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I call this meeting to order at 7:03 PM Welcome

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to the Framingham School Committee meeting of Wednesday,

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August 19th, 2026.

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Call this meeting to order at 7:04 PM

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school committee meetings provide American sign language,

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And when you register to join via zoom, a reminder

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to all members in attendance to speak slowly, to allow time

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for interpretation, as well as speak into the microphones.

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Otherwise, those on Zoom cannot hear those in the room.

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In attendance tonight we have District one, rich Robles,

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district two, Lorena Tovar, district three, Jen Mosha,

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district four, Adam Freberg, district five, Judy Steyer,

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district six, Brent Lewis, attending remotely,

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district seven, Kyle Shepherd, attending remotely,

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district eight, Jessica Barnhill, district nine,

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William LeBarge, student Advisory Committee member Jolene

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Tonight from the district, we have superintendent Dr.

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Tremblay, executive Director of Finance

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and Operations, Lincoln Lynch, Lynch,

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And the assistant superintendent pre-K

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to 12 education and ludi.

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This meeting is live on FEC TV Framingham

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Tonight's agenda includes public comment announcements from

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the chair, student advisory committee remarks,

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update on Farley geothermal expansion project,

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vote on the school committee.

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Oops, vote on the school committee's appointments

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to the blue ribbon Public Pool Commission

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vote on the superintendent's proposed 2026

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to 2027 school year goals.

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superintendent for PreK to 12.

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Update executive director of finance and operations.

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Update subcommittee reports including finance and operations

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and policy approval of gifts and minutes adjournment.

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Okay, public comment. We're gonna start at every regularly

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scheduled school committee meeting.

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portion at the end of this meeting.

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First step, we have Chris

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Maloney welcome.

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We're not getting audio, so maybe the mic next to you

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Thank you. Sorry. You can start again.

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I'm Christine Maloney. I'm the president

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of the Education Association of Framingham.

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There's a moment at the end

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of August when the quiet changes the halls

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that echoed all summer begin to fill again with footsteps,

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with laughter, with questions, and,

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and inevitably do we have homework

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before the first bell has even rung.

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And suddenly a school is a school again.

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But a school is more than walls, more than schedules,

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more than Stu standards, more than assessments.

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A school is a promise.

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A promise that every child who walks

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through our doors will find someone who sees them, someone

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who believes in them, someone who says, you belong here.

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And that promise is kept by people, by educators who plan,

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prepare and show up every day.

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that sometimes the most important lesson

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is simply helping a child make it through the day

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by office staff who are often the first friendly face

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and the calm voice when everything else feels like chaos.

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By specialists, counselors, nurses, librarians, custodians,

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cafeteria workers, administrators

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and support staff, all the people

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who make learning possible.

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We begin this year

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as the education association of Framingham.

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It is a new name, but the heart behind it is not new.

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The heart is the same educators standing together

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for students our schools

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and the belief that public education is worth fighting for.

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So as we begin this year, we ask this committee

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to remember something simple.

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When you see a classroom, see the person who prepared it.

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When you see a successful student, see the people

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who helped them get there.

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And when a di, when the difficult budget discussion start

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and are placed before us, remember

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that a position on a spreadsheet is a person in a school,

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a teacher, an aide, an assistant, a secretary, a specialist,

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a counselor, a member of the team who shows up every day

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and makes the promise of public education real

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because children don't experience a budget as a number.

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They experience it as the adult who was there.

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The adult who listens, helps, encourages

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So tonight, as we begin another school year, let's celebrate

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what is possible, new classrooms, new friendships,

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new challenges and new opportunities.

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And let's remind every child in Framingham, you matter.

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You belong, we believe in you.

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And let's remember the best way to demonstrate

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that we value public education is to value the people

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that make it possible.

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Anybody on Zoom? Alright,

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anybody else in person for a public comment?

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Alright, announcements from the chair.

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The school committee met an executive session

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and met on August 5th in executive session pursuant

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to MGL chapter 30 a section 21 A seven, exemption seven

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to comply with or act under the authority of general,

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any general or special law

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or federal grant in aid requirements for review

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of executive session minutes under MGL chapter 30 a section

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22 for minutes from December 31st, 1975

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to December 31st, 2011,

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to address a records request pursuant

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to MGL chapter 30 a section 22 G two

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school committee meeting met earlier tonight in executive

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session pursuant to MGL chapter 30 a section 21 A seven,

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exemption seven to comply with

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or act under the authority of any general

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or federal grant in aid requirements for review

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of executive session minutes under MGL chapter 30 a section

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and 1999 to address a records request pursuant

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to MGL chapter 30 a, section 22 G two

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and to discuss strategy with respect

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because an open meeting might have a detrimental effect on

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the bargaining or litigating position

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of a public body and the chair.

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So declares pursuant to general law, chapter 30 a,

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section 21 A three specifically for units A, B, C, E, F,

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Right. Next up, student advisory remarks.

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Turn it over to our rep, Jolene Zang. Welcome.

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Thank you Madam Chair.

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I hope everyone had had, has enjoyed their summer so far.

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As we approach the first day of school on August 26th.

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I only have quick remarks to share.

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As of yesterday, August 18th schedules are out on aspen's

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for both middle school and high school students.

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Students can log into their accounts

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and click on the my info section

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and then press on the current schedule

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to view their school year schedule.

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Freshman orientation is on August 24th, SE

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seniors will be there to help incoming freshmen

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to their homerooms and the Framingham high school clubs will

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be shown to the freshmens at the back gym of the school.

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And as of sac, as of right now

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for SAC, me and Mr.

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Pave are planning to hold a meeting for the incoming members

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to discuss about future projects.

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And I think that's it. Thank you.

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Alright, thank you so much for your report.

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All right, seeing none, we hope you have a

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great day back at school.

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It's coming fast. Thanks for your report.

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Alright, we'll move on

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to we have update in the Farley geothermal expansion project

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with Heat and Eversource, it's HEET and Eversource.

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I'm gonna turn it over first to Lincoln

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and the city's sustainability coordinator,

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Sean Laws welcome.

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You can come up and sit please.

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Thank you. Madam Chair, his, Sean,

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do you wanna do a little intro?

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Of course. All right.

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Apologies. Hey everybody, my name's Sean lz,

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I'm sustainability coordinator for the city of Framingham.

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So happy to be here. And so appreciative

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of our collaboration with the school department.

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As you're aware, you know, working

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with the school department, the Farley building had a

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partial geothermal conversion as part of phase one of the,

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the geothermal project.

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that's being cooled right now through geothermal

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based on the size of the initial pilot project,

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we weren't able to include the whole building

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and so it was always a discussion if we're able

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to look at expansion, how can we kind

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of tackle the rest of the building?

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And so we're now working with Heat

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and with Eversource on the expansion project.

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of the upcoming, you know, improvements to this building

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unless there's anything else, I'll turn it over to the Heat

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and Eversource team for them to jump into the presentation.

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Alright, thank you.

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Good evening everyone.

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My name is Isabel Ella, science director at Heat.

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Heat is a nonprofit with a mission

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to evolve the thermal energy system

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to meet the needs of the future.

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Today I'm excited to talk about the expansion

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or phase two from the current pilot or phase one.

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Our partners in this project are the city

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and the engineering firm Salas O'Brien.

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Because we will hear from our different partners,

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we kindly ask that you save the questions to the end

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of our joint presentation

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and we wanted to briefly clarify that today we just want

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to share an update of this work

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and we're not seeking any vote at this time.

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Next slide. So briefly,

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we will talk about the different roles of our partners.

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We will talk about what is happening

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We will provide a brief overview of the design

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and then the proposed utility work, the plan

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for neighborhood communications.

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And then we have, we hope to hear from any questions

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that you may have or discussion.

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Next slide. So briefly,

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what is different in this second phase

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or expansion project of the geothermal network?

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So Heat is a prime recipient of a grant from the Department

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of Energy for the construction phase of this second loop.

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And we are partnering with Eversource

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who has a significant cost share in this project.

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The engineering firm, Sal O'Brien is doing the design

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and the city of Framingham is our design partner

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and we work very closely with all of them.

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This award started in October of 2025

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and it goes until March of 2028.

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So briefly, what is, how are our roles in this project?

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Heat is leading all the work behind the building

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or the building modernization work.

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So everything so-called behind the valve

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and Eversource is, is leading all the utility work.

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So everything related to the bore field, the mains

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and services and so on.

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Briefly, next slide.

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So what is happening here at the Farley building,

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as Sean mentioned, a third

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of this building is already on geo

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and the main message here is that the entire

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building will be on geo.

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So there are nine remaining rooftop units

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that will be converted to the geothermal network.

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We expect efficiency gains in the H HVAC system

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and all the equipment

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from this building will be located actually

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inside the mechanical room.

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There was also a comprehensive building assessment

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that was already done through Mass Save.

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And with that I will pass it on to Jim Emman from Sal Orion

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that is online and he will speak to the design

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of the project.

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Hello everyone. Can you hear me okay?

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Yes we can. Okay, great. Thank you.

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My name is Jim Lum and I'm from Sala O'Brien.

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I'm a a senior vice president with sala

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and we are the engineer working

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with all the partners here on the geothermal system.

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What you see on the right is a proposed bore field location

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and there's two possible bore field

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configurations that we're looking at.

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The particular one that's shown right here

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is a vertical Boer field configuration.

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You can see those blue fingers that go out.

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They would have bores all along there

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with stricken piping connecting them.

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And that would all feed back to the pump house building.

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And from the pump house there would be piping that would run

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to the southwest corner of the school.

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As you can see there, run up the side of the school

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and then into the ceiling space

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and make its way over to the mechanical room.

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The pump house itself will have the same aesthetics

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as the phase one pump house, which is a

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precast structure with a brick facade.

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The location that is being shown right there is the

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general location for that.

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We're working that into the handicapped parking

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spaces that are there.

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So there'll be plans that you, you can review when

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that time is, is is near.

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If you go to the next slide, so

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as I mentioned, there are two different configurations

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that we're looking at.

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The one on the right is the one you just saw, which is

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the vertical straight down bores, the gray area

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around the bore field.

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The blue lines is the approximate limit of disturbance

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that would be required for each configuration.

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So again,

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on the right is straight down vertical on the left is

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what we're calling incline bores.

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They're basically three lines of bores

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and they go off in different angles into the ground.

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They're not vertical. So the top row will actually be

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heading to the north.

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The middle row would be straight down

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and the bottom row will be actually heading

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to the southwest.

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So you can see there a little bit difference.

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There is a difference in disturbance,

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but they have, each configuration has its own

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pros and cons as well.

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But either way, they will be feeding back to the pump house,

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which will have all the mechanical equipment

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for the infrastructure outside.

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And then the black line will feed back to the building over

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to the mechanical room.

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Next slide. I will hand it back

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to Isabelle.

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Thank you.

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Hi everyone, my name is Lean Hayek

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and I'm here representing Eversource geothermal team.

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As Isabel mentioned,

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Eversource will be working on the utility

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side of the project.

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We'll be working on running the bore fields

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and the ambient temperature loop.

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In terms of our current plan for the construction,

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we have a, a preliminary timeline that's shown here.

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This is the timeline that was submitted as part

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of the DPU grant, sorry, DOE grant.

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Our current milestones are as follows.

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We'll have the design package ready in November,

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which afterwards we will proceed with the bid

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for the construction.

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We anticipate contract award

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to be in the January 20, 27 timeframe and

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accordingly may will be when construction

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of the different elements starts.

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So that would be the mains and services.

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So that's the ambient temperature loop as well

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as the services to the customers.

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The Pumphouse construction as well

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as the bore field drilling with the, the,

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the expansion project has an in-service date of January

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of 2028.

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As we work on this timeline, we've been in close cooperation

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with various stakeholders here at the city of Framingham.

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The DPW has a water

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and sewer project that's currently ongoing that kind

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of in intersects with various locations of the loop.

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So we've been in coordination with them.

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We are, you know, optimizing the timeframe

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for design changes and any winter work that'll be ongoing.

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Next slide please. So the work that's going to be

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around the school is primarily going to be the bore,

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the borehole construction as Jim has mentioned

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and shown in the plans.

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There's also be the underground piping connection, so

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that's the ambient temperature loop.

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There'll be temporary construction staging

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and then all the disturbed areas will be

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fully restored Throughout all this work,

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we'll definitely work with the, with the school

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and all the different stakeholders as we did in the pilot

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to ensure that there's safe school operations,

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minimized disruptions, restore all impacted areas

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and ensure to deliver this project to,

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to everyone's satisfaction.

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Next slide please. In terms of board field construction,

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I'll go through this very quickly,

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but very similar to the pilot, there'll be

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several phases including site prep, traffic control,

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and here specifically we'll be sure to work with

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with the school and with the local police to ensure

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that you know, traffic schedules are maintained.

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There's not major disruptions to to school schedules

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or you know, parking as well.

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To minimize that there'll be the borehole drilling,

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the installation, pressure testing,

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and then final grading and restoration.

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So as mentioned we'll be working with all stakeholders

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to ensure that minimal impacts.

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Next slide please. Finally, as you know,

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we mentioned, as I previously mentioned, we'll be working

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to replicate kind of the restoration experience of the pilot

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where there will be law entry restoration that's compliant

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with all requirements, any reseeding, irrigation

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of any reseeded, you know, plants until

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the vegetation is established as well as pavement

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and sidewalk restoration, which again will be coordinating

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with the DPW because there's going to be some overlap there.

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Next slide please. And then lastly, similar to what we did

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with the pilot, they'll, they'll be notification center

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residents who are potential participants of the pilot,

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but not only them, we'll also be working with any, you know,

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residents or stakeholders in the area where

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that could be disturbed by any level of con construction

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to inform the, of our construction schedules,

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provide any information, any updates, and hear feedback.

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So we'll be working very closely with, with the local,

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local, with the neighborhood.

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Next slide. I think that's all we have for today.

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So we can open the floor for any questions

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or input. Thank you very much.

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Right, and thank you so much

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for coming in your presentation.

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Are there any questions? Go ahead Adam.

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Thank you Madam Chair, great partnership

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and thanks for giving us an update tonight.

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We're sitting in one of the best screen regions in the city,

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if not the best when it comes to, you know, the fuller roof

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and the new building there

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and the potential for more beyond what you've already done

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with geothermal and and charging stations

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that Sean and the team have led.

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I'm curious about what's next and how it works with

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or without the geothermal project.

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Meaning we have a study ongoing

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for solar on this building's roof as well

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as we've talked about studies for

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par canopies across the street at McCarthy.

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I'm curious, it doesn't have to be on, on,

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on you two, Sean or Lincoln.

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Anyone else can answer just how this all connects

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or doesn't connect to the overall, you know,

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energy efficiency work in this region as well

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as the cost savings that comes from adding solar when it's

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operational to this building too,

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while Sean's coming up.

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I'll start just really quick, but there are weekly meetings

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and the collaboration has been really good

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and everyone is aware of the projects

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and both of them happening kind of at the same time.

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So I think we've done a really good job just making sure

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we're all aware of what's going on and we plan accordingly.

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So if you wanna add

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Yeah, I, I think just to add to that, I think, you know,

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one of the important pieces, obviously there's a lot

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of different parts of the property

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that are gonna be touched both by the geothermal project

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as well as the solar battery storage generators.

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So that's been one of the huge co coordination points,

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you know, making sure electrical isn't

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conflicting on the rooftop.

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We're looking at, you know, as we look at potential upgrades

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for capacity for the building.

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And then in addition definitely like site work-wise,

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coordinating those bore field plans with some of the other,

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you know, new features like battery storage

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and generators that might be in the same area.

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I think on a broader scale, definitely

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chance transferring more of this building

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to being fully electric, the solar is only gonna be

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that much more powerful in helping to offset costs.

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And so I think that's,

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that's something, you know, that's in our mind.

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And I think also one of the great things

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that has been explored in this, this project is the fact

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that even though we are converting a lot of the building to,

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you know, it's at this point almost gonna be fully electric.

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There's gonna be some minor, you know, energy uses

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that won't be, but even with that,

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the demand impact is really not that significant given

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that we're taking a lot

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of very inefficient electric

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resistance heat out of the building.

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So it's gonna make, I think the

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systems work better together.

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Fantastic. Great, great answer.

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Great progress and,

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and I, I'm sure the coordination is really helpful.

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I, I see you have something else to say,

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so I'll just give up just so I don't have to talk again.

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My last question would be to, to Sean and,

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and Lincoln is, you know, to to, to get to that final piece

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of the solar puzzle, the funding's still not there.

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We have the funding for the studies,

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but when do you think the committee will be ready to vote

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to ask for city funding for the, the capital aspects

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of the the Farley roof solar?

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Yeah, so I, I think as I understand now

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that design is still underway

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and so I think there are some critical elements

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of coordination between

523
00:26:41,055 --> 00:26:42,985
that design incorporates a lot more than just,

524
00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:44,210
just the solar part of it, right?

525
00:26:44,210 --> 00:26:45,170
Like it's kind of a whole

526
00:26:45,285 --> 00:26:46,685
resiliency solution for the building.

527
00:26:47,145 --> 00:26:49,325
And so we've had some really great discussions talking

528
00:26:49,325 --> 00:26:52,285
with Link and with the, you know, the building team,

529
00:26:53,395 --> 00:26:55,965
what is the appropriate way to procure that is,

530
00:26:56,115 --> 00:26:58,485
does it mean looking at the solar individually

531
00:26:58,665 --> 00:27:00,885
and trying to pursue that part of the project on its own

532
00:27:01,425 --> 00:27:04,005
and then pursuing generator and battery storage separately.

533
00:27:04,125 --> 00:27:05,285
I think we're trying to work through that.

534
00:27:05,285 --> 00:27:07,165
At the same time we're also planning these different

535
00:27:07,165 --> 00:27:08,645
elements with the, the geo project,

536
00:27:09,825 --> 00:27:12,245
but we are, you know, link, I don't know if there's anything

537
00:27:12,245 --> 00:27:15,485
to add there, but I think we're trying to map that out

538
00:27:15,485 --> 00:27:17,605
as close as closely as we can while this is

539
00:27:17,605 --> 00:27:18,805
moving forward at the same time.

540
00:27:24,905 --> 00:27:29,445
So briefly in terms of geothermal energy networks, as part

541
00:27:29,465 --> 00:27:33,085
of the DOE study, we are tasked

542
00:27:33,305 --> 00:27:35,645
to make a concept of

543
00:27:35,715 --> 00:27:37,925
what if we had geothermal energy networks

544
00:27:38,465 --> 00:27:42,325
in Framingham at a wider scale, how would that look like?

545
00:27:42,675 --> 00:27:44,405
What would be good places to do that?

546
00:27:45,155 --> 00:27:48,405
What would be good, you know, businesses to connect to?

547
00:27:48,825 --> 00:27:52,085
And we have already actually made some progress in talking

548
00:27:52,145 --> 00:27:54,685
to stakeholders that are interested in that.

549
00:27:55,435 --> 00:27:59,405
Just even today we talked to Verizon, they, we are exploring

550
00:27:59,785 --> 00:28:03,405
how we could use their facilities in

551
00:28:04,315 --> 00:28:06,165
potentially the start of another network.

552
00:28:07,145 --> 00:28:08,445
So that's very early stages.

553
00:28:08,505 --> 00:28:11,885
But what we do have in the study is that we are going

554
00:28:11,885 --> 00:28:15,205
to create a concept of how could geothermal energy networks

555
00:28:15,755 --> 00:28:17,485
grow in the city of Framingham.

556
00:28:20,745 --> 00:28:22,805
And then just lastly, from a utility perspective,

557
00:28:22,965 --> 00:28:25,365
I know there's been also some overlap with the project,

558
00:28:25,625 --> 00:28:27,405
you know, the planning for both projects like

559
00:28:27,595 --> 00:28:29,765
with Eversource Electric, with the electric work orders

560
00:28:29,945 --> 00:28:31,845
and that sort of work.

561
00:28:31,865 --> 00:28:34,405
So we've also been playing a role in kind

562
00:28:34,405 --> 00:28:36,765
of facilitating some of that communication to make sure

563
00:28:36,765 --> 00:28:39,885
that, you know, none of the projects are negatively impacted

564
00:28:39,985 --> 00:28:41,205
by, you know, any delays

565
00:28:41,205 --> 00:28:43,205
or design changes in one versus the other.

566
00:28:44,895 --> 00:28:45,965
Great, thank you.

567
00:28:45,965 --> 00:28:48,445
Again, I know this coordination takes a lot of work

568
00:28:48,465 --> 00:28:49,805
and I know this, the solar project

569
00:28:49,825 --> 00:28:51,165
and the geothermal project at all

570
00:28:51,835 --> 00:28:54,085
will connect in some form in that you know,

571
00:28:54,105 --> 00:28:56,125
the same roof can't be used by by both

572
00:28:56,505 --> 00:28:58,165
or organiz or both items.

573
00:28:58,385 --> 00:29:00,205
So thanks to Eversource for that work

574
00:29:00,905 --> 00:29:02,645
and look forward, the school committee's already voted

575
00:29:02,645 --> 00:29:04,445
to request the money for capital in the past.

576
00:29:04,505 --> 00:29:05,725
We had to kind of put it on hold until

577
00:29:05,725 --> 00:29:06,765
this next final study.

578
00:29:06,785 --> 00:29:09,805
So I'm ready to keep on moving that project forward along

579
00:29:09,805 --> 00:29:11,805
with the great geothermal work that we've already voted

580
00:29:11,805 --> 00:29:13,445
to support your easements and everything else you need.

581
00:29:13,445 --> 00:29:14,765
So thank you again for coming tonight.

582
00:29:15,815 --> 00:29:18,195
Thank you. Thank you, Thank you.

583
00:29:18,195 --> 00:29:21,795
We're gonna go out online to Brent with his hand up.

584
00:29:23,165 --> 00:29:25,675
Thank you so much and thank you for this presentation

585
00:29:25,975 --> 00:29:29,635
as we look forward to I, I'm so excited for this expansion

586
00:29:29,795 --> 00:29:31,595
of geothermal but as we look forward

587
00:29:31,615 --> 00:29:32,915
for our capital investments,

588
00:29:32,915 --> 00:29:36,835
are there opportunities in the future with this current plan

589
00:29:36,895 --> 00:29:39,035
to expand into McCarthy

590
00:29:39,035 --> 00:29:40,915
or would that require additional bore fields

591
00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:43,525
and additional investment of that nature

592
00:29:45,625 --> 00:29:46,625
Take a shot at that?

593
00:29:47,455 --> 00:29:48,475
So that's a great question.

594
00:29:48,795 --> 00:29:51,675
I think so originally we would actually,

595
00:29:51,695 --> 00:29:54,195
we were actually planning to utilize the, some

596
00:29:54,195 --> 00:29:56,435
of the McCarthy property as the bore field

597
00:29:56,465 --> 00:29:58,355
that would serve this expansion loop.

598
00:29:58,715 --> 00:30:01,315
We ended up moving that over in front of you know,

599
00:30:01,315 --> 00:30:02,995
the Farley building as you saw on the plans.

600
00:30:03,635 --> 00:30:06,075
I think probably one of the challenging aspects of

601
00:30:06,075 --> 00:30:07,555
that would be just timeline wise.

602
00:30:08,795 --> 00:30:10,355
Recently there was an air source heat pump project

603
00:30:10,355 --> 00:30:13,955
that was done for McCarthy, which is now serving the,

604
00:30:13,975 --> 00:30:15,915
the majority of the classrooms in that building.

605
00:30:16,695 --> 00:30:19,555
It still has spoiler heat doing a lot of the common areas.

606
00:30:20,695 --> 00:30:24,315
So I, I think really I think potentially in the future

607
00:30:24,685 --> 00:30:27,755
geothermal might be a solution to cover the remaining parts

608
00:30:27,755 --> 00:30:29,515
of the building that are still on fossil fuel.

609
00:30:30,015 --> 00:30:32,235
But I think the way that the schools have approached that

610
00:30:32,755 --> 00:30:35,995
really makes sense in terms of a zero over time, right.

611
00:30:36,975 --> 00:30:39,875
You know, adding AC to the building allowed them

612
00:30:39,875 --> 00:30:43,115
through heat pumps to also offset natural gas heating use in

613
00:30:43,115 --> 00:30:44,795
a lot of spaces and then it's

614
00:30:44,795 --> 00:30:46,075
really tackling that last piece.

615
00:30:46,455 --> 00:30:49,195
So it was a long way of saying yes potentially,

616
00:30:49,255 --> 00:30:51,955
but I think it's probably gonna be, you know, a while,

617
00:30:52,495 --> 00:30:53,835
you know, while down the path.

618
00:31:00,055 --> 00:31:01,715
Any follow? I think that's helpful. Great.

619
00:31:02,585 --> 00:31:06,395
Alright, are there any other questions Ms Mosha? Jen,

620
00:31:06,965 --> 00:31:07,965
Thank you.

621
00:31:07,965 --> 00:31:10,595
So I know that this is all, you know grant

622
00:31:10,815 --> 00:31:12,555
and grant funded whatever,

623
00:31:12,615 --> 00:31:14,395
but does it cost us anything to run it?

624
00:31:16,105 --> 00:31:18,035
Will it ever cost us anything to run it?

625
00:31:18,855 --> 00:31:20,515
No, I mean the only costs I can think

626
00:31:20,515 --> 00:31:24,675
of are maybe custodial overtime if either groups

627
00:31:24,855 --> 00:31:26,555
or anybody needs access to the building

628
00:31:26,565 --> 00:31:28,155
after hours. But other than that, no.

629
00:31:28,425 --> 00:31:31,675
Even after the grant portion is done,

630
00:31:32,525 --> 00:31:34,865
No, Just to clarify.

631
00:31:35,245 --> 00:31:37,505
So it is, there is the cost for you know,

632
00:31:37,505 --> 00:31:39,185
running the equipment on the building

633
00:31:40,205 --> 00:31:42,345
but that you know, you're offsetting the use

634
00:31:42,345 --> 00:31:44,065
of the old equipment that we were you know,

635
00:31:44,065 --> 00:31:45,145
running previously.

636
00:31:45,525 --> 00:31:47,225
So there is the energy consumption

637
00:31:47,225 --> 00:31:49,545
of the new equipment which is gonna be much more efficient

638
00:31:49,615 --> 00:31:51,465
than you know the rooftop units.

639
00:31:51,965 --> 00:31:54,745
And also there's variable air volume boxes throughout the

640
00:31:54,865 --> 00:31:58,065
building that use electric resistance for reheat.

641
00:31:58,325 --> 00:31:59,825
So those are all coming offline

642
00:31:59,925 --> 00:32:00,905
and they're gonna be replaced

643
00:32:00,905 --> 00:32:02,025
with much more efficient systems.

644
00:32:03,625 --> 00:32:05,385
Excellent. So no additional costs

645
00:32:06,095 --> 00:32:07,985
that we're already paying now. So yeah,

646
00:32:08,325 --> 00:32:12,585
So I just wanted to mention the geothermal network is the

647
00:32:12,585 --> 00:32:15,585
most efficient electrification method for heating

648
00:32:15,585 --> 00:32:16,785
and cooling and

649
00:32:17,175 --> 00:32:21,105
because of that we expect energy efficiencies, savings.

650
00:32:22,645 --> 00:32:24,755
Thank you. The maintenance should also be

651
00:32:24,825 --> 00:32:26,555
minimal compared to other systems.

652
00:32:27,825 --> 00:32:31,755
I'll mention as well that as part of this grant we have

653
00:32:32,675 --> 00:32:37,235
training, we are planning training for maintenance for

654
00:32:37,765 --> 00:32:41,965
staff that are in the first loop and in the second loop.

655
00:32:42,345 --> 00:32:46,765
So any staff interested in that training for operations

656
00:32:46,765 --> 00:32:49,245
and maintenance from the school, we are planning

657
00:32:49,275 --> 00:32:51,045
that currently so we

658
00:32:51,045 --> 00:32:52,965
Should be able to maintain it internally rather than

659
00:32:52,965 --> 00:32:54,125
having a subcontract out

660
00:32:55,135 --> 00:32:58,485
Eventually we want to build that workforce locally.

661
00:32:58,865 --> 00:32:59,865
Yes,

662
00:33:00,115 --> 00:33:01,115
Thank you.

663
00:33:07,425 --> 00:33:10,235
Alright, great partnership, great report. Come back again.

664
00:33:10,235 --> 00:33:11,875
Yeah, love to have you back.

665
00:33:11,875 --> 00:33:12,795
Thank you so much for being here.

666
00:33:12,795 --> 00:33:13,595
Do you have any questions for us?

667
00:33:14,875 --> 00:33:16,355
I did just want to highlight

668
00:33:16,735 --> 00:33:18,675
and apologies for not mentioning this at the top

669
00:33:18,815 --> 00:33:20,235
but definitely I know the heat

670
00:33:20,235 --> 00:33:22,435
and I resource team will be coming back at some point in the

671
00:33:22,435 --> 00:33:26,195
near future regarding updated site licenses, customer

672
00:33:26,755 --> 00:33:29,195
customer agreements related to moving the project forward.

673
00:33:29,375 --> 00:33:31,355
So this is kind of a introduction to that

674
00:33:31,535 --> 00:33:33,195
and I'm sure we'll have an update soon

675
00:33:33,335 --> 00:33:35,875
and you know, work with Lincoln and Bob

676
00:33:35,875 --> 00:33:37,915
and team to come back. We'll

677
00:33:37,915 --> 00:33:38,915
Get you back in.

678
00:33:38,915 --> 00:33:40,955
Sounds good. Awesome. Thank you all so much. Thank you.

679
00:33:40,955 --> 00:33:45,195
Appreciate it. Thanks so much. Alright.

680
00:33:48,225 --> 00:33:49,435
Alright we're moving on

681
00:33:49,435 --> 00:33:51,155
to vote on school committee's appointments

682
00:33:51,175 --> 00:33:53,715
to the Blue Ribbon public pool commission.

683
00:33:54,355 --> 00:33:56,995
I was notified earlier that Kyle Shepherd is going to recuse

684
00:33:56,995 --> 00:33:58,315
for this whole entire section.

685
00:33:59,295 --> 00:34:04,195
Are there any other recusals before we begin? No.

686
00:34:04,225 --> 00:34:07,395
Okay. So the seats that we have there for one current

687
00:34:07,415 --> 00:34:08,515
or former swim coach

688
00:34:08,655 --> 00:34:11,355
and we also have another seat appointment for one current

689
00:34:11,735 --> 00:34:13,475
or former swim parent.

690
00:34:14,375 --> 00:34:16,515
All applicants were invited to attend tonight meeting

691
00:34:16,575 --> 00:34:18,075
and will and to attend tonight's meeting.

692
00:34:18,075 --> 00:34:19,075
We'll be given an opportunity

693
00:34:19,075 --> 00:34:20,395
to speak for two to three minutes.

694
00:34:20,895 --> 00:34:23,395
If you came in after the opening I might have missed you on

695
00:34:23,395 --> 00:34:25,475
the attendance so I'll just go through the list

696
00:34:25,475 --> 00:34:26,715
and call you up in a moment.

697
00:34:28,895 --> 00:34:30,755
Can you two to three minutes introduce yourselves

698
00:34:30,895 --> 00:34:32,555
and tell us any information

699
00:34:32,555 --> 00:34:33,755
you would like the committee to know.

700
00:34:34,095 --> 00:34:36,555
We do have your application materials that were forwarded

701
00:34:36,555 --> 00:34:39,555
to us that were included in our packets

702
00:34:39,555 --> 00:34:41,595
for prior review.

703
00:34:42,775 --> 00:34:46,395
Sharon Ville and Audria ADA withdrew their applications.

704
00:34:46,955 --> 00:34:49,435
So there's been some slight adjustments to the the roster.

705
00:34:50,745 --> 00:34:51,875
Gina Levo. Okay.

706
00:34:52,545 --> 00:34:54,155
Gina Levoy, Paula McCurdy

707
00:34:54,155 --> 00:34:56,995
and Alicia Valente could not attend tonight's meeting

708
00:34:57,615 --> 00:34:59,835
but are still interested in being considered.

709
00:35:01,295 --> 00:35:05,715
So the list of applicants.

710
00:35:05,975 --> 00:35:07,995
So I have, I have actually why

711
00:35:07,995 --> 00:35:09,155
don't just take attendance right now.

712
00:35:09,155 --> 00:35:12,835
Annette Barnett, Annette, Wendy, Brad Fish,

713
00:35:14,255 --> 00:35:15,355
Arnold Cohen,

714
00:35:17,055 --> 00:35:19,555
Sharon Withdrew, withdrew.

715
00:35:19,735 --> 00:35:21,195
Dan Dan earlier.

716
00:35:21,415 --> 00:35:23,075
Dan Jacqueline Edwards

717
00:35:24,295 --> 00:35:28,515
absent, What's the name?

718
00:35:28,665 --> 00:35:33,195
Okay. Kaitlyn Powers saw you work together.

719
00:35:33,675 --> 00:35:36,995
I have Kate, Charles Schneider,

720
00:35:39,765 --> 00:35:44,285
Jennifer Theil, Alicia Valante can't be

721
00:35:44,285 --> 00:35:45,645
present and Naomi Walker.

722
00:35:47,395 --> 00:35:50,005
Okay. What's that?

723
00:35:51,425 --> 00:35:52,645
Ask if they was still, if they

724
00:35:52,645 --> 00:35:53,805
weren't here. Are they still?

725
00:35:54,555 --> 00:35:56,725
Yeah, so only the only the two withdrew.

726
00:35:56,825 --> 00:36:01,605
So we have Sharon Ville withdrew and Audria uc withdrew.

727
00:36:01,625 --> 00:36:04,045
The others would still like to remain for consideration

728
00:36:05,065 --> 00:36:06,685
so we'll have everybody come up.

729
00:36:06,965 --> 00:36:09,005
First up Wendy you wanna, you're first on my list.

730
00:36:09,045 --> 00:36:11,205
I know it's kind of out of order but I have you in different

731
00:36:11,205 --> 00:36:12,205
buckets on my list.

732
00:36:12,385 --> 00:36:15,885
So welcome. Thanks for coming. Thanks for your interest.

733
00:36:18,345 --> 00:36:20,565
I'm not gonna time you but like two to three minutes. Okay.

734
00:36:20,715 --> 00:36:24,245
Okay. Yeah, I mean I think most is in my application

735
00:36:24,245 --> 00:36:27,165
but I am the current swim assistant swim coach at Lifetime,

736
00:36:27,415 --> 00:36:28,805
which is a US club team.

737
00:36:30,405 --> 00:36:32,045
Previous to that I was an assistant coach at the

738
00:36:32,045 --> 00:36:33,405
Metro West YMCA.

739
00:36:33,665 --> 00:36:35,165
That's a little close isn't it? Sorry.

740
00:36:37,605 --> 00:36:40,765
I was an assistant coach at Eastly High School, fresh out

741
00:36:40,765 --> 00:36:42,245
of college for a couple of years.

742
00:36:43,285 --> 00:36:45,245
I have worked at both the Petty High School,

743
00:36:45,245 --> 00:36:46,405
which is in New Jersey and the Harvard

744
00:36:46,405 --> 00:36:47,445
University swim camps.

745
00:36:49,505 --> 00:36:53,645
And my first foray into coaching was when I was 17

746
00:36:53,705 --> 00:36:56,165
and I was the head coach of my rec team.

747
00:36:56,265 --> 00:36:57,325
So kind of like the frogs

748
00:36:57,345 --> 00:37:00,085
but where I grew up, I was a a swimmer

749
00:37:00,145 --> 00:37:02,445
and a coach going into my senior year

750
00:37:02,445 --> 00:37:04,405
and then I was the coach after senior year.

751
00:37:05,545 --> 00:37:07,205
In addition, I've been a lifelong swimmer.

752
00:37:07,525 --> 00:37:10,885
I was a former D one athlete at Dartmouth College

753
00:37:10,905 --> 00:37:13,205
and I'm a current master swimmer so I still compete

754
00:37:13,785 --> 00:37:14,925
in swimming today.

755
00:37:14,945 --> 00:37:17,485
That's it. Thank you. Awesome, welcome

756
00:37:17,505 --> 00:37:20,605
and thank you Arnold Cohen, the first bucket

757
00:37:20,605 --> 00:37:25,205
that just if you're wondering what lists this is the lists

758
00:37:25,205 --> 00:37:26,325
that are in the coaches bucket.

759
00:37:26,745 --> 00:37:29,365
So in this order, Arnold Cohen welcome.

760
00:37:31,545 --> 00:37:33,525
Hi, thank you for Just push the button.

761
00:37:33,935 --> 00:37:35,605
There you go. Hi, thank you for having me.

762
00:37:35,605 --> 00:37:37,245
Here I go by Arnie.

763
00:37:37,245 --> 00:37:39,565
So it's Arnie Cohen, formerly it's Arnold Cohen.

764
00:37:40,045 --> 00:37:42,205
I've been involved with aquatics my entire life.

765
00:37:43,005 --> 00:37:44,365
I swam in high school

766
00:37:44,365 --> 00:37:47,445
and Framingham both in high school level

767
00:37:47,585 --> 00:37:48,685
and in the rec team.

768
00:37:49,825 --> 00:37:52,525
Worked with the beaches in Framingham, both as a lifeguard

769
00:37:52,525 --> 00:37:54,605
and swim instructor way back in

770
00:37:54,605 --> 00:37:55,845
the eighties and early nineties.

771
00:37:56,265 --> 00:37:57,885
And then was fortunate enough to have the opportunity

772
00:37:57,885 --> 00:38:00,285
to start coaching the rec team back in the early nineties.

773
00:38:01,045 --> 00:38:03,445
Left for a while while doing other aquatic things

774
00:38:04,105 --> 00:38:06,045
And then when my kids were younger

775
00:38:07,915 --> 00:38:10,485
they needed a new another coach so I had the opportunity

776
00:38:10,485 --> 00:38:12,045
to coach that team again.

777
00:38:12,045 --> 00:38:14,965
So I've been doing that since 2005 I think.

778
00:38:15,825 --> 00:38:18,805
But in my role as an aquatics, I've been operating pools,

779
00:38:18,805 --> 00:38:23,725
running programs, helping with building facilities,

780
00:38:24,585 --> 00:38:26,165
not necessarily the construction part

781
00:38:26,185 --> 00:38:27,525
but trying to figure out what goes

782
00:38:27,555 --> 00:38:28,645
into the different components.

783
00:38:29,485 --> 00:38:31,365
And I think I have a decent skillset

784
00:38:31,635 --> 00:38:33,005
that could help with this project.

785
00:38:33,845 --> 00:38:36,845
I've lived in framing my entire life except for moved

786
00:38:36,845 --> 00:38:38,205
to Framingham when I was really, really little,

787
00:38:38,205 --> 00:38:39,365
like a few weeks old.

788
00:38:40,665 --> 00:38:43,645
So it's something I'm hoping that I can help with

789
00:38:43,785 --> 00:38:46,325
and I still coach the freemium team.

790
00:38:46,345 --> 00:38:48,845
We went from 180 kids in the program

791
00:38:48,905 --> 00:38:51,365
and we're a keep tech When that program left

792
00:38:51,385 --> 00:38:54,445
or the pool closed, we now only have 50 kids on the team

793
00:38:54,965 --> 00:38:56,885
'cause we just don't have the pool space for it anymore.

794
00:38:57,785 --> 00:38:59,165
So it's something I'm very Adam

795
00:38:59,425 --> 00:39:03,285
or very really want to help get some kind of pool back so

796
00:39:03,285 --> 00:39:04,365
that we can grow that program

797
00:39:04,985 --> 00:39:06,565
and offer swimming to the community

798
00:39:06,905 --> 00:39:08,725
and something that everyone can have an opportunity

799
00:39:08,725 --> 00:39:11,085
to use. So thank you.

800
00:39:11,715 --> 00:39:14,925
Alright, thank you very much. Welcome up.

801
00:39:14,925 --> 00:39:16,445
Next up Caitlyn Powers.

802
00:39:21,435 --> 00:39:24,605
Good evening school committee as was introduced.

803
00:39:24,625 --> 00:39:27,085
I'm Caitlyn Powers. I am a teacher

804
00:39:27,085 --> 00:39:28,165
over at Natick High School.

805
00:39:28,225 --> 00:39:31,085
And up until last school year I was the head coach

806
00:39:31,085 --> 00:39:32,605
of the Natick Boys Women Dive team.

807
00:39:32,605 --> 00:39:37,565
During the winter for the last 11 years, we thankfully got

808
00:39:37,565 --> 00:39:39,885
to go on to have a few very successful seasons previous

809
00:39:39,885 --> 00:39:44,005
to the Pandemic and we also, similar to Arne's programs,

810
00:39:44,005 --> 00:39:47,125
we also were a Keefe tech team where we were displaced

811
00:39:47,125 --> 00:39:48,245
with the Keefe tech closure.

812
00:39:49,535 --> 00:39:53,605
Prior to that I was a swim instructor from

813
00:39:54,225 --> 00:39:57,645
age 14 for 16 plus, not 14, oh no, 14.

814
00:39:58,585 --> 00:40:00,165
All the way through into my early thirties,

815
00:40:00,485 --> 00:40:02,365
I worked at Milford High Schools,

816
00:40:02,425 --> 00:40:03,605
one of the swim instructors there.

817
00:40:04,245 --> 00:40:08,085
I also ran one of the Massachusetts DCR pools in Milford,

818
00:40:08,105 --> 00:40:10,845
the Casey Pool by Milford Regional Medical Center.

819
00:40:11,605 --> 00:40:16,005
I ran that pool from summer of 2009 through summer of 2016.

820
00:40:16,965 --> 00:40:18,685
I supervised lifeguards.

821
00:40:19,125 --> 00:40:22,165
I knew the pool mechanics inside out, oversaw part

822
00:40:22,165 --> 00:40:24,005
of the pool reconstruction at one point, just

823
00:40:24,005 --> 00:40:25,525
as being an observer that was there.

824
00:40:25,525 --> 00:40:27,485
And got to see what that process looks like

825
00:40:27,905 --> 00:40:29,925
of building a pool kind of from the ground up over.

826
00:40:29,925 --> 00:40:34,755
Again. I'm a product of community pools.

827
00:40:34,995 --> 00:40:37,195
I swam as a Milford high school swimmer.

828
00:40:37,455 --> 00:40:39,675
The Milford High School Pool in particular is a very big

829
00:40:39,675 --> 00:40:42,755
community pool with swim lessons and so on.

830
00:40:42,835 --> 00:40:44,475
I did all my swim lessons through and through.

831
00:40:45,135 --> 00:40:47,995
And while I'm a newer resident to Framingham specifically,

832
00:40:48,595 --> 00:40:52,995
I really value the importance of having a public pool

833
00:40:53,055 --> 00:40:54,635
for kids to learn to swim.

834
00:40:54,795 --> 00:40:55,915
'cause it's a valuable life skill.

835
00:40:56,315 --> 00:40:57,915
A place where the community can come together

836
00:40:58,495 --> 00:40:59,835
and everybody can just have a good time.

837
00:41:00,335 --> 00:41:02,235
So thank you very much for your consideration.

838
00:41:02,815 --> 00:41:07,675
Thanks so much. Jacqueline Edwards is not here, right?

839
00:41:07,765 --> 00:41:12,115
Jacqueline Edwards. Paula McCurdy is not coming.

840
00:41:14,735 --> 00:41:17,475
And then Naomi Walker not here.

841
00:41:18,135 --> 00:41:20,515
All right Dan, you're up next. Welcome.

842
00:41:22,765 --> 00:41:24,795
We're now on the parent side of this, just

843
00:41:24,895 --> 00:41:26,595
for your own organization

844
00:41:26,735 --> 00:41:31,355
for the vote. Welcome. Hi.

845
00:41:32,025 --> 00:41:34,125
Well you've heard the term soccer mom.

846
00:41:34,665 --> 00:41:36,565
So I'm an official swim dad.

847
00:41:37,515 --> 00:41:39,405
I've been a swim dad for about 15 years.

848
00:41:40,075 --> 00:41:42,725
Been a resident Framingham for 26 years.

849
00:41:43,705 --> 00:41:45,765
So in addition to the, what I sent

850
00:41:45,765 --> 00:41:47,405
for my application, I'll just tell you a little story.

851
00:41:47,405 --> 00:41:49,325
How did I get into swimming in the first place?

852
00:41:50,485 --> 00:41:52,445
We built the swim pool at our house.

853
00:41:53,025 --> 00:41:55,365
And at the time, my daughter was four years old

854
00:41:55,985 --> 00:41:58,245
and probably the biggest fear a parent would have is

855
00:41:58,565 --> 00:42:00,405
drowning in your own pool.

856
00:42:01,065 --> 00:42:04,965
So we embarked on a series of swim lessons at Metro West Y

857
00:42:05,945 --> 00:42:08,605
and one lesson led to the next lesson, to the next,

858
00:42:08,995 --> 00:42:12,045
next thing you know, one of the coaches, like a Wendy,

859
00:42:12,905 --> 00:42:16,605
she taught one daughter as well, picked us up

860
00:42:16,605 --> 00:42:18,125
and said, Hey, you should join the swim team.

861
00:42:18,705 --> 00:42:19,885
And you join the swim team.

862
00:42:20,345 --> 00:42:22,565
You know, we need some parent help timer.

863
00:42:22,705 --> 00:42:24,125
All right, so now become a timer.

864
00:42:24,785 --> 00:42:27,765
You look to an enjoy the role of timing so much.

865
00:42:28,225 --> 00:42:30,165
We really need a an official.

866
00:42:30,785 --> 00:42:33,005
So there was only one official at the time at the Y

867
00:42:33,705 --> 00:42:35,925
and I became an official, went through all the training

868
00:42:36,185 --> 00:42:40,845
and became eligible to host and run swim meets USA official.

869
00:42:41,345 --> 00:42:43,285
And during my time there, I also became the

870
00:42:43,865 --> 00:42:44,925
parent committee leader.

871
00:42:45,145 --> 00:42:47,405
So turned into a fundraiser.

872
00:42:48,245 --> 00:42:50,165
We, we raised tens of thousands of dollars,

873
00:42:50,165 --> 00:42:51,565
especially during the COVID years.

874
00:42:51,585 --> 00:42:53,165
So we were running meets during those times

875
00:42:53,945 --> 00:42:56,125
and we, you know, earmarked all

876
00:42:56,125 --> 00:42:59,165
that money towards the campaign that the Y had,

877
00:42:59,585 --> 00:43:00,845
but also towards the kids.

878
00:43:01,145 --> 00:43:03,205
So we were able to make sure that every kid was able to

879
00:43:03,785 --> 00:43:06,365
get a kickboard and the, the equipment

880
00:43:06,365 --> 00:43:07,725
that they needed at a low cost.

881
00:43:08,745 --> 00:43:11,325
And so I just kept going

882
00:43:11,325 --> 00:43:13,845
and my daughter kept swimming, went into college swimming.

883
00:43:14,065 --> 00:43:16,045
So I've been a big advocate of swimming.

884
00:43:17,465 --> 00:43:21,005
The y generously gave me a volunteer, the a year award

885
00:43:21,745 --> 00:43:24,645
2016 for all the work we did is, is swimming.

886
00:43:25,425 --> 00:43:26,725
And before I retired

887
00:43:26,745 --> 00:43:28,605
and moved on, I I made sure

888
00:43:28,605 --> 00:43:31,885
that we trained enough parents, timers, officials.

889
00:43:31,985 --> 00:43:34,485
So when I left we had approximately 20

890
00:43:34,485 --> 00:43:35,765
officials running the team.

891
00:43:36,465 --> 00:43:38,165
So that's kind of my, my gift to them

892
00:43:38,165 --> 00:43:39,725
to make sure they could keep it going.

893
00:43:40,115 --> 00:43:43,005
Unfortunately, the Y no longer has a team

894
00:43:43,785 --> 00:43:45,845
and I think the wise vision

895
00:43:45,985 --> 00:43:49,925
and mission has changed more than your line of work,

896
00:43:50,465 --> 00:43:52,405
school functions and things like that.

897
00:43:52,465 --> 00:43:54,245
So pool became less important for them.

898
00:43:55,025 --> 00:43:56,285
And so as a result of that,

899
00:43:56,285 --> 00:43:59,005
the kids on the team have split off the different clubs

900
00:43:59,825 --> 00:44:02,685
and Framingham definitely needs a pool.

901
00:44:03,625 --> 00:44:06,405
I'd like to see a pool that is accessible to all,

902
00:44:07,025 --> 00:44:09,605
not attached to a unfortunately a school.

903
00:44:10,205 --> 00:44:11,965
'cause I've, I've seen a number of pools where you,

904
00:44:12,185 --> 00:44:14,405
nobody can get in, but people that go to school there.

905
00:44:14,425 --> 00:44:17,005
So we want to make sure residents can use the

906
00:44:17,005 --> 00:44:19,245
pool as well as the kids.

907
00:44:19,705 --> 00:44:21,725
So if you have any other questions

908
00:44:21,725 --> 00:44:23,245
for me, I think that's about it.

909
00:44:23,835 --> 00:44:28,285
Okay, thank you so much. Alright, next up Charles.

910
00:44:40,045 --> 00:44:43,085
Thank you Madam Chair and members of the school committee.

911
00:44:44,655 --> 00:44:46,725
Quick introduction. So my name is Chuck Schneider.

912
00:44:47,275 --> 00:44:49,845
I've been a resident of Framingham for 20 years.

913
00:44:50,685 --> 00:44:52,325
A member of town meeting for eight years

914
00:44:52,375 --> 00:44:53,565
until we became a city.

915
00:44:54,725 --> 00:44:56,725
I was a former competitive swimmer swimming

916
00:44:56,745 --> 00:44:59,005
for Natick High School and a bit in college.

917
00:44:59,195 --> 00:45:01,965
I've been a swim coach, a lifeguard, a swim instructor.

918
00:45:03,225 --> 00:45:05,685
My daughter Sila is an incoming freshman

919
00:45:06,145 --> 00:45:09,005
who will be swimming for Framingham High School this fall.

920
00:45:09,185 --> 00:45:10,205
And who has been swimming

921
00:45:10,225 --> 00:45:12,325
for Arnie Cohen on the Framingham Frogs

922
00:45:12,385 --> 00:45:13,725
for the past four seasons.

923
00:45:15,665 --> 00:45:18,645
In addition, last year in her civics class at Walsh Middle

924
00:45:18,645 --> 00:45:21,885
School, my daughter and her team advocated

925
00:45:21,885 --> 00:45:23,845
for bringing a community pool back to Framingham,

926
00:45:25,085 --> 00:45:28,245
including surveying the community, reaching out to local,

927
00:45:28,295 --> 00:45:30,525
state and federal representatives about funding

928
00:45:30,525 --> 00:45:34,445
opportunities and contacting the city council, which is

929
00:45:34,445 --> 00:45:37,845
what spurred the creation of this Blue Ribbon Commission.

930
00:45:39,305 --> 00:45:40,925
As I'm sure you know, as everybody said,

931
00:45:41,005 --> 00:45:42,765
a community pool would be an asset

932
00:45:42,785 --> 00:45:44,005
in a benefit to Framingham.

933
00:45:44,105 --> 00:45:47,525
Making access to the community, more equitable for everyone,

934
00:45:48,395 --> 00:45:49,485
eliminating the need

935
00:45:49,485 --> 00:45:51,845
to rent pool time from other communities, which

936
00:45:51,845 --> 00:45:55,285
as Arnie mentioned earlier, had a direct impact on the frogs

937
00:45:55,285 --> 00:45:56,405
and its dwindling numbers.

938
00:45:57,635 --> 00:46:01,605
Also provide opportunities to teach kids about water safety,

939
00:46:01,825 --> 00:46:03,925
how to swim, et cetera.

940
00:46:05,905 --> 00:46:07,885
In closing, I felt the effects

941
00:46:07,905 --> 00:46:10,045
of not having a community pool while my

942
00:46:10,125 --> 00:46:11,405
daughters swam for the frogs.

943
00:46:11,825 --> 00:46:13,245
And I will feel it more

944
00:46:13,505 --> 00:46:16,045
as she continues her swimming career for the high school.

945
00:46:17,465 --> 00:46:20,605
And besides that, now that she's out of that civics class,

946
00:46:20,765 --> 00:46:23,645
I would like to continue the work that my daughter

947
00:46:23,665 --> 00:46:27,245
and her group started if I'm appointed

948
00:46:27,305 --> 00:46:28,485
to the, to the committee.

949
00:46:28,625 --> 00:46:29,625
So thank you.

950
00:46:30,695 --> 00:46:33,605
Thank you. All right, up next. Annette Barnett.

951
00:46:36,995 --> 00:46:37,485
Welcome.

952
00:47:00,705 --> 00:47:04,845
Oh hi, my name is Annette Barnett

953
00:47:04,905 --> 00:47:07,125
and I've been a resident from Framingham

954
00:47:07,125 --> 00:47:08,165
for more than 20 years.

955
00:47:08,765 --> 00:47:11,565
I have two teenage boys and some say I'm a mermaid.

956
00:47:12,835 --> 00:47:15,325
When my boys were very little, I took a parenting class

957
00:47:15,385 --> 00:47:17,085
and in that class they told us there were

958
00:47:17,085 --> 00:47:18,245
only three things we need.

959
00:47:18,505 --> 00:47:20,325
We were required to teach our kids

960
00:47:20,945 --> 00:47:22,525
and one of them is how to swim.

961
00:47:23,425 --> 00:47:25,565
So that probably sets the stage for why I am

962
00:47:25,565 --> 00:47:28,165
so passionate about bringing an accessible community

963
00:47:28,165 --> 00:47:29,405
pool back to Framingham.

964
00:47:30,075 --> 00:47:32,085
Over the years, either as a family

965
00:47:32,145 --> 00:47:34,845
or on my own, I think I've been a member of

966
00:47:35,025 --> 00:47:37,725
or affiliated with just about every pool in the area.

967
00:47:38,175 --> 00:47:40,845
Framingham, YMCA, Clearbrook Longfellow,

968
00:47:41,165 --> 00:47:42,405
lifetime way wayside.

969
00:47:42,405 --> 00:47:44,485
Keith Atkinson, suburban LA Fitness,

970
00:47:45,095 --> 00:47:47,685
Metro West Medical Center Physical Therapy Pool,

971
00:47:47,945 --> 00:47:49,645
and now the Westboro YMCA.

972
00:47:50,155 --> 00:47:53,165
Because of the pool availability, my boys learned to swim,

973
00:47:53,185 --> 00:47:54,365
attend multiple camps,

974
00:47:54,365 --> 00:47:56,405
and participated in Framingham's, amazing,

975
00:47:56,435 --> 00:47:58,765
amazing youth swim team, the frogs.

976
00:47:59,395 --> 00:48:01,245
I've also been a water aerobics instructor,

977
00:48:01,345 --> 00:48:04,405
so I've experienced pools as a parent and instructor

978
00:48:04,425 --> 00:48:07,165
and a recreational swimmer and a member of the community.

979
00:48:08,165 --> 00:48:10,605
I wasn't necessarily looking to join a city committee,

980
00:48:10,665 --> 00:48:13,405
but when this opportunity came up I thought my particular

981
00:48:13,405 --> 00:48:15,085
combination of experienced skills

982
00:48:15,105 --> 00:48:17,325
and passion for this project might actually make

983
00:48:17,325 --> 00:48:18,445
me a valuable addition.

984
00:48:19,065 --> 00:48:21,685
In my past life I worked in corporate purchasing in both

985
00:48:21,785 --> 00:48:26,005
retail and manufacturing with a special focus on new builds.

986
00:48:26,135 --> 00:48:28,205
Those projects started with site sourcing

987
00:48:28,385 --> 00:48:30,965
and continued all the way through opening day.

988
00:48:31,865 --> 00:48:34,445
My roles focused heavily on product procurement,

989
00:48:34,445 --> 00:48:35,485
scheduling and delivery.

990
00:48:36,225 --> 00:48:38,525
By making sure we met specifications, budget

991
00:48:38,585 --> 00:48:39,685
and opening deadlines.

992
00:48:39,845 --> 00:48:42,365
I worked directly with vendors on product requirements,

993
00:48:42,365 --> 00:48:43,805
pricing negotiations

994
00:48:43,825 --> 00:48:46,885
and making sure what we ordered was

995
00:48:46,885 --> 00:48:48,125
what was delivered on time

996
00:48:48,125 --> 00:48:51,005
and met the speci specifications we had agreed upon.

997
00:48:51,005 --> 00:48:53,245
With a focused on cost benefit analysis

998
00:48:53,305 --> 00:48:57,005
and best scenario ROI, basically, I'm a really good shopper.

999
00:48:57,005 --> 00:48:59,645
We can buy almost anything at a really good price, whether

1000
00:48:59,645 --> 00:49:01,925
that's an off the shelf item, like a vest

1001
00:49:02,065 --> 00:49:03,725
or window for a snack shack.

1002
00:49:05,565 --> 00:49:07,365
I also bring the perspective of a parent

1003
00:49:07,385 --> 00:49:10,365
of a multi-sport varsity athlete at Framingham High School,

1004
00:49:10,365 --> 00:49:12,685
which I think will be valuable as we consider the needs

1005
00:49:12,685 --> 00:49:14,125
of the FHS swim team.

1006
00:49:14,685 --> 00:49:16,605
I applied to this committee 'cause I wanna help bring the

1007
00:49:16,605 --> 00:49:18,765
vision of a new Framingham pool to life.

1008
00:49:19,125 --> 00:49:20,405
I wanna bring my experience

1009
00:49:20,445 --> 00:49:22,285
and my voice to the table so

1010
00:49:22,285 --> 00:49:23,845
that we build the best pool we can

1011
00:49:23,865 --> 00:49:25,125
for the people of Framingham.

1012
00:49:25,555 --> 00:49:28,245
That means the FHS swim team and the frogs.

1013
00:49:28,265 --> 00:49:30,325
It means laps, swimmers, families,

1014
00:49:30,325 --> 00:49:31,885
and young children learning to swim.

1015
00:49:31,985 --> 00:49:34,325
It means seniors, it means people looking for water,

1016
00:49:34,685 --> 00:49:36,205
exercise, rehabilitation, and therapy.

1017
00:49:36,905 --> 00:49:39,725
It means uses we probably haven't even thought of yet.

1018
00:49:40,205 --> 00:49:41,725
I would welcome the opportunity to work

1019
00:49:41,725 --> 00:49:44,125
with everyone in the Blue Ribbon Committee to figure out

1020
00:49:44,125 --> 00:49:47,365
how we can get as much as possible from our wishlist while

1021
00:49:47,365 --> 00:49:49,645
working within whatever financial, physical

1022
00:49:49,645 --> 00:49:51,325
and practical parameters we have.

1023
00:49:51,785 --> 00:49:53,005
And some days a long time,

1024
00:49:53,005 --> 00:49:55,125
president Framingham resident and a mermaid.

1025
00:49:55,285 --> 00:49:57,765
I very much look forward to doing water aerobics in

1026
00:49:57,765 --> 00:49:58,845
the new Framingham Pool.

1027
00:49:59,255 --> 00:50:00,685
Thank you for your consideration.

1028
00:50:02,835 --> 00:50:05,085
Alright, anybody here that I missed?

1029
00:50:06,875 --> 00:50:09,605
Okay, so we're gonna do this in two groups.

1030
00:50:09,745 --> 00:50:11,405
The first group will be the coach group,

1031
00:50:11,545 --> 00:50:13,085
the second group will be the parent group.

1032
00:50:13,805 --> 00:50:17,325
Unless there's any objection, we'll do majority wins.

1033
00:50:17,325 --> 00:50:18,845
Whoever gets the most vote wins.

1034
00:50:19,625 --> 00:50:22,325
If there's a tie, we will just have the one

1035
00:50:22,325 --> 00:50:23,645
people who are tied.

1036
00:50:23,785 --> 00:50:26,565
Go to the next round and we'll do a repeat round. Okay.

1037
00:50:27,185 --> 00:50:28,245
All right, so I'll read it off if

1038
00:50:28,245 --> 00:50:29,485
anyone wants to write 'em down.

1039
00:50:29,485 --> 00:50:33,365
There is a master list on the agenda with all of the names,

1040
00:50:33,385 --> 00:50:35,565
but I'm just gonna read 'em as I have 'em on buckets

1041
00:50:36,115 --> 00:50:39,325
because our appointment specifics were outlined

1042
00:50:39,325 --> 00:50:40,405
in the, in the ordinance.

1043
00:50:40,825 --> 00:50:45,165
So in the first group, it's Wendy, Brad Fish, Arnold Cohen,

1044
00:50:45,835 --> 00:50:49,725
Gina LaVoy, Kaitlyn Powers, Jacqueline Edwards,

1045
00:50:50,055 --> 00:50:52,525
Paula McCurdy, and Naomi Walker.

1046
00:50:53,155 --> 00:50:56,485
Okay, so in a moment I'll ask you to say the name of

1047
00:50:56,485 --> 00:50:57,485
who you're voting for

1048
00:50:58,025 --> 00:51:01,605
and I will just say that some of these are in both.

1049
00:51:01,745 --> 00:51:04,045
We do have a couple people that are in both buckets.

1050
00:51:04,265 --> 00:51:07,165
So Jacqueline Edwards, Paula McCurdy, and Naomi Walker.

1051
00:51:07,805 --> 00:51:09,045
I have in both buckets.

1052
00:51:10,535 --> 00:51:11,795
And those are the three that are not

1053
00:51:11,795 --> 00:51:12,795
Here.

1054
00:51:12,795 --> 00:51:16,435
Those three are not here. Okay, so again, Wendy, Brad Fish,

1055
00:51:16,435 --> 00:51:18,315
Arnold Cohen, Gina Levoy, Caitlyn Powers,

1056
00:51:18,315 --> 00:51:19,795
Jacqueline Edwards, Paula McCarty.

1057
00:51:19,795 --> 00:51:23,075
Naomi Walker, group One Coach Bucket. Okay.

1058
00:51:24,575 --> 00:51:27,115
All right. So say the name of the person you're voting for.

1059
00:51:27,115 --> 00:51:28,115
We'll go. District one.

1060
00:51:30,255 --> 00:51:33,795
Kailyn Powers. Kailyn Powers District two.

1061
00:51:41,215 --> 00:51:42,635
Do Want take mine.

1062
00:51:43,135 --> 00:51:45,195
Oh, here we go. Arnie Cohen.

1063
00:51:48,075 --> 00:51:52,605
District three. Jacqueline Jacqueline Edwards.

1064
00:51:52,745 --> 00:51:53,745
Yep. Okay.

1065
00:51:55,725 --> 00:51:56,165
District four

1066
00:52:00,715 --> 00:52:02,555
Button's only Turning Red on, can I use your mic?

1067
00:52:05,705 --> 00:52:06,795
Turn their mics off.

1068
00:52:10,585 --> 00:52:15,315
Caitlyn Powers. Caitlyn Powers. Got it. Okay.

1069
00:52:18,275 --> 00:52:21,235
District five. Wendy. Brad Fish. Wendy. Brad Fish.

1070
00:52:22,475 --> 00:52:23,475
District six.

1071
00:52:24,265 --> 00:52:25,835
Caitlyn Powers. Caitlin

1072
00:52:25,835 --> 00:52:26,835
Powers.

1073
00:52:28,155 --> 00:52:31,915
District seven is recused. District eight. I'll go.

1074
00:52:31,915 --> 00:52:33,675
Kaitlyn Powers. District nine.

1075
00:52:36,015 --> 00:52:38,745
Caitlyn Powers. All right.

1076
00:52:39,385 --> 00:52:41,425
5 0 5 1 1 1.

1077
00:52:42,215 --> 00:52:46,505
Alright, next group we have Dan Dube.

1078
00:52:46,655 --> 00:52:48,505
Dube is that you pronounce your last name Dubay, right?

1079
00:52:49,435 --> 00:52:52,945
Chuck Schneider. Alicia Valente. Annette Barnett.

1080
00:52:53,705 --> 00:52:56,065
Jennifer Al. Naomi Walker.

1081
00:52:56,315 --> 00:52:58,425
Jacqueline Edwards, Paula McCurdy.

1082
00:52:59,285 --> 00:53:01,265
So this is the parent bucket.

1083
00:53:03,675 --> 00:53:05,695
Is that one on also? Okay.

1084
00:53:06,285 --> 00:53:10,935
Okay. Alright. District one. Chuck

1085
00:53:11,135 --> 00:53:12,135
Snyder.

1086
00:53:12,575 --> 00:53:17,015
District two. Jacqueline Edwards.

1087
00:53:19,015 --> 00:53:21,095
District three. Annette Barnett,

1088
00:53:22,655 --> 00:53:23,655
District four.

1089
00:53:24,115 --> 00:53:28,085
Dan Dube. District five. Jacqueline Edwards.

1090
00:53:30,565 --> 00:53:31,565
District six.

1091
00:53:32,465 --> 00:53:36,805
Dan Dube. District eight. Alicia Valenti.

1092
00:53:37,725 --> 00:53:38,725
District nine.

1093
00:53:40,005 --> 00:53:41,235
Jacqueline Edwards.

1094
00:53:41,455 --> 00:53:43,155
All right. That puts her at three. She wins.

1095
00:53:43,435 --> 00:53:44,435
Jacqueline Edwards.

1096
00:53:45,905 --> 00:53:48,075
Alright, thank you all so much for your willingness

1097
00:53:48,075 --> 00:53:51,475
to participate and I hope you stay inclu, you know,

1098
00:53:51,475 --> 00:53:53,235
present in the, in the conversation

1099
00:53:53,455 --> 00:53:55,155
and help with the advocacy piece.

1100
00:53:55,315 --> 00:53:56,915
'cause I know you're, you're heavily rooted in this

1101
00:53:56,915 --> 00:53:58,595
community as well, so appreciate it.

1102
00:53:58,925 --> 00:54:00,355
Appreciate all your work. Thank you.

1103
00:54:01,275 --> 00:54:03,115
I do have a question. Do you guys all know each

1104
00:54:03,115 --> 00:54:05,195
other? I don't.

1105
00:54:05,305 --> 00:54:10,115
It's a big swim. It's a big swim community.

1106
00:54:10,505 --> 00:54:11,795
Okay, so we'll pass those.

1107
00:54:11,855 --> 00:54:15,875
So love to have you back those, for those of you, Caitlyn

1108
00:54:15,875 --> 00:54:17,075
and Jacqueline who's not here, but

1109
00:54:17,945 --> 00:54:18,955
we'd love to have you back.

1110
00:54:19,095 --> 00:54:21,675
And then also is she withdrawing?

1111
00:54:22,155 --> 00:54:23,635
I, I mean she just texted

1112
00:54:23,735 --> 00:54:24,735
Me so, okay.

1113
00:54:24,735 --> 00:54:26,395
I dunno. Does she know that she won? She

1114
00:54:26,395 --> 00:54:27,395
Said Jackie.

1115
00:54:27,395 --> 00:54:28,315
Jackie Edwards.

1116
00:54:28,675 --> 00:54:29,635
I don't know if she, you might wanna

1117
00:54:29,635 --> 00:54:30,475
reach out to her because,

1118
00:54:32,765 --> 00:54:33,765
Sorry I did.

1119
00:54:33,765 --> 00:54:34,875
I didn't hear back. Alright,

1120
00:54:36,095 --> 00:54:38,475
She, well she's in the last right now, but I just,

1121
00:54:38,875 --> 00:54:39,875
I will not make it.

1122
00:54:42,405 --> 00:54:44,395
Sorry, Can you just text her back

1123
00:54:44,395 --> 00:54:45,915
and ask her if she wants to formally withdraw

1124
00:54:46,055 --> 00:54:46,275
and

1125
00:54:50,625 --> 00:54:52,795
Okay, so we're gonna hold off.

1126
00:54:52,865 --> 00:54:53,865
Does she know she won?

1127
00:54:57,625 --> 00:55:01,235
Okay. We definitely want her then.

1128
00:55:05,315 --> 00:55:06,235
I dunno when she'll answer,

1129
00:55:06,255 --> 00:55:07,475
but I'll sit here until she does.

1130
00:55:11,775 --> 00:55:13,155
So just to fill people in.

1131
00:55:13,155 --> 00:55:16,595
So Jacqueline Edwards texted Wendy Brad Fish saying

1132
00:55:16,595 --> 00:55:19,235
that she doesn't know if she can Well she just sent her a

1133
00:55:19,235 --> 00:55:20,675
message and we're waiting to hear back

1134
00:55:20,675 --> 00:55:22,355
that if it sounded like she might not be

1135
00:55:22,355 --> 00:55:24,075
interested after all.

1136
00:55:24,295 --> 00:55:27,115
So we're just gonna wait and, okay, we'll come back.

1137
00:55:29,075 --> 00:55:32,115
I guess I know. Do we just take a recess?

1138
00:55:32,815 --> 00:55:33,815
No, It's fine.

1139
00:55:35,635 --> 00:55:39,155
Continue on. I could always come back.

1140
00:55:39,255 --> 00:55:40,035
I'd hate to have to do this

1141
00:55:40,035 --> 00:55:41,115
again and make everyone come back.

1142
00:55:46,745 --> 00:55:48,315
What if we move on to another thing

1143
00:55:48,335 --> 00:55:50,515
and we can come back if they can wait. Okay.

1144
00:55:51,445 --> 00:55:52,955
Wendy, if you don't mind just waiting around

1145
00:55:52,975 --> 00:55:55,275
and like if we're gonna just go on to our next topic

1146
00:55:55,375 --> 00:55:57,315
and then if you do happen to hear back we can kind

1147
00:55:57,315 --> 00:56:00,635
of go back and pivot and, okay,

1148
00:56:01,565 --> 00:56:03,875
sorry, that's never happened.

1149
00:56:06,295 --> 00:56:09,595
So we'll go on to the next one's.

1150
00:56:09,595 --> 00:56:11,235
Kind of a lengthy one, but, all right,

1151
00:56:11,475 --> 00:56:13,035
vote on the superintendent's proposed goals.

1152
00:56:13,035 --> 00:56:16,275
So 2026 to 2027 school year goals. Turn it over to Dr.

1153
00:56:16,475 --> 00:56:17,795
Tremblay. A presentation

1154
00:56:17,795 --> 00:56:19,675
and vote on the superintendent's goals is required

1155
00:56:19,675 --> 00:56:22,155
by the superintendent's contract in section four.

1156
00:56:22,225 --> 00:56:24,205
With that, I'll turn it over to Dr. Trembley.

1157
00:56:24,595 --> 00:56:26,645
Welcome. Thank you Madam Chair. Good evening everyone.

1158
00:56:27,205 --> 00:56:28,725
Thank you. I'll try to be brief on the

1159
00:56:28,935 --> 00:56:30,005
discussion this evening.

1160
00:56:30,065 --> 00:56:32,885
And Joanna, thank you for putting that up on the screen.

1161
00:56:33,585 --> 00:56:34,685
I'm going to share the,

1162
00:56:35,045 --> 00:56:37,765
that you recall the goals were presented previously as a,

1163
00:56:37,865 --> 00:56:39,445
as a slide deck presentation.

1164
00:56:39,795 --> 00:56:42,685
They've now been formatted into the Department

1165
00:56:42,685 --> 00:56:46,925
of Education elementary secondary education's document tool.

1166
00:56:47,065 --> 00:56:49,885
And as I pointed out in an earlier communication just today,

1167
00:56:49,885 --> 00:56:51,765
so you may not have had time to review this.

1168
00:56:51,765 --> 00:56:54,085
So if we need to push this to a vote at the next meeting,

1169
00:56:54,205 --> 00:56:56,605
I understand, but not,

1170
00:56:56,605 --> 00:56:59,125
there's not been substantial changes since the previous

1171
00:56:59,125 --> 00:57:00,485
presentation on the goals.

1172
00:57:00,595 --> 00:57:04,005
However, I did incorporate school committee feedback.

1173
00:57:05,005 --> 00:57:08,085
I think all of it, if not all of it, at least most of it.

1174
00:57:08,425 --> 00:57:10,685
And so significantly is this first goal,

1175
00:57:10,745 --> 00:57:12,165
the district improvement goal,

1176
00:57:12,775 --> 00:57:15,605
which really focuses on our out of district

1177
00:57:16,355 --> 00:57:17,445
student placement.

1178
00:57:19,265 --> 00:57:21,005
In, in some, I'm not gonna read it all to you,

1179
00:57:21,005 --> 00:57:23,565
it is available, but I'm gonna just in in some here is

1180
00:57:23,565 --> 00:57:25,165
that we have acknowledged

1181
00:57:25,165 --> 00:57:27,725
that we have a extraordinary expense

1182
00:57:28,705 --> 00:57:30,445
for students placed out of district.

1183
00:57:30,465 --> 00:57:32,445
We know it's a goal of the district to have our students

1184
00:57:33,855 --> 00:57:35,845
learn learning in district.

1185
00:57:37,225 --> 00:57:39,125
An example of that, for example, is our 18

1186
00:57:39,125 --> 00:57:42,525
to 22 program at Farley, which has continued to grow.

1187
00:57:43,265 --> 00:57:45,045
That's a great opportunity for our students

1188
00:57:45,045 --> 00:57:46,725
to be educated in their home community.

1189
00:57:46,795 --> 00:57:47,925
It's also a cost savings

1190
00:57:48,505 --> 00:57:51,365
and we expect that we'll continue to grow

1191
00:57:51,365 --> 00:57:52,605
that in-district programming.

1192
00:57:53,425 --> 00:57:55,205
We also recognize there may be students

1193
00:57:55,205 --> 00:57:57,645
who are better served in and out of district placement.

1194
00:57:58,285 --> 00:58:00,085
So this, this goal now aims

1195
00:58:00,085 --> 00:58:02,605
and I want to just to extend some appreciation to a member

1196
00:58:02,605 --> 00:58:05,325
of the school committee who did give me this, this feedback.

1197
00:58:05,365 --> 00:58:07,765
I had an opportunity in since getting that

1198
00:58:07,765 --> 00:58:09,765
to get input from the director of special education.

1199
00:58:10,185 --> 00:58:12,645
And this is a collaborative goal in that regard.

1200
00:58:13,385 --> 00:58:15,565
But this really begins to look at the root cause.

1201
00:58:15,625 --> 00:58:17,445
And it's not to say that we haven't been looking at this,

1202
00:58:17,445 --> 00:58:18,565
we pay very close attention.

1203
00:58:18,625 --> 00:58:21,445
But given that we are likely among the top five,

1204
00:58:21,445 --> 00:58:24,205
if not the second highest outta district spending in the

1205
00:58:24,205 --> 00:58:27,605
commonwealth of Massachusetts, there's certainly a cause

1206
00:58:27,625 --> 00:58:29,525
to take a hard look at what we can do better

1207
00:58:30,105 --> 00:58:33,605
for our students and also considering and unpredictable

1208
00:58:33,625 --> 00:58:36,085
and untenable financial climate going forward.

1209
00:58:36,625 --> 00:58:38,565
So that's the nature of what this goal is.

1210
00:58:38,585 --> 00:58:41,045
So there's three specific subparts to this.

1211
00:58:41,745 --> 00:58:43,765
And the timeline is as follows.

1212
00:58:44,285 --> 00:58:46,925
Really it's, it's to begin to look at the root cause

1213
00:58:46,995 --> 00:58:49,325
with a plan to, this would be ongoing as a goal,

1214
00:58:49,545 --> 00:58:52,525
but to find out, for example, students

1215
00:58:52,525 --> 00:58:54,805
who are entering the district, are they entering the

1216
00:58:55,005 --> 00:58:56,925
district with an existing OUTTA district placement?

1217
00:58:57,635 --> 00:58:59,485
That would be something to consider, right?

1218
00:58:59,505 --> 00:59:02,125
So we were sort of inheriting that outta district placement.

1219
00:59:02,385 --> 00:59:04,125
And do we have the services present here?

1220
00:59:04,145 --> 00:59:06,965
We do, we do have a lot of of services that we provide

1221
00:59:06,965 --> 00:59:10,445
to our students, but are they the right services

1222
00:59:10,445 --> 00:59:11,485
that we're providing to our students?

1223
00:59:11,485 --> 00:59:12,725
So something we wanna look at, lack

1224
00:59:12,725 --> 00:59:15,485
of appropriate in-district programming is, is that point

1225
00:59:16,205 --> 00:59:19,045
behavioral or safety needs our students?

1226
00:59:19,185 --> 00:59:21,565
Is there a lack of effective academic progress?

1227
00:59:21,865 --> 00:59:24,045
And then also considering perhaps legal

1228
00:59:24,225 --> 00:59:26,725
and board of special education appeals considerations

1229
00:59:26,735 --> 00:59:27,965
among other relevant factors.

1230
00:59:28,025 --> 00:59:29,645
So the first part of this new goal

1231
00:59:29,645 --> 00:59:32,845
that's being presented here, again based on member feedback,

1232
00:59:33,465 --> 00:59:35,005
was to, by September 15th,

1233
00:59:35,005 --> 00:59:36,805
to implement a standardized process for

1234
00:59:37,325 --> 00:59:39,725
documenting the primary factors contributing

1235
00:59:40,025 --> 00:59:42,565
to all new out of district placements.

1236
00:59:42,865 --> 00:59:45,325
So baseline data would be collected between July one

1237
00:59:45,625 --> 00:59:48,325
and through to June 30th, the end of the school year.

1238
00:59:48,445 --> 00:59:51,125
I understand that the end of the school year would extend

1239
00:59:51,125 --> 00:59:52,925
beyond when this evaluation is done,

1240
00:59:52,985 --> 00:59:56,445
but the, the intent here is to capture a

1241
00:59:57,405 --> 00:59:59,685
official school year from July one to June 30th.

1242
01:00:00,125 --> 01:00:03,285
A second subpart to that one is by January 15th.

1243
01:00:03,285 --> 01:00:05,925
So around the midyear presentation would be

1244
01:00:05,925 --> 01:00:08,765
to create clear program descriptions for each

1245
01:00:08,765 --> 01:00:11,605
of our sub-separate programs that include entry

1246
01:00:11,745 --> 01:00:12,885
and exit criteria

1247
01:00:13,505 --> 01:00:15,885
and targeted professional learning de design

1248
01:00:15,885 --> 01:00:17,445
to increase staff capacity

1249
01:00:17,745 --> 01:00:20,085
to support students in the least restrictive environment.

1250
01:00:20,305 --> 01:00:22,525
And then finally the subpart to this is by the end

1251
01:00:22,525 --> 01:00:24,565
of the school year, develop and implement a special

1252
01:00:24,565 --> 01:00:26,445
education capacity improvement plan,

1253
01:00:26,615 --> 01:00:28,725
addressing the priority areas identified

1254
01:00:28,725 --> 01:00:30,245
through the out-of-district analysis.

1255
01:00:30,515 --> 01:00:32,885
That plan specifically will identify programming

1256
01:00:32,885 --> 01:00:37,125
or service gaps, recommended programmatic changes, staffing

1257
01:00:37,125 --> 01:00:40,205
and expertise needs, professional learning needs,

1258
01:00:40,925 --> 01:00:43,045
resource availability and financial implications,

1259
01:00:43,285 --> 01:00:45,885
implications and implementation timelines

1260
01:00:45,905 --> 01:00:47,965
for the 27 28 school year.

1261
01:00:47,965 --> 01:00:49,885
So this is a goal of the special education department

1262
01:00:50,065 --> 01:00:53,885
and I'll partner closely with Director Lori Bruce on

1263
01:00:53,885 --> 01:00:55,325
that one final note is

1264
01:00:56,555 --> 01:00:59,245
also getting member feedback on this is to have

1265
01:01:00,195 --> 01:01:02,605
more updates, more communication from the director

1266
01:01:02,605 --> 01:01:04,445
of special education around this

1267
01:01:04,545 --> 01:01:05,965
or special education in general,

1268
01:01:06,185 --> 01:01:09,605
as is also referenced in other goals in this document,

1269
01:01:10,405 --> 01:01:12,845
as one of our identified subgroups, as you know,

1270
01:01:13,475 --> 01:01:15,445
that language has been added specifically

1271
01:01:15,465 --> 01:01:16,485
to some of the learning goals.

1272
01:01:16,545 --> 01:01:18,205
I'm not gonna read all those to you this

1273
01:01:18,205 --> 01:01:19,325
evening unless you need me to.

1274
01:01:19,355 --> 01:01:21,965
This again, it's not changed since the previous iteration

1275
01:01:22,385 --> 01:01:24,005
except that we did identify

1276
01:01:25,005 --> 01:01:26,325
specific English learning students

1277
01:01:26,425 --> 01:01:28,845
and students with disabilities given the feedback

1278
01:01:28,845 --> 01:01:30,125
that has come from the school committee.

1279
01:01:30,665 --> 01:01:32,765
And so that is now included in terms of

1280
01:01:32,765 --> 01:01:36,565
what percentage increases our targets that we've set for,

1281
01:01:37,145 --> 01:01:38,485
for 26 27.

1282
01:01:38,985 --> 01:01:42,565
So the other sort of related point to this

1283
01:01:42,985 --> 01:01:44,605
and then I'll, I'll pause for any questions.

1284
01:01:45,205 --> 01:01:46,845
I think otherwise the goals are, are

1285
01:01:46,905 --> 01:01:51,645
as they've been presented is the dropping off

1286
01:01:51,645 --> 01:01:55,005
of the class of 2030 goal, which I had had on here initially

1287
01:01:55,065 --> 01:01:56,685
and as I pointed out in my email,

1288
01:01:56,785 --> 01:01:58,525
but just to share with the public.

1289
01:01:59,145 --> 01:02:00,365
As this committee well knows

1290
01:02:00,365 --> 01:02:01,565
and as many in the community know,

1291
01:02:01,635 --> 01:02:02,805
I've been tracing the class

1292
01:02:02,805 --> 01:02:05,245
of 2030 since they began in kindergarten.

1293
01:02:05,245 --> 01:02:08,685
They're now entering their 10th year in school, their

1294
01:02:09,405 --> 01:02:10,525
incoming freshmen.

1295
01:02:11,005 --> 01:02:12,725
I think it's gonna be very important for,

1296
01:02:13,045 --> 01:02:14,765
I know it'll be very important for me to continue

1297
01:02:14,765 --> 01:02:17,005
that relationship with them through their commencement,

1298
01:02:17,005 --> 01:02:19,045
which has always been part of my plan in the district.

1299
01:02:19,085 --> 01:02:21,485
And I'm fortunate to have the opportunity to see that

1300
01:02:21,485 --> 01:02:22,805
through to fruition.

1301
01:02:23,925 --> 01:02:25,925
I really believe that by building relationships

1302
01:02:25,925 --> 01:02:29,285
with the students and getting their feedback, whether that's

1303
01:02:29,285 --> 01:02:31,645
through personal conversations, the advisory

1304
01:02:31,675 --> 01:02:33,845
that I mentioned in a previous goal, which is still

1305
01:02:34,365 --> 01:02:38,285
existing, getting anecdotal information from surveys,

1306
01:02:38,285 --> 01:02:41,765
anonymous surveys which can be codified to find out

1307
01:02:41,765 --> 01:02:45,525
what worked for our students over these nine years in the

1308
01:02:45,685 --> 01:02:47,005
district or now, you know, coming to their,

1309
01:02:47,005 --> 01:02:48,325
their 10 years in the district.

1310
01:02:49,115 --> 01:02:50,565
What has worked, what has not worked,

1311
01:02:50,565 --> 01:02:53,045
what are those educational challenges that we as a team,

1312
01:02:53,065 --> 01:02:56,605
as a district can take on given that student voice.

1313
01:02:56,805 --> 01:02:58,725
I really believe it's really important

1314
01:02:58,875 --> 01:03:00,165
work to continue to do.

1315
01:03:00,185 --> 01:03:03,645
And so while it's not framed specifically in this document,

1316
01:03:05,555 --> 01:03:06,805
largely 'cause it was difficult

1317
01:03:06,805 --> 01:03:09,525
to measure the qualitative side of that aspect,

1318
01:03:09,765 --> 01:03:11,645
I just wanna point out that even though it's not here,

1319
01:03:12,155 --> 01:03:14,965
like many things that are not in this document

1320
01:03:14,965 --> 01:03:16,485
that exist in the strategic plan

1321
01:03:16,485 --> 01:03:18,365
for the district is still a priority.

1322
01:03:18,585 --> 01:03:21,485
So I just wanted to put that caveat there as I had was,

1323
01:03:21,705 --> 01:03:23,445
was had included that previously,

1324
01:03:23,445 --> 01:03:26,165
but that now has been removed from this document

1325
01:03:26,165 --> 01:03:27,645
and wanted to give some explanation as

1326
01:03:27,645 --> 01:03:30,245
to why we do believe the OUTTA district is an appropriate I

1327
01:03:30,245 --> 01:03:31,925
do district improvement goal

1328
01:03:32,225 --> 01:03:34,045
and then again the professional practice goals

1329
01:03:34,045 --> 01:03:35,445
around policy development.

1330
01:03:35,655 --> 01:03:38,685
These are areas for artificial intelligence specifically.

1331
01:03:38,785 --> 01:03:40,045
And then the cell phone policy.

1332
01:03:40,135 --> 01:03:42,005
We're still waiting to see whether

1333
01:03:42,005 --> 01:03:45,125
or not there will be a, a legislative action on that.

1334
01:03:45,185 --> 01:03:47,405
But in the meanwhile, getting input from our students,

1335
01:03:47,755 --> 01:03:50,125
from within the community, from our parent community,

1336
01:03:50,125 --> 01:03:53,285
our caregivers, around both of these important policies,

1337
01:03:53,955 --> 01:03:56,925
with a plan to present that to the policy subcommittee

1338
01:03:56,985 --> 01:03:59,605
by mid-year to give that feedback.

1339
01:03:59,605 --> 01:04:00,725
And then the student learning goals,

1340
01:04:00,775 --> 01:04:04,245
which I described briefly just a moment ago,

1341
01:04:04,505 --> 01:04:07,005
in which I presented in greater detail at a previous

1342
01:04:07,005 --> 01:04:09,645
meeting, a stand as they were presented the first time.

1343
01:04:10,105 --> 01:04:12,205
So unless there are any questions, I'll just leave it there

1344
01:04:12,265 --> 01:04:14,245
for, for review or discussion.

1345
01:04:15,755 --> 01:04:16,805
Okay. Jen's up first.

1346
01:04:17,645 --> 01:04:19,685
I don't have so much as questions, but comments.

1347
01:04:20,245 --> 01:04:22,565
I want to say thank you for really listening to

1348
01:04:22,565 --> 01:04:24,885
what our feedback was on some of your goals,

1349
01:04:24,885 --> 01:04:26,445
and I can see how they've been input here.

1350
01:04:26,905 --> 01:04:29,485
So I appreciate that because I really think this year has

1351
01:04:29,485 --> 01:04:31,165
to be really data driven

1352
01:04:31,425 --> 01:04:33,565
and really expectation based on that.

1353
01:04:34,505 --> 01:04:39,165
So I appreciate that. And as far as your class

1354
01:04:39,185 --> 01:04:41,525
of 2030, I hope you still continue to make

1355
01:04:41,525 --> 01:04:44,685
that a personal goal, whether or not it be on here or not.

1356
01:04:45,165 --> 01:04:47,085
I, I think it's important. 'cause I, I think that's

1357
01:04:47,725 --> 01:04:49,085
actually something that's been great that you've

1358
01:04:49,085 --> 01:04:50,205
done all these years.

1359
01:04:50,485 --> 01:04:51,765
'cause I remember going years ago

1360
01:04:51,765 --> 01:04:53,525
that I did reading with you with that class.

1361
01:04:54,105 --> 01:04:57,965
So I, I think it's a great personal goal

1362
01:04:58,625 --> 01:04:59,725
and I hope you continue it.

1363
01:05:02,025 --> 01:05:03,565
Thanks for that. I, I, I, I agree.

1364
01:05:03,565 --> 01:05:06,245
It's, it's a pretty special connection I think that I have

1365
01:05:06,245 --> 01:05:08,005
with the class, and I'll be reading to them,

1366
01:05:09,225 --> 01:05:11,725
and as freshmen in high school now in one big assembly,

1367
01:05:11,725 --> 01:05:13,045
that'll be really interesting.

1368
01:05:13,665 --> 01:05:16,365
But having a connection with the class is important to me.

1369
01:05:16,425 --> 01:05:17,645
So you, you have my word.

1370
01:05:19,395 --> 01:05:20,685
I'll just echo what Jen said.

1371
01:05:20,685 --> 01:05:21,685
I agree with everything she said.

1372
01:05:21,805 --> 01:05:23,565
I really do like the effort that you've made

1373
01:05:23,565 --> 01:05:24,605
with the class of 2030.

1374
01:05:24,805 --> 01:05:26,485
I think relationships, you gotta build the bridges

1375
01:05:26,485 --> 01:05:28,365
before you need them, and just the relationships

1376
01:05:28,365 --> 01:05:29,485
matter, that whole piece.

1377
01:05:29,585 --> 01:05:32,165
And I get that maybe it doesn't fit cleanly in here,

1378
01:05:32,185 --> 01:05:33,645
but I just, I do think it's, it's great.

1379
01:05:33,675 --> 01:05:36,045
It's a nice attribute that you bring to the community.

1380
01:05:36,145 --> 01:05:38,965
And I've worked for six, seven superintendents,

1381
01:05:38,965 --> 01:05:40,805
and I think that, that this, this is the,

1382
01:05:40,805 --> 01:05:42,325
where the work is, it's really important.

1383
01:05:42,465 --> 01:05:44,245
And although it doesn't line up maybe

1384
01:05:44,245 --> 01:05:46,645
with our assessment tool that we use,

1385
01:05:46,765 --> 01:05:47,805
I think it's a nice thing

1386
01:05:47,805 --> 01:05:49,325
to incorporate in your practice as well.

1387
01:05:49,625 --> 01:05:51,885
Thanks. Anybody else? Superintendent's goals.

1388
01:05:53,505 --> 01:05:58,045
Go ahead, Judy. Judy Rocks, paper, scissor. No, go ahead.

1389
01:05:58,045 --> 01:05:59,085
Judy. Judy.

1390
01:06:01,565 --> 01:06:03,455
Yeah. Thank you, Bob,

1391
01:06:03,595 --> 01:06:05,575
for the work you put into these goals.

1392
01:06:05,575 --> 01:06:08,775
They're like, they're really, these are substantial goals.

1393
01:06:09,075 --> 01:06:12,975
But I have a couple questions on the first goal.

1394
01:06:14,955 --> 01:06:19,575
Is it, is it, am I understanding that the, that the analysis

1395
01:06:19,575 --> 01:06:23,215
and developing the capacity improvement plan as is, is the,

1396
01:06:23,315 --> 01:06:25,375
is the pro end product of that goal?

1397
01:06:25,555 --> 01:06:26,815
Or is there any,

1398
01:06:27,395 --> 01:06:31,295
any other measurable outcomes we might see this year related

1399
01:06:31,395 --> 01:06:33,095
to in-district capacity

1400
01:06:33,235 --> 01:06:37,295
or, you know, out of district placements or costs?

1401
01:06:38,045 --> 01:06:39,975
Yeah, I think there's, there's sort

1402
01:06:39,975 --> 01:06:40,975
of two things going on.

1403
01:06:41,215 --> 01:06:43,215
I would say this is, this is not an end goal.

1404
01:06:43,245 --> 01:06:46,055
It's a baseline goal. So it's established, what do we have?

1405
01:06:46,055 --> 01:06:47,135
It's, it is an inventory.

1406
01:06:47,165 --> 01:06:49,895
Like what is, what is existing, what are those systems?

1407
01:06:50,135 --> 01:06:52,895
I mean, the measurables there would be exiting an

1408
01:06:53,055 --> 01:06:54,495
entrance criteria for programming.

1409
01:06:54,495 --> 01:06:57,535
That's a really important one that may not be so clear

1410
01:06:58,525 --> 01:06:59,535
that we need to work on.

1411
01:07:00,115 --> 01:07:03,255
But as you think about this in alignment with, you know,

1412
01:07:03,255 --> 01:07:05,655
the tech collaborative that you represent on the board

1413
01:07:05,655 --> 01:07:08,575
and the accept collaborative, you know, by having our 18

1414
01:07:08,575 --> 01:07:11,615
to 22 program here in at Farley

1415
01:07:11,615 --> 01:07:13,975
and expanding that, what does that mean for our relationship

1416
01:07:13,975 --> 01:07:15,215
with the accept collaborative?

1417
01:07:15,475 --> 01:07:17,295
And similarly with tech collaborative,

1418
01:07:17,295 --> 01:07:18,855
there's programs that swab off.

1419
01:07:18,855 --> 01:07:21,815
So I think there's a baseline right now, I would think of it

1420
01:07:21,815 --> 01:07:23,815
as year one as being an inventory of what we have.

1421
01:07:23,815 --> 01:07:25,535
What do we offer? Who's eligible?

1422
01:07:25,875 --> 01:07:26,935
How many students are there?

1423
01:07:27,075 --> 01:07:29,295
And can we do something in-house differently?

1424
01:07:29,815 --> 01:07:30,815
That's what I would view this as.

1425
01:07:30,935 --> 01:07:33,375
I think it's step one of a multi-year plan, right?

1426
01:07:33,375 --> 01:07:34,495
We've really not dug into that.

1427
01:07:34,555 --> 01:07:36,575
So that's why it's the, the metrics here.

1428
01:07:36,575 --> 01:07:39,855
The deliverables would be an analysis of report of sort

1429
01:07:39,855 --> 01:07:41,375
of the state of the, of the, of,

1430
01:07:41,435 --> 01:07:43,615
of the programming condition report.

1431
01:07:43,925 --> 01:07:44,925
Okay.

1432
01:07:46,335 --> 01:07:50,655
I have a question about the cell phone and AI policies.

1433
01:07:51,315 --> 01:07:53,735
So could you explain what aspect

1434
01:07:53,735 --> 01:07:56,415
of your professional practice you're hoping

1435
01:07:56,435 --> 01:07:57,735
to strengthen through that?

1436
01:07:57,915 --> 01:07:59,815
Is that policy development or

1437
01:08:01,035 --> 01:08:03,935
It, it is, what I, what I've learned and,

1438
01:08:03,935 --> 01:08:06,815
and continuing to learn in my own professional practice here

1439
01:08:06,995 --> 01:08:09,015
is ways to inform policy.

1440
01:08:09,195 --> 01:08:12,055
And an example of that is, and I may have referenced this

1441
01:08:12,055 --> 01:08:14,215
before, so I apologize if I'm repeating myself.

1442
01:08:15,465 --> 01:08:19,005
Our EV policy, so we have a, a policy in the district.

1443
01:08:19,305 --> 01:08:21,645
And one way that that came to life

1444
01:08:21,645 --> 01:08:24,125
and why you, maybe I have haven't heard much about it

1445
01:08:24,145 --> 01:08:25,445
or seen much about it.

1446
01:08:25,625 --> 01:08:26,965
And I really believe it's

1447
01:08:26,965 --> 01:08:28,885
because it had the opportunity

1448
01:08:28,885 --> 01:08:30,605
to garner buy-in from the users.

1449
01:08:31,345 --> 01:08:33,925
And so it was a learning experience for me to say, well,

1450
01:08:33,925 --> 01:08:37,525
let's take all of the existing EV for, right?

1451
01:08:37,525 --> 01:08:38,685
So the electric vehicles

1452
01:08:39,025 --> 01:08:41,245
and our charging stations, which are somewhat limited.

1453
01:08:41,625 --> 01:08:42,965
And we knew we had Uber drivers

1454
01:08:43,025 --> 01:08:45,485
and Lyft drivers that were taking advantage of the overnight

1455
01:08:45,485 --> 01:08:48,725
and working with Sean earlier about how can we set

1456
01:08:48,725 --> 01:08:50,845
and working with buildings and grounds and withdrew

1457
01:08:50,845 --> 01:08:52,685
and the buildings and grounds department in particular,

1458
01:08:52,735 --> 01:08:56,605
who's a user and saying, how can we set policy that doesn't

1459
01:08:57,715 --> 01:09:00,805
undo what our staff and our families would use,

1460
01:09:01,345 --> 01:09:02,525
and how do we get voice?

1461
01:09:02,745 --> 01:09:06,485
So by having open forum conversations with current users,

1462
01:09:06,925 --> 01:09:08,685
aspiring users of EVs

1463
01:09:08,985 --> 01:09:12,605
and how that would work, we built for the really, I, I,

1464
01:09:12,925 --> 01:09:15,685
I don't think it exists in the MASC guide.

1465
01:09:15,825 --> 01:09:17,405
It, it's really phenomenal

1466
01:09:17,665 --> 01:09:19,805
and it's, there's not a lot of fanfare about it,

1467
01:09:19,825 --> 01:09:21,565
but there was a lot of work put into it.

1468
01:09:21,885 --> 01:09:23,165
I mean, multiple iterations.

1469
01:09:23,585 --> 01:09:25,525
So to answer the question, I do view this

1470
01:09:25,525 --> 01:09:26,645
as a professional practice goal

1471
01:09:26,645 --> 01:09:29,285
because these are two very significant policies

1472
01:09:29,715 --> 01:09:32,685
that are really going to light a wick, if you will,

1473
01:09:32,785 --> 01:09:35,645
in the community, particularly around cell phones, whether

1474
01:09:35,645 --> 01:09:37,725
or not the state goes forward with legislation.

1475
01:09:38,495 --> 01:09:40,285
We've already begun work on this.

1476
01:09:40,765 --> 01:09:42,285
I always say the, we, I mean, I've begun work,

1477
01:09:42,285 --> 01:09:43,405
but I'm working with, with people.

1478
01:09:43,425 --> 01:09:46,525
In fact, I have a, a an educator who's an aspiring

1479
01:09:46,525 --> 01:09:49,605
administrator who's looking for a project to learn

1480
01:09:49,625 --> 01:09:50,685
how to be a leader.

1481
01:09:51,145 --> 01:09:53,045
And so we're working together on this

1482
01:09:53,105 --> 01:09:55,405
and we've, we had a number of vendor meetings

1483
01:09:55,405 --> 01:09:57,685
with those cell phone cases, like yonder pouches.

1484
01:09:57,685 --> 01:09:59,085
Well, it turns out there's like 10 different

1485
01:09:59,345 --> 01:10:00,645
brands of these kinds of things.

1486
01:10:00,705 --> 01:10:03,325
But locking up a cell phone is one aspect,

1487
01:10:03,345 --> 01:10:04,885
but really what are the impacts

1488
01:10:04,885 --> 01:10:07,685
of not having a cell phone on a student's person?

1489
01:10:08,145 --> 01:10:09,805
And how do families feel about that?

1490
01:10:09,805 --> 01:10:10,965
And how do students feel about that?

1491
01:10:11,025 --> 01:10:12,565
How do teachers feel about that?

1492
01:10:12,575 --> 01:10:14,685
We've had discussions with Brockton Public Schools,

1493
01:10:15,325 --> 01:10:17,725
Brockton High School, as an example, uses this

1494
01:10:17,725 --> 01:10:19,645
as a requirement for all of their high school students.

1495
01:10:19,665 --> 01:10:23,045
How do they do that without adding staff? What's procedural?

1496
01:10:23,185 --> 01:10:27,485
So AI similarly, in short, I would say the,

1497
01:10:27,515 --> 01:10:28,965
this is a professional practice goal

1498
01:10:28,965 --> 01:10:31,685
because I'm approaching policy recommendations

1499
01:10:31,705 --> 01:10:32,965
to the policy subcommittee

1500
01:10:33,435 --> 01:10:36,045
that it collects input in a very different way.

1501
01:10:36,425 --> 01:10:38,525
And it's something I'm still learning to do, to refine.

1502
01:10:38,945 --> 01:10:41,365
And the ev charging policy was an example

1503
01:10:41,365 --> 01:10:42,805
of sort of tiptoeing into that.

1504
01:10:42,975 --> 01:10:44,125
These are much deeper,

1505
01:10:44,465 --> 01:10:46,845
and the opportunity to be at the high school sort

1506
01:10:46,845 --> 01:10:49,685
of lined up with that 2030 class allows me

1507
01:10:49,685 --> 01:10:51,085
to be in the presence of students

1508
01:10:51,225 --> 01:10:52,405
and staff at the high school

1509
01:10:52,625 --> 01:10:54,405
to get their direct feedback in real time.

1510
01:10:54,585 --> 01:10:56,805
So I really do think, for me, it's how

1511
01:10:56,805 --> 01:11:01,525
to shape policy effectively, to minimize the, the resistance

1512
01:11:02,025 --> 01:11:03,725
by getting earlier buy-in

1513
01:11:03,825 --> 01:11:05,845
before presenting it to a policy subcommittee.

1514
01:11:06,515 --> 01:11:07,725
It's a long answer to your question.

1515
01:11:07,785 --> 01:11:09,485
No, but that's, but that's why it lands there. That's,

1516
01:11:09,485 --> 01:11:11,525
That's a good explanation.

1517
01:11:11,715 --> 01:11:12,725
Answers my question.

1518
01:11:13,035 --> 01:11:16,045
Yeah. Thank you. And I had one more comment,

1519
01:11:16,145 --> 01:11:18,885
if you don't mind, which is about the third goal

1520
01:11:21,055 --> 01:11:23,325
fives separate student learning outcomes.

1521
01:11:23,495 --> 01:11:26,525
Seems like a lot to me. Is it too much?

1522
01:11:28,405 --> 01:11:29,805
I think all of us is, is a lot,

1523
01:11:29,985 --> 01:11:31,245
but I think it's all important.

1524
01:11:31,625 --> 01:11:33,525
And as I look on this, and I reflect on this,

1525
01:11:33,525 --> 01:11:36,125
and I did, again, I appreciate the comments about taking it

1526
01:11:36,125 --> 01:11:39,605
all in, you know, some of it, I try to be careful not

1527
01:11:39,605 --> 01:11:42,245
to just throw sort of low hanging fruit to say,

1528
01:11:42,245 --> 01:11:44,365
here's a goal I can easily obtain.

1529
01:11:44,365 --> 01:11:45,885
Right? That's not what the work is.

1530
01:11:45,905 --> 01:11:47,045
And I've heard very clearly,

1531
01:11:47,065 --> 01:11:49,485
and I've felt this way, that we really need

1532
01:11:49,485 --> 01:11:52,525
to do a better job with, with teaching and learning.

1533
01:11:52,525 --> 01:11:54,285
And we, we, we have great leadership

1534
01:11:54,345 --> 01:11:55,405
in the district to do that.

1535
01:11:55,425 --> 01:11:57,245
Now we're really poised, I think,

1536
01:11:57,245 --> 01:11:58,325
to make a significant change.

1537
01:11:58,385 --> 01:12:02,045
So is it a lot? I think it is the hardest part of this,

1538
01:12:02,045 --> 01:12:03,525
and working closely with Anne

1539
01:12:03,525 --> 01:12:05,125
and with the Office of Teaching

1540
01:12:05,125 --> 01:12:06,525
and Learning is, you know,

1541
01:12:07,025 --> 01:12:09,725
we can't name every single grade level in every

1542
01:12:09,725 --> 01:12:11,645
single subgroup.

1543
01:12:12,065 --> 01:12:16,045
So we try to get a, a sort of an sampling across elementary,

1544
01:12:16,115 --> 01:12:17,685
secondary, and then also

1545
01:12:18,525 --> 01:12:20,325
focusing still on our chronic absenteeism

1546
01:12:20,505 --> 01:12:22,405
and our high school graduation rate,

1547
01:12:22,405 --> 01:12:23,925
which we know is a significance importance.

1548
01:12:23,985 --> 01:12:26,645
What's not presented here this evening is the data

1549
01:12:26,885 --> 01:12:28,605
dashboard, which will have more information.

1550
01:12:28,605 --> 01:12:31,965
We talked about that previously. So I think it's a lot.

1551
01:12:32,845 --> 01:12:33,885
I I know it's a lot.

1552
01:12:34,025 --> 01:12:35,965
And especially, I'm not the one sort

1553
01:12:35,965 --> 01:12:37,165
of delivering this instruction.

1554
01:12:37,185 --> 01:12:38,445
I'm not the one in front of students,

1555
01:12:38,545 --> 01:12:41,965
so it's gonna be having me be very attentive working

1556
01:12:41,965 --> 01:12:45,085
with Anne, being in schools, working with our principals.

1557
01:12:45,745 --> 01:12:46,885
So yeah, there, there's a,

1558
01:12:46,885 --> 01:12:48,045
there's a better than average chance

1559
01:12:48,045 --> 01:12:51,245
that I'll be progressing or making some progress on these

1560
01:12:51,245 --> 01:12:52,925
and not necessarily meeting or exceeding.

1561
01:12:52,925 --> 01:12:55,365
And I'm eyes wide open with that realization

1562
01:12:55,365 --> 01:12:56,765
because it is an awful lot.

1563
01:12:56,995 --> 01:12:58,885
Yeah. I appreciate the acknowledgement.

1564
01:13:00,305 --> 01:13:02,845
You're welcome. But thank you.

1565
01:13:02,855 --> 01:13:07,565
These goals are, they're, they're so, so great, Bob.

1566
01:13:08,025 --> 01:13:09,685
I'm really happy to see them. Thank

1567
01:13:09,685 --> 01:13:10,605
You. Thank you for that.

1568
01:13:11,455 --> 01:13:13,165
Thank you. Up next we're gonna go to Lorena

1569
01:13:13,165 --> 01:13:14,805
and Kyle, I just wanna acknowledge, I do see your hand,

1570
01:13:14,805 --> 01:13:16,605
you're up next, but Lorena's first,

1571
01:13:21,815 --> 01:13:23,045
Thank you so much Dr.

1572
01:13:23,115 --> 01:13:27,445
Trumble for incorporating all the feedback that was shared.

1573
01:13:27,805 --> 01:13:30,365
I really appreciate it, especially the quick turn around

1574
01:13:30,935 --> 01:13:32,205
after I sent in my comments.

1575
01:13:32,305 --> 01:13:34,765
So thank you. I have a thought

1576
01:13:34,785 --> 01:13:38,125
and I, I just, I'm always thinking about how to

1577
01:13:39,905 --> 01:13:42,845
engage our community and include community and, and,

1578
01:13:42,985 --> 01:13:46,525
and have, you know, more participatory processes.

1579
01:13:47,025 --> 01:13:50,925
So, but I don't know if it's appropriate giving the laws

1580
01:13:50,925 --> 01:13:52,445
that we have to follow, et cetera.

1581
01:13:52,745 --> 01:13:56,845
And I, I'm just thinking about the CPAC group

1582
01:13:57,465 --> 01:14:00,685
and whether it would be appropriate to, at some point

1583
01:14:00,945 --> 01:14:03,285
as you, you know, not right away, I know that this is

1584
01:14:03,285 --> 01:14:05,525
to figure out baseline information,

1585
01:14:05,825 --> 01:14:10,265
but I think that their experiences

1586
01:14:12,265 --> 01:14:15,445
in our district with special education could also help

1587
01:14:15,585 --> 01:14:18,645
inform a lot of, a lot of the realities

1588
01:14:18,645 --> 01:14:19,805
that are, that are happening.

1589
01:14:19,905 --> 01:14:21,925
So, so I think just a thought,

1590
01:14:22,065 --> 01:14:23,885
and I, again, I'm not sure if it makes sense

1591
01:14:23,885 --> 01:14:25,325
or if it's appropriate, whatever, but I just wanted

1592
01:14:25,325 --> 01:14:26,605
to to point that out.

1593
01:14:28,825 --> 01:14:31,405
And yeah, that's basically all I have. Thank you.

1594
01:14:31,405 --> 01:14:32,445
Thank you for the updates.

1595
01:14:33,035 --> 01:14:34,685
Looking at the student learning goal.

1596
01:14:35,085 --> 01:14:39,405
I, I actually think that these percentages make sense.

1597
01:14:39,525 --> 01:14:44,085
I think having five looks like a lot on paper,

1598
01:14:44,225 --> 01:14:47,725
but I think the percentages

1599
01:14:48,145 --> 01:14:49,685
are pretty attainable.

1600
01:14:50,305 --> 01:14:54,525
So yeah, so I think, I think

1601
01:14:55,385 --> 01:14:56,805
it will be a good, a good year.

1602
01:14:57,025 --> 01:14:58,325
So thanks for that feedback.

1603
01:14:58,325 --> 01:14:59,605
And credit to the teaching

1604
01:14:59,605 --> 01:15:01,925
and learning team, just for helping me

1605
01:15:01,925 --> 01:15:03,805
to really establish reasonable targets

1606
01:15:03,805 --> 01:15:05,645
and what we want to have a hundred percent right.

1607
01:15:05,745 --> 01:15:06,885
The goal would be always,

1608
01:15:06,985 --> 01:15:08,325
we want a hundred percent of our students.

1609
01:15:08,625 --> 01:15:10,765
We know that it's going to be compounded over time.

1610
01:15:10,875 --> 01:15:13,805
It's gotta be sort of incremental in that the question is,

1611
01:15:13,805 --> 01:15:15,165
you know, what is that increment?

1612
01:15:15,545 --> 01:15:16,725
And I, I appreciate the comments

1613
01:15:16,825 --> 01:15:18,405
and I think the idea of engaging the,

1614
01:15:18,665 --> 01:15:21,365
the special education parent advisory council on this

1615
01:15:21,365 --> 01:15:24,245
particular goal is a, is an excellent suggestion.

1616
01:15:25,085 --> 01:15:28,405
I will be convening a meeting along with members

1617
01:15:28,405 --> 01:15:31,365
of the central office team in October, September,

1618
01:15:31,605 --> 01:15:34,285
I think it's October, October early October

1619
01:15:34,875 --> 01:15:37,165
with our PTO leadership, kind of, sort of like the,

1620
01:15:37,265 --> 01:15:39,245
the old days of the town wide PTO.

1621
01:15:39,245 --> 01:15:41,445
And then we morphed into a citywide PTO,

1622
01:15:41,625 --> 01:15:43,405
so the PTO president's meeting,

1623
01:15:43,465 --> 01:15:45,125
but also with the special education

1624
01:15:45,785 --> 01:15:47,125
and our dual language pack

1625
01:15:47,185 --> 01:15:52,085
and our English language learner pack.

1626
01:15:52,085 --> 01:15:54,165
Thank you Anne. Tweeting in my ear.

1627
01:15:55,105 --> 01:15:56,205
But we'll have that in October.

1628
01:15:56,255 --> 01:15:59,605
We're gonna give some ground rules about donations and all

1629
01:15:59,785 --> 01:16:02,925
and, and policy around that and how you manage raffles

1630
01:16:02,985 --> 01:16:04,085
and all the things you can

1631
01:16:04,085 --> 01:16:05,685
and cannot do in public education.

1632
01:16:06,025 --> 01:16:07,165
So I think that would be a great time

1633
01:16:07,165 --> 01:16:08,445
to also engage our partners.

1634
01:16:08,445 --> 01:16:09,525
So thank you for that suggestion

1635
01:16:09,665 --> 01:16:11,045
and for all the feedback that you provided.

1636
01:16:11,165 --> 01:16:12,165
I do appreciate it.

1637
01:16:14,355 --> 01:16:16,645
Alright, we're gonna go out online to Kyle.

1638
01:16:18,845 --> 01:16:21,285
I thank you Madam Chair and thank you Bob, for these,

1639
01:16:21,705 --> 01:16:23,645
for these, this, these updated goals.

1640
01:16:24,525 --> 01:16:26,765
I have a comment and then a question on

1641
01:16:26,765 --> 01:16:27,885
the district improvement goal.

1642
01:16:28,245 --> 01:16:30,485
I was really happy to see this, this goal.

1643
01:16:30,565 --> 01:16:33,165
I mean, I, I think you've, you've indicated that you know,

1644
01:16:33,165 --> 01:16:36,845
that you're, this will be your last contract

1645
01:16:36,875 --> 01:16:38,285
that you're gonna move on to other things.

1646
01:16:38,705 --> 01:16:40,725
So we're gonna have another superintendent at some point,

1647
01:16:40,905 --> 01:16:42,445
and I, I would like to see all

1648
01:16:42,445 --> 01:16:45,005
of these district improvement goals from now until then

1649
01:16:45,625 --> 01:16:47,845
be things that make it easy for that person

1650
01:16:47,865 --> 01:16:49,005
to notch some early victories.

1651
01:16:49,005 --> 01:16:52,005
And I certainly think that this, that this goal will,

1652
01:16:52,035 --> 01:16:55,245
will leave them with the, with the data

1653
01:16:55,345 --> 01:16:58,685
and the clarity to, you know, make decisions

1654
01:16:58,685 --> 01:17:00,925
and score some wins and, and win over the community.

1655
01:17:00,985 --> 01:17:03,805
So that's, that's my, my comment,

1656
01:17:05,145 --> 01:17:07,365
my question is on the AI policy

1657
01:17:08,105 --> 01:17:11,645
and procedure development, you know, there are,

1658
01:17:13,135 --> 01:17:14,805
there are two sort of implications here.

1659
01:17:14,945 --> 01:17:17,125
Two sets of implications. I put 'em in two buckets.

1660
01:17:17,625 --> 01:17:20,445
One is the, the student facing challenges

1661
01:17:20,445 --> 01:17:22,365
and the district facing challenges that are around

1662
01:17:23,285 --> 01:17:24,365
academic integrity, right?

1663
01:17:24,545 --> 01:17:26,165
You know, using AI to write papers

1664
01:17:26,385 --> 01:17:29,605
and you know, that, that sort

1665
01:17:29,605 --> 01:17:31,445
of, that sort of thing.

1666
01:17:31,585 --> 01:17:33,605
But there's also the fact that we

1667
01:17:33,605 --> 01:17:35,005
as a district have climate goals

1668
01:17:35,465 --> 01:17:38,645
and we're adopting a technology that has a climate impact.

1669
01:17:40,145 --> 01:17:43,165
We have as a community, I think a, a set of ethical values.

1670
01:17:43,545 --> 01:17:45,285
And there is a,

1671
01:17:45,535 --> 01:17:47,845
there are questions about these large language models

1672
01:17:48,225 --> 01:17:51,325
and the, the, the use

1673
01:17:51,585 --> 01:17:55,965
of artists work without their consent, the,

1674
01:17:56,345 --> 01:17:57,965
you know, some other, you know,

1675
01:17:59,715 --> 01:18:01,245
ethical implications of the technology.

1676
01:18:01,265 --> 01:18:03,965
And I'm, I'm, I'm wondering are, are we,

1677
01:18:04,315 --> 01:18:05,765
when we're developing this policy,

1678
01:18:05,865 --> 01:18:07,485
are we planning on only looking at the

1679
01:18:08,485 --> 01:18:10,525
academic integrity side of things?

1680
01:18:10,625 --> 01:18:13,245
Or are we looking at the technology holistically and,

1681
01:18:13,245 --> 01:18:16,525
and looking at all of those things that we have commitments

1682
01:18:16,545 --> 01:18:20,125
as a school district and as a community to, to care about?

1683
01:18:21,155 --> 01:18:22,725
Yeah, that's a really thoughtful question.

1684
01:18:23,605 --> 01:18:26,445
I think the, the intent

1685
01:18:26,945 --> 01:18:28,845
to start is the academic integrity.

1686
01:18:29,085 --> 01:18:31,605
I, I, I think there's, in, in speaking

1687
01:18:31,605 --> 01:18:35,605
with students at framing high school last year, there seems

1688
01:18:35,605 --> 01:18:37,165
to be a general understanding that

1689
01:18:37,725 --> 01:18:40,565
teachers are setting boundaries for using AI

1690
01:18:40,585 --> 01:18:42,725
as a thought partner, maybe brainstorming and,

1691
01:18:42,725 --> 01:18:45,405
and giving space for students to engage this technology.

1692
01:18:47,205 --> 01:18:49,205
I think that's one aspect of it, the sort

1693
01:18:49,205 --> 01:18:50,325
of academic integrity.

1694
01:18:50,865 --> 01:18:53,165
The other piece, as you mentioned is the, the sort

1695
01:18:53,165 --> 01:18:55,685
of the climate impact, the, the cooling that happens

1696
01:18:55,865 --> 01:18:58,605
and the back end of something that we nobody sees, right?

1697
01:18:58,605 --> 01:19:02,205
When it's AI is happening, there's, there's technology,

1698
01:19:02,205 --> 01:19:05,765
there's energy that's being impacted and likely,

1699
01:19:06,105 --> 01:19:08,325
and we know in neighborhoods

1700
01:19:08,425 --> 01:19:10,285
and in places across the country

1701
01:19:11,235 --> 01:19:14,205
that are impacting life livelihoods.

1702
01:19:14,805 --> 01:19:15,965
That's a deep impact.

1703
01:19:16,145 --> 01:19:17,765
I'm not sure we can get to that level

1704
01:19:17,785 --> 01:19:19,005
of impact in this policy,

1705
01:19:19,145 --> 01:19:23,005
but it's surely something I'll consider, again, the nature

1706
01:19:23,005 --> 01:19:24,725
of what we're looking at is a little bit more shallow.

1707
01:19:24,875 --> 01:19:27,605
It's more about setting ground rules for, you know,

1708
01:19:28,905 --> 01:19:32,005
making sure we're not violating, you know, copyright

1709
01:19:32,065 --> 01:19:36,045
and students' original ideas versus having generative ai.

1710
01:19:37,005 --> 01:19:38,245
I think that's where we're gonna start,

1711
01:19:38,385 --> 01:19:39,805
but I, I appreciate the question

1712
01:19:39,865 --> 01:19:42,325
and I think it's important for us to consider where we can

1713
01:19:42,785 --> 01:19:46,125
to the extent we're able to, to manage our impact on the,

1714
01:19:46,185 --> 01:19:48,445
on the sort of climate footprint here.

1715
01:19:50,375 --> 01:19:53,005
Thank you. Alright,

1716
01:19:53,005 --> 01:19:56,605
up next we have Rich, thank you Madam Chair.

1717
01:19:57,345 --> 01:19:59,245
Bob, thank you for, you know,

1718
01:19:59,315 --> 01:20:01,285
getting these calls with more numbers.

1719
01:20:01,845 --> 01:20:04,245
I, I'm genuinely excited about this

1720
01:20:04,245 --> 01:20:07,405
because even if we don't meet these percentages

1721
01:20:07,405 --> 01:20:09,805
that we now have, we'll be able to assess

1722
01:20:10,155 --> 01:20:12,685
what got in the way why this didn't work.

1723
01:20:12,705 --> 01:20:13,845
And that's just, you know, something

1724
01:20:13,845 --> 01:20:15,245
that we haven't done before.

1725
01:20:15,625 --> 01:20:17,645
And Lorena, I have to acknowledge your challenge

1726
01:20:17,645 --> 01:20:20,405
that you had, you know, for Bob to have metrics

1727
01:20:20,705 --> 01:20:23,965
and for us to measure these things even with more rigor.

1728
01:20:25,105 --> 01:20:27,165
The one comment that I had, maybe it's a question,

1729
01:20:27,465 --> 01:20:29,405
is on the student learning goals.

1730
01:20:29,865 --> 01:20:33,965
The fourth one, I'm so glad to see this that is addressed

1731
01:20:33,965 --> 01:20:36,965
to third graders because that really sets the path,

1732
01:20:37,465 --> 01:20:39,205
you know, educational journey, I should say,

1733
01:20:39,205 --> 01:20:42,325
for these students and to see that we're gonna do something

1734
01:20:42,545 --> 01:20:44,125
for our EL students.

1735
01:20:44,595 --> 01:20:45,725
It's, it's huge here.

1736
01:20:46,385 --> 01:20:48,965
And not knowing what your strategies are,

1737
01:20:49,405 --> 01:20:52,525
I really would suggest that this is a moment where we need

1738
01:20:52,525 --> 01:20:54,525
to engage families as much as possible

1739
01:20:54,525 --> 01:20:56,765
because we're gonna be raising the bar for these students.

1740
01:20:57,385 --> 01:20:59,845
And I think this is where families need to feel also,

1741
01:20:59,845 --> 01:21:02,485
that this is not just to pass the grade.

1742
01:21:02,595 --> 01:21:04,525
This is not just for you to get an AON exam.

1743
01:21:04,525 --> 01:21:07,125
This is really for your overall education.

1744
01:21:07,145 --> 01:21:09,525
And I think this is where parents also need

1745
01:21:09,525 --> 01:21:12,565
to be more engaged and raise the bar for their engagement

1746
01:21:12,565 --> 01:21:15,005
with their own students, their own kids.

1747
01:21:17,645 --> 01:21:19,605
Ian's telling me not to give it away. We do have, it's a,

1748
01:21:19,605 --> 01:21:20,965
it is an excellent suggestion

1749
01:21:21,225 --> 01:21:25,365
and I'll be speaking in the announcements later about, some

1750
01:21:25,365 --> 01:21:26,925
of that gets to a communication strategy

1751
01:21:26,985 --> 01:21:29,605
and then Anne has sort of something that will dovetail with

1752
01:21:29,605 --> 01:21:30,845
that, that will get you very excited

1753
01:21:30,845 --> 01:21:34,925
that I can't speak about, oh, we're not watching, I'll,

1754
01:21:34,925 --> 01:21:35,965
I'll, yeah, just give a little bit

1755
01:21:35,965 --> 01:21:37,205
of a preview seed out there.

1756
01:21:37,315 --> 01:21:38,325
It's excellent feedback.

1757
01:21:38,325 --> 01:21:40,085
We do need our parents as partners

1758
01:21:40,505 --> 01:21:43,525
and student attendance is another example of that, right?

1759
01:21:43,525 --> 01:21:46,365
There needs to be communication from me personally from

1760
01:21:46,645 --> 01:21:48,925
teachers personally to family saying, you know,

1761
01:21:48,925 --> 01:21:51,165
looking at Adam, Adam needs to be at school today

1762
01:21:51,165 --> 01:21:53,405
or Adam wasn't here, that would never be the case.

1763
01:21:53,545 --> 01:21:55,565
But Adam, that's why I pick and pick on you.

1764
01:21:55,635 --> 01:21:57,365
Adam wasn't here in school today

1765
01:21:57,365 --> 01:21:58,765
and he was really missed in class.

1766
01:21:59,025 --> 01:22:01,205
You know, what can we do to make sure Adam is here tomorrow?

1767
01:22:01,435 --> 01:22:02,925
That level of belonging

1768
01:22:02,925 --> 01:22:04,645
and engagement is where I hope to get to

1769
01:22:05,025 --> 01:22:07,605
and we have some communication strategies using Parent

1770
01:22:07,605 --> 01:22:08,925
Square to as a lever

1771
01:22:09,195 --> 01:22:11,485
that I think can help us move the needle on that.

1772
01:22:14,725 --> 01:22:16,735
Alright, thank you so much Adam, you're up next.

1773
01:22:17,345 --> 01:22:20,095
Thank you Madam Chair on your AI policy

1774
01:22:20,155 --> 01:22:22,175
and procedure development goal.

1775
01:22:22,195 --> 01:22:23,375
Really, really like it.

1776
01:22:23,535 --> 01:22:26,495
I also hope that we don't need to wait till your evaluation

1777
01:22:26,635 --> 01:22:28,015
to have, you know, the draft policy.

1778
01:22:28,155 --> 01:22:29,615
You know, this is one of these things that we,

1779
01:22:29,615 --> 01:22:31,535
that we collaborated with with your office to

1780
01:22:32,555 --> 01:22:33,615
update the handbooks

1781
01:22:33,615 --> 01:22:36,335
with some new guidance this school year, which is great.

1782
01:22:37,055 --> 01:22:38,735
I do think that we can be ahead of the curve

1783
01:22:38,735 --> 01:22:40,615
with other communities and have an AI

1784
01:22:40,615 --> 01:22:41,855
policy sooner rather than later.

1785
01:22:41,875 --> 01:22:44,415
So I'd encourage you to, to, you know, prioritize, you know,

1786
01:22:44,415 --> 01:22:45,495
getting the, the committee

1787
01:22:45,525 --> 01:22:47,615
through the policy subcommittee process a draft.

1788
01:22:48,295 --> 01:22:50,295
I also don't want that written document

1789
01:22:50,435 --> 01:22:53,855
to cause the district to miss out on doing some

1790
01:22:54,715 --> 01:22:57,335
new AI work in a couple ways before then, right?

1791
01:22:57,335 --> 01:22:59,255
You don't need a policy to use ai, right?

1792
01:22:59,255 --> 01:23:03,135
It's already being used. And I also separate AI

1793
01:23:03,155 --> 01:23:05,845
and the school district operations on the operations side

1794
01:23:05,905 --> 01:23:06,965
for, you know, central office

1795
01:23:07,105 --> 01:23:11,045
or technology help desk type innovation and efficiencies

1796
01:23:12,105 --> 01:23:14,165
and the curriculum and the classroom side too.

1797
01:23:14,465 --> 01:23:16,205
So I think there's a lot that can be done here.

1798
01:23:16,225 --> 01:23:18,165
And I encourage your, your, your goal

1799
01:23:18,265 --> 01:23:19,605
to be broad intentionally

1800
01:23:19,905 --> 01:23:23,365
to look at both the classroom instruction aspects

1801
01:23:23,625 --> 01:23:26,365
and also operations throughout central office

1802
01:23:26,365 --> 01:23:27,725
departments on what can be done.

1803
01:23:27,795 --> 01:23:30,805
There's other government organizations partnering with AI

1804
01:23:31,605 --> 01:23:34,325
companies building internal network ais

1805
01:23:34,465 --> 01:23:35,925
to help their help desk to help their

1806
01:23:35,925 --> 01:23:37,285
technology get, help their employees.

1807
01:23:37,465 --> 01:23:38,645
You know, maybe there's something like that

1808
01:23:38,675 --> 01:23:39,845
that could come that maybe not.

1809
01:23:40,205 --> 01:23:42,005
I really want your focus to be more on the,

1810
01:23:42,185 --> 01:23:43,365
the classroom aspect and the,

1811
01:23:43,365 --> 01:23:45,245
and the, you know, the school building by building aspect,

1812
01:23:45,505 --> 01:23:46,565
but it's a blended approach

1813
01:23:46,585 --> 01:23:50,565
and there could be some financial impacts both up and down

1814
01:23:50,945 --> 01:23:52,925
and some efficiencies that I'm sure will come from this.

1815
01:23:53,305 --> 01:23:55,925
So very innovative and I just, again, will,

1816
01:23:56,025 --> 01:23:58,205
as I started the conversation, you know, would love

1817
01:23:58,205 --> 01:24:01,325
to have progress far before your evaluation.

1818
01:24:01,425 --> 01:24:03,685
You know, whether it's adopting a policy far before then,

1819
01:24:03,745 --> 01:24:06,125
or more initiatives around this, this topic.

1820
01:24:06,125 --> 01:24:08,245
There's a lot of of great examples out there

1821
01:24:08,265 --> 01:24:11,165
of the government organizations, municipal state, beyond

1822
01:24:11,975 --> 01:24:13,325
using AI in, in,

1823
01:24:13,325 --> 01:24:15,405
in the right ethical way to help their communities.

1824
01:24:16,245 --> 01:24:17,885
Thanks for that. My preference is always

1825
01:24:17,885 --> 01:24:19,565
to under promise and over deliver.

1826
01:24:20,625 --> 01:24:24,325
So here this is indicated as on or before midyear report.

1827
01:24:24,345 --> 01:24:25,645
So just so it wasn't the end of the year.

1828
01:24:26,435 --> 01:24:28,165
Well we have this from a previous policy

1829
01:24:28,685 --> 01:24:31,885
subcommittee meeting that we have this as a placeholder

1830
01:24:31,905 --> 01:24:34,605
for October to be reviewed, which would mean between now

1831
01:24:34,605 --> 01:24:36,725
and then there would be a draft composed.

1832
01:24:37,805 --> 01:24:38,805
Excellent. Thank you very much.

1833
01:24:38,985 --> 01:24:39,565
You're welcome.

1834
01:24:43,345 --> 01:24:44,725
Anyone who hasn't spoken yet.

1835
01:24:46,795 --> 01:24:50,445
Okay. Anybody for round two?

1836
01:24:53,675 --> 01:24:57,445
Alright, seeing no further comments, is there a motion

1837
01:24:57,465 --> 01:24:59,805
to accept the superintendent's goals as presented?

1838
01:25:01,025 --> 01:25:03,805
So moved. Vote by Jen. Second. Second, second.

1839
01:25:03,805 --> 01:25:06,605
Second by Rich. Any discussion?

1840
01:25:10,125 --> 01:25:15,105
All right, roll call vote. D one. Yes. Two yes.

1841
01:25:15,395 --> 01:25:19,705
Three, yes. Four. Yes. Five, six.

1842
01:25:20,895 --> 01:25:21,895
Yes. Seven.

1843
01:25:22,955 --> 01:25:27,215
Yes. Eight. Yes. Nine yet. Unanimous.

1844
01:25:28,545 --> 01:25:30,495
Thank you all very much. And once again, Madam Chair

1845
01:25:30,495 --> 01:25:32,615
and members of the committee, I appreciate everyone giving a

1846
01:25:32,615 --> 01:25:35,135
lot of thought to this and the input to drive me

1847
01:25:35,475 --> 01:25:38,095
to write more detailed goals that hold myself

1848
01:25:38,155 --> 01:25:39,535
and our district accountable,

1849
01:25:39,535 --> 01:25:41,655
but ultimately the benefit are our, our children.

1850
01:25:41,875 --> 01:25:44,135
So I I, I'm grateful for the feedback.

1851
01:25:44,535 --> 01:25:46,735
I know this is later than usual, putting goals forward,

1852
01:25:47,295 --> 01:25:48,295
but we're already hard at work

1853
01:25:48,295 --> 01:25:49,295
and I thank you for your support.

1854
01:25:49,925 --> 01:25:52,415
Alright, thank you. And you're gonna take on the next

1855
01:25:52,415 --> 01:25:54,295
section as well for with superintendent's update.

1856
01:25:54,295 --> 01:25:55,295
Right.

1857
01:25:56,555 --> 01:26:01,195
Excellent. Thank you very much. First I want

1858
01:26:01,195 --> 01:26:03,405
to thank our, I don't know if this is probably in Lincoln's

1859
01:26:03,405 --> 01:26:05,445
report too, but we, we can say it twice.

1860
01:26:05,505 --> 01:26:07,045
To thank our buildings and grounds team

1861
01:26:07,145 --> 01:26:08,485
for preparing our schools.

1862
01:26:09,225 --> 01:26:11,885
Had a chance to speak with our, our leadership there

1863
01:26:12,225 --> 01:26:13,605
and talking with some custodians

1864
01:26:13,605 --> 01:26:15,085
during our new talent orientation.

1865
01:26:15,905 --> 01:26:17,045
The schools look fantastic

1866
01:26:17,105 --> 01:26:19,125
and there's great work that's happening with playgrounds

1867
01:26:19,185 --> 01:26:21,005
and all the buildings being

1868
01:26:21,325 --> 01:26:22,605
prepared for the start of school.

1869
01:26:22,785 --> 01:26:24,765
And just a, a huge shout out to our buildings

1870
01:26:24,765 --> 01:26:27,645
and grounds team for the work they've done over the summer.

1871
01:26:27,745 --> 01:26:29,445
I'm sure Lincoln has more he would add to that,

1872
01:26:30,105 --> 01:26:31,365
but there's a short window,

1873
01:26:31,365 --> 01:26:33,085
there's a particularly short window this

1874
01:26:33,085 --> 01:26:34,365
summer to get that work done.

1875
01:26:34,825 --> 01:26:37,165
And I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the great teamwork

1876
01:26:37,745 --> 01:26:39,245
of the entire b and g team.

1877
01:26:39,245 --> 01:26:41,085
So thank you. Also, I wanted

1878
01:26:41,085 --> 01:26:43,325
to acknowledge our new talent orientation.

1879
01:26:43,345 --> 01:26:45,045
The last three days have been very busy.

1880
01:26:46,155 --> 01:26:47,925
Many of us at this table, certainly

1881
01:26:47,925 --> 01:26:50,125
with the FTA leadership was also present.

1882
01:26:50,765 --> 01:26:52,645
Many from the human resources department,

1883
01:26:53,125 --> 01:26:56,685
particularly Tiago Gadens who really led the charge along

1884
01:26:56,685 --> 01:26:59,565
with the entire HR team and so many others.

1885
01:27:01,305 --> 01:27:04,605
We had staff that were engaged with a q

1886
01:27:04,605 --> 01:27:07,005
and a for, for, you know, new teachers

1887
01:27:07,005 --> 01:27:09,285
or teachers new to the district who were here

1888
01:27:09,305 --> 01:27:12,005
for their second year, giving their lived experience

1889
01:27:12,275 --> 01:27:14,645
summaries in a, in a forum forum today.

1890
01:27:15,505 --> 01:27:18,445
And facilitated so much of our work that was happening

1891
01:27:18,445 --> 01:27:20,645
with conference style breakout sessions

1892
01:27:21,475 --> 01:27:23,285
with new teachers in the district.

1893
01:27:24,005 --> 01:27:25,525
It was the smallest group of teachers

1894
01:27:25,525 --> 01:27:28,285
that we've had in recent years, not surprisingly,

1895
01:27:28,725 --> 01:27:29,765
which speaks to two things.

1896
01:27:30,145 --> 01:27:32,005
One is staff retention, which is,

1897
01:27:32,005 --> 01:27:33,565
I know is a report that was requested.

1898
01:27:34,225 --> 01:27:36,925
We can give, will give continuing updates on that.

1899
01:27:37,065 --> 01:27:39,285
So staff retention is improving in that regard.

1900
01:27:39,905 --> 01:27:43,165
And also the budget, the reductions

1901
01:27:43,165 --> 01:27:45,525
that we had itself didn't have as many positions.

1902
01:27:45,525 --> 01:27:46,965
So about 65

1903
01:27:46,965 --> 01:27:49,565
or so, were in attendance I think, over the last three days.

1904
01:27:49,585 --> 01:27:51,405
And to any of those staff members

1905
01:27:51,425 --> 01:27:53,245
who have joined the Framingham Public Schools

1906
01:27:53,585 --> 01:27:55,645
who may be watching tonight's meeting, though I,

1907
01:27:55,645 --> 01:27:57,685
they're probably sleeping given the work

1908
01:27:57,685 --> 01:27:58,925
they've done in the last three days.

1909
01:27:59,925 --> 01:28:01,965
We want welcome you formally here

1910
01:28:01,995 --> 01:28:03,125
with the school committee present

1911
01:28:03,945 --> 01:28:06,245
and a shout out to the Department of School Nutrition

1912
01:28:06,245 --> 01:28:08,045
for providing the meals during those three days.

1913
01:28:08,465 --> 01:28:10,605
Really, if you hadn't had a chance to see it, it's,

1914
01:28:10,605 --> 01:28:11,765
and we will share a video.

1915
01:28:11,925 --> 01:28:13,925
I think Tiago is really proud to show a video

1916
01:28:14,115 --> 01:28:17,045
that will get out to the committee to see just what happened

1917
01:28:17,045 --> 01:28:19,805
of a highlights reel over the last few

1918
01:28:19,805 --> 01:28:21,685
days has been really impressive.

1919
01:28:21,695 --> 01:28:23,805
Today I had a chance to give a presentation

1920
01:28:24,345 --> 01:28:25,965
and followed by one

1921
01:28:25,965 --> 01:28:27,725
of our music teachers from Brophy Elementary School,

1922
01:28:29,205 --> 01:28:32,005
I Dallas, I ial, right?

1923
01:28:33,185 --> 01:28:37,045
Ial, right? She was singing today.

1924
01:28:37,045 --> 01:28:38,485
She sang just beautifully.

1925
01:28:38,485 --> 01:28:40,165
It was, it was just it, it took everybody

1926
01:28:40,465 --> 01:28:42,485
to stand at the end of her presentation.

1927
01:28:42,545 --> 01:28:45,005
So just to thank you to IAL

1928
01:28:45,105 --> 01:28:47,565
and for that remarkable presentation and just a gift.

1929
01:28:48,785 --> 01:28:50,805
The, as you may

1930
01:28:50,805 --> 01:28:54,205
or may not know, the first day of school is August 26th

1931
01:28:54,465 --> 01:28:55,725
for grades one through 12

1932
01:28:56,185 --> 01:28:59,165
and September 2nd for preschool, pre-K and kindergarten.

1933
01:28:59,225 --> 01:29:00,485
Our calendar is

1934
01:29:00,645 --> 01:29:03,085
of course on our website on the first day of school.

1935
01:29:04,305 --> 01:29:06,445
Myself and Lincoln and Anne and Courtney

1936
01:29:07,185 --> 01:29:08,965
and who else is coming with us?

1937
01:29:09,665 --> 01:29:11,685
Amy, Amy Ina, ina.

1938
01:29:11,895 --> 01:29:14,565
We're all gonna drive around and welcome our, our staff

1939
01:29:14,565 --> 01:29:15,605
and students to the extent we can.

1940
01:29:15,605 --> 01:29:17,805
We do that every year and just drive around to all

1941
01:29:17,805 --> 01:29:19,725
of our schools in the morning.

1942
01:29:19,865 --> 01:29:21,685
So really excited to welcome our students,

1943
01:29:21,705 --> 01:29:24,405
our staff back officially on August 26th.

1944
01:29:25,465 --> 01:29:27,085
And if you weren't aware,

1945
01:29:27,115 --> 01:29:31,125
also Fox 25 on Friday is hosting a zip trip from

1946
01:29:31,125 --> 01:29:32,165
Framingham Commons.

1947
01:29:32,435 --> 01:29:34,965
It's bright and early. We'll be there at 6:00 AM setting up

1948
01:29:35,345 --> 01:29:37,605
and we'll be on tv, I think thus

1949
01:29:37,825 --> 01:29:39,725
and other features, the mayor will be speaking

1950
01:29:40,345 --> 01:29:41,805
and others will be speaking.

1951
01:29:41,825 --> 01:29:43,685
The marching band will be featured on there.

1952
01:29:43,785 --> 01:29:47,645
We have an athletics team that will be represented as well.

1953
01:29:48,425 --> 01:29:51,285
That's seven to 10:00 AM Feel free to stop by

1954
01:29:51,285 --> 01:29:52,325
and say hello to us.

1955
01:29:52,415 --> 01:29:54,605
We'll be on the Framingham Commons. You can't miss it.

1956
01:29:54,635 --> 01:29:58,045
It's a big tent that says Framingham Public Schools on it.

1957
01:29:58,295 --> 01:30:00,325
We'll see you there if you're looking for something

1958
01:30:00,325 --> 01:30:01,965
to do early in the morning on Friday.

1959
01:30:02,385 --> 01:30:04,885
And then finally, just a communication strategy

1960
01:30:05,315 --> 01:30:07,285
that I'd like to highlight for the school committee.

1961
01:30:07,845 --> 01:30:10,885
I recognized as part of our budget process last year,

1962
01:30:10,885 --> 01:30:11,965
we weren't able to go forward

1963
01:30:12,715 --> 01:30:16,525
with the communications specialist as it was proposed.

1964
01:30:16,525 --> 01:30:17,885
And there was discussion about that.

1965
01:30:18,225 --> 01:30:20,845
But yet committing to communication, being

1966
01:30:22,085 --> 01:30:23,165
critically important to the district.

1967
01:30:24,165 --> 01:30:25,485
I want to acknowledge Amy Kane,

1968
01:30:25,495 --> 01:30:28,965
who's also here this evening, who's taken on that with me,

1969
01:30:28,995 --> 01:30:30,085
with all of us really.

1970
01:30:30,805 --> 01:30:32,445
But some, some things to look forward to.

1971
01:30:32,585 --> 01:30:34,525
Amy has come up with this concept of

1972
01:30:34,525 --> 01:30:38,245
what this core Vision 15 schools, one Framingham.

1973
01:30:38,625 --> 01:30:41,085
And so this strategy centers around a unified message

1974
01:30:41,845 --> 01:30:44,125
reinforcing that every student in our district receives

1975
01:30:44,125 --> 01:30:46,925
equal support, resources, opportunities.

1976
01:30:47,425 --> 01:30:49,925
And this will be part of our, as I alluded to earlier,

1977
01:30:50,795 --> 01:30:53,005
student attendance, communicating

1978
01:30:53,005 --> 01:30:55,125
and getting our parents to be partners in our work.

1979
01:30:55,765 --> 01:30:58,925
Making clear in, in very accessible language

1980
01:30:58,955 --> 01:31:00,965
what our strategic priorities are.

1981
01:31:01,015 --> 01:31:02,965
Those increases we want to see of our students.

1982
01:31:03,145 --> 01:31:05,125
Having our parents be partners in that

1983
01:31:05,145 --> 01:31:07,205
and they too, wanting to see the needle moved

1984
01:31:07,465 --> 01:31:09,405
and engaging that in a very, very different way.

1985
01:31:09,465 --> 01:31:13,205
So some of those key communication highlights, one

1986
01:31:13,205 --> 01:31:16,205
of which is predictable twice a month updates

1987
01:31:16,845 --> 01:31:18,205
a consistent Wednesday schedule

1988
01:31:18,305 --> 01:31:20,925
for major district communications featuring a

1989
01:31:20,925 --> 01:31:22,925
superintendent's newsletter, which we're calling,

1990
01:31:22,985 --> 01:31:25,765
or Amy has affectionately named the FPS Pulse.

1991
01:31:26,725 --> 01:31:29,285
A alongside routine operational updates,

1992
01:31:29,545 --> 01:31:32,565
parent square reminders and contact updates.

1993
01:31:33,415 --> 01:31:36,485
We're really gonna be pushing Parent Square is our,

1994
01:31:36,755 --> 01:31:39,765
it's our adopted tool as the committee knows it's accessible

1995
01:31:39,765 --> 01:31:41,925
to our families in multiple languages for

1996
01:31:41,925 --> 01:31:43,725
that two-way communication and engagement.

1997
01:31:44,185 --> 01:31:47,245
And we'll be having an opt-in opportunity for parents

1998
01:31:47,425 --> 01:31:50,245
or families, caregivers, anyone in the community of interest

1999
01:31:50,785 --> 01:31:53,725
to sign on to a, a distribution.

2000
01:31:53,785 --> 01:31:55,685
So when we're visiting a school

2001
01:31:55,705 --> 01:31:58,045
or when I'm seeing something amazing happening in one

2002
01:31:58,045 --> 01:32:01,005
of our schools, we can post that like a social media post,

2003
01:32:01,705 --> 01:32:03,365
but through our, through our

2004
01:32:03,365 --> 01:32:04,565
channel, through Parents Square.

2005
01:32:05,385 --> 01:32:08,205
So we're really excited about upping our communication game

2006
01:32:08,505 --> 01:32:09,805
and really bringing the entirety

2007
01:32:09,825 --> 01:32:12,085
of the community on board with our goals.

2008
01:32:12,385 --> 01:32:15,445
And then secondly and finally is our targeted social media

2009
01:32:16,445 --> 01:32:18,005
campaign, which I mentioned a bit about,

2010
01:32:18,065 --> 01:32:20,765
but this is an eight week rotating Wednesday campaign

2011
01:32:20,885 --> 01:32:23,725
highlighting key strategic priorities including student

2012
01:32:23,965 --> 01:32:27,245
wellness, academic innovation, family partnerships

2013
01:32:27,665 --> 01:32:28,805
and staff appreciation.

2014
01:32:28,805 --> 01:32:30,365
That'll be, of course consistent

2015
01:32:30,365 --> 01:32:32,645
with school committee policy available in English,

2016
01:32:32,645 --> 01:32:34,005
Portuguese, and Spanish.

2017
01:32:34,145 --> 01:32:37,125
So the goal of all of this is a streamlined plan

2018
01:32:37,305 --> 01:32:39,925
to ensure consistent, multilingual,

2019
01:32:40,105 --> 01:32:43,005
and transparent outreach across both daily operations

2020
01:32:43,425 --> 01:32:44,965
and district-wide initiatives.

2021
01:32:44,965 --> 01:32:48,405
So great credit to Amy for taking time over the summer

2022
01:32:48,425 --> 01:32:49,965
to develop a communication strategy

2023
01:32:50,345 --> 01:32:53,045
and for helping me to take on that tremendous lift.

2024
01:32:53,945 --> 01:32:55,765
And that concludes my report, Madam Chair.

2025
01:32:57,235 --> 01:32:59,125
Alright, we'll open it up for some questions.

2026
01:32:59,235 --> 01:33:00,235
Adam, you're first.

2027
01:33:01,065 --> 01:33:03,165
Thanks. Really great to hear those communication updates,

2028
01:33:03,165 --> 01:33:04,685
thanks to you and Amy for that.

2029
01:33:05,705 --> 01:33:07,085
Can you reiterate

2030
01:33:07,085 --> 01:33:08,885
or elaborate on what you just said about, for those

2031
01:33:08,885 --> 01:33:10,845
who don't have Parents Square, how can those

2032
01:33:10,845 --> 01:33:12,605
who don't currently have kids in the district

2033
01:33:13,295 --> 01:33:14,885
learn about all these things

2034
01:33:14,885 --> 01:33:16,125
happening in the school district?

2035
01:33:16,125 --> 01:33:18,205
You've seen some emails over the last couple years about,

2036
01:33:18,205 --> 01:33:20,445
you know, hey, there was a press release on that

2037
01:33:20,445 --> 01:33:21,605
and there didn't need to be, but

2038
01:33:21,705 --> 01:33:23,405
how can I still get something if I'm not a parent

2039
01:33:23,405 --> 01:33:24,925
and don't have access to those communications?

2040
01:33:24,945 --> 01:33:27,525
That's really important since we all represent the entire

2041
01:33:27,525 --> 01:33:29,445
community, whether they have kids in the school

2042
01:33:29,445 --> 01:33:30,485
currently or or not.

2043
01:33:30,705 --> 01:33:31,805
And I know there is a pathway,

2044
01:33:31,945 --> 01:33:34,445
so in a way I'm giving you a kind of a platform

2045
01:33:34,545 --> 01:33:37,125
to remind people about how to get on

2046
01:33:37,125 --> 01:33:38,805
that appropriate list. Well,

2047
01:33:38,805 --> 01:33:40,765
On Friday at our, at our, you know, the zip trip,

2048
01:33:40,765 --> 01:33:42,005
we'll have QR codes

2049
01:33:42,005 --> 01:33:43,885
and things available for people to sign up on the spot.

2050
01:33:44,305 --> 01:33:46,605
One push for that is that every school, Amy's been working

2051
01:33:46,915 --> 01:33:48,405
with school leadership

2052
01:33:48,505 --> 01:33:50,685
and with sort of ambassadors, if you will,

2053
01:33:50,745 --> 01:33:52,605
at all the schools and at every school

2054
01:33:52,615 --> 01:33:54,165
event we need to be out there.

2055
01:33:54,305 --> 01:33:57,285
And we're hearing from a lot of our staff as an example of

2056
01:33:57,285 --> 01:33:59,165
that at the forum today that I mentioned

2057
01:34:00,095 --> 01:34:02,805
where teachers were talking with teachers about ways

2058
01:34:02,865 --> 01:34:04,725
to engage families to a person.

2059
01:34:05,085 --> 01:34:06,205
Everyone suggested Parents Square

2060
01:34:06,205 --> 01:34:07,725
because you can communicate in English

2061
01:34:07,725 --> 01:34:09,965
and receive it in your preferred language.

2062
01:34:10,705 --> 01:34:12,725
So I think it's a matter of becoming comfortable

2063
01:34:12,725 --> 01:34:13,805
with the app on your phone

2064
01:34:14,305 --> 01:34:16,245
or getting it as a text or as an email.

2065
01:34:16,425 --> 01:34:19,165
And then choosing whether you want an end of the day digest

2066
01:34:19,265 --> 01:34:21,045
or you want real time communications.

2067
01:34:22,185 --> 01:34:23,725
Amy and I were going back and forth on

2068
01:34:23,725 --> 01:34:24,805
the superintendent's communication.

2069
01:34:24,945 --> 01:34:27,805
Now I might think it's great to post the new talent

2070
01:34:27,875 --> 01:34:30,405
orientation and here's a something I, you know,

2071
01:34:30,405 --> 01:34:32,325
look at all these amazing people in the great job.

2072
01:34:32,985 --> 01:34:35,645
But to use a captive audience through Parents Square

2073
01:34:35,665 --> 01:34:37,365
and push it out to the entire district,

2074
01:34:37,745 --> 01:34:40,005
not everybody necessarily wants to know that.

2075
01:34:40,425 --> 01:34:41,765
So we're trying to get to this space where,

2076
01:34:41,765 --> 01:34:43,765
how do you opt in to getting that?

2077
01:34:44,075 --> 01:34:45,725
Because getting it on Facebook

2078
01:34:45,825 --> 01:34:48,925
or on X, which we don't use now, but or on Facebook

2079
01:34:48,985 --> 01:34:51,485
or on any other social media platforms,

2080
01:34:51,625 --> 01:34:54,445
it also creates fodder for, for negativity.

2081
01:34:54,665 --> 01:34:55,805
And I don't think there's a space

2082
01:34:55,825 --> 01:34:57,445
or an interest in that either.

2083
01:34:57,945 --> 01:35:00,085
What's great about Parents Square for any of those

2084
01:35:00,085 --> 01:35:02,525
who use it is you have an opportunity to appreciate

2085
01:35:02,545 --> 01:35:03,645
or not appreciate.

2086
01:35:04,305 --> 01:35:06,725
So that's your option. Yes, this is great.

2087
01:35:06,785 --> 01:35:08,125
Or you say nothing.

2088
01:35:08,425 --> 01:35:10,005
And that's the land that we want to be in.

2089
01:35:10,005 --> 01:35:11,485
So we don't have comments for that reason.

2090
01:35:11,545 --> 01:35:13,205
People have plenty of other spaces

2091
01:35:13,385 --> 01:35:15,685
to air their grievances as we all know.

2092
01:35:16,745 --> 01:35:19,925
So the way to, to do that to, to your point, is

2093
01:35:19,945 --> 01:35:21,485
to just expand awareness.

2094
01:35:22,225 --> 01:35:25,045
We have a number of people that I see it often will sign on

2095
01:35:25,045 --> 01:35:26,445
to our community distribution.

2096
01:35:26,445 --> 01:35:29,325
So we have members of our community who are signed on

2097
01:35:29,325 --> 01:35:32,805
to Parents Square who are not staff or educators or parents

2098
01:35:32,905 --> 01:35:34,365
or caregivers in the district.

2099
01:35:35,065 --> 01:35:36,405
So we need to do a better job

2100
01:35:36,685 --> 01:35:37,805
communicating how to get there.

2101
01:35:37,865 --> 01:35:41,525
So the way to do that is in person, at every single event,

2102
01:35:41,635 --> 01:35:45,285
open houses, back to school nights, wherever we can be,

2103
01:35:45,465 --> 01:35:48,085
get the message out, here's the QR code, scan it,

2104
01:35:48,605 --> 01:35:50,205
everyone's on their phone, get it as an app

2105
01:35:50,305 --> 01:35:51,325
and then scroll through.

2106
01:35:51,385 --> 01:35:52,845
And that's how we'll get the word out.

2107
01:35:53,495 --> 01:35:54,365
Great, thank you. 'cause

2108
01:35:54,365 --> 01:35:55,285
that's exactly what I was looking for.

2109
01:35:55,285 --> 01:35:56,485
A lot of people don't know that even exists,

2110
01:35:56,485 --> 01:35:59,805
that there's a community offering newsletter type process.

2111
01:36:01,205 --> 01:36:03,085
A lot of people also, you know,

2112
01:36:03,585 --> 01:36:04,725
aren't gonna go to school events.

2113
01:36:04,725 --> 01:36:06,925
So just continue to brainstorm about how you can partner

2114
01:36:06,925 --> 01:36:10,365
with City PIO and others like that to, to get the word out.

2115
01:36:10,825 --> 01:36:12,845
And that's, I'm sure you all, you already do on,

2116
01:36:12,865 --> 01:36:15,565
on a daily basis, but you know, you can't rely on,

2117
01:36:15,665 --> 01:36:18,645
on the people that we want to reach only going

2118
01:36:18,645 --> 01:36:20,325
to a school event, but maybe

2119
01:36:20,325 --> 01:36:22,525
that the farmer's market or something else. Thank you.

2120
01:36:23,255 --> 01:36:23,725
Thank you.

2121
01:36:28,615 --> 01:36:29,475
Oh, go ahead.

2122
01:36:33,755 --> 01:36:36,635
I was hoping that we would hear an update on staffing

2123
01:36:36,635 --> 01:36:38,875
and whether our schools are fully staffed.

2124
01:36:38,915 --> 01:36:40,835
I know that the dual language language

2125
01:36:41,475 --> 01:36:43,435
programs have been struggling a little bit,

2126
01:36:43,495 --> 01:36:44,755
so I'm just curious where we are.

2127
01:36:46,275 --> 01:36:47,275
District by also,

2128
01:36:48,395 --> 01:36:50,035
We had a request as, as you know,

2129
01:36:50,555 --> 01:36:53,275
I think you requested it, the, the staffing report.

2130
01:36:53,555 --> 01:36:54,875
We typically provide that, you know,

2131
01:36:54,905 --> 01:36:56,195
when the school year has begun,

2132
01:36:56,215 --> 01:36:58,915
but we have across bargaining units, I

2133
01:36:59,115 --> 01:37:00,315
provided it to the school committee.

2134
01:37:00,355 --> 01:37:03,035
I dunno if it's in the packet or not. I don't

2135
01:37:03,035 --> 01:37:04,395
Think I received the request in time.

2136
01:37:04,475 --> 01:37:05,675
I wasn't able to put it forward.

2137
01:37:06,745 --> 01:37:09,315
Okay. I was listed. Yeah,

2138
01:37:09,895 --> 01:37:11,595
So we do have, we do have that.

2139
01:37:11,655 --> 01:37:14,435
So looking at, we can either go down by school

2140
01:37:14,435 --> 01:37:17,235
or by bargaining unit about percentages where we are.

2141
01:37:17,295 --> 01:37:21,715
But just to answer your question, so where we are as, as

2142
01:37:21,715 --> 01:37:23,675
of date with progress, we'll,

2143
01:37:23,675 --> 01:37:25,595
we'll on the hundred percent scale,

2144
01:37:25,935 --> 01:37:27,595
so a hundred percent means we're fully staffed

2145
01:37:27,595 --> 01:37:29,435
and 0% means we have nobody.

2146
01:37:29,975 --> 01:37:33,075
So Fuller Middle School we have, we're at about 85 point,

2147
01:37:33,075 --> 01:37:34,115
this could have changed today.

2148
01:37:34,115 --> 01:37:37,075
So it's changing 85.71%.

2149
01:37:37,075 --> 01:37:39,795
Harmony Grove, 88%, I'm just gonna round to the,

2150
01:37:40,535 --> 01:37:41,795
to the left side of the decimal.

2151
01:37:42,315 --> 01:37:45,715
80% at Hemingway, 100% at King,

2152
01:37:45,995 --> 01:37:48,635
a hundred percent at McCarthy, 100% at Potter Road,

2153
01:37:49,125 --> 01:37:50,395
50% at Thayer.

2154
01:37:50,565 --> 01:37:53,035
Again, based on scale, you're looking at two people. Right.

2155
01:37:53,055 --> 01:37:56,925
So based on the size of that, in terms of what was posted,

2156
01:37:57,035 --> 01:37:59,085
what was, what was waiting to be filled,

2157
01:37:59,475 --> 01:38:04,045
Stapleton we're at 66%, 67%, Walsh, 94%.

2158
01:38:04,505 --> 01:38:07,445
And then overall departments are at 69%.

2159
01:38:07,595 --> 01:38:09,005
Offices are at a hundred percent.

2160
01:38:10,145 --> 01:38:12,165
And our connect programs at a hundred percent staffing.

2161
01:38:12,915 --> 01:38:15,445
Okay. So we're doing well we're, we know we're, we're,

2162
01:38:15,445 --> 01:38:17,045
we're working at it to find those

2163
01:38:17,045 --> 01:38:19,045
vacancies. Did I get that?

2164
01:38:19,585 --> 01:38:21,685
No, I was just wondering if that's based on the,

2165
01:38:21,905 --> 01:38:23,485
the positions that they were trying to fill

2166
01:38:23,585 --> 01:38:24,605
or overall staff.

2167
01:38:27,205 --> 01:38:28,165
I think that was on the positions that

2168
01:38:28,165 --> 01:38:28,965
were trying to, okay, right.

2169
01:38:28,965 --> 01:38:30,325
Perfect. Yes. Yeah, because

2170
01:38:30,445 --> 01:38:32,135
I was thinking about there like, it was like,

2171
01:38:32,135 --> 01:38:35,245
there's like 50%, two people, so that's why I got

2172
01:38:35,555 --> 01:38:36,555
Yeah, right, right.

2173
01:38:36,725 --> 01:38:38,085
Positions that they're, I'm sorry, the positions

2174
01:38:38,085 --> 01:38:39,365
that were vacant, they're trying to fill.

2175
01:38:39,365 --> 01:38:41,085
Yeah, I should have made that clear, right.

2176
01:38:43,125 --> 01:38:47,345
Was trying to stay, But again, we can provide

2177
01:38:47,345 --> 01:38:48,425
that if it's not already been provided.

2178
01:38:48,465 --> 01:38:49,665
I thought it was, so I, no, I think

2179
01:38:49,665 --> 01:38:50,665
It was emailed.

2180
01:38:50,665 --> 01:38:54,025
Actually, I, there was another one that was in draft form.

2181
01:38:54,655 --> 01:38:55,655
Okay. And this will be updated.

2182
01:38:56,015 --> 01:38:58,225
Yeah. Okay. HR has been released straight out

2183
01:38:58,225 --> 01:38:59,345
with a new talent orientation,

2184
01:38:59,345 --> 01:39:01,185
but we'll provide those continued updates to the committee.

2185
01:39:02,695 --> 01:39:03,695
Sure.

2186
01:39:05,015 --> 01:39:05,945
Alright. Anybody else?

2187
01:39:13,265 --> 01:39:15,485
All right. Seeing no, no questions, no comments.

2188
01:39:15,815 --> 01:39:16,765
Thank you for your update.

2189
01:39:16,765 --> 01:39:18,085
Appreciate all the work you're doing.

2190
01:39:19,735 --> 01:39:21,765
Thank you very much. I'm sorry I went on so long tonight.

2191
01:39:23,785 --> 01:39:26,805
Not a problem. Alright Ann, you're up.

2192
01:39:26,805 --> 01:39:29,965
Next assistant superintendent, pre-K to 12 education update.

2193
01:39:30,175 --> 01:39:31,525
Thank you so much. Good evening.

2194
01:39:32,505 --> 01:39:35,565
My main update tonight will be about the proposed

2195
01:39:36,005 --> 01:39:37,525
Massachusetts change

2196
01:39:37,525 --> 01:39:39,605
to the Massachusetts graduation requirements.

2197
01:39:39,625 --> 01:39:42,285
But as Joanna's pulling those slides up for me,

2198
01:39:42,435 --> 01:39:47,165
I'll just make a very quick announcement that last week

2199
01:39:48,125 --> 01:39:51,965
families, no Monday families should have received an email,

2200
01:39:52,405 --> 01:39:56,165
a parent square communication with registrate,

2201
01:39:56,245 --> 01:39:58,925
a registration code for the MCAS family portal.

2202
01:39:59,465 --> 01:40:02,925
If their child had taken MCAS this past spring.

2203
01:40:03,645 --> 01:40:06,445
Those registration codes were received.

2204
01:40:07,305 --> 01:40:09,445
We received those from the department of elementary

2205
01:40:09,445 --> 01:40:12,085
and secondary education right now.

2206
01:40:12,085 --> 01:40:15,165
Hopefully families were able to access that portal.

2207
01:40:15,265 --> 01:40:16,725
The portal went live on Friday.

2208
01:40:16,945 --> 01:40:19,445
We waited until Monday to,

2209
01:40:19,905 --> 01:40:22,165
to send out those registration codes.

2210
01:40:22,265 --> 01:40:25,245
Number one, we wanted to give the Department

2211
01:40:25,405 --> 01:40:27,925
of ed a few days for that to kind of,

2212
01:40:28,385 --> 01:40:30,285
to work out any kinks or issues.

2213
01:40:30,705 --> 01:40:33,565
And also we didn't wanna send out a communication on Friday

2214
01:40:33,825 --> 01:40:36,365
and then have families not have any access to support

2215
01:40:36,985 --> 01:40:38,525
for the duration of the weekend.

2216
01:40:38,785 --> 01:40:40,205
So we waited until Monday morning,

2217
01:40:40,225 --> 01:40:43,165
we sent a communication on Friday afternoon telling them

2218
01:40:43,165 --> 01:40:44,845
that it would be coming on Monday morning.

2219
01:40:45,525 --> 01:40:48,685
Hopefully families are able to get in to the portal.

2220
01:40:49,185 --> 01:40:51,325
We don't have any control over the portal,

2221
01:40:51,465 --> 01:40:53,645
we can't control the registration codes,

2222
01:40:54,225 --> 01:40:55,845
but if they're having any issues,

2223
01:40:55,845 --> 01:40:58,125
they can contact the school or the help desk

2224
01:40:58,585 --> 01:41:01,165
and we will do everything in our power to assist.

2225
01:41:01,725 --> 01:41:05,645
I also wanted to make families aware that the, the office

2226
01:41:05,645 --> 01:41:09,005
of technology has added those registration codes

2227
01:41:09,005 --> 01:41:12,525
that were sent home, that were communicated home.

2228
01:41:12,695 --> 01:41:15,805
Those were added to the Aspen portal.

2229
01:41:15,945 --> 01:41:18,565
So families can log into their Aspen,

2230
01:41:18,565 --> 01:41:19,885
their child's Aspen portal,

2231
01:41:20,225 --> 01:41:22,805
and the code will be right there on that main page.

2232
01:41:22,805 --> 01:41:26,405
So that's another way families can get access to that code

2233
01:41:26,925 --> 01:41:29,125
down the road if they haven't already set up the account.

2234
01:41:29,665 --> 01:41:32,205
But with that said, I will move on.

2235
01:41:32,755 --> 01:41:35,605
It's actually a pretty good segue to be talk.

2236
01:41:35,665 --> 01:41:38,805
Oh, those, those results are preliminary right now.

2237
01:41:38,965 --> 01:41:40,205
I should also add that on.

2238
01:41:40,225 --> 01:41:43,525
The official results are not released until late September.

2239
01:41:44,025 --> 01:41:47,085
So for now, that's what they have access to.

2240
01:41:47,505 --> 01:41:48,685
But it's a good segue

2241
01:41:48,715 --> 01:41:53,125
because now we will be talking about the proposed changes

2242
01:41:53,185 --> 01:41:54,685
to the graduation requirements.

2243
01:41:54,745 --> 01:41:58,165
So, perfect. You know me so well, Joanna, thank you so much.

2244
01:41:58,965 --> 01:42:00,485
I just wanted to start by saying

2245
01:42:00,485 --> 01:42:02,725
that this is really a follow up to a memo that I shared

2246
01:42:02,725 --> 01:42:07,285
with you back in June regarding the kind

2247
01:42:07,325 --> 01:42:10,245
of finalized proposed graduation requirements.

2248
01:42:10,745 --> 01:42:14,085
But all of this goes back, kind of ties back to

2249
01:42:14,645 --> 01:42:18,525
a ballot initiative from 2024 that eliminated the MCAS test

2250
01:42:18,545 --> 01:42:20,005
as a graduation requirement.

2251
01:42:20,725 --> 01:42:23,125
MCAS is still have to take this opportunity

2252
01:42:23,125 --> 01:42:25,645
to plug this MCAS is still required for students

2253
01:42:25,945 --> 01:42:27,685
to take in grades three through eight

2254
01:42:27,745 --> 01:42:30,165
and the high school as part of our school

2255
01:42:30,225 --> 01:42:31,845
and district accountability system.

2256
01:42:31,985 --> 01:42:35,005
It is just no longer a graduation requirement.

2257
01:42:35,945 --> 01:42:38,525
The Department of Ed then developed a new competency

2258
01:42:38,725 --> 01:42:41,925
determination requirement, which you all approved back in,

2259
01:42:42,005 --> 01:42:44,325
I think it was November of 2025.

2260
01:42:44,945 --> 01:42:47,485
But simultaneously, while all of this was going on,

2261
01:42:47,845 --> 01:42:50,965
governor Healy formed a graduation council that worked

2262
01:42:51,145 --> 01:42:54,165
to develop a new set of graduation requirements.

2263
01:42:54,225 --> 01:42:55,845
And they worked for about a year and a half

2264
01:42:56,465 --> 01:42:59,565
and released those recommended requirements in June.

2265
01:43:01,045 --> 01:43:04,125
I just need to say none of this is official at this time.

2266
01:43:04,195 --> 01:43:06,485
This is pending legislative action.

2267
01:43:06,665 --> 01:43:09,325
So what I'm sharing with you is what we're preparing for.

2268
01:43:09,505 --> 01:43:12,125
But none of this has actually taken effect at this time.

2269
01:43:12,145 --> 01:43:13,925
It would require legislative action.

2270
01:43:14,505 --> 01:43:18,125
But as I start to go through this, you're going to hear some

2271
01:43:18,705 --> 01:43:21,845
common threads tied back to what,

2272
01:43:22,225 --> 01:43:24,005
to the conversation you had with Dr.

2273
01:43:24,205 --> 01:43:25,205
Trembley about his goals.

2274
01:43:25,625 --> 01:43:28,725
So there's a real connection between what you're going

2275
01:43:28,725 --> 01:43:30,605
to see, components you're going to see here,

2276
01:43:30,745 --> 01:43:31,965
and components of Dr.

2277
01:43:32,165 --> 01:43:34,205
Tremblay's goals. Next slide please.

2278
01:43:36,755 --> 01:43:39,325
Just as a quick reminder, there are seven big buckets,

2279
01:43:39,595 --> 01:43:43,325
mass core, which really is the kind of like the set of core

2280
01:43:44,325 --> 01:43:46,965
courses that students are required to take in order

2281
01:43:46,965 --> 01:43:51,765
to graduate end of course assessments, I'm calling them EOCs

2282
01:43:51,985 --> 01:43:55,845
and of course, assessments little

2283
01:43:56,115 --> 01:43:57,205
kind of confusing.

2284
01:43:57,505 --> 01:43:59,285
How is this different from MCAS tests?

2285
01:43:59,395 --> 01:44:01,525
I'll explain that a little bit more in a bit.

2286
01:44:02,205 --> 01:44:03,565
A culminating experience

2287
01:44:03,565 --> 01:44:06,925
or capstone, the My Cap, which stands for my career

2288
01:44:07,145 --> 01:44:08,325
and academic plan,

2289
01:44:09,065 --> 01:44:11,045
but with an additional component

2290
01:44:11,105 --> 01:44:15,845
of work-based learning experiences, completion of the FAFSA

2291
01:44:15,905 --> 01:44:20,685
or fafsa, the addition of these kind

2292
01:44:20,685 --> 01:44:24,605
of embedded com curriculum components in financial literacy,

2293
01:44:25,305 --> 01:44:27,365
AI and digital literacy, as well

2294
01:44:27,365 --> 01:44:29,085
as optional seals of distinction.

2295
01:44:29,085 --> 01:44:32,565
And I'll talk briefly about those on the coming slide.

2296
01:44:32,665 --> 01:44:37,445
So next slide please. First I'll talk about mass core.

2297
01:44:37,635 --> 01:44:41,045
Mass core really is, like I said, just how many ELA courses,

2298
01:44:41,145 --> 01:44:42,365
how many math courses, science

2299
01:44:42,425 --> 01:44:43,765
and so on do you need to take?

2300
01:44:44,105 --> 01:44:48,285
And we already, at Framingham High School lineup very well

2301
01:44:48,315 --> 01:44:49,325
with Mass Corps.

2302
01:44:49,465 --> 01:44:52,325
The only real difference, there are some nuances,

2303
01:44:52,325 --> 01:44:54,285
but the real, real main difference is

2304
01:44:54,285 --> 01:44:56,965
that we do not require, currently four years of math,

2305
01:44:56,965 --> 01:44:58,725
we only require three years of math.

2306
01:44:58,725 --> 01:45:00,405
So there is that fourth year requirement

2307
01:45:00,405 --> 01:45:03,165
that would be an addition for

2308
01:45:03,745 --> 01:45:06,605
if these graduation requirements are pushed through.

2309
01:45:07,795 --> 01:45:09,965
Also the end of course assessments, I mentioned

2310
01:45:09,965 --> 01:45:11,845
that earlier, they would be designed

2311
01:45:11,905 --> 01:45:13,005
and scored by the state.

2312
01:45:14,345 --> 01:45:16,245
Sounds pretty similar to MCAS.

2313
01:45:16,725 --> 01:45:19,605
I think the, the greatest way to talk about the difference

2314
01:45:19,605 --> 01:45:20,685
between these right now is

2315
01:45:20,685 --> 01:45:22,325
that these would be done at the end

2316
01:45:22,325 --> 01:45:24,685
of the school year in which students took the course,

2317
01:45:24,905 --> 01:45:28,245
not in a prescribed year of their high school career.

2318
01:45:28,985 --> 01:45:32,005
So math, there might be one at the end of it,

2319
01:45:32,005 --> 01:45:33,005
the Algebra one course,

2320
01:45:33,465 --> 01:45:35,965
and then another one at the end of the geometry course.

2321
01:45:37,225 --> 01:45:39,045
We don't really have any details about that,

2322
01:45:39,185 --> 01:45:40,365
but that would be the difference.

2323
01:45:40,365 --> 01:45:42,725
But they would be created by the state

2324
01:45:42,745 --> 01:45:43,925
and scored by the state.

2325
01:45:46,225 --> 01:45:49,045
The other questionable piece here is right now

2326
01:45:49,395 --> 01:45:52,565
with the CD requirement that the policy

2327
01:45:52,635 --> 01:45:55,405
that we have in place right now, part of the requirement was

2328
01:45:55,405 --> 01:45:57,165
that the districts

2329
01:45:57,545 --> 01:46:00,365
and schools develop their own mastery assessments.

2330
01:46:01,025 --> 01:46:05,125
And so the question will be, will those go away when the end

2331
01:46:05,125 --> 01:46:06,445
of course assessments come in.

2332
01:46:06,555 --> 01:46:08,885
I've had some mixed responses from the

2333
01:46:08,885 --> 01:46:09,965
Department of Ed about that.

2334
01:46:10,225 --> 01:46:12,325
And I think part of it has to do with the rollout

2335
01:46:12,385 --> 01:46:14,765
and you know, making sure that the, the end of course,

2336
01:46:14,765 --> 01:46:16,165
assessments have been validated

2337
01:46:16,165 --> 01:46:19,845
before they start allowing schools to kind

2338
01:46:19,845 --> 01:46:21,765
of phase out the CD requirements.

2339
01:46:21,765 --> 01:46:23,965
But time will tell. A lot of what you're going

2340
01:46:23,965 --> 01:46:25,845
to hear me say is, we don't know yet.

2341
01:46:26,065 --> 01:46:27,485
So I apologize in advance.

2342
01:46:27,585 --> 01:46:30,085
I'm sharing with you everything we know at this point.

2343
01:46:30,155 --> 01:46:35,125
Next slide please. So

2344
01:46:36,075 --> 01:46:39,085
part of the demonstrating mastery, beyond the end

2345
01:46:39,085 --> 01:46:40,485
of course assessments is also

2346
01:46:40,485 --> 01:46:42,565
what they're calling a capstone project

2347
01:46:42,905 --> 01:46:45,205
or a cul culminating experience.

2348
01:46:45,225 --> 01:46:46,365
So either a portfolio

2349
01:46:46,865 --> 01:46:50,445
or some end of end of your career kind

2350
01:46:50,445 --> 01:46:54,125
of demonstration.

2351
01:46:54,815 --> 01:46:56,725
Again, we don't know details about it,

2352
01:46:56,725 --> 01:46:59,005
but what we do know is that those would be developed

2353
01:46:59,065 --> 01:47:00,645
by the school district

2354
01:47:00,785 --> 01:47:02,685
and they would be scored by the school district

2355
01:47:02,985 --> 01:47:04,565
for all graduating students.

2356
01:47:05,665 --> 01:47:08,245
And obviously that would be a huge lift.

2357
01:47:08,305 --> 01:47:10,125
We don't have that in place right now.

2358
01:47:10,185 --> 01:47:12,685
We don't know how, what the expectations would be,

2359
01:47:12,685 --> 01:47:15,885
what the standards would be, what the requirements are,

2360
01:47:15,915 --> 01:47:17,645
what the reporting requirements will be.

2361
01:47:17,905 --> 01:47:19,765
We would have to develop the, the

2362
01:47:20,805 --> 01:47:23,725
requirements within our school and then also the rubrics

2363
01:47:23,725 --> 01:47:27,085
or criteria for success.

2364
01:47:27,425 --> 01:47:29,485
And then we would have to figure out who is going

2365
01:47:29,485 --> 01:47:32,125
to support students in developing those

2366
01:47:32,305 --> 01:47:33,565
and then scoring them.

2367
01:47:33,825 --> 01:47:37,565
So that's a lot of work at, but time will tell. We will see.

2368
01:47:37,895 --> 01:47:39,765
Again, none of this is in place yet.

2369
01:47:39,765 --> 01:47:41,805
We're just preparing for it. Next slide, please.

2370
01:47:44,085 --> 01:47:45,485
I mentioned earlier my cap.

2371
01:47:45,545 --> 01:47:48,165
My cap is actually one of those five student learning goals

2372
01:47:48,165 --> 01:47:49,245
that was referenced earlier.

2373
01:47:49,345 --> 01:47:51,845
So it's actually excellent that this is one of our goals.

2374
01:47:52,265 --> 01:47:55,245
So three of those goals were related to three of Dr.

2375
01:47:55,565 --> 01:47:57,445
Tremblay's goals were related to high school.

2376
01:47:58,025 --> 01:47:59,725
One was ninth grade retention.

2377
01:48:00,225 --> 01:48:02,645
You know, the number of students that are, were trying

2378
01:48:02,645 --> 01:48:04,005
to reduce the number of students

2379
01:48:04,005 --> 01:48:05,645
that are not promoted to 10th grade.

2380
01:48:06,445 --> 01:48:07,925
Another one was graduation.

2381
01:48:08,145 --> 01:48:10,565
And the third one, I think it might have been number two,

2382
01:48:10,625 --> 01:48:13,165
was the My CAP experience.

2383
01:48:14,035 --> 01:48:15,205
They all tie together.

2384
01:48:16,285 --> 01:48:18,485
Ultimately our goal is that every student graduates from a

2385
01:48:18,485 --> 01:48:19,965
high school ready for college or career.

2386
01:48:20,585 --> 01:48:22,965
And so if you're not successful in ninth grade,

2387
01:48:23,435 --> 01:48:24,805
that already sets you up

2388
01:48:24,805 --> 01:48:26,885
for a very challenging high school experience.

2389
01:48:26,905 --> 01:48:30,565
So ninth grade retention that had in my book,

2390
01:48:30,635 --> 01:48:31,645
that had to be a goal.

2391
01:48:31,665 --> 01:48:33,885
We have to make sure we're addressing that head on

2392
01:48:34,425 --> 01:48:36,565
my cap is part of the graduation requirements here.

2393
01:48:36,665 --> 01:48:39,045
So we want to take advantage of these years

2394
01:48:39,045 --> 01:48:40,285
that we have right now

2395
01:48:40,285 --> 01:48:42,285
before anything takes effect, so

2396
01:48:42,285 --> 01:48:43,765
that we are putting this into place

2397
01:48:44,505 --> 01:48:47,565
and we're in a really solid place when students do need this

2398
01:48:47,565 --> 01:48:49,325
as part of their graduation requirement.

2399
01:48:49,345 --> 01:48:50,445
So making it one of Dr.

2400
01:48:50,475 --> 01:48:54,125
Trimble's goals helps us, you know, it's all tied together.

2401
01:48:54,425 --> 01:48:57,085
And then third, of course, we want all students to graduate.

2402
01:48:57,085 --> 01:48:59,165
So focusing on graduation rates is,

2403
01:48:59,265 --> 01:49:00,365
is very important as well.

2404
01:49:01,455 --> 01:49:05,285
FAFSA and FAFSA are listed in here in that middle column.

2405
01:49:06,375 --> 01:49:08,965
FAFSA is the finance free financial aid

2406
01:49:09,475 --> 01:49:11,205
application at the federal level.

2407
01:49:11,615 --> 01:49:13,325
FAFSA is the state level one for,

2408
01:49:13,465 --> 01:49:15,645
for students attending school wishing

2409
01:49:15,645 --> 01:49:18,205
to attend a state school there.

2410
01:49:18,585 --> 01:49:22,325
The, I do have some personal concerns about this one

2411
01:49:22,325 --> 01:49:24,365
because this requires all families

2412
01:49:24,365 --> 01:49:26,765
to complete either the FAFSA or the FAFSA

2413
01:49:26,865 --> 01:49:29,445
or a formally opt out.

2414
01:49:30,065 --> 01:49:33,405
And that means there's gonna be documentation for required

2415
01:49:33,465 --> 01:49:35,485
for every single family.

2416
01:49:36,305 --> 01:49:38,085
And I do have some concerns about that.

2417
01:49:38,395 --> 01:49:42,125
More, again, as more details are shared

2418
01:49:42,345 --> 01:49:45,165
as we learn more about how this documentation is,

2419
01:49:45,345 --> 01:49:48,285
is managed, we'll know more at this point.

2420
01:49:48,455 --> 01:49:50,805
Again, it what you know is what I know,

2421
01:49:51,625 --> 01:49:53,845
but it, it does raise some questions for me

2422
01:49:53,985 --> 01:49:56,045
and I haven't yet received any answers

2423
01:49:56,155 --> 01:49:58,045
that make me feel comfortable.

2424
01:49:58,625 --> 01:50:01,885
And then finally here, state seals of distinction.

2425
01:50:01,885 --> 01:50:04,605
Right now we have a seal of Biliteracy for language,

2426
01:50:05,815 --> 01:50:09,045
which we, we have an outstanding program here

2427
01:50:09,545 --> 01:50:10,885
in in Framingham.

2428
01:50:11,905 --> 01:50:16,485
And so this now allows for other options for ai,

2429
01:50:16,635 --> 01:50:18,605
financial literacy, those kinds of things.

2430
01:50:18,605 --> 01:50:20,085
In other core areas,

2431
01:50:20,825 --> 01:50:22,085
we don't know what those will look like.

2432
01:50:22,145 --> 01:50:23,565
We don't know how they'll be measured,

2433
01:50:23,665 --> 01:50:25,325
how they will be determined.

2434
01:50:25,965 --> 01:50:29,325
I will say the seal of Biliteracy is a big lift in terms

2435
01:50:29,325 --> 01:50:30,485
of resources here.

2436
01:50:30,605 --> 01:50:32,605
A lot of time and staff resources

2437
01:50:32,665 --> 01:50:34,365
to administer the assessments.

2438
01:50:35,035 --> 01:50:38,045
Well worth it. But if there are multiple seals

2439
01:50:38,045 --> 01:50:40,565
of distinction, we just will have to figure out

2440
01:50:40,565 --> 01:50:41,805
how those will be managed as well.

2441
01:50:43,195 --> 01:50:47,845
Next slide. So where, where do we stand?

2442
01:50:48,455 --> 01:50:50,485
We're in really good shape in terms

2443
01:50:50,485 --> 01:50:51,965
of the mass core requirements.

2444
01:50:52,215 --> 01:50:54,325
We're in really good shape in terms of my cap.

2445
01:50:54,825 --> 01:50:57,445
We are also in pretty solid shape

2446
01:50:57,505 --> 01:50:59,205
for things like financial literacy

2447
01:50:59,475 --> 01:51:03,765
because we have full on courses at Framingham High School

2448
01:51:03,785 --> 01:51:06,765
and Financial Literacy, which means that whatever we need

2449
01:51:06,765 --> 01:51:10,925
to embed in our students' experience across all

2450
01:51:11,165 --> 01:51:12,565
students, we'll be able to do.

2451
01:51:12,565 --> 01:51:14,125
We have the curriculum, it's just about

2452
01:51:14,125 --> 01:51:15,165
streamlining that down.

2453
01:51:15,475 --> 01:51:18,205
That will be most likely embedded into the My Cap

2454
01:51:18,335 --> 01:51:23,045
curriculum, which with the new monthly

2455
01:51:23,685 --> 01:51:26,005
advisory block that the high school has built into the

2456
01:51:26,165 --> 01:51:28,845
schedule, we're set up for success for delivery of that.

2457
01:51:28,995 --> 01:51:30,005
Same thing with ai.

2458
01:51:30,275 --> 01:51:32,525
They're already working on some curriculum there.

2459
01:51:32,745 --> 01:51:34,525
And then the digital literacy.

2460
01:51:34,585 --> 01:51:37,125
So those will be built in the challenges.

2461
01:51:37,125 --> 01:51:39,925
We don't know what, we don't have any frameworks from the

2462
01:51:39,925 --> 01:51:42,005
state, so we don't know what standards are expected.

2463
01:51:42,215 --> 01:51:43,725
Again, we don't know how this is going

2464
01:51:43,725 --> 01:51:45,125
to be documented and reported.

2465
01:51:46,785 --> 01:51:50,885
The the area where, oh, fafsa, we do provide support

2466
01:51:50,905 --> 01:51:54,485
for families with FAFSA now it would just be that we have

2467
01:51:54,485 --> 01:51:57,485
to make sure every family, we have to track every family

2468
01:51:57,585 --> 01:52:01,325
to make sure that they would be submitting the paperwork

2469
01:52:01,325 --> 01:52:02,485
or formally opting out.

2470
01:52:02,795 --> 01:52:04,965
Operationally, there will be a lot of challenges.

2471
01:52:04,965 --> 01:52:07,645
You heard me talk about the the number of resources

2472
01:52:07,645 --> 01:52:09,325
that would be needed, staffing time,

2473
01:52:10,145 --> 01:52:12,645
and a lot of questions that we still don't have answers to

2474
01:52:12,875 --> 01:52:15,485
that hopefully we will have answers to.

2475
01:52:16,025 --> 01:52:18,125
But a lot of this will be tracking, thinking about

2476
01:52:18,125 --> 01:52:19,885
that capstone project, how are we going

2477
01:52:19,885 --> 01:52:23,085
to monitor every student as they are taking that capstone or

2478
01:52:23,145 --> 01:52:27,205
or completing their portfolios or culminating experiences

2479
01:52:27,625 --> 01:52:30,085
and the, the work-based learning that has to be part

2480
01:52:30,085 --> 01:52:31,685
of my cap now how are we ensuring

2481
01:52:31,735 --> 01:52:33,085
every student is getting that?

2482
01:52:33,265 --> 01:52:36,605
So there will be a lot of tracking components that we have

2483
01:52:36,605 --> 01:52:39,285
to figure out how we'll manage those technical pieces

2484
01:52:39,505 --> 01:52:41,805
as well as supporting students in

2485
01:52:42,755 --> 01:52:44,405
meeting those expectations.

2486
01:52:45,245 --> 01:52:48,925
The math is going to be the biggest one in terms of

2487
01:52:49,685 --> 01:52:50,925
staffing, I would say.

2488
01:52:50,985 --> 01:52:52,885
So if you would go to the next slide please.

2489
01:52:53,595 --> 01:52:54,685
I've worked with the high school

2490
01:52:54,785 --> 01:52:58,765
and we've determined that 70% of of the students,

2491
01:52:59,195 --> 01:53:02,125
like thinking about last year's graduating class, 70%

2492
01:53:02,125 --> 01:53:05,565
of students met the four year graduation requirement on

2493
01:53:05,565 --> 01:53:07,965
their own, even though it was only a three year requirement.

2494
01:53:08,585 --> 01:53:11,365
And even some of that remaining, 30% of students

2495
01:53:11,975 --> 01:53:13,965
might have taken a half semester.

2496
01:53:13,985 --> 01:53:15,485
So they had three and a half credits,

2497
01:53:15,485 --> 01:53:17,045
just not the full four credits.

2498
01:53:17,425 --> 01:53:18,885
So what we've calculated is

2499
01:53:18,885 --> 01:53:23,485
that about 180 students would need a, that fourth credit,

2500
01:53:23,635 --> 01:53:24,925
whether it's a half credit

2501
01:53:25,025 --> 01:53:26,805
or a full credit in order to meet

2502
01:53:26,805 --> 01:53:28,285
that graduation requirement.

2503
01:53:28,905 --> 01:53:33,765
So by the time this takes effect for our students,

2504
01:53:34,815 --> 01:53:37,125
their senior year, we're really looking at what is

2505
01:53:37,125 --> 01:53:39,845
that fourth year class going to be for seniors.

2506
01:53:40,305 --> 01:53:43,805
The good news is that the first class that this takes effect

2507
01:53:43,865 --> 01:53:46,565
for are our incoming eighth graders.

2508
01:53:46,985 --> 01:53:49,645
So when we think about that, it seems like a long way off.

2509
01:53:49,745 --> 01:53:51,325
We have to be planning for this,

2510
01:53:51,705 --> 01:53:54,885
but those 180 students in their senior year,

2511
01:53:54,885 --> 01:53:55,925
maybe their junior year,

2512
01:53:55,925 --> 01:53:59,045
but typically students are taking math classes ninth,

2513
01:53:59,295 --> 01:54:00,485
10th, 11th grade.

2514
01:54:00,875 --> 01:54:03,245
It's really in 12th grade that we have to worry about

2515
01:54:03,885 --> 01:54:06,765
making sure we have enough staffing

2516
01:54:06,985 --> 01:54:10,125
to support an additional 180 students taking a math class.

2517
01:54:10,665 --> 01:54:12,365
So that's about three or four years away,

2518
01:54:12,365 --> 01:54:14,725
maybe the 20, 29, 20 30 school year.

2519
01:54:15,425 --> 01:54:18,525
But we are planning for that, we're thinking about that now.

2520
01:54:18,785 --> 01:54:21,365
And we're also thinking about additional pathways

2521
01:54:21,585 --> 01:54:25,365
for students to take their fourth credit of math so

2522
01:54:25,365 --> 01:54:27,965
that all students are not kind of forced into a class

2523
01:54:27,965 --> 01:54:30,205
that maybe wasn't something they wanted to pursue,

2524
01:54:30,225 --> 01:54:31,805
but is something that they're interested in.

2525
01:54:32,945 --> 01:54:35,725
And, okay, next slide please, Joanna. Thank you.

2526
01:54:36,905 --> 01:54:38,125
So what are we doing right now?

2527
01:54:38,675 --> 01:54:40,845
Kind of what you've heard we're we're taking,

2528
01:54:42,095 --> 01:54:45,165
we're we're taking assessment, evaluating our current state

2529
01:54:45,545 --> 01:54:46,605
and what we need to do

2530
01:54:46,825 --> 01:54:49,965
and preparing in the small ways that we can right now,

2531
01:54:49,965 --> 01:54:54,165
without knowing fully what the implications will be, again,

2532
01:54:54,485 --> 01:54:56,245
a legislative action must be taken.

2533
01:54:56,735 --> 01:54:58,765
We're also paying close attention to anything

2534
01:54:58,765 --> 01:55:00,725
that we hear from the Department of Elementary

2535
01:55:00,725 --> 01:55:02,045
and Secondary Education

2536
01:55:02,235 --> 01:55:04,565
because we want to take advantage of any

2537
01:55:04,565 --> 01:55:06,645
of the opportunities they provide

2538
01:55:06,945 --> 01:55:09,285
to get additional information so that we can continue

2539
01:55:09,285 --> 01:55:13,325
to prepare the current rising eighth grade,

2540
01:55:13,425 --> 01:55:14,845
the incoming eighth grade class.

2541
01:55:15,235 --> 01:55:18,525
They will be required if this passes as it is,

2542
01:55:19,385 --> 01:55:21,645
as it's recommended, they will be required

2543
01:55:21,665 --> 01:55:24,885
to meet the Mass Corps graduation requirement.

2544
01:55:25,505 --> 01:55:28,685
But the incoming seventh grade class would be required

2545
01:55:28,685 --> 01:55:30,245
to meet all of those requirements.

2546
01:55:30,385 --> 01:55:32,365
So there's a little bit of a phasing in,

2547
01:55:33,105 --> 01:55:34,485
but again, this is coming rapidly.

2548
01:55:34,625 --> 01:55:36,765
And when you think about end of course assessments

2549
01:55:36,995 --> 01:55:39,365
that would begin with maybe algebra one

2550
01:55:39,365 --> 01:55:42,565
or ninth grade English, we need those soon

2551
01:55:42,565 --> 01:55:44,955
because if the current eighth graders,

2552
01:55:44,955 --> 01:55:47,235
or I'm sorry, current seventh graders would be the first

2553
01:55:47,285 --> 01:55:50,475
group to have to take those tests in two years, we have

2554
01:55:50,475 --> 01:55:52,635
to have the test in place and we don't yet.

2555
01:55:53,535 --> 01:55:54,995
So that's next slide.

2556
01:55:55,225 --> 01:55:57,515
That kind of leads us to this final piece,

2557
01:55:57,515 --> 01:55:58,955
which is we're gonna do

2558
01:55:58,955 --> 01:56:02,195
what we can right now looking at Pathways for Math

2559
01:56:02,755 --> 01:56:06,035
strengthening, strengthening our really solid my CAP

2560
01:56:06,035 --> 01:56:08,515
program, but then also taking advantage

2561
01:56:08,575 --> 01:56:10,675
of any opportunities we can with the Department

2562
01:56:10,675 --> 01:56:14,515
of Elementary Unit and secondary education, determining

2563
01:56:14,945 --> 01:56:17,595
what resources they might provide, what training, hoping

2564
01:56:17,595 --> 01:56:20,755
that they will release some curriculum frameworks

2565
01:56:20,775 --> 01:56:23,515
for those embedded curricular aspects.

2566
01:56:24,135 --> 01:56:27,115
And otherwise just kind of keeping our ear to the ground

2567
01:56:27,115 --> 01:56:28,435
and seeing what other people are doing.

2568
01:56:28,735 --> 01:56:31,035
So with that, I will take any questions that you have.

2569
01:56:40,135 --> 01:56:41,555
Sounds, I don't see any hands,

2570
01:56:42,745 --> 01:56:45,555
anybody? No.

2571
01:56:46,335 --> 01:56:47,475
All right. Well thank you.

2572
01:56:47,475 --> 01:56:50,035
So I'm just gonna, because Rich brought this up. Oh, rich.

2573
01:56:50,035 --> 01:56:52,515
Oh, Brent. Brenda is Brent. Sorry, go ahead Brent.

2574
01:56:53,695 --> 01:56:55,635
Not a question, but I just wanted to say I was able

2575
01:56:55,635 --> 01:56:58,315
to access the AM CA portal for my kids earlier.

2576
01:56:58,455 --> 01:57:02,515
Yes, it's very easy. The data was there, so it works.

2577
01:57:03,435 --> 01:57:05,235
Excellent. Thank you so much. I'm so happy

2578
01:57:05,265 --> 01:57:06,265
That we can concur over here.

2579
01:57:06,575 --> 01:57:08,075
Get two more, two more happy customers.

2580
01:57:08,785 --> 01:57:10,115
Good. Excellent. Thank you.

2581
01:57:11,175 --> 01:57:14,195
But I would like to share if I, if I may only

2582
01:57:14,195 --> 01:57:15,355
because Rich brought this up,

2583
01:57:15,495 --> 01:57:17,795
and if any of my coworkers are listening,

2584
01:57:18,035 --> 01:57:20,595
I promise you I'm not gonna reveal the whole thing.

2585
01:57:21,155 --> 01:57:23,195
But Rich, you talked specifically about

2586
01:57:23,255 --> 01:57:25,955
how get more parental involvement, family involvement,

2587
01:57:26,635 --> 01:57:30,235
especially in that third grade literacy goal.

2588
01:57:32,255 --> 01:57:35,275
I'm going big on this one, I'm going massive on this one.

2589
01:57:35,635 --> 01:57:37,715
I don't just want caregiver involvement.

2590
01:57:37,835 --> 01:57:39,355
I want the entire city involved.

2591
01:57:39,535 --> 01:57:42,515
So I'm just gonna put that out there and just wait.

2592
01:57:42,515 --> 01:57:44,195
Hopefully at the next meeting I'll be able

2593
01:57:44,195 --> 01:57:47,075
to give you more details, but more to come.

2594
01:57:47,175 --> 01:57:48,715
But we're going big on this one

2595
01:57:48,715 --> 01:57:51,715
because literacy is at the core of everything. Let's

2596
01:57:51,715 --> 01:57:53,275
Go, Let's go.

2597
01:57:54,385 --> 01:57:56,035
Alright, any other questions or comments?

2598
01:57:58,105 --> 01:57:59,635
Alright, thank you so much Anne.

2599
01:57:59,635 --> 01:58:01,035
We look forward to hearing updates.

2600
01:58:02,265 --> 01:58:04,435
Next up we have executive director

2601
01:58:04,435 --> 01:58:05,795
of finance and operations updates.

2602
01:58:05,795 --> 01:58:06,795
We'll turn it over to Lincoln.

2603
01:58:07,765 --> 01:58:09,355
Thank you, Madam Chair. Good evening everybody.

2604
01:58:10,075 --> 01:58:13,075
First on the agenda tonight, just a capital project update.

2605
01:58:13,555 --> 01:58:16,355
We had some major capital projects going on this summer

2606
01:58:16,895 --> 01:58:21,035
and we are looking like we're gonna be completed all of them

2607
01:58:21,135 --> 01:58:22,195
before the start of school.

2608
01:58:22,215 --> 01:58:26,195
So we have two new pre-K playgrounds, one at Harmony Grove,

2609
01:58:26,455 --> 01:58:27,475
one at McCarthy.

2610
01:58:27,815 --> 01:58:31,035
We resurfaced the back gym at the high school

2611
01:58:31,815 --> 01:58:36,635
and we installed a a limited use limited application.

2612
01:58:36,705 --> 01:58:40,635
It's an elevator at King, so all of those are

2613
01:58:41,945 --> 01:58:44,645
almost completed and they're on pace to be done

2614
01:58:45,125 --> 01:58:46,485
before school starts next week.

2615
01:58:46,585 --> 01:58:48,485
So shout out to the Buildings

2616
01:58:48,485 --> 01:58:51,885
and Grounds team, our city partners helping us out as well.

2617
01:58:53,375 --> 01:58:56,965
While all those projects are going on, we're still going

2618
01:58:56,965 --> 01:59:00,125
through the process, the MSBA core program

2619
01:59:00,595 --> 01:59:02,205
with the elementary school,

2620
01:59:02,425 --> 01:59:06,885
and then two accelerated repair programs through the MSBA

2621
01:59:06,885 --> 01:59:08,445
for roofs for Brophy and Potter.

2622
01:59:09,505 --> 01:59:10,645
And then as you heard earlier,

2623
01:59:10,905 --> 01:59:12,845
we have geothermal phase two going on

2624
01:59:13,305 --> 01:59:17,525
and the Farley solar design work, which is very,

2625
01:59:17,555 --> 01:59:19,165
very close to be completed.

2626
01:59:19,225 --> 01:59:22,365
And I know Mr. Furberg, you asked earlier, as soon as

2627
01:59:22,365 --> 01:59:25,725
that's done, we will hopefully have somewhat

2628
01:59:25,725 --> 01:59:27,645
of a cost estimate that we can bring to the committee

2629
01:59:27,665 --> 01:59:30,365
and then go from there as far as a capital request for that.

2630
01:59:30,745 --> 01:59:34,045
So look forward to doing that. And that's, that's really it.

2631
01:59:34,045 --> 01:59:37,685
We, we will have some discussions on FY 28 capital

2632
01:59:38,385 --> 01:59:40,405
in the next couple months or so with the B

2633
01:59:40,405 --> 01:59:42,045
and g subcommittee and this full committee.

2634
01:59:42,505 --> 01:59:45,805
But more to come on that. Any questions on capital?

2635
01:59:47,995 --> 01:59:51,885
Okay, wonderful. Next, I am looking for a vote tonight

2636
01:59:52,205 --> 01:59:54,565
to approve the creation

2637
01:59:55,145 --> 01:59:57,885
of 59 student activity accounts.

2638
01:59:57,885 --> 02:00:00,765
This happens every year based on dusty guidelines.

2639
02:00:00,785 --> 02:00:04,685
So in your packet you have a memo with the list of 59,

2640
02:00:04,825 --> 02:00:07,605
and then you have the account statements

2641
02:00:07,785 --> 02:00:08,925
of purposes for all of them.

2642
02:00:09,745 --> 02:00:12,245
So hopefully you had a chance to look at that.

2643
02:00:12,745 --> 02:00:14,605
And then again, during the year,

2644
02:00:14,865 --> 02:00:17,125
if there are new student activity accounts,

2645
02:00:17,525 --> 02:00:18,565
I come to you for approval.

2646
02:00:19,705 --> 02:00:21,365
So you have seen all of these,

2647
02:00:21,425 --> 02:00:22,805
but every year we have to do these.

2648
02:00:23,545 --> 02:00:26,965
So we do not get a finding on our student activity audit.

2649
02:00:28,065 --> 02:00:30,205
So I ask for a vote.

2650
02:00:31,315 --> 02:00:33,445
Okay. So you have motion to approve the current listed

2651
02:00:33,475 --> 02:00:34,885
student activity accounts

2652
02:00:34,885 --> 02:00:36,565
and the creation of student activity account

2653
02:00:36,565 --> 02:00:38,605
for the class of 2030. So

2654
02:00:38,605 --> 02:00:40,765
Moved Rule by Jen, seconded by Willie.

2655
02:00:40,945 --> 02:00:43,605
Any discussion? Second? Jen has a question.

2656
02:00:45,255 --> 02:00:48,165
Thank you. I actually a few questions.

2657
02:00:48,825 --> 02:00:50,325
One, I I, of course

2658
02:00:50,445 --> 02:00:52,765
'cause I started scrolling through this, it's like going

2659
02:00:52,765 --> 02:00:54,085
through TikTok, it get lost.

2660
02:00:56,325 --> 02:00:58,005
I saw KKFB

2661
02:00:58,005 --> 02:01:02,445
and BSU had more than one form to create.

2662
02:01:04,325 --> 02:01:05,365
I don't know if it was duplicated,

2663
02:01:05,405 --> 02:01:08,205
I don't know if it was from different years, which led me to

2664
02:01:09,025 --> 02:01:11,925
wonder how often do they have to be renewed?

2665
02:01:11,985 --> 02:01:13,205
Do they have to be renewed?

2666
02:01:13,205 --> 02:01:16,845
Because some of these are dating back to like 2023. 2021.

2667
02:01:17,785 --> 02:01:21,565
So I guess my question is, how often do these clubs have

2668
02:01:21,565 --> 02:01:23,525
to renew the ask?

2669
02:01:25,755 --> 02:01:27,165
Once. Just once.

2670
02:01:27,165 --> 02:01:29,845
Once it's asked and you approve it, it's in, then

2671
02:01:29,845 --> 02:01:30,845
That's it.

2672
02:01:30,845 --> 02:01:32,845
And how often do they get closed if

2673
02:01:32,845 --> 02:01:34,085
they're no longer functional?

2674
02:01:34,385 --> 02:01:37,765
Yes, we, during our audits, we close them out.

2675
02:01:37,765 --> 02:01:41,805
We're actually based on the last meeting we had when the

2676
02:01:41,805 --> 02:01:43,685
auditor came, I'll be requesting

2677
02:01:43,685 --> 02:01:46,165
to close a few in the very near future.

2678
02:01:47,145 --> 02:01:51,805
Got it. And can there be more than one applicant?

2679
02:01:52,025 --> 02:01:54,645
Yes. Application for the same thing? Why?

2680
02:01:56,365 --> 02:01:58,405
I don't know. It's something that has been in there

2681
02:01:58,465 --> 02:02:02,525
for years and the auditors seem to be okay with it.

2682
02:02:03,835 --> 02:02:05,285
Okay, thank you.

2683
02:02:09,505 --> 02:02:10,725
All right, so we have a motion on the floor.

2684
02:02:10,745 --> 02:02:14,615
Any further discussion? Any questions? All right.

2685
02:02:14,615 --> 02:02:18,615
Motion to create the student activity accounts.

2686
02:02:18,975 --> 02:02:23,055
District one? Yes. Two abstain. Three.

2687
02:02:26,795 --> 02:02:29,135
I'm gonna abstain. I'm gonna say it in

2688
02:02:29,135 --> 02:02:31,375
like abstain, right? Three, four,

2689
02:02:32,355 --> 02:02:33,355
Yes.

2690
02:02:33,355 --> 02:02:36,535
Five yes. Six. Yes.

2691
02:02:38,225 --> 02:02:42,795
Seven. We're gonna keep going. Eight, yes. Nine. Yeah.

2692
02:02:43,265 --> 02:02:44,265
Okay.

2693
02:02:45,445 --> 02:02:45,795
Sorry.

2694
02:02:50,775 --> 02:02:53,585
Alright, PESS.

2695
02:02:54,635 --> 02:02:59,465
Great. Thank you. All next on the agenda is an FY 26

2696
02:02:59,465 --> 02:03:00,745
operating budget update.

2697
02:03:01,165 --> 02:03:03,865
We are very close to closing out FY 26,

2698
02:03:03,865 --> 02:03:06,425
which is a lot earlier than we normally do.

2699
02:03:07,255 --> 02:03:09,625
Operating budget purchase orders have all been

2700
02:03:09,975 --> 02:03:11,105
paid and closed out.

2701
02:03:11,685 --> 02:03:15,825
We are still working with grants to do a few journal entries

2702
02:03:15,825 --> 02:03:17,105
to close out some grants

2703
02:03:17,165 --> 02:03:22,065
and move the funding to year two of some of the grants.

2704
02:03:22,685 --> 02:03:24,505
But other than that we are very close

2705
02:03:24,685 --> 02:03:26,505
and I'm hoping the next meeting

2706
02:03:26,525 --> 02:03:30,825
or two I can come back with a final number of

2707
02:03:30,825 --> 02:03:33,145
what we'll be carrying in Circuit Breaker

2708
02:03:33,495 --> 02:03:34,905
into this current year.

2709
02:03:34,945 --> 02:03:38,105
FY 27 our, our budgeted number is 500,000.

2710
02:03:38,685 --> 02:03:41,705
My projections right now show between 600

2711
02:03:41,725 --> 02:03:44,185
and 700,000 that we'll be carrying over.

2712
02:03:44,325 --> 02:03:46,865
So we'll be able to use that to balance the budget

2713
02:03:46,965 --> 02:03:48,545
and then actually have a little bit

2714
02:03:48,545 --> 02:03:52,145
of reserve if there's any unanticipated tuition

2715
02:03:52,145 --> 02:03:53,505
or transportation costs.

2716
02:03:54,885 --> 02:03:58,835
So good news on that. Okay.

2717
02:03:59,375 --> 02:04:02,555
No questions. We'll go to the last one here. FY 27.

2718
02:04:03,385 --> 02:04:04,635
It's in full swing.

2719
02:04:04,895 --> 02:04:07,275
We had requisitions entered

2720
02:04:07,275 --> 02:04:08,555
before staff left for the summer.

2721
02:04:08,555 --> 02:04:09,675
They've become purchase orders.

2722
02:04:10,295 --> 02:04:13,595
We are have been placing orders

2723
02:04:13,935 --> 02:04:18,195
and getting deliveries so we should be ready for the start

2724
02:04:18,195 --> 02:04:20,395
of school as far as supplies, materials

2725
02:04:20,935 --> 02:04:22,435
for classrooms and for our school.

2726
02:04:22,535 --> 02:04:25,995
So the process we use for the summer has worked

2727
02:04:27,695 --> 02:04:29,715
and we're looking forward to next week.

2728
02:04:31,465 --> 02:04:34,195
Just to go off a little bit on that, it kind

2729
02:04:34,195 --> 02:04:37,685
of leads into FY 28 that we're getting ready

2730
02:04:37,705 --> 02:04:39,445
for FY 28 workbooks

2731
02:04:40,305 --> 02:04:43,525
and master budget books are, are ready to go out.

2732
02:04:43,935 --> 02:04:45,005
We're gonna give principals

2733
02:04:45,005 --> 02:04:47,565
and directors a couple weeks to get settled down

2734
02:04:47,565 --> 02:04:48,565
after the start of school.

2735
02:04:48,665 --> 02:04:52,125
But in the very near future we're gonna be starting FY

2736
02:04:52,125 --> 02:04:53,845
28 budget talks.

2737
02:04:54,265 --> 02:04:57,925
So we're closing out FY 26, starting 27,

2738
02:04:58,065 --> 02:05:00,805
and now we'll begin FY 28.

2739
02:05:01,445 --> 02:05:02,925
Probably in about a month. Maybe I,

2740
02:05:03,125 --> 02:05:05,685
I hope a little bit less per the charter.

2741
02:05:06,745 --> 02:05:09,565
The budget process has been expedited, so if

2742
02:05:09,565 --> 02:05:14,005
that doesn't get pushed out like it did last year, you know,

2743
02:05:14,065 --> 02:05:17,405
we definitely wanna start FY 28 soon.

2744
02:05:17,405 --> 02:05:18,525
There's a lot of unknowns.

2745
02:05:18,545 --> 02:05:22,165
We have I think seven unions we're gonna be bargaining

2746
02:05:22,165 --> 02:05:23,725
with for contracts.

2747
02:05:24,945 --> 02:05:28,965
So we look forward to starting those, continuing those

2748
02:05:29,185 --> 02:05:32,565
and moving into proposals for FY 28.

2749
02:05:34,265 --> 02:05:35,485
That's it for me. Thank you.

2750
02:05:36,665 --> 02:05:39,725
Was a question? Sure. So I was looking at 27

2751
02:05:40,985 --> 02:05:43,845
and I know I probably say this every time I say this report,

2752
02:05:44,995 --> 02:05:48,175
the incumbents are really LA lo can't even talk

2753
02:05:48,345 --> 02:05:49,575
large for like early ed.

2754
02:05:49,585 --> 02:05:53,695
We're already 72%, 123%

2755
02:05:53,695 --> 02:05:57,175
for communications and And we're only a month in.

2756
02:05:58,305 --> 02:06:01,555
Yeah. So yes, we talk about this every year. Yes we do.

2757
02:06:01,975 --> 02:06:04,515
But so those are contracts that we have for the full year.

2758
02:06:04,735 --> 02:06:08,595
So on day one we encumber as much as we can, so Got it.

2759
02:06:08,595 --> 02:06:10,995
Like early education specifically, those are our three

2760
02:06:11,555 --> 02:06:13,795
private public partners for pre-K.

2761
02:06:14,535 --> 02:06:16,635
So that's what we spend throughout the whole year.

2762
02:06:16,655 --> 02:06:18,995
So we just have one PO for each vendor

2763
02:06:19,095 --> 02:06:20,675
and then we just pay it off every month.

2764
02:06:22,555 --> 02:06:23,635
Communications, same thing.

2765
02:06:25,915 --> 02:06:27,915
Communications did come in a little bit higher when,

2766
02:06:28,055 --> 02:06:30,675
if you remember when we budget back in October

2767
02:06:30,735 --> 02:06:32,795
and we update November, December,

2768
02:06:33,105 --> 02:06:35,995
sometimes costs escalate throughout the year

2769
02:06:36,055 --> 02:06:38,595
so we'll just have to cut back elsewhere to balance.

2770
02:06:39,175 --> 02:06:41,675
But if we have full contracts for the year, we put

2771
02:06:41,675 --> 02:06:42,715
that PO in right away.

2772
02:06:42,895 --> 02:06:45,475
Got it. Yep. So like early education, we shouldn't see

2773
02:06:45,475 --> 02:06:49,965
that go much more than that. 72%?

2774
02:06:50,865 --> 02:06:55,165
No. Nope, you won't. Okay. Alright, thank you.

2775
02:06:55,185 --> 02:06:56,925
You're welcome. Alright, we see Brent

2776
02:06:56,925 --> 02:06:58,085
with a hand up out there.

2777
02:06:58,305 --> 02:06:59,305
Go ahead Brent.

2778
02:07:00,215 --> 02:07:02,365
Thank you. I just wanted to take the opportunity

2779
02:07:02,385 --> 02:07:05,005
to say I was excited to see the bus transportation

2780
02:07:05,445 --> 02:07:06,525
announcements go out today.

2781
02:07:06,645 --> 02:07:08,565
I know that was something that was a big lift

2782
02:07:08,585 --> 02:07:11,725
and required some adapting of processes on your end.

2783
02:07:12,105 --> 02:07:14,845
So I just wanted to say thank you to you and to Angela

2784
02:07:14,845 --> 02:07:16,845
and her team for getting that information out there.

2785
02:07:17,755 --> 02:07:19,165
Yeah, echo the thanks 10 days

2786
02:07:19,165 --> 02:07:21,085
earlier than last year, right? Yeah. Yep.

2787
02:07:21,955 --> 02:07:23,925
When you said you would Great.

2788
02:07:23,925 --> 02:07:27,565
Awesome. So if I, thanks Brent. Yeah, thanks Brent.

2789
02:07:27,565 --> 02:07:30,725
Appreciate that. But really the huge shoutout goes out

2790
02:07:30,725 --> 02:07:32,005
to Angela and her team.

2791
02:07:32,525 --> 02:07:35,685
I mean she's been working 12, 14 hour days to get this

2792
02:07:36,915 --> 02:07:41,205
process expedited this summer and to get all that out today.

2793
02:07:41,265 --> 02:07:43,885
So I'm sure families have been in there and looking

2794
02:07:44,025 --> 02:07:47,405
and the phone calls will start tomorrow, but that's okay.

2795
02:07:47,495 --> 02:07:48,605
We're there to answer the calls.

2796
02:07:49,225 --> 02:07:53,845
And as mentioned, we assigned all eligible students.

2797
02:07:54,505 --> 02:07:57,045
So all eligibles have been assigned buses.

2798
02:07:58,025 --> 02:07:59,245
We had the opt-out form.

2799
02:07:59,405 --> 02:08:01,205
I think we had over 300

2800
02:08:01,385 --> 02:08:04,325
or so families opt out that were eligible.

2801
02:08:04,325 --> 02:08:05,485
So that is a huge help.

2802
02:08:06,105 --> 02:08:08,605
We sent that into messaging on Monday and again today.

2803
02:08:08,625 --> 02:08:10,525
So any families out there that are listening

2804
02:08:11,075 --> 02:08:13,885
that are eligible have been assigned to a bus

2805
02:08:13,995 --> 02:08:17,085
that don't need it, please fill out that opt-out form

2806
02:08:17,085 --> 02:08:19,645
that helps us take your child off the bus

2807
02:08:19,645 --> 02:08:21,685
and put somebody else on the bus that needs it.

2808
02:08:23,425 --> 02:08:26,245
So we look forward to next week and

2809
02:08:26,465 --> 02:08:28,645
and getting the buses out there, our brand new buses.

2810
02:08:28,865 --> 02:08:31,565
So if you see our drivers give 'em a wave,

2811
02:08:32,675 --> 02:08:34,405
they're really great, great people.

2812
02:08:35,005 --> 02:08:38,725
They've all come back from last year to this year, so

2813
02:08:39,565 --> 02:08:42,485
Angela's doing something really, really special over there.

2814
02:08:42,665 --> 02:08:45,085
So all the credit to her and her team. Alright,

2815
02:08:45,095 --> 02:08:46,095
Thank you Angela.

2816
02:08:46,095 --> 02:08:49,045
Thanks. Anybody else?

2817
02:08:54,555 --> 02:08:58,445
Okay. Thank you all. All right, thank you so much.

2818
02:08:59,265 --> 02:09:02,055
We went through all of them, right? Okay.

2819
02:09:02,475 --> 02:09:04,415
Yes. All right. Subcommittee reports, finance

2820
02:09:04,415 --> 02:09:06,695
and operations, BOO to report on warrants.

2821
02:09:06,695 --> 02:09:07,695
It's all yours.

2822
02:09:08,385 --> 02:09:09,655
Thank you Madam Chair.

2823
02:09:10,075 --> 02:09:12,495
For the warrants total, we have a total

2824
02:09:12,675 --> 02:09:16,615
of $6,204,604

2825
02:09:16,715 --> 02:09:17,855
and 99 cents.

2826
02:09:18,275 --> 02:09:19,975
And a payroll total of

2827
02:09:20,685 --> 02:09:24,615
$9,901,033

2828
02:09:24,675 --> 02:09:28,895
and 94 cents on the date of July 13th,

2829
02:09:29,525 --> 02:09:33,815
July 20th, July 27th, August 3rd

2830
02:09:34,635 --> 02:09:35,735
and August 10th.

2831
02:09:36,385 --> 02:09:37,385
Thank you.

2832
02:09:40,425 --> 02:09:42,205
All right, policy. Thank you.

2833
02:09:43,825 --> 02:09:45,205
We were supposed to meet yesterday,

2834
02:09:46,225 --> 02:09:51,125
but we had some un unforeseen circumstances we weren't

2835
02:09:51,125 --> 02:09:54,325
able to meet, but we will be meeting again in September,

2836
02:09:55,825 --> 02:10:00,165
but we still have two policies to go over tonight.

2837
02:10:01,235 --> 02:10:03,125
From our last meeting on June 16th,

2838
02:10:03,305 --> 02:10:05,645
we reviewed several policies based on

2839
02:10:06,325 --> 02:10:09,885
recently updated DES C-N-M-A-S-C guidance, including ECAB,

2840
02:10:10,545 --> 02:10:12,845
access to Building and grounds in JFBB,

2841
02:10:12,845 --> 02:10:15,285
Massachusetts Interdistrict School Choice Program.

2842
02:10:16,115 --> 02:10:17,965
They were both approved for the first reading

2843
02:10:18,625 --> 02:10:20,525
and our last meeting on July 15th,

2844
02:10:22,625 --> 02:10:25,445
the ECAB access to buildings and grounds.

2845
02:10:25,755 --> 02:10:29,085
This was reviewed and updated based on recent M-M-A-S-C

2846
02:10:29,285 --> 02:10:30,485
guidance and was further updated

2847
02:10:30,505 --> 02:10:33,285
to reflect current practices JFBB,

2848
02:10:33,285 --> 02:10:34,965
mass Interdistrict School Choice Program.

2849
02:10:35,515 --> 02:10:37,285
This was updated to reflect the vote

2850
02:10:37,385 --> 02:10:40,405
to not participate in the inter inter-district school choice

2851
02:10:40,405 --> 02:10:44,325
program and will be reviewed annually along with the vote.

2852
02:10:45,265 --> 02:10:49,565
So I am looking to approve policies, ECAB, access

2853
02:10:49,565 --> 02:10:51,525
to buildings and grounds in JFBB,

2854
02:10:51,525 --> 02:10:54,245
Massachusetts Interdistrict School Choice Program

2855
02:10:54,465 --> 02:10:56,285
for a sec, for the second reading.

2856
02:10:57,305 --> 02:10:59,125
So moved. Moved by Ms. Barnhill.

2857
02:11:00,665 --> 02:11:04,965
Second. Second by Mr. Freberg. Any discussion?

2858
02:11:05,505 --> 02:11:10,155
No. Do roll call Vote District one? Yes. District two?

2859
02:11:10,975 --> 02:11:13,955
Yes. District three? Myself? Yes. District four?

2860
02:11:14,215 --> 02:11:15,355
Yes. District five?

2861
02:11:15,815 --> 02:11:17,155
Yes. District six?

2862
02:11:18,535 --> 02:11:19,915
Yes. District seven.

2863
02:11:21,375 --> 02:11:23,035
He said to keep going if he drops

2864
02:11:23,035 --> 02:11:24,035
Off.

2865
02:11:24,035 --> 02:11:26,035
Oh, sorry. District eight? Yes. District nine.

2866
02:11:26,735 --> 02:11:28,875
Yes. Passes unanimously. Thank you so much.

2867
02:11:30,945 --> 02:11:34,435
Alright, any other subcommittee reports? Go ahead, rich.

2868
02:11:35,425 --> 02:11:38,315
Yeah, I'm happy to report that the diversity, equity

2869
02:11:38,335 --> 02:11:41,395
and inclusion subcommittee we met on Thursday

2870
02:11:41,615 --> 02:11:43,755
and we have finalized our goals

2871
02:11:44,265 --> 02:11:46,195
that will be included in the package when

2872
02:11:46,195 --> 02:11:47,235
we're ready to vote on them.

2873
02:11:47,495 --> 02:11:48,495
So.

2874
02:11:49,185 --> 02:11:51,595
Sure, go Ahead. So I watched your

2875
02:11:51,595 --> 02:11:52,915
meeting and thank you.

2876
02:11:52,935 --> 02:11:55,155
It was very informative. It was nice to have Josh on there.

2877
02:11:55,615 --> 02:11:57,835
The only thing that I saw missing, which was really

2878
02:11:57,835 --> 02:12:00,995
concerning to me, was there was absolutely no talk

2879
02:12:00,995 --> 02:12:02,435
of antisemitism in our schools

2880
02:12:02,735 --> 02:12:04,995
and how that would be addressed

2881
02:12:05,855 --> 02:12:07,075
and how the district,

2882
02:12:07,455 --> 02:12:10,835
Josh's piece would maybe have some PD training on

2883
02:12:10,835 --> 02:12:12,755
that within our schools and stuff like that.

2884
02:12:13,015 --> 02:12:14,595
And that was really concerning to me.

2885
02:12:18,405 --> 02:12:19,475
Thank you for the feedback.

2886
02:12:19,495 --> 02:12:21,755
Is there something that you would like us to include

2887
02:12:22,375 --> 02:12:23,835
and a goal related to that?

2888
02:12:25,315 --> 02:12:27,275
I think it would have to come more from Josh's piece.

2889
02:12:27,445 --> 02:12:29,875
There should be some training within our, with our teachers

2890
02:12:30,625 --> 02:12:32,555
that deals with antisemitism.

2891
02:12:32,695 --> 02:12:35,915
It is alive, it is well in front of and public schools, just

2892
02:12:35,915 --> 02:12:40,795
because we're not hearing about it and open sessions

2893
02:12:40,795 --> 02:12:42,955
and things like that does not mean it's not alive.

2894
02:12:43,735 --> 02:12:44,735
It very much is.

2895
02:12:46,055 --> 02:12:47,435
All right. We can pro Bob.

2896
02:12:47,435 --> 02:12:49,555
Maybe you and I can work together to provide that feedback

2897
02:12:49,555 --> 02:12:52,345
to him or you can Sure.

2898
02:12:52,345 --> 02:12:54,105
I'll share that feedback to him. Yeah. Yeah. All right.

2899
02:12:54,105 --> 02:12:55,105
Thank you.

2900
02:12:56,795 --> 02:12:58,945
Thank you. Alright,

2901
02:12:59,685 --> 02:13:03,585
Any other subcommittees with updates?

2902
02:13:08,535 --> 02:13:11,625
Okay. Approval of gifts, field trip in minutes.

2903
02:13:11,635 --> 02:13:15,065
We'll start with gifts. So we have gifts for Walsh adult,

2904
02:13:15,185 --> 02:13:16,465
ESL plus partnerships.

2905
02:13:16,985 --> 02:13:18,145
District Cameron.

2906
02:13:18,435 --> 02:13:21,345
Early education items include funds in support

2907
02:13:21,345 --> 02:13:22,905
of school programs, English classes,

2908
02:13:23,125 --> 02:13:26,465
and student PBIS, incentive activities, backpack supplies,

2909
02:13:26,525 --> 02:13:28,305
office and facilities, furniture

2910
02:13:28,305 --> 02:13:30,625
and equipment, lunchboxes and water bottles.

2911
02:13:30,645 --> 02:13:33,325
Is there a motion to accept? So move. Second.

2912
02:13:33,395 --> 02:13:35,965
Move by Willie. Seconded by Jen. Any discussion?

2913
02:13:39,075 --> 02:13:42,765
Alright, roll call. Vote. Approve the gifts. District one?

2914
02:13:43,025 --> 02:13:47,925
Yes. Two. Yes. Three. Yes. Four. Yes. Five.

2915
02:13:49,145 --> 02:13:53,965
Six. Yes. Seven. Eight. Yes. Nine.

2916
02:13:54,665 --> 02:13:58,885
Yes. Okay. Open session minutes to approve the May 6th.

2917
02:13:58,905 --> 02:14:02,485
2026. Open session minutes. Is there a motion? So moved.

2918
02:14:02,615 --> 02:14:06,485
Moved by Jen, seconded by Willie. Any discussion? Roll call.

2919
02:14:06,485 --> 02:14:11,285
Vote. District one? Yes. Two. Yes. Three. Yes. Four. Yes.

2920
02:14:11,595 --> 02:14:16,565
Five. Yes. Six. Yes. Seven. Eight.

2921
02:14:16,665 --> 02:14:19,325
Yes. Nine. Yes. Okay.

2922
02:14:20,475 --> 02:14:22,445
Executive session minutes to approve updates

2923
02:14:22,445 --> 02:14:23,485
to executive session minutes

2924
02:14:23,585 --> 02:14:27,685
and redactions as approved in executive session from 1994

2925
02:14:28,145 --> 02:14:29,205
to 2011.

2926
02:14:29,345 --> 02:14:31,845
To address records request pursuant to MGL.

2927
02:14:31,845 --> 02:14:36,765
Chapter 30, section 22 G two. Is there a motion? So move.

2928
02:14:36,865 --> 02:14:39,965
Second. Moved by Willy. Seconded by Jen. Any discussion?

2929
02:14:41,115 --> 02:14:45,885
Roll call. Vote. District one? Yes. Two. Yes. Three. Yes.

2930
02:14:46,075 --> 02:14:50,685
Four. Yes. Five. Yes. Six. Yes. Seven.

2931
02:14:51,375 --> 02:14:54,725
Eight. Yes. Nine. Yes. All right.

2932
02:14:54,725 --> 02:14:57,725
Additional public comment, check the zoom.

2933
02:15:02,185 --> 02:15:06,515
Okay. Okay,

2934
02:15:06,715 --> 02:15:08,155
I will spare you all that.

2935
02:15:09,025 --> 02:15:13,275
Call number (305) 224-1968. Webinar id.

2936
02:15:13,275 --> 02:15:17,915
8 1 4 0 4 5 5 6 5 4 0. Adjournment.

2937
02:15:18,535 --> 02:15:21,515
Accept a motion to adjourn. So moved. Moved by Jen. Second.

2938
02:15:21,575 --> 02:15:25,075
Second by Willie. Any discussion? Roll call. Vote.

2939
02:15:25,245 --> 02:15:29,195
Discussion? No. Hand roll Call vote. District one? Yes. Two.

2940
02:15:29,575 --> 02:15:33,755
Yes. Three. Yes. Four. Yes. Five. Yes. Six.

2941
02:15:35,095 --> 02:15:38,435
Yes. Seven. Eight. Yes. Nine. Yes.

2942
02:15:38,975 --> 02:15:42,715
Our next school committee meeting is on September 2nd, 2026.

2943
02:15:42,865 --> 02:15:46,235
This meeting is adjourned at 9:18 PM

2944
02:15:47,885 --> 02:15:48,435
Great night.