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At this point we will call-

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Recording in progress.

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Meeting of the Addison

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Central School District

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School Board to order

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on July 20th at 6.03 p.m.

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We will start off with introductions.

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Jason, if you want to start.

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Jason Chams?

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Laura Hartson.

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May we have a double?

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Jess Venable-Nodak.

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Robin South.

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Steve Orzak.

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Ron Mecklen.

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Steve Cash.

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Nellie Colaso, Assistant Superintendent.

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Jamie Rital.

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Sonya Eflin, Director

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of Equity, Inclusion,

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and Restorative Practices.

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Thank you.

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So at this point we will

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move to our first agenda item,

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which is a motion to adopt the agenda.

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So moved.

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Do you want to do an amendment now or?

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Yes, I think we do

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need to agenda the agenda.

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(laughing)

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Amend the agenda.

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Sorry folks, a little bit

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of a summer haze coming off.

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Yes, I think we need to amend the agenda

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because we have the

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executive session as agenda item H,

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and we will need to make a

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decision on the individual

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that is going to fill

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the vacant shore on seat

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after that executive session.

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So is there a motion to amend the agenda?

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So moved to amend the

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agenda to insert an action item

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after an H to appoint

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the shore representative.

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All right.

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Is there any discussion about the motion?

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All those in favor of

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amending the agenda,

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please indicate by saying aye.

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Aye.

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All those opposed, please say nay.

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All right, we have amended the agenda.

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All right, our next item of business

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is the first public comment period.

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Actually Jason, before we go forward,

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do we have any board

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members joining us online?

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I think you can see.

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I think you're seeing Ann.

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All right, yes, if

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we've had some of our--

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That's our Ann.

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That's our Ann.

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All right, Ann, if you

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could please introduce yourself.

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All right, try that again.

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We did not hear you.

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I tried the first time.

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All right, thank you.

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All right.

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So at this point, we're on to our first

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We will start in the room.

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If there are individuals that would like

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to make a public comment,

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and then we'll go online,

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I will remind everyone that

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there's a three minute limit

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on public comments.

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So if at this point, anyone in the room

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would like to make a public comment,

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please raise your hand with this.

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I'm not good at this sort of thing,

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so don't pull me responsible.

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I am-- Do you mind saying your name?

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Sorry. Yeah, thank you.

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I've never been to one

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of these things before.

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My name is here Bergeron.

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I am a Shoreham resident.

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My daughter is a senior

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this year at the high school,

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and we have the privilege

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of being next door neighbors

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to Ms. Abigail, and

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I'm here to support her

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as being on the school

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board for the Shoreham opening.

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I think Abigail, does it

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really matter which one?

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would make a great addition

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to the school board.

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She is very determined,

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she's very passionate.

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She cares about the future

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of the school for the kids.

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She's a great mother.

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wonderful girls who she teaches

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all kinds of amazing life skills too,

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and how to just be great girls.

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Like today, my 15 turkeys

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wandered over to her yard.

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She was fantastic and patient,

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and I think she would do her best,

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and just be determined

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and will have any issues

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that need to be addressed.

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Yeah, she'd make a great addition.

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So I'm not good at this,

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so that's all I have to say.

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That's all right, thank you.

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You've seen some of my

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missteps this evening,

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so it happens.

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have anything else to say?

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Not that I can think of on this spot,

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because public speaking, not my thing.

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All right, so at this

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point, we will move online.

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I see one hand online.

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Megan, would you like

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to make a public comment?

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Go ahead, Megan.

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Can we now?

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Yep, you can. Yes.

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like to say my opinion

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about how wonderful it would be

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an opportunity for Adam Murphy

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to be a member of the

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board representing Shoreham.

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I am currently a teacher at Shoreham.

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I had been the pre-school,

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or I had been the kindergarten teacher,

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and I did one last year,

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pre-school teacher there this year.

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wonderful getting snow abbey,

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she knows the Shoreham community,

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she knows the people of Shoreham,

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and she is an amazing

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advocate for the family

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and for the children there,

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and I think she would be an amazing

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addition to the board

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as a Shoreham representative.

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All right, thank you, Megan.

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All right, is there

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anyone else in the room

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that would like to make a public comment?

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All right, then you'll go back online.

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Is there other individuals online

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that would like to make a public comment?

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to make a public comment,

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please raise your hand

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so that we can see it.

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I'm not seeing any other

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comments in the room or online,

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our next agenda item,

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which is agenda item C,

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recommendation to approve the minutes

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of June 22nd, 2026.

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So moved.

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All right, is there any

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discussion about this motion?

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I thought these were

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especially clear minutes.

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Thank you very much.

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No question.

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So any other discussion?

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to vote on the motion.

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All those in favor,

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please indicate by saying aye.

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Aye.

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All those opposed,

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please say nay.

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All right, the minutes

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from June 22nd are approved.

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Our next order of business

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is the Addison Central

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School District Bills,

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and I will turn that over to you, Jess.

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Wow, okay.

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Bear with me, everyone,

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because there's quite a few.

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So the first two are from June 29th.

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So we have a general fund warrant

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in the amount of $532,927.66

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and a payroll warrant in

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the amount of $111,639.80.

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There's also a general

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fund warrant from June 30th,

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because there was a few things

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in that last day of the

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fiscal year that needed their own.

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Stack of things to be approved.

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So the June 30th general fund warrant

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is in the amount of $133,469.28

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as well as a payroll warrant

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in the amount of $104,634.12.

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of the new fiscal year.

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So a July 10th general fund warrant

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in the amount of $1,182,678.12.

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in the amount of $196,000.

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$625.90.

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And I'm happy to make the motion

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to improve the warrants that I just read.

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Yeah, go for it.

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Great, I would love to make that motion.

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Yeah, all right, so you're saying--

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That's me making the motion.

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We're a little rusty here.

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All right, is there any

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discussion about the motion?

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All right, we will go

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ahead and vote on the motion.

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All those in favor,

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please indicate by saying aye.

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Aye.

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Opposed, please say nay.

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All right, we have approved the bills.

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Thank you for going through those, Jess.

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With that, I'm happy to make the motion.

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With that, I will turn

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it over to Dr. Colazzo.

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Wendy is in a CSU meeting currently.

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She's going to join us

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later on in our agenda.

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it supports pleasure,

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she's happy to report on the beginning

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of the CSU

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conversations and how that went.

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But for now, I'll turn it over to you.

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Hello, everyone.

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So our first order of business is the

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personnel appointments,

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resignations, and requirements.

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I just want to point out

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that we're really excited

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to have built the

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position of the full-time

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non-union, non-step for athletic trainer.

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That's one of those pieces

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that we're really looking forward to.

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that Peggy will be covering

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for the appointment

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for the classroom teacher

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that we had filled.

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couldn't take the position due to a

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distance and a moving.

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So we were really happy that we found

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Peggy to cover for us.

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And then we had a late resignation.

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So those are those pieces

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that I wanted to highlight

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for today, these are these.

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I'll make a motion to

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accept the appointments

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and resignations as...

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(indistinct)

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(laughing)

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(indistinct)

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All right.

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Is there any discussion about the motion?

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All right, we will go ahead

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and vote on the

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appointments and resignations.

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All those in favor,

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please indicate by saying aye.

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Aye. Aye.

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All those opposed, please say nay.

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All right, the

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appointments and resignations.

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(indistinct)

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Oh, sorry.

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Yes, any abstentions?

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Yep.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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So we have made it to

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agenda item F this evening,

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which is board candidate introductions

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with questions and answers.

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And so we have a vacancy on

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the board in the Shore of Sea.

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That was left by Barb moving to France.

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So tonight we have two candidates of me

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that are interested in

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fulfilling that role.

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All board members should

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have letters in their email

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from each of these candidates, I believe.

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And so the plan is to have the candidates

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both introduce themselves,

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answer questions that the board has.

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And then after we have

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gone through that Q&A session,

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we will go into an executive session

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to discuss the appointment,

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and then we will come

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out of executive session

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as we amend the

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agenda to make the decision

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on filling that seat.

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Is there any questions from board members

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as far as processes or anything?

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Is anyone missing any of

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those emails that I referenced?

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All right, so I think at this point,

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if the individuals that are interested

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in being candidates for the board,

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we would like for you

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to introduce yourselves.

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If one of you wants to go first,

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we don't have a particular process.

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But yeah, either of you

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would like to introduce.

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I'll go.

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Abigail Murphy, most of you have known me

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because I've been coming

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to these meetings frequently

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since before the merge

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with the Shore and Bridgeport

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communities.

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I have been involved with that

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and all the leading up to that

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with meetings here, but

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also in the community.

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Been on the PTO

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committees, transportation,

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trying to figure that

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out in afterschool programs

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in our communities.

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I feel that as a, I've

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been immersed in Shoreham

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and the ACSD

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community since I walked these

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walkthrough this building.

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So I graduated from here in 2006.

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So I have been around for a while

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and I have a lot of

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connections with a lot of families

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with the new ACSD.

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I am a mom of three, as you heard,

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and a business owner

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in the next town over.

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And so have the

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flexibility as a mom to be on board

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and be committed to learning

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and be here.

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I have also been a foster

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parent within Addison County.

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So advocating for children

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has been a huge on my list

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to make sure they are safe and happy

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finding community and connection.

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Yeah, and so I think

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we'll have the other candidate

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introduce themselves as well.

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And then we'll move into questions

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and the answer does that work?

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All right, yeah, thank you.

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My name's Deborah Pinkerton

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and you know that I came in,

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visited for the last meeting

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and then also sent the followup letter.

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So I thought I would just bring that,

403
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maybe just highlight some of

404
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the things I wrote in the letter

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and elaborate it a little bit.

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But I will start off to

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say that both Abby and I

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both bring sets of

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strengths to the table.

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They're different strengths,

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but I will attest that

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Abby is a wonderful neighbor

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and she's a wonderful mom

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and I've enjoyed getting to know her.

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And as she serves, she

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knows that I would support her

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and I know that she

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would do a wonderful job.

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And so, but again, I

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bring some different strengths

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to the table and that's okay.

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So like I said, I'll

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just read some of this.

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And this letter was sent on

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June 23rd after I visited.

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And I said, "Dear Dr.

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Baker and ACSD School Board,

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thank you for the

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opportunity last night to observe

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and to learn more about the

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duties of a local school board.

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Everyone was very welcoming

433
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and I felt very comfortable

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following the discussions."

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And then, well, I kind of

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jumped to my credentials

437
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that I have bachelor of science

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in secondary education English.

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My teaching certification is current.

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I have a master's degree in English

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and I also have a doctorate in

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educational leadership.

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In my career, I've

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been involved in higher ed

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for over 20 years as

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an adjunct instructor

447
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and or a writing tutor.

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Most English teachers serve

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as writing tutors as well.

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So I've been in education

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for a good amount of time.

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And I have, we were from Pennsylvania

453
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and so where I worked

454
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was in Philadelphia area,

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colleges and universities.

456
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I currently teach

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English composition online

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for one particular university in Nevada

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and for one in

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Pennsylvania, that's where we're from.

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We know with COVID

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that education went online

463
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and so some of these

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opportunities I had to stay online.

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I am certified to teach online.

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I'm also a substitute

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teacher in the ACSD district.

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I've subbed in three of the

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buildings in this district.

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And I feel like that

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affords me a perspective

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00:18:36,033 --> 00:18:37,733
that not everyone has.

473
00:18:39,500 --> 00:18:42,166
As far as my family, I'm married,

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I have four grown children,

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all four of them have

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graduated from college.

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I enjoy four grandchildren,

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one of whom has special

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needs is on the autism spectrum.

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And so I feel like again, that affords me

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a particular

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perspective that not everyone has.

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I have owned a home in Shoram since 2014.

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As far as community service,

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I volunteer for Meals on

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Wheels through Middlebury Agewell.

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I lend a hand as a poll worker in Shoram

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during election days.

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I serve on Shoram's,

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I have served on

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Shoram's Planning Commission.

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And the reasons for serving,

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so if one of the questions would be,

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why would you like to serve in this

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capacity on this board?

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I'm semi-retired, semi-retired,

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which means I do have the time.

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And I'm interested in

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giving back to the community

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in a way that uses my training

501
00:19:48,666 --> 00:19:51,099
and my experiences to benefit,

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00:19:51,500 --> 00:19:53,966
I wanna say not only Shoram's students,

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I mean, obviously I would be representing

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Shoram and their needs,

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but I'd also like to

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benefit all the students,

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all of the students who are

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represented in our district

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to be able to

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contribute to creating policies.

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And I did close the letter

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by saying that I'm respectful,

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I'm very respectful, Abby,

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of the fact that

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others might be interested

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in serving this way.

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And I just close again by saying,

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thank you for your

519
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consideration, Dr. Pinkerton.

520
00:20:32,299 --> 00:20:32,666
Thank you.

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00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:33,666
Thank you.

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00:20:34,566 --> 00:20:36,266
All right, so at this point,

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board members, we've heard introductions

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from both candidates.

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00:20:40,333 --> 00:20:43,566
I think we can open it up to a Q&A.

526
00:20:43,866 --> 00:20:46,766
I think similar to how we

527
00:20:46,766 --> 00:20:48,299
navigated the conversation

528
00:20:48,299 --> 00:20:50,433
with previous board seats,

529
00:20:50,433 --> 00:20:52,133
I think that's we

530
00:20:52,266 --> 00:20:54,799
focused on topic at hand

531
00:20:55,033 --> 00:20:57,433
for questions kind of concise,

532
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and I think use these

533
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candidates time efficiently.

534
00:21:03,733 --> 00:21:05,366
Anyone with questions?

535
00:21:05,866 --> 00:21:06,266
Jason.

536
00:21:07,166 --> 00:21:07,966
I was hoping you could

537
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each tell us your thoughts

538
00:21:10,266 --> 00:21:11,166
on the district's

539
00:21:11,233 --> 00:21:12,466
equity based strategic plan.

540
00:21:19,166 --> 00:21:19,700
That's fine.

541
00:21:20,500 --> 00:21:20,533
(laughing)

542
00:21:21,966 --> 00:21:23,333
I would not be able to

543
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give a lot of information

544
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or details on that,

545
00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:26,766
but that doesn't mean

546
00:21:26,833 --> 00:21:27,866
if I was on the board,

547
00:21:28,033 --> 00:21:30,700
I would make sure that I would become

548
00:21:30,733 --> 00:21:31,900
familiarized with it

549
00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:33,766
and be able to

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00:21:33,766 --> 00:21:35,000
contribute the best that I could.

551
00:21:35,900 --> 00:21:37,666
I think just to make it easy

552
00:21:37,666 --> 00:21:38,400
so we don't keep

553
00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:39,799
having going back and forth,

554
00:21:39,799 --> 00:21:41,833
Abby, you introduced yourself first,

555
00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:43,733
and you answered that question first.

556
00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,066
So the next one, if it's two,

557
00:21:46,933 --> 00:21:48,200
we'll have you go first, Abby.

558
00:21:48,299 --> 00:21:50,066
We'll just kind of go back and forth

559
00:21:50,066 --> 00:21:51,200
so there's some sense to it.

560
00:21:52,433 --> 00:21:53,833
Is Abby going to answer that?

561
00:21:54,166 --> 00:21:55,533
Abby's answer the same way.

562
00:21:56,266 --> 00:21:58,366
I think that equity and

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00:21:58,366 --> 00:22:00,133
equality is a huge thing.

564
00:22:00,766 --> 00:22:02,466
I grew up with a handicap aunt

565
00:22:02,533 --> 00:22:04,166
who was nonverbal or non-agilatory.

566
00:22:05,599 --> 00:22:07,099
So there's some back there.

567
00:22:12,566 --> 00:22:12,933
Jamie.

568
00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:15,766
Thanks you guys for coming here.

569
00:22:16,466 --> 00:22:16,966
I was wondering if

570
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maybe you could just say

571
00:22:18,333 --> 00:22:20,033
the extent to which

572
00:22:20,033 --> 00:22:21,500
you're familiar with our work,

573
00:22:21,833 --> 00:22:27,066
what you see as a few important things

574
00:22:27,066 --> 00:22:28,066
facing the board over

575
00:22:28,099 --> 00:22:30,000
the next year, let's say.

576
00:22:30,033 --> 00:22:30,733
What do you think?

577
00:22:31,266 --> 00:22:31,566
What's your

578
00:22:31,566 --> 00:22:32,599
understanding of what kinds of things

579
00:22:32,599 --> 00:22:33,900
we'll be dealing with?

580
00:22:34,833 --> 00:22:36,400
Right now there's conversations

581
00:22:36,433 --> 00:22:38,433
of the Cornwall and Waveridge.

582
00:22:40,033 --> 00:22:41,266
And I think that's pretty big.

583
00:22:42,566 --> 00:22:44,233
I think that being an open

584
00:22:44,233 --> 00:22:45,866
conversation has been good

585
00:22:45,900 --> 00:22:47,333
from what I've heard from the community.

586
00:22:49,333 --> 00:22:52,766
And I think another year of

587
00:22:52,900 --> 00:22:54,200
keeping an eye on our budget

588
00:22:54,266 --> 00:22:57,700
is gonna be huge with all this coming

589
00:22:57,700 --> 00:22:58,833
down from the state.

590
00:22:58,833 --> 00:23:01,966
I think that we are,

591
00:23:05,633 --> 00:23:07,400
there's a lot of change

592
00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:08,466
in the next five years

593
00:23:10,033 --> 00:23:11,266
across the state, not

594
00:23:11,266 --> 00:23:12,900
just in our small towns.

595
00:23:14,533 --> 00:23:14,933
Thanks.

596
00:23:16,833 --> 00:23:17,566
Well, I would agree with

597
00:23:17,566 --> 00:23:19,033
the budget and finances

598
00:23:19,099 --> 00:23:20,733
and some of the changes that have

599
00:23:20,966 --> 00:23:22,400
transpired recently.

600
00:23:22,766 --> 00:23:25,266
But I'd also say as an educator

601
00:23:25,933 --> 00:23:28,266
that one of my priorities that I see

602
00:23:28,266 --> 00:23:30,066
and that I think I've heard more about

603
00:23:30,633 --> 00:23:37,433
is supporting students in the classroom

604
00:23:37,900 --> 00:23:40,133
outside of, I wanna say

605
00:23:40,166 --> 00:23:43,000
technology and cell phones

606
00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:46,133
and in education there was a shift

607
00:23:46,133 --> 00:23:48,166
to get technology into the classroom.

608
00:23:48,666 --> 00:23:49,700
And now I think there's

609
00:23:49,700 --> 00:23:50,833
a little bit of a shift

610
00:23:50,900 --> 00:23:53,233
to manage it a little bit better,

611
00:23:53,266 --> 00:23:54,366
especially with students

612
00:23:54,366 --> 00:23:56,833
coming in from the summer

613
00:23:57,233 --> 00:23:58,299
and just having free

614
00:23:58,299 --> 00:24:00,233
reign over cell phones

615
00:24:00,233 --> 00:24:02,533
and iPads and all kinds of digital.

616
00:24:02,933 --> 00:24:05,966
So, and I see it in higher ed as well.

617
00:24:05,966 --> 00:24:07,833
So these seniors are gonna

618
00:24:08,099 --> 00:24:09,466
hopefully go off into college

619
00:24:09,466 --> 00:24:14,233
or into a trade where they would not,

620
00:24:14,466 --> 00:24:15,666
they have to be equipped.

621
00:24:15,766 --> 00:24:16,299
They need to be

622
00:24:16,299 --> 00:24:20,400
equipped to be able to use AI

623
00:24:20,799 --> 00:24:25,866
and AI tools and chat GPT tools.

624
00:24:26,166 --> 00:24:31,299
However, we want to also manage that

625
00:24:31,299 --> 00:24:32,833
as they come into the classroom.

626
00:24:32,833 --> 00:24:35,000
I think one area that I

627
00:24:35,266 --> 00:24:37,333
see could use improvement

628
00:24:37,733 --> 00:24:40,433
is working with students to get back

629
00:24:40,433 --> 00:24:42,466
to understanding how

630
00:24:43,933 --> 00:24:45,633
just the art of reflection

631
00:24:46,333 --> 00:24:49,933
and mindfulness and instead of always

632
00:24:49,933 --> 00:24:51,766
having to be so busy

633
00:24:52,466 --> 00:24:54,299
that they sometimes

634
00:24:54,299 --> 00:24:56,500
have concentration issues.

635
00:24:56,866 --> 00:24:58,266
And so I think I would be

636
00:24:58,299 --> 00:25:00,000
very supportive of the teachers

637
00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:01,566
and all the grade levels

638
00:25:02,233 --> 00:25:05,033
on how to manage technology

639
00:25:05,333 --> 00:25:09,900
and their ability to focus and yeah,

640
00:25:10,233 --> 00:25:11,333
to be able to focus

641
00:25:11,333 --> 00:25:12,366
better in the classroom.

642
00:25:12,700 --> 00:25:13,366
And I think that'd be

643
00:25:13,366 --> 00:25:15,166
advantageous all around

644
00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,500
for the educators and for the students

645
00:25:17,500 --> 00:25:20,133
to be able to manage that, so.

646
00:25:21,033 --> 00:25:21,233
Okay.

647
00:25:25,799 --> 00:25:27,666
So, all right, question Steve.

648
00:25:28,566 --> 00:25:30,133
Both of you mentioned that you would be,

649
00:25:31,266 --> 00:25:33,366
that part of your job is to advocate

650
00:25:33,366 --> 00:25:35,400
for the community.

651
00:25:35,933 --> 00:25:37,666
This is a district wide appointment.

652
00:25:37,666 --> 00:25:39,033
Can you please address

653
00:25:39,333 --> 00:25:40,333
how you will keep the focus

654
00:25:40,333 --> 00:25:41,400
on the district rather

655
00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:42,799
than the individual school?

656
00:25:44,799 --> 00:25:47,566
I think it's your turn Deb.

657
00:25:48,500 --> 00:25:49,099
It's fine.

658
00:25:49,133 --> 00:25:50,500
(laughing)

659
00:25:53,033 --> 00:25:55,266
Well, I think my focus first of all,

660
00:25:55,733 --> 00:25:57,599
coming in would be as a learner

661
00:25:58,433 --> 00:26:01,333
and to show humility

662
00:26:02,333 --> 00:26:04,766
in being able to learn

663
00:26:04,799 --> 00:26:05,799
from the members that

664
00:26:05,833 --> 00:26:07,400
were on the board already.

665
00:26:08,166 --> 00:26:12,166
And I think that some of the policies,

666
00:26:12,599 --> 00:26:13,966
I would be interested

667
00:26:13,966 --> 00:26:15,833
in some of the policies

668
00:26:16,266 --> 00:26:20,400
of being set for the students and,

669
00:26:26,833 --> 00:26:28,666
I think it would just really concentrate

670
00:26:28,666 --> 00:26:29,700
on whatever the policies

671
00:26:29,700 --> 00:26:31,533
are that would be presented

672
00:26:31,833 --> 00:26:33,666
to be able to learn the most that I can

673
00:26:33,700 --> 00:26:34,400
and to be able to

674
00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,533
contribute some of my background,

675
00:26:37,599 --> 00:26:38,900
some of my experiences.

676
00:26:38,966 --> 00:26:43,533
I mean, things like curriculum mapping,

677
00:26:44,066 --> 00:26:49,933
being able to analyze data on how

678
00:26:49,933 --> 00:26:51,533
students are performing

679
00:26:52,133 --> 00:26:57,400
as far as the learning outcomes.

680
00:26:58,233 --> 00:27:01,099
I think identifying the learning outcomes

681
00:27:01,099 --> 00:27:02,533
for the different age

682
00:27:02,533 --> 00:27:04,466
groups, from different grades,

683
00:27:04,966 --> 00:27:06,333
being able to analyze the

684
00:27:06,366 --> 00:27:08,200
data of how they're performing

685
00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,066
and how to turn it around

686
00:27:11,066 --> 00:27:13,500
and improve their performance.

687
00:27:13,533 --> 00:27:17,066
And to learn what their challenges are.

688
00:27:17,500 --> 00:27:22,033
And again, filling the shore, see,

689
00:27:22,066 --> 00:27:23,733
but also seeing what the

690
00:27:23,733 --> 00:27:27,000
needs are of the other buildings

691
00:27:27,466 --> 00:27:28,799
in the district and trying

692
00:27:28,833 --> 00:27:30,133
to just make a difference

693
00:27:30,133 --> 00:27:31,799
in contributing to the

694
00:27:31,833 --> 00:27:33,433
policies that the board would make.

695
00:27:34,466 --> 00:27:35,700
I wanna say as a team,

696
00:27:35,799 --> 00:27:38,033
community, a team person,

697
00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,066
as far as what's

698
00:27:41,066 --> 00:27:42,599
discussed and what's decided,

699
00:27:42,833 --> 00:27:43,666
the best that it could.

700
00:27:47,133 --> 00:27:47,933
My understanding is

701
00:27:47,933 --> 00:27:49,000
that we all represent,

702
00:27:49,066 --> 00:27:50,933
all children and staff within ACSD.

703
00:27:51,766 --> 00:27:57,933
And my decisions to take this chair,

704
00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:01,666
the C is based on the conversations

705
00:28:01,666 --> 00:28:03,099
that are being had in these communities.

706
00:28:03,133 --> 00:28:05,700
I have been in the Bridgeport community.

707
00:28:05,866 --> 00:28:08,566
My children are in 4-H clubs there,

708
00:28:09,333 --> 00:28:10,966
with Shoreham community, as you all know,

709
00:28:11,266 --> 00:28:12,433
but also Cornwall and

710
00:28:12,466 --> 00:28:13,633
Webridge communities.

711
00:28:14,033 --> 00:28:16,133
I'm pretty, my kids,

712
00:28:16,166 --> 00:28:17,666
I chose my kids to do

713
00:28:17,733 --> 00:28:21,666
a different daycare or

714
00:28:21,933 --> 00:28:23,233
pre-kip school program,

715
00:28:23,266 --> 00:28:25,033
because, and so I met

716
00:28:25,033 --> 00:28:26,733
with Ripton families

717
00:28:26,733 --> 00:28:27,766
and Cornwall families

718
00:28:27,766 --> 00:28:28,700
and Webridge families.

719
00:28:28,700 --> 00:28:30,000
And these conversations,

720
00:28:31,799 --> 00:28:34,033
all school conversations have happened

721
00:28:34,066 --> 00:28:36,133
with all of those people

722
00:28:36,166 --> 00:28:38,766
through my connections there.

723
00:28:39,066 --> 00:28:40,000
And I have some

724
00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,166
pretty strong relationships

725
00:28:41,166 --> 00:28:43,733
with other individuals in other schools.

726
00:28:44,700 --> 00:28:46,599
And I grew up in schools.

727
00:28:46,900 --> 00:28:48,500
My mom is a retired teacher.

728
00:28:48,799 --> 00:28:50,599
So I do see the importance

729
00:28:50,599 --> 00:28:53,533
of education and public ed

730
00:28:53,666 --> 00:28:57,933
and what it really means to kids.

731
00:28:58,066 --> 00:29:01,633
And I think that that's my...

732
00:29:03,833 --> 00:29:04,833
Thank you.

733
00:29:10,966 --> 00:29:15,733
So while it's selected for the C,

734
00:29:15,766 --> 00:29:16,700
you would definitely

735
00:29:16,700 --> 00:29:20,233
represent all of these CSD voters

736
00:29:20,233 --> 00:29:21,166
and families.

737
00:29:22,166 --> 00:29:24,400
We would, as the Shoreham representative,

738
00:29:24,433 --> 00:29:26,666
be counting on you as kind of a liaison

739
00:29:26,866 --> 00:29:27,633
in the Shoreham community.

740
00:29:28,166 --> 00:29:28,366
Sure.

741
00:29:28,966 --> 00:29:31,433
So, and that community

742
00:29:31,433 --> 00:29:32,366
will be going through

743
00:29:32,666 --> 00:29:35,066
like a lot of changes in the coming year,

744
00:29:35,433 --> 00:29:36,299
as you're well aware.

745
00:29:36,500 --> 00:29:38,666
So, yes, my question

746
00:29:38,666 --> 00:29:39,966
is what you're hearing

747
00:29:40,366 --> 00:29:42,033
from your neighbors that

748
00:29:42,033 --> 00:29:43,366
you would like to bring

749
00:29:43,633 --> 00:29:44,533
to the work of the board.

750
00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:47,066
I think there's still a

751
00:29:47,066 --> 00:29:48,599
lot of unanswered questions

752
00:29:48,599 --> 00:29:49,566
for both communities

753
00:29:49,566 --> 00:29:51,033
on this consolidation.

754
00:29:52,599 --> 00:29:53,799
But we're, this is

755
00:29:53,833 --> 00:29:54,900
the second time around.

756
00:29:54,933 --> 00:29:57,799
So I think we're, as a community,

757
00:29:57,866 --> 00:29:58,666
trying to make the

758
00:29:58,700 --> 00:30:00,333
best of it and figure out

759
00:30:00,766 --> 00:30:04,133
what is best for all these children

760
00:30:04,133 --> 00:30:05,766
in this big transition for them,

761
00:30:06,933 --> 00:30:08,966
how we can support all of the teachers

762
00:30:08,966 --> 00:30:09,599
because it's a big

763
00:30:09,599 --> 00:30:11,366
transition for teachers as well.

764
00:30:12,266 --> 00:30:13,700
I think there is only

765
00:30:13,966 --> 00:30:16,333
two teachers from Shoreham

766
00:30:16,333 --> 00:30:17,133
that are gonna be at

767
00:30:17,133 --> 00:30:18,033
the Recorder building,

768
00:30:19,266 --> 00:30:20,299
but other support staff

769
00:30:20,299 --> 00:30:21,433
will be there, I think.

770
00:30:22,333 --> 00:30:23,166
Just making sure that the

771
00:30:23,166 --> 00:30:25,666
kids are, I think that for me,

772
00:30:25,700 --> 00:30:27,533
and I'm in the building,

773
00:30:27,633 --> 00:30:28,233
I've been in the

774
00:30:28,866 --> 00:30:30,233
Shoreham building every day

775
00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,533
and having conversations with my kids.

776
00:30:32,533 --> 00:30:34,799
They're in T-ball and soccer

777
00:30:34,799 --> 00:30:36,466
and having open conversations with

778
00:30:37,166 --> 00:30:38,733
parents at those events.

779
00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:41,266
And just, yeah, so.

780
00:30:46,833 --> 00:30:50,166
Well, I think we all realize that change

781
00:30:50,766 --> 00:30:53,966
is not easy for a lot of people.

782
00:30:54,233 --> 00:30:54,900
There are some people

783
00:30:54,900 --> 00:30:56,200
that thrive on change,

784
00:30:57,333 --> 00:30:59,633
but some people, it's just

785
00:30:59,633 --> 00:31:01,933
difficult and any sort of change.

786
00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:03,333
So, I mean, I would be

787
00:31:03,333 --> 00:31:05,866
going in with the mindset that,

788
00:31:06,433 --> 00:31:08,400
this is change and

789
00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:09,933
it's change for families.

790
00:31:09,933 --> 00:31:10,766
It involves

791
00:31:11,500 --> 00:31:14,966
transportation and it involves sports.

792
00:31:15,733 --> 00:31:17,133
I mean, I served with Molly

793
00:31:17,133 --> 00:31:19,333
Kerr on one of the committees.

794
00:31:19,333 --> 00:31:20,900
I mean, she's a wonderful

795
00:31:20,966 --> 00:31:23,033
addition to our community.

796
00:31:23,900 --> 00:31:26,166
But when I served in

797
00:31:26,166 --> 00:31:28,166
the Shoreham building,

798
00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:29,200
is it Jenny Erbman,

799
00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:30,599
who's the principal over at

800
00:31:30,599 --> 00:31:31,966
at Pittport now?

801
00:31:32,500 --> 00:31:33,966
And so I worked with

802
00:31:33,966 --> 00:31:35,966
her and worked with other,

803
00:31:36,666 --> 00:31:38,000
some of the other teachers.

804
00:31:38,366 --> 00:31:39,633
And again, I feel like

805
00:31:40,433 --> 00:31:41,900
being in the classroom,

806
00:31:42,066 --> 00:31:43,866
understanding classroom management,

807
00:31:44,133 --> 00:31:45,666
understanding curriculum,

808
00:31:46,033 --> 00:31:49,366
understanding the needs of the children

809
00:31:49,799 --> 00:31:50,866
from an educator's

810
00:31:50,866 --> 00:31:53,500
perspective of being in the classroom

811
00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:57,866
and things like the library subbing for

812
00:31:58,966 --> 00:32:01,133
Abby in the library.

813
00:32:01,433 --> 00:32:02,599
And just understanding

814
00:32:02,599 --> 00:32:04,266
how the school functions

815
00:32:04,266 --> 00:32:05,733
is a different perspective

816
00:32:05,766 --> 00:32:07,133
that I feel like I can bring

817
00:32:07,166 --> 00:32:08,599
to helping the

818
00:32:08,599 --> 00:32:12,066
families in the transition.

819
00:32:12,099 --> 00:32:14,433
So we do know families also

820
00:32:14,433 --> 00:32:16,500
and have heard different conversations.

821
00:32:16,799 --> 00:32:18,066
And some of those

822
00:32:18,066 --> 00:32:22,533
conversations can get quite emotional.

823
00:32:22,799 --> 00:32:24,033
And I think something that

824
00:32:24,033 --> 00:32:25,266
I would bring to the table

825
00:32:25,266 --> 00:32:28,833
would be trying to keep a calm demeanor,

826
00:32:29,333 --> 00:32:31,933
try to be a good listener,

827
00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:37,033
try to come up with different options.

828
00:32:37,966 --> 00:32:39,666
And so, I may be

829
00:32:39,700 --> 00:32:41,433
thinking one option might be,

830
00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:43,666
advantageous and I

831
00:32:43,700 --> 00:32:44,766
might have a conversation

832
00:32:44,766 --> 00:32:45,666
with someone else that

833
00:32:45,666 --> 00:32:46,433
would have a comfortable

834
00:32:46,433 --> 00:32:47,533
and personal perspective.

835
00:32:47,533 --> 00:32:49,200
And I'd like to feel like

836
00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:50,799
I'm a flexible kind of person

837
00:32:50,799 --> 00:32:52,666
that way when it

838
00:32:52,666 --> 00:32:54,066
comes to making decisions.

839
00:32:54,599 --> 00:32:57,833
I would like to be firm when

840
00:32:57,833 --> 00:32:59,566
the decision needs to be made

841
00:32:59,566 --> 00:33:00,633
but I'd like to also be

842
00:33:00,633 --> 00:33:03,400
flexible to hear the hearts

843
00:33:03,666 --> 00:33:04,766
and not just, it's

844
00:33:04,766 --> 00:33:06,666
not just paper and names

845
00:33:07,533 --> 00:33:09,166
written somewhere, their families,

846
00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:11,466
they represent many years

847
00:33:11,466 --> 00:33:12,533
of being in the community.

848
00:33:12,599 --> 00:33:13,533
Like Abby's been in

849
00:33:13,533 --> 00:33:15,033
the community many years

850
00:33:15,033 --> 00:33:17,466
and she could tell

851
00:33:17,466 --> 00:33:18,966
you some of the stories

852
00:33:18,966 --> 00:33:19,833
of these families a

853
00:33:19,833 --> 00:33:20,966
lot better than I could

854
00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:22,533
but I do feel like since

855
00:33:22,533 --> 00:33:25,000
I've been here 16 years,

856
00:33:25,866 --> 00:33:27,599
two years, that I've

857
00:33:27,599 --> 00:33:29,133
gotten to know families

858
00:33:29,133 --> 00:33:30,566
and have served in the town

859
00:33:30,966 --> 00:33:32,866
and could represent the town

860
00:33:32,900 --> 00:33:35,266
and this transition as best they could.

861
00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:37,766
Thank you.

862
00:33:43,766 --> 00:33:45,099
Other questions?

863
00:33:52,099 --> 00:33:52,533
All right.

864
00:33:54,533 --> 00:33:55,000
Call.

865
00:33:57,066 --> 00:33:58,333
All right, I think at this

866
00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:00,333
point for the two candidates,

867
00:34:00,333 --> 00:34:01,266
is there any last

868
00:34:01,266 --> 00:34:03,700
statements you would like to say

869
00:34:03,733 --> 00:34:04,833
to the board or anything?

870
00:34:05,333 --> 00:34:05,900
Thank you.

871
00:34:06,233 --> 00:34:08,333
And I will, if I don't get the seat

872
00:34:08,366 --> 00:34:11,133
but I will still be here, as you know,

873
00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:12,500
sitting right here

874
00:34:13,266 --> 00:34:15,000
supporting as best I can.

875
00:34:16,300 --> 00:34:17,733
I'm sorry, I just was

876
00:34:17,733 --> 00:34:19,266
trying to actually remember

877
00:34:19,266 --> 00:34:21,233
the question that I asked when

878
00:34:21,233 --> 00:34:22,400
we've gone through this before

879
00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:23,866
so that's why I've sort of joined.

880
00:34:25,900 --> 00:34:26,433
Your question.

881
00:34:26,733 --> 00:34:27,333
Yes.

882
00:34:28,966 --> 00:34:29,000
(laughing)

883
00:34:29,099 --> 00:34:33,333
I didn't wanna just, okay, thank you.

884
00:34:33,500 --> 00:34:35,733
I just wanted to be consistent

885
00:34:35,766 --> 00:34:38,099
as we've done this process before

886
00:34:38,099 --> 00:34:40,699
and I feel like it's a little more fair

887
00:34:40,699 --> 00:34:42,800
if we have our questions kind of similar

888
00:34:43,466 --> 00:34:45,133
as the issues are similar.

889
00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:48,633
So the question that I asked last time

890
00:34:48,666 --> 00:34:49,833
and I'll just repeat again

891
00:34:49,833 --> 00:34:51,466
if you guys will indulge me

892
00:34:51,533 --> 00:34:54,333
is what thoughts or

893
00:34:54,333 --> 00:34:56,333
creative solutions do you have

894
00:34:56,333 --> 00:34:58,533
for the board as it tackles the challenge

895
00:34:58,566 --> 00:34:59,833
of facilities planning

896
00:35:00,333 --> 00:35:01,133
and our five-year

897
00:35:01,133 --> 00:35:02,433
capital improvement plan?

898
00:35:06,933 --> 00:35:08,000
Deb, I believe you're

899
00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:09,166
up first on this one.

900
00:35:09,166 --> 00:35:09,633
Thank you.

901
00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:12,833
Well, if I read

902
00:35:12,833 --> 00:35:14,666
correctly, I think Barbara,

903
00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:16,733
that was the committee that she served

904
00:35:16,733 --> 00:35:18,133
on, is that correct?

905
00:35:18,966 --> 00:35:20,666
It's one of the committees she served on.

906
00:35:21,233 --> 00:35:21,333
Come on, come on.

907
00:35:21,333 --> 00:35:21,633
Okay.

908
00:35:23,466 --> 00:35:27,766
I think that I would have to,

909
00:35:31,366 --> 00:35:33,333
I would have to first of all,

910
00:35:37,300 --> 00:35:40,666
go to the sites and learn more

911
00:35:40,666 --> 00:35:42,766
about the needs of the sites.

912
00:35:43,766 --> 00:35:45,300
I can't say that I

913
00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:47,266
know all of the buildings

914
00:35:47,300 --> 00:35:48,766
from that perspective.

915
00:35:49,500 --> 00:35:52,800
So I would need to go and I would, okay.

916
00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:53,800
So one thing that I've

917
00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:55,033
learned in life is that,

918
00:35:55,866 --> 00:35:59,500
when you take on a particular venture,

919
00:35:59,599 --> 00:36:00,433
you don't have to know

920
00:36:00,466 --> 00:36:02,733
everything about that,

921
00:36:02,900 --> 00:36:03,833
but you do need to

922
00:36:03,833 --> 00:36:05,233
know the people who know

923
00:36:05,866 --> 00:36:06,933
or you don't know.

924
00:36:07,633 --> 00:36:09,900
And so I think if I served on the board,

925
00:36:10,633 --> 00:36:13,933
I don't expect myself to,

926
00:36:14,466 --> 00:36:15,833
I mean, I have a lot of confidence,

927
00:36:15,833 --> 00:36:16,699
but I don't expect

928
00:36:16,699 --> 00:36:18,433
myself to know everything.

929
00:36:19,166 --> 00:36:21,300
And what I would do is

930
00:36:21,333 --> 00:36:22,866
I would find the people

931
00:36:22,866 --> 00:36:25,933
who know the things that I don't know

932
00:36:26,133 --> 00:36:29,366
and know them better than I know them.

933
00:36:30,133 --> 00:36:32,900
And I would just ask a lot of questions.

934
00:36:33,133 --> 00:36:35,033
I mean, education, that's really,

935
00:36:35,933 --> 00:36:37,733
one of the first things

936
00:36:37,733 --> 00:36:38,866
we learned as educators

937
00:36:39,099 --> 00:36:41,099
to learn how to ask questions.

938
00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:42,599
And so I guess I would

939
00:36:42,599 --> 00:36:44,099
just visit the sites.

940
00:36:44,500 --> 00:36:46,233
I would ask a lot of questions.

941
00:36:46,500 --> 00:36:47,800
I would try to connect

942
00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:50,566
with the people who know

943
00:36:50,566 --> 00:36:53,800
and understand what all of that involves.

944
00:36:54,599 --> 00:36:56,333
And then hopefully I would

945
00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:58,133
be able to bring to the table

946
00:36:58,466 --> 00:37:00,766
information that would benefit, again,

947
00:37:00,833 --> 00:37:02,900
the whole school district.

948
00:37:03,466 --> 00:37:04,666
And that's the best way I

949
00:37:04,666 --> 00:37:05,933
can answer that right now.

950
00:37:09,533 --> 00:37:11,433
It's about issues, exactly right.

951
00:37:11,433 --> 00:37:12,500
About learning and

952
00:37:12,500 --> 00:37:14,599
listening to our communities

953
00:37:14,666 --> 00:37:20,500
and listening to just our communities,

954
00:37:20,699 --> 00:37:22,366
and parents and kids.

955
00:37:23,133 --> 00:37:23,766
I think also

956
00:37:23,766 --> 00:37:25,066
listening to our little kids,

957
00:37:25,133 --> 00:37:26,500
they might be little,

958
00:37:26,500 --> 00:37:27,633
but there's a lot in there.

959
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:33,300
This is, for instance, my kid is six,

960
00:37:33,300 --> 00:37:34,366
never ridden the bus.

961
00:37:34,833 --> 00:37:36,866
And she all of a sudden is

962
00:37:36,866 --> 00:37:38,733
calling one of the bus drivers,

963
00:37:38,866 --> 00:37:41,400
not the, that's not the nice bus.

964
00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:44,033
And so these kids are

965
00:37:44,033 --> 00:37:45,666
having baseline conversations

966
00:37:45,666 --> 00:37:47,300
and we may be listening to them as well

967
00:37:47,766 --> 00:37:49,199
as kind of a gist of that.

968
00:37:49,500 --> 00:37:51,533
But also I think our

969
00:37:51,533 --> 00:37:54,466
five-year plan is gonna change.

970
00:37:54,466 --> 00:37:56,866
It could change over the next five years

971
00:37:57,199 --> 00:38:00,066
based on what happens at a state level.

972
00:38:01,099 --> 00:38:02,333
And so I think we also,

973
00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:03,500
we'd be ready for that

974
00:38:03,633 --> 00:38:06,366
and thinking about bigger changes

975
00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:10,000
and how to support all of our community

976
00:38:10,033 --> 00:38:11,599
through those changes, not

977
00:38:11,599 --> 00:38:13,933
just what our thoughts are

978
00:38:13,933 --> 00:38:15,033
for the next five years.

979
00:38:15,033 --> 00:38:18,166
(keyboard clicking)

980
00:38:19,900 --> 00:38:21,533
In the interest of asking

981
00:38:21,733 --> 00:38:23,000
basically all of the questions

982
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:24,166
that we asked last week,

983
00:38:24,500 --> 00:38:26,933
I'll ask Taryn's question, which is,

984
00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:28,099
what's the main motivation

985
00:38:28,099 --> 00:38:29,133
that brings you to the board?

986
00:38:32,433 --> 00:38:33,633
I think having three

987
00:38:33,633 --> 00:38:35,733
little girls that are young,

988
00:38:36,666 --> 00:38:40,699
entering the school's system,

989
00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:44,199
and been a foster parent and seeing

990
00:38:45,733 --> 00:38:47,599
that end of things as well.

991
00:38:47,833 --> 00:38:50,533
I also wanna be able

992
00:38:50,533 --> 00:38:52,133
to support our children

993
00:38:52,333 --> 00:38:56,966
and the best way that I can is serving

994
00:38:57,933 --> 00:38:59,633
and learning from you guys

995
00:39:01,166 --> 00:39:03,733
and working as a team to continue

996
00:39:03,733 --> 00:39:06,199
to support our children and our staff.

997
00:39:06,199 --> 00:39:07,933
(keyboard clicking)

998
00:39:09,966 --> 00:39:13,733
For me, my motivation is I'm an educator.

999
00:39:14,433 --> 00:39:16,833
I've been an educator and

1000
00:39:16,833 --> 00:39:18,099
I want to stay an educator

1001
00:39:18,566 --> 00:39:21,633
and my experiences, my credentials.

1002
00:39:22,033 --> 00:39:24,433
I'm a community member that pays taxes.

1003
00:39:24,933 --> 00:39:28,733
I am a parent, so I understand,

1004
00:39:28,733 --> 00:39:29,766
even though my children are

1005
00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:31,433
grown and I have grandchildren,

1006
00:39:31,566 --> 00:39:33,933
I remember the days when

1007
00:39:33,933 --> 00:39:35,666
they were coming through

1008
00:39:35,766 --> 00:39:37,199
school just like this

1009
00:39:37,566 --> 00:39:38,966
and I was involved then.

1010
00:39:39,333 --> 00:39:41,233
And I just feel like

1011
00:39:41,233 --> 00:39:42,966
some of these experiences

1012
00:39:43,099 --> 00:39:45,833
that I can use to

1013
00:39:45,900 --> 00:39:48,633
benefit the school district

1014
00:39:48,633 --> 00:39:49,433
with new decisions and

1015
00:39:49,433 --> 00:39:50,633
policies that are made.

1016
00:39:54,866 --> 00:39:55,300
Thank you.

1017
00:39:58,033 --> 00:39:59,500
Board members, is there

1018
00:39:59,766 --> 00:40:01,566
any further questions?

1019
00:40:01,599 --> 00:40:03,466
(keyboard clicking)

1020
00:40:03,466 --> 00:40:04,833
All right.

1021
00:40:06,766 --> 00:40:09,199
All right, so Abby, you've had a chance

1022
00:40:09,199 --> 00:40:10,099
to address the board.

1023
00:40:10,099 --> 00:40:11,500
Is there any additional thoughts

1024
00:40:11,500 --> 00:40:12,566
that you would like to share

1025
00:40:12,900 --> 00:40:14,466
after this last couple of questions?

1026
00:40:14,666 --> 00:40:15,633
All right, then I will

1027
00:40:15,633 --> 00:40:16,766
turn it over to you, Deb,

1028
00:40:16,766 --> 00:40:17,866
for any final thoughts.

1029
00:40:18,733 --> 00:40:20,766
I would be excited to be able to serve.

1030
00:40:21,133 --> 00:40:22,366
I've had a chance to get to

1031
00:40:22,366 --> 00:40:23,833
know some of you a little bit.

1032
00:40:23,866 --> 00:40:24,766
Now, when I had this first

1033
00:40:24,766 --> 00:40:25,966
conversation with Barbara,

1034
00:40:25,966 --> 00:40:27,633
I wasn't sure, and that

1035
00:40:27,633 --> 00:40:29,199
first time when I came,

1036
00:40:29,233 --> 00:40:30,433
it was just to really

1037
00:40:30,466 --> 00:40:31,533
kind of check it out.

1038
00:40:31,566 --> 00:40:33,166
We do not have a lot of confidence,

1039
00:40:33,366 --> 00:40:35,766
but I feel like as I've

1040
00:40:35,766 --> 00:40:37,233
gotten to know some of the issues

1041
00:40:37,233 --> 00:40:38,433
and some of the people

1042
00:40:38,433 --> 00:40:41,766
and how the board functions

1043
00:40:41,766 --> 00:40:44,633
and the jobs of the board,

1044
00:40:45,199 --> 00:40:47,633
I started getting more and more excited.

1045
00:40:47,900 --> 00:40:49,866
And so I would like to be

1046
00:40:49,866 --> 00:40:51,099
able to bring that confidence

1047
00:40:51,099 --> 00:40:52,633
and excitement to the board.

1048
00:40:55,199 --> 00:40:57,533
All right, thank you both for your time

1049
00:40:57,666 --> 00:41:01,566
and for submitting your emails

1050
00:41:01,566 --> 00:41:03,533
and taking time on

1051
00:41:03,533 --> 00:41:05,033
previous occasions to be here.

1052
00:41:06,199 --> 00:41:08,000
Yes, great, thank you so much.

1053
00:41:08,233 --> 00:41:08,866
Is this?

1054
00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:11,699
What does this say or who does this say?

1055
00:41:12,433 --> 00:41:14,699
At this point, you are

1056
00:41:14,699 --> 00:41:16,033
welcome to either come or go,

1057
00:41:16,466 --> 00:41:17,266
your own accord.

1058
00:41:18,433 --> 00:41:19,566
We will continue to

1059
00:41:19,566 --> 00:41:21,066
move on through our agenda.

1060
00:41:21,066 --> 00:41:24,066
We do have an executive session

1061
00:41:24,066 --> 00:41:26,133
where we'll be discussing the appointment

1062
00:41:26,166 --> 00:41:27,266
after we come out of

1063
00:41:27,266 --> 00:41:28,533
that executive session,

1064
00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:30,266
we will be voting.

1065
00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:33,066
At this point, as a board,

1066
00:41:33,633 --> 00:41:35,733
Wendy has offered to share

1067
00:41:35,733 --> 00:41:37,633
an update on her CSU meeting.

1068
00:41:38,033 --> 00:41:39,800
If we would like to do that now,

1069
00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:41,566
we could do that later

1070
00:41:41,566 --> 00:41:43,199
in the agenda as well.

1071
00:41:44,633 --> 00:41:45,566
So I don't know what

1072
00:41:45,933 --> 00:41:47,000
folks would like to do.

1073
00:41:47,733 --> 00:41:48,966
Wendy, you are willing to...

1074
00:41:50,133 --> 00:41:51,199
I am, I serve at the

1075
00:41:51,199 --> 00:41:51,766
pleasure of the board

1076
00:41:51,766 --> 00:41:52,366
and I'm getting these

1077
00:41:52,366 --> 00:41:53,666
latest phone numbers for me.

1078
00:41:54,066 --> 00:41:54,166
(laughing)

1079
00:41:56,033 --> 00:41:57,333
Can you just quick clarify?

1080
00:41:57,400 --> 00:41:59,466
I'm sure, so they will not be here

1081
00:41:59,466 --> 00:42:00,533
during the executive session?

1082
00:42:00,533 --> 00:42:01,133
Correct. Correct.

1083
00:42:01,300 --> 00:42:02,500
Okay, so make sure you

1084
00:42:02,500 --> 00:42:03,566
guys don't have to understand.

1085
00:42:03,599 --> 00:42:04,533
Okay. Yeah.

1086
00:42:06,199 --> 00:42:07,099
Second public comment.

1087
00:42:07,699 --> 00:42:09,866
Yes, so we can do it in

1088
00:42:09,866 --> 00:42:11,233
the second public comment

1089
00:42:11,300 --> 00:42:12,833
and then do the CSU update.

1090
00:42:12,833 --> 00:42:15,733
We can do the CSU update before.

1091
00:42:15,933 --> 00:42:16,500
You just don't wanna

1092
00:42:16,633 --> 00:42:17,933
miss that opportunity.

1093
00:42:18,533 --> 00:42:19,699
Gooder, it's still what people want.

1094
00:42:20,099 --> 00:42:21,400
Yes, we definitely will get

1095
00:42:21,400 --> 00:42:22,733
to the second public comment

1096
00:42:22,766 --> 00:42:24,766
would people like to do the CSU update

1097
00:42:25,266 --> 00:42:25,866
before that?

1098
00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:27,199
Yes, we can. All right.

1099
00:42:28,599 --> 00:42:29,833
Do we need to amend

1100
00:42:30,033 --> 00:42:31,300
our agenda to do that?

1101
00:42:31,666 --> 00:42:32,166
I don't think so.

1102
00:42:32,833 --> 00:42:33,233
All right.

1103
00:42:34,833 --> 00:42:36,199
So Wendy, we will turn it

1104
00:42:36,199 --> 00:42:38,366
over to you for the CSU update.

1105
00:42:39,366 --> 00:42:40,733
And then what we will do

1106
00:42:40,733 --> 00:42:42,800
is it will go CSU update,

1107
00:42:43,199 --> 00:42:44,833
second public comment,

1108
00:42:45,599 --> 00:42:46,500
then we will go into

1109
00:42:46,500 --> 00:42:47,766
the executive session.

1110
00:42:48,566 --> 00:42:50,766
And then after that, we will

1111
00:42:50,766 --> 00:42:53,500
come out and vote on vacancy

1112
00:42:53,633 --> 00:42:54,766
and then we will adjourn.

1113
00:42:55,066 --> 00:42:57,433
And so you are both welcome to stay

1114
00:42:57,466 --> 00:42:58,433
until the point that we get

1115
00:42:58,433 --> 00:42:59,900
to that executive session.

1116
00:43:00,300 --> 00:43:01,033
And then we'll come back.

1117
00:43:01,133 --> 00:43:02,066
The question is how long

1118
00:43:02,066 --> 00:43:03,666
is your executive session gonna be?

1119
00:43:04,199 --> 00:43:05,099
Should I just, can we

1120
00:43:05,099 --> 00:43:06,900
stay until you like come back

1121
00:43:06,966 --> 00:43:08,966
or should we, could you vote before?

1122
00:43:09,066 --> 00:43:10,866
Like if you wanna be here for that?

1123
00:43:12,099 --> 00:43:14,633
No, we will do what we have on our agenda

1124
00:43:14,633 --> 00:43:15,633
and as we amended it,

1125
00:43:15,699 --> 00:43:17,366
I am not going to speculate

1126
00:43:17,466 --> 00:43:19,199
on how long our executive session,

1127
00:43:19,633 --> 00:43:21,633
just so I don't put myself in a position

1128
00:43:21,666 --> 00:43:23,333
where I waste a bunch of your time

1129
00:43:23,666 --> 00:43:24,833
waiting for us to be done

1130
00:43:24,833 --> 00:43:25,433
and we are having

1131
00:43:25,433 --> 00:43:25,900
important conversations.

1132
00:43:25,900 --> 00:43:27,533
Your link will be back open now.

1133
00:43:27,699 --> 00:43:28,666
Is that how that works?

1134
00:43:29,633 --> 00:43:32,033
Yes, that is the plan afterwards.

1135
00:43:32,433 --> 00:43:32,966
Right, correct.

1136
00:43:33,066 --> 00:43:34,300
After your executive session,

1137
00:43:34,300 --> 00:43:35,366
you're gonna vote back up.

1138
00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:37,433
And I'll also call both of you.

1139
00:43:37,566 --> 00:43:37,800
Okay.

1140
00:43:38,633 --> 00:43:39,500
And so we're welcome

1141
00:43:39,500 --> 00:43:41,633
to stay for Dr. Baker's,

1142
00:43:42,066 --> 00:43:43,066
Yep, correct.

1143
00:43:43,766 --> 00:43:45,133
I'd like to take some notes.

1144
00:43:47,166 --> 00:43:48,000
Turn it over to you.

1145
00:43:48,066 --> 00:43:51,566
Okay, so we did have the first meeting

1146
00:43:51,599 --> 00:43:56,266
of the CSSA that we were a part of,

1147
00:43:56,366 --> 00:44:00,166
which I think is the Chittenden South.

1148
00:44:01,566 --> 00:44:02,366
You know, I might not

1149
00:44:02,366 --> 00:44:03,666
have that name quite right

1150
00:44:04,133 --> 00:44:04,966
in that sense.

1151
00:44:05,366 --> 00:44:06,666
We were all happy to

1152
00:44:06,666 --> 00:44:07,599
be in the room together

1153
00:44:07,766 --> 00:44:12,466
and there's a lot of interest.

1154
00:44:12,566 --> 00:44:16,166
There were staff from all districts

1155
00:44:16,199 --> 00:44:19,433
that many of the districts that,

1156
00:44:19,699 --> 00:44:20,833
I think I was never worth a mark,

1157
00:44:20,833 --> 00:44:21,300
but many of the

1158
00:44:21,300 --> 00:44:22,699
districts who also attended,

1159
00:44:23,099 --> 00:44:23,666
a couple of board

1160
00:44:23,666 --> 00:44:26,366
members from the districts.

1161
00:44:27,433 --> 00:44:29,133
Today was an organizing meeting.

1162
00:44:29,133 --> 00:44:31,633
We have set a scheduled meetings

1163
00:44:31,833 --> 00:44:36,166
where the third Friday of every month,

1164
00:44:36,233 --> 00:44:39,266
we'll be meeting from about 9.30 to noon.

1165
00:44:39,533 --> 00:44:42,800
And it's a lot of up front work.

1166
00:44:42,933 --> 00:44:45,633
Adam Bunting and I are co-chairs

1167
00:44:45,633 --> 00:44:46,733
of the CSSA.

1168
00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:51,300
So we will be trying to learn,

1169
00:44:51,300 --> 00:44:53,099
especially if we can, about the processes

1170
00:44:53,099 --> 00:44:55,866
that we follow and so

1171
00:44:55,866 --> 00:44:56,800
that we can get it up

1172
00:44:56,800 --> 00:44:59,266
and going as smoothly and

1173
00:44:59,266 --> 00:45:00,566
efficiently as possible.

1174
00:45:00,699 --> 00:45:03,099
There is a statewide

1175
00:45:03,133 --> 00:45:06,000
cohort that is forming

1176
00:45:06,099 --> 00:45:10,233
of members of CSSA's

1177
00:45:11,133 --> 00:45:13,133
that can learn together

1178
00:45:13,666 --> 00:45:15,333
around some of the national models.

1179
00:45:15,333 --> 00:45:18,466
And so forth so that we're all able

1180
00:45:18,466 --> 00:45:20,033
to kind of do that

1181
00:45:20,033 --> 00:45:21,466
efficiently and at scale

1182
00:45:21,533 --> 00:45:23,000
and move on to go

1183
00:45:23,000 --> 00:45:24,500
ahead and join that cohort.

1184
00:45:26,666 --> 00:45:31,800
I think there's some maybe some worry

1185
00:45:31,833 --> 00:45:33,833
on the part of all of

1186
00:45:33,833 --> 00:45:36,066
us about the process

1187
00:45:36,066 --> 00:45:38,599
of standing up a CSSA

1188
00:45:38,599 --> 00:45:40,066
and the cost of that

1189
00:45:40,433 --> 00:45:43,233
while we understandably have to continue

1190
00:45:43,233 --> 00:45:44,733
to do some very complicated services

1191
00:45:45,099 --> 00:45:46,233
inside the district.

1192
00:45:46,800 --> 00:45:49,333
So, for example, to get an

1193
00:45:49,333 --> 00:45:50,900
executive director on board

1194
00:45:50,900 --> 00:45:51,766
that is gonna be able

1195
00:45:51,766 --> 00:45:53,066
to move things forward,

1196
00:45:53,366 --> 00:45:54,699
they aren't gonna be able to

1197
00:45:54,699 --> 00:45:57,166
move it forward right away.

1198
00:45:57,199 --> 00:45:57,866
So that those are

1199
00:45:57,866 --> 00:45:59,066
kind of a duplicate cost.

1200
00:45:59,066 --> 00:46:02,233
So that's on all our minds.

1201
00:46:03,400 --> 00:46:05,833
For each of the districts,

1202
00:46:05,833 --> 00:46:07,000
the superintendent is

1203
00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:09,866
the designee voting member.

1204
00:46:11,000 --> 00:46:11,966
I thought that we would

1205
00:46:11,966 --> 00:46:13,533
appreciate understanding that.

1206
00:46:15,599 --> 00:46:17,966
So, we kind of just worked

1207
00:46:17,966 --> 00:46:19,199
through some of the basics

1208
00:46:19,266 --> 00:46:20,400
and the next time we're

1209
00:46:20,400 --> 00:46:23,833
gonna meet is September 18th.

1210
00:46:23,866 --> 00:46:26,933
Yes, and the dependent and the seven days

1211
00:46:26,933 --> 00:46:29,866
are our papers of record and CDSD,

1212
00:46:29,866 --> 00:46:31,166
Champlain Valley School District

1213
00:46:31,166 --> 00:46:33,033
will host the website for now.

1214
00:46:34,133 --> 00:46:35,866
So there will be a dedicated website

1215
00:46:35,866 --> 00:46:37,000
and we will have a

1216
00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:38,633
link that points to that.

1217
00:46:39,800 --> 00:46:41,033
So we'll make sure that

1218
00:46:41,033 --> 00:46:43,800
Darcy puts on our calendar

1219
00:46:43,966 --> 00:46:45,033
those meetings as well,

1220
00:46:45,066 --> 00:46:46,133
they're public meetings

1221
00:46:46,199 --> 00:46:49,599
and the board members themselves

1222
00:46:49,599 --> 00:46:51,033
will try to be in attendance,

1223
00:46:51,366 --> 00:46:52,933
but I'm sure there'll

1224
00:46:52,933 --> 00:46:54,266
be a Zoom link as well

1225
00:46:54,266 --> 00:46:57,599
for anybody that would like to come in.

1226
00:46:57,699 --> 00:47:01,333
They're recorded and posted just like,

1227
00:47:02,066 --> 00:47:04,433
we follow all the same open meeting laws

1228
00:47:04,433 --> 00:47:05,633
as where the boards do.

1229
00:47:07,933 --> 00:47:10,133
So are there questions or thoughts?

1230
00:47:12,466 --> 00:47:14,400
Can you just remind us of the districts

1231
00:47:14,400 --> 00:47:16,133
that we are group with?

1232
00:47:16,633 --> 00:47:19,833
Yep, so Champlain Valley School District

1233
00:47:20,566 --> 00:47:22,666
has the high schools people know most,

1234
00:47:22,666 --> 00:47:24,366
that's where CBU is the high school

1235
00:47:24,366 --> 00:47:25,900
and the surrounding towns around that.

1236
00:47:26,333 --> 00:47:27,800
Mount Mansfield School District

1237
00:47:27,800 --> 00:47:29,599
is Mount Mansfield Union High School,

1238
00:47:29,766 --> 00:47:34,066
Jericho, Richmond, those are the towns

1239
00:47:34,133 --> 00:47:35,433
that are kind of in that area.

1240
00:47:35,833 --> 00:47:37,166
And then there's as in

1241
00:47:37,166 --> 00:47:39,000
Central, as in Northwest,

1242
00:47:39,033 --> 00:47:40,199
Mount Aide School District

1243
00:47:40,199 --> 00:47:41,599
and Lincoln School District

1244
00:47:42,699 --> 00:47:44,033
and the Career Center as well.

1245
00:47:49,099 --> 00:47:50,566
Any other questions?

1246
00:47:53,500 --> 00:47:56,066
Well, thank you Wendy.

1247
00:47:56,966 --> 00:47:58,800
Stepping into the spotlight quickly.

1248
00:47:59,500 --> 00:48:00,933
That's okay, it's

1249
00:48:00,933 --> 00:48:03,066
fortuitous that that was this evening

1250
00:48:03,099 --> 00:48:05,166
so I just thought

1251
00:48:05,199 --> 00:48:06,233
you'd appreciate knowing

1252
00:48:06,233 --> 00:48:08,033
that we at least we had made a start

1253
00:48:08,533 --> 00:48:10,066
and we have a series

1254
00:48:10,066 --> 00:48:10,933
of scheduled meetings

1255
00:48:10,933 --> 00:48:12,033
and we'll continue.

1256
00:48:13,699 --> 00:48:15,466
All right, so at this point,

1257
00:48:16,133 --> 00:48:18,333
we are onto agenda item G,

1258
00:48:18,366 --> 00:48:20,666
which is our second public comment.

1259
00:48:21,033 --> 00:48:23,333
We will operate the same as we did

1260
00:48:23,733 --> 00:48:25,533
during our first public comment.

1261
00:48:26,233 --> 00:48:29,066
Comments are limited to three minutes.

1262
00:48:29,133 --> 00:48:30,400
We will start in the room.

1263
00:48:30,533 --> 00:48:31,633
If there's anyone that would

1264
00:48:31,633 --> 00:48:33,066
like to take a public comment

1265
00:48:34,099 --> 00:48:35,333
and then we will move online.

1266
00:48:35,566 --> 00:48:38,466
Is there anyone in the room that would

1267
00:48:38,466 --> 00:48:39,366
like to make a comment?

1268
00:48:41,166 --> 00:48:43,833
All right, so we will go online

1269
00:48:44,099 --> 00:48:46,766
and then I'm seeing one hand, so Rebecca.

1270
00:48:51,533 --> 00:48:53,699
Hi, I also wanted to just

1271
00:48:53,699 --> 00:48:55,300
speak on behalf of Abigail.

1272
00:48:55,333 --> 00:48:56,733
I am proud to support

1273
00:48:56,766 --> 00:48:57,900
Abigail for the school board,

1274
00:48:57,900 --> 00:48:59,266
she's a thoughtful listener,

1275
00:48:59,266 --> 00:49:00,966
a strong advocate and a proven leader

1276
00:49:00,966 --> 00:49:02,866
who is deeply invested in our community.

1277
00:49:03,266 --> 00:49:05,066
While she is running for the short on C,

1278
00:49:05,099 --> 00:49:06,133
Abigail understands

1279
00:49:06,133 --> 00:49:07,199
that every decision made

1280
00:49:07,199 --> 00:49:08,066
by the school board

1281
00:49:08,099 --> 00:49:09,433
impacts children and families

1282
00:49:09,433 --> 00:49:11,066
across all of our towns.

1283
00:49:11,366 --> 00:49:12,733
She is committed to ensuring

1284
00:49:12,733 --> 00:49:14,266
that every child is supported,

1285
00:49:14,633 --> 00:49:15,699
valued and given the

1286
00:49:15,699 --> 00:49:17,099
opportunity to succeed.

1287
00:49:17,566 --> 00:49:19,733
Abigail consistently puts kids first,

1288
00:49:19,766 --> 00:49:21,033
listens with an open mind

1289
00:49:21,066 --> 00:49:23,366
and leads with integrity and compassion.

1290
00:49:23,699 --> 00:49:24,933
She has my full support

1291
00:49:24,933 --> 00:49:25,866
and I encourage others

1292
00:49:25,866 --> 00:49:27,266
to support her as well.

1293
00:49:27,633 --> 00:49:30,033
Please know that I had to pre-write this

1294
00:49:30,033 --> 00:49:30,666
so that I didn't

1295
00:49:30,699 --> 00:49:32,199
fumble over all of my words,

1296
00:49:32,199 --> 00:49:34,199
but I am super excited that

1297
00:49:34,199 --> 00:49:36,000
we have some Sharm residents

1298
00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:39,133
who are willing to take that toll

1299
00:49:39,166 --> 00:49:42,699
and join the board and helping others.

1300
00:49:44,733 --> 00:49:46,166
Thank you, thank you Rebecca.

1301
00:49:49,033 --> 00:49:52,666
All right, well, continuing on,

1302
00:49:52,766 --> 00:49:53,666
I'm not seeing any

1303
00:49:53,666 --> 00:49:55,033
public comments in the room

1304
00:49:55,066 --> 00:49:56,966
so we will stick with

1305
00:49:56,966 --> 00:49:59,133
the online public comments.

1306
00:49:59,199 --> 00:50:00,900
Is there anyone else online

1307
00:50:00,900 --> 00:50:02,766
that would like to make a public comment?

1308
00:50:06,099 --> 00:50:09,699
All right, we'll do one last call.

1309
00:50:09,733 --> 00:50:10,433
I'm not seeing any

1310
00:50:10,433 --> 00:50:12,866
hands online or in the room.

1311
00:50:14,766 --> 00:50:16,733
All right, so that concludes

1312
00:50:16,766 --> 00:50:18,966
our second public comment period.

1313
00:50:19,866 --> 00:50:21,099
So at this point,

1314
00:50:22,866 --> 00:50:25,099
we are contemplating

1315
00:50:25,233 --> 00:50:26,933
entering executive session.

1316
00:50:27,133 --> 00:50:28,400
Is there a motion?

1317
00:50:29,133 --> 00:50:30,566
I move to enter executive session

1318
00:50:30,599 --> 00:50:33,266
for one of the SA 31383 to

1319
00:50:33,733 --> 00:50:35,800
appoint the public officer.

1320
00:50:35,933 --> 00:50:38,166
I'd like to invite Doctors Closso,

1321
00:50:38,166 --> 00:50:38,933
they've got a plan,

1322
00:50:39,033 --> 00:50:40,400
I'll call on them inside their second.

1323
00:50:41,866 --> 00:50:44,466
All right, is there any

1324
00:50:44,500 --> 00:50:46,233
discussion about this motion?

1325
00:50:48,599 --> 00:50:50,199
All right, we will vote on the motion.

1326
00:50:52,300 --> 00:50:53,366
And did you have a comment?

1327
00:50:55,133 --> 00:50:57,466
No, I'm just waiting to

1328
00:50:58,300 --> 00:50:59,433
be unmuted for voting.

1329
00:50:59,766 --> 00:51:00,833
All right, thank you.

1330
00:51:01,900 --> 00:51:04,633
All right, all those in favor,

1331
00:51:04,699 --> 00:51:06,166
please indicate by saying aye.

1332
00:51:06,699 --> 00:51:07,233
Aye.

1333
00:51:07,566 --> 00:51:09,866
All those opposed, we say nay.

1334
00:51:11,099 --> 00:51:13,133
All right, the motion is approved

1335
00:51:13,133 --> 00:51:15,599
and we will move into executive session.

1336
00:51:16,933 --> 00:51:17,666
(upbeat music)

1337
00:51:18,666 --> 00:51:22,433
All right, at this

1338
00:51:22,433 --> 00:51:23,900
point, Mary and Heather,

1339
00:51:24,333 --> 00:51:27,199
I think I will turn it forward to you

1340
00:51:27,199 --> 00:51:28,199
if you're prepared or

1341
00:51:28,199 --> 00:51:28,900
if you need another--

1342
00:51:28,933 --> 00:51:33,099
Sounds good, so for the board action

1343
00:51:33,133 --> 00:51:34,266
of appointing the

1344
00:51:34,266 --> 00:51:37,400
Shoreham seat on the board

1345
00:51:38,433 --> 00:51:41,199
until the end of the term,

1346
00:51:42,599 --> 00:51:44,900
and I guess it's ends March.

1347
00:51:44,900 --> 00:51:46,766
March of 27th.

1348
00:51:46,766 --> 00:51:47,400
I'm not sure what

1349
00:51:47,400 --> 00:51:49,666
specific date March of 2027.

1350
00:51:50,733 --> 00:51:51,833
So I'm gonna go around and

1351
00:51:51,833 --> 00:51:54,233
just name board member names.

1352
00:51:54,233 --> 00:51:56,133
And if you can, please

1353
00:51:56,400 --> 00:51:58,233
identify whether you are voting

1354
00:51:58,233 --> 00:52:00,199
for Abby Murphy or Deb Pinkerton.

1355
00:52:01,466 --> 00:52:02,500
And it would be helpful if

1356
00:52:02,500 --> 00:52:03,633
you just start very clear

1357
00:52:03,633 --> 00:52:06,966
about that, so I have--

1358
00:52:07,566 --> 00:52:08,900
That's lots of B's in those names.

1359
00:52:08,900 --> 00:52:11,333
Top of my list is Steve Cash.

1360
00:52:11,333 --> 00:52:13,266
I'm assuming you'll be voting Steve, so.

1361
00:52:15,433 --> 00:52:15,866
Abby.

1362
00:52:16,233 --> 00:52:16,433
Okay.

1363
00:52:18,099 --> 00:52:19,033
Jason Shanks.

1364
00:52:19,433 --> 00:52:20,099
I'm Deb Pinkerton.

1365
00:52:21,766 --> 00:52:23,000
James is not here.

1366
00:52:23,466 --> 00:52:24,266
Laura Hartson.

1367
00:52:25,133 --> 00:52:25,533
Deb.

1368
00:52:27,066 --> 00:52:27,599
Ron Matt.

1369
00:52:28,766 --> 00:52:29,000
Abby.

1370
00:52:30,466 --> 00:52:31,233
Jamie McCallum.

1371
00:52:31,833 --> 00:52:32,233
Abby.

1372
00:52:33,733 --> 00:52:35,333
Myself, I'm voting for Deb.

1373
00:52:36,266 --> 00:52:36,900
Steve Orrzeck.

1374
00:52:37,266 --> 00:52:37,599
Deb.

1375
00:52:39,133 --> 00:52:39,733
Jess.

1376
00:52:42,466 --> 00:52:42,933
Abby.

1377
00:52:44,300 --> 00:52:44,666
Ellen.

1378
00:52:45,833 --> 00:52:46,366
Abby.

1379
00:52:49,099 --> 00:52:50,633
Barb Wilson is obviously not here.

1380
00:52:50,633 --> 00:52:52,066
Robin, Abby.

1381
00:52:53,633 --> 00:52:54,300
And Anne.

1382
00:52:55,466 --> 00:52:55,966
Abby.

1383
00:53:02,366 --> 00:53:03,766
Seven votes in favor of

1384
00:53:03,766 --> 00:53:05,466
Abby, four in favor of Deb.

1385
00:53:05,500 --> 00:53:06,099
So Abby.

1386
00:53:07,633 --> 00:53:07,766
Bye.

1387
00:53:09,699 --> 00:53:10,133
All right.

1388
00:53:11,366 --> 00:53:13,033
Well, we have selected

1389
00:53:13,033 --> 00:53:15,266
the Shoreham board member

1390
00:53:15,266 --> 00:53:17,866
at this point, and that

1391
00:53:17,900 --> 00:53:19,466
is the end of our agenda.

1392
00:53:19,533 --> 00:53:22,766
Is there a motion to adjourn?

1393
00:53:23,466 --> 00:53:23,800
So moved.

1394
00:53:24,566 --> 00:53:26,333
All right, thank you.

1395
00:53:27,266 --> 00:53:27,766
Thank you.

1396
00:53:29,233 --> 00:53:29,966
So you're calling?

1397
00:53:30,300 --> 00:53:30,533
Thank you.

1398
00:53:31,033 --> 00:53:31,300
(laughing)

1399
00:53:31,300 --> 00:53:31,866
(static)