[4:58] okay, this is

[5:01] joint meeting of

[5:04] the

[5:06] finance the

[5:10] school community finance, finance.

[5:12] As well as the curriculum.

[5:15] And instruction.

[5:23] This is

[5:26] please.

[5:35] In here, minister de Conway.

[5:40] Here chip person.

[5:47] Here three, be president one analysis.

[5:55] Okay. The purpose of this, this meeting.

[5:58] Is to review.

[6:00] And discuss

[6:06] I missed moved to send Theran.

[6:11] Apple Inc.

[6:13] Ink and Wally

[6:15] associates to joint.

[6:18] Technology and

[6:20] find subcommittee.

[6:24] With respected by my, the motion.

[6:29] Passed with six CS.

[6:31] CS the purposes of this.

[6:36] Is to discuss the

[6:39] refresh of

[6:43] computers for.

[6:46] Our student

[6:48] party.

[6:51] The laws, public school, student body.

[6:54] As well

[6:56] as the.

[7:01] Refreshed.

[7:02] Of com computers.

[7:04] Computers for

[7:07] the, the teachers.

[7:09] Teachers and the

[7:12] registration with a fit in.

[7:15] The school department.

[7:20] I'm so

[7:22] it seems to me that there is a.

[7:40] Presentation set up.

[7:45] By Dr. Pento.

[7:48] No, we have a speaker.

[7:52] To discuss

[7:55] to share some of her thought.

[7:58] So I'm gonna turn into this mini video over.

[8:02] Doctor the pen.

[8:04] Penile. So he can go ahead and introduce.

[8:11] And we can move this meeting.

[8:14] Along Mr. Chair. Thank you. Thank you. Good evening, evening.

[8:19] So we did ask speaker to come this evening.

[8:23] Of who would help.

[8:27] Address some of the

[8:30] concerns as are articulated by teachers is an administrators. She's

[8:36] vulner volunteered to come this evening.

[8:39] So please the community, we just like to have her

[8:43] speak for a few minutes and then.

[8:47] I don't know if she'll be able to.

[8:50] Remain for the determination, but we'd like to have her

[8:53] stay in an answer of a few questions.

[8:57] Questions. So this is

[8:59] or be available for a few of the community questions.

[9:04] So this is Kara Wilkins.

[9:08] Wilkins. Who's now looking after.

[9:10] The low teacher.

[9:13] Academy. She is.

[9:16] Holding multiple.

[9:18] She does hold multiple.

[9:21] Massachusetts teacher.

[9:24] Educator licenses.

[9:27] Licenses. She served it as a.

[9:32] Teacher in English, language, jar arts and social.

[9:37] Studies. She was the loyal teacher academy.

[9:42] Instructor and then help the position of.

[9:46] District instructional techno not only the G.

[9:50] Specialist. And, and so in that position, she be provided

[9:55] training.

[9:56] To teachers, administrators.

[9:59] Support staff on

[10:01] best practices is in.

[10:04] Educational technology.

[10:06] She also

[10:08] created an instructional Divis to support the district.

[10:13] Technology tools, classroom and integration.

[10:17] And supported the district with online assessments and including.

[10:23] Statewide testing.

[10:26] And did it. Co-teach with educators to model best practices.

[10:33] Practices in technology integration. So.

[10:37] Car, so kind to offer of a few.

[10:41] Comments. We be one of most appreciative.

[10:46] Hi wonder proposal speaking. Continue tonight. Like we said,

[10:53] I am I'm car will Kims.

[10:57] Was a teacher.

[10:59] At the bar and for the last Katie that I

[11:03] district in instructional technology.

[11:07] Specialist. So my role was.

[11:11] To go into the classrooms.

[11:15] Classrooms and support teachers.

[11:17] Teachers on using technologies.

[11:21] In best practices.

[11:24] With students.

[11:27] Oh,

[11:28] sorry, I'm tying anything.

[11:36] so, so when my job.

[11:40] I've been part

[11:42] of when we just had teacher computers, when we just

[11:47] had.

[11:49] A carts and then I'd been part of the whole.

[11:54] Process through COVID.

[11:58] Of getting one to one.

[12:01] Completely barriers.

[12:04] I work very

[12:06] closely with the teachers. So I have a lot of.

[12:11] Real feedback from them.

[12:15] I know

[12:17] they tell me a lot of what.

[12:20] They need and when, what they don't need, they'll tell

[12:23] me maybe that.

[12:25] Always they don't need

[12:30] so definitely I can answer any.

[12:34] Questions that you have.

[12:37] On

[12:39] what the device is.

[12:42] How they're used in different.

[12:44] Grade level.

[12:47] Is how the support learning.

[12:50] Anything like that, you can definitely.

[12:54] I'm here to be able to I'm sure that those

[12:57] questions.

[13:07] Something you wanted to say.

[13:10] About the role of technology.

[13:13] And curriculum currently.

[13:16] In, along with a

[13:18] testing and absolutely about that. Sorry about that. So,

[13:24] right now we are one to one.

[13:27] Every student

[13:30] and so.

[13:32] It look looks different.

[13:34] In every classroom.

[13:38] Sun and in some

[13:40] classrooms it's

[13:42] it's used for that is the tax.

[13:47] It's a textbook and the sun classrooms.

[13:50] Restrooms the detect the

[13:52] curriculum. We

[13:55] per her gist has a technology component in it.

[14:01] To the day and 20.

[14:03] 26, a majority.

[14:06] Of curriculum that you purchase.

[14:09] Has a technology component to it.

[14:13] That's the way the state's going.

[14:17] That's the way

[14:19] they all loved, you know,

[14:21] any of our

[14:26] I'm curriculum companies that

[14:29] sell things they are selling.

[14:32] The digital

[14:35] component with it as well.

[14:40] Like I said, it looks.

[14:43] Different at different

[14:45] levels. I know that we did.

[14:49] A, we, we kind of, we were looking at different.

[14:54] Types of devices.

[14:57] Biases. We are constantly.

[15:00] Trying to make things better.

[15:02] We are not a settling on, this is what we

[15:07] used.

[15:08] We're always like

[15:11] what's better for kids. Someone, the things we did is

[15:14] we went.

[15:16] From regular Chromebooks to touch screen Chromebooks for our younger.

[15:22] Students so that it was as much easier.

[15:27] Use we've done inflatable ones. So less like computer and

[15:33] more like quick.

[15:35] Screening where the day do their.

[15:38] Assess maintenance. A lot of.

[15:41] Our assessments are on.

[15:45] That the computers

[15:47] computers, our i-Ready Archer teachers' shoes comes computers for our

[15:52] deliverables.

[15:54] Capables they are

[15:57] all SST math.

[16:00] Is entirely a digital

[16:03] program that has had some.

[16:06] Success tea room. In-law.

[16:09] So

[16:11] every

[16:13] Alma models. Everything is.

[16:15] Digital. That is . That is.

[16:21] But we've definitely

[16:24] looked at

[16:27] every year we sit down and we say,

[16:31] are we doing what's right.

[16:34] Should we get something?

[16:36] Different. Should we reassess?

[16:39] Reassessed we did.

[16:42] A survey that the finance.

[16:45] Department last year.

[16:48] And we

[16:50] kind of talked to.

[16:52] Just Katie through to teachers.

[16:55] Teachers knowing masks kind of a group.

[16:58] That probably has different

[17:02] opinions and so on technology.

[17:05] And

[17:07] 80% of

[17:09] our respondent said that they would like to.

[17:13] Remain one to one.

[17:17] Need

[17:18] that they don't use it.

[17:20] All day, but that

[17:24] acts access to it.

[17:26] Is very important for them.

[17:31] And because they're schedules are so.

[17:35] Tight sharing them becomes difficult.

[17:41] Like this might be the only time during the day

[17:45] to get the success done.

[17:50] So everybody in the kindergarten might be doing the assessment

[17:55] at the same.

[17:57] My exact timing, staggering, it would be difficult.

[18:03] Because of the schedules.

[18:07] Middle

[18:09] school. We are doing a ton of writing.

[18:14] And so

[18:16] having that.

[18:18] Writing on that computer.

[18:20] Is specially because

[18:23] for the MCAST

[18:25] they're going to have to type at the end.

[18:30] That is a very important.

[18:33] Thing our third graders.

[18:36] Graders are asked to type.

[18:39] Essays by the end.

[18:42] Of the spring.

[18:44] So, and of spring of their third grade year.

[18:49] So

[18:51] in order for us to.

[18:53] Get them to do. And I was one of the

[18:57] people.

[18:59] With the very unique Rob to ran and cast for

[19:02] the last couple of years.

[19:05] In order for student instead of tight, by the end

[19:10] of the third grade.

[19:12] They had had to have lived typed.

[19:14] Typed in third grade.

[19:16] And I actually

[19:19] suggest and the second grade.

[19:22] Starting simply. Yeah. Give them activity to start them. How

[19:28] keyboard.

[19:29] Keyboarding and being

[19:32] tracking recognize

[19:34] the different parts of the computer so that they can

[19:38] move them all around. We really don't focus on typing.

[19:42] Marching kindergarten.

[19:45] First grade that's more.

[19:48] Pushing button and, you know,

[19:51] moving things around.

[19:53] That second grade, we really.

[19:56] Start getting them.

[19:58] Used to be being able to use as a keyboard.

[20:02] Beep end of third or grade.

[20:06] They have to type an.

[20:09] Essay, not just a stats, a thing it's sort of

[20:13] a.

[20:14] Full alike. They, they have.

[20:19] A prompt.

[20:21] Usually very big prompt.

[20:24] And then get all information down and it's tight. So

[20:30] we have the practice that.

[20:33] Or else

[20:35] they would walk in type one sentence and, and be

[20:39] done.

[20:41] And then

[20:43] they would win it.

[20:45] Yeah know all of the information and that, that they

[20:48] needed to take a get out.

[20:52] We used it, like I said, a ton.

[20:56] Ton floor writing.

[20:58] Meeting and, and then

[21:00] and specifically

[21:04] it, we use it.

[21:06] A lot for a accommodation.

[21:09] Educations were

[21:11] special students.

[21:14] Students. So when I first came into the district we

[21:17] used to have, and then IEPs.

[21:20] Student will be given a computer.

[21:25] Yes, that assumption is gone now. Meaning they all.

[21:32] Have a computer.

[21:34] So now

[21:36] our I E PS are very much.

[21:40] What those students can do with those.

[21:43] Computers.

[21:46] Or accessibility.

[21:48] Tools our

[21:51] programming.

[21:53] Main floor, any intervention, shins, any.

[21:57] Extra two set sessions.

[22:01] Sessions, but specifically

[22:03] my passion is access.

[22:06] Accessibility that I idea that.

[22:10] A student who's struggling with breathing our writing.

[22:15] Can open the Chromebook.

[22:18] And be able to get all of their.

[22:22] Thoughts. So, and

[22:25] and actually be able

[22:27] to produce something.

[22:32] Whereas

[22:34] would the pencil on a baby? They might not have

[22:38] BI little bit of preproduced the same sort.

[22:41] Of the thing. So

[22:44] was there, some of the things that are kind of

[22:48] like.

[22:50] Big in the state.

[22:52] Of our computers right now.

[22:56] In the district.

[23:00] Where they, we we've gotten used to, we've gotten used

[23:06] to having one to the wine.

[23:09] So it would be a huge shift.

[23:13] To be able to, to chapter, to go wards.

[23:19] Because we're building.

[23:22] Programming.

[23:24] And, and

[23:26] of a.

[23:29] And things

[23:31] around the actual.

[23:33] That there will be a computer there for students to

[23:38] be able to use.

[23:44] Oh, thank you.

[23:48] So also just wanted to point.

[23:52] So anybody, anybody

[23:55] in. So when we come to talk about technology, it's

[24:00] just.

[24:01] Not something that's kind of an.

[24:04] There we actually have, have.

[24:08] Frameworks. So our SD is.

[24:12] Our intern intern international.

[24:16] Science and technology and engineerings.

[24:20] Nerds. They are.

[24:23] Your bedrooms stand under.

[24:25] Their federal, their federal. There are also.

[24:31] International standards.

[24:33] A lot of the folk.

[24:35] Focus on using

[24:37] technology to

[24:40] create using.

[24:43] Tech knowledge.

[24:45] To make connections.

[24:48] Using

[24:50] technology.

[24:52] To move.

[24:54] Beyond your simple

[24:57] tasks into much more critical.

[25:01] Thing kicking

[25:04] and then.

[25:06] Just a couple years ago. I think it actually is

[25:09] probably five years now.

[25:13] We

[25:15] to choose. We adopted the new Maas. Choose.

[25:21] Did digital learning and computer.

[25:24] Standards.

[25:26] Standards. So there is kind of a.

[25:31] Big huge overview.

[25:33] And then mass to choose to sits. Took it.

[25:37] It's topic and they kind of.

[25:39] Made it so that it's much more accessible for teachers

[25:44] and students.

[25:47] The, the thing about the Massachusetts said that digital learning

[25:51] and computer science and standards.

[25:55] Is that they're not for computer teachers.

[25:59] Teachers there for

[26:02] all educators.

[26:04] Educators. So, so that

[26:06] idea is, is that the.

[26:09] Technol the, the stand managers are written and that, that

[26:12] a technology is.

[26:15] Built into to the

[26:19] classroom, there are things in here that obviously the computer

[26:25] TV teacher would do.

[26:27] Like, you know, please re.

[26:30] Recognize hardware on a computer. What's a monitor. What's the

[26:37] keyboard.

[26:38] That would be a computer class thing.

[26:42] But creating

[26:45] writing and a assignments.

[26:48] Sharing documents.

[26:51] For editing.

[26:53] These are all in here as well.

[26:56] And that it's it's

[26:59] it's indeed detailed standards.

[27:02] Standards that that would be a.

[27:05] Shared activity.

[27:07] I'm amongst

[27:09] amongst all teachers that have students. And so I taught.

[27:15] For 10 years, I taught.

[27:20] It technology rich classroom.

[27:23] Which is a daily low.

[27:26] Specific class talking about

[27:30] what, what we have

[27:32] in low and how we use it.

[27:36] And this was a big thing and I would bring

[27:39] up, I said, I would show everybody this standard.

[27:43] And then they were like, oh, more, more standards. Nice.

[27:46] Said, yep. More, more standards.

[27:50] Standards and they would look and then they were like,

[27:51] like, oh, we're doing this stuff. Carra.

[27:55] I'm already doing this with my students and we will

[28:00] go through and we would check.

[28:04] All of the things that we were already.

[28:09] Doing with the standards.

[28:11] Standards, which took a huge.

[28:14] Weight off their chest. They knew they were.

[28:18] Really these standards, which is the awesome.

[28:21] Sum, but they were

[28:24] doing it, it, because

[28:27] we all have

[28:29] that quick access.

[28:31] I was in the district when we only had.

[28:36] One I shared 30.

[28:39] Computers with seven and other teachers.

[28:43] And

[28:45] come using the computer was a, a.

[28:49] Fun activity.

[28:52] But you couldn't rely on it for anything else.

[28:58] Now we can.

[28:59] Actually rely on it.

[29:02] To really push

[29:05] pushed students further. And then accreditable thinking.

[29:09] Work on the narrow writing.

[29:11] Skills we use

[29:14] this a lot for creating.

[29:16] Systems with, with

[29:19] students for like executive

[29:22] functioning a

[29:25] agendas around reminders.

[29:28] Binders those sorts of things.

[29:31] As well as train installation.

[29:34] Services right within the Chromebook, the Chromebook.

[29:39] Has so many different

[29:41] ways that we can present things, different languages.

[29:48] Languages have things read out loud.

[29:53] Really it's

[29:55] it's making learning.

[29:57] Accessible for all the students and send them little.

[30:05] I hope

[30:08] Ms. Wilkin, do you have a.

[30:11] Wealth of none. No. And we are grateful.

[30:16] For all the information that you just shared.

[30:20] Thank you. And ultimately

[30:26] the, the, the, the thing that we need to identify.

[30:32] Is, this is a giant.

[30:35] Of a consideration.

[30:41] And an issue.

[30:44] Consider

[30:46] our budget yes. In our budget. And will.

[30:52] Investing here will be between number one to one initiative.

[31:00] As well

[31:02] as the, the.

[31:05] A teacher's MacBooks.

[31:08] Box there, there were looking at the purchases as well.

[31:13] So you just

[31:15] talked and, you know, you, you talked.

[31:19] Talk, probably above a couple of our heads.

[31:22] Including mine.

[31:25] About technology.

[31:28] And in about all of the benefits of tech, not

[31:32] all G.

[31:35] And you have been around this.

[31:38] For

[31:41] until years now, right? Nah, more .

[31:47] So, so you know, this, this is, is worth sort

[31:51] boards, that the question.

[31:53] Of is it

[31:55] absolutely necessary.

[31:58] In what your presentation is, is that, of course it

[32:02] is. And I understand, and that.

[32:06] Yeah, but you wise

[32:09] is it something that

[32:12] something in the school cannot afford.

[32:15] Is, is it something that.

[32:18] That this school.

[32:21] District is going, going to.

[32:23] One to go her head.

[32:25] And grass with

[32:28] and a

[32:31] a a, a long.

[32:34] Term

[32:36] a short

[32:38] term or.

[32:40] How the, how do we sort of.

[32:44] Wrap our arms to bond. Did.

[32:47] So you said something like 1, 2, 1 initiative.

[32:54] On you there one it started. Yes. And is.

[33:04] One one initiative.

[33:07] Begin really.

[33:09] It rolled out. COVID

[33:12] when we, we needed it to send the.

[33:15] Computer homes.

[33:18] So we were able to purchase.

[33:22] Before.

[33:23] That the district

[33:26] had we based, I think it was two.

[33:31] Or three, three carts.

[33:33] Carts per school.

[33:35] There was one part of.

[33:38] iPads per school.

[33:42] That had to be

[33:44] shared amongst everybody.

[33:48] Schools.

[33:49] Were purchasing.

[33:51] Sing Chromebooks.

[33:54] Books, moving up.

[33:56] Two up, up to COVID like they were getting.

[34:02] A grant and partner, just thinking.

[34:05] Thoroughly to keep it in.

[34:07] Like a computer lab.

[34:10] They were, or, you know, computer.

[34:14] Teacher content literacy.

[34:16] Teacher might be working with it.

[34:19] So they were starting to bring them a man during.

[34:23] COVID we distributed it.

[34:27] Everything we had.

[34:30] We ended up purchasing.

[34:33] Saying some, we purchasing enough.

[34:37] Chrome box. And then, then next.

[34:40] Year, whereas where we started to talk about what it

[34:44] is gonna look like.

[34:47] Four refresh cycle.

[34:50] Because at that point in time, we, we had a

[34:53] lot of different.

[34:56] Devices.

[34:58] Devices, because we were just getting them into parents' hands.

[35:04] So

[35:06] the next year, year we were.

[35:08] Able to start looking

[35:11] at, I think so 20 to 21. And when was

[35:14] this? When we started.

[35:15] To really look at

[35:18] what it is, this is gonna look like.

[35:21] For a future.

[35:24] We gonna get for it is already.

[35:28] Any something for all ages.

[35:31] Or just, or different devices.

[35:35] Devices per grade. So 2021 is basical.

[35:40] Basically where we started.

[35:43] To roll out.

[35:45] A one, what you would consider about one, one until

[35:48] one in an initiative. Thank you. And, and, and thank

[35:52] God.

[35:55] Yes, because most school districts.

[35:59] Across a state.

[36:02] Aid prove to go away ahead.

[36:04] The way ahead and purchase Chromebooks for all the students

[36:08] who will learning it at home.

[36:11] Absolutely. Absolutely.

[36:13] A students learn at home.

[36:16] And unfortunately, during

[36:19] COVID it didn't work.

[36:27] The education system.

[36:30] Didn't really work.

[36:33] Well, you know, up at the came and, and an

[36:35] issue.

[36:38] This forest students.

[36:41] Students were together, students were running a.

[36:44] Classroom, they have instructions and specialists. They.

[36:52] They were on their

[36:54] you know,

[36:57] I pair computer.

[36:59] And they would just sort of try to get by.

[37:03] They were losing.

[37:04] Track of

[37:09] what day we were doing.

[37:11] Doling.

[37:14] So ultimately, you know,

[37:17] yes, we initiat the Chromebooks. It seemed to work.

[37:24] It, it, it was the hope.

[37:28] That it would work well.

[37:31] So we became back mm-hmm correct. We came.

[37:36] Back and we created

[37:39] and we had the one-to-one initiative when I.

[37:44] Understand, because as I sit on another school committee committee,

[37:49] how we going to be able to.

[37:53] Afford

[37:56] for all our

[37:59] students, you know, as time goes on and as we

[38:04] progressed through this.

[38:07] So now spending five years.

[38:13] Lady there life span. Of course, we kept communing on

[38:18] our repping.

[38:20] Refreshing.

[38:23] And

[38:27] in this time.

[38:29] Timeframe. There's been a lot of.

[38:42] Stay maybe

[38:46] students, maybe.

[38:47] Kids don't having too much.

[38:51] Screen time.

[38:54] And they really

[38:57] should, you know, should they.

[39:00] Constantly have

[39:02] screen time. And is it been an official little too?

[39:09] Socially official.

[39:13] To them education.

[39:16] Is the beneficial

[39:20] they were home.

[39:22] Life is it

[39:24] helpfully for them and the way they're thinking things.

[39:37] Sort of the thought of social social.

[39:41] Media, which

[39:44] plays another.

[39:47] Are you getting all

[39:49] home the whole

[39:53] picture

[39:55] so ultimately

[39:57] you know, so this is a lot for us to

[40:00] think.

[40:01] Now I do.

[40:04] Know that there are some, some other the school, the

[40:06] districts right here in middle sex.

[40:10] County who was sort of a, you know,

[40:16] say, do sing.

[40:19] The screen.

[40:22] Time the students get

[40:26] and actually not giving them the number one initiative.

[40:32] And were great. So if you like to go ahead

[40:37] and speak on for moment minute.

[40:42] Free we've been in

[40:46] concerned about screen timing here in.

[40:49] Little since the very

[40:51] beginning. We have been

[40:54] one of the reasons

[40:57] reasons why we have two.

[40:59] Instructional technology spit and then the district.

[41:04] Because

[41:06] our job is

[41:08] to

[41:14] our job is to work with T teachers on.

[41:19] When does it make sense to use a computer?

[41:24] And when does it not?

[41:28] And this is what we take.

[41:31] Into account we take into account.

[41:35] Wellbeing.

[41:37] The age of the student.

[41:40] We take

[41:42] into what the needs.

[41:45] Of the student.

[41:49] My class, not last couple years, we've talked.

[41:54] More and more about

[41:59] they don't need to be.

[42:02] On it all the time.

[42:04] They're going like pick and choose.

[42:09] What's important. What's

[42:11] what's engaging. What's going to get them to make excited.

[42:14] What's gonna approach them to the next.

[42:19] Level. So, so we, we are.

[42:22] We have been talking

[42:25] about that.

[42:27] We have been working.

[42:30] With teachers on the fact that this should not be

[42:36] the only.

[42:37] Thing we

[42:39] do have our one concern for us. Is that a

[42:43] lot of like, like I said, in.

[42:47] 2026, that the.

[42:51] Correct curriculum, whichever one you purchased.

[42:55] Purchase comes with digital.

[42:58] Components to them.

[43:00] And so if the students don't have students, don't have

[43:06] the computers, it's a.

[43:09] Little hard for them to.

[43:11] Access access, everything that curriculum.

[43:16] Can offer.

[43:21] And, and as

[43:24] well, as, like I said, we have programs like IRA.

[43:30] Rarely SST math.

[43:32] Yes that are

[43:35] you know, that need to be.

[43:38] On computer, can't just be on a teacher's computer and

[43:43] a front runner at the classroom.

[43:46] And we're, we're working with teach teachers on unlike.

[43:52] You use anything that a Chromebooks is, is an not

[43:54] always the answer. So sometimes instead of those beautiful.

[43:59] Full boards. And so we have, and like the class

[44:01] and everybody's sitting on the ground.

[44:05] Around that.

[44:07] And talking about it and immediately was using that.

[44:11] Nap for visuals.

[44:13] Walls, but I, I will, we have used these.

[44:17] For like, I've

[44:20] I've had been an enable to create.

[44:23] Really sources versus

[44:26] students for them to be able to have their.

[44:29] Math tests spread out out loud to them.

[44:33] Because they have a site in permanent.

[44:37] Or they can't, or they're having difficulty.

[44:42] Reading and

[44:44] so I wouldn't have been able to do that if

[44:48] they didn't.

[44:50] Didn't have a readily accessible.

[44:53] But, but we, we are.

[44:56] We we're having real

[44:59] conversations.

[45:02] With our T teachers.

[45:04] Teachers about

[45:06] our, what it looks like.

[45:09] To truly use technology.

[45:13] G two, two.

[45:17] Enhance the curriculum.

[45:20] Not to be the end.

[45:23] And of that.

[45:27] How students do who things.

[45:29] Thinks I work a lot with my OTs.

[45:34] On my

[45:37] occupational therapist.

[45:39] That we use the iPads for a lot of activities,

[45:45] and that is important.

[45:47] But we also work a lot on our handwriting.

[45:52] Because that's fine. Motor

[45:55] control and they need to be able to turn to

[45:58] learn and both.

[46:01] The big thing is this.

[46:04] Because we are where we are.

[46:07] Students need to be able to do.

[46:11] Both that are going to.

[46:15] Expected to be using tech knowledge and.

[46:21] So many facets of their life.

[46:25] Afterwards.

[46:27] Words and

[46:30] I don't know.

[46:32] I kind of think that's one of our.

[46:35] Responses to abilities to get.

[46:37] Student ready. And so

[46:39] that having that

[46:42] time on the computer.

[46:46] Appropriately.

[46:47] Previously, and that is the thing is teaching.

[46:53] Teachers when it's

[46:56] it's appropriate to you. It was.

[46:59] How it's appropriate.

[47:01] How, what can be used to engage in your class?

[47:05] And when, when you do pull back, I've had some.

[47:10] Wonderful teachers come to me.

[47:13] And say, I'm having the difficulty with this, this and

[47:18] this. And then I'm saying, pull I'm back.

[47:21] Think they can only use different type depend week.

[47:26] Remember bringing it.

[47:29] Back get them on paper.

[47:33] For a little bit.

[47:35] Bit. So our teachers are very.

[47:39] Thoughtful about

[47:41] how they're using them and then the classroom and they

[47:45] are, as they're, they're hearing.

[47:49] About

[47:51] out, you know, about how.

[47:54] Screening time can affect kids as in stuff.

[47:58] They're worried as well.

[48:00] And so they're talking

[48:03] to myself and Caras is the other person. And in

[48:07] my position,

[48:12] ways that we can

[48:14] used them used used from computer because.

[48:19] So much of our curriculums connected to it.

[48:25] But also

[48:27] to be able to take.

[48:30] Time off and be able to learn in other ways

[48:33] as well.

[48:38] Again, well, for the information.

[48:41] Thank you so much for that.

[48:46] Explanation of, you know, why and, and how.

[48:50] It's team still to work.

[48:52] To work. Do you have a question?

[48:58] Yes.

[49:00] I'm just wondering if

[49:04] I I know that.

[49:07] Little does have it, but a GoGuardian.

[49:12] Can you explain?

[49:15] What the role that go garden.

[49:19] Place and teachers

[49:22] teachers monitored during and so forth. Absolutely. So go guardian

[49:28] whisper purchased.

[49:31] Every teacher teacher has access to it and law, we

[49:34] do training.

[49:36] On it at the beginning of the year.

[49:39] A lot much anymore.

[49:43] Because as people below you using it,

[49:45] the singing, but

[49:48] what it is is, is so teachers are.

[49:54] Automatic click connected to their.

[49:57] Classes.

[49:59] This and when they opened and ended up.

[50:02] They can run in a session.

[50:05] Where they can

[50:08] see exactly.

[50:10] What this student is doing on their coming computers.

[50:15] Computers. So you can

[50:18] actually monitor.

[50:20] What they're doing on their computers.

[50:23] Computers, you could send them message.

[50:27] Messages, if you want to.

[50:30] Two I leaning on to that. That is much anymore

[50:35] outside COVID but.

[50:38] But you can and send them messages. You can unlock

[50:43] this screen. So why changed my.

[50:46] Teachers one year about to launch a lesson.

[50:50] If, if you have to have the computers out,

[50:56] lock the

[50:57] screens it locks.

[50:59] Locks for them. And it literally says.

[51:03] Eyes up front teacher.

[51:05] Talking on the screen.

[51:08] And so and so, and they can't do anything.

[51:11] They can't, they touch a button, nothing works. Right.

[51:17] Right. So they're able to do that. They're also able

[51:21] to set.

[51:23] Rules. So

[51:26] basically, they're able to say.

[51:31] Things like

[51:36] they can do a way to class-wise.

[51:40] This class.

[51:42] Is not allowed on

[51:45] these web websites.

[51:48] And this is

[51:51] beyond our filters.

[51:54] Dirt. This is beyond

[51:56] like our actual

[51:58] fire firewall that stops in an appropriate.

[52:03] Things from coming to our district.

[52:06] This must might just be a.

[52:10] Website that has educational.

[52:13] Games on it, but the.

[52:15] Class is doing that instead of other things.

[52:20] So you're able to make a list.

School Finance Subcommittee

Transcript