[0:00] Good evening. I'd like to call this um
[0:02] school committee meeting on May 12th,
[0:05] 2026 to order. If you could stand for
[0:08] the pledge.
[0:10] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[0:12] United States of America and to the
[0:14] republic for which it stands, one nation
[0:17] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:20] justice for all.
[0:25] » Okay. So the first item on the agenda is
[0:29] I make a motion to move into executive
[0:32] session to discuss strategy with respect
[0:35] to to a complaint against public
[0:37] officers,
[0:38] specifically two open meeting law
[0:41] complaints. Purpose one, MGL C3A
[0:46] 21 A1 and purpose 7 MGL C3A.
[0:51] section 21A7
[0:53] to comply with or act under the
[0:55] authority of any general law or special
[0:58] law or federal grant and aid
[1:00] requirements specifically in accordance
[1:03] with the open meeting law mass general
[1:05] law C3A sections 22F and 22G for the
[1:10] purpose of conducting a review of the
[1:11] following executive session minutes
[1:14] January 29th 2026 February 10th 2026 and
[1:19] March 5th 2026 Having any discussions in
[1:22] open session may have a detrimental
[1:24] effect on the litigating position. It is
[1:27] anticipated that the board will return
[1:29] to open session.
[1:30] >> I'm going to second that.
[1:31] >> Okay. So, a roll call Chris
[1:34] >> Yes.
[1:34] >> August. Yes.
[1:36] >> Let's keep Yes.
[1:38] >> And Maduras. Yes. Okay. So
[1:46] » I'd like to reconvene the school
[1:48] committee meeting of May 10th or May
[1:50] 12th, 2026.
[1:52] Coming back from executive session.
[1:55] Okay. So the first um I would like to
[1:59] read the recording statement. Then this
[2:01] meeting of the family school committee
[2:03] is being recorded in accordance with
[2:04] Massachusetts open meeting law. Anyone
[2:07] who wishes to make an audio or video
[2:08] recording of this meeting must first
[2:10] notify the chair. Please raise your hand
[2:12] and make the presence known if you
[2:14] intend to record the meeting. Okay. This
[2:17] does not include parents whose kids
[2:19] might be doing something tonight. You
[2:20] can walk right up here and record away.
[2:23] So, okay, please. All right. Um
[2:28] so
[2:30] we will begin with um a presentation of
[2:34] the Mullen Hall highlights which always
[2:37] make us happy to hear from the kids.
[2:44] » Hello everybody.
[2:46] >> How are you?
[2:46] >> Good morning.
[2:48] >> Hey I'm so I'm we are very happy that
[2:50] you're all here at Ma High School. I'm
[2:52] Shannon Carlson, the proud principal of
[2:54] this amazing place, and we are very
[2:57] excited today to share with you some
[2:59] cutouts from our Clippers. Now, I'm
[3:02] going to share my screen, so just a
[3:03] moment, please.
[3:22] All right, here are our highlights that
[3:24] we would like to share with you at our
[3:26] school committee meeting this evening.
[3:28] To begin with, I wanted to tell you our
[3:32] theme for this evening and it is focused
[3:35] on the E in clipper. The E in clipper
[3:39] stands for effective communication. So
[3:41] if you read it right there, I can speak
[3:44] and or write easily understood language
[3:48] that is both direct and clear. Well,
[3:51] this evening we're going to be sharing
[3:52] from our studentdriven written language,
[3:57] our teacherdriven or connected directly
[3:59] to our curriculum as well as our whole
[4:02] schoolwide writing from our students as
[4:04] well. And I'm going to share with you
[4:07] right now an example of our
[4:09] studentdriven communication. Now, Miss
[4:12] Katuska is a first grade teacher and in
[4:15] her reading group, we had three students
[4:18] who were reading a book about a little
[4:20] library. And they decided to write me a
[4:24] persuasive letter explaining why we
[4:26] should have a little library return to
[4:29] our outdoor learning space. So, if you
[4:32] wouldn't mind directing your attention
[4:33] to the screen, I'd like to share with
[4:36] you what they had to say.
[4:51] Dear Miss Carlson, may we have our
[4:55] little library bag? They are cool. Thank
[5:00] you so much Zoe, Nina, and Josiah.
[5:22] » Dear Miss Carlson,
[5:25] >> it was this note is I
[5:29] No,
[5:30] >> the third month which is March the
[5:33] fourth day and this 26th year which is
[5:37] 2026
[5:38] today.
[5:40] >> We think little flowers will help our
[5:47] » others would want to read and learn. You
[5:52] do not need a library card to get books.
[5:57] Everyone can get book. It will make the
[6:02] community happier
[6:05] and shock. We can share books that we
[6:11] sart
[6:15] heart.
[6:18] » Thank you, Nina.
[6:22] Heat.
[7:22] Can I have a round of applause?
[7:31] So we truly want to make sure that when
[7:33] our students use their voice and they
[7:36] share their reasoning and be effective
[7:38] communication communicators that that
[7:41] communication is honored and that there
[7:43] is a product and reward at the end. And
[7:45] so we will be celebrating that new
[7:47] little library at a ribbon cutting
[7:49] ceremony a little bit later on before
[7:50] the end of the school year.
[7:52] Now, our next um highlight today is
[7:57] about teacherdriven communication um
[8:00] connected directly to our ELA
[8:03] curriculum. Um I am very proud to
[8:06] introduce Lisa the Rockets, our uh one
[8:09] of our fourth grade teachers. Um and the
[8:12] fourth grade team did an incredible job
[8:14] implementing a unit of study all about
[8:17] poetry. Please,
[8:19] >> thanks for having us here in our young
[8:21] poets. And um our first module in our
[8:24] ELA curriculum this year in grade four
[8:27] was on poets and their inspiration.
[8:30] And students learned about different
[8:32] famous poets and what inspired them. And
[8:36] then they took that knowledge,
[8:37] synthesized it to write their own
[8:39] original poetry. um in which they really
[8:42] had to think about a topic that was
[8:44] meaningful to them and they practiced a
[8:48] speech where they had to effectively
[8:50] communicate what their inspiration was
[8:53] and how it was evident in their home.
[8:56] And then they also created images to
[8:59] showcase their inspiration, one digital
[9:01] and one with watercolor.
[9:03] Um, and they needed to effectively
[9:06] communicate how does this how do these
[9:08] images portray their inspiration. Um,
[9:12] and I think when you look through the
[9:13] pictures you you can see on their faces
[9:15] they were so proud of their work. Um,
[9:19] that uh our class particularly hosted a
[9:23] poetry party so that they could showcase
[9:25] their work in an authentic and
[9:27] meaningful way to reach a wider
[9:29] audience. Um, and we invited some
[9:32] administrators and some staff and it was
[9:34] really lovely to be able to share this
[9:37] with a broader audience. So, we have
[9:39] some wonderful poetry poets that are
[9:42] here tonight to share their poetry with
[9:44] you. Um, would you like to turn back?
[9:47] Yes. Okay. I'm going to stop sharing my
[9:50] screen for a moment so that we can share
[9:52] our students who have joined us this
[9:54] evening.
[10:02] All right.
[10:05] Okay. Clippers, come on up with your
[10:06] follow.
[10:20] » You're first.
[10:23] >> Come on up here. You can stand right
[10:25] here and you can talk just as if you
[10:27] were talking to Dr. Dor. Okay, go away.
[10:31] >> Wonder by Cecilia W. Very fluttering elf
[10:36] skirt. We never know if they could be
[10:40] real. No, we'll never know. They may be
[10:42] hiding underneath the tough grassy
[10:45] patched ground where we don't see. We'll
[10:48] never know because they keep their
[10:50] secret high up up up where humans can't
[10:54] reach. We'll never know until maybe one
[10:56] day it will drop down down.
[11:10] I'll invite parents again because their
[11:13] backs are to you please and come closer.
[11:15] We
[11:23] Outside by Liam Hendel Spitzer. Fresh
[11:26] air, the breeze, the tree. I can lean on
[11:29] the bright morning sun in the woods
[11:31] upon. I see all that and wants all of
[11:34] that. But I want one more thing. I'm
[11:37] nature. I run with my dog blue as the
[11:39] bright colors and his energetic eyes are
[11:41] illuminate. Cotto walks around. He
[11:44] notices the pond. Let's swim.
[11:47] Um, one stone later. I lay on the grass
[11:51] as two wonderful dogs. My house is
[11:54] waiting, saying, "Let's turn inside.
[11:56] Walk through my door. What should I do?
[11:57] Stay outside the afternoon sun."
[12:09] » Lifeless by Clara.
[12:12] I see the lifeless tree on the gray
[12:15] hill. I see the branches flowing like a
[12:19] river, begging for light. The wolf
[12:22] howls, the mouse squeaks as the earth
[12:25] goes to sleep.
[12:35] Dog versus cat by Henry Davidson.
[12:40] A dog sits clawed with ideas. A cats on
[12:44] a mountain. And when they meet crash,
[12:48] the dog barks as loud as a sun and cats
[12:52] as tall as a mountain. But Royale has
[12:55] begun. Class clash splash class.
[13:13] Trees. Trees. They're homes for bees.
[13:15] Yes, they're homes for bees. They can
[13:17] stand in the rain and they don't
[13:18] complain. They can grow so high that
[13:20] they touch the sky. They're as hard as a
[13:22] rock, so you can't knock them down. They
[13:24] come in so many colors like rain and
[13:26] brown. Trees, trees, their homes for
[13:38] by Camila. A stuffy is always there for
[13:41] you when waiting and usually you go to
[13:42] bed. Then it comforts you and helps you
[13:44] fall asleep. When you're scared or alone
[13:46] or sad, just give it a little squeeze.
[13:49] They're as soft as a blanket and as
[13:50] squishy as a marshmallow or a pillow.
[13:53] So, if you're embarrassed and you still
[13:54] see the stuffies, just know you're
[13:55] definitely not alone. And you definitely
[13:56] hopefully not throw them.
[14:08] I want to thank all of our poets for
[14:10] joining us this evening, but I also want
[14:12] to not only highlight our amazing staff
[14:14] at Mll who are teaching them every day,
[14:17] but their families too who came here
[14:19] this evening um and their support and
[14:22] their partnership. So, please round of
[14:24] applause.
[14:32] Wish me luck. I'm sharing my screen
[14:33] again.
[14:48] All right. Our last section of this
[14:51] evening's presentation highlighting
[14:53] Yelen Hall as effective communicators um
[14:56] is schoolwide. Now, our equity team as
[15:00] well with uh Miss Joe, our librarian,
[15:02] and Miss Bazadi, our teacher of DLCS, um
[15:06] who are very supportive in regards to
[15:08] this schoolwide writing invitation.
[15:14] Every student wrote me a letter sharing
[15:18] why they belong, but also talking about
[15:21] what they would like to do to make
[15:23] Mullen Hall even better. So, as you can
[15:27] see at my little pie chart here, we
[15:29] highlighted different themes that we saw
[15:32] that we noticed from these conversations
[15:34] and in these in these letters. There
[15:37] were some highlights in terms of our
[15:39] school plan, our schoolwide
[15:40] expectations. They were very interested
[15:42] in the playground. They were interested
[15:44] in cafeteria ideas, uh, sports teams,
[15:48] welcome ideas, animals were a hot topic,
[15:51] and as well as some personal thoughts
[15:54] and reflections. So, I wanted to share
[15:56] with you just a few for a taste of what
[15:59] the students had to share and say.
[16:10] I'm not entirely sure why it's not
[16:12] advancing. Give me a moment, please.
[16:16] Here we are.
[16:19] » Miss Carlson, I'm writing to you because
[16:22] I wanted to change something and now is
[16:24] my chance. I think that we should have
[16:27] greeting signs at the door for when
[16:29] students walk in so the students feel
[16:31] welcomed at school. For instance, one of
[16:34] the signs could say, "Your smile makes
[16:36] me smile." Or, "You are welcome." If
[16:39] this could happen, then that would be
[16:40] great. Sincerely, Olivia.
[16:47] » Here's Pedro. He's talking about
[16:50] possible basketball team.
[16:51] >> Yeah. Mr. question. What
[16:55] a basketball team
[17:02] and you you
[17:11] » Alisia really likes our artwork.
[17:15] >> Dear Mrs. Pson, I like the artwork here.
[17:25] We should get more.
[17:31] » I love how
[17:36] » Here's Everest. He's going to talk about
[17:38] classrooms.
[17:40] >> Here, Mr. Carlson.
[17:42] Everest. I think we should do more
[17:46] classrooms because we can learn more
[17:48] about what other classes do.
[17:54] Jane has some really good ideas about
[17:57] hallway reminders.
[17:58] >> Dear Miss Carlson, I would add more
[18:01] hallway and stairway plan reminders like
[18:03] signs or something because some students
[18:06] are forgetting. Thank you, Jake.
[18:11] » No, me too. Owen has an idea for a
[18:14] compliment box.
[18:17] >> Deal.
[18:20] I would make a compliment,
[18:23] but if you make five compliments, you
[18:26] get a reward by it.
[18:34] » Here's Maggie. She's thinking about a
[18:37] welcome sign.
[18:37] >> Janice Carson, I think that should have
[18:40] a post that says everyone is along here
[18:45] from Maggie Clower.
[18:49] And finally, Maddie has some thoughts
[18:52] about a welcome program for new
[18:53] students, as well as an idea for a
[18:56] mascot.
[18:58] Dear mascara
[19:05] on Tuesdays, I can only hang out with my
[19:07] friends for an hour. But if there were
[19:09] different days, we could hang out for
[19:12] longer. And I feel like
[19:16] that could make the school a little
[19:19] better. Another idea I have is for a
[19:22] welcome program for the new students
[19:24] that come in in the middle of the year.
[19:27] We find a nice kid in the class, they're
[19:30] elegant and they have a buddy to hang
[19:32] out with so they don't feel lonely or
[19:35] like they don't belong or
[19:38] for new kids that haven't been to the
[19:42] school before. Another idea I have is
[19:46] for a mascot to come on half days and um
[19:50] at community meetings so we know that we
[19:53] have a mascot and it could interact with
[19:56] the students. If you could please make
[19:59] this happen, I would be very thankful
[20:02] from Maddie.
[20:07] » Thank you very much for sharing.
[20:11] AGAIN,
[20:17] I really want this evening to highlight
[20:19] our staff. Thank you for joining us this
[20:22] evening. Thank you all of our students
[20:24] and our families as well as all of you
[20:26] for sharing in our highlights from all
[20:27] at home.
[20:37] » The kids are always the best
[20:39] presentation. Even if they mess up,
[20:40] they're great.
[20:43] Okay. Um, next on the agenda is our
[20:45] student advisory, but Bella, um, is at
[20:49] playing an away game, so she couldn't
[20:51] make it tonight. She gave that as soon
[20:53] as I
[20:55] >> Okay. Um, the next item on the agenda
[20:57] will be public comment.
[20:59] will be limited to 20
[21:01] minutes. Members of the public are
[21:03] welcome to speak during public comment.
[21:05] Comments will be limited to two minutes
[21:07] in length. Due to the open meeting law,
[21:09] the committee cannot respond to or act
[21:11] on public comment. Additional comments
[21:14] and feedback can be submitted by email
[21:16] to school committee at found.k12.mma.
[21:20] us.
[21:21] Okay. So, um on the list we have Megan
[21:25] Zati, please.
[21:36] Hello, Megan Zabby with carriage shop
[21:39] road. I want to express my
[21:42] disappointment with the process
[21:43] surrounding the proposed grade
[21:45] reconfiguration.
[21:47] From the community's perspective, this
[21:49] feels rushed and lacking meaningful
[21:51] engagement.
[21:53] Only two of the three promised public
[21:55] forums were held and many parents and
[21:58] community me community members feel
[22:00] their emails, questions and concerns
[22:03] have been disregarded rather than
[22:05] genuinely genuinely considered. In
[22:08] addition, no community survey has been
[22:10] conducted to formally gather input from
[22:12] families and residents about a decision
[22:14] that will significantly impact students
[22:16] and schools.
[22:18] Most concerning is that the voices of
[22:21] families with children entering
[22:22] kindergarten, the students will be most
[22:24] directly affected by this
[22:26] reconfiguration do not appear to have
[22:29] been adequately included in this
[22:30] decision-making process. A change of
[22:33] this magnitude should reflect
[22:35] collaboration, transparency, and trust
[22:37] between the district and the community.
[22:40] Right now, many families feel unheard
[22:42] and I urge the committee to slow the
[22:44] process down
[22:47] to fully ensure that any decision made
[22:49] is truly in the best interest of the
[22:51] students, the families, and the broader
[22:53] community. Thank you.
[22:56] >> Okay. Thank you, Mayor.
[22:59] >> Okay. Next item on the agenda will be an
[23:01] update by the superintendent.
[23:04] >> All right. Thank you. Um so my uh year
[23:08] of the clipper um announcements today.
[23:11] The first one is fantastic news. We have
[23:13] two students who participated in the
[23:15] national council teachers of English
[23:19] promising young writer contest uh
[23:21] recognized uh with the highest honors.
[23:24] I'm proud to announce Grace Bennett and
[23:27] Tess Ledwell earned the highest
[23:29] distinguished first class uh in this
[23:32] year's contest. The purpose of this
[23:34] contest is to stimulate and recognize
[23:36] the writing talents of eighth grade
[23:38] students and to emphasize the importance
[23:41] of writing skills. This year, schools
[23:44] nominated 200 students to participate
[23:46] from 30 different states, Puerto Rico,
[23:49] South Africa, and uh South Korea. So,
[23:53] congratulations uh to Grace. It's a test
[23:55] um and to our English teachers. Uh it is
[23:58] quite an honor that um two of the
[24:00] students selected um with high honors uh
[24:03] came from Famouth public schools.
[24:06] Um many of you know I began the uh
[24:08] certified medical assisting program a
[24:10] year ago. Uh senior Victoria Vajo was
[24:14] part of the first cohort and as a senior
[24:17] this year has completed the program
[24:20] including her internship in the next
[24:22] couple weeks. um and she is being hired
[24:25] as a uh a a medical assisting uh
[24:29] physician with the Cape Cod uh community
[24:32] health center. Many of you will remember
[24:34] that that's where we started uh when we
[24:36] started the medical assisting program.
[24:38] We uh partnered with um the Cape Cod uh
[24:41] community health center. Um, and then
[24:44] just today I got additional information
[24:46] that a second student, Kendra Nan, has
[24:49] passed her exam and will complete her
[24:52] internship in a couple uh weeks and has
[24:54] also been offered a position with the
[24:56] Cape Cod Community Health Center. This
[24:59] is extremely exciting news. This is
[25:01] exactly what we were hoping for when we
[25:03] started the program and we now have two
[25:05] students um offering position uh
[25:07] positions um after going through the the
[25:10] program. Um there is another student
[25:11] that's passed the medical assisting uh
[25:14] program and a couple more that will be
[25:15] taking their exam I believe on Friday.
[25:18] So we're very hopeful. This is all about
[25:20] interest and success. It's a powerful
[25:22] combination um for our flippers
[25:26] and taking and and talking about quick
[25:28] success. Um our robotics
[25:31] uh team joined first uh recognition uh
[25:35] first is for inspiration and recognition
[25:37] of science and technology. So they
[25:38] joined first um as competitors just one
[25:43] year ago and then they uh you approved
[25:45] their trip um to uh Texas for the worlds
[25:49] and finished 14th uh in the worlds uh in
[25:52] just two years. That is absolutely uh
[25:54] amazing amazing skill and amazing
[25:56] teamwork. Um so just three examples I'm
[25:59] sharing this time about the Clipper
[26:00] experience um opportunity and excellence
[26:03] in FA public schools. Um, we also live
[26:06] in an amazing community, uh, and that
[26:09] supports our schools. And I just want to
[26:11] give a shout out for, um, the, uh,
[26:14] Ticket Playground Committee that will be
[26:16] up, uh, next. Um, so looking forward to
[26:19] hearing their presentation.
[26:24] » Thank you for the update. Kids are
[26:26] always the best thing to hear about.
[26:28] Always, always. Thank you, Ry. Um the
[26:32] next item on the agenda will be a
[26:33] presentation from the T ticket
[26:35] playground committee and I just wanted
[26:37] to say it's the work they did but um
[26:42] it's in our community that I mean I
[26:45] think back years ago when the Mullen
[26:47] Hall playground was put together by the
[26:49] community and we have um FEF, we have
[26:52] BIPS, we have the Famouth road race. I
[26:55] don't really like to name names in case
[26:56] I miss anybody, but our community is
[26:58] just bursting with people who help the
[27:01] kids. And under the leadership of this
[27:04] committee, which we're going to hear
[27:05] from, we'll see what's going on now.
[27:06] Okay. Thank you.
[27:12] » Mr. Kapula, do you have a um thing to
[27:15] queue up?
[27:15] >> I do. Yes.
[27:23] » Sure.
[27:24] Well, thank you for having us. I'd be
[27:27] remiss to say uh tonight and last thank
[27:32] you and um special thanks to my former
[27:34] French teacher even though she's can't
[27:37] believe she was you know my teacher
[27:41] and um I thank you for all your service.
[27:43] I appreciate you guys supporting this
[27:45] project especially as well. So I wanted
[27:47] to thank you
[27:48] >> say that prior.
[27:49] >> I'm still not going to change your grade
[27:51] though.
[27:53] I took French one for three years.
[27:57] I'm going to share my screen.
[28:13] Well, while he's doing that, everybody,
[28:15] you should have a picture in front of
[28:16] you. This is what the final proposal
[28:18] that we chose um to a tune of $398,000.
[28:23] Uh we added this seating area with the
[28:26] canopy which is nice. We spoke to a lot
[28:29] of parents, talked to other people on
[28:31] all the playgrounds and that was one
[28:32] thing parents said. The benches are
[28:33] great, but we really like a table or a
[28:35] coffee or homework or McDonald's
[28:38] whatever it might be. So the large
[28:40] version is on Dom's hand. So
[28:43] >> um Wow. Well, we'll have everything up
[28:45] on the
[28:46] >> Sorry about that. I'm just here for you,
[28:47] but I don't I know you guys are pressed
[28:48] for time, so I'm going to just start if
[28:50] that's okay. Um, on our first slide,
[28:52] which I'm sure will get up quick. Just
[28:54] so you know, a little bit of history, we
[28:56] were the first ADA playground on the
[28:58] Cape. Um, we were built, the original
[29:01] playground was built 2021 with the help
[29:04] of George Febey and back then it was
[29:06] called the Handicap Commission. They
[29:07] don't call it that now. Um, basically
[29:10] the town had already gotten a CPC grant
[29:12] and then the town kicked in $90,000 and
[29:14] originally the site was going to be
[29:16] Mullen Hall, but at the time there were
[29:18] other things going on and the principal
[29:19] said, you know, I'm not sure that we can
[29:20] take this project on because the kicker
[29:23] was you had to get your own volunteers.
[29:25] So it took three weekends and 150
[29:28] volunteers. And at the time Michael Arf
[29:30] was our principal and he said, "What do
[29:32] you think?" And we all the staff said
[29:33] that we're in. So we spent three
[29:35] weekends putting the playground
[29:36] together. Back in those days, you could
[29:38] volunteer and put it together without
[29:39] warranty issues, liability. As you know,
[29:42] you can't do that anymore.
[29:43] >> What year was it?
[29:44] >> That was 2020. 20 year. I'm sorry. 20
[29:48] >> 20 Oh, 2000
[29:51] >> 2000. It was a 2000 year 2001. We
[29:55] installed it in October. September,
[29:57] October was installed. It was completed
[29:58] in 2000. Um, it served it us well. 25
[30:02] years. We had rubber tiles which were
[30:05] great. Um but we've got better products
[30:07] now which is even better. So we have um
[30:10] unfortunately we had to deem it unsafe.
[30:12] The DPW came in with an inspector. Um we
[30:15] closed it immediately. The DPW was so
[30:17] helpful they came in removed it because
[30:19] even though we had fencing people would
[30:21] still get on the playground um on the
[30:23] weekends etc. Um so at that point we had
[30:26] missed the CPC funding and decided you
[30:28] know we can't go another year. This
[30:29] isn't going to work. Um it was very hard
[30:31] on the staff as well as the kids this
[30:33] year. So, um, we started fundraising.
[30:36] Um, I think that'll go on the next
[30:37] slide.
[30:40] Go ahead.
[30:40] >> Yeah, I'll take over. Sorry. Uh,
[30:42] >> yeah. So, I mean, the mission of this,
[30:44] you know, this project and, you know,
[30:46] starting this committee was really to
[30:48] get this project done as fast as
[30:50] possible so the kids have a a space to
[30:52] play. And so, you know, October
[30:55] playground is deemed unsafe. And then
[30:57] December, end of December, that's when
[31:00] uh the 501c was created. And then
[31:03] January 14th was the day that letters
[31:06] were sent out. Uh and you know today
[31:10] we're 118 days in uh you know uh
[31:13] Dominique's been a huge help with uh the
[31:16] Facebook the social media page really
[31:17] getting the word out about this project.
[31:20] And then uh we all said uh Julie Dany
[31:22] created the website uh you know for for
[31:25] the playground. super helpful uh just to
[31:28] have so many uh community members be,
[31:31] you know, and you know, staff coming
[31:34] together for this project to really uh
[31:36] get this going, get get it off the
[31:38] ground and get to where we are today.
[31:42] >> And I'm sorry, this is Jeff Rose, former
[31:44] teaching graduate, owned his own
[31:46] business, and was our first big donor.
[31:53] So you can follow along the slide with
[31:56] you won't be if you're looking at we
[31:57] understand that
[32:00] >> all right so please
[32:06] » I'll introduce you we know that again so
[32:10] I'm the treasurer Carrie Shanahan who is
[32:13] the secretary Jeff Rose who is our um
[32:17] >> member of member at large, Steven
[32:19] Kapoka, our president. We also have
[32:22] Julie Duffany, um, member at large,
[32:25] Stacy Budro, member at large, and Aaron
[32:28] Ko, member at large.
[32:31] All right, so how we got here today, day
[32:34] 118, we decided that we were going to
[32:37] apply for any grant that could be
[32:40] applicable to us at any given time. It
[32:42] didn't matter. $400,000 is a really big
[32:45] number to swallow when you're sitting at
[32:46] zero. So when we said 400,000, we knew
[32:49] that it wasn't going to be the stop and
[32:50] shop donation that was going to give us
[32:52] $20 or it wasn't going to be, you know,
[32:54] $250. We needed to go for the bigger
[32:56] picture and the small stuff. We weren't
[32:58] saying no to anything. Um, we hosted a
[33:00] lot of community events. So if there was
[33:02] a place that would have us, then we were
[33:04] going to go. So we did car washes, gym
[33:06] games, bingo, restaurant nights,
[33:08] raffles. Again, if somebody said that
[33:10] they would have us, we were going to be
[33:12] there. We had a lot of businesses step
[33:14] up. You guys can actually see your
[33:15] coasters. This is um one of our
[33:18] favorites. I think we're in 27 different
[33:20] restaurants here in town. Um so all the
[33:23] businesses, tough winter, cold winter's
[33:25] just a tough time in general. We said,
[33:27] "How can we get there and how can you
[33:28] guys all be meeting as a committee and
[33:30] look at your coaster and say, "Oh, the
[33:32] playground." We knew that the playground
[33:33] needed to be at every single person like
[33:35] on the top of their brain. If it wasn't,
[33:36] then we weren't going to keep the money
[33:38] flowing in. So we had to do it. Um we
[33:41] had a lot of alumni support. So people
[33:43] are really proud to run the halls of
[33:45] Ticket and it goes as much as certain
[33:47] foundation people were coming in and
[33:48] they're raising their hands at anything
[33:50] that we would and be like I used to run
[33:51] the halls of Ticket. So it was really
[33:53] nice to see that especially I'm not from
[33:55] Felman so I don't know all of those
[33:56] things but people coming out of the
[33:58] woodwork to share their experiences and
[33:59] talk about Ticket was really magical.
[34:02] And then volunteers okay there was so
[34:04] much heart and soul that was poured
[34:05] behind this project so far. And I'm also
[34:07] talking like it's done. It's not done
[34:08] but there we've made a good portion good
[34:12] headway. Um, but so many people came out
[34:14] and they just helped and they were like,
[34:15] "You need something here. I have an
[34:17] idea." Like we just we would take it.
[34:19] Um, so I think the number one thing that
[34:21] got us to where we are is that we said
[34:23] yes to absolutely every single thing and
[34:25] immediately implemented the next day.
[34:27] There were sometimes that we were
[34:29] texting at 6:00 a.m. There were
[34:30] sometimes that we were up until midnight
[34:32] doing whatever we needed to do to get it
[34:33] done. And no idea was too wild because
[34:37] we wanted a playground as fast as
[34:39] humanly possible. So, we did multiple
[34:41] radio ads. Turns out we can do that sort
[34:43] of stuff. Um, we went on presentations
[34:46] like this. We did a TV segment and we've
[34:48] had multiple newspaper articles. Again,
[34:50] if they'll have us, well, we'll be
[34:52] there.
[34:55] >> So, how much have we raised? Well, we
[34:57] are at $354,695.54
[35:02] and we're
[35:03] >> um sorry, there is an additional 4,000.
[35:05] Again, it climbs every day. So,
[35:08] >> perfect.
[35:10] Yes. So, we're still, you know, we're
[35:12] still looking to, you know, raise more
[35:13] money. We have 306 individual donors.
[35:16] We've gotten three grants.
[35:24] » Sorry.
[35:25] >> We got three grants accepted so far.
[35:28] We've done four
[35:30] >> four in memory uh for loved ones. Uh you
[35:35] know, people you know, raising money for
[35:37] you know, a loved one. Uh we've hosted
[35:39] 11 events and 189 Facebook posts. Like I
[35:43] said before, the social media aspect of
[35:46] things has been a huge uh you know just
[35:48] getting the word out. Uh power you know
[35:50] powerful tool social media can be. Um,
[35:53] and you know, at the end of the day,
[35:54] we've done this in 118 days. And when I
[35:57] joined on the committee early on and
[35:59] donated, it was uh a very far, you know,
[36:04] $400,000 is a lot of money. And, you
[36:06] know, to start there and be here 100
[36:08] almost, you know, 4 months later, uh, is
[36:11] just really incredible. And it's really
[36:13] a testament of, you know, our community
[36:14] as a whole. Um, you know, super proud to
[36:17] be a part of this community and be a
[36:18] part of this project. um as a community
[36:21] member. Uh and it's really just uh a
[36:24] full circle moment for for me uh you
[36:26] know being at Ticket many moons ago and
[36:30] here here I am being able to give back
[36:32] to the community um that's given so much
[36:35] to me. So
[36:36] >> well and mind you when Jeffrey made his
[36:38] large donation we didn't have anything
[36:40] at that time. So it was a belief in what
[36:42] this project meant. So, the first few
[36:45] people that kind of went out there and
[36:46] put their name on the line, that was
[36:48] huge for us because again, you stand
[36:50] anywhere and you're like, I'm raising
[36:51] $400,000. They're like, "Okay, little
[36:53] girl, go." Like, you're not going to do
[36:55] that. I was like, "Oh, don't tell me."
[36:56] No.
[36:56] >> But he was in the snow making a video.
[36:58] We were all standing out in the snow in
[37:00] the rain making videos. And um I mean,
[37:03] there's a lot more donors that you don't
[37:04] see because we had a raffle. We raised
[37:06] $12,000 in a raffle. Many of you were at
[37:08] that event and bought raffle tickets. So
[37:11] we can't even count the number of people
[37:13] that have donated in that way too.
[37:15] >> Mhm.
[37:15] >> So definitely over 500 I would say at
[37:18] this point.
[37:19] >> Yeah.
[37:19] >> And this behind seeing see this is an
[37:22] interesting slide. I don't know if you
[37:23] can see it but um there's different
[37:25] levels.
[37:26] >> Yeah. So the tiger friend um that's
[37:28] everybody who donated $250. The Marav
[37:31] Vista friend was $500. The anchor friend
[37:35] was $1,000. The compass friend was two
[37:39] uh 2500. Clipper friend 5,000 T ticket
[37:43] friend 10,000 and legacy builder is
[37:47] 25,000 and up. So a lot of people really
[37:51] came together and these are just like
[37:53] you know the bigger ones but there were
[37:55] days that we would run well March 17th
[37:58] we just asked everybody to donate $17.
[38:00] We had well over 100 people who gave
[38:02] multiple times but just donated $17.
[38:05] Again like when we say that there was no
[38:06] donation too small. Somebody once threw
[38:08] 27 cents at me and we put that in our bank account.
[38:14] >> Okay. So, on on slide six, um this talks
[38:17] a little bit about the new playground,
[38:18] which you have a picture in front of
[38:19] you. Um so, the committee and actually,
[38:22] just so you know, the students were part
[38:24] of this. So, when we first started the
[38:25] process, we had to have some kind of
[38:28] design to just share with people so we
[38:30] could explain what we were trying to
[38:31] raise money for. It wasn't a sandbox
[38:33] that it was a big deal. So, um, we asked
[38:36] the kids and we asked the staff, "What
[38:37] what are you missing the most?" Monkey
[38:39] bars. We want monkey slides. We want a
[38:41] tall slide. Um, and then we had a couple
[38:43] of different ideas and when we shared
[38:44] them with the kids, they all love the
[38:46] ship. And so, obviously, the Clipper
[38:49] ship was the way we went. Um, we made
[38:52] some changes to the original design, but
[38:54] we wanted to make sure we had the same,
[38:56] if not better than what we had in the
[38:58] past. So, there are three slides on
[39:00] here, several sets of monkey bars. Um,
[39:03] as you know, we hold we have um 29 ASD
[39:07] children in our building. So, we want to
[39:09] make sure that we can accommodate all of
[39:11] those children as well as all the kids
[39:13] in the community. So, there are ramps
[39:15] here so you can get onto the ship. We
[39:17] have 25 different panels. A panel might
[39:19] be a brail panel. It might be a sensory
[39:21] panel, which is um a musical instrument,
[39:24] chimes, drums. We wanted uh things that
[39:26] will spin and turn. There's a bridge on
[39:29] here that the wheelchair can go up to.
[39:30] And then there's parallel play. So a
[39:32] child can be in a chair and and a peer
[39:34] can be next to that child. Both playing
[39:36] on that same piece of equipment. That
[39:38] was important to us. Um and as you know,
[39:41] our numbers are in increasing. All
[39:43] everybody's numbers are increasing in
[39:45] the special ed population and we need to
[39:47] be able to service all the kids in this
[39:48] town. So that was part of the design for
[39:52] ship.
[39:53] >> Gary, could you explain that tier thing
[39:55] again? where
[39:57] >> the two kits can be together.
[39:59] >> Yes. So there's actually I can uh share
[40:01] the share a picture of it.
[40:05] >> Yeah. So that's a separate bridge and
[40:06] there's two there's a steering wheel and
[40:08] another piece of equipment here. So a
[40:10] wheelchair can come all the way up here
[40:12] and the kids can play together.
[40:14] >> There are around 52 pieces of equipment
[40:16] that are on the ground. So if a child
[40:19] didn't want to climb or go up that area,
[40:22] they can stay on that that ground
[40:24] surface and still have play. Um and the
[40:27] rubber surface is huge. So our we had
[40:29] rubber tiles which were recycled um
[40:31] airplanes and tires, right? And we had
[40:33] bees that got underneath them. So there
[40:34] were a lot of problems with that and
[40:36] glue and we it was Yeah. So anyway, this
[40:38] is a new pour in place product. So what
[40:40] will happen is um we're going to pour
[40:42] slap. It's going to be installed on the
[40:45] slack and then they will pour the rubber
[40:47] on top which will be safer and easier
[40:51] and it won't crack. You'll have a better
[40:52] warranty. But we picked um blue for the
[40:55] ocean and sand obviously sand color for
[40:58] the ships. So that was part of the theme
[40:59] as well and that was originally we had
[41:01] orange color and the kids said why are
[41:03] we doing sand and ocean? So great
[41:04] whatever you guys maroon for
[41:06] >> and we changed the colors to maroon. So
[41:08] originally the design looked a little
[41:09] bit like this. It was green
[41:12] But we made some changes with the kids
[41:15] help and um the staff because Stacy's
[41:17] out there for recess duty every day. She
[41:19] knows what they're missing and and and
[41:22] it causes problems when there's nothing
[41:23] to play.
[41:29] » All right. So, one thing about this is
[41:31] if you notice in our name, we're not
[41:33] just the Ticket Playground. We're the TT
[41:35] community playground. And the reason
[41:36] being is because especially if you've
[41:38] had young children and you're bored, you
[41:40] go to multiple different playgrounds.
[41:42] you don't just go to one or just don't
[41:43] go to the one that your kids play on
[41:44] every single day at recess. So, we know
[41:46] that there are right now four elementary
[41:48] schools in our district. There's
[41:49] preschoolers, all the things those are
[41:51] all the young ones that are going to be
[41:52] coming and using this. Um, like Carrie
[41:55] said, special education near and dear to
[41:57] my heart, but it's on the rise. And I
[41:59] actually went back and watched your
[42:00] video to see the real numbers. And in
[42:02] 2022, we were at 20.1%
[42:05] special education and now we're at 20 in
[42:08] 2026, we're at 24.9. We know that's not
[42:11] just us, but that means that our
[42:13] surrounding communities as well can use
[42:15] different aspects of this. Um, something
[42:17] that we have at TIG and the playground
[42:20] was designed for is children with
[42:22] autism, um, developmental delays,
[42:24] sensory hearing, sensory vision,
[42:26] neurological, emotional, uh, specific
[42:28] learning disabilities and different
[42:30] health issues. So, that's the ones that
[42:32] we house here right at Ticket, but we
[42:34] also know that that goes broader to
[42:36] other things. So, especially children
[42:38] with autism, they use a lot of sensory
[42:41] for regulating their body, regulating
[42:42] their nervous system. Something that I
[42:44] do truly believe that they miss every
[42:46] single day because a playground is the
[42:47] extension of a classroom. It's easy for
[42:50] them to go and look for those sensory
[42:51] issues from jumping, from crashing into
[42:54] things, the musical elements, just
[42:56] touching different things, um, running,
[42:58] you know, like all of those things are
[43:00] really important and we wanted to make
[43:02] sure that we could deliver that at all
[43:04] times, not just during school hours. So,
[43:06] something that we thought of and it was
[43:08] one of the things that we went back to
[43:10] the design people, we really wanted to
[43:12] have that outdoor seating because the
[43:14] community can use this now as free
[43:15] birthday parties. I don't know about
[43:16] you, but cost living is not that fun
[43:18] around here. So, who can spend $500 on,
[43:20] you know, something that kids can just
[43:22] go outside and go play and have a
[43:23] playground, especially a brand new one.
[43:24] Um, so we really looked at this project
[43:26] and just said, well, life gave us
[43:27] lemons. We should just make lemonade.
[43:29] So, we tried our absolute hardest to
[43:30] make it as like the best that we
[43:32] absolutely could for every student, not
[43:35] just for circumstance.
[43:39] I think that's it
[43:41] questions.
[43:50] » Anybody have any? Yes, Katrina.
[43:52] >> So, you have how much left? Just about
[43:54] 30,000. Are you doing more of that?
[43:56] >> Yes. Apple. Sorry, I forgot to mention
[43:58] that one. Yes, we are. Actually, if you
[44:00] guys are free and you want to come and
[44:01] hang out um this Saturday at the Daily
[44:03] Brew from 6:00 to 9:00, we will have a
[44:06] playground jam session. So, there's a
[44:08] bunch of different artists that have
[44:09] volunteered their time. The tickets are
[44:11] $25, but 100% of the proceeds for ticket
[44:14] sales go to us. So, if you can come and
[44:16] make it, it'll be a lot of fun. And then
[44:18] I don't know exactly what's left.
[44:21] >> We do have some grants that we're
[44:22] waiting to hear back from and we're
[44:24] hopeful on some of that information.
[44:28] Great Margaret.
[44:31] >> Thank you.
[44:34] >> A financial question. Good job all of
[44:36] you. But this is more towards Paul if I
[44:38] could. What happens to a CPC grant that
[44:42] we discussed for this project?
[44:44] >> The uh application opened up in April.
[44:47] >> Yeah.
[44:47] >> And uh their decision is in August and
[44:51] then it gets voted on in November. So
[44:55] it's still there. Uh and if we going to
[44:59] proceed forward given that there are
[45:02] really right at that edge. So we'll
[45:04] proceed forward and and then we'll uh
[45:08] take you know cancel the application at
[45:10] some point.
[45:12] >> Are you
[45:14] whose idea is this?
[45:15] >> It's brilliant.
[45:16] >> Well, I guess the firework committee
[45:18] wants to do it now.
[45:22] egg.
[45:23] >> I just Well, it was my idea. Julie
[45:25] definitely created it.
[45:26] >> Okay.
[45:26] >> But they're big in Florida.
[45:28] >> Really?
[45:29] >> They're big other places.
[45:31] >> In Germany, they call these beer decals.
[45:34] >> Yeah, that's Yeah,
[45:38] » in some people's houses, they have
[45:40] stacks like this. You don't collect in
[45:42] those. Okay.
[45:42] >> I'm sorry. I wasn't supposed to comment
[45:44] yet. Why am I turn? Go ahead.
[45:45] >> No, you don't.
[45:46] >> Yeah. Um, wow. I uh have dabbled in
[45:51] grant writing and especially in this
[45:53] climate I know that a $10,000 gift is
[45:56] huge. It's more along the lines of 2500
[46:00] to 5,000. So the fact that you got these
[46:02] monstrous grants one thanks to you guys
[46:05] because it was the Felmouth road race to
[46:07] 50,000. So that really was helpful.
[46:10] >> So actually those are two questions if I
[46:12] can ask through you to for Paul. Um, so
[46:15] you had the Falmouth road race on your
[46:18] list as far as a donor that was what'
[46:21] you say 20 50 or
[46:24] >> it was 25,000 and up just the legacy
[46:26] builder is the highest. So both of those
[46:28] donors gave more than half.
[46:30] >> So are we uh so
[46:33] through the schools from the thalmouth
[46:35] road race are we gifting $50,000 is that
[46:39] for the project or
[46:41] >> so um the road race um
[46:45] each year um will give a certain amount
[46:48] to the school system and so uh we put uh
[46:51] different projects forward to the Fmouth
[46:53] road race. this year. The only one I put
[46:55] forward was the Ticket um playground. Um
[46:58] they've committed 50,000. Um and there
[47:02] could possibly be some potential more.
[47:05] Um so they they've been watching things
[47:07] and and whatever. But so that's that's
[47:10] usually how each each year. It used to
[47:12] be twice a year. Um now they they accept
[47:15] it once a year. This is actually out of
[47:17] cycle. Um but they were so excited about
[47:20] um wanting to be a part of this that um
[47:23] out of cycle they've um committed the
[47:25] 50,000.
[47:26] >> Yes. Great.
[47:27] >> That goes to the August.
[47:28] >> They did come and paint the thermometer.
[47:30] So we have a thermometer on the street.
[47:31] So if you drive by anybody who did a
[47:33] thousand or more they're on the
[47:34] thermometer.
[47:35] >> We thought of it like NASCAR. So you
[47:37] know how like NASCAR if you're driving
[47:38] around looking at the cars they have all
[47:40] their sponsors on it. So we said well we
[47:42] should do that instead of like lawn
[47:44] signs that cost money or different
[47:45] things. So instead, if you drive by and
[47:46] you see it, everybody who gave $1,000 or
[47:49] more, their business, their name, in
[47:51] memory of whatever, however they did
[47:54] their donation, it's up there.
[47:56] >> That's amazing. Just one other quick
[47:58] question. I think at I don't know if it
[48:01] was the last school committee meeting or
[48:02] the before that there was an
[48:04] announcement about um Representative
[48:06] Vieiraa um earmarking some money for for
[48:10] the project. Is that is that still in
[48:12] the works? Uh so the um House did vote
[48:16] uh money but now it has to go through
[48:17] the Senate um and then it has to go
[48:20] through so there's a there's a process
[48:21] when you earmark the money. So yes, uh
[48:24] 50,000 was earmarked through u that
[48:26] process. Um the Senate has to vote on it
[48:29] and I believe their budget week is um
[48:34] this week or next week and then it then
[48:36] it has to, you know, the final um
[48:38] whatever works out then Governor Healey
[48:40] would sign off on. We usually don't know
[48:42] that until July. Um but I think if it
[48:46] passes the House and the Senate, it's
[48:49] likely that it's going to go all the way
[48:50] through. So, so we're watching that as
[48:52] well.
[48:53] >> Thank you,
[48:54] >> Susan.
[48:55] >> So, if that were to happen, you can get
[48:57] started this summer, right? What's the
[48:59] lead time for construction?
[49:02] >> ASAP.
[49:04] >> We hope to have it finished by August
[49:06] 14th. Yeah,
[49:07] >> we we're confident that um that we're
[49:10] going to get there and that's what Paul
[49:11] was kind of indicating. We're we're
[49:12] moving forward as um though we have the
[49:15] funds because we're we're fairly
[49:17] confident it's not going to come in.
[49:18] >> Nice job, everyone. That's amazing.
[49:20] >> It really is.
[49:21] >> We'll be inviting you to the dedication
[49:23] the first week of school.
[49:24] >> Awesome.
[49:24] >> It'll be a dedication.
[49:26] >> Yeah.
[49:27] >> No, just just great job. It's great to see community members kind of
[49:31] step up and and take charge.
[49:34] >> It's amazing. Absolutely amazing.
[49:37] >> Yeah.
[49:39] >> I just love to add your next Sorry.
[49:42] >> No, no, I'm I'm good. I made a fool of
[49:44] myself with a beer.
[49:47] >> We have extras here.
[49:50] I just want to say that it's a really a
[49:52] testament to the people seated to my
[49:54] left and behind me and the people that
[49:56] aren't here on this committee that
[49:58] organized and got this going and it's
[50:00] really as you mentioned community and
[50:03] the enormity of it. You know, um the the
[50:06] connections that this school has had
[50:08] with people and the people the
[50:10] individuals of our staff that have made
[50:12] these connections is really what is the
[50:14] catalyst for all this. And it goes right
[50:16] up until the the$127 cents donation
[50:19] right up until um the our biggest
[50:22] donation which I remiss not to mention
[50:24] that the Lindon Collar Russo Tribal
[50:26] Foundation granted us $150,000
[50:29] and that is a direct connection to
[50:31] Ticket because two of the two of the
[50:34] trustees of the organization went to
[50:36] Ticket. They're like the you know one of
[50:38] the other trustees Mr. Louis's grandkids
[50:40] went to Dickett. Um, and it's really a
[50:42] testament to the hard work and
[50:44] connection that they have made over the
[50:45] years. Um, you know, as a community
[50:48] school and a community, it's amazing. I
[50:50] mean, you know, many of this, I mean,
[50:51] fact that I signed the 501c3 letter in
[50:55] December 31st, 2025, and we're sitting
[50:57] here, you know, just shy of $30,000. Um,
[51:02] it's amazing. And it's all these guys.
[51:06] We thank you for your support and I
[51:08] won't see you tonight.
[51:09] >> Yeah. No, thank you because you guys
[51:11] have been supportive and it does mean a
[51:12] lot to us because without your support,
[51:15] we can't really build on property.
[51:19] >> So, maybe I'll see you on Saturday
[51:21] night.
[51:21] >> Yeah. Thank you so much.
[51:30] » Nothing can follow that after.
[51:33] Okay. Um the next item on the agenda is
[51:36] to discuss and possibly act on the
[51:39] Lawrence school grade configuration.
[51:41] Um well we have gotten communication
[51:44] from the MSBA that um a decision
[51:48] deadline they would have liked to have
[51:50] had a miss decision deadline that we
[51:53] didn't because we didn't have enough
[51:54] input at the time. So now we will work
[51:59] with them um during we're still in the
[52:04] um eligibility period um after a few
[52:07] months and we'll be in the feasibility
[52:09] period and um MSBA offers data. They
[52:14] help you collect data. They do not um
[52:17] advise you how to vote the
[52:18] configuration, but um to me it's a great
[52:22] opportunity because we get we don't we
[52:25] were thinking about feasibility studies
[52:27] for a lot of different things that we
[52:28] do. We don't have to pay for this. We
[52:31] get unbiased
[52:33] um information um handed to us working
[52:36] in along with them. So, um, we could
[52:40] vote tonight. Um, and but we might have
[52:44] to vote again and change it if they come
[52:47] up with some data that we hadn't thought
[52:50] of. I mean, it's their expertise and
[52:52] they um love love love they said it so
[52:56] many times to work in collaboration with
[52:58] towns. So, they they are welcoming the
[53:01] opportunity for this. So, um, we could,
[53:06] somebody couldn't make a motion for a
[53:08] certain configuration. Um, I can give my
[53:11] opinion cuz I'm leaving and I don't care
[53:13] what you do. Sue me, but I'll be gone.
[53:15] Um, that why not take this opportunity
[53:18] to work with them. Um, and not do Eddie
[53:21] vote tonight. Okay. But, um, so
[53:27] I don't know if I would make a motion
[53:28] yet because No. Okay.
[53:30] um would start um with comments on this
[53:34] side.
[53:35] >> Um I I I follow your lead, Terry, on it.
[53:39] I I don't think that we I don't want to
[53:42] get ahead of MSBA.
[53:44] And I even more than that don't want to
[53:48] make a decision and then have our
[53:50] community hear it and then get new
[53:52] information and then might need to make
[53:54] a different decision because that's a
[53:56] terrible place for families to be in
[53:58] where they think that they know what's
[53:59] going to happen and then we pull the
[54:01] carpet out. So, um I'm inclined to not
[54:05] make any motions.
[54:07] Um yes, I I would definitely be in favor
[54:09] of deferring a vote until um feasibility
[54:12] study is done and more information is
[54:14] gathered.
[54:16] >> Again, when the feasibility study, give
[54:18] us more information.
[54:21] >> Um I agree and as we heard from our
[54:23] public comment, um we still need to do a
[54:27] survey which we had tabled, but we still
[54:30] need to do that of the parents. Um, so,
[54:33] uh, yes, we still need to gather more
[54:35] information before we make a final
[54:36] decision.
[54:39] >> Melissa,
[54:40] >> um, I absolutely asked for a survey for
[54:42] the families, uh, a while back and, uh,
[54:45] I
[54:48] couldn't agree more that waiting for the
[54:50] feasibility study. It would, uh, provide
[54:52] us with much needed time to make sure
[54:54] that we hear from everybody and that we
[54:56] get our surveys back. And I just want to
[54:59] make an informed decision. I think I've
[55:00] said it from the beginning and I
[55:01] continue to stand by that statement. So,
[55:04] I would like to uh hold off on that.
[55:08] Mike, yeah, I have a real issue with how
[55:11] this thing went down because there were
[55:14] members of this committee who asked for
[55:16] a feasibility study before we gave up
[55:17] Morris Pond. And at that time, it was
[55:20] not necessary. We had no information.
[55:24] scale Morse pond with one data point.
[55:27] In the summer and the fall for four
[55:29] consecutive meetings, we were told we
[55:32] have to vote great configuration before
[55:35] MSBA.
[55:36] At every single meeting,
[55:39] finance director would say it would make
[55:41] us in a stronger position.
[55:45] November, December, we started getting
[55:46] emails from parents. 95% or more
[55:51] showed interest in one grade
[55:53] configuration which was the opposite of
[55:55] administration.
[55:56] About twothirds of the teachers surveyed
[55:59] say the same grade configuration
[56:02] the opposite administration. I had asked
[56:04] this to be on the agenda since January.
[56:08] Every agenda I asked every agenda I was
[56:11] denied.
[56:13] March 13th, I made a motion at the end
[56:16] of the meeting and it passed
[56:19] to be discussed at the April 28th
[56:21] meeting.
[56:23] Early in April, early in April, the
[56:25] superintendent called people up, said
[56:27] she spoke to the MSBA. None of us have
[56:29] ever spoken to the MSBA.
[56:32] So, calling up members saying we
[56:34] couldn't do it and then I said I still
[56:36] want to do it and then canceling the
[56:37] April 28th meeting.
[56:40] this entire process.
[56:43] If we wanted a feasibility study, why
[56:45] did everyone fight against it for most?
[56:48] Because that was offered meeting after
[56:50] meeting. And why was there a big push in
[56:53] the summer and fall?
[56:56] I think, and I might be wrong, but I
[56:58] think this is just a delay tactic until
[57:00] we get new members on the board who will
[57:02] rubber stamp ideas. And that's wrong.
[57:06] Every single time that Shawn guy comes
[57:08] for mask, he asks each and every one of
[57:11] us, who are you here for? Why did you
[57:13] run for school committee? And everyone
[57:14] says the children over 95% of parents
[57:18] want one thing. Twothirds of teachers
[57:20] want one thing. It is the opposite what
[57:23] the administration has presented. So the
[57:25] question is, who are we really here for?
[57:28] And obviously we're not going to discuss
[57:30] any further, but that's my only question
[57:31] to everyone here.
[57:35] Margaret,
[57:38] >> you know, I really do believe that every
[57:40] person on this committee really cares
[57:42] about students, really has uh believes
[57:45] that they have the students best
[57:46] interest at heart. Um, however,
[57:50] different people have different points
[57:52] of view and that makes it difficult. um
[57:57] a feasibility study now has been
[58:00] authorized and would pay for and it
[58:02] would not have been paid for in the very
[58:05] beginning of this process. And so I do
[58:08] think that um we need to wait. I think
[58:11] what Kelly said about we do not want to
[58:14] make a decision and then tell the
[58:16] parents this is what's going to happen
[58:17] and it changes. We need all the
[58:20] information we can get to make a good
[58:22] decision and I think we need to wait for
[58:25] a little study and to work with you.
[58:31] » Um I because I had not seen anything
[58:34] about this in writing from the MSBA. I
[58:36] actually called them spoke to someone
[58:38] named Katherine um I'm forgetting her
[58:41] last name. It was an Italian last name
[58:42] and she gave me the email. she was very
[58:44] helpful and um said why don't you reach
[58:47] out to Claire Learner who's the senior
[58:48] project coordinator and Claire was very
[58:51] helpful and wrote back to me. So the the
[58:52] description she gave is um I can confirm
[58:56] that the MSBA has no issue with the
[58:58] district's decision to vote on the
[58:59] proposed grade configuration for the
[59:01] project. As a reminder, regardless of
[59:03] the results of the vote, the district
[59:06] will be required to study the options
[59:08] outlined in the eligibility period board
[59:10] action letter, which we got back in um
[59:12] December um as part of the MSBA process.
[59:15] So, what I got from both of them was we
[59:19] can vote now, we can vote later. It
[59:21] really doesn't matter to them. We still
[59:22] have to study the options, but there's
[59:24] no reason why March 1st changed
[59:26] anything. So, that was I think the
[59:28] confusion for me. Um did we miss a
[59:30] deadline and now we can't vote? No, we
[59:32] could if we wanted to. Um nothing
[59:34] changed once we entered the eligibility
[59:36] phase is what they're saying. It's just
[59:39] um now that we're in the eligibility
[59:41] phase, we will go through the
[59:42] feasibility study and have to study the
[59:45] options. So um I agree that it makes
[59:47] sense and I am um willing to delay
[59:51] because I want to get our survey from
[59:53] families. Um and I will trust that we're
[59:57] going to actually untable. It wasn't
[59:59] tabled. It was just delayed. whatever
[1:00:01] you did to the agenda item to have a
[1:00:03] survey um that that will come back
[1:00:07] before us very soon because I think my
[1:00:10] concern is that if we say we're not
[1:00:13] going to vote now and we're going to
[1:00:14] wait for the feasibility study, we don't
[1:00:16] really know exactly when that phase is
[1:00:19] going to be wrapping up and we don't
[1:00:20] always understand when we're going to
[1:00:22] have to take an action on something
[1:00:23] before we get there. And if we don't do
[1:00:25] the surveying in time, we might reach a
[1:00:27] crunch deadline where we have to vote on
[1:00:30] the U grade configuration. And I'm just
[1:00:32] saying this from my experience being on
[1:00:34] this committee that I don't want to get
[1:00:36] have a a moment down the line where
[1:00:39] we're told that we don't have time to
[1:00:40] survey people. So if we can do that
[1:00:42] survey ASAP and then if we want to do
[1:00:45] another one um in September, we can do
[1:00:48] another one closer to the time and see
[1:00:49] if the public viewpoint has changed.
[1:00:52] More data is better. you see it now, you
[1:00:55] can see it again later and get those two
[1:00:57] data points to compare. So, as long as
[1:00:59] we are all on board with doing the
[1:01:02] survey, then I'm okay with um delaying
[1:01:04] because according to the MAC, it does
[1:01:06] not really matter to them when we do it.
[1:01:09] >> Okay.
[1:01:11] >> Yes.
[1:01:12] >> I have a followup for whoever the chair
[1:01:13] might be in the future.
[1:01:16] >> Why haven't we had the MSBA person at
[1:01:18] any meeting? Why can't we talk to them?
[1:01:21] Why is the information that my colleague
[1:01:23] Miss Neban giving the exact opposite
[1:01:25] information that we got on those phone
[1:01:27] calls of April 1st and 2nd?
[1:01:30] There is a real issue where in the
[1:01:32] summer and the fall we were pushing
[1:01:33] this. People in their evaluation said
[1:01:36] that we need to make a decision and
[1:01:38] anything
[1:01:40] that's lacking because of our lack of
[1:01:42] decision is not our administration. And
[1:01:44] then those same people come here at this
[1:01:47] meeting and say we should wait.
[1:01:50] There's there was we could have had the
[1:01:52] survey in this discussion on April 28th.
[1:01:54] There was no reason to cancel that
[1:01:56] meeting.
[1:01:58] I'd asked for MSBA to come and speak to
[1:02:00] us. No one has done that. So, I
[1:02:03] apologize, but I don't trust anything's
[1:02:05] going to happen ever again because Miss
[1:02:07] Nevin asked for that survey on March
[1:02:09] 13th. We don't even have a draft of the
[1:02:12] survey. We have nothing.
[1:02:15] So, I feel this is a delay tactic until
[1:02:17] they get a more favorable board who will
[1:02:20] just stamp everything the administration
[1:02:22] wants to do. That's all I'll say. Thank
[1:02:25] you, Terry.
[1:02:27] >> Okay. Um
[1:02:29] All right. So, I guess what we are doing
[1:02:32] is nothing, right? Cuz it says in here
[1:02:34] possibly act. So, we're just going to do
[1:02:36] nothing for next.
[1:02:38] >> Okay. All right. So moving on to the
[1:02:40] next item would be to act on surplus
[1:02:43] world language materials.
[1:02:47] >> In your packet you have um a memo from
[1:02:50] uh Dr. Teller about uh the uh materials
[1:02:55] u listed that are surplus and we're
[1:02:58] asking um that you act on the surplus.
[1:03:04] >> Is there a motion to act on the surplus?
[1:03:06] >> I'll make a motion to act on the
[1:03:08] surplus. Second.
[1:03:09] >> Is there any discussion?
[1:03:12] >> Um,
[1:03:13] >> so we start in the middle with voting.
[1:03:15] Um,
[1:03:16] >> I just have a question.
[1:03:18] >> These folks haven't been hanging around
[1:03:20] since 1972, right?
[1:03:23] >> 1949.
[1:03:28] Yeah,
[1:03:28] >> there are a handful of uh copies that we
[1:03:31] have found as we had gone into a couple
[1:03:33] of different storage areas and they were
[1:03:35] saved because there were some passages
[1:03:38] or references that were being used that
[1:03:40] we can also access digitally should we
[1:03:42] choose to continue using interest.
[1:03:47] » Okay. Um so any other question? Just
[1:03:52] amazing to me that there's enough
[1:03:53] storage closets that every year we have
[1:03:56] >> the walls of that building are storage.
[1:03:58] You don't you don't realize it. You
[1:04:00] think it's a wall, but all
[1:04:01] >> the roofs from 1965 holding up the
[1:04:04] building.
[1:04:04] >> Yeah.
[1:04:06] >> I guess they're like insulation.
[1:04:09] >> You want your 1895
[1:04:12] >> part of the renovation.
[1:04:13] >> Yeah.
[1:04:14] >> That's an antique.
[1:04:15] >> Yes.
[1:04:16] What's going to happen to
[1:04:20] >> you language doesn't exactly change
[1:04:22] right still French
[1:04:26] » that might
[1:04:28] in 1985
[1:04:30] >> so we're going to vote
[1:04:33] >> yes
[1:04:33] >> thank you
[1:04:35] >> lumpy yes
[1:04:36] >> yesina
[1:04:39] yes
[1:04:40] >> yes
[1:04:41] >> and the deer yes so thank you
[1:04:44] >> all right Um the next item on the agenda
[1:04:46] is to act on FEF funding for the 2627
[1:04:50] school year.
[1:04:52] >> Uh years ago uh we worked with FF to uh
[1:04:55] streamline this process. Uh they are
[1:04:58] actually in their meeting uh tonight as
[1:05:00] well. Um this happens um every now and
[1:05:03] then. So they are uh the board that is
[1:05:06] voting at the same time you are um to
[1:05:09] accept these projects uh and um to
[1:05:13] accept the overall um uh donation of the
[1:05:18] uh projects or I shouldn't say donate
[1:05:20] it's a grant of 125,930.
[1:05:24] You can read the thumbnail description
[1:05:27] of each green.
[1:05:30] >> Okay. Is there a motion to
[1:05:33] >> I make a motion.
[1:05:34] >> Second.
[1:05:37] >> Okay. Um,
[1:05:40] comments or questions? Starting with
[1:05:42] Katrina this time.
[1:05:43] >> Oh, I love reading through the
[1:05:45] descriptions of these. Um, they're all
[1:05:47] so exciting. I wish I was a student
[1:05:49] right now studying our railroads through
[1:05:51] an engineering field. They're really
[1:05:53] cool. Our local railroads. Um, I'm
[1:05:56] really happy that the Bold program is
[1:05:58] getting more funding. That's a great
[1:05:59] one. I hear so many good things about
[1:06:01] that program and um I was also excited
[1:06:04] about school farm that you met at
[1:06:05] school. That sounds really cool.
[1:06:08] >> Margaret,
[1:06:09] >> well, first of all, I'm just grateful
[1:06:10] for E FS
[1:06:13] for their contribution to us. I'm also
[1:06:15] very grateful for the ingenuity of the
[1:06:17] teachers and the projects that they are
[1:06:19] developing uh that really help our
[1:06:22] students to move forward not just in
[1:06:24] breath but in depth.
[1:06:28] I just have one question. Who How are
[1:06:31] the grants decided?
[1:06:34] >> Carol teacher Franklin.
[1:06:39] » Any questions?
[1:06:40] >> Uh just a comment as somebody who's been
[1:06:42] uh I have um chaperowned a lot of these
[1:06:45] trips and I can't say enough about it
[1:06:48] and it really feel makes me feel good
[1:06:49] about um you know donating to VIPS,
[1:06:52] donating my time, donating um across all
[1:06:56] the things. So, um I encourage and
[1:07:00] support all the educators that have
[1:07:03] written grants for themselves, for the
[1:07:06] students. I can't say enough about it.
[1:07:08] We live in a very uh special place that
[1:07:11] we have this opportunity.
[1:07:14] » Um I second Miss Souza's comments. This
[1:07:17] these are amazingly innovative teacher
[1:07:20] grants and uh the FEF is so generous.
[1:07:25] It's it's incredible. So, um
[1:07:28] wonderful work.
[1:07:30] >> So, thank you to FEF. Um
[1:07:34] it's been so many years of granting
[1:07:38] these different projects and uh they are
[1:07:41] truly helpful to our system.
[1:07:45] >> Chris,
[1:07:46] >> um no, just essentially seconding every
[1:07:48] everyone's comments. Um we're very lucky
[1:07:50] to be blessed uh to live in this
[1:07:52] community where we have such such
[1:07:54] tremendous support from grassroots
[1:07:57] organization. So agree
[1:07:58] >> definitely a day a lot of generosity.
[1:08:01] >> Right.
[1:08:03] Okay. So um there was a motion. Okay. So
[1:08:07] we'll vote. I guess we start with Kelly
[1:08:10] this time.
[1:08:10] >> Well just yes
[1:08:12] >> yes.
[1:08:14] >> Wilk yes
[1:08:16] >> yes. Yes.
[1:08:17] >> Yes.
[1:08:18] >> Madirus. Yes. So that's unanimous.
[1:08:22] Okay. So, the next item on the agenda,
[1:08:27] um I would like to say this before um
[1:08:30] this item um I'd like to voice that um
[1:08:34] due to a discrepancy in the
[1:08:36] interpretation of the Massachusetts
[1:08:40] um dees evaluation process, I motion to
[1:08:44] send the evaluation back to the
[1:08:47] evaluation subcommittee to confer with
[1:08:50] council and then to bring it back.
[1:08:54] Okay. So, that's my my motion. Is there
[1:08:57] a second to that?
[1:08:58] >> A second.
[1:08:59] >> Okay. Um, so
[1:09:01] >> we can discuss this, correct?
[1:09:03] >> No.
[1:09:06] we can't discuss it.
[1:09:07] >> Well, I I spoke to Desessie today and
[1:09:10] what we're doing is wrong.
[1:09:12] >> You can't So, no. I have a real problem
[1:09:14] with this. It needs improvement on
[1:09:16] standard one.
[1:09:17] >> Excuse me, Mike. Please be quiet. Okay.
[1:09:20] Be quiet.
[1:09:22] Okay. It is not up for discussion. It's
[1:09:25] going to be reviewed by legal counsel.
[1:09:26] Okay. So, we had a motion and a second.
[1:09:29] Um, there's no discussion.
[1:09:32] We start voting in the middle. Right.
[1:09:34] >> Cohen, no. Augusta, yes.
[1:09:54] lumping
[1:09:57] >> Terry's thinking.
[1:09:58] >> Yes.
[1:09:58] >> Terry, is there anything else you can
[1:10:00] say about what?
[1:10:01] >> No, we are not discussing it. Katrina,
[1:10:03] >> I just don't understand it.
[1:10:05] >> Um, I don't understand either, but I'm
[1:10:07] just going to put um my confidence in
[1:10:09] the chair that there's something I don't
[1:10:11] know and I'll just trust the process.
[1:10:13] So, Welch, yes, Katrina.
[1:10:17] So, are we tableabling it or what is
[1:10:19] >> Yes, we're tableabling it. We need
[1:10:21] >> Well, you're sending it back to
[1:10:22] committee, right? Correct.
[1:10:23] >> That's different than tableabling that.
[1:10:25] >> Yes.
[1:10:25] >> So, I'm just one I'm confused about the
[1:10:28] motion cuz we're not tableabling. We are
[1:10:30] referring it.
[1:10:31] >> I have my little card and I'm trying to
[1:10:33] figure out what we're doing because
[1:10:35] >> refer to committee is subsiding.
[1:10:37] >> Okay, guys. And we do we really need to
[1:10:40] hassle through the legal name.
[1:10:42] >> No, I just wanted to make sure we're
[1:10:44] doing it the right way. She didn't use
[1:10:45] the word um The description of it is we
[1:10:48] need more information. Whether it should
[1:10:51] be tabled to get more information,
[1:10:53] whether we should use the term referred
[1:10:55] to get more information.
[1:10:56] >> Well, there just different like you
[1:10:57] might you have a majority but um refer
[1:10:59] to committee and for tableabling.
[1:11:03] >> I don't know how to work here.
[1:11:05] >> Simple majority, right? Okay. So, as
[1:11:06] long as it's a majority for both, I just
[1:11:08] wanted to make sure
[1:11:09] >> point of information. Did we discuss a
[1:11:11] referral on your little Robin's rules
[1:11:13] charts at Patuna? I don't know
[1:11:15] >> because if it was referral that means
[1:11:17] I'm open for discussion not just a vote
[1:11:19] according to Robert's rules.
[1:11:21] >> So I think that we should follow
[1:11:24] >> we are I am not going to allow
[1:11:26] discussion. I think I can do that. I'm
[1:11:29] there's a reason for the no discussion.
[1:11:32] So
[1:11:34] >> um
[1:11:37] can I ask a point of clarity? We've all
[1:11:40] submitted our evaluations. Legal counsel
[1:11:43] can't change anybody's evaluation.
[1:11:45] Right.
[1:11:46] >> We are, excuse me, we are not looking to
[1:11:48] change anything. We are looking for a
[1:11:51] legal interpretation which we don't have
[1:11:55] ourselves. Okay.
[1:11:57] >> Okay. We cannot change anything that was
[1:12:00] submitted by May 1st.
[1:12:02] >> Okay. Nothing's going to be chang
[1:12:05] you understand. We want to make sure
[1:12:06] that we score them correctly.
[1:12:08] >> Okay.
[1:12:08] >> All right.
[1:12:10] just for the public and I'm sorry I'm
[1:12:11] losing it but um scoring the documents
[1:12:15] is really difficult in that some of the
[1:12:18] definitions such as prepundonderance
[1:12:22] are hard to get around. So we want to be
[1:12:24] sure that we're doing it clearly
[1:12:26] legally. Okay. So
[1:12:28] >> um and just we're going to be voting on
[1:12:30] this with new members.
[1:12:32] >> Yeah.
[1:12:32] >> How's that?
[1:12:33] >> Okay. Um
[1:12:34] >> unless we're having another meeting
[1:12:35] before the election. Either way, it will
[1:12:37] work because there will be a um either
[1:12:40] six or seven people, which is a majority
[1:12:42] of the committee that's here now. It can
[1:12:46] either be done by another meeting or
[1:12:48] after the elections. It doesn't matter.
[1:12:50] >> Okay. All right. Thank you for all that
[1:12:51] clarification before.
[1:12:52] >> All right. Um All right. Nothing. Yes.
[1:12:55] >> Okay.
[1:12:58] >> Um Hen commented. I just want to make
[1:13:01] sure that what I have here the
[1:13:03] preponderance is not going to change the
[1:13:05] overall needs improvement provision
[1:13:07] because I spoke to Desessie today.
[1:13:09] >> Mike, please.
[1:13:11] >> No, it's a big no. Mrs. Wrong.
[1:13:13] >> Okay. Melissa.
[1:13:15] >> U Melissa keeps yes because I'm trusting
[1:13:17] the process because there's more to this
[1:13:19] that I don't know and I'm trusting.
[1:13:21] >> Okay. Um and Madiraas says yes. So did
[1:13:25] somebody count those?
[1:13:26] >> I did. So we have um
[1:13:29] >> seven yes and two,
[1:13:30] >> one two no and seven yes. Okay.
[1:13:32] >> Can I can I ask a clarifying question?
[1:13:35] If we have our meeting after the
[1:13:38] election, how will the people who are on
[1:13:42] the committee now who who evaluated
[1:13:47] have the opportunity to discuss their
[1:13:50] evaluations in an open meeting which we
[1:13:54] are required to do. So, so we'd have to
[1:13:57] have another meeting before the
[1:13:59] election.
[1:14:02] » Can I respond to that?
[1:14:04] >> Okay. You
[1:14:05] >> can I just
[1:14:06] >> We don't know for sure. So, we'll get a
[1:14:09] legal answer about that. Linda,
[1:14:11] >> okay.
[1:14:11] None of us are attorneys, so we
[1:14:14] will get a answer for that. Okay. Can I
[1:14:17] just say that my first year on the
[1:14:19] committee the election the evaluation
[1:14:22] was not done when I was new on the
[1:14:24] committee we voted for
[1:14:29] >> I kind of think that we have done that
[1:14:31] in the past we have not always had
[1:14:34] evaluations before elections but I'm
[1:14:36] going to check into that okay
[1:14:40] >> okay so with that done um
[1:14:45] routine business. That would be the
[1:14:47] minutes.
[1:14:50] » Anybody make a motion on your minutes?
[1:14:53] >> I'll make a motion to um approve the
[1:14:56] minutes of April 14th, 2026.
[1:15:01] >> Is there a second?
[1:15:03] >> Okay. Any edits?
[1:15:05] >> Just a quick
[1:15:09] Yeah. Okay. Um, right before routine
[1:15:12] business, the discussion of
[1:15:14] superintendent is just a type of spell.
[1:15:18] Okay.
[1:15:20] No other edits. Okay. Is there a motion
[1:15:22] to approve them?
[1:15:23] >> I'll make a motion to approve.
[1:15:30] » Anybody second it?
[1:15:31] >> Second.
[1:15:32] >> Okay. I forget where we are to Oh, is it
[1:15:35] back over this side? Okay. Katrina. Yes.
[1:15:38] >> Yes.
[1:15:43] Okay. Madiraas. Yes. Okay. Um,
[1:15:47] committee reports.
[1:15:50] Mike,
[1:15:51] >> I um had a table at the multicultural
[1:15:53] fair this past weekend. Henry was there
[1:15:57] representing. It was a good time. It was
[1:15:58] at the East Found School. Um
[1:16:03] there was some some discussion from some
[1:16:06] uh Wampaog folks and there was dancing
[1:16:08] and uh the gentleman next to me from
[1:16:10] Venezuela, this is the best part. He had
[1:16:13] come over and told me how the Irish had
[1:16:15] gave Venezuela their independence in the
[1:16:17] 1840s and I never knew that. Very
[1:16:19] interesting. And they have a whole place
[1:16:22] uh in Karacas of General Olirri. So, I
[1:16:25] was talking to Henry earlier and it was
[1:16:27] a great event and I think I would like
[1:16:29] to see it grow more and I would like to
[1:16:30] thank Christine Christina and Amy
[1:16:34] >> and Bethany
[1:16:35] >> Bethany Jay Christina Amy
[1:16:38] >> and they got all
[1:16:39] >> forget all the names. Sorry.
[1:16:41] >> That's it. Thank you.
[1:16:43] >> Okay. Any other committee reports? So,
[1:16:46] um I attended the district health and
[1:16:48] safety meeting yesterday afternoon where
[1:16:51] we were briefed on the Alice drills, uh
[1:16:53] the fire alarm drills,
[1:16:56] uh and updated new safety measures in
[1:16:59] the central command room for cameras,
[1:17:00] interlocking doors, and camera
[1:17:02] replacement uh as well as there was
[1:17:05] there were reports from each of the
[1:17:07] schools. So, if anyone has any
[1:17:09] questions, either see me or see Dr. D.
[1:17:16] Okay. Um, right now,
[1:17:18] >> wait, Kevin.
[1:17:20] >> Oh, I I'm sorry. This
[1:17:23] um we were invited um once again to have
[1:17:26] um information for voter registration at
[1:17:29] graduation rehearsal. Um which I've done
[1:17:33] I don't know how many years now. Um we
[1:17:35] host the bre the breakfast for the
[1:17:37] seniors that are graduating when they
[1:17:39] come in for rehearsal and just make sure
[1:17:41] that they understand how to register.
[1:17:43] Um, and it is Thursday the 4th of June.
[1:17:48] I think at 8:00 a.m. in my calendar, but
[1:17:50] I have a feeling that's not exactly
[1:17:51] right. So, if anybody wants to join,
[1:17:53] just let me know.
[1:17:56] >> I had joined last year.
[1:17:58] >> Great. Thanks. Um, so I had my first and
[1:18:01] only sadly meeting with CPAC. Uh, the
[1:18:03] emails were going to the wrong email
[1:18:05] address all year. So, I did finally have
[1:18:07] a Zoom. Um and I'm forgetting the
[1:18:10] presenter's name of our organization on
[1:18:13] that was who was supposed to be right.
[1:18:17] >> Right. So there was there were no
[1:18:19] attendees sadly but I did learn a great
[1:18:21] deal about CPAC. Um and um as a followup
[1:18:24] I have talked to parents that I know who
[1:18:26] have students with 504s and IEPs and
[1:18:29] they didn't seem to be getting the CPAC
[1:18:32] email. So I should have just told you
[1:18:33] that but I would have had to do an email
[1:18:35] thing. So maybe an issue, I don't know.
[1:18:38] Um and then my other committee report is
[1:18:41] um that uh the student advisory, which
[1:18:44] was great. It was I love those kids so
[1:18:46] much. It's really nice. So I brought in
[1:18:47] some things that were in um
[1:18:49] superintendent um Der's um evidence for
[1:18:53] the year talking about um legislation
[1:18:55] and I wanted to hear their thoughts on
[1:18:56] it and see if they had anything to
[1:18:58] share. So, we talked about the cell
[1:18:59] phone ban that has been put in place in
[1:19:01] other places like Rhode Island and is
[1:19:03] currently in the um uh Senate, I
[1:19:05] believe, right now. Um screen time
[1:19:07] limits, which is another piece of
[1:19:08] legislation that's passing through the
[1:19:10] state. Um and financial literacy um
[1:19:14] mandates, which is a third piece of
[1:19:15] legislation with the state house. Um and
[1:19:18] we had a really robust interesting
[1:19:20] conversation. They felt for for cell
[1:19:22] phone games, they were very much
[1:19:24] concerned about negotiating after school
[1:19:26] um changes of plans and whether not
[1:19:29] being able to keep a breast of stuff
[1:19:31] with their parents during the school day
[1:19:33] would impact their sports and after
[1:19:35] school extracurriculars. Um they had a
[1:19:37] lot of really good points. They were
[1:19:38] also wondering how things would be
[1:19:39] enforced. And so I was talking about
[1:19:42] there's a state level and then each
[1:19:43] district has its own way of enforcing
[1:19:45] that and um implementing it. Um screen
[1:19:48] time limits. They also did not feel that
[1:19:50] they it was not a popular idea to limit
[1:19:52] screen time. Um they worried about
[1:19:54] enforcement.
[1:19:56] Um and then the financial literacy
[1:19:57] piece. Some of the kids had taken those
[1:19:59] courses explicitly as part of the CTE
[1:20:01] pathways or business and um some there
[1:20:04] was a freshman in the group who was
[1:20:06] worried that she had missed something.
[1:20:07] Um and then Dr. Der came back to the
[1:20:09] meeting just at the right moment to
[1:20:11] explain that those are incorporated into
[1:20:13] their classes. but having it mandated
[1:20:15] might impact AP students being able to
[1:20:18] take um math classes. Um so anyway, it
[1:20:21] was a great conversation and their
[1:20:23] thoughts are recorded if anybody wants
[1:20:25] to hear more about teenagers views on
[1:20:28] screen time and cell phones.
[1:20:31] Thank you. Okay. So, um the VIPs
[1:20:36] committee is um this week in reading
[1:20:39] scholarship applications. Um
[1:20:43] it's so much it's great the or how much
[1:20:46] they do with students. Um anyway, so
[1:20:49] that's what's going on. BIPS. Um next
[1:20:52] month will be the um end of the year
[1:20:55] volunteer recognition u recognition. Um,
[1:20:58] and I hope some of you um have they
[1:21:01] they've been asking for input from from
[1:21:03] teachers too and things. I I know if
[1:21:06] you've heard any gotten anything from
[1:21:07] them some of the Yeah. Some of the
[1:21:09] teachers out there. Okay. On the other
[1:21:12] committee is the um is the Cape Cod
[1:21:16] collaborative. Now, when I'm when you
[1:21:20] are uh appointed to some of the
[1:21:23] committees such as VIPS or the
[1:21:25] collaborative, it's a year-long
[1:21:27] commitment. Even though your term is up
[1:21:30] in May, the commitment ends in June. So,
[1:21:33] I just want to make sure everybody is
[1:21:35] okay that I fulfill that. Okay?
[1:21:37] Especially since, well, I'm the chairman
[1:21:39] of the collaborative board, too. So,
[1:21:41] they have to elect a new chairman and
[1:21:43] stuff like that. So, just to finish up
[1:21:45] that business. Okay. Just to make that
[1:21:47] known. Okay. All right. Any other
[1:21:50] committee reports? Then I'll take a
[1:21:52] motion.
[1:21:55] >> Hold that thought.
[1:21:56] >> No, no, no.
[1:21:58] >> No. I want
[1:21:59] >> Hold that thought. Terry,
[1:22:02] >> I have my gavvel. I can over you all.
[1:22:06] >> Terry, I can talk for a while while
[1:22:07] they're getting their thing if you'd
[1:22:08] like me to.
[1:22:09] >> Terry, you can hit this with your gavvel
[1:22:11] to close our meeting. Yeah. Yeah.
[1:22:13] >> What did you call it again?
[1:22:14] >> Beer.
[1:22:15] >> I was I was surprised you didn't know
[1:22:16] that. Beer deco.
[1:22:18] >> Beer deco.
[1:22:19] >> Beer means beer, obviously.
[1:22:21] >> And you know in Germany how they bill
[1:22:22] you for your beers. They make X's on
[1:22:24] those little things.
[1:22:26] >> And if you get a, you know, a full round
[1:22:28] of X's, that's how much money you have.
[1:22:31] >> So
[1:22:33] Harry, this is your last meeting.
[1:22:36] >> Yeah.
[1:22:37] And I don't even know how I had a whole
[1:22:41] I was going to reach out to Sharon and
[1:22:43] ask her when you got on the committee,
[1:22:44] but then I was like, but your time in
[1:22:47] this seat really goes before then. And
[1:22:49] then I thought, well, I could probably,
[1:22:52] you know, ask you or Timmy when you
[1:22:54] started at working at Founder Public
[1:22:58] Schools, but then I thought, no, you've
[1:23:00] been a Clipper since forever. and from
[1:23:03] one to another.
[1:23:04] >> 1977 is when I started. There's your
[1:23:07] answer.
[1:23:08] >> But then she went to Lawrence High
[1:23:10] School,
[1:23:10] >> right? You graduated
[1:23:13] from Florence. So I I thought to myself,
[1:23:15] you know, you're just a clipper through
[1:23:17] and through. And as somebody who takes
[1:23:20] such pride in our community, I have
[1:23:24] learned so much from you, Terry. You
[1:23:27] have impacted
[1:23:28] >> going to make me cry. this committee,
[1:23:31] all the committees that you have um sat
[1:23:34] with at this table, you have impacted
[1:23:37] students, as we heard from Mr. Kapula
[1:23:39] earlier, you've impacted students that
[1:23:42] weren't even your students. That's me.
[1:23:46] You know, previously, I know that it's
[1:23:48] been a bit of a grind this year.
[1:23:51] However,
[1:23:52] >> you don't say.
[1:23:54] >> However, the good still weighs off the
[1:23:56] bat. And it's not that it was bad. It's
[1:23:58] just that, you know, it adds and flows.
[1:24:00] So, we to say thank you seems so minimal
[1:24:04] and it's not enough. But, um, if you
[1:24:08] could accept the flowers on all of our
[1:24:10] behalf, thank you for your time.
[1:24:28] You have to read it out.
[1:24:30] >> Committed survivor
[1:24:33] >> and to you as well.
[1:24:42] » So, it's not just flowers for now. It's
[1:24:44] also flowers for later. We also got you
[1:24:46] maroon and white tulips for your new
[1:24:47] place. but not until the dust settles
[1:24:51] and you plant them in the fall when you
[1:24:53] get your berries. And also from um
[1:24:56] Sharon Ryan um our administrative team u
[1:24:59] thank you for all the years you put into
[1:25:01] this and uh so you started the year the
[1:25:04] clipper and so there is a clipper gift
[1:25:07] in there for you. So um from one of our
[1:25:09] students so
[1:25:10] >> Oh thank you.
[1:25:11] >> Yes. Thank you.
[1:25:12] >> Say something.
[1:25:13] You know what I really I
[1:25:16] loved it and Henry St. Julian is one of
[1:25:19] the reasons has one of my best memories
[1:25:22] is that I got to go to Kate Birdie Arm
[1:25:27] and the reason was it what is for
[1:25:29] students. it was to make connections,
[1:25:33] you know, and so we our Margaret and I
[1:25:36] and there some evaluators and Sonia
[1:25:39] right um tked over there to try to make
[1:25:42] these connections with the students and
[1:25:45] that's one of the highlights of my time
[1:25:47] on this committee. The other one was um
[1:25:50] David Vieiraa um asked me to be a
[1:25:54] representative um for the collaboratives
[1:25:58] actually because I was on the
[1:25:59] collaborative. I've been on the
[1:25:59] collaborative for a long time and I got
[1:26:01] to go to the state house in Boston every
[1:26:03] month for an entire year.
[1:26:05] >> Um and I walked in and got into the room
[1:26:09] and I you know and was with the the
[1:26:11] leading um representatives and um
[1:26:14] senators in the education in the state.
[1:26:16] So it was very interesting. And so um
[1:26:18] those are the things I'm remembering not
[1:26:20] Mike's comments for example but those
[1:26:24] >> you got to remember my comments.
[1:26:28] Thank you very much.