1 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:33,670 I think you're all 2 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,760 » Hey Ray, 3 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:37,120 >> I'm in. 4 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,120 >> Recording in progress. 5 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:46,361 Hey Ray, how are you? 6 00:02:46,371 --> 00:02:47,440 [laughter] 7 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:48,959 >> Yeah, we got a little bit of rain all of 8 00:02:48,959 --> 00:02:50,239 a sudden there. 9 00:02:50,239 --> 00:03:08,790 >> Yeah. 10 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:20,390 Well, I suppose we need rain, 11 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,800 but it's a lot less cheery than the blue 12 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:36,630 skies we had for a few days. 13 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,560 Hey. 14 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:43,200 >> So, Ray Oh, yeah. I'm on I'm in my car. 15 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,720 I'm heading home. Um I'll get on uh when 16 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,120 I get there. 17 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,239 >> Okay. Are are you're heading from the 18 00:03:52,239 --> 00:03:54,319 post office to your house or 19 00:03:54,319 --> 00:03:54,720 >> Yeah. 20 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:56,720 Okay. 21 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:57,760 >> Thank you. 22 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:02,390 >> Yeah. 23 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,680 » Lonnie is not going to be with us. I 24 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,319 have no idea about Katherine, 25 00:04:08,319 --> 00:04:13,910 but we need all three of them in 26 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:17,120 Lori. Good to see you again. 27 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:18,479 >> Long time no see, Ray. 28 00:04:18,479 --> 00:04:20,799 >> Yeah, Ray. Really? 29 00:04:20,799 --> 00:04:24,160 24 hours anniversary. [clears throat] 30 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:25,680 >> Less than that. 31 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,040 >> Like Groundhog's Day. 32 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:53,590 >> Yes, cuz we lasted a while. 33 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:56,880 I'm curious whether anybody knows about 34 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:58,880 what happened with the pressure test 35 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:00,800 that 36 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,199 Nicole was going to do on the train 37 00:05:03,199 --> 00:05:05,520 station 38 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:10,790 offices. 39 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,919 No one's here that went to it. 40 00:05:13,919 --> 00:05:16,160 >> I'm out of the loop, of course. 41 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:20,288 >> Yeah. 42 00:05:20,298 --> 00:05:22,240 [clears throat] 43 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,960 Hopefully. I mean, she did a lot of lot 44 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,320 of insulating work. Hopefully, there's 45 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:32,479 some impact showing in the 46 00:05:32,479 --> 00:05:35,039 or test. 47 00:05:35,039 --> 00:05:37,199 Oh, wait. 48 00:05:37,199 --> 00:05:40,880 Hear from Mary some point, I suppose. 49 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,550 All right. 50 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:46,160 Are we all ready now? 51 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:47,759 >> I mean, yes, they're still printing, but 52 00:05:47,759 --> 00:05:48,800 you can go ahead and get started. 53 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,720 >> Okay. Thanks. 54 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,840 >> All right. So, I'll I'll open this 55 00:05:53,840 --> 00:05:59,510 meeting. Oops. 56 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,759 uh the Dart Bennington Grad School 57 00:06:01,759 --> 00:06:04,160 Credential Committee meeting for 58 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:08,800 Wednesday, September 9th, 2026 59 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,960 at uh 60 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:14,960 open it and um I don't see anybody to 61 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,600 offer public comments. 62 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,960 So we will move to the consent agenda. I 63 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:27,039 would ask permission to move the the um 64 00:06:27,039 --> 00:06:30,400 actual agenda puts the uh financial 65 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:34,319 report down in um 66 00:06:34,319 --> 00:06:39,120 treasurer's report in FYI, but I'd like 67 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,160 to move it to the consent agenda area 68 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,600 where it has normally been. If that's 69 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,759 acceptable to the rest of the board 70 00:06:47,759 --> 00:06:49,680 that's here, 71 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,280 I'll make the motion we do it. Um, 72 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:58,790 have a second. 73 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:00,160 » A second. 74 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,680 >> Okay. All in favor? 75 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,870 >> I. 76 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:08,800 » Matthew, you're in favor. 77 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:12,880 >> Okay. All right. So, 78 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:14,720 >> now we got a headphone. 79 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:19,039 Okay. Uh Doug, so do you want to would 80 00:07:19,039 --> 00:07:21,680 you like to go ahead with your treasures 81 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:22,800 report? 82 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:26,000 >> Certainly. Yep. Um again, not a lot this 83 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:29,120 month. Um this is a fairly slower time. 84 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:34,720 Um so uh transition from uh Mnt to Bank 85 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,520 of Bennington has been going very well. 86 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:40,400 Um, as we talked about last month, uh, 87 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,199 we're beginning to use the new accounts 88 00:07:43,199 --> 00:07:45,520 as the primary. So, all new checks and 89 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,840 everything have been written from there. 90 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:52,160 Um, the first state aid for this fiscal 91 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:55,599 year is due tomorrow. Um, last I had 92 00:07:55,599 --> 00:07:57,360 talked to Renee, the state had said 93 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,000 everything was going to be on time. Uh, 94 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,120 so we will find out uh tomorrow or 95 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:04,800 Friday, depending on which day I can go 96 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,199 in and check to make sure that that went 97 00:08:07,199 --> 00:08:10,960 into the new account. Um, so what I'm 98 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,319 going to request in case it doesn't, is 99 00:08:14,319 --> 00:08:19,919 for a motion um for us to transfer funds 100 00:08:19,919 --> 00:08:24,240 as needed from the old Mnt accounts to 101 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,720 the new Bank of Bennington accounts. 102 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,360 That way there, if it does go into the 103 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,840 old account, I can just have Britney cut 104 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:33,919 a check from that account and deposit it 105 00:08:33,919 --> 00:08:35,440 into 106 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,560 um the new account for items going 107 00:08:38,560 --> 00:08:40,800 forward. Um and I don't have an exact 108 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:42,320 amount. That's why I wanted to just make 109 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:46,000 it a general as needed transfer from old 110 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,680 to new. 111 00:08:47,680 --> 00:08:48,720 Okay, 112 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:52,160 >> Doug, would it make sense to just say 113 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:56,080 any funds that are deposited into the 114 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,200 Mnt account that are dispersed should be 115 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,279 transferred over to Bank of Bington? 116 00:09:01,279 --> 00:09:04,880 >> Um I think Kieran um as needed is better 117 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:06,480 because there's still 118 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,959 >> well becauc because there's still some 119 00:09:08,959 --> 00:09:10,560 funds that have been in there that we're 120 00:09:10,560 --> 00:09:13,440 kind of leaving. So, you know, depending 121 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,519 on how much checks are over the next 122 00:09:15,519 --> 00:09:18,240 month or so, um it may be a little bit 123 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,680 more than what the state deposit is. Um 124 00:09:21,680 --> 00:09:23,760 this way here, I would be able to just 125 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:25,920 do the money, you know, whatever amount 126 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:28,160 was needed versus having to come back to 127 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:29,600 the board for an approval. So, that's 128 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,720 why I kind of figured if we just said as 129 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:38,710 needed. 130 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:40,800 » Makes sense. 131 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:42,720 Okay. 132 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:43,440 U so 133 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:45,120 >> I'll make a motion. 134 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:49,360 >> Thank you. And um I'll second it. Are we 135 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:53,040 Do we have any further discussion? 136 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:54,800 Seeing none offered, I call the 137 00:09:54,800 --> 00:10:01,030 question. Are we all in favor? I 138 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:03,200 crickets on this. 139 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,480 So, Matthew Kieran, could you speak up 140 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,680 and say whether you're for or opposed to 141 00:10:09,680 --> 00:10:12,399 this? 142 00:10:12,399 --> 00:10:13,920 >> Not kidding. 143 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:15,600 >> I I'm in favor. 144 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,240 >> Oh, thank you, Karen. 145 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:22,399 Well, that passes for 146 00:10:22,399 --> 00:10:25,200 >> Okay. Um, and then the only other piece 147 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,360 that I have to follow up with Renee and 148 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,640 the attorney is the final document for 149 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:34,640 the loop on the tax anticipation note. 150 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,920 Um, it's just in a holding pattern for 151 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,120 that last piece. The good news is so far 152 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,040 we haven't needed it. Um, so I haven't 153 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,519 really had to push on that. Um, we have 154 00:10:45,519 --> 00:10:46,320 the documents. 155 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,560 >> Last piece. Sorry. 156 00:10:48,560 --> 00:10:50,160 >> Yep. The last piece needed is the 157 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,320 attorney opinion letter that she 158 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:54,160 couldn't complete until everything was 159 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:57,680 signed. Um, which has been completed. 160 00:10:57,680 --> 00:11:00,959 Um, when I spoke to Renee on, 161 00:11:00,959 --> 00:11:03,920 >> I believe it was Thursday of last week, 162 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,959 she had sent another email to Dena to 163 00:11:06,959 --> 00:11:09,680 follow up on that letter. Um, and I 164 00:11:09,680 --> 00:11:11,680 didn't get a chance to talk to Renee 165 00:11:11,680 --> 00:11:13,760 yesterday or today to see if that letter 166 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,079 had been sent to the bank. Um, so that's 167 00:11:16,079 --> 00:11:17,680 the only piece, but like I said, it's 168 00:11:17,680 --> 00:11:20,800 not at this point in time, it's not a 169 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:22,399 uh, you know, we're not needing of the 170 00:11:22,399 --> 00:11:25,680 funds. There was um, some carryover from 171 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:29,839 the uh, from the um, 172 00:11:29,839 --> 00:11:31,920 uh, construction funds that weren't 173 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:33,440 dispersed. So, that's been in the 174 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:35,760 operating account, which kind of floated 175 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:37,760 us, which we normally don't have in our 176 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,399 operating account. Um, so that cash that 177 00:11:40,399 --> 00:11:42,320 wasn't dispersed, 178 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:46,399 we've been floating along with for the summer months. 179 00:11:46,399 --> 00:11:48,800 >> You've been paying our bills out on the 180 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,440 balance sheet as its own entity. 181 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,519 >> Exactly. It's still all accounted for 182 00:11:53,519 --> 00:11:56,000 and, you know, as the taxes come in or 183 00:11:56,000 --> 00:12:00,240 we need to advance from the loan, it's all it's all still there. 184 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:01,200 >> Okay. 185 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,920 >> It's just, you know, a cash position, 186 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:07,120 you know, a physical asset. 187 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:10,639 So I have I have one uh particular 188 00:12:10,639 --> 00:12:12,639 question which really doesn't relate to 189 00:12:12,639 --> 00:12:15,760 our meeting much except that we we do 190 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:19,519 have on our warrant a payment to the 191 00:12:19,519 --> 00:12:22,240 painter and he's bugging me for money. 192 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:25,839 So I have a question about will the 193 00:12:25,839 --> 00:12:27,760 checks be available tomorrow? Will you 194 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:29,680 come in and sign for them? Is that the 195 00:12:29,680 --> 00:12:30,800 way 196 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:32,639 >> typically that's how the process works? 197 00:12:32,639 --> 00:12:35,040 Yep. Um, the only thing that would 198 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:36,639 happen is if for some reason I got 199 00:12:36,639 --> 00:12:38,160 completely tied up at work and couldn't 200 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:41,120 get over there. But I'd say 99% of the 201 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,399 time I go over tomorrow at lunchtime to 202 00:12:44,399 --> 00:12:46,160 sign all the checks that were approved 203 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:47,440 tonight. 204 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:54,959 >> Right. So, um, well, that that's good. I could come pick up 205 00:12:54,959 --> 00:12:58,800 the check for Roy and the check for the 206 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:00,720 village school and the check for Lori 207 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:02,880 because I dropped 208 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,120 I could drop all three checks off to 209 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:09,040 various the parties and of interest. 210 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:09,920 >> Yep. 211 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:10,160 >> Okay. 212 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:11,920 >> Yep. If you stop over in the afternoon, 213 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:13,680 usually usually I get over there by 214 00:13:13,680 --> 00:13:16,880 noon. Um so if you stop over anytime 215 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,279 after noon time, it should be all set. 216 00:13:19,279 --> 00:13:21,600 >> Okay. 217 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,760 >> Um 218 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:24,880 All right. 219 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:26,959 >> And then my last little my last little 220 00:13:26,959 --> 00:13:28,560 bit will be the same thing I said at the 221 00:13:28,560 --> 00:13:30,800 village meeting last night. Um, I'm in 222 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:34,240 the process of uh updating tax bills. My 223 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,440 goal is to have all of those um out in 224 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:40,959 uh into Matt's office. Uh hopefully by 225 00:13:40,959 --> 00:13:43,600 Friday or Saturday uh with Monday being 226 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,079 the absolute latest. Knock on wood. So 227 00:13:46,079 --> 00:13:48,399 far everything's been going smoothly. So 228 00:13:48,399 --> 00:13:51,200 if that continues, I'll be uh bringing 229 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,160 all the bills and those will be out um 230 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,560 very soon to uh all the residents of 231 00:13:56,560 --> 00:13:58,399 North Bennington and the Shaffsberry 232 00:13:58,399 --> 00:13:59,760 one. 233 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,399 I'm sure there will be a collective 234 00:14:02,399 --> 00:14:04,560 hurra. 235 00:14:04,560 --> 00:14:06,560 >> Yeah, I'm sure. 236 00:14:06,560 --> 00:14:09,760 >> Yep. U Well, I think that usually comes 237 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,320 in the fact that they pay their bill 238 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:13,680 once they 239 00:14:13,680 --> 00:14:15,199 >> Exactly. 240 00:14:15,199 --> 00:14:15,760 >> Okay. 241 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:17,040 >> So, unless there's any other questions, 242 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:18,399 that's all I've got and I'm going to 243 00:14:18,399 --> 00:14:20,480 jump off and go back to working on tax 244 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:22,000 bills. 245 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,760 >> Yeah. I I don't see any other questions 246 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,399 offered and I don't have any further 247 00:14:28,399 --> 00:14:30,639 questions. So, thank you very much Doug 248 00:14:30,639 --> 00:14:31,120 for being 249 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:34,800 >> Thank you guys. Have a good night. 250 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,040 >> Thanks. 251 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,230 >> Um 252 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,240 the agenda. 253 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:45,519 Oh, the consent agenda. 254 00:14:45,519 --> 00:14:59,590 Okay. So the consent agenda 255 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,000 well that that's the minutes from August 256 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:07,360 12th May 26 and of course the warrants 257 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:13,030 there's a war 258 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:15,920 » Yep. Thank you. 259 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:25,670 >> And 260 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:31,670 only one. 261 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:34,560 Okay. So, the minutes hopefully you 262 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:38,560 read. Um I read them and they seem to be 263 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:41,760 accurate. Um 264 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:45,600 and then the warrants um there's a 265 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:49,279 warrant which is to do with the transfer 266 00:15:49,279 --> 00:15:52,160 of money from the intent account to the 267 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:57,440 bank the bank benitent account 268 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:01,749 in the amount of $300,000 269 00:16:01,759 --> 00:16:06,870 and then there are 270 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,440 I'm sorry I had some trouble reading 271 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:12,240 because I I went to the eye doctor this 272 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,959 morning and I my eyes are still partly 273 00:16:14,959 --> 00:16:18,550 dilated. 274 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,829 Um, 275 00:16:21,839 --> 00:16:27,430 so what is this? 276 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:32,550 Okay. So, 277 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,839 there's 300,000, there's a voided check, 278 00:16:35,839 --> 00:16:42,389 and then there's $231,36954 279 00:16:42,399 --> 00:16:53,110 that 280 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:55,040 Okay. 281 00:16:55,040 --> 00:17:00,800 Um that large amount is 282 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:03,440 221. 283 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:07,600 Oh yeah, 221,369 284 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:11,760 and chain. Uh so that there's payments 285 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:16,640 to the SU for various elements of the 286 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:20,400 services that they provide the district. 287 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:26,319 um that totals of 62,000 288 00:17:26,319 --> 00:17:28,240 and 289 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:30,720 129. 290 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,240 There's 291 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:36,080 one one tuition payment to Highland Hall 292 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:37,600 School 293 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:39,120 for 294 00:17:39,120 --> 00:17:44,789 $243. 295 00:17:44,799 --> 00:17:48,080 a payment to Lorine for her minutes for 296 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,720 August for $50. 297 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,039 And u 298 00:17:53,039 --> 00:17:56,960 then the paint painters check for uh 299 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:00,960 painting the windows on the gym and also 300 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:05,679 uh attending to issues with the gutters 301 00:18:05,679 --> 00:18:09,039 left to us by the installers of the 302 00:18:09,039 --> 00:18:10,799 gutters 303 00:18:10,799 --> 00:18:14,880 or that's 13 and a half thousand 304 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:17,280 And finally, the village school uh 305 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:21,039 tuition for 70 students, 306 00:18:21,039 --> 00:18:23,840 142,000 307 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:24,559 6 308 00:18:24,559 --> 00:18:25,840 >> 60 309 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:28,240 >> 680 310 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:35,440 >> 660. Thank you. Okay. So, um that's so 311 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:37,442 that's the consent agenda. 312 00:18:37,442 --> 00:18:38,240 [clears throat] 313 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:41,840 I entertain a motion to approve public 314 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,559 parts of the consent agenda. 315 00:18:44,559 --> 00:18:47,440 So we can move forward. 316 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:49,200 >> So moved. 317 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:50,480 >> A second. 318 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:54,160 >> Thank you. So all in favor 319 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:59,760 >> I thank you. So 320 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,480 I don't think I can. 321 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:11,430 >> All right. 322 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:13,200 Having gotten through the consent 323 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:16,480 agenda, we have no policies, which is 324 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,200 the next item on the agenda. The fourth 325 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,640 item is the superintendent report. 326 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:26,160 And um the superintendent is not here, 327 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:28,000 but the assistant superintendent is 328 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,840 here. 329 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:33,679 Bethany Lorge and 330 00:19:33,679 --> 00:19:35,919 or is yours or the table. 331 00:19:35,919 --> 00:19:38,080 >> All right. Uh good evening everybody. Um 332 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:39,840 again, my name is Beth Lorge. I'm the 333 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:41,760 assistant superintendent filling in for 334 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:46,000 Tim tonight. Uh a few updates that uh he 335 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:49,039 wanted to share um the updates in 336 00:19:49,039 --> 00:19:51,760 regards to the merger study. 337 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:56,000 There is a uh they've uh chosen a lead 338 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,320 facilitator. His name his name is David 339 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:02,080 Ys and he is actually um I don't know if 340 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:03,760 they would call him the CEO or the 341 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:06,000 director of the tutorial center here in 342 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,160 Bennington. um but he is the lead 343 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,280 facilitator and they also chose uh 344 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:14,160 regional facilitators and so the 345 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,400 southwest region the region that we're 346 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:20,080 part of chose uh the name is Dr. Lavell 347 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,160 Brown and so I'm just going to give a 348 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,160 little bit of a snippet of of who Dr. 349 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,559 Brown is. Uh Dr. Brown is an 350 00:20:26,559 --> 00:20:28,400 accomplished educator, author, national 351 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,080 thought leader who has served as a 352 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:33,919 teacher, principal, school c CIO, and 353 00:20:33,919 --> 00:20:36,320 superintendent of Ithaca New York 354 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:39,840 schools and is a founder and CEO of Love 355 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:42,000 to Achieve. 356 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,480 Named the 2017 New York State 357 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:46,240 Superintendent of the Year, Dr. Brown 358 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:49,039 has received numerous national honors. 359 00:20:49,039 --> 00:20:52,880 Uh there's um a humanitarian award, 360 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,360 national school boards association 20 to 361 00:20:55,360 --> 00:20:58,159 watch. He earned four degrees from the 362 00:20:58,159 --> 00:21:00,159 University of Virginia and serves as an 363 00:21:00,159 --> 00:21:02,000 adjunct faculty member at Sunni 364 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,159 Courtland and St. John Fischer 365 00:21:04,159 --> 00:21:06,799 University. As a nationally sought-after 366 00:21:06,799 --> 00:21:08,640 speaker and leadership facilitator, Dr. 367 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:10,640 Brown has engaged thousands of educators 368 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:11,919 and leaders through professional 369 00:21:11,919 --> 00:21:14,320 learning, strategic planning, community 370 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,159 engagement, and initiatives, including 371 00:21:16,159 --> 00:21:18,799 the Courageous Leaders Network. He's an 372 00:21:18,799 --> 00:21:22,400 author works uh that works focused on 373 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:23,520 and his work is focused on 374 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:24,799 transformative leadership, 375 00:21:24,799 --> 00:21:26,559 organizational culture and expanding 376 00:21:26,559 --> 00:21:28,559 opportunities for young people. So this 377 00:21:28,559 --> 00:21:31,919 was a email that we had received that um 378 00:21:31,919 --> 00:21:34,799 gave the biographies for each of the 379 00:21:34,799 --> 00:21:36,720 region and each of the region's 380 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:39,679 selections for their um their regional 381 00:21:39,679 --> 00:21:41,200 facilitator. 382 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,679 uh with the next meeting being the first 383 00:21:43,679 --> 00:21:47,840 merger meeting being October 15th. 384 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,159 Uh the regional facilitators their their 385 00:21:50,159 --> 00:21:54,559 role is basically to um confirm organize 386 00:21:54,559 --> 00:21:56,240 merger study committees within their 387 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:59,440 assigned uh regions. Support uh 388 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:00,799 consistent communication with 389 00:22:00,799 --> 00:22:02,960 communities throughout this process. 390 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,200 Facilitate struct structured merger 391 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,200 study conversations. 392 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:09,919 monitor committee engagement and draft a 393 00:22:09,919 --> 00:22:11,760 final merger study report and 394 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,240 recommendations from their regional um 395 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:17,520 committee. So they have selected a lead 396 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,520 facilitator and then all of the regions 397 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,080 have their facilitator with the first 398 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,240 merger study committee meeting on 399 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,400 October 15th 400 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,240 >> and we don't know where that will be. 401 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,840 >> Do you not have an uh 402 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:36,320 >> no location yet? No, no details on that 403 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:36,960 meeting. 404 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:37,840 >> Nope. 405 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:41,280 >> And whether it's 406 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:44,080 call for all of us to be convened in one 407 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:47,360 location or whether we probably there 408 00:22:47,360 --> 00:22:48,240 will be assumed 409 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:49,600 >> I'm assuming there'll be a virtual 410 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,880 option as 411 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:56,000 >> um Yeah, go ahead. 412 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,520 >> He has no direct experience in Vermont. 413 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,679 >> As far as I know that this person is, 414 00:23:01,679 --> 00:23:03,360 you know, their experience isn't in the 415 00:23:03,360 --> 00:23:05,600 drug store. I will say that most of 416 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,480 these regional leaders appear to come 417 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:11,200 from outside of the state. Um some from 418 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:12,720 Massachusetts. 419 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:14,960 Um there's a few there's one or two from 420 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,840 Vermont. Um 421 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:21,280 Massachusetts. Yeah, I think there was 422 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:25,760 one from New Jersey possibly. So 423 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,080 they're a little bit more regional. 424 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:31,520 >> Yeah. Well, 425 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,280 you can't break the form down. No, 426 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,760 that's 427 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,480 >> uh the second item is just a reminder of 428 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:40,480 a change to the board meeting calendar. 429 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:44,640 So, um an action requested would be uh 430 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:46,720 just to for a motion to adjust the board 431 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,520 meeting calendar. So, uh I believe this 432 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:51,039 was 433 00:23:51,039 --> 00:23:53,360 included. 434 00:23:53,360 --> 00:24:00,549 Um 435 00:24:00,559 --> 00:24:03,760 the idea with this is that there is no 436 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:07,280 October meeting of this board. It's just 437 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,039 the SPSU. 438 00:24:09,039 --> 00:24:11,600 Uh in the SVSU board meeting, they're 439 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,159 sharing achievement. So uh achievement 440 00:24:14,159 --> 00:24:17,360 across the SVSU will be shared during 441 00:24:17,360 --> 00:24:20,080 that meeting but there would be no um in 442 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:22,559 there's no individual boards um that 443 00:24:22,559 --> 00:24:26,559 month as well it as in February 444 00:24:26,559 --> 00:24:31,039 and then April and June. The idea with 445 00:24:31,039 --> 00:24:34,080 October and uh April are that we're 446 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:36,880 sharing achievement um results of 447 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,760 students and then uh the February time 448 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:41,679 period is for outreach before budget 449 00:24:41,679 --> 00:24:45,039 season and the 450 00:24:45,039 --> 00:24:48,159 June one is for retreats. So there will 451 00:24:48,159 --> 00:24:51,200 not be board meetings held that during 452 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:51,679 those months. 453 00:24:51,679 --> 00:24:53,520 >> No individual board meetings at those 454 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:54,080 months. 455 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:57,919 >> Correct. So, we make continuing 456 00:24:57,919 --> 00:25:01,520 resolutions for the board to approve 457 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:03,279 forms. 458 00:25:03,279 --> 00:25:05,039 Is that what happens? 459 00:25:05,039 --> 00:25:07,600 >> Yeah, I would have to 460 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:09,120 I'd have to get clarification on that 461 00:25:09,120 --> 00:25:09,679 one. Yeah. 462 00:25:09,679 --> 00:25:11,120 >> Yeah. 463 00:25:11,120 --> 00:25:12,640 >> Well, I'm sure the rest of the board is 464 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,279 going to be happy with that. [laughter] 465 00:25:15,279 --> 00:25:18,000 I don't know about Lori 466 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:22,080 because u it reduces well it reduces our 467 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:26,559 work but it reduces our income as well. 468 00:25:26,559 --> 00:25:33,200 Um so do we have any choice about can we we 469 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,840 can decide whether we want to push back 470 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:37,760 on this? 471 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:39,760 >> I think you can have discussion about 472 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,720 it. Yeah. 473 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:44,799 But I know that the other the other 474 00:25:44,799 --> 00:25:46,320 boards have um 475 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:47,039 >> approved it, 476 00:25:47,039 --> 00:25:49,360 >> have agreed to have those individual 477 00:25:49,360 --> 00:25:52,240 just the SVSU board uh meet during those 478 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:54,720 months. 479 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:56,799 >> Um 480 00:25:56,799 --> 00:26:00,640 well, I'd like to hear from 481 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:06,000 Matt, Kieran, and Lori are here. 482 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,559 They have 483 00:26:08,559 --> 00:26:15,669 objections or comments to make. What choice do we have? 484 00:26:15,679 --> 00:26:18,640 » Well, yeah, because we uh we won't have 485 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,200 a facilitator, obviously. 486 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:29,039 Ray, I think um when we have the um 487 00:26:29,039 --> 00:26:33,520 board meeting directly after the 488 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:36,320 uh vote in March, 489 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:40,400 >> we we always have a paragraph 490 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:44,640 authorizing you to sign warrants. 491 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:45,440 >> Yes. 492 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:49,360 >> Between board meetings. Um, so I don't 493 00:26:49,360 --> 00:26:52,400 think that needs to be a separate motion 494 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:54,880 because we've authorized you to do that 495 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:55,600 anyway. 496 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:56,960 >> True. 497 00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:57,360 >> So 498 00:26:57,360 --> 00:26:58,960 >> that's true. 499 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,200 >> I think that's okay. 500 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:05,120 >> I I accept that. I've understood that 501 00:27:05,120 --> 00:27:07,440 for a long time. I just like to make 502 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:10,640 sure it's still on on the table. 503 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:13,200 I'll just I'll just rake someone's lawn, 504 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,760 Ray, and make up the difference or 505 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:18,720 something, you know. I I'll be okay. 506 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,080 Thanks, though. 507 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,240 >> Well, you know, maybe maybe we just make 508 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:27,200 it as a stipen for the year instead of the 509 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:28,720 parcel. 510 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,520 >> There you go. 511 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:33,360 >> Thanks for asking though. 512 00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:37,279 >> Well, I mean, it's it's important. So, 513 00:27:37,279 --> 00:27:40,400 and um 514 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:45,600 I I don't mind not having 515 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,679 monthly 516 00:27:47,679 --> 00:27:50,240 get together like this. I I mean I like 517 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:53,679 it usually but until I unless I make a 518 00:27:53,679 --> 00:28:00,880 mess of it but u um but um 519 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:04,880 and this board doesn't have a lot of 520 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:07,919 tenantous business. you know, we 521 00:28:07,919 --> 00:28:09,440 basically 522 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:13,360 need to approve our warrants and uh 523 00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:16,559 right now our main discussion would be 524 00:28:16,559 --> 00:28:18,799 uh 525 00:28:18,799 --> 00:28:21,279 the merger 526 00:28:21,279 --> 00:28:24,080 effort. Um 527 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:27,679 so I I'm not going to object to it 528 00:28:27,679 --> 00:28:29,600 myself 529 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:33,039 and u it won't affect our stipens 530 00:28:33,039 --> 00:28:34,960 because they're in the budget. they'll 531 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:38,480 just come to us. 532 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:39,039 >> Um, 533 00:28:39,039 --> 00:28:42,960 >> that only they'll only affect our 534 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:44,559 scheduling for our annual meeting 535 00:28:44,559 --> 00:28:46,720 because we'd have to do it in January as 536 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:50,640 opposed to when we do meet in February. 537 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:53,520 >> Yeah. 538 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:56,880 >> Well, normally it's in March. Well, 539 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:59,520 >> right. We usually set a date usually 540 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:03,430 that February meeting, 541 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:05,520 » right? But that that I don't think we 542 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:08,640 can change that because that 543 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:15,029 um that's tied to a vote. 544 00:29:15,039 --> 00:29:17,840 And uh so that's the one thing that I 545 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:23,120 don't think we we really want to change. 546 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:26,559 Um Paula, you know, we we normally put 547 00:29:26,559 --> 00:29:29,120 that meeting on a Saturday anyway 548 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:31,600 because um 549 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:34,000 uh 550 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,399 the community keeps saying, "Well, yes, 551 00:29:36,399 --> 00:29:39,039 we keep that meeting on Saturday." And 552 00:29:39,039 --> 00:29:43,840 then and and it is a meeting that has 553 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:45,360 um 554 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:48,240 doesn't affect the vote on the budget 555 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:51,440 because that's by Australian ballot or 556 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:54,080 the vote for individuals 557 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:57,120 to uh assume 558 00:29:57,120 --> 00:30:05,750 positions on the uh the board. 559 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:10,159 But um I would 560 00:30:10,159 --> 00:30:12,240 seems to me we should do away with the 561 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:14,320 meeting even though it's difficult 562 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:22,789 sometimes to get much participation. 563 00:30:22,799 --> 00:30:29,029 That's just my opinion. 564 00:30:29,039 --> 00:30:32,720 But u everybody give me your thoughts 565 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:34,640 about what to do about the annual 566 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:36,960 meeting. 567 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:42,070 annual four meeting 568 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:44,720 and you can send them to me in an email. 569 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:50,470 We don't have to discuss it now. 570 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:53,990 Okay. 571 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:57,200 So, I'm it says action required which 572 00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:59,200 means we're supposed to accept this, 573 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:00,799 right? 574 00:31:00,799 --> 00:31:09,110 >> Motion to it adjusts the calendar. 575 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:12,559 Okay. So, what's the motion? 576 00:31:12,559 --> 00:31:13,120 I guess 577 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:16,480 >> we'd be taking off. We normally don't 578 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,200 have a meeting in July either. 579 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:19,600 >> Correct. 580 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:22,720 >> We still keep that uh or would we just 581 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:24,480 readjust because we don't really have a 582 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:26,080 lot going on. 583 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:27,919 >> Yeah. 584 00:31:27,919 --> 00:31:30,320 It has always been I mean that was 585 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:33,440 that's been not just our board but other 586 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:41,269 boards have not met in July in general. 587 00:31:41,279 --> 00:31:45,919 » So could you could you write it? 588 00:31:45,919 --> 00:31:48,720 >> Yes. 589 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:50,399 So it would be the it's an adjustment 590 00:31:50,399 --> 00:31:53,909 for February, 591 00:31:53,919 --> 00:31:57,590 April. 592 00:31:57,600 --> 00:31:59,200 Uh 593 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:02,559 February, April, and June. 594 00:32:02,559 --> 00:32:05,919 >> Okay. February, April, and June. No 595 00:32:05,919 --> 00:32:07,919 meetings. 596 00:32:07,919 --> 00:32:10,880 Individual boards just meetings. 597 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:13,200 >> I thought October. Didn't you say 598 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:14,080 October? 599 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,080 >> Yes. Sorry, you're right. October, 600 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:18,559 February, April, and June. the October 601 00:32:18,559 --> 00:32:21,760 and the February are the ones that are 602 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:25,120 the uh um student achievement that would 603 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:27,600 be done through the SVSU. 604 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:29,600 Um 605 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:35,519 and then the uh the one that is in 606 00:32:35,519 --> 00:32:38,159 sorry no February one is the outreach. 607 00:32:38,159 --> 00:32:40,320 So the idea is that with budget season 608 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:43,600 approaching that boards would be um 609 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:45,440 spending time in their community and you 610 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,159 know uh communicating with them. So 611 00:32:48,159 --> 00:32:50,399 nothing in February, 612 00:32:50,399 --> 00:32:53,519 nothing in April. That's when student 613 00:32:53,519 --> 00:32:55,519 achievement is shared and then nothing 614 00:32:55,519 --> 00:32:58,080 in June. The idea behind that is for 615 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:01,840 retreat board retrief 616 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:03,919 >> and that's a change to the calendar 617 00:33:03,919 --> 00:33:05,679 going forward or is it just for this 618 00:33:05,679 --> 00:33:08,399 year? As of right now, it's just for 619 00:33:08,399 --> 00:33:09,760 this year. 620 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:18,549 >> Okay. 621 00:33:18,559 --> 00:33:21,360 » I guess we have we kind of being forced 622 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:24,399 into it, aren't we? 623 00:33:24,399 --> 00:33:28,630 Um 624 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:31,120 well, we need certain services to to 625 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:34,320 have a board meeting because we now have 626 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:37,679 to we have this dual 627 00:33:37,679 --> 00:33:39,919 format where the public can participate 628 00:33:39,919 --> 00:33:41,760 through Zoom 629 00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:44,000 and u 630 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:46,159 unless we figure out another way to do 631 00:33:46,159 --> 00:33:51,669 that. 632 00:33:51,679 --> 00:33:53,279 I don't know. I didn't I didn't realize 633 00:33:53,279 --> 00:33:56,320 that's what was on this sheet. I saw it 634 00:33:56,320 --> 00:34:02,549 for 635 00:34:02,559 --> 00:34:04,159 it and then dawned on me that that's 636 00:34:04,159 --> 00:34:07,990 what was going to be. 637 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:13,430 So, um 638 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:20,310 can we table this? 639 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:22,000 I don't think we can because it would 640 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:34,710 start next month, wouldn't it? 641 00:34:34,720 --> 00:34:36,000 Hey, Justin. Probably just for the 642 00:34:36,000 --> 00:35:01,910 October meeting if you like 643 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:04,079 Does someone make a motion and we'll 644 00:35:04,079 --> 00:35:11,990 have a 645 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:16,079 » I guess I'll make a motion to 646 00:35:16,079 --> 00:35:22,150 the adopt the 647 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:25,359 you know, change schedule for this year, 648 00:35:25,359 --> 00:35:30,069 this academic school year. 649 00:35:30,079 --> 00:35:34,550 » I'll second that, I guess. 650 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:38,320 » All right. Well, we have a vote. All in 651 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:40,079 favor? 652 00:35:40,079 --> 00:35:40,880 I 653 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:43,520 >> I 654 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:46,320 opposed. 655 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:50,230 Abstension. 656 00:35:50,240 --> 00:35:52,960 Um just so that I can uh make sure to 657 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:54,560 bring this back. One question would be 658 00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:56,240 is this going to be carried over to 659 00:35:56,240 --> 00:35:57,200 future ears? 660 00:35:57,200 --> 00:35:57,839 >> Yes. 661 00:35:57,839 --> 00:36:00,160 >> And then the other one being that could 662 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:03,760 it maybe be adjusted or um or is it have 663 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:05,359 to be to this one? Is that another 664 00:36:05,359 --> 00:36:07,359 question that you had or 665 00:36:07,359 --> 00:36:13,750 >> Well, my primary objection is to 666 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:20,470 » probably to cancellation of 667 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:23,359 if our annual floor meeting would occur 668 00:36:23,359 --> 00:36:26,079 in February, 669 00:36:26,079 --> 00:36:29,119 what happens in March? Is that canceled 670 00:36:29,119 --> 00:36:31,200 too? 671 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:35,910 It's in pink. 672 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:37,760 Uh, no. The ones that are highlighted 673 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:39,119 are the ones that you're holding. 674 00:36:39,119 --> 00:36:39,440 >> Okay. 675 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:40,880 >> Yeah. So, you'll still have them in 676 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:50,069 March. 677 00:36:50,079 --> 00:36:53,760 » So, um, let's look at the calendar for 678 00:36:53,760 --> 00:37:26,150 next year. 679 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:28,800 Does our charter speak to any specific 680 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:31,440 uh 681 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:32,480 meeting dates? 682 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:34,320 >> It may 683 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:47,670 and that's something I haven't checked. 684 00:37:47,680 --> 00:38:07,349 Okay. February of 2027. 685 00:38:07,359 --> 00:38:13,200 Yep. We would actually have that annual for meeting in on the 27th 686 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:28,310 of February. 687 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:29,520 Well, 688 00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:31,440 >> we usually don't have anybody from the 689 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:34,000 SVSU though for our annual meeting. 690 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,160 >> No, we don't. 691 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:43,599 I mean, we we have had, but normally we don't. And um 692 00:38:43,599 --> 00:38:48,160 and sometimes we have decent numbers. 693 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:49,680 um 694 00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:52,800 sometimes we don't have very much in the 695 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:57,510 way of participation. 696 00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:59,520 » I mean I think the annual meeting this 697 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:01,839 year is I mean now that there's been a 698 00:39:01,839 --> 00:39:04,320 little bit more movement on the merging 699 00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:08,480 of SV like union supervisory unions 700 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:11,040 maybe we'll have a little bit more 701 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:13,200 participation this year or this coming 702 00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:15,040 February. 703 00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:15,839 >> Yeah. 704 00:39:15,839 --> 00:39:18,720 if we can get, you know, like the local 705 00:39:18,720 --> 00:39:21,680 >> the local politicians again, you know, 706 00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:22,880 to 707 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:24,880 >> come in and potentially, you know, talk 708 00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:27,359 and about any updates of where 709 00:39:27,359 --> 00:39:30,000 everything's going. 710 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,960 >> So, that's a good point. Uh I believe 711 00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:37,280 that the merger discussions are supposed 712 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:41,839 to have be at an end by the end of this 713 00:39:41,839 --> 00:39:43,119 year, right? 714 00:39:43,119 --> 00:39:43,599 >> So, 715 00:39:43,599 --> 00:39:48,079 >> yeah. So, u there could be an interest 716 00:39:48,079 --> 00:39:51,119 in talking about it depending on what 717 00:39:51,119 --> 00:39:56,550 happens to this district 718 00:39:56,560 --> 00:39:59,599 for sure. And 719 00:39:59,599 --> 00:40:00,480 prior to that, 720 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:03,359 >> end of next year, March 2028, 721 00:40:03,359 --> 00:40:05,440 possible community votes on proposed 722 00:40:05,440 --> 00:40:06,480 merged districts. 723 00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:09,280 >> That's 28. That's a full year beyond. 724 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:10,640 Yes. 725 00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:12,240 um 726 00:40:12,240 --> 00:40:15,440 >> study the reports are due September 1st 727 00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:17,119 of next year, 728 00:40:17,119 --> 00:40:20,400 >> right? But I I believe the merger 729 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:22,800 committee work is all this year. 730 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:24,480 >> Correct. And then with their and then 731 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:28,480 the regional um facilitators I believe 732 00:40:28,480 --> 00:40:31,680 have their their reports due September 733 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:32,240 1st. 734 00:40:32,240 --> 00:40:33,520 >> Yes. Okay. 735 00:40:33,520 --> 00:40:35,520 >> So they're going to give them a long 736 00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:36,960 time. They're not going to give the 737 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:38,320 committee much time. 738 00:40:38,320 --> 00:40:42,480 >> Correct. Yeah. Well, it's 739 00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:44,640 what is that? Is that participation or 740 00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:48,320 is that beyond? 741 00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:51,430 I think 742 00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:53,359 um 743 00:40:53,359 --> 00:40:56,079 yeah, I I guess I'm not really happy 744 00:40:56,079 --> 00:40:59,599 with this. uh 745 00:40:59,599 --> 00:41:02,400 at least I think um 746 00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:05,520 I don't I I may not object to the other 747 00:41:05,520 --> 00:41:10,640 dates that are on here but I object to u 748 00:41:10,640 --> 00:41:14,640 since it does affect an annual meeting 749 00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:18,640 for us I object to that and I think I 750 00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:20,800 don't see how it in in any way 751 00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:23,200 interferes with the supervisory meeting 752 00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:24,640 because they don't run the feeding 753 00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:25,680 anyway. 754 00:41:25,680 --> 00:41:27,280 >> Yeah, I can get clarification. I think 755 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:29,040 that that can still be held 756 00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:29,359 >> Yeah. 757 00:41:29,359 --> 00:41:31,040 >> and February. 758 00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:35,520 Um and then the only other ones were 759 00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:37,520 the October, 760 00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:39,359 April, June. 761 00:41:39,359 --> 00:41:39,839 >> Correct. 762 00:41:39,839 --> 00:41:41,359 >> Yeah. But I'll get there. I mean, I can 763 00:41:41,359 --> 00:41:43,359 make clarification. 764 00:41:43,359 --> 00:41:45,040 >> U 765 00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:47,599 because of the calendar. 766 00:41:47,599 --> 00:41:51,040 I think March 1st is 767 00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:53,359 I should have paid attention to it. I 768 00:41:53,359 --> 00:41:54,400 think that's a Monday. 769 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:54,880 >> It is. 770 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:56,000 >> Yeah. 771 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:59,680 Uh so you could normally most people 772 00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:02,240 like Bennington holds their their 773 00:42:02,240 --> 00:42:06,079 meeting on first Monday, the Monday just 774 00:42:06,079 --> 00:42:10,400 before the vote and um our community 775 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:13,040 just decided at some point to move it 776 00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:15,839 backwards so that more people they 777 00:42:15,839 --> 00:42:18,079 thought more people would participate in 778 00:42:18,079 --> 00:42:24,950 the meeting and they haven't changed it. 779 00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:26,720 Um, okay. I'll get clarification on that 780 00:42:26,720 --> 00:42:27,040 one. 781 00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:27,440 >> Okay. 782 00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:29,200 >> And then come back to you about it. 783 00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:30,800 >> All right. 784 00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:33,760 Okay. Um, what else? 785 00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:35,760 >> Confirm representative for merger study 786 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:38,240 group. So, that was you, Ray. Correct. 787 00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:39,440 >> That's that's me. 788 00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:41,760 >> Okay. And then the last thing is just 789 00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:43,920 that in the um board 790 00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:45,920 >> I mean the board could could say that 791 00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:48,880 they're they're still supporting me to 792 00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:52,720 be that member, but I don't anticipate a 793 00:42:52,720 --> 00:42:53,599 change. 794 00:42:53,599 --> 00:42:54,880 >> Okay. 795 00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:55,520 Um, 796 00:42:55,520 --> 00:42:58,160 >> speak up if you want. 797 00:42:58,160 --> 00:43:01,520 >> I'm still good with you doing it, Ray. 798 00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:03,119 >> I'm sure Matt can agree. 799 00:43:03,119 --> 00:43:05,280 >> All good, baby. 800 00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:06,960 >> All right. 801 00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:08,480 >> And then the last thing is just that the 802 00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:11,280 SPSU goals are in the um in the board 803 00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:11,839 packet. 804 00:43:11,839 --> 00:43:12,160 >> Yeah. 805 00:43:12,160 --> 00:43:14,880 >> Um outlining what the SPSU uh you know 806 00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:16,960 decided they wanted their priorities to 807 00:43:16,960 --> 00:43:19,839 be. So they're based on policy, merger, 808 00:43:19,839 --> 00:43:22,000 and communication. 809 00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:22,560 >> Right. 810 00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:24,480 >> Preview. That's it. 811 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:27,040 >> Would you like to describe each of those 812 00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:29,040 just briefly? I mean, I know what the 813 00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:30,240 policy one is. 814 00:43:30,240 --> 00:43:32,160 >> So, yeah, the the main idea for each of 815 00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:34,319 these is for policy adopt required 816 00:43:34,319 --> 00:43:36,880 policies consistent with law, ensuring 817 00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:38,800 full full compliance by the end of the 818 00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:41,119 2627 school year. So, making sure that 819 00:43:41,119 --> 00:43:44,960 all of our policies that uh we have are 820 00:43:44,960 --> 00:43:47,760 updated and reviewed and revised if 821 00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:50,400 needed. Um there are some that are very 822 00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:52,240 outdated and have not been reviewed in a 823 00:43:52,240 --> 00:43:55,200 very long time. The merger participate 824 00:43:55,200 --> 00:43:56,880 in good faith in the merger study 825 00:43:56,880 --> 00:43:59,040 process. So that's kind of 826 00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:01,280 self-explanatory of all the boards uh 827 00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:03,599 the SPSU being a part of the merger 828 00:44:03,599 --> 00:44:05,760 study and being involved in also sharing 829 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:08,160 that information back to their boards. 830 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:10,000 Um and then communication continue to 831 00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:12,400 grow systems for community input 832 00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:14,240 especially on the merger study and 833 00:44:14,240 --> 00:44:17,680 budget investments priorities. So, um 834 00:44:17,680 --> 00:44:19,200 making sure to get feedback from the 835 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:20,960 community about what priorities are 836 00:44:20,960 --> 00:44:24,079 financially and also opinions uh as we 837 00:44:24,079 --> 00:44:27,119 move through the merger process 838 00:44:27,119 --> 00:44:29,760 and that's for just this school year. 839 00:44:29,760 --> 00:44:33,200 >> Yeah. And uh that leads us to the 840 00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:38,240 chair's report because uh item B is 841 00:44:38,240 --> 00:44:41,520 community meeting on regarding the 842 00:44:41,520 --> 00:44:46,720 merger study. Uh so I talked to Tim 843 00:44:46,720 --> 00:44:50,480 Newold about this and uh I have 844 00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:52,880 mentioned it to Tim 845 00:44:52,880 --> 00:44:55,839 um Payne as well 846 00:44:55,839 --> 00:44:59,520 and Tim Newold has uh talked to Seth 847 00:44:59,520 --> 00:45:02,960 Bongards about a meeting possibility 848 00:45:02,960 --> 00:45:08,160 which turns out to be uh September 29th 849 00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:12,160 and at likely at 5 or 5:30 in the 850 00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:13,760 evening. 851 00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:16,800 in the uh 852 00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:21,990 the school gymnasium. 853 00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:25,109 Um, 854 00:45:25,119 --> 00:45:27,599 I would assume that we would all 855 00:45:27,599 --> 00:45:29,839 participate in that 856 00:45:29,839 --> 00:45:33,280 and um, 857 00:45:33,280 --> 00:45:37,520 Seth being the most knowledgeable, 858 00:45:37,520 --> 00:45:41,119 our most knowledgeable partner from uh, 859 00:45:41,119 --> 00:45:43,440 legislative side, but we could invite 860 00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:46,319 other legislators who are important to 861 00:45:46,319 --> 00:45:52,710 our community. Tim Corkran and uh, 862 00:45:52,720 --> 00:45:56,319 Oh, little fair weird. Um, 863 00:45:56,319 --> 00:45:58,000 >> Tim just joined us, by the way. 864 00:45:58,000 --> 00:45:59,119 >> Oh, hi. 865 00:45:59,119 --> 00:46:00,640 >> Yeah. 866 00:46:00,640 --> 00:46:04,400 So, uh, actually, I could turn the board 867 00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:07,040 the floor over to Tim if he wishes to 868 00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:11,440 speak on the the tw the meeting that 869 00:46:11,440 --> 00:46:13,680 we're sort of trying to put together for 870 00:46:13,680 --> 00:46:15,520 we are trying to put together for the 871 00:46:15,520 --> 00:46:17,680 29. 872 00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:20,880 >> Uh, thank you, Ray. So Ray and I talked 873 00:46:20,880 --> 00:46:24,720 and um we've been connecting up with uh 874 00:46:24,720 --> 00:46:26,880 other people in the community um 875 00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:29,040 Southshshire R school, different parent 876 00:46:29,040 --> 00:46:30,960 groups and things like that. And the 877 00:46:30,960 --> 00:46:34,160 idea is really to have um anformational 878 00:46:34,160 --> 00:46:35,680 night. I know that they've done this in 879 00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:37,760 some of the other um regions throughout 880 00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:40,720 the state and and other um districts, 881 00:46:40,720 --> 00:46:42,640 but it's just to make sure our 882 00:46:42,640 --> 00:46:44,960 electorate and our district is as much 883 00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:47,280 informed about what the processes are 884 00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:49,599 happening far as the the merger 885 00:46:49,599 --> 00:46:52,400 discussion and the and the and the cessa 886 00:46:52,400 --> 00:46:54,640 groups as well and what those might 887 00:46:54,640 --> 00:46:57,839 mean. And so the idea is to just um 888 00:46:57,839 --> 00:46:59,520 bring folks together so that they 889 00:46:59,520 --> 00:47:02,079 understand um what this process is going 890 00:47:02,079 --> 00:47:04,000 to look like um where it's going to go 891 00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:06,319 and and also get an insight as to what 892 00:47:06,319 --> 00:47:08,880 our community wants with this process. 893 00:47:08,880 --> 00:47:12,480 Do they want to be um a district that 894 00:47:12,480 --> 00:47:14,640 considers merging or do they want to 895 00:47:14,640 --> 00:47:16,480 remain their own separate district? So, 896 00:47:16,480 --> 00:47:18,400 I think it's a it's a way to get the 897 00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:20,720 word out, um, invite as many people as 898 00:47:20,720 --> 00:47:23,520 possible, um, and maybe get some 899 00:47:23,520 --> 00:47:25,520 legislators there who might be able to 900 00:47:25,520 --> 00:47:27,760 speak into, you know, what this may lead 901 00:47:27,760 --> 00:47:31,280 into down the road. 902 00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:32,800 >> Does that make sense, Ry? Or do you need 903 00:47:32,800 --> 00:47:34,560 me to explain? 904 00:47:34,560 --> 00:47:37,359 >> No, that's that's the gist of the 905 00:47:37,359 --> 00:47:38,720 meeting. Yeah. 906 00:47:38,720 --> 00:47:43,119 >> Uh you you had sent me some documents 907 00:47:43,119 --> 00:47:45,599 that which are visa documents about the 908 00:47:45,599 --> 00:47:47,200 process. Is that right? 909 00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:48,880 >> No, they were they were made by parent 910 00:47:48,880 --> 00:47:50,960 groups up in the northeast kingdom, I 911 00:47:50,960 --> 00:47:51,520 think. 912 00:47:51,520 --> 00:47:51,920 >> Okay. 913 00:47:51,920 --> 00:47:54,960 >> And um and and and they've shared it out 914 00:47:54,960 --> 00:47:56,560 with different districts throughout the 915 00:47:56,560 --> 00:47:59,280 state to make sure people are informed 916 00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:00,960 and and just gave them a template of 917 00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:03,359 different things that they can use. Um, 918 00:48:03,359 --> 00:48:07,440 so I think uh people down here need to 919 00:48:07,440 --> 00:48:10,160 um look at those, make it our own, and 920 00:48:10,160 --> 00:48:12,400 then see if they want to use that as a 921 00:48:12,400 --> 00:48:15,280 as the the points they want to share at 922 00:48:15,280 --> 00:48:17,200 that meeting. 923 00:48:17,200 --> 00:48:19,200 >> And those [clears throat] those 924 00:48:19,200 --> 00:48:22,240 documents had a definite focus on 925 00:48:22,240 --> 00:48:27,040 preserving school choice. And that's not 926 00:48:27,040 --> 00:48:28,880 surprising given that the Northeast 927 00:48:28,880 --> 00:48:32,160 Kingdom has a lot of school choice. 928 00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:34,000 >> Yeah. And I think the some of the other 929 00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:36,960 people um in the Manchester area have 930 00:48:36,960 --> 00:48:38,480 also been involved in the creation of 931 00:48:38,480 --> 00:48:41,280 these. Um and if you're up in that where 932 00:48:41,280 --> 00:48:44,000 up in up in that area, they're already 933 00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:47,680 um lawn signs out uh in various places 934 00:48:47,680 --> 00:48:49,280 that say, you know, maintaining school 935 00:48:49,280 --> 00:48:55,359 choice and stuff like that. So they're actively um 936 00:48:55,359 --> 00:48:56,960 making their position known in some 937 00:48:56,960 --> 00:48:59,599 parts of the in in the Manchester 938 00:48:59,599 --> 00:49:01,440 region. 939 00:49:01,440 --> 00:49:05,280 >> Yeah. And uh the school choice districts 940 00:49:05,280 --> 00:49:07,599 tend to be on this diagonal from 941 00:49:07,599 --> 00:49:11,520 southwest to northeast 942 00:49:11,520 --> 00:49:14,000 >> concentrations in northeast and 943 00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:16,400 southwest. Yeah, if you go back to when 944 00:49:16,400 --> 00:49:18,800 um when the maps were first started 945 00:49:18,800 --> 00:49:20,480 putting out, I think one of the maps did 946 00:49:20,480 --> 00:49:23,839 have sort of a a swath from the the 947 00:49:23,839 --> 00:49:25,760 southwest to the northeast of these are 948 00:49:25,760 --> 00:49:27,440 where the the schools and the 949 00:49:27,440 --> 00:49:30,559 communities that have um choice or who 950 00:49:30,559 --> 00:49:32,160 are nonoperating 951 00:49:32,160 --> 00:49:35,200 um mostly are. 952 00:49:35,200 --> 00:49:38,319 So, you're right. 953 00:49:38,319 --> 00:49:42,960 Now, I I skimmed through the U 954 00:49:42,960 --> 00:49:45,839 document that was colorful. I skimmed 955 00:49:45,839 --> 00:49:47,599 through both documents, but I looked at 956 00:49:47,599 --> 00:49:50,240 the one that has the color and it's 957 00:49:50,240 --> 00:49:52,079 easier. 958 00:49:52,079 --> 00:49:53,680 Um 959 00:49:53,680 --> 00:49:56,000 that they're they're both interesting to 960 00:49:56,000 --> 00:49:59,200 read and they they 961 00:49:59,200 --> 00:50:02,079 point out the pitfalls for nonoperating 962 00:50:02,079 --> 00:50:05,839 districts in Yes. those communities. if 963 00:50:05,839 --> 00:50:08,079 they want if their community wants to 964 00:50:08,079 --> 00:50:10,000 continue the operating system that 965 00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:13,520 they're under, which is a choice system. 966 00:50:13,520 --> 00:50:15,200 >> Exactly. 967 00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:20,240 >> But um and I I know I sent this out late 968 00:50:20,240 --> 00:50:23,040 today because I I did I just didn't get 969 00:50:23,040 --> 00:50:28,800 it done. But uh I'd appreciate it if u 970 00:50:28,800 --> 00:50:31,760 and Matthew would look at those 971 00:50:31,760 --> 00:50:33,359 documents 972 00:50:33,359 --> 00:50:37,680 and uh Lori as well. Um 973 00:50:37,680 --> 00:50:41,920 because I think they're crucial to us 974 00:50:41,920 --> 00:50:43,920 working with our community to see it 975 00:50:43,920 --> 00:50:46,800 that we'll 976 00:50:46,800 --> 00:50:49,680 you know we will have to vote on this in 977 00:50:49,680 --> 00:50:51,760 some way or another. 978 00:50:51,760 --> 00:50:54,319 And uh [clears throat] 979 00:50:54,319 --> 00:50:55,839 the 980 00:50:55,839 --> 00:51:00,000 um as it is fairly clear from reading 981 00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:03,839 them the uh if you want to remain as a 982 00:51:03,839 --> 00:51:05,599 choice district, you're going to have to 983 00:51:05,599 --> 00:51:09,599 vote not to merge 984 00:51:09,599 --> 00:51:12,480 with the uh in in the merger group that 985 00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:14,640 we're in. 986 00:51:14,640 --> 00:51:18,240 Now I don't is there any option for us 987 00:51:18,240 --> 00:51:20,720 to switch to a different merger group? 988 00:51:20,720 --> 00:51:23,040 Can do you know that? 989 00:51:23,040 --> 00:51:25,920 Have you thought about that or I I 990 00:51:25,920 --> 00:51:28,559 suspect not for us? 991 00:51:28,559 --> 00:51:30,559 >> I'm sorry. What was the the question 992 00:51:30,559 --> 00:51:33,359 again, Ray? It was unclear. 993 00:51:33,359 --> 00:51:35,520 >> Well, there are different merger groups 994 00:51:35,520 --> 00:51:37,839 or merger studies and you you 995 00:51:37,839 --> 00:51:40,640 theoretically can move to a different 996 00:51:40,640 --> 00:51:42,240 study group if you 997 00:51:42,240 --> 00:51:44,720 >> I I I think you theoretically can. I 998 00:51:44,720 --> 00:51:46,400 haven't heard of anybody 999 00:51:46,400 --> 00:51:47,440 >> trying to do it 1000 00:51:47,440 --> 00:51:50,559 >> trying to to create one that hasn't been 1001 00:51:50,559 --> 00:51:52,720 um a recommendation so far, but that 1002 00:51:52,720 --> 00:51:54,640 doesn't mean it won't happen. 1003 00:51:54,640 --> 00:51:57,599 >> Right. And I don't know if there's any 1004 00:51:57,599 --> 00:52:04,309 advantage for us anyway because we're 1005 00:52:04,319 --> 00:52:09,359 isolated in our orphan district is 1006 00:52:09,359 --> 00:52:11,839 >> I I think I think if I go back a couple 1007 00:52:11,839 --> 00:52:15,599 iterations of this education reform 1008 00:52:15,599 --> 00:52:17,839 discussion at one point it was thrown 1009 00:52:17,839 --> 00:52:20,400 out that maybe all of the nonoperating 1010 00:52:20,400 --> 00:52:23,280 districts could become their own. But I 1011 00:52:23,280 --> 00:52:23,520 think 1012 00:52:23,520 --> 00:52:25,680 >> but then they they determined that you 1013 00:52:25,680 --> 00:52:26,960 had to be contiguous. 1014 00:52:26,960 --> 00:52:29,280 >> I think that yeah the contiguous piece 1015 00:52:29,280 --> 00:52:31,040 became problematic there. 1016 00:52:31,040 --> 00:52:33,839 >> Yes. 1017 00:52:33,839 --> 00:52:37,680 So I I think that um 1018 00:52:37,680 --> 00:52:41,920 well just my perusal of it says suggest 1019 00:52:41,920 --> 00:52:44,640 to me that if we want to stay 1020 00:52:44,640 --> 00:52:47,359 nonoperating and provide choice for our 1021 00:52:47,359 --> 00:52:51,920 students then then we have to u reject 1022 00:52:51,920 --> 00:52:54,640 merger but we'll have to do that through 1023 00:52:54,640 --> 00:52:58,319 a vote as as I understand it. Is that 1024 00:52:58,319 --> 00:53:00,480 correct? 1025 00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:04,150 >> I don't. Yeah. 1026 00:53:04,160 --> 00:53:07,440 Previously in 2016, 1027 00:53:07,440 --> 00:53:09,760 Act 46, 1028 00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:13,599 we we could uh excuse ourselves from the 1029 00:53:13,599 --> 00:53:15,119 vote 1030 00:53:15,119 --> 00:53:16,880 because of our different operating 1031 00:53:16,880 --> 00:53:21,440 system. And we did uh despite the 1032 00:53:21,440 --> 00:53:24,079 superintendent of the Vermont 1033 00:53:24,079 --> 00:53:26,480 superintendent schools, 1034 00:53:26,480 --> 00:53:28,960 Dan French, trying to tell us we had to 1035 00:53:28,960 --> 00:53:33,359 vote. he turned out to be incorrect. 1036 00:53:33,359 --> 00:53:35,359 But now I think we don't have that 1037 00:53:35,359 --> 00:53:37,839 option. So we do have to have a 1038 00:53:37,839 --> 00:53:40,160 community v mode. 1039 00:53:40,160 --> 00:53:42,000 So 1040 00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:44,079 uh we need to know what our community 1041 00:53:44,079 --> 00:53:47,280 thinks and that's part of the reason 1042 00:53:47,280 --> 00:53:49,119 behind this meeting. I don't know if 1043 00:53:49,119 --> 00:53:53,040 we'll get sufficient interest to have 1044 00:53:53,040 --> 00:53:55,680 some 1045 00:53:55,680 --> 00:53:58,000 a census of the meeting tell us 1046 00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:01,920 something of of use 1047 00:54:01,920 --> 00:54:06,950 something we didn't know already. 1048 00:54:06,960 --> 00:54:10,000 Is that enough said on this topic? 1049 00:54:10,000 --> 00:54:17,510 Anybody else have anything else to say? 1050 00:54:17,520 --> 00:54:21,520 All right. So, and that's 1051 00:54:21,520 --> 00:54:25,599 so we're we're we've sort of affirmed by 1052 00:54:25,599 --> 00:54:28,160 not affirming anything that I'm going to 1053 00:54:28,160 --> 00:54:30,880 continue as the representative for this 1054 00:54:30,880 --> 00:54:36,069 study group and u [clears throat] 1055 00:54:36,079 --> 00:54:38,160 you know where to find some information 1056 00:54:38,160 --> 00:54:40,800 about what's going to happen. 1057 00:54:40,800 --> 00:54:44,319 >> The plan is September 29th for that uh 1058 00:54:44,319 --> 00:54:45,359 community meeting. 1059 00:54:45,359 --> 00:54:48,640 >> Yes. Okay. That's a Tuesday. 1060 00:54:48,640 --> 00:54:50,480 >> Okay. 1061 00:54:50,480 --> 00:54:53,760 >> 5:30 in the North Benon gymnasium, which 1062 00:54:53,760 --> 00:54:55,040 you've never been. So, 1063 00:54:55,040 --> 00:54:58,800 >> yes, I have. Oh, you have a Okay. 1064 00:54:58,800 --> 00:55:02,720 >> She came to visit. It was great. 1065 00:55:02,720 --> 00:55:06,240 >> I got a great tour. Thank you, Tim. 1066 00:55:06,240 --> 00:55:08,240 >> It's a 1067 00:55:08,240 --> 00:55:11,359 old but tiny little building. 1068 00:55:11,359 --> 00:55:14,800 >> Exactly. and and you know if you maybe I 1069 00:55:14,800 --> 00:55:16,480 could show you some pictures of what it 1070 00:55:16,480 --> 00:55:18,559 looked like before the renovations in 1071 00:55:18,559 --> 00:55:23,030 late 90s. 1072 00:55:23,040 --> 00:55:27,599 It's quite quite a change. So anyway, 1073 00:55:27,599 --> 00:55:30,079 um 1074 00:55:30,079 --> 00:55:35,680 that's that. Uh I I had a facility 1075 00:55:35,680 --> 00:55:38,559 a kind of a brief discussion of what we 1076 00:55:38,559 --> 00:55:40,240 accomplished this summer on the 1077 00:55:40,240 --> 00:55:43,599 facility. We had 1078 00:55:43,599 --> 00:55:46,480 basically three projects, 1079 00:55:46,480 --> 00:55:49,119 two of which have been completed. 1080 00:55:49,119 --> 00:55:58,240 uh we couldn't get all the pieces the uh attempt to resolve um the 1081 00:55:58,240 --> 00:56:02,720 occasional leakages from the west wall 1082 00:56:02,720 --> 00:56:08,079 of the building into the building from 1083 00:56:08,079 --> 00:56:12,720 excessive moisture and soil. We we were 1084 00:56:12,720 --> 00:56:15,440 going to excavate 1085 00:56:15,440 --> 00:56:18,559 uh rep three points where it was stone 1086 00:56:18,559 --> 00:56:20,160 foundation. 1087 00:56:20,160 --> 00:56:24,079 Um coat that with a 1088 00:56:24,079 --> 00:56:26,880 u rubberized coating that prevents 1089 00:56:26,880 --> 00:56:30,799 intrusion and then uh 1090 00:56:30,799 --> 00:56:33,760 re 1091 00:56:33,760 --> 00:56:36,880 returned the soil that was excavated. 1092 00:56:36,880 --> 00:56:41,190 And um 1093 00:56:41,200 --> 00:56:45,359 also in Kate in 1094 00:56:45,359 --> 00:56:48,160 remove probably the concrete enclosures 1095 00:56:48,160 --> 00:56:53,680 to the windows that are at the uh 1096 00:56:53,680 --> 00:56:56,000 lower level there 1097 00:56:56,000 --> 00:56:59,280 uh with uh a different sort of enclosure 1098 00:56:59,280 --> 00:57:02,240 galvanized steel enclosure but we 1099 00:57:02,240 --> 00:57:05,200 couldn't get u 1100 00:57:05,200 --> 00:57:07,599 the excavation 1101 00:57:07,599 --> 00:57:13,589 the masonry work and the uh 1102 00:57:13,599 --> 00:57:16,720 other work all together. 1103 00:57:16,720 --> 00:57:18,799 So, so that we could get it get it done 1104 00:57:18,799 --> 00:57:20,960 in the time we have. So, we're going to 1105 00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:22,799 do that. 1106 00:57:22,799 --> 00:57:26,480 Our my plan is Tim's plan is that we'll 1107 00:57:26,480 --> 00:57:29,520 do this next year, next summer when we 1108 00:57:29,520 --> 00:57:32,720 can get a better ordinance. 1109 00:57:32,720 --> 00:57:35,760 But we did accomplish two other tasks. 1110 00:57:35,760 --> 00:57:38,480 One is uh 1111 00:57:38,480 --> 00:57:41,520 repainting the uh arched windows in the 1112 00:57:41,520 --> 00:57:45,119 gymnasium which were beginning to show 1113 00:57:45,119 --> 00:57:48,160 signs of rust on the exterior in order 1114 00:57:48,160 --> 00:57:52,000 to preserve it because u those windows 1115 00:57:52,000 --> 00:57:55,040 which are from the 1930s 1116 00:57:55,040 --> 00:57:58,319 would be very difficult to replace or 1117 00:57:58,319 --> 00:58:01,119 rebuild. So we need to preserve it even 1118 00:58:01,119 --> 00:58:04,160 though of course there's single pain and 1119 00:58:04,160 --> 00:58:08,559 that's that is a big heat loss. 1120 00:58:08,559 --> 00:58:13,760 We successfully did that. And um 1121 00:58:13,760 --> 00:58:16,000 as I've said before, 1122 00:58:16,000 --> 00:58:20,160 um I had Roy go look up use the lift to 1123 00:58:20,160 --> 00:58:23,839 look at the gutters to see if there what 1124 00:58:23,839 --> 00:58:26,480 why they were having some leak issues 1125 00:58:26,480 --> 00:58:30,240 and he he discovered why that was and u 1126 00:58:30,240 --> 00:58:33,280 I asked him to take care of and that got 1127 00:58:33,280 --> 00:58:36,960 done. The other item that we wanted to 1128 00:58:36,960 --> 00:58:41,589 do was um the 1129 00:58:41,599 --> 00:58:47,359 pickup of the um dumpster 1130 00:58:47,359 --> 00:58:52,559 off the parking lot. Uh was creating a 1131 00:58:52,559 --> 00:58:57,359 large divots in the parking lot. 1132 00:58:57,359 --> 00:59:01,200 um making it difficult to you know a 1133 00:59:01,200 --> 00:59:03,680 little less 1134 00:59:03,680 --> 00:59:07,119 a little more difficult to 1135 00:59:07,119 --> 00:59:09,040 act 1136 00:59:09,040 --> 00:59:11,359 to to pick the dumpsters up and dump 1137 00:59:11,359 --> 00:59:13,599 them. So, 1138 00:59:13,599 --> 00:59:21,030 uh we um count contracted with 1139 00:59:21,040 --> 00:59:25,280 concrete impressions, was it to create a 1140 00:59:25,280 --> 00:59:27,520 slab of [clears throat] concrete there 1141 00:59:27,520 --> 00:59:30,880 that would obiate that problem, which 1142 00:59:30,880 --> 00:59:34,390 has been done. 1143 00:59:34,400 --> 00:59:36,559 So, um 1144 00:59:36,559 --> 00:59:38,079 hopefully 1145 00:59:38,079 --> 00:59:42,720 we've uh prevented the parking lot from 1146 00:59:42,720 --> 00:59:46,319 having to be repaved anytime soon and uh 1147 00:59:46,319 --> 00:59:49,760 given it solid foundation for many years 1148 00:59:49,760 --> 00:59:51,839 to come. 1149 00:59:51,839 --> 00:59:55,440 That's all been done if I we are paying 1150 00:59:55,440 --> 00:59:59,760 directly the painter and Tim 1151 00:59:59,760 --> 01:00:02,480 uh will pay for the concrete. will 1152 01:00:02,480 --> 01:00:07,200 reimburse the middle of school for that. 1153 01:00:07,200 --> 01:00:11,839 Okay, so that's all I have to report and 1154 01:00:11,839 --> 01:00:14,870 um 1155 01:00:14,880 --> 01:00:18,916 see else down here. 1156 01:00:18,916 --> 01:00:20,079 [clears throat] 1157 01:00:20,079 --> 01:00:23,920 Okay. Yep. 1158 01:00:23,920 --> 01:00:26,160 I think we're done. So, I'd entertain a 1159 01:00:26,160 --> 01:00:29,599 motion to uh adjourn the meeting. 1160 01:00:29,599 --> 01:00:31,359 >> Motion to adjurnn. 1161 01:00:31,359 --> 01:00:31,920 Thank you. 1162 01:00:31,920 --> 01:00:33,440 >> Second that. 1163 01:00:33,440 --> 01:00:35,920 >> All in favor? Yes. 1164 01:00:35,920 --> 01:00:36,720 >> I 1165 01:00:36,720 --> 01:00:38,799 >> Good night. Thanks for being here. 1166 01:00:38,799 --> 01:00:41,440 >> So, Ray, we'll see you in Octo We'll see 1167 01:00:41,440 --> 01:00:44,000 you in November. Correct. 1168 01:00:44,000 --> 01:00:45,920 >> In November. Yes. 1169 01:00:45,920 --> 01:00:48,480 >> Okay. No October. 1170 01:00:48,480 --> 01:00:50,319 >> Well, yeah. Okay. Right. 1171 01:00:50,319 --> 01:00:52,240 >> I mean, maybe I'll see you before then, 1172 01:00:52,240 --> 01:00:55,760 Ray. But 1173 01:00:55,760 --> 01:00:58,480 >> I'll see you tomorrow afternoon, Ray. 1174 01:00:58,480 --> 01:00:59,200 >> Okay. Okay. 1175 01:00:59,200 --> 01:01:01,200 >> Cuz you're you're the delivery guy 1176 01:01:01,200 --> 01:01:02,960 tomorrow, I guess. Thanks. 1177 01:01:02,960 --> 01:01:05,599 >> Yes, I'm going to be the delivery guy. 1178 01:01:05,599 --> 01:01:07,599 >> All righty. Thanks so much. 1179 01:01:07,599 --> 01:01:08,480 >> Okay. Take care. 1180 01:01:08,480 --> 01:01:09,680 >> Have a good night. 1181 01:01:09,680 --> 01:01:10,640 >> Good night. 1182 01:01:10,640 --> 01:01:12,559 >> Thanks everybody. Have a good night. 1183 01:01:12,559 --> 01:01:16,309 >> Yeah. 1184 01:01:16,319 --> 01:01:18,240 Just for me, this is great. 1185 01:01:18,240 --> 01:01:20,400 >> You can keep those. Yep. You like um All 1186 01:01:20,400 --> 01:01:25,349 right. I will get 1187 01:01:25,359 --> 01:01:27,520 a triggeration 1188 01:01:27,520 --> 01:01:31,000 on that February.