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I pledge to the flag of the United

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States of America to the standyice

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for

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Good evening and welcome to the

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September 15th meeting of the board of

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education. I'd like to welcome everyone

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back to the 2026 2027 school year. I

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know our students have been hard at work

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these past few weeks and I want to thank

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Dr. V, the cabinet, and all the admin

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for all their work this summer behind

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the scenes. We're all looking forward to

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hearing the opening of school updates.

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Um and with that I will start with

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agenda item 41

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um amendment to the superintendence

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agreement for 20 26 2027 school year.

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Can I have a motion?

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I just have to read it. Christine,

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» be it resolved that Be it resolved that

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the board of education with the

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recommendation of the superintendent

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hereby approves the motion to I'm sorry.

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Be it resolved that the board of

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education hereby approves the amendment

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to the superintendent's contract as

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attached.

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Do I have a second?

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Uh Lori. Okay. All in favor?

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Okay. Thank you.

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Okay. And uh Dr. V, I'll turn it over to

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you for your superintendent report.

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>> Wonderful. Thank you very much. Good

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evening everyone. Um so I'm going to

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give a superintendent report that is

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very much specific to uh the start of

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our school year and again to uh follow

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your sentiments. Uh Jackie, uh

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congratulations to all of our students

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who have started another academic year.

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We're so happy to have you back. Um

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thank you to all of our administrators

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and our faculty and staff for welcoming

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our students with such open arms. Um,

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and thank you to all of our families who I know have had many routine changes

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this year. Um, and many differences in

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how we are getting to and from school

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and I appreciate the continued feedback

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um to our transport transportation

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department and uh to my office as well.

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So, I just wanted to bring up a few

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things that have been recurring just so

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that you know uh our eyes are on it. We

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continue to work with our EPD as well as

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with our town. Uh, one of the first

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things is that we are still actively

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recruiting for crossing guards. Um and

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so uh the application link was sent out

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in my message um on Friday. I know that

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the EPD is also um trying to recruit

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heavily as well. Um but if you have

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community members, if you have people

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who are interested, um it's a couple of

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hours in the morning, couple hours in

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the afternoon, and we are looking for

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those crossing guards. Um that being

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said, we do have crossing guards who are

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stationed over at Anne Hutch and over at

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Webster and Wilmont in the Greenville

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area, and they will continue to be

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there. Um and we are thankful for their

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support. Um there are a few

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intersections that I've also heard a lot

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about that I just wanted to bring out.

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So one is uh we'll start with Waverly

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Hall and Maine coming up from the south

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um does get congested in the morning and

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we do have our eyes on that. Um we are

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actually looking to uh go out to RFP for

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now a small traffic study in the Waverly

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area just to help with some of the

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congestion there. Uh when that RFP is

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ready uh to go, we will be reviewing

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everything and making sure that the

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consultants know exactly what it is that

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we're looking for in terms of

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recommendations to help us alleviate

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that area. On a plus side, however, we

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opened up the Bellow Avenue entrance on

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the north uh coming section of Waverly

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and it has been working really, really

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well. Um, not only does it uh kind of

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alleviate the pressure that goes down

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into Hall, which used to be the

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entrance, it really does move faster,

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kind of like a a drive-thru where five

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cars go right up and kids are taken

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right out of the cars and then they

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swoop right out into a hall and then uh

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parents can get on with their day. So,

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the Bellow Avenue has been working well.

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Uh just a friendly reminder and I know

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that uh Miss Mandeli and Miss Oliva are

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sitting in the audience tonight as well

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that if you are coming for early drop

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off at Waverly to go right to that main

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entrance where the pergola is. Um it

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opens as early as 8:20 a.m. and if you

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pull right up into the circle it also

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helps alleviate that main avenue uh

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entrance. Uh but Waverly has been um

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getting faster each day and so that is a

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real bonus. uh Greenville, it is working

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like a welloiled machine over there with

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our back entrance and with the new

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striping with the drop off and the loop.

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getting more cars going in and out and

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straight down Rino has working well with

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our our families who are dropping off

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via car. Um and the new sidewalks that

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have been laid by our facilities

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department, which you'll see some images

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of later on this evening, have been a

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great um just pathway for our students

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as they're coming up from Rino Drive up

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to the uh blacktop. And I believe our

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facilities department is looking to put

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another little sidewalk in on the maple

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side of things so that um families don't

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have to go all the way up to Rishino

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when they're walking up the Maple Road.

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bit of um concern around just how

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Greenville buses were finishing out on

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that tier and then getting to Waverly a

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little late. So at this point, I want to

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thank Miss Si and Miss Nikai uh for

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working with the bus transportation to

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now get the bus students out first.

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they're alleviating and they're clearing

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out um pretty quickly. And then our

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walker second so that those buses can

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hit the road and get into their way

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relief um tier of runs right away.

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Middle school and high school uh before

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I get to an Hutch. Fascinating, but it

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worked really smoothly right from day

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one. So um I just want to commend middle

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school and high school for not only

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having the loop in the back moving as

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quickly as possible and as safely as

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possible, but also in the high sorry in

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the front of the high school. We had

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that gate open coming up Stewart and

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that flow of traffic just going two ways

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really is making a difference. Um there

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were a couple questions around why we

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don't open that gate at dismissal time

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at the high school. And the reason for

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that is it does get a little narrowed

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down towards the end um beyond the gate

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at the end of the day because the we

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start to get cars parking on both sides

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and by the time we have to clear those

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buses to go down if we have parent cars

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that are waiting in queue to get the um

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get through the gate uh buses can't

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clear. The good thing about high school

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dismissal at the end of the day is that

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it's a little different than the start

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of the day when all the students arrive.

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At the end of the day, a good majority

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of our students go off to athletics,

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they go off to clubs, they go off to

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walk with friends home, and so there are

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much fewer students um who are actually

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departing all at the same time. And so

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the car traffic is um a little less than

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the morning. Uh speaking with Mr. Welsh

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and his administrative team, those cars

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are clearing out of there at the end of

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the day pretty quickly. Um and then it's

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a quiet campus uh once students are

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gone. Um and Annne Hutch, uh Joyce has

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been working very smoothly. We are

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thankful for the SRO who is stationed

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there. Uh we're also thankful to I'll

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give Nature's Cradle a little shout out.

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Uh they've been trying their best not to

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park their cars on Joyce Road when we

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are uh at the start of the day and the

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end of the day. I know it's not perfect

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yet. Um but we are thankful that our

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community partners are working with us

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and then that front loop continues to be

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successful for not only our buses um but

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also for our parent drop off. So um thus

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far we have gotten a little faster each

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day. We've gotten a little um safer and

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smoother. And I want to thank again our

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SRO, our personnel who have been out

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there in their bright colored vests. And

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again, we are actively recruiting for

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those crossing guards. So, please do um

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recommend anybody that you might think

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would be interested. Um on the outside

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we have uh Brook and Maple and Erot I

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believe are the street uh where we have

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a push button that is on order but

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there's a supply supply chain back order

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and so as soon as EPD and the town

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receive that button I do believe they're

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going to be fixing that up. Um, we also

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know that there is a uh request for a

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full-time crossing guard at that place.

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And again, as we continue to actively

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recruit with the EPD, we will make sure

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that that is one of our top priorities

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to get that person there. Um, but thus

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far, we have EPD who has been driving

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through andor stationing there for a

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portion of time during an arrival and

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dismissal as best they can. Um we do

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have a uh stationed uh police officer at

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Wilmont and 22 uh which is one of the

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busiest intersections as the students

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come up. We have the crossing guard at

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Webster and Wilmont. They pressure the

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students up to the uh traffic officer

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and then the traffic officer makes sure

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that they can get over to Maple. So um

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that has been working well. We also now

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have a no right-hand turn out of the

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Lord and Taylor driveway. Um that's also

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helpful at the beginning at the end of

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school hours uh just to clear the way on

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those roads. Um we also have some

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conversation around that mill road right

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by the Barata restaurant um and Fiser

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Avenue. Uh we are keeping an eye there.

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Uh I think the word is there are islands

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and push buttons there and so that um is

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a little bit different from some of the

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other intersections. Um but as we engage

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our traffic consultants that is also one

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area that we have our eyes set. So when

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that RFP is put together, um it will be

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interesting to see uh what some of those

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recommendations might be.

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There's been a little bit of feedback

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around the um out of school uh offschool

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district and private school uh buses

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that uh are vendored through our beep

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consortium which is the Bronxville

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Eastchester Pelum Tahoe consortium. That

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means those buses service not only our

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school district but the other districts

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as well. Um we are having some

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consolidated stops as are Bronxville and

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Takahoo. Um and I believe Pelum is doing

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something as well on their own. Pelum

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has a much larger number of students who

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are going off to those um private and

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off-d district school sites. Um but we

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are continuing to work with our SW

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Boseis vendors so that we could try to

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iron out some of the uh concerns that

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we've been hearing. We don't

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particularly manage this uh thing by

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ourselves. it is done through SW Boseies

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and the consortium allows us to uh find

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some savings with consolidated spots. Um

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so again we'll keep working on that but

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we do have uh the concerns coming in and

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we are addressing them. Um

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and then my last uh piece for the uh

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update for me is that we do have some

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upcoming financial presentations in the

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month of October. uh we will have our uh

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bond legal council and our fiscal

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adviserss who take care of our bond

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experience come present as well as our

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auditors uh in on October I think 13th

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is the date. Um so I know there were

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some questions around that. So that will

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be happening as well. Um and then

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related but now I'll throw it over to

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Dr. Meyer. Uh right at school our after

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and our before child care uh providers

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have had a little growth as well.

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>> Yes. So we have over 370 students

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participating in the before and after

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school care through right at school. Uh

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we work very closely with them in terms

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of uh communication

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uh consistency stability. Uh so we're

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excited to be able to offer that.

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There's no one no family no student on a

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wait list which was really important to

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us. and we're working with uh individual

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families if there are issues uh um that

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need additional support and uh I think

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that has helped in many ways the

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transition to um some of the new times

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and and transition with the

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transportation.

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» Yes, we can go into student information.

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Oh, okay. Great. Yep. Um, all right. So,

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then I'll turn it over to Dr. Meyer

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again. Uh, he's going to introduce some

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very special students this evening.

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» Thank you so much. So, uh, I get the

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opportunity not only to in a few minutes

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introduce some of our building leaders

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and administrators who are going to talk

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about the opening of the 26 27th school

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year, but also acknowledge some

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accomplishments we've had both right at

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the end of last year, but also in the

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last couple weeks from our students. So,

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I'm going to first invite up Miss Libu

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and Mr. Carol to introduce uh one of our

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middle school students who at the end of

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June won a very prestigious award which

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was honored last Thursday.

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>> Thank you Meer. Good evening everyone.

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Um Mr. Car and I are very proud to this

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evening welcome and we'll call her up

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right now. Uh Deafany Anise Akinsky.

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Come on up.

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[applause]

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» [applause]

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>> Daffany shared that last spring. Come

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here. Thank you.

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>> Uh last spring her mom was looking for a

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way of her to for her to submit her

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writing outside of school, which is

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always very wonderful and a beautiful

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thing to see our students flourish

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outside of the school building. We know

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they do amazingly well. We see their

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growth in their writing and their

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speaking and their math and in all the

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content areas within the building. And

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for us to see them uh win nominations

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and um really expose the work outside of

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the school is really a beautiful thing

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and something we're very proud of. In

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this case, Deafany, who is currently in

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eighth grade, won um was the winner in

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the Writer Express youth environmental

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creative writing contest and her poem

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which um she submitted was um nominated

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for this uh award. I want to

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congratulate her once again at the

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Hudson Valley Writer Center. Writing

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center, [applause]

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» what it was about. Do you want to tell

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us a little bit what your poem was

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about?

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>> Um,

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so the poem was about climate change and

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like the issues about climate change.

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Um, I wanted to write it because I care

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a lot about that topic and I think it

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should be um cared about more because I

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don't think we're caring about our

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climate, like our earth enough. So,

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that's why I wrote the poem and I'm very

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um happy that I did because I hope it

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like um engages readers.

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>> Thank you, Z. Thank you for representing

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EMS so well. [applause]

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We'll get a photo. Congratulations,

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Dafany. That's amazing. And also great

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example of uh inter interdisciplinary

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uh lens and work. So well done. We're

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excited uh to see your award and uh

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chance to honor it tonight. A second

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group of students and and they come from

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the high school uh took a test probably

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many of you have heard of and also taken

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yourself and this is a an exam we offer

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uh for um our students at the high

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school which also uh puts them in a

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position to get one of the most

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distinguished honors. So I will have Mr.

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Welsh, Dr. Gillson,

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Miss Glenn Meyer come forward to uh

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honor these three students.

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Uh, thanks Bill. So, it's my pleasure

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tonight to introduce three outstanding

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EHS students. Uh, Lucas Strauss, Govern,

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Constantinos Magnusales, and Join Zo.

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Come on up, guys. [applause]

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So, as Dr. Meer just alluded to, uh,

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these wonderful students were recently

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named semi- finalists in the 2027

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National Merit Scholarship Program. Um,

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the prestigious recognition begins with

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exceptional performance on the PSAT, but

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it represents much more than success on

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a single test. It reflects years of hard

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work, academic commitment, and

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dedication to learning. Fewer than 1% of

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US high school seniors earn semi-final

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status each year. Lucas, Constantinos,

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and Joan now have the opportunity to

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advance to finalist status and compete

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for National Merit Scholarships later

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this year. We are incredibly proud of

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all three and congratulate them on this

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well-deserved recognition. So, can we

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have a round of applause?

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[applause]

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» Great job. I think we're going to get a

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photo right here.

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» [applause]

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» Thank you. So, now we get to go to the

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start of the school year. And uh the

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start of the school year brings a lot of

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excitement um from new teachers to new

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classes to new friendships. Uh but

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before we get into those those moments

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and all the uh different opportunities

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our students have had, I do want to take

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a second to acknowledge the heroic

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effort that our administrators put in

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over the summer to make many of the

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adjustments and shifts that Dr. V

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alluded to uh and mentioned uh in her

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opening um uh presentation,

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superintendent report. And uh you know,

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each summer as an administrator, you're

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used to putting in the time and building

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those classes, building the schedules,

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hiring new teachers, uh just making sure

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all those little pieces are in place.

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But not usually you're not expecting to

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basically transform the arrival and

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departure of your students from the

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buildings. But these administrators took

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this challenge on uh without question.

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You could see them wandering the

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streets, looking at the the parking

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lots, uh reshuffling spots for their

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teachers and thinking about every

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possible way of really maximizing

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and making safe that whole process. And

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kudos to them for what they were able to

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accomplish. Um I think all of us have

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been pleasantly surprised. It's not

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without challenges there. It's not

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without some bumps, but overall uh we

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really appreciate all the work that

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they've put in, which was above and

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beyond their job. So, thank you. And

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that leads us to our schools. So, each

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of our schools had a great opening to

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the year. And what I'm going to do is

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I'm going to introduce or or welcome up

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the administrators from each of those

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buildings to talk a little bit about the

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opening of the school year and then what

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are some exciting things to look forward

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to. So, our Waverly administrators, if

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you'd like to join us,

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» thank you, Dr. Meyer.

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Good evening, everyone. Um, so I'm happy

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to share that Waverly is off to a

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wonderful start. On September 2nd, we

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welcomed 415 kindergarten and first

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grade students, and our opening has been

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incredibly smooth. And during these f

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first few weeks of school, our priority

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has always been building community and

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creating a sense of belonging for our

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youngest learners. We launched the year

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with our schoolwide PBIS sore assembly,

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introducing our favorite mascot, Echo,

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which uh helps us focus on building

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community, uh building classroom

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routines and procedures, and uh

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establishing those learning environments

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where children feel safe, welcomed,

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valued, and ready to learn. So, as we

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build that strong foundation, we're also

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excited about our instructional focus

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this year. Small groups, purposeful

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play, big growth. We introduced this

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focus to our Waverly staff in a very

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Waverly way through play. After sharing

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the book, What to Do with a Box, our

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faculty work together in teams with

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cardboard boxes, using their

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imaginations to build and create. There

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was a lot of laughter, collaboration,

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problem solving, and some pretty

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impressive creations.

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But behind the fund was an important

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message for our students. Children learn

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by doing. And so we're especially

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excited to partner with Sarah Lawrence

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College as we deepen this work, learning

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alongside their faculty and exploring

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how play can be intentionally woven into

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rich developmentally responsive learning

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experiences for our youngest students.

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This year we will continue to strengthen

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our high quality small groupoup

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instruction allowing teachers to meet

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children with they are and provide

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targeted responsive instruction while at

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the same time we're elevating purposeful

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play um as an essential part of the K1

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learning experience.

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This gives children opportunities to

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create, communicate, collaborate,

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problem solve, and apply their learning

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in meaningful ways. And as you can see

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from the beautiful photos, um the work

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is already happening throughout our

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classrooms here at Waverly.

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And on behalf of our Waverly staff and

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faculty, uh we believe that when we

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combine intentional teaching with the

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natural curiosity and joy of childhood,

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wonderful things can happen. So again,

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small groups, purposeful play, big

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growth. We're very excited for a great

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year. Thank you.

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[applause]

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» Thank you. to now introduce uh our

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administrative representative from Anne

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Hutch, Mesi.

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» Good evening. Laura apologizes for not

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being here tonight due to a family

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obligation. However, I am honored to

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share on her behalf.

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We first would like to thank our parents

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and guardians for their partnership in

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creating a smooth and successful arrival

544
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and dismissal process during the first

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few weeks of school.

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From the first day, we focused on

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building strong classroom communities

548
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and establishing clear expectations.

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Students began participating in morning

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meeting circles which helped them build

551
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relationships, develop a sense of

552
00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:44,000
belonging, and of course getting to know

553
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one another. Each class created a

554
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classroom charter. students identified

555
00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,080
how they hope to feel at school this

556
00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,720
year and the actions they will take to

557
00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:57,520
help everyone experience those feelings.

558
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We held our first heart assembly to

559
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introduce and review our schoolwide

560
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expectations

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and at the same time our students began

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engaging in our robust curriculum.

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We are excited to implement mystery

564
00:26:15,120 --> 00:26:17,760
science, a new science program that

565
00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,000
provides opportunities for hands-on

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learning. In the photos, you will see

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our fourth graders learning about the

568
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human skeleton. And you can see they

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00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:29,760
applied their understanding of bones and

570
00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:33,600
joints by creating a robotic finger.

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We launched our beginning of beginning

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units in reading, writing, math, and

573
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social studies. Through junior

574
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gradebook, students are participating in

575
00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:45,520
thoughtful conversations about

576
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literature and strengthening their

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critical thinking skills.

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We look forward to an exciting year

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filled with meaningful learning

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experiences.

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And then we just have some upcoming

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events. Tonight, our students are very

583
00:27:01,679 --> 00:27:03,440
excited about our welcome back event

584
00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,559
held from by the PTA. We have back to

585
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school night on this Thursday, photo day

586
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September 25th and our fifth grade

587
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sports night on the 29th.

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» Thank [applause] you.

589
00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,799
>> Excellent. Next up, we have Greenville

590
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share some of the exciting things

591
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happening across town.

592
00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,400
>> Good evening, everyone. So, we've had a

593
00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:31,919
wonderful start to the school year at

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Greenville with a strong focus on

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building community and belonging.

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Through more meetings and class charter,

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00:27:39,279 --> 00:27:41,200
students are reconnecting with friends,

598
00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,039
building new relationships, and

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00:27:43,039 --> 00:27:44,559
establishing strong classroom

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00:27:44,559 --> 00:27:47,120
communities. We've also been reinforcing

601
00:27:47,120 --> 00:27:49,360
our Greenville schoolwide expectations

602
00:27:49,360 --> 00:27:51,760
to be safe, to be kind, and to be

603
00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:54,000
responsible while jumping right back

604
00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,159
into learning. But most importantly,

605
00:27:56,159 --> 00:27:57,840
Greenville wants every child to feel

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00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:00,000
welcome, valued, and proud to be a part

607
00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:04,470
of our school.

608
00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:06,399
So, these pictures really capture the

609
00:28:06,399 --> 00:28:09,039
joy of being back together. And that's

610
00:28:09,039 --> 00:28:10,799
been a real highlight of these first two

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00:28:10,799 --> 00:28:12,240
weeks of school, just seeing our

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children gathered together on the

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playground morning and at recess time.

614
00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:18,480
Our students have been reconnecting with

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00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:20,640
their old friends, making new ones, and

616
00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:22,720
enjoying the important moments together

617
00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:24,880
outside the classroom. and it's been

618
00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:26,799
wonderful to see them all smiling,

619
00:28:26,799 --> 00:28:28,320
playing, and feeling back at home at

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00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:31,830
Greenville.

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We've already had a busy start to

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Greenville. We welcomed our students

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back like everyone on on September 2nd,

624
00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:39,120
but we had a wonderful back to school

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00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:41,679
night last week um where we got to greet

626
00:28:41,679 --> 00:28:43,279
our parents and they had an opportunity

627
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to meet and talk with their teachers. Um

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and we celebrated picture day yesterday,

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so everyone came to school in their

630
00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,600
finest outfits looking adorable. This

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Friday, we're looking forward to our PTA

632
00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,039
back to school event, which is another

633
00:28:55,039 --> 00:28:56,880
great opportunity to bring our families

634
00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:59,120
together. And we're so grateful for the

635
00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:01,120
partnership of our families, our PTA,

636
00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:02,880
and our staff. And we're so looking

637
00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,360
forward to another wonderful Greenville

638
00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:08,860
great year.

639
00:29:08,870 --> 00:29:11,510
» [applause]

640
00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:13,919
» Now, before I introduce the next school,

641
00:29:13,919 --> 00:29:16,080
I just want to note you can see a a

642
00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:19,279
growing arms race of photos with each

643
00:29:19,279 --> 00:29:21,919
school as it passes. I'll just say the

644
00:29:21,919 --> 00:29:24,799
next school had over 20 slides when it

645
00:29:24,799 --> 00:29:26,399
was originally submitted to this

646
00:29:26,399 --> 00:29:28,960
presentation. Um, I don't think I have

647
00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:31,120
to say much more to introduce our

648
00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:32,960
administrators from the middle school.

649
00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,840
Uh, but Miss Leu and Mr. Carol, take it

650
00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:37,760
away.

651
00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:39,679
Thanks, Dr. Meyer. You made me trim

652
00:29:39,679 --> 00:29:41,360
down, but that's okay. We have a lot of

653
00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:43,840
fun at middle school. Um, starting with,

654
00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:46,080
of course, our very, very warm welcome.

655
00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:48,320
You'll see our PTA donated beautiful

656
00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:49,919
balloon arcs to help welcome our

657
00:29:49,919 --> 00:29:52,799
students. Um, the first day, which is

658
00:29:52,799 --> 00:29:54,960
always a nice way to welcome them to a

659
00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:56,640
festive and fun environment. On the

660
00:29:56,640 --> 00:30:00,720
first day, you can see that um, our

661
00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:03,279
supportive staff created a real warm and

662
00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:04,720
welcoming environment for our sixth

663
00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:07,279
graders. We just can't say enough of all

664
00:30:07,279 --> 00:30:08,960
the planning and preparation that took

665
00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,360
place before the students even arrived.

666
00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:13,520
Our custodial staff, our hallways were

667
00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:16,399
shining, our lockers were clean. Um, we

668
00:30:16,399 --> 00:30:19,440
also are very happy and thankful that we

669
00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:21,360
have four new student bathrooms in our

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00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:22,559
building this year. So, that was

671
00:30:22,559 --> 00:30:24,000
available to our sixth graders

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00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,880
specifically in that hallway for them.

673
00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:28,960
Um, joyful smiles always, right? We want

674
00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:30,240
to create that environment, that middle

675
00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:31,760
school where our students feel welcomed,

676
00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:33,600
we feel loved, they feel like they're

677
00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:35,360
supportive in that school environment

678
00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:36,799
during this very critical age of

679
00:30:36,799 --> 00:30:38,240
development. And of course, a shout out

680
00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:41,120
to our security back um that we see

681
00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:42,559
there, Ed, who's always welcoming

682
00:30:42,559 --> 00:30:44,960
students all year round. And um we all

683
00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:46,320
have a little fun on the first day. Of

684
00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:47,600
course, why not a selfie with the

685
00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,240
principal? And um we were ready for

686
00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:51,600
success on the first day. The pictures

687
00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:53,919
you see there are the teachers preparing

688
00:30:53,919 --> 00:30:55,679
the students engaging from day one.

689
00:30:55,679 --> 00:30:57,120
That's an earth science class in eighth

690
00:30:57,120 --> 00:30:58,720
grade. day one engagement in eighth

691
00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:02,240
grade ELA class as well.

692
00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,240
We um continue to build that community,

693
00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:05,760
sense of community during our lunch

694
00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:07,360
periods, which are by grade level. We're

695
00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:09,760
so lucky to have that team structure and

696
00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,720
the um exploratories time designated for

697
00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:14,559
the age groups at the middle school

698
00:31:14,559 --> 00:31:16,720
which help us build the um school

699
00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:19,760
community that we're so proud of.

700
00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:21,679
We started the first day uh the first

701
00:31:21,679 --> 00:31:24,080
week we ended with a real fun assembly

702
00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:25,760
where the students and the staff got to

703
00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:28,320
engage in a game show type of an

704
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,640
experience and this helps us continue to

705
00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:32,240
create that positive school culture that

706
00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:33,600
school environment that we want the kids

707
00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:35,360
to love to want to come to school every

708
00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,159
day and um gets us to know the students

709
00:31:38,159 --> 00:31:39,760
and the students get to see the staff

710
00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:42,240
engage also in in a fun way to start the

711
00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:45,200
year. So again, we're very thankful for

712
00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:46,880
our partnerships with the parents to

713
00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:48,159
thanking them for that trust they have

714
00:31:48,159 --> 00:31:50,000
in us and supporting their children

715
00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,320
during their middle school years and we

716
00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:53,840
look forward to seeing everyone on the

717
00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:56,640
24th at 7 for our open house. Um, and

718
00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:58,159
some additional dates here for the

719
00:31:58,159 --> 00:32:00,399
middle school include tomorrow and

720
00:32:00,399 --> 00:32:02,880
Thursday will be our school photo days

721
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that we u have reminded parents through

722
00:32:05,039 --> 00:32:06,240
the parent square and some text

723
00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:09,840
messages. And um we welcomed back some

724
00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:10,960
of the dates that were up there have

725
00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:12,240
already passed, but they were certainly

726
00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:14,159
successful, especially our locker setup

727
00:32:14,159 --> 00:32:15,840
night where we get to see the

728
00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:17,600
chandeliers and the magnetic wallpaper

729
00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,480
and locker um ladders and locker rugs

730
00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:22,559
come to play. And the design that goes

731
00:32:22,559 --> 00:32:26,000
into that is certainly um amazing to

732
00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,559
see. And um our sports modified sports

733
00:32:28,559 --> 00:32:32,000
began last week and the PTA is holding a

734
00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:35,120
welcome back event tomorrow from 5 to

735
00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:36,880
7:30 in the front middle school lot

736
00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:39,200
which we welcome everyone to attend. Not

737
00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:41,120
only middle school families and students

738
00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:42,559
and of course again our back to school

739
00:32:42,559 --> 00:32:44,480
nights next week at 7. So thank you

740
00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:45,919
again for the opportunity this evening

741
00:32:45,919 --> 00:32:49,607
and for all of the support as well.

742
00:32:49,607 --> 00:32:50,960
>> [applause]

743
00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:53,760
>> Thank you. And last but not least, I'd

744
00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,360
like to invite up our high school

745
00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:57,039
administrative team to just share some

746
00:32:57,039 --> 00:33:05,029
of the highlights of the high school.

747
00:33:05,039 --> 00:33:07,919
Oh, you already did the slide. Um, so

748
00:33:07,919 --> 00:33:09,519
like everybody else, really excited

749
00:33:09,519 --> 00:33:11,679
about the the start of the year. I felt

750
00:33:11,679 --> 00:33:13,519
like it went about as well as it could

751
00:33:13,519 --> 00:33:16,399
have. Um, you know, I'd be remiss if I

752
00:33:16,399 --> 00:33:18,159
didn't thank my wonderful assistant

753
00:33:18,159 --> 00:33:20,240
principles, Dr. Gillson and Miss Glimmer

754
00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:23,120
Meyer. Um, opening any school is a huge

755
00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:24,640
task. At the high school, we have

756
00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:26,399
hundreds of classes that we have to get

757
00:33:26,399 --> 00:33:28,720
students into. Um, you know, and they do

758
00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:32,480
it with grace and really just a student

759
00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:34,640
laser student- centered focus. So, thank

760
00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:36,960
you both. Um, a few things that we're

761
00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:39,919
focusing on at EHS this year, um, our

762
00:33:39,919 --> 00:33:42,000
continued work around active student

763
00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,559
learning environments. Um, Caitlyn

764
00:33:44,559 --> 00:33:45,840
mentioned it earlier. It's one of my

765
00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:47,679
favorite phrases. Students learn by

766
00:33:47,679 --> 00:33:49,679
doing. Uh, this year we're also going to

767
00:33:49,679 --> 00:33:52,640
focus on authentic assessment. You know,

768
00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,960
that phrase has had many names. Problem

769
00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:57,279
based learning, project-based learning.

770
00:33:57,279 --> 00:33:59,039
For me, at this moment in time,

771
00:33:59,039 --> 00:34:01,840
authentic assessment is the perfect uh

772
00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:03,760
moniker for what we're trying to do when

773
00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:05,840
you juxtapose it against all of the

774
00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:08,159
artificial intelligence that students

775
00:34:08,159 --> 00:34:09,919
are flooded with. So authentic

776
00:34:09,919 --> 00:34:12,240
assessment is is a main priority for us

777
00:34:12,240 --> 00:34:14,480
this year. Uh we're really excited to

778
00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:16,879
continue our SEAL work, the revamped

779
00:34:16,879 --> 00:34:19,440
advisory program and uh peer mentoring

780
00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:22,240
as a component of that. Um I was had the

781
00:34:22,240 --> 00:34:23,919
pleasure last year to speak quite a bit

782
00:34:23,919 --> 00:34:26,560
about our advisory program. It was year

783
00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:29,359
zero. We heard plenty of feedback and we

784
00:34:29,359 --> 00:34:31,280
revamped it. Um and I'm excited about

785
00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:33,679
it. It's themed by grade level. So,

786
00:34:33,679 --> 00:34:36,240
ninth graders with a peer mentoring

787
00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:39,200
component, 39 upper classmen have been

788
00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:41,280
selected as peer mentors for our ninth

789
00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:44,159
graders. Um, their entire focus is on

790
00:34:44,159 --> 00:34:46,159
the transition to high school. 10th

791
00:34:46,159 --> 00:34:48,560
grader uh 10th grade advisory classes

792
00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:50,639
are all about executive functioning.

793
00:34:50,639 --> 00:34:53,440
11th grade is on healthy relationships

794
00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:55,119
and 12th grade of course is on the

795
00:34:55,119 --> 00:34:57,520
transition out of high school. Um, so we

796
00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:00,560
think it's really a smart um, you know,

797
00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:02,320
change and really delivers the

798
00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:05,119
programming our students need. Um, one

799
00:35:05,119 --> 00:35:06,800
thing that you've heard me talk about is

800
00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:09,200
transferable skills. Um, the next two

801
00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:10,800
bullets here go together. We want them

802
00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:12,320
to develop skills that they can use

803
00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:15,440
beyond here. And sometimes that requires

804
00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:17,520
what we call productive struggle, right?

805
00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:19,760
It's okay to have to work a little bit.

806
00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:22,640
Um, and if it doesn't come easy at

807
00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:24,640
first, the journey is part of the

808
00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:26,800
process. uh and ultimately gets us to

809
00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:29,520
that goal. So, um I've heard the term

810
00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:31,839
ustress instead of distress. I don't

811
00:35:31,839 --> 00:35:34,000
know if that really makes too much

812
00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,079
sense, but we want students to welcome

813
00:35:36,079 --> 00:35:38,160
the challenge and understand that their

814
00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:42,079
education is a process. Um so, the nth

815
00:35:42,079 --> 00:35:44,400
grade schedule walkth through uh was our

816
00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:47,040
first event that the peer mentors uh

817
00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:49,440
participated in. We structure our 9th

818
00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,040
grade orientation, you'll see there on

819
00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:53,440
September 1st and 2nd as a two-part

820
00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:55,359
event. We think it's more effective that

821
00:35:55,359 --> 00:35:57,359
way. On the first, ninth graders can

822
00:35:57,359 --> 00:35:59,040
come and do a walkthrough of their

823
00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:01,359
schedule to ease some of the anxiety

824
00:36:01,359 --> 00:36:03,680
around coming to the building. And then

825
00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:05,839
on the night of the first day of school,

826
00:36:05,839 --> 00:36:07,680
we come together as a community for a

827
00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:09,680
barbecue. Again, the peer mentors were

828
00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:11,920
there. It provides Joe, Aaron, and

829
00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:13,839
myself with a great opportunity to talk

830
00:36:13,839 --> 00:36:16,000
to kids one-on-one, and they come back.

831
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,640
We want them to feel like EHS is home.

832
00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:20,320
And after the first day of school, what

833
00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:22,720
better place to be? Um, on September

834
00:36:22,720 --> 00:36:25,040
9th, we had our first advisory day that

835
00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,119
was part of the revamp program. Ninth

836
00:36:27,119 --> 00:36:28,880
graders engaged in a really fun

837
00:36:28,880 --> 00:36:31,040
scavenger hunt. 12th graders were with

838
00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:33,359
their counselors. 11th and 12th graders

839
00:36:33,359 --> 00:36:36,000
got their uh 10th and 11th graders got

840
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:38,560
their introductory lessons. Um, Mr.

841
00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:40,000
Rampony is going to talk about a

842
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:41,760
athletics in a little bit, but we held

843
00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:43,920
the fall athletics night uh which was

844
00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:47,680
attended by 175 or so parents um which

845
00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:49,680
was a really good first step in in our

846
00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:52,320
athletic season. On the 23rd we have

847
00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:55,200
back to school night. Um we also on the

848
00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:57,359
23rd, not posted here, but an event that

849
00:36:57,359 --> 00:36:59,680
I appreciate each year will be holding

850
00:36:59,680 --> 00:37:01,920
our annual club fair for students to

851
00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:03,599
understand all of the offerings here at

852
00:37:03,599 --> 00:37:05,920
the high school. The 28th is our college

853
00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:07,599
fair. This year it's at Pelum High

854
00:37:07,599 --> 00:37:10,160
School. we always rotate with them and

855
00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:12,000
uh the 16th we look forward to a

856
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:14,240
wonderful homecoming weekend in fall pep

857
00:37:14,240 --> 00:37:16,079
rally. So thank you for the opportunity

858
00:37:16,079 --> 00:37:18,815
and we look forward to a great year.

859
00:37:18,815 --> 00:37:22,790
[applause]

860
00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:24,560
» Thank you to all the schools. It's been

861
00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:26,560
a great opening to the year and we're so

862
00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:29,440
excited to share some of the uh upcoming

863
00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:31,920
events, but also opportunities of

864
00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:33,520
learning and experiences for our

865
00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:35,680
students. Uh from destination

866
00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:38,240
imagination to the expansion of National

867
00:37:38,240 --> 00:37:40,800
History Day, uh to now we're offering

868
00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:43,680
the the AP Capstone Diploma with AP

869
00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:45,680
Research being offered this year for the

870
00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:47,839
first time. So many new classes,

871
00:37:47,839 --> 00:37:49,440
exciting opportunities, and it's going

872
00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:52,560
to be a great 26 27 school year. So,

873
00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:54,480
thank you so much and thank you to the

874
00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:56,160
administrative teams for for all the

875
00:37:56,160 --> 00:38:00,390
hard work they've put in. [applause]

876
00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:02,079
Now, it's my pleasure to turn it over to

877
00:38:02,079 --> 00:38:05,200
the special education department and our

878
00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:07,119
directors to speak a little bit about

879
00:38:07,119 --> 00:38:14,550
the work the start of the school year.

880
00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:16,160
» Hi, good evening everyone. Before we

881
00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:17,599
give a brief update, we'd like to share

882
00:38:17,599 --> 00:38:19,839
a warm welcome to Miss Paresi who's

883
00:38:19,839 --> 00:38:22,240
joined our department this summer. While

884
00:38:22,240 --> 00:38:25,680
Miss Prey is not new to um is new to our

885
00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:26,720
department, she's not new to the

886
00:38:26,720 --> 00:38:28,800
Eastchester community. For the past two

887
00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:30,480
years, she has served as the assistant

888
00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:33,280
principal at Anne Hutch. Um Miss Pissy

889
00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:34,640
brings a wealth of experience and

890
00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:36,560
expertise in special education, having

891
00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:38,880
worked as a special education teacher

892
00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:40,720
and as well as previously served as a

893
00:38:40,720 --> 00:38:42,640
principal of a special education school.

894
00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:44,400
We're excited to welcome Eleni to our

895
00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:45,599
team and we look forward to the work

896
00:38:45,599 --> 00:38:48,551
that she'll contribute in her new role.

897
00:38:48,551 --> 00:38:53,750
[applause]

898
00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:55,440
Sorry.

899
00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:57,359
Okay, back to business. So, just a brief

900
00:38:57,359 --> 00:39:00,320
update regarding our um special classes

901
00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:02,800
this year. There are nine elementary

902
00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:04,960
special classes, four at Waverly and F

903
00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:07,359
and Hutch and seven special classes at

904
00:39:07,359 --> 00:39:09,040
the secondary level. Three at the middle

905
00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:11,680
school and four at the high school. um

906
00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:13,520
through a very extensive recruitment

907
00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:15,440
process. We are proud to say that while

908
00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:17,520
our programs are primarily designed to

909
00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:19,839
serve our resident students, we are

910
00:39:19,839 --> 00:39:21,200
pleased to share that we have also

911
00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:23,359
expanded our enrollment to include 10

912
00:39:23,359 --> 00:39:25,839
out of district students on a tuition

913
00:39:25,839 --> 00:39:28,720
basis. This includes six students at the

914
00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:30,960
elementary level and four students at

915
00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:33,040
the secondary level. So generating

916
00:39:33,040 --> 00:39:34,640
additional revenue for the district

917
00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:37,119
while maximizing the capacity of of our

918
00:39:37,119 --> 00:39:42,630
already existing specialized programs.

919
00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:46,240
We also wanted to recognize our ESY

920
00:39:46,240 --> 00:39:48,320
program extended school year program

921
00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:51,200
that runs for six weeks over the summer

922
00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:54,720
providing continuity of services which

923
00:39:54,720 --> 00:39:56,960
um prevent regression among our

924
00:39:56,960 --> 00:40:00,000
students. Over this course of the six-w

925
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:02,880
weekek period, we had approximately 35

926
00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:05,359
staff members supporting and educating

927
00:40:05,359 --> 00:40:08,320
70 students. We're so grateful for our

928
00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:12,480
staff um who work ESY and dedicate much

929
00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:14,079
of their summer to supporting our

930
00:40:14,079 --> 00:40:16,880
students. It was a great success and you

931
00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:22,950
know wonderful to host at Anne Hutch.

932
00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:24,960
» Great. And then finally, we just wanted

933
00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:27,040
to share a few curriculum enhancements

934
00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:29,599
and professional practices that we are

935
00:40:29,599 --> 00:40:31,520
continuing to build upon to highlight

936
00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:34,240
for the year um in order to continue

937
00:40:34,240 --> 00:40:37,599
achieving student and staff success. So

938
00:40:37,599 --> 00:40:39,200
um we've strengthened our supports

939
00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:41,520
through hiring a key staff member this

940
00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:44,000
year um a board certified behavior

941
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:46,400
analyst, Miss Regina Mordella. She's

942
00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:47,920
going to be joining us districtwide

943
00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:50,320
starting in October. We're also going to

944
00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:51,760
continue our work with our department

945
00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:53,599
chairs. not only just our special

946
00:40:53,599 --> 00:40:55,040
education department chairs at the

947
00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:56,720
secondary level but all of our content

948
00:40:56,720 --> 00:40:58,720
area chairpeople

949
00:40:58,720 --> 00:41:00,400
and then this year we really have

950
00:41:00,400 --> 00:41:02,560
implemented some targeted trainings to

951
00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:05,520
ensure some consistency among procedures

952
00:41:05,520 --> 00:41:07,920
practices and regulations so we've

953
00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:10,720
started with a cohort of administrators

954
00:41:10,720 --> 00:41:12,880
um teachers related service providers to

955
00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:17,040
work on 504 CPSSE and cse trainings in

956
00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:19,200
addition we're continuing our work with

957
00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:22,640
um our CPI training this really provides

958
00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:25,359
our staff with proactive strategies to

959
00:41:25,359 --> 00:41:28,720
prevent or assist with deescalation um

960
00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:31,520
situations for challenging students. We

961
00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:34,240
also have uh had the opportunity instead

962
00:41:34,240 --> 00:41:37,280
of using CPI to be our trainer, uh two

963
00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:39,839
of our staff members have gone through

964
00:41:39,839 --> 00:41:41,599
extensive training that's called train

965
00:41:41,599 --> 00:41:43,359
the trainer to become our in-house

966
00:41:43,359 --> 00:41:45,680
trainers and actually work with our

967
00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:48,079
staff. this year all of our staff are

968
00:41:48,079 --> 00:41:50,319
reertified and refreshed for training

969
00:41:50,319 --> 00:41:53,040
every one to two years.

970
00:41:53,040 --> 00:41:56,160
Um also our G&R inclusive group we

971
00:41:56,160 --> 00:41:57,760
wanted to share we are continuing work

972
00:41:57,760 --> 00:42:00,640
with that. Um this is really to enhance

973
00:42:00,640 --> 00:42:02,960
our instructional and inclusive

974
00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:05,040
practices and really focus on that

975
00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:07,760
barrierfree learning for all students.

976
00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:09,440
Primarily this year we're doing our K

977
00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:12,240
through five for the full day co-teers.

978
00:42:12,240 --> 00:42:14,079
And then lastly, this is super exciting,

979
00:42:14,079 --> 00:42:17,200
is our Teachtown curriculum. This is a

980
00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:19,680
an evidence-based practice which aligns

981
00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:21,599
with our standards and is really for our

982
00:42:21,599 --> 00:42:23,119
New York State alternately assessed

983
00:42:23,119 --> 00:42:25,280
students. Some of our other students who

984
00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:27,040
are state assess use this to supplement

985
00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:29,359
the curriculum. We piloted this last

986
00:42:29,359 --> 00:42:31,680
year in a few of our classes and we're

987
00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:33,280
really happy to say that this year we're

988
00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:35,119
doing it K through 12 in all of our

989
00:42:35,119 --> 00:42:38,240
special classes. Um,

990
00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:40,160
we also found that our New York State

991
00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:41,920
assessment results this year, which we

992
00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:44,400
just got back, um, have gone up

993
00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:47,359
tremendously due to the due to

994
00:42:47,359 --> 00:42:49,440
implementing this curriculum. So, we're

995
00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:52,800
super happy with that. Um, together, all

996
00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:54,400
of these enhancements are helping us

997
00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:56,400
build some staff capacity while

998
00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:58,319
strengthening our continuum of services

999
00:42:58,319 --> 00:43:00,720
that we provide to our students. And

1000
00:43:00,720 --> 00:43:02,000
finally, we just want to take an

1001
00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:03,440
opportunity to thank our SEPTA

1002
00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:05,680
organization for always their continued

1003
00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:08,160
support and partnership. And finally, to

1004
00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:10,000
our building level administrators,

1005
00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:12,400
staff, teachers, and faculty. As you

1006
00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:14,000
just saw from those five building

1007
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:16,160
openings, we could not be more proud to

1008
00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:17,920
have such a collaborative and inclusive

1009
00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:20,000
environment for all of our students. So,

1010
00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:22,345
thank you.

1011
00:43:22,345 --> 00:43:27,430
[applause]

1012
00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:29,119
So, next we're going to be calling up

1013
00:43:29,119 --> 00:43:31,359
the facilities department and then right

1014
00:43:31,359 --> 00:43:33,200
after that we have a presentation from

1015
00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:40,230
athletics

1016
00:43:40,240 --> 00:43:42,960
and as Mr. Sheldon gets um set up at the

1017
00:43:42,960 --> 00:43:45,200
computer there and I don't know if you

1018
00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:47,280
need any support for Mr. Blute or is it

1019
00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:48,000
all ready to go?

1020
00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:49,440
>> No, we're good to go.

1021
00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:51,839
>> Okay, great. Um, I just wanted to give a

1022
00:43:51,839 --> 00:43:53,599
big shout out uh to the entire

1023
00:43:53,599 --> 00:43:55,440
department who worked tirelessly this

1024
00:43:55,440 --> 00:43:57,280
summer uh which you'll see much of the

1025
00:43:57,280 --> 00:43:59,680
work uh but on top of just the regular

1026
00:43:59,680 --> 00:44:01,760
phases of capital um as well as just

1027
00:44:01,760 --> 00:44:03,599
getting ready for closing down the year

1028
00:44:03,599 --> 00:44:05,760
and opening up a new year uh we had all

1029
00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:07,440
of the parking lot enhancements done as

1030
00:44:07,440 --> 00:44:08,640
well. So thank you.

1031
00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:10,319
>> Thank you.

1032
00:44:10,319 --> 00:44:12,880
>> So good evening everyone.

1033
00:44:12,880 --> 00:44:14,640
I always like to present this slide who

1034
00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:18,240
we are. Um we maintain over 500,000

1035
00:44:18,240 --> 00:44:20,079
square feet at the school district. So,

1036
00:44:20,079 --> 00:44:21,920
what does that mean? That means hundreds

1037
00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:24,079
of classrooms, over 3,000 student

1038
00:44:24,079 --> 00:44:25,680
workstations that are cleaned every

1039
00:44:25,680 --> 00:44:29,040
summer. We're roughly 40 people deep. We

1040
00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:32,160
have a little less than 30 cleaners from

1041
00:44:32,160 --> 00:44:34,480
cleaners to custodial workers to one

1042
00:44:34,480 --> 00:44:37,280
senior to a head custodian in each

1043
00:44:37,280 --> 00:44:39,440
building, a full maintenance staff and

1044
00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:42,560
an office manager and myself. So, we're

1045
00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:45,520
the folks that come in all summer long.

1046
00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:48,240
We don't get the summer off,

1047
00:44:48,240 --> 00:44:49,920
but

1048
00:44:49,920 --> 00:44:51,680
we get to clean the buildings. We get to

1049
00:44:51,680 --> 00:44:54,160
make them ready, and we also get to do a

1050
00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:56,800
lot of cool projects. So, we're going to speak about some of that

1051
00:44:56,800 --> 00:44:58,240
stuff that happens. Not everyone sees

1052
00:44:58,240 --> 00:45:00,720
what happens behind the scenes, but um

1053
00:45:00,720 --> 00:45:02,160
we're going to take a little dive into

1054
00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:03,920
it tonight.

1055
00:45:03,920 --> 00:45:09,040
So, uh we had the 20 22 capital project.

1056
00:45:09,040 --> 00:45:12,240
We're now in phase five. Um we call this

1057
00:45:12,240 --> 00:45:15,280
five 5C. was the smallest portion of it,

1058
00:45:15,280 --> 00:45:17,040
which was the middle school bathrooms

1059
00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:19,280
that Miss Leu mentioned earlier. So, we

1060
00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:21,280
have four multi-person student

1061
00:45:21,280 --> 00:45:23,599
bathrooms, two boys, two girls, along

1062
00:45:23,599 --> 00:45:26,240
with three single-use restrooms. We also

1063
00:45:26,240 --> 00:45:27,920
have a major locker room renovation

1064
00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:30,240
going on in the middle school. Uh should

1065
00:45:30,240 --> 00:45:33,200
be completed the first week of November.

1066
00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:35,359
We also did some preemptive work at

1067
00:45:35,359 --> 00:45:38,160
Greenville and Waverly for the future 5A

1068
00:45:38,160 --> 00:45:40,960
and B section. So, that meant uh

1069
00:45:40,960 --> 00:45:43,040
abatement work in some of the areas. so

1070
00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:46,560
we could start work um this winter and

1071
00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:49,599
we'll help carry through next summer. Um

1072
00:45:49,599 --> 00:45:52,400
so take a quick look at that. These are

1073
00:45:52,400 --> 00:45:53,839
the new middle school bathrooms. They

1074
00:45:53,839 --> 00:45:55,520
came out beautiful. We are still waiting

1075
00:45:55,520 --> 00:45:57,200
on mirrors. They were backorded, but

1076
00:45:57,200 --> 00:45:59,040
other than that, they're fully

1077
00:45:59,040 --> 00:46:00,560
operational. I think the students are

1078
00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:02,400
loving them. They're clean. They're

1079
00:46:02,400 --> 00:46:04,319
neat. They're new. They look just like

1080
00:46:04,319 --> 00:46:05,760
many of the ones that we've put in the

1081
00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:08,960
other buildings so far.

1082
00:46:08,960 --> 00:46:11,040
This is where the locker room is earlier

1083
00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:12,400
this week when I took these pictures.

1084
00:46:12,400 --> 00:46:15,280
So, what you're looking at on the left

1085
00:46:15,280 --> 00:46:17,599
is uh where the new bathroom's going to

1086
00:46:17,599 --> 00:46:18,880
be in the locker room. And then there'll

1087
00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:22,720
be um a uh kind of like a team room on

1088
00:46:22,720 --> 00:46:24,640
the other side of it. And the picture to

1089
00:46:24,640 --> 00:46:26,240
the right is the wall that they're

1090
00:46:26,240 --> 00:46:28,400
framing to create kind of the studio

1091
00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:31,440
space. It could be used as yoga, dance,

1092
00:46:31,440 --> 00:46:34,000
um whatever the PE teachers feel is

1093
00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:35,920
appropriate for this space. So, that'll

1094
00:46:35,920 --> 00:46:37,040
be a nice space that's going to have

1095
00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:39,359
mirrors that go around a majority of the

1096
00:46:39,359 --> 00:46:42,240
room when it's all said and done.

1097
00:46:42,240 --> 00:46:43,599
This is the old boiler room in

1098
00:46:43,599 --> 00:46:45,599
Greenville in the annex building. I

1099
00:46:45,599 --> 00:46:47,040
didn't have a before picture. I wish I

1100
00:46:47,040 --> 00:46:48,800
did, but there used to be two big old

1101
00:46:48,800 --> 00:46:50,480
boilers there that were no longer in

1102
00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:53,200
use. We took them out. Next summer,

1103
00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:54,400
we're going to get new electrical

1104
00:46:54,400 --> 00:46:55,839
service that will go in that room. For

1105
00:46:55,839 --> 00:46:58,000
now, we're using some custodial storage,

1106
00:46:58,000 --> 00:47:00,480
but definitely repurposing the room and

1107
00:47:00,480 --> 00:47:03,040
the space so it could provide the energy

1108
00:47:03,040 --> 00:47:04,800
and and some of the other mechanical

1109
00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:07,119
pieces for heating and ventilation

1110
00:47:07,119 --> 00:47:10,079
upgrades in the building next summer.

1111
00:47:10,079 --> 00:47:14,880
So phase 5 A and B is really the

1112
00:47:14,880 --> 00:47:16,240
majority of the work at Waverly and

1113
00:47:16,240 --> 00:47:18,880
Greenville, which is all the new HVAC

1114
00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:21,680
renovations, units, uh boiler

1115
00:47:21,680 --> 00:47:24,800
conversions, chillers, pumps. Um we're

1116
00:47:24,800 --> 00:47:26,319
also doing the restrooms in each one of

1117
00:47:26,319 --> 00:47:30,240
those buildings. Um Waverly is slightly

1118
00:47:30,240 --> 00:47:32,079
smaller because we're really focusing

1119
00:47:32,079 --> 00:47:33,440
the older section of the building

1120
00:47:33,440 --> 00:47:35,119
because the the other section was built

1121
00:47:35,119 --> 00:47:37,440
in the early 2000s, so that's all ADA

1122
00:47:37,440 --> 00:47:40,079
compliant. But the the multi-person

1123
00:47:40,079 --> 00:47:42,319
bathrooms on the older side will all be

1124
00:47:42,319 --> 00:47:45,520
updated. Um along with domestic water

1125
00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:47,760
piping that will help with our lead

1126
00:47:47,760 --> 00:47:49,359
numbers, although we don't have major

1127
00:47:49,359 --> 00:47:51,200
issues with that that we have filtered

1128
00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:53,920
water fountains everywhere, but updating

1129
00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:57,680
those things along with a majority uh of

1130
00:47:57,680 --> 00:47:59,680
the mechanical units need abatement. So

1131
00:47:59,680 --> 00:48:03,440
we'll take care of those things when we tear them out. and the back of

1132
00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:05,359
Greenville down in the lower section of

1133
00:48:05,359 --> 00:48:06,880
the annex building will get all new

1134
00:48:06,880 --> 00:48:10,640
curtain wall with um film glass for the

1135
00:48:10,640 --> 00:48:13,750
students.

1136
00:48:13,760 --> 00:48:16,319
So part of what you don't necessarily

1137
00:48:16,319 --> 00:48:17,920
see right now is the architects and

1138
00:48:17,920 --> 00:48:19,920
engineers along with our construction

1139
00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:22,400
manager have been working to get this

1140
00:48:22,400 --> 00:48:24,640
approved by New York State Education

1141
00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:27,200
Department. Waverly is approved. We're

1142
00:48:27,200 --> 00:48:31,119
expecting uh Green Bail's approval uh

1143
00:48:31,119 --> 00:48:33,440
shortly. We are going out to bid for

1144
00:48:33,440 --> 00:48:35,920
this work in the next few weeks. So

1145
00:48:35,920 --> 00:48:37,440
Waverly, we're going to bid them as two

1146
00:48:37,440 --> 00:48:39,520
separate packages because it is a large

1147
00:48:39,520 --> 00:48:42,240
amount of work and we feel potentially

1148
00:48:42,240 --> 00:48:44,000
there might be savings if we could do

1149
00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:45,680
two, but we want to make sure we have

1150
00:48:45,680 --> 00:48:48,240
the right contractors for each each

1151
00:48:48,240 --> 00:48:50,880
project. So we're going to bid Waverly

1152
00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:53,839
first. That will come in, but at the

1153
00:48:53,839 --> 00:48:56,400
same time, Greenville will go out. We're

1154
00:48:56,400 --> 00:48:58,160
hoping to have all bids back before

1155
00:48:58,160 --> 00:49:03,680
Thanksgiving. make a ward over the the holiday break and start construction

1156
00:49:03,680 --> 00:49:06,720
the winter of 27.

1157
00:49:06,720 --> 00:49:08,480
That means at night we'll be running the

1158
00:49:08,480 --> 00:49:10,960
pipes in the ceilings and the areas that

1159
00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:12,640
you don't necessarily see maybe some of

1160
00:49:12,640 --> 00:49:15,040
the the tunnels that are there now or

1161
00:49:15,040 --> 00:49:18,400
border rooms and mechanical spaces. And

1162
00:49:18,400 --> 00:49:20,720
then next summer will be very busy.

1163
00:49:20,720 --> 00:49:22,400
We'll retake everything out of all the

1164
00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:24,400
classrooms and do the do the renovations

1165
00:49:24,400 --> 00:49:26,000
as needed and the bathrooms and

1166
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:31,750
everything else we just talked about.

1167
00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:34,880
So, some of the more fun things that you

1168
00:49:34,880 --> 00:49:36,800
could see right now, these are all the

1169
00:49:36,800 --> 00:49:39,200
projects that the facilities department,

1170
00:49:39,200 --> 00:49:41,280
whether we took it on all ourselves or

1171
00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:44,079
had contractors help us with. Um, I'm

1172
00:49:44,079 --> 00:49:45,280
not going to read every one. We're going

1173
00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:46,640
to go through some pictures so you guys

1174
00:49:46,640 --> 00:49:49,440
can see it. But, as we know, we did

1175
00:49:49,440 --> 00:49:51,119
major parking lot improvements at the

1176
00:49:51,119 --> 00:49:52,480
high school and middle school. So, now

1177
00:49:52,480 --> 00:49:54,000
we have the two-way traffic. That was a

1178
00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:56,400
great idea. It worked well.

1179
00:49:56,400 --> 00:50:01,680
Um, we upgraded the um,

1180
00:50:01,680 --> 00:50:03,599
lock or the the bathrooms in the gym

1181
00:50:03,599 --> 00:50:04,880
lobby because they weren't part of a

1182
00:50:04,880 --> 00:50:08,880
capital project. Um, so we put a little of our own effort in,

1183
00:50:08,880 --> 00:50:10,480
plus we had some contracted effort and

1184
00:50:10,480 --> 00:50:12,319
it came out really nice. We're

1185
00:50:12,319 --> 00:50:16,000
renovating a closet in room 208

1186
00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:18,160
um, into a bathroom for the program

1187
00:50:18,160 --> 00:50:20,559
that's in there. Uh, the chemistry fume

1188
00:50:20,559 --> 00:50:23,280
hoods, which never really worked right,

1189
00:50:23,280 --> 00:50:25,520
are now operational. That should be

1190
00:50:25,520 --> 00:50:28,240
great for the program. We redid the

1191
00:50:28,240 --> 00:50:29,760
flooring in the middle school band room,

1192
00:50:29,760 --> 00:50:31,200
although that wasn't part of the

1193
00:50:31,200 --> 00:50:34,480
abatement project in an earlier uh

1194
00:50:34,480 --> 00:50:36,319
capital project. The flooring was very

1195
00:50:36,319 --> 00:50:38,079
old. It wasn't hot, but we were able to

1196
00:50:38,079 --> 00:50:41,359
replace it. Um, we now made a nice

1197
00:50:41,359 --> 00:50:44,800
walkway to the turn style behind the um

1198
00:50:44,800 --> 00:50:46,640
football field. It was a constant

1199
00:50:46,640 --> 00:50:48,160
maintenance nightmare. Kids were

1200
00:50:48,160 --> 00:50:50,079
slipping, falling, our own staff locking

1201
00:50:50,079 --> 00:50:52,559
it at night. So now we have safe travel

1202
00:50:52,559 --> 00:50:55,839
over to White Hall Avenue there. Um we

1203
00:50:55,839 --> 00:50:57,760
put additional card access on restrooms.

1204
00:50:57,760 --> 00:50:59,040
So if there is a lockdown in the

1205
00:50:59,040 --> 00:51:00,880
building, the bathrooms are now safe,

1206
00:51:00,880 --> 00:51:03,280
the ones that have doors. Um and we

1207
00:51:03,280 --> 00:51:06,000
replace the loading duck door um at the

1208
00:51:06,000 --> 00:51:08,319
kitchen. Greenville, we did our own

1209
00:51:08,319 --> 00:51:10,400
project internally. We painted the gym.

1210
00:51:10,400 --> 00:51:12,160
Our custodial staff did it. It came out

1211
00:51:12,160 --> 00:51:14,720
amazing. I do anticipate some ceiling

1212
00:51:14,720 --> 00:51:15,920
work there. So if you see the ceiling,

1213
00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:18,240
it's not perfect still. Um, but

1214
00:51:18,240 --> 00:51:19,680
whatever's not done in the capital

1215
00:51:19,680 --> 00:51:22,079
project, we'll we'll take on probably

1216
00:51:22,079 --> 00:51:23,839
not next summer, but the summer after.

1217
00:51:23,839 --> 00:51:26,960
So, it gets a full renovation. We also

1218
00:51:26,960 --> 00:51:29,599
did multiple projects at Greenville

1219
00:51:29,599 --> 00:51:31,599
outside to make the building uh function

1220
00:51:31,599 --> 00:51:33,680
better for arrival and dismissal. We did

1221
00:51:33,680 --> 00:51:35,119
have some paving redone and some

1222
00:51:35,119 --> 00:51:37,200
striping. We poured our own sidewalks

1223
00:51:37,200 --> 00:51:39,520
over there uh from the street to the

1224
00:51:39,520 --> 00:51:41,920
playground and we're uh renovating the

1225
00:51:41,920 --> 00:51:44,960
loading dock. and Hutch also received

1226
00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:46,880
parking lot improvements. For the most

1227
00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:48,480
part, we did all this work ourselves. We

1228
00:51:48,480 --> 00:51:50,559
did a lot of the striping and we poured

1229
00:51:50,559 --> 00:51:53,200
a new sidewalk uh along the side of the

1230
00:51:53,200 --> 00:51:56,000
building so students can get uh over to

1231
00:51:56,000 --> 00:52:00,079
the arrival area uh safely.

1232
00:52:00,079 --> 00:52:01,920
Waverly, we also did some major

1233
00:52:01,920 --> 00:52:06,079
renovation um in the back. As Dr. V said

1234
00:52:06,079 --> 00:52:09,280
earlier, Belleu is now a drop off area.

1235
00:52:09,280 --> 00:52:10,800
I think it's alleviated some of the

1236
00:52:10,800 --> 00:52:12,559
congestion in the area. it really has

1237
00:52:12,559 --> 00:52:14,800
helped. Um, so we'll take a look at that

1238
00:52:14,800 --> 00:52:16,880
in a few minutes along with some other

1239
00:52:16,880 --> 00:52:19,680
minor exterior improvements and also the

1240
00:52:19,680 --> 00:52:22,319
OTPT room which is kind of in the the

1241
00:52:22,319 --> 00:52:23,920
lowest level of the building but it

1242
00:52:23,920 --> 00:52:25,839
needed a little bit of love and we gave

1243
00:52:25,839 --> 00:52:28,960
it to it this summer.

1244
00:52:28,960 --> 00:52:31,599
So taking a look, this is Ann Hutch. We

1245
00:52:31,599 --> 00:52:34,960
put uh stop bars all around the circle

1246
00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:38,240
and we also did some yellow lining and

1247
00:52:38,240 --> 00:52:39,839
created the new sidewalk that you could

1248
00:52:39,839 --> 00:52:42,000
see there.

1249
00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:44,079
This is Greenville.

1250
00:52:44,079 --> 00:52:47,440
We repaved the upper rear parking lot,

1251
00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:50,000
lined it so this drop off goes smoothly

1252
00:52:50,000 --> 00:52:52,800
in the back. That is the sidewalk that

1253
00:52:52,800 --> 00:52:54,400
the maintenance department poured that

1254
00:52:54,400 --> 00:52:56,960
goes from the playground area all the

1255
00:52:56,960 --> 00:52:59,040
way down to Gabriel Reignial Drive. So

1256
00:52:59,040 --> 00:53:00,559
the student drop off in the front, they

1257
00:53:00,559 --> 00:53:01,680
could walk right up to the playground

1258
00:53:01,680 --> 00:53:03,680
safely. And that's the loading dock

1259
00:53:03,680 --> 00:53:07,280
we're working on there. We report that.

1260
00:53:07,280 --> 00:53:09,920
This is the gym. It was a lot more work

1261
00:53:09,920 --> 00:53:11,760
than we anticipated to be honest.

1262
00:53:11,760 --> 00:53:14,559
There's the walls are big. We had to

1263
00:53:14,559 --> 00:53:15,920
take all the pads off the wall. We

1264
00:53:15,920 --> 00:53:18,240
rehung them. We painted it. It looks

1265
00:53:18,240 --> 00:53:20,160
really nice. I think the the bright

1266
00:53:20,160 --> 00:53:22,720
white makes the place pop. It goes a

1267
00:53:22,720 --> 00:53:24,640
long way. It's not on the rocks as I

1268
00:53:24,640 --> 00:53:27,599
know not everyone likes our standard

1269
00:53:27,599 --> 00:53:30,319
colors, but you know, I think it really

1270
00:53:30,319 --> 00:53:31,760
enhances the space. It makes it look

1271
00:53:31,760 --> 00:53:33,359
nice, especially when right after we

1272
00:53:33,359 --> 00:53:35,760
redo the floor.

1273
00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:38,000
This is the high school gym lobby. uh

1274
00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:40,720
bathrooms. We were able to uh purchase

1275
00:53:40,720 --> 00:53:43,760
partitions a year or two ago, but the uh

1276
00:53:43,760 --> 00:53:45,760
enhancement of a drop ceiling and some

1277
00:53:45,760 --> 00:53:47,760
tile floors. We put the lights in

1278
00:53:47,760 --> 00:53:49,200
oursel. We did some of the plumbing

1279
00:53:49,200 --> 00:53:51,680
modifications for the space really

1280
00:53:51,680 --> 00:53:54,640
brightens the space up.

1281
00:53:54,640 --> 00:53:57,760
This is a middle school um

1282
00:53:57,760 --> 00:54:00,640
uh band room. We also uh rebuilt some of

1283
00:54:00,640 --> 00:54:02,480
the uh storage for the for the

1284
00:54:02,480 --> 00:54:04,559
instruments. I think it just enhances

1285
00:54:04,559 --> 00:54:06,319
the space. The new floor matches many of

1286
00:54:06,319 --> 00:54:08,400
the other spaces in the building. Kind

1287
00:54:08,400 --> 00:54:10,720
of equitably looking a lot nicer than it

1288
00:54:10,720 --> 00:54:13,359
used to.

1289
00:54:13,359 --> 00:54:16,319
This is Waverly's uh rear drop off to

1290
00:54:16,319 --> 00:54:18,800
the left. That's the new one off Bellow.

1291
00:54:18,800 --> 00:54:20,640
It seems to be working very well. We

1292
00:54:20,640 --> 00:54:24,160
also added stop bars in the um

1293
00:54:24,160 --> 00:54:27,440
I believe it's Hall Avenue. Um

1294
00:54:27,440 --> 00:54:29,119
so we could drop four or five cars off

1295
00:54:29,119 --> 00:54:32,000
at a time there.

1296
00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:34,240
Moving to athletics.

1297
00:54:34,240 --> 00:54:41,349
Thank you. [applause]

1298
00:54:41,359 --> 00:54:44,960
» Good. Good evening everyone. Um am I

1299
00:54:44,960 --> 00:54:48,319
last? Yeah. I'll try and be brief. So

1300
00:54:48,319 --> 00:54:51,760
this year we're working on um I work as

1301
00:54:51,760 --> 00:54:53,680
I've stated publicly many times before,

1302
00:54:53,680 --> 00:54:55,440
Mr. Welsh and I work uh closely

1303
00:54:55,440 --> 00:54:58,000
together. So, we worked on uh this some

1304
00:54:58,000 --> 00:54:59,440
of this together and we came up with

1305
00:54:59,440 --> 00:55:01,520
stronger programs uh stronger

1306
00:55:01,520 --> 00:55:04,160
communities as our focus this year is

1307
00:55:04,160 --> 00:55:06,640
it's not about reinventing uh East

1308
00:55:06,640 --> 00:55:08,480
Athletics. We we have a lot to be proud

1309
00:55:08,480 --> 00:55:10,079
of. It's about taking a strong

1310
00:55:10,079 --> 00:55:12,240
foundation and becoming more intentional

1311
00:55:12,240 --> 00:55:13,920
with consistency, leadership,

1312
00:55:13,920 --> 00:55:16,400
communication, school spirit, and the

1313
00:55:16,400 --> 00:55:20,400
overall student athlete experience.

1314
00:55:20,400 --> 00:55:25,280
Sorry guys. Um so today EHS today we

1315
00:55:25,280 --> 00:55:28,319
have over 431 student athletes competing

1316
00:55:28,319 --> 00:55:31,280
this fall. We offer 65 teams throughout

1317
00:55:31,280 --> 00:55:32,720
the [clears throat] year in the modified

1318
00:55:32,720 --> 00:55:35,760
JV and varsity levels. Uh last year we

1319
00:55:35,760 --> 00:55:38,079
had a tremendous amount success at the

1320
00:55:38,079 --> 00:55:40,559
section and state level and hopefully we

1321
00:55:40,559 --> 00:55:43,760
can continue to build on that this year.

1322
00:55:43,760 --> 00:55:45,280
But it's not about obviously wins and

1323
00:55:45,280 --> 00:55:47,520
losses. We're looking, as many of our

1324
00:55:47,520 --> 00:55:48,880
administrators said before, we're

1325
00:55:48,880 --> 00:55:51,280
looking to build that sense of belonging

1326
00:55:51,280 --> 00:55:54,400
and um the connectedness to the school

1327
00:55:54,400 --> 00:55:56,640
and um building the family and community

1328
00:55:56,640 --> 00:56:00,950
and and all the good stuff.

1329
00:56:00,960 --> 00:56:03,280
So, our priorities

1330
00:56:03,280 --> 00:56:06,559
for the year, um, again on the program

1331
00:56:06,559 --> 00:56:08,079
side, we're looking again at

1332
00:56:08,079 --> 00:56:10,240
consistency, communication, captain

1333
00:56:10,240 --> 00:56:12,240
selections, coaching and program

1334
00:56:12,240 --> 00:56:14,079
development, and the connection from

1335
00:56:14,079 --> 00:56:17,200
youth programs to the varsity. Uh on the

1336
00:56:17,200 --> 00:56:18,720
community side, we're looking at student

1337
00:56:18,720 --> 00:56:20,400
voice, family partnership, school

1338
00:56:20,400 --> 00:56:22,720
spirit, sportsmanship, and connection

1339
00:56:22,720 --> 00:56:24,799
across uh across teams, not just

1340
00:56:24,799 --> 00:56:26,559
supporting one team or or the major

1341
00:56:26,559 --> 00:56:29,040
events, trying to get um the kids out to

1342
00:56:29,040 --> 00:56:32,000
support each other uh across across the

1343
00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:35,589
department.

1344
00:56:35,599 --> 00:56:37,520
Mr. Welsh, I think you were going to say

1345
00:56:37,520 --> 00:56:39,520
a couple words quickly about our

1346
00:56:39,520 --> 00:56:43,589
committee that we formed.

1347
00:56:43,599 --> 00:56:45,440
» Guys are hearing a lot from me today.

1348
00:56:45,440 --> 00:56:48,720
Um, so we're really excited about the

1349
00:56:48,720 --> 00:56:50,319
principal's athletic compact committee.

1350
00:56:50,319 --> 00:56:52,880
It's a a multistakeholder group. Um,

1351
00:56:52,880 --> 00:56:56,400
Mike, myself, student athletes, coaches,

1352
00:56:56,400 --> 00:56:58,319
parents. Um, we're going to meet about

1353
00:56:58,319 --> 00:57:01,280
six times this year. And really the the

1354
00:57:01,280 --> 00:57:04,079
important thing here um is that this

1355
00:57:04,079 --> 00:57:06,079
isn't a committee designed to respond to

1356
00:57:06,079 --> 00:57:09,839
individual complaints or uh individual

1357
00:57:09,839 --> 00:57:12,000
issues. We want to take a full

1358
00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:14,319
programwide lens when we look at

1359
00:57:14,319 --> 00:57:16,160
athletics. What themes are emerging

1360
00:57:16,160 --> 00:57:18,400
across sports? Where are we really

1361
00:57:18,400 --> 00:57:20,559
strong? Where do expectations vary

1362
00:57:20,559 --> 00:57:23,280
unnecessarily? What practices from one

1363
00:57:23,280 --> 00:57:25,680
program might benefit another? Um, the

1364
00:57:25,680 --> 00:57:27,440
shift we're trying to make is the one

1365
00:57:27,440 --> 00:57:29,359
that is listed at the bottom of this

1366
00:57:29,359 --> 00:57:32,079
slide, moving from simply responding to

1367
00:57:32,079 --> 00:57:34,480
individual circumstances, but to

1368
00:57:34,480 --> 00:57:36,720
continuously examine the health of the

1369
00:57:36,720 --> 00:57:39,359
entire athletic program. Um, so we're

1370
00:57:39,359 --> 00:57:40,880
excited later this year to be able to

1371
00:57:40,880 --> 00:57:42,880
provide an update on the great work that

1372
00:57:42,880 --> 00:57:45,280
this committee is embarking upon. Um,

1373
00:57:45,280 --> 00:57:47,440
and I appreciate Mike for for letting a

1374
00:57:47,440 --> 00:57:50,480
principal have his fingertips in in the

1375
00:57:50,480 --> 00:57:52,240
athletic world a little bit. So, thank

1376
00:57:52,240 --> 00:57:56,870
you.

1377
00:57:56,880 --> 00:57:59,200
So, our student athletic council, um,

1378
00:57:59,200 --> 00:58:00,240
you know, this is a group that I

1379
00:58:00,240 --> 00:58:04,319
oversee. Couple pictures up there. Um, I

1380
00:58:04,319 --> 00:58:06,640
think McGee, uh, Miss McGee, you're both

1381
00:58:06,640 --> 00:58:08,000
your student, your children were there

1382
00:58:08,000 --> 00:58:10,000
last year. It's one of the more fun

1383
00:58:10,000 --> 00:58:12,640
events we hold. It's the student um,

1384
00:58:12,640 --> 00:58:15,040
excuse me, the senior citizen uh,

1385
00:58:15,040 --> 00:58:16,640
Valentine's Day night where we feed the

1386
00:58:16,640 --> 00:58:18,640
we feed them. They do the dance the

1387
00:58:18,640 --> 00:58:20,160
students dance with the with the senior

1388
00:58:20,160 --> 00:58:22,079
citizens. It's a great night. And the

1389
00:58:22,079 --> 00:58:23,760
picture on the right is just about

1390
00:58:23,760 --> 00:58:25,440
that's our u, you know, homecoming

1391
00:58:25,440 --> 00:58:27,599
night. So again, looking to build that

1392
00:58:27,599 --> 00:58:30,559
cross team support, but the role of the

1393
00:58:30,559 --> 00:58:32,240
athletic council, again, we're looking

1394
00:58:32,240 --> 00:58:35,440
for student voice there. Um, so we're

1395
00:58:35,440 --> 00:58:37,119
getting representation from across our

1396
00:58:37,119 --> 00:58:39,200
programs, and that's where we really

1397
00:58:39,200 --> 00:58:40,880
find out what athletics actually feels

1398
00:58:40,880 --> 00:58:42,880
like from the student perspective. We

1399
00:58:42,880 --> 00:58:44,720
want them providing feedback, but we

1400
00:58:44,720 --> 00:58:46,880
also want them to help uh culture,

1401
00:58:46,880 --> 00:58:49,119
particularly around sportsmanship,

1402
00:58:49,119 --> 00:58:52,880
school spirit, and cross team support.

1403
00:58:52,880 --> 00:58:54,079
This year we're really going to look at

1404
00:58:54,079 --> 00:58:57,119
captains just again consistency communic

1405
00:58:57,119 --> 00:59:00,000
uh communication expectations. Um right

1406
00:59:00,000 --> 00:59:03,200
now in the meeting and selecting of a

1407
00:59:03,200 --> 00:59:04,559
captain could look different depending

1408
00:59:04,559 --> 00:59:07,119
upon the sport. Some variation some

1409
00:59:07,119 --> 00:59:09,680
variation is appropriate. Every sport

1410
00:59:09,680 --> 00:59:12,880
has its own culture but the e the ehs

1411
00:59:12,880 --> 00:59:14,559
captain should mean something

1412
00:59:14,559 --> 00:59:16,480
consistently. We're going to work with

1413
00:59:16,480 --> 00:59:18,960
coaches around the selection process.

1414
00:59:18,960 --> 00:59:21,760
more importantly around what comes after

1415
00:59:21,760 --> 00:59:23,839
selection. What responsibility does a

1416
00:59:23,839 --> 00:59:25,760
captain have for communication,

1417
00:59:25,760 --> 00:59:27,359
inclusion, accountability,

1418
00:59:27,359 --> 00:59:30,319
sportsmanship, and team culture? We

1419
00:59:30,319 --> 00:59:32,720
talked this uh about the fall sport fall

1420
00:59:32,720 --> 00:59:34,160
sports parent night a couple times the

1421
00:59:34,160 --> 00:59:35,440
other night. It was a good opportunity

1422
00:59:35,440 --> 00:59:40,880
for me to get in front of all the the high school parents to start

1423
00:59:40,880 --> 00:59:42,559
developing some common language, which

1424
00:59:42,559 --> 00:59:44,559
is going to be a theme this year. again

1425
00:59:44,559 --> 00:59:46,559
consistency, communication,

1426
00:59:46,559 --> 00:59:49,359
sportsmanship, expectations, uh

1427
00:59:49,359 --> 00:59:51,280
behavior, roles of the athletes, the

1428
00:59:51,280 --> 00:59:53,200
coaches and the families and of course

1429
00:59:53,200 --> 00:59:56,319
always health and safety.

1430
00:59:56,319 --> 00:59:58,880
It was a successful night. After we

1431
00:59:58,880 --> 01:00:00,720
after I spoke to the the parents as a

1432
01:00:00,720 --> 01:00:02,559
group, the parents then broke out into

1433
01:00:02,559 --> 01:00:04,000
their individual team meetings with

1434
01:00:04,000 --> 01:00:05,599
their respective coaches and those went

1435
01:00:05,599 --> 01:00:08,799
well. It was a well attended night.

1436
01:00:08,799 --> 01:00:11,040
Again, something we're just trying to,

1437
01:00:11,040 --> 01:00:13,440
you know, what we observed last year,

1438
01:00:13,440 --> 01:00:15,280
the school spirit was lacking a little

1439
01:00:15,280 --> 01:00:17,520
bit and we only attended certain events

1440
01:00:17,520 --> 01:00:19,359
and we're going to work mostly again

1441
01:00:19,359 --> 01:00:21,359
with the student athletic council on

1442
01:00:21,359 --> 01:00:22,960
this, but you know, things like theme

1443
01:00:22,960 --> 01:00:26,079
nights, which we already have, um, in

1444
01:00:26,079 --> 01:00:30,400
place and we just want, you know, it's nice when you're out there on a

1445
01:00:30,400 --> 01:00:32,640
Tuesday afternoon, uh, when you're

1446
01:00:32,640 --> 01:00:34,319
playing more in front than just your

1447
01:00:34,319 --> 01:00:37,440
parents. Uh it's nice to have your your

1448
01:00:37,440 --> 01:00:39,599
um your friends there, family there,

1449
01:00:39,599 --> 01:00:41,440
whatever. Even teachers, it's great when

1450
01:00:41,440 --> 01:00:43,520
teachers show up to events. Kids really

1451
01:00:43,520 --> 01:00:45,119
notice when teachers show up,

1452
01:00:45,119 --> 01:00:47,040
administrators, just to build some

1453
01:00:47,040 --> 01:00:50,319
excitement across uh across our sports.

1454
01:00:50,319 --> 01:00:52,559
Um and obviously this just can't come

1455
01:00:52,559 --> 01:00:54,799
from my office. uh the student athletic

1456
01:00:54,799 --> 01:00:57,760
council, ego, captains, coaches, um

1457
01:00:57,760 --> 01:01:01,440
staff, uh everybody really has a role in

1458
01:01:01,440 --> 01:01:02,880
this and we're really going to focus on

1459
01:01:02,880 --> 01:01:04,880
building this uh building this up this

1460
01:01:04,880 --> 01:01:07,440
year.

1461
01:01:07,440 --> 01:01:09,839
And you know, this is probably one of my

1462
01:01:09,839 --> 01:01:11,760
biggest overarching goals is building

1463
01:01:11,760 --> 01:01:14,960
the program pipeline. when we look into

1464
01:01:14,960 --> 01:01:17,280
hiring varsity coaches or varsity

1465
01:01:17,280 --> 01:01:19,839
coaches that are currently in place. Um

1466
01:01:19,839 --> 01:01:23,200
this is a picture with me at the

1467
01:01:23,200 --> 01:01:26,720
softball state uh semi-final regional

1468
01:01:26,720 --> 01:01:28,160
final game last year after they won

1469
01:01:28,160 --> 01:01:30,000
their first section championship in 35

1470
01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:31,680
years. I happened to be watching the

1471
01:01:31,680 --> 01:01:34,160
game and the parents brought up some of

1472
01:01:34,160 --> 01:01:35,760
the youth players, not the modified

1473
01:01:35,760 --> 01:01:37,200
players. They brought up some of the

1474
01:01:37,200 --> 01:01:38,960
youth players from the little league to

1475
01:01:38,960 --> 01:01:40,240
watch the game and I thought it was

1476
01:01:40,240 --> 01:01:42,079
really cool and one of the parents had

1477
01:01:42,079 --> 01:01:43,839
sent me that picture and that's really

1478
01:01:43,839 --> 01:01:45,680
what we're looking for for those kids to

1479
01:01:45,680 --> 01:01:47,119
travel all the way up state to watch the

1480
01:01:47,119 --> 01:01:48,880
high school kids play to one day want to

1481
01:01:48,880 --> 01:01:51,359
be those kids and really build, you

1482
01:01:51,359 --> 01:01:54,880
know, that desire to really play for their town and represent their

1483
01:01:54,880 --> 01:01:56,079
community and [clears throat] have

1484
01:01:56,079 --> 01:01:58,720
something to look forward to. So, uh,

1485
01:01:58,720 --> 01:02:00,319
again, our varsity coaches, we have a

1486
01:02:00,319 --> 01:02:02,000
lot of conversations about not just

1487
01:02:02,000 --> 01:02:03,680
coaching your varsity team and worrying

1488
01:02:03,680 --> 01:02:05,839
about wins and losses, but how are we

1489
01:02:05,839 --> 01:02:09,839
developing our programs at all levels.

1490
01:02:09,839 --> 01:02:12,960
And last but not least, um, what success

1491
01:02:12,960 --> 01:02:15,680
looks like. Um, of course, we want to

1492
01:02:15,680 --> 01:02:17,520
win. We want to be competitive. And, you

1493
01:02:17,520 --> 01:02:19,280
know, obviously we we all should should

1494
01:02:19,280 --> 01:02:21,599
want that, but our definition of success

1495
01:02:21,599 --> 01:02:23,280
for the athletic program has to be

1496
01:02:23,280 --> 01:02:26,160
broader than wins and championships. And

1497
01:02:26,160 --> 01:02:29,359
I have a picture up there of the new

1498
01:02:29,359 --> 01:02:31,680
trophy cases in the in the lobby that

1499
01:02:31,680 --> 01:02:34,400
Elliot's team helped um really transform

1500
01:02:34,400 --> 01:02:36,880
last year with the help of the sports

1501
01:02:36,880 --> 01:02:40,079
club raising $25,000 to get us to new

1502
01:02:40,079 --> 01:02:42,240
trophy cases. So, we want greater

1503
01:02:42,240 --> 01:02:44,400
consistency, clear expectations. We want

1504
01:02:44,400 --> 01:02:46,799
captains whose titles mean something. We

1505
01:02:46,799 --> 01:02:48,319
want positive student athlete experience

1506
01:02:48,319 --> 01:02:50,559
and strong pathways into our programs.

1507
01:02:50,559 --> 01:02:51,920
And on the community side, we want

1508
01:02:51,920 --> 01:02:53,359
stronger school spirit, positive

1509
01:02:53,359 --> 01:02:55,440
sportsmanship, productive partnerships

1510
01:02:55,440 --> 01:02:57,680
with families, students supporting other

1511
01:02:57,680 --> 01:03:00,160
students, and real pride in representing

1512
01:03:00,160 --> 01:03:02,000
Eastchester. If we accomplish those

1513
01:03:02,000 --> 01:03:04,079
things, I think the wins will the wins

1514
01:03:04,079 --> 01:03:05,839
tend to follow, but more importantly,

1515
01:03:05,839 --> 01:03:07,760
we'll have built an athletic experience

1516
01:03:07,760 --> 01:03:09,680
that our students are proud of and a

1517
01:03:09,680 --> 01:03:12,079
community that is proud to support them.

1518
01:03:12,079 --> 01:03:14,458
Thank you.

1519
01:03:14,458 --> 01:03:17,670
[applause]

1520
01:03:17,680 --> 01:03:19,440
» Thank you so much, Mr. Rampony. Thank

1521
01:03:19,440 --> 01:03:21,119
you to all of our administrators and to

1522
01:03:21,119 --> 01:03:24,000
all of our d um department directors for

1523
01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:26,400
uh just, you know, the anticipation of

1524
01:03:26,400 --> 01:03:28,160
starting school is always um an

1525
01:03:28,160 --> 01:03:29,839
administrator's, you know, not in your

1526
01:03:29,839 --> 01:03:31,359
stomach. You're so excited. There's so

1527
01:03:31,359 --> 01:03:34,240
much to do. Um but once the doors open,

1528
01:03:34,240 --> 01:03:36,319
we want to see our students smiling. We

1529
01:03:36,319 --> 01:03:37,839
want to see our students engaging in

1530
01:03:37,839 --> 01:03:40,079
school right right away. Um and you can

1531
01:03:40,079 --> 01:03:41,760
see from the images that they're right

1532
01:03:41,760 --> 01:03:44,000
back to it. Um and so the next update

1533
01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:45,359
that you hear from all of our buildings

1534
01:03:45,359 --> 01:03:47,280
again, uh we'll be diving deeper into

1535
01:03:47,280 --> 01:03:49,520
the academic pieces. Um but for now you

1536
01:03:49,520 --> 01:03:51,359
know that the uh doors have been open,

1537
01:03:51,359 --> 01:03:53,200
our arms have been wide open. Um and

1538
01:03:53,200 --> 01:03:54,960
we're w we're happy to have everybody

1539
01:03:54,960 --> 01:03:58,799
back. Yes. Thank you everyone.

1540
01:03:58,799 --> 01:04:01,440
>> Okay. Before we move on, I'll just ask

1541
01:04:01,440 --> 01:04:02,880
if any of the trustees have any

1542
01:04:02,880 --> 01:04:04,799
questions on any of the presentations or

1543
01:04:04,799 --> 01:04:08,480
for any of the buildings or departments.

1544
01:04:08,480 --> 01:04:10,079
Okay.

1545
01:04:10,079 --> 01:04:12,559
We are up to the consent agenda.

1546
01:04:12,559 --> 01:04:14,799
Um do I have a motion for the items

1547
01:04:14,799 --> 01:04:18,870
under the consent agenda?

1548
01:04:18,880 --> 01:04:25,670
Rob

1549
01:04:25,680 --> 01:04:27,599
be it resolved the board of education

1550
01:04:27,599 --> 01:04:29,440
approve the consent agenda which

1551
01:04:29,440 --> 01:04:31,599
includes the following. Seven approval

1552
01:04:31,599 --> 01:04:34,480
of minutes. Eight personnel agenda. Nine

1553
01:04:34,480 --> 01:04:39,760
committee on preschool special education recommendations. 10

1554
01:04:39,760 --> 01:04:41,520
educational and curriculum and

1555
01:04:41,520 --> 01:04:44,079
instruction. 11 business office

1556
01:04:44,079 --> 01:04:45,599
recommendations.

1557
01:04:45,599 --> 01:04:47,440
>> Thank you, Rob. Do I have a second,

1558
01:04:47,440 --> 01:04:57,510
Sean? All in favor?

1559
01:04:57,520 --> 01:04:59,839
Okay. Future meeting dates. September

1560
01:04:59,839 --> 01:05:02,480
29th, we have our board administrative

1561
01:05:02,480 --> 01:05:05,520
retreat and October 13th is our next

1562
01:05:05,520 --> 01:05:07,839
regular meeting. We are up to comments

1563
01:05:07,839 --> 01:05:10,240
from the public. When you come up,

1564
01:05:10,240 --> 01:05:11,520
please state your name and address for

1565
01:05:11,520 --> 01:05:13,359
the record. We welcome all public

1566
01:05:13,359 --> 01:05:15,280
comments and feedback, but please be

1567
01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:17,599
aware that we will not exceed 30 minutes

1568
01:05:17,599 --> 01:05:19,520
this portion of the evening and each

1569
01:05:19,520 --> 01:05:21,920
person has a hard stop at three minutes.

1570
01:05:21,920 --> 01:05:23,599
As a reminder, this is not a question

1571
01:05:23,599 --> 01:05:25,520
and answer format and refrain from

1572
01:05:25,520 --> 01:05:28,079
mentioning any individual by name. If

1573
01:05:28,079 --> 01:05:29,920
you would like a broader discussion on a

1574
01:05:29,920 --> 01:05:32,240
specific topic or topics, please contact

1575
01:05:32,240 --> 01:05:44,710
the superintendent's office. Thank you.

1576
01:05:44,720 --> 01:05:46,559
Hi, good good evening. My name is uh

1577
01:05:46,559 --> 01:05:49,520
Radley Moss. I live at 26 Downer Avenue.

1578
01:05:49,520 --> 01:05:52,160
I have two kids in the middle school. Uh

1579
01:05:52,160 --> 01:05:54,559
my comments are on busing. So although

1580
01:05:54,559 --> 01:05:56,559
some aspects of the transportation

1581
01:05:56,559 --> 01:05:58,319
changes may be going better than

1582
01:05:58,319 --> 01:06:00,400
expected, I don't think that should

1583
01:06:00,400 --> 01:06:03,359
overshadow the very real impact these

1584
01:06:03,359 --> 01:06:05,920
cuts are having on numerous families.

1585
01:06:05,920 --> 01:06:08,160
For many in our community, the loss of

1586
01:06:08,160 --> 01:06:10,640
busing is not a quote unquote change in

1587
01:06:10,640 --> 01:06:13,119
routine, but the elimination of a core

1588
01:06:13,119 --> 01:06:15,839
service that significantly affects daily

1589
01:06:15,839 --> 01:06:19,039
life. Earlier this year, I voted yes for

1590
01:06:19,039 --> 01:06:21,839
both budgets and very reluctantly to

1591
01:06:21,839 --> 01:06:24,720
reduce busing. Many people I spoke with

1592
01:06:24,720 --> 01:06:27,119
made the same choice. Not because we

1593
01:06:27,119 --> 01:06:29,200
supported cutting busing, but because

1594
01:06:29,200 --> 01:06:31,440
the alternative meant deeper reductions

1595
01:06:31,440 --> 01:06:34,720
to educational programs and significant

1596
01:06:34,720 --> 01:06:37,359
staff losses. Our community was

1597
01:06:37,359 --> 01:06:39,359
essentially left with a poison pill

1598
01:06:39,359 --> 01:06:41,359
choice and under different

1599
01:06:41,359 --> 01:06:42,880
circumstances,

1600
01:06:42,880 --> 01:06:44,640
I don't believe most of us would have

1601
01:06:44,640 --> 01:06:46,480
supported such a substantial reduction

1602
01:06:46,480 --> 01:06:49,599
in busing. I strongly encourage Dr.

1603
01:06:49,599 --> 01:06:52,240
Villain Noea and the board to actively

1604
01:06:52,240 --> 01:06:54,880
engage people across the district about

1605
01:06:54,880 --> 01:06:58,079
what they hope to see for the 202728

1606
01:06:58,079 --> 01:07:00,960
school year. I would like to see a

1607
01:07:00,960 --> 01:07:03,119
thoughtful, proactive, and

1608
01:07:03,119 --> 01:07:05,599
forward-looking plan that puts us in a

1609
01:07:05,599 --> 01:07:08,160
path toward restoring busing in a

1610
01:07:08,160 --> 01:07:11,119
sustainable and responsible way.

1611
01:07:11,119 --> 01:07:13,760
On a related topic, I was surprised by a

1612
01:07:13,760 --> 01:07:15,119
few things that were mentioned at the

1613
01:07:15,119 --> 01:07:17,440
last board meeting regarding the vendor

1614
01:07:17,440 --> 01:07:19,760
the district uses to calculate home to

1615
01:07:19,760 --> 01:07:22,480
school distances. I'm one of those

1616
01:07:22,480 --> 01:07:24,559
parents who raised concerns about

1617
01:07:24,559 --> 01:07:26,480
discrepancies between the district's

1618
01:07:26,480 --> 01:07:29,200
mileage determination and widely used

1619
01:07:29,200 --> 01:07:31,920
online mapping tools. The district has

1620
01:07:31,920 --> 01:07:34,559
told me and my wife we live 1.47 47

1621
01:07:34,559 --> 01:07:36,480
miles from the middle school. While

1622
01:07:36,480 --> 01:07:38,480
Google Maps shows the distance is closer

1623
01:07:38,480 --> 01:07:42,400
to two miles. Dr. Ven explained that the

1624
01:07:42,400 --> 01:07:44,000
vendor measures from the center of a

1625
01:07:44,000 --> 01:07:46,240
home's driveway to the center of the

1626
01:07:46,240 --> 01:07:48,960
school's driveway. Respectfully, this

1627
01:07:48,960 --> 01:07:51,839
method does not reflect real life and it

1628
01:07:51,839 --> 01:07:54,480
raises serious questions about whether

1629
01:07:54,480 --> 01:07:56,559
busing eligibility is being assessed

1630
01:07:56,559 --> 01:07:58,400
with a reasonable or appropriate

1631
01:07:58,400 --> 01:08:00,640
standard. When the district's

1632
01:08:00,640 --> 01:08:03,200
calculation differs so significantly

1633
01:08:03,200 --> 01:08:05,680
from commonly used tools, people

1634
01:08:05,680 --> 01:08:07,760
understandably lose confidence in the

1635
01:08:07,760 --> 01:08:09,359
process.

1636
01:08:09,359 --> 01:08:11,039
I also understand from what was brought

1637
01:08:11,039 --> 01:08:13,280
up at the last meeting that the vendor

1638
01:08:13,280 --> 01:08:15,280
has been unclear about aspects of their

1639
01:08:15,280 --> 01:08:16,880
calculations.

1640
01:08:16,880 --> 01:08:18,960
Because these determinations directly

1641
01:08:18,960 --> 01:08:22,080
affect eligibility for transportation,

1642
01:08:22,080 --> 01:08:24,159
I kindly ask that the board further

1643
01:08:24,159 --> 01:08:26,960
updates us on the vendor's methodology

1644
01:08:26,960 --> 01:08:30,000
and performance, especially given the,

1645
01:08:30,000 --> 01:08:32,640
you know, shambolic issues that occurred

1646
01:08:32,640 --> 01:08:34,799
during the roll out of transportation

1647
01:08:34,799 --> 01:08:37,279
eligibility in August. Thank you for

1648
01:08:37,279 --> 01:08:38,400
your time.

1649
01:08:38,400 --> 01:08:41,520
>> Thank you.

1650
01:08:41,520 --> 01:08:51,430
>> Any other public comment?

1651
01:08:51,440 --> 01:08:54,640
Randy from Mort Street. Uh I want to

1652
01:08:54,640 --> 01:08:57,199
inform the the board, especially all the

1653
01:08:57,199 --> 01:08:59,199
members, whether they're aware that

1654
01:08:59,199 --> 01:09:02,960
there was a meeting April 4th regarding

1655
01:09:02,960 --> 01:09:05,040
the continuing flooding that's happening

1656
01:09:05,040 --> 01:09:07,279
to the adjacent properties from the high

1657
01:09:07,279 --> 01:09:09,520
school.

1658
01:09:09,520 --> 01:09:11,759
During that meeting, we discussed a lot

1659
01:09:11,759 --> 01:09:14,880
of things and there was action items.

1660
01:09:14,880 --> 01:09:16,960
Now, unfortunately, there was supposed

1661
01:09:16,960 --> 01:09:19,839
to be a follow-up meeting and I've

1662
01:09:19,839 --> 01:09:22,960
contacted the people that were at the

1663
01:09:22,960 --> 01:09:26,319
meeting and unfortunately I've never got

1664
01:09:26,319 --> 01:09:30,000
a response. I called I sent emails to

1665
01:09:30,000 --> 01:09:33,040
Dr. Villanova and to this date there's

1666
01:09:33,040 --> 01:09:36,080
no response. There is no other form here

1667
01:09:36,080 --> 01:09:38,880
to how to ask the question. Are we going

1668
01:09:38,880 --> 01:09:41,279
to have this follow-up meeting? That's

1669
01:09:41,279 --> 01:09:43,440
what I'm here for because I'm not

1670
01:09:43,440 --> 01:09:45,199
getting any email response. So, I have

1671
01:09:45,199 --> 01:09:52,229
to come here and ask the question.

1672
01:09:52,239 --> 01:09:54,880
Mr. Rende, the answer in short is yes,

1673
01:09:54,880 --> 01:09:56,719
but we are waiting on items from that

1674
01:09:56,719 --> 01:09:58,719
list that we put together um at that

1675
01:09:58,719 --> 01:10:00,400
meeting. So, I can follow up with you

1676
01:10:00,400 --> 01:10:02,560
afterwards with a phone call or perhaps

1677
01:10:02,560 --> 01:10:04,159
we could uh have a little chat before

1678
01:10:04,159 --> 01:10:04,800
the meeting.

1679
01:10:04,800 --> 01:10:06,960
>> I appreciate that. Like I said, I just

1680
01:10:06,960 --> 01:10:08,800
wanted to make sure that this the loop

1681
01:10:08,800 --> 01:10:11,199
is closed because once I send emails and

1682
01:10:11,199 --> 01:10:12,800
calls and get no response, I think

1683
01:10:12,800 --> 01:10:15,199
that's not the appropriate way to to run

1684
01:10:15,199 --> 01:10:16,400
the school system. That's all.

1685
01:10:16,400 --> 01:10:18,400
Especially with this problem, we're

1686
01:10:18,400 --> 01:10:20,080
still having floods.

1687
01:10:20,080 --> 01:10:21,440
>> I don't know if you're aware that we've

1688
01:10:21,440 --> 01:10:23,520
had three more floods, which means

1689
01:10:23,520 --> 01:10:25,440
there's more erosion, which means the

1690
01:10:25,440 --> 01:10:27,679
school is going to be paying more for

1691
01:10:27,679 --> 01:10:30,159
the damages. Now, it doesn't mean the

1692
01:10:30,159 --> 01:10:32,880
school, maybe the the insurance, but the

1693
01:10:32,880 --> 01:10:35,040
taxpayers are going to be paying more.

1694
01:10:35,040 --> 01:10:36,800
So I noticed that Mr. Shelton went

1695
01:10:36,800 --> 01:10:38,640
through the capital expenses. No

1696
01:10:38,640 --> 01:10:41,760
mentioning at all on how to repair at

1697
01:10:41,760 --> 01:10:44,159
least have a sentence saying look we're

1698
01:10:44,159 --> 01:10:46,880
looking into this issue that's going to

1699
01:10:46,880 --> 01:10:48,719
cost some money.

1700
01:10:48,719 --> 01:10:50,480
>> Yeah. So Mr. Rende I'll talk with you

1701
01:10:50,480 --> 01:10:52,000
afterwards about what we had discussed

1702
01:10:52,000 --> 01:10:52,960
in that April meeting.

1703
01:10:52,960 --> 01:10:53,679
>> Thank you very much.

1704
01:10:53,679 --> 01:11:04,470
>> Thank you.

1705
01:11:04,480 --> 01:11:06,400
Good evening. Brian Miller, 30 downer.

1706
01:11:06,400 --> 01:11:07,679
Just going to hit a couple of things

1707
01:11:07,679 --> 01:11:09,280
just in no particular order. There's

1708
01:11:09,280 --> 01:11:10,800
been a lot of talk about arrival being

1709
01:11:10,800 --> 01:11:13,040
great and it has been pretty good. Uh,

1710
01:11:13,040 --> 01:11:14,400
all things considered, dismissal has

1711
01:11:14,400 --> 01:11:16,239
been worse. About uh arrival, I do want

1712
01:11:16,239 --> 01:11:18,320
to note all the emails say we're doing

1713
01:11:18,320 --> 01:11:20,880
it 25 minutes early. It's 25 minutes

1714
01:11:20,880 --> 01:11:22,960
before the first bell. It's actually 15

1715
01:11:22,960 --> 01:11:24,560
minutes early. Those 15 minutes have

1716
01:11:24,560 --> 01:11:26,719
proven key despite it being labeled as

1717
01:11:26,719 --> 01:11:28,080
something you can only use occasionally

1718
01:11:28,080 --> 01:11:30,000
or periodically if you need a few

1719
01:11:30,000 --> 01:11:32,400
minutes sometimes. Those 15 minutes are

1720
01:11:32,400 --> 01:11:34,640
when everyone's arriving. By the time my

1721
01:11:34,640 --> 01:11:36,719
daughter arrives to school, 2/3 to

1722
01:11:36,719 --> 01:11:37,760
threequarters of the kids are already

1723
01:11:37,760 --> 01:11:39,440
there. And that's before the three buses

1724
01:11:39,440 --> 01:11:41,760
that still serve Greenville arrive. So

1725
01:11:41,760 --> 01:11:45,440
just nitpicking there, but still it's 15 minutes, but it's a key 15

1726
01:11:45,440 --> 01:11:47,679
minutes. So occasional periodic. I mean,

1727
01:11:47,679 --> 01:11:49,520
is that actually going to persist beyond

1728
01:11:49,520 --> 01:11:51,600
September? Hasn't been announced yet.

1729
01:11:51,600 --> 01:11:53,120
Uh, as far as this missile, it's sort of

1730
01:11:53,120 --> 01:11:55,280
a low-key chaos, especially on Rino.

1731
01:11:55,280 --> 01:11:57,280
It's going as well as could be expected,

1732
01:11:57,280 --> 01:11:59,440
I guess. But I mean, what happens when

1733
01:11:59,440 --> 01:12:02,480
it snows? Uh, is is responsibility being

1734
01:12:02,480 --> 01:12:04,719
taken for sidewalks, crosswalks, who's

1735
01:12:04,719 --> 01:12:06,560
going to be clearing those between

1736
01:12:06,560 --> 01:12:08,960
Greenville, Waverly, and all the and and

1737
01:12:08,960 --> 01:12:10,880
Hutch and all the adjacent areas?

1738
01:12:10,880 --> 01:12:12,239
Because it's not just clearing enough to

1739
01:12:12,239 --> 01:12:13,920
get buses through to have school. It's a

1740
01:12:13,920 --> 01:12:16,080
matter of clearing it to the curb. So a

1741
01:12:16,080 --> 01:12:18,000
child who's 36 in tall can be seen

1742
01:12:18,000 --> 01:12:20,560
because we have 36 in tall kids now

1743
01:12:20,560 --> 01:12:22,320
walking home to school by themselves.

1744
01:12:22,320 --> 01:12:24,159
Speaking of which, by the way, I've seen

1745
01:12:24,159 --> 01:12:26,159
kids repeatedly almost be hit by backup

1746
01:12:26,159 --> 01:12:28,640
cars and re cars backing up on Rino as

1747
01:12:28,640 --> 01:12:30,719
the trunk extends over the curb. That's

1748
01:12:30,719 --> 01:12:31,920
something no one ever had to really

1749
01:12:31,920 --> 01:12:33,679
consider very much before. I've seen

1750
01:12:33,679 --> 01:12:34,960
kids repeatedly almost hit the new

1751
01:12:34,960 --> 01:12:36,159
crosswalks that were painted because the

1752
01:12:36,159 --> 01:12:38,159
sight lines are too are too narrow and

1753
01:12:38,159 --> 01:12:39,920
short for what actually was painted by

1754
01:12:39,920 --> 01:12:41,440
the town because they threw paint where

1755
01:12:41,440 --> 01:12:43,440
it needed to be put for people to know

1756
01:12:43,440 --> 01:12:44,880
kids were going to walk there without

1757
01:12:44,880 --> 01:12:46,960
thinking, oh, no one's used to that and

1758
01:12:46,960 --> 01:12:48,239
there's not enough of a sighteline to

1759
01:12:48,239 --> 01:12:50,320
see a kid this tall walking there. To

1760
01:12:50,320 --> 01:12:52,080
our credit, I saw one kid go like this

1761
01:12:52,080 --> 01:12:54,239
at a car. It was pretty funny if it

1762
01:12:54,239 --> 01:12:57,040
hadn't been so dangerous. Um, as far as

1763
01:12:57,040 --> 01:12:58,719
uh missing crossing guards, this all

1764
01:12:58,719 --> 01:13:00,320
should have been considered long ago.

1765
01:13:00,320 --> 01:13:02,880
the hall uh in Maine from south traffic

1766
01:13:02,880 --> 01:13:04,480
study you're talking about. I mean it's

1767
01:13:04,480 --> 01:13:05,840
sort of darkly comedic. That traffic

1768
01:13:05,840 --> 01:13:07,600
study should have been done before it

1769
01:13:07,600 --> 01:13:09,199
was ever a consideration to put up for a

1770
01:13:09,199 --> 01:13:10,960
vote removing the buses. This is a lot

1771
01:13:10,960 --> 01:13:12,960
of like ready fire aim stuff. This is

1772
01:13:12,960 --> 01:13:15,440
again it's darkly comedic at best to be

1773
01:13:15,440 --> 01:13:17,760
frank with you. Um as far as a little

1774
01:13:17,760 --> 01:13:20,719
late you said Dr. V to uh Waverly. I've

1775
01:13:20,719 --> 01:13:22,880
gotten emails from parents almost daily

1776
01:13:22,880 --> 01:13:25,520
talking about how actually dismissal is

1777
01:13:25,520 --> 01:13:27,360
getting out closer towards 4 o'clock

1778
01:13:27,360 --> 01:13:29,360
than 3:35 which is what it was specified

1779
01:13:29,360 --> 01:13:31,120
as being. Uh now it's just changed to

1780
01:13:31,120 --> 01:13:33,360
3:45 apparently today. That's been

1781
01:13:33,360 --> 01:13:35,679
that's interesting. Um but still kids

1782
01:13:35,679 --> 01:13:37,360
are getting home late. And by the way

1783
01:13:37,360 --> 01:13:39,840
the day at Waverly is now extended 35 uh

1784
01:13:39,840 --> 01:13:42,719
28 minutes total to 3:35. So you have

1785
01:13:42,719 --> 01:13:44,800
kids who are staying in school 28

1786
01:13:44,800 --> 01:13:46,719
minutes longer for instruction and then

1787
01:13:46,719 --> 01:13:49,040
you know 2530 minutes longer before they

1788
01:13:49,040 --> 01:13:50,560
even leave school to get home. And by

1789
01:13:50,560 --> 01:13:52,719
the way one of the first acts Dr. you

1790
01:13:52,719 --> 01:13:54,640
had when you came here was to cancel

1791
01:13:54,640 --> 01:13:56,000
birthdays in school to save instruction

1792
01:13:56,000 --> 01:13:57,760
time. Now that instruction time is 28

1793
01:13:57,760 --> 01:13:58,960
minutes longer in Waverly. Can we bring

1794
01:13:58,960 --> 01:14:00,560
back birthdays in the classroom? Thanks

1795
01:14:00,560 --> 01:14:04,790
very much.

1796
01:14:04,800 --> 01:14:08,400
» Any other public comment?

1797
01:14:08,400 --> 01:14:16,550
We have one more.

1798
01:14:16,560 --> 01:14:18,480
» How's everybody doing? Tim Albert, uh,

1799
01:14:18,480 --> 01:14:20,400
one Columbus Circle. Uh, my daughter

1800
01:14:20,400 --> 01:14:22,640
Savannah goes to Waverly. I want to

1801
01:14:22,640 --> 01:14:24,400
thank you all for your service and

1802
01:14:24,400 --> 01:14:27,040
especially Miss Mandelly and the entire

1803
01:14:27,040 --> 01:14:29,600
Waverly staff for making Savannah feel

1804
01:14:29,600 --> 01:14:33,520
safe, welcome, and uh, valued.

1805
01:14:33,520 --> 01:14:36,080
Miss Mandelli got a big hug on the first

1806
01:14:36,080 --> 01:14:39,120
day of school because she's the best and

1807
01:14:39,120 --> 01:14:42,080
the best dressed. Um, my daughter loves

1808
01:14:42,080 --> 01:14:43,679
school because of the environment built

1809
01:14:43,679 --> 01:14:46,880
by the staff at Waverly. Um, and I think

1810
01:14:46,880 --> 01:14:49,520
that it's easy to focus on the issues of

1811
01:14:49,520 --> 01:14:52,560
transportation early in the year, but

1812
01:14:52,560 --> 01:14:54,719
let's see how the next weeks play out.

1813
01:14:54,719 --> 01:14:56,480
Um,

1814
01:14:56,480 --> 01:14:59,440
we thankfully live in a democracy and

1815
01:14:59,440 --> 01:15:02,960
votes do have consequences and this is

1816
01:15:02,960 --> 01:15:06,400
the result in my opinion of what

1817
01:15:06,400 --> 01:15:09,280
happened last year. So, this is directly

1818
01:15:09,280 --> 01:15:11,600
to you guys. Now,

1819
01:15:11,600 --> 01:15:13,760
um I appreciate the work that goes into

1820
01:15:13,760 --> 01:15:15,440
developing a school budget and

1821
01:15:15,440 --> 01:15:18,880
understand the challenges and of budget

1822
01:15:18,880 --> 01:15:22,159
of balancing education e excellence with

1823
01:15:22,159 --> 01:15:24,960
fiscal respon responsibility.

1824
01:15:24,960 --> 01:15:27,040
After the first budget failed and the

1825
01:15:27,040 --> 01:15:29,040
second one passed,

1826
01:15:29,040 --> 01:15:30,640
I believe there are opportunities to

1827
01:15:30,640 --> 01:15:33,600
improve um communication and public

1828
01:15:33,600 --> 01:15:36,239
engagement moving forward

1829
01:15:36,239 --> 01:15:39,760
as planning begins for the 2027 budget.

1830
01:15:39,760 --> 01:15:42,719
I respectfully ask the board to present

1831
01:15:42,719 --> 01:15:44,800
not only the proposed budget for this

1832
01:15:44,800 --> 01:15:47,760
coming year but also a multi-year fis uh

1833
01:15:47,760 --> 01:15:51,040
financial plan that gives residents a

1834
01:15:51,040 --> 01:15:53,280
clear understanding of what to expect in

1835
01:15:53,280 --> 01:15:56,000
the years ahead. Predictability helps

1836
01:15:56,000 --> 01:15:58,719
build trust and allows taxpayers to plan

1837
01:15:58,719 --> 01:16:00,480
accordingly.

1838
01:16:00,480 --> 01:16:03,600
The district should also expand how it

1839
01:16:03,600 --> 01:16:05,840
communicates with the community. Whilst

1840
01:16:05,840 --> 01:16:07,760
Facebook posts, YouTube videos and

1841
01:16:07,760 --> 01:16:09,840
online pres presentations are useful

1842
01:16:09,840 --> 01:16:12,560
tools, they should not be the primary

1843
01:16:12,560 --> 01:16:14,800
method of informing residents, in

1844
01:16:14,800 --> 01:16:16,960
today's environment where misinformation

1845
01:16:16,960 --> 01:16:19,760
can uh quickly spread online. Direct

1846
01:16:19,760 --> 01:16:21,440
communication through printed materials

1847
01:16:21,440 --> 01:16:24,000
and in-person presentations is often

1848
01:16:24,000 --> 01:16:27,520
more important and much more effective

1849
01:16:27,520 --> 01:16:30,960
and reaches a much broader audience.

1850
01:16:30,960 --> 01:16:32,880
I also encourage the board to establish

1851
01:16:32,880 --> 01:16:36,719
an early budget um advisory coalition

1852
01:16:36,719 --> 01:16:39,120
that includes not only the board members

1853
01:16:39,120 --> 01:16:42,000
but also concerned residents and parents

1854
01:16:42,000 --> 01:16:44,560
from across the district.

1855
01:16:44,560 --> 01:16:46,719
These individuals can help educate their

1856
01:16:46,719 --> 01:16:49,520
neighbors and other parents creating a

1857
01:16:49,520 --> 01:16:51,280
broader understanding of the budget well

1858
01:16:51,280 --> 01:16:53,440
before voting.

1859
01:16:53,440 --> 01:16:56,400
Perhaps most importantly, every student,

1860
01:16:56,400 --> 01:16:58,480
I'm sorry, every resident should be able

1861
01:16:58,480 --> 01:17:00,560
to clearly understand the uh financial

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impact of the proposed budget on their

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household.

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Rather than asking taxpayers to estimate

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or perform calculations themselves, the

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district should provide an easy to

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understand example

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um based on actual property value and uh

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01:17:16,560 --> 01:17:19,040
tax assessments whenever available. Even

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better, if legally and administrative,

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01:17:21,760 --> 01:17:24,159
I'm sorry, administratively feasible,

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01:17:24,159 --> 01:17:26,880
the district could uh create a simple

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01:17:26,880 --> 01:17:29,840
online address lookup using an AI tool

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01:17:29,840 --> 01:17:32,080
where residents could um enter their

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01:17:32,080 --> 01:17:34,159
home address and immediately see the

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01:17:34,159 --> 01:17:36,719
estimated annual tax impact of the

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01:17:36,719 --> 01:17:39,280
proposed budget. When taxpayers can

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01:17:39,280 --> 01:17:41,280
clearly see that the cost their

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01:17:41,280 --> 01:17:43,760
household is uh relatively modest

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01:17:43,760 --> 01:17:45,280
compared to the value of maintaining

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01:17:45,280 --> 01:17:47,600
excellent schools, they are better

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01:17:47,600 --> 01:17:49,600
equipped to make informed decisions.

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01:17:49,600 --> 01:17:51,199
Transparency, accessibility, and

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01:17:51,199 --> 01:17:54,000
proactive communication will strengthen

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01:17:54,000 --> 01:17:56,880
public confidence and improve the budget

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01:17:56,880 --> 01:17:59,040
uh process for everyone. Thank you for

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your time, your service, and your

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01:18:01,040 --> 01:18:03,280
consideration of these uh suggestions.

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01:18:03,280 --> 01:18:03,920
Thank you.

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01:18:03,920 --> 01:18:06,239
>> Thank you.

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01:18:06,239 --> 01:18:09,120
Any other public comments?

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01:18:09,120 --> 01:18:13,280
Okay. Can I have a motion to adjurnn?

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01:18:13,280 --> 01:18:16,880
Christine. Second. Sean. All in favor?

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Thank you. Have a good night, everyone.