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good evening everyone I'd like to report

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to you that this afternoon we had a

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workshop on facilities following that we

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went into closed session and we had a

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conference with our district labor

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negotiator mr. Pulver and then we had a

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public employee this one didn't

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discipline dismissal release a

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consultation and then matters pertaining

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to pupils there was no action taken at

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that time so now I'm we're going to go

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into our Pledge of Allegiance and I'd

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like Marylyn Barnett to come forward and

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lead us in the pledge to the Republic

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for which it stands one nation under God

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indivisible with liberty and justice for

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all and I heard the room a call of

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students that we're gonna sing for us

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the patriotic saw the step good evening

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everyone I'm happy to see you all I'm

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happy to introduce Camille missile who

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is making a repeat performance here at

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the board meeting because she was so

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outstanding last year she will be

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singing for us this evening

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thank you so much that was wonderful I i

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now have mrs. Scott early to introduce

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some guests thank you mrs. Russell it's

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my pleasure to introduce some of my

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cohorts and education for North Orange

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County Regional occupation program which

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is a career technical education it's

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consortium of five school districts in

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which we're part of it I'd like to

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introduce Dana Lynch who's the assistant

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superintendent of ROP and Cathy Kent who

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is the administrator in charge of the

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ROP programs on the La Salle High School

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campus thank you and welcome to our

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meeting and welcome to all of you who

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are attending this evening you're our

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special guests as well so thank you for

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coming to the meeting first we have our

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student board report and make them women

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lizard

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thank you and good evening madam

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president members of the board

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superintendent crop cabinet members

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friends family and community I am Megan

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women and I will be presenting tonight's

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student board report so tonight I just

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wanted to catch you all up on low cell

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sports fall season went off with such a

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hit and every sport did was so

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successful for example girls tennis they

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had an amazing sunset league run they

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were sentient League champions although

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they didn't go very far in CIF they had

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an amazing time during league and I know

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many girls on the tennis team and it was

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such an awesome way for them to end

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their senior year off with a win in the

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sunset league also our freshman football

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team won sunset league chip worse and

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sunset league champions it's really cool

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to see how excited the freshmen get up

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the football team they know that their

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future is going to be on the varsity

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team and just to have that win as even

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in the freshman as sunset league

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champions is kind of like a boost of

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competence and I'm really excited to see

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what that class does as they move on to

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JV and varsity teams also once again as

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usual cross country did amazing we are

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such high level of cross country and

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actually the girls are moving on to the

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CIF finals this weekend so that's going

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to be really amazing to see how well

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they run as usual of the boys did really

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well too didn't go as far in CIF but

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still as usual performed really great

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also we're really excited varsity

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football for the first time in a while

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we are in the second round of CIF this

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friday at home at vets at seven we're

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wearing blue so make sure you come out

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and support our boys they are so excited

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for this and I know the seniors really

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want to keep their season going and they

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want to make our whole community proud

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so I'm really excited to see what those

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boys do this Friday so next movie on to

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around the district we're really happy

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because Hopkinson celebrated being

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recognized as national Blue Ribbon

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with the flag ceremony you can see

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obviously members of the board were

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there to present them with numerous

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plaques and awards and it was so cool to

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do that all of the students were out

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there and able to support their school

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and really see how amazing their place

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is at lasalle and I think this just is

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such an example of how great low cell is

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in that one of our schools its national

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blue ribbon is amazing but the fact that

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many of our schools have been it in the

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past it's even more amazing so it's

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great to see that they celebrated such

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an amazing accomplishment so also at Lae

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their ambassadors almost like student

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leaders collected candy for troop so

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they collected Halloween candy leftover

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Halloween candy from the school the kids

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at school and then are going to go send

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those to troops overseas so I think it's

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great starting at a young age even at

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elementary school making sure that these

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kids know that it's important to give to

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those who are serving our country is

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really cool and not they're so excited

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in these pictures and look like they're

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having such a great time I think it's a

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really cool thing and I know we had a

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similar program at the high school so

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the fact that is spread throughout the

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whole district is something really cool

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last lastly I would like to talk about

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at lasalle were definitely known for

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doing our own viral jumpy on that viral

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train so this is another thing the

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mannequin challenge has been going on

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worldwide and it's something that seems

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pretty silly but actually a lot harder

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than it looks so one day at lunch for a

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cool lunchtime activity we played a song

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in the background and then everyone

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stood for the whole version of the song

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so it was a really hot day outside so

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everyone's like started sweating and we

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try to stay still for as long as we

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could you can see like a bunch of like

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the baseball go boys pretended to like

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be playing baseball and other people

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we're just doing everyday things but the

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fact that we could stay still for that

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long as high school students out lunch

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was pretty amazing

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um and it's just another thing that low

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sound does to stay in the know and to

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just be incorporated in like our

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atmosphere and social media so that's

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really awesome and that's all I have

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tonight but thank you Megan can I ask

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may I ask you a quick question I just

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want to know how you feel reporting on

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not only are the high school but also

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the other schools and also going out to

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the community and stuff um I personally

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love it I've grown up in Los Alamitos

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seal beach Rossmore my whole entire life

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so I think it's my duty as a high school

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student to be aware of what's going on

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not only at my school but the whole

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district and this is my lemon I the

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elementary schools and middle schools

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it's where I come from it's Who I am

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because of them it's Who I am today and

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I think it's really important for

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everyone in the community to know that

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it's not just about Los Alamitos high

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school but it's about the surrounding

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communities and it's about the

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elementary schools who are shaping us to

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go to middle school who are shaping us

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to be lifelong Griffin so I really enjoy

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branching out and going to the different

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schools and the community thank you very

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much very well said well next is my

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report and you probably wonder why we

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have such great choirs and performances

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at the high school what's because they

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get them ready at the elementary school

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in the middle school level and so one of

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the great opportunities I was afforded

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to the community where's performances

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actually by both of our middle schools

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at two separate weekends and I think

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mrs. Cooley went to the McAuliffe one

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and i went to the Maga one and here you

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see the McAuliffe middle school choir

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that had over 200 participants and a

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performance called vulvar the return and

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they were also learning about in

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classrooms about Day of the Dead and how

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different cultures celebrate that

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particular aspect and I also

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saw that you know they charge to get

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into the performances and that part of

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the proceeds went to the make-a-wish

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Foundation which is a really big part of

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that schools reach out outreach to the

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community then I went to the Maga middle

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school performance it was all like I

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should go they had a Broadway

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performance at mcgough school for oak

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middle school I should have said is not

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and I'm they also had some other things

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at the school itself which was the drama

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presentation called the election that

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was probably interesting and then we had

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a jazz fan as well that performed at

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wings wheels and rotors easy for me to

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say yeah and and also at taste Veloz for

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low cell and I so as I said you wonder

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why all of the performances at the high

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school are so good because they're

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really good at the elementary and middle

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schools as well then we also had a very

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special day at the high school which is

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called signing day and there were

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fourteen percent 14 persistent

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participants and I think one of them was

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a boy all the rest were girls I thought

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that was very significant and I 11 of

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them the girls signed to play softball I

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believe one was a water polo and I'm

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they were absolutely outstanding schools

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as you can see up there University of

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Maryland Ohio University Iowa State

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University of Oregon Michigan State

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Regis UC San Diego University of

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Oklahoma Boston College cal state

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dominguez so we have these students not

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only are great athletes they're also

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student Scholars they have to meet all

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the requirements to get into those

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universities in order to get these

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scholarships so congratulations to them

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and we wish them the best they're in

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this moment

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and next we have dr. crop thank you

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madam president is team members of the

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board and all of our guests tonight I'm

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going to report a little bit i'm going

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to start with veterans days so I have

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some pictures that are going to come up

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there but our schools do such a

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phenomenal job really recognizing

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honoring and celebrating our veterans so

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I just selected a few pictures they

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weren't the best there all of them were

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spectacular but this is one and it just

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gives you a flavor of what it was like

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to call our veterans forward and to

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honor them schools had where veterans

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were invited other schools had veterans

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come with a student member so they often

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or some of the time were fathers and

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grandfathers and mothers and and what

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have you not and there also were oh I

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saw a school that had the high school

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band playing and another it was an

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elementary school in an elementary

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school that had cheerleaders there so it

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really the variety was was unbelievable

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but I also saw veterans with tears in

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their eyes and you know and I think for

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so many oops I'm getting all weepy now

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but for some of our veterans you know

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some of certain ages did not come home

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to too much of a hero's welcome and I

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think that them as well as all that they

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really appreciated what was happening at

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our schools and were really touched and

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so I was able to make it by a few and

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every year I make it to at least one and

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the veterans what they say to me

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personally does transform my my thinking

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in my life and what I value so you can

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see by a few those pictures how much it

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really means to them and to come and be

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recognized so just really hats off to

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our school and then I'm going to just

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add on to something Karen said and Megan

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to or president Russell and our student

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rep megan is that we are one high school

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district and so every student is going

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to be a future griffin and this year

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more than any other year we have seen so

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much crossover between our sites either

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older kids going to younger campuses

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and vice versa and so we've also seen

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more crossover within disciplines and so

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for example the halftime show at the

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high school for homecoming had 600 kids

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on the field so choir drama dance

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cheerleaders song band you know all came

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out at the same time to celebrate and

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we've really now gone into our k-12

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really crossing so I think it matters

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and I hope that we continue to do even

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more and more to connect our kids to our

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communities so thank you very much thank

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you very good now we're on to the

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McAuliffe middle school report and

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student bar report I mrs. Allen good

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evening esteemed board members I'm glad

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to see you all here good evening

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district cabinet good evening teachers

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staff parents community members thank

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you for coming this evening welcome to

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McAuliffe 2016 2017 it is my charge

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today Oh Tina Oh hold on to talk with

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you about how we accomplish the district

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priority goals at McAuliffe and I'm

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happy to do so we do want to achieve all

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of those goals to the best of our

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ability I'm not going to read them for

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you but I am going to tell you how we

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get there and one of the ways that we

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get there is through what i call eagle

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pride i can tell you as being a staff

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member of McAuliffe middle school for

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over 30 years it has never been better

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it is remarkable our community is a

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professional learning community I

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appreciate

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and value the board and the district for

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giving us the time to collaborate with

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one another to collaborate with our

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sister middle school and to collaborate

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with anyone in the district that chooses

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to collaborate but it is most effective

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when trying to passionately pursue

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academic excellence for all of our

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students and I will tell you that our

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teachers are absolutely brilliant our

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stands for respect for all we pride

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ourselves on respecting everyone our

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campus is very diverse we love it that

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way I for instruction again we try to

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deliver outstanding instruction for all

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students every day d for differentiation

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we have programs in place again thanks

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to the board and district office

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administration for their generosity

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where we can differentiate learning for

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every student so that we can meet their

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unique needs and finally e we always

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strive for excellence so as an

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administrator it's my job to try to hire

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our teachers every year in some fashion

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to get them ready for the school year

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and so this year for some reason was a

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little more difficult than others and

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finally I said hmm well Annie what

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inspires you well I'll tell you music

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inspires me specifically rock and roll

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music delivered by this fabulous band

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oops the Foo Fighters I don't know if

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any of you know them but they have a

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remarkable band for the last 20 years so

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on my first day of school meeting I

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didn't show a TED talk video I didn't

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show an inspirational video from YouTube

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rather I showed a rock and roll video by

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the foo fighters what a risk I thought

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my goodness these teachers are going to

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think this 58 year old woman has lost

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her mind or they're going to get into it

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they got into it

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and as I say you're never too old to

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rock and so how do the Foo Fighters

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inspire us well it started last year at

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eighth grade promotion where we sang a

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song our era choir sang a song and it

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was called times like these and I think

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these words so fit appropriately with

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what we as educators get to do every

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single year every fall we get to come

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back and do it all over again and so as

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the Foo Fighters say it's times like

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these you learn to live again you learn

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to give and give again you learn to love

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again and it's times like these

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especially for an old-timer like me time

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and time again and it is a blessing I

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need to share that with you oh jeez okay

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so like the Foo Fighters we want to

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exhibit passion clarity of purpose and

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excellence every day we want to engage

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and delight all of our fans with our

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infectious enthusiasm we want to strive

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for greatness at present and for years

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to come and someday maybe we'll be

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remembered in some sort of Hall of Fame

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and as educators what does that

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translate to for us in addition to those

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things we want to connect with students

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and parents we want to exhibit kindness

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and compassion for everyone our message

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to students is we are your biggest fans

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and we will do anything to help you my

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message to staff is let your eyes light

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up when those students enter the room

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and finally we want to provide

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opportunities and have a common thread

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through everything for community service

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so district priority number one

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passionately pursuing academic

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excellence for all students some of the

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things that we do I've already talked

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about the instruction we do implement

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district signature practices and school

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signature practices and we are very

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fortunate to be in possession of all of

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the technology that we have so that we

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can

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students digital literacy and use that

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technology every day again thank you so

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some of the district and school

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signature practices that we they are

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systemic to our school depth of

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complexity thinking maps active

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engagement strategies close reading

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writing across content areas is

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something that we're working on and very

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excited about and that of course some of

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the new technology that we have

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vocabulary com no red ink Google

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classroom reading plus turn it in I

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could go on and on reading plus is a new

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pilot that we're doing right now it's a

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very comprehensive reading program we

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got it free for the first semester we're

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evaluating it tomorrow with some

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representatives to determine our next

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steps we also are a very researched

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based school I'm going to tell you a

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funny story so apparent came into my

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office a couple of weeks ago and there's

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a framed picture of a distinguished

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gentleman on the wall and the lady said

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to me gee mrs. Ellen your husband is

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very attractive and I said that's not my

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husband that's dr. Robert Marzano he's

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my favorite educational researcher she

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laughed a little and I laughed a lot

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anyway for the last couple of years we

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have pursued learning about his latest

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findings in reading the book together

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awaken the learner finding the source of

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effective education and at our staff

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development day this year we filled

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Bowen and I assistant principal we did a

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staff development presentation on

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motivating and inspiring students

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strategies to awaken the learner as a

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follow up and it was really effective

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and again that PLC mentality was so

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there it was amazing in order to also

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passionately pursue academic excellence

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for all kids we also have a number of

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student support programs again I'm not

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going to read all of them to you I'm

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just going to touch on a couple of them

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some of them that I'm most grateful for

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ni mo

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supportive of our the co teaching

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classes that we have in English language

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arts and math at grade seven and eight

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that's when a general education teacher

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and a special education teacher team

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together to teach a group of students it

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is amazing for all students but

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especially for our students with special

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needs who really benefit from having

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that content and curriculum in a regular

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class setting it's wonderful we also

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have our literacy core at grade six that

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is a wonderful program and then many of

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the other ones that you see up here that

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I've discussed with you in previous

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years I will also say that our summer

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school program and the bridge classes

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that were created last summer we're very

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effective in helping meet student needs

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and having them reach to higher limits

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so now let's prove it are we doing it

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well I think so why do we look at s back

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testing results well we do that to

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inform our teaching we do it to evaluate

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our support programs and we do it so

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that we can make sure our students meet

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their goals and the highest goals

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possible so let's take a look at it in

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sixth grade English language arts last

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year seventy-five percent of our

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students met or exceeded standards this

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year seventy-nine percent did in 6th

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grade math sixty-six percent met or

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exceeded standards last year this year

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seventy-four percent in seventh grade

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language arts last year 75% met or

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exceeded standards this year eighty-one

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percent in seventh grade math this was

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beautiful growth the first year sixty

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percent students met or exceeded

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standards this year seventy two percent

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that's significant

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and in eighth grade eighty-one percent

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the first year 82 the second in English

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language arts and in math sixty-nine

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percent meeting or exceeding standards

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went up to 72 so it's all going in the

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right direction and I'm thrilled about

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that of course we want all of our

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students to meet or exceed standards but

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I think we're on the path and I'm

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thrilled to be there okay so district

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priority to healthy safe and drug-free

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environment there are lots of programs

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in place at McAuliffe to make sure that

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we have the best environment for our

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students obviously we have a safe school

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plan we have representatives on all of

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our district task forces including the

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violence bullying and drug prevention

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task forces we have voluntary student

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drug testing regular visits by the drug

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prevention canine alternative to

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suspension program for students who have

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problems with drugs or alcohol and I'm

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happy to report that we haven't had any

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of that this year we also have and again

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thanks to you in the cities of Los

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Alamitos in Seal Beach to campus

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security supervisors I'm thrilled with

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that as well lop blocks on all of our

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doors we have limited access points to

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campus after school is in session window

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film on all the windows a new visitor

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management system and regular emergency

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drills all to keep our kids safe for

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district priority three we want to

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enhance communication for all

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stakeholders and so we have bi-weekly

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PTA newsletters frequent use of our auto

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00:28:03,210 --> 00:28:05,970
dialer and email some might say a little

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too frequent but I say you can never

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over communicate we have a vibrant and

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active PTA school site council our

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website and oh my goodness isn't that

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marquee just fabulous for district

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priority or we want to make sure that

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the money that we receive is managed

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well so our lcff funding goes to

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our literacy core at sixth grade and

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some other things miscellaneous things

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we have math intervention classes in our

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school day grade six seven and eight

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thank you we have a technology plan and

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we'll be rolling out a

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bring-your-own-device program this year

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and finally we have ongoing school and

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PTA fundraising and if you're interested

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in bouncing around in large bounce

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houses or going into a hamster ball come

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on over on thursday our kids will have

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their step it up fundraiser party on the

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field periods one through four okay and

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finally district priority five to

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modernize and maintain and optimize the

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use of facilities I can't thank you

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00:29:13,559 --> 00:29:16,500
enough our school campus is a showplace

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and when school campuses look beautiful

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they are treated respectfully the

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outdoor amphitheater that you looking at

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a picture of has already been used so

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many times this year and I'm very

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appreciative of all the work and the

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00:29:30,509 --> 00:29:33,179
funds that went into that project but

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the whole campus is beautiful

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beautifully landscaped repainted lockers

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it's just stunning so thank you very

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much beautification as you can see and

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then how do we bring it all home well we

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focus on academics athletics activities

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00:29:53,129 --> 00:29:55,889
and the arts so an example of academics

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here are some of our kids in unmod alene

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monday a math thing that we're now doing

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i believe district-wide for athletics

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this is mr. Robinson one of our PE

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teachers this is not even at our school

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00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,970
talk about connectedness mr. Robinson

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went to his students travel ball game

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just to give them support I thought that

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was amazing and so didn't their parents

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00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:24,269
activities just last weekend one of the

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20 clubs that we have at McAuliffe this

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00:30:27,330 --> 00:30:33,090
is the help me thanks okay I'm sorry I

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00:30:33,090 --> 00:30:35,240
had a brain fade the best buddies club

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there's Nicole manly who has our advisor

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and Amory Bergeron our school

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psychologists took a group of kids to

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the Special Olympics just

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week and that's just one of the many

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activities we have we have student

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socials at grade six seven and eight

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dances lots of things for kids to do at

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lunch after school piece week was a

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success as was red ribbon week these are

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00:31:00,210 --> 00:31:04,140
some of our kids with their at a lunch

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time activity where they record their

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random acts of kindness and finally this

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was most touching as I said we'd like to

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have community service as a as a threat

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throughout everything dr. crop was able

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to come over to attend this event our

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make-a-wish Foundation Club raised five

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thousand dollars to grant the wish of

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00:31:22,890 --> 00:31:25,170
this young lady who was a local girl who

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lives in buena park she visited our

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school at lunch one day the make-a-wish

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00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:30,780
Foundation came out and presented us

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with a plaque and our students were so

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00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:36,660
moved by what she had to say her wish

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was to meet Carrie Underwood and so she

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00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:42,600
did and to have kids see that kind of

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00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,330
thing really happened is so gratifying

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00:31:45,330 --> 00:31:49,620
for everybody involved and of course we

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have the arts this was during a red

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ribbon week i believe the kids are doing

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00:31:54,809 --> 00:31:56,880
a flash mob at lunch to a justin

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timberlake song and we do all kinds of

639
00:31:59,790 --> 00:32:02,460
things a president Russell talked with

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you about the play that was an amazing

641
00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:06,960
event that we had at school already and

642
00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:09,210
we're looking forward to concerts and

643
00:32:09,210 --> 00:32:11,790
all kinds of things with the Arts this

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00:32:11,790 --> 00:32:15,570
year so thank you for listening to me

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00:32:15,570 --> 00:32:17,429
this evening I'm appreciative of your

646
00:32:17,429 --> 00:32:19,860
time and appreciative of all that you do

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00:32:19,860 --> 00:32:21,900
for our school and our students in our

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00:32:21,900 --> 00:32:32,130
community

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00:32:32,140 --> 00:32:35,270
yes yes mrs. Allen I just wanted to make

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00:32:35,270 --> 00:32:38,210
a comment about your test scores we're

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00:32:38,210 --> 00:32:40,580
not just about test scores but it's

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where we actually do get our information

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00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:44,540
are we doing things properly are the

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00:32:44,540 --> 00:32:46,610
children making progress should we

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00:32:46,610 --> 00:32:48,080
continue what we're doing I we really

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00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:51,980
delve into the data to fine tune the art

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00:32:51,980 --> 00:32:53,900
that occurs in the classroom instruction

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I just wanted to say that to have when

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you start when you're above about sixty

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or seventy percent in anything to keep

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00:33:01,250 --> 00:33:03,350
increasing every year becomes more

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00:33:03,350 --> 00:33:06,080
challenging but if you are the child or

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the parent of a child who is below the

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at grade level or exceeding grade level

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it's so important that we keep

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increasing every year and I'd like to

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commend you and your staff for all the

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00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:19,160
effort they put in there to make sure

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every child succeeds thank you thank you

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00:33:21,350 --> 00:33:30,800
very much student member seven so this

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00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:32,330
year I'm doing a student report that's a

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little bit different at our leadership

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advanced I was inspired by a video we

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saw and that video showed teachers in a

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school district that were asked by their

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00:33:43,580 --> 00:33:46,280
principal to take pictures of students

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that made them want to come to work each

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day and so I thought I'm going to share

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00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:53,540
that with you middle school is kind of

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00:33:53,540 --> 00:33:56,210
like a journey and when you listen to

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00:33:56,210 --> 00:33:57,260
these students that i'm going to

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00:33:57,260 --> 00:33:59,510
introduce to you tonight I want you to

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00:33:59,510 --> 00:34:00,800
listen to their journey and what

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00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:03,700
mattered most to them so our first

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00:34:03,700 --> 00:34:30,290
student reporter is Mary Andrews

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00:34:30,300 --> 00:34:33,820
my name is Marianne Jews I have attended

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at school and lots of ladles since third

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00:34:37,390 --> 00:34:43,870
grade after promoting from Los Alamitos

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00:34:43,870 --> 00:34:47,290
elementary at the end of fifth grade I

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00:34:47,290 --> 00:34:50,230
decided to attend to McAuliffe I would

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00:34:50,230 --> 00:34:54,520
like to give you my impression of what I

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00:34:54,520 --> 00:34:57,430
have experienced in middle school school

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00:34:57,430 --> 00:35:01,330
has been challenging ever since I every

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once in a while because I have some

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00:35:04,090 --> 00:35:06,760
health issues but these issues have not

696
00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:10,360
stopped me from being successful I'll i

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00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:13,780
loved 6th grade car class the teacher

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00:35:13,780 --> 00:35:16,930
was so nice and always gave me more time

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00:35:16,930 --> 00:35:19,500
to complete my work when I needed it

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00:35:19,500 --> 00:35:24,310
seventh grade was my best year the

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00:35:24,310 --> 00:35:27,130
teachers were super nice and Sui they

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00:35:27,130 --> 00:35:31,030
were patient and kind to me I had lots

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00:35:31,030 --> 00:35:34,570
of help completing my work and if I

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00:35:34,570 --> 00:35:38,230
needed to take a test on a different day

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00:35:38,230 --> 00:35:41,140
they would always let me do that 8th

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00:35:41,140 --> 00:35:43,780
grade has been great so far my math

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00:35:43,780 --> 00:35:47,260
teacher always explains things step by

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00:35:47,260 --> 00:35:50,350
step to make sure that we know what to

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00:35:50,350 --> 00:35:56,730
do is my favorite class true story I

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00:35:56,730 --> 00:35:59,080
have loved everything about middle

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00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:01,480
school because everybody that I know at

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00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:04,000
McAuliffe has been kind and caring

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00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:07,780
towards me the most important lesson

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00:36:07,780 --> 00:36:10,570
Island less you never give up even when

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00:36:10,570 --> 00:36:13,980
things are rough and it seems a month

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thank you for listening

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00:36:29,210 --> 00:36:31,670
and that's my marry one of the many

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00:36:31,670 --> 00:36:33,980
students that makes me want to come to

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00:36:33,980 --> 00:36:36,050
work each day and now I'd like to

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00:36:36,050 --> 00:36:48,200
introduce you to Ben Saunders good

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00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:50,780
evening everyone my name is Ben Saunders

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and I've been attending school in Los

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00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:54,920
Alamitos since I was in kindergarten

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00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:57,380
going to McCallum entry through fifth

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00:36:57,380 --> 00:37:00,020
grade I would like to tell you about my

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00:37:00,020 --> 00:37:03,590
journey at McAuliffe my sixth grade year

727
00:37:03,590 --> 00:37:06,170
was very nerve-racking for me I noticed

728
00:37:06,170 --> 00:37:09,170
a lot of people I saw every day I knew

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00:37:09,170 --> 00:37:11,240
from elementary school and that made me

730
00:37:11,240 --> 00:37:13,790
feel very comfortable and after a while

731
00:37:13,790 --> 00:37:18,050
it wasn't so bad at all I struggled a

732
00:37:18,050 --> 00:37:20,450
bit in seventh grade too I used to get

733
00:37:20,450 --> 00:37:22,430
confused with my grammar in reading

734
00:37:22,430 --> 00:37:24,950
subjects but by attending study halls

735
00:37:24,950 --> 00:37:27,350
with my teachers and principal Academy

736
00:37:27,350 --> 00:37:29,510
it helped me get through the rest of my

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00:37:29,510 --> 00:37:33,560
ear so far eighth grade has been simple

738
00:37:33,560 --> 00:37:35,960
and exciting I don't struggle as much

739
00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,720
with my grammar and reading subjects I

740
00:37:38,720 --> 00:37:40,160
really got to know my english teacher

741
00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:42,860
very well and that helped me even more

742
00:37:42,860 --> 00:37:45,620
in those areas going into high school

743
00:37:45,620 --> 00:37:48,320
will be a bit frightening but middle

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00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:50,420
school has done a lot to prepare me for

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00:37:50,420 --> 00:37:53,540
it will come my way everyone starts at

746
00:37:53,540 --> 00:37:55,700
the bottom and has to work to move up

747
00:37:55,700 --> 00:37:57,830
and I did just that at McAuliffe and I

748
00:37:57,830 --> 00:37:59,750
know that I can do it again thank you

749
00:37:59,750 --> 00:38:05,730
for listening

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00:38:05,740 --> 00:38:09,890
and that is Ben Saunders and our last

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00:38:09,890 --> 00:38:18,830
student Desiree Sturrock good evening

752
00:38:18,830 --> 00:38:20,440
members of the board of education

753
00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:23,150
district administrators and staff and

754
00:38:23,150 --> 00:38:25,940
students my name is Desiree Sturrock and

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00:38:25,940 --> 00:38:27,470
I am an eighth grader at McAuliffe

756
00:38:27,470 --> 00:38:29,630
middle school I have attended school in

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00:38:29,630 --> 00:38:31,670
the Los Alamitos districts since the age

758
00:38:31,670 --> 00:38:34,220
of five when I was in kindergarten at

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00:38:34,220 --> 00:38:37,280
Hopkinson elementary school I've had an

760
00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:39,619
amazing journey at McAuliffe starting in

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00:38:39,619 --> 00:38:41,510
sixth grade my older sister helped me

762
00:38:41,510 --> 00:38:43,160
learn how to find my classrooms but I

763
00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:44,930
still got lost on the first day and

764
00:38:44,930 --> 00:38:46,760
couldn't open my locker until the fifth

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00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:50,359
try I was eager to work hard and wanted

766
00:38:50,359 --> 00:38:51,950
to be a straight A student but soon

767
00:38:51,950 --> 00:38:53,330
realized that it was harder to achieve

768
00:38:53,330 --> 00:38:56,660
this goal in middle school even though I

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00:38:56,660 --> 00:38:58,730
focused mostly on school that year I

770
00:38:58,730 --> 00:39:00,740
always had music as an outlet and play

771
00:39:00,740 --> 00:39:03,440
cello for school orchestra music little

772
00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:04,880
path for me and helped me thrive

773
00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:07,010
especially when academic subjects seem

774
00:39:07,010 --> 00:39:10,130
more challenging than ever it was

775
00:39:10,130 --> 00:39:11,810
because of the cello that my music

776
00:39:11,810 --> 00:39:13,280
teacher thought that I might be good at

777
00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:15,680
playing the bass so in seventh grade I

778
00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:17,450
joined them a call if Jasmine as a bass

779
00:39:17,450 --> 00:39:20,300
player joining Jasmine was a big

780
00:39:20,300 --> 00:39:22,400
commitment it's like club sports for

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00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:25,190
music most of my time was consumed by

782
00:39:25,190 --> 00:39:27,650
poles jasmine and orchestra keeping up

783
00:39:27,650 --> 00:39:29,359
with school and two instruments was hard

784
00:39:29,359 --> 00:39:31,700
during second semester my grades

785
00:39:31,700 --> 00:39:33,349
suffered and I didn't even realize I was

786
00:39:33,349 --> 00:39:35,300
slipping by the end of the year I

787
00:39:35,300 --> 00:39:37,160
started considered quitting orchestra

788
00:39:37,160 --> 00:39:39,260
but I was able to get my grades back up

789
00:39:39,260 --> 00:39:44,760
to all a's except for one b-plus in PE

790
00:39:44,770 --> 00:39:47,420
now that eighth grade has started I feel

791
00:39:47,420 --> 00:39:49,520
more confident and my family teachers

792
00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:51,650
and friends have helped me become more

793
00:39:51,650 --> 00:39:54,109
independent school requires even more

794
00:39:54,109 --> 00:39:56,030
effort but I'm getting better at

795
00:39:56,030 --> 00:39:57,830
managing my time and asking for help

796
00:39:57,830 --> 00:40:01,010
when I need it overall my experiences

797
00:40:01,010 --> 00:40:03,020
teachers and friends I mcauliffe have

798
00:40:03,020 --> 00:40:05,000
helped me in so many ways and i have

799
00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:06,980
many great memories my favorite memory

800
00:40:06,980 --> 00:40:08,960
was something that happened at the end

801
00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:10,730
of seventh grade during the last concert

802
00:40:10,730 --> 00:40:13,130
of the season all the instrumental music

803
00:40:13,130 --> 00:40:15,800
groups almost 200 students played a song

804
00:40:15,800 --> 00:40:17,300
called soul bossa nova

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00:40:17,300 --> 00:40:19,640
finale at the time I was thinking of

806
00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:21,080
quitting the program because of my

807
00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:23,270
struggles with grades but being with all

808
00:40:23,270 --> 00:40:25,190
my friends and felling musicians and

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00:40:25,190 --> 00:40:26,720
having the chance to play such a fun

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00:40:26,720 --> 00:40:28,850
song together helped me realize how

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fortunate I was to be part of such an

812
00:40:30,770 --> 00:40:32,570
amazing program and work with such great

813
00:40:32,570 --> 00:40:35,690
people on the way home my mom asked me

814
00:40:35,690 --> 00:40:37,490
what I thought of the concert and I

815
00:40:37,490 --> 00:40:39,950
remember feeling very emotional I told

816
00:40:39,950 --> 00:40:41,570
her that the concert finale helped me

817
00:40:41,570 --> 00:40:43,640
realize just how much my musical

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00:40:43,640 --> 00:40:45,350
experience that will call if meant to me

819
00:40:45,350 --> 00:40:47,720
and that and at that moment I decided

820
00:40:47,720 --> 00:40:49,490
that no matter what I would continue

821
00:40:49,490 --> 00:40:52,190
playing for mcauliffe I think I learned

822
00:40:52,190 --> 00:40:54,080
some very important lessons from all of

823
00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:55,550
us that sometimes you don't get

824
00:40:55,550 --> 00:40:57,620
everything you want and sometimes things

825
00:40:57,620 --> 00:40:59,270
that are difficult take a lot of time

826
00:40:59,270 --> 00:41:01,610
and effort but the time you put into it

827
00:41:01,610 --> 00:41:03,380
is worth it and being involved in

828
00:41:03,380 --> 00:41:05,420
something you truly love it is what

829
00:41:05,420 --> 00:41:07,970
makes school really great I know that as

830
00:41:07,970 --> 00:41:09,470
I move on to La Salle and become a

831
00:41:09,470 --> 00:41:11,060
griffin i will always carry these

832
00:41:11,060 --> 00:41:22,590
lessons with me thank you for listening

833
00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:25,580
just by meeting these three students can

834
00:41:25,580 --> 00:41:27,980
you see why i love middle school so very

835
00:41:27,980 --> 00:41:30,530
much can we give them one more round of

836
00:41:30,530 --> 00:41:35,290
applause

837
00:41:35,300 --> 00:41:49,970
you

838
00:41:49,980 --> 00:41:52,750
now you have the heroes of the heart all

839
00:41:52,750 --> 00:41:55,810
right it was it is with great pleasure

840
00:41:55,810 --> 00:41:58,050
that I introduce you to McAuliffe

841
00:41:58,050 --> 00:42:01,180
2016-17 hero of the heart recipient Dave

842
00:42:01,180 --> 00:42:19,960
lock I will never forget the day that I

843
00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:22,330
met him he came in to speak with me

844
00:42:22,330 --> 00:42:24,250
about his son schedule and we had a

845
00:42:24,250 --> 00:42:27,070
lively and thoughtful discussion and I

846
00:42:27,070 --> 00:42:30,220
remember thinking this dad really knows

847
00:42:30,220 --> 00:42:33,310
his child and over time I've come to

848
00:42:33,310 --> 00:42:35,380
know that he's devoted to his entire

849
00:42:35,380 --> 00:42:40,070
family to our schools in our community

850
00:42:40,080 --> 00:42:46,600
okay nobody when his children attended

851
00:42:46,600 --> 00:42:48,400
Hopkinson he served on the school site

852
00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:50,560
council was the PTA treasurer for two

853
00:42:50,560 --> 00:42:53,140
years and was the PTA president for an

854
00:42:53,140 --> 00:42:55,420
additional two years and McAuliffe he

855
00:42:55,420 --> 00:42:58,270
has cheerfully volunteered for dances

856
00:42:58,270 --> 00:43:00,100
student socials back-to-school night

857
00:43:00,100 --> 00:43:02,670
events anything that we ask him to do

858
00:43:02,670 --> 00:43:05,590
and that's not all while he does all of

859
00:43:05,590 --> 00:43:07,810
this he served as a board member in

860
00:43:07,810 --> 00:43:09,460
coach for the st. hedwig baseball

861
00:43:09,460 --> 00:43:11,680
program and has been very active on

862
00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:13,360
behalf of his church serving two years

863
00:43:13,360 --> 00:43:15,310
on the governing board and on the

864
00:43:15,310 --> 00:43:17,560
building committee one of his dear

865
00:43:17,560 --> 00:43:21,090
friends shared the following with me

866
00:43:21,090 --> 00:43:23,830
above all Dave brings efficiency in

867
00:43:23,830 --> 00:43:25,990
logic to all of his volunteer positions

868
00:43:25,990 --> 00:43:28,750
he's always the last guy at the field or

869
00:43:28,750 --> 00:43:31,810
at the carnival pitching in his attitude

870
00:43:31,810 --> 00:43:34,780
is contagious and he always positively

871
00:43:34,780 --> 00:43:37,660
encourages others to pitch in and I I

872
00:43:37,660 --> 00:43:41,020
really couldn't agree more Dave thank

873
00:43:41,020 --> 00:43:43,350
you for all that you've done for our

874
00:43:43,350 --> 00:44:06,329
schools and our community

875
00:44:06,339 --> 00:44:10,069
okay thank you for that inspiring report

876
00:44:10,069 --> 00:44:12,380
and now we will be taking the

877
00:44:12,380 --> 00:44:14,509
all-important break for about 10-15

878
00:44:14,509 --> 00:44:17,150
minutes and I believe their cookies so

879
00:44:17,150 --> 00:44:23,450
the most important part okay oh don't

880
00:44:23,450 --> 00:44:25,519
forget we have Pickers up front so while

881
00:44:25,519 --> 00:44:31,220
our awardees let's call this meeting

882
00:44:31,220 --> 00:44:34,640
back to order and we're on first to a

883
00:44:34,640 --> 00:44:37,369
community staff participation and I have

884
00:44:37,369 --> 00:44:39,470
no cards so I assume there is no one

885
00:44:39,470 --> 00:44:42,700
here to speak I we have no information

886
00:44:42,700 --> 00:44:44,989
presentations and so we're moving to

887
00:44:44,989 --> 00:44:47,930
consent and I'm going to pull first item

888
00:44:47,930 --> 00:44:51,109
10k so a motion would be in order unless

889
00:44:51,109 --> 00:44:52,190
there anything I don't think there any

890
00:44:52,190 --> 00:44:56,660
more pulls a through J and L through Z

891
00:44:56,660 --> 00:45:00,469
oh I'll second okay properly moved in

892
00:45:00,469 --> 00:45:03,109
second in any discussion all in favor of

893
00:45:03,109 --> 00:45:06,289
the motion say aye aye opposed motion

894
00:45:06,289 --> 00:45:10,729
carries 50 now we're pulling k because

895
00:45:10,729 --> 00:45:13,549
there's actually zero costs for this

896
00:45:13,549 --> 00:45:16,940
item which on the agenda mossel I think

897
00:45:16,940 --> 00:45:19,579
may use you asked about that today yes I

898
00:45:19,579 --> 00:45:23,329
did okay so we need a motion about that

899
00:45:23,329 --> 00:45:26,210
will say there is no cost I move that we

900
00:45:26,210 --> 00:45:30,739
amend consent item 10 k so it is noted

901
00:45:30,739 --> 00:45:33,160
that there is no cost to the district a

902
00:45:33,160 --> 00:45:36,380
second okay properly moved in second in

903
00:45:36,380 --> 00:45:38,809
any further discussion seeing none all

904
00:45:38,809 --> 00:45:41,599
in favor of the motion say aye aye those

905
00:45:41,599 --> 00:45:45,319
opposed motion carries 50 know we're

906
00:45:45,319 --> 00:45:50,269
onto I'm action with I'm sorry yes

907
00:45:50,269 --> 00:45:52,460
action which is approval to hold our

908
00:45:52,460 --> 00:45:54,049
annual organizational meeting on

909
00:45:54,049 --> 00:45:58,400
December 13 2016 which has to be between

910
00:45:58,400 --> 00:46:00,220
december second and dis

911
00:46:00,220 --> 00:46:02,520
16th so that would fall within that and

912
00:46:02,520 --> 00:46:05,349
that's when we will be doing our board

913
00:46:05,349 --> 00:46:07,450
officers and assignments so motion would

914
00:46:07,450 --> 00:46:09,880
be in order to approve that date so

915
00:46:09,880 --> 00:46:13,840
second and properly moved and seconded

916
00:46:13,840 --> 00:46:16,900
is that our discussion seeing none all

917
00:46:16,900 --> 00:46:19,140
in favor of the motion say aye aye

918
00:46:19,140 --> 00:46:23,140
opposed motion carries 50 and we're on

919
00:46:23,140 --> 00:46:25,720
to consideration and approval with the

920
00:46:25,720 --> 00:46:27,940
career technical more a Memorandum of

921
00:46:27,940 --> 00:46:31,450
Understanding I can't talk dr. baby

922
00:46:31,450 --> 00:46:33,640
thank you madam presidents team members

923
00:46:33,640 --> 00:46:35,470
of the board I'm pleased to bring

924
00:46:35,470 --> 00:46:38,650
forward to you tonight it is a new

925
00:46:38,650 --> 00:46:41,530
salary schedule and some contract

926
00:46:41,530 --> 00:46:43,420
language with our career technical

927
00:46:43,420 --> 00:46:45,940
education teachers we we do partner with

928
00:46:45,940 --> 00:46:47,740
North Orange County rlp for some of our

929
00:46:47,740 --> 00:46:49,840
career technical head but we also staff

930
00:46:49,840 --> 00:46:51,420
two of our own one in our engineering

931
00:46:51,420 --> 00:46:54,040
program and one within our sports

932
00:46:54,040 --> 00:46:56,740
medicine and so as they came on to low

933
00:46:56,740 --> 00:46:59,740
sales staff we had to work to bring them

934
00:46:59,740 --> 00:47:02,859
into the fold of our negotiations with

935
00:47:02,859 --> 00:47:05,109
our association our board had the vision

936
00:47:05,109 --> 00:47:07,440
to really create a a merit-based

937
00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:09,580
compensation structure which really i

938
00:47:09,580 --> 00:47:13,930
think is trailblazing a little bit out

939
00:47:13,930 --> 00:47:16,330
there and the fortunate that we also

940
00:47:16,330 --> 00:47:18,280
have really good relationships with our

941
00:47:18,280 --> 00:47:20,589
association who really when we said this

942
00:47:20,589 --> 00:47:23,050
was the need that we wanted to embark

943
00:47:23,050 --> 00:47:25,690
upon they joined us and so this salary

944
00:47:25,690 --> 00:47:28,900
schedule is both a sour schedule that

945
00:47:28,900 --> 00:47:32,200
honors experience and along with

946
00:47:32,200 --> 00:47:35,589
additional merit incentives across the

947
00:47:35,589 --> 00:47:38,980
board okay if the emotion would be in

948
00:47:38,980 --> 00:47:46,480
order to prove that there's the second any discussion scenic pardon me

949
00:47:46,480 --> 00:47:48,580
it's just a good work oh yeah thank you

950
00:47:48,580 --> 00:47:50,310
and I was just going to say I really

951
00:47:50,310 --> 00:47:53,710
appreciate we gave you quite a task and

952
00:47:53,710 --> 00:47:56,260
I know that it it took some very

953
00:47:56,260 --> 00:47:58,180
creative thinking and it took a lot of

954
00:47:58,180 --> 00:48:00,580
collaboration and we really appreciate

955
00:48:00,580 --> 00:48:05,349
that and appreciate moving forward yeah

956
00:48:05,349 --> 00:48:07,510
and I'd just like to say as well this

957
00:48:07,510 --> 00:48:11,609
was not this was not the board's

958
00:48:11,609 --> 00:48:13,570
micromanaging so

959
00:48:13,570 --> 00:48:16,780
although we wanted this you guys were

960
00:48:16,780 --> 00:48:19,270
the brainchild of the nuts and bolts

961
00:48:19,270 --> 00:48:23,200
behind it and your ability to craft

962
00:48:23,200 --> 00:48:25,840
something that was both acceptable and

963
00:48:25,840 --> 00:48:32,980
novel and good the district i think is

964
00:48:32,980 --> 00:48:36,070
fantastic and I'm excited that we were

965
00:48:36,070 --> 00:48:39,130
able to work within the rules and create

966
00:48:39,130 --> 00:48:40,990
something that's unique that I'm not

967
00:48:40,990 --> 00:48:43,600
sure has been done before and I'm hoping

968
00:48:43,600 --> 00:48:45,460
we can expand upon it in the future so

969
00:48:45,460 --> 00:48:49,540
thank you for your effort ok any further

970
00:48:49,540 --> 00:48:51,970
discussion on a comment seeing none all

971
00:48:51,970 --> 00:48:54,060
in favor of the motion say aye aye

972
00:48:54,060 --> 00:48:57,880
opposed motion carries 50 then we're on

973
00:48:57,880 --> 00:49:01,120
next to on classified personnel and our

974
00:49:01,120 --> 00:49:04,450
certificated personnel dr. pol Berg okay

975
00:49:04,450 --> 00:49:06,880
an emotion be in order to approve c and

976
00:49:06,880 --> 00:49:09,790
d I'll make a motion that we approve

977
00:49:09,790 --> 00:49:12,580
sandy a second okay properly moved and

978
00:49:12,580 --> 00:49:15,100
seconded any further discussion seeing

979
00:49:15,100 --> 00:49:20,590
none all in favor of the motion say aye aye opposed motion carries 50 and

980
00:49:20,590 --> 00:49:23,770
we're on two warrants you have a motion

981
00:49:23,770 --> 00:49:25,960
to approve those I'll move approval of

982
00:49:25,960 --> 00:49:31,360
the warrants has presented for a second okay properly moved and seconded

983
00:49:31,360 --> 00:49:33,700
any discussion I just want to make sure

984
00:49:33,700 --> 00:49:36,490
that we always make very clear to the

985
00:49:36,490 --> 00:49:39,460
public that when we get the pages of

986
00:49:39,460 --> 00:49:43,180
warrants on each individual for our

987
00:49:43,180 --> 00:49:45,580
review and any questions that we may

988
00:49:45,580 --> 00:49:47,830
have related to any warrants are always

989
00:49:47,830 --> 00:49:49,600
answered before we have a board meeting

990
00:49:49,600 --> 00:49:52,120
so I appreciate staff doing that and

991
00:49:52,120 --> 00:49:55,790
making sure that we have those answers

992
00:49:55,800 --> 00:49:58,690
any other comments or discussion seeing

993
00:49:58,690 --> 00:50:06,160
none all in favor of the motion say aye carries 50 acceptance of donations

994
00:50:06,160 --> 00:50:09,910
and now we have coming before us on all

995
00:50:09,910 --> 00:50:12,220
the items from our generous community so

996
00:50:12,220 --> 00:50:14,500
motion would be in order to prove those

997
00:50:14,500 --> 00:50:16,960
donations I'll move up rule has

998
00:50:16,960 --> 00:50:19,570
presented second okay properly moved and

999
00:50:19,570 --> 00:50:22,750
seconded any discussion thank you thank

1000
00:50:22,750 --> 00:50:23,890
you yes

1001
00:50:23,890 --> 00:50:26,289
see none all in favor of the motion say

1002
00:50:26,289 --> 00:50:31,750
aye aye motion carries 50 we're on to an

1003
00:50:31,750 --> 00:50:34,119
approval of an agreement of stipulation

1004
00:50:34,119 --> 00:50:36,730
to a student suspended expulsion waiver

1005
00:50:36,730 --> 00:50:38,170
of hearing and Peele writes mrs.

1006
00:50:38,170 --> 00:50:39,970
kassouli it is moved that the agreement

1007
00:50:39,970 --> 00:50:41,890
and stipulation to a student suspended

1008
00:50:41,890 --> 00:50:44,109
exposure waiver of hearing and appeal

1009
00:50:44,109 --> 00:50:46,750
rights for student a be approved for

1010
00:50:46,750 --> 00:50:48,700
violation of the following education

1011
00:50:48,700 --> 00:50:53,200
codes for 8900 a1 through the spring

1012
00:50:53,200 --> 00:50:56,859
semester of the 2016-17 school year with

1013
00:50:56,859 --> 00:50:59,549
an agreement and date of october six

1014
00:50:59,549 --> 00:51:03,670
2017 okay is there a second second

1015
00:51:03,670 --> 00:51:05,740
properly moved in second in and

1016
00:51:05,740 --> 00:51:08,410
discussion seeing none all in favor of

1017
00:51:08,410 --> 00:51:10,809
the motion say aye all right opposed

1018
00:51:10,809 --> 00:51:13,900
motion carries 50 and we're on to

1019
00:51:13,900 --> 00:51:16,089
communication and stuff that you dr.

1020
00:51:16,089 --> 00:51:18,490
barky thank you so first of all I just

1021
00:51:18,490 --> 00:51:22,150
like to say congratulations to Dave meg

1022
00:51:22,150 --> 00:51:27,279
and Karen for your re-election and thank

1023
00:51:27,279 --> 00:51:30,519
you all for your service to the public

1024
00:51:30,519 --> 00:51:33,549
to the service to the community service

1025
00:51:33,549 --> 00:51:37,029
to the kids this is not an easy job and

1026
00:51:37,029 --> 00:51:39,369
it's a very time-consuming job and it

1027
00:51:39,369 --> 00:51:41,319
really takes a level of dedication that

1028
00:51:41,319 --> 00:51:43,990
all three of you have and it's an honor

1029
00:51:43,990 --> 00:51:45,609
for me to be all over sir with you guys

1030
00:51:45,609 --> 00:51:49,509
at least for another couple years you

1031
00:51:49,509 --> 00:51:51,190
never know what's gonna happen you never

1032
00:51:51,190 --> 00:51:54,970
know it's always a patent it's always

1033
00:51:54,970 --> 00:51:56,619
stressful when you have to run a

1034
00:51:56,619 --> 00:51:58,869
contested election I know what that's

1035
00:51:58,869 --> 00:52:01,869
like and it's not a lot of fun and even

1036
00:52:01,869 --> 00:52:03,549
though you're confident that the result

1037
00:52:03,549 --> 00:52:06,130
you just never know until you know so

1038
00:52:06,130 --> 00:52:08,230
congratulations to the three of you you

1039
00:52:08,230 --> 00:52:13,019
can now take a sigh of relief and

1040
00:52:13,019 --> 00:52:16,299
continue to do what we do and work hard

1041
00:52:16,299 --> 00:52:18,369
to make this school as good as it can be

1042
00:52:18,369 --> 00:52:21,579
and to serve the children and the

1043
00:52:21,579 --> 00:52:24,160
community I had the opportunity like

1044
00:52:24,160 --> 00:52:27,339
some of you to attend the Hopkinson blue

1045
00:52:27,339 --> 00:52:31,269
ribbon / veterans day ceremony and was

1046
00:52:31,269 --> 00:52:32,400
very moving

1047
00:52:32,400 --> 00:52:34,680
and there's a lot of veterans there and

1048
00:52:34,680 --> 00:52:36,680
it was really impressive especially

1049
00:52:36,680 --> 00:52:40,430
hearing the whatever the three or four

1050
00:52:40,430 --> 00:52:46,440
songs of the military branches and as I

1051
00:52:46,440 --> 00:52:48,390
heard it being played i purposely were

1052
00:52:48,390 --> 00:52:50,760
watching the veterans and some of them

1053
00:52:50,760 --> 00:52:53,490
were old folks right they probably did

1054
00:52:53,490 --> 00:52:56,240
serve maybe in Vietnam or Korea etc and

1055
00:52:56,240 --> 00:52:58,470
you watch them and you can see their

1056
00:52:58,470 --> 00:53:00,599
mouths moving and see their eyes

1057
00:53:00,599 --> 00:53:03,510
watering up just a little bit and they

1058
00:53:03,510 --> 00:53:06,089
just did it's it's special it's it's

1059
00:53:06,089 --> 00:53:08,400
special for me to watch them be moved

1060
00:53:08,400 --> 00:53:11,490
the way they are and it's great to live

1061
00:53:11,490 --> 00:53:13,380
in a community that honors that and

1062
00:53:13,380 --> 00:53:16,200
respects that and pays tribute to people

1063
00:53:16,200 --> 00:53:20,520
that really are selfless and many folks

1064
00:53:20,520 --> 00:53:22,849
go into the military without some

1065
00:53:22,849 --> 00:53:27,180
altruistic patriotic sense but they

1066
00:53:27,180 --> 00:53:28,289
often come out on the other side

1067
00:53:28,289 --> 00:53:30,779
realizing that they're serving a much

1068
00:53:30,779 --> 00:53:33,210
bigger purpose than just a job or

1069
00:53:33,210 --> 00:53:36,029
themselves etc and that was it was

1070
00:53:36,029 --> 00:53:38,069
really really moving it's also nice to

1071
00:53:38,069 --> 00:53:40,980
obviously acknowledge the success of a

1072
00:53:40,980 --> 00:53:43,559
particular school that's representative

1073
00:53:43,559 --> 00:53:45,990
of all that we do in this district and

1074
00:53:45,990 --> 00:53:50,099
it's symbolic but important and it's

1075
00:53:50,099 --> 00:53:51,960
just a reminder of the work that we do

1076
00:53:51,960 --> 00:53:54,960
and the success that we have in doing

1077
00:53:54,960 --> 00:53:56,789
the work that we do and it makes it mix

1078
00:53:56,789 --> 00:53:59,339
it all worthwhile for that moment so

1079
00:53:59,339 --> 00:54:02,549
congratulations again and Thanksgiving

1080
00:54:02,549 --> 00:54:03,990
coming up next week can't wait to have

1081
00:54:03,990 --> 00:54:06,569
my kids home and I hope you guys enjoy

1082
00:54:06,569 --> 00:54:09,020
it and then we'll see you most of you in

1083
00:54:09,020 --> 00:54:11,400
csb a up in San Francisco looking

1084
00:54:11,400 --> 00:54:17,240
forward to that thank you very much

1085
00:54:17,240 --> 00:54:20,010
president Russell just a couple of

1086
00:54:20,010 --> 00:54:24,750
things I also attended with mrs. Russell

1087
00:54:24,750 --> 00:54:27,270
and dr. barky Hopkinson and that was

1088
00:54:27,270 --> 00:54:31,680
just beautifully done ceremony and I

1089
00:54:31,680 --> 00:54:34,170
thought everything went off just

1090
00:54:34,170 --> 00:54:36,510
flawlessly and they did just a lovely

1091
00:54:36,510 --> 00:54:39,390
job it was a little hot for the morning

1092
00:54:39,390 --> 00:54:42,119
November but that's okay we should not

1093
00:54:42,119 --> 00:54:43,619
complain here in Southern California I

1094
00:54:43,619 --> 00:54:46,050
went straight from there too

1095
00:54:46,050 --> 00:54:49,050
you Oaks presentation for their veterans

1096
00:54:49,050 --> 00:54:53,400
and that was also i love that all of

1097
00:54:53,400 --> 00:54:55,410
them are a little bit different and mrs.

1098
00:54:55,410 --> 00:54:57,690
cominski did a beautiful job doing a

1099
00:54:57,690 --> 00:54:59,430
brunch for them and having a reception

1100
00:54:59,430 --> 00:55:02,880
for all of these veterans and then had

1101
00:55:02,880 --> 00:55:06,330
them up on stage and she the choir

1102
00:55:06,330 --> 00:55:09,300
performed the band performed and i sat

1103
00:55:09,300 --> 00:55:11,100
next to a couple of them and and we're

1104
00:55:11,100 --> 00:55:13,260
chatting with them and talked about how

1105
00:55:13,260 --> 00:55:15,990
they hoped that their children or their

1106
00:55:15,990 --> 00:55:18,390
grandchildren were proud that they were

1107
00:55:18,390 --> 00:55:21,150
there and it was just really really

1108
00:55:21,150 --> 00:55:23,670
touching and mrs. cominski asked me to

1109
00:55:23,670 --> 00:55:27,750
say a few words and you know it just was

1110
00:55:27,750 --> 00:55:31,490
so reflective for me because i had voted

1111
00:55:31,490 --> 00:55:35,610
two days before that and after i voted i

1112
00:55:35,610 --> 00:55:38,250
didn't i posted as we all do but i

1113
00:55:38,250 --> 00:55:40,020
didn't post who i hope one or who i

1114
00:55:40,020 --> 00:55:43,770
voted for i posted to our veterans and

1115
00:55:43,770 --> 00:55:49,200
to the sons and daughters of of the

1116
00:55:49,200 --> 00:55:53,220
people who made it possible for me to

1117
00:55:53,220 --> 00:55:56,580
vote that day and that's what to me the

1118
00:55:56,580 --> 00:55:59,820
veterans day coming so close to voting

1119
00:55:59,820 --> 00:56:02,550
day was so important because we had an

1120
00:56:02,550 --> 00:56:05,520
opportunity to thank them for being able

1121
00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:07,920
to have our voices heard because without

1122
00:56:07,920 --> 00:56:10,320
them we don't get that opportunity and

1123
00:56:10,320 --> 00:56:14,550
so I was really glad to be able to share

1124
00:56:14,550 --> 00:56:17,040
that as well and it was just a it was

1125
00:56:17,040 --> 00:56:20,490
really beautiful what mrs. cominski and

1126
00:56:20,490 --> 00:56:22,740
all of Oak they did a lovely lovely job

1127
00:56:22,740 --> 00:56:27,390
and I also had an opportunity to go to a

1128
00:56:27,390 --> 00:56:30,830
king and queen pre-meeting event our

1129
00:56:30,830 --> 00:56:33,210
educational foundation runs a fundraiser

1130
00:56:33,210 --> 00:56:34,710
every year called the king and queen of

1131
00:56:34,710 --> 00:56:40,620
hearts several of us up here have run before in the past and this year

1132
00:56:40,620 --> 00:56:43,500
they have a really great slate of people

1133
00:56:43,500 --> 00:56:46,590
running so find somebody to support and

1134
00:56:46,590 --> 00:56:50,070
it was just very nice of how and

1135
00:56:50,070 --> 00:56:52,500
everybody except for mrs. cominski are

1136
00:56:52,500 --> 00:56:55,260
all community members and that is just

1137
00:56:55,260 --> 00:56:57,330
tremendous that our community would come

1138
00:56:57,330 --> 00:56:58,890
together to support our schools like

1139
00:56:58,890 --> 00:56:59,520
that so

1140
00:56:59,520 --> 00:57:00,660
I'm sure you'll be hearing more about

1141
00:57:00,660 --> 00:57:07,950
that as we go on I also attended as how

1142
00:57:07,950 --> 00:57:12,090
I never say his name right dr. Milt said

1143
00:57:12,090 --> 00:57:16,260
the personnel commission meeting and it

1144
00:57:16,260 --> 00:57:19,140
was really very insightful because as

1145
00:57:19,140 --> 00:57:21,750
many boards do you have Commission's you

1146
00:57:21,750 --> 00:57:23,700
have committees that do some of the

1147
00:57:23,700 --> 00:57:25,590
legwork for you and then bring

1148
00:57:25,590 --> 00:57:28,770
recommendations to the board and and it

1149
00:57:28,770 --> 00:57:30,780
was very nice to see how well they work

1150
00:57:30,780 --> 00:57:34,170
together what a balance they are and i

1151
00:57:34,170 --> 00:57:36,690
will say dr. Pulver handled the meeting

1152
00:57:36,690 --> 00:57:39,210
quite nicely thank you very much and so

1153
00:57:39,210 --> 00:57:40,590
it was really good to be part of it a

1154
00:57:40,590 --> 00:57:42,210
couple of things that I learned there

1155
00:57:42,210 --> 00:57:44,220
that we didn't speak about is that the

1156
00:57:44,220 --> 00:57:47,010
district office got slocked I understand

1157
00:57:47,010 --> 00:57:50,880
by Hopkinson during Halloween so and

1158
00:57:50,880 --> 00:57:53,760
that in December we will have something

1159
00:57:53,760 --> 00:57:57,180
for our classified employees we do a TK

1160
00:57:57,180 --> 00:58:01,410
truck and give them a little bit of just

1161
00:58:01,410 --> 00:58:02,910
a little bit of fun during the holidays

1162
00:58:02,910 --> 00:58:04,500
when they work because they work during

1163
00:58:04,500 --> 00:58:08,220
that time very often I think ever the

1164
00:58:08,220 --> 00:58:10,710
public thinks that if school's out

1165
00:58:10,710 --> 00:58:12,780
there's nobody working there's still a

1166
00:58:12,780 --> 00:58:16,770
lot of people that are working so and

1167
00:58:16,770 --> 00:58:19,440
then also learned a little bit about how

1168
00:58:19,440 --> 00:58:21,720
subs work for classified employees and

1169
00:58:21,720 --> 00:58:23,370
so that was fascinating to me I didn't

1170
00:58:23,370 --> 00:58:25,830
know that so I appreciate being invited

1171
00:58:25,830 --> 00:58:29,900
to that meeting and two other things

1172
00:58:29,900 --> 00:58:33,030
congratulations a1 congratulations to

1173
00:58:33,030 --> 00:58:35,250
the taste for los al and Larry strother

1174
00:58:35,250 --> 00:58:40,950
they were given an award called the best

1175
00:58:40,950 --> 00:58:43,380
of Los Alamitos it was in the news

1176
00:58:43,380 --> 00:58:46,050
enterprise and they were the best annual

1177
00:58:46,050 --> 00:58:49,470
community festival or event and so I

1178
00:58:49,470 --> 00:58:52,440
thought that was really amazing that

1179
00:58:52,440 --> 00:58:54,120
it's something that is done for our

1180
00:58:54,120 --> 00:58:56,550
school but the whole community really

1181
00:58:56,550 --> 00:58:58,650
participates in that so congratulations

1182
00:58:58,650 --> 00:59:02,430
to them and then yes congratulations to

1183
00:59:02,430 --> 00:59:05,760
Dave meg and Karen and as dr. Burke II

1184
00:59:05,760 --> 00:59:09,030
said we know what it feels like and we

1185
00:59:09,030 --> 00:59:12,840
are very lucky that we get to continue

1186
00:59:12,840 --> 00:59:13,200
to work

1187
00:59:13,200 --> 00:59:15,030
with you and get to continue to do the

1188
00:59:15,030 --> 00:59:17,130
work and have the incredible balance we

1189
00:59:17,130 --> 00:59:19,710
have on this board it's just it's just a

1190
00:59:19,710 --> 00:59:22,260
real honor thank you very much thank you

1191
00:59:22,260 --> 00:59:24,390
mrs. Russell you're welcome this is

1192
00:59:24,390 --> 00:59:27,330
cotulla okay first of all I would like

1193
00:59:27,330 --> 00:59:30,960
to thank the entire community for being

1194
00:59:30,960 --> 00:59:34,440
reelected on the school board and I know

1195
00:59:34,440 --> 00:59:38,580
that Karen a day feel the same way it is

1196
00:59:38,580 --> 00:59:40,290
my honor to be able to serve the

1197
00:59:40,290 --> 00:59:43,410
children of Los Alamitos I have my kids

1198
00:59:43,410 --> 00:59:44,610
have gone through here I have

1199
00:59:44,610 --> 00:59:46,740
grandchildren in in the school district

1200
00:59:46,740 --> 00:59:49,530
I am passionate about public education I

1201
00:59:49,530 --> 00:59:51,360
really feel if you want to change the

1202
00:59:51,360 --> 00:59:54,030
world you educate those kids that is how

1203
00:59:54,030 --> 00:59:55,980
you change it and to be given the

1204
00:59:55,980 --> 00:59:58,110
opportunity to be able to attend

1205
00:59:58,110 --> 01:00:00,240
meetings and go to meetings and sit on

1206
01:00:00,240 --> 01:00:03,060
committees and do things that are more

1207
01:00:03,060 --> 01:00:04,380
joyful like walking through the

1208
01:00:04,380 --> 01:00:06,840
classroom and seeing the kids eyes light

1209
01:00:06,840 --> 01:00:08,550
up when something clicks in their brain

1210
01:00:08,550 --> 01:00:11,670
it is it is truly a pleasure for me and

1211
01:00:11,670 --> 01:00:13,320
it is my honor and I want to thank

1212
01:00:13,320 --> 01:00:15,330
everyone in the community because

1213
01:00:15,330 --> 01:00:17,700
without the community support we would

1214
01:00:17,700 --> 01:00:20,130
not be here we have work to do there

1215
01:00:20,130 --> 01:00:22,650
you're never done in education but we

1216
01:00:22,650 --> 01:00:24,870
have we're on a great path and I will be

1217
01:00:24,870 --> 01:00:26,550
able to keep working with the five of us

1218
01:00:26,550 --> 01:00:28,650
we always look like we agree but you

1219
01:00:28,650 --> 01:00:30,510
guys know you're the workshop questions

1220
01:00:30,510 --> 01:00:33,120
all the time and the questions that we

1221
01:00:33,120 --> 01:00:35,040
send in after we get our agendas like

1222
01:00:35,040 --> 01:00:37,770
why did we write this check and it's

1223
01:00:37,770 --> 01:00:39,900
good we all have little different

1224
01:00:39,900 --> 01:00:41,730
differences of things that were most

1225
01:00:41,730 --> 01:00:44,010
concerned with but it's a great balance

1226
01:00:44,010 --> 01:00:45,510
because you can't be concerned with

1227
01:00:45,510 --> 01:00:47,070
everything all the time so I'm really

1228
01:00:47,070 --> 01:00:48,570
looking forward to the next four years

1229
01:00:48,570 --> 01:00:51,510
so thank you for that I was also able to

1230
01:00:51,510 --> 01:00:54,210
attend the law style chamber breakfast I

1231
01:00:54,210 --> 01:00:57,690
went to the lake pre-planning party also

1232
01:00:57,690 --> 01:01:00,930
it was great great combination of people

1233
01:01:00,930 --> 01:01:02,310
from different aspects within our

1234
01:01:02,310 --> 01:01:05,010
community should be a fun contest this

1235
01:01:05,010 --> 01:01:07,560
year the McAuliffe play that they spoke

1236
01:01:07,560 --> 01:01:09,450
about and that mrs. Russell I mentioned

1237
01:01:09,450 --> 01:01:12,270
was absolutely fabulous it they had

1238
01:01:12,270 --> 01:01:14,310
parts in Spanish they had people singing

1239
01:01:14,310 --> 01:01:16,950
they had people dancing they had artwork

1240
01:01:16,950 --> 01:01:18,810
up it was such a collaborative effort

1241
01:01:18,810 --> 01:01:21,300
all of the Arts I was just like in hog

1242
01:01:21,300 --> 01:01:23,010
heaven there and the kids did a really

1243
01:01:23,010 --> 01:01:25,080
great job and what was really neat is

1244
01:01:25,080 --> 01:01:26,530
that they showed that they

1245
01:01:26,530 --> 01:01:28,690
three main characters that started out

1246
01:01:28,690 --> 01:01:31,510
as children and went to young adulthood

1247
01:01:31,510 --> 01:01:33,340
so they had like three stages they

1248
01:01:33,340 --> 01:01:36,370
triple cast it so there were nine leads

1249
01:01:36,370 --> 01:01:39,040
in the school play I just the thought

1250
01:01:39,040 --> 01:01:42,040
was great and it was quite enjoyable and

1251
01:01:42,040 --> 01:01:43,990
I'm us I wanted to give you a quick

1252
01:01:43,990 --> 01:01:46,060
update i did have an ROP meeting and

1253
01:01:46,060 --> 01:01:47,920
what happened if they are LPD meeting

1254
01:01:47,920 --> 01:01:50,770
that kind of took me by surprise and so

1255
01:01:50,770 --> 01:01:52,180
I thought I'd share it we're a

1256
01:01:52,180 --> 01:01:54,730
seven-member board and our member from

1257
01:01:54,730 --> 01:01:57,730
brass earlier the week on the Monday

1258
01:01:57,730 --> 01:01:59,950
before a board meeting resigned from his

1259
01:01:59,950 --> 01:02:03,610
Bray aboard lots of very good personal

1260
01:02:03,610 --> 01:02:07,180
reasons on why he wanted to resign but I

1261
01:02:07,180 --> 01:02:08,980
came into the board member but we'd be

1262
01:02:08,980 --> 01:02:10,690
like if there was this place where karen

1263
01:02:10,690 --> 01:02:13,450
was supposed to be and it was empty and

1264
01:02:13,450 --> 01:02:16,600
he did come to that later on and spoke

1265
01:02:16,600 --> 01:02:18,160
to us and explained that this is what he

1266
01:02:18,160 --> 01:02:20,620
did and it was a good time for him in

1267
01:02:20,620 --> 01:02:22,840
his personal life and in December as you

1268
01:02:22,840 --> 01:02:24,750
guys know when we do our organizational

1269
01:02:24,750 --> 01:02:27,910
meeting we give out those positions and

1270
01:02:27,910 --> 01:02:29,380
so we will have another brea board

1271
01:02:29,380 --> 01:02:31,450
member for i hope our next board meeting

1272
01:02:31,450 --> 01:02:34,240
will find out but that was just really

1273
01:02:34,240 --> 01:02:37,060
it surprised me a lot i will miss him

1274
01:02:37,060 --> 01:02:39,190
Jovelyn else's name he is from Bray or

1275
01:02:39,190 --> 01:02:41,890
Linda unified school district and brian

1276
01:02:41,890 --> 01:02:44,230
and los al are the two smaller school

1277
01:02:44,230 --> 01:02:46,390
districts in there so he was like my

1278
01:02:46,390 --> 01:02:48,910
buddy so I'm looking forward to ever el

1279
01:02:48,910 --> 01:02:52,930
sobre have gives us but I was rather

1280
01:02:52,930 --> 01:02:55,210
surprised and another thing that ROP has

1281
01:02:55,210 --> 01:02:56,740
started doing lately which is really

1282
01:02:56,740 --> 01:02:58,660
nice is they have spotlights in the

1283
01:02:58,660 --> 01:03:01,030
beginning of our board meeting similar

1284
01:03:01,030 --> 01:03:03,010
to our presentations where they'll

1285
01:03:03,010 --> 01:03:05,740
spotlight someone either from like in

1286
01:03:05,740 --> 01:03:07,090
the business office or one of the

1287
01:03:07,090 --> 01:03:09,010
teachers or something like that because

1288
01:03:09,010 --> 01:03:12,160
ROP is geographically so large there are

1289
01:03:12,160 --> 01:03:14,890
a lot of people you don't know as a

1290
01:03:14,890 --> 01:03:17,710
board member and it's really nice you

1291
01:03:17,710 --> 01:03:19,810
know when we get to see you know

1292
01:03:19,810 --> 01:03:21,190
somebody who works in the you know in

1293
01:03:21,190 --> 01:03:23,200
the on an office we don't see or a

1294
01:03:23,200 --> 01:03:25,270
teacher that works in the in a high

1295
01:03:25,270 --> 01:03:27,160
school that we don't get to see so they

1296
01:03:27,160 --> 01:03:28,150
started doing that and I thought that

1297
01:03:28,150 --> 01:03:33,760
was really nice and that's it um just um

1298
01:03:33,760 --> 01:03:35,620
I want to thank the community I want to

1299
01:03:35,620 --> 01:03:37,240
thank your own and make and

1300
01:03:37,240 --> 01:03:40,390
it is humbling and when you're sitting

1301
01:03:40,390 --> 01:03:41,770
there on a Tuesday night watching

1302
01:03:41,770 --> 01:03:44,470
returns yeah and you start thinking what

1303
01:03:44,470 --> 01:03:47,110
if i don't get reelected what am I going

1304
01:03:47,110 --> 01:03:49,540
to do you know with and it's become such

1305
01:03:49,540 --> 01:03:52,420
a big part of my life and and I was

1306
01:03:52,420 --> 01:03:53,980
taking you know in or what is something

1307
01:03:53,980 --> 01:03:56,020
I'm to Karen or Meg or just the dynamics

1308
01:03:56,020 --> 01:03:58,480
of the board and i think as ours tell

1309
01:03:58,480 --> 01:04:02,290
our guests tomorrow p one of the best

1310
01:04:02,290 --> 01:04:04,390
things I feel about Los Alamitos and the

1311
01:04:04,390 --> 01:04:05,800
reason we did so successful is we have a

1312
01:04:05,800 --> 01:04:07,750
really strong board and we have us

1313
01:04:07,750 --> 01:04:09,670
continuity and we all keep kids first

1314
01:04:09,670 --> 01:04:11,680
and we have a great superintendent in a

1315
01:04:11,680 --> 01:04:15,100
great team and so it's like I'm gonna

1316
01:04:15,100 --> 01:04:17,320
run again you use how could I not it's a

1317
01:04:17,320 --> 01:04:18,820
great team I don't want to see it come

1318
01:04:18,820 --> 01:04:20,890
apart and although we don't agree on

1319
01:04:20,890 --> 01:04:23,340
everything I think we just have great

1320
01:04:23,340 --> 01:04:25,840
respectful discussions and I think

1321
01:04:25,840 --> 01:04:27,910
that's really important and and I think

1322
01:04:27,910 --> 01:04:29,830
that's the success of our soldiers I see

1323
01:04:29,830 --> 01:04:30,790
something other boards are always

1324
01:04:30,790 --> 01:04:32,760
changing other districts having issues

1325
01:04:32,760 --> 01:04:35,140
we always have issues but we take them

1326
01:04:35,140 --> 01:04:38,260
head-on it's a privilege and I'm humbled

1327
01:04:38,260 --> 01:04:39,700
to have an opportunity spend another

1328
01:04:39,700 --> 01:04:44,260
four years doing this friday night with

1329
01:04:44,260 --> 01:04:48,609
that stadium seven o'clock I want it's a

1330
01:04:48,609 --> 01:04:51,910
big game so our fire our cars our new

1331
01:04:51,910 --> 01:04:54,400
coach and the team is under great it'll

1332
01:04:54,400 --> 01:04:57,130
be an awesome event so if you have a

1333
01:04:57,130 --> 01:04:58,869
chance to come watch some good football

1334
01:04:58,869 --> 01:05:01,690
and see a student section second to none

1335
01:05:01,690 --> 01:05:04,240
yeah you know the best in the in the

1336
01:05:04,240 --> 01:05:05,770
world last year wherever the word was

1337
01:05:05,770 --> 01:05:07,930
were you know I mean be there friday

1338
01:05:07,930 --> 01:05:09,070
night at vet stadium it's just going to

1339
01:05:09,070 --> 01:05:10,690
be a lot of fun and I wish the team a

1340
01:05:10,690 --> 01:05:13,480
lot a lot and then our band one you know

1341
01:05:13,480 --> 01:05:15,460
I just put this news and you just take

1342
01:05:15,460 --> 01:05:17,920
it in like oh we're supposed to be

1343
01:05:17,920 --> 01:05:19,570
ranked third and regionals and we win

1344
01:05:19,570 --> 01:05:21,609
regionals you know we're first place in

1345
01:05:21,609 --> 01:05:22,990
so i wish the band i know we're gonna

1346
01:05:22,990 --> 01:05:25,869
have a kickoff for them is it tonight's

1347
01:05:25,869 --> 01:05:29,650
it's the night and right now on our

1348
01:05:29,650 --> 01:05:32,410
track and they're going to Nationals

1349
01:05:32,410 --> 01:05:35,230
this weekend I know so you can't get to

1350
01:05:35,230 --> 01:05:36,700
everything this district but I just wish

1351
01:05:36,700 --> 01:05:38,920
to ban the best of luck and Tom plunk in

1352
01:05:38,920 --> 01:05:41,140
the whole crew I mean they're fine I

1353
01:05:41,140 --> 01:05:44,290
drove by the band working out tonight on

1354
01:05:44,290 --> 01:05:45,880
the way the board meeting for 30

1355
01:05:45,880 --> 01:05:47,440
workshop my like they're they already I

1356
01:05:47,440 --> 01:05:48,320
think they were car

1357
01:05:48,320 --> 01:05:50,930
the football team some time now at least

1358
01:05:50,930 --> 01:05:52,700
see you on the field and then then

1359
01:05:52,700 --> 01:05:54,890
lastly if you have not been to one of

1360
01:05:54,890 --> 01:05:57,020
our show choir performances the holiday

1361
01:05:57,020 --> 01:05:59,210
shows coming up if you can't if you can

1362
01:05:59,210 --> 01:06:01,550
get tickets get a now tribe they have

1363
01:06:01,550 --> 01:06:03,770
like five performances it's phenomenal

1364
01:06:03,770 --> 01:06:07,550
and and again a veteran's day I just I'm

1365
01:06:07,550 --> 01:06:11,060
odd that we just do such a good job in

1366
01:06:11,060 --> 01:06:12,920
our community of honoring our vets and

1367
01:06:12,920 --> 01:06:15,350
with the Los Alamos forces training base

1368
01:06:15,350 --> 01:06:18,110
and a naval weapons station we've got a

1369
01:06:18,110 --> 01:06:19,430
lot of veterans and we owe him a lot and

1370
01:06:19,430 --> 01:06:22,430
I echo Diana's thoughts that were

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01:06:22,430 --> 01:06:23,930
sitting there and got a chance to vote

1372
01:06:23,930 --> 01:06:26,420
we take it so for granted but we live in

1373
01:06:26,420 --> 01:06:28,190
a country to thank God we we had that

1374
01:06:28,190 --> 01:06:30,080
privilege and again thank you to the

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01:06:30,080 --> 01:06:31,790
community for their vote of confidence

1376
01:06:31,790 --> 01:06:34,490
and in us and we'll look forward to the

1377
01:06:34,490 --> 01:06:37,850
next four years and go south for any

1378
01:06:37,850 --> 01:06:45,200
night ok well um I to with Julian dr.

1379
01:06:45,200 --> 01:06:46,610
Barker you were there the low cell

1380
01:06:46,610 --> 01:06:49,250
breakfast and the chamber breakfast and

1381
01:06:49,250 --> 01:06:51,590
then I had mentioned in my report that i

1382
01:06:51,590 --> 01:06:53,810
went to the oak choir performance at

1383
01:06:53,810 --> 01:06:56,600
maga that was a tremendous it was

1384
01:06:56,600 --> 01:06:58,460
absolutely fabulous they did a wonderful

1385
01:06:58,460 --> 01:07:01,940
job and signing day that was that was

1386
01:07:01,940 --> 01:07:05,030
fun it was really intriguing I also

1387
01:07:05,030 --> 01:07:10,580
attended a focus group for the man who

1388
01:07:10,580 --> 01:07:12,860
purchased the bay theater in Seal Beach

1389
01:07:12,860 --> 01:07:17,090
and they're looking to provide some

1390
01:07:17,090 --> 01:07:20,060
space for our schools to do performances

1391
01:07:20,060 --> 01:07:22,850
in and I thought I talked to Dave Mullen

1392
01:07:22,850 --> 01:07:24,470
campus that hawk performance that they

1393
01:07:24,470 --> 01:07:26,390
didn't have any side rooms but they do

1394
01:07:26,390 --> 01:07:28,370
and they're going to be remodeling and

1395
01:07:28,370 --> 01:07:30,620
fixing their building a mezzanine and

1396
01:07:30,620 --> 01:07:32,390
they're enlarging it so it's going to

1397
01:07:32,390 --> 01:07:36,860
seat 425 on people so I'm hopefully

1398
01:07:36,860 --> 01:07:38,330
we're going to be able to work something

1399
01:07:38,330 --> 01:07:40,670
though high schools can use that as well

1400
01:07:40,670 --> 01:07:43,910
and the guy is he's got he is his

1401
01:07:43,910 --> 01:07:46,070
passion is going in and doing these

1402
01:07:46,070 --> 01:07:48,800
kinds of things and on he really is

1403
01:07:48,800 --> 01:07:50,780
community minded and wants to work but

1404
01:07:50,780 --> 01:07:52,850
the call community groups to do that so

1405
01:07:52,850 --> 01:07:55,460
I'm really fascinated with that then the

1406
01:07:55,460 --> 01:07:57,320
Hopkinson flags dormant now wasn't in

1407
01:07:57,320 --> 01:07:58,640
the picture because I had to go to my

1408
01:07:58,640 --> 01:08:01,580
practice of my choral group that I man

1409
01:08:01,580 --> 01:08:03,680
and by the way I know every word for

1410
01:08:03,680 --> 01:08:05,780
every one of those songs we sang it do a

1411
01:08:05,780 --> 01:08:07,910
group of debt so before I'm sitting

1412
01:08:07,910 --> 01:08:09,320
there I'm singing all the songs all the

1413
01:08:09,320 --> 01:08:11,330
way through so it's kind of neat to know

1414
01:08:11,330 --> 01:08:15,260
them all and I I too want to thank the

1415
01:08:15,260 --> 01:08:16,970
confidence that the community is placed

1416
01:08:16,970 --> 01:08:21,320
upon us to serve term again on on this

1417
01:08:21,320 --> 01:08:24,400
board it's truly been a pleasure to be

1418
01:08:24,400 --> 01:08:27,140
on this board to work with everybody

1419
01:08:27,140 --> 01:08:29,930
here the administration of all the board

1420
01:08:29,930 --> 01:08:33,080
members I think we have the right tone

1421
01:08:33,080 --> 01:08:36,200
and I'll know what's important the kids

1422
01:08:36,200 --> 01:08:39,050
and their learning and and getting them

1423
01:08:39,050 --> 01:08:41,480
the best possible education that they

1424
01:08:41,480 --> 01:08:45,170
can have and so with that if there's

1425
01:08:45,170 --> 01:08:46,839
anything else for the good of the order

1426
01:08:46,839 --> 01:08:52,240
then no okay then a weird sure