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Yes. But, just, just tell

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I'll write this down. I'll write it down

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, I'll write it down in my

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notebook.

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Don't throw this away.

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Jeff wants to take

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your things.

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What? What? Could you

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tell the people who

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want them that they

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can buy mine? A.

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Okay. Well, okay. Yes.

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Wait, who...Oh, I

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know. Were you there? Yes.

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I didn't know he was

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back. Er

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, technically not on an

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island.

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Yes. Yes.

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Let's talk later.

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Yes. OK. I am the main one

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.

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You are the boss.

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OK. Now this is my

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job. Good evening,

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everyone. Uh, I'd like to

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open the Nantucket

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School Committee meeting

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for

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October 6th. Congratulations. Uh,

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you have an agenda in front of your eyes

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.

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Can I get your

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approval?

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I suggest accepting.

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Second.

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All in favor?

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Yes.

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This meeting

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is being recorded on audio

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and video. We

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are opening up time for

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public comments. I don't

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know if anyone is

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online. No. Oh, dreaming is

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n't harmful. OK.

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We are closing the

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public comment section and

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moving on to the

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superintendent's report.

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Good. Uh, good

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evening everyone. Uh, we'll

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start with the number of

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students. So, our

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current

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student population as of October 2026

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is 1,604

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. This is only

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six fewer students

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than in September. This

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number will be

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relevant throughout

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the year and is an important

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metric that is

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regularly

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reviewed at the

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state level for

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funding and

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other issues. So, this is what

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we have now.

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we may see

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some changes throughout the year. This

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happens. We have

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added four students

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to NES. There are no changes in NIS. At

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CPS, we lost seven

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students. And in NHS we

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lost five students.

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So, this is

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the distribution

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compared to

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September.

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Beth, can you

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comment on the

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recruitment situation on

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Cape Cod?

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Yes, enrollment on

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Cape Cod is declining.

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decline in

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student enrollment in

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Massachusetts, and

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especially on Cape Cod

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, where this trend

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continues.

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due to the higher

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cost of living on

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Cape Cod. They also

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see less

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growth in the number of

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multilingual students in

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their schools. So, I

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would say this is a

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trend across the

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state, but in the Cape and the

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islands we are seeing

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fewer and fewer students in

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our schools. We

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turned, as you

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advised last time,

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to the New School and the

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Lighthouse School. We did

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not receive

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a response in time to

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provide you with

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information today.

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But I did some research

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: Last year, the

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New

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Nantucket School had

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176 students in

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grades K-8, while the

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Lighthouse School typically

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enrolls 80 to 90

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students per year. So, we

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believe that they are not

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seeing a

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significant increase in the

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number of students

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transferring to them from

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public schools. But I'll

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ask them about the

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recruitment dynamics

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as soon as we can

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contact them. So

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we will definitely

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keep you updated

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Thank you.

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So I'd be happy

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to answer

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any questions

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you have. Loro?

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I have no questions

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. I just want

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to say that I

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really like the

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latest update,

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it's easy to scroll

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and read all of it. This is

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great.

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Thank you. Yes. Thank you. A

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few more things I

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wanted to share.

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Open days.

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had some great

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open days last week and have

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two more coming up

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this week. So, both the

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elementary and high

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schools opened their

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doors to parents for

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two wonderful events on

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September 29th and 30th. I was able

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to attend the event at NES on the 29th

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, and when I

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arrived, it was

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very lively. There were

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many children and many

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families. I

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like that

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students come with their

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families, and it

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turns into a

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real family

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event. This is just

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wonderful. I also

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love seeing

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NES students who have just

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graduated or

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graduated

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years ago but

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come back

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to visit former

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teachers, give hugs,

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and just look

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around. It's so nice

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to see them again, and

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they love

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supporting their

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younger

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siblings. It was very

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touching. Current

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NES students

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enjoyed

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showing

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their classrooms to parents, sharing their

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work, and

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explaining school

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rules. It was a great

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pleasure to be there

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and spend the evening

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with everyone.

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Nantucket High School Open House

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was also a great success,

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and I received two

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important

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emails that I would like to

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share. One of

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them is from my father. Another one

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from my parents,

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now, now, here it is. My

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wife and I really

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enjoyed

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yesterday's

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open day at the NHS.

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It seems like it was

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one of the best turnouts

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in recent years.

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The teachers were prepared,

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organized, and

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explained

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class requirements,

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assessments, and

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course content very clearly. My wife

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especially liked

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one teacher's positive attitude towards

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all the students

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he works with in the classroom.

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I enjoyed the

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homework that

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my two children's teachers gave us. One

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assignment was to

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help the teachers

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get to know our

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children better, and another was for us to

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write a

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note of encouragement to be

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given to the students

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the following week.

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Another teacher provided

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clear information about

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essay topics for

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college admissions through the Common

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App, and also advised

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applying by

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November 1 for

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priority consideration

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for the institution of your choice.

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It was one of the

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parents. And another

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parent said: "This

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was by far

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the best, most

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organised and

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prepared

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open house my

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wife and I have ever

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been to."

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Wow.

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Therefore.

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Very nice.

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Congratulations to the high school on a

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wonderful

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open day.

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Both events had

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interpreters present

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for our

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multilingual families

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who needed

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language assistance. They

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were present and

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helpful throughout the

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evening. The educational technology

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department also worked

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to help families

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update data in the

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family portal,

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as it is quite

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difficult for us to get families

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to provide up-to-date

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information. And this is

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critically important for

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our work.

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They also helped us

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navigate Google

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Classroom—a new

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platform we

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use for

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grading

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and keeping

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progress logs in

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middle and high

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school. So they were

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there to help

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anyone who

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needed it.

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Representatives from the

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community school

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were also present,

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helping to

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register students and

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families for almost

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any of their programs.

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Swimming lessons,

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driving courses,

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adult dances,

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after-school groups—

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practically everything a

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public

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school offers. So it was

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great to see it

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turn into a

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real event for the

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whole community. These are

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community events, and that's what

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makes

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Nantucket special:

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so

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many people come to

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enjoy

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wonderful evenings in

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our schools. Therefore.

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Thank you.

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very much. Have questions

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about open days

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?

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Not a question, but more of a

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comment, because I was at an

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open house

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at an elementary school.

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Our new principal,

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Ms. Stanton,

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Associate Principal

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Kim Albers, and their

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teams have done an

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outstanding job. And I

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must say that I

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really liked how

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the teachers made the

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students tour guides: they

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took their parents

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and siblings around the

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school. Our

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first grader was

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our guide and he was

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thrilled. But everyone

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was in the same

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position, because the children were

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proud, genuinely

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proud, of

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showing off their

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classes and what they

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had.

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This is great. This is simply

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amazing. Loro?

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I have a slightly different

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question. I noticed

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that there will be

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professional development soon

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. Is it because of

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the collaborative?

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Yes, we have

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professional development scheduled

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for October 9th, which is the

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Friday before the

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long weekend.

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It is specifically

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designed for

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our professionals and

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contractors, or those in

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specialized roles:

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occupational therapists,

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physiotherapists,

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counselors,

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social

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workers, as well as

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PE,

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health and language teachers. This is

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one of the few

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local opportunities

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for quality

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training, allowing

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them to work with

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professionals from other

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communities throughout the day,

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discussing

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topics that are relevant to them. So we

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offer them this

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opportunity.

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No, it's not here on

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Nantucket. It's the Cape Cod

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Collaborative, and

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they usually hold it in

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Dennis Yarmouth, if I'm

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not mistaken. Sometimes in

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Dennis Yarmouth, sometimes

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in Barnstable, but

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mostly in both

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places.

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And this is also for

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music teachers, right?

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Theater, yes, all

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experts have their

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suggestions. Not all of

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our specialists

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use this.

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Sometimes the offerings are

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slightly skewed towards

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seniors or

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juniors, so not everyone

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attends these events

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due to lack of

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relevance, but

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overall we have a pretty

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good turnout among

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staff.

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Thank you.

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Please. Finally,

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I would like to congratulate

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our principals on

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National

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Principals Month.

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We have Principal's Day

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in May, but October is

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National

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Principals Month

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. I want to

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take this

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moment to express my

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deepest gratitude to

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our four

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incredible

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principals: Mike

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Stanton from

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Nantucket Elementary, Becky

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Jand from Middle

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School, Mike Horton

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from Cyrus

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Pierce School, and

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Mandy

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Hylum from

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Nantucket High School, who is here today.

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Every day, they

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work tirelessly to

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create a

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safe,

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inclusive, and

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exciting

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learning

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environment for all

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students, while

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supporting our

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dedicated teachers and

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staff. Their

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leadership,

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dedication, and care

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for school

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communities make an

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unforgettable impact on

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all of us here on

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Nantucket. So

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please join

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me in

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thanking them for all

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they do. We

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also celebrated

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National

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Caregiver Day on October 2nd. It

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was a day dedicated to

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our wonderful

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neighborhood cleaners and our

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grounds maintenance team. We wanted to

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thank them again

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for their incredibly

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important work in keeping

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our schools and

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grounds

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clean, safe,

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and always ready

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for our students and

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staff. From early

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morning to late at

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night, they

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work tirelessly behind

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the scenes,

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maintaining our

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facilities and

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ensuring the

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smooth running of

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our entire

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campus. Their hard

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work, dedication and

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care ensure

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that our schools

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are always welcoming

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environments for

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our students,

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staff and families.

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So please

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join me in

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thanking

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our wonderful,

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amazing

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janitors,

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building supervisors,

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assistant

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janitors, and

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groundskeepers once again.

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Yes.

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And that's it. Thank you.

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Of course. We move on

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to presentations and

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discussions. We have the

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AP results with

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Director Heidel.

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Congratulations.

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So, before I

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begin our

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presentation, I want to

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first

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thank you for having

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us here. I

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know you've heard me

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say this a thousand

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times, but I'm always, happy and ready

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to share in

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our students' successes, big

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or small. I think what

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our students

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do every day is

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phenomenal, and I am

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always ready to

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celebrate them. But I

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also just want to

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mention and continue

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the theme of the open

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house, and I want to

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thank Mr.

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William Garski, who has

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been working on

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internships for

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his

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administration for the past year and this year. It

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seems to be CAGS

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he is working on. And he has

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helped

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coordinate

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volunteers for the

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open house

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for the past 2

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years. And this year

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we had about 30

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student volunteers

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from all four

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grades. So even

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some freshmen

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stepped forward and

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came to help

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that evening. So it was

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very nice that there were

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such a large

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number of students.

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And before we

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start looking at

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the numbers with our

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AP scores, I want to

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recognize our

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AP teachers, including

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Mr. Gregorich, who

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teaches chemistry; Miss

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McDonald, who

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teaches biology;

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Mr. Lucas Hayes,

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who leads AP in

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statistics; Mr.

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Kuratek, who teaches

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English;

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Daniel Clayton,

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who teaches

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English

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literature; and I should

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probably just

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take a

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second. which, um,

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to honor our, our

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dear Paige, who, um,

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taught, um,

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advanced

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literature last

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00:13:37,133 --> 00:13:38,444
year, and, um, you know,

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when we lost her, uh

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, Danielle took over

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at the

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last minute. So

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we are certainly grateful to

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her for

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doing that and continuing to

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do so now. Um, Ms.

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Christie teaches

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U.S. government and politics, Ms.

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Lyons teaches

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environmental science

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, Mr.

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Zeckman, um,

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advanced physics, and

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00:13:56,805 --> 00:13:57,696
Eileen Wiggins

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teaches, um,

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00:13:59,033 --> 00:14:00,097
U.S. history. So, um, I'm

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00:14:00,097 --> 00:14:01,356
grateful for everything

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00:14:01,356 --> 00:14:02,467
they do. I have

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said many times

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00:14:03,616 --> 00:14:04,510
that I was not an advanced student

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00:14:04,510 --> 00:14:05,760
.

619
00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:06,804
That's why I'm always very

620
00:14:06,804 --> 00:14:07,878
impressed, firstly, by what

621
00:14:07,878 --> 00:14:09,014
our

622
00:14:09,014 --> 00:14:10,120
teachers do, and secondly, by the

623
00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:12,762
successes of our students.

624
00:14:12,762 --> 00:14:13,796
So let's

625
00:14:13,796 --> 00:14:15,253
look at the, um,

626
00:14:15,253 --> 00:14:16,381
numbers for the 2025-26

627
00:14:16,381 --> 00:14:18,214
school year: We

628
00:14:18,214 --> 00:14:19,625
had 144 students

629
00:14:19,625 --> 00:14:20,706
taking

630
00:14:20,706 --> 00:14:22,445
advanced courses and

631
00:14:22,445 --> 00:14:26,110
taking AP exams. This is

632
00:14:26,110 --> 00:14:26,803
a requirement to

633
00:14:26,803 --> 00:14:27,670
attend an

634
00:14:27,670 --> 00:14:28,952
advanced class,

635
00:14:28,952 --> 00:14:31,589
um, take an exam. Um,

636
00:14:31,589 --> 00:14:33,519
so we had 144

637
00:14:33,519 --> 00:14:35,975
students. 279 exams were taken by 144 students

638
00:14:35,975 --> 00:14:39,711
. The

639
00:14:39,711 --> 00:14:41,672
average score on these 279

640
00:14:41,672 --> 00:14:43,802
exams was 3.01,

641
00:14:43,802 --> 00:14:46,044
and, um,

642
00:14:46,044 --> 00:14:47,781
69% of our

643
00:14:47,781 --> 00:14:49,799
students who took the

644
00:14:49,799 --> 00:14:54,799
exams scored a three or higher. So if we

645
00:14:54,799 --> 00:14:56,090
look at, um, by

646
00:14:56,090 --> 00:14:57,673
grade, in 10th grade

647
00:14:57,673 --> 00:14:58,756
we had, um,

648
00:14:58,756 --> 00:15:00,439
actually it should be 11.

649
00:15:00,439 --> 00:15:01,893
That's a mistake. It's not

650
00:15:01,893 --> 00:15:03,396
nine, there should be 11

651
00:15:03,396 --> 00:15:04,608
exams. Their

652
00:15:04,608 --> 00:15:06,200
GPA was 3.5, and

653
00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:07,711
88% of them got a three

654
00:15:07,711 --> 00:15:08,976
or higher, although that's

655
00:15:08,976 --> 00:15:10,487
a small number

656
00:15:10,487 --> 00:15:12,079
because AP Biology in

657
00:15:12,079 --> 00:15:13,549
10th grade is the only thing

658
00:15:13,549 --> 00:15:15,100
they can take

659
00:15:15,100 --> 00:15:16,607
in 10th grade. In 11th

660
00:15:16,607 --> 00:15:17,914
grade, we had 140

661
00:15:17,914 --> 00:15:19,976
exams to pass. The

662
00:15:19,976 --> 00:15:22,220
average score was 3. Um,

663
00:15:22,220 --> 00:15:25,324
15%, and a score of three or higher

664
00:15:25,324 --> 00:15:28,839
was 71%. Um, 12th grade,

665
00:15:28,839 --> 00:15:32,543
129 exams. Um, we had a

666
00:15:32,543 --> 00:15:34,568
3.0 GPA, and 65%

667
00:15:34,568 --> 00:15:36,645
got a score of three or higher

668
00:15:36,645 --> 00:15:42,302
. So if we

669
00:15:42,302 --> 00:15:43,095
look at the

670
00:15:43,095 --> 00:15:44,416
five-year summary,

671
00:15:44,416 --> 00:15:45,539
which I think is

672
00:15:45,539 --> 00:15:46,860
interesting to look at, you'll

673
00:15:46,860 --> 00:15:47,851
see that, um, the

674
00:15:47,851 --> 00:15:49,139
last few years

675
00:15:49,139 --> 00:15:50,361
have been the biggest in terms of the

676
00:15:50,361 --> 00:15:51,616
total number of

677
00:15:51,616 --> 00:15:52,937
students taking

678
00:15:52,937 --> 00:15:54,192
advanced classes and the

679
00:15:54,192 --> 00:15:55,447
total number of

680
00:15:55,447 --> 00:16:07,152
exams. We, um, But

681
00:16:07,152 --> 00:16:08,942
we also had, so

682
00:16:08,942 --> 00:16:10,638
last year we

683
00:16:10,638 --> 00:16:11,580
had 152, um,

684
00:16:11,580 --> 00:16:12,993
graduates to 152

685
00:16:12,993 --> 00:16:15,456
graduates. This

686
00:16:15,456 --> 00:16:17,434
year we should have 154

687
00:16:17,434 --> 00:16:20,307
graduates. So

688
00:16:20,307 --> 00:16:21,691
our numbers are higher, so it

689
00:16:21,691 --> 00:16:23,040
makes sense that the total

690
00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:24,283
number of students in

691
00:16:24,283 --> 00:16:25,561
advanced courses

692
00:16:25,561 --> 00:16:26,732
and AP exams is, um, a

693
00:16:26,732 --> 00:16:31,367
higher number. Maybe

694
00:16:31,367 --> 00:16:41,398
a minute? OK.

695
00:16:41,398 --> 00:16:42,518
Come back.

696
00:16:42,518 --> 00:16:45,599
Here.

697
00:16:45,599 --> 00:16:48,520
Come back.

698
00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:56,011
I think

699
00:16:56,011 --> 00:16:57,360
So, I think it's interesting

700
00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:58,212
to look at the

701
00:16:58,212 --> 00:16:59,561
five-year report and the

702
00:16:59,561 --> 00:17:07,357
... The number of AP students with a

703
00:17:07,357 --> 00:17:08,554
score of three or higher has

704
00:17:08,554 --> 00:17:09,511
certainly increased,

705
00:17:09,511 --> 00:17:10,469
partly because of the

706
00:17:10,469 --> 00:17:11,700
overall number of

707
00:17:11,700 --> 00:17:14,963
students that we had.

708
00:17:14,963 --> 00:17:16,297
But I think our

709
00:17:16,297 --> 00:17:16,999
students are

710
00:17:16,999 --> 00:17:18,581
doing well. If

711
00:17:18,581 --> 00:17:19,382
you go to the

712
00:17:19,382 --> 00:17:20,716
next slide,

713
00:17:20,716 --> 00:17:21,817
why do we pay

714
00:17:21,817 --> 00:17:24,774
attention to three or higher?

715
00:17:24,774 --> 00:17:25,462
Most

716
00:17:25,462 --> 00:17:26,657
universities that

717
00:17:26,657 --> 00:17:27,815
accept AP scores

718
00:17:27,815 --> 00:17:28,938
credit three,

719
00:17:28,938 --> 00:17:30,488
four, or five.

720
00:17:30,488 --> 00:17:31,702
is the highest

721
00:17:31,702 --> 00:17:32,703
score you can

722
00:17:32,703 --> 00:17:35,254
get. Students

723
00:17:35,254 --> 00:17:36,578
are also rewarded for their

724
00:17:36,578 --> 00:17:38,940
achievements. They are

725
00:17:38,940 --> 00:17:39,682
considered

726
00:17:39,682 --> 00:17:41,095
AP Scholars if they score

727
00:17:41,095 --> 00:17:42,261
three or

728
00:17:42,261 --> 00:17:43,675
more on three

729
00:17:43,675 --> 00:17:46,467
or more AP exams.

730
00:17:46,467 --> 00:17:47,770
AP Honors Scholars

731
00:17:47,770 --> 00:17:49,270
are those

732
00:17:49,270 --> 00:17:50,771
who have a

733
00:17:50,771 --> 00:17:52,113
3.25 GPA on all

734
00:17:52,113 --> 00:17:53,693
exams taken and receive a

735
00:17:53,693 --> 00:17:54,917
score of three or higher

736
00:17:54,917 --> 00:17:56,496
on at least four of

737
00:17:56,496 --> 00:17:59,323
them. And also an

738
00:17:59,323 --> 00:18:00,289
AP Scholar with

739
00:18:00,289 --> 00:18:01,686
Special Honors,

740
00:18:01,686 --> 00:18:03,118
and it seems we

741
00:18:03,118 --> 00:18:04,514
have Mr. McGrady among us who

742
00:18:04,514 --> 00:18:05,480
was just such a

743
00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:09,248
scholar. I don't want to

744
00:18:09,279 --> 00:18:10,456
embarrass him,

745
00:18:10,456 --> 00:18:11,442
but he did a

746
00:18:11,442 --> 00:18:13,934
great job. These are students who

747
00:18:13,934 --> 00:18:15,423
earn a

748
00:18:15,423 --> 00:18:17,036
3.5 GPA on all AP exams

749
00:18:17,036 --> 00:18:18,194
and have scores of three or

750
00:18:18,194 --> 00:18:19,807
higher on five

751
00:18:19,807 --> 00:18:22,352
or more exams.

752
00:18:22,352 --> 00:18:23,607
So if you go

753
00:18:23,607 --> 00:18:24,929
to the next slide,

754
00:18:24,929 --> 00:18:26,184
you'll see the numbers for

755
00:18:26,184 --> 00:18:28,874
this year. Number of

756
00:18:28,874 --> 00:18:30,407
scholars this

757
00:18:30,407 --> 00:18:32,025
year: 27

758
00:18:32,025 --> 00:18:33,644
AP scholars, 12 AP

759
00:18:33,644 --> 00:18:34,794
Honors scholars, and 13

760
00:18:34,794 --> 00:18:36,114
AP

761
00:18:36,114 --> 00:18:45,221
Distinction scholars.

762
00:18:45,221 --> 00:18:46,647
So, the College Board considers a

763
00:18:46,647 --> 00:18:48,190
passing score

764
00:18:48,190 --> 00:18:49,308
on the AP exam to be a score

765
00:18:49,308 --> 00:18:52,103
starting at a three. I

766
00:18:52,103 --> 00:18:53,067
often disagree with this

767
00:18:53,067 --> 00:18:56,589
. I believe

768
00:18:56,589 --> 00:18:58,023
that students who received

769
00:18:58,023 --> 00:18:59,237
one or two points

770
00:18:59,237 --> 00:19:00,709
also achieved success,

771
00:19:00,709 --> 00:19:02,180
because the AP course and the exam itself are

772
00:19:02,180 --> 00:19:03,504
much more difficult

773
00:19:03,504 --> 00:19:04,497
than regular or

774
00:19:04,497 --> 00:19:07,936
advanced classes.

775
00:19:07,936 --> 00:19:09,224
I think the goal is to

776
00:19:09,224 --> 00:19:10,414
help

777
00:19:10,414 --> 00:19:11,140
students better

778
00:19:11,140 --> 00:19:12,198
prepare for the

779
00:19:12,198 --> 00:19:12,892
complexity of the

780
00:19:12,892 --> 00:19:13,982
university

781
00:19:13,982 --> 00:19:17,078
program. Personally, I

782
00:19:17,078 --> 00:19:18,356
think kids who

783
00:19:18,356 --> 00:19:19,492
take AP courses,

784
00:19:19,492 --> 00:19:20,734
pass exams, and

785
00:19:20,734 --> 00:19:22,119
get an A or

786
00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:23,432
B—even if

787
00:19:23,432 --> 00:19:24,320
colleges don't

788
00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:25,456
count it—are

789
00:19:25,456 --> 00:19:26,450
still

790
00:19:26,450 --> 00:19:31,603
successful. Not all

791
00:19:31,603 --> 00:19:32,435
colleges now

792
00:19:32,435 --> 00:19:33,651
accept AP scores to

793
00:19:33,651 --> 00:19:34,899
replace courses, but it

794
00:19:34,899 --> 00:19:36,179
still shows that

795
00:19:36,179 --> 00:19:37,235
they are capable of

796
00:19:37,235 --> 00:19:38,419
successfully attending

797
00:19:38,419 --> 00:19:46,440
university. Are there

798
00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:49,721
any questions? Oh,

799
00:19:49,721 --> 00:19:51,355
I forgot to mention one more

800
00:19:51,355 --> 00:19:53,306
thing. And I thought this

801
00:19:53,306 --> 00:19:54,721
slide was here, but it's

802
00:19:54,721 --> 00:19:57,070
not there. So, our

803
00:19:57,070 --> 00:19:58,366
current

804
00:19:58,366 --> 00:19:59,699
student population: in biology,

805
00:19:59,699 --> 00:20:04,104
we have seven students. We have 26 in

806
00:20:04,104 --> 00:20:05,925
calculus,

807
00:20:05,925 --> 00:20:07,076
13 in chemistry, 29 in

808
00:20:07,076 --> 00:20:08,946
English, 24 in

809
00:20:08,946 --> 00:20:10,048
English

810
00:20:10,048 --> 00:20:11,391
literature, 56 in

811
00:20:11,391 --> 00:20:13,213
ecology, 20 in physics,

812
00:20:13,213 --> 00:20:14,938
25 in statistics, 33 in

813
00:20:14,938 --> 00:20:16,760
US history, and eight

814
00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:17,911
in public

815
00:20:17,911 --> 00:20:20,873
administration.

816
00:20:20,873 --> 00:20:21,578
Thank you.

817
00:20:21,578 --> 00:20:23,079
And no, I forgot to

818
00:20:23,079 --> 00:20:24,374
do the math,

819
00:20:24,374 --> 00:20:25,627
sorry.

820
00:20:25,627 --> 00:20:27,454
Laura, Laura, do you have any questions?

821
00:20:27,454 --> 00:20:29,033
No questions, thank you.

822
00:20:29,033 --> 00:20:29,588
Ben?

823
00:20:29,588 --> 00:20:30,862
Dr. Lafferty?

824
00:20:30,862 --> 00:20:31,804
Happy.

825
00:20:31,804 --> 00:20:33,085
Oh, it's exciting to see the

826
00:20:33,085 --> 00:20:34,224
kids doing so well

827
00:20:34,224 --> 00:20:35,669
.

828
00:20:35,669 --> 00:20:36,179
Mhm.

829
00:20:36,179 --> 00:20:37,274
I think they're

830
00:20:37,274 --> 00:20:38,088
doing well,

831
00:20:38,088 --> 00:20:39,309
Dr. Lafferty, and I'm

832
00:20:39,309 --> 00:20:40,248
always impressed with

833
00:20:40,248 --> 00:20:41,350
our teachers.

834
00:20:41,350 --> 00:20:42,674
When you come to

835
00:20:42,674 --> 00:20:43,894
their classes, they...I

836
00:20:43,894 --> 00:20:44,695
was in an

837
00:20:44,695 --> 00:20:45,985
AP statistics class the other

838
00:20:45,985 --> 00:20:48,972
day. It's just

839
00:20:48,972 --> 00:20:50,245
phenomenal what they

840
00:20:50,245 --> 00:20:51,423
do in class, what

841
00:20:51,423 --> 00:20:52,474
work

842
00:20:52,474 --> 00:20:53,556
the teacher gives them, and how they

843
00:20:53,556 --> 00:20:57,057
think on the go. I wouldn't be able to do that

844
00:20:57,057 --> 00:20:59,796
.

845
00:20:59,796 --> 00:21:02,519
No questions. Thank you, and

846
00:21:02,519 --> 00:21:03,732
thank you to all our

847
00:21:03,732 --> 00:21:04,985
teachers, our AP

848
00:21:04,985 --> 00:21:06,354
teachers, especially

849
00:21:06,354 --> 00:21:07,724
now, and congratulations to all

850
00:21:07,724 --> 00:21:09,394
their students. So,

851
00:21:09,394 --> 00:21:10,043
thank you.

852
00:21:10,043 --> 00:21:11,767
very much.

853
00:21:11,767 --> 00:21:12,887
Now let's move on to the

854
00:21:12,887 --> 00:21:13,860
homeschooling report

855
00:21:13,860 --> 00:21:15,010
from Dr.

856
00:21:15,010 --> 00:21:15,673
Hallett.

857
00:21:15,673 --> 00:21:17,512
Yes. Okay, this report was supposed to be

858
00:21:17,512 --> 00:21:18,521
presented by

859
00:21:18,521 --> 00:21:19,120
Assistant

860
00:21:19,120 --> 00:21:20,097
Superintendent

861
00:21:20,097 --> 00:21:21,231
Melissa DeWitt, but

862
00:21:21,231 --> 00:21:23,188
she's in training. So

863
00:21:23,188 --> 00:21:24,407
I will do my best

864
00:21:24,407 --> 00:21:25,595
to share it and

865
00:21:25,595 --> 00:21:26,532
highlight it

866
00:21:26,532 --> 00:21:27,626
properly for

867
00:21:27,626 --> 00:21:28,820
her and for all of you. Do

868
00:21:28,820 --> 00:21:29,709
you want me

869
00:21:29,709 --> 00:21:30,574
behind the podium, or are you

870
00:21:30,574 --> 00:21:31,613
comfortable with me being here?

871
00:21:31,613 --> 00:21:32,732
Sorry to interrupt

872
00:21:32,732 --> 00:21:33,923
. Just as I sit down

873
00:21:33,923 --> 00:21:34,931
. No, everything is fine.

874
00:21:34,931 --> 00:21:35,600
Where do you want

875
00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:36,579
to see me? Thank you.

876
00:21:36,579 --> 00:21:37,913
Good. So I'll wait

877
00:21:37,913 --> 00:21:39,195
until everything is ready.

878
00:21:39,195 --> 00:21:42,804
Thank you.

879
00:21:42,804 --> 00:21:46,844
Good. So, I will try

880
00:21:46,844 --> 00:21:47,537
my best to

881
00:21:47,537 --> 00:21:49,352
walk you through the

882
00:21:49,385 --> 00:21:50,672
homeschooling procedures

883
00:21:50,672 --> 00:21:51,992
we have in place for

884
00:21:51,992 --> 00:21:53,147
our families so that we

885
00:21:53,147 --> 00:21:54,467
can explain a little bit about

886
00:21:54,467 --> 00:21:55,391
how

887
00:21:55,391 --> 00:21:56,480
homeschooling requests are initiated

888
00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:57,371
and what the

889
00:21:57,371 --> 00:22:00,149
expectations are. Are

890
00:22:00,149 --> 00:22:01,281
we ready to move on to the

891
00:22:01,281 --> 00:22:02,324
next slide,

892
00:22:02,324 --> 00:22:03,803
please? Thank you.

893
00:22:03,803 --> 00:22:06,659
Good. So, the first

894
00:22:06,659 --> 00:22:07,838
step is that

895
00:22:07,838 --> 00:22:08,890
parents must

896
00:22:08,890 --> 00:22:10,006
notify us of their

897
00:22:10,006 --> 00:22:10,994
intention to switch to

898
00:22:10,994 --> 00:22:12,269
homeschooling 14

899
00:22:12,269 --> 00:22:13,512
days before the

900
00:22:13,512 --> 00:22:14,564
program is installed, and this must

901
00:22:14,564 --> 00:22:15,807
happen before

902
00:22:15,807 --> 00:22:16,923
the child is picked up from

903
00:22:16,923 --> 00:22:20,095
school. So, before

904
00:22:20,095 --> 00:22:21,390
they start

905
00:22:21,390 --> 00:22:22,452
homeschooling, which could

906
00:22:22,452 --> 00:22:23,647
happen, for example, in

907
00:22:23,647 --> 00:22:24,909
the middle of the school

908
00:22:24,909 --> 00:22:26,754
year. Well, we still

909
00:22:26,754 --> 00:22:28,030
have to know about it

910
00:22:28,030 --> 00:22:29,341
in advance, and it has to be

911
00:22:29,341 --> 00:22:30,763
submitted every year.

912
00:22:30,763 --> 00:22:31,645
So if a student

913
00:22:31,645 --> 00:22:32,625
starts

914
00:22:32,625 --> 00:22:33,703
homeschooling and the parents

915
00:22:33,703 --> 00:22:34,421
want to

916
00:22:34,421 --> 00:22:35,434
continue it, we

917
00:22:35,434 --> 00:22:36,610
must receive

918
00:22:36,610 --> 00:22:40,009
this statement every year.

919
00:22:40,009 --> 00:22:41,347
The second step is for

920
00:22:41,347 --> 00:22:42,517
students to

921
00:22:42,517 --> 00:22:43,855
be certified,

922
00:22:43,855 --> 00:22:45,695
which means parents

923
00:22:45,729 --> 00:22:46,899
confirm in writing who

924
00:22:46,899 --> 00:22:47,903
they are, their place of

925
00:22:47,903 --> 00:22:49,107
residence, and their

926
00:22:49,107 --> 00:22:51,585
hours of study.

927
00:22:51,585 --> 00:22:52,756
Finally, they should

928
00:22:52,756 --> 00:22:54,057
outline a

929
00:22:54,057 --> 00:22:54,773
curriculum, which is the

930
00:22:54,773 --> 00:22:55,944
structure they

931
00:22:55,944 --> 00:22:56,497
plan

932
00:22:56,497 --> 00:22:57,538
to use, the

933
00:22:57,538 --> 00:22:58,806
proposed program

934
00:22:58,806 --> 00:22:59,587
, the details of that

935
00:22:59,587 --> 00:23:00,628
program, and

936
00:23:00,628 --> 00:23:01,864
the hours of instruction

937
00:23:01,864 --> 00:23:02,709
they plan

938
00:23:02,709 --> 00:23:04,011
to spend on each of the

939
00:23:04,011 --> 00:23:05,247
homeschooling subjects

940
00:23:05,247 --> 00:23:07,314
. So,

941
00:23:07,314 --> 00:23:08,581
additional procedures

942
00:23:08,581 --> 00:23:09,166
that the district

943
00:23:09,166 --> 00:23:10,010
is required to

944
00:23:10,010 --> 00:23:10,952
follow to

945
00:23:10,952 --> 00:23:11,959
make sure

946
00:23:11,959 --> 00:23:13,226
parents are competent in

947
00:23:13,226 --> 00:23:14,492
homeschooling their children

948
00:23:14,492 --> 00:23:16,715
. This is essentially a

949
00:23:16,715 --> 00:23:17,704
confirmation from

950
00:23:17,704 --> 00:23:18,576
parents that they are

951
00:23:18,576 --> 00:23:19,477
able and willing to

952
00:23:19,477 --> 00:23:20,437
dedicate time to

953
00:23:20,437 --> 00:23:21,600
properly

954
00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:23,249
homeschool their children.

955
00:23:23,249 --> 00:23:24,365
They should clearly

956
00:23:24,365 --> 00:23:25,449
indicate the teaching

957
00:23:25,449 --> 00:23:26,310
aids they

958
00:23:26,310 --> 00:23:26,853
plan to

959
00:23:26,853 --> 00:23:28,033
use, such

960
00:23:28,033 --> 00:23:29,309
as textbooks,

961
00:23:29,309 --> 00:23:30,553
workbooks, any other

962
00:23:30,553 --> 00:23:31,797
teaching materials,

963
00:23:31,797 --> 00:23:33,040
as well as lesson plans,

964
00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:34,252
teaching aids,

965
00:23:34,252 --> 00:23:35,401
and standardized

966
00:23:35,401 --> 00:23:36,790
testing.

967
00:23:36,790 --> 00:23:37,953
Students are expected

968
00:23:37,953 --> 00:23:38,825
to take

969
00:23:38,825 --> 00:23:39,827
standardized

970
00:23:39,827 --> 00:23:40,764
testing to

971
00:23:40,764 --> 00:23:41,766
ensure that

972
00:23:41,766 --> 00:23:42,800
educational progress

973
00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:43,608
is occurring

974
00:23:43,608 --> 00:23:44,577
throughout the

975
00:23:44,577 --> 00:23:45,740
homeschooling process

976
00:23:45,740 --> 00:23:47,551
. So, where did

977
00:23:47,551 --> 00:23:48,726
we stop, and

978
00:23:48,726 --> 00:23:49,750
sorry, I should have

979
00:23:49,750 --> 00:23:50,804
asked you to

980
00:23:50,804 --> 00:23:52,061
move on. I'm

981
00:23:52,061 --> 00:23:53,212
not doing very well here

982
00:23:53,212 --> 00:23:54,519
. Let's move on

983
00:23:54,519 --> 00:23:55,791
to the next slide,

984
00:23:55,791 --> 00:23:58,532
please. Another.

985
00:23:58,532 --> 00:24:00,512
Yes. OK. So,

986
00:24:00,512 --> 00:24:01,903
currently

987
00:24:01,903 --> 00:24:03,214
we

988
00:24:03,214 --> 00:24:05,364
have a total of 21 students in Nanteca Public Schools.

989
00:24:05,364 --> 00:24:06,908
That's seven

990
00:24:06,908 --> 00:24:08,674
more students than in the 2025-26

991
00:24:08,674 --> 00:24:10,826
school year, and 13

992
00:24:10,826 --> 00:24:13,101
families. So often families

993
00:24:13,101 --> 00:24:14,221
homeschool not

994
00:24:14,221 --> 00:24:15,408
just one student, but

995
00:24:15,408 --> 00:24:17,032
all their children. So, out of

996
00:24:17,032 --> 00:24:18,712
those 21, we're talking about

997
00:24:18,712 --> 00:24:20,219
13 different families that

998
00:24:20,219 --> 00:24:21,683
will homeschool

999
00:24:21,683 --> 00:24:23,104
one or more

1000
00:24:23,104 --> 00:24:24,741
students, and that's four

1001
00:24:24,741 --> 00:24:26,420
more families than in

1002
00:24:26,420 --> 00:24:28,208
2025. Next slide

1003
00:24:28,208 --> 00:24:30,735
. So, by year and

1004
00:24:30,735 --> 00:24:32,023
grade: 10 students in

1005
00:24:32,023 --> 00:24:35,160
elementary school.

1006
00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:36,247
Four in second

1007
00:24:36,247 --> 00:24:37,334
grade, three two in

1008
00:24:37,334 --> 00:24:38,587
third grade, two

1009
00:24:38,587 --> 00:24:39,839
in fourth and two

1010
00:24:39,839 --> 00:24:40,696
in fifth, and this is an

1011
00:24:40,696 --> 00:24:41,915
elementary school from

1012
00:24:41,915 --> 00:24:42,904
preschool or

1013
00:24:42,904 --> 00:24:44,156
zero to fifth

1014
00:24:44,156 --> 00:24:47,584
grade. And in high

1015
00:24:47,584 --> 00:24:48,899
school we have eight

1016
00:24:48,899 --> 00:24:49,936
students: four in

1017
00:24:49,936 --> 00:24:51,285
sixth grade, one in

1018
00:24:51,285 --> 00:24:52,323
seventh grade, and three in

1019
00:24:52,323 --> 00:24:54,671
eighth grade. And we

1020
00:24:54,671 --> 00:24:55,973
have three students at the

1021
00:24:55,973 --> 00:24:57,495
high school level.

1022
00:24:57,495 --> 00:24:58,350
One student is in

1023
00:24:58,350 --> 00:24:59,800
ninth grade, two are

1024
00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,909
in tenth grade. So,

1025
00:25:02,909 --> 00:25:04,085
some of your questions were

1026
00:25:04,085 --> 00:25:05,230
about whether

1027
00:25:05,230 --> 00:25:06,195
we are seeing a

1028
00:25:06,195 --> 00:25:07,190
significant

1029
00:25:07,190 --> 00:25:09,421
increase in

1030
00:25:09,451 --> 00:25:10,566
homeschooling this year, and whether

1031
00:25:10,566 --> 00:25:11,350
that could have caused a

1032
00:25:11,350 --> 00:25:12,797
decrease in our

1033
00:25:12,827 --> 00:25:14,109
enrollment. We did

1034
00:25:14,109 --> 00:25:15,202
n't actually

1035
00:25:15,202 --> 00:25:16,543
see it. Thank you.

1036
00:25:16,543 --> 00:25:18,337
I'm glad my

1037
00:25:18,337 --> 00:25:19,437
assistant is here to

1038
00:25:19,437 --> 00:25:20,820
help me. So

1039
00:25:20,820 --> 00:25:21,686
you'll see on the

1040
00:25:21,686 --> 00:25:22,777
graph that yes, this is

1041
00:25:22,777 --> 00:25:23,996
by far the largest

1042
00:25:23,996 --> 00:25:25,118
number of

1043
00:25:25,118 --> 00:25:26,369
homeschooled students,

1044
00:25:26,369 --> 00:25:27,428
but remember that

1045
00:25:27,428 --> 00:25:28,197
because of the low

1046
00:25:28,197 --> 00:25:29,352
total

1047
00:25:29,352 --> 00:25:30,122
enrollment, it

1048
00:25:30,122 --> 00:25:31,341
seems like there are a

1049
00:25:31,341 --> 00:25:35,240
lot of students. This is 21 percent.

1050
00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:36,479
In nine years, you

1051
00:25:36,479 --> 00:25:37,754
will see that yes, we have

1052
00:25:37,754 --> 00:25:39,874
definitely grown.

1053
00:25:39,874 --> 00:25:41,536
There is an increase. There was a

1054
00:25:41,536 --> 00:25:43,180
small jump in

1055
00:25:43,180 --> 00:25:44,780
2020-2021, during the

1056
00:25:44,780 --> 00:25:46,468
pandemic, but later

1057
00:25:46,468 --> 00:25:47,757
we saw some

1058
00:25:47,757 --> 00:25:49,490
growth in the indicators

1059
00:25:49,490 --> 00:25:51,648
. If you go to the

1060
00:25:51,648 --> 00:25:52,909
next slide, I'll

1061
00:25:52,909 --> 00:25:54,036
show a little bit of the data

1062
00:25:54,036 --> 00:25:54,965
that we have from the

1063
00:25:54,965 --> 00:25:56,193
past year, so we'll

1064
00:25:56,193 --> 00:25:57,387
share some of

1065
00:25:57,387 --> 00:25:58,415
the trends that we've

1066
00:25:58,415 --> 00:25:59,477
noticed and also

1067
00:25:59,477 --> 00:26:00,372
understand where

1068
00:26:00,372 --> 00:26:01,699
homeschooling is happening

1069
00:26:01,699 --> 00:26:02,960
on Cape Cod

1070
00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,221
and the islands. You

1071
00:26:05,221 --> 00:26:06,514
will see this graph

1072
00:26:06,514 --> 00:26:07,561
or chart

1073
00:26:07,561 --> 00:26:08,470
showing different

1074
00:26:08,470 --> 00:26:10,783
communities. We have 1.03% of

1075
00:26:10,783 --> 00:26:12,606
homeschooled students

1076
00:26:12,606 --> 00:26:14,134
—this is our

1077
00:26:14,134 --> 00:26:15,809
homeschooling rate

1078
00:26:15,809 --> 00:26:17,731
, meaning only 1

1079
00:26:17,731 --> 00:26:19,653
% of 25-26 were homeschooled

1080
00:26:19,653 --> 00:26:22,767
. That was 19 homeschooled students

1081
00:26:22,810 --> 00:26:24,292
last year out of 1,843,

1082
00:26:24,292 --> 00:26:25,478
not including

1083
00:26:25,478 --> 00:26:26,600
preschoolers.

1084
00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:27,586
Regional data

1085
00:26:27,586 --> 00:26:28,758
suggests that

1086
00:26:28,758 --> 00:26:30,947
we have lower homeschooling rates

1087
00:26:30,978 --> 00:26:32,211
than most of our

1088
00:26:32,211 --> 00:26:33,321
neighbors on Cape Cod

1089
00:26:33,321 --> 00:26:35,162
and the islands. Falmouth is

1090
00:26:35,162 --> 00:26:37,112
slightly higher—1.47,

1091
00:26:37,112 --> 00:26:39,341
Plymouth—1.92, as well as

1092
00:26:39,341 --> 00:26:41,907
Sandwich and Bourne. You will

1093
00:26:41,907 --> 00:26:43,190
see very high

1094
00:26:43,190 --> 00:26:43,913
rates in

1095
00:26:43,913 --> 00:26:45,718
Provincetown.

1096
00:26:45,718 --> 00:26:46,948
has a very

1097
00:26:46,948 --> 00:26:47,957
small district, so

1098
00:26:47,957 --> 00:26:49,125
even a few students

1099
00:26:49,125 --> 00:26:49,882
make that

1100
00:26:49,882 --> 00:26:51,762
percentage jump.

1101
00:26:51,762 --> 00:26:52,969
This is a

1102
00:26:52,969 --> 00:26:54,432
kindergarten

1103
00:26:54,432 --> 00:26:55,873
through 8th grade only school district. So, you'll

1104
00:26:55,873 --> 00:26:57,864
see it there. But we are

1105
00:26:57,864 --> 00:26:59,088
roughly on the same

1106
00:26:59,088 --> 00:27:00,836
level. Sandwich and Bourne

1107
00:27:00,836 --> 00:27:01,922
have slightly higher

1108
00:27:01,922 --> 00:27:03,252
rates than the rest of the

1109
00:27:03,252 --> 00:27:04,386
counties. Chilmark, a

1110
00:27:04,386 --> 00:27:05,213
very small

1111
00:27:05,213 --> 00:27:06,325
community on

1112
00:27:06,325 --> 00:27:07,597
Martha's Vineyard, also

1113
00:27:07,597 --> 00:27:08,937
has a high rate.

1114
00:27:08,937 --> 00:27:10,361
High percentage. We

1115
00:27:10,361 --> 00:27:11,392
need to think about

1116
00:27:11,392 --> 00:27:12,313
percentage, not

1117
00:27:12,313 --> 00:27:14,886
quantity. So,

1118
00:27:14,886 --> 00:27:16,049
moving on:

1119
00:27:16,049 --> 00:27:17,492
total number of

1120
00:27:17,492 --> 00:27:18,976
students on Cape Cod and the

1121
00:27:18,976 --> 00:27:20,580
islands—358 active

1122
00:27:20,580 --> 00:27:22,184
students

1123
00:27:22,184 --> 00:27:23,428
enrolled, 25 of whom

1124
00:27:23,428 --> 00:27:24,911
later moved out of

1125
00:27:24,911 --> 00:27:28,739
state. 19, when they

1126
00:27:28,739 --> 00:27:29,921
finished

1127
00:27:29,921 --> 00:27:32,322
homeschooling, whether

1128
00:27:32,356 --> 00:27:33,504
they went to high

1129
00:27:33,504 --> 00:27:34,652
school or somewhere

1130
00:27:34,652 --> 00:27:36,044
else, moved

1131
00:27:36,044 --> 00:27:39,471
out of state. 19

1132
00:27:39,471 --> 00:27:40,444
came to, um,

1133
00:27:40,444 --> 00:27:41,885
public schools, eight

1134
00:27:41,885 --> 00:27:42,822
transferred to

1135
00:27:42,822 --> 00:27:43,939
private schools in the

1136
00:27:43,939 --> 00:27:44,985
state, and five

1137
00:27:44,985 --> 00:27:45,849
stayed and

1138
00:27:45,849 --> 00:27:47,183
switched to

1139
00:27:47,183 --> 00:27:50,755
homeschooling. I believe

1140
00:27:50,755 --> 00:27:51,659
this refers to the

1141
00:27:51,659 --> 00:27:52,702
dropout status of

1142
00:27:52,702 --> 00:27:53,746
students who may have

1143
00:27:53,746 --> 00:27:54,820
dropped out of school.

1144
00:27:54,820 --> 00:27:55,641
Maybe I can

1145
00:27:55,641 --> 00:27:56,627
share more

1146
00:27:56,627 --> 00:27:57,256
information

1147
00:27:57,256 --> 00:27:58,324
next time regarding

1148
00:27:58,324 --> 00:27:59,507
this slide. Maybe it's a

1149
00:27:59,507 --> 00:28:00,540
little unclear to me

1150
00:28:00,540 --> 00:28:02,512
.

1151
00:28:02,512 --> 00:28:03,613
Finally, here are some

1152
00:28:03,613 --> 00:28:04,359
resources that have

1153
00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:05,493
been used

1154
00:28:05,493 --> 00:28:06,562
to prepare and

1155
00:28:06,562 --> 00:28:07,470
assist our

1156
00:28:07,470 --> 00:28:08,539
families as they

1157
00:28:08,539 --> 00:28:09,187
study and

1158
00:28:09,187 --> 00:28:10,192
consider whether to

1159
00:28:10,192 --> 00:28:11,391
homeschool their

1160
00:28:11,391 --> 00:28:13,767
children. So,

1161
00:28:13,767 --> 00:28:15,052
there is an online portal

1162
00:28:15,052 --> 00:28:16,101
where parents can

1163
00:28:16,101 --> 00:28:17,420
get information

1164
00:28:17,420 --> 00:28:18,773
and then either ask

1165
00:28:18,773 --> 00:28:19,686
questions or

1166
00:28:19,686 --> 00:28:22,577
start the process.

1167
00:28:22,577 --> 00:28:23,440
Our school

1168
00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:24,664
policy I HGB clearly

1169
00:28:24,664 --> 00:28:25,995
outlines the rules and

1170
00:28:25,995 --> 00:28:27,435
procedures for

1171
00:28:27,435 --> 00:28:28,527
homeschooling. You can

1172
00:28:28,527 --> 00:28:29,287
move on to the

1173
00:28:29,287 --> 00:28:30,381
next slide.

1174
00:28:30,381 --> 00:28:31,296
Do you want me to

1175
00:28:31,296 --> 00:28:32,045
come over? Do

1176
00:28:32,045 --> 00:28:33,582
you want? That would be

1177
00:28:33,582 --> 00:28:35,699
great. Thank you, Mandy.

1178
00:28:35,699 --> 00:28:39,166
Therefore. Amanda Bartley.

1179
00:28:39,166 --> 00:28:40,119
So, can you

1180
00:28:40,119 --> 00:28:41,256
go

1181
00:28:41,256 --> 00:28:42,916
back one slide? So, as

1182
00:28:42,916 --> 00:28:44,217
I understand it, when we

1183
00:28:44,217 --> 00:28:45,557
see 358 active

1184
00:28:45,557 --> 00:28:46,977
students, active students

1185
00:28:46,977 --> 00:28:48,475
mean that there are students

1186
00:28:48,475 --> 00:28:49,973
who are enrolling and

1187
00:28:49,973 --> 00:28:51,156
those who are dropping out of

1188
00:28:51,156 --> 00:28:52,076
school. So that

1189
00:28:52,076 --> 00:28:53,140
takes into account our

1190
00:28:53,140 --> 00:28:54,364
kindergarten class that is

1191
00:28:54,364 --> 00:28:55,202
coming. This

1192
00:28:55,202 --> 00:28:55,904
takes into account our

1193
00:28:55,904 --> 00:28:56,681
graduates who are

1194
00:28:56,681 --> 00:28:57,608
leaving, in addition to

1195
00:28:57,608 --> 00:28:58,536
any students who are

1196
00:28:58,536 --> 00:28:59,539
coming into or

1197
00:28:59,539 --> 00:29:00,732
leaving the district. So, that's what

1198
00:29:00,732 --> 00:29:02,179
358

1199
00:29:02,179 --> 00:29:03,516
active students mean. This

1200
00:29:03,516 --> 00:29:05,401
data applies to all

1201
00:29:05,429 --> 00:29:06,676
Nantucket public schools. So, for

1202
00:29:06,676 --> 00:29:07,703
the last one, um?

1203
00:29:07,703 --> 00:29:08,916
So, sorry, not just

1204
00:29:08,916 --> 00:29:10,439
homeschooling. This is

1205
00:29:10,439 --> 00:29:11,638
all Nantucket public schools

1206
00:29:11,638 --> 00:29:12,308
.

1207
00:29:12,308 --> 00:29:13,316
out of state.

1208
00:29:13,316 --> 00:29:14,094
So, I think this

1209
00:29:14,094 --> 00:29:14,896
slide was added

1210
00:29:14,896 --> 00:29:15,869
here because one of the

1211
00:29:15,869 --> 00:29:16,842
questions you had at the

1212
00:29:16,842 --> 00:29:17,815
last

1213
00:29:17,815 --> 00:29:18,715
school committee meeting

1214
00:29:18,715 --> 00:29:19,201
was what's

1215
00:29:19,201 --> 00:29:20,417
happening with

1216
00:29:20,441 --> 00:29:21,698
attendance trends. So,

1217
00:29:21,698 --> 00:29:23,009
25 of our students, I

1218
00:29:23,009 --> 00:29:24,545
believe, don't quote

1219
00:29:24,545 --> 00:29:26,308
me, but I believe

1220
00:29:26,308 --> 00:29:27,889
25

1221
00:29:27,889 --> 00:29:29,471
students have moved out of

1222
00:29:29,471 --> 00:29:31,649
state in the last 90 days. 19

1223
00:29:31,649 --> 00:29:32,562
transferred to

1224
00:29:32,562 --> 00:29:33,651
public schools in the

1225
00:29:33,651 --> 00:29:34,459
state, eight

1226
00:29:34,459 --> 00:29:35,372
transferred to

1227
00:29:35,372 --> 00:29:36,460
private schools in the

1228
00:29:36,460 --> 00:29:37,479
state, and five

1229
00:29:37,479 --> 00:29:38,778
switched to

1230
00:29:38,778 --> 00:29:40,690
homeschooling.

1231
00:29:40,690 --> 00:29:43,285
Thank you.

1232
00:29:43,285 --> 00:29:44,460
Thanks for the "call a

1233
00:29:44,460 --> 00:29:46,986
friend." I appreciate it.

1234
00:29:46,986 --> 00:29:47,700
So, let's just

1235
00:29:47,700 --> 00:29:48,632
go back to the

1236
00:29:48,632 --> 00:29:49,782
next slide with

1237
00:29:49,782 --> 00:29:51,951
resources. Yes,

1238
00:29:51,951 --> 00:29:53,228
the policies and procedures

1239
00:29:53,228 --> 00:29:54,374
are available on our

1240
00:29:54,374 --> 00:29:55,421
website, and there are,

1241
00:29:55,421 --> 00:29:56,600
you know, clear ways to

1242
00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:58,433
consider

1243
00:29:58,466 --> 00:30:01,664
homeschooling.

1244
00:30:01,664 --> 00:30:02,756
And also the laws and

1245
00:30:02,756 --> 00:30:03,813
details, as it is

1246
00:30:03,813 --> 00:30:04,905
important that our

1247
00:30:04,905 --> 00:30:05,520
families

1248
00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:06,816
considering

1249
00:30:06,816 --> 00:30:08,011
homeschooling understand

1250
00:30:08,011 --> 00:30:08,887
the requirements.

1251
00:30:08,887 --> 00:30:10,327
And that's all for now

1252
00:30:10,327 --> 00:30:11,352
. And Melissa has the

1253
00:30:11,352 --> 00:30:12,782
last slide. If you

1254
00:30:12,782 --> 00:30:14,086
have any questions, you

1255
00:30:14,086 --> 00:30:14,967
can of course

1256
00:30:14,967 --> 00:30:16,907
contact her.

1257
00:30:16,907 --> 00:30:17,854
She is certainly

1258
00:30:17,854 --> 00:30:18,643
more

1259
00:30:18,643 --> 00:30:19,338
knowledgeable about

1260
00:30:19,338 --> 00:30:20,569
homeschooling than I am,

1261
00:30:20,569 --> 00:30:21,516
and she will be happy

1262
00:30:21,516 --> 00:30:22,590
to discuss

1263
00:30:22,590 --> 00:30:23,221
trend analysis,

1264
00:30:23,221 --> 00:30:23,947
regional

1265
00:30:23,947 --> 00:30:25,084
comparisons, and

1266
00:30:25,084 --> 00:30:26,063
any

1267
00:30:26,063 --> 00:30:26,757
policy and

1268
00:30:26,757 --> 00:30:27,957
compliance issues

1269
00:30:27,957 --> 00:30:28,588
you may be

1270
00:30:28,588 --> 00:30:32,750
interested in.

1271
00:30:32,750 --> 00:30:33,982
I have questions,

1272
00:30:33,982 --> 00:30:35,215
but I'll leave them for

1273
00:30:35,215 --> 00:30:35,773
Melissa. That's exactly what

1274
00:30:35,773 --> 00:30:38,970
I would recommend.

1275
00:30:38,970 --> 00:30:40,459
Thank you. We all agree to

1276
00:30:40,459 --> 00:30:41,328
postpone our

1277
00:30:41,328 --> 00:30:42,514
questions until later.

1278
00:30:42,514 --> 00:30:43,150
Perfectly.

1279
00:30:43,150 --> 00:30:44,244
At the next full

1280
00:30:44,244 --> 00:30:44,895
meeting, we

1281
00:30:44,895 --> 00:30:45,961
will have a small

1282
00:30:45,961 --> 00:30:46,878
question and

1283
00:30:46,878 --> 00:30:47,884
answer session so you

1284
00:30:47,884 --> 00:30:48,772
have a chance to

1285
00:30:48,772 --> 00:30:50,196
chat with her.

1286
00:30:50,196 --> 00:30:51,259
Thank you, and it looks like we're

1287
00:30:51,259 --> 00:30:52,122
moving on to the

1288
00:30:52,122 --> 00:30:53,352
final requirements and

1289
00:30:53,352 --> 00:30:54,415
recommendations for

1290
00:30:54,415 --> 00:30:55,677
high

1291
00:30:55,677 --> 00:31:00,213
school graduates.

1292
00:31:00,213 --> 00:31:02,806
Congratulations. Amanda Bartley,

1293
00:31:02,806 --> 00:31:04,067
I'm the Assistant Director

1294
00:31:04,067 --> 00:31:05,295
of Learning and

1295
00:31:05,295 --> 00:31:06,490
Teaching, and with us

1296
00:31:06,490 --> 00:31:08,905
today...

1297
00:31:08,905 --> 00:31:10,364
Good evening, everyone. I'm

1298
00:31:10,364 --> 00:31:11,068
Jeb Gately,

1299
00:31:11,068 --> 00:31:12,232
Executive Director

1300
00:31:12,232 --> 00:31:13,089
of Special

1301
00:31:13,089 --> 00:31:14,927
Services.

1302
00:31:14,955 --> 00:31:16,040
Our

1303
00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:17,011
high school administration is also here to

1304
00:31:17,011 --> 00:31:18,152
help answer

1305
00:31:18,152 --> 00:31:19,094
questions about

1306
00:31:19,094 --> 00:31:20,209
this presentation. With

1307
00:31:20,209 --> 00:31:21,353
us are Mandy Hillel,

1308
00:31:21,353 --> 00:31:22,465
Jen Serradalis, and

1309
00:31:22,465 --> 00:31:24,538
Tracy Mayo. So,

1310
00:31:24,538 --> 00:31:25,247
today we are

1311
00:31:25,247 --> 00:31:26,278
presenting new

1312
00:31:26,278 --> 00:31:26,858
requirements for

1313
00:31:26,858 --> 00:31:27,696
graduates in

1314
00:31:27,696 --> 00:31:29,647
Massachusetts. You can

1315
00:31:29,647 --> 00:31:30,290
move on to the

1316
00:31:30,290 --> 00:31:35,264
next slide. We'll

1317
00:31:35,264 --> 00:31:36,345
talk about

1318
00:31:36,345 --> 00:31:37,553
what these requirements are, how

1319
00:31:37,553 --> 00:31:39,555
they will affect

1320
00:31:40,413 --> 00:31:41,494
Nantucket High School graduation rules, and then

1321
00:31:41,494 --> 00:31:42,257
move on to

1322
00:31:42,257 --> 00:31:43,401
discuss the impact

1323
00:31:43,401 --> 00:31:44,100
on special

1324
00:31:44,100 --> 00:31:48,987
categories of students. This

1325
00:31:48,987 --> 00:31:51,169
report was released in June

1326
00:31:51,169 --> 00:31:55,840
2026. It is brand

1327
00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:56,293
new and

1328
00:31:56,293 --> 00:31:58,497
prepared by the

1329
00:31:58,529 --> 00:32:02,818
State Graduation Board. The

1330
00:32:02,818 --> 00:32:03,922
State Graduation Board was

1331
00:32:03,922 --> 00:32:04,459
established by

1332
00:32:04,459 --> 00:32:06,824
the Governor. So,

1333
00:32:06,824 --> 00:32:07,570
we have the

1334
00:32:07,570 --> 00:32:08,905
governor's office and DESE, the

1335
00:32:08,905 --> 00:32:09,808
Department of

1336
00:32:09,808 --> 00:32:10,828
Elementary and

1337
00:32:10,828 --> 00:32:18,194
Secondary Education. This is

1338
00:32:18,194 --> 00:32:19,360
an initiative of the

1339
00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:20,345
Governor's Office, and

1340
00:32:20,345 --> 00:32:21,621
the reason for its appearance is "

1341
00:32:21,621 --> 00:32:22,751
Bulletin 2", which

1342
00:32:22,751 --> 00:32:24,209
eliminated the MCAS requirement as a

1343
00:32:24,209 --> 00:32:25,631
competency criterion

1344
00:32:25,631 --> 00:32:26,980
, while maintaining

1345
00:32:26,980 --> 00:32:27,782
the requirement for

1346
00:32:27,782 --> 00:32:28,548
determining

1347
00:32:28,548 --> 00:32:37,608
competency.

1348
00:32:37,608 --> 00:32:38,706
Since this requirement

1349
00:32:38,706 --> 00:32:39,962
was removed, each

1350
00:32:39,962 --> 00:32:40,935
district now has its own

1351
00:32:40,935 --> 00:32:41,594
definition of

1352
00:32:41,594 --> 00:32:42,536
competency for

1353
00:32:42,536 --> 00:32:43,133
mastering

1354
00:32:43,133 --> 00:32:44,169
English,

1355
00:32:44,169 --> 00:32:44,859
math,

1356
00:32:44,859 --> 00:32:46,021
science, and

1357
00:32:46,021 --> 00:32:47,277
successfully completing the

1358
00:32:47,277 --> 00:32:52,429
curriculum.

1359
00:32:52,429 --> 00:32:53,576
But it looks

1360
00:32:53,576 --> 00:32:54,689
different in each

1361
00:32:54,689 --> 00:32:57,651
district. So the goal

1362
00:32:57,651 --> 00:32:58,832
was to make the requirements

1363
00:32:58,832 --> 00:32:59,535
a little more

1364
00:32:59,535 --> 00:33:00,556
uniform across the

1365
00:33:00,556 --> 00:33:05,476
state. That's

1366
00:33:05,509 --> 00:33:06,639
the background to this

1367
00:33:06,639 --> 00:33:07,802
conversation and the reason for

1368
00:33:07,802 --> 00:33:11,835
this report.

1369
00:33:11,835 --> 00:33:13,117
The report begins

1370
00:33:13,117 --> 00:33:14,297
with the vision of a

1371
00:33:14,297 --> 00:33:17,264
Massachusetts graduate. You

1372
00:33:17,264 --> 00:33:18,493
can see here, in the

1373
00:33:18,493 --> 00:33:19,822
center of our graphic,

1374
00:33:19,822 --> 00:33:20,885
that the goal is to

1375
00:33:20,885 --> 00:33:22,180
educate thinkers

1376
00:33:22,180 --> 00:33:23,443
, active citizens,

1377
00:33:23,443 --> 00:33:24,738
and learners

1378
00:33:24,738 --> 00:33:28,293
across the state. So,

1379
00:33:28,293 --> 00:33:29,406
you will see these

1380
00:33:29,406 --> 00:33:30,216
ideas being actively

1381
00:33:30,216 --> 00:33:32,173
prepared: creative

1382
00:33:32,207 --> 00:33:33,523
problem solvers, self-aware

1383
00:33:33,523 --> 00:33:34,771
navigators, conscious

1384
00:33:34,771 --> 00:33:35,513
co-authors,

1385
00:33:35,513 --> 00:33:36,829
responsible

1386
00:33:36,829 --> 00:33:38,179
decision makers,

1387
00:33:38,179 --> 00:33:38,988
and effective

1388
00:33:38,988 --> 00:33:40,271
communicators will be

1389
00:33:40,271 --> 00:33:41,519
woven into the

1390
00:33:41,519 --> 00:33:43,286
recommendations made.

1391
00:33:43,286 --> 00:33:44,341
by them.

1392
00:33:44,341 --> 00:33:45,472
Next slide.

1393
00:33:45,472 --> 00:33:47,291
Thank you. Um, so "

1394
00:33:47,291 --> 00:33:48,320
Strong Foundations for a

1395
00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:49,613
Bright Future

1396
00:33:49,613 --> 00:33:50,873
"—that's their structure

1397
00:33:50,873 --> 00:33:53,637
here. And here are four

1398
00:33:53,637 --> 00:33:54,811
components of what

1399
00:33:54,811 --> 00:33:55,952
they want to see

1400
00:33:55,952 --> 00:33:56,539
from our

1401
00:33:56,539 --> 00:34:00,259
graduates. Core

1402
00:34:00,259 --> 00:34:01,332
courses, summative

1403
00:34:01,332 --> 00:34:02,047
assessments,

1404
00:34:02,047 --> 00:34:03,087
after-

1405
00:34:03,087 --> 00:34:03,607
school planning, and

1406
00:34:03,607 --> 00:34:07,002
culminating experiences.

1407
00:34:07,002 --> 00:34:08,253
By this, we tried

1408
00:34:08,253 --> 00:34:09,129
to explain how it

1409
00:34:09,129 --> 00:34:10,193
relates to

1410
00:34:10,193 --> 00:34:11,256
classroom learning,

1411
00:34:11,256 --> 00:34:12,101
demonstration of

1412
00:34:12,101 --> 00:34:13,822
mastery, and

1413
00:34:13,853 --> 00:34:15,525
college and career readiness.

1414
00:34:15,525 --> 00:34:16,714
There are many overlaps

1415
00:34:16,714 --> 00:34:17,806
between many of these

1416
00:34:17,806 --> 00:34:18,933
different fields.

1417
00:34:18,933 --> 00:34:20,322
Next slide,

1418
00:34:20,322 --> 00:34:25,701
please. So, I just

1419
00:34:25,701 --> 00:34:27,040
talked about those four

1420
00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:27,978
areas that went

1421
00:34:27,978 --> 00:34:29,304
horizontally. Now

1422
00:34:29,304 --> 00:34:29,891
they go

1423
00:34:29,891 --> 00:34:31,070
vertically. These are the same

1424
00:34:31,070 --> 00:34:33,555
four things. And we

1425
00:34:33,555 --> 00:34:35,092
tried to take, um,

1426
00:34:35,092 --> 00:34:38,385
recommendations. So everything here is still under

1427
00:34:38,419 --> 00:34:40,792
development.

1428
00:34:40,792 --> 00:34:41,762
Recommendations from the

1429
00:34:41,762 --> 00:34:42,927
release report and

1430
00:34:42,927 --> 00:34:43,639
what are the

1431
00:34:43,639 --> 00:34:44,901
estimated timelines and

1432
00:34:44,901 --> 00:34:48,717
impact on us. So you

1433
00:34:48,717 --> 00:34:50,036
see the first one here is

1434
00:34:50,036 --> 00:34:51,320
about the core

1435
00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:52,639
courses, and that impacts

1436
00:34:52,639 --> 00:34:53,887
us because we have to

1437
00:34:53,887 --> 00:34:55,242
implement

1438
00:34:55,242 --> 00:34:56,347
that by the next

1439
00:34:56,347 --> 00:34:57,737
school year for the

1440
00:34:57,737 --> 00:34:59,656
2031 graduates.

1441
00:34:59,656 --> 00:35:00,765
These are our future

1442
00:35:00,765 --> 00:35:02,125
ninth graders. And I'll be

1443
00:35:02,125 --> 00:35:03,584
back to

1444
00:35:03,615 --> 00:35:04,485
talk more about the

1445
00:35:04,485 --> 00:35:05,571
core courses in a

1446
00:35:05,571 --> 00:35:06,689
few minutes. But the

1447
00:35:06,689 --> 00:35:07,829
main impact here is that

1448
00:35:07,829 --> 00:35:08,880
we have to

1449
00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:10,031
implement "Mass Core."

1450
00:35:10,031 --> 00:35:11,087
So I'll come back to

1451
00:35:11,087 --> 00:35:11,832
this because I need to

1452
00:35:11,832 --> 00:35:12,888
go into a little more

1453
00:35:12,888 --> 00:35:15,173
detail. And, um,

1454
00:35:15,173 --> 00:35:16,146
the changes we'll

1455
00:35:16,146 --> 00:35:17,119
need to

1456
00:35:17,119 --> 00:35:19,885
make. Regarding the

1457
00:35:19,885 --> 00:35:20,652
final

1458
00:35:20,652 --> 00:35:21,985
assessments, the dates are yet to be

1459
00:35:21,985 --> 00:35:25,412
determined.

1460
00:35:25,412 --> 00:35:26,505
DESE doesn't yet have all

1461
00:35:26,505 --> 00:35:27,926
the guidance for districts

1462
00:35:27,926 --> 00:35:28,800
on how

1463
00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,075
to respond to this, which

1464
00:35:30,075 --> 00:35:31,241
was released by the

1465
00:35:31,241 --> 00:35:32,662
governor's office in

1466
00:35:32,662 --> 00:35:36,090
June. Therefore, these are only

1467
00:35:36,090 --> 00:35:38,563
approximate dates.

1468
00:35:38,563 --> 00:35:39,636
Planning after

1469
00:35:39,636 --> 00:35:40,442
school, I'm really

1470
00:35:40,442 --> 00:35:42,383
excited about it. My Cap

1471
00:35:42,383 --> 00:35:43,205
is my

1472
00:35:43,205 --> 00:35:44,170
career and

1473
00:35:44,170 --> 00:35:45,064
academic

1474
00:35:45,064 --> 00:35:48,583
development plan. This really

1475
00:35:48,583 --> 00:35:49,538
helps students

1476
00:35:49,538 --> 00:35:50,557
think about what they will

1477
00:35:50,557 --> 00:35:51,577
do after

1478
00:35:51,577 --> 00:35:52,628
graduation,

1479
00:35:52,628 --> 00:35:53,902
whether it's

1480
00:35:53,902 --> 00:35:55,144
college and career readiness or

1481
00:35:55,144 --> 00:35:58,865
college admission. But

1482
00:35:58,865 --> 00:36:00,046
it will be built into the

1483
00:36:00,046 --> 00:36:00,899
work we

1484
00:36:00,899 --> 00:36:02,656
do. I think we

1485
00:36:02,656 --> 00:36:04,405
will consider this around the

1486
00:36:04,405 --> 00:36:06,051
2028-2029

1487
00:36:06,051 --> 00:36:09,921
school year. And the

1488
00:36:09,921 --> 00:36:11,093
final experience

1489
00:36:11,093 --> 00:36:11,981
is a kind of

1490
00:36:11,981 --> 00:36:13,185
creation of a portfolio of

1491
00:36:13,185 --> 00:36:17,214
works. And the high school

1492
00:36:17,214 --> 00:36:18,403
has started this work

1493
00:36:18,403 --> 00:36:19,497
over the past

1494
00:36:19,497 --> 00:36:22,702
few years. So

1495
00:36:22,702 --> 00:36:23,775
what happens next is that the state

1496
00:36:23,775 --> 00:36:25,044
will develop fairly, um,

1497
00:36:25,044 --> 00:36:25,890
somewhat stricter

1498
00:36:25,890 --> 00:36:26,996
guidelines, within

1499
00:36:26,996 --> 00:36:28,232
which we will have to navigate,

1500
00:36:28,232 --> 00:36:30,086
so to speak,

1501
00:36:30,119 --> 00:36:31,355
using rubrics

1502
00:36:31,355 --> 00:36:32,591
that we can then

1503
00:36:32,591 --> 00:36:33,762
provide

1504
00:36:33,762 --> 00:36:35,064
feedback on at the local

1505
00:36:35,064 --> 00:36:38,613
level. Next

1506
00:36:38,613 --> 00:36:40,346
slide, please.

1507
00:36:40,346 --> 00:36:41,579
Amidst all this, you

1508
00:36:41,579 --> 00:36:42,689
will see financial

1509
00:36:42,689 --> 00:36:43,553
literacy as a

1510
00:36:43,553 --> 00:36:45,028
mandatory requirement.

1511
00:36:45,028 --> 00:36:46,316
Um, we already have a course in

1512
00:36:46,316 --> 00:36:46,992
financial

1513
00:36:46,992 --> 00:36:48,184
literacy, and it's

1514
00:36:48,184 --> 00:36:49,086
part of our

1515
00:36:49,086 --> 00:36:50,149
current

1516
00:36:50,149 --> 00:36:51,192
graduate requirements. Um,

1517
00:36:51,192 --> 00:36:52,511
on-the-job training

1518
00:36:52,511 --> 00:36:53,830
that is related

1519
00:36:53,830 --> 00:36:55,577
to the My Cap program. Uh,

1520
00:36:55,577 --> 00:36:57,161
FAFSA and MASFA: students can

1521
00:36:57,161 --> 00:36:58,349
choose whether to

1522
00:36:58,349 --> 00:36:59,893
participate in these,

1523
00:36:59,893 --> 00:37:01,319
but we are required to

1524
00:37:01,319 --> 00:37:02,665
provide information

1525
00:37:02,665 --> 00:37:05,725
about them. Artificial

1526
00:37:05,725 --> 00:37:07,000
intelligence and digital

1527
00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:08,035
literacy—that's a

1528
00:37:08,035 --> 00:37:09,310
new, um, component

1529
00:37:09,310 --> 00:37:11,252
here. By the way, we

1530
00:37:11,252 --> 00:37:12,119
added an

1531
00:37:12,119 --> 00:37:13,371
artificial intelligence class in

1532
00:37:13,371 --> 00:37:14,303
high school, a

1533
00:37:14,303 --> 00:37:15,523
semester-long course,

1534
00:37:15,523 --> 00:37:18,849
right? This year. Um,

1535
00:37:18,849 --> 00:37:20,120
as I understand from

1536
00:37:20,120 --> 00:37:21,391
reading this report,

1537
00:37:21,391 --> 00:37:22,528
there is a module that

1538
00:37:22,528 --> 00:37:23,565
all students

1539
00:37:23,565 --> 00:37:24,669
will have to complete either

1540
00:37:24,669 --> 00:37:25,739
independently, or as part of the

1541
00:37:25,739 --> 00:37:26,910
course, or we will

1542
00:37:26,910 --> 00:37:28,013
integrate it into the

1543
00:37:28,013 --> 00:37:31,460
learning process. Um

1544
00:37:31,460 --> 00:37:32,778
, and also civic

1545
00:37:32,778 --> 00:37:35,144
readiness. Um, so

1546
00:37:35,144 --> 00:37:36,716
we have our community

1547
00:37:36,716 --> 00:37:38,248
projects, action projects,

1548
00:37:38,248 --> 00:37:39,819
implemented, um, both in

1549
00:37:39,819 --> 00:37:41,351
ninth grade and,

1550
00:37:41,351 --> 00:37:42,569
I think, in 11th

1551
00:37:42,569 --> 00:37:46,152
grade. Is that correct?

1552
00:37:46,152 --> 00:37:46,644
Yes.

1553
00:37:46,644 --> 00:37:48,025
okay. I was

1554
00:37:48,025 --> 00:37:49,610
right about that.

1555
00:37:49,610 --> 00:37:50,779
11th grade.

1556
00:37:50,779 --> 00:37:54,372
Okay,

1557
00:37:54,372 --> 00:37:55,831
next slide,

1558
00:37:55,831 --> 00:37:57,106
please. So, another

1559
00:37:57,106 --> 00:37:58,364
thing that's already in place and that

1560
00:37:58,364 --> 00:37:59,332
they're going to

1561
00:37:59,332 --> 00:38:01,589
expand is

1562
00:38:01,621 --> 00:38:03,079
achievement awards. We

1563
00:38:03,079 --> 00:38:04,327
already have the

1564
00:38:04,327 --> 00:38:05,537
seal of

1565
00:38:05,537 --> 00:38:07,188
biliteracy. Um, this is the only

1566
00:38:07,188 --> 00:38:08,341
seal currently

1567
00:38:08,341 --> 00:38:09,605
in the state, um,

1568
00:38:09,605 --> 00:38:10,944
other than innovative

1569
00:38:10,944 --> 00:38:12,928
ways. Um, we

1570
00:38:12,928 --> 00:38:13,732
also have

1571
00:38:13,732 --> 00:38:15,810
innovative ways. Um

1572
00:38:15,810 --> 00:38:16,994
, in the future they're

1573
00:38:16,994 --> 00:38:17,763
talking about

1574
00:38:17,763 --> 00:38:18,884
adding all these

1575
00:38:18,884 --> 00:38:20,490
other accolades. Um,

1576
00:38:20,490 --> 00:38:21,415
we don't have

1577
00:38:21,415 --> 00:38:22,543
any guidance yet on

1578
00:38:22,543 --> 00:38:23,121
what that

1579
00:38:23,121 --> 00:38:24,278
will look like, but they

1580
00:38:24,278 --> 00:38:25,724
say there will be a

1581
00:38:25,753 --> 00:38:26,880
minimum amount

1582
00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:28,037
that each district will be

1583
00:38:28,037 --> 00:38:28,789
required

1584
00:38:28,789 --> 00:38:32,062
to offer.

1585
00:38:32,062 --> 00:38:33,281
Next slide.

1586
00:38:33,281 --> 00:38:36,249
Okay, MassCore. So, um,

1587
00:38:36,249 --> 00:38:37,392
the idea here is

1588
00:38:37,392 --> 00:38:38,199
that students

1589
00:38:38,199 --> 00:38:39,442
will complete MassCore, which is a

1590
00:38:39,442 --> 00:38:40,585
rigorous

1591
00:38:40,585 --> 00:38:41,425
curriculum that

1592
00:38:41,425 --> 00:38:42,635
meets

1593
00:38:42,635 --> 00:38:43,644
college admissions requirements

1594
00:38:43,644 --> 00:38:44,955
and

1595
00:38:44,955 --> 00:38:46,366
leaves all

1596
00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:47,744
post-secondary education opportunities

1597
00:38:47,744 --> 00:38:48,988
available to all of

1598
00:38:48,988 --> 00:38:53,066
our students. Um, as you

1599
00:38:53,066 --> 00:38:53,987
can see

1600
00:38:53,987 --> 00:38:55,263
on the right, the requirement for

1601
00:38:55,263 --> 00:38:56,573
English language and

1602
00:38:56,573 --> 00:38:57,565
literature is

1603
00:38:57,565 --> 00:38:58,805
four units or

1604
00:38:58,805 --> 00:38:59,833
four credits,

1605
00:38:59,833 --> 00:39:01,108
math is four

1606
00:39:01,108 --> 00:39:02,419
credits,

1607
00:39:02,419 --> 00:39:03,127
science is three

1608
00:39:03,127 --> 00:39:04,367
lab courses,

1609
00:39:04,367 --> 00:39:05,253
history is three,

1610
00:39:05,253 --> 00:39:06,528
foreign language is two,

1611
00:39:06,528 --> 00:39:07,803
physical education is

1612
00:39:07,803 --> 00:39:08,830
required

1613
00:39:08,830 --> 00:39:10,212
to offer it, um,

1614
00:39:10,212 --> 00:39:11,381
once a year every year,

1615
00:39:11,381 --> 00:39:12,444
art is one

1616
00:39:12,444 --> 00:39:13,436
credit, and

1617
00:39:13,436 --> 00:39:16,975
additional courses. When

1618
00:39:16,975 --> 00:39:17,973
we move on to the

1619
00:39:17,973 --> 00:39:19,314
next slide, um

1620
00:39:19,314 --> 00:39:20,484
, I'd like to provide

1621
00:39:20,484 --> 00:39:22,887
some data. I'll dig a little

1622
00:39:22,887 --> 00:39:24,055
deeper into

1623
00:39:24,055 --> 00:39:24,855
MassCore when we

1624
00:39:24,855 --> 00:39:26,856
compare it to

1625
00:39:26,890 --> 00:39:32,299
Nantucket High School. Um, 46%. I

1626
00:39:32,299 --> 00:39:33,525
wanted to look at

1627
00:39:33,525 --> 00:39:34,386
the data across the state:

1628
00:39:34,386 --> 00:39:35,612
how many districts are already

1629
00:39:35,612 --> 00:39:36,838
compliant with MassCore and

1630
00:39:36,838 --> 00:39:38,064
how many of our students are

1631
00:39:38,064 --> 00:39:39,323
currently compliant with

1632
00:39:39,323 --> 00:39:42,583
MassCore. So, 46% of

1633
00:39:42,583 --> 00:39:43,904
high schools that

1634
00:39:43,904 --> 00:39:45,185
provided

1635
00:39:45,185 --> 00:39:46,548
graduation requirements are fully

1636
00:39:46,548 --> 00:39:48,468
compliant with MassCore.

1637
00:39:48,468 --> 00:39:50,333
That is, we are talking about about

1638
00:39:50,365 --> 00:39:51,798
half of the state. 24% of

1639
00:39:51,798 --> 00:39:53,877
schools are lacking just

1640
00:39:53,877 --> 00:39:57,245
one subject. And 82% of

1641
00:39:57,288 --> 00:39:58,681
Massachusetts graduates already

1642
00:39:58,681 --> 00:40:00,421
meet

1643
00:40:00,421 --> 00:40:02,032
MassCore requirements. That's why the

1644
00:40:02,032 --> 00:40:02,828
graduation board

1645
00:40:02,828 --> 00:40:03,931
said, "We can

1646
00:40:03,931 --> 00:40:04,881
make this our

1647
00:40:04,881 --> 00:40:05,708
first step

1648
00:40:05,708 --> 00:40:06,780
since we're pretty

1649
00:40:06,780 --> 00:40:07,914
close to

1650
00:40:07,914 --> 00:40:09,139
doing it

1651
00:40:09,139 --> 00:40:14,550
statewide." The table above

1652
00:40:14,550 --> 00:40:15,609
shows the percentage of

1653
00:40:15,609 --> 00:40:16,734
high schools that are

1654
00:40:16,734 --> 00:40:17,792
already compliant

1655
00:40:17,792 --> 00:40:18,785
with MassCore, by

1656
00:40:18,785 --> 00:40:20,075
subject area

1657
00:40:20,075 --> 00:40:25,490
. And our district is shown below

1658
00:40:25,490 --> 00:40:28,664
. So, in 2023,

1659
00:40:28,664 --> 00:40:30,451
99.3% of our students

1660
00:40:30,451 --> 00:40:32,965
met the

1661
00:40:32,965 --> 00:40:38,097
MassCore requirements. In the 24th — 83.1%, and in the

1662
00:40:38,097 --> 00:40:41,863
25th — 77.1%. It's simply a

1663
00:40:41,863 --> 00:40:43,045
difference in whether

1664
00:40:43,045 --> 00:40:44,298
our students choose

1665
00:40:44,298 --> 00:40:45,622
courses that are part of

1666
00:40:45,622 --> 00:40:51,466
MassCore or not. So, when

1667
00:40:51,466 --> 00:40:52,342
we look at the

1668
00:40:52,342 --> 00:40:53,509
next slide, it's

1669
00:40:53,509 --> 00:40:54,709
just a quick overview of where

1670
00:40:54,709 --> 00:40:55,747
we're doing

1671
00:40:55,747 --> 00:40:58,382
well. Okay, in

1672
00:40:58,382 --> 00:40:59,538
English language and

1673
00:40:59,538 --> 00:41:00,351
literature we

1674
00:41:00,351 --> 00:41:01,569
meet the requirements

1675
00:41:01,569 --> 00:41:02,385
. In history and

1676
00:41:02,385 --> 00:41:03,546
social studies,

1677
00:41:03,546 --> 00:41:04,439
we meet

1678
00:41:04,439 --> 00:41:06,225
the requirements. Where there is an

1679
00:41:06,225 --> 00:41:07,525
asterisk, we need to

1680
00:41:07,525 --> 00:41:08,370
make a few

1681
00:41:08,370 --> 00:41:11,438
corrections. And where there

1682
00:41:11,438 --> 00:41:12,261
is an X next to

1683
00:41:12,261 --> 00:41:13,393
foreign language and

1684
00:41:13,393 --> 00:41:14,456
arts, it is not a

1685
00:41:14,456 --> 00:41:15,896
current

1686
00:41:15,930 --> 00:41:16,959
requirement, so we will

1687
00:41:16,959 --> 00:41:20,207
make some changes.

1688
00:41:20,207 --> 00:41:21,607
Next slide,

1689
00:41:21,607 --> 00:41:24,042
please. Going

1690
00:41:24,042 --> 00:41:25,208
a little deeper, when we

1691
00:41:25,208 --> 00:41:25,973
look at

1692
00:41:25,973 --> 00:41:27,305
math, the correction

1693
00:41:27,305 --> 00:41:28,337
we need to

1694
00:41:28,337 --> 00:41:29,136
make is the

1695
00:41:29,136 --> 00:41:31,512
addition of Algebra 2.

1696
00:41:31,512 --> 00:41:32,843
Currently, the

1697
00:41:32,843 --> 00:41:34,365
graduation requirement is Algebra 1 and

1698
00:41:34,365 --> 00:41:37,066
Geometry. So although

1699
00:41:37,099 --> 00:41:37,820
we

1700
00:41:37,820 --> 00:41:39,034
are in line with the number of credits, students

1701
00:41:39,034 --> 00:41:40,215
will have to study

1702
00:41:40,215 --> 00:41:42,795
Algebra 2. A

1703
00:41:42,828 --> 00:41:43,947
slight

1704
00:41:43,947 --> 00:41:47,624
adjustment is needed with science. We now

1705
00:41:47,624 --> 00:41:48,297
offer

1706
00:41:48,297 --> 00:41:49,451
computer science, and it

1707
00:41:49,451 --> 00:41:50,670
can count

1708
00:41:50,670 --> 00:41:51,632
as math

1709
00:41:51,632 --> 00:41:55,458
credit. According to MassCore,

1710
00:41:55,458 --> 00:41:56,539
computer science can

1711
00:41:56,539 --> 00:41:57,754
count as either

1712
00:41:57,754 --> 00:41:59,037
math or

1713
00:41:59,037 --> 00:42:00,848
science credit. And

1714
00:42:00,848 --> 00:42:01,130
it

1715
00:42:01,130 --> 00:42:02,289
will count

1716
00:42:02,289 --> 00:42:03,229
as a laboratory

1717
00:42:03,229 --> 00:42:05,316
science course.

1718
00:42:05,316 --> 00:42:06,701
Next slide,

1719
00:42:06,701 --> 00:42:09,275
please. Actually,

1720
00:42:09,275 --> 00:42:10,446
go

1721
00:42:10,446 --> 00:42:11,756
back one slide. Sorry,

1722
00:42:11,756 --> 00:42:12,782
I didn't stop at

1723
00:42:12,782 --> 00:42:13,969
English language and

1724
00:42:13,969 --> 00:42:14,931
literature, and this is

1725
00:42:14,931 --> 00:42:16,214
important, the very first

1726
00:42:16,214 --> 00:42:18,965
line. ESL Levels 1 and 2

1727
00:42:18,965 --> 00:42:19,545
can

1728
00:42:19,545 --> 00:42:21,062
count as

1729
00:42:21,062 --> 00:42:23,837
two ELA units. So

1730
00:42:23,837 --> 00:42:24,974
when we come back

1731
00:42:24,974 --> 00:42:26,203
in a few minutes and

1732
00:42:26,203 --> 00:42:27,401
talk about the impact

1733
00:42:27,401 --> 00:42:28,415
on

1734
00:42:28,415 --> 00:42:29,521
English learners, that

1735
00:42:29,521 --> 00:42:30,719
will be a positive step

1736
00:42:30,719 --> 00:42:32,619
for us. Next

1737
00:42:32,619 --> 00:42:34,509
slide. Regarding foreign

1738
00:42:34,509 --> 00:42:35,862
languages, we currently do not have

1739
00:42:35,862 --> 00:42:37,180
such requirements, so we

1740
00:42:37,180 --> 00:42:38,499
will need to add

1741
00:42:38,499 --> 00:42:39,784
two units of the

1742
00:42:39,784 --> 00:42:41,103
same foreign language

1743
00:42:41,103 --> 00:42:42,071
. So, you need to

1744
00:42:42,071 --> 00:42:42,968
take two years of

1745
00:42:42,968 --> 00:42:44,049
Spanish or two

1746
00:42:44,049 --> 00:42:45,430
years of Latin. You can't

1747
00:42:45,430 --> 00:42:46,933
take one year of one

1748
00:42:46,933 --> 00:42:48,494
and one year of the other. It is

1749
00:42:48,494 --> 00:42:50,717
also likely that

1750
00:42:50,749 --> 00:42:51,942
exemption will be provided upon

1751
00:42:51,942 --> 00:42:53,231
proven

1752
00:42:53,231 --> 00:42:56,587
language proficiency. This again

1753
00:42:56,587 --> 00:42:58,046
needs to be determined by DESE as to

1754
00:42:58,046 --> 00:42:59,543
how this will work in

1755
00:42:59,543 --> 00:43:04,900
practice. Regarding

1756
00:43:04,900 --> 00:43:06,735
physical education,

1757
00:43:06,735 --> 00:43:08,381
we have 2.5 units, which is

1758
00:43:08,381 --> 00:43:11,009
above the Mass Core requirements.

1759
00:43:11,009 --> 00:43:12,125
So, as we add other

1760
00:43:12,125 --> 00:43:13,032
items, we

1761
00:43:13,032 --> 00:43:14,323
may have to

1762
00:43:14,323 --> 00:43:16,349
discuss that. But this is

1763
00:43:16,349 --> 00:43:17,289
just a potential

1764
00:43:17,289 --> 00:43:18,447
possibility, and we still have a

1765
00:43:18,447 --> 00:43:19,480
lot to

1766
00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:21,894
figure out. Regarding

1767
00:43:21,894 --> 00:43:22,816
art, we

1768
00:43:22,816 --> 00:43:24,148
will need to add

1769
00:43:24,148 --> 00:43:25,139
one unit as a

1770
00:43:25,139 --> 00:43:27,185
requirement. And then

1771
00:43:27,185 --> 00:43:28,391
the number of additional

1772
00:43:28,391 --> 00:43:29,295
core courses

1773
00:43:29,295 --> 00:43:30,470
will decrease as

1774
00:43:30,470 --> 00:43:31,344
we add other

1775
00:43:31,344 --> 00:43:32,429
requirements and the number of

1776
00:43:32,429 --> 00:43:33,423
elective courses

1777
00:43:33,423 --> 00:43:36,131
will decrease. Okay,

1778
00:43:36,131 --> 00:43:37,220
I'll give the floor to

1779
00:43:37,220 --> 00:43:38,852
Dr. Gately.

1780
00:43:38,852 --> 00:43:41,349
Good. So, one of the

1781
00:43:41,349 --> 00:43:42,509
questions that arises

1782
00:43:42,509 --> 00:43:43,734
with any changes

1783
00:43:43,734 --> 00:43:44,958
to graduation requirements

1784
00:43:44,958 --> 00:43:45,796
and

1785
00:43:45,796 --> 00:43:46,988
curriculum is how

1786
00:43:46,988 --> 00:43:48,084
it will affect our

1787
00:43:48,084 --> 00:43:49,180
special

1788
00:43:49,180 --> 00:43:52,168
education students. When we

1789
00:43:52,168 --> 00:43:53,260
look at

1790
00:43:53,260 --> 00:43:54,485
special education students,

1791
00:43:54,485 --> 00:43:55,412
they are guided by an

1792
00:43:55,412 --> 00:43:56,372
individualized

1793
00:43:56,372 --> 00:43:57,498
education plan, and

1794
00:43:57,498 --> 00:43:58,756
we are very fortunate in

1795
00:43:58,756 --> 00:43:59,980
that regard because

1796
00:43:59,980 --> 00:44:00,775
the changes that we will

1797
00:44:00,775 --> 00:44:02,033
be implementing in

1798
00:44:02,033 --> 00:44:03,258
special education are

1799
00:44:03,258 --> 00:44:04,582
really about

1800
00:44:04,582 --> 00:44:05,211
how the IEP

1801
00:44:05,211 --> 00:44:06,105
will meet the

1802
00:44:06,105 --> 00:44:07,429
basic requirements that

1803
00:44:07,429 --> 00:44:10,023
students need to meet.

1804
00:44:10,023 --> 00:44:10,781
And this process

1805
00:44:10,781 --> 00:44:12,034
begins long

1806
00:44:12,034 --> 00:44:14,092
before high school. It

1807
00:44:14,092 --> 00:44:15,187
starts from the

1808
00:44:15,187 --> 00:44:16,313
moment a student

1809
00:44:16,313 --> 00:44:17,283
becomes eligible for

1810
00:44:17,283 --> 00:44:18,379
special education,

1811
00:44:18,379 --> 00:44:19,443
they begin

1812
00:44:19,443 --> 00:44:20,068
this

1813
00:44:20,068 --> 00:44:23,728
planning process.

1814
00:44:23,728 --> 00:44:25,060
When considering

1815
00:44:25,091 --> 00:44:25,990
competency definitions, they

1816
00:44:25,990 --> 00:44:26,517
need to

1817
00:44:26,517 --> 00:44:27,539
demonstrate

1818
00:44:27,539 --> 00:44:28,655
mastery through

1819
00:44:28,655 --> 00:44:29,646
coursework, as

1820
00:44:29,646 --> 00:44:30,576
well as completing

1821
00:44:30,576 --> 00:44:31,258
thesis and

1822
00:44:31,258 --> 00:44:34,471
portfolio projects. And

1823
00:44:34,471 --> 00:44:35,367
this is again an

1824
00:44:35,367 --> 00:44:36,582
integral part

1825
00:44:36,582 --> 00:44:37,861
that will be part of their

1826
00:44:37,861 --> 00:44:38,853
individual

1827
00:44:38,853 --> 00:44:39,780
learning plan,

1828
00:44:39,780 --> 00:44:41,059
probably starting at the

1829
00:44:41,059 --> 00:44:42,147
beginning of high

1830
00:44:42,147 --> 00:44:43,170
school, to begin

1831
00:44:43,170 --> 00:44:44,385
to identify what exactly

1832
00:44:44,385 --> 00:44:45,568
they want to achieve

1833
00:44:45,568 --> 00:44:46,784
and demonstrate through

1834
00:44:46,784 --> 00:44:47,999
their academic

1835
00:44:47,999 --> 00:44:54,049
success. And this is

1836
00:44:54,049 --> 00:44:55,290
actually, although it may

1837
00:44:55,290 --> 00:44:56,307
seem like a difficult

1838
00:44:56,307 --> 00:44:57,548
task,

1839
00:44:57,548 --> 00:44:58,820
it is actually...how would it be more correct to

1840
00:44:58,820 --> 00:44:59,584
say...For

1841
00:44:59,584 --> 00:45:00,824
many children, it is more

1842
00:45:00,824 --> 00:45:01,842
encouraging to have

1843
00:45:01,842 --> 00:45:02,987
the opportunity to prove

1844
00:45:02,987 --> 00:45:04,228
their competence

1845
00:45:04,228 --> 00:45:05,119
than to try to

1846
00:45:05,119 --> 00:45:06,105
succeed in a

1847
00:45:06,105 --> 00:45:06,868
test that

1848
00:45:06,868 --> 00:45:07,823
most have difficulty

1849
00:45:07,823 --> 00:45:08,999
coping with, especially if they

1850
00:45:08,999 --> 00:45:09,763
have

1851
00:45:09,763 --> 00:45:16,498
learning disabilities.

1852
00:45:16,498 --> 00:45:16,777
They

1853
00:45:16,777 --> 00:45:17,833
will continue,

1854
00:45:17,833 --> 00:45:19,418
all special education students

1855
00:45:19,449 --> 00:45:20,474
will continue to

1856
00:45:20,474 --> 00:45:21,500
be required

1857
00:45:21,500 --> 00:45:22,742
to meet local

1858
00:45:22,742 --> 00:45:23,985
district requirements such

1859
00:45:23,985 --> 00:45:25,166
as credits, passing

1860
00:45:25,166 --> 00:45:25,912
scores, and

1861
00:45:25,912 --> 00:45:26,844
civics and

1862
00:45:26,844 --> 00:45:27,434
financial

1863
00:45:27,434 --> 00:45:28,721
literacy. There are no

1864
00:45:28,721 --> 00:45:30,065
exceptions to this

1865
00:45:30,065 --> 00:45:32,642
. There is a point to

1866
00:45:32,642 --> 00:45:33,920
consider, as

1867
00:45:33,920 --> 00:45:35,269
Mandy just mentioned,

1868
00:45:35,269 --> 00:45:41,404
regarding world languages.

1869
00:45:41,404 --> 00:45:43,758
We have students in the language arts program

1870
00:45:43,790 --> 00:45:45,080
who are being

1871
00:45:45,080 --> 00:45:45,951
considered

1872
00:45:45,951 --> 00:45:46,724
for

1873
00:45:46,724 --> 00:45:47,950
world language exemptions simply because

1874
00:45:47,950 --> 00:45:48,917
of their

1875
00:45:48,917 --> 00:45:50,207
ability to learn

1876
00:45:50,207 --> 00:45:51,367
English; With all due

1877
00:45:51,367 --> 00:45:52,496
respect, if you have

1878
00:45:52,496 --> 00:45:53,205
dyslexia in

1879
00:45:53,205 --> 00:45:54,269
English, you will

1880
00:45:54,269 --> 00:45:55,108
also have it in a

1881
00:45:55,108 --> 00:45:59,991
foreign language. So,

1882
00:45:59,991 --> 00:46:01,053
that makes things

1883
00:46:01,053 --> 00:46:03,003
ten times harder. So

1884
00:46:03,003 --> 00:46:04,320
this is one of the options being

1885
00:46:04,320 --> 00:46:05,570
discussed at the

1886
00:46:05,570 --> 00:46:08,423
state level. This

1887
00:46:08,423 --> 00:46:09,734
comes from discussions with

1888
00:46:09,734 --> 00:46:10,914
other

1889
00:46:10,914 --> 00:46:12,192
special education directors in

1890
00:46:12,192 --> 00:46:15,603
my college.

1891
00:46:15,603 --> 00:46:16,817
When considering

1892
00:46:16,817 --> 00:46:17,931
DESE requirements, I believe this

1893
00:46:17,931 --> 00:46:19,145
last statement is

1894
00:46:19,145 --> 00:46:20,461
extremely important

1895
00:46:20,461 --> 00:46:21,338
because it

1896
00:46:21,338 --> 00:46:22,418
allows districts

1897
00:46:22,418 --> 00:46:23,329
to provide

1898
00:46:23,329 --> 00:46:24,510
reasonable flexibility,

1899
00:46:24,510 --> 00:46:25,185
such as

1900
00:46:25,185 --> 00:46:26,703
adapted

1901
00:46:26,737 --> 00:46:27,850
mastery demonstrations, to

1902
00:46:27,850 --> 00:46:28,964
help students with

1903
00:46:28,964 --> 00:46:29,807
disabilities

1904
00:46:29,807 --> 00:46:30,887
complete the core

1905
00:46:30,887 --> 00:46:34,017
components. So this is

1906
00:46:34,017 --> 00:46:35,245
another integral

1907
00:46:35,245 --> 00:46:36,473
part of the educational

1908
00:46:36,473 --> 00:46:37,735
plan where we look for

1909
00:46:37,735 --> 00:46:38,656
accommodations to

1910
00:46:38,656 --> 00:46:39,884
provide access for

1911
00:46:39,884 --> 00:46:40,975
children, because, again

1912
00:46:40,975 --> 00:46:41,964
, I've said this

1913
00:46:41,964 --> 00:46:43,056
more times than I

1914
00:46:43,056 --> 00:46:44,079
can remember,

1915
00:46:44,079 --> 00:46:45,307
special education

1916
00:46:45,307 --> 00:46:46,330
is about providing

1917
00:46:46,330 --> 00:46:47,727
access for students. It

1918
00:46:47,727 --> 00:46:48,856
doesn't change what

1919
00:46:48,856 --> 00:46:50,168
they are learning. So,

1920
00:46:50,168 --> 00:46:51,326
the curriculum

1921
00:46:51,326 --> 00:46:52,616
remains the same. It's all about

1922
00:46:52,616 --> 00:46:53,624
how

1923
00:46:53,624 --> 00:46:54,782
they can

1924
00:46:54,782 --> 00:46:55,624
access it.

1925
00:46:55,624 --> 00:46:56,989
Next slide,

1926
00:46:56,989 --> 00:47:04,810
please. Ahem. A

1927
00:47:04,810 --> 00:47:05,540
very valid

1928
00:47:05,540 --> 00:47:06,701
question arises regarding those

1929
00:47:06,701 --> 00:47:07,895
students who fall

1930
00:47:07,895 --> 00:47:08,791
into the category of

1931
00:47:08,791 --> 00:47:10,084
special needs

1932
00:47:10,084 --> 00:47:11,573
. What does this mean for

1933
00:47:11,573 --> 00:47:13,495
them? Therefore,

1934
00:47:13,495 --> 00:47:14,696
equivalency for

1935
00:47:14,696 --> 00:47:15,835
specialized and

1936
00:47:15,835 --> 00:47:16,309
substantially

1937
00:47:16,309 --> 00:47:17,163
modified

1938
00:47:17,163 --> 00:47:18,048
individual courses

1939
00:47:18,048 --> 00:47:19,250
means that students

1940
00:47:19,250 --> 00:47:20,325
studying a

1941
00:47:20,325 --> 00:47:21,558
life skills program or a

1942
00:47:21,558 --> 00:47:22,570
substantially modified

1943
00:47:22,570 --> 00:47:24,499
core English course

1944
00:47:24,531 --> 00:47:25,290
can have these courses

1945
00:47:25,290 --> 00:47:26,428
count toward

1946
00:47:26,428 --> 00:47:27,472
graduation under certain

1947
00:47:27,472 --> 00:47:31,955
requirements. And the first of these is that the

1948
00:47:31,987 --> 00:47:33,031
course structure meets

1949
00:47:33,031 --> 00:47:34,304
state standards

1950
00:47:34,304 --> 00:47:35,218
, including all the

1951
00:47:35,218 --> 00:47:36,164
fundamental

1952
00:47:36,164 --> 00:47:37,339
concepts that students

1953
00:47:37,339 --> 00:47:38,547
should master within the

1954
00:47:38,547 --> 00:47:39,722
framework of a standard

1955
00:47:39,722 --> 00:47:42,540
course. The learning can

1956
00:47:42,540 --> 00:47:43,316
be significantly

1957
00:47:43,316 --> 00:47:44,222
adapted or

1958
00:47:44,222 --> 00:47:45,387
modified according

1959
00:47:45,387 --> 00:47:46,926
to the needs of the learner. Again

1960
00:47:46,926 --> 00:47:48,546
, how the

1961
00:47:48,579 --> 00:47:49,174
learning plan is designed

1962
00:47:49,174 --> 00:47:50,364
will play a very

1963
00:47:50,364 --> 00:47:53,232
big role in this.

1964
00:47:53,232 --> 00:47:54,034
Demonstration of

1965
00:47:54,034 --> 00:47:55,188
mastery through

1966
00:47:55,188 --> 00:47:55,830
portfolios,

1967
00:47:55,830 --> 00:47:56,696
alternative

1968
00:47:56,696 --> 00:47:57,370
summative

1969
00:47:57,370 --> 00:47:58,621
assessments,

1970
00:47:58,621 --> 00:47:59,904
on-the-job training, or

1971
00:47:59,904 --> 00:48:00,770
effective

1972
00:48:00,770 --> 00:48:02,022
demonstrations within

1973
00:48:02,022 --> 00:48:02,503
their

1974
00:48:02,503 --> 00:48:03,497
Individualized

1975
00:48:03,497 --> 00:48:04,588
Education Plan (IEP)

1976
00:48:04,588 --> 00:48:05,358
will also be

1977
00:48:05,358 --> 00:48:07,354
considered. And,

1978
00:48:07,354 --> 00:48:08,926
of course,

1979
00:48:08,963 --> 00:48:12,255
director certification. Ultimately, the

1980
00:48:12,255 --> 00:48:13,452
school principal must

1981
00:48:13,452 --> 00:48:14,785
officially certify

1982
00:48:14,785 --> 00:48:15,845
that students have completed

1983
00:48:15,845 --> 00:48:17,111
specific

1984
00:48:17,111 --> 00:48:18,102
course requirements, and a student with an

1985
00:48:18,102 --> 00:48:19,094
Individualized

1986
00:48:19,094 --> 00:48:20,462
Education Plan (IEP)

1987
00:48:20,462 --> 00:48:21,419
is equivalent to a

1988
00:48:21,419 --> 00:48:25,072
traditional course.

1989
00:48:25,072 --> 00:48:26,339
Um, one of the things

1990
00:48:26,339 --> 00:48:27,714
I also have

1991
00:48:27,714 --> 00:48:28,909
high hopes for in terms of

1992
00:48:28,909 --> 00:48:30,249
transition planning

1993
00:48:30,249 --> 00:48:31,190
is what

1994
00:48:31,190 --> 00:48:33,587
Mandy mentioned, My Cap.

1995
00:48:33,587 --> 00:48:34,452
We have been

1996
00:48:34,452 --> 00:48:35,180
involved in

1997
00:48:35,180 --> 00:48:36,565
transition planning

1998
00:48:36,565 --> 00:48:38,879
for students within IEPs for years.

1999
00:48:38,879 --> 00:48:40,151
So, starting at

2000
00:48:40,151 --> 00:48:41,460
age 14, students should

2001
00:48:41,460 --> 00:48:42,078
start

2002
00:48:42,078 --> 00:48:43,532
thinking about what

2003
00:48:43,532 --> 00:48:44,660
their

2004
00:48:44,660 --> 00:48:46,587
future looks like: whether it's

2005
00:48:46,623 --> 00:48:48,077
college and career readiness, or a

2006
00:48:48,077 --> 00:48:49,168
job, or a

2007
00:48:49,168 --> 00:48:51,141
host of other things. And

2008
00:48:51,141 --> 00:48:51,970
they can

2009
00:48:51,970 --> 00:48:53,288
change these plans

2010
00:48:53,288 --> 00:48:54,191
several times

2011
00:48:54,191 --> 00:48:55,660
during the period from

2012
00:48:55,660 --> 00:48:56,940
age 14 until

2013
00:48:56,940 --> 00:48:57,768
graduation or

2014
00:48:57,768 --> 00:49:01,017
reaching age 21.

2015
00:49:01,017 --> 00:49:02,171
But in designing a

2016
00:49:02,171 --> 00:49:03,194
graduation schedule,

2017
00:49:03,194 --> 00:49:04,217
mapping out

2018
00:49:04,217 --> 00:49:05,173
coursework,

2019
00:49:05,173 --> 00:49:06,262
making sure

2020
00:49:06,262 --> 00:49:07,186
they meet

2021
00:49:07,186 --> 00:49:08,110
the requirements of each

2022
00:49:08,110 --> 00:49:09,297
school year,

2023
00:49:09,297 --> 00:49:10,518
it's a very specific

2024
00:49:10,518 --> 00:49:11,772
plan within their

2025
00:49:11,772 --> 00:49:14,920
IEP. If a student has completed the

2026
00:49:14,920 --> 00:49:16,141
academic program

2027
00:49:16,141 --> 00:49:17,799
but has not met their

2028
00:49:17,831 --> 00:49:19,020
transition planning goals

2029
00:49:19,020 --> 00:49:19,552
for

2030
00:49:19,552 --> 00:49:20,710
independent living,

2031
00:49:20,710 --> 00:49:21,430
vocational

2032
00:49:21,430 --> 00:49:22,244
training, or

2033
00:49:22,244 --> 00:49:23,151
post-secondary

2034
00:49:23,151 --> 00:49:24,215
education, the district

2035
00:49:24,215 --> 00:49:25,738
may not release them.

2036
00:49:25,738 --> 00:49:26,786
Therefore, they must

2037
00:49:26,786 --> 00:49:27,803
demonstrate

2038
00:49:27,803 --> 00:49:28,944
success in

2039
00:49:28,944 --> 00:49:29,931
transition planning as well as

2040
00:49:29,931 --> 00:49:31,102
meet academic

2041
00:49:31,102 --> 00:49:33,890
requirements for graduation.

2042
00:49:33,890 --> 00:49:34,897
We are incredibly

2043
00:49:34,897 --> 00:49:36,155
fortunate in our

2044
00:49:36,155 --> 00:49:36,947
district to have a

2045
00:49:36,947 --> 00:49:38,385
dedicated

2046
00:49:38,385 --> 00:49:39,464
transition specialist who

2047
00:49:39,464 --> 00:49:40,507
works with our

2048
00:49:40,507 --> 00:49:41,766
students, every single one of

2049
00:49:41,766 --> 00:49:42,953
them, starting at

2050
00:49:42,953 --> 00:49:45,286
age 14. And one of the

2051
00:49:45,286 --> 00:49:46,509
initiatives

2052
00:49:46,509 --> 00:49:47,834
we're working on as a district

2053
00:49:47,834 --> 00:49:48,955
is ensuring that

2054
00:49:48,955 --> 00:49:50,145
students are

2055
00:49:50,145 --> 00:49:52,625
active participants in the

2056
00:49:52,659 --> 00:49:56,614
decision-making process. Over the

2057
00:49:56,614 --> 00:49:57,885
past two years,

2058
00:49:57,885 --> 00:49:58,846
statistically, we

2059
00:49:58,846 --> 00:49:59,945
have seen more

2060
00:49:59,945 --> 00:50:01,318
students participate in

2061
00:50:01,318 --> 00:50:02,520
their IEP meetings,

2062
00:50:02,520 --> 00:50:03,688
but we are still working

2063
00:50:03,688 --> 00:50:07,009
on this. It's intimidating—

2064
00:50:07,009 --> 00:50:08,295
going into a room

2065
00:50:08,295 --> 00:50:09,438
full of adults and

2066
00:50:09,438 --> 00:50:10,830
trying to explain

2067
00:50:10,830 --> 00:50:12,223
what they want, but

2068
00:50:12,223 --> 00:50:13,259
we've also seen

2069
00:50:13,259 --> 00:50:14,616
great success in CPS and

2070
00:50:14,616 --> 00:50:15,866
NHS over the past 2 years

2071
00:50:15,866 --> 00:50:17,258
with IEP meetings

2072
00:50:17,258 --> 00:50:18,508
conducted by the

2073
00:50:18,508 --> 00:50:19,799
students themselves. Students conduct

2074
00:50:19,799 --> 00:50:20,607
their meetings

2075
00:50:20,607 --> 00:50:21,942
independently. So, this

2076
00:50:21,942 --> 00:50:23,146
also gives great

2077
00:50:23,146 --> 00:50:24,418
hope. So that's what

2078
00:50:24,418 --> 00:50:25,536
we're looking at from a

2079
00:50:25,536 --> 00:50:26,529
special

2080
00:50:26,529 --> 00:50:27,709
education perspective, but as

2081
00:50:27,709 --> 00:50:29,726
Mandy also pointed out, there's still a

2082
00:50:29,757 --> 00:50:31,338
lot of "what ifs." We have

2083
00:50:31,338 --> 00:50:32,483
n't received all

2084
00:50:32,483 --> 00:50:33,830
the information from the state yet,

2085
00:50:33,830 --> 00:50:34,672
but once we

2086
00:50:34,672 --> 00:50:35,548
do, I would

2087
00:50:35,548 --> 00:50:36,558
say that in terms of

2088
00:50:36,558 --> 00:50:37,871
special education,

2089
00:50:37,871 --> 00:50:39,084
we have a lot in place

2090
00:50:39,084 --> 00:50:40,128
to

2091
00:50:40,128 --> 00:50:41,003
make this

2092
00:50:41,003 --> 00:50:43,648
transition. Are there any

2093
00:50:43,648 --> 00:50:45,228
questions?

2094
00:50:45,228 --> 00:50:46,314
Good.

2095
00:50:46,314 --> 00:50:48,869
Yes, it happened here.

2096
00:50:48,869 --> 00:50:49,506
Laura.

2097
00:50:49,506 --> 00:50:50,858
Yes, I have a few,

2098
00:50:50,858 --> 00:50:51,690
if I may.

2099
00:50:51,690 --> 00:50:53,175
Another slide about

2100
00:50:53,200 --> 00:50:54,232
English learners, sorry.

2101
00:50:54,232 --> 00:50:55,712
Oh, great. OK.

2102
00:50:55,712 --> 00:50:56,582
I'm at a

2103
00:50:56,582 --> 00:50:57,854
loss here, I just

2104
00:50:57,854 --> 00:50:59,093
want to make sure.

2105
00:50:59,093 --> 00:51:00,399
What directly

2106
00:51:00,399 --> 00:51:01,236
concerns us?

2107
00:51:01,236 --> 00:51:03,052
Oh, yes, yes.

2108
00:51:03,052 --> 00:51:04,417
I had it, yes.

2109
00:51:04,417 --> 00:51:06,589
OK. So,

2110
00:51:06,589 --> 00:51:08,763
regarding our

2111
00:51:08,797 --> 00:51:09,729
English language learners and the

2112
00:51:09,729 --> 00:51:11,074
implications for them: as

2113
00:51:11,074 --> 00:51:12,420
we have said, if

2114
00:51:12,420 --> 00:51:14,490
our students are at an

2115
00:51:14,524 --> 00:51:15,870
ELD proficiency level of one or two,

2116
00:51:15,870 --> 00:51:16,594
those

2117
00:51:16,594 --> 00:51:17,560
English as a

2118
00:51:17,560 --> 00:51:18,319
Second Language lessons

2119
00:51:18,319 --> 00:51:19,596
will count

2120
00:51:19,596 --> 00:51:20,320
as

2121
00:51:20,320 --> 00:51:21,424
English language credit for up

2122
00:51:21,424 --> 00:51:25,479
to 2 years.

2123
00:51:25,479 --> 00:51:26,781
Our ELD level

2124
00:51:26,781 --> 00:51:28,151
three and four students will be required to

2125
00:51:28,151 --> 00:51:30,070
complete 2 years of

2126
00:51:30,104 --> 00:51:33,959
English language instruction.

2127
00:51:33,959 --> 00:51:34,962
Regarding the

2128
00:51:34,962 --> 00:51:36,166
foreign language component, our

2129
00:51:36,166 --> 00:51:36,969
students will be able to

2130
00:51:36,969 --> 00:51:38,140
fulfill this requirement

2131
00:51:38,140 --> 00:51:39,277
through their proficiency in their

2132
00:51:39,277 --> 00:51:42,258
native language. We

2133
00:51:42,258 --> 00:51:43,652
don't know exactly what

2134
00:51:43,652 --> 00:51:44,966
this will look like yet.

2135
00:51:44,966 --> 00:51:45,728
This is probably

2136
00:51:45,728 --> 00:51:46,988
due to the imprint of

2137
00:51:46,988 --> 00:51:48,314
bilingualism, but

2138
00:51:48,314 --> 00:51:49,143
perhaps only

2139
00:51:49,143 --> 00:51:50,104
partially, not

2140
00:51:50,104 --> 00:51:51,958
fully.

2141
00:51:51,958 --> 00:51:53,392
Next steps.

2142
00:51:53,392 --> 00:51:54,822
Next slide,

2143
00:51:54,822 --> 00:51:58,342
please. We are limited on

2144
00:51:58,342 --> 00:52:00,606
time as our

2145
00:52:00,638 --> 00:52:01,690
high school curriculum

2146
00:52:01,690 --> 00:52:05,897
is published in January.

2147
00:52:05,930 --> 00:52:06,671
Graduation requirements

2148
00:52:06,671 --> 00:52:07,927
are defined in

2149
00:52:07,927 --> 00:52:12,613
school committee policy.

2150
00:52:12,613 --> 00:52:13,886
So we will need

2151
00:52:13,886 --> 00:52:15,127
you to vote

2152
00:52:15,127 --> 00:52:16,178
for a policy change

2153
00:52:16,178 --> 00:52:17,451
this fall, by December,

2154
00:52:17,451 --> 00:52:18,183
so that we can

2155
00:52:18,183 --> 00:52:19,393
meet the

2156
00:52:19,393 --> 00:52:20,602
MassCore requirements, as our

2157
00:52:20,602 --> 00:52:21,207
future

2158
00:52:21,207 --> 00:52:22,385
ninth graders

2159
00:52:22,385 --> 00:52:27,170
need it for graduation.

2160
00:52:27,170 --> 00:52:28,546
Regarding everything else,

2161
00:52:28,546 --> 00:52:29,923
we are still awaiting

2162
00:52:29,923 --> 00:52:30,841
further

2163
00:52:30,841 --> 00:52:33,291
guidance from DESE. However,

2164
00:52:33,291 --> 00:52:34,526
in our conversations we

2165
00:52:34,526 --> 00:52:35,315
express

2166
00:52:35,315 --> 00:52:40,395
enthusiasm about it.

2167
00:52:40,395 --> 00:52:41,619
This is a great opportunity

2168
00:52:41,619 --> 00:52:42,781
to think about high

2169
00:52:42,781 --> 00:52:43,660
school not only on a

2170
00:52:43,660 --> 00:52:44,821
statewide scale, but also

2171
00:52:44,821 --> 00:52:45,952
on a local level,

2172
00:52:45,952 --> 00:52:47,082
about what changes we

2173
00:52:47,082 --> 00:52:48,307
can make and

2174
00:52:48,307 --> 00:52:49,374
how to use that

2175
00:52:49,374 --> 00:52:51,478
to make learning

2176
00:52:51,509 --> 00:52:52,545
truly engaging and

2177
00:52:52,545 --> 00:52:57,051
meaningful for our students. This is

2178
00:52:57,051 --> 00:52:57,592
fully

2179
00:52:57,592 --> 00:52:58,834
consistent with our

2180
00:52:58,834 --> 00:52:59,822
work in the field of

2181
00:52:59,822 --> 00:53:01,064
applied learning

2182
00:53:01,064 --> 00:53:01,869
. So, we are on the

2183
00:53:01,869 --> 00:53:03,386
right track.

2184
00:53:03,386 --> 00:53:04,836
Okay, question.

2185
00:53:04,836 --> 00:53:05,357
Laura.

2186
00:53:05,357 --> 00:53:06,704
I cannot guarantee

2187
00:53:06,704 --> 00:53:09,183
answers.

2188
00:53:09,183 --> 00:53:10,229
I personally

2189
00:53:10,229 --> 00:53:11,758
need instruction

2190
00:53:11,758 --> 00:53:13,166
on MassCore, because what is it, a

2191
00:53:13,166 --> 00:53:18,695
replacement for the MCAS assessment?

2192
00:53:18,695 --> 00:53:20,381
MassCore existed before

2193
00:53:20,381 --> 00:53:20,904
.

2194
00:53:20,904 --> 00:53:21,819
Of course.

2195
00:53:21,819 --> 00:53:23,959
It works like this: graduation requirements

2196
00:53:23,991 --> 00:53:24,931
are set by

2197
00:53:24,931 --> 00:53:26,447
local districts.

2198
00:53:26,447 --> 00:53:27,127
Mhm.

2199
00:53:27,127 --> 00:53:27,956
But MassCore is a

2200
00:53:27,956 --> 00:53:29,363
recommendation made by the

2201
00:53:29,363 --> 00:53:30,698
governor's office,

2202
00:53:30,698 --> 00:53:33,920
as far as I understand.

2203
00:53:33,920 --> 00:53:35,132
So many districts

2204
00:53:35,132 --> 00:53:36,379
adopted MassCore even before

2205
00:53:36,379 --> 00:53:40,336
that. The point now is

2206
00:53:40,336 --> 00:53:41,720
that all districts

2207
00:53:41,720 --> 00:53:43,103
must adopt MassCore,

2208
00:53:43,103 --> 00:53:44,487
as the

2209
00:53:44,487 --> 00:53:45,615
competency definition that

2210
00:53:45,615 --> 00:53:46,635
was in effect through MCAS

2211
00:53:46,635 --> 00:53:50,087
no longer exists. So

2212
00:53:50,087 --> 00:53:51,116
how do we do this in an

2213
00:53:51,116 --> 00:53:52,370
equitable and meaningful

2214
00:53:52,370 --> 00:53:53,560
way across the

2215
00:53:53,560 --> 00:53:55,079
state?

2216
00:53:55,079 --> 00:53:55,996
Can I ask you one more

2217
00:53:55,996 --> 00:53:56,794
question?

2218
00:53:56,794 --> 00:53:57,595
Please. I

2219
00:53:57,595 --> 00:53:58,734
just want to

2220
00:53:58,734 --> 00:53:59,837
add something. Public

2221
00:53:59,837 --> 00:54:00,454
colleges and

2222
00:54:00,454 --> 00:54:01,225
universities

2223
00:54:01,225 --> 00:54:02,027
require

2224
00:54:02,027 --> 00:54:03,262
students to complete the

2225
00:54:03,262 --> 00:54:04,549
Mass Core program. So

2226
00:54:04,549 --> 00:54:05,147
we want to

2227
00:54:05,147 --> 00:54:06,478
make sure our

2228
00:54:06,478 --> 00:54:07,742
students have the same

2229
00:54:07,742 --> 00:54:08,407
benefits in

2230
00:54:08,407 --> 00:54:09,471
the future as

2231
00:54:09,471 --> 00:54:10,735
students in other

2232
00:54:10,735 --> 00:54:12,682
Mass Core districts.

2233
00:54:12,682 --> 00:54:14,039
You know, I haven't

2234
00:54:14,039 --> 00:54:15,193
heard anyone mention

2235
00:54:15,193 --> 00:54:18,328
framework programs for a long time.

2236
00:54:18,328 --> 00:54:19,573
Do they still exist,

2237
00:54:19,573 --> 00:54:20,946
or is it more of a

2238
00:54:20,978 --> 00:54:22,164
curriculum thing?

2239
00:54:22,164 --> 00:54:23,006
Standards.

2240
00:54:23,006 --> 00:54:24,216
Yes, standards.

2241
00:54:24,216 --> 00:54:26,440
They are still active. The

2242
00:54:27,259 --> 00:54:28,220
Massachusetts State Curriculum Framework applies

2243
00:54:28,220 --> 00:54:29,421
to our classes. But

2244
00:54:29,421 --> 00:54:30,323
that's not what we're

2245
00:54:30,323 --> 00:54:31,261
talking about now.

2246
00:54:31,261 --> 00:54:32,266
But will they be

2247
00:54:32,266 --> 00:54:33,095
reviewed

2248
00:54:33,095 --> 00:54:34,607
based on this?

2249
00:54:34,607 --> 00:54:35,859
is more about the

2250
00:54:35,859 --> 00:54:36,919
content of what we

2251
00:54:36,919 --> 00:54:37,755
teach in

2252
00:54:37,755 --> 00:54:40,869
each of the lessons. This also

2253
00:54:40,869 --> 00:54:41,752
determines what

2254
00:54:41,752 --> 00:54:42,953
subjects are required

2255
00:54:42,953 --> 00:54:45,584
for graduation.

2256
00:54:45,584 --> 00:54:47,335
Of course. And I have one more

2257
00:54:47,335 --> 00:54:49,347
question. Some

2258
00:54:49,347 --> 00:54:50,219
of these points

2259
00:54:50,219 --> 00:54:51,123
seem more

2260
00:54:51,123 --> 00:54:51,995
subjective,

2261
00:54:51,995 --> 00:54:52,640
such as

2262
00:54:52,640 --> 00:54:53,319
assessing

2263
00:54:53,319 --> 00:54:55,192
self-awareness or

2264
00:54:55,224 --> 00:54:59,120
communication effectiveness. I

2265
00:54:59,120 --> 00:55:00,149
understand that you don't

2266
00:55:00,149 --> 00:55:00,813
have all

2267
00:55:00,813 --> 00:55:01,875
the answers because this is a

2268
00:55:01,875 --> 00:55:03,136
new initiative, but are

2269
00:55:03,136 --> 00:55:03,800
there

2270
00:55:03,800 --> 00:55:04,795
tools to

2271
00:55:04,795 --> 00:55:08,639
evaluate this?

2272
00:55:08,639 --> 00:55:09,909
I think this will manifest itself

2273
00:55:09,909 --> 00:55:11,247
in different areas,

2274
00:55:11,247 --> 00:55:14,552
right? Some of the "soft

2275
00:55:14,552 --> 00:55:15,775
skills" you

2276
00:55:15,775 --> 00:55:16,964
mention are likely to

2277
00:55:16,964 --> 00:55:19,111
come into play during

2278
00:55:19,144 --> 00:55:20,432
post-secondary education planning

2279
00:55:20,432 --> 00:55:21,720
, and also, excuse me,

2280
00:55:21,720 --> 00:55:22,876
going back to that

2281
00:55:22,876 --> 00:55:23,834
slide...During

2282
00:55:23,834 --> 00:55:25,089
final activities

2283
00:55:25,089 --> 00:55:26,377
and portfolio work

2284
00:55:26,377 --> 00:55:30,092
. It will definitely be

2285
00:55:30,092 --> 00:55:32,366
visible there.

2286
00:55:32,366 --> 00:55:34,075
Especially for

2287
00:55:34,075 --> 00:55:36,529
12th grade students.

2288
00:55:36,529 --> 00:55:37,605
Yes, but we will

2289
00:55:37,605 --> 00:55:38,780
gradually move

2290
00:55:38,780 --> 00:55:39,403
towards this.

2291
00:55:39,403 --> 00:55:40,816
Mhm. So

2292
00:55:40,816 --> 00:55:41,757
after-

2293
00:55:41,757 --> 00:55:42,602
school planning, My Cap,

2294
00:55:42,602 --> 00:55:43,219
actually

2295
00:55:43,219 --> 00:55:44,290
starts in 6th

2296
00:55:44,290 --> 00:55:45,591
grade. This is a

2297
00:55:45,591 --> 00:55:47,040
6th-12th

2298
00:55:47,040 --> 00:55:47,956
grade curriculum that we

2299
00:55:47,956 --> 00:55:49,766
need to implement.

2300
00:55:49,766 --> 00:55:50,769
Of course. I would

2301
00:55:50,769 --> 00:55:51,686
personally like to

2302
00:55:51,686 --> 00:55:52,931
hear more about this

2303
00:55:52,931 --> 00:55:54,209
in a different format.

2304
00:55:54,209 --> 00:55:56,198
Just suggesting.

2305
00:55:56,198 --> 00:55:57,703
Regarding...

2306
00:55:57,703 --> 00:55:59,606
Specifically regarding My Cap and Mass Core

2307
00:55:59,606 --> 00:55:59,962
. There's

2308
00:55:59,962 --> 00:56:00,914
a lot of work

2309
00:56:00,914 --> 00:56:02,161
ahead for My Cap,

2310
00:56:02,161 --> 00:56:02,591
so...

2311
00:56:02,591 --> 00:56:05,430
Okay. Thank you very much.

2312
00:56:05,430 --> 00:56:07,108
Thank you.

2313
00:56:07,108 --> 00:56:09,651
Yes. Thank you. Wonderful

2314
00:56:09,651 --> 00:56:13,811
presentation. Ahem. Would it

2315
00:56:13,811 --> 00:56:15,104
be unfair to

2316
00:56:15,104 --> 00:56:16,193
say that DESE is

2317
00:56:16,193 --> 00:56:17,350
a bit confused

2318
00:56:17,350 --> 00:56:18,575
after the

2319
00:56:18,575 --> 00:56:21,076
governor's orders?

2320
00:56:21,076 --> 00:56:21,699
Well, the

2321
00:56:21,699 --> 00:56:22,946
governor's report didn't come out

2322
00:56:22,946 --> 00:56:24,230
until June. So I

2323
00:56:24,230 --> 00:56:24,804
want to be

2324
00:56:24,804 --> 00:56:25,634
fair,

2325
00:56:25,634 --> 00:56:26,791
you know? These are two

2326
00:56:26,791 --> 00:56:28,296
different bodies, and DESE should

2327
00:56:28,296 --> 00:56:29,763
help the districts

2328
00:56:29,763 --> 00:56:31,218
figure it all out.

2329
00:56:31,218 --> 00:56:32,593
But what they were tasked with

2330
00:56:32,593 --> 00:56:33,763
finding out

2331
00:56:33,763 --> 00:56:35,347
only happened this summer. And these are

2332
00:56:35,347 --> 00:56:39,303
very big changes. Um, the

2333
00:56:39,336 --> 00:56:41,029
superintendents' association

2334
00:56:41,062 --> 00:56:42,299
has been very clear about giving

2335
00:56:42,299 --> 00:56:43,569
districts

2336
00:56:43,569 --> 00:56:44,644
enough time and

2337
00:56:44,644 --> 00:56:45,425
resources to

2338
00:56:45,425 --> 00:56:48,276
implement this.

2339
00:56:48,276 --> 00:56:49,521
That's why we've set

2340
00:56:49,521 --> 00:56:50,673
tentative timelines

2341
00:56:50,673 --> 00:56:51,763
based on our

2342
00:56:51,763 --> 00:56:52,759
assumptions about

2343
00:56:52,759 --> 00:56:53,444
how things

2344
00:56:53,444 --> 00:56:54,565
will play out and

2345
00:56:54,565 --> 00:56:55,406
when we should

2346
00:56:55,406 --> 00:56:56,215
address these

2347
00:56:56,215 --> 00:56:57,599
issues. And it's not all at the

2348
00:56:57,599 --> 00:56:58,680
same time.

2349
00:56:58,680 --> 00:56:59,734
Mhm.

2350
00:56:59,734 --> 00:57:00,949
My second question, a

2351
00:57:00,949 --> 00:57:02,235
very minor one, is about the

2352
00:57:02,235 --> 00:57:03,578
timing. In the

2353
00:57:03,578 --> 00:57:04,989
next steps slides, you

2354
00:57:04,989 --> 00:57:07,176
mentioned that

2355
00:57:07,212 --> 00:57:08,497
policy changes are needed by December 26th. And

2356
00:57:08,497 --> 00:57:09,628
then there is a note that

2357
00:57:09,628 --> 00:57:10,729
the curriculum

2358
00:57:10,729 --> 00:57:12,022
is published in January. All things being

2359
00:57:12,022 --> 00:57:13,250
equal, wouldn't it be

2360
00:57:13,250 --> 00:57:14,542
better to wait

2361
00:57:14,542 --> 00:57:16,528
until January?

2362
00:57:16,528 --> 00:57:17,729
Well, we need it

2363
00:57:17,729 --> 00:57:18,614
for the

2364
00:57:18,614 --> 00:57:20,585
curriculum. The

2365
00:57:20,585 --> 00:57:21,503
policy changes must

2366
00:57:21,503 --> 00:57:22,781
take place before

2367
00:57:22,781 --> 00:57:24,092
the program is released

2368
00:57:24,092 --> 00:57:24,666
in January.

2369
00:57:24,666 --> 00:57:25,819
Oh, of course.

2370
00:57:25,819 --> 00:57:27,504
At the end of January. Yes

2371
00:57:27,504 --> 00:57:28,063
.

2372
00:57:28,063 --> 00:57:28,399
Uh...

2373
00:57:28,399 --> 00:57:29,876
Yes, if you allow me.

2374
00:57:29,876 --> 00:57:31,313
Now about something else.

2375
00:57:31,313 --> 00:57:32,247
First, Mandy

2376
00:57:32,247 --> 00:57:33,515
mentioned the Massachusetts Association of

2377
00:57:33,515 --> 00:57:34,083
School

2378
00:57:34,083 --> 00:57:35,184
Superintendents

2379
00:57:35,184 --> 00:57:37,297
. They

2380
00:57:37,297 --> 00:57:38,355
openly and clearly

2381
00:57:38,355 --> 00:57:39,447
stated that such

2382
00:57:39,447 --> 00:57:40,300
changes also have

2383
00:57:40,300 --> 00:57:45,522
financial consequences.

2384
00:57:45,522 --> 00:57:46,537
We are in a

2385
00:57:46,537 --> 00:57:47,651
pretty good

2386
00:57:47,651 --> 00:57:48,962
position, but it is

2387
00:57:48,962 --> 00:57:49,945
likely that we will have to

2388
00:57:49,945 --> 00:57:51,124
hire

2389
00:57:51,124 --> 00:57:52,369
teachers, for example, of a

2390
00:57:52,369 --> 00:57:53,483
foreign language, as

2391
00:57:53,483 --> 00:57:57,618
required by Mass Core. We're

2392
00:57:57,618 --> 00:57:59,138
not sure yet. We

2393
00:57:59,138 --> 00:57:59,801
need to

2394
00:57:59,801 --> 00:58:00,934
analyze

2395
00:58:00,934 --> 00:58:01,871
the situation for

2396
00:58:01,871 --> 00:58:03,354
the graduates of 2031,

2397
00:58:03,354 --> 00:58:04,447
since the changes will

2398
00:58:04,447 --> 00:58:07,149
affect them.

2399
00:58:07,149 --> 00:58:08,392
Regarding policy changes:

2400
00:58:08,392 --> 00:58:09,308
yes, we should

2401
00:58:09,308 --> 00:58:10,552
change the rules so that

2402
00:58:10,552 --> 00:58:11,730
the curriculum

2403
00:58:11,730 --> 00:58:12,940
is adapted to

2404
00:58:12,940 --> 00:58:17,045
them. If we introduce

2405
00:58:17,045 --> 00:58:18,217
Algebra II as a requirement

2406
00:58:18,217 --> 00:58:18,802
under the

2407
00:58:18,802 --> 00:58:20,072
Mass Core standards, we will

2408
00:58:20,072 --> 00:58:21,016
implement it and

2409
00:58:21,016 --> 00:58:22,318
make sure that all

2410
00:58:22,318 --> 00:58:23,328
curriculum changes

2411
00:58:23,328 --> 00:58:24,630
occur

2412
00:58:24,630 --> 00:58:29,017
accordingly. And

2413
00:58:29,017 --> 00:58:29,930
to be clear: this

2414
00:58:29,930 --> 00:58:30,746
will affect two

2415
00:58:30,746 --> 00:58:33,316
curricula.

2416
00:58:33,316 --> 00:58:34,312
We believe that

2417
00:58:34,312 --> 00:58:35,237
two programs will operate

2418
00:58:35,237 --> 00:58:36,619
simultaneously.

2419
00:58:36,619 --> 00:58:38,143
One for ninth

2420
00:58:38,143 --> 00:58:39,802
grade and the other for

2421
00:58:39,802 --> 00:58:41,596
grades 10-12 for the class of 2031

2422
00:58:41,596 --> 00:58:42,595
. Then

2423
00:58:42,595 --> 00:58:44,172
next year it

2424
00:58:44,172 --> 00:58:45,884
will be 9th and 10th grades, and

2425
00:58:45,884 --> 00:58:50,061
then 9th, 10th, and 11th. This is a

2426
00:58:50,094 --> 00:58:50,654
slow

2427
00:58:50,654 --> 00:58:51,742
implementation, so to speak, but

2428
00:58:51,742 --> 00:58:52,929
once the ninth grade

2429
00:58:52,929 --> 00:58:53,885
starts, the

2430
00:58:53,885 --> 00:58:57,529
process will move quickly.

2431
00:58:57,529 --> 00:58:58,245
After that,

2432
00:58:58,245 --> 00:58:59,417
active

2433
00:58:59,417 --> 00:59:01,269
forward movement will begin. So,

2434
00:59:01,269 --> 00:59:03,654
it won't be too difficult for us to

2435
00:59:03,654 --> 00:59:04,831
make these changes to Mass

2436
00:59:04,831 --> 00:59:06,189
Core. We already have a lot

2437
00:59:06,189 --> 00:59:07,472
prepared.

2438
00:59:07,472 --> 00:59:08,329
We have implemented

2439
00:59:08,329 --> 00:59:08,871
financial

2440
00:59:08,871 --> 00:59:09,956
literacy, which

2441
00:59:09,956 --> 00:59:11,070
was not the case in some districts

2442
00:59:11,070 --> 00:59:12,252
, and this is important. We are already

2443
00:59:12,252 --> 00:59:13,449
close to

2444
00:59:13,449 --> 00:59:14,401
where we need to be, with

2445
00:59:14,401 --> 00:59:15,507
some

2446
00:59:15,507 --> 00:59:16,914
necessary adjustments. I

2447
00:59:16,914 --> 00:59:18,135
don't think this will be

2448
00:59:18,135 --> 00:59:19,356
any dramatic

2449
00:59:19,356 --> 00:59:20,611
change or shift

2450
00:59:20,611 --> 00:59:22,741
for us. Moving

2451
00:59:22,741 --> 00:59:24,081
forward and building out

2452
00:59:24,081 --> 00:59:25,147
My Cap, as well as other

2453
00:59:25,147 --> 00:59:26,350
elements that

2454
00:59:26,350 --> 00:59:27,072
we still have little

2455
00:59:27,072 --> 00:59:28,172
information about, such as

2456
00:59:28,172 --> 00:59:28,894
final

2457
00:59:28,894 --> 00:59:30,131
course assessments,

2458
00:59:30,131 --> 00:59:30,715
who

2459
00:59:30,715 --> 00:59:31,747
will be responsible for that, and

2460
00:59:31,747 --> 00:59:32,640
some aspects of the

2461
00:59:32,640 --> 00:59:34,008
portfolio. Although we

2462
00:59:34,008 --> 00:59:34,945
already have a graduation

2463
00:59:34,945 --> 00:59:35,948
project for

2464
00:59:35,948 --> 00:59:37,244
senior students. So that's

2465
00:59:37,244 --> 00:59:38,216
also an advantage,

2466
00:59:38,216 --> 00:59:39,155
since we've already

2467
00:59:39,155 --> 00:59:40,451
steered them in that

2468
00:59:40,451 --> 00:59:43,305
direction. It's still a

2469
00:59:43,305 --> 00:59:44,433
little bit undefined,

2470
00:59:44,433 --> 00:59:45,186
we need

2471
00:59:45,186 --> 00:59:46,346
more help,

2472
00:59:46,346 --> 00:59:47,349
so the Department of

2473
00:59:47,349 --> 00:59:48,478
Education is trying

2474
00:59:48,478 --> 00:59:49,670
to do everything they can,

2475
00:59:49,670 --> 00:59:50,924
and the Governor's office and the

2476
00:59:50,924 --> 00:59:52,115
Board of Education are

2477
00:59:52,115 --> 00:59:55,365
pushing. So we

2478
00:59:55,365 --> 00:59:56,268
will see things

2479
00:59:56,268 --> 00:59:57,202
change

2480
00:59:57,202 --> 00:59:58,226
pretty quickly, but it

2481
00:59:58,226 --> 00:59:59,099
will still

2482
00:59:59,099 --> 01:00:00,274
require guidance and

2483
01:00:00,274 --> 01:00:00,726
active

2484
01:00:00,726 --> 01:00:01,810
representation from

2485
01:00:01,810 --> 01:00:02,322
school

2486
01:00:02,322 --> 01:00:05,510
superintendents. I will

2487
01:00:05,510 --> 01:00:06,337
say it.

2488
01:00:06,337 --> 01:00:10,001
Dr. Oliver. It's like

2489
01:00:10,035 --> 01:00:11,232
starting to build a

2490
01:00:11,232 --> 01:00:12,395
house without any

2491
01:00:12,395 --> 01:00:14,438
plans.

2492
01:00:14,438 --> 01:00:17,731
We have a concept.

2493
01:00:17,731 --> 01:00:18,951
It will be interesting to see

2494
01:00:18,951 --> 01:00:19,609
the results

2495
01:00:19,609 --> 01:00:24,198
at the end of the year.

2496
01:00:24,198 --> 01:00:25,199
Good. Do you have any

2497
01:00:25,199 --> 01:00:26,054
questions? I'm

2498
01:00:26,054 --> 01:00:28,040
fine.

2499
01:00:28,040 --> 01:00:29,148
It's like I'm

2500
01:00:29,148 --> 01:00:31,033
graduating.

2501
01:00:31,033 --> 01:00:33,530
Yes. One more year.

2502
01:00:33,530 --> 01:00:34,538
I'm curious, what

2503
01:00:34,538 --> 01:00:35,815
items cause

2504
01:00:35,815 --> 01:00:36,789
you the most

2505
01:00:36,789 --> 01:00:38,513
anxiety? What

2506
01:00:38,513 --> 01:00:39,488
subjects are we not

2507
01:00:39,488 --> 01:00:40,621
coping with and which

2508
01:00:40,621 --> 01:00:41,753
seem likely to become

2509
01:00:41,753 --> 01:00:42,577
problematic?

2510
01:00:42,577 --> 01:00:45,723
Yes. I think we'll be

2511
01:00:45,723 --> 01:00:46,896
fine, I'll

2512
01:00:46,896 --> 01:00:47,734
tell you about our

2513
01:00:47,734 --> 01:00:52,543
staff now. I think we will be

2514
01:00:52,579 --> 01:00:53,875
fine with art. We

2515
01:00:53,875 --> 01:00:54,957
believe we have

2516
01:00:54,957 --> 01:00:56,235
enough staff to keep

2517
01:00:56,235 --> 01:00:57,316
everything in

2518
01:00:57,316 --> 01:00:59,045
order there. We will need to

2519
01:00:59,045 --> 01:00:59,865
carefully

2520
01:00:59,865 --> 01:01:00,811
examine the issue of

2521
01:01:00,811 --> 01:01:01,726
foreign languages ​​and

2522
01:01:01,726 --> 01:01:02,924
determine when expansion may be

2523
01:01:02,924 --> 01:01:03,649
necessary

2524
01:01:03,649 --> 01:01:05,804
. This may

2525
01:01:05,804 --> 01:01:07,302
not be the 29th year, we'll have to

2526
01:01:07,302 --> 01:01:08,800
see which one

2527
01:01:08,800 --> 01:01:10,105
, but such a need will

2528
01:01:10,105 --> 01:01:12,133
likely arise. Uh

2529
01:01:12,133 --> 01:01:16,485
...As for

2530
01:01:16,485 --> 01:01:17,652
math, the

2531
01:01:17,652 --> 01:01:18,952
Algebra 2 requirement is something

2532
01:01:18,952 --> 01:01:19,919
we need to

2533
01:01:19,919 --> 01:01:21,220
investigate further

2534
01:01:21,220 --> 01:01:22,520
, how many of our students are

2535
01:01:22,520 --> 01:01:23,121
currently not

2536
01:01:23,121 --> 01:01:24,321
meeting that

2537
01:01:24,321 --> 01:01:28,427
expectation. Many

2538
01:01:28,427 --> 01:01:29,600
respond, but

2539
01:01:29,600 --> 01:01:30,806
some choose other

2540
01:01:30,806 --> 01:01:32,598
options for earning

2541
01:01:32,630 --> 01:01:34,951
math credits. And so—in the

2542
01:01:34,951 --> 01:01:36,102
penultimate and

2543
01:01:36,102 --> 01:01:37,334
final years.

2544
01:01:37,334 --> 01:01:38,344
So we need to

2545
01:01:38,344 --> 01:01:39,550
look at this a little more

2546
01:01:39,550 --> 01:01:42,456
carefully. Uh, as for

2547
01:01:42,456 --> 01:01:46,712
the others, I don't...Did I say

2548
01:01:46,712 --> 01:01:48,154
something wrong? I

2549
01:01:48,154 --> 01:01:49,292
guess I didn't quite

2550
01:01:49,292 --> 01:01:50,525
understand what you just

2551
01:01:50,525 --> 01:01:51,221
said about

2552
01:01:51,221 --> 01:01:52,444
math. Because they

2553
01:01:52,444 --> 01:01:53,386
need four

2554
01:01:53,386 --> 01:01:54,710
credits in math.

2555
01:01:54,710 --> 01:01:55,579
This is what our

2556
01:01:55,579 --> 01:01:57,000
students take, right?

2557
01:01:57,000 --> 01:01:57,859
Yes, but the changes

2558
01:01:57,859 --> 01:01:59,083
are that

2559
01:01:59,083 --> 01:01:59,943
they will have to

2560
01:01:59,943 --> 01:02:02,077
study algebra two.

2561
01:02:02,077 --> 01:02:03,266
And not all of our Now

2562
01:02:03,266 --> 01:02:04,252
our requirement for

2563
01:02:04,252 --> 01:02:05,509
graduation is algebra

2564
01:02:05,509 --> 01:02:07,418
one and geometry.

2565
01:02:07,418 --> 01:02:08,066
Good.

2566
01:02:08,066 --> 01:02:08,863
So, there are a certain

2567
01:02:08,863 --> 01:02:10,158
number of students

2568
01:02:10,158 --> 01:02:11,122
who don't study

2569
01:02:11,122 --> 01:02:13,399
algebra two. And this

2570
01:02:13,399 --> 01:02:16,312
will be interesting. So,

2571
01:02:16,312 --> 01:02:17,590
for example, if we

2572
01:02:17,590 --> 01:02:18,508
have students who

2573
01:02:18,508 --> 01:02:19,820
start with if they

2574
01:02:19,820 --> 01:02:20,541
start with

2575
01:02:20,541 --> 01:02:21,754
pre-algebra, that is,

2576
01:02:21,754 --> 01:02:22,704
if they took

2577
01:02:22,704 --> 01:02:23,917
pre-algebra, then

2578
01:02:23,917 --> 01:02:25,098
algebra one, then

2579
01:02:25,098 --> 01:02:26,048
geometry, they

2580
01:02:26,048 --> 01:02:26,999
might not take

2581
01:02:26,999 --> 01:02:27,818
algebra two in the

2582
01:02:27,818 --> 01:02:31,133
last class.

2583
01:02:31,133 --> 01:02:32,446
They may decide to

2584
01:02:32,446 --> 01:02:33,119
take a different

2585
01:02:33,119 --> 01:02:34,307
math class.

2586
01:02:34,307 --> 01:02:35,272
Statistics.

2587
01:02:35,272 --> 01:02:37,378
To become, yes, exactly. There may

2588
01:02:37,378 --> 01:02:38,627
be another option

2589
01:02:38,627 --> 01:02:40,448
they will choose.

2590
01:02:40,448 --> 01:02:41,281
So we'll just

2591
01:02:41,281 --> 01:02:42,084
need to

2592
01:02:42,084 --> 01:02:43,226
look at it a little more

2593
01:02:43,226 --> 01:02:44,700
carefully. I don't think

2594
01:02:44,700 --> 01:02:45,428
it will have a

2595
01:02:45,428 --> 01:02:47,769
huge impact, but

2596
01:02:47,801 --> 01:02:49,639
it will affect a certain number of students.

2597
01:02:49,639 --> 01:02:50,350
Thank you.

2598
01:02:50,350 --> 01:02:51,387
But we can

2599
01:02:51,387 --> 01:02:52,367
prevent this because we

2600
01:02:52,367 --> 01:02:52,915
will know

2601
01:02:52,915 --> 01:02:54,068
in advance, because for

2602
01:02:54,068 --> 01:02:55,164
most students

2603
01:02:55,164 --> 01:02:56,029
this will be the course for the

2604
01:02:56,029 --> 01:02:56,922
penultimate

2605
01:02:56,922 --> 01:02:57,568
grade.

2606
01:02:57,568 --> 01:02:58,533
And there is no

2607
01:02:58,533 --> 01:02:59,677
way it

2608
01:02:59,677 --> 01:03:03,323
will start sooner

2609
01:03:03,323 --> 01:03:04,700
than we expect.

2610
01:03:04,700 --> 01:03:06,006
I can answer that

2611
01:03:06,006 --> 01:03:07,675
. No, that's impossible.

2612
01:03:07,675 --> 01:03:10,935
It would be massive uh

2613
01:03:10,935 --> 01:03:12,258
Street protests.

2614
01:03:12,258 --> 01:03:13,510
Yes, a rebellion by the

2615
01:03:13,510 --> 01:03:14,056
district

2616
01:03:14,056 --> 01:03:15,147
superintendents,

2617
01:03:15,147 --> 01:03:17,018
including me. It's

2618
01:03:17,018 --> 01:03:18,381
just that it's difficult,

2619
01:03:18,381 --> 01:03:19,778
but like I said, it's

2620
01:03:19,778 --> 01:03:21,746
not too heavy a burden.

2621
01:03:21,746 --> 01:03:22,527
This is the right

2622
01:03:22,527 --> 01:03:23,700
direction for us, but

2623
01:03:23,700 --> 01:03:24,512
they won't

2624
01:03:24,512 --> 01:03:26,032
accelerate it. The

2625
01:03:26,032 --> 01:03:27,171
deadlines they

2626
01:03:27,171 --> 01:03:27,955
set

2627
01:03:27,955 --> 01:03:29,380
will remain as they

2628
01:03:29,380 --> 01:03:30,649
are. I don't think we're

2629
01:03:30,649 --> 01:03:31,842
suddenly going to say that

2630
01:03:31,842 --> 01:03:33,275
everyone should have everything.

2631
01:03:33,275 --> 01:03:34,689
So, this is going to be a

2632
01:03:34,689 --> 01:03:35,866
training program—

2633
01:03:35,866 --> 01:03:37,051
it's like a contract, right?

2634
01:03:37,051 --> 01:03:38,078
So we need to

2635
01:03:38,078 --> 01:03:39,106
implement this for

2636
01:03:39,106 --> 01:03:39,449
our

2637
01:03:39,449 --> 01:03:40,632
ninth graders, because

2638
01:03:40,632 --> 01:03:41,691
this is the expectation

2639
01:03:41,691 --> 01:03:42,626
they have when they

2640
01:03:42,626 --> 01:03:43,692
graduate.

2641
01:03:43,692 --> 01:03:44,821
They will know what

2642
01:03:44,821 --> 01:03:45,856
courses they need to

2643
01:03:45,856 --> 01:03:46,514
take to

2644
01:03:46,514 --> 01:03:47,764
graduate. So,

2645
01:03:47,764 --> 01:03:48,785
MGM.

2646
01:03:48,785 --> 01:03:49,969
And so we will consider

2647
01:03:49,969 --> 01:03:51,653
this at the

2648
01:03:51,684 --> 01:03:53,686
policy subcommittee meeting. So, Laura and

2649
01:03:53,686 --> 01:03:55,478
Tanya, get ready. We

2650
01:03:55,478 --> 01:03:56,499
will call you in for a

2651
01:03:56,499 --> 01:03:57,705
review, and then we

2652
01:03:57,705 --> 01:03:58,757
will share our

2653
01:03:58,757 --> 01:03:59,716
proposed

2654
01:03:59,716 --> 01:04:00,953
policy changes and

2655
01:04:00,953 --> 01:04:01,819
ask the entire

2656
01:04:01,819 --> 01:04:03,414
committee to comment.

2657
01:04:03,414 --> 01:04:04,122
Thank you.

2658
01:04:04,122 --> 01:04:05,443
And thank you both.

2659
01:04:05,443 --> 01:04:06,731
OK. See you later.

2660
01:04:06,731 --> 01:04:07,375
OK.

2661
01:04:07,375 --> 01:04:09,056
Wait. Wait.

2662
01:04:09,056 --> 01:04:09,776
We don't have

2663
01:04:09,776 --> 01:04:11,264
the technology. That's it.

2664
01:04:11,264 --> 01:04:13,789
OK. Where are we? Good.

2665
01:04:13,789 --> 01:04:14,820
So, the

2666
01:04:14,820 --> 01:04:15,507
committee discussion and

2667
01:04:15,507 --> 01:04:16,476
vote that

2668
01:04:16,476 --> 01:04:17,531
needs to happen.

2669
01:04:17,531 --> 01:04:18,528
Vote to

2670
01:04:18,528 --> 01:04:19,650
approve a donation of

2671
01:04:19,650 --> 01:04:20,771
school supplies with an

2672
01:04:20,771 --> 01:04:22,018
estimated value of

2673
01:04:22,018 --> 01:04:23,264
$1,200 from

2674
01:04:23,264 --> 01:04:24,480
St. Paul Church for students and

2675
01:04:24,480 --> 01:04:25,726
staff at Nantucket Elementary

2676
01:04:25,726 --> 01:04:26,754
and Middle Schools

2677
01:04:26,754 --> 01:04:27,907
.

2678
01:04:27,907 --> 01:04:29,123
Accepted.

2679
01:04:29,123 --> 01:04:29,725
Second.

2680
01:04:29,725 --> 01:04:30,671
Who is "for"?

2681
01:04:30,671 --> 01:04:31,133
J.

2682
01:04:31,133 --> 01:04:32,395
Vote on

2683
01:04:32,395 --> 01:04:33,894
approval of the minutes of

2684
01:04:33,894 --> 01:04:35,038
the meeting of

2685
01:04:35,038 --> 01:04:36,203
August 25, 2026.

2686
01:04:36,203 --> 01:04:37,764
Accepted.

2687
01:04:37,764 --> 01:04:38,539
Second.

2688
01:04:38,539 --> 01:04:39,672
Who is "for"?

2689
01:04:39,672 --> 01:04:41,593
J.

2690
01:04:41,627 --> 01:04:43,128
Approval vote...

2691
01:04:43,128 --> 01:04:44,074
Wait, did we

2692
01:04:44,074 --> 01:04:45,420
get that? OK. I

2693
01:04:45,420 --> 01:04:46,149
wanted to say that I didn't

2694
01:04:46,149 --> 01:04:46,815
even see the

2695
01:04:46,815 --> 01:04:47,752
minutes for September 1.

2696
01:04:47,752 --> 01:04:49,269
OK. Sorry. It

2697
01:04:49,269 --> 01:04:50,544
was not crossed out on the iPad.

2698
01:04:50,544 --> 01:04:51,527
Vote to

2699
01:04:51,527 --> 01:04:52,110
approve

2700
01:04:52,110 --> 01:04:53,032
the memorandum of

2701
01:04:53,032 --> 01:04:54,261
understanding regarding

2702
01:04:54,261 --> 01:04:55,428
teacher assistants

2703
01:04:55,428 --> 01:04:56,534
for the 2026-2027 school

2704
01:04:56,534 --> 01:04:56,850
year.

2705
01:04:56,850 --> 01:04:57,699
Accepted.

2706
01:04:57,699 --> 01:04:58,281
Second.

2707
01:04:58,281 --> 01:04:59,131
Who is "for"?

2708
01:04:59,131 --> 01:04:59,585
Y.

2709
01:04:59,585 --> 01:05:00,503
Voting on

2710
01:05:00,503 --> 01:05:01,473
approval of transfers

2711
01:05:01,473 --> 01:05:02,135
and accounts.

2712
01:05:02,135 --> 01:05:02,992
Accepted.

2713
01:05:02,992 --> 01:05:03,576
Second.

2714
01:05:03,576 --> 01:05:04,445
Who is "for"?

2715
01:05:04,445 --> 01:05:04,912
Y.

2716
01:05:04,912 --> 01:05:05,581
And now we

2717
01:05:05,581 --> 01:05:06,599
will move on to our

2718
01:05:06,599 --> 01:05:07,413
representative on the

2719
01:05:07,413 --> 01:05:08,432
student council,

2720
01:05:08,432 --> 01:05:09,405
Natalya Penkova.

2721
01:05:09,405 --> 01:05:10,148
Congratulations.

2722
01:05:10,148 --> 01:05:13,199
Natalie.

2723
01:05:13,199 --> 01:05:14,429
What would you like

2724
01:05:14,429 --> 01:05:17,340
me to talk about?

2725
01:05:17,340 --> 01:05:18,534
How have the last

2726
01:05:18,534 --> 01:05:19,864
few weeks at school been

2727
01:05:19,864 --> 01:05:21,666
? Were there any

2728
01:05:21,666 --> 01:05:22,921
concerns from

2729
01:05:22,921 --> 01:05:24,311
your classmates? Is there

2730
01:05:24,311 --> 01:05:25,565
anything we

2731
01:05:25,565 --> 01:05:26,593
should know about? How are

2732
01:05:26,593 --> 01:05:28,054
you doing with sports? Are there

2733
01:05:28,054 --> 01:05:29,038
any performances being prepared

2734
01:05:29,038 --> 01:05:29,964
?

2735
01:05:29,964 --> 01:05:31,095
Well, there are

2736
01:05:31,095 --> 01:05:33,851
no problems now. I think

2737
01:05:33,851 --> 01:05:36,180
everything is going well. I

2738
01:05:36,180 --> 01:05:38,430
mean,

2739
01:05:38,464 --> 01:05:40,234
school spirit week is starting soon. He

2740
01:05:40,234 --> 01:05:41,594
will be here in 2 weeks, I'm

2741
01:05:41,594 --> 01:05:44,609
almost sure. They're just

2742
01:05:44,609 --> 01:05:45,788
starting...

2743
01:05:45,788 --> 01:05:47,670
a drama club. They

2744
01:05:47,670 --> 01:05:50,880
are preparing a performance.

2745
01:05:50,880 --> 01:05:52,346
Rehearsals for "

2746
01:05:52,346 --> 01:05:53,774
The Murder Was Slayed."

2747
01:05:53,774 --> 01:05:56,568
Done. Yes, "

2748
01:05:56,568 --> 01:05:57,417
The murder was

2749
01:05:57,417 --> 01:05:59,477
committed." Or

2750
01:05:59,477 --> 01:06:00,369
delivered.

2751
01:06:00,369 --> 01:06:01,075
OK. "

2752
01:06:01,075 --> 01:06:01,892
The murder was

2753
01:06:01,892 --> 01:06:03,738
committed." This is great.

2754
01:06:03,738 --> 01:06:04,576
I was a little

2755
01:06:04,576 --> 01:06:07,346
confused. Plans for

2756
01:06:07,346 --> 01:06:08,386
Homecoming.

2757
01:06:08,386 --> 01:06:10,863
Well, people

2758
01:06:10,863 --> 01:06:12,161
are starting to vote

2759
01:06:12,161 --> 01:06:13,006
on the design of

2760
01:06:13,006 --> 01:06:15,701
the corridors. I'm pretty

2761
01:06:15,701 --> 01:06:17,130
sure the theme for the

2762
01:06:17,130 --> 01:06:18,376
Homecoming dance has already

2763
01:06:18,376 --> 01:06:21,592
been chosen. And we already have a

2764
01:06:21,592 --> 01:06:23,052
set date for the

2765
01:06:23,052 --> 01:06:25,771
dance—October 24th. And the

2766
01:06:25,771 --> 01:06:27,146
school

2767
01:06:27,146 --> 01:06:28,320
spirit week I

2768
01:06:28,320 --> 01:06:29,898
mentioned will last

2769
01:06:29,898 --> 01:06:33,365
from the 26th to the 30th. The Island Cup

2770
01:06:33,408 --> 01:06:35,113
falls on Halloween, the

2771
01:06:35,113 --> 01:06:36,349
31st, which is also when

2772
01:06:36,349 --> 01:06:38,011
our Homecoming game will take place

2773
01:06:38,011 --> 01:06:42,900
. And the bonfire and

2774
01:06:42,940 --> 01:06:44,379
fan rally from the

2775
01:06:44,379 --> 01:06:47,761
Boosters Club—on the 30th. So, yes

2776
01:06:47,761 --> 01:06:52,446
. This year we are also

2777
01:06:52,446 --> 01:06:53,881
planning two trips:

2778
01:06:53,881 --> 01:07:00,080
to Iceland and Italy.

2779
01:07:00,080 --> 01:07:01,254
I have planned, but a

2780
01:07:01,254 --> 01:07:02,464
trip to Italy—

2781
01:07:02,464 --> 01:07:03,500
from the Latin

2782
01:07:03,500 --> 01:07:04,709
club, it will be very

2783
01:07:04,709 --> 01:07:06,563
interesting.

2784
01:07:06,563 --> 01:07:08,388
Oho. Yes. This is fascinating

2785
01:07:08,388 --> 01:07:08,531
.

2786
01:07:08,531 --> 01:07:09,209
Hot.

2787
01:07:09,209 --> 01:07:10,677
A lot so far.

2788
01:07:10,677 --> 01:07:11,605
And do you need

2789
01:07:11,605 --> 01:07:12,833
vaccinations?

2790
01:07:12,833 --> 01:07:13,435
Apparently.

2791
01:07:13,435 --> 01:07:14,225
Probably.

2792
01:07:14,225 --> 01:07:15,231
And Natalie, I

2793
01:07:15,231 --> 01:07:16,329
apologize. Can you

2794
01:07:16,329 --> 01:07:17,446
tell me a little about

2795
01:07:17,446 --> 01:07:18,915
yourself? What grade are you in

2796
01:07:18,915 --> 01:07:19,712
? What are your

2797
01:07:19,712 --> 01:07:20,540
hobbies?

2798
01:07:20,540 --> 01:07:21,795
I am currently in my

2799
01:07:21,795 --> 01:07:24,849
second year. As for

2800
01:07:24,849 --> 01:07:26,019
my interests, I

2801
01:07:26,019 --> 01:07:27,446
really like art

2802
01:07:27,446 --> 01:07:29,989
and sports. I play

2803
01:07:29,989 --> 01:07:32,803
tennis. That's it.

2804
01:07:32,803 --> 01:07:34,639
Perfectly. Thank you. And thank you for being

2805
01:07:34,639 --> 01:07:35,931
here. This is going to be a

2806
01:07:35,931 --> 01:07:36,974
great year. Do

2807
01:07:36,974 --> 01:07:37,719
we have any questions for

2808
01:07:37,719 --> 01:07:38,733
our representative?

2809
01:07:38,733 --> 01:07:40,080
No. Welcome,

2810
01:07:40,080 --> 01:07:40,582
Natalie.

2811
01:07:40,582 --> 01:07:41,898
Perfectly. Congratulations.

2812
01:07:41,898 --> 01:07:43,566
Thank you. OK. So,

2813
01:07:43,566 --> 01:07:44,810
reports of subcommittees

2814
01:07:44,810 --> 01:07:46,598
or working groups. Is there

2815
01:07:46,598 --> 01:07:47,473
anything?

2816
01:07:47,473 --> 01:07:48,159
Nothing. Does

2817
01:07:48,159 --> 01:07:49,375
anyone have anything?

2818
01:07:49,375 --> 01:07:51,727
Um, no. Regarding NET, we

2819
01:07:51,727 --> 01:07:53,401
are preparing for an event at

2820
01:07:53,401 --> 01:07:55,785
Level Press in three weeks.

2821
01:07:55,785 --> 01:07:56,748
Mhm.

2822
01:07:56,748 --> 01:07:57,444
Yes.

2823
01:07:57,444 --> 01:07:58,827
This is a networking

2824
01:07:58,827 --> 01:08:00,435
event to learn

2825
01:08:00,435 --> 01:08:02,380
what NET is. NET usually

2826
01:08:02,380 --> 01:08:03,798
remains a bit in the

2827
01:08:03,798 --> 01:08:08,383
shadows. In the past. So

2828
01:08:08,383 --> 01:08:09,660
we need to become

2829
01:08:09,660 --> 01:08:10,936
a little...NET needs to become

2830
01:08:10,936 --> 01:08:13,345
a little more well-known. For

2831
01:08:13,345 --> 01:08:14,921
those who don't know, the Nantucket

2832
01:08:14,921 --> 01:08:15,827
Education Trust is a

2833
01:08:15,827 --> 01:08:16,812
non-profit

2834
01:08:16,812 --> 01:08:18,034
organization that has

2835
01:08:18,034 --> 01:08:19,255
been around for quite some

2836
01:08:19,255 --> 01:08:22,519
time. It has a

2837
01:08:22,519 --> 01:08:23,462
dual mission:

2838
01:08:23,462 --> 01:08:24,697
supporting public

2839
01:08:24,697 --> 01:08:25,965
schools through gifts

2840
01:08:25,965 --> 01:08:28,861
and donations. They are

2841
01:08:28,861 --> 01:08:29,534
regular

2842
01:08:29,534 --> 01:08:30,754
sponsors of the "

2843
01:08:30,754 --> 01:08:31,588
Journey Across the

2844
01:08:31,588 --> 01:08:32,647
Strait" project, thanks to which

2845
01:08:32,647 --> 01:08:33,288
our

2846
01:08:33,288 --> 01:08:34,379
tenth and

2847
01:08:34,379 --> 01:08:35,566
eleventh graders

2848
01:08:35,566 --> 01:08:41,890
attend colleges. And

2849
01:08:41,890 --> 01:08:43,364
NET also manages the Cal

2850
01:08:43,364 --> 01:08:44,574
Pond district, which is

2851
01:08:44,574 --> 01:08:46,086
populated entirely by Nantucket

2852
01:08:46,086 --> 01:08:47,144
Public Schools educators

2853
01:08:47,144 --> 01:08:53,474
. This is

2854
01:08:53,474 --> 01:08:54,776
affordable housing for

2855
01:08:54,776 --> 01:08:57,951
our NPS employees.

2856
01:08:57,951 --> 01:08:59,478
We are very happy that NET

2857
01:08:59,478 --> 01:09:04,516
supports us so much.

2858
01:09:04,516 --> 01:09:05,551
We are planning

2859
01:09:05,551 --> 01:09:06,461
to expand a bit as

2860
01:09:06,461 --> 01:09:07,528
we hope to have more housing built in the

2861
01:09:07,528 --> 01:09:09,662
coming years

2862
01:09:09,693 --> 01:09:10,383
after

2863
01:09:10,383 --> 01:09:11,042
the completion of the

2864
01:09:11,042 --> 01:09:12,266
field development on the

2865
01:09:12,266 --> 01:09:13,239
site directly behind the

2866
01:09:13,239 --> 01:09:14,431
football field where

2867
01:09:14,431 --> 01:09:16,220
our buses are currently parked and will

2868
01:09:16,251 --> 01:09:20,467
soon be moving. That's

2869
01:09:20,467 --> 01:09:21,291
it.

2870
01:09:21,291 --> 01:09:22,533
By the way, regarding this,

2871
01:09:22,533 --> 01:09:23,680
today I happened

2872
01:09:23,680 --> 01:09:24,859
to see two different

2873
01:09:24,859 --> 01:09:26,134
bus drivers

2874
01:09:26,134 --> 01:09:27,398
driving at the same time. So it

2875
01:09:27,398 --> 01:09:28,560
was really nice

2876
01:09:28,560 --> 01:09:29,544
to see two big

2877
01:09:29,544 --> 01:09:32,781
buses on the road.

2878
01:09:32,781 --> 01:09:33,873
We have drivers who

2879
01:09:33,873 --> 01:09:35,239
can help us,

2880
01:09:35,239 --> 01:09:36,571
and another candidate on

2881
01:09:36,571 --> 01:09:37,425
the way who is

2882
01:09:37,425 --> 01:09:38,723
about to take the

2883
01:09:38,723 --> 01:09:41,708
exam. We are very

2884
01:09:41,708 --> 01:09:42,328
close to

2885
01:09:42,328 --> 01:09:43,568
signing the contract

2886
01:09:43,568 --> 01:09:44,436
and hope to

2887
01:09:44,436 --> 01:09:45,552
make an announcement

2888
01:09:45,552 --> 01:09:46,296
before the next

2889
01:09:46,296 --> 01:09:47,424
meeting. Therefore.

2890
01:09:47,424 --> 01:09:48,392
Perfectly.

2891
01:09:48,392 --> 01:09:50,168
Thank you. I know we

2892
01:09:50,168 --> 01:09:51,484
have a number of subcommittees

2893
01:09:51,484 --> 01:09:52,767
that need to start

2894
01:09:52,767 --> 01:09:54,051
scheduling meetings.

2895
01:09:54,051 --> 01:09:55,119
Agree. And if

2896
01:09:55,119 --> 01:09:56,131
you'll allow me, off the top of my

2897
01:09:56,131 --> 01:09:57,306
head, we really

2898
01:09:57,306 --> 01:09:58,547
need to reach out

2899
01:09:58,547 --> 01:09:59,396
to

2900
01:09:59,396 --> 01:10:01,130
teacher assistants. The current

2901
01:10:01,130 --> 01:10:02,400
letter of intent

2902
01:10:02,400 --> 01:10:03,600
voted on

2903
01:10:03,600 --> 01:10:04,698
was a special

2904
01:10:04,698 --> 01:10:06,002
agreement for this year that

2905
01:10:06,002 --> 01:10:06,894
addressed some of the

2906
01:10:06,894 --> 01:10:08,198
discrepancies between

2907
01:10:08,198 --> 01:10:09,433
what was agreed to in

2908
01:10:09,433 --> 01:10:10,634
our

2909
01:10:10,634 --> 01:10:11,869
teacher contract and what

2910
01:10:11,869 --> 01:10:13,070
should be agreed to

2911
01:10:13,070 --> 01:10:13,962
for the

2912
01:10:13,962 --> 01:10:15,300
teacher assistant contract,

2913
01:10:15,300 --> 01:10:16,603
as they were still

2914
01:10:16,603 --> 01:10:19,074
working to our

2915
01:10:19,108 --> 01:10:20,309
Friday

2916
01:10:20,309 --> 01:10:20,615
2:20 pm dismissal schedule.

2917
01:10:20,615 --> 01:10:21,328
A.

2918
01:10:21,328 --> 01:10:22,341
So we needed to

2919
01:10:22,341 --> 01:10:23,415
make a few

2920
01:10:23,415 --> 01:10:24,306
adjustments to

2921
01:10:24,306 --> 01:10:25,534
make sure they

2922
01:10:25,534 --> 01:10:26,578
could help

2923
01:10:26,578 --> 01:10:27,438
us, especially with

2924
01:10:27,438 --> 01:10:28,543
supervising students

2925
01:10:28,543 --> 01:10:29,710
who stay 10

2926
01:10:29,710 --> 01:10:30,539
minutes longer on

2927
01:10:30,539 --> 01:10:32,196
Fridays. So, we are

2928
01:10:32,196 --> 01:10:33,454
very grateful to them and glad

2929
01:10:33,454 --> 01:10:34,586
that we were able to provide them with

2930
01:10:34,586 --> 01:10:35,529
some support

2931
01:10:35,529 --> 01:10:36,662
this year, and all of that

2932
01:10:36,662 --> 01:10:37,479
will cease at

2933
01:10:37,479 --> 01:10:38,485
the end of this

2934
01:10:38,485 --> 01:10:39,240
year when we

2935
01:10:39,240 --> 01:10:39,995
move on to

2936
01:10:39,995 --> 01:10:41,001
negotiations for

2937
01:10:41,001 --> 01:10:43,191
next year. So

2938
01:10:43,191 --> 01:10:44,532
.

2939
01:10:44,532 --> 01:10:46,300
Thank you.

2940
01:10:46,300 --> 01:10:47,554
want to know.

2941
01:10:47,554 --> 01:10:48,403
It's all you.

2942
01:10:48,403 --> 01:10:49,419
Good. So our

2943
01:10:49,419 --> 01:10:50,500
next

2944
01:10:50,500 --> 01:10:51,840
agenda is a seminar.

2945
01:10:51,840 --> 01:10:52,950
We often hold a

2946
01:10:52,950 --> 01:10:54,187
workshop in October to

2947
01:10:54,187 --> 01:10:55,234
share with you

2948
01:10:55,234 --> 01:10:56,472
our 2026 MCAS ratings

2949
01:10:56,472 --> 01:10:57,551
and reporting

2950
01:10:57,551 --> 01:10:58,534
, and then our

2951
01:10:58,534 --> 01:10:59,296
principals and

2952
01:10:59,296 --> 01:10:59,962
assistant

2953
01:10:59,962 --> 01:11:01,199
principals will come

2954
01:11:01,199 --> 01:11:02,088
to share

2955
01:11:02,088 --> 01:11:02,976
their

2956
01:11:02,976 --> 01:11:04,832
school improvement plans.

2957
01:11:04,832 --> 01:11:06,065
So, this is the meeting

2958
01:11:06,065 --> 01:11:07,813
for next time.

2959
01:11:07,813 --> 01:11:09,167
Most likely, we

2960
01:11:09,167 --> 01:11:11,944
will be in IS. It's more of a

2961
01:11:11,977 --> 01:11:15,633
workshop-style work environment. We

2962
01:11:15,633 --> 01:11:16,790
don't need cameras,

2963
01:11:16,790 --> 01:11:17,690
but we will still

2964
01:11:17,690 --> 01:11:18,430
provide a

2965
01:11:18,430 --> 01:11:19,683
hybrid format for those

2966
01:11:19,683 --> 01:11:23,652
who want it at that time.

2967
01:11:23,652 --> 01:11:24,851
So, that's all.

2968
01:11:24,851 --> 01:11:25,929
Thank you.

2969
01:11:25,929 --> 01:11:27,138
I have to say, I

2970
01:11:27,138 --> 01:11:28,185
really like the

2971
01:11:28,185 --> 01:11:29,395
social

2972
01:11:29,395 --> 01:11:30,114
media posts from

2973
01:11:30,114 --> 01:11:31,461
public schools. So,

2974
01:11:31,461 --> 01:11:32,640
whoever was responsible

2975
01:11:32,640 --> 01:11:33,589
for this, it was really

2976
01:11:33,589 --> 01:11:34,703
nice to see what was

2977
01:11:34,703 --> 01:11:35,620
happening in the

2978
01:11:35,620 --> 01:11:36,765
district. So thank you

2979
01:11:36,765 --> 01:11:37,591
to whoever is

2980
01:11:37,591 --> 01:11:39,808
doing this. Well, that

2981
01:11:39,839 --> 01:11:41,013
concludes our meeting. Can

2982
01:11:41,013 --> 01:11:41,466
I get

2983
01:11:41,466 --> 01:11:42,100
a motion to

2984
01:11:42,100 --> 01:11:43,015
close the meeting?

2985
01:11:43,015 --> 01:11:43,692
I suggest.

2986
01:11:43,692 --> 01:11:44,504
We will assume that you

2987
01:11:44,504 --> 01:11:45,254
proposed it and you

2988
01:11:45,254 --> 01:11:46,227
supported it. How do you like

2989
01:11:46,227 --> 01:11:46,654
that? I

2990
01:11:46,654 --> 01:11:47,780
support. Yes.

2991
01:11:47,780 --> 01:11:49,583
Good. All in favor? By.

2992
01:11:49,583 --> 01:11:53,333
Good evening.

2993
01:11:53,333 --> 01:11:55,785
Good job, friends.