for the

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actual infrastructure there at the, at the bus depot.

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And they're looking for groundbreaking in January on that.

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So, but the buses are supposed

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to arrive somewhere at the end of November, early December.

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So we'll have possession of the buses

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but not be driving them until January

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because they don't have the one of the charging capacity.

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I'm telling you in theory,

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I'm telling you what I've been told.

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Okay.

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Cliff, how many buses do we

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run at this time? Point in time.

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We have 29 buses. 29 large buses.

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What do, what did we run last year? Just

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Curious.

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29. Oh, we did, we have been running 29 buses for the last

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three to four years since we

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Brought down from 34. Since

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I brought everything down.

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Yes. Okay. Thank you.

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Any more questions for Lifton? All right, thank

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You.

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Thank you.

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Hi, Laura Powers, director of student services.

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And as far as kind of going through, like

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with the summer program, we,

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every year we run an extended school year program

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for students that require maintenance

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of skills throughout the summer months so

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that they're not falling behind.

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And this year, and again it was held at Barca,

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it was a phenomenal year, no issues to really speak of

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the admin from across the district assisted

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with it this year and covered all the days

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and that was very successful.

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Christina and Kristen spent a lot of time over there.

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It was very nice to have a full staff

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and the other admins from across the district to allow me

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to get some other things done at the office

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for preparing for the year.

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So a very successful year with the kids.

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One of the changes that we did this year was we went from

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going from a four year, four hour program

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to a two hour program.

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And I think that really worked well for the students.

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It allowed them to be more focused.

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Not there as long during the day with the heat,

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but it really focused the time

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and it wasn't a lot of time spent on the playground trying

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to get outta hot classrooms,

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having snacks, you know, those types of things.

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It really focused on the skills that they were working on.

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So I thank everybody who worked the program

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and the admin who helped out throughout the summer

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program updates.

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This year we're starting a program called Effective School

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Solutions at West Running Brook.

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It's a program that is really focusing on mental health

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for a group of identified students.

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We're starting with that through our grants to

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really get that program up and running

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and hoping to expand that over time to

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be a little bit larger

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and be more of a tier two as well

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as special ed programming with that program.

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There is a clinical clinical worker as well as

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a mental health technician that also works with teachers,

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professional development, very trauma based.

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So that is kind of off and running this year.

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And so far so good.

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Paula already talked about it.

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We are actually full staffed number wise.

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So all the positions are filled.

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As always, special ed is kind of the ebb

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and flow of who's in the district,

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who's out of the district.

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So we, charter schools certainly affect us as well.

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So we're, we're constantly filling positions

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and working within our grant money

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to supplement those services.

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I try to use every penny of that

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and we, we are submitting for our 24 25 grant,

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which is just coming to a close

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and we have spent right down to the cent

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so there's no money being left on the table.

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And I thank the finance department, they've worked hard

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with me to make sure that happens as well as

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my admin assistants and assistant directors.

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One big theme this year was

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for the summer we put out a parent survey really

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to get a pulse on how people are feeling about special ed,

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the process communication.

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So I gave you a little bit of feedback as far as

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where we rated on our five point scale with those questions

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there, it's always in the comments,

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the contradictory information of,

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and it depends on people's experience.

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People that say communication was great, love the team,

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the team tells me everything I need to know.

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And then you get into where can we can improve

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communication, tell us what we need to know.

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So I think that it really, you know, goes

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to people's personal experiences, how the, the tone

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of the team, the performance of their student,

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how much progress is made.

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But I, it's one of those things

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where I think the more information we have

521
00:24:05,605 --> 00:24:07,845
and the more feedback we have, the better we can serve.

522
00:24:08,705 --> 00:24:09,725
And not only the students

523
00:24:09,785 --> 00:24:12,925
but the families that those students belong to.

524
00:24:14,625 --> 00:24:17,005
Coming up, we have, we're going through,

525
00:24:17,005 --> 00:24:18,085
it's called a PEGS process.

526
00:24:18,275 --> 00:24:20,005
It's program,

527
00:24:22,275 --> 00:24:25,285
program approval and general supervision.

528
00:24:25,605 --> 00:24:27,125
And that is, yeah, I,

529
00:24:27,885 --> 00:24:29,725
I was cheating over there looking at my computer beforehand

530
00:24:29,745 --> 00:24:31,165
and I'm like, I call it the PAGs program.

531
00:24:32,825 --> 00:24:36,285
And that program is really going to go through everything.

532
00:24:36,905 --> 00:24:41,365
So we go through our, all of our procedures.

533
00:24:41,675 --> 00:24:44,845
There's an audit for IEPs, there's an audit for timelines.

534
00:24:44,985 --> 00:24:46,685
It kind of goes through everything

535
00:24:46,685 --> 00:24:48,725
that could possibly happen in a special ed process.

536
00:24:50,025 --> 00:24:52,725
So right now we're in our, I believe what they call it,

537
00:24:52,725 --> 00:24:55,445
the discovery stage where we're gathering

538
00:24:55,445 --> 00:24:56,885
and submitting everything to the state.

539
00:24:57,865 --> 00:25:01,085
We have until November 4th to put all

540
00:25:01,085 --> 00:25:03,125
that stuff together and submit.

541
00:25:03,125 --> 00:25:04,805
And then we go into verification

542
00:25:04,865 --> 00:25:05,965
and there's multiple stages.

543
00:25:06,075 --> 00:25:10,085
It's a year long pro process that happens every six years

544
00:25:10,145 --> 00:25:12,685
and we've been, we're lucky enough we have other people in

545
00:25:12,685 --> 00:25:14,965
the south central area that have already been through it.

546
00:25:14,985 --> 00:25:19,845
So they're also helpful in coaching, coaching through

547
00:25:20,625 --> 00:25:23,365
as well as the people at the state are very supportive

548
00:25:23,585 --> 00:25:27,965
and they want this to, they really want their relationship

549
00:25:27,965 --> 00:25:30,525
with the districts to be a working relationship

550
00:25:30,545 --> 00:25:31,925
and not a gotcha relationship.

551
00:25:32,145 --> 00:25:36,885
So it's all about improvement, communication with, not just

552
00:25:36,885 --> 00:25:38,325
with parents but also with the state.

553
00:25:40,465 --> 00:25:41,645
And through that process,

554
00:25:41,725 --> 00:25:44,485
there'll be another parent night that'll be happening.

555
00:25:44,565 --> 00:25:45,885
I just met with the state this morning.

556
00:25:46,915 --> 00:25:48,885
They will be, will be picking a date.

557
00:25:49,005 --> 00:25:53,485
I have to get the, the pick program, a handful

558
00:25:53,545 --> 00:25:54,685
of dates to choose from.

559
00:25:54,725 --> 00:25:56,085
I have to go through the master calendar

560
00:25:56,145 --> 00:25:58,005
so we're not conflicting with any open houses

561
00:25:58,265 --> 00:25:59,605
or other nights,

562
00:26:00,825 --> 00:26:02,605
but it's really a time, it's virtual

563
00:26:03,105 --> 00:26:05,045
so parents can join from their homes.

564
00:26:06,015 --> 00:26:08,765
We'll be getting information out through schools

565
00:26:08,865 --> 00:26:11,365
and probably Parents Square all, all the places

566
00:26:11,585 --> 00:26:12,805
to sign up for that.

567
00:26:13,185 --> 00:26:16,405
And it's really a, an opportunity for parents

568
00:26:16,405 --> 00:26:19,565
to give the state feedback around a lot of the same topics

569
00:26:19,675 --> 00:26:21,325
that we talked about in our survey.

570
00:26:22,545 --> 00:26:24,965
And that'll give people another opportunity

571
00:26:25,065 --> 00:26:28,205
to voice those either concerns about things that are,

572
00:26:28,315 --> 00:26:29,445
they would like to see improved

573
00:26:29,545 --> 00:26:31,885
or things that we're doing well and to continue.

574
00:26:32,065 --> 00:26:35,205
So I encourage families to give feedback.

575
00:26:36,045 --> 00:26:39,165
I have never put a closing date on our survey.

576
00:26:39,465 --> 00:26:41,645
So if there's anybody who has the link

577
00:26:41,645 --> 00:26:44,205
or would like the link, we certainly want the feedback.

578
00:26:44,305 --> 00:26:46,485
So that's something I will keep open to.

579
00:26:46,725 --> 00:26:50,245
Continue to get that. And I think that's about it. Alright,

580
00:26:50,605 --> 00:26:51,645
I just had a couple questions.

581
00:26:52,785 --> 00:26:56,005
So you got 94 responses on the special ed surveys.

582
00:26:56,005 --> 00:26:57,005
Out of how many, do you know

583
00:26:57,905 --> 00:26:58,905
Oof?

584
00:26:58,905 --> 00:26:59,725
We, I send out one to everybody.

585
00:26:59,945 --> 00:27:03,765
So it is our elementary, our middle, and our high schoolers.

586
00:27:03,905 --> 00:27:08,325
We run a little over a thousand, probably 1,030 ish,

587
00:27:08,325 --> 00:27:10,605
depending on the, the time. So

588
00:27:11,315 --> 00:27:12,325
That included high school.

589
00:27:12,395 --> 00:27:14,045
Yeah. Includes everybody.

590
00:27:14,425 --> 00:27:17,205
So, so we don't get a lot of feedback.

591
00:27:17,205 --> 00:27:18,765
That's why I'm coverage. I'm leaving it open

592
00:27:19,105 --> 00:27:22,285
and encourage people to, you know, to reach out

593
00:27:22,595 --> 00:27:25,445
because we really do wanna want that feedback.

594
00:27:25,505 --> 00:27:28,285
And if there's anything specific, it's all anonymous

595
00:27:29,065 --> 00:27:30,445
unless you don't want it to be.

596
00:27:31,245 --> 00:27:32,965
There's very few people that, there's myself

597
00:27:32,965 --> 00:27:35,765
and my assistant directors that have access to the feedback.

598
00:27:35,865 --> 00:27:39,285
So it's not something that's open to the general public.

599
00:27:39,425 --> 00:27:41,725
If there is a specific issue that people would like

600
00:27:41,725 --> 00:27:44,765
to address in the comments, they can certainly do that.

601
00:27:45,675 --> 00:27:49,325
Cool. Are, are we gonna be sending those out like annually

602
00:27:49,705 --> 00:27:51,805
or is there like a plan for that or?

603
00:27:52,385 --> 00:27:54,845
Yes, we, we do send out one through the state annually

604
00:27:55,285 --> 00:27:58,765
that goes out from the state that we get feedback on.

605
00:28:00,135 --> 00:28:04,485
Again, there's never a lot of surveys filled out.

606
00:28:04,985 --> 00:28:07,445
So I would like for us to be doing one as well annually.

607
00:28:07,465 --> 00:28:09,125
And then through the PAGs process we get a

608
00:28:09,125 --> 00:28:10,205
little bonus one this year too.

609
00:28:10,305 --> 00:28:12,325
So, and that's just, you know, feedback within

610
00:28:12,325 --> 00:28:13,805
that, within that meeting.

611
00:28:14,555 --> 00:28:16,005
Okay. Awesome. Well thank you for,

612
00:28:16,045 --> 00:28:18,205
I just wanna say thank you for doing the surveys

613
00:28:18,345 --> 00:28:20,405
and sending us the results.

614
00:28:20,435 --> 00:28:23,325
It's really nice to see everything. I appreciate it.

615
00:28:23,465 --> 00:28:26,485
All Right, thank you. I have anybody else? Any

616
00:28:26,485 --> 00:28:27,485
Other questions for Laura?

617
00:28:29,065 --> 00:28:30,065
All right, thank you.

618
00:28:32,025 --> 00:28:33,645
And then last this evening, Dr.

619
00:28:34,205 --> 00:28:35,765
S gonna be given the curriculum update.

620
00:28:37,625 --> 00:28:39,325
So the curriculum update for this evening.

621
00:28:39,865 --> 00:28:40,885
The theme's been summer,

622
00:28:41,265 --> 00:28:43,365
so summer's a great time for collaboration.

623
00:28:43,425 --> 00:28:45,605
And the summer 50 teachers collaborated

624
00:28:45,605 --> 00:28:48,045
with the curriculum team to analyze the curriculum,

625
00:28:48,045 --> 00:28:50,645
the pacing in which we teach it, the assessments

626
00:28:50,645 --> 00:28:54,165
that we give students to monitor and assess their progress.

627
00:28:54,705 --> 00:28:56,925
The teams also identified key priorities,

628
00:28:57,075 --> 00:28:58,725
evaluated curriculum maps,

629
00:28:58,785 --> 00:29:00,805
and created resources to meet the goals

630
00:29:00,945 --> 00:29:03,205
of strengthening our tier one instruction.

631
00:29:04,585 --> 00:29:06,205
If you have been in the buildings lately,

632
00:29:06,305 --> 00:29:09,725
you may have seen the CARES behavior matrices intended

633
00:29:09,725 --> 00:29:13,165
to reinforce age appropriate behavior in common language,

634
00:29:13,375 --> 00:29:15,125
thank you to the CARES task force

635
00:29:15,305 --> 00:29:16,765
for their work on this initiative.

636
00:29:18,665 --> 00:29:20,845
HB 5 71 mandates

637
00:29:20,845 --> 00:29:23,845
that all public schools participate in patriotic activities

638
00:29:23,865 --> 00:29:25,125
on September 17th

639
00:29:25,265 --> 00:29:27,085
and celebration of Constitution day,

640
00:29:27,085 --> 00:29:30,245
which we did on the 17th activities,

641
00:29:30,425 --> 00:29:32,085
ranged from dressing in red, white,

642
00:29:32,085 --> 00:29:34,005
and blue to engaging in read alouds

643
00:29:34,065 --> 00:29:36,285
and civic activities for the older students.

644
00:29:38,445 --> 00:29:40,205
Collaboration also occurs through the school year

645
00:29:40,205 --> 00:29:42,365
with ongoing curriculum touchpoint meetings.

646
00:29:42,365 --> 00:29:45,205
These meetings serve to align goals, share updates

647
00:29:45,305 --> 00:29:47,845
and insight and gather feedback from staff.

648
00:29:49,925 --> 00:29:53,045
Teachers in grades six through eight have begun using open

649
00:29:53,505 --> 00:29:55,005
sed, which aligns

650
00:29:55,005 --> 00:29:57,285
with the next generation science standards.

651
00:29:58,145 --> 00:30:01,885
The premise of open ed is that it's student driven

652
00:30:02,145 --> 00:30:03,485
and it's high engagement.

653
00:30:03,625 --> 00:30:05,885
The students take the place of the scientists.

654
00:30:05,885 --> 00:30:07,045
It's phenomenon based

655
00:30:07,455 --> 00:30:10,405
where students investigate real world problems and events.

656
00:30:10,425 --> 00:30:11,725
That's something we just started.

657
00:30:13,165 --> 00:30:15,045
We have an assessment calendar throughout the year

658
00:30:15,045 --> 00:30:17,165
where we plan out the assessments that we give.

659
00:30:17,795 --> 00:30:19,165
NIWA started this week.

660
00:30:19,825 --> 00:30:21,965
The assessment assesses academic growth

661
00:30:22,025 --> 00:30:24,365
to inform instruction intervention groupings,

662
00:30:24,365 --> 00:30:25,765
and monitor student progress.

663
00:30:26,465 --> 00:30:27,605
And as many of you know,

664
00:30:28,265 --> 00:30:30,885
the New Hampshire State assessment scores were re were

665
00:30:31,125 --> 00:30:32,605
recently released by the Department of Ed,

666
00:30:33,225 --> 00:30:35,805
are curriculum team's currently interpreting the scores

667
00:30:35,985 --> 00:30:37,965
and trends to create action plans

668
00:30:38,145 --> 00:30:42,745
to address areas of growth. Any questions?

669
00:30:43,525 --> 00:30:46,385
Dr. S, can you address one of the things that came up,

670
00:30:46,385 --> 00:30:48,585
and I don't mean to put the cart before the horse,

671
00:30:48,785 --> 00:30:51,105
'cause this became brought up at the last curriculum

672
00:30:51,105 --> 00:30:52,665
meeting, and I know Jenny, you're gonna speak to some of

673
00:30:52,665 --> 00:30:56,825
that, but can you talk a little bit about the 5%

674
00:30:56,825 --> 00:30:58,745
or more of people who opt out

675
00:30:58,805 --> 00:31:01,025
and how this, this was a little surprising to me.

676
00:31:01,055 --> 00:31:03,425
Yeah. So, and it wasn't great news in my view. So

677
00:31:04,005 --> 00:31:06,465
The New Hampshire State Assessment has a lot of procedures

678
00:31:06,485 --> 00:31:07,505
and mandates and rules.

679
00:31:07,685 --> 00:31:09,025
And one of the rules is they

680
00:31:09,025 --> 00:31:11,105
encourage participation of all students.

681
00:31:11,175 --> 00:31:14,825
However, parents have rights in New Hampshire,

682
00:31:14,825 --> 00:31:16,585
there's the parental Bill of Rights

683
00:31:16,585 --> 00:31:18,265
and one of those bills of rights is

684
00:31:18,365 --> 00:31:20,665
to opt your child out of assessments.

685
00:31:21,815 --> 00:31:24,505
However, in the case of New Hampshire State assessment,

686
00:31:24,685 --> 00:31:28,305
if you reach over 5% of students that have opted out

687
00:31:28,305 --> 00:31:31,425
of the assessment, the district takes a zero

688
00:31:32,005 --> 00:31:33,385
for a student.

689
00:31:34,405 --> 00:31:36,545
It also complicates matters is if

690
00:31:36,615 --> 00:31:38,385
that student is in a subgroup.

691
00:31:38,445 --> 00:31:42,185
So if that child is a special education student

692
00:31:42,605 --> 00:31:45,025
or a student that speaks another language.

693
00:31:45,165 --> 00:31:46,705
Not only do you take a zero for that,

694
00:31:46,705 --> 00:31:48,545
but you take a zero for the subgroups as well.

695
00:31:49,205 --> 00:31:50,545
So those are some of the things

696
00:31:50,545 --> 00:31:53,745
that factor into our percentages of proficiency.

697
00:31:55,295 --> 00:31:56,785
It's, it's pretty complicated.

698
00:31:58,055 --> 00:32:00,105
Yeah, no, I appreciate you bringing that up just

699
00:32:00,105 --> 00:32:02,585
because we talked a little bit about at that meeting,

700
00:32:03,045 --> 00:32:05,905
how this is like viewed as our report card, if you will.

701
00:32:06,845 --> 00:32:09,745
The New Hampshire staff serves a different purpose than

702
00:32:10,365 --> 00:32:13,305
the niwa, which is more of a growth,

703
00:32:14,705 --> 00:32:16,905
I think my daughter told me this morning that SaaS tests

704
00:32:16,935 --> 00:32:20,465
what, you know, and NIWA tests how you grow.

705
00:32:21,245 --> 00:32:22,425
And so that was the

706
00:32:22,535 --> 00:32:23,825
That is a fantastic analogy

707
00:32:23,895 --> 00:32:25,185
that actually describes it perfectly.

708
00:32:26,045 --> 00:32:27,305
And so, but I,

709
00:32:27,485 --> 00:32:31,985
but I was surprised even as somebody on curriculum committee

710
00:32:31,985 --> 00:32:33,105
to hear that information.

711
00:32:33,205 --> 00:32:34,785
So I, I think it's important to highlight.

712
00:32:37,235 --> 00:32:40,565
Thank you. Oh, sorry, a quick question.

713
00:32:41,585 --> 00:32:43,005
So when you say take a zero, are you talking,

714
00:32:43,225 --> 00:32:45,965
so if the whole, the total population, 5%,

715
00:32:46,515 --> 00:32:48,645
That zero gets factored into the percentage

716
00:32:48,645 --> 00:32:49,845
rate of our students, correct.

717
00:32:50,185 --> 00:32:52,845
All like, I don't know. So 2000 kids you're talking,

718
00:32:53,585 --> 00:32:55,805
But it, it's, it's, it's complicated.

719
00:32:56,025 --> 00:33:00,685
The, the, the way they c the way they factor it in, it's

720
00:33:00,985 --> 00:33:04,685
by grade level, it's by group, it's by subgroup.

721
00:33:05,265 --> 00:33:07,445
What's the rationale behind that?

722
00:33:07,605 --> 00:33:10,125
I don't understand why you would do that.

723
00:33:11,395 --> 00:33:13,445
Because they, they want all students

724
00:33:13,505 --> 00:33:14,525
to take this assessment.

725
00:33:14,905 --> 00:33:16,725
Why They don't incentivize it.

726
00:33:16,755 --> 00:33:20,965
It's, the way I rationalize it in my mind is the state has

727
00:33:21,115 --> 00:33:24,525
certain guidelines for parents that a lot of liberties.

728
00:33:24,555 --> 00:33:26,285
Yeah. But the federal government doesn't

729
00:33:26,285 --> 00:33:27,885
necessarily align with that.

730
00:33:28,785 --> 00:33:31,165
So the New Hampshire State assessment is a federal mandate.

731
00:33:31,385 --> 00:33:35,565
So those two methodologies don't exactly align. Gotcha.

732
00:33:36,755 --> 00:33:38,925
It's been an argument that we've been having for years,

733
00:33:42,165 --> 00:33:44,805
specifically now that it's drafted on Warren articles,

734
00:33:46,495 --> 00:33:48,885
fully articulating the math behind the numbers.

735
00:33:49,075 --> 00:33:50,805
It's not just as presented.

736
00:33:52,265 --> 00:33:56,725
So we, I I feel as though with the,

737
00:33:56,825 --> 00:34:01,605
the new commissioner and her team that were heard a lot more

738
00:34:02,185 --> 00:34:05,565
and we're hoping that some of those adjustments can be made

739
00:34:06,025 --> 00:34:08,085
to show, show a little bit more of an accurate picture.

740
00:34:09,465 --> 00:34:11,965
Do you think you would think that would be the goal?

741
00:34:11,965 --> 00:34:15,205
Right? I mean, you're showing percentages that don't align

742
00:34:15,205 --> 00:34:16,965
to what's actually taking place.

743
00:34:17,315 --> 00:34:20,685
Sure. Which, and people in the community or on,

744
00:34:20,745 --> 00:34:23,525
or in New Hampshire, they, they rely on those,

745
00:34:23,755 --> 00:34:25,685
that information to beat us over the head with.

746
00:34:25,905 --> 00:34:27,405
So it'd be nice if the numbers were accurate.

747
00:34:28,355 --> 00:34:30,165
Yeah. And that's why we emphasize our internal

748
00:34:30,285 --> 00:34:31,525
scores more often than not.

749
00:34:32,085 --> 00:34:33,725
'cause those are the ones that we do three times a year

750
00:34:34,345 --> 00:34:36,085
at the right timeframe with our students.

751
00:34:37,425 --> 00:34:39,805
So, you know, like I said, we're, we,

752
00:34:39,805 --> 00:34:40,965
we're never gonna run away from it.

753
00:34:40,965 --> 00:34:42,245
We had a great curriculum meeting on,

754
00:34:42,265 --> 00:34:44,405
on it today we're gonna, we're gonna still attack the areas

755
00:34:44,425 --> 00:34:46,885
of growth as needed, but those areas of growth

756
00:34:47,545 --> 00:34:50,725
are different than what's presented on the state level.

757
00:34:51,115 --> 00:34:52,115
Sure.

758
00:34:52,595 --> 00:34:55,645
Yeah. It's hard to figure how dinging the district is

759
00:34:55,645 --> 00:34:58,165
going to encourage people to not opt out of the

760
00:34:58,165 --> 00:34:59,165
Test.

761
00:35:00,195 --> 00:35:01,195
Yeah.

762
00:35:02,305 --> 00:35:04,445
It becomes a little bit of a catch 22. Yeah.

763
00:35:06,465 --> 00:35:10,115
Any questions on curriculum? Alright,

764
00:35:12,415 --> 00:35:14,795
If you guys are good, I'm gonna dismiss the directors to

765
00:35:15,665 --> 00:35:16,665
Yeah.

766
00:35:16,665 --> 00:35:17,835
Yeah. Thanks to all of you coming for Yeah.

767
00:35:17,835 --> 00:35:19,435
Coming out on a Tuesday night to talk to us.

768
00:35:19,555 --> 00:35:21,035
I think it's important for both us

769
00:35:21,055 --> 00:35:23,555
and the community to hear from you guys what's going on,

770
00:35:23,615 --> 00:35:24,795
all the hard work that you're doing.

771
00:35:25,695 --> 00:35:26,695
So thank you again.

772
00:35:27,605 --> 00:35:28,605
Thank You. See you

773
00:35:29,575 --> 00:35:30,575
Jeremy.

774
00:35:30,575 --> 00:35:31,045
We'll see you at the next one.

775
00:35:34,895 --> 00:35:37,155
All right. Our next order of business will be delegations

776
00:35:37,205 --> 00:35:38,805
and individuals at this time.

777
00:35:39,085 --> 00:35:41,005
Residents of dairy, parents of currently enrolled dairy

778
00:35:41,245 --> 00:35:43,125
students and employees of the district may address the

779
00:35:43,125 --> 00:35:44,885
school board on matters that pertain only to school

780
00:35:44,885 --> 00:35:46,645
and district business for a period of time, not

781
00:35:46,645 --> 00:35:47,965
to exceed three minutes per person.

782
00:35:48,625 --> 00:35:50,605
As a reminder, the board welcomes comment from the public,

783
00:35:50,605 --> 00:35:51,525
however, questions are not

784
00:35:51,525 --> 00:35:52,845
entertained during the comment period.

785
00:35:53,745 --> 00:35:55,245
If you would like to speak, please come up

786
00:35:55,245 --> 00:35:57,365
to the microphone at this time and state your name

787
00:35:57,365 --> 00:35:58,485
and address for the record.

788
00:36:29,595 --> 00:36:31,005
Good evening. Can you hear me?

789
00:36:32,515 --> 00:36:35,845
Yeah. See I've learned something.

790
00:36:36,585 --> 00:36:38,725
No, the,

791
00:36:41,925 --> 00:36:43,805
I really appreciate the tour last week.

792
00:36:44,745 --> 00:36:48,845
The, it, it was a, it was a good

793
00:36:50,795 --> 00:36:55,485
time to find out all the problems used, fixed.

794
00:36:56,025 --> 00:37:00,485
You know, it's, it was interesting that, you know,

795
00:37:00,545 --> 00:37:02,485
the schools had so much carpeting

796
00:37:02,865 --> 00:37:05,365
before it was replaced by real tile.

797
00:37:05,985 --> 00:37:08,125
You know, I, I think that that

798
00:37:09,935 --> 00:37:12,445
makes it much easier to clean the schools.

799
00:37:13,585 --> 00:37:18,005
The, I thought the gym floors,

800
00:37:18,155 --> 00:37:19,245
they looked marvelous.

801
00:37:20,285 --> 00:37:24,045
I think I was telling Jen that in, in my youth,

802
00:37:24,765 --> 00:37:26,725
I was a school custodian

803
00:37:27,225 --> 00:37:31,885
and one of my task was sanding the gym floors.

804
00:37:32,955 --> 00:37:34,405
Yeah, that,

805
00:37:35,505 --> 00:37:37,765
but, you know, it was one of those things that I learned how

806
00:37:37,765 --> 00:37:39,245
to run a, a buffer.

807
00:37:40,265 --> 00:37:41,685
And I think when I was in bootcamp,

808
00:37:41,805 --> 00:37:43,845
I was the only person in my company

809
00:37:44,195 --> 00:37:45,645
that knew how to run a buffer.

810
00:37:45,905 --> 00:37:47,805
So I didn't have to mop.

811
00:37:47,825 --> 00:37:50,885
All I have to do do is run the buffer.

812
00:37:53,125 --> 00:37:56,125
I was really impressed with the new SAU, you know,

813
00:37:56,905 --> 00:37:58,765
the I'd like that.

814
00:38:00,465 --> 00:38:03,685
You've got the room that you can have meetings with

815
00:38:03,685 --> 00:38:06,845
and have everyone have a microphone, you know,

816
00:38:07,025 --> 00:38:09,605
and so that's good.

817
00:38:10,665 --> 00:38:14,965
The last thing I wanna say is, have you ever noticed

818
00:38:14,965 --> 00:38:16,805
that we've got this big screen up here?

819
00:38:19,045 --> 00:38:22,485
I would've really appreciated if when the people were giving

820
00:38:22,485 --> 00:38:25,605
presentations, they might have a presentation

821
00:38:25,605 --> 00:38:27,805
that you could put up on a screen so you could, you know,

822
00:38:27,805 --> 00:38:30,485
follow, you know, what they're talking about.

823
00:38:30,485 --> 00:38:34,645
Because sometimes they use some terminology they don't

824
00:38:34,645 --> 00:38:39,405
understand and I try to write down

825
00:38:39,555 --> 00:38:42,205
what they're saying so that I can research it later on.

826
00:38:42,265 --> 00:38:46,245
But, you know, if we had a clue up on the,

827
00:38:46,825 --> 00:38:48,045
the screen, that would be good.

828
00:38:48,865 --> 00:38:52,845
You know? So, anyhow, I, I,

829
00:38:53,785 --> 00:38:55,885
one last thing, I was really disappointed

830
00:38:56,715 --> 00:38:59,605
that nobody else showed up for the facility tour.

831
00:39:00,545 --> 00:39:03,365
You know, this is one of those things where people,

832
00:39:03,915 --> 00:39:06,285
they complain about all the school,

833
00:39:06,385 --> 00:39:07,725
all the money the schools is paying,

834
00:39:08,305 --> 00:39:13,205
but they never actually do any, take any time to see what

835
00:39:13,965 --> 00:39:17,645
benefits the school's spending is, you know?

836
00:39:18,305 --> 00:39:20,525
So thank you very much.

837
00:39:22,065 --> 00:39:23,925
Oh, we did walk too much. So

838
00:39:25,135 --> 00:39:26,135
Thank you Mr. Trump.

839
00:39:26,135 --> 00:39:27,565
Thank you Richard. I

840
00:39:53,045 --> 00:39:55,115
Right on queue right with the SAS.

841
00:39:56,385 --> 00:39:58,315
Good evening. My name is Brian Ello.

842
00:39:58,495 --> 00:40:00,035
I'm a resident in taxpayer in dairy.

843
00:40:01,095 --> 00:40:03,195
I'm standing here tonight while sitting here tonight

844
00:40:03,195 --> 00:40:06,675
because the recent released 25 26 New Hampshire SAS

845
00:40:06,675 --> 00:40:09,075
assessment results are deeply alarming.

846
00:40:09,895 --> 00:40:11,515
And they raise a fundamental question.

847
00:40:12,415 --> 00:40:15,075
Are we as taxpayers truly getting our money's worth?

848
00:40:15,975 --> 00:40:17,995
Our community consistently steps up

849
00:40:17,995 --> 00:40:19,355
to fund our public school system.

850
00:40:19,895 --> 00:40:22,115
We do so because we believe in supporting our children,

851
00:40:22,775 --> 00:40:24,195
but funding is an investment.

852
00:40:24,455 --> 00:40:27,435
And right now the returns on that investment are in shop.

853
00:40:27,435 --> 00:40:28,435
Downward slide,

854
00:40:29,645 --> 00:40:32,715
widespread academic decline across our district is not

855
00:40:32,715 --> 00:40:33,755
an isolated fluke.

856
00:40:34,175 --> 00:40:36,475
It is a clear sign of systematic shortfall.

857
00:40:37,545 --> 00:40:41,595
Look at the data. South Range Elementary was once our high

858
00:40:41,595 --> 00:40:44,755
performing benchmark in a single school year.

859
00:40:45,055 --> 00:40:47,875
Its math proficiency plummeted by 13 percentage points,

860
00:40:48,695 --> 00:40:50,595
and it's reading proficiency collapsed

861
00:40:50,595 --> 00:40:52,635
by a staggering 16 percentage points.

862
00:40:53,305 --> 00:40:57,595
That is not a minor variance, that's a crisis at Grinnell.

863
00:40:58,005 --> 00:41:00,195
Fewer them. One third of our students are proficient in

864
00:41:00,195 --> 00:41:02,755
either subject with math scores dropping down

865
00:41:02,815 --> 00:41:06,755
to a devastating 27% at Gilbert h Hood

866
00:41:06,895 --> 00:41:08,795
and West Running Brook math proficiencies

867
00:41:08,895 --> 00:41:11,555
and languishing into the low to mid thirties

868
00:41:12,365 --> 00:41:13,435
outta the six schools.

869
00:41:13,585 --> 00:41:16,395
EVAC evaluated four SAR a drop in reading

870
00:41:16,775 --> 00:41:18,195
and three SAR drop in math.

871
00:41:18,785 --> 00:41:21,355
When proficiency levels slide into the twenties, thirties

872
00:41:21,375 --> 00:41:24,035
and forties, the system is failing its core mission.

873
00:41:25,935 --> 00:41:28,435
As taxpayers, we are routinely asked

874
00:41:28,455 --> 00:41:30,475
to support budget increases in bonds.

875
00:41:31,735 --> 00:41:33,525
We fulfill our end of the contract.

876
00:41:33,625 --> 00:41:36,645
We provide the financial resources in return.

877
00:41:36,745 --> 00:41:38,005
We expect a school system

878
00:41:38,315 --> 00:41:40,125
that at least maintains academic

879
00:41:40,485 --> 00:41:41,925
baselines, if not improve them.

880
00:41:42,575 --> 00:41:44,125
Right now, the hard truth is

881
00:41:44,125 --> 00:41:47,525
that we are paying more in getting less widespread drops.

882
00:41:47,525 --> 00:41:50,445
Like this means that our current instructional strategies

883
00:41:50,985 --> 00:41:53,405
and fiscal allocations are simply not working.

884
00:41:54,555 --> 00:41:56,645
Tonight, I'm asking this board for two things.

885
00:41:57,055 --> 00:41:58,645
First, total transparency.

886
00:41:59,265 --> 00:42:01,525
We need a detailed public explanation

887
00:42:01,525 --> 00:42:02,685
for these dramatic drops.

888
00:42:02,705 --> 00:42:07,325
And I heard some conversations of maybe the 0%

889
00:42:07,345 --> 00:42:08,805
for a kid that's not taking that.

890
00:42:08,895 --> 00:42:11,165
Maybe that's why those scores are low.

891
00:42:11,265 --> 00:42:14,285
But it'd be nice to have that explanation in public.

892
00:42:15,425 --> 00:42:18,085
Second, an immediate rigorous audit of

893
00:42:18,085 --> 00:42:20,765
how our current funds are being utilized alongside a

894
00:42:20,965 --> 00:42:23,565
concrete measurable turnaround plan to fix these scores.

895
00:42:24,785 --> 00:42:27,045
Our students deserve a high quality education,

896
00:42:27,105 --> 00:42:29,645
and the taxpayers who fund this district deserves strict

897
00:42:29,645 --> 00:42:30,645
fiscal accountability.

898
00:42:31,535 --> 00:42:32,535
Thank you.

899
00:42:45,155 --> 00:42:49,935
Anyone else? All right, we will move on with the meeting.

900
00:42:49,935 --> 00:42:52,015
However, the public comment period will remain open

901
00:42:52,015 --> 00:42:55,215
until 7:35 PM If you wish to speak prior to that time,

902
00:42:55,495 --> 00:42:57,135
approach the microphone and I'll recognize you

903
00:42:57,135 --> 00:42:58,295
with the next break in the agenda.

904
00:42:59,915 --> 00:43:01,375
Our next order of business will

905
00:43:01,375 --> 00:43:02,415
be our student representative.

906
00:43:02,715 --> 00:43:04,495
So we're happy to welcome our new representative

907
00:43:04,565 --> 00:43:05,735
from Pinkerton Academy.

908
00:43:06,215 --> 00:43:09,175
Serena Anderson. So welcome. And the floor is yours.

909
00:43:10,585 --> 00:43:13,295
Hello. As you said, my name is Serena Anderson.

910
00:43:13,575 --> 00:43:15,215
I am a junior at Pinkerton.

911
00:43:15,975 --> 00:43:17,575
I am grateful for the opportunity

912
00:43:17,835 --> 00:43:20,135
to be the student representative this year.

913
00:43:20,955 --> 00:43:22,735
And I'm just gonna talk about some things

914
00:43:22,735 --> 00:43:24,815
that have been happening at Pinkerton lately.

915
00:43:25,235 --> 00:43:29,175
So on Saturday, the past Saturday,

916
00:43:29,515 --> 00:43:33,215
the seniors got to experience the annual senior corn roast.

917
00:43:33,835 --> 00:43:37,935
It had a bonfire, barbecue food, corn,

918
00:43:38,075 --> 00:43:39,695
and like other activities for them to do.

919
00:43:41,235 --> 00:43:46,015
And this week is the start of our Mac Plaque Week,

920
00:43:46,225 --> 00:43:48,575
which is a competition between Pinkerton

921
00:43:48,575 --> 00:43:51,775
and London Dairy that's been going on for many years,

922
00:43:52,225 --> 00:43:55,295
where our fall sports teams all go against each other.

923
00:43:56,795 --> 00:43:59,215
The school that has the most wins in total gets

924
00:43:59,215 --> 00:44:00,415
to take home the plaque.

925
00:44:01,755 --> 00:44:04,175
It started in 1983

926
00:44:04,195 --> 00:44:09,055
and Pinkerton has taken home 37 out of the 43 years.

927
00:44:10,795 --> 00:44:12,535
We have a spirit week this week

928
00:44:12,555 --> 00:44:14,775
to get students showing Pinkerton spirit,

929
00:44:15,555 --> 00:44:17,415
and today was red, white, and blue day.

930
00:44:17,975 --> 00:44:19,615
Tomorrow's theme is pink out.

931
00:44:21,565 --> 00:44:24,895
Also happening tomorrow is the meet the teachers night.

932
00:44:25,485 --> 00:44:27,335
There's a session from one to three

933
00:44:27,395 --> 00:44:29,255
and a session from five to seven

934
00:44:29,385 --> 00:44:31,605
where you can meet your students'

935
00:44:31,805 --> 00:44:34,485
teachers starting tomorrow.

936
00:44:35,185 --> 00:44:39,245
The 23rd is when our first team goes against London Dairy.

937
00:44:39,395 --> 00:44:40,445
It's our golf team.

938
00:44:41,585 --> 00:44:46,005
The results of Mac plaque will be finalized

939
00:44:47,185 --> 00:44:49,565
all the way in November, technically

940
00:44:49,955 --> 00:44:52,685
because our cheer team doesn't compete till then.

941
00:44:53,385 --> 00:44:56,325
On Friday during the school day, we have our pep rally

942
00:44:56,535 --> 00:44:58,085
where students gather in the gym.

943
00:44:58,715 --> 00:45:01,525
It's always fun to watch the varsity teams perform their

944
00:45:01,625 --> 00:45:03,245
dances and skits that they create.

945
00:45:04,455 --> 00:45:07,965
Later on Friday, our cross country team has their meet

946
00:45:08,065 --> 00:45:11,565
and our football team has their game at 7:00 PM at London

947
00:45:11,575 --> 00:45:16,445
Dairy, and our band will be playing at the halftime show.

948
00:45:17,315 --> 00:45:19,885
Then on Saturday, field hockey, volleyball

949
00:45:19,905 --> 00:45:21,245
and soccer go against London.

950
00:45:21,245 --> 00:45:24,925
Dairy Saturday will be wrapped up with our homecoming dance

951
00:45:24,955 --> 00:45:26,565
that all grades can attend

952
00:45:27,635 --> 00:45:30,565
another event coming up next week on Thursday,

953
00:45:30,565 --> 00:45:33,205
October 1st is our freshman reception dance.

954
00:45:33,785 --> 00:45:35,005
We welcome all the freshmen

955
00:45:35,025 --> 00:45:37,325
and new teachers to Pinkerton on that night,

956
00:45:38,385 --> 00:45:41,085
and that's what's going on at Pinkerton currently.

957
00:45:42,145 --> 00:45:43,845
All right, thank you, Serena. Thank you.

958
00:45:44,145 --> 00:45:46,325
We really appreciate you signing up to do this,

959
00:45:46,385 --> 00:45:47,325
and we're looking forward to your

960
00:45:47,325 --> 00:45:48,045
updates throughout the year.

961
00:45:48,065 --> 00:45:49,405
So you did a great job. Thank

962
00:45:49,405 --> 00:45:50,405
You.

963
00:45:50,405 --> 00:45:51,645
I am looking forward to having a band kid

964
00:45:52,785 --> 00:45:55,525
as the representative, so you can keep us update on

965
00:45:55,525 --> 00:45:56,565
what all the concerts are,

966
00:45:56,565 --> 00:45:58,525
because I look forward to seeing those. Thank

967
00:45:58,525 --> 00:45:59,525
You.

968
00:45:59,525 --> 00:46:00,085
Yes, I would definitely include those.

969
00:46:00,625 --> 00:46:01,925
No, did anyone have any questions?

970
00:46:03,955 --> 00:46:05,125
What do you do in the band?

971
00:46:05,945 --> 00:46:08,245
I'm in percussion. So during marching season,

972
00:46:08,545 --> 00:46:10,485
I'm in drum line and I play the bass drum.

973
00:46:10,795 --> 00:46:12,485
That is awesome. When I was in high

974
00:46:12,485 --> 00:46:13,565
school, I was a drum major.

975
00:46:14,025 --> 00:46:15,125
Ooh, that's really cool.

976
00:46:18,185 --> 00:46:19,325
All right, well thank you again

977
00:46:19,325 --> 00:46:20,245
and we're looking forward to your

978
00:46:20,245 --> 00:46:21,005
updates throughout the year.

979
00:46:21,455 --> 00:46:24,845
Thank you. Our next order

980
00:46:24,845 --> 00:46:26,285
of business will be deliberations.

981
00:46:26,385 --> 00:46:28,405
We have one item tonight, which is preparation

982
00:46:28,405 --> 00:46:30,365
for the New Hampshire School Board Association's

983
00:46:30,365 --> 00:46:31,445
annual Delegate Assembly.

984
00:46:32,145 --> 00:46:33,805
We are a member board of the association,

985
00:46:33,805 --> 00:46:35,365
and we can appoint one voting delegate

986
00:46:35,365 --> 00:46:37,085
and one alternate delegate to send to the assembly.

987
00:46:38,145 --> 00:46:40,925
So the first piece here will be to nominate our delegates

988
00:46:41,085 --> 00:46:42,085
and grant them with authority.

989
00:46:42,705 --> 00:46:44,885
The delegate assembly is scheduled to be held on Saturday,

990
00:46:44,885 --> 00:46:48,885
October 17th at 10:30 AM I've heard from one member, Karen,

991
00:46:48,975 --> 00:46:50,645
who's planning on being in attendance

992
00:46:50,745 --> 00:46:53,205
and she would like to be considered as the voting delegate.

993
00:46:53,945 --> 00:46:55,525
Did we have anyone else who's gonna be in attendance

994
00:46:55,545 --> 00:46:58,085
and would like to be considered for the

995
00:46:58,825 --> 00:47:00,325
voting or alternate delegate?

996
00:47:04,585 --> 00:47:06,525
All right. I am planning on attending this year,

997
00:47:06,665 --> 00:47:07,885
so I would happily serve

998
00:47:07,905 --> 00:47:09,645
as the alternate delegate if nobody

999
00:47:09,645 --> 00:47:10,925
else is going to be attending.

1000
00:47:10,925 --> 00:47:13,765
And I know Brenda, you'll be there in your role as a member

1001
00:47:13,765 --> 00:47:15,845
of the board of the association.

1002
00:47:18,985 --> 00:47:22,925
So, so the second step here would be

1003
00:47:23,245 --> 00:47:25,765
to determine the level of authority we granted the delegate.

1004
00:47:26,185 --> 00:47:27,645
So the resolutions presented

1005
00:47:27,645 --> 00:47:29,365
to the assembly are subject to amendment.

1006
00:47:29,665 --> 00:47:31,885
So we would need to provide the delegate with direction on

1007
00:47:31,885 --> 00:47:33,685
how to vote on amended resolutions.

1008
00:47:34,645 --> 00:47:36,765
I believe last year we granted authority

1009
00:47:38,025 --> 00:47:39,645
to cast the board's vote, so long

1010
00:47:39,645 --> 00:47:41,085
as there wasn't a substantive change

1011
00:47:41,105 --> 00:47:42,565
to the meaning of the resolution.

1012
00:47:42,785 --> 00:47:45,125
So relative to the position the board had taken on it.

1013
00:47:45,145 --> 00:47:48,725
So as long as you know, there could be language changes,

1014
00:47:49,385 --> 00:47:53,765
but the core belief of the resolution still remains intact.

1015
00:47:55,105 --> 00:48:00,005
So does that still work for everybody? Yeah. All right.

1016
00:48:00,025 --> 00:48:02,685
So I would accept a motion to nominate Karen Rand

1017
00:48:02,745 --> 00:48:04,165
as the board's voting delegate

1018
00:48:04,185 --> 00:48:05,445
and Michael Thiel as alternate

1019
00:48:05,905 --> 00:48:08,485
and to direct the delegate the authority

1020
00:48:08,545 --> 00:48:09,925
to vote on amendments so long

1021
00:48:09,925 --> 00:48:11,685
as there is no substantive change to the meaning

1022
00:48:11,685 --> 00:48:13,325
of the overall resolution. So

1023
00:48:13,325 --> 00:48:15,005
Moved First by Jenna.

1024
00:48:15,385 --> 00:48:19,165
Second. Second by Jen. All in favor? Aye. All opposed.

1025
00:48:19,705 --> 00:48:21,045
Motion carries seven zero.

1026
00:48:22,805 --> 00:48:25,125
The second piece here would be to direct the delegate on how

1027
00:48:25,125 --> 00:48:26,645
to vote on the proposed bylaw changes

1028
00:48:26,745 --> 00:48:28,085
and proposed resolutions.

1029
00:48:28,665 --> 00:48:30,245
And I assume everyone has had a chance

1030
00:48:30,265 --> 00:48:31,685
to review these documents.

1031
00:48:32,005 --> 00:48:34,085
They've been sent out a few times by the association

1032
00:48:34,085 --> 00:48:35,405
and they were in your packet tonight

1033
00:48:36,185 --> 00:48:37,965
and are ready to cast the vote on these.

1034
00:48:39,185 --> 00:48:41,485
So, you know, first off, we have the bylaw changes.

1035
00:48:41,645 --> 00:48:43,925
I don't know if you want to comment on this at all, Brenda,

1036
00:48:43,985 --> 00:48:47,125
as a member of the board and what the bylaw changes entail.

1037
00:48:47,945 --> 00:48:50,565
No, I don't need to comment. Alright,

1038
00:48:50,745 --> 00:48:53,245
so I'm gonna assume that everyone has read these

1039
00:48:53,265 --> 00:48:54,445
and is prepared to cast a vote.

1040
00:48:54,465 --> 00:48:57,085
So I would accept a motion to direct the delegate

1041
00:48:57,085 --> 00:48:59,485
to vote in support of the proposed changes to the bylaws

1042
00:48:59,485 --> 00:49:01,085
of the New Hampshire School Board Association.

1043
00:49:02,305 --> 00:49:05,565
So moved first by Jen. Second. Second by Jamie.

1044
00:49:06,585 --> 00:49:10,405
Did we wanna discuss this at all before we vote? All right.

1045
00:49:10,405 --> 00:49:14,685
All in favor? Aye. All opposed. Motion carries seven zero.

1046
00:49:15,985 --> 00:49:17,965
The final step would be we have a list

1047
00:49:17,965 --> 00:49:19,565
of 15 proposed resolutions

1048
00:49:19,565 --> 00:49:21,165
that will be considered at the assembly.

1049
00:49:21,785 --> 00:49:24,365
So each of those 15 proposed resolutions comes

1050
00:49:24,365 --> 00:49:27,165
with a recommendation from the N-H-S-B-A board of directors.

1051
00:49:28,895 --> 00:49:31,875
So I'm gonna ask for a motion to direct a delegate

1052
00:49:31,875 --> 00:49:33,915
to vote on the 15 proposed resolutions according

1053
00:49:33,915 --> 00:49:36,515
to the recommendation of the N-H-S-B-A Board of directors.

1054
00:49:37,345 --> 00:49:38,635
Once we have a motion on the table,

1055
00:49:38,905 --> 00:49:40,395
I'll open the floor for discussion.

1056
00:49:40,415 --> 00:49:42,195
And if there are any resolutions

1057
00:49:42,195 --> 00:49:43,675
that anyone would wanna separate out

1058
00:49:43,675 --> 00:49:46,155
and vote on a position that differs from the recommendation

1059
00:49:46,695 --> 00:49:48,875
of the N-H-S-B-A board, we can do that.

1060
00:49:49,735 --> 00:49:52,355
So do I have a motion to direct the delegate

1061
00:49:52,355 --> 00:49:54,355
to vote on the 15 proposed resolutions according

1062
00:49:54,355 --> 00:49:57,195
to the recommendation of the N-H-S-B-A Board of directors?

1063
00:49:58,135 --> 00:50:01,595
So moved first by Jen second. Second by Jenna.

1064
00:50:02,375 --> 00:50:04,715
So I'd open it up for discussion if there's questions about

1065
00:50:04,715 --> 00:50:06,275
any of the 15 resolutions

1066
00:50:06,275 --> 00:50:07,475
or if there are any proposals

1067
00:50:07,475 --> 00:50:09,155
for taking a different position on any

1068
00:50:09,155 --> 00:50:10,955
of the resolutions that are gonna be considered.

1069
00:50:14,335 --> 00:50:17,235
All right. Hearing none, I would call

1070
00:50:17,235 --> 00:50:18,755
for a vote on the original motion.

1071
00:50:19,615 --> 00:50:23,835
All in favor? Aye. Aye. All opposed motion abstain

1072
00:50:23,835 --> 00:50:26,235
Because I've already have already weigh in on those in

1073
00:50:26,235 --> 00:50:27,235
A different board.

1074
00:50:27,235 --> 00:50:31,085
All right, so we have the motion carries six zero

1075
00:50:31,085 --> 00:50:32,165
with one abstention then.

1076
00:50:32,945 --> 00:50:34,005
All right. Thank you everyone.

1077
00:50:34,105 --> 00:50:38,845
And Karen, you will, you can take care of signing up

1078
00:50:38,945 --> 00:50:42,245
for the, the assembly as the voting delegate.

1079
00:50:43,235 --> 00:50:45,245
Mike, ask a question before we move on. Sure.

1080
00:50:45,385 --> 00:50:46,845
So I don't know, was it three

1081
00:50:46,845 --> 00:50:49,525
or four years ago we actually got a proposal

1082
00:50:50,355 --> 00:50:51,765
through, right? Yeah. Yeah.

1083
00:50:51,765 --> 00:50:52,725
I think this Is, does that die in

1084
00:50:52,725 --> 00:50:53,485
the vine after a while?

1085
00:50:53,485 --> 00:50:54,725
Or they, to continue to push

1086
00:50:55,245 --> 00:50:56,245
Continue resolution?

1087
00:50:56,245 --> 00:50:58,405
Yeah. Great. Yeah, it becomes a continuing resolution then.

1088
00:50:58,405 --> 00:51:00,245
What is it after three years? It becomes part

1089
00:51:00,245 --> 00:51:02,005
of the statement of beliefs. Yes.

1090
00:51:02,565 --> 00:51:06,325
I mean, people continue to talk about food insecurity.

1091
00:51:06,705 --> 00:51:09,165
So it, it, I don't think it'll ever go away. Yeah.

1092
00:51:09,265 --> 00:51:10,525
Unless we fix it, which

1093
00:51:11,945 --> 00:51:12,945
We can hope.

1094
00:51:14,945 --> 00:51:16,325
All right. Our next order

1095
00:51:16,325 --> 00:51:17,725
of business will be administration report.

1096
00:51:17,725 --> 00:51:18,725
So first up will be Jane with

1097
00:51:18,885 --> 00:51:19,805
business administrators update.

1098
00:51:23,795 --> 00:51:27,685
Okay. Included in your packet is my,

1099
00:51:28,145 --> 00:51:31,365
my update each each month.

1100
00:51:31,365 --> 00:51:33,765
When I do it, I'm gonna highlight, you know, Laura

1101
00:51:33,765 --> 00:51:35,685
and I work directly on,

1102
00:51:36,805 --> 00:51:38,365
because they are some of the larger costs,

1103
00:51:38,365 --> 00:51:40,965
the OUTTA district tuition, the contracted services.

1104
00:51:43,075 --> 00:51:45,255
And you know, at this time of the year,

1105
00:51:45,255 --> 00:51:47,855
we're also having grants approved

1106
00:51:47,995 --> 00:51:49,495
and waiting for final approval.

1107
00:51:49,715 --> 00:51:52,295
So sometimes there'll be transfers that'll happen.

1108
00:51:52,475 --> 00:51:54,815
So the number seems a little inflated right now

1109
00:51:54,815 --> 00:51:56,255
until the project's approved and,

1110
00:51:56,595 --> 00:51:58,855
and then we'll do those transfers at a later time.

1111
00:51:58,875 --> 00:52:01,295
But you can see on there where we are having some

1112
00:52:02,605 --> 00:52:06,015
over budget areas and where we may be under budget

1113
00:52:07,195 --> 00:52:10,255
and you know, Christina

1114
00:52:10,595 --> 00:52:13,255
and I continue to work on free

1115
00:52:13,255 --> 00:52:15,375
and reduced, just as a reminder, parents

1116
00:52:15,515 --> 00:52:17,775
or families that were approved for free

1117
00:52:17,775 --> 00:52:22,095
or reduced last year have until October 9th to reapply

1118
00:52:22,795 --> 00:52:27,775
or their status will go back to paid on October 10th.

1119
00:52:28,275 --> 00:52:30,615
So we encourage those families to make sure

1120
00:52:30,615 --> 00:52:32,495
that they get their applications in.

1121
00:52:34,715 --> 00:52:38,535
We actually, because I do these updates a week prior,

1122
00:52:38,725 --> 00:52:41,535
there's gonna be things that are gonna be a little off.

1123
00:52:41,675 --> 00:52:44,175
So when I say that we're gonna be receiving the first pink

1124
00:52:44,175 --> 00:52:46,575
invoice, we actually received it today.

1125
00:52:46,575 --> 00:52:48,455
However, I have not gone through it,

1126
00:52:48,475 --> 00:52:49,535
so I can't give any numbers.

1127
00:52:49,675 --> 00:52:52,175
So I'll do that at the next, at the next board meeting.

1128
00:52:54,995 --> 00:52:56,335
And Glenn

1129
00:52:56,335 --> 00:52:59,695
and I both on Friday, attended our association meeting

1130
00:53:01,035 --> 00:53:04,175
the New Hampshire School of the New Hampshire Association

1131
00:53:04,175 --> 00:53:05,215
of School Business Officials.

1132
00:53:05,875 --> 00:53:08,455
We were there on Friday. They had, you know,

1133
00:53:08,455 --> 00:53:10,735
representatives from the New Hampshire Department of Ed,

1134
00:53:10,735 --> 00:53:14,975
department of Revenue Attorneys talking about some

1135
00:53:14,975 --> 00:53:16,935
of the newly adopted legislation.

1136
00:53:17,755 --> 00:53:21,055
And it's a, it's a great meeting to go

1137
00:53:21,115 --> 00:53:23,375
and talk with our colleagues

1138
00:53:23,635 --> 00:53:26,285
and hear any changes.

1139
00:53:26,355 --> 00:53:29,725
What we need to do to address this new legislation.

1140
00:53:31,655 --> 00:53:35,645
Again, the auditors, they were there the week prior

1141
00:53:35,645 --> 00:53:38,645
to last week and we continue to send them information.

1142
00:53:38,835 --> 00:53:43,485
They continue to send us more samples

1143
00:53:43,635 --> 00:53:44,725
that they would like drawn.

1144
00:53:44,745 --> 00:53:46,565
So everything is in an up portal

1145
00:53:46,565 --> 00:53:48,325
that we submit all our information for.

1146
00:53:48,465 --> 00:53:52,005
So that continues and it's starting to wind down.

1147
00:53:52,145 --> 00:53:55,325
But we do, we're still doing that on a daily basis.

1148
00:53:57,605 --> 00:53:59,805
I just put in there the, you know, the estimated cost

1149
00:53:59,805 --> 00:54:04,045
for the SAU renovation wasn't, we don't expect it to exceed,

1150
00:54:04,225 --> 00:54:09,085
exceed 3 79 and to date we've paid 187,000

1151
00:54:10,025 --> 00:54:12,525
and we actually made payments today.

1152
00:54:13,145 --> 00:54:14,445
So that's actually a little higher.

1153
00:54:14,585 --> 00:54:16,285
But again, this is, this was done last week.

1154
00:54:17,825 --> 00:54:21,165
Wanted to give you an update on the funds, the capital

1155
00:54:21,675 --> 00:54:23,205
reserve funds that are held

1156
00:54:23,225 --> 00:54:24,925
by the trustees of the trust fund.

1157
00:54:25,625 --> 00:54:28,925
And we currently have two of those.

1158
00:54:29,465 --> 00:54:31,285
We have the general maintenance, which

1159
00:54:32,505 --> 00:54:36,405
we transferred the 500,000 that was voted on from

1160
00:54:37,475 --> 00:54:39,565
unspent funds from 25 26.

1161
00:54:39,705 --> 00:54:42,045
So we sent a check over to the trustees.

1162
00:54:42,385 --> 00:54:44,885
So the general maintenance account currently has a balance

1163
00:54:45,025 --> 00:54:47,645
of 761,895.

1164
00:54:47,665 --> 00:54:49,965
And that's, we would use that,

1165
00:54:50,885 --> 00:54:52,445
actually Mike talked about it when we were in

1166
00:54:52,445 --> 00:54:54,005
our, the meeting with the town.

1167
00:54:54,665 --> 00:54:58,125
We would only use that for maintenance projects

1168
00:54:58,245 --> 00:54:59,525
and it would come before the board,

1169
00:54:59,905 --> 00:55:02,325
before we would ask for

1170
00:55:04,665 --> 00:55:06,885
the trustees to send us a reimbursement for that.

1171
00:55:06,905 --> 00:55:10,605
And then we also have the roof replacement fund, which is,

1172
00:55:10,745 --> 00:55:12,365
we had already spent all the principle on that.

1173
00:55:12,505 --> 00:55:14,565
So this is just interest that had been earned

1174
00:55:15,455 --> 00:55:18,285
while the project was being completed.

1175
00:55:18,425 --> 00:55:22,045
And that project was Westenburg roof

1176
00:55:22,425 --> 00:55:24,765
and Barca's roof.

1177
00:55:26,925 --> 00:55:28,685
I also included in your packet

1178
00:55:30,225 --> 00:55:32,045
an update on revenues.

1179
00:55:32,835 --> 00:55:37,245
Keep in mind some of these haven't been updated.

1180
00:55:37,385 --> 00:55:40,365
For example, the adequacy.

1181
00:55:42,625 --> 00:55:44,325
The adequacy, actually we did update that.

1182
00:55:44,325 --> 00:55:45,725
So the adequacy number came in

1183
00:55:46,225 --> 00:55:48,525
and while we were only a couple thousand off from

1184
00:55:48,525 --> 00:55:51,445
what we estimated, we're still, the actual number is

1185
00:55:52,835 --> 00:55:55,485
from the difference from last year's adequacy

1186
00:55:55,665 --> 00:55:58,285
to 26 20 seven's.

1187
00:55:58,765 --> 00:56:00,405
Adequacy is a difference

1188
00:56:00,405 --> 00:56:04,725
of $429,167 and 22 cents.

1189
00:56:05,345 --> 00:56:07,685
And that is, so that's essentially what

1190
00:56:07,685 --> 00:56:12,605
that means is an additional 429,000 that is,

1191
00:56:13,515 --> 00:56:15,925
that gets raised locally through local taxation.

1192
00:56:16,785 --> 00:56:19,805
The on the flip side with the Swept,

1193
00:56:19,805 --> 00:56:22,365
which is a state education property tax,

1194
00:56:23,545 --> 00:56:27,365
the amount we're receiving over last year is an additional

1195
00:56:27,765 --> 00:56:29,605
$13,505.

1196
00:56:31,025 --> 00:56:32,525
But of course the SWT is just

1197
00:56:33,535 --> 00:56:34,535
Local property tax.

1198
00:56:34,535 --> 00:56:37,085
It's, it's the same, yeah. Raised locally. Yep.

1199
00:56:38,385 --> 00:56:40,765
So those numbers will get updated on

1200
00:56:42,225 --> 00:56:43,605
in the revenues as well.

1201
00:56:44,885 --> 00:56:47,765
I included an expenditure report,

1202
00:56:48,745 --> 00:56:50,165
but what I wanna point out is

1203
00:56:50,165 --> 00:56:52,645
that you're gonna see huge balances if you were looking at

1204
00:56:52,645 --> 00:56:56,485
health and dental, a balance of 9.7 million.

1205
00:56:56,705 --> 00:56:59,525
That's just because right now payroll just started up

1206
00:56:59,665 --> 00:57:01,725
and we have to go into the system

1207
00:57:02,465 --> 00:57:04,925
and encumber all the health insurance

1208
00:57:04,985 --> 00:57:06,845
that's tied to each employee.

1209
00:57:07,425 --> 00:57:09,285
We just haven't had a chance to do that yet.

1210
00:57:10,005 --> 00:57:11,885
We've only, I think we've had two payrolls

1211
00:57:12,055 --> 00:57:15,045
since teaching staff have come back.

1212
00:57:15,345 --> 00:57:18,205
So when you have the next update, those will all be included

1213
00:57:18,205 --> 00:57:21,285
and you'll get an actual number that that's also included

1214
00:57:21,285 --> 00:57:22,885
with the retirement and social security.

1215
00:57:23,065 --> 00:57:25,645
We have to go in and encumber that with our payroll system.

1216
00:57:25,985 --> 00:57:30,725
So otherwise it's been normal expenditures

1217
00:57:31,185 --> 00:57:32,725
as anticipated through the summer.

1218
00:57:33,765 --> 00:57:38,695
I also included one

1219
00:57:38,695 --> 00:57:43,175
more report, which is an update on the bond project.

1220
00:57:44,005 --> 00:57:47,615
I've included each of the

1221
00:57:48,775 --> 00:57:51,575
budgeted projects, what the contract amount was,

1222
00:57:51,755 --> 00:57:53,055
how much we've paid to date,

1223
00:57:53,755 --> 00:57:55,575
and how much has been encumbered,

1224
00:57:55,875 --> 00:57:59,095
and then what the balance, the budget balance would be.

1225
00:57:59,715 --> 00:58:01,215
Now again, there are a lot of projects

1226
00:58:01,215 --> 00:58:03,415
that haven't been started because these are projects

1227
00:58:03,415 --> 00:58:06,335
that would likely be done next year.

1228
00:58:07,515 --> 00:58:10,775
And that would include things such as the replacement

1229
00:58:10,775 --> 00:58:12,135
of interior and exterior doors,

1230
00:58:13,255 --> 00:58:16,535
window replacement at Gilbert H Hood, exterior repairs on,

1231
00:58:16,545 --> 00:58:17,935
again, doors and frames.

1232
00:58:19,195 --> 00:58:22,535
So those projects will take place probably next summer.

1233
00:58:23,115 --> 00:58:25,855
So you're gonna see those have no encumbrances, no payments.

1234
00:58:26,515 --> 00:58:28,415
And I believe Mike mentioned it earlier

1235
00:58:28,565 --> 00:58:33,215
regarding the Windows at South Range kind of

1236
00:58:33,795 --> 00:58:35,735
got combined with the facade.

1237
00:58:36,595 --> 00:58:38,575
And so that's why you're seeing

1238
00:58:41,295 --> 00:58:44,775
a surplus on the facade, surplus on the windows,

1239
00:58:45,765 --> 00:58:48,815
also surplus actually on the facade at South Range.

1240
00:58:50,635 --> 00:58:54,535
And you're actually seeing over overspent on the roof

1241
00:58:54,535 --> 00:58:56,855
because they had a lot of things

1242
00:58:56,855 --> 00:58:58,655
that they didn't realize when they were

1243
00:58:58,655 --> 00:58:59,695
came, came into the project.

1244
00:59:00,195 --> 00:59:03,815
As well as I also moved some of the funding on,

1245
00:59:03,815 --> 00:59:06,615
after talking to Mark job under HVAC equipment

1246
00:59:06,615 --> 00:59:08,975
and replacement, we moved the

1247
00:59:10,295 --> 00:59:12,375
structural upgrade from the facade

1248
00:59:12,595 --> 00:59:14,655
to HVAC equipment and structural.

1249
00:59:14,755 --> 00:59:17,015
So it's the same amount of money in the budget,

1250
00:59:17,245 --> 00:59:19,895
it's just moved where I've allocated that.

1251
00:59:20,195 --> 00:59:24,885
So you can see that right now there's $10 million

1252
00:59:25,475 --> 00:59:26,805
unspent again,

1253
00:59:26,805 --> 00:59:28,805
because a lot of the projects haven't started yet.

1254
00:59:28,945 --> 00:59:32,725
So if you have any questions on the bond

1255
00:59:32,905 --> 00:59:34,285
or anything on the report,

1256
00:59:34,465 --> 00:59:36,445
we actually did make payments on some

1257
00:59:36,445 --> 00:59:37,885
of the bond projects today.

1258
00:59:39,065 --> 00:59:40,965
So this'll be again updated

1259
00:59:43,465 --> 00:59:45,565
at our next report or next month, whenever.

1260
00:59:45,625 --> 00:59:49,165
I'm gonna do the bo the bond report. I have two questions.

1261
00:59:49,625 --> 00:59:51,845
One, there's a placeholder for out

1262
00:59:51,845 --> 00:59:55,005
of district regular education with a $1 placeholder

1263
00:59:55,425 --> 00:59:57,845
and an encumbrance of 20,000.

1264
00:59:57,855 --> 01:00:00,885
Could you just explain that? Sure.

1265
01:00:00,885 --> 01:00:04,325
Well, initially I think there was some legislation about

1266
01:00:05,825 --> 01:00:07,965
out of districts, out of district placements

1267
01:00:08,025 --> 01:00:09,125
for general education

1268
01:00:09,865 --> 01:00:13,565
and the districts would need to budget that.

1269
01:00:13,625 --> 01:00:15,485
And so we'd put in a dollar placeholder.

1270
01:00:16,625 --> 01:00:20,885
The 20,000 is for a student who is going

1271
01:00:21,025 --> 01:00:23,245
to another district, but it's a general ed student.

1272
01:00:23,545 --> 01:00:27,725
And in the contract with PanIN, we do have the right to

1273
01:00:29,505 --> 01:00:31,765
let a student go to another school district.

1274
01:00:31,795 --> 01:00:33,965
There's a certain percentage of students who can allow that.

1275
01:00:34,265 --> 01:00:36,605
And they are for certain circumstances,

1276
01:00:36,605 --> 01:00:38,365
sometimes it's in their senior year

1277
01:00:38,865 --> 01:00:40,805
or you know, they've moved.

1278
01:00:41,585 --> 01:00:44,485
And so we work it out with another district

1279
01:00:44,625 --> 01:00:46,885
and we only pay the portion

1280
01:00:46,915 --> 01:00:48,765
that we would have paid to Pinkerton.

1281
01:00:49,105 --> 01:00:51,045
And there's a contract that Mike

1282
01:00:51,225 --> 01:00:55,885
and Kathleen will draw up as well as the receiving district.

1283
01:00:56,385 --> 01:00:59,725
And the parents are responsible for the remaining portion.

1284
01:01:00,305 --> 01:01:03,085
And we are, we're net neutral with

1285
01:01:03,085 --> 01:01:05,125
what we would've paid pancreatin if that student went there.

1286
01:01:05,905 --> 01:01:08,205
So we encumber, we encumber the 20 K,

1287
01:01:08,225 --> 01:01:10,765
but right now we don't have a student in that position.

1288
01:01:11,305 --> 01:01:14,325
We encumbered because I think that we have two students.

1289
01:01:15,665 --> 01:01:17,725
One of them is not, but you gotta be careful.

1290
01:01:18,145 --> 01:01:19,565
I'm not gonna say where they're going. Okay.

1291
01:01:19,565 --> 01:01:21,765
They're general. General education. Okay.

1292
01:01:21,765 --> 01:01:25,605
We're not gonna name what school district, but Okay.

1293
01:01:25,675 --> 01:01:27,205
They're less. Alright, thank you.

1294
01:01:27,485 --> 01:01:29,965
And my other question was just in regards to the SAU

1295
01:01:31,025 --> 01:01:33,685
of we have spent, and I guess it's kind of a combo question

1296
01:01:33,685 --> 01:01:35,525
for you and I, maybe I should have asked Jeremy,

1297
01:01:36,155 --> 01:01:40,205
what is left to do over at the new SAU

1298
01:01:40,345 --> 01:01:43,965
and is it possible that we might not spend that full amount?

1299
01:01:43,985 --> 01:01:47,485
And if so, where will that extra money go?

1300
01:01:47,495 --> 01:01:49,285
We'll just go back into contingency

1301
01:01:49,285 --> 01:01:50,845
or do you think we're gonna spend all of it?

1302
01:01:50,985 --> 01:01:53,205
No, I believe we're gonna spend all of it and Okay.

1303
01:01:53,315 --> 01:01:55,765
Well no, the 3 79. 3 79, yeah. So

1304
01:01:55,765 --> 01:01:59,245
The, the remaining 21.

1305
01:01:59,245 --> 01:02:01,165
Thank you. Yeah. Sorry guys.

1306
01:02:01,875 --> 01:02:04,485
That goes back into the end of year contingency. Yes.

1307
01:02:05,505 --> 01:02:07,805
So that goes, goes back into the surplus. You

1308
01:02:07,805 --> 01:02:08,805
Believe that we still, I mean,

1309
01:02:08,885 --> 01:02:09,405
'cause I don't know what left,

1310
01:02:09,405 --> 01:02:10,405
Left.

1311
01:02:10,405 --> 01:02:11,685
I think we're done there. That there's no

1312
01:02:11,715 --> 01:02:12,725
more work to be done.

1313
01:02:12,785 --> 01:02:14,085
The only thing left is billing.

1314
01:02:15,065 --> 01:02:16,125
Oh, okay. So does that make Sense?

1315
01:02:16,275 --> 01:02:18,045
Yeah. So it's co It is.

1316
01:02:18,345 --> 01:02:20,805
So we would not have spent the full amount. Correct.

1317
01:02:20,905 --> 01:02:21,965
Oh, excellent. Thank you. Yeah,

1318
01:02:21,965 --> 01:02:24,525
the contractor is outta the building and there's nothing.

1319
01:02:24,795 --> 01:02:27,125
Okay, great. Yep.

1320
01:02:27,495 --> 01:02:29,645
We're just waiting to pay invoices at this point.

1321
01:02:31,225 --> 01:02:32,885
Are there any other questions on any

1322
01:02:32,885 --> 01:02:34,605
of the reports that I provided? Yeah,

1323
01:02:34,605 --> 01:02:35,605
James, quick thing.

1324
01:02:35,905 --> 01:02:38,405
On the contract of services overage, I assume we net

1325
01:02:38,405 --> 01:02:40,725
that against the salaries savings, it's wash

1326
01:02:41,345 --> 01:02:42,685
and we still have plus a million bucks.

1327
01:02:43,595 --> 01:02:44,645
Wash No

1328
01:02:44,645 --> 01:02:45,645
Plus.

1329
01:02:45,645 --> 01:02:46,085
Yeah. Wash is tough.

1330
01:02:46,745 --> 01:02:49,565
So I don't mean wash, I mean push it together. Yeah,

1331
01:02:49,565 --> 01:02:50,565
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

1332
01:02:50,565 --> 01:02:52,685
It's not, obviously if we're going out for contract service,

1333
01:02:52,685 --> 01:02:55,245
it's gonna cost more than if we hire an internal employee.

1334
01:02:55,315 --> 01:02:56,365
Sure, of course. Yeah.

1335
01:02:56,365 --> 01:02:59,005
And I think that was in Laura's report

1336
01:02:59,005 --> 01:03:01,285
and her special education costs, specifically

1337
01:03:01,285 --> 01:03:04,405
around services, school, psychs, OTPT, things like that.

1338
01:03:04,785 --> 01:03:06,325
And we've had this discussion, actually

1339
01:03:06,325 --> 01:03:07,925
to your credit several times, about how

1340
01:03:08,515 --> 01:03:10,205
there's gonna be less people that are signing up

1341
01:03:10,205 --> 01:03:12,685
to be full-time employees in districts when they can make

1342
01:03:12,685 --> 01:03:15,045
30% more through contracted service.

1343
01:03:15,785 --> 01:03:18,245
So we're gonna have to really evaluate that.

1344
01:03:19,305 --> 01:03:20,765
I'm not saying just as dairy, I'm saying

1345
01:03:20,765 --> 01:03:24,405
as a profession in our education, about how you attract

1346
01:03:24,425 --> 01:03:27,165
and retain those professionals with those skill sets

1347
01:03:28,595 --> 01:03:30,725
when there's collective bargaining agreements that are

1348
01:03:31,485 --> 01:03:33,325
specifically sometimes drawn out for teachers.

1349
01:03:33,425 --> 01:03:34,245
So, yep.

1350
01:03:37,895 --> 01:03:39,305
Does that answer your question? Yeah. Oh

1351
01:03:39,305 --> 01:03:40,305
Yeah.

1352
01:03:40,305 --> 01:03:40,475
Thank you.

1353
01:03:41,925 --> 01:03:43,865
All right. So if there are no more questions for Jane,

1354
01:03:44,075 --> 01:03:45,825
we'll turn it over to Mike for his superintendent's

1355
01:03:45,825 --> 01:03:46,825
Update.

1356
01:03:46,825 --> 01:03:48,225
Thanks. Best part about directors night

1357
01:03:48,225 --> 01:03:49,265
is, I don't how get to talk a lot.

1358
01:03:49,365 --> 01:03:52,745
So quickly, a couple things.

1359
01:03:52,745 --> 01:03:54,105
We already mentioned the facility store.

1360
01:03:54,945 --> 01:03:56,665
Serena, before you leave, you were in my

1361
01:03:56,665 --> 01:03:57,745
superintendent's update.

1362
01:03:57,765 --> 01:03:59,425
So met with Serena last week.

1363
01:03:59,965 --> 01:04:01,385
I'm gonna skip Serena last week.

1364
01:04:03,095 --> 01:04:04,705
Talk about a go-getter as a junior.

1365
01:04:05,105 --> 01:04:06,585
I, what's funny is Anthony's here tonight,

1366
01:04:06,585 --> 01:04:07,665
I don't know if anyone noticed him, but

1367
01:04:07,995 --> 01:04:09,145
Torch is really being passed.

1368
01:04:09,325 --> 01:04:11,465
But Serena asked so many great questions.

1369
01:04:11,465 --> 01:04:12,905
But more specifically, I said I wanted

1370
01:04:13,105 --> 01:04:14,145
Serena to be Serena, right?

1371
01:04:14,165 --> 01:04:15,665
So that's the purpose of your voice here.

1372
01:04:15,885 --> 01:04:17,265
That's the purpose of what you bring.

1373
01:04:17,365 --> 01:04:19,745
So be yourself over the next year.

1374
01:04:19,745 --> 01:04:22,145
And if you do it again, continue.

1375
01:04:22,145 --> 01:04:23,385
But you did awesome tonight. It's like

1376
01:04:23,385 --> 01:04:24,505
you, it's like you've done it before.

1377
01:04:25,045 --> 01:04:26,745
It feels like you practiced. Did you practice?

1378
01:04:27,745 --> 01:04:29,785
I didn't practice, actually, but thank

1379
01:04:29,785 --> 01:04:30,785
You.

1380
01:04:30,785 --> 01:04:33,185
And you crushed it. So great job. Thank you, thank you.

1381
01:04:33,395 --> 01:04:36,625
Thank you to the facilities tour, you know, and,

1382
01:04:36,625 --> 01:04:38,785
and I said thank you to Jeremy, but to the board, thank you.

1383
01:04:38,895 --> 01:04:40,825
It's another night away from your

1384
01:04:40,825 --> 01:04:42,025
family and your obligations.

1385
01:04:42,765 --> 01:04:44,225
It was nice to show everyone as a whole

1386
01:04:45,165 --> 01:04:46,825
and talk about maybe upcoming things

1387
01:04:46,825 --> 01:04:49,745
that I might be bringing to whether the budget process,

1388
01:04:49,745 --> 01:04:51,905
whether it's a CIP, it was nice

1389
01:04:51,905 --> 01:04:54,385
to see everyone in this, not in this setting.

1390
01:04:55,165 --> 01:04:56,825
So it was great to have those conversations.

1391
01:04:58,125 --> 01:04:59,985
The septic tank already brought it up.

1392
01:05:00,255 --> 01:05:01,505
It's gonna be something that we're gonna have

1393
01:05:01,505 --> 01:05:03,145
to be discussing probably by the next meeting.

1394
01:05:03,685 --> 01:05:06,225
So if we send updates, it'll be through email

1395
01:05:07,145 --> 01:05:08,665
about a possible public hearing.

1396
01:05:08,845 --> 01:05:10,065
If that's the way we decide.

1397
01:05:10,345 --> 01:05:12,185
We're really waiting on a number that's gonna really tell us

1398
01:05:12,185 --> 01:05:13,665
the tale of, of what we need to do there.

1399
01:05:13,725 --> 01:05:16,665
But it needs to be fixed. That's not a, it's not a want.

1400
01:05:16,665 --> 01:05:21,085
That's a need. Just to be very clear on five,

1401
01:05:21,265 --> 01:05:23,325
six busing, the reason I'm bringing it up again is

1402
01:05:23,485 --> 01:05:24,965
'cause that went into place last week

1403
01:05:24,965 --> 01:05:26,085
since our last board meeting.

1404
01:05:26,505 --> 01:05:30,365
So we are now, the bus company has, Chandra is just,

1405
01:05:30,415 --> 01:05:32,405
she's a workhorse and it's been phenomenal work with her.

1406
01:05:32,425 --> 01:05:36,565
She found a route to pick up our five six athletes

1407
01:05:36,625 --> 01:05:39,125
and bring them over so parents don't need to bust them

1408
01:05:39,255 --> 01:05:40,925
after school for athletics.

1409
01:05:41,065 --> 01:05:44,485
Oh, cool. So we have nearly 60 students a day going from

1410
01:05:44,485 --> 01:05:48,085
west to hood to participate in our athletics.

1411
01:05:48,705 --> 01:05:51,165
And now we're already in the winter planning phase on

1412
01:05:51,165 --> 01:05:53,165
how do we handle those numbers.

1413
01:05:53,305 --> 01:05:54,685
So more to come on that.

1414
01:05:56,065 --> 01:06:00,205
And then, you know, I, I really try

1415
01:06:01,265 --> 01:06:04,165
in this role to just be kind

1416
01:06:04,165 --> 01:06:05,725
of advisor for the board, right?

1417
01:06:05,725 --> 01:06:08,045
That's my job. You guys are the elected officials

1418
01:06:08,705 --> 01:06:10,365
and you know,

1419
01:06:11,435 --> 01:06:15,165
this seat is very challenging sometimes.

1420
01:06:15,705 --> 01:06:18,925
And I think tonight I just, I just want to emphasize that,

1421
01:06:21,585 --> 01:06:26,325
you know, when, when people criticize our teachers

1422
01:06:26,865 --> 01:06:29,565
or our paraprofessionals that help our students

1423
01:06:29,565 --> 01:06:33,885
with the greatest needs or our custodians who work

1424
01:06:33,885 --> 01:06:37,805
after hours to help the community with athletics, you know,

1425
01:06:37,805 --> 01:06:41,645
when you try and bang the system for a couple scores,

1426
01:06:42,475 --> 01:06:43,925
it's a little bit personal for me.

1427
01:06:44,025 --> 01:06:46,445
You know, you can get up here and criticize me all you want.

1428
01:06:46,465 --> 01:06:50,165
That's what this role is for. That's what my job is.

1429
01:06:51,275 --> 01:06:52,525
I've been criticized a lot.

1430
01:06:52,745 --> 01:06:54,565
I'm sure you could Google good if you wanted to.

1431
01:06:55,445 --> 01:06:56,445
I have no problem with that.

1432
01:06:57,545 --> 01:07:00,165
And I also said, I'm not afraid of, you know, our,

1433
01:07:00,545 --> 01:07:03,645
our inefficiencies or our challenges that we face in

1434
01:07:03,645 --> 01:07:05,605
that we're gonna continue to strive to get better.

1435
01:07:05,625 --> 01:07:09,365
But it, it is not a systematic failure in any form

1436
01:07:09,365 --> 01:07:11,165
or fashion that we're providing in dairy.

1437
01:07:11,865 --> 01:07:14,565
And I think our teachers and our paraprofessionals

1438
01:07:14,825 --> 01:07:19,165
and everyone that shows up every day starting at 4 45 in the

1439
01:07:19,165 --> 01:07:21,685
morning, and some individuals that don't go home

1440
01:07:21,695 --> 01:07:22,925
until nine o'clock at night

1441
01:07:22,925 --> 01:07:24,245
to make sure our buildings are clean

1442
01:07:24,245 --> 01:07:25,325
the next day for our students.

1443
01:07:26,245 --> 01:07:27,645
I don't think that's reflective of

1444
01:07:27,645 --> 01:07:29,285
what the da dairy taxpayer is getting.

1445
01:07:29,485 --> 01:07:34,445
I really don't. And if anyone ever has questions about

1446
01:07:34,445 --> 01:07:36,365
what we do or how we do it or,

1447
01:07:36,465 --> 01:07:37,925
or what we think we're struggling

1448
01:07:37,925 --> 01:07:40,645
or what you think we, my door is open every day.

1449
01:07:41,645 --> 01:07:43,005
I meet with parents all the time.

1450
01:07:43,625 --> 01:07:45,525
And as long as you feel comfortable

1451
01:07:45,525 --> 01:07:47,245
or you feel informed, that's our job.

1452
01:07:48,785 --> 01:07:53,045
You know, the word transparent can be taken different ways.

1453
01:07:53,645 --> 01:07:55,645
I think we're doing a different job since I've been here.

1454
01:07:55,645 --> 01:07:56,725
That's just my take.

1455
01:07:58,095 --> 01:08:00,525
We're trying to provide all the accurate information and,

1456
01:08:00,525 --> 01:08:01,925
and definitely stand on it.

1457
01:08:01,925 --> 01:08:04,645
So, you know, I, I know it's like a soapbox spiel,

1458
01:08:04,645 --> 01:08:06,685
but I would say that, I think that was that one,

1459
01:08:06,835 --> 01:08:07,925
that one kind of hit home

1460
01:08:07,925 --> 01:08:09,485
because it's, it's,

1461
01:08:09,765 --> 01:08:11,245
I think it's actually the opposite, right?

1462
01:08:11,385 --> 01:08:14,125
So we are providing high level services

1463
01:08:14,825 --> 01:08:17,485
and we're not afraid of results.

1464
01:08:17,745 --> 01:08:20,525
But I look forward to the discussion

1465
01:08:20,545 --> 01:08:22,085
as Carrie is already working.

1466
01:08:22,365 --> 01:08:25,005
'cause I texted her to work on some things,

1467
01:08:25,845 --> 01:08:27,645
and I look forward to that discussion over the next,

1468
01:08:27,785 --> 01:08:29,405
you know, couple months so that the community feels

1469
01:08:29,405 --> 01:08:31,245
comfortable with where their tax dollars going

1470
01:08:31,265 --> 01:08:32,925
and knowing that we're putting

1471
01:08:33,445 --> 01:08:34,965
a hundred percent effort in every day.

1472
01:08:35,025 --> 01:08:37,765
So that's about it on that. Sorry. Thank you.

1473
01:08:38,595 --> 01:08:40,405
Yeah, I mean, I think, you know, for my chair,

1474
01:08:40,685 --> 01:08:42,605
I feel confident in the work

1475
01:08:42,605 --> 01:08:45,285
that you guys have been doing over the last year plus here.

1476
01:08:45,425 --> 01:08:47,525
And I like the direction that we're moving in

1477
01:08:48,385 --> 01:08:50,565
and yeah, I mean, the school district is more than

1478
01:08:50,565 --> 01:08:51,645
just one metric.

1479
01:08:51,705 --> 01:08:53,965
You know, there's a lot of good things going on here,

1480
01:08:53,985 --> 01:08:56,645
and I think that things are moving in a good direction.

1481
01:08:57,825 --> 01:09:00,365
So thank you for that.

1482
01:09:03,125 --> 01:09:04,205
I would just, Mike, I would,

1483
01:09:04,325 --> 01:09:05,365
I would, I would ask the question.

1484
01:09:05,445 --> 01:09:06,565
I don't expect you to have an answer tonight,

1485
01:09:07,225 --> 01:09:08,805
and I think it's an age old question.

1486
01:09:08,905 --> 01:09:11,725
How do we, you know, you can cherry pick any numbers

1487
01:09:11,905 --> 01:09:13,445
and show 'em how you want to show them.

1488
01:09:14,105 --> 01:09:17,845
How do we get to the actual number that we want to, that

1489
01:09:17,845 --> 01:09:19,845
that makes sense, that show the real picture?

1490
01:09:20,595 --> 01:09:21,285
What does that look like?

1491
01:09:21,645 --> 01:09:22,605
I don't, I don't know the answer to that.

1492
01:09:22,685 --> 01:09:24,005
I mean, we always talk about this, do you,

1493
01:09:24,005 --> 01:09:24,845
does you don't just measure

1494
01:09:24,845 --> 01:09:25,925
what we're doing on these numbers.

1495
01:09:26,725 --> 01:09:29,765
I just don't somehow we need articulate

1496
01:09:29,765 --> 01:09:31,565
that in a way that people understand.

1497
01:09:31,705 --> 01:09:33,365
You know, data is what you, you know,

1498
01:09:33,465 --> 01:09:35,885
the age old saying is data is what you make it to be, right?

1499
01:09:36,025 --> 01:09:38,005
So, you know, I could pull all the data

1500
01:09:38,105 --> 01:09:39,645
of last year's graduates

1501
01:09:39,645 --> 01:09:41,005
who are attending Ivy League schools.

1502
01:09:41,645 --> 01:09:43,245
I could attend all the ones that have entered the armed

1503
01:09:43,245 --> 01:09:44,965
forces and, and serving our country.

1504
01:09:45,805 --> 01:09:47,765
I could pull all the ones that, you know,

1505
01:09:47,765 --> 01:09:49,165
went into a trade immediately

1506
01:09:49,165 --> 01:09:51,405
and already making 50, $60,000.

1507
01:09:51,405 --> 01:09:54,165
Right? So I, I like the question and,

1508
01:09:54,225 --> 01:09:56,445
and you know, my mind starts spinning right away

1509
01:09:56,445 --> 01:09:59,365
because what will end up happening with pieces

1510
01:09:59,425 --> 01:10:01,805
of information, whether they're accurate

1511
01:10:01,805 --> 01:10:04,165
or not, is it can start to run on things.

1512
01:10:04,385 --> 01:10:05,405
And I think it's our job.

1513
01:10:05,425 --> 01:10:07,005
And that's what I was texting Carrie about.

1514
01:10:07,075 --> 01:10:11,445
It's like our job to show that we are doing things and, and,

1515
01:10:11,825 --> 01:10:14,805
and whether it's doing a better job at these meetings,

1516
01:10:14,935 --> 01:10:17,565
presenting our internal data through niwa

1517
01:10:17,585 --> 01:10:21,445
or our internal assessments through, you know,

1518
01:10:21,705 --> 01:10:23,165
what's happening at Pinkerton

1519
01:10:23,165 --> 01:10:24,405
because those are our students.

1520
01:10:24,545 --> 01:10:26,805
And that that dollar that we provide

1521
01:10:26,825 --> 01:10:29,205
as a taxpayer goes to that education.

1522
01:10:29,825 --> 01:10:31,285
So I, I think it's a work

1523
01:10:31,285 --> 01:10:32,965
through some of our committee levels.

1524
01:10:33,325 --> 01:10:35,525
I think it's gonna be my challenge at the discussion at

1525
01:10:35,525 --> 01:10:38,565
that level is what can we show the community again,

1526
01:10:38,595 --> 01:10:42,125
that we're doing more than what's said sometimes,

1527
01:10:44,225 --> 01:10:48,205
you know, it's, you know, you know, this is my world.

1528
01:10:48,505 --> 01:10:53,165
And to say that we're doing a disservice is,

1529
01:10:53,225 --> 01:10:55,885
is very challenging for me

1530
01:10:55,885 --> 01:10:58,245
because I see every day the hard work

1531
01:10:58,245 --> 01:10:59,325
that's going into kids.

1532
01:10:59,745 --> 01:11:01,325
And it doesn't come out in a report.

1533
01:11:02,185 --> 01:11:03,405
It doesn't come out in a report.

1534
01:11:05,225 --> 01:11:09,365
So we have to do, we have to figure out how to present

1535
01:11:10,145 --> 01:11:13,965
our successes because I think they far outweigh

1536
01:11:15,755 --> 01:11:17,765
what the state's providing as data.

1537
01:11:18,785 --> 01:11:23,625
So When I began my teaching

1538
01:11:23,625 --> 01:11:25,065
career, I, I taught in one

1539
01:11:25,065 --> 01:11:26,305
of the poorest schools in the state,

1540
01:11:26,305 --> 01:11:27,505
and we struggled significantly.

1541
01:11:27,555 --> 01:11:29,145
There was one year where we were the lowest

1542
01:11:29,445 --> 01:11:32,145
and we were, we had every plan imaginable.

1543
01:11:32,405 --> 01:11:34,465
The department of Ed would come in weekly.

1544
01:11:34,765 --> 01:11:36,425
And one person said to me, said,

1545
01:11:36,425 --> 01:11:37,545
you have to tell your story.

1546
01:11:37,565 --> 01:11:38,585
That's what we need to do.

1547
01:11:38,605 --> 01:11:40,105
We need to humanize these numbers

1548
01:11:40,205 --> 01:11:42,185
and we need to tell the story of our district

1549
01:11:43,025 --> 01:11:44,345
'cause number, like Mike said, numbers are

1550
01:11:44,345 --> 01:11:46,465
numbers and how we do that.

1551
01:11:46,665 --> 01:11:48,065
I mean, that's all of our jobs

1552
01:11:50,375 --> 01:11:51,375
Work on it.

1553
01:11:51,375 --> 01:11:56,265
Appreciate it. Yep. All right. Thank you Mike.

1554
01:11:56,605 --> 01:11:58,625
Anyone have any other questions for Mike?

1555
01:12:01,285 --> 01:12:03,305
Our next order of business will be committee reports.

1556
01:12:03,315 --> 01:12:05,185
We've had three committees meet over the last two weeks.

1557
01:12:05,285 --> 01:12:06,385
So first up will be Jamie

1558
01:12:06,385 --> 01:12:08,105
with an update from the communications committee.

1559
01:12:09,375 --> 01:12:13,225
Alright, so at our last communications meeting we

1560
01:12:13,455 --> 01:12:16,265
discussed the, the first newsletter

1561
01:12:16,265 --> 01:12:18,345
that we're gonna be putting out for this year.

1562
01:12:19,165 --> 01:12:22,985
It should hopefully be at the end of October.

1563
01:12:25,085 --> 01:12:26,625
It carries new to the committee.

1564
01:12:27,045 --> 01:12:30,625
So we basically briefed her on like the norms we've

1565
01:12:30,625 --> 01:12:33,025
established over the last year as a new committee.

1566
01:12:35,395 --> 01:12:38,785
Let's see. We discussed like a general plan as

1567
01:12:38,785 --> 01:12:41,305
to when the future newsletters should be issued

1568
01:12:42,355 --> 01:12:44,945
based on like upcoming important events throughout the year.

1569
01:12:46,485 --> 01:12:49,025
We discussed other ways we can try to reach the community.

1570
01:12:49,205 --> 01:12:50,265
Oh, sorry. That's okay.

1571
01:12:50,275 --> 01:12:54,265
Sorry to communicate important dates like fiscal

1572
01:12:54,625 --> 01:12:55,905
advisory and the deliberative.

1573
01:12:56,785 --> 01:12:58,025
And Carrie had a really good idea

1574
01:12:58,285 --> 01:13:02,625
to host like a senior lunch to engage with community members

1575
01:13:02,645 --> 01:13:04,345
who may not have kids in the district,

1576
01:13:05,595 --> 01:13:06,985
which I think that's a really great idea.

1577
01:13:06,985 --> 01:13:11,265
Hopefully we can get that going. Carrie, also intro.

1578
01:13:11,265 --> 01:13:13,905
You're bringing all kinds of new exciting things.

1579
01:13:14,965 --> 01:13:17,025
She also had the great idea of the three things

1580
01:13:17,155 --> 01:13:18,425
after every school board meeting.

1581
01:13:18,605 --> 01:13:23,385
So Carrie decides the three most

1582
01:13:23,385 --> 01:13:25,265
important things that we discuss

1583
01:13:25,445 --> 01:13:26,785
or votes that have hap

1584
01:13:26,785 --> 01:13:28,265
that occurred or whatever during the meeting.

1585
01:13:28,525 --> 01:13:32,025
And they are put out on social media so that people can

1586
01:13:32,735 --> 01:13:35,385
like, get a gist of what we're talking about without having

1587
01:13:35,385 --> 01:13:36,585
to actually watch the whole meeting.

1588
01:13:39,245 --> 01:13:42,865
And let's see. I think that's about it.

1589
01:13:43,615 --> 01:13:44,665
Yeah, that's all I have.

1590
01:13:46,005 --> 01:13:48,225
All right. Did anyone have any questions? Yeah,

1591
01:13:48,305 --> 01:13:49,425
I just, well, maybe not a question.

1592
01:13:49,425 --> 01:13:53,665
Maybe just a thought to think about is the community needs

1593
01:13:53,665 --> 01:13:55,625
to be, and maybe you, I wasn't your last meeting,

1594
01:13:55,625 --> 01:13:57,425
maybe you guys went into this, so I apologize if I'm,

1595
01:13:57,425 --> 01:13:58,745
I didn't watch the meeting, so I apologize.

1596
01:13:58,965 --> 01:14:02,425
Is we need to educate the community on HB 1300

1597
01:14:02,425 --> 01:14:05,705
and how do we do that as a board and as an administration?

1598
01:14:07,735 --> 01:14:10,665
Because when you read that bill, it's like,

1599
01:14:11,555 --> 01:14:13,005
it's screaming to check Yes.

1600
01:14:13,905 --> 01:14:15,085
If you're not paying attention.

1601
01:14:16,225 --> 01:14:19,045
And I think we just need to figure out a way to,

1602
01:14:19,365 --> 01:14:21,005
I dunno whether it's to bring Jim in

1603
01:14:21,025 --> 01:14:24,885
and do a, a one nighter thing, invite the comm,

1604
01:14:24,885 --> 01:14:26,405
invite the community to come in

1605
01:14:26,625 --> 01:14:28,445
and I, I don't know the answer.

1606
01:14:28,725 --> 01:14:30,765
I, I never have. And then we've tried a lot

1607
01:14:30,765 --> 01:14:34,285
of things over the years, but I think between that

1608
01:14:34,385 --> 01:14:37,085
and I, I think you gotta figure out some way to,

1609
01:14:37,505 --> 01:14:41,285
to get the board out on that because it's, I know it's 60%,

1610
01:14:41,285 --> 01:14:44,325
but it's November, so it's gonna be a challenge. Sure.

1611
01:14:44,845 --> 01:14:46,005
I think this did come up a lot,

1612
01:14:46,005 --> 01:14:47,045
David, in the last meeting.

1613
01:14:47,045 --> 01:14:49,125
There was quite a bit of discussion around this as well

1614
01:14:49,125 --> 01:14:50,405
as HB 1331.

1615
01:14:50,715 --> 01:14:52,245
That doesn't mean that we have any answers

1616
01:14:52,555 --> 01:14:55,645
because part of the problem is that HB 1300,

1617
01:14:55,745 --> 01:14:57,245
in my view is opaque at best.

1618
01:14:57,785 --> 01:14:58,925
And being able to come up

1619
01:14:58,925 --> 01:15:00,285
with a message has been really hard

1620
01:15:00,285 --> 01:15:04,485
because my understanding Mike stepped away here.

1621
01:15:06,585 --> 01:15:09,445
My understanding has been that our own district's

1622
01:15:10,005 --> 01:15:13,685
attorney has had a lot of lack of clarity around, you know,

1623
01:15:13,685 --> 01:15:15,165
all the things we've already discussed.

1624
01:15:15,345 --> 01:15:17,245
So, but your point is very well taken.

1625
01:15:17,525 --> 01:15:20,205
I mean, it's very important for us to be able to communicate

1626
01:15:21,145 --> 01:15:23,645
the potential impacts of what this might mean.

1627
01:15:24,085 --> 01:15:26,085
Particularly on the November ballot.

1628
01:15:26,305 --> 01:15:29,565
It didn't come up so much the, during the joint,

1629
01:15:30,105 --> 01:15:33,365
the joint meeting just now about 1331 March will

1630
01:15:33,365 --> 01:15:34,405
also be here very soon.

1631
01:15:35,045 --> 01:15:36,045
So,

1632
01:15:36,435 --> 01:15:37,435
Yeah, no, I agree.

1633
01:15:37,445 --> 01:15:39,165
I, but I hopefully by two weeks out

1634
01:15:39,165 --> 01:15:40,645
or something where we we're at a point

1635
01:15:40,645 --> 01:15:43,925
where things have been ironed out, you know, mid-October,

1636
01:15:44,215 --> 01:15:45,525
third week of October, let's

1637
01:15:45,525 --> 01:15:46,565
hope that things are ironed out.

1638
01:15:46,915 --> 01:15:49,485
Yeah, that was the biggest concern when we discussed this

1639
01:15:49,485 --> 01:15:53,885
at the last meeting, is that nobody can clearly explain

1640
01:15:53,915 --> 01:15:56,645
what the impact of this question would be if it passed.

1641
01:15:56,825 --> 01:15:59,125
So that's the most difficult thing is how do you communicate

1642
01:15:59,985 --> 01:16:02,325
the impact of something when you know what it's gonna be.

1643
01:16:03,245 --> 01:16:05,525
I think one the things too, I mean certainly

1644
01:16:05,525 --> 01:16:09,165
to your point, Michael and David, like there's a perception

1645
01:16:09,165 --> 01:16:10,845
that when we have a tax cap

1646
01:16:10,915 --> 01:16:14,485
that equals fiscal responsibility, I wanna be very clear

1647
01:16:14,875 --> 01:16:16,085
that there are different drivers

1648
01:16:16,195 --> 01:16:18,845
that are happening on the town side versus the school side.

1649
01:16:19,345 --> 01:16:21,525
And when you talk about a tax cap, we need to be able

1650
01:16:21,525 --> 01:16:23,725
to predict year over year what our revenue's gonna be.

1651
01:16:24,035 --> 01:16:26,165
Jane mentioned it during the, during the joint meeting.

1652
01:16:27,315 --> 01:16:29,325
That doesn't happen for us as easily

1653
01:16:29,385 --> 01:16:30,605
as it does for town council.

1654
01:16:31,025 --> 01:16:33,725
And so when we talk about having a tax cap on the school

1655
01:16:33,725 --> 01:16:35,045
side, it becomes a much more,

1656
01:16:36,275 --> 01:16:38,605
much more different conversation, I suppose.

1657
01:16:40,425 --> 01:16:41,805
You know, we have different responsibilities,

1658
01:16:41,835 --> 01:16:45,405
different statutory requirements, different obligations.

1659
01:16:46,145 --> 01:16:48,845
Mr. Flynn, you spoke to it well, we have, and,

1660
01:16:48,845 --> 01:16:50,085
and Laura did tonight as well,

1661
01:16:50,085 --> 01:16:51,685
during her special education update.

1662
01:16:52,065 --> 01:16:55,445
We serve special education population, all of it.

1663
01:16:55,865 --> 01:16:59,765
And so tax cap is like a, a,

1664
01:16:59,845 --> 01:17:01,325
a loaded term in my view.

1665
01:17:02,825 --> 01:17:05,445
And again, i, I don't want that to be seen as

1666
01:17:06,035 --> 01:17:08,285
what would be a fiscally responsible move.

1667
01:17:09,885 --> 01:17:11,685
I mean that much I'll communicate right now.

1668
01:17:11,845 --> 01:17:13,005
I think that that's a, that's something

1669
01:17:13,005 --> 01:17:15,125
that we really need to think well about. So,

1670
01:17:15,745 --> 01:17:18,365
And of course, you know, a tax cap isn't gonna

1671
01:17:18,365 --> 01:17:19,565
make taxes go down.

1672
01:17:20,305 --> 01:17:21,565
No. You know, the only way

1673
01:17:21,565 --> 01:17:23,765
that we can make taxes go down is if our

1674
01:17:23,765 --> 01:17:25,205
revenue situation changes.

1675
01:17:26,425 --> 01:17:29,125
That's a good point guys. And, and Jen in particular.

1676
01:17:29,555 --> 01:17:31,885
There's ways, even though if you don't know the calculation,

1677
01:17:31,885 --> 01:17:33,525
there's ways to articulate certain things

1678
01:17:33,525 --> 01:17:36,045
that drive our budget and, and hone in on those.

1679
01:17:36,045 --> 01:17:37,205
And we do that obviously.

1680
01:17:37,985 --> 01:17:41,125
But I mean, you look at insurance, the number was

1681
01:17:42,625 --> 01:17:46,485
$11 million, a 10% increase on that is 1 million,

1682
01:17:46,605 --> 01:17:47,965
1,000,001, whatever it is.

1683
01:17:48,025 --> 01:17:49,405
So that right there kind

1684
01:17:49,405 --> 01:17:50,725
of blows things outta the proportion.

1685
01:17:50,945 --> 01:17:52,565
But when you, there are other ways,

1686
01:17:52,565 --> 01:17:53,845
even though if you don't know the calculations,

1687
01:17:53,845 --> 01:17:55,285
there are other ways to educate the public.

1688
01:17:55,285 --> 01:17:58,605
Sure, for sure. On, on certain, like key drivers.

1689
01:17:59,005 --> 01:18:00,685
'cause right in the bill it says this won't affect

1690
01:18:00,685 --> 01:18:04,685
classroom, this won't affect classroom funding,

1691
01:18:04,815 --> 01:18:06,405
which is patently false.

1692
01:18:07,425 --> 01:18:10,365
So I don't even know how you get around that, but, so, but

1693
01:18:10,545 --> 01:18:12,885
It, it won't impact classroom instruction, I think is,

1694
01:18:13,565 --> 01:18:14,685
I don't have the language in front of

1695
01:18:14,685 --> 01:18:15,685
Me.

1696
01:18:15,685 --> 01:18:16,885
It is, you're right. That's all right. I'll shut up now.

1697
01:18:17,105 --> 01:18:19,085
No, no, no. I think I

1698
01:18:19,085 --> 01:18:20,565
Hear you and I hear the concern as well.

1699
01:18:21,445 --> 01:18:23,285
I mean, I'm in agreement.

1700
01:18:24,605 --> 01:18:26,965
I wish we had a little bit more of an on-ramp to prepare

1701
01:18:26,965 --> 01:18:30,405
for this and had more clarity from legal around it.

1702
01:18:31,225 --> 01:18:32,805
But we are here.

1703
01:18:34,485 --> 01:18:36,165
I think that's where a lot of the emphasis will probably

1704
01:18:36,165 --> 01:18:38,285
be right now during the fiscal advisory meetings is,

1705
01:18:38,585 --> 01:18:39,605
is is the drivers.

1706
01:18:39,655 --> 01:18:41,365
Right? We started introducing new,

1707
01:18:41,585 --> 01:18:43,925
new vocabulary last year on the needle movers and,

1708
01:18:44,265 --> 01:18:46,565
and what can we really shift, you know, and,

1709
01:18:46,825 --> 01:18:48,725
and I think as we,

1710
01:18:49,445 --> 01:18:53,085
I believe at my meeting on Friday, all three of us went

1711
01:18:53,085 --> 01:18:55,245
to a different meeting to hit everyone up.

1712
01:18:56,085 --> 01:18:59,845
I believe DRA has been granted permission to start

1713
01:19:00,405 --> 01:19:01,485
communicating with us now.

1714
01:19:02,065 --> 01:19:04,925
So I, I'm hoping between now and our first meeting

1715
01:19:04,925 --> 01:19:08,525
and October, we can have some clear vision to communicate.

1716
01:19:09,305 --> 01:19:11,605
And then by our next board meeting, which is October,

1717
01:19:12,695 --> 01:19:13,965
oddly we have an extra week here.

1718
01:19:14,085 --> 01:19:15,925
I just hope everyone's paying attention to their calendars

1719
01:19:17,145 --> 01:19:20,885
by that next board meeting will have some significant

1720
01:19:20,955 --> 01:19:23,125
ability to have a deeper discussion on

1721
01:19:23,125 --> 01:19:24,445
what we want to do as a board. Yeah.

1722
01:19:24,595 --> 01:19:26,765
Yeah. It would be nice to be able to know, you know,

1723
01:19:27,825 --> 01:19:29,765
how this tax gap is gonna impact the budget

1724
01:19:29,825 --> 01:19:31,885
and if it were to pass, what would that mean?

1725
01:19:32,225 --> 01:19:34,165
Yep. You know, that's, I think

1726
01:19:34,395 --> 01:19:38,085
that public communication piece where we really don't have,

1727
01:19:38,265 --> 01:19:39,645
you know, we need more information.

1728
01:19:39,955 --> 01:19:40,955
Yeah.

1729
01:19:44,645 --> 01:19:47,725
I think it's me Policy. Yep. Yeah.

1730
01:19:47,725 --> 01:19:49,325
If we're all set with communications,

1731
01:19:49,545 --> 01:19:51,045
we have a first read from policy.

1732
01:19:51,045 --> 01:19:53,645
Alright, in your packet for your Sunday reading,

1733
01:19:54,305 --> 01:19:55,365
please take some time

1734
01:19:55,385 --> 01:19:58,685
and review the first read on our AI artificial

1735
01:19:58,685 --> 01:20:00,245
intelligence policy.

1736
01:20:00,945 --> 01:20:05,605
Dr. S spent significant time on some cross analysis of

1737
01:20:05,715 --> 01:20:08,725
what other districts have already done, incidents

1738
01:20:08,725 --> 01:20:09,925
that have occurred around the state.

1739
01:20:10,065 --> 01:20:12,285
So if you take a look at the deep fake part of that

1740
01:20:12,905 --> 01:20:17,525
AI policy that kind of came out of Goss Town uniquely,

1741
01:20:17,775 --> 01:20:19,965
we're putting a policy in place for a K eight.

1742
01:20:20,265 --> 01:20:21,525
So it's a little bit different, right?

1743
01:20:21,585 --> 01:20:23,925
If we had that high school, Pinkerton has their own policy

1744
01:20:23,925 --> 01:20:26,365
that they manage and the, and they entertain.

1745
01:20:26,425 --> 01:20:27,925
So take some time to read that.

1746
01:20:27,925 --> 01:20:29,845
Please shoot me any questions, gimme a call if you have.

1747
01:20:30,385 --> 01:20:31,565
But we'd like to have that in

1748
01:20:31,565 --> 01:20:33,205
place at the next board meeting.

1749
01:20:35,465 --> 01:20:38,485
All right, thanks Mike. Like he said, I go over

1750
01:20:38,485 --> 01:20:39,725
that policy that we have

1751
01:20:39,785 --> 01:20:41,485
and that will come up for a second read

1752
01:20:41,485 --> 01:20:43,885
and a vote at our next meeting on October 13th.

1753
01:20:45,885 --> 01:20:47,085
Finally, we have an update from the

1754
01:20:47,085 --> 01:20:48,925
curriculum and assessment committee. And Jenna.

1755
01:20:49,505 --> 01:20:51,885
Hi. So the curriculum committee last met

1756
01:20:51,985 --> 01:20:53,605
on Thursday the 17th.

1757
01:20:54,545 --> 01:20:57,205
Our main focus was to discuss the results

1758
01:20:57,305 --> 01:20:59,445
of the New Hampshire State Assessment system,

1759
01:20:59,535 --> 01:21:02,325
which we've now spoken to a couple

1760
01:21:02,485 --> 01:21:04,325
of times that were just released.

1761
01:21:05,355 --> 01:21:08,205
Just so you know, the, the NH SAS measures the percentage

1762
01:21:08,205 --> 01:21:11,565
of students meeting New Hampshire grade level expectations.

1763
01:21:11,585 --> 01:21:15,605
In the spring, our recent scores were 37% proficient

1764
01:21:15,635 --> 01:21:18,645
proficiency in math and 45% in reading.

1765
01:21:19,015 --> 01:21:22,005
While there are several factors that go into testing scores,

1766
01:21:22,315 --> 01:21:24,045
such as when the tests are administered,

1767
01:21:24,385 --> 01:21:25,885
the recent school transitions

1768
01:21:26,105 --> 01:21:28,205
and the percentage of children that are able

1769
01:21:28,205 --> 01:21:30,045
to opt out without affecting the scores,

1770
01:21:30,505 --> 01:21:32,845
the district is aware that there is work to be done.

1771
01:21:33,335 --> 01:21:35,005
These scores are not reflective

1772
01:21:35,005 --> 01:21:37,525
of our children's individual growth throughout the year,

1773
01:21:37,535 --> 01:21:39,925
which is reflected in the NIWA scores.

1774
01:21:40,825 --> 01:21:43,165
The two main areas that the curriculum department plans

1775
01:21:43,225 --> 01:21:45,645
to focus on are preserving the growth

1776
01:21:45,675 --> 01:21:48,005
that has been shown in the K through four grades,

1777
01:21:49,855 --> 01:21:51,925
while aligning all of K through eight

1778
01:21:51,925 --> 01:21:53,885
with a strong tier one curriculum,

1779
01:21:54,295 --> 01:21:55,685
which will benefit every student.

1780
01:21:56,035 --> 01:21:58,165
This will also hopefully address the slide

1781
01:21:58,365 --> 01:22:00,405
that we're seeing in grades five through eight.

1782
01:22:01,325 --> 01:22:03,285
Strengthening the tier one curriculum will consist

1783
01:22:03,285 --> 01:22:06,845
of a strengthening grade level core instruction using NIWA

1784
01:22:06,845 --> 01:22:08,485
scores to assist in small group

1785
01:22:08,485 --> 01:22:10,045
instruction to fix skill gaps.

1786
01:22:10,525 --> 01:22:13,845
Establishing four to six week check-in cycles to monitor

1787
01:22:14,405 --> 01:22:17,765
progress while surveying teachers and interpreting the data.

1788
01:22:18,465 --> 01:22:19,925
We also did a quick review of

1789
01:22:19,925 --> 01:22:22,605
what our three year curriculum reviews will look like,

1790
01:22:23,895 --> 01:22:25,605
which is year one study

1791
01:22:25,605 --> 01:22:29,165
and define what do we need to do year two, evaluate

1792
01:22:29,165 --> 01:22:31,445
and decide what best meets those needs.

1793
01:22:31,905 --> 01:22:33,445
And year three implement

1794
01:22:33,505 --> 01:22:37,765
and refine, how do we make it work well across the district.

1795
01:22:39,795 --> 01:22:41,525
That is my review.

1796
01:22:42,305 --> 01:22:44,285
I'd just like to add there, I wanna thank Patty Thomas

1797
01:22:44,345 --> 01:22:46,525
for coming to that meeting as well as Aaron Rinard.

1798
01:22:47,005 --> 01:22:48,765
I really valued what you brought to that meeting.

1799
01:22:49,175 --> 01:22:50,845
Thank you Dr. Sansoni, for leading it.

1800
01:22:52,405 --> 01:22:54,605
I mean, I don't wanna hop on the curriculum train,

1801
01:22:54,625 --> 01:22:56,045
but since it's here, I'm going to,

1802
01:22:57,125 --> 01:22:59,085
I have been very impressed with the leadership that Mr.

1803
01:22:59,085 --> 01:23:01,365
Flynn's brought to the central office over the last 15

1804
01:23:01,365 --> 01:23:03,685
or so months, bringing Dr.

1805
01:23:03,705 --> 01:23:05,005
Sandon on board three months ago.

1806
01:23:05,045 --> 01:23:07,325
There's definitely renewed energy in the curriculum area,

1807
01:23:07,325 --> 01:23:08,725
which I'm very excited to see.

1808
01:23:10,265 --> 01:23:12,445
Mr. Flynn, you've already spoken to a lot of these things

1809
01:23:12,445 --> 01:23:15,525
that I might have said, but I'll just echo them here.

1810
01:23:16,025 --> 01:23:18,685
You know, we're having careful examinations on an ongoing

1811
01:23:18,685 --> 01:23:20,525
basis of what we're teaching, how we're teaching it,

1812
01:23:20,545 --> 01:23:21,725
the tools and the resources

1813
01:23:21,725 --> 01:23:23,605
that we're providing teachers to teach it.

1814
01:23:24,025 --> 01:23:27,885
And most excitedly for me, I was really pleased to hear Dr.

1815
01:23:28,175 --> 01:23:31,725
Sandi say that we're looking for ways to engage teachers on

1816
01:23:31,755 --> 01:23:33,325
what they're seeing in the classrooms

1817
01:23:33,425 --> 01:23:35,045
and how we're gonna use their feedback

1818
01:23:35,045 --> 01:23:36,405
to inform what it is that we're doing.

1819
01:23:37,105 --> 01:23:38,805
So I think it's a good place that we're at right now,

1820
01:23:39,105 --> 01:23:41,245
and I'm energized by the conversations that we're having.

1821
01:23:41,575 --> 01:23:42,575
Thank you.

1822
01:23:45,225 --> 01:23:47,365
All right, thank you both. Did anyone have any additional

1823
01:23:47,525 --> 01:23:48,685
questions on curriculum?

1824
01:23:51,145 --> 01:23:52,565
All right, we'll move on. Our next order

1825
01:23:52,565 --> 01:23:54,605
of business is member updates and any other business.

1826
01:23:55,325 --> 01:23:56,565
I don't really have anything tonight,

1827
01:23:56,705 --> 01:23:58,925
so if anybody else has any updates, I

1828
01:23:59,085 --> 01:24:02,685
I do, I just wanna talk, is this on?

1829
01:24:02,715 --> 01:24:05,445
Yeah, yeah. On the, the present successes.

1830
01:24:06,025 --> 01:24:07,285
I'm sorry, I have a list, but,

1831
01:24:08,225 --> 01:24:09,645
but there, there are a lot

1832
01:24:09,645 --> 01:24:11,565
of successes going on in the classroom

1833
01:24:11,585 --> 01:24:13,445
and I just wanted to give a couple of shout outs.

1834
01:24:13,825 --> 01:24:18,245
One is to eighth grade social studies teacher, Laura Owens.

1835
01:24:18,825 --> 01:24:23,165
She let the kids watch the Man in the Red Bandana on nine

1836
01:24:23,165 --> 01:24:25,245
11, and it was just wonderful.

1837
01:24:25,785 --> 01:24:28,165
My granddaughter's in her class and she came home

1838
01:24:28,705 --> 01:24:31,685
and she understood the impact on our country.

1839
01:24:32,105 --> 01:24:33,925
So I just really wanna thank Ms. Owens for that.

1840
01:24:34,265 --> 01:24:37,045
And also Jeremy who had a chance to talk today,

1841
01:24:37,685 --> 01:24:40,565
I just really want to give him a shout out also.

1842
01:24:40,805 --> 01:24:44,005
'cause this guy has so much common sense. I really like him.

1843
01:24:46,115 --> 01:24:50,645
He's actually keeping the paint color all the same so

1844
01:24:50,645 --> 01:24:53,085
that we're not buying 8,000 different gallons of paint

1845
01:24:53,425 --> 01:24:54,885
and wasting all our money.

1846
01:24:55,185 --> 01:24:57,925
And he's just doing a, he's doing a bang up job.

1847
01:24:58,075 --> 01:24:59,965
He's a good guy. That's it.

1848
01:25:00,865 --> 01:25:04,045
Thanks Karen. Thank you, Karen. Anybody else?

1849
01:25:04,435 --> 01:25:06,205
Yeah, I wanted to say something.

1850
01:25:07,555 --> 01:25:12,365
It's in, in reference to the, the, again, I don't want

1851
01:25:12,625 --> 01:25:15,285
to to beat the drum too much about those test scores,

1852
01:25:15,425 --> 01:25:19,125
but one of the things that I, I wanted to mention was that

1853
01:25:19,915 --> 01:25:21,445
kids change over the years.

1854
01:25:21,665 --> 01:25:24,125
And I know that seems very cliche

1855
01:25:24,125 --> 01:25:26,085
because the, the thing that we're supposed

1856
01:25:26,085 --> 01:25:29,245
to say when we get old is kids these days, like, you know,

1857
01:25:29,245 --> 01:25:31,085
they're, they're so different than, than what we had.

1858
01:25:31,225 --> 01:25:35,365
But I had the pleasure of being in the classroom

1859
01:25:35,465 --> 01:25:37,765
for nine years and, and being a substitute.

1860
01:25:38,145 --> 01:25:41,085
And I can tell you that from one year to another,

1861
01:25:41,695 --> 01:25:44,605
let's say a fourth grade class, one year,

1862
01:25:44,665 --> 01:25:47,085
the fourth grade was just like on the ball

1863
01:25:47,265 --> 01:25:48,685
and they had everything going,

1864
01:25:48,785 --> 01:25:51,485
and they were just like ducks in a row.

1865
01:25:52,025 --> 01:25:53,845
And then the next year I'd come in fourth grade

1866
01:25:54,145 --> 01:25:55,565
and it was like feral kittens.

1867
01:25:56,035 --> 01:25:59,525
Like it, the, the kids do change every year.

1868
01:25:59,625 --> 01:26:01,605
And so when we get these test scores,

1869
01:26:02,225 --> 01:26:05,845
you can have a completely different group of kids come in

1870
01:26:06,025 --> 01:26:08,045
and the teachers can be teaching the same thing

1871
01:26:08,265 --> 01:26:10,245
and it's just not gonna land the same way.

1872
01:26:10,665 --> 01:26:12,565
And every year these kids cycle through

1873
01:26:12,585 --> 01:26:13,765
and we see them come up

1874
01:26:13,765 --> 01:26:15,965
and, you know, they, they have

1875
01:26:16,545 --> 01:26:18,445
screen time a little bit more than they did before.

1876
01:26:18,445 --> 01:26:19,885
They have cell phones more than they did.

1877
01:26:20,035 --> 01:26:21,925
Like their personalities change

1878
01:26:22,025 --> 01:26:24,405
how they're receiving things as they're coming up.

1879
01:26:24,405 --> 01:26:26,605
We have the COVID kids, obviously, which are now,

1880
01:26:26,645 --> 01:26:28,925
I cannot believe COVID is like almost seven years ago.

1881
01:26:28,985 --> 01:26:30,805
But those kids come in

1882
01:26:30,905 --> 01:26:33,005
and every year when these kids come in,

1883
01:26:33,035 --> 01:26:34,445
they're changing the data

1884
01:26:34,445 --> 01:26:36,325
because they're different kids to teach.

1885
01:26:36,745 --> 01:26:38,285
And I love that. You know,

1886
01:26:38,285 --> 01:26:41,365
what we're doing now in curriculum is the three year rolling

1887
01:26:41,365 --> 01:26:42,405
review of the curriculum.

1888
01:26:42,405 --> 01:26:43,645
Like, okay, we've got this

1889
01:26:43,905 --> 01:26:45,445
and every three years we're gonna check

1890
01:26:45,445 --> 01:26:49,565
and see is this still working for the kids that we have?

1891
01:26:50,185 --> 01:26:52,205
How are things changing? Like what's the feedback?

1892
01:26:52,205 --> 01:26:54,365
Taking the feedback from the teachers is really important.

1893
01:26:55,145 --> 01:26:57,965
But this is one pinpoint,

1894
01:26:57,985 --> 01:27:00,045
and again, I know that it's been said by other people.

1895
01:27:00,045 --> 01:27:03,365
This is one pinpoint of data of one moment of time, of

1896
01:27:03,885 --> 01:27:06,085
a group of hungry kids who maybe came in from recess

1897
01:27:06,105 --> 01:27:07,845
and took a test on a 90 degree day.

1898
01:27:09,035 --> 01:27:11,085
It's, it's a small bit of it.

1899
01:27:12,185 --> 01:27:13,565
And I want to say that I,

1900
01:27:13,565 --> 01:27:15,925
I've watched these teachers teach over the years

1901
01:27:16,705 --> 01:27:19,445
and they've really put everything that they had to it.

1902
01:27:19,465 --> 01:27:23,965
And to Mike Superintendent's point the,

1903
01:27:24,555 --> 01:27:27,765
it's almost a slam against our teacher and it shouldn't be

1904
01:27:27,875 --> 01:27:31,205
because they're doing what they can with what they have.

1905
01:27:31,465 --> 01:27:33,725
And we need to just factor everything in.

1906
01:27:34,825 --> 01:27:37,045
So, sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now. Thank you.

1907
01:27:38,965 --> 01:27:41,205
I think there are a lot of different drivers in all this

1908
01:27:41,205 --> 01:27:42,285
testing talk.

1909
01:27:43,445 --> 01:27:44,445
I wanna make sure that,

1910
01:27:44,865 --> 01:27:46,365
and I'll, I'll hold myself accountable.

1911
01:27:46,365 --> 01:27:47,605
I'm holding this board accountable

1912
01:27:47,705 --> 01:27:49,125
and we'll hold the administration accountable

1913
01:27:49,125 --> 01:27:50,765
to making sure we're doing the very best that dairy can do.

1914
01:27:51,335 --> 01:27:52,725
Dairy has unique challenges.

1915
01:27:53,545 --> 01:27:55,085
We also have a lot of talent here.

1916
01:27:55,105 --> 01:27:56,365
And I'm excited too about,

1917
01:27:56,555 --> 01:27:58,125
like I said, the direction that we're heading.

1918
01:28:01,705 --> 01:28:04,485
All right. Thank you everyone. Anything else from anyone?

1919
01:28:06,305 --> 01:28:08,685
All right. Our future meeting schedule two regular meetings

1920
01:28:08,685 --> 01:28:09,725
in October on the 13th

1921
01:28:09,725 --> 01:28:14,405
and the 27th, both at 6:30 PM location, DVD, location,

1922
01:28:14,605 --> 01:28:15,605
DVD.

1923
01:28:15,755 --> 01:28:17,605
This is not on, of course,

1924
01:28:18,265 --> 01:28:21,645
fiscal advisory will take place at the new SAU.

1925
01:28:22,545 --> 01:28:26,085
And then we believe we'll be shifting our board meetings to

1926
01:28:26,665 --> 01:28:29,405
our new location that we have set up that I was so excited

1927
01:28:29,405 --> 01:28:31,845
to show everyone in our tour that no one came.

1928
01:28:33,315 --> 01:28:34,645
It's fine. We'll see everyone there.

1929
01:28:35,985 --> 01:28:38,165
All right. Well, we have no non-public business tonight,

1930
01:28:38,165 --> 01:28:39,685
so I would accept a motion to adjourn.

1931
01:28:40,065 --> 01:28:41,765
So moved first by Jamie. My

1932
01:28:41,885 --> 01:28:42,645
Favorite Motion. Second.

1933
01:28:42,745 --> 01:28:45,805
Second by Jen. All in favor? Aye. Aye. All opposed.

1934
01:28:45,945 --> 01:28:48,125
Motion carries. Seven zero. Goodnight everybody.