1 00:00:01,300 --> 00:00:10,840 This is Tuesday, September 22nd, 2022, 2016, 63 PM, we're meeting at the Harrington Regional High School Library Media Center. Please stand for pledge allegiance, 2 00:00:13,380 --> 00:00:24,060 pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic of China, which is a nation undergone in the message of liberty and liberty and justice for all of our. 3 00:00:24,100 --> 00:00:31,380 Thank you. This meeting is being recorded by Rehoben TV for live a future broadcast. Thank you. 4 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,660 First up, tonight is an executive session. 5 00:00:35,380 --> 00:00:38,320 So I know there's a motion to enter executive session for MGL-38, 6 00:00:38,980 --> 00:00:41,240 221A-2 and 3, so perhaps I'm discussing strategy. 7 00:00:41,900 --> 00:00:44,660 We'll be back to the collective bargaining with the district DIRPA, 8 00:00:45,140 --> 00:00:50,720 Welcome 888 SCIU, custodian local 272 second days in the DIRRTA, 9 00:00:51,160 --> 00:00:52,660 as well as potential litigation and open meeting, 10 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:54,120 we have the central mental effect in the bargaining, 11 00:00:54,260 --> 00:00:56,220 a living and position, and then you have this one clear. 12 00:00:56,220 --> 00:00:56,700 Thank you very much. 13 00:00:58,560 --> 00:00:59,780 What's your name? 14 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,580 Look at the school chair, seconded, 15 00:01:04,580 --> 00:01:05,820 Seconded, two executive session. 16 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:09,500 Also just before we take the vote, 17 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,820 As we submitted by opening the regulations 18 00:01:11,820 --> 00:01:14,320 The executive session will be conducted remotely by some participants. 19 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:16,180 The security of Golden meeting platform 20 00:01:16,180 --> 00:01:19,180 to maintain required confidentiality. 21 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:20,040 Thank you very much. 22 00:01:20,220 --> 00:01:20,520 All-Couple? 23 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:21,860 Aye. 24 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:22,800 Aye. 25 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:24,400 All right. 26 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:25,220 All right. 27 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:26,700 Thank you. 28 00:01:26,740 --> 00:01:27,700 We'll go into executive session. 29 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,820 We'll come out approximately 7.10 tonight. 30 00:01:31,020 --> 00:01:31,320 Thank you. 31 00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:14,760 One, we are returning to regular session at 717 p.m. September 22nd. Next up, I'd like to open this motion to approve meeting minutes. 32 00:47:14,760 --> 00:47:20,760 Motion to approve meeting minutes from the previous school committee meetings September 8th, 206 33 00:47:22,440 --> 00:47:30,080 I did motion by Mr. Lucas I did by Ms. Burrell's to approve the meeting minutes of September 8th, 206 any discussion 34 00:47:30,580 --> 00:47:32,800 See none also pay the say aye 35 00:47:32,800 --> 00:47:33,040 Aye 36 00:47:39,790 --> 00:47:43,710 We're not we're not we don't have anybody remote right now 37 00:47:47,540 --> 00:47:49,420 So, thank you 38 00:47:49,420 --> 00:47:50,860 Warts and people 39 00:47:51,720 --> 00:47:54,280 Motion to approve warrants in payroll as 40 00:47:56,580 --> 00:47:58,160 presented sir. 41 00:47:58,940 --> 00:48:03,080 Motion to approve warrants in payroll as presented in discussion. 42 00:48:04,440 --> 00:48:04,920 See you on also. 43 00:48:05,440 --> 00:48:05,960 Aye. 44 00:48:06,600 --> 00:48:06,820 Opposed. 45 00:48:06,980 --> 00:48:07,560 Thank you. 46 00:48:07,640 --> 00:48:09,580 You haven't already signed the warrants around the table. 47 00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:13,500 Next up is course finance and enclosures. 48 00:48:13,580 --> 00:48:14,760 Mr. Rooney. 49 00:48:15,160 --> 00:48:15,900 Yes, Mr. Chair. 50 00:48:16,280 --> 00:48:21,780 First of all, I'd like to welcome everybody to the revamped Harrington Library Media Center. 51 00:48:21,780 --> 00:48:30,600 Thank you to Mr. Bram for delivering on the furniture and Ms. Blackburn for getting the 52 00:48:30,600 --> 00:48:34,220 tablecloths that the chair I'd requested. So I think it looks great. 53 00:48:34,720 --> 00:48:38,800 Correspondence and closures tonight include meeting minutes of September 8th, 2020, six 54 00:48:38,800 --> 00:48:46,320 regular session. Worts in payroll, copy of policy, JICJ, which is the self-imp Policy. 55 00:48:46,320 --> 00:48:49,400 We have a copy of the Protect Act Policy. 56 00:48:50,300 --> 00:48:52,260 You have the Business Administrators memo. 57 00:48:52,500 --> 00:48:54,320 You have a budget to actual printout. 58 00:48:55,600 --> 00:48:57,540 You have the Department of Health and Regional High School 59 00:48:57,540 --> 00:48:58,760 Freshman and Rolment Brief. 60 00:48:59,480 --> 00:49:01,520 You have a pantry support sponsor memo. 61 00:49:02,380 --> 00:49:03,880 You have a donation to benefit, 62 00:49:04,100 --> 00:49:05,060 Pomeriver Elementary. 63 00:49:05,520 --> 00:49:06,880 You have a donation to benefit, 64 00:49:06,880 --> 00:49:07,700 Diet and Elementary. 65 00:49:08,500 --> 00:49:11,260 And you have the Rehobe PTSA meeting summary. 66 00:49:13,790 --> 00:49:14,310 Thank you, Mr. Rene. 67 00:49:14,390 --> 00:49:15,510 Questions of Mr. Rene, of course, 68 00:49:15,510 --> 00:49:20,540 five student closures, see normal good reports and presentations. 69 00:49:21,060 --> 00:49:22,500 The first up is Super Tennis Report. 70 00:49:23,800 --> 00:49:24,720 Okay, thank you Mr. Chair. 71 00:49:25,380 --> 00:49:28,440 So last meeting, we were informed that 72 00:49:28,440 --> 00:49:31,740 Dite Nellimentary had been selected as a unified champion school. 73 00:49:31,860 --> 00:49:34,080 And then three days later we found out that 74 00:49:34,080 --> 00:49:38,860 Comeriver Elementary has been selected as a unified champion school. 75 00:49:40,240 --> 00:49:45,420 So we are so extremely proud of the work that's been done, 76 00:49:45,420 --> 00:49:51,060 especially at the elementary level in the last year or so to really expand these unified 77 00:49:51,060 --> 00:49:58,840 opportunities and I've already started to work on the goal that I shared with you about 78 00:49:58,840 --> 00:50:05,120 unified programming from PreK through 12 plus and we actually had our first meeting today 79 00:50:05,120 --> 00:50:09,700 and I'll report on that in the weekend update that comes out all Friday. 80 00:50:11,880 --> 00:50:16,220 All committee members have already been invited but I just want to remind the committee that 81 00:50:16,220 --> 00:50:23,720 We are having the ribbon cutting for our Falcons Fuelling Families Pantry, which is right outside, 82 00:50:24,380 --> 00:50:31,460 and that is going to be next Tuesday, September 29th, and it's going to be at 1230 p.m. 83 00:50:31,520 --> 00:50:39,680 Rain or Shine, so we'll be inside here if for whatever reason the weather is not comparable or not compatible. 84 00:50:40,620 --> 00:50:48,280 And we are targeting launching the pantry in mid-Optober in time for the Columbus Day weekend. 85 00:50:48,980 --> 00:51:00,160 If you recall the primary motivation that I had for this was that food insecurity is something that I'm always concerned about with our students. 86 00:51:00,160 --> 00:51:07,540 But when we go into three day weekends, when we go into long breaks, whether it be for the holidays, 87 00:51:08,200 --> 00:51:14,280 February, spring break, whatever it is, there are several of our students and their families 88 00:51:14,280 --> 00:51:21,380 who struggle with food insecurity. So I'm very proud of the fact that we will be able to send 89 00:51:21,380 --> 00:51:27,980 some of our students home with enough not perishables to be able to help support their family 90 00:51:27,980 --> 00:51:29,440 through those extended breaks. 91 00:51:32,050 --> 00:51:37,850 We had a very meaningful day on September the 11th, DR never 92 00:51:37,850 --> 00:51:44,330 forgets day. There was a lot of support across the district, a lot of students and staff wearing 93 00:51:44,330 --> 00:51:50,370 red right and blue just in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy that occurred 94 00:51:51,730 --> 00:52:00,130 throughout various parts of our country, and as I've said before, you know, all of our students, 95 00:52:00,470 --> 00:52:09,550 but even some of our staff members were not born yet when that happened in 2001, but still, 96 00:52:09,750 --> 00:52:16,550 it is something that we will never forget, and it is an opportunity for us to remind our young people, 97 00:52:16,550 --> 00:52:20,670 and some of those young staff members have about the value of our freedom. 98 00:52:23,800 --> 00:52:29,220 Then last Friday, we had a tremendous amount of green and gold across the district for the... 99 00:52:29,220 --> 00:52:29,980 we are all... 100 00:52:31,660 --> 00:52:58,640 All of the schools bought into it. It's wonderful to see all of the schools in green and gold. We've started to see the 101 00:52:58,640 --> 00:53:05,200 So, thank you for your support of that initiative back in June, and we're seeing a lot of positive moments. 102 00:53:07,490 --> 00:53:12,150 Just want to remind folks that our classic car show is coming up in about a month. 103 00:53:12,530 --> 00:53:21,410 It'll be held on Saturday, October 24th, and it will likely be the debut of our culinary program. 104 00:53:21,750 --> 00:53:28,110 So some of our freshman culinary students will be preparing some food that day for purchase. 105 00:53:28,110 --> 00:53:33,270 and we are looking forward to seeing a great turnout for the Karsha. 106 00:53:35,620 --> 00:53:44,640 Also, the DR Unified Buster Club that you approved last year is having a fundraiser on Sunday, 107 00:53:44,900 --> 00:53:45,600 October 11th. 108 00:53:45,600 --> 00:53:49,260 They're having a 5K race right here at Dietrich Hope at the Regional High School. 109 00:53:50,160 --> 00:53:55,580 And if anyone is interested in receiving more information on that, you can email Carol 110 00:53:55,580 --> 00:54:00,200 and she still has her DR email address. 111 00:54:04,210 --> 00:54:06,210 I know the weather doesn't look great for this weekend, 112 00:54:06,910 --> 00:54:09,530 but you know, I haven't heard anything to the contrary, 113 00:54:09,710 --> 00:54:12,970 so as of now, we are ready to support. 114 00:54:13,690 --> 00:54:16,030 Once again, the Robeth Act of Cultural Fair, 115 00:54:16,910 --> 00:54:21,210 grateful to Ms. Tiffany Levec for the DR Maritz program, 116 00:54:21,230 --> 00:54:24,210 as well as Mr. Strony from the CTE program, 117 00:54:25,170 --> 00:54:28,590 who joined me out at the Ag Fair last year. 118 00:54:28,590 --> 00:54:36,490 and looking forward to hopefully the weather cooperating and having a wonderful event this weekend. 119 00:54:40,440 --> 00:54:46,360 So the MSBA update is that the meeting with the Facilities Assessment Subcommittee 120 00:54:46,360 --> 00:54:54,500 back on September the 16th went extremely well and they gave us some feedback that the 121 00:54:54,500 --> 00:55:00,400 and that the OPM will take in a consideration, but we have been formally 122 00:55:00,400 --> 00:55:06,720 invited to the Board of Directors Meeting, which is on October 28th, and we are 123 00:55:06,720 --> 00:55:11,700 confident that the Board of Directors will approve the preferred scheme, and 124 00:55:11,700 --> 00:55:20,580 once that preferred scheme is approved, then we are going to launch into an 125 00:55:20,580 --> 00:55:27,320 in Greater Communications Effort and we'll be engaging the community to a greater extent 126 00:55:27,320 --> 00:55:31,240 and we're looking forward to a positive vote in the spring of 27. 127 00:55:34,420 --> 00:55:40,420 I'm going to ask Lauren to come to the table and she's done a great job for the last several 128 00:55:40,420 --> 00:55:46,360 months with these alumni spotlights and we have a really interesting one from the class of 2022. 129 00:55:46,360 --> 00:55:54,260 Good evening. This month we kicked off featuring Eliana Reposa, who's a graduate of the class of 130 00:55:54,260 --> 00:55:54,840 2022. 131 00:55:56,980 --> 00:56:07,670 She completed her master's at UMass Amherst, and she got her bachelor's in only three years, 132 00:56:08,490 --> 00:56:14,080 which is a tremendous accomplishment, and now she's working in her dream job in statistics in 133 00:56:14,080 --> 00:56:17,240 major league baseball, which is also really cool. 134 00:56:18,540 --> 00:56:23,180 And in her bio that she wrote for us, one of the things she said that really, really struck 135 00:56:23,180 --> 00:56:25,000 me, I'm going to quote her here. 136 00:56:25,440 --> 00:56:31,220 In terms of classes, DR offered me the ability to take a rigorous course load, including 137 00:56:31,220 --> 00:56:36,420 enrolling in a virtual high school class, which through testing allowed me to enter college 138 00:56:36,420 --> 00:56:42,560 already having earned 33 credits, giving me the opportunity to graduate with my bachelor's degree 139 00:56:42,560 --> 00:56:48,760 a year early. That's a tremendous accomplishment and a great testament to our school, especially 140 00:56:48,760 --> 00:56:53,820 now with our early college offerings. So it was really exciting to read about someone 141 00:56:53,820 --> 00:56:58,600 already taking advantage of the wonderful things we offer here. And I wish her so much 142 00:56:58,600 --> 00:56:59,080 success. 143 00:57:00,640 --> 00:57:07,720 Thank you. And you can say right there. So I'm going to ask Mr. Cameras to come up. Join us. 144 00:57:12,330 --> 00:57:28,110 So we just have a couple of slides for the committee tonight just about the enrollment data that I spoke about back in August and I just want to briefly revisit that retention discussion from August. 145 00:57:28,750 --> 00:57:36,770 We did a deeper dive into the historical data so that what we're presenting tonight is based on a consistent verified methodology. 146 00:57:37,650 --> 00:57:44,850 The important takeaway is that the broader story still remains that it is a very positive trend 147 00:57:44,850 --> 00:57:50,570 that our great-great-8 to great-9 conversion is moving in the right direction, particularly 148 00:57:50,570 --> 00:57:57,430 this year we're seeing meaningful progress and so I've asked Mr. Demers and Ms. Harwood to show 149 00:57:57,430 --> 00:58:02,170 you what some of the data says and we're also going to share some of the things that we believe 150 00:58:02,170 --> 00:58:03,430 are contributing to that moment. 151 00:58:03,430 --> 00:58:04,010 I 152 00:58:06,500 --> 00:58:10,500 thank you, Mr. New, thank you everybody, really comfortable seats, so this is great. 153 00:58:11,780 --> 00:58:16,600 Just kind of wanted to set the stage by talking about what we mean when we talk about conversion rates. 154 00:58:17,060 --> 00:58:21,220 So in a past life, I was an admissions director, so I'm going to put that head on. 155 00:58:21,380 --> 00:58:29,040 So conversion rate is a really great way to actually see how we are capitalizing on students. 156 00:58:29,040 --> 00:58:34,380 wanted to come to DRHS because if we look at just raw class size of the ninth grade, that's 157 00:58:34,380 --> 00:58:39,380 not time to hold a story because as we know, the eighth grade cohort could be very large, 158 00:58:39,380 --> 00:58:41,800 one year, it could be smaller another year. 159 00:58:42,820 --> 00:58:48,540 So what this conversion rate means is we compare the size of the prior year, grade eight and 160 00:58:48,540 --> 00:58:55,760 we see the grade nine enrollment based off of how many of those students join us and we define 161 00:58:55,760 --> 00:59:01,180 that as a percentage. So to have a conversion rate means how many of the students are converting 162 00:59:01,180 --> 00:59:09,120 and coming here to DRHS instead of going to other options. So this uses that verify cohort data. 163 00:59:09,460 --> 00:59:15,260 Again, rather than a comparison of the raw freshman class size, which gives us a much better 164 00:59:15,260 --> 00:59:23,380 indication of how successful our interventions are when we when we really try to market DRHS 165 00:59:23,380 --> 00:59:27,760 to both of our middle schools in both of our accounts. 166 00:59:32,040 --> 00:59:37,420 So, for our data source, we use the numbers that we've reported through state reporting 167 00:59:37,420 --> 00:59:42,340 through Sims, except for this year, because we haven't reported Sims yet. 168 00:59:42,960 --> 00:59:51,920 And we have shown that the margin rate in our four-year cohort has gone from 69.3 to 83.1% 169 00:59:51,920 --> 00:59:54,100 which is a tremendous leap. 170 00:59:54,100 --> 00:59:59,320 It represents an increase of 13.8 percentage points. 171 01:00:00,080 --> 01:00:13,600 And we're very excited about this positive movement. It reflects real progress in our retention efforts. And our focus is now on building that momentum and seeing even better results as we go on. 172 01:00:16,960 --> 01:00:23,880 So when we look at this change obviously we want to think about like what what have we been doing that might have caused this jump in 173 01:00:23,880 --> 01:00:30,800 It's not just one one thing. There's no panacea. There's nothing that you know, we can pinpoint to say it's this one thing that we've done 174 01:00:30,800 --> 01:00:38,380 It's it's a myriad of different things and I think it's all indicative of how hard all of us have worked between central office 175 01:00:38,380 --> 01:00:45,280 between all of us here at the high school between all our middle schools and elementary schools and all that you do every day for us 176 01:00:45,280 --> 01:00:50,240 And so just some of the things to keep in mind that I think we need to continue to work on. 177 01:00:50,540 --> 01:00:53,840 And obviously we know that we always have a lot of room to improve. 178 01:00:54,800 --> 01:01:00,300 So I think when you look at, from the middle school levels, the different opportunities that we've 179 01:01:00,300 --> 01:01:05,160 been able to build to get here to the high school, whether it's our eighth grade algebra cohort, 180 01:01:05,260 --> 01:01:10,520 which has been phenomenal since we've moved out of the pilot stage into our second year, 181 01:01:10,520 --> 01:01:15,600 All of the abilities for our middle schoolers to come up and participate in extra curriculars, 182 01:01:16,060 --> 01:01:19,540 whether these would be athletics, whether they'd be theater, marching band, 183 01:01:19,800 --> 01:01:22,520 that all get students on campus. They see everything here. 184 01:01:22,700 --> 01:01:24,300 They feel part of the community earlier. 185 01:01:24,460 --> 01:01:29,820 That's, I think, been a tremendous tremendous way in which we've really helped with that conversion rate. 186 01:01:30,880 --> 01:01:34,920 We've also, you know, continue to try to build so many different pathways here, 187 01:01:35,020 --> 01:01:39,000 whether it's early college, whether it's our eSports teams, 188 01:01:39,000 --> 01:01:43,860 whether it's performing arts, athletics, we're always trying to move forward and give more 189 01:01:43,860 --> 01:01:48,960 opportunities. I like to always say there's something for everybody at DRHS and that's 190 01:01:48,960 --> 01:01:53,300 something that I think is starting to permeate down into the middle schools where folks are 191 01:01:53,300 --> 01:01:57,300 seeing that if you choose some other schools you're kind of choosing to be the best of 192 01:01:58,620 --> 01:02:02,860 what's the best for me. But here we have the best of all worlds because you have a 193 01:02:02,860 --> 01:02:07,080 comprehensive high school where you have our tremendous CTE program and where we're building out 194 01:02:07,080 --> 01:02:11,380 those three new programs, and improving upon our traditional programs. 195 01:02:11,940 --> 01:02:17,300 You have, again, an award-winning theater program, you have great arts, you have great academics, 196 01:02:17,940 --> 01:02:19,160 you have so many different pathways. 197 01:02:19,280 --> 01:02:24,560 If you look at, again, all of those great AP scholars we're producing, the truly is something 198 01:02:24,560 --> 01:02:28,980 for everyone, and I think that, again, is starting to show, but that's only as good as 199 01:02:28,980 --> 01:02:30,500 the marketing we're able to do. 200 01:02:30,840 --> 01:02:37,060 And I think we often already agree that Mr. Rudy is an unbelievable marketer and, in 201 01:02:37,060 --> 01:02:42,980 terms of, you know, pushing us every day to tell our story here has been something that's really 202 01:02:42,980 --> 01:02:43,420 important. 203 01:02:44,140 --> 01:02:48,620 So, continuing those marketing opportunities, we've really improved on Green and Gold Knight. 204 01:02:48,620 --> 01:02:50,260 I think over the past several years. 205 01:02:50,440 --> 01:02:55,040 So we're looking forward to another great Green and Gold Knight in October and the staff here 206 01:02:55,040 --> 01:02:59,020 has really stepped up in terms of that Knight really showing off our schools. 207 01:02:59,480 --> 01:03:04,420 And I think a great transition program, we put a premium on having the eighth grade have an 208 01:03:04,420 --> 01:03:08,200 opportunity as they're becoming ninth graders to get here on campus in the summertime. 209 01:03:09,360 --> 01:03:12,220 We've instituted busing in different things to get them here. 210 01:03:12,500 --> 01:03:17,820 So I think that transition pathway continues to, you know, we want to improve it even more, 211 01:03:18,220 --> 01:03:19,540 but that has truly helped. 212 01:03:20,760 --> 01:03:27,140 You know, it says greater leadership, continuity, stability, but you know, my staff and I are 213 01:03:27,140 --> 01:03:30,800 hardly perfect, but the one thing we are is that we show up every day and we think about 214 01:03:30,800 --> 01:03:38,980 make this school better. And I think hopefully that is something that makes one small piece of this entire puzzle. 215 01:03:39,560 --> 01:03:42,900 And then, you know, that idea that we're going to continuously tell the story, 216 01:03:43,300 --> 01:03:46,940 and thanks to you as a school committee, you constantly support us. 217 01:03:47,060 --> 01:03:49,900 You constantly get the word out there. And we can't thank you enough for that. 218 01:03:49,900 --> 01:03:53,620 So you are a big part, I think, of the change in this conversion rate. 219 01:03:53,940 --> 01:03:56,060 And it's not always going to be linear. We know that. 220 01:03:56,060 --> 01:04:01,980 But I think as long as every day when we step into this building and we come here, we think 221 01:04:01,980 --> 01:04:07,400 about how can we continue to improve the school, this is just going to continue to go in a positive 222 01:04:07,400 --> 01:04:07,800 trajectory. 223 01:04:08,500 --> 01:04:09,380 So, thank you for that. 224 01:04:09,580 --> 01:04:15,460 But again, it's not one thing, it's a complex puzzle, it's ever changing, and we're always 225 01:04:15,460 --> 01:04:19,500 here to just work as hard as we can to continue to figure out those trends, to figure 226 01:04:19,500 --> 01:04:23,880 out what the families have done and hold it want, and to make sure that we're continuing to 227 01:04:23,880 --> 01:04:24,860 build out this momentum. 228 01:04:27,160 --> 01:04:32,440 Another area where we've seen growing interest is in our CTE program. 229 01:04:34,100 --> 01:04:44,620 Over the past five years we've gone from 67 students taking the exploratory rotation to 129 students this year at the first day of school taking the rotation. 230 01:04:45,820 --> 01:04:50,500 That's a huge increase and a very exciting one. 231 01:04:51,220 --> 01:04:53,920 They're taking advantage of the opportunities. 232 01:04:54,260 --> 01:04:57,400 They're learning different pathways that they can take. 233 01:04:58,100 --> 01:05:01,920 And we're just going to continue to see that grow as we expand our CTE. 234 01:05:04,350 --> 01:05:06,690 And just before I pivot to the last slide, 235 01:05:06,890 --> 01:05:11,070 if you do look at these percentages in my first year, 236 01:05:11,230 --> 01:05:15,630 40% of our freshmen were going into exploratory. 237 01:05:16,490 --> 01:05:20,610 And as of the first day this year, it was almost 75%. 238 01:05:20,610 --> 01:05:48,070 Those students are, as Lauren said, those students are getting exposed to pathways that they might not have thought about when they were in fifth or sixth grade, and I think that the marketing efforts that we've had with our seventh and eighth graders with visiting their middle schools, especially with the CTE programs, has had a dramatic impact on having more students go into exploratory. 239 01:05:48,830 --> 01:05:57,770 So, our last slide is just one other aspect of CTE and that is the next level of exploratory. 240 01:05:58,150 --> 01:06:08,350 So, it's one thing for these students to be curious about CTE and to have now three out of every four of them, 241 01:06:08,590 --> 01:06:15,400 opting into exploratory when they arrive on regional road as freshmen, but you got to hook them. 242 01:06:15,400 --> 01:06:31,220 So it's one of the things that I've talked to Mr. Strony, the director of CTE, and I've met with his department in the years prior, and I've said, listen, once you get them in your programs, you have to sell them. 243 01:06:32,460 --> 01:06:44,840 And we are now at a point where 100% of the students for the last two years, 100% of the students that are in exploratory are opting into one of the CTE programs. 244 01:06:44,840 --> 01:06:55,540 And one of the things that I'm really proud of, I'm talking to somebody today, some of them don't even get their first choice because we know there are limits on the seats and some of those programs. 245 01:06:57,140 --> 01:07:05,480 And these kids are having an enjoyable enough experience that if they don't get their first choice, then they're still sticking with CTE and going into their second choice. 246 01:07:05,480 --> 01:07:29,880 So thank you for your support of the three new programs, and we're looking forward to those continuing to become more and more robust as we get sophomores next year and juniors that year after that. And, you know, before we know it, we'll have 10 programs that will be from grade 9 through 12. And I've had a few conversations with a few people. 247 01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:48,900 May be submitting an application maybe for an additional program in the next year or so. But, you know, if you look at the bottom of this slide here, it's kids are choosing DR, they're exploring the opportunities that we have, and they're finding a pathway that is going to help shape their future. 248 01:07:51,450 --> 01:07:52,450 That concludes my report. 249 01:08:13,180 --> 01:08:14,400 Could you report Mr. Morith? 250 01:08:14,600 --> 01:08:15,080 It does. 251 01:08:15,300 --> 01:08:16,340 Thank you. 252 01:08:19,680 --> 01:08:20,780 Chief person's report. 253 01:08:22,440 --> 01:08:25,460 We had a budget subcommittee meeting early at today. 254 01:08:26,380 --> 01:08:32,240 Mr. Brem reviewed the actuals and the amounts that were 255 01:08:32,240 --> 01:08:33,460 uncovered for 2027. 256 01:08:34,740 --> 01:08:35,600 All looks good. 257 01:08:35,700 --> 01:08:38,000 You can update that in the prison report. 258 01:08:38,640 --> 01:08:41,020 As at this time, we also reviewed the grants 259 01:08:41,020 --> 01:08:44,200 and those are on track to be a good year 260 01:08:44,200 --> 01:08:47,440 for our grant submissions and approvals as well. 261 01:08:47,600 --> 01:08:49,880 So thank you all, who involved in that. 262 01:08:51,080 --> 01:08:53,960 Also, I just want to remind everybody next Tuesday at 6 o'clock. 263 01:08:54,080 --> 01:08:55,800 Your in the high school is the superintendent's value. 264 01:08:55,920 --> 01:08:58,680 We should workshop and I owe that a couple of people 265 01:08:58,680 --> 01:09:02,360 I'm going to make it right, but that was the best we could get. 266 01:09:02,620 --> 01:09:06,380 So I need the bus to be here to work on that next Tuesday at 6 o'clock. 267 01:09:06,940 --> 01:09:09,280 I think it will be until we could use it. 268 01:09:09,280 --> 01:09:13,040 We'll get that done in an hour or so, maybe 90 minutes depending on how much. 269 01:09:14,300 --> 01:09:18,940 questions there are about the indicators, so hopefully we'll get packets out to you shortly 270 01:09:18,940 --> 01:09:23,380 to handle that, and we're going to have some food and drinks just because the meeting 271 01:09:23,380 --> 01:09:24,620 is a little bit earlier than usual, 272 01:09:28,260 --> 01:09:29,540 so I hope you guys have anything else for which you 273 01:09:29,540 --> 01:09:31,400 are going to like to have it already been tuned. 274 01:09:32,800 --> 01:09:34,600 Okay, let's all have some secret party questions for the chair. 275 01:09:36,720 --> 01:09:37,100 Okay, great. 276 01:09:37,180 --> 01:09:38,100 Thank you. 277 01:09:38,280 --> 01:09:40,340 Next up is Mr. Mysterious Report, Mr. Brown. 278 01:09:48,700 --> 01:09:49,700 Thank you very much. 279 01:09:49,700 --> 01:09:51,000 And the 280 01:10:07,160 --> 01:10:09,540 budget to actual, we are on target for spending. 281 01:10:10,700 --> 01:10:12,740 We feel a lot of preparation on the summer. 282 01:10:49,340 --> 01:10:51,580 Just a bit of some of the energy contracts. 283 01:10:53,760 --> 01:10:53,760 So, 284 01:11:09,870 --> 01:11:10,570 thank 285 01:12:30,960 --> 01:12:32,380 you. 286 01:12:32,820 --> 01:12:34,460 Next up is discussion action items. 287 01:12:34,840 --> 01:12:40,790 First up, we have called Falcon fueling families. 288 01:12:42,270 --> 01:12:43,010 Yes, Mr. Chair. 289 01:12:43,450 --> 01:12:44,810 You have a memo in your packet. 290 01:12:45,010 --> 01:12:48,270 It's very similar to the proposal 291 01:12:48,270 --> 01:12:57,290 that we submit from the Gridiron Club or from the basketball boosters, we're very excited about 292 01:12:57,290 --> 01:12:59,590 the potential of this pantry. 293 01:13:01,270 --> 01:13:07,310 You know, I could even imagine that there would be opportunities for us to even help 294 01:13:07,310 --> 01:13:12,450 tighten families or robot families that don't even necessarily have children in the district. 295 01:13:12,810 --> 01:13:15,730 But the first step is obviously to take care of our own. 296 01:13:15,730 --> 01:13:20,950 And we have some interest from Winston's culinary group 297 01:13:20,950 --> 01:13:22,990 who is our food service provider. 298 01:13:23,790 --> 01:13:28,030 They are interested in providing some bags and some other materials. 299 01:13:29,370 --> 01:13:32,950 And we also have interest from the local seafood company 300 01:13:32,950 --> 01:13:35,970 who is willing to donate some soup. 301 01:13:36,450 --> 01:13:43,290 And I just figured that it would be easier for me to request 302 01:13:43,290 --> 01:13:50,990 of you that we could accept these donations as they come in, as you see on the bottom of the 303 01:13:50,990 --> 01:13:56,890 slide here, when the signage does end up on the pantry outside. It is going to say, for 304 01:13:56,890 --> 01:14:02,810 increase, you can email pantry at drreginal.org, and that's going to give families a confidential 305 01:14:02,810 --> 01:14:13,270 opportunity to email us. It's only going to go to me, Ms. Blackburn, Ms. Morby, who has been 306 01:14:13,270 --> 01:14:15,530 in instrumental in helping rights and grants, 307 01:14:17,710 --> 01:14:19,790 but also if there's somebody who rides by and 308 01:14:19,790 --> 01:14:24,930 they say, hey, I'd like to donate to the pantry, then how can I help? And that's an opportunity 309 01:14:24,930 --> 01:14:29,630 for them to email with an email that's email about that as well. 310 01:14:30,890 --> 01:14:35,010 Thank you, Mr. Rene. We'll see any questions on Falcon's fueling family. 311 01:14:35,010 --> 01:14:36,210 Tom Twister. 312 01:14:37,870 --> 01:14:39,190 What did they see now at the emotion? 313 01:14:39,750 --> 01:14:40,510 Motion to vote. 314 01:14:40,750 --> 01:14:44,450 To approve the district request to seek sponsorship for the Falcons, fueling families 315 01:14:44,450 --> 01:14:46,050 pantry as recommended and presented. 316 01:14:47,130 --> 01:14:51,870 Much by Mr. Lukasang, I'm a school manager to approve sponsorship for Falcons, fueling. 317 01:14:52,810 --> 01:14:53,550 For them. 318 01:14:55,690 --> 01:14:56,210 FFF. 319 01:14:56,810 --> 01:14:57,970 Seeing the whole discussion. 320 01:14:59,090 --> 01:14:59,810 All the famous AI. 321 01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:00,640 Hi. 322 01:15:00,960 --> 01:15:01,140 Opposed. 323 01:15:01,260 --> 01:15:01,540 Thank you. 324 01:15:02,060 --> 01:15:03,200 Thank you. 325 01:15:03,820 --> 01:15:05,080 Next up, we've got two policies. 326 01:15:05,400 --> 01:15:06,080 The second read. 327 01:15:06,480 --> 01:15:08,060 I believe you reviewed these at the last reading. 328 01:15:08,320 --> 01:15:09,460 Until today is the second reading. 329 01:15:09,620 --> 01:15:10,360 Let's look at one of those. 330 01:15:11,120 --> 01:15:12,400 Did you change your mind to those? 331 01:15:12,580 --> 01:15:12,840 Yep. 332 01:15:12,940 --> 01:15:21,500 So, policy, GICJ, the self-form policy, we made the amendment as requested with the reference 333 01:15:21,500 --> 01:15:25,980 to the student code of conduct in the handbook. 334 01:15:25,980 --> 01:15:36,460 And then, well, should I, I'll wait on the, yeah, yeah, so that was the only, we just made the amendment as recommended for that. 335 01:15:37,300 --> 01:15:38,380 So if anyone has any questions. 336 01:15:42,430 --> 01:15:45,550 Any questions on the cell phone policy, second read. 337 01:15:46,550 --> 01:15:48,690 This time I'll take a motion to approve the policy. 338 01:15:49,290 --> 01:15:52,610 Motion to vote to approve policy, JICJ, as recommended and presented. 339 01:16:04,990 --> 01:16:06,030 Mr. Chair. 340 01:16:06,870 --> 01:16:11,250 Just I want to just let the committee know that. 341 01:16:11,790 --> 01:16:17,630 As I mentioned at the last meeting, if you approved it, the most substantive change is going to be at the high school. 342 01:16:17,630 --> 01:16:25,570 And so a message is going to go out for me to all families tomorrow announcing the change. 343 01:16:26,030 --> 01:16:34,430 Mr. Demers is going to have conversations with all of his students during lunches over the course of the next couple of days. 344 01:16:35,070 --> 01:16:38,370 And we will remind families in the Friday Family Communication. 345 01:16:39,270 --> 01:16:41,470 So nothing will be implemented until Monday. 346 01:16:41,470 --> 01:16:42,710 Thank you. 347 01:16:45,160 --> 01:16:47,100 Next up is protect deck policy. 348 01:16:47,540 --> 01:16:49,700 Protect deck policy ACL. 349 01:16:49,820 --> 01:16:53,380 The only change we made is we have the policy name file name now. 350 01:16:54,020 --> 01:16:56,700 This is exactly as was presented at the last meeting. 351 01:17:00,100 --> 01:17:02,460 A discussions on policy ACL protect deck. 352 01:17:04,910 --> 01:17:06,490 See normal take a motion to approve the policy. 353 01:17:06,830 --> 01:17:10,270 Motion to go to approve policy ACL as recommended and as presented. 354 01:17:10,650 --> 01:17:11,170 Thank you. 355 01:17:11,310 --> 01:17:15,030 Watch from this local second did by the school to approve policy ACL protect deck. 356 01:17:15,030 --> 01:17:19,390 for the discussion, see you now in all of the famous AI. 357 01:17:19,930 --> 01:17:20,170 Hello, sir. 358 01:17:20,290 --> 01:17:20,950 What's your name? 359 01:17:22,250 --> 01:17:24,530 Next up, we have a few donations today. 360 01:17:25,710 --> 01:17:26,330 Yes, Mr. Chair. 361 01:17:26,490 --> 01:17:29,330 The first donation is from the Rachel Brand again, 362 01:17:29,430 --> 01:17:30,290 Educational Foundation. 363 01:17:30,470 --> 01:17:32,190 This is an annual one. 364 01:17:32,190 --> 01:17:35,110 It is one that we are extremely grateful for. 365 01:17:35,690 --> 01:17:37,310 And I'd just like to read an excerpt. 366 01:17:37,910 --> 01:17:43,810 I worked with Judy Lesk in Adelboro and Judy was this, 367 01:17:43,810 --> 01:17:44,670 was Rachel's teacher. 368 01:17:45,470 --> 01:17:46,850 So on behalf of the Rachel Brand again, 369 01:17:47,030 --> 01:17:49,790 Educational Foundation, please accept the enclosed books 370 01:17:49,790 --> 01:17:51,210 as a tribute to her memory. 371 01:17:51,670 --> 01:17:53,390 Your school was chosen through your students, 372 01:17:53,650 --> 01:17:57,210 Joanna and James Monson, whose grandmother was Rachel's teacher 373 01:17:57,210 --> 01:17:59,050 and is currently a board member of the Foundation. 374 01:17:59,710 --> 01:18:02,290 Rachel Brand again was a bright, articulate, seven-year-old 375 01:18:02,290 --> 01:18:03,350 who loved to learn. 376 01:18:03,790 --> 01:18:06,150 She had just started third grade at Highman Fine Elementary 377 01:18:06,150 --> 01:18:08,430 School in Attleboro when she lost her lengthy battle 378 01:18:08,430 --> 01:18:10,370 with cancer in September of 2003. 379 01:18:16,480 --> 01:18:17,420 Mr. Rene on this motion. 380 01:18:20,240 --> 01:18:24,600 motion to vote to accept the donation of five hard cover books from the Rachel 381 01:18:24,600 --> 01:18:29,540 Brannigan Education Foundation approximately $100 to the Palmer River Elementary School Library 382 01:18:29,540 --> 01:18:31,380 as recommended and as presented. 383 01:18:32,500 --> 01:18:37,540 Most of my misleadness and will excuse you to accept the donation of the Rachel Brannigan Education Foundation 384 01:18:37,540 --> 01:18:38,580 approximately $100. 385 01:18:38,940 --> 01:18:39,980 Any further discussion? 386 01:18:41,200 --> 01:18:42,020 See an unhelp one. 387 01:18:42,420 --> 01:18:45,800 Just that we're honored to receive these books in her memory. 388 01:18:45,860 --> 01:18:47,240 Absolutely agree. 389 01:18:47,240 --> 01:18:51,080 So you know on this question, all of the favour say aye. 390 01:18:51,080 --> 01:18:51,440 Hi. 391 01:18:51,600 --> 01:18:51,960 I'm Paul McStayne. 392 01:18:52,140 --> 01:18:52,860 What's going to be in the second. 393 01:18:53,880 --> 01:18:59,320 And the second donation is $500 to benefit. 394 01:18:59,380 --> 01:19:00,480 Diagnetic Elementary School. 395 01:19:01,440 --> 01:19:04,080 It is from the charity's aid foundation. 396 01:19:05,460 --> 01:19:08,800 And it was submitted by Cheryl Wongless. 397 01:19:09,300 --> 01:19:13,240 It's my understanding that this is a matching gift's 398 01:19:13,240 --> 01:19:18,820 type program through someone's corporate affiliation. 399 01:19:22,380 --> 01:19:26,480 Motion to vote to accept the donation of $500 from the Charities Aid Foundation to 400 01:19:26,480 --> 01:19:31,300 tighten elementary school to be used towards student and staff initiatives as recommended and as presented. 401 01:19:32,180 --> 01:19:37,300 Most of us look aside, they might ascute you to include the five or all knowledge from Charities Aid Foundation to tighten elementary school. 402 01:19:37,420 --> 01:19:38,220 Any further discussion? 403 01:19:42,220 --> 01:19:44,080 Thank you very much. 404 01:19:48,260 --> 01:19:51,020 This time, we'll public input, public input, public input, 405 01:19:51,140 --> 01:19:53,760 public input, community list, comments and matters within our authority. 406 01:19:54,120 --> 01:19:54,980 It's a dialogue, please. 407 01:19:55,260 --> 01:19:56,760 Please report, press all students for specific issues. 408 01:19:57,260 --> 01:19:58,620 Keep remarks to not 1-3 minutes. 409 01:19:58,740 --> 01:19:59,920 Anyone here for public input tonight? 410 01:20:02,920 --> 01:20:03,360 Thank you. 411 01:20:07,150 --> 01:20:07,810 Come on in. 412 01:20:07,890 --> 01:20:08,630 Good morning. 413 01:20:09,030 --> 01:20:09,570 Good evening. 414 01:20:09,570 --> 01:20:14,450 I have two things to answer and tell them for the record. 415 01:20:14,790 --> 01:20:16,950 Well, George Solis for Hobbits, thank you so much. 416 01:20:17,210 --> 01:20:20,230 I was listening to the CTE program. 417 01:20:21,470 --> 01:20:25,570 And when I was listening to it, I, in my head, the numbers were, 418 01:20:27,450 --> 01:20:28,430 I was trying to match the numbers. 419 01:20:28,870 --> 01:20:32,250 And I think I was referring, but I was referring to that. 420 01:20:32,570 --> 01:20:36,770 There are more students that decided not to go to other CTE schools. 421 01:20:36,770 --> 01:20:48,310 And I'm not sure if that's like the assumption, and if that was the case, is there any idea of how many students decided to stay versus going to another school? 422 01:20:49,490 --> 01:20:50,950 If we have somebody to do that. 423 01:20:51,070 --> 01:20:51,210 Okay. 424 01:20:51,990 --> 01:21:00,170 I mean, the raw percentage is the eighth grade cohort to the current ninth grade classes, 83%. 425 01:21:00,170 --> 01:21:20,960 where as it's been anywhere from 65 to then 70 to maybe 72, 73 that doesn't necessarily indicate whether somebody chose a private school or something like that. 426 01:21:23,330 --> 01:21:31,130 the term, and I'm the kids could have gone to some other C-3Bs, I mean the majority of the 427 01:21:31,130 --> 01:21:41,070 difference would be kids that could have gone anywhere and they chose to come here, but 428 01:21:41,070 --> 01:21:48,350 the eighth grade guidance department typically does an exit survey to, you know, see where kids are 429 01:21:48,350 --> 01:21:53,310 going, I don't have that information with me right now. I was just thinking how much money that 430 01:21:53,310 --> 01:21:59,930 saves the towns because the towns have to pay extra money for the safety of these schools for 431 01:21:59,930 --> 01:22:05,450 the first study and I was sort of excited back there thinking that all this was safety 432 01:22:05,450 --> 01:22:12,210 you guys at the site of the state. I mean it's exciting yeah. I think you it's more like you'll 433 01:22:12,210 --> 01:22:16,770 see it later on when the budgets come up for those schools like as the enrollment increases it 434 01:22:16,770 --> 01:22:20,350 decrease the one not you know what you'll see from ours is the enrollment increase but 435 01:22:20,350 --> 01:22:23,710 cost don't necessarily increase because we're just keeping the same number of classrooms 436 01:22:23,710 --> 01:22:27,550 which is why it's important to do the conversion, other than the three new programs 437 01:22:27,550 --> 01:22:29,970 where they see the grant funded to us. 438 01:22:30,140 --> 01:22:42,380 Two of the three are, but yeah, I agree. I mean, we've got just a good program here as any of the CT school and parents have, you know, a lot of choice to make. So I appreciate that they've, sites come here. I think it was a good decision. 439 01:22:43,840 --> 01:22:48,960 Well, the second thing I came up here, it was the most important thing I had all night and thought about all day. 440 01:22:49,440 --> 01:22:54,060 Today, the Sleckman wanted to wish happy birthday to Bill Williams. 441 01:22:55,580 --> 01:22:59,360 So I'm up here to extend congratulations, and I made it. 442 01:22:59,740 --> 01:23:00,940 Well, this hope you get to 61. 443 01:23:02,480 --> 01:23:03,660 Thank you, Mr. Solis. 444 01:23:03,760 --> 01:23:04,320 Thank you, sir. 445 01:23:04,820 --> 01:23:05,280 Thank you, sir. 446 01:23:07,840 --> 01:23:09,400 He's contracts to 231. 447 01:23:09,520 --> 01:23:10,000 So he's got gold. 448 01:23:10,280 --> 01:23:10,600 Exactly. 449 01:23:10,600 --> 01:23:11,540 He is in 69. 450 01:23:14,160 --> 01:23:14,760 All right, thank you. 451 01:23:14,860 --> 01:23:16,940 Any other information to come to Philadelphia committee tonight? 452 01:23:17,860 --> 01:23:19,720 It's going to sound like the most emotion to adjourn. 453 01:23:20,000 --> 01:23:20,700 So moved. 454 01:23:20,700 --> 01:23:21,500 Watch one. 455 01:23:21,640 --> 01:23:25,480 Let's look at second date by my school to two adjourn. 456 01:23:25,580 --> 01:23:27,560 7.53 all of us pay for say aye. 457 01:23:28,100 --> 01:23:29,100 Policeman most guys here. 458 01:23:29,180 --> 01:23:29,440 Thank you. 459 01:23:29,540 --> 01:23:29,820 Good night, buddy.