1 00:00:11,519 --> 00:00:13,920 I call to order this meeting of the 2 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,640 Dober school uh school committee. Today 3 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,320 is September 22nd, 2026 and we are 4 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,519 meeting in the sorry Dover Sherborn 5 00:00:23,519 --> 00:00:25,760 Middle School Library. The time is now 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,599 6:31. 7 00:00:27,599 --> 00:00:29,760 So first on the agenda is community 8 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:31,439 comments. 9 00:00:31,439 --> 00:00:33,600 Uh we have provided a virtual link for 10 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,760 those who wish to make a comment but for 11 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,440 whom it is not possible or preferred to 12 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,879 attend in person. Are there any 13 00:00:40,879 --> 00:00:44,000 community comments? Okay. Before I 14 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,440 before you go um I want to read 15 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,680 something. Um please remember that 16 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:51,039 community comments are an opportunity 17 00:00:51,039 --> 00:00:52,640 for members of the school committee to 18 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,879 listen to members of the community. As 19 00:00:54,879 --> 00:00:56,160 chair of this meeting, it is my 20 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:57,760 responsibility to facilitate this 21 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:01,840 communication between the public and the committee um present this 22 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:03,920 evening. I personally believe the 23 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:05,519 communication is a critical element to 24 00:01:05,519 --> 00:01:08,960 assist the members of um this elected 25 00:01:08,960 --> 00:01:11,200 body to effectively effectively 26 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,439 facilitate this discussion. I encourage 27 00:01:13,439 --> 00:01:15,040 anyone providing comments to consider 28 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,119 that the volunteers that comprise this 29 00:01:17,119 --> 00:01:18,560 committee are your neighbors, friends, 30 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,720 and fellow community members. We welcome 31 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:22,080 all points of view, but I would 32 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,159 respectfully ask that all you treat 33 00:01:24,159 --> 00:01:25,600 these committee members in a manner 34 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,040 consistent with that in mind. 35 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:28,560 Collectively, we are here to support the 36 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:30,560 administration who in turn assist our 37 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,479 educators and support staff to educate, 38 00:01:32,479 --> 00:01:34,560 care for, invest in, and inspire our 39 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,119 children. Um, community comments are not 40 00:01:37,119 --> 00:01:38,640 a forum for answering questions or 41 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:40,240 engaging in debate. We respectfully 42 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:41,520 request that you please make your 43 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,759 comments brief, no more than 3 minutes, 44 00:01:43,759 --> 00:01:45,280 and that you move the discussion forward 45 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,439 by adding new information. Please try to 46 00:01:47,439 --> 00:01:49,040 avoid repeating points that have already 47 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,360 been made. One of the public uh once the 48 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:52,720 public comment section of the meeting 49 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,759 has concluded, we'll move to uh other 50 00:01:55,759 --> 00:01:57,360 business and unsolicited comments for 51 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:58,479 the community will no longer be 52 00:01:58,479 --> 00:02:00,240 permitted. This is standard operating 53 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:01,600 procedure and school committee meetings 54 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,520 across the three school districts. If 55 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,040 you desire more information or have 56 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,200 specific questions, contact information 57 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:08,959 for committee members is on the district 58 00:02:08,959 --> 00:02:11,200 websites. And I will note that generally 59 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:15,040 we um limit these to uh do residents. 60 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:16,239 understand you're an adult resident, but 61 00:02:16,239 --> 00:02:17,360 we welcome your comments. 62 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:17,920 >> Appreciate you 63 00:02:17,920 --> 00:02:19,760 >> respectfully. 64 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:20,959 >> Dear elector, 65 00:02:20,959 --> 00:02:22,480 >> uh wherever you feel comfortable, maybe 66 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,160 just in so we can sort of see you. 67 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,239 >> Actually, I can put the the phone down. 68 00:02:26,239 --> 00:02:28,000 >> Okay. 69 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:29,680 >> Uh so, good evening. My name is Joey 70 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,680 Ford. I'm an independent educational 71 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,680 watchdog and reform initiative. I call 72 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,800 myself parent data force. Um, so I go 73 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,000 district to district throughout the 74 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,640 state and I try to find patterns um and 75 00:02:40,640 --> 00:02:42,959 just uh bring some helpful information 76 00:02:42,959 --> 00:02:45,200 from u what I'm discovering at different 77 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:46,480 places and bring it back to the 78 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,640 committees and hopefully uh giving you 79 00:02:48,640 --> 00:02:50,160 guys some valuable information to work 80 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:54,560 with and only better yourselves. Um so 81 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,599 my latest project um I'm I've submitted 82 00:02:57,599 --> 00:02:59,760 uh so far 43 different public records 83 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:01,599 requests to different districts asking 84 00:03:01,599 --> 00:03:03,760 them for their settlement agreements. So 85 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,200 this is for like special education, 86 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,440 regular education, stuff that involves 87 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,720 um educ students, not the educators 88 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:12,480 themselves. I don't want anything to do 89 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,159 with staff or anything like that. That's 90 00:03:14,159 --> 00:03:16,000 something else. So this would be like 91 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,000 memorandums of understanding, memorandum 92 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,159 of agreement, uh mediation agreement, 93 00:03:20,159 --> 00:03:23,360 stipulations, consent agreements, side letters, similar 94 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:25,440 written agreements, that sort of stuff. 95 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,000 Um Superintendent McCoy, I I sent it to 96 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,000 you and it should be in your inbox. I 97 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,519 just want to let you guys know it's this 98 00:03:31,519 --> 00:03:32,560 isn't meant to be like something 99 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,400 hostile. I'm doing this simply for like 100 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,480 research purposes um and to be able to 101 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,080 compare the different districts. Uh DO 102 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,560 Sherban has a very well-known reputation 103 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,400 for being one of the best uh districts 104 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,120 in the country. Um so I really want to 105 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,040 see how you guys compare to some of the 106 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,360 less wealthy districts and um just 107 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,080 seeing how things operate behind closed 108 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,799 doors. Uh, as a special education parent 109 00:03:54,799 --> 00:03:56,400 myself, I understand that a lot of these 110 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:57,760 contracts, you know, they're not 111 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:59,439 something that's done maliciously or in 112 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:00,879 bad faith, a lot of the times these 113 00:04:00,879 --> 00:04:02,400 things are done to to get children what 114 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,640 they need. Um, but just to help other 115 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,400 parents and really get an understanding 116 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,400 of how these things work. That's why I'm 117 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,319 doing this. So, I just wanted to let you 118 00:04:10,319 --> 00:04:12,000 know so you're not like, "Oh my god, you 119 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,159 know, we're under attack." Uh, I swear I 120 00:04:14,159 --> 00:04:15,120 got peace. 121 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:15,599 >> Thank you. 122 00:04:15,599 --> 00:04:16,720 so much. 123 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,880 >> Thank you. 124 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:22,320 >> All right. Any other comments? Any other 125 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,040 online comments? 126 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:28,560 Thank you so much. 127 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,400 >> Okay, with that, I think we'll close 128 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,040 community comments. 129 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,840 >> All right, next on the agenda are the 130 00:04:35,840 --> 00:04:36,960 superintendent comments. 131 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,520 >> Thank you. Um I only just want to um 132 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,120 have a specific thank you this evening 133 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,280 to our chering community for a smooth 134 00:04:43,280 --> 00:04:45,680 opening of school. Um so thank you to 135 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,600 our parents, our bus drivers, our 136 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,840 leaders, our educators of course, and 137 00:04:49,840 --> 00:04:51,600 our students. Um it's been a great 138 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,840 positive opening of school. I've had an 139 00:04:53,840 --> 00:04:55,360 opportunity as has Heather to get into 140 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,280 some classes to attend the all school 141 00:04:57,280 --> 00:05:00,400 assembly. Um so lots of positive great 142 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:01,680 start and we're going to keep that 143 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:02,960 momentum going. So thank you Dr. 144 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:04,320 Rinimman. 145 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:05,759 >> Thank you Miss Atkinson for all of your 146 00:05:05,759 --> 00:05:08,160 hard work. Um and other than that just a 147 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:09,600 reminder that open house is on Thursday 148 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:11,919 at 5:30. So it's your turn to re your 149 00:05:11,919 --> 00:05:14,240 time to return to school and and meet 150 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:15,520 the teachers. So we look forward to 151 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,759 seeing you then. Otherwise, happy to 152 00:05:17,759 --> 00:05:19,440 take questions, comments, feedback about 153 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,440 anything. 154 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,360 >> No, we got a great update in the joint 155 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,560 school committee meeting. I feel like we 156 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:27,440 >> Well, you're up to date 157 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,199 >> up to date on all the happenings and I 158 00:05:29,199 --> 00:05:30,720 agree with the smooth opening. All 159 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,000 right, next. 160 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,080 >> I can just say I wanted to thank you for 161 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:35,680 the weekly Y. I think this is a great 162 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:37,520 initiative and I saw you had a lot of 163 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,639 hearts on it and uh I hope people read 164 00:05:40,639 --> 00:05:43,360 it and like it and submit questions. Um, 165 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:44,880 I'll have suggestions of course later, 166 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,840 but uh, I think it was a great way to 167 00:05:47,840 --> 00:05:50,400 have a targeted information, like a 168 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:51,919 small snippet of something that people 169 00:05:51,919 --> 00:05:53,759 are asking about. So, thank you. I think 170 00:05:53,759 --> 00:05:54,160 that's 171 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:55,840 >> I usually don't get a lot of positive 172 00:05:55,840 --> 00:05:57,120 feedback, but I did get a lot of 173 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:58,639 positive feedback from staff and from 174 00:05:58,639 --> 00:06:00,560 families and a lot of hearts, you know, 175 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,400 it's just like being social. Why do I 176 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,319 only have so many hearts? But 177 00:06:04,319 --> 00:06:06,319 >> no, I think it was a great initiative. 178 00:06:06,319 --> 00:06:07,600 Thank you. 179 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:09,360 >> The moose was popular. 180 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,759 >> No one's claimed the moose. 181 00:06:11,759 --> 00:06:12,880 Yeah. 182 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:13,360 >> See, 183 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:14,639 >> I remember the first when we first 184 00:06:14,639 --> 00:06:16,319 launched Parent Square, there was like 185 00:06:16,319 --> 00:06:17,600 this 186 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,520 >> uh self-consciousness about people not 187 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,360 liking the post. 188 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:23,199 >> I assume we've gotten over that. 189 00:06:23,199 --> 00:06:24,000 >> We're getting there. 190 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:25,440 >> Yeah, 191 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,280 >> there probably is not a lot of activity 192 00:06:27,280 --> 00:06:29,280 editing for. 193 00:06:29,280 --> 00:06:32,880 >> It's a great forum though. 194 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,680 >> Thank you. All right. Uh next on the 195 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,919 agenda are financial reports starting 196 00:06:37,919 --> 00:06:39,039 with the warrant report. 197 00:06:39,039 --> 00:06:40,720 >> Yes. Thank you. Good evening everyone. 198 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,680 Um in your packet tonight are um your 199 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,720 approved boards um closing up fiscal 200 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:48,560 year 26 and then what we've done to date 201 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,120 to fiscal year 27. And I will continue 202 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,240 to thank Jesse for stopping by uh town 203 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:55,280 hall and signing. 204 00:06:55,280 --> 00:06:56,880 >> It's actually being passed along to 205 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:58,880 goalie this year. 206 00:06:58,880 --> 00:06:59,759 So thank you. 207 00:06:59,759 --> 00:07:03,520 >> Yes. Next time I get the email to sign, 208 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,400 I will sort of loop goalie into the 209 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:07,919 process and we will have a smooth 210 00:07:07,919 --> 00:07:09,759 handoff like this did for me. 211 00:07:09,759 --> 00:07:10,400 >> Yeah. Great. 212 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,840 >> Thank you. 213 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:17,120 >> Um and moving on to um your budget 214 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,199 closeout. So this is the sort of where 215 00:07:19,199 --> 00:07:21,280 we ended fiscal year 26. You had a 216 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,599 pretty good synopsis when we um last met 217 00:07:23,599 --> 00:07:25,199 in June, but things happened over the 218 00:07:25,199 --> 00:07:27,280 summer and we we closed the books. Um 219 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,840 and so tonight in your packet I provided 220 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:33,120 sort of a summary of each of the um 221 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:34,720 budget categories, salaries, 222 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,800 expenditures and out of district. As you 223 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,840 can see salaries um we were right at 224 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,160 budget. There are some variations that I 225 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,800 explain um at a at a high level. 226 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:46,160 Remember you can go back into your 227 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:48,800 monthly report if you wanted to dig into 228 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:50,880 um more of the specifics but I tried 229 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:52,960 just to hit the highlights. Um, on the 230 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:54,560 expenditure side, I think the the 231 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,960 driving force there was if you go back 232 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,759 up to salaries, we actually took outside 233 00:07:59,759 --> 00:08:02,560 services um for our SLP, our speech 234 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:04,160 language pathologist, and turned that 235 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:08,080 into a a position in the contract. So, 236 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:09,840 the when we built the budget, we thought 237 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:11,599 it was going to be outside services. So, 238 00:08:11,599 --> 00:08:13,680 you see the savings there of about 239 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,720 50,000. That helps um take care of the 240 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,879 $48,000 negative. So, you've got to look 241 00:08:18,879 --> 00:08:20,560 at that as we had it in the budget. We 242 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:21,919 just didn't we have it in different 243 00:08:21,919 --> 00:08:23,759 places now. Um other than that, 244 00:08:23,759 --> 00:08:25,199 everything else was here and there when 245 00:08:25,199 --> 00:08:27,759 we did transportation services last 246 00:08:27,759 --> 00:08:29,919 year. Remember, we did a contract and so 247 00:08:29,919 --> 00:08:31,919 we had a higher number in the budget 248 00:08:31,919 --> 00:08:34,320 than where we settled. We left that in 249 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,479 there and it really helped you not have 250 00:08:36,479 --> 00:08:38,959 as big of an increase in fiscal year 27. 251 00:08:38,959 --> 00:08:42,000 So when you see the 20,000 in 252 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:43,760 transportation, it was really because we 253 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,480 had had a reserve um that we didn't have 254 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,440 to use at all. um looking at out of 255 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,440 district. So that's where a lot of our 256 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:54,640 um volatility was and as you know um the 257 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:56,880 way that the town budgets we have all a 258 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,279 circuit breaker to fall back on when we 259 00:08:59,279 --> 00:09:02,560 have the unexpected happen. So we did um 260 00:09:02,560 --> 00:09:04,720 dig into that a little bit but also keep 261 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:06,720 in mind we made a conscious decision 262 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,360 last year not to increase the budget for 263 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,680 all the placements because we knew there 264 00:09:11,680 --> 00:09:12,959 was going to be a placement that was 265 00:09:12,959 --> 00:09:15,600 going to age out. it was a a larger 266 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:17,360 placement. So, we didn't want to gross 267 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:18,959 the town's budget up too much knowing 268 00:09:18,959 --> 00:09:20,399 that we would have circuit breaker to 269 00:09:20,399 --> 00:09:23,360 cover it. So, we knew in going into this 270 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,120 if nothing else changed, we were going 271 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:27,760 to be negative almost a half a million 272 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:29,760 for that one placement. So, take that 273 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:31,519 into consideration when you look where I 274 00:09:31,519 --> 00:09:34,000 say we're over $800,000. We already knew 275 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:35,839 we were going to be almost $500,000 276 00:09:35,839 --> 00:09:37,839 over. So we did have a little bit of 277 00:09:37,839 --> 00:09:40,480 unexpected um but it was also offset by 278 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,320 a little we had some negative unexpected 279 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,240 and some positive unexpected. So at the 280 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:46,560 end of the day we are still turning back 281 00:09:46,560 --> 00:09:50,880 to the town um $778,000. 282 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,680 Keep in mind that's also even net of um 283 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:57,430 almost the $437,000 284 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,920 that we kept at the region to start 285 00:09:59,920 --> 00:10:02,560 building the circuit breaker preserve 286 00:10:02,560 --> 00:10:05,600 for those students um that are aged 6 287 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,760 through or 6th grade through 22 who 288 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,560 reside in do who's now being accounted 289 00:10:10,560 --> 00:10:13,600 for at the region. Um so all in all that 290 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,920 was it was a good year um and that we 291 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:17,279 didn't you know some years we don't we 292 00:10:17,279 --> 00:10:19,040 have very little circuit breaker that we 293 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,680 turn back um to the town. So that will 294 00:10:21,680 --> 00:10:23,920 be the last year you see numbers like 295 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:25,279 this your numbers are going to be much 296 00:10:25,279 --> 00:10:27,120 smaller when we start start talking 297 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,200 about fiscal year 27 and budgeting for 298 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,279 28 because you're only responsible now 299 00:10:31,279 --> 00:10:33,680 for the prek through five and we have 300 00:10:33,680 --> 00:10:35,440 very few placements at that age group 301 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,360 because of the wonderful special ed 302 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:39,120 programs that we have already built into 303 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,839 the school itself. Don, Don, just for 304 00:10:41,839 --> 00:10:43,040 the newer people at the table or for 305 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:44,320 those of us who might need a refresher, 306 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:46,000 can you explain how do budgets for this 307 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,000 and that a turn back of $700,000 is 308 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:48,959 actually planned? 309 00:10:48,959 --> 00:10:50,959 >> Exly. So, as you know, you you almost 310 00:10:50,959 --> 00:10:53,760 got a million9, so $1.9 million in 311 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:55,360 circuit breaker reimbursement. When the 312 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,360 town does their budget, they assume 313 00:10:57,360 --> 00:10:59,600 you're getting zero circuit breaker. So, 314 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:01,440 they're budgeting for everything. And 315 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,040 it's always been a conservative 316 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:04,959 methodology that they've used because if 317 00:11:04,959 --> 00:11:06,640 you've been in do long enough, you'll 318 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,279 realize that the town always uses some 319 00:11:09,279 --> 00:11:12,160 free cash towards the budget every year 320 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,480 to sort of offset what they're being 321 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:18,079 taxed to the uh taxpayers. Um and a lot 322 00:11:18,079 --> 00:11:20,079 of that was that comfort level of 323 00:11:20,079 --> 00:11:21,600 knowing that the circuit breaker was 324 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:23,279 there. So we always have these big 325 00:11:23,279 --> 00:11:25,680 turnbacks and when you used to look at 326 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:27,600 the the numbers when they would present 327 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,480 like in the blue book um it would say 328 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,920 okay do's budget is 12 million but last 329 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:37,360 year's actual is you know 9.5 and it's 330 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,440 because that budget number is always 331 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,000 grossed up assuming there's no circuit 332 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,399 breaker but your actual that report is 333 00:11:44,399 --> 00:11:46,880 reported is taking that circuit breaker 334 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:48,399 into account. So there's always that 335 00:11:48,399 --> 00:11:51,680 delta there that always bothered me. um 336 00:11:51,680 --> 00:11:53,760 both on school committee and where I sat 337 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:57,600 because I felt like it was misleading um 338 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,760 to the public. So we were always uh 339 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:01,360 pressuring them to put an asterisk next 340 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,279 to it and say this is net circuit 341 00:12:03,279 --> 00:12:04,959 breaker, this is not net circuit 342 00:12:04,959 --> 00:12:07,680 breaker. So now that will actually sort 343 00:12:07,680 --> 00:12:10,000 of go away because do if you remember 344 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:11,760 this year when they presented it looked 345 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:13,040 like they had like a million dollar 346 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:14,959 reduction and that's because the circuit 347 00:12:14,959 --> 00:12:17,360 breaker thing is now gone. They we we 348 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:18,720 can't budget that way anymore. 349 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:20,240 >> You said it's like gone but it actually 350 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:21,839 is gone. There's no circuit breaker, 351 00:12:21,839 --> 00:12:22,160 right? 352 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,240 >> No, there is circuit breaker, but it's 353 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,200 not. It's um everything is net now. 354 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:32,160 >> So, the way that we had to budget at the region is like we said, okay, you 355 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:35,040 owe us $2 million for out of district, 356 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:36,880 but we know we're going to get $1.2 357 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:38,399 million in circuit breaker 358 00:12:38,399 --> 00:12:39,360 >> from the state. 359 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,440 So, we're only we're 360 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:45,600 only going to assess dover for $800,000 361 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:47,360 and that's the assessment whereas before 362 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:49,279 we would put the whole $2 million in the 363 00:12:49,279 --> 00:12:50,720 budget. Got it. 364 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:51,040 >> Right. 365 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:51,440 >> Yeah. 366 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:52,959 So, the money is still there. It's 367 00:12:52,959 --> 00:12:54,720 just it's just sitting in a different 368 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:56,720 way. It's cleaner. Yeah. It's a little 369 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:57,360 bit cleaner. 370 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:57,839 >> Yeah. 371 00:12:57,839 --> 00:12:59,839 >> Um and as long as I have enough money in 372 00:12:59,839 --> 00:13:01,680 the region to pay for everything. Yeah. 373 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:03,360 So, it's it actually cleans up the 374 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,600 accounting a little bit and it it then 375 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:08,959 what happens is that and we had um you 376 00:13:08,959 --> 00:13:10,480 know we had been telling the towns this 377 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:12,480 was going to happen especially at Dover 378 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,920 because that was a guaranteed turnback 379 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,079 in free cash that they always then 380 00:13:18,079 --> 00:13:19,920 turned around and applied that free cash 381 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:21,279 to the budget. 382 00:13:21,279 --> 00:13:22,800 >> So now they don't have as much 383 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,360 flexibility to do that but the budget's 384 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:26,800 lower. 385 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:27,600 >> So it sort of 386 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,519 >> so it all sort of yeah it sort of washes 387 00:13:29,519 --> 00:13:32,160 out. So this will be a transition year 388 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,440 uh for 27 to see how it all plays out. 389 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,399 Um it was important to us at the region 390 00:13:38,399 --> 00:13:41,440 to at least have some additional circuit 391 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,200 breaker other than what we expected to 392 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,279 get this year which is why we had worked 393 00:13:45,279 --> 00:13:47,600 with both town and the town of Sherburn 394 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,160 and retained the circuit breaker 395 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,720 reimbursement in the fourth quarter. 396 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,639 that was that comes remember the circuit 397 00:13:54,639 --> 00:13:55,920 breaker always came to the region then 398 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:57,920 we had to turn around and give it back 399 00:13:57,920 --> 00:13:59,680 to the towns because they were 400 00:13:59,680 --> 00:14:02,560 accounting for the out of district and 401 00:14:02,560 --> 00:14:04,240 that's when the department of ed said 402 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,160 what are you doing you need to account 403 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:10,160 for the region age kids at the region 404 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:12,880 >> so now we still get circuit breaker and 405 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,279 we identify by this is dovers and this 406 00:14:15,279 --> 00:14:16,720 is sherburns and we have different 407 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:18,240 accounts in our general ledger now for 408 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:20,240 do circuit breaker and sherburn circuit 409 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:24,399 breaker Um but we don't have the 410 00:14:24,399 --> 00:14:26,399 methodology that do used to have where 411 00:14:26,399 --> 00:14:28,399 we had all that fall back in case things 412 00:14:28,399 --> 00:14:30,959 on the the unexpected happened. Um so 413 00:14:30,959 --> 00:14:32,560 that's why we try to hold some. So we 414 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:35,440 have like I said it feels um comforting 415 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,920 to know that in Dover we're starting 416 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,040 with what we assessed do plus this extra 417 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,199 437,000. 418 00:14:43,199 --> 00:14:45,519 Um, but it will it will make your budget 419 00:14:45,519 --> 00:14:48,639 a little easier to understand because 420 00:14:48,639 --> 00:14:50,639 that was always a big number on top of 421 00:14:50,639 --> 00:14:52,320 your in district and it was was 422 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,800 confusing to the public because I was 423 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:56,800 like, oh, why is the do school budget so 424 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,360 big, right? So now it really will 425 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,560 represent um sort of your 426 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:03,279 >> population 427 00:15:03,279 --> 00:15:04,160 >> your population 428 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:08,240 >> and the true cost on both sides now. 429 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:11,360 >> Yeah. at the region and at um the dober 430 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:13,360 >> what percentage of our special education 431 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,120 needs are actually met by circuit 432 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:16,320 breaker 433 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:18,240 >> versus our own taxpayer fund. 434 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:21,440 >> So it is a um formula that is based on 435 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,600 each individual student. 436 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:24,560 >> Oh okay. 437 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:26,800 >> So it is calculated by each out of 438 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:27,440 district student 439 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:28,800 >> and the needs in the in the specific 440 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:29,199 needs. 441 00:15:29,199 --> 00:15:31,600 >> So there is a threshold. So you have to 442 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,160 the town has to pay the first um we say 443 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,000 $54,000 444 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:37,680 right? So, whatever cost that we have 445 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,160 for an out of district student, um the 446 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,079 first $54,000 447 00:15:42,079 --> 00:15:44,720 is the town's responsibility. After 448 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:48,639 that, the state reimbures you 75%. 449 00:15:48,639 --> 00:15:49,440 >> Okay? 450 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,639 >> Um and then on top of that, about four 451 00:15:52,639 --> 00:15:55,120 years ago, they've added transportation 452 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,920 into that formula. Um and that's been 453 00:15:57,920 --> 00:15:59,519 the unknown as to what the 454 00:15:59,519 --> 00:16:01,680 reimbursement. It should be 75, but they 455 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:04,639 don't always have funding for the 75. Um 456 00:16:04,639 --> 00:16:07,600 but that was a huge benefit to all 457 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,480 districts because even in do our out of 458 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:11,920 district transportation could be 459 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,560 somewhere up to like $400500,000. 460 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,079 So the fact that we were getting any 461 00:16:16,079 --> 00:16:19,279 reimbursement now is huge. And if you 462 00:16:19,279 --> 00:16:23,440 had a student who say um was at $50,000 463 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,279 you add transportation that gets them 464 00:16:25,279 --> 00:16:28,320 over the 54 then you qualify for um some 465 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:29,519 circuit breaker reimbursement. 466 00:16:29,519 --> 00:16:31,120 >> And we're and you said we're aging. 467 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,240 there's a student that is has a higher 468 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:37,600 than expect or higher than normal 469 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:40,480 um funding requirement that will be 470 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:42,399 aging out and so the expectations are 471 00:16:42,399 --> 00:16:42,720 lower. 472 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,720 >> Yeah, that the student did age out 473 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,920 >> um in fiscal year 26. So we'll give you 474 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:49,680 your um sort of this is what we 475 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:51,680 budgeted, this is where we stand when we 476 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,079 meet in October. Um and we'll do the 477 00:16:54,079 --> 00:16:56,399 same for the region. Um, but now you'll 478 00:16:56,399 --> 00:16:58,959 just be seeing a much smaller piece of 479 00:16:58,959 --> 00:17:02,240 the population because the the the do 480 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:05,120 residents who are sixth grade and older 481 00:17:05,120 --> 00:17:06,319 now the regional school committee 482 00:17:06,319 --> 00:17:07,039 meeting 483 00:17:07,039 --> 00:17:09,839 >> committee will be talking about them. 484 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:13,120 >> This is um this is a big change and 485 00:17:13,120 --> 00:17:14,160 sounds complicated. 486 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:14,959 >> Yeah. 487 00:17:14,959 --> 00:17:18,079 >> Do you think there needs to be 488 00:17:18,079 --> 00:17:20,640 a method of communication to the general 489 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,199 public to sort of 490 00:17:23,199 --> 00:17:25,520 >> I don't I don't think so. I don't if if 491 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:27,199 you look at it in comparison to the 492 00:17:27,199 --> 00:17:29,919 total budget for the dope town of do 493 00:17:29,919 --> 00:17:32,400 it's it's not it look it seems big for 494 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:34,000 >> there's not going to be a a sticker 495 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,000 shock like in a good way but like 496 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,360 >> because they've already seen it they've 497 00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:38,640 already seen it in action when they 498 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:40,880 approved the fiscal year 27 budget. 499 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:41,200 >> Okay. 500 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:42,880 >> So that's already rolled out. We didn't 501 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:44,080 get any questions. 502 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:44,559 >> Okay. 503 00:17:44,559 --> 00:17:48,000 >> Um and I think they did provide if you 504 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:49,600 remember Michael Blanchard the town 505 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:50,880 administrator said they're going to 506 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:52,160 change their accounting. this is the 507 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,640 numbers you're going to see and it 508 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,240 really from the edit from the at the end 509 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,720 of the day it doesn't the money is still 510 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:00,559 the money it's not changing it's just 511 00:18:00,559 --> 00:18:02,559 where it's being accounted for and 512 00:18:02,559 --> 00:18:03,760 there's a little bit of a change and 513 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,200 that it's not grossed up anymore 514 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,039 >> I see can we give the presentation 515 00:18:07,039 --> 00:18:09,679 together as with the region so it's over 516 00:18:09,679 --> 00:18:11,600 I think the hard part's over with now we 517 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:13,760 did that in fiscal year 27 so now we'll 518 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:17,760 just be ready to roll um the the issue 519 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:19,520 we're going to have is what happens when 520 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,919 we don't have enough money from the that 521 00:18:21,919 --> 00:18:23,919 the towns have already given us at the 522 00:18:23,919 --> 00:18:26,720 region. When we when we exhaust all of 523 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:27,760 that, 524 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:28,720 >> what to do? 525 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,000 >> We're going to have to figure out how we 526 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:31,840 go back to the towns to ask for what we 527 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:32,400 still need. 528 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,559 >> They're going to have to keep a reserve. 529 00:18:34,559 --> 00:18:37,120 >> Yeah. Well, we'll probably have to like 530 00:18:37,120 --> 00:18:39,039 we'll have to fund it and then add an 531 00:18:39,039 --> 00:18:41,039 additional assessment when the region 532 00:18:41,039 --> 00:18:43,280 does their budget for 28 saying you 533 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:44,880 didn't quite give us enough now you got 534 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,760 to give it to us in the 28 budget. So 535 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,640 cross that um that bridge when we come 536 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:53,120 to it. Um but that is what you know 537 00:18:53,120 --> 00:18:54,880 we've been counseledled by the 538 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:56,720 department of ed who asked us to please 539 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:58,960 change our accounting and that we really 540 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:00,320 should build up a year's worth of 541 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,679 circuit breaker for each town at the 542 00:19:03,679 --> 00:19:05,679 region level so we have that safety net. 543 00:19:05,679 --> 00:19:07,600 So, we'll try to strive towards that. 544 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,160 But, as you know, um you know, the towns 545 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,720 are under financial pressure. So, to 546 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,280 have extra money that is just sitting 547 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:16,880 there for I'm going to say a rainy day 548 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,480 fund, but 549 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,320 >> we might have other needs for that. So, 550 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:25,440 it'll just be a um sort of a 551 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,280 building. 552 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:28,880 Yeah. But, I mean, I feel really good 553 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:30,559 that Dober agreed to give us 554 00:19:30,559 --> 00:19:30,960 >> Okay. 555 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:32,799 >> as much as they did. We should be 556 00:19:32,799 --> 00:19:34,799 hopefully in a good spot. But you can 557 00:19:34,799 --> 00:19:38,080 see how much you can be over. So ex 558 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,640 ignore the one placement that we knew. 559 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,160 We were still hundreds of thousand 560 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:45,360 dollars over we thought where we were 561 00:19:45,360 --> 00:19:46,799 going to be. So that's where it gets a 562 00:19:46,799 --> 00:19:47,840 little scary. 563 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,160 >> This is a a residual call from a cold 564 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:53,750 last week. I promise. 565 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:55,600 » All right. 566 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:56,320 Anything else? 567 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:57,919 >> That is it. That's And then so we'll 568 00:19:57,919 --> 00:19:59,919 start talking about 27 in October and 569 00:19:59,919 --> 00:20:01,440 then you'll actually get your fiscal 570 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:03,039 year 28 budget in November. 571 00:20:03,039 --> 00:20:04,240 >> Great. Thank you. 572 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:05,919 >> Um I have another budget budget 573 00:20:05,919 --> 00:20:06,799 question. 574 00:20:06,799 --> 00:20:08,480 >> Um 575 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:12,000 how do we or do we plan like long-term 576 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,080 planning for building maintenance and 577 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,080 like facility improvements that might be 578 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:18,720 necessary like at some point we'll need 579 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:20,480 a new elementary school. I don't know 580 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:21,280 when. 581 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,799 >> Well, I think it will not be. So it's 582 00:20:24,799 --> 00:20:25,360 fairly new, 583 00:20:25,360 --> 00:20:26,080 >> right? But 584 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:27,520 >> in the world of schools. 585 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,600 >> Yeah. So we have a long range capital 586 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,080 plan and we do a fiveyear. So when you 587 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:33,360 get your budget book, there'll actually 588 00:20:33,360 --> 00:20:36,320 be a five-year um outlook of capital. 589 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:36,720 >> Okay. 590 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,360 >> Um so I think what we had on potentially 591 00:20:39,360 --> 00:20:42,080 for fiscal year to ask for 28. So we're 592 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:43,360 in that sweet spot right now with 593 00:20:43,360 --> 00:20:46,000 Cherine where it's just it's over a 594 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,320 little over 20, you know, 20. It was 595 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,600 open in 21. So we're like 25 years. We 596 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,559 haven't had to do major capital. So the 597 00:20:54,559 --> 00:20:56,159 biggest thing we did was we've replaced 598 00:20:56,159 --> 00:20:59,200 all the floors and we did that in um 599 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,520 segments, right? one is she can't do it 600 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:04,080 all in one year, but it also helps um 601 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:06,480 sort of give a more constant request. 602 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:08,640 So, we've had a we've had one or two 603 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:10,400 years here where we don't have anything 604 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:13,280 that we is critical because if you 605 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:16,159 listen to the town talk right now, they 606 00:21:16,159 --> 00:21:18,880 are in a huge capital crunch right now 607 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:20,960 with everything else they're doing. So, 608 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:23,120 Chering was able to not add to that 609 00:21:23,120 --> 00:21:25,200 plate because the region has to add to 610 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,280 that plate. So, we've made a conscious 611 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,280 decision to say, what can we do to sort 612 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,760 of help this process and and some of put 613 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:33,280 some of our stuff off and we're not 614 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:36,080 doing any harm to the building at all. 615 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:37,760 There's still life in everything that we 616 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:41,039 have. So, um I forecast one more year 617 00:21:41,039 --> 00:21:42,159 where we're going to just have probably 618 00:21:42,159 --> 00:21:43,760 with one small project I think we'll 619 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:45,919 bring forward and then we will start 620 00:21:45,919 --> 00:21:48,080 doing the larger like replacements of 621 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:51,039 your HVAC. But you there is a 20-year 622 00:21:51,039 --> 00:21:53,679 long range capital plan that we have in 623 00:21:53,679 --> 00:21:58,240 place that gives us a road map. um to um 624 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:01,280 what's forecasted to be added as a 625 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,870 useful life. 626 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:05,200 » Great. 627 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:06,640 >> Good question. 628 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:08,320 >> Yeah, it's really well done. It's really 629 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,640 helpful to see all the all the things 630 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:12,720 coming up like the rules and everything. 631 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:13,520 Yeah, 632 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,600 >> we're fortunate that we haven't had I'm 633 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,000 not going to say anything. 634 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:18,880 >> Knock out some more. 635 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:20,400 >> I'm done. I'm done. 636 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,159 >> Okay, we have no discussion items 637 00:22:22,159 --> 00:22:23,360 tonight. So, we're going to move into 638 00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:24,960 action items. And the first on the 639 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:26,720 agenda is the Chering School improvement 640 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:30,950 plan. It's the second read. 641 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:35,430 Thank you. Good evening. 642 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:37,360 First, I want to note that I forgot to 643 00:22:37,360 --> 00:22:38,799 put the school's name in the header. It 644 00:22:38,799 --> 00:22:40,559 really is ours. My version has it 645 00:22:40,559 --> 00:22:43,280 corrected, but assume that it could be 646 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:44,159 >> No, we we fixed that. 647 00:22:44,159 --> 00:22:48,000 >> Oh, you did fix it for Thank you. 648 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,080 >> Um, we started working on our 649 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:51,520 improvement plan last spring with the 650 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:53,360 help of our school advisory council. So 651 00:22:53,360 --> 00:22:54,960 kudos and thanks to that group that 652 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,200 helped us work on that. And then um over 653 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,039 the summer, Allison Gullings, who's the 654 00:22:59,039 --> 00:23:02,080 principal at Pine Hill, sorry. And um 655 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,240 and I worked to make sure that our goals 656 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,240 are very similar um because I think it's 657 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:07,760 very important that the schools are 658 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,080 similar when it makes sense and yet each 659 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:12,720 maintain our uniqueness. 660 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:14,880 Um I jumped right in. I wanted to give 661 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:16,400 you an update for since we started. And 662 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:18,559 I know Beth gave us a welcome, but um I 663 00:23:18,559 --> 00:23:19,840 think it's kind of interesting to look 664 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:22,320 at some of the new um because this has 665 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:26,559 been a very new year for us. Um we have 666 00:23:26,559 --> 00:23:30,080 473 students, which we had about 458 667 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:31,360 last year, so we're up a little bit, 668 00:23:31,360 --> 00:23:34,159 which is exciting. Um as Don will 669 00:23:34,159 --> 00:23:35,520 recall, when we opened the building, we 670 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,320 had over 600 students. So, it's it's 671 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:39,760 just interesting to look at the eb and 672 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,880 flow of the population, but we have um 673 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,360 two new specialist teachers, one new 674 00:23:45,360 --> 00:23:48,000 special educator, five new classroom 675 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:51,760 teachers, um a new preschool special ed 676 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:53,600 coordinator who we share with Pineh 677 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:55,520 Hill, um a new assistant principal, a 678 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:56,799 new office person whose name 679 00:23:56,799 --> 00:23:58,880 conveniently is Kelly. Makes it a little 680 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:00,159 bit easier when you call in. So, it's 681 00:24:00,159 --> 00:24:03,039 the same name as our previous office uh 682 00:24:03,039 --> 00:24:05,440 admin. um eight new educational 683 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:08,720 assistants and 20 new students. All the 684 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:10,080 kindergarters are new, so they don't 685 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,000 count, but 20 new students had moved in 686 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:13,919 and two registrations that came in this 687 00:24:13,919 --> 00:24:14,240 morning. 688 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:14,960 >> Oh, wow. 689 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,279 >> So, we are just we are flying. Houses 690 00:24:17,279 --> 00:24:18,640 are are selling and people are 691 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:20,960 enrolling. And thank you for your 692 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,279 generosity in supporting us as we look 693 00:24:23,279 --> 00:24:25,840 to um add classrooms. Last spring, you 694 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:26,960 remember this is a long discussion we 695 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,360 had back and forth. We had um seven new 696 00:24:29,360 --> 00:24:31,600 first graders and six new second graders 697 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,640 move in um over the course of last 698 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:36,559 spring and into the summer. So, we are 699 00:24:36,559 --> 00:24:38,320 grateful to have that extra space in 700 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:39,600 those rooms. So, thank you. 701 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:40,880 >> Do you expect that we can make that 702 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,440 permanent? That was the biggest hit 703 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:44,960 decision I think that we've made as a 704 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:46,720 school committee so far. People loved 705 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:48,080 it. 706 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:51,520 >> We we start the dance in November. 707 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:52,159 >> Yeah. Okay. 708 00:24:52,159 --> 00:24:53,520 >> With placement. Yeah. So, we'll we will 709 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:55,840 look at how many students in each grade, 710 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:58,000 what makes sense. um how many you know 711 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,360 if we've got four now do we roll the 712 00:24:59,360 --> 00:25:01,120 four do we change to three but yeah 713 00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:02,640 we'll be looking at this spring 714 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:03,679 >> think about we talk about the 715 00:25:03,679 --> 00:25:05,760 immigration out migration so if we took 716 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,400 20 new students in that's going to make 717 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:11,279 your numbers project right higher 718 00:25:11,279 --> 00:25:13,600 assuming that that might be the trend 719 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,520 >> so that's all worked into the formula 720 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:17,760 when we look at so we don't even we look 721 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:19,760 at we use the numbers that are in the 722 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:23,039 school right now to run the numbers but 723 00:25:23,039 --> 00:25:25,600 what patterns is going to make those so 724 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:26,400 those numbers are going to look 725 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:27,520 different than what we have. We don't 726 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:29,840 just roll up second to third. We look at 727 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:31,360 the projections and the three-year 728 00:25:31,360 --> 00:25:34,000 history and the one-year history and 729 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:35,679 then we take the highest and that's how 730 00:25:35,679 --> 00:25:36,880 we build the budget. 731 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:37,679 >> Yeah. 732 00:25:37,679 --> 00:25:39,679 >> So if we are Yeah. If we 733 00:25:39,679 --> 00:25:41,760 >> fifth grade and ex and exiting fifth 734 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:42,080 grade 735 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,880 >> and exiting fifth grade is very large. 736 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:46,799 >> They have they have five they have five 737 00:25:46,799 --> 00:25:49,919 classrooms, right? 738 00:25:49,919 --> 00:25:52,320 >> Yeah. That's great. Let's we'll have to 739 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,159 solve for that one tonight, but um I 740 00:25:54,159 --> 00:25:54,640 know that 741 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:56,880 >> that's on our October meeting, the 742 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:57,760 study. So 743 00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:58,799 >> Okay, perfect. 744 00:25:58,799 --> 00:25:59,520 >> Yeah, perfect. 745 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:03,360 >> All right. Thank you. Um so with those 746 00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:04,960 lots of new it's given us a great 747 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:06,640 opportunity in the building to think 748 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:08,480 about how we do things and what 749 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,799 opportunities we have. The simplest 750 00:26:10,799 --> 00:26:12,400 example I can give is that in the 751 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:13,600 office, one of the things we do, we 752 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:15,360 still keep paper folders for every 753 00:26:15,360 --> 00:26:19,360 student and um they are sorted by class. 754 00:26:19,360 --> 00:26:20,960 So all of the kindergarters and with the 755 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,080 kindergarten teachers and the first 756 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:23,840 grader with the first grade teachers and 757 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:25,840 our new admin was coming in and I said, 758 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:27,039 "Well, one of the things you need to do 759 00:26:27,039 --> 00:26:28,640 is you'll have to graduate everyone. So 760 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:29,200 you're going to take all the 761 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:30,640 kindergarters out and put them into all 762 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:32,720 the first grade folders." And Moren 763 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:33,919 Markell, who's our new assistant 764 00:26:33,919 --> 00:26:36,720 principal, said, "Why?" 765 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:38,320 Because that's how we do it. And she 766 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,559 said, "Well, why don't you just go A to 767 00:26:40,559 --> 00:26:42,640 Z for the whole grade and then next year 768 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:44,159 all you have to do is change the label 769 00:26:44,159 --> 00:26:47,679 on the front of the drawer." 770 00:26:47,679 --> 00:26:49,360 >> Right. So, it's also so it's little 771 00:26:49,360 --> 00:26:51,279 things like that. Um, and it's big 772 00:26:51,279 --> 00:26:52,799 things looking at curriculum. I was in 773 00:26:52,799 --> 00:26:54,640 Christine's uh grade level team meeting 774 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:56,640 today and just it's such an opportunity 775 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:58,880 to have so many new staff and new adults 776 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:00,080 in the building to look at what we're 777 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,400 doing and is that a best practice. So, 778 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,640 it's been very exciting as we get 779 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:04,960 started. 780 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:06,720 >> Another reason for my weekly why. 781 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:07,760 >> Yes. 782 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,039 >> Questioning why we do things the way we 783 00:27:09,039 --> 00:27:10,720 do and should it stay that way. 784 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:12,000 >> I love that. 785 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,799 >> Yeah, absolutely. So, back to the school 786 00:27:14,799 --> 00:27:17,200 improvement plan and my excitement. Um 787 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,200 the first goal uh near and dear to 788 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:21,520 Heather's heart is our ELA curriculum 789 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:23,679 review. Uh you many of you have lived 790 00:27:23,679 --> 00:27:25,440 through the math curriculum review. So a 791 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:27,760 lot of this is familiar. Um we are 792 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:29,679 piloting two programs as you know we're 793 00:27:29,679 --> 00:27:33,440 piloting uh fish tank and emerge. And 794 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:37,840 across the two schools so for example in 795 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,240 first grade if we are doing fish tank 796 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:43,279 pineill is doing emerge 797 00:27:43,279 --> 00:27:44,559 all the way across. So that way we get 798 00:27:44,559 --> 00:27:48,159 lots of data across both schools and um 799 00:27:48,159 --> 00:27:50,720 lots of student results. So many grades 800 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:52,720 we have two we always have at least one 801 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:55,120 but often two teachers who are piloting 802 00:27:55,120 --> 00:27:56,720 as well. So we're getting lots of data 803 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:58,240 and looking at that. So that whole first 804 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:00,640 goal is the work that we will do which 805 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:03,360 will the the structure will match very 806 00:28:03,360 --> 00:28:05,200 much what we did with the math pilot. So 807 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:06,640 you'll get updates from us and we'll 808 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:08,080 have the teacher input and student 809 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:10,000 results. The big question that I heard 810 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,600 from parents was the worry that if I was 811 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:14,799 in a pilot classroom, um, my student 812 00:28:14,799 --> 00:28:17,200 would get a a different experience than 813 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:19,760 everyone else. And we go back to 814 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,320 everyone is taught the standards. So 815 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:24,399 whether you get them through Emerge or 816 00:28:24,399 --> 00:28:26,159 whether you get them through our current 817 00:28:26,159 --> 00:28:29,039 ELA program, everyone will have the same 818 00:28:29,039 --> 00:28:30,799 instruction and experience by the time 819 00:28:30,799 --> 00:28:33,840 we get to the end of the year. So, and 820 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:35,360 all of the pilot teachers are being 821 00:28:35,360 --> 00:28:38,000 supported by Priscilla Stefan, our 822 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,720 literacy coach. So, it's been very 823 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:42,720 exciting. 824 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:43,120 >> Um, 825 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:46,559 >> yep. Do we uh the comment by go to see 826 00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:48,080 or we 827 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:50,880 >> Okay. Um, I think that is a question 828 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:52,399 that comes back, but the question that 829 00:28:52,399 --> 00:28:55,919 has come back a lot too is are we fixing 830 00:28:55,919 --> 00:28:58,320 something that's broken and like why are 831 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:03,039 we changing? we just change math and so I this is just a conversation that 832 00:29:03,039 --> 00:29:05,440 questions that are asked. So I think in 833 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,240 a future weekly why that could be a good 834 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:10,320 uh a good topic of just explaining 835 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:11,760 because we had all these presentation 836 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:15,200 that Denny did and all but not everybody 837 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,600 loves Sherburn TV or Sherburn TV as much 838 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:20,080 as I do. So I'm not sure uh that 839 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:22,159 everybody saw but a quick tidbit just to 840 00:29:22,159 --> 00:29:24,240 explain that. And then my other question 841 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:28,159 is when I I read the 842 00:29:28,159 --> 00:29:30,480 I guess I'm just 843 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:33,840 wanting more clarity on how 844 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:38,000 I don't see like how you I see observe 845 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:41,120 classroom a lot of observation but is 846 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:43,039 there like a standard test that gets 847 00:29:43,039 --> 00:29:45,840 passed to all three and we see okay who 848 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:47,600 does better like how does how do we 849 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:50,720 evaluate which one I'm assuming student 850 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:53,360 engagement like I'm just wondering and 851 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:55,120 I'd like more detail on that if 852 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:55,600 possible. 853 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:58,559 >> Yep. So I can do short answers to just 854 00:29:58,559 --> 00:30:00,240 feed your curiosity a bit and then we 855 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:03,279 can come back with more. Um so the the 856 00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:06,399 first the why is um we have been working 857 00:30:06,399 --> 00:30:08,720 in uh with ELA programs referred to as 858 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:11,440 Lucy Cawkins or the uh units of study 859 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:14,799 which was um a a strong ELA program when 860 00:30:14,799 --> 00:30:17,120 it came out and it has great advantages 861 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:20,080 to it and many disadvantages to it. It 862 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:21,600 also happens to be a program that's no 863 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:23,520 longer approved by the Massachusetts 864 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:25,520 Department of Education. Uh which would 865 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:26,960 be a really good reason not to use it 866 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:29,919 anymore. Um I am personally very excited 867 00:30:29,919 --> 00:30:31,360 that we're going to look at this more 868 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:32,880 comprehensive way of teaching which is 869 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:34,480 called science of reading. So it's a 870 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:36,640 whole philosophy which we can go back to 871 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:39,200 slide decks which Denny presented but um 872 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:40,640 basically it's a much more holistic look 873 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:43,520 at how we read, write, use our speaking 874 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:45,600 and language skills uh which are all 875 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:47,600 part of the department of ed. And so 876 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,080 these two programs are approved by the 877 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:51,600 department of ed and ways to get to 878 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:53,600 that. Did I miss anything? Do you want 879 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:54,640 to throw anything on that? 880 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:56,320 >> What I guess I guess maybe I read 881 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:58,240 through the lines from L Ro's questions 882 00:30:58,240 --> 00:30:59,840 like what is how do we determine which 883 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:01,919 is more successful? 884 00:31:01,919 --> 00:31:07,440 >> So we have a few different measures for that. Um we are using um some common 885 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:10,320 assessments that we have um for that um 886 00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:14,080 assess uh fluency and comprehension. Um 887 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:19,760 and then we also have um some uh the 888 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,000 teachers that are piloting the program. 889 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,880 We have um both um some quantitative and 890 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:27,440 qualitative um data from them as well as 891 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:29,679 far as the rubric that is being used 892 00:31:29,679 --> 00:31:33,760 about what um needs to go into um a high 893 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:35,840 quality instructional material. And so 894 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:39,200 it is um they have to kind of talk about 895 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:40,960 um the engagement of students, the 896 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:43,440 supports that are given, the um 897 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,760 usability of the materials, the pace. So 898 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:48,159 there's all those kinds of criteria um 899 00:31:48,159 --> 00:31:50,080 that we will be assessing as well kind 900 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:54,320 of ongoing um as as frequent as a weekly 901 00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:57,600 basis. Um and then we have um meetings 902 00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:00,960 to try and um talk about those points 903 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:02,480 with the teachers that are that are 904 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:04,880 piloting across the district. Um so we 905 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:08,240 have some um of that uh quantitative um 906 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:10,480 data that we are using um but some of 907 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:13,279 that qualitative as well. 908 00:32:13,279 --> 00:32:15,039 >> So 909 00:32:15,039 --> 00:32:15,760 thank you. 910 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:18,559 >> It's about the how the teacher can 911 00:32:18,559 --> 00:32:20,559 implement it how the ease of teaching it 912 00:32:20,559 --> 00:32:22,640 or like the ease of understanding for 913 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:23,679 the children. 914 00:32:23,679 --> 00:32:26,399 >> It's we are asking both you know how are 915 00:32:26,399 --> 00:32:28,000 the students engaged? What was the 916 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:29,600 learning that the students got out of 917 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:32,720 it? Um, so we have questions um that are 918 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:34,559 talking about the implementation but 919 00:32:34,559 --> 00:32:36,640 also the learning that's taking place. 920 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:40,240 Um, and we ask it regularly for for both 921 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:42,159 programs at each grade level. 922 00:32:42,159 --> 00:32:44,799 >> But there's no testing like is there 923 00:32:44,799 --> 00:32:47,840 like do you test? Cuz my question I 924 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:50,000 guess where I'm trying to get to is what 925 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:53,840 if that program that we have right now 926 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,159 >> that is not acceptable by the state 927 00:32:56,159 --> 00:32:58,880 anymore. um what if they get better 928 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:00,720 grades with that program and that turns 929 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:04,960 out that uh and how do we see if it's a 930 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,679 better program? So during our our pilot, 931 00:33:07,679 --> 00:33:10,559 we have a baseline assessment in um in 932 00:33:10,559 --> 00:33:13,279 Dibbles which um assesses their uh 933 00:33:13,279 --> 00:33:18,080 fluency um and um their comprehension 934 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:20,559 and so everyone takes that whether they 935 00:33:20,559 --> 00:33:22,159 are pilot classroom or non-pilot 936 00:33:22,159 --> 00:33:25,360 classroom um and then they are they we 937 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:27,760 will look at those results again um at 938 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:29,519 the end of the pilot as well. So that'd 939 00:33:29,519 --> 00:33:31,120 be one one measure that we're looking 940 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:31,840 at. Okay. 941 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:36,799 >> Um as far as how each of the the emerge 942 00:33:36,799 --> 00:33:40,080 classrooms do the um fish tank 943 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:43,039 classrooms do and um the classrooms that 944 00:33:43,039 --> 00:33:44,720 are not piloting this year. 945 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:46,080 >> So there's a whole rubric that sorry 946 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:47,279 Tinder we're doing a whole there's a 947 00:33:47,279 --> 00:33:49,200 whole rubric that we go through um that 948 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:52,960 looks at student performance engagement 949 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:54,960 teacher engagement and so there's a 950 00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:56,720 whole metric from the state that helps 951 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:59,120 us to figure out which curriculum best 952 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:04,480 meet the needs of our students. So it's elaborate and long. It's the same 953 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:05,760 rubric that we use with the math 954 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:06,799 program. 955 00:34:06,799 --> 00:34:10,720 >> Oh, okay. Stay tuned. We'll keep Yes, 956 00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:12,000 student data is part of it. 957 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:13,599 >> I just worry that like we're fixing 958 00:34:13,599 --> 00:34:15,599 something that's not broken, but it is 959 00:34:15,599 --> 00:34:16,960 broken because the program is not 960 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:18,240 acceptable. So, 961 00:34:18,240 --> 00:34:20,159 >> well, unfortunately, because of 962 00:34:20,159 --> 00:34:21,919 politics, the program has evolved to 963 00:34:21,919 --> 00:34:23,679 include science of reading. But because 964 00:34:23,679 --> 00:34:26,560 there are certain companies with agendas 965 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:28,639 and there's a wait list to be audited to 966 00:34:28,639 --> 00:34:29,839 determine if you meet the state 967 00:34:29,839 --> 00:34:31,440 criteria, Lucy Caucus has not been 968 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,440 audited yet. So it's not on the list. So 969 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:34,720 that's where we have to choose something 970 00:34:34,720 --> 00:34:35,599 else. 971 00:34:35,599 --> 00:34:36,720 >> The work that we've been doing with 972 00:34:36,720 --> 00:34:38,240 kids, thanks to the teachers bending 973 00:34:38,240 --> 00:34:40,320 over backwards and adapting the program 974 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:42,159 and catching up with the new materials 975 00:34:42,159 --> 00:34:43,919 is meeting the needs of kids. But 976 00:34:43,919 --> 00:34:47,839 because it's not on the state um list of 977 00:34:47,839 --> 00:34:50,560 acceptable programs yet or if ever 978 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:52,720 because of politics, we are turning to 979 00:34:52,720 --> 00:34:53,280 something else. 980 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:54,879 >> Right? So we've started with that and 981 00:34:54,879 --> 00:34:56,800 then we've pieced on empowering writer, 982 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:58,320 we've pieced on foundations, right? 983 00:34:58,320 --> 00:34:59,440 We've added all these pieces that we 984 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:01,359 felt were missing from the core program. 985 00:35:01,359 --> 00:35:03,520 So we have this 986 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:07,119 multi-armed ELA program that is based 987 00:35:07,119 --> 00:35:08,800 here in Lucy Caukins, but those other 988 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:10,720 programs as well. So wouldn't it be nice 989 00:35:10,720 --> 00:35:12,400 if you had just one big 990 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:14,000 >> clear program with a really clear 991 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,599 vertical alignment? I think that to me 992 00:35:15,599 --> 00:35:16,960 the piece that's missing is that really 993 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:18,640 clear piece about this is what happens 994 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:19,760 at each grade level. 995 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:20,160 >> Okay. 996 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:21,680 >> So that's that's the goal. 997 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:23,119 >> That image really helped me. 998 00:35:23,119 --> 00:35:26,630 >> Okay. 999 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:27,359 » Around that very nicely. 1000 00:35:27,359 --> 00:35:29,440 >> No, I did. It did. act like I understand 1001 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:31,760 better what you do. Thank you. No 1002 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:31,920 problem. 1003 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:34,400 >> I appreciate that. My question on goal 1004 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:34,960 one. 1005 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,040 >> All right. Ready for goal tool? 1006 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:38,160 >> I don't have questions. 1007 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:47,760 >> All right. Well, sorry. Um goal tool is the one that um is our 1008 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:50,560 chance to look at um all of the changes 1009 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:52,640 we made in the schedule. We did a lot of 1010 00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:54,160 work last year. Teachers did a ton of 1011 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:56,560 work last year to make changes. Look at 1012 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:58,240 time on learning. look at minutes in 1013 00:35:58,240 --> 00:36:01,200 classrooms and on content. And we've 1014 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:03,119 added in our health and wellness. We're 1015 00:36:03,119 --> 00:36:05,200 adding in music workshop. We've cut back 1016 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:08,320 on Spanish. Um we've there's a lot 1017 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:10,160 that's happened and uh we're expanding 1018 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:12,240 library and technology. So, we really 1019 00:36:12,240 --> 00:36:15,119 want to give ourselves the grace and 1020 00:36:15,119 --> 00:36:17,440 time to this is a goal for this year is 1021 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,359 to live this schedule and look at what's 1022 00:36:19,359 --> 00:36:20,960 working, what isn't working. We've 1023 00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:23,520 already made some tweaks and changes. 1024 00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:25,920 um we're looking at, you know, halfday 1025 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:28,480 Wednesdays and how do we use those and 1026 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:30,079 how do we look at professional 1027 00:36:30,079 --> 00:36:32,000 development that is matched to the needs 1028 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,920 of the school. So this is just a big 1029 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:36,160 piece to like let's just live it for the 1030 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:39,040 year and then as we go along what 1031 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:40,320 changes do we need to make? We've 1032 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:41,440 already started with changes for the 1033 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:42,960 schedule for next year like oh that's 1034 00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:45,280 going to change too. um let's live music 1035 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:47,119 workshop, right? So, it's that 1036 00:36:47,119 --> 00:36:49,760 opportunity to just to do that work, 1037 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:52,160 live that work of from last year. 1038 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:53,680 >> This might be coming at the curriculum 1039 00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:55,359 night. 1040 00:36:55,359 --> 00:36:57,040 >> Um 1041 00:36:57,040 --> 00:36:58,720 knowing how big of a community 1042 00:36:58,720 --> 00:37:02,079 discussion the Spanish decision was. 1043 00:37:02,079 --> 00:37:03,839 >> Is there an opportunity to sort of 1044 00:37:03,839 --> 00:37:05,760 refresh what parents should expect the 1045 00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:07,680 overall curriculum to look like to say 1046 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:08,480 like this is 1047 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:09,680 >> for Spanish? 1048 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:11,680 >> No. holistically cuz we reduce Spanish 1049 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:13,520 in favor in favor of adding other 1050 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:16,480 things. And it'd be nice to to kind of 1051 00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:19,200 give that nod to what is being added and 1052 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:20,480 why we're so excited for it. 1053 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:21,200 >> I agree. 1054 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:23,040 >> And why it's required. 1055 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:26,640 >> Why it's required. Yeah. Um I lied. I 1056 00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:27,760 actually had a question on my second 1057 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:30,400 page, but um I was wondering because 1058 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:33,680 there a lot was said too about the 1059 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:35,440 changes in the schedule to accommodate 1060 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:36,960 transition times and that time was 1061 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:39,280 wasted and this survey was passed on to 1062 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:43,359 the teacher where they were um telling 1063 00:37:43,359 --> 00:37:48,320 you what their ideals would be and the things is are we going to compare in 1064 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:50,640 your evaluation of it? Like are you 1065 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:52,400 going to reissue that same survey and 1066 00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:55,119 see if that effectively met their needs? 1067 00:37:55,119 --> 00:37:56,560 I think is that part of the 1068 00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:58,560 >> we'll do a similar survey. I think there 1069 00:37:58,560 --> 00:37:59,680 were some flaws in the way that we 1070 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:01,200 gathered all the data in that one but 1071 00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:02,880 we'll be looking at those pieces. So 1072 00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:04,960 there's um an example of these 1073 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:06,400 transitions which is because there 1074 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:07,920 weren't many but it seems to be a piece 1075 00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:10,000 that's like people are hanging on to is 1076 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:12,079 you might um in the old schedule have 1077 00:38:12,079 --> 00:38:13,280 come out of lunch and you had this like 1078 00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:15,040 weird 10 minutes before you had to go to 1079 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:17,040 Spanish, right? And it's just kind of 1080 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:18,560 the way the whole blocks roll through 1081 00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:20,320 because most of the items in the 1082 00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:22,960 schedule go in 45minute blocks. Um, 1083 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:25,440 except lunch didn't exactly and now it 1084 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:27,200 does. So there's like so those weird 1085 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:29,520 10-minute pieces like 1086 00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:30,960 10 minutes. Well, if it's winter time in 1087 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:32,320 your first grade, you're getting your 1088 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:34,240 snow pants off and on, right? But in 1089 00:38:34,240 --> 00:38:35,760 other grades, so there's like those 1090 00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:38,160 little some of those little weird 10 15 1091 00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:40,960 minute pieces have been 1092 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:42,640 absorbed other ways by moving pieces 1093 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:43,520 around. 1094 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:45,440 >> So changing like when specials start and 1095 00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:46,000 end. 1096 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:47,440 >> I think it stayed in people's mind 1097 00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:50,000 because that was the argument used um 1098 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:51,520 during the presentation too. 1099 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:53,599 >> Yeah. It was It's real. Yeah. 1100 00:38:53,599 --> 00:38:56,800 >> Yeah. Um Okay. And the other thing, the 1101 00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:58,320 other I know you said at the end of the 1102 00:38:58,320 --> 00:38:59,920 year we're going to live our It just 1103 00:38:59,920 --> 00:39:02,560 seems like a lot to wait till the end 1104 00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:04,720 like will you update us you think 1105 00:39:04,720 --> 00:39:07,280 quarterly or half the year or this is um 1106 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:09,760 >> Yeah. So we'll um we'll need to have a 1107 00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:11,760 lot of 1108 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:13,839 um our responses and reactions to this 1109 00:39:13,839 --> 00:39:15,520 sooner. We start rebuilding the schedule 1110 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:17,760 in March. Okay. So like when we start 1111 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:19,440 doing placement and then we start 1112 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:21,119 there's also a parallel scheduling 1113 00:39:21,119 --> 00:39:22,640 committee. So a lot of that work starts 1114 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:23,520 up in the spring. 1115 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:25,040 >> Okay. 1116 00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:26,320 >> And there might be small shifts to the 1117 00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:27,680 schedule but I think when we were 1118 00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:29,119 discussing this we all agreed that we're 1119 00:39:29,119 --> 00:39:30,320 going to have to live with the new 1120 00:39:30,320 --> 00:39:32,640 content content areas and specials being 1121 00:39:32,640 --> 00:39:34,079 what they are for at least a year. 1122 00:39:34,079 --> 00:39:36,560 >> I don't think it's fair and to to decide 1123 00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:38,640 now that oh we need less technology than 1124 00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:40,720 we anticipated with not even having met 1125 00:39:40,720 --> 00:39:42,000 the standards through June yet. 1126 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:44,240 >> Oh no totally. But if you feel like it's 1127 00:39:44,240 --> 00:39:45,839 always good to communicate if it works 1128 00:39:45,839 --> 00:39:46,480 well. 1129 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:48,320 >> Yeah. Oh yeah. So I think they'll be 1130 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:49,520 looking at different pieces at different 1131 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:51,119 times. And has the the health and 1132 00:39:51,119 --> 00:39:53,200 wellness has that launched? 1133 00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:56,079 >> So how how many times a week are the 1134 00:39:56,079 --> 00:39:57,520 different like roughly how many times a 1135 00:39:57,520 --> 00:39:59,200 week are the different or month are the 1136 00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:00,400 different grades 1137 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:02,640 >> getting I just I miss Mr. K. I haven't 1138 00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:06,470 seen him all year. 1139 00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:09,359 » So two parts to that. So everyone has 1140 00:40:09,359 --> 00:40:13,839 six specials now. So everyone has one day a week where they have a double 1141 00:40:13,839 --> 00:40:15,839 special all the students health and 1142 00:40:15,839 --> 00:40:19,119 wellness sits on top of that and um Jim 1143 00:40:19,119 --> 00:40:21,680 splits between Pineh Hill and Chering. 1144 00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:24,079 So roughly he's at Pine Hill Monday, 1145 00:40:24,079 --> 00:40:26,880 Tuesdays and with us Thursday, Fridays 1146 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:29,119 and then his whole schedule is broken 1147 00:40:29,119 --> 00:40:32,800 into nineweek chunks. So he'll be with 1148 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:35,040 K2 and I'm going to get his grades 1149 00:40:35,040 --> 00:40:36,800 wrong. 1150 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:38,400 three of the grades, K2, four, let's 1151 00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:40,400 say, for now, he'll do nine weeks with 1152 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:41,920 them. So, he'll go in and do a half an 1153 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:45,520 hour lesson um in those classrooms. And 1154 00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:47,119 then the next nine weeks, he'll do the 1155 00:40:47,119 --> 00:40:49,119 other three grades. So, he flips like 1156 00:40:49,119 --> 00:40:50,640 that through the year. 1157 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:50,960 >> Okay. 1158 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:54,640 >> Um so, if you don't have health now, you 1159 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:57,280 will in nine weeks have a half an hour 1160 00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:59,200 health lesson once a week. 1161 00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:01,119 >> Okay, that makes sense. Thank you. Um 1162 00:41:01,119 --> 00:41:01,440 and 1163 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:03,280 >> the time is filled with other stuff now. 1164 00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:04,720 >> Yes. Yeah, it's in the classroom time. 1165 00:41:04,720 --> 00:41:04,880 Yeah. 1166 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:06,400 >> And this was just curiosity. What is 1167 00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:09,200 character strong? 1168 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:09,839 >> It's a good one. 1169 00:41:09,839 --> 00:41:11,680 >> It is a good one. So, Character Strong 1170 00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:13,920 is the curriculum curriculum that we 1171 00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:17,280 adopted. I'm sorry my back. Um that we 1172 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:21,040 adopted um last spring. Okay. It's um 1173 00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:23,119 Pineh Hill and Chering use it as well as 1174 00:41:23,119 --> 00:41:26,480 the middle school and high school. Um it 1175 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:29,040 is a social emotional curriculum which 1176 00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:31,440 we heard from teachers and parents alike 1177 00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:32,880 that we needed to bring something in. 1178 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:35,680 Responsive classroom is a way of framing 1179 00:41:35,680 --> 00:41:37,839 your day and framing your classroom and 1180 00:41:37,839 --> 00:41:39,760 how you 1181 00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:42,000 respond and react to your peers and 1182 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:44,400 others. Um, character strong is that 1183 00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:46,319 piece that like the unit for September 1184 00:41:46,319 --> 00:41:48,319 is kindness and it's all about how to be 1185 00:41:48,319 --> 00:41:52,079 kind and it's um kids are the ones 1186 00:41:52,079 --> 00:41:54,560 talking to your kids and so the they're 1187 00:41:54,560 --> 00:41:56,560 very engaging and there's lessons and 1188 00:41:56,560 --> 00:41:58,079 games and it feels very much like 1189 00:41:58,079 --> 00:41:59,280 responsive cluster but it's that very 1190 00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:01,280 specific piece about like someone is 1191 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:03,119 saying at a table all by themsel how do 1192 00:42:03,119 --> 00:42:05,040 you go over and say hi right so it's 1193 00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:06,800 like that really basic how to how to be 1194 00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:08,560 a kind person the next one all of 1195 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:11,440 October is respect so it's we're slowly 1196 00:42:11,440 --> 00:42:12,800 rolling it out it's set up So, you do a 1197 00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:14,240 few pieces in September and then by 1198 00:42:14,240 --> 00:42:16,880 October it'll be full-on um character 1199 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:17,680 stroke. 1200 00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:18,240 >> Wonderful. 1201 00:42:18,240 --> 00:42:19,680 >> It's exciting. 1202 00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:23,359 >> How have the Have um 1203 00:42:23,359 --> 00:42:26,640 have the afterchool language programs 1204 00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:28,240 been a hit yet? 1205 00:42:28,240 --> 00:42:30,240 >> They have not signed They've not started 1206 00:42:30,240 --> 00:42:30,880 yet. 1207 00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:33,119 >> They haven't started or how's 1208 00:42:33,119 --> 00:42:33,680 enrollment? 1209 00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:36,319 >> So, we not It's sort of low. I'll be 1210 00:42:36,319 --> 00:42:36,640 honest. 1211 00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:37,839 >> It's It's what? 1212 00:42:37,839 --> 00:42:38,160 >> Low. 1213 00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:38,720 >> It's low. 1214 00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:39,839 >> Yeah. 1215 00:42:39,839 --> 00:42:41,280 We're running um 1216 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:43,760 >> we're have oneonone one-on-one tutoring 1217 00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:44,720 time on Spanish. 1218 00:42:44,720 --> 00:42:46,160 >> Not quite it. So they'll they'll run a 1219 00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:48,240 class with at least um eight and we've 1220 00:42:48,240 --> 00:42:49,680 asked them to run a class with at least 1221 00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:50,319 six. 1222 00:42:50,319 --> 00:42:50,720 >> Okay. 1223 00:42:50,720 --> 00:42:56,079 >> Um so we are doing um uh K2 French, K2 1224 00:42:56,079 --> 00:42:59,040 span Spanish, and then 35 French and 35 1225 00:42:59,040 --> 00:43:01,280 Spanish. Um so we're running all of 1226 00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:04,640 them. Um but we definitely have still 1227 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:07,040 space. Okay. Um, I think the Christine 1228 00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:08,960 Dey is was sending out I think Friday 1229 00:43:08,960 --> 00:43:11,440 she sent out a are you you know we're 1230 00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:13,920 still looking people want to sign up. 1231 00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:17,119 Um, and so we're we're running 1232 00:43:17,119 --> 00:43:18,800 everything that we published. 1233 00:43:18,800 --> 00:43:19,280 >> Yeah. 1234 00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:21,359 >> Um, I will say I think at Pine Hill was 1235 00:43:21,359 --> 00:43:23,280 the only place we had to we had to 1236 00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:25,280 collapse too because we didn't have 1237 00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:27,839 enough. Um, but we are running 1238 00:43:27,839 --> 00:43:30,240 everything that was shown. Now, it could 1239 00:43:30,240 --> 00:43:31,839 be that we'll still run them in the 1240 00:43:31,839 --> 00:43:33,359 winter because this, you know, we'll be 1241 00:43:33,359 --> 00:43:36,480 able to to either continue but also add 1242 00:43:36,480 --> 00:43:38,480 new sections. So, it'll we'll just sit 1243 00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:40,480 back and see. I know that part of 1244 00:43:40,480 --> 00:43:43,280 community eds um drive too is to bring 1245 00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:45,359 other new things too. So, I think she's 1246 00:43:45,359 --> 00:43:48,160 worked really hard to add some new 1247 00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:51,119 classes um and we're, you know, seeing 1248 00:43:51,119 --> 00:43:53,440 great response to I think there's weight 1249 00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:55,599 list for a couple of the classes. So I 1250 00:43:55,599 --> 00:43:59,040 think it's variety but we definitely um 1251 00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:01,119 have offered that for those who want to 1252 00:44:01,119 --> 00:44:03,200 participate and then I think the the 1253 00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:04,640 information went out through parent 1254 00:44:04,640 --> 00:44:06,240 square of if you don't want to do it 1255 00:44:06,240 --> 00:44:08,240 after school here's some other 1256 00:44:08,240 --> 00:44:10,720 >> options that parents have if you want to 1257 00:44:10,720 --> 00:44:11,760 sort of fill that in. 1258 00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:13,359 >> I think it's an important initiative. 1259 00:44:13,359 --> 00:44:14,960 I'm disappointing that attendance is 1260 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:17,040 low. I suspect it'll grow. 1261 00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:17,520 >> Yeah. 1262 00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:20,560 >> But it was a very difficult decision and 1263 00:44:20,560 --> 00:44:23,200 I know we promised this to the community 1264 00:44:23,200 --> 00:44:24,880 and it's really it's like I'm really 1265 00:44:24,880 --> 00:44:26,400 impressed that when I when I saw it come 1266 00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:28,480 through I was really pleased that it had 1267 00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:30,480 and um 1268 00:44:30,480 --> 00:44:32,640 >> well global global child was here before 1269 00:44:32,640 --> 00:44:33,920 we had 1270 00:44:33,920 --> 00:44:36,800 >> um in school as much. So it was a 1271 00:44:36,800 --> 00:44:38,800 relationship that we had 1272 00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:42,480 >> and they predominantly then um 1273 00:44:42,480 --> 00:44:45,200 >> uh administered classes through public 1274 00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:47,119 schools. So NATIC has I think a pretty 1275 00:44:47,119 --> 00:44:49,680 big global child program. They have lots 1276 00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:51,200 of languages. So that's why we did the 1277 00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:53,520 survey to see what people wanted. I will 1278 00:44:53,520 --> 00:44:56,000 say the results back from Cherine were 1279 00:44:56,000 --> 00:44:59,920 like 73% wanted Spanish. Um and then the 1280 00:44:59,920 --> 00:45:02,560 second language was French which is why 1281 00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:05,359 we added French. whereas Pineh Hill it 1282 00:45:05,359 --> 00:45:08,160 was almost like 50/50 Spanish and 1283 00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:11,040 French. Um so that met that was great 1284 00:45:11,040 --> 00:45:14,560 that we could do um the same languages 1285 00:45:14,560 --> 00:45:16,160 in both because that was sort of the 1286 00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:19,359 desire of of the clients of the 1287 00:45:19,359 --> 00:45:23,359 community. Um so I I be curious to see 1288 00:45:23,359 --> 00:45:26,000 hopefully I mean it's a well established 1289 00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:28,720 program. Um they have their own 1290 00:45:28,720 --> 00:45:31,359 curriculum. I think that the issue I 1291 00:45:31,359 --> 00:45:32,960 struggle with is how that's going to 1292 00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:36,079 work in with what our kids already know 1293 00:45:36,079 --> 00:45:38,880 with Spanish and what it how it 1294 00:45:38,880 --> 00:45:42,400 incorporates with what our um Spanish 1295 00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:44,319 program is still doing. So it's not 1296 00:45:44,319 --> 00:45:48,000 conflicting to a student. So that will 1297 00:45:48,000 --> 00:45:54,079 time will tell for that. But um that and they know that they have to adapt in 1298 00:45:54,079 --> 00:45:56,079 the older grades that you've got 1299 00:45:56,079 --> 00:45:58,079 students that already have some bases. 1300 00:45:58,079 --> 00:46:00,800 So I think their first sessions will be 1301 00:46:00,800 --> 00:46:03,119 just like let's find the help we need 1302 00:46:03,119 --> 00:46:05,920 and they will um amend their their 1303 00:46:05,920 --> 00:46:07,839 curriculum um appropriately 1304 00:46:07,839 --> 00:46:09,359 >> and French is going to be all new 1305 00:46:09,359 --> 00:46:10,319 because 1306 00:46:10,319 --> 00:46:12,000 >> French is all new 1307 00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:14,079 >> and really it's the it's the art of 1308 00:46:14,079 --> 00:46:17,359 learning the language is what brings to 1309 00:46:17,359 --> 00:46:19,280 the so the your brain development right 1310 00:46:19,280 --> 00:46:22,960 that's why we brought um plus back or or 1311 00:46:22,960 --> 00:46:24,880 any world language into the school was 1312 00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:26,720 the the benefits that you were supposed 1313 00:46:26,720 --> 00:46:30,000 to see in math and ELA just making your 1314 00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:32,640 brain sort of learn that foreign 1315 00:46:32,640 --> 00:46:37,200 language. So any of it's beneficial. 1316 00:46:37,200 --> 00:46:39,440 >> So yeah, I'm sure we'll be I'm sure um 1317 00:46:39,440 --> 00:46:41,520 community ed'll we'll look at, you know, 1318 00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:43,599 get a survey and just see people like it 1319 00:46:43,599 --> 00:46:45,200 and I'm sure the numbers will tell us 1320 00:46:45,200 --> 00:46:47,359 that too. Um but yeah, everything's 1321 00:46:47,359 --> 00:46:51,760 running and um just looking for a space. 1322 00:46:51,760 --> 00:46:55,520 I think just to uh piggyback on the 1323 00:46:55,520 --> 00:46:57,440 enrollment and everything, but I think 1324 00:46:57,440 --> 00:46:59,280 just like we're testing this new 1325 00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:01,359 schedule for at least a year, we should 1326 00:47:01,359 --> 00:47:04,000 not take these numbers as an indicator. 1327 00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:06,000 >> Nope, we're we're not and we were ready 1328 00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:08,720 for more. So, we were we were nervous. 1329 00:47:08,720 --> 00:47:11,520 Um so there is there is capacity um and 1330 00:47:11,520 --> 00:47:14,240 then there's capacity, you know, um with 1331 00:47:14,240 --> 00:47:17,280 the to even double. So, we're we're in 1332 00:47:17,280 --> 00:47:18,800 good shape. And then my other question 1333 00:47:18,800 --> 00:47:22,560 on that topic is um who runs the the 1334 00:47:22,560 --> 00:47:24,319 community ad is it us the 1335 00:47:24,319 --> 00:47:25,440 >> it's the region 1336 00:47:25,440 --> 00:47:26,720 >> the region 1337 00:47:26,720 --> 00:47:29,119 >> um because the comment that we hear and 1338 00:47:29,119 --> 00:47:32,240 that we totally agree with. It's like 1339 00:47:32,240 --> 00:47:33,839 they don't want to get paid like this 1340 00:47:33,839 --> 00:47:36,720 system that they have is so hard. 1341 00:47:36,720 --> 00:47:38,000 >> So it's a brand new system. 1342 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:38,720 >> Oh is it? 1343 00:47:38,720 --> 00:47:42,240 >> Yes. So we moved to Arbiter Scheduling 1344 00:47:42,240 --> 00:47:44,319 which is where you sign up and then the 1345 00:47:44,319 --> 00:47:47,200 payment is going into Unipay which we 1346 00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:49,520 use for so much which the town we do 1347 00:47:49,520 --> 00:47:53,119 taxes. So it is like it's two systems 1348 00:47:53,119 --> 00:47:56,720 now um but we lost our old payment 1349 00:47:56,720 --> 00:47:59,440 system which was um 1350 00:47:59,440 --> 00:48:02,319 >> embedded in the registration. So we this 1351 00:48:02,319 --> 00:48:04,319 is both two brand new well brand new 1352 00:48:04,319 --> 00:48:06,240 system for Arbiter. So, we've had to 1353 00:48:06,240 --> 00:48:08,319 build the schedule. Um, and then we 1354 00:48:08,319 --> 00:48:11,119 added it to UniPe. So, any feedback you 1355 00:48:11,119 --> 00:48:12,400 have, let let me know. 1356 00:48:12,400 --> 00:48:13,839 >> Okay. I'll write you an email with how 1357 00:48:13,839 --> 00:48:17,359 hard it was because you could register. 1358 00:48:17,359 --> 00:48:18,960 >> Trying to pay took me like 1359 00:48:18,960 --> 00:48:20,640 >> Yeah. 1360 00:48:20,640 --> 00:48:23,040 >> It shouldn't It shouldn't be that hard. 1361 00:48:23,040 --> 00:48:24,640 >> But it shouldn't be that hard though cuz 1362 00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:26,559 you just go to Uni and there's a 1363 00:48:26,559 --> 00:48:30,240 >> You couldn't find You had to put D for 1364 00:48:30,240 --> 00:48:32,160 it to pop. But if you put Dover, 1365 00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:34,160 >> you had to put Dover Dash server for it 1366 00:48:34,160 --> 00:48:37,040 to pop up. No, not even. It's the only 1367 00:48:37,040 --> 00:48:39,119 like we had to find the trick to like it 1368 00:48:39,119 --> 00:48:39,359 was 1369 00:48:39,359 --> 00:48:40,720 >> Yeah, I know. Because you can't link the 1370 00:48:40,720 --> 00:48:42,160 place. It takes you to you pay and you 1371 00:48:42,160 --> 00:48:42,720 have to come. 1372 00:48:42,720 --> 00:48:44,319 >> But it said like copy this and put it 1373 00:48:44,319 --> 00:48:45,680 there. So if you did that, you couldn't 1374 00:48:45,680 --> 00:48:47,440 pay. So anyway, I'll send you an email 1375 00:48:47,440 --> 00:48:50,790 separine. 1376 00:48:50,800 --> 00:48:52,640 Christine's hearing it as well. 1377 00:48:52,640 --> 00:48:53,280 >> Oh yeah. 1378 00:48:53,280 --> 00:48:55,520 >> But you know what? By the time you 1379 00:48:55,520 --> 00:48:56,720 figure it out though, you'll be great 1380 00:48:56,720 --> 00:48:58,000 cuz everything here at the region, we 1381 00:48:58,000 --> 00:49:01,280 pay on to pay. There's no practice. I'm 1382 00:49:01,280 --> 00:49:02,880 surprised I hadn't gotten a complaint 1383 00:49:02,880 --> 00:49:04,319 from my household on that cuz I'm 1384 00:49:04,319 --> 00:49:05,760 normally the form guy. 1385 00:49:05,760 --> 00:49:06,960 >> Maybe you haven't paid yet. 1386 00:49:06,960 --> 00:49:08,800 >> It's possible. 1387 00:49:08,800 --> 00:49:11,760 >> It's finding um Dober to finding the 1388 00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:13,520 link cuz you town of Dover, but you 1389 00:49:13,520 --> 00:49:15,359 can't go to town of Dover. But you Oh, 1390 00:49:15,359 --> 00:49:17,200 yeah. I pay my excise tax. I need to pay 1391 00:49:17,200 --> 00:49:18,319 for town of Dover now. So, 1392 00:49:18,319 --> 00:49:19,920 >> yeah. But thank God Don pays attention 1393 00:49:19,920 --> 00:49:21,359 to every detail because she realized 1394 00:49:21,359 --> 00:49:23,839 that my family paid for parking twice. 1395 00:49:23,839 --> 00:49:25,280 >> They can get a reimbursement. 1396 00:49:25,280 --> 00:49:26,079 >> There you go. for 1397 00:49:26,079 --> 00:49:26,800 >> I split up 1398 00:49:26,800 --> 00:49:27,440 >> high school parking. 1399 00:49:27,440 --> 00:49:29,040 >> Oh, high school parking 1400 00:49:29,040 --> 00:49:30,640 >> by accident parking. 1401 00:49:30,640 --> 00:49:33,760 >> We didn't know. We just wanted the print 1402 00:49:33,760 --> 00:49:35,839 to go through. So, we pressed send 12 1403 00:49:35,839 --> 00:49:37,680 times. 1404 00:49:37,680 --> 00:49:39,520 >> So, we will work we'll try to work out 1405 00:49:39,520 --> 00:49:41,680 those kinks, but Unipe is something that 1406 00:49:41,680 --> 00:49:45,520 we use every day here at the region. So, 1407 00:49:45,520 --> 00:49:47,839 >> you'll be you'll be ready to roll. But I 1408 00:49:47,839 --> 00:49:49,520 know it's confusing cuz even when I go 1409 00:49:49,520 --> 00:49:50,880 sometimes to see what the site looks 1410 00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:54,160 like from the user end, 1411 00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:55,839 you have to type weirdly to get Dover 1412 00:49:55,839 --> 00:49:56,640 Sherbert to show up. 1413 00:49:56,640 --> 00:49:58,640 >> It sounds as bad as Aspen, 1414 00:49:58,640 --> 00:49:59,040 >> right? 1415 00:49:59,040 --> 00:50:00,640 >> That's true. Perspective there. 1416 00:50:00,640 --> 00:50:01,680 >> Yeah. 1417 00:50:01,680 --> 00:50:03,440 >> Or August. 1418 00:50:03,440 --> 00:50:04,240 Yeah. 1419 00:50:04,240 --> 00:50:05,920 >> Yeah. 1420 00:50:05,920 --> 00:50:11,920 >> All right. What goal number three got? 1421 00:50:11,920 --> 00:50:13,599 Um so goal three is looking at um 1422 00:50:13,599 --> 00:50:15,359 increasing student engagement through 1423 00:50:15,359 --> 00:50:17,680 active responsive learning. Um so that 1424 00:50:17,680 --> 00:50:20,319 is looking at um how are our students 1425 00:50:20,319 --> 00:50:22,880 engaging in their learning. Um it 1426 00:50:22,880 --> 00:50:24,319 actually ties nicely the work we've been 1427 00:50:24,319 --> 00:50:26,319 doing at the leadership meetings. Um all 1428 00:50:26,319 --> 00:50:29,200 of the um school leaders are working 1429 00:50:29,200 --> 00:50:30,480 have been working I think every 1430 00:50:30,480 --> 00:50:32,480 Wednesday since we started the school 1431 00:50:32,480 --> 00:50:34,880 year at looking at how we um align our 1432 00:50:34,880 --> 00:50:36,240 observations and look at student 1433 00:50:36,240 --> 00:50:37,520 engagement. What does that look like in 1434 00:50:37,520 --> 00:50:40,000 the classroom? Um are we engaged or are 1435 00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:41,680 we compliant is really one of those big 1436 00:50:41,680 --> 00:50:43,280 questions. So we're doing that work at 1437 00:50:43,280 --> 00:50:46,000 our level. Um, it's also including a 1438 00:50:46,000 --> 00:50:47,680 screen time audit, which I'm very 1439 00:50:47,680 --> 00:50:48,480 excited for. 1440 00:50:48,480 --> 00:50:49,440 >> Yeah, that's wonderful. 1441 00:50:49,440 --> 00:50:51,359 >> Um, because I've got any number of 1442 00:50:51,359 --> 00:50:52,480 kiddos who go home and tell their 1443 00:50:52,480 --> 00:50:53,760 parents that they were on their iPad all 1444 00:50:53,760 --> 00:50:56,319 day, and I can 100% guarantee that they 1445 00:50:56,319 --> 00:50:58,079 were not on their iPad all day. Um, 1446 00:50:58,079 --> 00:50:59,280 partly because they haven't been out in 1447 00:50:59,280 --> 00:51:01,119 some classrooms yet. Um, but it's just 1448 00:51:01,119 --> 00:51:02,640 that piece of like how much are we using 1449 00:51:02,640 --> 00:51:04,319 and are we using the screens 1450 00:51:04,319 --> 00:51:06,559 purposefully, right? Is it what's what's 1451 00:51:06,559 --> 00:51:07,760 the purpose of that? So, Heather's 1452 00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:09,440 leading up that group, Heather and 1453 00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:10,640 Brandon are leading that one up. So, I'm 1454 00:51:10,640 --> 00:51:12,880 looking forward to that one. Um and then 1455 00:51:12,880 --> 00:51:14,559 looking at all of the ways that we do 1456 00:51:14,559 --> 00:51:16,640 instruction. So it's using pieces from 1457 00:51:16,640 --> 00:51:18,480 perhaps a pilot lesson. How do we use 1458 00:51:18,480 --> 00:51:20,160 that in the classroom? Use a strategy 1459 00:51:20,160 --> 00:51:22,960 across. So a lot more um interprof 1460 00:51:22,960 --> 00:51:24,640 professional development. We found that 1461 00:51:24,640 --> 00:51:26,240 um when we do that as a district when 1462 00:51:26,240 --> 00:51:28,400 you have a local expert or a local 1463 00:51:28,400 --> 00:51:30,720 person within speak and train it's uh 1464 00:51:30,720 --> 00:51:33,119 very powerful. So we'll be looking at 1465 00:51:33,119 --> 00:51:36,079 projectbased learning and um looking at 1466 00:51:36,079 --> 00:51:38,160 engagement across the school. So we'll 1467 00:51:38,160 --> 00:51:40,240 be sharing that with you. Um we will 1468 00:51:40,240 --> 00:51:41,680 continue our learning walks. If you 1469 00:51:41,680 --> 00:51:42,880 recall, that was one of the goals from 1470 00:51:42,880 --> 00:51:43,599 last year. 1471 00:51:43,599 --> 00:51:44,800 >> We I'm sorry. You just tell us a little 1472 00:51:44,800 --> 00:51:46,240 more what is a learning walk. 1473 00:51:46,240 --> 00:51:49,359 >> Absolutely. So, um learning walks can 1474 00:51:49,359 --> 00:51:53,119 take different forms. Um generally it's 1475 00:51:53,119 --> 00:51:57,280 an opportunity when um a coach or Moren 1476 00:51:57,280 --> 00:51:59,599 or I will lead a group of people who are 1477 00:51:59,599 --> 00:52:00,960 interested in looking at what does 1478 00:52:00,960 --> 00:52:02,240 engagement look like in a kindergarten 1479 00:52:02,240 --> 00:52:05,839 classroom or how do I um what's 1480 00:52:05,839 --> 00:52:07,520 engagement look like in a in a book club 1481 00:52:07,520 --> 00:52:09,520 in third grade and you have three or 1482 00:52:09,520 --> 00:52:10,720 four teachers who are interested. it 1483 00:52:10,720 --> 00:52:12,400 might be the other third grade teachers 1484 00:52:12,400 --> 00:52:14,880 and we as a group um decide what we're 1485 00:52:14,880 --> 00:52:16,160 looking for. We go in and we watch a 1486 00:52:16,160 --> 00:52:17,520 classroom and then we come out and we 1487 00:52:17,520 --> 00:52:19,119 talk about it and discuss and perhaps 1488 00:52:19,119 --> 00:52:21,200 that teacher who is teaching joins us. 1489 00:52:21,200 --> 00:52:24,400 Um or it may be what does um grammar 1490 00:52:24,400 --> 00:52:26,160 instruction look like in fifth grade if 1491 00:52:26,160 --> 00:52:27,760 I'm in kindergarten. So, it's it's 1492 00:52:27,760 --> 00:52:29,119 finding all these pieces that people are 1493 00:52:29,119 --> 00:52:30,960 interested in, gathering groups and 1494 00:52:30,960 --> 00:52:33,119 going in to observe and and watch 1495 00:52:33,119 --> 00:52:34,319 classrooms. Usually a couple of 1496 00:52:34,319 --> 00:52:36,079 classrooms. The hardest piece of it is 1497 00:52:36,079 --> 00:52:37,760 arranging coverage. believe it or not, 1498 00:52:37,760 --> 00:52:39,119 it's just the logistics of getting it 1499 00:52:39,119 --> 00:52:40,960 set up so that I can steal two teachers 1500 00:52:40,960 --> 00:52:42,640 to go watch a third teacher, but then I 1501 00:52:42,640 --> 00:52:44,240 need pe people with those, you know, 1502 00:52:44,240 --> 00:52:46,640 it's one of those pieces, but we did 1503 00:52:46,640 --> 00:52:48,160 them last year and got great acclaim 1504 00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:50,960 once we got people ready to to jump in. 1505 00:52:50,960 --> 00:52:52,079 So, it's good. 1506 00:52:52,079 --> 00:52:56,240 >> Yeah. Thank you. Um, the last questions 1507 00:52:56,240 --> 00:52:59,839 on that one. N uh the last goal is 1508 00:52:59,839 --> 00:53:01,760 different uh from Pine Hill. This is a 1509 00:53:01,760 --> 00:53:04,160 chering only goal right now. Um, think 1510 00:53:04,160 --> 00:53:05,119 of who are the people in your 1511 00:53:05,119 --> 00:53:06,960 neighborhood is really what this comes 1512 00:53:06,960 --> 00:53:08,160 from. So, we're going to use our school 1513 00:53:08,160 --> 00:53:10,400 advisory council who asked for homework 1514 00:53:10,400 --> 00:53:12,800 so they'll have homework. Um, and it's 1515 00:53:12,800 --> 00:53:13,920 looking at making those connections 1516 00:53:13,920 --> 00:53:15,839 across uh the community. Who are the 1517 00:53:15,839 --> 00:53:17,839 people in Dover and Sherburn and Boston 1518 00:53:17,839 --> 00:53:21,040 who um want to come into the schools or 1519 00:53:21,040 --> 00:53:22,800 might be interested in coming to share 1520 00:53:22,800 --> 00:53:24,559 what their professional or personal 1521 00:53:24,559 --> 00:53:26,400 experience would be? You might have some 1522 00:53:26,400 --> 00:53:28,880 tinkerers in third grade and we have an 1523 00:53:28,880 --> 00:53:30,640 inventor in town. Wouldn't it be nice if 1524 00:53:30,640 --> 00:53:32,319 we could set up a time for them to meet 1525 00:53:32,319 --> 00:53:34,880 and share ideas and make connections? We 1526 00:53:34,880 --> 00:53:37,200 might have um a retired teacher in town 1527 00:53:37,200 --> 00:53:39,040 who wants to come back and read to a 1528 00:53:39,040 --> 00:53:40,240 classroom. Perhaps there's someone who 1529 00:53:40,240 --> 00:53:41,599 said they should have been a teacher and 1530 00:53:41,599 --> 00:53:42,720 they want to come back and read to a 1531 00:53:42,720 --> 00:53:44,720 classroom. Um so this looking at those 1532 00:53:44,720 --> 00:53:46,960 connections for who's in the community 1533 00:53:46,960 --> 00:53:48,640 and what desires do we have in the 1534 00:53:48,640 --> 00:53:52,559 school to connect or reach out to. Um so 1535 00:53:52,559 --> 00:53:55,839 we we'll see how that plays out and what 1536 00:53:55,839 --> 00:53:58,400 opportunities arise from that. So 1537 00:53:58,400 --> 00:53:59,760 looking at that and 1538 00:53:59,760 --> 00:54:02,079 >> it sounds it sounds like something that 1539 00:54:02,079 --> 00:54:03,440 maybe would have fostered something like 1540 00:54:03,440 --> 00:54:06,000 Girls on the Run, which was a massive 1541 00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:06,640 success. 1542 00:54:06,640 --> 00:54:07,200 >> Yes, it was. 1543 00:54:07,200 --> 00:54:08,800 >> Um really that was a really special 1544 00:54:08,800 --> 00:54:12,240 program and the stroll like the the 1545 00:54:12,240 --> 00:54:14,240 integration now with the woman who is 1546 00:54:14,240 --> 00:54:16,319 the the CEO living in Dover was like 1547 00:54:16,319 --> 00:54:18,000 such a serendipitous street. It's like 1548 00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:19,280 really cool. 1549 00:54:19,280 --> 00:54:23,040 >> Yeah, it was a great great piece. 1550 00:54:23,040 --> 00:54:24,240 >> So there we are. 1551 00:54:24,240 --> 00:54:24,640 >> Wonderful. 1552 00:54:24,640 --> 00:54:25,760 >> I think we'll be busy. 1553 00:54:25,760 --> 00:54:29,040 >> Yeah. So I respectfully request your 1554 00:54:29,040 --> 00:54:31,680 approval of our school approval. 1555 00:54:31,680 --> 00:54:33,599 >> All right. 1556 00:54:33,599 --> 00:54:38,710 Um so 1557 00:54:38,720 --> 00:54:43,359 action then. So may I have 1558 00:54:43,359 --> 00:54:45,119 do I do this? I have a motion. 1559 00:54:45,119 --> 00:54:47,440 >> Motion to approve the checkering school 1560 00:54:47,440 --> 00:54:49,839 improvement plan. Second read. 1561 00:54:49,839 --> 00:54:51,200 >> K. So moved. 1562 00:54:51,200 --> 00:54:53,280 >> We have a second and we're going to take 1563 00:54:53,280 --> 00:54:55,920 a roll call because goalie is virtual. 1564 00:54:55,920 --> 00:55:00,630 So, goalie supper. 1565 00:55:00,640 --> 00:55:02,800 » Goalie suppair. Yes. 1566 00:55:02,800 --> 00:55:05,200 >> Kevin yes. 1567 00:55:05,200 --> 00:55:07,040 >> Kate Kate Cook, yes. 1568 00:55:07,040 --> 00:55:08,240 >> Rosowski, yes. 1569 00:55:08,240 --> 00:55:12,960 >> And Jesse Hill, yes. The um action item 1570 00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:16,710 is approved unanimously. 1571 00:55:16,720 --> 00:55:17,200 » Thanks. 1572 00:55:17,200 --> 00:55:20,800 >> Y. So the second action item tonight is 1573 00:55:20,800 --> 00:55:22,559 the appointment of the MECO leaison to 1574 00:55:22,559 --> 00:55:25,520 the school committee who is Sally Princy 1575 00:55:25,520 --> 00:55:28,880 who is joining us virtually. 1576 00:55:28,880 --> 00:55:32,000 Anything that you'd like to add? 1577 00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:35,440 >> No, I would just like to thank Sally for coming back and Sally I don't know 1578 00:55:35,440 --> 00:55:37,760 if there's anything you'd like to share. 1579 00:55:37,760 --> 00:55:39,839 >> Uh so I just wanted to thank you again 1580 00:55:39,839 --> 00:55:42,880 for uh appointing me the co leaison. I 1581 00:55:42,880 --> 00:55:44,880 really appreciate this opportunity to 1582 00:55:44,880 --> 00:55:48,319 continue again this year. As a MECO 1583 00:55:48,319 --> 00:55:51,280 family and also a member of the Meco 1584 00:55:51,280 --> 00:55:53,520 Parent Council, which is our group of 1585 00:55:53,520 --> 00:55:55,760 parents that meet once a month, I feel 1586 00:55:55,760 --> 00:55:57,920 it's very important that we're able to 1587 00:55:57,920 --> 00:56:00,480 have this role and be able to go back to 1588 00:56:00,480 --> 00:56:03,280 our families and inform them of all the 1589 00:56:03,280 --> 00:56:05,520 decisions that are being made in our 1590 00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:07,280 schools because I'm not sure they would 1591 00:56:07,280 --> 00:56:10,640 have the opportunity to, you know, get 1592 00:56:10,640 --> 00:56:12,640 this information otherwise. So, we 1593 00:56:12,640 --> 00:56:14,480 really appreciate the role and thank you 1594 00:56:14,480 --> 00:56:16,960 for appointing me again, Mr. 1595 00:56:16,960 --> 00:56:20,480 We appreciate your time. Um, all right. 1596 00:56:20,480 --> 00:56:23,680 May I have a motion to approve um, Sally 1597 00:56:23,680 --> 00:56:26,480 Fernstein as the Metcoison to the school 1598 00:56:26,480 --> 00:56:27,839 committee? 1599 00:56:27,839 --> 00:56:30,799 >> Kevin Milky. Motion to approve. 1600 00:56:30,799 --> 00:56:32,559 >> Do we have a second? 1601 00:56:32,559 --> 00:56:33,440 >> Spooky second. 1602 00:56:33,440 --> 00:56:35,359 >> Wonderful. Um, now we're going to do 1603 00:56:35,359 --> 00:56:38,400 roll call. Um, starting with goalie. 1604 00:56:38,400 --> 00:56:40,240 >> Goalie. Yes. 1605 00:56:40,240 --> 00:56:40,799 >> Kevin. 1606 00:56:40,799 --> 00:56:41,920 Yes. 1607 00:56:41,920 --> 00:56:42,240 >> K. 1608 00:56:42,240 --> 00:56:43,839 Cook. Yes. 1609 00:56:43,839 --> 00:56:44,559 >> Spasky. Yes. 1610 00:56:44,559 --> 00:56:47,520 >> And Jesse Hull. Yes. The motion um to 1611 00:56:47,520 --> 00:56:49,520 appoint Sally Fernstein as the 1612 00:56:49,520 --> 00:56:52,960 Metalazison is approved unanimously. 1613 00:56:52,960 --> 00:56:54,319 All right, moving. 1614 00:56:54,319 --> 00:56:57,920 >> Thank you. Um next on the agenda is 1615 00:56:57,920 --> 00:57:00,559 consent items, which is the approval of 1616 00:57:00,559 --> 00:57:02,720 building rental fees, the approval of 1617 00:57:02,720 --> 00:57:05,680 FY2027 non-resident tuition, and the 1618 00:57:05,680 --> 00:57:10,640 approval of DSC minutes June 22nd, 2026. 1619 00:57:10,640 --> 00:57:13,599 June 2nd, 2026. Does it make sense for 1620 00:57:13,599 --> 00:57:14,960 Don to give you a little bit of context 1621 00:57:14,960 --> 00:57:17,119 about the first two? 1622 00:57:17,119 --> 00:57:20,880 >> Yeah. So, um, we looked, um, across all 1623 00:57:20,880 --> 00:57:23,359 three districts at our building rental 1624 00:57:23,359 --> 00:57:25,440 rates. Uh, we try to do it like every 3 1625 00:57:25,440 --> 00:57:28,079 to four years. We also, one of the main 1626 00:57:28,079 --> 00:57:30,960 drivers was the new turf. Um, we wanted 1627 00:57:30,960 --> 00:57:32,720 to make sure the rates that we were 1628 00:57:32,720 --> 00:57:34,400 charging at the region made sense. So, 1629 00:57:34,400 --> 00:57:36,240 when we open up that can of worms, you 1630 00:57:36,240 --> 00:57:38,160 want to look at everything. We also took 1631 00:57:38,160 --> 00:57:40,240 some time to look at our neighboring 1632 00:57:40,240 --> 00:57:42,559 communities to see where we stood with 1633 00:57:42,559 --> 00:57:45,280 what we're charging. Um, and we also 1634 00:57:45,280 --> 00:57:47,280 realized that there probably was a 1635 00:57:47,280 --> 00:57:49,520 benefit mainly at the region. We don't 1636 00:57:49,520 --> 00:57:52,640 see that many non-town groups use 1637 00:57:52,640 --> 00:57:55,359 Cherine or Pineh Hill. Um, but we did 1638 00:57:55,359 --> 00:57:57,280 segregate and have two sets of rate. So, 1639 00:57:57,280 --> 00:57:59,599 if you're in town group, you you pay a 1640 00:57:59,599 --> 00:58:01,520 lower rate than if you're an out of town 1641 00:58:01,520 --> 00:58:04,559 group. Um we are also one of our biggest 1642 00:58:04,559 --> 00:58:07,760 um uh renters is the the basketball the 1643 00:58:07,760 --> 00:58:10,240 youth basketball program and you know we 1644 00:58:10,240 --> 00:58:12,000 realized that there was some handshake 1645 00:58:12,000 --> 00:58:13,760 agreements at some of the schools and 1646 00:58:13,760 --> 00:58:15,680 the the rates weren't really what we 1647 00:58:15,680 --> 00:58:17,280 posted. So we wanted to clean all that 1648 00:58:17,280 --> 00:58:20,079 up. So we um also took time to make sure 1649 00:58:20,079 --> 00:58:22,720 what is the fair rate to charge per hour 1650 00:58:22,720 --> 00:58:24,960 at all of our gyms. Um so that was also 1651 00:58:24,960 --> 00:58:27,040 another piece that we wanted um to sort 1652 00:58:27,040 --> 00:58:29,839 of clear up. The last piece is that on 1653 00:58:29,839 --> 00:58:32,880 weekends when um school's not open, you 1654 00:58:32,880 --> 00:58:34,640 cannot uh rent the school without a 1655 00:58:34,640 --> 00:58:36,880 custodian being on staff. And obviously, 1656 00:58:36,880 --> 00:58:38,480 we just did a new contract for the 1657 00:58:38,480 --> 00:58:41,200 custodian, so we need to keep pace um 1658 00:58:41,200 --> 00:58:42,880 with their pay rates and what we're 1659 00:58:42,880 --> 00:58:44,640 charging. So, that was the other piece 1660 00:58:44,640 --> 00:58:47,280 that switch. So, we're asking um each of 1661 00:58:47,280 --> 00:58:49,200 the committees to approve the rates. 1662 00:58:49,200 --> 00:58:51,200 Your rates are exactly the same as Pine 1663 00:58:51,200 --> 00:58:53,359 Hills. Um the only difference is there's 1664 00:58:53,359 --> 00:58:54,799 some spaces they have that you don't 1665 00:58:54,799 --> 00:58:56,400 have vice versa. So it looks a little 1666 00:58:56,400 --> 00:58:58,400 different but we've kept the rates the 1667 00:58:58,400 --> 00:59:00,880 same across both communities. Um on the 1668 00:59:00,880 --> 00:59:03,440 non-resident tuition annually because 1669 00:59:03,440 --> 00:59:06,480 you are running the connections program 1670 00:59:06,480 --> 00:59:09,920 and we have students from uh Sherburn um 1671 00:59:09,920 --> 00:59:12,400 tuitioning in you have to as a school 1672 00:59:12,400 --> 00:59:14,160 committee know what that tuition rate 1673 00:59:14,160 --> 00:59:16,880 is. We follow our protocol is we follow 1674 00:59:16,880 --> 00:59:20,240 the uh uh per pupil expenditure based on 1675 00:59:20,240 --> 00:59:24,079 the DESIE reported um it's actually 1676 00:59:24,079 --> 00:59:25,359 coming from our end of the year report 1677 00:59:25,359 --> 00:59:27,680 but based on their website what our 1678 00:59:27,680 --> 00:59:30,559 fiscal year most recent fiscal year 25 1679 00:59:30,559 --> 00:59:31,839 is right they're still trying to do the 1680 00:59:31,839 --> 00:59:34,480 26 we're actually doing 26 now um and so 1681 00:59:34,480 --> 00:59:37,040 that is the base rate keep in mind that 1682 00:59:37,040 --> 00:59:39,119 if there are additional services that 1683 00:59:39,119 --> 00:59:42,640 those students um um obtain in addition 1684 00:59:42,640 --> 00:59:46,640 to if they have um specified educational 1685 00:59:46,640 --> 00:59:49,920 assistance support that is added to this 1686 00:59:49,920 --> 00:59:52,160 base rate. Um so this is the base and 1687 00:59:52,160 --> 00:59:53,920 then we add to that based on each 1688 00:59:53,920 --> 00:59:56,240 individual students IEP. 1689 00:59:56,240 --> 00:59:57,359 >> Well, I'm not familiar with that 1690 00:59:57,359 --> 00:59:58,960 program. What 1691 00:59:58,960 --> 01:00:00,160 >> the connections program? 1692 01:00:00,160 --> 01:00:02,799 >> Is that basically a a Sherborn student 1693 01:00:02,799 --> 01:00:04,720 family could opt to send their kid to 1694 01:00:04,720 --> 01:00:06,160 >> No, you don't opt special education 1695 01:00:06,160 --> 01:00:06,559 program. 1696 01:00:06,559 --> 01:00:07,280 >> Special education. 1697 01:00:07,280 --> 01:00:09,680 >> Yes. Yes. Yes. So you'd have to qualify 1698 01:00:09,680 --> 01:00:12,400 and the team uh of educators and parents 1699 01:00:12,400 --> 01:00:13,760 who meet would have to decide that is 1700 01:00:13,760 --> 01:00:15,200 the appropriate program for them versus 1701 01:00:15,200 --> 01:00:16,400 sending them to a collaborative or 1702 01:00:16,400 --> 01:00:17,040 another. 1703 01:00:17,040 --> 01:00:20,160 >> But some don't some do families choose 1704 01:00:20,160 --> 01:00:21,760 that all the special education comes 1705 01:00:21,760 --> 01:00:22,960 through do 1706 01:00:22,960 --> 01:00:25,040 >> for that specific program 1707 01:00:25,040 --> 01:00:25,680 >> that program. 1708 01:00:25,680 --> 01:00:27,200 >> Yeah. So Sherburn students who attend 1709 01:00:27,200 --> 01:00:28,720 there are considered out of district for 1710 01:00:28,720 --> 01:00:30,880 do. So they pay a fee to come. 1711 01:00:30,880 --> 01:00:32,720 >> But there are dober students in the 1712 01:00:32,720 --> 01:00:33,839 program. 1713 01:00:33,839 --> 01:00:35,920 >> Sure. Okay. So connect well. Okay. So 1714 01:00:35,920 --> 01:00:37,440 connections is a special education 1715 01:00:37,440 --> 01:00:38,000 program. 1716 01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:38,640 >> Exactly. 1717 01:00:38,640 --> 01:00:41,280 >> Sherburn doesn't offer it. So we allow 1718 01:00:41,280 --> 01:00:43,920 >> it was at Sherburn when it when it 1719 01:00:43,920 --> 01:00:44,480 started. 1720 01:00:44,480 --> 01:00:45,040 >> Okay. 1721 01:00:45,040 --> 01:00:47,440 >> Um and then the numbers were such that 1722 01:00:47,440 --> 01:00:50,480 there was a larger cohort of Cherine 1723 01:00:50,480 --> 01:00:53,119 students and so we moved the program 1724 01:00:53,119 --> 01:00:55,359 because Cherine used to tuition in 1725 01:00:55,359 --> 01:00:56,400 students 1726 01:00:56,400 --> 01:00:57,280 >> to Pineh Hill. 1727 01:00:57,280 --> 01:00:57,839 >> I see. 1728 01:00:57,839 --> 01:00:59,920 >> Um and so now the role is a reverse. So 1729 01:00:59,920 --> 01:01:02,240 you guys created your non-resident um 1730 01:01:02,240 --> 01:01:04,880 tuition fund. Um, and now they're the 1731 01:01:04,880 --> 01:01:06,319 funds that go in there. And if you 1732 01:01:06,319 --> 01:01:07,680 remember, I mentioned that as a 1733 01:01:07,680 --> 01:01:09,599 potential funding source when we added 1734 01:01:09,599 --> 01:01:11,920 these two classroom educators 1735 01:01:11,920 --> 01:01:15,839 postbudget. Um, that is a a a a 1736 01:01:15,839 --> 01:01:18,640 revolving fund that we have access to to 1737 01:01:18,640 --> 01:01:20,319 fun things that happen during the day. 1738 01:01:20,319 --> 01:01:21,760 And so we could say, okay, part of one 1739 01:01:21,760 --> 01:01:24,160 of the connections staff members, we're 1740 01:01:24,160 --> 01:01:26,960 going to charge to that fund. Um, so 1741 01:01:26,960 --> 01:01:30,559 it's it's definitely a nice um sort of 1742 01:01:30,559 --> 01:01:33,839 um uh fund to have set aside for things 1743 01:01:33,839 --> 01:01:35,440 that we need to do that we might not 1744 01:01:35,440 --> 01:01:37,760 have budgetarily available. Um same 1745 01:01:37,760 --> 01:01:40,880 thing Sherburn used it twice over the 1746 01:01:40,880 --> 01:01:42,880 time that they had um the connections in 1747 01:01:42,880 --> 01:01:44,880 their prek program. So just back in the 1748 01:01:44,880 --> 01:01:46,880 day, Dober didn't have a prek program. 1749 01:01:46,880 --> 01:01:48,880 We actually tuition prek students into 1750 01:01:48,880 --> 01:01:50,000 Pine Hills, right? 1751 01:01:50,000 --> 01:01:53,040 >> PreK program. So, um, with that money 1752 01:01:53,040 --> 01:01:56,640 twice, um, Sherburn's added, um, staff 1753 01:01:56,640 --> 01:01:59,040 or sections after budget because it it 1754 01:01:59,040 --> 01:02:00,079 sort of gives you that low. 1755 01:02:00,079 --> 01:02:01,680 >> Does Sherborn have some special 1756 01:02:01,680 --> 01:02:04,480 education just not as robust as do? Is 1757 01:02:04,480 --> 01:02:06,640 that why we or is it is the connections 1758 01:02:06,640 --> 01:02:09,280 does all do all those students 1759 01:02:09,280 --> 01:02:11,280 participate in connections via Miss 1760 01:02:11,280 --> 01:02:12,880 Windsor's class? 1761 01:02:12,880 --> 01:02:14,559 >> No, no, that's prek. It's just 1762 01:02:14,559 --> 01:02:16,720 integrated prek. Yeah, connections is a 1763 01:02:16,720 --> 01:02:19,760 K actually K12. We have a a strand K12 1764 01:02:19,760 --> 01:02:21,839 for connections. So it's a specific 1765 01:02:21,839 --> 01:02:24,079 identified learning disability that the 1766 01:02:24,079 --> 01:02:25,680 connections program serves. Okay. 1767 01:02:25,680 --> 01:02:27,760 >> And it's better to have them together 1768 01:02:27,760 --> 01:02:29,119 the students from do and Sherburn 1769 01:02:29,119 --> 01:02:30,559 because it creates a bigger cohort and 1770 01:02:30,559 --> 01:02:32,559 it also makes resources more efficient. 1771 01:02:32,559 --> 01:02:33,680 >> For sure. Totally get it. 1772 01:02:33,680 --> 01:02:35,839 >> Whereas Mr. Sherburn has of course an 1773 01:02:35,839 --> 01:02:38,240 array of of services as well. 1774 01:02:38,240 --> 01:02:39,280 >> That's a very specific 1775 01:02:39,280 --> 01:02:40,880 >> It's a specific type of 1776 01:02:40,880 --> 01:02:42,160 >> Exactly. Because you have other special 1777 01:02:42,160 --> 01:02:43,839 education students. 1778 01:02:43,839 --> 01:02:45,280 >> That's what I was trying to figure. So 1779 01:02:45,280 --> 01:02:45,920 this is just 1780 01:02:45,920 --> 01:02:47,359 >> the service is a specific part of the 1781 01:02:47,359 --> 01:02:48,160 population and 1782 01:02:48,160 --> 01:02:49,359 >> Exactly. Right. 1783 01:02:49,359 --> 01:02:51,760 >> Thank you. John, I just want on this 1784 01:02:51,760 --> 01:02:53,520 topic, I just want to make sure so that 1785 01:02:53,520 --> 01:02:57,760 I understood what you said. The 24,646, 1786 01:02:57,760 --> 01:02:59,680 you gave them that data, then they put 1787 01:02:59,680 --> 01:03:01,200 it on their website and you base 1788 01:03:01,200 --> 01:03:03,200 yourself. Is that the actual cost? 1789 01:03:03,200 --> 01:03:05,200 >> That's the actual cost based on we file 1790 01:03:05,200 --> 01:03:07,599 annually um our end of the year report. 1791 01:03:07,599 --> 01:03:09,599 So the state takes that information. So 1792 01:03:09,599 --> 01:03:11,280 you can go on to the desi website 1793 01:03:11,280 --> 01:03:12,000 >> and it's the 1794 01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:14,240 >> and you can see yes, it's the dos in 1795 01:03:14,240 --> 01:03:15,839 district per pupil cost. 1796 01:03:15,839 --> 01:03:16,960 >> So that's the Okay, good. 1797 01:03:16,960 --> 01:03:17,520 >> Yes. 1798 01:03:17,520 --> 01:03:19,839 >> Thank you. um and that's when we set up 1799 01:03:19,839 --> 01:03:22,000 the motion to create sort of the 1800 01:03:22,000 --> 01:03:24,079 non-resident that is the basis on which 1801 01:03:24,079 --> 01:03:26,480 we said we would charge tuition. I will 1802 01:03:26,480 --> 01:03:29,359 say that the um just got an update um 1803 01:03:29,359 --> 01:03:31,599 this week or last week that the 1804 01:03:31,599 --> 01:03:34,640 department of ed has um uh developed a 1805 01:03:34,640 --> 01:03:39,760 new tool for um programs that bring 1806 01:03:39,760 --> 01:03:42,079 tuition in students to special ed. So I 1807 01:03:42,079 --> 01:03:43,520 have to see how this is going to impact 1808 01:03:43,520 --> 01:03:45,839 that. But in the interim this is what 1809 01:03:45,839 --> 01:03:48,400 we've always done. But now I think that 1810 01:03:48,400 --> 01:03:51,039 more and more that's happening where 1811 01:03:51,039 --> 01:03:53,359 programs in a public school then will 1812 01:03:53,359 --> 01:03:54,960 tuition in from others cuz it's right 1813 01:03:54,960 --> 01:03:56,720 cost effective. You've got the the 1814 01:03:56,720 --> 01:03:58,480 cohort of students. And so I think 1815 01:03:58,480 --> 01:04:00,640 Department of Ed is probably saying we 1816 01:04:00,640 --> 01:04:02,079 need to probably look at this a little 1817 01:04:02,079 --> 01:04:04,400 bit closer and here's this calculator 1818 01:04:04,400 --> 01:04:05,839 that you're supposed to use if you 1819 01:04:05,839 --> 01:04:08,400 tuition in um someone into your public 1820 01:04:08,400 --> 01:04:10,240 school into your district from another 1821 01:04:10,240 --> 01:04:11,599 district. Um so 1822 01:04:11,599 --> 01:04:14,400 >> isn't it the point of the collectives? 1823 01:04:14,400 --> 01:04:15,280 >> The collaborives. 1824 01:04:15,280 --> 01:04:17,280 >> They're collaborives. Yes. Well, so the 1825 01:04:17,280 --> 01:04:19,920 collaborative um pool, right, so that 1826 01:04:19,920 --> 01:04:21,599 they can run programs because you've got 1827 01:04:21,599 --> 01:04:24,000 a cohort of students. Yes. 1828 01:04:24,000 --> 01:04:25,839 >> But it's still better for us to do it in 1829 01:04:25,839 --> 01:04:28,079 district. We had enough in both schools 1830 01:04:28,079 --> 01:04:29,920 to be able to to combine, but sometimes 1831 01:04:29,920 --> 01:04:31,039 we'll have one in Dover and one in 1832 01:04:31,039 --> 01:04:32,640 Sherburn and that's rely on the 1833 01:04:32,640 --> 01:04:34,160 >> if we were to bring them in from non 1834 01:04:34,160 --> 01:04:36,079 Dober or Sherurn districts that would be 1835 01:04:36,079 --> 01:04:37,839 >> Yeah. So we the right now the agreement 1836 01:04:37,839 --> 01:04:39,680 that we have was just between the two 1837 01:04:39,680 --> 01:04:42,720 committees. Do and Sherburn agreed 1838 01:04:42,720 --> 01:04:45,280 >> um to do this pool. At this point, we're 1839 01:04:45,280 --> 01:04:47,359 not accepting students from other 1840 01:04:47,359 --> 01:04:48,000 districts. 1841 01:04:48,000 --> 01:04:49,280 >> Yeah. 1842 01:04:49,280 --> 01:04:51,760 >> And then just on the um building rental 1843 01:04:51,760 --> 01:04:52,880 fees, 1844 01:04:52,880 --> 01:04:56,240 >> um I had a question. 1845 01:04:56,240 --> 01:04:58,880 Why don't outside group pay for 1846 01:04:58,880 --> 01:05:01,760 custodial service during the week? 1847 01:05:01,760 --> 01:05:04,720 >> Um cuz during the week we have um 1848 01:05:04,720 --> 01:05:10,240 custodians work until 10:00. So there's already someone there. The 1849 01:05:10,240 --> 01:05:12,079 reason why you pay for custodians so 1850 01:05:12,079 --> 01:05:13,520 that there's someone there when the 1851 01:05:13,520 --> 01:05:15,039 building to have the building open on 1852 01:05:15,039 --> 01:05:16,400 the weekends 1853 01:05:16,400 --> 01:05:18,720 >> until 10 o'clock at night. We have a 1854 01:05:18,720 --> 01:05:20,480 full complement of custodial staff 1855 01:05:20,480 --> 01:05:23,119 there. They're there anyway, so we don't 1856 01:05:23,119 --> 01:05:23,760 charge. 1857 01:05:23,760 --> 01:05:24,559 >> Sure. 1858 01:05:24,559 --> 01:05:25,359 >> Yeah. 1859 01:05:25,359 --> 01:05:28,079 >> But it arguably adds to their workload 1860 01:05:28,079 --> 01:05:29,839 to have this group come or 1861 01:05:29,839 --> 01:05:32,880 >> um Well, we don't have very many outside 1862 01:05:32,880 --> 01:05:35,359 non-Town groups. Our our predominant 1863 01:05:35,359 --> 01:05:38,160 group are the youth um sports programs. 1864 01:05:38,160 --> 01:05:38,480 Okay. 1865 01:05:38,480 --> 01:05:40,640 >> Yeah. And so that's gener I mean, you 1866 01:05:40,640 --> 01:05:43,680 know, we we um if we charge the 1867 01:05:43,680 --> 01:05:45,680 basketball for all the times that 1868 01:05:45,680 --> 01:05:46,960 they're here during the week, they 1869 01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:49,839 probably you probably pay $5 $600. I I 1870 01:05:49,839 --> 01:05:51,200 don't know what you pay now, but it's a 1871 01:05:51,200 --> 01:05:53,440 huge So, it's a way that uh our guys are 1872 01:05:53,440 --> 01:05:55,920 there anyway. It's not a little it's no 1873 01:05:55,920 --> 01:05:58,319 extra work. And if something happens, we 1874 01:05:58,319 --> 01:06:00,880 have someone's trained in the building 1875 01:06:00,880 --> 01:06:02,640 um who can take care of it. And then 1876 01:06:02,640 --> 01:06:04,079 it's just whatever the cleanup is 1877 01:06:04,079 --> 01:06:06,559 afterwards. But um as long as we don't 1878 01:06:06,559 --> 01:06:08,319 have to bring someone in who's not 1879 01:06:08,319 --> 01:06:09,599 scheduled to be in, you don't get 1880 01:06:09,599 --> 01:06:10,240 charged. 1881 01:06:10,240 --> 01:06:10,720 >> Okay. 1882 01:06:10,720 --> 01:06:12,880 >> Thank you. Did you say that there was 1883 01:06:12,880 --> 01:06:15,359 there is currently space available for 1884 01:06:15,359 --> 01:06:17,920 like more groups to book? 1885 01:06:17,920 --> 01:06:18,559 >> No. 1886 01:06:18,559 --> 01:06:19,359 >> Okay. I thought 1887 01:06:19,359 --> 01:06:21,599 >> I mean we're not Are you looking Are you 1888 01:06:21,599 --> 01:06:23,520 actively seeking? We are not We do not 1889 01:06:23,520 --> 01:06:26,240 do this for a fundraiser. We do this but 1890 01:06:26,240 --> 01:06:27,760 No, but we're not looking. We want to 1891 01:06:27,760 --> 01:06:29,039 serve those 1892 01:06:29,039 --> 01:06:29,599 >> Okay. 1893 01:06:29,599 --> 01:06:31,839 >> um groups that need the space, but we're 1894 01:06:31,839 --> 01:06:33,839 not looking to expand it. 1895 01:06:33,839 --> 01:06:36,079 >> Okay. I do know that field space is 1896 01:06:36,079 --> 01:06:37,760 limited in the town of Bover. So they're 1897 01:06:37,760 --> 01:06:38,400 always looking 1898 01:06:38,400 --> 01:06:40,000 >> Well, field space that's mainly here, 1899 01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:40,559 right? 1900 01:06:40,559 --> 01:06:41,599 >> Yeah. Yeah. 1901 01:06:41,599 --> 01:06:43,359 >> We don't do any field space at either 1902 01:06:43,359 --> 01:06:45,359 one of the elementaryaries. 1903 01:06:45,359 --> 01:06:46,400 >> Got it. Right. 1904 01:06:46,400 --> 01:06:46,799 >> Yeah. 1905 01:06:46,799 --> 01:06:47,119 >> Okay. 1906 01:06:47,119 --> 01:06:48,880 >> So, there's a whole another different 1907 01:06:48,880 --> 01:06:52,160 rental fee schedule for the region that 1908 01:06:52,160 --> 01:06:52,720 covers the 1909 01:06:52,720 --> 01:06:55,359 >> turf. Got it. Okay. 1910 01:06:55,359 --> 01:06:56,480 All right. Any other questions? The 1911 01:06:56,480 --> 01:06:58,559 consent items? We can approve all of 1912 01:06:58,559 --> 01:07:01,280 these at once. So, do I have a motion to 1913 01:07:01,280 --> 01:07:04,240 approve um all the consent items listed? 1914 01:07:04,240 --> 01:07:05,920 The approval of the building rental 1915 01:07:05,920 --> 01:07:08,720 fees, the approval of the FY2297 1916 01:07:08,720 --> 01:07:10,160 non-resident tuition, and the approval 1917 01:07:10,160 --> 01:07:13,680 of the DSSE minutes from June 2nd, 2026. 1918 01:07:13,680 --> 01:07:14,400 >> Can we go? 1919 01:07:14,400 --> 01:07:16,240 >> Oh, wait. Sorry. We're doing the minutes 1920 01:07:16,240 --> 01:07:17,440 at the same time. 1921 01:07:17,440 --> 01:07:17,760 >> Yeah. 1922 01:07:17,760 --> 01:07:18,160 >> Yes. 1923 01:07:18,160 --> 01:07:21,760 >> Oh. Um, aim wasn't here. It was uh Sarah 1924 01:07:21,760 --> 01:07:22,480 Jardine. 1925 01:07:22,480 --> 01:07:24,319 >> No, it was Lauren, wasn't it? 1926 01:07:24,319 --> 01:07:24,799 >> Huh? 1927 01:07:24,799 --> 01:07:26,880 >> Was it Lauren Hot or was it Sarah? 1928 01:07:26,880 --> 01:07:30,160 >> Sarah. Sarah. So with that edit 1929 01:07:30,160 --> 01:07:32,160 >> with that edit and just my name is 1930 01:07:32,160 --> 01:07:34,799 misspelled but other than that 1931 01:07:34,799 --> 01:07:35,440 >> um 1932 01:07:35,440 --> 01:07:36,640 >> it's very important. 1933 01:07:36,640 --> 01:07:37,520 >> We apologize 1934 01:07:37,520 --> 01:07:39,280 >> on number three. 1935 01:07:39,280 --> 01:07:40,799 >> Great. 1936 01:07:40,799 --> 01:07:41,440 Thank you. 1937 01:07:41,440 --> 01:07:43,039 >> Mhm. 1938 01:07:43,039 --> 01:07:44,720 >> With those edits included. 1939 01:07:44,720 --> 01:07:45,119 >> Sorry. 1940 01:07:45,119 --> 01:07:47,520 >> No, that's Thank you. 1941 01:07:47,520 --> 01:07:50,480 >> Um do I have a motion to approve? 1942 01:07:50,480 --> 01:07:53,760 >> Oh yes. So the wrong second. 1943 01:07:53,760 --> 01:07:54,880 >> Kate Cook second. 1944 01:07:54,880 --> 01:07:56,960 >> Wonderful. Um okay, we're roll call. 1945 01:07:56,960 --> 01:07:58,319 Goalie 1946 01:07:58,319 --> 01:07:59,839 >> goalie sair. Yes. 1947 01:07:59,839 --> 01:08:01,760 >> Kevin Bookie. Yes. 1948 01:08:01,760 --> 01:08:03,280 >> Kate Kate Cook. Yes. 1949 01:08:03,280 --> 01:08:04,720 >> Rosman. Yes. Yes. 1950 01:08:04,720 --> 01:08:07,440 >> And Jess. Yes. The um items are approved 1951 01:08:07,440 --> 01:08:09,200 unanimously. 1952 01:08:09,200 --> 01:08:11,200 Um the only remaining items we have to 1953 01:08:11,200 --> 01:08:13,440 discuss tonight is that we will have our 1954 01:08:13,440 --> 01:08:15,680 next meeting on October 20th. There is a 1955 01:08:15,680 --> 01:08:19,440 5:30 start. It is not 6:30. 1956 01:08:19,440 --> 01:08:22,080 Um and then we can adj 1957 01:08:22,080 --> 01:08:23,600 >> um can we just confirm? So, in our 1958 01:08:23,600 --> 01:08:26,400 meeting from June 2nd, uh, 1959 01:08:26,400 --> 01:08:28,080 Superintendent, you mentioned that the 1960 01:08:28,080 --> 01:08:30,000 final report for the class sizes was 1961 01:08:30,000 --> 01:08:31,359 going to be presented. 1962 01:08:31,359 --> 01:08:32,719 >> I don't know if it'll be the final 1963 01:08:32,719 --> 01:08:34,400 report, but there will be some data. 1964 01:08:34,400 --> 01:08:35,759 There were some personnel changes that 1965 01:08:35,759 --> 01:08:37,199 we weren't expecting this summer, which 1966 01:08:37,199 --> 01:08:38,400 kind of ate up. 1967 01:08:38,400 --> 01:08:38,799 >> Okay. 1968 01:08:38,799 --> 01:08:39,600 >> A lot of our 1969 01:08:39,600 --> 01:08:41,199 >> But that'll be a discussion item next 1970 01:08:41,199 --> 01:08:43,120 week, like how your your work is, 1971 01:08:43,120 --> 01:08:44,000 >> how we're progressing. 1972 01:08:44,000 --> 01:08:47,120 >> Yeah. A path forward like I um I just 1973 01:08:47,120 --> 01:08:49,040 want to make sure we don't lose traction 1974 01:08:49,040 --> 01:08:51,440 on the discussion that started last 1975 01:08:51,440 --> 01:08:53,359 year. and then continue through the 1976 01:08:53,359 --> 01:08:55,520 summer so that we get to a budget 1977 01:08:55,520 --> 01:08:58,239 decision where we haven't made choices 1978 01:08:58,239 --> 01:08:59,839 on class sizes and funding needs for 1979 01:08:59,839 --> 01:09:01,839 that. 1980 01:09:01,839 --> 01:09:04,560 >> You also mentioned you would have the um 1981 01:09:04,560 --> 01:09:07,279 the data framework and that like in your 1982 01:09:07,279 --> 01:09:10,960 goals that was something for October the 1983 01:09:10,960 --> 01:09:14,719 PK12 data framework identifying the 1984 01:09:14,719 --> 01:09:16,719 measures the district will monitor. Do 1985 01:09:16,719 --> 01:09:18,000 you like come back? 1986 01:09:18,000 --> 01:09:19,920 >> So I will do that on in my calendar. 1987 01:09:19,920 --> 01:09:22,000 I'll have that ideally done by October, 1988 01:09:22,000 --> 01:09:23,600 but I won't be reporting back to you 1989 01:09:23,600 --> 01:09:24,560 until 1990 01:09:24,560 --> 01:09:25,359 >> January. 1991 01:09:25,359 --> 01:09:28,239 >> Okay. So, you report back not in January 1992 01:09:28,239 --> 01:09:29,040 and then in April 1993 01:09:29,040 --> 01:09:30,560 >> at the joint at the joint meetings. 1994 01:09:30,560 --> 01:09:31,600 >> Oh, that makes more sense. 1995 01:09:31,600 --> 01:09:32,640 >> Yeah, good question. 1996 01:09:32,640 --> 01:09:33,839 >> It should be in your calendar. 1997 01:09:33,839 --> 01:09:34,960 >> Thank you. 1998 01:09:34,960 --> 01:09:36,640 >> Should be. 1999 01:09:36,640 --> 01:09:37,679 >> It's in the calendar. Yeah. 2000 01:09:37,679 --> 01:09:38,400 >> October 20th. 2001 01:09:38,400 --> 01:09:39,440 >> Yep. 2002 01:09:39,440 --> 01:09:41,520 >> All right. Um, our meeting has come to 2003 01:09:41,520 --> 01:09:44,159 an end. It is now 7:40. May I have a 2004 01:09:44,159 --> 01:09:46,719 motion to adjourn? 2005 01:09:46,719 --> 01:09:50,400 >> Or else, please Kate Cook. So, uh, 2006 01:09:50,400 --> 01:09:51,120 second. 2007 01:09:51,120 --> 01:09:51,520 >> Thank you. 2008 01:09:51,520 --> 01:09:53,520 >> All right. Roll call. Goalie. 2009 01:09:53,520 --> 01:09:54,800 >> Go. Yes. 2010 01:09:54,800 --> 01:09:55,360 >> Kevin. 2011 01:09:55,360 --> 01:09:56,400 Milk. Yes. 2012 01:09:56,400 --> 01:09:57,040 >> Kate. 2013 01:09:57,040 --> 01:09:57,840 Yes. 2014 01:09:57,840 --> 01:10:00,080 >> Lance. 2015 01:10:00,080 --> 01:10:03,280 >> Lanceki. Yes. Sorry. Yes. 2016 01:10:03,280 --> 01:10:07,320 >> Our meeting has now been ajour.