1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,229 I am calling to order the uh Middleton School Committee meeting. 2 00:00:06,296 --> 00:00:13,259 Today is Monday, June 1st. And please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. 3 00:00:15,447 --> 00:00:19,262 [multiple voices] I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States 4 00:00:19,329 --> 00:00:23,340 of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation 5 00:00:23,407 --> 00:00:27,880 under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 6 00:00:28,328 --> 00:00:29,690 Thank you. 7 00:00:30,765 --> 00:00:35,648 Um, seeing no remarks from the public. 8 00:00:35,996 --> 00:00:39,851 We will uh move on to approval from previous minutes, so in 9 00:00:39,918 --> 00:00:44,023 your drive and Ari, if you need help. 10 00:00:44,352 --> 00:00:46,281 Sure. Let me know. 11 00:00:46,361 --> 00:00:50,494 Um, in the drive are meeting minutes from the last meeting 12 00:00:50,561 --> 00:00:54,278 from uh May 4th. 13 00:01:11,794 --> 00:01:14,025 We will need a motion to approve the minutes. 14 00:01:14,092 --> 00:01:17,357 Yep, I will make a motion to approve the minutes from May 4th. 15 00:01:17,424 --> 00:01:18,968 I'll second that motion. 16 00:01:19,035 --> 00:01:21,293 Perfect, all in favor? Aye, Aye. 17 00:01:21,641 --> 00:01:22,967 Any opposed? 18 00:01:23,630 --> 00:01:24,598 Great. 19 00:01:24,665 --> 00:01:26,575 Okay, moving on. 20 00:01:27,818 --> 00:01:32,065 Um, next will be reports from other committees. 21 00:01:33,219 --> 00:01:36,116 Um, anything that we want to report on? We haven't met. 22 00:01:36,183 --> 00:01:38,238 We're time, yeah, those are, yeah, those meetings are on a little 23 00:01:38,305 --> 00:01:39,488 hiatus now until the budget's done. 24 00:01:39,555 --> 00:01:40,393 Okay. 25 00:01:40,460 --> 00:01:41,557 So PTO received that. 26 00:01:41,624 --> 00:01:43,241 Yeah, so PTO. Yep. Yep. 27 00:01:43,308 --> 00:01:46,692 So just a couple of things, um, PTO encourages the families to 28 00:01:46,759 --> 00:01:49,974 follow up on the social media, um, just to follow them and then 29 00:01:50,041 --> 00:01:53,157 as well as to click in and, um, to register for their newsletter 30 00:01:53,224 --> 00:01:56,310 just to get all of the information. 31 00:01:56,377 --> 00:01:59,324 I know this year they started doing like a monthly calendar and it's 32 00:01:59,391 --> 00:02:02,007 been sent home, it's at least phenomenal for myself. 33 00:02:02,074 --> 00:02:05,438 Yeah. Um, I know other parents have said great things about it. 34 00:02:05,505 --> 00:02:07,182 So that's like where you'll start getting any like newsletter 35 00:02:07,249 --> 00:02:08,405 information. 36 00:02:08,472 --> 00:02:10,936 They've been sending out a lot of information. 37 00:02:11,304 --> 00:02:16,034 Um, as for over the summer, they're really hoping or just in the next 38 00:02:16,101 --> 00:02:21,207 couple weeks too that everyone can start, um, going in that has 39 00:02:21,274 --> 00:02:23,892 a child in an elementary school to submit their t-shirt size so 40 00:02:23,959 --> 00:02:26,180 that they can get their fun run shirts ordered, um, and then info 41 00:02:26,247 --> 00:02:29,496 for their sponsorship opportunities will be coming out shortly. 42 00:02:30,123 --> 00:02:33,938 Um, and then I did talk to the president and she's just she said 43 00:02:34,005 --> 00:02:36,723 like the PTO's incredibly grateful for the support of the families, 44 00:02:36,790 --> 00:02:38,215 staff and community and just 45 00:02:38,282 --> 00:02:40,659 making everything possible for the kids this year. 46 00:02:40,726 --> 00:02:42,592 Um, and the teachers and the staff. 47 00:02:42,659 --> 00:02:46,570 And then I personally like just kind of want to throw it out there 48 00:02:46,637 --> 00:02:50,051 as well is like, I going to their meetings every other month, um, 49 00:02:50,118 --> 00:02:53,433 have just seen like how much they do and how incredible they are to 50 00:02:53,500 --> 00:02:57,014 like work with, how much they do for the teachers, for the staff 51 00:02:57,081 --> 00:02:59,003 and even the students, like one of the biggest things that I saw 52 00:02:59,070 --> 00:03:02,982 this year was we were on a budget freeze, but they were putting, they 53 00:03:03,049 --> 00:03:06,264 were going and like doing grants for the teachers and they were getting 54 00:03:06,331 --> 00:03:09,447 like the I'm gonna blank on what it is called if anyone wants to help 55 00:03:09,514 --> 00:03:11,725 out, but it's like the boards for the classrooms. 56 00:03:11,792 --> 00:03:16,559 Um, like the electronic boards and, um, like smartboards. 57 00:03:16,626 --> 00:03:17,459 Okay. 58 00:03:17,526 --> 00:03:20,926 I just feel like, I know, my son's in four, so he didn't see it, but 59 00:03:20,993 --> 00:03:23,909 like that is a big help for the teachers and for the students to 60 00:03:23,976 --> 00:03:27,176 like be getting new things even though like we were on a budget freeze. 61 00:03:27,713 --> 00:03:31,270 Um, so just very thankful for the PTO and how great they are, 62 00:03:31,337 --> 00:03:34,726 um, to the students and the teachers and the staff. 63 00:03:34,885 --> 00:03:36,897 So they got a grant for SmartBoards? 64 00:03:36,964 --> 00:03:40,620 So, yeah, so they were doing like throughout the year and they started 65 00:03:40,687 --> 00:03:43,604 it last year, I believe, um, they were like, like the fun run 66 00:03:43,671 --> 00:03:44,917 money and all the sponsorships that they do. 67 00:03:44,984 --> 00:03:48,776 They did like a grant program for the teachers, so they sent it out 68 00:03:48,843 --> 00:03:51,760 to the teachers, the teachers could apply for the grants and then I 69 00:03:51,827 --> 00:03:53,749 believe it was fifth grade that they got two or four of the 70 00:03:53,816 --> 00:03:55,291 smart boards. 71 00:03:55,358 --> 00:03:56,191 Wow. 72 00:03:56,258 --> 00:04:00,554 Um, and then yeah, like the pumpkin fest, like the PTO supplies all 73 00:04:00,621 --> 00:04:03,438 those pumpkins, the one of the grades wanted to do a science 74 00:04:03,505 --> 00:04:05,228 experiment with pumpkins this year, 75 00:04:05,295 --> 00:04:08,212 so they did all of those, um, just like the little extra asks that 76 00:04:08,279 --> 00:04:10,202 the teachers want to do with the students. 77 00:04:10,269 --> 00:04:12,646 They've just been able to really support. 78 00:04:12,713 --> 00:04:15,473 Okay. I don't remember approving that in like the gifts and grants. 79 00:04:15,540 --> 00:04:17,291 Because it wasn't... 80 00:04:17,358 --> 00:04:19,154 Did we have to approve that? 81 00:04:19,221 --> 00:04:20,702 Because I know that we have like gifts and grants sometimes. 82 00:04:20,769 --> 00:04:22,304 Yeah. Go ahead, Patina. 83 00:04:22,371 --> 00:04:24,773 So I don't think did that come through us? 84 00:04:24,840 --> 00:04:26,613 That's what I'm wondering if it comes through the PTO is that 85 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:27,588 like separate? 86 00:04:27,655 --> 00:04:28,488 Yeah. 87 00:04:28,555 --> 00:04:30,582 I think it would be because they're part of our organization. 88 00:04:30,649 --> 00:04:33,404 It's not like an outside agency giving us like a gift per se. 89 00:04:33,471 --> 00:04:36,348 Not that I would like, yeah, refuse it. 90 00:04:36,415 --> 00:04:37,704 Okay. 91 00:04:37,771 --> 00:04:39,097 No, that's awesome. 92 00:04:40,672 --> 00:04:42,532 That's it. Okay. Excellent. 93 00:04:42,801 --> 00:04:47,342 And then as far as an update, um, from the CPack, our June meeting 94 00:04:47,409 --> 00:04:51,420 will be uh June 20th and um at 7 o'clock at Flatbread in Georgetown, 95 00:04:51,487 --> 00:04:58,450 it'll be more of just like a social end of the year. 96 00:04:59,183 --> 00:05:01,523 gathering. Um, at the May meeting we, 97 00:05:01,590 --> 00:05:06,456 um, did elections and so there's a new, a new board there. 98 00:05:06,523 --> 00:05:12,275 Um, myself and uh Stephanie, I say your last name wrong, but 99 00:05:12,342 --> 00:05:15,508 Bonape. Oh yeah, ba- yeah. Yeah, Stephanie from Boxford. 100 00:05:15,575 --> 00:05:17,358 Stephanie B from Boxford. Yeah, Bonape. 101 00:05:17,425 --> 00:05:19,735 Um, are are going to co-chair. 102 00:05:19,802 --> 00:05:26,240 And then secretary and treasurer, um, Aaron, um, Kreet from Boxford is 103 00:05:26,307 --> 00:05:29,751 going to step into that role. And then we had a few different people in the 104 00:05:29,818 --> 00:05:34,834 member at large. So for the first time in several years we actually have a 105 00:05:34,901 --> 00:05:35,918 full board, which is amazing. Um, 106 00:05:35,985 --> 00:05:39,320 and then lastly is uh Spotlight Awards. It's been out on our social media, 107 00:05:39,387 --> 00:05:41,747 it's gone out in, um, 108 00:05:41,814 --> 00:05:44,372 school newsletters, I believe. 109 00:05:44,439 --> 00:05:47,008 And families can nominate a staff member. 110 00:05:47,075 --> 00:05:50,788 It doesn't have to be a special education uh staff person, 111 00:05:50,855 --> 00:05:55,980 but it's somebody who has had a positive impact on your child who receives special education services. 112 00:05:56,047 --> 00:05:59,581 And um, we will um, provide them a little gift and the 113 00:05:59,648 --> 00:06:04,047 like the family's quote of appreciation, um, before the end of the school year. 114 00:06:04,114 --> 00:06:06,265 And the link is out on social media, 115 00:06:06,332 --> 00:06:09,040 but if anybody has trouble with it or needs the link, 116 00:06:09,107 --> 00:06:12,153 they can uh message me directly or find us on social media. 117 00:06:12,220 --> 00:06:15,455 And um, those will be going out in the next couple weeks. 118 00:06:15,522 --> 00:06:19,573 as well and staff always really appreciate the recognition of of that. 119 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,657 And a nice little gift kind of separate from teacher appreciation week. 120 00:06:22,724 --> 00:06:26,006 Uh and that's all for CPAC. 121 00:06:26,842 --> 00:06:29,490 And any other committees, I don't think so. 122 00:06:29,557 --> 00:06:32,921 Uh moving on to reports from the superintendent. 123 00:06:32,988 --> 00:06:34,622 Thank you, Jackie. Good evening, everybody. 124 00:06:34,689 --> 00:06:36,114 Uh nice to see you all. 125 00:06:36,181 --> 00:06:38,999 Tonight's our re-organization meeting. Um, and uh, 126 00:06:39,066 --> 00:06:43,186 before we get into that, I'll just read into the record 127 00:06:43,253 --> 00:06:46,449 uh what our policy is on reorganization. 128 00:06:46,516 --> 00:06:49,602 Just wanted to welcome uh Ari uh to the team. 129 00:06:49,669 --> 00:06:52,138 Ari joining us uh on the school committee, 130 00:06:52,205 --> 00:06:53,590 uh just got elected for a three-year term. 131 00:06:53,657 --> 00:06:56,714 And Ari and I had a chance to connect earlier today briefly just to put 132 00:06:56,781 --> 00:06:59,459 a name and a face together, so I enjoyed the conversation 133 00:06:59,526 --> 00:07:01,329 and look forward to you being a part of the team, so welcome. 134 00:07:01,396 --> 00:07:02,818 Thank you. Of course. 135 00:07:03,763 --> 00:07:07,197 Um, so school committee organizational meeting, that's uh document that's in the drive, 136 00:07:07,264 --> 00:07:09,326 it reads school committee organizational meeting. 137 00:07:09,393 --> 00:07:13,026 For the purpose of organizing the school committee at its first regular meeting 138 00:07:13,093 --> 00:07:15,672 following the district's annual elections, 139 00:07:15,739 --> 00:07:19,292 we'll elect from its membership a chair, a vice chair and a clerk. 140 00:07:19,359 --> 00:07:22,953 All of whom will hold their respective offices for a term of one year, 141 00:07:23,020 --> 00:07:25,061 or until a successor is elected. 142 00:07:25,128 --> 00:07:28,483 In the event the chair and vice chair are no longer members of the school committee, 143 00:07:28,550 --> 00:07:30,930 the senior member will act as the chair pro tem. 144 00:07:30,997 --> 00:07:33,993 A majority of the members of the school committee will constitute a quorum. 145 00:07:34,060 --> 00:07:36,211 The election will proceed as follows. 146 00:07:36,278 --> 00:07:38,628 Nomination for the office of the chair will be made from the floor, 147 00:07:38,695 --> 00:07:41,682 the chair will be elected by a majority roll call vote of the 148 00:07:41,749 --> 00:07:43,522 members present and voting. 149 00:07:43,589 --> 00:07:46,198 If no nominee receives a majority vote, 150 00:07:46,265 --> 00:07:49,380 the election will be declared null and void and nominations will be reopened. 151 00:07:49,447 --> 00:07:51,549 Upon election, the new chair will then preside, 152 00:07:51,616 --> 00:07:55,836 calling for the election of the vice chair and the clerk in that order, 153 00:07:55,903 --> 00:07:57,686 and the procedure used for their election will be the same 154 00:07:57,753 --> 00:07:59,397 for that as electing the chair. 155 00:07:59,464 --> 00:08:02,599 Any vacancy among the offices occurring between organizational meetings will be 156 00:08:02,666 --> 00:08:05,106 filled by a member elected by the school committee. 157 00:08:05,173 --> 00:08:07,165 The election will be conducted as described above, 158 00:08:07,232 --> 00:08:08,408 following the election of offices, 159 00:08:08,475 --> 00:08:10,994 at its organizational meeting, the school committee then can proceed 160 00:08:11,061 --> 00:08:15,132 into its regular or special business as scheduled on the agenda. 161 00:08:15,199 --> 00:08:18,235 And so to begin, I'll see if we have a nomination for the office of chair 162 00:08:18,302 --> 00:08:20,908 by anybody. 163 00:08:23,465 --> 00:08:25,496 I nominate Jackie. 164 00:08:25,563 --> 00:08:26,889 Okay. 165 00:08:26,956 --> 00:08:29,475 Do we have a second? I will second that. 166 00:08:29,542 --> 00:08:32,757 Do we have any other nominations for chair for the Middleton School Committee 167 00:08:32,824 --> 00:08:35,739 for the 26-27 school year? 168 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,247 Seeing none, we have a motion and a second, so we have to do a roll call vote. 169 00:08:40,314 --> 00:08:44,872 Dave. I. Jackie. I. Michelle. I. Ari. I. Patina. I. 170 00:08:44,939 --> 00:08:47,011 Jackie. Congratulations. 171 00:08:47,078 --> 00:08:49,932 Back to you. Thank you. You're welcome. Okay. 172 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:52,809 So now we just moved down through. 173 00:08:52,876 --> 00:08:57,703 So we'll need uh a nomination for Vice chair. For Vice chair. Yep. 174 00:08:57,770 --> 00:08:59,623 And I need to go find the right document here. 175 00:08:59,690 --> 00:09:01,679 And that's a PDF, yep. 176 00:09:02,982 --> 00:09:07,309 Um, I will need a, a motion, a nomination for a vice chair. 177 00:09:08,751 --> 00:09:09,748 I'll nominate Dave. 178 00:09:09,815 --> 00:09:12,762 [tapping] 179 00:09:12,829 --> 00:09:15,846 I'll second that. Yeah, thank you. Okay, see if there's any other nominations. 180 00:09:15,913 --> 00:09:19,056 Any other nominations for vice chair? 181 00:09:20,747 --> 00:09:22,589 Cool. Okay, and then we'll need a roll call. 182 00:09:22,656 --> 00:09:25,355 So uh, Dave, we'll start with you. 183 00:09:25,422 --> 00:09:30,952 I. Jackie. I. Michelle. I. Ari. I. Patinana. I. 184 00:09:31,539 --> 00:09:32,606 There we go. Okay. 185 00:09:32,673 --> 00:09:34,336 Thank you very much. 186 00:09:34,403 --> 00:09:39,309 And then next we will need a nomination for uh, clerk. 187 00:09:39,376 --> 00:09:43,885 And clerk is just kind of third in succession. 188 00:09:43,952 --> 00:09:48,590 Uh, should the chair or the vice chair not be available, 189 00:09:48,657 --> 00:09:52,128 um, for some business. 190 00:09:53,401 --> 00:09:56,862 Um, and who was our clerk for this year? 191 00:09:58,197 --> 00:10:00,050 I'm forgetting. Michelle. Okay. 192 00:10:00,117 --> 00:10:02,166 Was it me? Yes. Oh, okay. Okay. 193 00:10:02,942 --> 00:10:08,204 Um, and and I guess 194 00:10:09,785 --> 00:10:14,470 Is there anybody who is me ask if anybody is interested? 195 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:16,143 We'll see if there's a nomination for clerk first. 196 00:10:16,210 --> 00:10:18,570 Okay, okay, we go there. Okay. 197 00:10:18,637 --> 00:10:19,963 Um, 198 00:10:20,448 --> 00:10:22,178 I will 199 00:10:22,288 --> 00:10:23,703 I'll nominate Patina. Okay. 200 00:10:23,770 --> 00:10:25,660 [laughter] 201 00:10:26,833 --> 00:10:28,149 I'll second that. 202 00:10:28,216 --> 00:10:31,140 And then is there any other nominations? 203 00:10:31,369 --> 00:10:32,662 [laughter] 204 00:10:32,807 --> 00:10:33,640 Okay. 205 00:10:33,707 --> 00:10:34,540 Shall you want to do that? 206 00:10:34,607 --> 00:10:35,634 Thank you, Michelle. 207 00:10:35,701 --> 00:10:37,683 Um, okay, then we're going to do a roll call. 208 00:10:37,750 --> 00:10:38,583 Yeah. 209 00:10:38,650 --> 00:10:39,866 So Dave, 210 00:10:39,933 --> 00:10:40,766 I. 211 00:10:40,833 --> 00:10:41,666 Jackie, I. 212 00:10:41,733 --> 00:10:43,058 Michelle. 213 00:10:43,130 --> 00:10:43,963 I, 214 00:10:44,030 --> 00:10:45,306 sorry. 215 00:10:45,373 --> 00:10:46,699 Ari, I. 216 00:10:46,825 --> 00:10:47,952 Do my vote? Yes. 217 00:10:48,019 --> 00:10:48,852 Yeah. 218 00:10:48,919 --> 00:10:49,752 Yeah. 219 00:10:49,819 --> 00:10:50,652 Patina, I. 220 00:10:50,719 --> 00:10:51,552 Okay. 221 00:10:51,619 --> 00:10:52,469 And congratulations. 222 00:10:52,536 --> 00:10:53,369 Correct. 223 00:10:53,436 --> 00:10:54,493 Okay. 224 00:10:54,560 --> 00:10:55,408 Okay. 225 00:10:55,475 --> 00:10:56,308 And then 226 00:10:56,375 --> 00:10:58,012 So these Jackie are we don't do votes and nominations 227 00:10:58,079 --> 00:10:59,096 for these. 228 00:10:59,163 --> 00:11:02,289 These are just looking for people to raise their hand. 229 00:11:02,356 --> 00:11:03,739 Sometimes people like, 'I really like this committee.' 230 00:11:03,806 --> 00:11:05,044 I'll do it again. 231 00:11:05,111 --> 00:11:06,675 next year or whatever the case may be. 232 00:11:06,742 --> 00:11:08,215 And we can provide a little explanation. 233 00:11:08,282 --> 00:11:10,206 For each one as we go through. 234 00:11:10,273 --> 00:11:11,995 Just to kind of make sure everybody is aware of 235 00:11:12,062 --> 00:11:14,045 the full scope of what they are. 236 00:11:14,112 --> 00:11:15,515 So the first one is 237 00:11:15,963 --> 00:11:18,681 a TTU and it's usually the chair plus two. Yeah. Yeah. 238 00:11:18,748 --> 00:11:22,746 Um, so I I will take one of the the seats. 239 00:11:22,895 --> 00:11:24,837 Um, is anybody else interested? 240 00:11:24,904 --> 00:11:29,502 Usually it's uh for TTU, it is what is it quarterly? 241 00:11:29,569 --> 00:11:30,402 Yeah, four meetings. 242 00:11:30,469 --> 00:11:32,679 Um, so four meetings a year. 243 00:11:32,746 --> 00:11:35,375 Um, this year was really nice in Middleton. 244 00:11:35,442 --> 00:11:37,175 Because it was immediately following our meeting, 245 00:11:37,242 --> 00:11:39,542 but next year it's going to Topsfield. 246 00:11:39,609 --> 00:11:40,554 Uh, Boxford. 247 00:11:40,621 --> 00:11:41,454 Why am I out of order? 248 00:11:41,521 --> 00:11:43,794 Okay, so yes, it's going back to Boxford. 249 00:11:43,861 --> 00:11:46,758 Um, so it would be immediately following one of their meetings. 250 00:11:46,825 --> 00:11:48,904 So, um, for whoever takes the role, 251 00:11:48,971 --> 00:11:51,880 it'll likely be on a different night. 252 00:11:51,947 --> 00:11:54,009 So we would have our meeting on a Monday night, say, 253 00:11:54,076 --> 00:11:56,784 and then we would have to attend a Boxford meeting 254 00:11:56,851 --> 00:11:59,238 four times a year. 255 00:11:59,457 --> 00:12:00,783 Um, 256 00:12:00,949 --> 00:12:03,746 What night what night of the week do they typically have those meetings? 257 00:12:03,813 --> 00:12:05,397 Uh, they they haven't decided for next year, 258 00:12:05,464 --> 00:12:07,844 but it's typically been the second and fourth Thursday. 259 00:12:07,911 --> 00:12:09,495 But it's they only have two meetings a month 260 00:12:09,562 --> 00:12:11,950 like maybe three or four of the months out of the year. 261 00:12:12,089 --> 00:12:14,588 So but it's usually the second, 262 00:12:14,655 --> 00:12:15,959 I would say is the more logical second 263 00:12:16,026 --> 00:12:17,294 Thursday of the month. 264 00:12:17,361 --> 00:12:18,194 The second Thursday. 265 00:12:18,261 --> 00:12:19,231 Yeah, the fourth usually gets 266 00:12:19,298 --> 00:12:20,872 I can volunteer for one of those spots. 267 00:12:20,939 --> 00:12:22,265 Okay. 268 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:28,767 Um, and is anybody else interested in that third position? 269 00:12:28,996 --> 00:12:30,272 I'd take the third position. 270 00:12:30,339 --> 00:12:31,172 Okay. 271 00:12:31,239 --> 00:12:32,428 Excellent. 272 00:12:32,495 --> 00:12:33,413 Okay. 273 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,054 And are you all available tonight? 274 00:12:35,121 --> 00:12:35,954 Tonight? 275 00:12:36,021 --> 00:12:38,099 Yeah, for the TTU meeting. 276 00:12:38,716 --> 00:12:39,614 Sure. I didn't know 277 00:12:39,681 --> 00:12:41,710 Will dinner be served? 278 00:12:42,257 --> 00:12:43,304 Maybe not. 279 00:12:43,371 --> 00:12:45,611 Um, I am available for tonight. 280 00:12:45,678 --> 00:12:46,885 I don't think that I am. 281 00:12:46,952 --> 00:12:47,785 Okay. 282 00:12:47,852 --> 00:12:49,379 As long as we I mean we need five total. 283 00:12:49,446 --> 00:12:50,789 I can still go tonight. 284 00:12:50,968 --> 00:12:51,906 Three committees, would that work? 285 00:12:51,973 --> 00:12:53,845 Can Patina go where she was on it last year? 286 00:12:53,912 --> 00:12:55,384 Um, 287 00:12:57,075 --> 00:12:58,013 It's good question. 288 00:12:58,080 --> 00:12:59,972 I you'd have to nominate her to I think 289 00:13:00,039 --> 00:13:02,121 go back to TTU for one more meeting 290 00:13:02,188 --> 00:13:03,573 or something just to make it official. 291 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:08,633 And so for Michelle to start on in the 26, 27 school year. 292 00:13:08,902 --> 00:13:11,092 So why don't we do this, why don't we if you can go tonight, 293 00:13:11,159 --> 00:13:11,992 I can go tonight. 294 00:13:12,059 --> 00:13:13,994 I just Why don't we say Patina is the third member? 295 00:13:14,061 --> 00:13:14,894 Okay. 296 00:13:14,961 --> 00:13:16,538 And then I'll make a note on our summer meeting. 297 00:13:16,605 --> 00:13:17,438 Okay. 298 00:13:17,505 --> 00:13:18,880 We'll just elect Michelle as a member of the TTU. 299 00:13:18,947 --> 00:13:19,780 Okay. 300 00:13:19,847 --> 00:13:20,680 And I guess you have questions. 301 00:13:20,747 --> 00:13:22,941 Ari, are you able to stay for the next 302 00:13:23,008 --> 00:13:23,841 Yes, I am. 303 00:13:23,908 --> 00:13:26,676 Then do we need Patina if if the two of us can go? 304 00:13:26,743 --> 00:13:27,576 Um, it's 305 00:13:27,643 --> 00:13:28,514 It's always good to have three 306 00:13:28,581 --> 00:13:31,647 if we can cuz the other two towns show up with one, 307 00:13:31,714 --> 00:13:32,547 then we would have five. 308 00:13:32,614 --> 00:13:33,447 Okay. 309 00:13:33,514 --> 00:13:34,347 Okay. 310 00:13:34,414 --> 00:13:37,155 So knowing that I have we have three is not a bad thing. 311 00:13:37,222 --> 00:13:38,055 Okay. 312 00:13:38,122 --> 00:13:38,955 Okay. Thank you. 313 00:13:39,022 --> 00:13:39,855 Yeah. 314 00:13:39,922 --> 00:13:42,225 So I'll make a note. So let's yeah, so we have our three people. 315 00:13:42,292 --> 00:13:43,125 Yes. 316 00:13:43,192 --> 00:13:46,828 And then I'll make a note that Michelle and Patina switch at the summer meeting. 317 00:13:46,895 --> 00:13:47,728 Okay. 318 00:13:47,795 --> 00:13:49,113 Okay. 319 00:13:49,180 --> 00:13:50,506 And then next 320 00:13:50,573 --> 00:13:54,256 is the uh policy review subcommittee. 321 00:13:54,323 --> 00:13:55,156 Um, I'll state. 322 00:13:55,223 --> 00:13:56,056 Yeah. 323 00:13:56,123 --> 00:13:56,956 Okay. 324 00:13:57,023 --> 00:13:57,856 Perfect. 325 00:13:57,923 --> 00:13:59,726 Thank you, Dave. I'll for that. 326 00:14:00,422 --> 00:14:01,748 Um, 327 00:14:01,954 --> 00:14:07,683 and then uh next is CPAC liaison and I will keep uh the CPAC. 328 00:14:08,103 --> 00:14:08,936 Uh, 329 00:14:09,003 --> 00:14:09,836 roll. 330 00:14:09,903 --> 00:14:14,190 And then next is uh school committee recording secretary. 331 00:14:14,847 --> 00:14:15,983 Is anyone interested in that? 332 00:14:16,050 --> 00:14:16,883 I think it's 333 00:14:16,950 --> 00:14:17,783 Yeah. 334 00:14:17,850 --> 00:14:18,683 It is. 335 00:14:18,750 --> 00:14:20,198 It is, Colleen, she's waving. 336 00:14:20,265 --> 00:14:21,098 Yes. 337 00:14:21,165 --> 00:14:23,167 Um, so Colleen will continue in that role. 338 00:14:23,234 --> 00:14:25,949 Thank you, Colleen for all you do. 339 00:14:26,198 --> 00:14:27,812 And then negotiation subcommittee. 340 00:14:27,879 --> 00:14:30,418 And can somebody just remind me where we are in the cycle? 341 00:14:30,485 --> 00:14:31,318 Yeah. 342 00:14:31,385 --> 00:14:33,111 So we are in so that'll be a light year 343 00:14:33,178 --> 00:14:35,807 this coming year, 26, 27, should be 344 00:14:35,874 --> 00:14:37,836 little to no lifting. 345 00:14:37,903 --> 00:14:41,198 Um, next year at this time when we're volunteering for that, 346 00:14:41,265 --> 00:14:43,684 you know, that personal need to be prepared for like 347 00:14:43,751 --> 00:14:46,181 every Tuesday from 3:30 to 5:30 348 00:14:46,248 --> 00:14:47,711 like we did this past go around from January to June 349 00:14:47,778 --> 00:14:48,797 kind of a thing. 350 00:14:48,864 --> 00:14:50,647 We'll follow the same format as we did, 351 00:14:50,714 --> 00:14:53,253 you know, three years ago at that time 352 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:55,451 and I think it'll be very similar. 353 00:14:55,518 --> 00:15:00,782 Um, but yeah, so this year I think if you're looking to be on a very light committee, that's a good one to raise your hand for. 354 00:15:00,849 --> 00:15:01,682 Yes. 355 00:15:01,749 --> 00:15:02,955 Um, I am interested 356 00:15:03,022 --> 00:15:03,855 So the chair 357 00:15:03,922 --> 00:15:06,812 just um as one of the seats. 358 00:15:06,879 --> 00:15:09,602 So we're going to need a second person again. 359 00:15:09,669 --> 00:15:12,586 very light this year and then the alternate again in the 360 00:15:12,653 --> 00:15:15,610 event that one or two cannot cannot make it. 361 00:15:15,774 --> 00:15:18,213 I can do it, I'll be an alternate either way. 362 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:22,278 Same. Okay, Dave. And Bettina. Perfect. 363 00:15:23,490 --> 00:15:26,533 I can continue being the communications liaison. 364 00:15:27,458 --> 00:15:28,784 Okay. 365 00:15:32,121 --> 00:15:35,595 Okay, and then school handbook, um, 366 00:15:35,662 --> 00:15:39,604 is another one that's that's pretty light. 367 00:15:39,671 --> 00:15:43,463 it just entails reviewing the handbook 368 00:15:43,530 --> 00:15:47,223 before school starts, um, with the principles and 369 00:15:47,290 --> 00:15:49,312 providing any feedback as far as typos or if it's 370 00:15:49,379 --> 00:15:51,567 missing something. 371 00:15:54,277 --> 00:15:56,456 Is anybody interested in that? 372 00:15:56,625 --> 00:15:58,395 I can do that. Okay. 373 00:16:02,848 --> 00:16:05,228 And then, uh, Fincom, oh, we already have one 374 00:16:05,295 --> 00:16:07,854 person listed here for the Fincom. 375 00:16:07,921 --> 00:16:10,201 Yeah, I think that what we did, um, we had the 376 00:16:10,268 --> 00:16:11,594 chair kind of be like an automatic. 377 00:16:11,661 --> 00:16:13,931 Okay, if you can still do it, and then we had, yep. 378 00:16:13,998 --> 00:16:16,279 I'll I'll do it if you want alternate. 379 00:16:16,346 --> 00:16:17,828 Perfect. Dave. Okay. 380 00:16:21,458 --> 00:16:26,086 Okay. And then, uh, PTO Liaison. 381 00:16:26,153 --> 00:16:29,027 Anybody interested in the PTO Liaison? 382 00:16:29,147 --> 00:16:31,437 I'm happy to do it again, unless you want to join, 383 00:16:31,504 --> 00:16:33,198 or unless you want to do it. 384 00:16:33,265 --> 00:16:34,968 Do do you have to go to the meetings as a PTO 385 00:16:35,035 --> 00:16:36,072 Liaison? Are they meetings? 386 00:16:36,139 --> 00:16:38,648 I went to every other, and then I just, um, would 387 00:16:38,715 --> 00:16:40,754 check in with the president. 388 00:16:40,953 --> 00:16:42,726 Okay. It might be tough for me just because my wife 389 00:16:42,793 --> 00:16:44,318 is at the meeting too, and finding child care for 390 00:16:44,385 --> 00:16:45,631 that would be. 391 00:16:45,698 --> 00:16:47,013 Oh, okay, fair enough. Yeah. 392 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:48,920 I'm happy to do it again. Okay. 393 00:16:50,005 --> 00:16:54,182 Okay. And then, um, next is Facilities Liaison. 394 00:16:56,697 --> 00:16:58,023 I can do that. 395 00:16:58,974 --> 00:17:00,665 I can do that with C. Yeah. 396 00:17:00,874 --> 00:17:06,245 Okay. And, um, Health and Wellness Liaison. 397 00:17:07,877 --> 00:17:10,801 Who was that this time around? I mean Colin. 398 00:17:11,875 --> 00:17:14,203 Yeah. I can look it up. 399 00:17:14,332 --> 00:17:15,804 I thought it might have been Joe. 400 00:17:16,301 --> 00:17:17,627 Let me look. 401 00:17:22,458 --> 00:17:26,039 29 25, I want. 402 00:17:43,992 --> 00:17:46,529 All right, here it is. So it was 403 00:17:48,677 --> 00:17:50,378 Joe. Yeah. 404 00:17:52,308 --> 00:17:55,831 I know for the Trittown because we had like, um, 405 00:17:55,898 --> 00:17:58,616 Sherice and all that for the Trittown but what what 406 00:17:58,683 --> 00:18:00,785 does that look like? Can you remind us? 407 00:18:00,852 --> 00:18:02,575 Yeah, so that has been in the past, you know, they had 408 00:18:02,642 --> 00:18:04,286 to rewrite the Health and Wellness policy. That was 409 00:18:04,353 --> 00:18:06,683 something that that group did, um, 410 00:18:06,750 --> 00:18:08,563 it's a lot with food services, any of the 411 00:18:08,630 --> 00:18:10,851 programming around recycling or 412 00:18:10,918 --> 00:18:13,636 any activities, after school programs and night programs 413 00:18:13,703 --> 00:18:15,625 like the Get Moving night that we used to do and 414 00:18:15,692 --> 00:18:17,027 things like that. 415 00:18:17,094 --> 00:18:19,206 So it's just liasing with Sherice and other folks 416 00:18:19,273 --> 00:18:20,897 from across the tricity area on things related to 417 00:18:20,964 --> 00:18:22,866 health and wellness. 418 00:18:22,933 --> 00:18:24,070 And how often do they 419 00:18:24,137 --> 00:18:25,870 It's pretty light. I think it's maybe maybe 420 00:18:25,937 --> 00:18:28,018 four or five times a year. 421 00:18:28,085 --> 00:18:30,751 Yeah. Is anybody interested in that? 422 00:18:32,979 --> 00:18:34,750 I can do it. Okay. 423 00:18:36,848 --> 00:18:38,174 Sorry. 424 00:18:40,837 --> 00:18:44,368 Um, and next is Safety Liaison. 425 00:18:46,616 --> 00:18:48,916 what that all entails. Yes. 426 00:18:48,983 --> 00:18:50,836 Yeah, that has been in the past any of the work we've 427 00:18:50,903 --> 00:18:52,278 done around crisis communications. 428 00:18:52,345 --> 00:18:54,317 It was a heavier lift years ago when we were trying to 429 00:18:54,384 --> 00:18:56,075 get everything on board with Crisis Go and 430 00:18:56,274 --> 00:18:58,296 any of our school crisis planning that we do or if 431 00:18:58,363 --> 00:18:59,887 a situation emerged and 432 00:18:59,954 --> 00:19:01,876 we needed, you know, the chair and someone else from 433 00:19:01,943 --> 00:19:03,965 the committee to serve as like a school committee rep 434 00:19:04,032 --> 00:19:05,855 on navigating through some type of an emergency 435 00:19:05,922 --> 00:19:07,464 situation, those folks would step in. 436 00:19:08,876 --> 00:19:10,202 I'm happy to do that. 437 00:19:13,829 --> 00:19:15,901 And then, so the Crest Board of Directors will 438 00:19:15,968 --> 00:19:17,293 continue to be 439 00:19:17,360 --> 00:19:19,581 Dr. Morrison, the North Shore Education Consortium, 440 00:19:19,648 --> 00:19:20,874 um, 441 00:19:20,941 --> 00:19:23,659 will continue to be Dr. Morrison and legislatively 442 00:19:23,726 --> 00:19:26,452 as on, will continue to be Dr. Morrison. 443 00:19:26,531 --> 00:19:28,633 Uh, the last piece is the signatory, um, 444 00:19:28,700 --> 00:19:30,125 authorization, um, 445 00:19:30,192 --> 00:19:32,977 which is being available to sign payroll or other 446 00:19:34,568 --> 00:19:35,993 documents, um, 447 00:19:36,060 --> 00:19:39,223 as needed outside of the meetings. 448 00:19:39,293 --> 00:19:43,142 Um, I'm happy to keep one of those. 449 00:19:43,450 --> 00:19:44,972 I can do the all if you want. 450 00:19:47,628 --> 00:19:49,142 And do we have a printed copy of that for tonight? 451 00:19:49,209 --> 00:19:51,112 I need someone to be primary specifically and 452 00:19:51,179 --> 00:19:53,240 someone to be secondary specifically. 453 00:19:53,307 --> 00:19:55,356 Oh, for this? So I'll I will primary. 454 00:20:01,613 --> 00:20:02,849 And then do we circulate that for signature 455 00:20:02,916 --> 00:20:04,241 afterwards, calling? 456 00:20:04,308 --> 00:20:06,128 Correct. Okay. 457 00:20:06,835 --> 00:20:08,233 So we need to nominate 458 00:20:08,300 --> 00:20:10,073 Jackie and Dave for that? 459 00:20:10,140 --> 00:20:11,654 Yes. Oh, okay. Okay, great. 460 00:20:11,721 --> 00:20:14,817 Okay, so I'll nominate Jackie Dubois to be primary 461 00:20:14,884 --> 00:20:21,044 signatory authorization, um, for town hall compliance. 462 00:20:21,111 --> 00:20:22,437 Second. 463 00:20:23,225 --> 00:20:24,058 Okay, all in favor? 464 00:20:24,125 --> 00:20:25,032 I. I. 465 00:20:25,099 --> 00:20:26,425 Any opposed? 466 00:20:26,830 --> 00:20:28,016 Oh, it says roll call vote. 467 00:20:28,083 --> 00:20:28,916 Okay. 468 00:20:28,983 --> 00:20:29,816 Yeah. 469 00:20:29,883 --> 00:20:30,716 I. 470 00:20:30,783 --> 00:20:32,178 Apparently I should have been wearing my glasses. 471 00:20:32,245 --> 00:20:33,730 Uh, Jackie, I. 472 00:20:33,797 --> 00:20:35,130 Uh, Michelle, I. 473 00:20:35,219 --> 00:20:36,177 Ari, I. 474 00:20:36,244 --> 00:20:37,350 Bettina, I. 475 00:20:37,417 --> 00:20:40,354 And do we need to vote the secondary one? Okay. 476 00:20:40,421 --> 00:20:41,254 Thank. 477 00:20:41,321 --> 00:20:45,003 Um, I will nominate Dave De Bonas to be the secondary 478 00:20:45,070 --> 00:20:48,534 signatory authorization per town hall compliance. 479 00:20:48,601 --> 00:20:50,561 And I will second that. 480 00:20:50,636 --> 00:20:51,469 I. 481 00:20:51,536 --> 00:20:52,369 Roll call. 482 00:20:52,436 --> 00:20:53,269 I. 483 00:20:53,336 --> 00:20:54,303 Jackie, I. 484 00:20:54,370 --> 00:20:55,367 Michelle, I. 485 00:20:55,434 --> 00:20:56,342 Ari, I. 486 00:20:56,409 --> 00:20:57,735 Bettina, I. 487 00:20:58,210 --> 00:20:59,535 Thank you. 488 00:21:01,836 --> 00:21:02,669 All right. 489 00:21:02,736 --> 00:21:04,061 Okay. 490 00:21:06,425 --> 00:21:08,653 And close that out. 491 00:21:11,180 --> 00:21:17,685 And moving on to um next. 492 00:21:18,341 --> 00:21:19,458 Uh, chatting the course. 493 00:21:19,525 --> 00:21:20,358 Starting the course. 494 00:21:20,425 --> 00:21:21,258 Yeah. 495 00:21:21,325 --> 00:21:22,158 Yes. 496 00:21:22,225 --> 00:21:23,058 Mhm. 497 00:21:23,125 --> 00:21:26,987 So chatting the course is just uh probably mostly for Ari at 498 00:21:27,054 --> 00:21:30,528 this point. Uh, chatting the course is MASC is the name of your 499 00:21:30,595 --> 00:21:33,392 sort of parent organization. It's the Mass Association School Committees. 500 00:21:33,459 --> 00:21:34,292 Yep. 501 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,700 Mine is MASS Mass Association schools superintendents. 502 00:21:37,879 --> 00:21:41,284 So MASC offers a number of trainings and sessions throughout 503 00:21:41,351 --> 00:21:43,671 the year. You'll start getting emails from them, um, 504 00:21:43,738 --> 00:21:45,730 once we get you all sort of cued into the system. 505 00:21:45,797 --> 00:21:47,918 But one of the ones is called charting the course. 506 00:21:47,985 --> 00:21:51,131 And it's basically the primer on how to be on a school 507 00:21:51,198 --> 00:21:53,717 committee and what are all the motions and what are the votes 508 00:21:53,784 --> 00:21:54,910 and just all the sort of the ins and outs of being 509 00:21:54,977 --> 00:21:56,303 a school committee member. 510 00:21:56,559 --> 00:21:58,889 So Antonette will do some outreach to you, Antonette's 511 00:21:58,956 --> 00:22:00,341 in uh the Superintendent office. 512 00:22:00,408 --> 00:22:02,477 and she'll do some outreach for you. 513 00:22:02,885 --> 00:22:05,752 there never seems to be a convenient location, it's always 514 00:22:05,819 --> 00:22:08,216 like Bellingham and, you know, like really far away. 515 00:22:08,654 --> 00:22:10,139 But it kind of is what it is. 516 00:22:10,206 --> 00:22:12,018 A couple years they did offer them online. I don't know if 517 00:22:12,085 --> 00:22:13,401 they're still doing that. 518 00:22:13,468 --> 00:22:15,599 But if you can just sort of put charting the course and Antonette 519 00:22:15,666 --> 00:22:17,579 in your head and those connections will be made. 520 00:22:17,646 --> 00:22:19,578 in the coming weeks and when you see one of those courses, 521 00:22:19,645 --> 00:22:22,064 the goal is always to try to get it done sometime within the 522 00:22:22,131 --> 00:22:24,312 first year of your school committee service. 523 00:22:24,379 --> 00:22:26,540 Just helps with all the kind of understanding all the technical 524 00:22:26,607 --> 00:22:29,097 parts of the meetings and and things like that. 525 00:22:29,164 --> 00:22:29,997 Okay. 526 00:22:30,064 --> 00:22:31,390 Yep. 527 00:22:32,809 --> 00:22:35,826 And then just last thing from me. Um, so Dessie, um, 528 00:22:35,893 --> 00:22:38,810 has been collecting student attendance data. I 529 00:22:38,877 --> 00:22:41,604 they collect staff attendance data as well. 530 00:22:41,671 --> 00:22:44,280 Um, and so in the drive, you'll see a PowerPoint slide, it says 531 00:22:44,347 --> 00:22:47,112 2526 student attendance. 532 00:22:47,490 --> 00:22:50,596 And I just grabbed our three towns. 533 00:22:50,663 --> 00:22:53,232 And so go to the bottom part of the slide first, so that's 534 00:22:53,299 --> 00:22:55,569 the 24 25 data. 535 00:22:55,636 --> 00:22:59,615 It was as of March 1st in 2425. 536 00:22:59,784 --> 00:23:03,972 And if you dial in on Middleton, our attendance rate was 94.6. 537 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,463 The average number of absences was 5.9. 538 00:23:08,169 --> 00:23:14,694 Um, absent 10 or more days, um, 17.7. These are uh percentages. 539 00:23:15,639 --> 00:23:18,795 Um, chronically absent, 10% or more, so that would be obviously 540 00:23:18,862 --> 00:23:20,732 18 or more days. 541 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:22,592 Uh, that's 13%. 542 00:23:22,940 --> 00:23:25,956 And then chronically absent, 20% or more, which would be 36 or 543 00:23:26,023 --> 00:23:29,226 more days. That was 1.3. 544 00:23:29,843 --> 00:23:33,018 So if you compare that to the top part of the slide, so in 545 00:23:33,085 --> 00:23:35,007 2526, so Dessie just sent an email out on this a 546 00:23:35,074 --> 00:23:37,322 couple of weeks ago. 547 00:23:37,820 --> 00:23:40,776 And so I grabbed the data for 2526, and again, Middleton, 548 00:23:40,843 --> 00:23:43,977 the attendance rate was 93.5. 549 00:23:44,394 --> 00:23:47,269 The average number of absences was seven. 550 00:23:47,915 --> 00:23:51,516 And then absent 10 or more days, 26.5. 551 00:23:52,232 --> 00:23:56,651 And then chronically absent, which is 10% or more was 21.2. 552 00:23:56,718 --> 00:24:02,171 And then chronically absent, uh, 20% or more is uh 2.3%. 553 00:24:02,238 --> 00:24:04,449 So a bump, uh, in the numbers across the board, uh, 554 00:24:04,516 --> 00:24:08,050 just more of an informational item just for us to be aware of. 555 00:24:08,117 --> 00:24:09,830 Always says nobody's going in the right direction. 556 00:24:09,897 --> 00:24:10,730 Yeah. 557 00:24:10,797 --> 00:24:12,905 Yeah, they all seem to go up. 558 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,498 Do we have a sense, is it like vacation related? Is it illness 559 00:24:16,565 --> 00:24:17,473 related? 560 00:24:17,540 --> 00:24:18,373 It's a combo. 561 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:20,282 Is it families, most like if you have one sibling out and 562 00:24:20,349 --> 00:24:21,366 then the other? 563 00:24:21,433 --> 00:24:24,460 Yeah, I think Jeff and Mike could probably attest to that, um, 564 00:24:24,527 --> 00:24:26,051 that it's typically uh if you have one sibling out, it's 565 00:24:26,118 --> 00:24:27,563 it's typically another. 566 00:24:27,630 --> 00:24:30,328 I think, you know, coming out of COVID, the travel piece of it is, 567 00:24:30,395 --> 00:24:32,914 you know, just not traveling on February vacation and traveling 568 00:24:32,981 --> 00:24:35,828 the week before or after is economically. Yes. 569 00:24:35,895 --> 00:24:37,964 Way more viable for people. 570 00:24:38,342 --> 00:24:41,403 Um, so again, it's just an informational point. 571 00:24:41,853 --> 00:24:44,084 nothing more, just something for us to keep be aware of. 572 00:24:44,151 --> 00:24:46,541 I think as we think about, you know, when we get into the 573 00:24:46,608 --> 00:24:48,829 fall and we look at assessment scores and we look at data, 574 00:24:48,896 --> 00:24:50,718 student data and things like that, this just becomes a piece 575 00:24:50,785 --> 00:24:51,634 of the puzzle, right? 576 00:24:51,701 --> 00:24:54,697 If someone's absent 18 days, 10%, right? That's almost a 577 00:24:54,764 --> 00:24:56,756 month of school. 578 00:24:56,823 --> 00:24:59,074 When you think there's anywhere between like 18 and 22 days in 579 00:24:59,141 --> 00:25:01,707 a in a month of school. 580 00:25:01,836 --> 00:25:04,743 Uh, and 20%, you know, that's almost like two months of school 581 00:25:04,810 --> 00:25:08,222 if you think of like 36 days, roughly, give or take. 582 00:25:08,450 --> 00:25:10,848 So it's just, you know, 583 00:25:11,063 --> 00:25:12,588 informational just sharing, I think, 584 00:25:12,655 --> 00:25:14,796 you know, as you guys talk to your 585 00:25:14,863 --> 00:25:16,855 colleagues and and in your fellow 586 00:25:16,922 --> 00:25:17,757 citizens in town. 587 00:25:17,824 --> 00:25:19,083 You know, it's just something that 588 00:25:19,150 --> 00:25:21,676 to be mindful of as we navigate through a school year more than 589 00:25:23,148 --> 00:25:25,309 So, not to deliver it with a finger wag, just deliver it as 590 00:25:25,376 --> 00:25:27,060 a piece of data. 591 00:25:27,127 --> 00:25:28,987 Okay. That's all. Thank you. Yeah. 592 00:25:32,031 --> 00:25:34,003 Okay, moving on to the report 593 00:25:34,070 --> 00:25:36,838 of the assistant superintendent of operations. 594 00:25:36,905 --> 00:25:38,300 Hmm. Good evening, everyone. 595 00:25:38,367 --> 00:25:39,951 was including the drive 596 00:25:40,018 --> 00:25:42,862 is the financial report for June. 597 00:25:42,982 --> 00:25:46,376 And message remains consistent. 598 00:25:46,443 --> 00:25:48,763 And we have been in the as you know, been in the spending freeze 599 00:25:48,830 --> 00:25:51,857 for this fiscal year. 600 00:25:51,924 --> 00:25:55,249 and we are starting the process of closing the books, 601 00:25:55,316 --> 00:25:57,178 schools out June 16th 602 00:25:57,245 --> 00:26:00,878 and the goal is to wrap things up by the end of June. 603 00:26:00,945 --> 00:26:04,257 Don't want any encumbrances if I can avoid it. 604 00:26:04,785 --> 00:26:06,966 Um, there will be some outstanding 605 00:26:07,033 --> 00:26:11,150 invoices uh that we know will be coming 606 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:14,306 And again, overall, the goal is to 607 00:26:14,373 --> 00:26:16,872 preserve the revolving accounts and 608 00:26:16,939 --> 00:26:19,777 create some consistency over the next few years, 609 00:26:19,844 --> 00:26:23,188 especially as we look at 610 00:26:23,255 --> 00:26:25,506 FY28, FY29 and possible 611 00:26:25,573 --> 00:26:29,405 exposure for an override. 612 00:26:29,472 --> 00:26:31,732 So with that, I will stop talking 613 00:26:31,799 --> 00:26:35,450 and answer any questions the committee may have. 614 00:26:36,027 --> 00:26:40,702 And I will do a a 101, and we'll go over, I'll go over all of it. 615 00:26:41,646 --> 00:26:43,609 And see just in the interim just for tonight and for now, 616 00:26:43,676 --> 00:26:45,717 so I can come prepared when he meets with you. 617 00:26:45,784 --> 00:26:47,528 If you go to page three, just talk about the cost categories and how 618 00:26:47,595 --> 00:26:50,641 those are the nine cost centers and just about that. 619 00:26:50,708 --> 00:26:53,774 So when we talk about this, those nine categories 620 00:26:53,841 --> 00:26:57,991 on page three. I'm sorry? Just by on page three of the. Yeah. Yeah. 621 00:26:58,058 --> 00:27:01,042 So when we talk about the cost categories. 622 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:05,419 Those are like the major areas of our budget. 623 00:27:06,045 --> 00:27:09,228 And when we go through it, it's salaries, 624 00:27:09,855 --> 00:27:11,887 supplies, 625 00:27:11,954 --> 00:27:15,079 in district special education costs, insurance, 626 00:27:15,146 --> 00:27:18,101 out of district tuitions, 627 00:27:18,299 --> 00:27:20,948 facilities, utilities, 628 00:27:21,015 --> 00:27:22,440 transportation, 629 00:27:22,507 --> 00:27:24,767 and take them home, PD. 630 00:27:24,834 --> 00:27:28,166 And professional development. 631 00:27:28,236 --> 00:27:31,382 So, those are the main areas when we talk about our budget 632 00:27:31,449 --> 00:27:35,122 and the main areas of of expenditure. 633 00:27:35,189 --> 00:27:37,407 Salaries of course being the largest. 634 00:27:37,496 --> 00:27:40,791 about, you know, if you don't if you factor in insurance, it's 635 00:27:40,858 --> 00:27:42,671 about 60 somewhat percent, without 636 00:27:42,738 --> 00:27:45,085 insurance, it would be like 80 somewhat percent. 637 00:27:45,543 --> 00:27:48,112 So when we go through these financial reports and you see 638 00:27:48,179 --> 00:27:50,718 those nine class categories, we try to sort all those budget 639 00:27:50,785 --> 00:27:53,610 expenditure lines. We do sort them by those cost categories. 640 00:27:56,186 --> 00:28:00,257 So, you'll see detail line by line by line. 641 00:28:00,324 --> 00:28:03,250 And there's like 260 expenditure lines for the general fund, 642 00:28:03,317 --> 00:28:06,851 and then we summarize those into the nine lines, 643 00:28:06,918 --> 00:28:11,158 and then that all feeds up into the major summary report, which is not 644 00:28:11,225 --> 00:28:15,025 that so everything I just said is the general fund. 645 00:28:15,184 --> 00:28:17,193 And then we have grants. 646 00:28:17,471 --> 00:28:20,140 So, a you know, multiple grants. 647 00:28:20,207 --> 00:28:22,606 Then we have what's called revolving accounts, which are really fee-based 648 00:28:22,673 --> 00:28:25,031 uh types of programs. 649 00:28:25,130 --> 00:28:27,848 And then we have what's called warn articles, things that are voted 650 00:28:27,915 --> 00:28:30,660 outside of the budget for specific purposes. 651 00:28:31,098 --> 00:28:33,319 And so, you'll see those in the financial report and it goes in 652 00:28:33,386 --> 00:28:35,219 that order. 653 00:28:35,286 --> 00:28:38,004 Major summary, breakdown to nine categories, and then detail 654 00:28:38,071 --> 00:28:40,915 line by line. 655 00:28:41,194 --> 00:28:44,536 All right. But again, when we do a budget 101, we'll go over all of it. 656 00:28:45,182 --> 00:28:47,977 Anything else, Dr. Morrison, any other 657 00:28:48,644 --> 00:28:51,021 questions, thoughts, feedback? 658 00:28:53,945 --> 00:28:56,355 All right. So we'll we'll keep everybody posted as we go through 659 00:28:56,422 --> 00:28:58,484 the the close out, so Dr. Morrison will be communicating, 660 00:28:58,551 --> 00:29:01,865 we'll we'll both be communicating with you. We get to that point 661 00:29:01,932 --> 00:29:04,004 probably sometime in July 662 00:29:04,071 --> 00:29:05,973 to say this is where we're at, and this is the strategy 663 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:08,159 we're recommending to go. 664 00:29:09,691 --> 00:29:11,163 Thank you. Thank you. 665 00:29:13,212 --> 00:29:14,856 Okay. Next is report of the principles. 666 00:29:14,923 --> 00:29:18,056 We have um May updates. 667 00:29:19,448 --> 00:29:21,679 So, at how Manning, it has been 668 00:29:21,746 --> 00:29:24,750 busy and gets busier as we get closer to the end. 669 00:29:27,167 --> 00:29:30,770 Um, in May uh we did 670 00:29:30,837 --> 00:29:34,726 [cough] pardon me, we did finish 671 00:29:38,406 --> 00:29:39,453 We were able to 672 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:40,863 Yeah. Yeah. 673 00:29:41,748 --> 00:29:44,414 finish MCAS, um, 674 00:29:44,762 --> 00:29:47,968 We did not have 100% participation rate this year, 675 00:29:48,035 --> 00:29:50,245 um, but we will be in the high 90s. 676 00:29:50,312 --> 00:29:53,020 We had um more this year, um 677 00:29:53,087 --> 00:29:57,994 parents asked that their student not take the MCAS this year, 678 00:29:58,061 --> 00:29:59,645 uh than we have in the past. 679 00:29:59,712 --> 00:30:01,734 There is no technical opt out, 680 00:30:01,801 --> 00:30:04,608 um but they will just not receive a score and we will um 681 00:30:04,675 --> 00:30:08,684 it will affect our participation rate. 682 00:30:09,807 --> 00:30:11,242 Um, so that is done. 683 00:30:11,309 --> 00:30:16,106 We had our fifth and sixth grade spring musical Finding Nemo. 684 00:30:16,173 --> 00:30:19,985 Kira Clemenzi and Michael Joyce, um, put on a great show. 685 00:30:20,052 --> 00:30:22,213 They did it four or five times, 686 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:26,132 twice for families and twice in school. 687 00:30:26,199 --> 00:30:30,240 one for Fuller Meadow kids and one for Hamaney kids. 688 00:30:30,307 --> 00:30:32,608 Um, so it was very good. 689 00:30:32,675 --> 00:30:34,935 Upcoming, tomorrow is Field Day. 690 00:30:35,002 --> 00:30:38,317 Uh, and for the first time it will be actual Field Day 691 00:30:38,384 --> 00:30:40,903 and not field hour for the grade levels. 692 00:30:40,970 --> 00:30:45,458 We used to do it. PTO used to put the whole thing on themselves. 693 00:30:45,525 --> 00:30:47,766 Um, each grade level got an hour outside. 694 00:30:47,833 --> 00:30:51,486 Tomorrow, I had some teachers that wanted it to be a day. 695 00:30:51,553 --> 00:30:53,426 I said, go ahead. 696 00:30:53,493 --> 00:30:58,240 Um, they actually took me up on it and planned it in conjunction with PTO. 697 00:30:58,307 --> 00:31:01,691 So tomorrow is either going to be a great day or it might be 698 00:31:01,758 --> 00:31:03,770 the last time we have 699 00:31:03,837 --> 00:31:06,655 Field Day. That remains to be seen. 700 00:31:06,722 --> 00:31:10,852 The weather's going to cooperate though, so that is, um, a good thing. 701 00:31:10,919 --> 00:31:14,171 So, um, stay tuned on that. 702 00:31:14,530 --> 00:31:19,466 Uh, Friday the 5th is the sixth grade Walk to End Childhood Cancer. 703 00:31:19,533 --> 00:31:23,156 So all of our sixth graders will be walking around the reservoir. 704 00:31:23,223 --> 00:31:27,997 They've been raising money for the last month or so, um, for that. 705 00:31:28,067 --> 00:31:32,364 Friday, March 5th is also Howie's fourth birthday, if you're interested. 706 00:31:32,951 --> 00:31:37,588 Um, he's actually this sixth grade class has had Howie all the way through 707 00:31:37,655 --> 00:31:40,542 elementary or how Manning. 708 00:31:40,609 --> 00:31:44,289 So, it's a momentous one, I guess you could say. 709 00:31:44,356 --> 00:31:45,189 Um, fourth grade... 710 00:31:45,256 --> 00:31:47,974 What are you doing for the for the party? 711 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:50,891 Nothing. Oh, okay. Yeah. 712 00:31:50,958 --> 00:31:53,037 He'll get a cake at home, I guess. 713 00:31:53,474 --> 00:31:54,909 I'm sure my wife will do something. 714 00:31:54,976 --> 00:31:55,844 Pup, pup. 715 00:31:55,911 --> 00:31:57,008 He gets to go to work. 716 00:31:57,075 --> 00:31:58,547 That's what he loves. Yeah. 717 00:31:58,636 --> 00:32:03,135 Uh, on Tuesday the 9th, our sixth grade's going to Cedarland. 718 00:32:03,202 --> 00:32:06,557 Um, over in Haverhill, 719 00:32:06,624 --> 00:32:08,086 I believe it is. Yep. 720 00:32:08,384 --> 00:32:11,251 Uh, and our fourth grade's going on their Tidepool, their annual Tidepool. 721 00:32:11,318 --> 00:32:14,869 And then fourth grade on the 12th has Comicon. 722 00:32:15,018 --> 00:32:18,681 The 15th is the moving on ceremony for sixth grade. 723 00:32:18,748 --> 00:32:21,944 That'll be at 9:30 on our baseball field. 724 00:32:22,011 --> 00:32:24,905 Uh, it will be a nice day that day as well. 725 00:32:25,562 --> 00:32:27,932 There is a backup plan, but we don't talk about it out loud 726 00:32:27,999 --> 00:32:29,670 because that's bad luck. 727 00:32:29,819 --> 00:32:32,308 Um, and the 16th is the last day of school that is an early 728 00:32:32,375 --> 00:32:36,197 release day for students at 12 o'clock. 729 00:32:36,264 --> 00:32:42,851 Uh, one other thing that I did skip over, this past Wednesday the 27th, 730 00:32:42,918 --> 00:32:46,270 um, Masco seniors returned to Hamanning. 731 00:32:46,509 --> 00:32:49,416 Um, we did a clap out for them and then they got a chance for 732 00:32:49,483 --> 00:32:51,704 about a half an hour to 733 00:32:51,771 --> 00:32:54,874 just walk around and visit their former teachers. 734 00:32:55,003 --> 00:32:57,672 Um, I think that's quickly, this is the second year in a row 735 00:32:57,739 --> 00:33:00,158 we've done it. 736 00:33:00,225 --> 00:33:03,093 We did it once or twice pre-COVID, never really was a solid thing, 737 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:06,425 but, um, I think now it's become one of the favorite days of the year 738 00:33:06,492 --> 00:33:08,911 for at least for the staff anyway 739 00:33:08,978 --> 00:33:11,796 to see that they're all digging through their old pictures and 740 00:33:11,863 --> 00:33:14,919 putting them up on the doors and everything for the kids. 741 00:33:14,986 --> 00:33:18,858 Um, so it was a lot of fun to to see them. This one was also special 742 00:33:18,925 --> 00:33:21,941 because this is the class that walked out on March 11th, 2020, 743 00:33:22,008 --> 00:33:25,910 um, not knowing that they would never return to Hamaning again. 744 00:33:25,977 --> 00:33:28,178 So, they got, That's crazy. 745 00:33:28,245 --> 00:33:30,455 They did not get to have their clap out in sixth grade. 746 00:33:30,522 --> 00:33:33,586 So this was a good thing for them. 747 00:33:34,581 --> 00:33:37,505 And that's my updates. We'll save the zip. Good night. 748 00:33:37,604 --> 00:33:38,870 Oh, the 9th, sorry. 749 00:33:38,937 --> 00:33:40,648 Uh, June 9th. 750 00:33:41,623 --> 00:33:47,205 Uh, we are sending some students, no, the 9th or the 8th? The 8th, sorry. 751 00:33:47,272 --> 00:33:49,493 June 8th, Monday, June 8th, a week from today. 752 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,686 We are sending students to Special Olympics. 753 00:33:52,753 --> 00:33:55,829 Over at North Andover High School. 754 00:33:55,896 --> 00:33:59,141 Um, very excited to be a part of that and am happy that they 755 00:33:59,208 --> 00:34:02,901 have asked us to join them this year. 756 00:34:02,968 --> 00:34:04,612 You have that penciled in your calendar. I think I had sent 757 00:34:04,679 --> 00:34:09,098 an email early on about Howie possibly being part of the 758 00:34:09,165 --> 00:34:10,819 He'll be there. Excellent. 759 00:34:10,886 --> 00:34:13,474 Even just for the like the opening ceremony. 760 00:34:13,541 --> 00:34:15,093 It starts at nine, correct? 761 00:34:15,232 --> 00:34:17,214 Um, everybody's arriving at nine. 762 00:34:17,281 --> 00:34:20,168 The ceremonies are going to be closer like 9:30. 763 00:34:20,235 --> 00:34:21,561 9:30. 764 00:34:22,065 --> 00:34:23,321 Yeah, I have it. Okay. 765 00:34:23,388 --> 00:34:24,221 9:30. 766 00:34:24,288 --> 00:34:25,121 You will be there. 767 00:34:25,188 --> 00:34:26,514 Excellent. 768 00:34:27,257 --> 00:34:29,517 I just attended, they did a junior one with just Andover 769 00:34:29,584 --> 00:34:31,437 and North Andover. 770 00:34:31,504 --> 00:34:33,396 Um, we said we're going to start slow, just with the older 771 00:34:33,463 --> 00:34:35,405 kids this year. 772 00:34:35,472 --> 00:34:39,613 Um, and it was a super fun, fun day event. Family showed up. 773 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:41,672 Um, so looking forward to that. 774 00:34:41,739 --> 00:34:43,044 What's the location again, Jackie? 775 00:34:43,111 --> 00:34:44,695 North Andover High School. 776 00:34:44,762 --> 00:34:46,366 The big field out behind North And over. 777 00:34:46,433 --> 00:34:47,540 Okay. 778 00:34:47,607 --> 00:34:49,211 They will send us a map and I'll share that out with everybody 779 00:34:49,278 --> 00:34:51,088 that's coming. 780 00:34:52,262 --> 00:34:54,689 Um, thank you, Jeff. 781 00:34:55,425 --> 00:34:58,909 Anything else, or we're good to move on to Fuller Meadow? 782 00:34:58,976 --> 00:35:00,093 Oh, good. 783 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:01,486 Go for it. 784 00:35:01,821 --> 00:35:03,303 Good evening, everybody. 785 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:06,120 Uh, so May was a quick month and here we are in June. 786 00:35:06,187 --> 00:35:07,834 Tomorrow, our kindergarten. 787 00:35:07,901 --> 00:35:14,864 Students are going to visit uh uh actually the Firefighters Z is coming to visit the kindergarten students tomorrow for their fire safety training. 788 00:35:15,838 --> 00:35:20,991 Uh on the fifth, kindergarten has their serenade and picnic, which I'm excited to learn about. 789 00:35:21,299 --> 00:35:25,636 Uh June 8th, we have our field day with the rain date of June 10th. 790 00:35:26,053 --> 00:35:33,016 On the 11th, our first and second graders will be walking to the fire station and the police department and checking out the new buildings over here. 791 00:35:33,752 --> 00:35:40,715 Um June 12th, we have a the grade two Luau, which is new to us this year, kind of a little bit of a kind of a party celebration moving on for them. 792 00:35:42,923 --> 00:35:46,862 Uh which will only include uh students and staff, no parents. 793 00:35:47,180 --> 00:35:52,591 Uh the 16th is the last day of school and on June 22nd, the roof project kicks off. 794 00:35:54,986 --> 00:36:01,712 So, and you have a few students attending special Olympics because it it um overlapped with field day. 795 00:36:01,779 --> 00:36:04,617 So we gave our students the um the choice. 796 00:36:04,684 --> 00:36:05,661 The choice. And I think we have two. 797 00:36:05,728 --> 00:36:07,827 I think so, yeah. Yes. 798 00:36:08,324 --> 00:36:10,625 That's exciting. We'll try and plan differently for next year. 799 00:36:10,692 --> 00:36:12,017 Yeah, but still. 800 00:36:13,238 --> 00:36:16,819 Um, okay, well, thank you very much. Anybody have any questions for the principles? 801 00:36:19,633 --> 00:36:24,400 Um, moving on to SIP year one update. 802 00:36:24,467 --> 00:36:28,359 Yep, so as part of the uh school improvement plan uh policy work that we did, 803 00:36:28,426 --> 00:36:33,591 uh we had two-year plans written at the schools with the idea of a an update at the end of year one. 804 00:36:33,658 --> 00:36:37,958 So in the drive, uh you will see the approved plans, the SIP 805 00:36:38,025 --> 00:36:40,255 approved plans for both Fuller and Howe. 806 00:36:40,322 --> 00:36:42,632 And uh Jeff and Mike just want to give us an update on uh 807 00:36:42,699 --> 00:36:44,761 how the plans are going at each school. 808 00:36:44,828 --> 00:36:46,191 So I don't know who wants to start. 809 00:36:47,404 --> 00:36:49,714 I'll start. I'll stay in our our order. 810 00:36:49,781 --> 00:36:51,704 Okay. If that's all right. Uh. 811 00:36:51,771 --> 00:36:55,891 Um, so on page starting on page six of our plan, um, 812 00:36:55,958 --> 00:36:58,268 is our goals for the year. We had three goals: 813 00:36:58,335 --> 00:37:00,546 one inclusive practices, 814 00:37:00,613 --> 00:37:04,711 social emotional learning and innovative teaching. 815 00:37:05,159 --> 00:37:09,021 Um, just focusing really on the actions. 816 00:37:09,088 --> 00:37:11,945 Uh many of them are uh in process. 817 00:37:12,012 --> 00:37:14,243 There are some that we have not started and are holding 818 00:37:14,310 --> 00:37:16,160 for year two. 819 00:37:16,498 --> 00:37:19,405 Uh so on the top of page six, um, 820 00:37:19,472 --> 00:37:24,236 the first one is one that's we're holding on on for year two. 821 00:37:24,763 --> 00:37:28,404 Um, the review and implement the updated Tri Town School Union D cap. 822 00:37:28,473 --> 00:37:31,520 Uh we have reviewed it uh and implemented it on some levels. 823 00:37:31,587 --> 00:37:34,892 We have further uh implementation work to do particularly as it 824 00:37:34,959 --> 00:37:38,997 um relates to our IST process. 825 00:37:40,399 --> 00:37:43,801 Um, the rest are 826 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:47,889 fully in process. 827 00:37:50,386 --> 00:37:53,024 And goal number two, the social emotional learning, um, 828 00:37:53,091 --> 00:37:57,577 continue to implement PVIS structures is ongoing. 829 00:37:57,716 --> 00:38:00,375 Uh, the relationship mapping is ongoing. We completed the student 830 00:38:00,442 --> 00:38:04,522 or the the the teacher portion of the relationship mapping, um, 831 00:38:04,589 --> 00:38:07,894 back in November. 832 00:38:07,961 --> 00:38:10,948 and we will conduct the student portion of that in the next 833 00:38:11,015 --> 00:38:15,023 week or two, uh, week or and a half. 834 00:38:15,093 --> 00:38:17,569 uh before we leave for the summer. 835 00:38:18,405 --> 00:38:24,671 Uh, the rest um are also all in progress. 836 00:38:27,645 --> 00:38:33,514 And then goal number three, under the innovative teaching, um, 837 00:38:33,653 --> 00:38:38,798 all of those continue to be in process as well, uh, 838 00:38:38,865 --> 00:38:41,394 and we'll continue into next year. 839 00:38:41,461 --> 00:38:47,372 The last one, the the create opportunities for teachers to explore AR and VR within the classroom setting. 840 00:38:47,439 --> 00:38:52,057 is a little bit stalled that it happens in in some places. 841 00:38:52,124 --> 00:38:54,722 Um, one aspect of that is 842 00:38:54,789 --> 00:38:59,188 um the availability of the sets. 843 00:38:59,255 --> 00:39:02,222 Uh we have one really class set to use. 844 00:39:02,289 --> 00:39:04,440 Um, and so people have to pass that around, 845 00:39:04,507 --> 00:39:06,310 but it's also a matter of finding things that are 846 00:39:06,377 --> 00:39:11,940 of actual education value and not just entertainment value. 847 00:39:12,007 --> 00:39:16,684 Um, we want to make sure that we're using it for the former and not the just the latter. 848 00:39:16,751 --> 00:39:19,449 Um, though it is interesting to be introduced to it. 849 00:39:19,516 --> 00:39:23,030 I think all of the kids have experienced the 850 00:39:23,097 --> 00:39:26,104 the entertainment aspect of AR and VR 851 00:39:26,171 --> 00:39:28,670 and it's really hammering what's available and it's 852 00:39:28,737 --> 00:39:32,984 what's quality um instructional practices with that. 853 00:39:36,696 --> 00:39:39,232 And I think that's it unless somebody has questions. 854 00:39:41,500 --> 00:39:43,669 I like how this is laid out. 855 00:39:44,037 --> 00:39:47,143 Yeah. Kind of ties in with district work. 856 00:39:47,210 --> 00:39:48,542 Yep. Yep. 857 00:39:48,612 --> 00:39:53,717 Um, and then the two-year plan again, at the end of year one, we do the update here and then 858 00:39:53,784 --> 00:39:59,248 they'll start working on uh by May 15th of 27, the next two-year plan 859 00:39:59,315 --> 00:40:01,831 uh will come together. 860 00:40:04,536 --> 00:40:06,078 Anybody have any questions? 861 00:40:06,392 --> 00:40:08,282 About the How Meaning plan. 862 00:40:09,168 --> 00:40:10,848 Moving on to Fuller Meadow. 863 00:40:11,425 --> 00:40:14,979 Okay, Fuller Meadow, if you want to look on page five, 864 00:40:15,046 --> 00:40:18,977 uh, with our goal of one inclusive practices, uh, utilizing database 865 00:40:19,044 --> 00:40:20,778 decision-making to identify and meet 866 00:40:20,845 --> 00:40:25,370 the dynamic diverse academic and social emotional behavior needs of students. 867 00:40:25,619 --> 00:40:29,073 Uh, under actions, continue grade level data meetings. 868 00:40:29,140 --> 00:40:32,880 We've done that. We do that three times a year. We're just finishing up our last one now. 869 00:40:33,119 --> 00:40:36,182 We continue with our monthly collaborative meetings. We're doing that. 870 00:40:36,501 --> 00:40:41,693 Our EL learners meeting with teachers. Uh, that is something that is ongoing. 871 00:40:42,349 --> 00:40:47,564 Uh, the next page down facilitate destruction regarding inclusive practices. 872 00:40:47,631 --> 00:40:50,428 Members of the MTSS team will communicate. 873 00:40:50,495 --> 00:40:52,694 Uh, that's something that is always ongoing. 874 00:40:53,261 --> 00:40:56,254 Um, the next one, team investigates grade forms. 875 00:40:56,811 --> 00:40:57,968 to be used in linked it. 876 00:40:58,035 --> 00:41:02,016 Uh, anything that you see that says linked it will be kind of, um, 877 00:41:02,083 --> 00:41:03,478 switching gears toward 878 00:41:03,545 --> 00:41:07,178 um, open architecture. 879 00:41:07,245 --> 00:41:09,197 Open arc. Architect? Architecture, yes. 880 00:41:09,264 --> 00:41:13,027 Architect, which is the the platform that will be using next year. 881 00:41:13,094 --> 00:41:16,973 We found that linked it was a little bit not so user-friendly, so 882 00:41:17,351 --> 00:41:22,225 um, a lot of this stuff, you see linked it, you can just substitute open architect there. 883 00:41:22,633 --> 00:41:28,315 Uh, student records forms, SEL, TAT, 504, we continue to work on those forms 884 00:41:28,382 --> 00:41:31,067 to put those make them electronic. 885 00:41:31,565 --> 00:41:38,050 Our TAT team, teachers assisting teachers, they're always uh, continue to create these forms. 886 00:41:38,487 --> 00:41:41,770 The Mental Health team, we'll be working with the Desa screening, um, 887 00:41:41,889 --> 00:41:44,595 to identify students that are in need. 888 00:41:46,116 --> 00:41:48,434 Uh, the next one, linked it, we can skip that. 889 00:41:51,070 --> 00:41:53,288 If you go to page eight, 890 00:41:54,213 --> 00:41:56,672 um, continue to grade level data meetings. 891 00:41:56,739 --> 00:41:58,818 Yeah, we're doing that. Oh, that's year two, so, I'm sorry. 892 00:41:59,315 --> 00:42:04,229 Uh, we can skip over to goal number two, SEL. 893 00:42:05,293 --> 00:42:10,038 Um, continued discussions regarding SEL skills at data meetings, that's ongoing. 894 00:42:10,306 --> 00:42:13,758 Establish chair one school wide expectations, that is ongoing. 895 00:42:14,424 --> 00:42:16,983 Uh, implement SEL second step curriculum. 896 00:42:17,050 --> 00:42:20,044 We implemented that this year, that will continue next year. 897 00:42:20,253 --> 00:42:24,162 Uh, continue to pilot Desa. We're open to continue that screener. 898 00:42:25,097 --> 00:42:27,546 And if you look at goal number three, exploring opportunities for 899 00:42:27,613 --> 00:42:29,307 innovation practices. 900 00:42:29,374 --> 00:42:32,935 Uh, within our new into reading program, that will continue. 901 00:42:33,094 --> 00:42:35,262 Uh, lots of PD on that this year. 902 00:42:35,829 --> 00:42:38,338 Discuss that. I mean, you're meeting how to, um, 903 00:42:38,405 --> 00:42:40,875 integrate project-based learning. 904 00:42:40,942 --> 00:42:44,624 Uh, each grade level is probably doing one project-based learning lesson per year, 905 00:42:44,691 --> 00:42:46,372 so that's ongoing. 906 00:42:46,711 --> 00:42:50,003 And then we'll continue the next steps for, um, next year. 907 00:42:58,438 --> 00:43:02,088 Anybody have any questions about Fuller Meadow plan? 908 00:43:04,236 --> 00:43:07,074 I thank you. I really like how it's broken out too. 909 00:43:07,141 --> 00:43:09,448 It just looks really clear and understandable. 910 00:43:09,906 --> 00:43:11,666 able to report on it. 911 00:43:13,546 --> 00:43:17,843 Thank you. So moving on to new business. 912 00:43:18,360 --> 00:43:20,522 Um, gifts and grants. 913 00:43:20,589 --> 00:43:21,934 You guys don't have any, do you? 914 00:43:22,001 --> 00:43:23,088 I don't remember seeing anything in there. 915 00:43:23,155 --> 00:43:24,669 No. Good. Okay. 916 00:43:24,736 --> 00:43:28,598 Um, and then next is the annual town meeting uh follow-up. 917 00:43:28,665 --> 00:43:32,129 Yeah, just a thank you uh to the community just for the continued support of our 918 00:43:32,196 --> 00:43:36,734 schools, whether it be the operating budget or when we have items that are, you know, 919 00:43:36,801 --> 00:43:39,271 capital in nature like the roof project. 920 00:43:39,338 --> 00:43:44,769 As you know, the roof project was both um a town meeting item and a ballot item as well. 921 00:43:44,958 --> 00:43:48,740 Uh, and we just very much appreciate the community support. The community has 922 00:43:48,807 --> 00:43:50,053 always been tremendous supporters of the work that we do at the elementary school. 923 00:43:50,120 --> 00:43:54,031 and that shows on all year long, but particularly on those two days in May 924 00:43:54,098 --> 00:43:56,299 when we have town meeting and we have the ballot. 925 00:43:56,366 --> 00:43:59,432 So just more so just to thank you to all the members of our community for the 926 00:43:59,499 --> 00:44:00,795 continued support and 927 00:44:00,862 --> 00:44:03,709 uh, we'll talk a little bit more about the roof in a minute, 928 00:44:03,776 --> 00:44:06,315 but I don't know if anyone else had anything they wanted to add to 929 00:44:06,382 --> 00:44:07,844 town meeting or the ballot. 930 00:44:08,978 --> 00:44:12,472 It was, it was very nice and rewarding to sit at town meeting 931 00:44:12,539 --> 00:44:16,528 and to hear the support and see the support. Really, 932 00:44:17,264 --> 00:44:21,703 um, I think at least for us, like, very few hesitations, just we have a 933 00:44:21,770 --> 00:44:24,508 really supportive community, and 934 00:44:24,575 --> 00:44:27,352 knowing that some other towns are struggling with that, that was, you know, 935 00:44:27,419 --> 00:44:29,518 we were very fortunate that 936 00:44:30,423 --> 00:44:32,932 um, we continue to have such great support. 937 00:44:32,999 --> 00:44:35,595 So, I second the thank you. 938 00:44:36,202 --> 00:44:39,417 Perfect. And then, um, connected to that, uh, is the roof project. 939 00:44:39,484 --> 00:44:42,322 So the roof project uh has been moving along. 940 00:44:42,389 --> 00:44:45,064 There's a asked to do a a quick little summary. 941 00:44:45,283 --> 00:44:48,469 So in the drive, you'll see a document that S says that reads FM roof project 942 00:44:48,536 --> 00:44:50,296 as a title. 943 00:44:50,784 --> 00:44:54,636 And, uh, I'll talk to you about the picture on the bottom of that in a second. 944 00:44:54,703 --> 00:44:56,931 give folks a minute to get in there. 945 00:44:57,876 --> 00:45:01,290 Uh, so basically, article 22 passed unanimously. 946 00:45:01,357 --> 00:45:04,759 Uh, there were zero no votes for the remaining project funding of two 947 00:45:04,984 --> 00:45:05,817 0.2 million. 948 00:45:05,884 --> 00:45:08,482 As the committee may recall, there was 300K in initial funding 949 00:45:08,549 --> 00:45:11,367 back in 25, that was for the schematic design phase and getting 950 00:45:11,434 --> 00:45:13,555 the drawings done and so on and so forth. 951 00:45:13,622 --> 00:45:16,218 So a total funding package of 2.5. 952 00:45:16,307 --> 00:45:20,137 The measure was also approved at the vote on May 19th. 953 00:45:20,266 --> 00:45:23,879 The project has been awarded and contracted with Stanley roofing company. 954 00:45:23,946 --> 00:45:26,386 Uh with a price of 1.7. 955 00:45:26,453 --> 00:45:32,205 Project kickoff meeting will be held on or was held on 527. Steve led that meeting last week. 956 00:45:32,272 --> 00:45:34,142 That was a multi-hour meeting. 957 00:45:34,669 --> 00:45:40,557 Contractor and his management team currently busy and engaged in material equipment, middle phase and shop drawing reviews. 958 00:45:40,756 --> 00:45:44,290 And then as Mike referenced on site mobilization will be 623, 959 00:45:44,357 --> 00:45:49,522 which I believe is the Monday or the Tuesday rather, uh after we get out. 960 00:45:49,589 --> 00:45:53,341 So the kids are out on the 16th, we just want to give teachers and 961 00:45:53,408 --> 00:45:56,325 the school enough time to kind of wrap up and get classroom situated 962 00:45:56,392 --> 00:45:58,351 and so on and so forth. 963 00:45:58,461 --> 00:46:03,785 Um, good that we came in, you know, you know, you the bid comes in under because as you start to take a roof off, you never know what's underneath. 964 00:46:03,852 --> 00:46:08,885 So there's a little bit of, you know, ability there to navigate any surprises that may come along. 965 00:46:09,293 --> 00:46:13,035 And then just that overhead view, I grabbed that off of uh Google Earth 966 00:46:13,102 --> 00:46:16,914 and so you can see the new roof, the new roof is all the white sections 967 00:46:16,981 --> 00:46:19,381 of the roof, that's the fill roof that was done. 968 00:46:19,448 --> 00:46:23,300 Um, I think that was back in, was that 14 or 15, Steve? 969 00:46:23,367 --> 00:46:25,923 The the Fuller Fuller roof. 970 00:46:29,613 --> 00:46:32,829 Or 11? I don't, it was somewhere in that time frame. 971 00:46:32,896 --> 00:46:37,514 Yeah, no, I'm sorry because I'm just trying to wrap my head around uh, yeah, I got to look. 972 00:46:37,581 --> 00:46:41,283 And so the, the areas that will get done on the roof, anywhere 973 00:46:41,350 --> 00:46:44,864 where you see let's call it like a black shingle almost, that's 974 00:46:44,931 --> 00:46:47,470 the part of the roof that will now match the white Sona fill 975 00:46:47,537 --> 00:46:49,042 roof that we currently have. So, 976 00:46:49,109 --> 00:46:50,822 the cafeteria uh is done. 977 00:46:50,889 --> 00:46:55,865 So you can see to the left of that is the left of that is the gym on the top left hand corner, that would be the gymnasium. 978 00:46:55,932 --> 00:46:59,386 And then as you come, you know, down that uh hallway there, uh 979 00:46:59,453 --> 00:47:02,768 the portables, and the the um the portables in the back rather, 980 00:47:02,835 --> 00:47:06,448 and then the classrooms there uh in the back as well will also get done. 981 00:47:06,515 --> 00:47:12,535 So I think Michelle, you and Natasha and Natasha and I were on that roof a couple years ago. 982 00:47:12,602 --> 00:47:13,978 Uh walking it all. 983 00:47:14,045 --> 00:47:15,927 So it's multi-level and multi-layered. 984 00:47:15,994 --> 00:47:18,782 And, you know, the goal is to obviously have it all buttoned up, 985 00:47:18,849 --> 00:47:21,965 you know, there'll be punch list items that go into the school year, 986 00:47:22,032 --> 00:47:23,735 but substantial construction complete. 987 00:47:23,802 --> 00:47:25,923 It's nice that we have an extra week this summer. 988 00:47:25,990 --> 00:47:29,484 That's a helpful thing for sure, it's a helpful thing for sure, it's a little bit of a longer summer with labor day being so late. 989 00:47:29,551 --> 00:47:32,478 So, we'll keep you guys updated, uh throughout the process. 990 00:47:32,545 --> 00:47:35,691 But this is kind of a standard operating business for uh Stephen 991 00:47:35,758 --> 00:47:39,470 Steve, we've done a number of these projects across the Trinitown over 992 00:47:39,537 --> 00:47:42,554 the past, you know, 25 years and certainly in my 10 years, we've done, 993 00:47:42,621 --> 00:47:45,120 I think maybe five or six at this point. 994 00:47:45,187 --> 00:47:49,942 So, um, we've had good success with MSBA and it's nice to get the reimbursement as well. So. 995 00:47:50,449 --> 00:47:53,065 Happy to take any questions, but it's pretty straightforward process. 996 00:47:55,551 --> 00:47:59,324 questions? Uh, just is like the playground going to be closed off for the summer too? 997 00:47:59,391 --> 00:48:01,154 Yeah, the campus will be shut down. 998 00:48:01,221 --> 00:48:04,745 Yeah, uh because they'll have the lay down area for all the equipment. 999 00:48:04,812 --> 00:48:09,509 And so the town is trying to find a different spot for the wreck uh this year because that's usually at the Fullermetal. 1000 00:48:09,576 --> 00:48:12,195 But yeah, the campus will be pretty much closed. 1001 00:48:12,262 --> 00:48:14,569 because it just there'll be a lot of construction happening. 1002 00:48:18,329 --> 00:48:22,308 Okay, um next on to the policy sub committee. Yep. 1003 00:48:22,407 --> 00:48:26,319 So, in the drive, uh you'll see policy J K A A uh so a little bit 1004 00:48:26,386 --> 00:48:30,755 of background on this policy. 1005 00:48:30,822 --> 00:48:35,370 So, back in 25, um MASC uh had updated the restraint policy, 1006 00:48:35,437 --> 00:48:40,490 the restraint of student policy. 1007 00:48:40,579 --> 00:48:45,563 And our current policy reflects those, um, 2025 changes. 1008 00:48:45,921 --> 00:48:49,792 And so then Desi, excuse me, not Desi, MASC sent out their normal 1009 00:48:49,859 --> 00:48:53,274 newsletter and they said, um, hey, we've updated the, the restraint 1010 00:48:53,341 --> 00:48:55,014 policy again. 1011 00:48:55,081 --> 00:49:01,848 And it's based on, and I'll show you the laws that it's based on in the second, and um, I said to Antonette, do me a favor, can you compare the two? 1012 00:49:01,915 --> 00:49:06,212 Because I just want to see like how they're a lot of differences between 2025 and now. 1013 00:49:06,420 --> 00:49:09,178 And she said, I don't even need to compare it, that one's two pages, this one's nine. 1014 00:49:09,245 --> 00:49:12,518 So I can tell you that there's differences in terms of the policy itself. 1015 00:49:12,935 --> 00:49:19,858 Uh, if you scroll to the very end of this policy, you can see the reference section that we always see on these. 1016 00:49:20,385 --> 00:49:23,810 And after we approved it in like March of 25, you can see the revised 1017 00:49:23,877 --> 00:49:26,893 there, it was revised in Middleton, uh, we ended up approving it on 1018 00:49:26,960 --> 00:49:30,322 May 5th, but the process started in March. 1019 00:49:30,600 --> 00:49:33,856 They came out with some new references, timeout practices from 1020 00:49:33,923 --> 00:49:37,635 Desi from February of 26, and then prevention of physical restraint 1021 00:49:37,702 --> 00:49:40,719 and requirements if used, Desi amended June 24, so there were 1022 00:49:40,786 --> 00:49:42,188 some new documents that had come out. 1023 00:49:42,874 --> 00:49:46,913 And so this policy, uh, was sent to us. 1024 00:49:47,510 --> 00:49:50,964 And we brought it to the policy subcommittee, we tried to have a 1025 00:49:51,031 --> 00:49:54,544 policy subcommittee meeting on shot order, uh from the time we 1026 00:49:54,611 --> 00:49:57,230 received this from the state until the date of this meeting. 1027 00:49:57,297 --> 00:50:00,271 We tried to get a policy subcommittee meeting together. 1028 00:50:00,788 --> 00:50:03,145 Excuse me, we couldn't just because of schedules. 1029 00:50:03,762 --> 00:50:07,375 But what I had said to Dave and the folks from Topsfield and Boxford, 1030 00:50:07,442 --> 00:50:11,170 um, read it and review it. There's really not a whole lot here to change. 1031 00:50:11,237 --> 00:50:15,190 Like this is the policy from the state and it's about a topic that 1032 00:50:15,578 --> 00:50:18,118 um, you know, it's not something that we want to mess with anything 1033 00:50:18,185 --> 00:50:20,332 that's legally obliged. 1034 00:50:20,909 --> 00:50:24,185 And so Dave, I appreciate your timely feedback on the policy 1035 00:50:24,252 --> 00:50:28,130 in terms of having read it and reviewed it. 1036 00:50:28,329 --> 00:50:32,938 Um, we are under an obligation by the state across the whole state, 1037 00:50:33,005 --> 00:50:37,062 not just the tritown, to have the policy approved by August 17th. 1038 00:50:37,261 --> 00:50:38,906 And I'm assuming that's a start date for some school district 1039 00:50:38,973 --> 00:50:40,353 somewhere maybe in the state or whatever. 1040 00:50:40,420 --> 00:50:42,253 I don't know why they, you know why they picked the 17th? 1041 00:50:42,320 --> 00:50:44,691 I don't. Yeah, it's kind of a an odd date. 1042 00:50:45,278 --> 00:50:50,788 And so my thought was that, um, we should approve it to get it on the books. 1043 00:50:51,166 --> 00:50:54,750 And then we can say it's on the books for August 17th. 1044 00:50:54,817 --> 00:50:57,506 And then if anyone from across the three towns has any little tweaks, 1045 00:50:57,573 --> 00:50:58,987 we got some feedback late today. 1046 00:50:59,054 --> 00:51:02,280 Yep. That, um, you know, I need to review and look at, we need to have legal look at. 1047 00:51:02,347 --> 00:51:05,818 It was like real minor processy type stuff. 1048 00:51:05,927 --> 00:51:09,044 But my recommendation from the committee would be that we should approve it that way, 1049 00:51:09,111 --> 00:51:13,079 we have it in the books by August 17th. It's there. 1050 00:51:13,367 --> 00:51:15,807 We're doing trainings this summer on it. Matt, you want to talk a little bit about that 1051 00:51:15,874 --> 00:51:17,995 and the work that you have to do through your office? 1052 00:51:18,062 --> 00:51:22,372 Sure. So we, um, I've already had staff attend several trainings throughout the year. 1053 00:51:22,439 --> 00:51:25,910 I've been to a few our BCBAs and a few other staff members. 1054 00:51:26,019 --> 00:51:30,031 We have BCBAs attending an intensive training next week where 1055 00:51:30,098 --> 00:51:35,203 it's not only the training, but they'll also, um, as part of the training, you get the materials. 1056 00:51:35,270 --> 00:51:39,917 You can replicate them, you buy basically the training materials. 1057 00:51:39,984 --> 00:51:43,260 So we'll be getting that all in next week. We plan to do a full administrative training 1058 00:51:43,327 --> 00:51:46,183 um, at the end of June. 1059 00:51:46,250 --> 00:51:51,790 And then what'll happen is the at one of the two staff days when we come back. 1060 00:51:51,920 --> 00:51:54,002 Uh before the kids come back, there'll be a full for every staff 1061 00:51:54,069 --> 00:51:57,782 in the district, there'll be a full training for every staff member in the district as one of those 1062 00:51:57,849 --> 00:52:01,031 um during one of those two days. 1063 00:52:01,976 --> 00:52:04,512 So, definitely all school districts are are navigating this right now. 1064 00:52:04,579 --> 00:52:06,336 Actually I had a crust meeting and an AC meeting 1065 00:52:06,403 --> 00:52:07,469 and I brought it up at both those meetings. 1066 00:52:07,536 --> 00:52:10,373 Like, hey, this needs to be on the books by August 17th. 1067 00:52:10,440 --> 00:52:13,199 We might want to have a summer Zoom just to make sure that those two organizations 1068 00:52:13,266 --> 00:52:16,140 also get it on the books. 1069 00:52:16,368 --> 00:52:20,858 And then again, if we have any little minor tweaks or little process things that we want to change, 1070 00:52:20,925 --> 00:52:25,035 uh, at least we have it. It's like posting a school committee agenda once you get it in under the 48 hours. 1071 00:52:25,102 --> 00:52:27,180 You can make edits to it, right? 1072 00:52:27,777 --> 00:52:31,799 So, my recommendation and again, Dave has reviewed it as the policy subcommittee member 1073 00:52:31,866 --> 00:52:34,909 would be for us to approve it tonight. 1074 00:52:34,998 --> 00:52:38,264 That way we don't get hung up. I know we'll have a summer meeting, but if for any chance the summer meeting gets 1075 00:52:38,331 --> 00:52:43,535 scheduled or rescheduled to move or we can't get people there and now it's August 18th for some reason. 1076 00:52:43,602 --> 00:52:45,923 I think we just want to make sure that we are under the guideline 1077 00:52:45,990 --> 00:52:48,496 of their time frame. 1078 00:52:48,635 --> 00:52:51,095 So, if it's the will of the committee to do so, 1079 00:52:51,162 --> 00:52:52,268 we're happy to take any questions. 1080 00:52:52,335 --> 00:52:54,854 But I put BGB in there. 1081 00:52:54,921 --> 00:52:55,968 Uh BGB. 1082 00:52:56,035 --> 00:52:59,251 Right, it would be waving it and then uh motioning to approve this to get it 1083 00:52:59,318 --> 00:53:02,848 uh get it in the books. 1084 00:53:03,236 --> 00:53:06,061 Um and do I have 1085 00:53:06,389 --> 00:53:09,048 other than saying we need a motion to wave BGB. 1086 00:53:09,115 --> 00:53:13,802 Is there a piece I need to read? 1087 00:53:13,869 --> 00:53:15,622 Uh no, it's just wave BGB. Yeah. 1088 00:53:15,689 --> 00:53:20,494 Okay, so we will need a motion to wave uh to wave BGB. 1089 00:53:22,234 --> 00:53:24,982 I'll make the motion to wave policy BGB. 1090 00:53:25,049 --> 00:53:26,166 I'll second that motion. 1091 00:53:26,233 --> 00:53:28,632 Okay. All in favor? Aye. 1092 00:53:28,699 --> 00:53:35,118 Okay. And then we will go to the JKAA. 1093 00:53:35,185 --> 00:53:38,739 And so we are looking for a motion to approve JKAA 1094 00:53:38,806 --> 00:53:43,483 as presented. Yep. 1095 00:53:43,550 --> 00:53:47,342 I'll make the motion to approve JKAA as presented. 1096 00:53:47,409 --> 00:53:48,685 I will second that motion. 1097 00:53:48,752 --> 00:53:50,664 Um, before we vote, can I just ask a question? 1098 00:53:50,731 --> 00:53:54,185 Um, I'm just trying to read through this as much as I can. 1099 00:53:54,252 --> 00:54:00,083 Under the restraint procedures and training. 1100 00:54:00,150 --> 00:54:01,555 What page are we on, Michelle? 1101 00:54:01,622 --> 00:54:06,389 Um, I think I'm on page the end of page six going into seven. Yep. 1102 00:54:06,456 --> 00:54:10,846 Is does it say anywhere about like what type of restraints are being used? 1103 00:54:10,913 --> 00:54:15,939 Because I I think I just said including prone restraints otherwise permitted under 1104 00:54:16,006 --> 00:54:20,106 603 CMR. 1105 00:54:20,173 --> 00:54:24,084 So are we talking like, what what are we talking? 1106 00:54:24,151 --> 00:54:25,785 Yeah. Uh you want to take that? 1107 00:54:25,852 --> 00:54:32,053 Yeah, so, um, it talks about, um, the types of restraints are not significantly changed in this policy. 1108 00:54:32,120 --> 00:54:36,926 It's more about the timeout procedures and what the then what the definition is regarding what a timeout is. 1109 00:54:36,993 --> 00:54:40,486 So restraint, no mechanical restraint, no mechanical restraint, no medical restraint, all that is always been in the policy. 1110 00:54:40,553 --> 00:54:45,182 That's something that's in our procedures, it's in your current policy that we we couldn't any 1111 00:54:45,249 --> 00:54:49,704 the prone restraint is because of breathing. 1112 00:54:49,903 --> 00:54:54,093 Um, that was one of the major components of it. 1113 00:54:54,160 --> 00:55:01,123 We do not we any staff member that potentially could be involved 1114 00:55:01,292 --> 00:55:05,512 involved in any situation with hands on in this district is 1115 00:55:05,579 --> 00:55:07,809 yearly trained in safety care. 1116 00:55:07,876 --> 00:55:09,819 And they get certified and trained in safety care. 1117 00:55:09,886 --> 00:55:12,872 If they are not, they are no, they are not in that situation. 1118 00:55:12,939 --> 00:55:15,100 That being said, we still any 1119 00:55:15,167 --> 00:55:19,069 any of the, um, delineated prone medical or other restraints that 1120 00:55:19,136 --> 00:55:22,023 are listed as cannot do regardless. 1121 00:55:22,090 --> 00:55:25,753 That's already in your policy and already in our procedures. Okay. 1122 00:55:25,820 --> 00:55:26,827 That's not the new part. 1123 00:55:26,894 --> 00:55:30,179 The significant new part that everybody's trying to navigate is 1124 00:55:30,246 --> 00:55:32,994 what the definition of time out in seclusion is. 1125 00:55:33,061 --> 00:55:34,317 and specifically time out. 1126 00:55:34,384 --> 00:55:37,609 Which, you know, it's this is where we're doing a lot of the training 1127 00:55:37,676 --> 00:55:40,583 and really trying to work with the attorneys to get interpretation of the 1128 00:55:40,650 --> 00:55:43,316 language around, um, 1129 00:55:44,022 --> 00:55:47,217 not only just cool down spaces, but even if a student is 1130 00:55:47,284 --> 00:55:50,878 really walking in the hallway, and if they choose that they don't 1131 00:55:50,945 --> 00:55:54,307 want to be walking in the hallway, 1132 00:55:54,526 --> 00:55:56,895 are they allowed access to anything they want now, 1133 00:55:56,962 --> 00:55:59,611 and if you don't allow them access, then it's considered a time out 1134 00:55:59,678 --> 00:56:04,037 and that could lead to other interventions which is what we don't want. 1135 00:56:04,104 --> 00:56:07,217 The biggest one to be honest with you is students leaving the building. 1136 00:56:07,327 --> 00:56:11,318 Whereas in the current, in the current regulations and in current approaches you can 1137 00:56:11,385 --> 00:56:14,143 you're not putting your hands, but you can stand in front of a door. 1138 00:56:14,210 --> 00:56:17,084 So you could stand in front of the exterior door. 1139 00:56:17,472 --> 00:56:20,140 Um, the new regulations around these procedures say that you 1140 00:56:20,207 --> 00:56:22,727 cannot block doors. 1141 00:56:22,794 --> 00:56:27,747 Which means that student if they chose to, could walk right through the exit door and right outside. 1142 00:56:28,264 --> 00:56:30,246 And our requirement is just to follow. 1143 00:56:30,313 --> 00:56:33,954 The feedback that we not only us, the whole state has given, 1144 00:56:34,033 --> 00:56:36,433 um, a lot of the districts and frankly a lot of the private 1145 00:56:36,500 --> 00:56:39,096 special ed schools are very concerned about this. 1146 00:56:39,474 --> 00:56:42,083 because the byproduct, the concern is the byproduct to what 1147 00:56:42,150 --> 00:56:45,860 is that it could lead to actually more restraints. 1148 00:56:45,939 --> 00:56:49,580 because if a student is now allowed to exit the building, 1149 00:56:50,216 --> 00:56:53,292 after not being restrained, just a block of that door. 1150 00:56:53,359 --> 00:56:55,550 Now if you can't do that, the student leaves the building 1151 00:56:55,617 --> 00:56:59,290 and they get into a, then they get into a, then they get into a safety issue outside of the building, 1152 00:56:59,357 --> 00:57:02,950 the staff is going to make it a safety issue and maybe a restraint occurs. 1153 00:57:03,017 --> 00:57:06,611 Again, not just us. This is every building, every in the state. 1154 00:57:06,678 --> 00:57:10,460 And so, that seems like the byproduct of what's happening here, 1155 00:57:10,527 --> 00:57:13,524 so we're getting a lot of legal interpretation of 1156 00:57:13,591 --> 00:57:15,324 what does this actually mean about the timeout piece? 1157 00:57:15,391 --> 00:57:17,432 But like I said, a lot of private special ed schools are 1158 00:57:17,499 --> 00:57:20,662 are significantly concerned about this as well. 1159 00:57:22,156 --> 00:57:23,579 Thank you. Yep. 1160 00:57:31,417 --> 00:57:33,180 Got a motion. I had a motion and a second. 1161 00:57:33,247 --> 00:57:36,171 Okay, so then just uh, um, all in favor. 1162 00:57:36,330 --> 00:57:40,222 of approving JKS, say I. 1163 00:57:40,289 --> 00:57:41,652 I. I. 1164 00:57:43,372 --> 00:57:45,869 Okay, and I like the idea of revisiting it. 1165 00:57:46,317 --> 00:57:48,644 Any other updates we might get or 1166 00:57:49,887 --> 00:57:51,300 Thank you for doing that. 1167 00:57:52,891 --> 00:57:54,920 And then, do we need 1168 00:57:55,736 --> 00:57:57,676 I forget how it works. Do we need to 1169 00:57:59,058 --> 00:58:00,580 Yeah, that's good. Let's just move on. 1170 00:58:02,002 --> 00:58:07,483 Okay, next is moving on to FY27 Summer MSC data for everything. 1171 00:58:07,632 --> 00:58:10,589 So last year, you guys are always get the kind of kick us off 1172 00:58:10,656 --> 00:58:12,824 because you're usually the first out of the gate. 1173 00:58:13,321 --> 00:58:16,266 So let me go back to last August. 1174 00:58:18,165 --> 00:58:20,055 Uh, let's see. 1175 00:58:20,393 --> 00:58:24,404 Last year we did like the first week of August, we had Middleton on the fourth, 1176 00:58:24,471 --> 00:58:28,463 we did Boxing on the fifth, we did Topfield on the seventh. We try to 1177 00:58:28,530 --> 00:58:31,874 tuck them in all into the same week. 1178 00:58:31,941 --> 00:58:33,675 Doesn't mean we have to do that again this year, 1179 00:58:33,742 --> 00:58:37,991 but wanted to check schedules with folks so we could get a summer meeting 1180 00:58:38,058 --> 00:58:42,089 on the books. If we would have followed that same sort of thought process, 1181 00:58:42,156 --> 00:58:45,210 that would put us on like August 3rd. 1182 00:58:45,648 --> 00:58:47,826 So I guess it would be to check to see if folks maybe 1183 00:58:48,274 --> 00:58:52,411 around, not around, zoom, in person, all that fun stuff. 1184 00:58:53,217 --> 00:58:58,459 August 3rd works for me. It works for me. Works for me. Works for me. 1185 00:59:01,562 --> 00:59:05,255 Um, do you want to earlier or later in person zoom? 1186 00:59:05,322 --> 00:59:06,170 Just kind of nail all those things down. 1187 00:59:06,237 --> 00:59:08,057 Typically this is zoom when people are traveling, 1188 00:59:08,346 --> 00:59:10,235 everyone's around, we can certainly 1189 00:59:10,365 --> 00:59:12,274 Um, and 1190 00:59:13,428 --> 00:59:17,934 For I prefer if we can stick with the 5:30 time just because it's consistent. 1191 00:59:18,511 --> 00:59:19,846 How's everybody feel about that? 1192 00:59:19,913 --> 00:59:21,316 Yeah, that works for me. 1193 00:59:24,369 --> 00:59:27,990 So I'm going to do Middleton School Committee Summer meeting. 1194 00:59:28,637 --> 00:59:33,669 Um, Colin, can you just take a note to do a calendar invite and put everybody on it? 1195 00:59:35,022 --> 00:59:37,668 August 3rd at 5:30. 1196 00:59:37,887 --> 00:59:40,078 Just all the school committee just so everyone has it in their calendar 1197 00:59:40,145 --> 00:59:43,089 and Steve and me and Matt and the principals and everybody. 1198 00:59:45,327 --> 00:59:46,809 I have to book the room anyways. 1199 00:59:53,075 --> 00:59:53,923 Oh, that was easy. 1200 00:59:53,990 --> 00:59:57,720 So that will be Middleton Town Hall. 1201 01:00:00,228 --> 01:00:02,227 Let me just save that in my calendar. 1202 01:00:02,953 --> 01:00:07,113 And then the other one is, um, does the meeting day and time still work? 1203 01:00:07,180 --> 01:00:09,506 Uh, we have historically, 1204 01:00:09,573 --> 01:00:11,297 for as long as I've been here, 1205 01:00:11,364 --> 01:00:13,041 it's been the first Monday and it's been 5:30. 1206 01:00:13,108 --> 01:00:15,793 Uh, we just wanted to check to see if that's still good for everybody. 1207 01:00:15,860 --> 01:00:19,882 as we start to lock it down for the 26, 27 school year. 1208 01:00:20,185 --> 01:00:22,084 Does for me? Yes. Yes, for me. 1209 01:00:22,151 --> 01:00:23,560 Yes. Okay. Great. 1210 01:00:23,627 --> 01:00:26,710 All right, so we'll stay with that, first Monday at 5:30. 1211 01:00:27,267 --> 01:00:30,443 So to that end, Colleen anticipated that. 1212 01:00:30,510 --> 01:00:32,985 So in the drive, um, you'll see a document that says Middleton. 1213 01:00:33,052 --> 01:00:35,473 FY 27. 1214 01:00:35,603 --> 01:00:37,591 Uh, meeting dates, and so if you want to get them all into. 1215 01:00:37,658 --> 01:00:39,524 your calendar, 1216 01:00:39,591 --> 01:00:42,574 uh, you'll see that we have there all of the first. 1217 01:00:42,641 --> 01:00:45,519 The September one's actually weirdly late because of Labor Day. 1218 01:00:45,586 --> 01:00:46,419 Oh, wow. Yeah. 1219 01:00:46,486 --> 01:00:48,109 Right, so it's the 14th which is super late for Middleton. 1220 01:00:48,176 --> 01:00:49,476 school committee. 1221 01:00:49,543 --> 01:00:50,401 Oh, wow. Yeah. 1222 01:00:50,468 --> 01:00:52,519 Uh, because the first Monday is the seventh. 1223 01:00:52,586 --> 01:00:57,841 Um, and so you can see on there all of the dates for the month. 1224 01:00:57,908 --> 01:01:00,434 So you have October 5th, so on and so forth. 1225 01:01:00,673 --> 01:01:03,311 And then we just tucked in for now the potential TTU date. 1226 01:01:03,378 --> 01:01:05,714 So for those of you that raised your hand to be on TTU. 1227 01:01:05,781 --> 01:01:07,604 It would most likely be October 8th, which is the first. 1228 01:01:07,671 --> 01:01:10,749 third, second Thursday in October. 1229 01:01:11,007 --> 01:01:15,036 December 10th, which is the second Thursday in December. 1230 01:01:15,274 --> 01:01:17,803 Um, and so on and so forth. 1231 01:01:17,870 --> 01:01:21,056 It will kind of follow that process. 1232 01:01:21,123 --> 01:01:22,856 Did you say September is the seventh? 1233 01:01:22,923 --> 01:01:23,756 Uh, no. Okay. 1234 01:01:23,823 --> 01:01:25,993 September, for the school community date. 1235 01:01:26,060 --> 01:01:26,893 Yes. 1236 01:01:26,960 --> 01:01:28,092 For TTU or for us? 1237 01:01:28,159 --> 01:01:28,992 For TT for us. 1238 01:01:29,059 --> 01:01:31,010 Uh, September 14th for the first one. 1239 01:01:31,077 --> 01:01:33,288 Okay. Yeah, because of uh, the seventh is Labor Day. 1240 01:01:33,355 --> 01:01:34,681 Okay. 1241 01:01:34,748 --> 01:01:37,665 So in that document, Middleton FY 27 school committee dates. 1242 01:01:37,732 --> 01:01:38,988 Just so everybody has it. 1243 01:01:39,055 --> 01:01:39,888 If you want to tuck those into your calendar, then we're good to go. 1244 01:01:39,955 --> 01:01:44,135 for, um, next year. 1245 01:01:44,742 --> 01:01:47,855 And I'm going to have Antonette put all those in my calendar. 1246 01:01:49,228 --> 01:01:51,514 Yeah, one thing to note on the September 14th, they have to. 1247 01:01:51,581 --> 01:01:54,273 confirm if the space is available. 1248 01:01:54,340 --> 01:01:56,690 Okay. All right. Okay. Right. 1249 01:01:56,757 --> 01:01:58,083 Thank you, Colleen. 1250 01:02:01,948 --> 01:02:03,918 This was approved. 1251 01:02:04,614 --> 01:02:06,345 tonight. 1252 01:02:11,060 --> 01:02:12,385 Great. 1253 01:02:13,260 --> 01:02:14,093 Everyone good on that? 1254 01:02:14,160 --> 01:02:16,652 Yes. Thank you for putting this list together. 1255 01:02:16,719 --> 01:02:19,136 Yeah, thank you, Colleen. Very helpful. 1256 01:02:21,245 --> 01:02:23,432 Um, okay, and next is correspondence folder. 1257 01:02:23,499 --> 01:02:25,564 which, um, is going around. 1258 01:02:25,631 --> 01:02:26,957 Uh, yeah, perfect. 1259 01:02:27,024 --> 01:02:29,310 And then other, I just have one other, uh, just for the. 1260 01:02:29,377 --> 01:02:31,380 for all that goes around. 1261 01:02:31,629 --> 01:02:35,011 Um, so, and I meant to say this during the superintendent update. 1262 01:02:35,160 --> 01:02:37,745 Uh, have been meeting regularly with Heather Galante. 1263 01:02:37,812 --> 01:02:40,225 she's the new, uh, Masco Superintendent. 1264 01:02:40,292 --> 01:02:43,086 Um, and trying to get her to meet as many people as she. 1265 01:02:43,153 --> 01:02:45,065 possibly can. 1266 01:02:45,132 --> 01:02:47,353 whether it be school committee or select board. 1267 01:02:47,420 --> 01:02:50,070 or Fincom, uh, folks. 1268 01:02:50,348 --> 01:02:53,331 And so she's already met with the Boxford liaison team. 1269 01:02:53,398 --> 01:02:55,420 she met with the select board reps, the Fincom reps. 1270 01:02:55,487 --> 01:02:59,260 and the uh, school committee reps in Boxford. 1271 01:02:59,599 --> 01:03:02,406 And we've got Topfield lined up for next week. 1272 01:03:02,473 --> 01:03:05,555 Um, a week or so ago, we jumped in the truck and spent a half day. 1273 01:03:05,622 --> 01:03:07,678 together. 1274 01:03:07,745 --> 01:03:10,031 And, um, I drove around to all three town halls and she spent. 1275 01:03:10,098 --> 01:03:12,728 about 30 minutes with each town administrator. 1276 01:03:13,066 --> 01:03:15,750 And then we went to the elementary schools to shake hands. 1277 01:03:15,817 --> 01:03:17,632 and meet the principals at the elementary schools. 1278 01:03:17,970 --> 01:03:19,858 And then this Thursday, I've got a lunch meeting set up. 1279 01:03:19,925 --> 01:03:22,942 with her, myself and Kevin Tierney, who's the MTA rep. 1280 01:03:23,009 --> 01:03:26,912 Masco will be going into negotiations in January 27. 1281 01:03:26,981 --> 01:03:29,268 So just trying to get her to meet as many people as she can. 1282 01:03:29,335 --> 01:03:31,898 possibly before she starts on July 1. 1283 01:03:31,965 --> 01:03:34,633 To kind of hit the ground running, um, and off she goes. 1284 01:03:34,700 --> 01:03:35,533 So, 1285 01:03:35,600 --> 01:03:37,687 the one final meeting we still will need to set up, we were just. 1286 01:03:37,754 --> 01:03:40,327 kind of waiting for tonight's reorganization to happen. 1287 01:03:40,394 --> 01:03:42,317 Will be with uh the Fincom rep now? 1288 01:03:42,384 --> 01:03:43,222 Yes. Yeah. 1289 01:03:43,289 --> 01:03:47,151 So it'll be with Dave and Jackie and then Costa and Richard. 1290 01:03:47,218 --> 01:03:50,001 And so I'll coordinate with you guys, I'll find a date for you. 1291 01:03:50,068 --> 01:03:52,687 to meet with Heather so you can have some FaceTime as well. 1292 01:03:52,754 --> 01:03:54,676 and uh have an opportunity to talk to her and get to know her. 1293 01:03:54,743 --> 01:03:55,576 a little bit more. 1294 01:03:55,643 --> 01:03:58,061 But just really trying to get a lot of scaffolding under her. 1295 01:03:58,128 --> 01:03:59,255 and support. 1296 01:03:59,322 --> 01:04:01,443 so when she comes in, she's as I said, really hit the ground. 1297 01:04:01,510 --> 01:04:03,830 running and, um, knows a lot of people. 1298 01:04:03,897 --> 01:04:05,671 before she even walks in the door, so. 1299 01:04:05,741 --> 01:04:08,027 I think that'll be such a wonderful connection, um. 1300 01:04:08,094 --> 01:04:10,001 to make, so early. 1301 01:04:10,068 --> 01:04:12,477 Yeah, important. I really appreciate that you've done that. 1302 01:04:12,544 --> 01:04:14,036 Yep, no problem at all. 1303 01:04:14,593 --> 01:04:15,936 Um, okay. 1304 01:04:16,245 --> 01:04:20,321 Then, um, the last thing that we need to do then is, um. 1305 01:04:20,388 --> 01:04:23,305 just approve bills and payroll, so I will need a motion. 1306 01:04:23,372 --> 01:04:27,119 to approve bills and payroll as presented. 1307 01:04:27,186 --> 01:04:28,767 I'll second that motion. 1308 01:04:30,508 --> 01:04:31,834 I'll need a motion. 1309 01:04:32,119 --> 01:04:33,156 I'll make the motion. Thank you. 1310 01:04:33,223 --> 01:04:34,088 And then Dave will second. 1311 01:04:34,155 --> 01:04:35,033 I'll second the motion. Okay, thank you. 1312 01:04:35,100 --> 01:04:36,101 All in favor? 1313 01:04:36,168 --> 01:04:37,234 Aye. Aye. 1314 01:04:37,301 --> 01:04:38,744 Okay, thank you very much. 1315 01:04:39,002 --> 01:04:40,791 Um, and we actually won't need an, we thought we needed an. 1316 01:04:40,858 --> 01:04:43,477 executive session tonight for, we had some old minutes that we. 1317 01:04:43,544 --> 01:04:44,953 thought we had to approve. 1318 01:04:45,020 --> 01:04:45,997 Okay. 1319 01:04:46,064 --> 01:04:46,897 But. We're good. 1320 01:04:46,964 --> 01:04:48,255 Okay, we put it on there wondering if we did. 1321 01:04:48,322 --> 01:04:49,294 and we don't have any. 1322 01:04:49,361 --> 01:04:50,194 Good. So we're good. 1323 01:04:50,261 --> 01:04:52,862 We will just need a, um, motion to adjourn. 1324 01:04:52,929 --> 01:04:54,581 Yes. Unless we have anything else. 1325 01:04:55,476 --> 01:04:56,662 Nothing else. Nope, that's it. 1326 01:04:56,729 --> 01:04:57,562 Okay. 1327 01:04:57,629 --> 01:04:58,888 Um, so a motion to. 1328 01:04:58,955 --> 01:04:59,788 earn. 1329 01:04:59,855 --> 01:05:01,854 I'm make a motion to adjourn. 1330 01:05:01,998 --> 01:05:02,831 Thank you. 1331 01:05:02,898 --> 01:05:04,224 And a second? 1332 01:05:04,340 --> 01:05:05,566 I second that motion. 1333 01:05:05,633 --> 01:05:06,466 And all in favor? 1334 01:05:06,533 --> 01:05:08,405 Aye. 1335 01:05:08,472 --> 01:05:09,305 Excellent. 1336 01:05:09,372 --> 01:05:10,205 Thank you. 1337 01:05:10,272 --> 01:05:11,105 Thank you all. 1338 01:05:11,172 --> 01:05:12,049 Thanks everybody. 1339 01:05:12,116 --> 01:05:13,352 I'll stay for