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um so welcome to the september 21st 2020

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meeting of the north texas

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here we go

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sorry but we're doing it for you at home

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okay

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trying to keep the remote access going

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so um welcome to the

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september 21st 2020 meeting of the north

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brookfield school committee

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this meeting is being recorded by north

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brookfield elpac

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uh if there is anyone present who is

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also recording this meeting please raise

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your hand so others are aware

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this meeting is also being broadcast via

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zoom and we do have um

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our zoom requirements

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um i'm just i sent a message to

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everybody saying can they hear us

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and i think we're a little muffled so i

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don't know if it's the mics that they

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need to hear

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or it's just the masks it might be a

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little bit of both but

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um we're working through the lpac sound

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um i'm hoping that it it gets better

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i'm getting a lot of very staticky

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is this better

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any better that's better okay all right

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so when we're speaking speak into our

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all right cool um

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so the biggest thing is um

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all right it is as follows

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let's see find my thing

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all right so we're now going to begin a

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remote meeting through the use of video

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communication it's important that we

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continue to respect the privacy and

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of members of our school community

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including our teachers and staff

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and our students and their families by

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participating in this remote meeting

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today you agree that you will not save

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record share or post this session or any

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i will not be recording this session for

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it will be as mrs tucker said be

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recorded and reposted by elpac if you do

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not agree to these rules or don't want

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to participate in a recorded meeting

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that will be posted and shared

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uh please disconnect from this session

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all right um so i just let people know i

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brought a

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lapbook laptop from home so we can keep

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an eye on the chat here and

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uh i'm signed in under my husband's name

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so if you see kevin tucker there that he

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i just wanted to start i did ask um

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anybody if they had any words of appreciation for any of our

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staff so i have a few things i want to

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start with a little bit of recognition

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um thanks to the fifth grade teachers

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for constantly answering my frantic

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emails last week when things were just

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not working right technology wise

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while you were trying to teach in your

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classroom students as well

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i seriously don't know how you do it

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thanks to mr manucci for always

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answering my phone calls returning my

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messages emails all summer long

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and into the first few weeks of school i

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know it has been so busy for him but you

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would never know

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beckett comes home and can't wait to

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tell me he got a lot of air high fives

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for mrs tarantino for being such a good

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thanks to mrs priestley and all the

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staff for just making the first week so

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welcoming for kids and for myself as a

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i was so nervous to send my kids back

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but i knew they needed to be there and

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my nerves were instantly settled on that

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first day

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seeing everyone so happy my kids come

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home every day so excited to tell me

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about being at school it's still a warm

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fun clean place to learn

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i'd like to give a big shout out to mrs

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servant and mrs martin

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for being so organized and attentive

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with digital learning so far

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academic assignments are for the most

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part accessible and not overwhelming

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these teachers respond to emails in a

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timely fashion focus on

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academic and social emotional education

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during this unprecedented time

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they've also offered to put better hard

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copy pick pickup

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bags for the students which is going

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above and beyond our expectations

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we've had some technology hiccups but

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they've been great at troubleshooting

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and trying to eradicate the issues

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i'd also like to thank the school

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secretary dresden renault

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for being so helpful with this

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transition the food services and

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cafeteria staff

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have also been exceptional with

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pick-up meals

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the school psychologists tyler petrus

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and mr manucci have also been responsive

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to emails and scheduling meetings

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it takes a team and this team that my

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girls have at nbes has blown me away

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um this is pratt my kids love seeing her

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i'd like to shout out mrs martin for

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four grades of students she has been

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patient and strength based and positive

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as always please shout out allison

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bulger her job is often overlooked and

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sometimes thankless

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lol but in our current environment her

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i always appreciate her diligence and

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her humor especially in a combat opening

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also thanks to dresden sheila and mary

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i'm not done yet thank you for being

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to all the teachers out there we know

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you do so much more than just teach

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thank you

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i was concerned as most parents how my

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children would react to the changes in

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the new look of things at school

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on the bus etc but when they got home

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that first day i was pleasantly relieved

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that they were just so happy to be back

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they didn't really seem to notice or

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didn't mind the changes

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i know how hard it is and an adjustment

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for everyone involved in this new world

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we are navigating

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however the job of school systems must

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be one of the most challenging i

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appreciate everyone's efforts teachers

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transportation and anyone else i may

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as a mom and a teacher i could not be

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more happy with how the elementary

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school has turned out for my daughter

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the building is bright warm and

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i took a peek into her classroom and

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found a beautiful room that was inviting

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and just like a third grade classroom

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should be

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my heart is happy that my child can

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attend school in person thank you to

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everyone who has a part in this north

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brookfield elementary school is a

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magical place

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where learning smiles and laughter still

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exists shout out to mr stanley

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at the high school for his postcards and

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ongoing communication with his students

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during covet in the summer

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plus the birthday greeting he sent for

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my daughter we truly appreciate you and

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your effort

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and then just for myself um we had a

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technical technological

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glitch last wednesday and my daughter

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kicked off a zoom before she got to

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share and mr cervelo

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called us up and jumped back on zoom

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with her so she could

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let him know how she was doing so i

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appreciate that very much

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all right can i add one thing

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i really enjoyed the the videos made

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for the introduction to the school and

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the covid procedures

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because you know obviously kids can come

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in ahead of time and learn what was

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production value was was commendable so

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it was a really nice thing to see and it

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was fun it was a fun watch and i think

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it showed them what to expect when they

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got here so thank you guys for doing

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um so now we just we have two minutes

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that we need to approve the regular

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meeting of august 17th

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2020 and the special meeting of

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september 8th 2020.

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does anyone have any comments on the

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corrections or anything

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all right i need a motion to approve i

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move to approve the meeting minutes

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from uh regular meeting of august 17th

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who said that okay elizabeth sorry i saw her saying i'm all in favor

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um in the uh

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special meeting of september 8th need a

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motion for that one too

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the move to accept the minutes of the

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special meeting of september 8th

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that was first all in favor

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all right so we have megan bogus yep i

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so megan uh bogus is the student representative so um hi megan

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why don't you tell us what's been going

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okay yes we can

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okay so we had a

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few things going on

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um we're having a fundraiser

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for chromebook coverage and

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they'll be sold for 15 dollars

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and we come up with qr codes around the

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high schools and even standard was

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responsible to

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purchase one and then see

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new students or like

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the blue silver well we want to plan at

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first student council

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we also have qr codes for that around

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school so you could just turn on their

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phone and

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send in a google doc with like 20

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signatures and then

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they'll be picked up again and then

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fair coming up we are planning on having

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for each student to fill out and they

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what that could be assigned for

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and then they will be added to a google

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classroom and

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post it and check those

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so we're going to be meeting with the

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um e-board i believe

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beginning thursday on a regular basis so

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some of those topics that megan covered

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they've had an activities fair where

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students where student groups are out in

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kids come up and uh find out a little

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bit more about that club

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or activity obviously we can't do it in

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traditional way so we're gonna explore

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some alternative ways to be able to

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have an activities fair so kids can see

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what types of

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options are available so if i understood

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correctly

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every activity i'll have a google

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classroom and you can sign up to go

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check it out yeah we gotta just finalize

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the details to make it work for everyone

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all right thanks megan thank you megan

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so we actually did have correspondence

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to the school committee

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uh from the commissioner reilly yeah um which we're

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gonna address that

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actually two letters one from what about

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actually no it's just one letter with two pieces two pieces um

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and we're gonna

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move things around just a little bit so

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um

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in mr lin's report later on he's going

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to discuss

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what we what's called the phases of

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learning

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so that's when we make decisions about

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switching from

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one mode of learning to another so we're

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going to bring that and

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discuss that real quickly right now and

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then we'll have some time for public

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participation

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and the letter from the commissioner

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actually is part of that

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so mr lin if you want to just go over

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the uh phases of learning yeah so

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the commissioner's letter there's two

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parts the first part is

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the department of public health website

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their color-coded health metric

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for every town in the state

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and the whole idea was to provide

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districts with information

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about the general level of coveted

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health for lack of a better term within

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their community

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so that they could make decisions and

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part of those decisions are obviously

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around

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school so we've been working

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in the superintendent's association to

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sort of

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try to parse that out and one of the

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challenges i think as i explained in the

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last meeting is

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that every community is so individual

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you know a community like north

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brookfield is a small

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rural community having a

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one-size-fits-all approach to

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closing versus opening versus a

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community like worcester

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probably doesn't make sense

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so so what we've worked on is a general

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sort of guideline to follow

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where based on the total number of

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confirmed cases

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in the state of massachusetts positivity

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rate

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would be two metrics that we would use

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as kind of a guiding light

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and then use local context with the

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school committee the board of health

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and other local officials to make

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decisions about

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whether we should be in remote learning

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hybrid learning or

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move to all-in-person learning

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i think we all understand at this point

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all in person learning

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is we're not ready for that probably

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in the short term i don't know what

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short how to define short term or long

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term anymore based on

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uh what you hear in the news but um

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but i think really for us it's whether

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we should be in hybrid or

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remote at this point and that's what we

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tried to

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pull together as a superintendent's

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association was

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you know the whole idea of looking at

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the number of confirmed cases

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within a community and the state

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positivity rate

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and then work together with

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you know board of health or the local

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officials school committee to say

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what's right for our community given the

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current

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conditions and all the local context

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that goes into that

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so forwarded this to the board of health

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um and actually had a conversation today

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with

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mr brusso and he um he indicated

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they're looking at that uh and would get

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back to me

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with some feedback uh i also went back

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to our superintendent's association and

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asked for more

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uh if there could be more and i think

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that's where we're running

399
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i'm sorry um i i don't mean to cut in

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i'm just this is nearly impossible to

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hear

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and i think you're going over probably a

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lot of the really important information

404
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that people

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came to hear so you know we're

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[Music]

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but not go through the alpac sound

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system

409
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well the problem with that is then it

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there won't be any sound on the lpac

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so rich can you take your i mean we are

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six feet away so

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if he takes his mask off see if this is

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any better elizabeth is this better

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i don't know it's hard to tell it seemed

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like it seemed better initially and then

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just it's yeah i don't know i think we

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have to talk a little more so you can't

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just do the meetings that the people who

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are remote can hear you through the zoom

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and then alpac can film it separately so

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that

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or is that united well i think that's

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the problem we ran into last time which

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was

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elpac you know was recording us but we

427
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didn't have a way to

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record the sound so you you know

429
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yeah okay so last time

430
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the sound was bad because we had the mic

431
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in the room

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and trying to have it on the web so you

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guys at home you were telling me the

434
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sound was bad is it any can you hear me

435
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better now

436
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not really not really okay

437
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um you know what let's take a break

438
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here in the meeting okay so we're gonna

439
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uh can i get a motion to

440
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temporarily adjourn here i'll make a

441
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motion to temporarily adjourn

442
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we'll be back we'll try to be back in

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like 10 minutes

444
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so we can see if we can make this better

445
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although does he can he see us

446
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be able to hear us talking on youtube

447
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they'll post their comments

448
00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:12,950
well what you're going to do is

449
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can you guys hear me now

450
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no not yet hello what am i gonna do so

451
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type

452
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hello public participation

453
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like a

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i'm wrap listening

455
00:27:10,900 --> 00:27:15,669
[Music]

456
00:27:15,679 --> 00:27:21,870
star trek

457
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[Music]

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00:27:27,919 --> 00:27:32,950
the

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don't know window that didn't work

460
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i don't know

461
00:27:51,360 --> 00:27:53,520
that's what the problem is there people

462
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who are on zoom in

463
00:27:55,360 --> 00:27:59,200
youtube okay so the sound up

464
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is so we can't have horrible

465
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can we have people on youtube watching

466
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and then chatting on zoom but they have

467
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to be

468
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muted on zoom i i think so but i think

469
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there's a delay

470
00:28:11,120 --> 00:28:28,830
okay there's a delay to youtube yeah i think

471
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stupid i don't know what to do

472
00:28:33,679 --> 00:28:36,240
can we just have a go full on well then

473
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they can't

474
00:28:37,679 --> 00:28:42,159
should we just like try this again

475
00:28:42,159 --> 00:28:46,440
next monday

476
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[Music]

477
00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:04,149
yeah your computer yep

478
00:29:04,159 --> 00:29:08,320
but it's it's the delay so

479
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maria said oh i have it on my phone like

480
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whatever 30 seconds ago and then it just

481
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came out

482
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so okay can we just do a zoom meeting

483
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and

484
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they can record us on zoom right can we

485
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just do that for this

486
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evening

487
00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,799
yeah these people are all on zoom yep

488
00:29:34,799 --> 00:29:36,720
the only difference was the live

489
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piece um yeah i mean the problem is of

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course then when we

491
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you know we unmute ourselves is that

492
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going to be a feedback for you

493
00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:48,640
it's going to be a nightmare so i guess

494
00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,399
can we use the microphone of the speaker

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and plug this plug it into

496
00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:54,399
the computer like what did we do last

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time

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00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:56,159
where we had the microphone we had the

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microphone plugged in but people

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complained they couldn't hear

501
00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:03,919
very well but that was working and that

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00:30:03,919 --> 00:30:04,880
stopped me

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i mean they can't hear at all now it's

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right in the chat if you go

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up it says you know they said they

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couldn't hear right

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um so i mean honestly the easiest thing

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to do so we can actually have a meeting

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tonight is to

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just do a zoom meeting yeah and we would

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just have to go to

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separate rooms okay because when we're

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in the same room we get all the feedback

514
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you can use this i'll use my phone okay

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then um hopefully i don't run out of

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don't have an iphone charger

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do you want to use this and i can go get

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my computer

519
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otherwise we're gonna

520
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do you want to go to my office

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i got to take this to another room too

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00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:08,320
right feedback with

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rich's computer yeah

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00:31:22,799 --> 00:31:25,279
so i think we have to set maria and tim

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up in separate rooms there

526
00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:29,679
okay yeah i just need a i need to try

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this on my phone

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because

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um where do you want to go

530
00:31:38,559 --> 00:31:40,720
i don't have to go far like one room

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over or something

532
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here i'll sit in the hallway if i need

533
00:31:43,039 --> 00:31:44,960
to this

534
00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:47,360
the next one right there is yeah

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00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:50,080
whatever it's pretty nice

536
00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,080
it's on this decline our destiny concert

537
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do you want to go there

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comfy

539
00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:30,710
oh

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uh it's on the uh

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agenda i'll forward it to you thank you

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[Music]

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so

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[Music]

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um

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00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:32,640
in going over what you were talking

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about the commissioner's letter and the

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phase

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would it help if people still muted

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themselves that are nearby

551
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well i just it's because i'm right next

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to the um

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school committee room that's all other

554
00:36:59,119 --> 00:37:16,390
than that it's fine

555
00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:20,839
all right i'm back can you hear me yes

556
00:37:20,839 --> 00:37:23,760
so it took me a minute

557
00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:26,640
all right so we're all zoom now and lpac

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is recording

559
00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:31,680
through zoom so

560
00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:33,520
we're still working on the technology

561
00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:35,839
end i guess it's the best way to

562
00:37:35,839 --> 00:37:38,320
describe this

563
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:40,400
all right um do you want me to try to

564
00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:42,079
pick up where we left off

565
00:37:42,079 --> 00:37:53,510
in some way shape or form

566
00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:57,119
okay i will um rich um yeah if you want

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to uh succinctly go over the phases of

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learning please

569
00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:05,599
okay so the phases of learning in the

570
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last school committee meeting

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a special meeting on september 8th it

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was

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i think as i said then a

574
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compilation of work done at the

575
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superintendent's association

576
00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:22,240
to try to help districts with

577
00:38:22,240 --> 00:38:24,240
identifying when it's time to ship

578
00:38:24,240 --> 00:38:27,680
from either remote to a hybrid hybrid

579
00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:28,160
just

580
00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:32,000
in person or to remote whatever

581
00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:35,119
uh it might be the challenge that we've

582
00:38:35,119 --> 00:38:35,440
had

583
00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:38,320
putting together something is is uh

584
00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:40,040
that's acceptable to all is the

585
00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:42,160
one-size-fits-all approach

586
00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:44,640
the idea that every community is the

587
00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:45,200
same

588
00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:46,880
just doesn't exist worcester is

589
00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:48,560
different from north brookfield that's

590
00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:50,160
different from

591
00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:53,440
um you know a vocational school that

592
00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:54,079
serves

593
00:38:54,079 --> 00:38:57,440
whatever 10 12 15 communities so there's

594
00:38:57,440 --> 00:38:58,320
no

595
00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:01,040
good one model that says this is when

596
00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:03,040
you should switch from one

597
00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:06,079
to the other so uh what we did was we

598
00:39:06,079 --> 00:39:07,760
put together

599
00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:11,359
two pieces of information one is uh

600
00:39:11,359 --> 00:39:14,800
confirmed cases per hundred in the state

601
00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:17,760
of massachusetts positivity rate as a

602
00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:19,520
guide

603
00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:22,880
to assist in making transition decisions

604
00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:25,280
uh the cases per 100 000 is that

605
00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:27,040
color-coded map that you see

606
00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:30,560
on the dph website of red yellow green

607
00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:32,560
or gray i guess is the best way to

608
00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:33,760
describe

609
00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:36,079
the color that sort of outlines and

610
00:39:36,079 --> 00:39:37,440
defines

611
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,920
how many cases per hundred thousand your

612
00:39:39,920 --> 00:39:41,359
town has

613
00:39:41,359 --> 00:39:42,960
and then the state of positive state of

614
00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:45,920
massachusetts positivity rate

615
00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:52,870
has been essentially

616
00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:54,880
sort of sent out on a daily basis as

617
00:39:54,880 --> 00:39:57,670
well

618
00:39:57,680 --> 00:39:59,440
the number of people who tested how many

619
00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:01,599
are positive

620
00:40:01,599 --> 00:40:03,359
and they're shooting for less than two

621
00:40:03,359 --> 00:40:05,200
percent is what their real

622
00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:09,280
their biggest goal is uh

623
00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:10,640
and obviously their biggest goal was to

624
00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:12,400
have it zero but

625
00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:14,160
they they like to see it below two

626
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:15,680
percent so

627
00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:18,319
um so at the last meeting uh the

628
00:40:18,319 --> 00:40:20,000
committee asked me to forward this to

629
00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:21,520
the board of health and back the

630
00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:23,280
superintendents association for some

631
00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:24,400
more help

632
00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:27,440
i've done both um i spoke to

633
00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:29,040
trevor brucho from the board of health

634
00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:30,960
today he said

635
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:33,359
he's not ignoring us they are looking at

636
00:40:33,359 --> 00:40:35,200
it we've got to give us some feedback on

637
00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:36,640
it

638
00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:39,200
and uh the superintendent's association

639
00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:41,119
is sort of

640
00:40:41,119 --> 00:40:44,560
stuck because you have this um

641
00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:46,240
so many school districts are different

642
00:40:46,240 --> 00:40:47,760
because as i

643
00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:50,960
said earlier that no school district is

644
00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:53,680
alike to others they solve this local

645
00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:56,000
context that plays into

646
00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:59,280
the decision making so i don't know

647
00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:05,359
what we're going to get from the superintendents and from the

648
00:41:05,359 --> 00:41:07,200
department of elementary and secondary

649
00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:08,079
education i

650
00:41:08,079 --> 00:41:10,319
keep hearing that dph might come up with

651
00:41:10,319 --> 00:41:12,400
some more guidance on this

652
00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:15,760
but we haven't seen it yet and i think

653
00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:17,839
that's probably partly what the board of

654
00:41:17,839 --> 00:41:20,480
health would be waiting for is they work

655
00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:22,880
under the you know the local boy health

656
00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:24,560
works under the mass department of

657
00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:27,430
public health so

658
00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:29,760
this sort of stuck in waiting to see

659
00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:32,079
what tph might come up with so

660
00:41:32,079 --> 00:41:34,000
i don't have a lot more information from

661
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:35,680
the last meeting to share about those

662
00:41:35,680 --> 00:41:37,040
phases of learning

663
00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:40,960
peace other than the feedback continues

664
00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:41,839
to be

665
00:41:41,839 --> 00:41:47,109
that they are asking us when i say they

666
00:41:47,119 --> 00:41:48,960
the department of dph and secondary

667
00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:50,400
education are

668
00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:54,079
encouraging districts to use multiple

669
00:41:54,079 --> 00:41:55,280
weeks of data

670
00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:59,280
to not as the commissioner has stated

671
00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:02,480
ping-pong between learning models based

672
00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:03,440
on

673
00:42:03,440 --> 00:42:07,040
a day or a week's worth of data because

674
00:42:07,040 --> 00:42:08,690
it could change

675
00:42:08,690 --> 00:42:10,160
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676
00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:13,440
between yellow and green or

677
00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:16,800
gray on some to some degree of

678
00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:18,720
regularity and if every day that it

679
00:42:18,720 --> 00:42:19,680
changes

680
00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:22,400
you're moving your learning model then

681
00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:24,319
you have this huge

682
00:42:24,319 --> 00:42:27,119
sort of constant change that you never

683
00:42:27,119 --> 00:42:28,480
really get anywhere

684
00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:31,119
so they're really encouraging uh three

685
00:42:31,119 --> 00:42:32,800
weeks of data it was

686
00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:35,040
is what they're really sort of the

687
00:42:35,040 --> 00:42:37,200
number they're pushing

688
00:42:37,200 --> 00:42:39,520
but again it's it's it's up to us as a

689
00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:42,000
community to decide what's right

690
00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:44,079
because it may be cases where three

691
00:42:44,079 --> 00:42:45,920
weeks doesn't make sense

692
00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:47,920
uh we've seen other communities where

693
00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:50,560
there's a huge number of people who are

694
00:42:50,560 --> 00:42:53,760
positive in a short period of time

695
00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:55,440
they need to make quick decisions and

696
00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:56,880
that's not

697
00:42:56,880 --> 00:42:59,680
three weeks and there's other situations

698
00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:00,560
where

699
00:43:00,560 --> 00:43:02,960
making a quick decision isn't the right

700
00:43:02,960 --> 00:43:03,599
decision

701
00:43:03,599 --> 00:43:05,760
based on whatever the context of those

702
00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:06,880
individual

703
00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:09,680
circumstances are so that's kind of the

704
00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:12,240
phases of learning document i think dph

705
00:43:12,240 --> 00:43:14,960
and ultimately a local boy hell we

706
00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:16,079
really do need to weigh

707
00:43:16,079 --> 00:43:18,880
in and i think again i know i said it

708
00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:20,400
probably two or three weeks ago that

709
00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:22,240
there was information that they would be

710
00:43:22,240 --> 00:43:23,920
coming out with something to help us

711
00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:27,599
but it hasn't come yet so

712
00:43:27,599 --> 00:43:43,670
um so that's where that's happened

713
00:43:43,680 --> 00:43:51,270
maria maria you were muted

714
00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:54,560
sorry um so

715
00:43:54,560 --> 00:43:58,480
just uh wrap up dph and

716
00:43:58,480 --> 00:44:01,680
dsc their advice is in is to

717
00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:04,640
in most cases use three weeks of data so

718
00:44:04,640 --> 00:44:06,400
um

719
00:44:06,400 --> 00:44:09,839
and also with the the

720
00:44:09,839 --> 00:44:11,760
going between the phases of learning

721
00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:14,400
models so to not make a rapid decision

722
00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:14,960
unless

723
00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:17,760
there's a large outbreak and that is the

724
00:44:17,760 --> 00:44:19,520
advice that we have thus far the board

725
00:44:19,520 --> 00:44:23,040
of health is looking at it and hasn't gotten back to us just

726
00:44:23,040 --> 00:44:24,800
yet

727
00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:26,640
so right now we're going to do public

728
00:44:26,640 --> 00:44:28,800
participation

729
00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:30,240
and because we do have other things we

730
00:44:30,240 --> 00:44:31,440
need to cover we're going to set the

731
00:44:31,440 --> 00:44:32,800
public participation at

732
00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:36,079
20 minutes if you have a question about

733
00:44:36,079 --> 00:44:36,720
the

734
00:44:36,720 --> 00:44:39,760
situation that mr lind um

735
00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:41,359
sent home a letter about today and i'll

736
00:44:41,359 --> 00:44:42,880
ask him real quickly to just go over

737
00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:44,000
that again

738
00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:46,800
um if you in the chat put type your name

739
00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:48,240
and then type your question

740
00:44:48,240 --> 00:44:50,480
and we will um spend about 15 to 20

741
00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:52,480
minutes uh going over those questions

742
00:44:52,480 --> 00:44:54,160
and then if you have further

743
00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:58,000
questions um you can email me at mtucker

744
00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:00,480
um at nbschools.org and we'll try to get

745
00:45:00,480 --> 00:45:01,599
back to you

746
00:45:01,599 --> 00:45:04,319
so rich can you just go over the real

747
00:45:04,319 --> 00:45:06,400
quickly the situation that you um

748
00:45:06,400 --> 00:45:08,720
shared with um the school community

749
00:45:08,720 --> 00:45:09,760
today

750
00:45:09,760 --> 00:45:12,880
yeah so uh we were informed that

751
00:45:12,880 --> 00:45:15,680
we had a member of our school community

752
00:45:15,680 --> 00:45:17,760
test positive

753
00:45:17,760 --> 00:45:21,599
after going through kind of the contact tracing

754
00:45:21,599 --> 00:45:23,170
process

755
00:45:23,170 --> 00:45:24,720
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756
00:45:24,720 --> 00:45:27,839
determined that this person was

757
00:45:27,839 --> 00:45:30,400
out of school when they had contact and

758
00:45:30,400 --> 00:45:32,400
were tested

759
00:45:32,400 --> 00:45:35,920
so the person was at home essentially

760
00:45:35,920 --> 00:45:39,920
when this all came down so no members

761
00:45:39,920 --> 00:45:42,560
staff or students would be considered

762
00:45:42,560 --> 00:45:43,359
having close

763
00:45:43,359 --> 00:45:47,280
contact but that's with that individual

764
00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:50,560
so i know that lots of folks are

765
00:45:50,560 --> 00:45:54,319
concerned and want more information

766
00:45:54,319 --> 00:45:56,079
there's not a lot more to share other

767
00:45:56,079 --> 00:45:58,480
than that the person who

768
00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:01,599
is positive has not been in the building

769
00:46:01,599 --> 00:46:05,359
essentially um from the time

770
00:46:05,359 --> 00:46:09,200
of um exposure and testing

771
00:46:09,200 --> 00:46:12,790
to now

772
00:46:12,800 --> 00:46:15,760
um can you can you clarify the content

773
00:46:15,760 --> 00:46:17,359
of the letter because it sounded as

774
00:46:17,359 --> 00:46:18,800
though

775
00:46:18,800 --> 00:46:23,200
um it sounded as though

776
00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:24,880
they were exposed to someone who tested

777
00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:27,520
positive on wednesday

778
00:46:27,520 --> 00:46:30,640
yeah so so they were exposed to someone

779
00:46:30,640 --> 00:46:32,400
who tested positive on wednesday and

780
00:46:32,400 --> 00:46:35,839
they saw them after they tested positive

781
00:46:35,839 --> 00:46:37,760
they saw them and then the person has

782
00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:39,119
been paused right

783
00:46:39,119 --> 00:46:40,839
so they would have seen them before

784
00:46:40,839 --> 00:46:42,160
wednesday

785
00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:47,349
uh no

786
00:46:47,359 --> 00:46:50,720
that's not that's not no that's not the

787
00:46:50,720 --> 00:46:51,920
way it occurred

788
00:46:51,920 --> 00:46:53,280
oh it's not okay because i would think

789
00:46:53,280 --> 00:46:54,839
that if someone tested positive on

790
00:46:54,839 --> 00:46:56,880
wednesday

791
00:46:56,880 --> 00:46:59,359
so they saw them on wednesday i mean i'm

792
00:46:59,359 --> 00:47:00,720
just because if i tested positive i

793
00:47:00,720 --> 00:47:02,240
wouldn't come in contact but i'm trying

794
00:47:02,240 --> 00:47:03,520
to understand

795
00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:05,920
if they saw them and then the test

796
00:47:05,920 --> 00:47:07,680
occurred

797
00:47:07,680 --> 00:47:09,839
right okay so they were since they are

798
00:47:09,839 --> 00:47:11,760
symptomatic they were likely symptomatic

799
00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:14,400
on monday or tuesday

800
00:47:14,400 --> 00:47:17,599
i'm not sure i'm not privy to that my

801
00:47:17,599 --> 00:47:24,319
understanding is that um

802
00:47:24,319 --> 00:47:26,720
they saw the person then the person was

803
00:47:26,720 --> 00:47:30,309
tested was positive

804
00:47:30,319 --> 00:47:32,559
they were informed of that they went to

805
00:47:32,559 --> 00:47:39,040
get tested and they were positive

806
00:47:39,040 --> 00:47:42,960
so this all this all happened after

807
00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:46,240
their time uh in the school buildings

808
00:47:46,240 --> 00:47:52,559
the testing no the testing everything

809
00:47:52,559 --> 00:47:55,920
like after they left on tuesday

810
00:47:55,920 --> 00:48:01,109
they saw the person after that

811
00:48:01,119 --> 00:48:04,880
yes oh okay

812
00:48:04,880 --> 00:48:07,440
so that is the case i just want people

813
00:48:07,440 --> 00:48:09,359
to understand i have to be very careful

814
00:48:09,359 --> 00:48:09,760
here

815
00:48:09,760 --> 00:48:10,960
i totally understand i totally

816
00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:12,319
understand it's just the way the letter

817
00:48:12,319 --> 00:48:13,040
reads

818
00:48:13,040 --> 00:48:15,680
i'm trying not to be avoid questions but

819
00:48:15,680 --> 00:48:16,160
i

820
00:48:16,160 --> 00:48:18,839
also have to maintain some level of

821
00:48:18,839 --> 00:48:21,599
confidentiality absolutely

822
00:48:21,599 --> 00:48:23,680
that every time i answer a question that

823
00:48:23,680 --> 00:48:24,640
gives a

824
00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:29,440
further insight i'm trying i guess

825
00:48:29,440 --> 00:48:32,800
no one here staff a student

826
00:48:32,800 --> 00:48:35,520
was a close contact to the student i

827
00:48:35,520 --> 00:48:36,079
feel like

828
00:48:36,079 --> 00:48:40,640
is pretty direct and people are asking

829
00:48:40,640 --> 00:48:42,960
well when well i'm telling you there was

830
00:48:42,960 --> 00:48:45,200
no one here who's a close contact

831
00:48:45,200 --> 00:48:48,160
every time i answer a question okay okay

832
00:48:48,160 --> 00:48:51,119
i think what people understand no i'm

833
00:48:51,119 --> 00:48:52,720
glad i think that's good clarification

834
00:48:52,720 --> 00:48:56,390
because i think there was something

835
00:48:56,400 --> 00:48:59,680
it says no one here

836
00:48:59,680 --> 00:49:01,440
no staff of students we're a close

837
00:49:01,440 --> 00:49:03,440
contact

838
00:49:03,440 --> 00:49:06,480
so i i'm trying to answer questions

839
00:49:06,480 --> 00:49:07,760
because i know they're out there and i

840
00:49:07,760 --> 00:49:09,119
want to

841
00:49:09,119 --> 00:49:11,599
provide that but i i want people to

842
00:49:11,599 --> 00:49:13,359
understand i'm not avoiding questions

843
00:49:13,359 --> 00:49:14,960
because i'm trying to hide something

844
00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:18,319
other than ensuring the confidentiality

845
00:49:18,319 --> 00:49:18,559
of

846
00:49:18,559 --> 00:49:21,760
students and staff and families because

847
00:49:21,760 --> 00:49:23,200
if it was any of our families we

848
00:49:23,200 --> 00:49:25,280
wouldn't want that share

849
00:49:25,280 --> 00:49:28,160
necessarily i don't think anyone's

850
00:49:28,160 --> 00:49:29,760
asking for the school's name or anything

851
00:49:29,760 --> 00:49:31,440
like that but just clarification

852
00:49:31,440 --> 00:49:33,119
that that because i know these questions

853
00:49:33,119 --> 00:49:36,079
have come up so that's helpful thank you

854
00:49:36,079 --> 00:49:38,079
in the letter i thought i could put it

855
00:49:38,079 --> 00:49:40,319
clearly apparently i didn't but

856
00:49:40,319 --> 00:49:42,640
i thought it said you know no staff the

857
00:49:42,640 --> 00:49:44,400
students were

858
00:49:44,400 --> 00:49:48,400
close contacts so essentially that

859
00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:51,440
i'm sorry um i think

860
00:49:51,440 --> 00:49:54,559
i understand the need to be paid

861
00:49:54,559 --> 00:49:56,480
but you know obviously when you're when

862
00:49:56,480 --> 00:50:00,230
you're

863
00:50:00,240 --> 00:50:02,480
i think this is an opportunity maybe if

864
00:50:02,480 --> 00:50:04,960
you could just briefly discuss

865
00:50:04,960 --> 00:50:08,400
um how that contact process

866
00:50:08,400 --> 00:50:10,640
without getting into the details of who

867
00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:17,510
i think

868
00:50:17,520 --> 00:50:20,480
today that there was a positive

869
00:50:20,480 --> 00:50:24,160
interaction maybe you can just walk us

870
00:50:24,160 --> 00:50:28,710
through that really

871
00:50:28,720 --> 00:50:35,430
[Music]

872
00:50:35,440 --> 00:50:37,920
so we actually got a call from the

873
00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:38,480
family

874
00:50:38,480 --> 00:50:42,559
about the positive test

875
00:50:42,559 --> 00:50:44,880
we then report it to both the department

876
00:50:44,880 --> 00:50:45,920
of education

877
00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:49,200
and to the local board of health

878
00:50:49,200 --> 00:50:52,000
the board of health checks through the

879
00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:52,720
dph

880
00:50:52,720 --> 00:50:55,599
site to make sure that they're aware of

881
00:50:55,599 --> 00:50:57,040
it and they were

882
00:50:57,040 --> 00:51:00,240
because a positive test from wherever

883
00:51:00,240 --> 00:51:00,800
they went

884
00:51:00,800 --> 00:51:04,160
to get tested gets reported to dph so

885
00:51:04,160 --> 00:51:06,640
it's trying to tie up all the loose ends

886
00:51:06,640 --> 00:51:08,400
my report to the department of

887
00:51:08,400 --> 00:51:10,480
elementary and secondary education again

888
00:51:10,480 --> 00:51:11,839
is not

889
00:51:11,839 --> 00:51:15,200
specific to any person it's specific to

890
00:51:15,200 --> 00:51:16,720
a situation

891
00:51:16,720 --> 00:51:18,160
they want to make sure that they're

892
00:51:18,160 --> 00:51:20,319
available to help us with tracking or

893
00:51:20,319 --> 00:51:24,880
rapid unit if there's a larger outbreak

894
00:51:24,880 --> 00:51:28,400
and double back as they meet with dph so

895
00:51:28,400 --> 00:51:31,599
um the whole idea

896
00:51:31,599 --> 00:51:34,960
is that when cross-referencing between

897
00:51:34,960 --> 00:51:36,880
school

898
00:51:36,880 --> 00:51:40,480
healthcare providers and state and local

899
00:51:40,480 --> 00:51:43,119
health agencies that they're all in the

900
00:51:43,119 --> 00:51:44,880
loop and they understand

901
00:51:44,880 --> 00:51:48,230
the exact situation

902
00:51:48,240 --> 00:51:49,760
i'm not sure i answered your question if

903
00:51:49,760 --> 00:51:51,599
that would that answer though

904
00:51:51,599 --> 00:51:55,520
could i i was just

905
00:51:55,520 --> 00:51:58,400
you know so you when you first got the

906
00:51:58,400 --> 00:51:59,680
protocol

907
00:51:59,680 --> 00:52:10,040
the information you need to give before

908
00:52:10,050 --> 00:52:14,230
[Music]

909
00:52:14,240 --> 00:52:19,040
right so yeah we find out

910
00:52:19,040 --> 00:52:20,960
sort of when and where everybody's been

911
00:52:20,960 --> 00:52:22,640
our nurse did that

912
00:52:22,640 --> 00:52:26,079
and based on the timing the student

913
00:52:26,079 --> 00:52:27,359
wasn't in the building

914
00:52:27,359 --> 00:52:30,640
from the time of contact to the time of

915
00:52:30,640 --> 00:52:33,680
a positive test so whenever they had a

916
00:52:33,680 --> 00:52:35,359
close contact

917
00:52:35,359 --> 00:52:38,640
to which was wednesday to the time they

918
00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:39,839
were tested which was

919
00:52:39,839 --> 00:52:42,960
thursday i'm sorry which was uh

920
00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:47,200
friday they got the results

921
00:52:47,200 --> 00:52:48,880
right we're not in the building at any

922
00:52:48,880 --> 00:52:50,559
point and

923
00:52:50,559 --> 00:52:53,040
uh you know we follow up with questions

924
00:52:53,040 --> 00:52:54,880
like have they been in contact with

925
00:52:54,880 --> 00:52:56,160
anybody

926
00:52:56,160 --> 00:52:59,200
um have they seen you know any other

927
00:52:59,200 --> 00:53:01,119
people that are would have been in the

928
00:53:01,119 --> 00:53:02,319
building

929
00:53:02,319 --> 00:53:05,990
um and according to the family

930
00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:09,040
so had it happened or had the videos

931
00:53:09,040 --> 00:53:10,319
there would have been a different sort

932
00:53:10,319 --> 00:53:12,720
of letter more information based on

933
00:53:12,720 --> 00:53:15,589
communicative

934
00:53:15,599 --> 00:53:18,079
say the person who tested positive had

935
00:53:18,079 --> 00:53:19,680
been in school

936
00:53:19,680 --> 00:53:21,920
the communication that we have and it's

937
00:53:21,920 --> 00:53:23,440
in the protocols but

938
00:53:23,440 --> 00:53:26,480
we have a series of letters uh would

939
00:53:26,480 --> 00:53:27,200
have been

940
00:53:27,200 --> 00:53:29,440
you know for example if it was in your

941
00:53:29,440 --> 00:53:30,800
child's i don't know third grade

942
00:53:30,800 --> 00:53:31,920
classroom

943
00:53:31,920 --> 00:53:34,720
i don't need to pick up third grade so

944
00:53:34,720 --> 00:53:35,839
don't be worried

945
00:53:35,839 --> 00:53:38,400
um it would have been a letter to the

946
00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:40,319
students in that third grade classroom

947
00:53:40,319 --> 00:53:42,000
saying your child was a close

948
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:46,240
contact they need to quarantine

949
00:53:46,240 --> 00:53:48,880
we encourage you to see your physician

950
00:53:48,880 --> 00:53:50,079
it would have been a very different

951
00:53:50,079 --> 00:53:50,960
letter

952
00:53:50,960 --> 00:53:53,280
because at the junior senior high where

953
00:53:53,280 --> 00:53:55,839
kids do move about

954
00:53:55,839 --> 00:53:59,359
aren't necessarily cohorted all day um

955
00:53:59,359 --> 00:54:02,720
at the senior high particularly again

956
00:54:02,720 --> 00:54:05,119
we would have had to go through all the

957
00:54:05,119 --> 00:54:06,240
classes

958
00:54:06,240 --> 00:54:09,599
say a student or a staff person was in

959
00:54:09,599 --> 00:54:11,599
and all those people would get a letter

960
00:54:11,599 --> 00:54:13,440
saying they were a close contact

961
00:54:13,440 --> 00:54:16,400
others would get a letter saying there

962
00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:18,480
was a situation but your child was not a

963
00:54:18,480 --> 00:54:22,790
close contact

964
00:54:22,800 --> 00:54:25,119
so it depends on the situation of what

965
00:54:25,119 --> 00:54:26,640
the communication

966
00:54:26,640 --> 00:54:29,680
will be if that makes sense yes

967
00:54:29,680 --> 00:54:41,910
we actually got a comment in the chat

968
00:54:41,920 --> 00:54:44,640
my intention was not to make it uh

969
00:54:44,640 --> 00:54:46,559
confusing and apparently i did and i

970
00:54:46,559 --> 00:54:48,200
apologize for that

971
00:54:48,200 --> 00:54:50,880
uh everyone's conditioned to go

972
00:54:50,880 --> 00:54:56,750
independent

973
00:54:56,760 --> 00:55:03,750
[Music]

974
00:55:03,760 --> 00:55:07,190
absolutely thank you for getting

975
00:55:07,200 --> 00:55:09,599
so if you couldn't understand tim he was

976
00:55:09,599 --> 00:55:10,960
saying someone in the chat

977
00:55:10,960 --> 00:55:13,839
said that um that explanation was much

978
00:55:13,839 --> 00:55:15,280
clearer than the

979
00:55:15,280 --> 00:55:18,480
email and then just

980
00:55:18,480 --> 00:55:20,799
that this is a new situation for

981
00:55:20,799 --> 00:55:22,880
everybody and we're all trying to

982
00:55:22,880 --> 00:55:26,400
manage it so is there any um in the chat

983
00:55:26,400 --> 00:55:28,240
are there any questions about anything

984
00:55:28,240 --> 00:55:28,640
any

985
00:55:28,640 --> 00:55:32,789
anything else besides

986
00:55:32,799 --> 00:55:34,640
does anyone have any comments or

987
00:55:34,640 --> 00:55:36,160
questions about this that particular

988
00:55:36,160 --> 00:55:37,920
situation

989
00:55:37,920 --> 00:55:42,559
nope just hope everyone's well yes

990
00:55:42,559 --> 00:55:45,920
agreed um

991
00:55:45,920 --> 00:55:47,599
all right so before i move on i just

992
00:55:47,599 --> 00:55:54,000
want to make sure anyone have any of our listeners any comments or

993
00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:57,190
questions

994
00:55:57,200 --> 00:55:58,640
i don't see anything in the chat so i'm

995
00:55:58,640 --> 00:56:00,799
going to move on

996
00:56:00,799 --> 00:56:04,079
all right um so

997
00:56:04,079 --> 00:56:06,720
financial report and again i'm gonna ask

998
00:56:06,720 --> 00:56:07,920
you to be succinct

999
00:56:07,920 --> 00:56:10,400
please okay so no major changes the only

1000
00:56:10,400 --> 00:56:13,280
big change that i can see coming is some

1001
00:56:13,280 --> 00:56:14,559
um

1002
00:56:14,559 --> 00:56:18,079
amendments to our um coronavirus

1003
00:56:18,079 --> 00:56:21,359
the various coronavirus relief grants

1004
00:56:21,359 --> 00:56:22,640
that we have

1005
00:56:22,640 --> 00:56:24,400
um you know there are some things we

1006
00:56:24,400 --> 00:56:26,559
planned on that we don't necessarily or

1007
00:56:26,559 --> 00:56:29,119
will not do

1008
00:56:29,119 --> 00:56:30,880
and there are some things that we

1009
00:56:30,880 --> 00:56:32,720
planned a certain amount of money for

1010
00:56:32,720 --> 00:56:33,920
and we need more

1011
00:56:33,920 --> 00:56:36,319
or less so we want to adjust it

1012
00:56:36,319 --> 00:56:37,119
accordingly

1013
00:56:37,119 --> 00:56:39,680
uh for example we have some final

1014
00:56:39,680 --> 00:56:41,599
repairs at the junior senior hive

1015
00:56:41,599 --> 00:56:44,720
the hvac system some dampers and

1016
00:56:44,720 --> 00:56:47,200
programming needs to happen

1017
00:56:47,200 --> 00:56:49,280
we thought we were good there um it's

1018
00:56:49,280 --> 00:56:50,880
there's some additional expense with

1019
00:56:50,880 --> 00:56:51,680
that

1020
00:56:51,680 --> 00:56:53,440
so we do need to move a little bit

1021
00:56:53,440 --> 00:56:55,200
around on that

1022
00:56:55,200 --> 00:56:57,440
and we have a couple of other items so

1023
00:56:57,440 --> 00:56:59,520
that's the major piece that you'll see

1024
00:56:59,520 --> 00:57:01,520
next time in our although you don't see

1025
00:57:01,520 --> 00:57:03,040
that specifically you see the

1026
00:57:03,040 --> 00:57:06,079
total expenditure uh but just so you

1027
00:57:06,079 --> 00:57:06,880
know

1028
00:57:06,880 --> 00:57:09,280
uh we are going to amend those grants

1029
00:57:09,280 --> 00:57:11,040
and that's a pretty regular practice

1030
00:57:11,040 --> 00:57:12,880
with our grants is

1031
00:57:12,880 --> 00:57:15,119
to make some amendments to move things

1032
00:57:15,119 --> 00:57:17,040
around as

1033
00:57:17,040 --> 00:57:20,079
often those are written weeks months

1034
00:57:20,079 --> 00:57:22,240
even a year in advance of actually

1035
00:57:22,240 --> 00:57:23,839
spending the money so

1036
00:57:23,839 --> 00:57:26,160
we often are estimating what something

1037
00:57:26,160 --> 00:57:28,640
might cost or

1038
00:57:28,640 --> 00:57:30,640
guessing what we might need it's

1039
00:57:30,640 --> 00:57:32,240
educated guessing but

1040
00:57:32,240 --> 00:57:33,760
sometimes it turns out to be a little

1041
00:57:33,760 --> 00:57:35,359
different

1042
00:57:35,359 --> 00:57:40,079
in terms of the

1043
00:57:40,079 --> 00:57:42,720
district budget i think we're very much

1044
00:57:42,720 --> 00:57:43,440
on track

1045
00:57:43,440 --> 00:57:46,960
we've updated um with the approval of

1046
00:57:46,960 --> 00:57:47,400
the

1047
00:57:47,400 --> 00:57:50,640
esp's one-year contract

1048
00:57:50,640 --> 00:57:52,960
salaries have been updated so there'll

1049
00:57:52,960 --> 00:57:54,079
be a bit of a change

1050
00:57:54,079 --> 00:57:56,400
there in terms of the percentage

1051
00:57:56,400 --> 00:57:58,880
obviously it will increase a bit

1052
00:57:58,880 --> 00:58:02,240
but we're in good shape with that

1053
00:58:02,240 --> 00:58:05,040
and just so you know i can check off

1054
00:58:05,040 --> 00:58:06,240
another thing

1055
00:58:06,240 --> 00:58:09,280
from my report all positions have now

1056
00:58:09,280 --> 00:58:11,200
been filled we don't have any open

1057
00:58:11,200 --> 00:58:12,640
positions i believe

1058
00:58:12,640 --> 00:58:15,200
for the entire district we had a couple

1059
00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:15,760
of

1060
00:58:15,760 --> 00:58:18,079
instructional assistant positions that

1061
00:58:18,079 --> 00:58:19,440
we've filled in

1062
00:58:19,440 --> 00:58:22,960
so um there are no open positions which

1063
00:58:22,960 --> 00:58:24,400
is great

1064
00:58:24,400 --> 00:58:27,440
so our our budget is very much on track

1065
00:58:27,440 --> 00:58:30,960
um not a lot to report i think we're

1066
00:58:30,960 --> 00:58:32,559
still at the beginning and

1067
00:58:32,559 --> 00:58:34,799
in a lot of ways teachers and

1068
00:58:34,799 --> 00:58:36,480
administrators are figuring out what

1069
00:58:36,480 --> 00:58:37,599
they do need

1070
00:58:37,599 --> 00:58:41,599
uh to to effectively do what we need to

1071
00:58:41,599 --> 00:58:42,960
do this year

1072
00:58:42,960 --> 00:58:45,680
um now that they have a full week in

1073
00:58:45,680 --> 00:58:46,480
there

1074
00:58:46,480 --> 00:58:48,000
under their belt and we're into the

1075
00:58:48,000 --> 00:58:49,599
second week i think we'll start to see

1076
00:58:49,599 --> 00:58:51,359
some of those expenditures

1077
00:58:51,359 --> 00:58:55,440
creep back up for supplies and materials

1078
00:58:55,440 --> 00:58:56,160
that there's

1079
00:58:56,160 --> 00:59:00,150
you know that they really want to

1080
00:59:00,160 --> 00:59:04,160
get to support students so um

1081
00:59:04,160 --> 00:59:05,839
not a lot to report other than we're

1082
00:59:05,839 --> 00:59:07,680
very much on track for where we should

1083
00:59:07,680 --> 00:59:10,390
be

1084
00:59:10,400 --> 00:59:13,910
all right great

1085
00:59:13,920 --> 00:59:16,000
um so moving on to the administrators

1086
00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:17,119
reports um ms

1087
00:59:17,119 --> 00:59:19,839
powers and um mr lind if you want to

1088
00:59:19,839 --> 00:59:21,119
give us the high school report it's

1089
00:59:21,119 --> 00:59:23,200
middle school high school

1090
00:59:23,200 --> 00:59:26,559
sure thank you um so the first

1091
00:59:26,559 --> 00:59:28,000
couple days of school have been great

1092
00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:30,079
and you know i wanted to shout out and

1093
00:59:30,079 --> 00:59:30,480
thank

1094
00:59:30,480 --> 00:59:32,559
all of the staff the faculty the staff

1095
00:59:32,559 --> 00:59:33,520
the support staff

1096
00:59:33,520 --> 00:59:36,720
custodians um allison bulger

1097
00:59:36,720 --> 00:59:39,119
and as secretary just everyone's really

1098
00:59:39,119 --> 00:59:40,480
stepped up to make it

1099
00:59:40,480 --> 00:59:43,520
a positive and

1100
00:59:43,520 --> 00:59:46,079
very efficient couple days of school so

1101
00:59:46,079 --> 00:59:47,119
far and like

1102
00:59:47,119 --> 00:59:48,640
mr lynn said we're into our second week

1103
00:59:48,640 --> 00:59:50,400
so we're definitely starting to get a

1104
00:59:50,400 --> 00:59:51,440
groove

1105
00:59:51,440 --> 00:59:53,520
almost every junior senior high student

1106
00:59:53,520 --> 00:59:55,200
has picked up their chromebook

1107
00:59:55,200 --> 00:59:57,040
and teachers have been using chromebooks

1108
00:59:57,040 --> 00:59:58,720
in and out of the classroom so when

1109
00:59:58,720 --> 01:00:00,160
students are at home for the hybrid

1110
01:00:00,160 --> 01:00:01,040
model and also

1111
01:00:01,040 --> 01:00:02,640
in the classroom so it's been great to

1112
01:00:02,640 --> 01:00:04,480
walk around and see a lot of technology

1113
01:00:04,480 --> 01:00:05,839
in action

1114
01:00:05,839 --> 01:00:07,200
and then the other thing i wanted to

1115
01:00:07,200 --> 01:00:08,799
just say is that our parent teacher

1116
01:00:08,799 --> 01:00:10,480
conferences for the fall

1117
01:00:10,480 --> 01:00:13,119
is going to be wednesday october 14th we

1118
01:00:13,119 --> 01:00:14,640
will send more communication out about

1119
01:00:14,640 --> 01:00:15,200
that but

1120
01:00:15,200 --> 01:00:16,559
um just so everyone can kind of put it

1121
01:00:16,559 --> 01:00:18,720
on their calendar for the 14th

1122
01:00:18,720 --> 01:00:21,200
in the in the evening from 6 to 8 p.m we

1123
01:00:21,200 --> 01:00:22,640
were going to have virtual

1124
01:00:22,640 --> 01:00:24,400
uh parent-teacher conferences so more

1125
01:00:24,400 --> 01:00:30,230
information to come on that

1126
01:00:30,240 --> 01:00:33,990
um mrs priestley

1127
01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:37,680
hi everyone can you hear me okay yes

1128
01:00:37,680 --> 01:00:39,760
so i just wanted to echo what miss power

1129
01:00:39,760 --> 01:00:41,200
said about the

1130
01:00:41,200 --> 01:00:43,839
um coming back and it's been amazing the

1131
01:00:43,839 --> 01:00:45,280
kids having them here

1132
01:00:45,280 --> 01:00:48,240
seeing them on their remote classrooms

1133
01:00:48,240 --> 01:00:50,400
with mrs martin and mrs servant

1134
01:00:50,400 --> 01:00:52,799
um it's just been really great to be

1135
01:00:52,799 --> 01:00:54,400
with kids again

1136
01:00:54,400 --> 01:00:56,559
so it's a huge thank you to all the

1137
01:00:56,559 --> 01:00:57,440
staff that's been

1138
01:00:57,440 --> 01:01:00,400
able to make that possible um we are

1139
01:01:00,400 --> 01:01:01,520
working on

1140
01:01:01,520 --> 01:01:05,359
a back-to-school night virtual style

1141
01:01:05,359 --> 01:01:07,760
it's gonna be kind of a bitmoji style so

1142
01:01:07,760 --> 01:01:09,760
stay tuned as we work out the details on

1143
01:01:09,760 --> 01:01:11,200
that but i think it's going to be really

1144
01:01:11,200 --> 01:01:12,160
cool

1145
01:01:12,160 --> 01:01:15,440
uh kind of a neat format for uh all the

1146
01:01:15,440 --> 01:01:17,200
families to meet our teachers

1147
01:01:17,200 --> 01:01:20,480
and kind of make it a little fun so

1148
01:01:20,480 --> 01:01:22,480
uh we do a picture day this week oh

1149
01:01:22,480 --> 01:01:24,160
sorry mr linda

1150
01:01:24,160 --> 01:01:25,920
what's the what's your projected date

1151
01:01:25,920 --> 01:01:27,359
for that

1152
01:01:27,359 --> 01:01:29,440
we are um scheduled to have our back to

1153
01:01:29,440 --> 01:01:31,839
school night on september 30th so it's a

1154
01:01:31,839 --> 01:01:33,520
week from wednesday we pushed it back a

1155
01:01:33,520 --> 01:01:35,280
week just to give us more time to put

1156
01:01:35,280 --> 01:01:36,079
the digital

1157
01:01:36,079 --> 01:01:38,799
uh format together and also because it

1158
01:01:38,799 --> 01:01:40,319
feels like we just started since we got

1159
01:01:40,319 --> 01:01:42,319
the late star with kids so

1160
01:01:42,319 --> 01:01:45,200
um it made sense to push it back uh we

1161
01:01:45,200 --> 01:01:46,400
do have picture day this week so

1162
01:01:46,400 --> 01:01:48,480
tomorrow is for our cohort a and c

1163
01:01:48,480 --> 01:01:50,799
students so a and then the c who are

1164
01:01:50,799 --> 01:01:52,400
here four days a week

1165
01:01:52,400 --> 01:01:55,200
and then on thursday for our cohort b

1166
01:01:55,200 --> 01:01:57,119
students and also our remote students

1167
01:01:57,119 --> 01:01:59,520
have the opportunity to come in

1168
01:01:59,520 --> 01:02:02,400
anytime between nine and two to get

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01:02:02,400 --> 01:02:03,440
their

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01:02:03,440 --> 01:02:08,480
picture taken that's it for me

1171
01:02:08,480 --> 01:02:11,599
all right great mr manucci

1172
01:02:11,599 --> 01:02:14,480
to be real brief um starting next month

1173
01:02:14,480 --> 01:02:15,920
i'm going to have a

1174
01:02:15,920 --> 01:02:18,480
bi-weekly communication call on

1175
01:02:18,480 --> 01:02:20,319
wednesday evenings

1176
01:02:20,319 --> 01:02:23,119
um kind of a take off from donuts with

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01:02:23,119 --> 01:02:23,920
the director

1178
01:02:23,920 --> 01:02:26,319
from last year um and i'll be sending

1179
01:02:26,319 --> 01:02:28,079
out an email to the whole community to

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01:02:28,079 --> 01:02:30,480
do that

1181
01:02:30,480 --> 01:02:34,079
also the the cpac has been reorganized

1182
01:02:34,079 --> 01:02:36,240
and we will be starting up in october

1183
01:02:36,240 --> 01:02:38,160
and we will be starting those meetings

1184
01:02:38,160 --> 01:02:39,839
off as zoom meetings

1185
01:02:39,839 --> 01:02:41,920
um and again i'll send out an email to

1186
01:02:41,920 --> 01:02:46,559
the entire uh school community for that and that's

1187
01:02:46,559 --> 01:02:48,480
all i have for today

1188
01:02:48,480 --> 01:02:50,319
um actually i want to mention something

1189
01:02:50,319 --> 01:02:53,280
about um something uh project mr manucci

1190
01:02:53,280 --> 01:02:57,119
spearheaded um with money and materials

1191
01:02:57,119 --> 01:02:59,359
donated by the rotary club

1192
01:02:59,359 --> 01:03:01,280
the brookfield's angels backpacks

1193
01:03:01,280 --> 01:03:02,480
country auto bottom

1194
01:03:02,480 --> 01:03:05,119
body and community members the student

1195
01:03:05,119 --> 01:03:06,640
services department at north brookfield

1196
01:03:06,640 --> 01:03:07,760
public school has

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01:03:07,760 --> 01:03:09,680
over 30 desk shields built and

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01:03:09,680 --> 01:03:11,359
distributed to teachers and staff at all

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01:03:11,359 --> 01:03:13,200
the schools in the district

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01:03:13,200 --> 01:03:14,559
the shields have given students and

1201
01:03:14,559 --> 01:03:16,400
staff protection and added peace of mind

1202
01:03:16,400 --> 01:03:18,720
in delivering services to students

1203
01:03:18,720 --> 01:03:20,480
the initiative has spread and at least

1204
01:03:20,480 --> 01:03:22,079
seven neighboring districts have started

1205
01:03:22,079 --> 01:03:23,039
their own initiative

1206
01:03:23,039 --> 01:03:24,640
and surrounding rotary clubs including

1207
01:03:24,640 --> 01:03:26,480
sturbridge rotary are helping in the

1208
01:03:26,480 --> 01:03:27,200
challenge

1209
01:03:27,200 --> 01:03:29,200
so we did share some pictures there

1210
01:03:29,200 --> 01:03:31,599
basically they go on top of a desk

1211
01:03:31,599 --> 01:03:33,599
or a table and they're plexiglass and

1212
01:03:33,599 --> 01:03:34,799
they're held together they have

1213
01:03:34,799 --> 01:03:36,640
i don't know pipes or something pvc

1214
01:03:36,640 --> 01:03:38,720
pipes for the sides but it was really

1215
01:03:38,720 --> 01:03:40,799
wonderful um

1216
01:03:40,799 --> 01:03:43,839
yeah we get donations and help from

1217
01:03:43,839 --> 01:03:44,799
country auto

1218
01:03:44,799 --> 01:03:48,240
and uh i know also from the

1219
01:03:48,240 --> 01:03:50,000
rotary club and some other groups so

1220
01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:51,680
it's really a great uh

1221
01:03:51,680 --> 01:03:54,079
thing for the the kids and the teachers

1222
01:03:54,079 --> 01:03:56,000
to have

1223
01:03:56,000 --> 01:03:58,240
so thanks mr manucci you're welcome

1224
01:03:58,240 --> 01:04:00,799
thank you maria

1225
01:04:00,799 --> 01:04:04,000
all right um so uh

1226
01:04:04,000 --> 01:04:07,119
the curriculum mrs powers again

1227
01:04:07,119 --> 01:04:10,160
back to me thanks um so i just wanted to

1228
01:04:10,160 --> 01:04:11,039
touch base

1229
01:04:11,039 --> 01:04:12,240
since the last time we had our school

1230
01:04:12,240 --> 01:04:13,760
committee meeting we did have our

1231
01:04:13,760 --> 01:04:14,880
professional development days at the

1232
01:04:14,880 --> 01:04:16,160
beginning of the school year

1233
01:04:16,160 --> 01:04:17,440
i think over the summer we thought what

1234
01:04:17,440 --> 01:04:19,200
are we going to do there's 12 days

1235
01:04:19,200 --> 01:04:21,440
we got to plan it and we did a really

1236
01:04:21,440 --> 01:04:22,640
great job

1237
01:04:22,640 --> 01:04:24,880
as administrative team putting together

1238
01:04:24,880 --> 01:04:26,000
things that fit under

1239
01:04:26,000 --> 01:04:27,920
our topics which was technology

1240
01:04:27,920 --> 01:04:29,680
integration

1241
01:04:29,680 --> 01:04:31,520
looking at diversity equity and

1242
01:04:31,520 --> 01:04:33,680
inclusion safety

1243
01:04:33,680 --> 01:04:35,280
and building relationships with students

1244
01:04:35,280 --> 01:04:37,200
so it was a very successful 12 days i

1245
01:04:37,200 --> 01:04:37,760
really think

1246
01:04:37,760 --> 01:04:40,400
that it was beneficial for us to use

1247
01:04:40,400 --> 01:04:42,079
those days to get ready

1248
01:04:42,079 --> 01:04:44,559
for this unique year and i would love to

1249
01:04:44,559 --> 01:04:46,240
actually have more days before school

1250
01:04:46,240 --> 01:04:47,680
starts in the future

1251
01:04:47,680 --> 01:04:49,839
maybe not 12 but i do think having a few

1252
01:04:49,839 --> 01:04:52,400
more really allowed staff to

1253
01:04:52,400 --> 01:04:53,440
build on some of the things that they've

1254
01:04:53,440 --> 01:04:56,319
been working on over the past few years

1255
01:04:56,319 --> 01:04:59,599
and then just lastly a shout out to mrs

1256
01:04:59,599 --> 01:05:02,960
dubuque who is running our mentoring program our

1257
01:05:02,960 --> 01:05:04,880
new teachers all have a mentor

1258
01:05:04,880 --> 01:05:06,720
and they've been starting to meet

1259
01:05:06,720 --> 01:05:08,720
regularly and really getting

1260
01:05:08,720 --> 01:05:10,480
that program off the ground so thank you

1261
01:05:10,480 --> 01:05:12,880
to her for making those connections and

1262
01:05:12,880 --> 01:05:13,680
allowing

1263
01:05:13,680 --> 01:05:15,839
our new staff to get the support they

1264
01:05:15,839 --> 01:05:18,559
need um this year especially so

1265
01:05:18,559 --> 01:05:21,760
that's all thank you awesome thank you

1266
01:05:21,760 --> 01:05:23,920
um so mrs o'hara has a

1267
01:05:23,920 --> 01:05:26,160
short report that uh chromebook

1268
01:05:26,160 --> 01:05:28,160
distribution started for the junior

1269
01:05:28,160 --> 01:05:29,680
senior high school

1270
01:05:29,680 --> 01:05:33,280
last week um and they have loaned

1271
01:05:33,280 --> 01:05:36,240
also 32 ipads to students in pre-k first

1272
01:05:36,240 --> 01:05:37,839
grade

1273
01:05:37,839 --> 01:05:39,599
for students since second through six

1274
01:05:39,599 --> 01:05:41,760
they've loaned about 65 chromebooks to

1275
01:05:41,760 --> 01:05:43,359
students

1276
01:05:43,359 --> 01:05:45,359
there's a new tech assistant who has

1277
01:05:45,359 --> 01:05:48,640
been a great help justin hatkinson

1278
01:05:48,640 --> 01:05:50,160
the infrastructure upgrade has been

1279
01:05:50,160 --> 01:05:52,559
completed uh there is an access point in

1280
01:05:52,559 --> 01:05:53,200
95

1281
01:05:53,200 --> 01:05:55,680
of the classrooms in the district um and

1282
01:05:55,680 --> 01:05:56,559
then last but

1283
01:05:56,559 --> 01:05:58,960
not least for me anyway the google app

1284
01:05:58,960 --> 01:05:59,680
issues with

1285
01:05:59,680 --> 01:06:02,480
the google suite for education has been

1286
01:06:02,480 --> 01:06:03,440
resolved

1287
01:06:03,440 --> 01:06:06,160
which makes my daughter really happy so

1288
01:06:06,160 --> 01:06:07,839
i had a question on cindy's report

1289
01:06:07,839 --> 01:06:11,119
i saw that the eight chromebooks that

1290
01:06:11,119 --> 01:06:11,920
haven't been

1291
01:06:11,920 --> 01:06:13,760
passed out yet do we know if that's a

1292
01:06:13,760 --> 01:06:16,640
transportation or a timing or a

1293
01:06:16,640 --> 01:06:19,520
financial with the insurance is it no

1294
01:06:19,520 --> 01:06:21,599
big deal or is it something that people

1295
01:06:21,599 --> 01:06:24,720
that i can help with um and i know i'm

1296
01:06:24,720 --> 01:06:25,680
not trying to get

1297
01:06:25,680 --> 01:06:27,760
into privacy but is it something that i

1298
01:06:27,760 --> 01:06:28,960
can drop off at night

1299
01:06:28,960 --> 01:06:32,240
like everyone needs one

1300
01:06:32,240 --> 01:06:35,440
um so i i think

1301
01:06:35,440 --> 01:06:38,240
it varies for the reasons some some

1302
01:06:38,240 --> 01:06:40,000
students

1303
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:41,839
are working remotely and they have a

1304
01:06:41,839 --> 01:06:43,839
device at home and we've told them

1305
01:06:43,839 --> 01:06:45,359
when you come back they do need a

1306
01:06:45,359 --> 01:06:47,359
chromebook because they're trying to

1307
01:06:47,359 --> 01:06:49,359
eliminate the personal devices on our

1308
01:06:49,359 --> 01:06:51,359
network

1309
01:06:51,359 --> 01:06:53,039
there's a security issue with that with

1310
01:06:53,039 --> 01:06:55,039
malware and spyware and all that

1311
01:06:55,039 --> 01:06:57,839
so we're trying to eliminate the idea of

1312
01:06:57,839 --> 01:06:58,720
personal

1313
01:06:58,720 --> 01:07:01,039
uh you know kids and staff personal

1314
01:07:01,039 --> 01:07:03,359
devices on our network

1315
01:07:03,359 --> 01:07:05,839
but since you know some some are working

1316
01:07:05,839 --> 01:07:07,599
remotely they don't need the chromebook

1317
01:07:07,599 --> 01:07:10,390
right away

1318
01:07:10,400 --> 01:07:13,280
others it's just connecting with the

1319
01:07:13,280 --> 01:07:14,000
parent

1320
01:07:14,000 --> 01:07:16,880
and you know figuring out a time and

1321
01:07:16,880 --> 01:07:18,319
those kinds of things we've made

1322
01:07:18,319 --> 01:07:19,440
accommodations

1323
01:07:19,440 --> 01:07:21,280
uh i don't think we need to drive to

1324
01:07:21,280 --> 01:07:22,559
homes we've asked them

1325
01:07:22,559 --> 01:07:24,720
to just fill up the paperwork and email

1326
01:07:24,720 --> 01:07:25,599
it or send it in

1327
01:07:25,599 --> 01:07:37,990
and we'll we'll just

1328
01:07:38,000 --> 01:07:39,520
chromebook any student that doesn't have

1329
01:07:39,520 --> 01:07:42,559
a chromebook we give them a daily loader

1330
01:07:42,559 --> 01:07:45,760
they do need it at home but we're in

1331
01:07:45,760 --> 01:07:47,359
pretty good shape right now but if we do

1332
01:07:47,359 --> 01:07:49,200
need help i'll keep you in mind

1333
01:07:49,200 --> 01:07:51,359
okay just curious if there is a place to

1334
01:07:51,359 --> 01:07:52,960
step in

1335
01:07:52,960 --> 01:07:54,839
yeah i'm pretty happy with the number

1336
01:07:54,839 --> 01:07:56,640
like

1337
01:07:56,640 --> 01:07:58,559
we're almost completely handed out it's

1338
01:07:58,559 --> 01:08:00,400
great uh

1339
01:08:00,400 --> 01:08:03,520
really super uh we did have a question

1340
01:08:03,520 --> 01:08:05,200
on chat

1341
01:08:05,200 --> 01:08:08,480
um sorry am i am i muted

1342
01:08:08,480 --> 01:08:11,359
nope you're good okay um the insurance

1343
01:08:11,359 --> 01:08:13,599
cost is prohibitive to many families who

1344
01:08:13,599 --> 01:08:14,880
are struggling right now

1345
01:08:14,880 --> 01:08:16,400
are there accommodations for families

1346
01:08:16,400 --> 01:08:17,920
who can't afford to pay the insurance

1347
01:08:17,920 --> 01:08:19,120
for the chromebook

1348
01:08:19,120 --> 01:08:20,799
yeah we've made a combination of

1349
01:08:20,799 --> 01:08:23,349
families

1350
01:08:23,359 --> 01:08:25,839
because they um them for three years and

1351
01:08:25,839 --> 01:08:27,359
we're self-insuring

1352
01:08:27,359 --> 01:08:30,480
so we've been working with a company

1353
01:08:30,480 --> 01:08:31,040
called

1354
01:08:31,040 --> 01:08:34,159
worth the worth group

1355
01:08:34,159 --> 01:08:37,359
and so we need to pay the insurance bill

1356
01:08:37,359 --> 01:08:39,440
so that if anything happens to them over

1357
01:08:39,440 --> 01:08:41,199
those three years we can get them

1358
01:08:41,199 --> 01:08:44,640
repaired or replaced where we're working

1359
01:08:44,640 --> 01:08:46,799
with families when they need

1360
01:08:46,799 --> 01:08:50,000
assistance to try to try to

1361
01:08:50,000 --> 01:08:52,480
figure out how we can move forward but

1362
01:08:52,480 --> 01:08:55,600
yes we are making accommodations

1363
01:08:55,600 --> 01:08:58,640
okay any other

1364
01:08:58,640 --> 01:09:02,390
questions or any about that

1365
01:09:02,400 --> 01:09:07,199
um so last is mr shaw's report

1366
01:09:07,199 --> 01:09:08,960
and he says school started and it's

1367
01:09:08,960 --> 01:09:10,480
great to see staff and students in the

1368
01:09:10,480 --> 01:09:12,080
building

1369
01:09:12,080 --> 01:09:13,920
um they've done all their yearly

1370
01:09:13,920 --> 01:09:15,920
inspections of the fire alarm system

1371
01:09:15,920 --> 01:09:17,440
generators elevators and had our

1372
01:09:17,440 --> 01:09:18,640
walkthrough with the fire department and

1373
01:09:18,640 --> 01:09:21,520
the building inspectors

1374
01:09:21,520 --> 01:09:23,040
and the board of health also did a walk

1375
01:09:23,040 --> 01:09:24,880
through

1376
01:09:24,880 --> 01:09:28,640
the air the hvac systems and equipment

1377
01:09:28,640 --> 01:09:30,000
has been tested and they are still in

1378
01:09:30,000 --> 01:09:32,239
the process of getting the vendors in

1379
01:09:32,239 --> 01:09:33,679
as you can imagine all schools are doing

1380
01:09:33,679 --> 01:09:34,799
the same thing and these vendors are

1381
01:09:34,799 --> 01:09:37,520
doing all they can to get to each of us

1382
01:09:37,520 --> 01:09:39,759
uh schneider electric has evaluated our

1383
01:09:39,759 --> 01:09:41,120
elementary system and they are working

1384
01:09:41,120 --> 01:09:43,120
on programming to update the system for

1385
01:09:43,120 --> 01:09:44,799
more outside air changes

1386
01:09:44,799 --> 01:09:46,000
they have gone through the system that

1387
01:09:46,000 --> 01:09:47,600
they have control in the high school and

1388
01:09:47,600 --> 01:09:48,960
i will be meeting with them next week to

1389
01:09:48,960 --> 01:09:50,799
review things

1390
01:09:50,799 --> 01:09:53,199
um they're going uh there's another

1391
01:09:53,199 --> 01:09:54,719
company that is going through all the

1392
01:09:54,719 --> 01:09:56,320
individual classroom universe in the

1393
01:09:56,320 --> 01:09:57,679
high school and have a couple more days

1394
01:09:57,679 --> 01:10:00,830
of testing to complete

1395
01:10:00,840 --> 01:10:04,719
um the elementary school has a different

1396
01:10:04,719 --> 01:10:05,600
system so

1397
01:10:05,600 --> 01:10:09,120
uh should be less of an issue

1398
01:10:09,120 --> 01:10:12,080
and they conducted air quality testing

1399
01:10:12,080 --> 01:10:12,800
and it

1400
01:10:12,800 --> 01:10:15,600
uh inspected the hvac systems and there

1401
01:10:15,600 --> 01:10:16,239
will be a

1402
01:10:16,239 --> 01:10:18,239
report issued which will be a baseline

1403
01:10:18,239 --> 01:10:19,920
for ongoing testings

1404
01:10:19,920 --> 01:10:21,520
his initial findings are that we are in

1405
01:10:21,520 --> 01:10:23,440
good shape

1406
01:10:23,440 --> 01:10:25,600
and also that they're staying busy

1407
01:10:25,600 --> 01:10:27,040
getting ready for fall storms

1408
01:10:27,040 --> 01:10:29,120
sports and as always he thanks the staff

1409
01:10:29,120 --> 01:10:31,840
for their hard work

1410
01:10:31,840 --> 01:10:35,120
all right any other any questions about

1411
01:10:35,120 --> 01:10:36,080
the

1412
01:10:36,080 --> 01:10:41,830
reports

1413
01:10:41,840 --> 01:10:46,080
nope all right um so

1414
01:10:46,080 --> 01:10:48,320
we do have to do a final approval of

1415
01:10:48,320 --> 01:10:50,960
inter-class interscholastic athletics

1416
01:10:50,960 --> 01:10:55,270
before they can begin

1417
01:10:55,280 --> 01:10:57,360
so there is uh information if you want

1418
01:10:57,360 --> 01:10:59,679
to give it to us really quickly

1419
01:10:59,679 --> 01:11:03,600
um what the how it's going to be

1420
01:11:03,600 --> 01:11:06,960
set up i provided you the

1421
01:11:06,960 --> 01:11:09,120
memo and it's essentially what we've got

1422
01:11:09,120 --> 01:11:12,239
last time except for some bullet points

1423
01:11:12,239 --> 01:11:15,760
on the top of page two

1424
01:11:15,760 --> 01:11:18,159
mr sloan our athletic director who is

1425
01:11:18,159 --> 01:11:19,840
part of these meetings

1426
01:11:19,840 --> 01:11:21,840
essentially everybody in central mass is

1427
01:11:21,840 --> 01:11:24,719
playing as long as they're not in red

1428
01:11:24,719 --> 01:11:26,560
and the other ones that are not read

1429
01:11:26,560 --> 01:11:28,480
that i'm playing are the vocational

1430
01:11:28,480 --> 01:11:29,760
schools because there's just

1431
01:11:29,760 --> 01:11:32,320
too many communities that are involved

1432
01:11:32,320 --> 01:11:33,840
they can't

1433
01:11:33,840 --> 01:11:37,360
manage all those different uh possible

1434
01:11:37,360 --> 01:11:40,960
community outbreaks that might happen

1435
01:11:40,960 --> 01:11:44,159
they put us in in pods here

1436
01:11:44,159 --> 01:11:46,960
we're in pot number two with bay path

1437
01:11:46,960 --> 01:11:47,760
prouty

1438
01:11:47,760 --> 01:11:50,960
leicester uh quavong shepard hill

1439
01:11:50,960 --> 01:11:53,520
south bridge and kantasqua they tried to

1440
01:11:53,520 --> 01:11:55,520
do it geographically to keep people

1441
01:11:55,520 --> 01:11:59,110
closer together

1442
01:11:59,120 --> 01:12:00,560
we're going to play everybody at least

1443
01:12:00,560 --> 01:12:02,320
once with the season ending

1444
01:12:02,320 --> 01:12:05,440
in mid-november

1445
01:12:05,440 --> 01:12:11,440
and they tried to set up the meets so that it would be spaced out

1446
01:12:11,440 --> 01:12:13,520
so for example cross country there means

1447
01:12:13,520 --> 01:12:15,679
we are tuesdays and fridays field hockey

1448
01:12:15,679 --> 01:12:17,440
tuesdays and thursdays

1449
01:12:17,440 --> 01:12:19,280
and soccer will be mondays wednesdays

1450
01:12:19,280 --> 01:12:20,640
and fridays so

1451
01:12:20,640 --> 01:12:22,080
they're just trying to move things

1452
01:12:22,080 --> 01:12:24,320
around

1453
01:12:24,320 --> 01:12:26,480
we've gone through sign ups to try to be

1454
01:12:26,480 --> 01:12:29,120
ahead of the curve

1455
01:12:29,120 --> 01:12:32,159
we could definitely

1456
01:12:32,159 --> 01:12:35,840
have teams out there for each sport

1457
01:12:35,840 --> 01:12:38,800
there is a drop in in participation as

1458
01:12:38,800 --> 01:12:40,719
you might imagine

1459
01:12:40,719 --> 01:12:43,760
some of that has been people who have

1460
01:12:43,760 --> 01:12:45,840
are just concerned about the health and

1461
01:12:45,840 --> 01:12:47,120
wellness

1462
01:12:47,120 --> 01:12:50,320
and some is folks that have opted for

1463
01:12:50,320 --> 01:12:53,679
other auctions like playing aau

1464
01:12:53,679 --> 01:12:56,880
or club or some other thing because

1465
01:12:56,880 --> 01:13:00,630
uh they feel the

1466
01:13:00,640 --> 01:13:03,840
regulations the guidelines are too

1467
01:13:03,840 --> 01:13:05,199
strict

1468
01:13:05,199 --> 01:13:07,520
so it's across the board from two-string

1469
01:13:07,520 --> 01:13:09,760
to not strict enough i guess so

1470
01:13:09,760 --> 01:13:12,480
uh it's all individual i do think it's

1471
01:13:12,480 --> 01:13:13,280
um

1472
01:13:13,280 --> 01:13:15,840
it's it would be great if we can do it i

1473
01:13:15,840 --> 01:13:17,520
would recommend that the school can

1474
01:13:17,520 --> 01:13:20,719
approve athletics we will be working

1475
01:13:20,719 --> 01:13:21,600
diligently

1476
01:13:21,600 --> 01:13:24,080
not only internally but with other

1477
01:13:24,080 --> 01:13:26,159
schools and communities to make sure

1478
01:13:26,159 --> 01:13:27,520
their

1479
01:13:27,520 --> 01:13:31,510
schools and communities don't have

1480
01:13:31,520 --> 01:13:34,719
significant outbreaks so to speak

1481
01:13:34,719 --> 01:13:38,400
but um i think what they put into place

1482
01:13:38,400 --> 01:13:41,600
uh is really strong and i know we did

1483
01:13:41,600 --> 01:13:41,920
have

1484
01:13:41,920 --> 01:13:44,800
mr sloan on here earlier i don't know if

1485
01:13:44,800 --> 01:13:53,830
we

1486
01:13:53,840 --> 01:13:56,880
uh no you seem to cover everything um

1487
01:13:56,880 --> 01:13:58,880
like you said we're in the pods it's

1488
01:13:58,880 --> 01:14:00,400
based on geography

1489
01:14:00,400 --> 01:14:04,480
it cuts travel down by like 20 miles or

1490
01:14:04,480 --> 01:14:07,360
close to 20 miles on average less time

1491
01:14:07,360 --> 01:14:08,880
on the buses for the kids who have to

1492
01:14:08,880 --> 01:14:10,560
wear the masks

1493
01:14:10,560 --> 01:14:13,840
and limited amount of games just to get

1494
01:14:13,840 --> 01:14:15,040
everybody out there and

1495
01:14:15,040 --> 01:14:17,360
all the ads are in agreement that it's

1496
01:14:17,360 --> 01:14:18,560
just kind of

1497
01:14:18,560 --> 01:14:19,920
let's just get them out there have some

1498
01:14:19,920 --> 01:14:22,000
fun there's no playoffs there's no

1499
01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:23,679
tournaments to worry about or any of

1500
01:14:23,679 --> 01:14:25,679
that

1501
01:14:25,679 --> 01:14:27,920
so in terms of the buses is the it's i

1502
01:14:27,920 --> 01:14:30,080
assume the setup is the same as the

1503
01:14:30,080 --> 01:14:33,280
when they're coming to and from school

1504
01:14:33,280 --> 01:14:36,630
yes absolutely

1505
01:14:36,640 --> 01:14:38,640
will there be spectators allowed at the

1506
01:14:38,640 --> 01:14:39,679
games

1507
01:14:39,679 --> 01:14:41,920
so the central mass athletic association

1508
01:14:41,920 --> 01:14:43,520
has decided that

1509
01:14:43,520 --> 01:14:47,199
there will be one spectator per player

1510
01:14:47,199 --> 01:14:50,320
for both for home and away games so like

1511
01:14:50,320 --> 01:14:52,239
you could go watch tyler play

1512
01:14:52,239 --> 01:14:55,199
or you could pass it off to his aunt but

1513
01:14:55,199 --> 01:14:56,880
it's only one spectator per

1514
01:14:56,880 --> 01:15:06,550
event

1515
01:15:06,560 --> 01:15:08,800
all right so if there's no other

1516
01:15:08,800 --> 01:15:10,159
comments or questions

1517
01:15:10,159 --> 01:15:14,880
for mr sloane or mr linde about the

1518
01:15:14,880 --> 01:15:18,870
athletics we have to vote on it

1519
01:15:18,880 --> 01:15:22,709
we would have to vote to approve it

1520
01:15:22,719 --> 01:15:27,350
i move we approve

1521
01:15:27,360 --> 01:15:30,960
uh all in favor who was the second i'm

1522
01:15:30,960 --> 01:15:31,520
sorry

1523
01:15:31,520 --> 01:15:34,480
i was elizabeth thanks elizabeth sorry i

1524
01:15:34,480 --> 01:15:37,270
missed it

1525
01:15:37,280 --> 01:15:39,600
all right we'll go out there and uh have

1526
01:15:39,600 --> 01:15:40,640
fun

1527
01:15:40,640 --> 01:15:44,000
kids thank you

1528
01:15:44,000 --> 01:15:47,120
and just a side note have fun parents

1529
01:15:47,120 --> 01:15:47,760
and

1530
01:15:47,760 --> 01:15:50,400
others but please remember that when

1531
01:15:50,400 --> 01:15:52,000
we're on campus we have

1532
01:15:52,000 --> 01:15:54,640
a mass policy we have requirements and

1533
01:15:54,640 --> 01:15:55,679
the only way we're going to be able to

1534
01:15:55,679 --> 01:15:57,600
keep having gains

1535
01:15:57,600 --> 01:15:59,360
and activities like this is if we all

1536
01:15:59,360 --> 01:16:01,920
follow those guidelines and rules

1537
01:16:01,920 --> 01:16:05,679
uh it's really important i know it's

1538
01:16:05,679 --> 01:16:08,320
times and uncomfortable at times but to

1539
01:16:08,320 --> 01:16:10,000
be able to keep having school to be able

1540
01:16:10,000 --> 01:16:11,920
to keep having athletics we really need

1541
01:16:11,920 --> 01:16:13,760
people to adhere to those

1542
01:16:13,760 --> 01:16:16,080
uh guidelines if people aren't we just

1543
01:16:16,080 --> 01:16:18,830
can't have them

1544
01:16:18,840 --> 01:16:22,159
and you know i'll make that call

1545
01:16:22,159 --> 01:16:24,000
if i need to i know the school committee

1546
01:16:24,000 --> 01:16:25,520
will as well they want to make sure

1547
01:16:25,520 --> 01:16:28,960
school opens as i do um we really just

1548
01:16:28,960 --> 01:16:30,800
need your help whether it's students

1549
01:16:30,800 --> 01:16:33,760
student athletes coaches parents

1550
01:16:33,760 --> 01:16:36,080
spectators fans etc we just need

1551
01:16:36,080 --> 01:16:37,120
everybody's help

1552
01:16:37,120 --> 01:16:43,910
with this to have it work

1553
01:16:43,920 --> 01:16:45,600
all right if you want to play follow the

1554
01:16:45,600 --> 01:16:48,480
rules then please

1555
01:16:48,480 --> 01:16:51,520
um so moving on to um

1556
01:16:51,520 --> 01:16:54,159
we have to update a policy is this the

1557
01:16:54,159 --> 01:16:55,679
first reading

1558
01:16:55,679 --> 01:16:58,080
um it doesn't need to be the first

1559
01:16:58,080 --> 01:16:58,880
reading

1560
01:16:58,880 --> 01:17:02,480
okay the policy subcommittee

1561
01:17:02,480 --> 01:17:06,080
this is um tonight we're going through

1562
01:17:06,080 --> 01:17:09,360
um some of the graduation requirements

1563
01:17:09,360 --> 01:17:10,880
that existed in the past

1564
01:17:10,880 --> 01:17:12,320
and some of the things that we've

1565
01:17:12,320 --> 01:17:15,199
adjusted over time

1566
01:17:15,199 --> 01:17:17,280
also the idea of having a digital

1567
01:17:17,280 --> 01:17:19,360
citizenship course as a graduation

1568
01:17:19,360 --> 01:17:20,560
requirement

1569
01:17:20,560 --> 01:17:23,199
is something that we really think is

1570
01:17:23,199 --> 01:17:24,320
important

1571
01:17:24,320 --> 01:17:27,679
we also have had in my

1572
01:17:27,679 --> 01:17:30,800
three years a number of times where a

1573
01:17:30,800 --> 01:17:32,560
student has transferred into their

1574
01:17:32,560 --> 01:17:34,159
senior year for example

1575
01:17:34,159 --> 01:17:36,560
and they can't meet a graduation

1576
01:17:36,560 --> 01:17:38,239
requirement because it's just not enough

1577
01:17:38,239 --> 01:17:39,040
time

1578
01:17:39,040 --> 01:17:40,880
because their previous school didn't

1579
01:17:40,880 --> 01:17:43,040
have that graduation requirement

1580
01:17:43,040 --> 01:17:45,920
when we have to waive it it's just one

1581
01:17:45,920 --> 01:17:46,800
of those

1582
01:17:46,800 --> 01:17:49,360
i think this is just clean up uh but i'd

1583
01:17:49,360 --> 01:17:51,040
certainly like the policy subcommittee

1584
01:17:51,040 --> 01:17:53,840
to look at it maybe bring it to

1585
01:17:53,840 --> 01:17:55,600
the next meeting for a reading and we

1586
01:17:55,600 --> 01:17:59,990
can go through the three readings

1587
01:18:00,000 --> 01:18:02,320
all right just to give you a heads up

1588
01:18:02,320 --> 01:18:03,520
that and

1589
01:18:03,520 --> 01:18:06,719
to remind mrs and i to keep this moving

1590
01:18:06,719 --> 01:18:09,189
forward

1591
01:18:09,199 --> 01:18:11,360
who's sorry i should know this who's our

1592
01:18:11,360 --> 01:18:13,440
policy subcommittee

1593
01:18:13,440 --> 01:18:16,960
so it's maria and tim

1594
01:18:16,960 --> 01:18:19,280
okay so if i would like to make a

1595
01:18:19,280 --> 01:18:21,520
suggestion to community service

1596
01:18:21,520 --> 01:18:26,080
paragraph do i just email them yeah

1597
01:18:26,080 --> 01:18:27,920
you can send it to me and we'll when we

1598
01:18:27,920 --> 01:18:29,360
have our meeting i think we're going to

1599
01:18:29,360 --> 01:18:30,159
do one

1600
01:18:30,159 --> 01:18:33,920
in october uh we'll put it on there

1601
01:18:33,920 --> 01:18:37,750
okay thank you

1602
01:18:37,760 --> 01:18:39,520
um so we have several items in new

1603
01:18:39,520 --> 01:18:41,040
business that we have to vote on

1604
01:18:41,040 --> 01:18:43,120
um before we vote on the elementary

1605
01:18:43,120 --> 01:18:44,480
school handbooks

1606
01:18:44,480 --> 01:18:45,840
is there anything significantly

1607
01:18:45,840 --> 01:18:47,760
different that we need to know about

1608
01:18:47,760 --> 01:18:49,920
the either the elementary or the junior

1609
01:18:49,920 --> 01:18:55,280
senior high school handbooks

1610
01:18:55,280 --> 01:18:57,520
um i'll turn it over to mrs priestley

1611
01:18:57,520 --> 01:19:00,159
for the elementary

1612
01:19:00,159 --> 01:19:03,440
um i put in the changes the

1613
01:19:03,440 --> 01:19:05,760
biggest change which is our inclusion of

1614
01:19:05,760 --> 01:19:07,840
the restorative practices language

1615
01:19:07,840 --> 01:19:10,239
so that we are recognizing that we're

1616
01:19:10,239 --> 01:19:12,480
not focusing just solely on punitive

1617
01:19:12,480 --> 01:19:15,600
the you know um infraction and

1618
01:19:15,600 --> 01:19:17,679
consequence system but also

1619
01:19:17,679 --> 01:19:20,159
um realizing that behavior is a form of

1620
01:19:20,159 --> 01:19:22,000
communication and that we want to

1621
01:19:22,000 --> 01:19:24,080
work with students and work with their

1622
01:19:24,080 --> 01:19:25,440
families to try to

1623
01:19:25,440 --> 01:19:28,000
get at the root of the behaviors um so

1624
01:19:28,000 --> 01:19:28,880
that we can

1625
01:19:28,880 --> 01:19:30,880
teach them how to just be better people

1626
01:19:30,880 --> 01:19:32,880
so that's our that's in there now

1627
01:19:32,880 --> 01:19:34,880
um so if you have any questions about

1628
01:19:34,880 --> 01:19:38,950
that you can let me know

1629
01:19:38,960 --> 01:19:41,199
all right does anyone have any questions

1630
01:19:41,199 --> 01:19:42,159
about

1631
01:19:42,159 --> 01:19:44,000
the handbook before we vote to approve

1632
01:19:44,000 --> 01:19:48,870
it

1633
01:19:48,880 --> 01:19:50,640
all right so we need a motion to approve

1634
01:19:50,640 --> 01:19:58,310
the elementary school handbook

1635
01:19:58,320 --> 01:20:01,199
um i can move that we approve the

1636
01:20:01,199 --> 01:20:04,480
elementary school handbook and do we

1637
01:20:04,480 --> 01:20:06,480
have a second

1638
01:20:06,480 --> 01:20:12,870
wait a second

1639
01:20:12,880 --> 01:20:18,960
all right all in favor aye

1640
01:20:18,960 --> 01:20:20,480
just so you know tim is not doing

1641
01:20:20,480 --> 01:20:21,920
motions because the audio on the

1642
01:20:21,920 --> 01:20:23,280
computer he's using right now

1643
01:20:23,280 --> 01:20:27,430
which is mine is really bad so

1644
01:20:27,440 --> 01:20:30,639
yes so

1645
01:20:30,639 --> 01:20:34,000
um all right so uh the heist junior

1646
01:20:34,000 --> 01:20:34,800
senior high school

1647
01:20:34,800 --> 01:20:36,719
uh handbook are there any significant

1648
01:20:36,719 --> 01:20:38,800
changes nothing major we

1649
01:20:38,800 --> 01:20:40,400
obviously updated all the names and

1650
01:20:40,400 --> 01:20:42,080
dates we updated the

1651
01:20:42,080 --> 01:20:43,760
school committee policies and that goes

1652
01:20:43,760 --> 01:20:46,560
for the elementary one as well

1653
01:20:46,560 --> 01:20:48,480
we adjusted the handbook with some of

1654
01:20:48,480 --> 01:20:50,560
the important changes based on the

1655
01:20:50,560 --> 01:20:53,280
reopening plan

1656
01:20:53,280 --> 01:20:56,719
but the great majority is similar to

1657
01:20:56,719 --> 01:20:58,480
last year when

1658
01:20:58,480 --> 01:21:02,159
we um we unified them all last year was

1659
01:21:02,159 --> 01:21:02,719
the first

1660
01:21:02,719 --> 01:21:05,840
year we had unified so there wasn't a

1661
01:21:05,840 --> 01:21:06,239
lot of

1662
01:21:06,239 --> 01:21:07,760
work that needed to be done mostly

1663
01:21:07,760 --> 01:21:10,790
updating

1664
01:21:10,800 --> 01:21:15,910
anyone have any questions or anything

1665
01:21:15,920 --> 01:21:17,679
all right so we need a motion to approve

1666
01:21:17,679 --> 01:21:19,679
the junior senior high school

1667
01:21:19,679 --> 01:21:25,040
handbook motion to approve the handbook

1668
01:21:25,040 --> 01:21:29,120
second all in favor

1669
01:21:29,120 --> 01:21:40,550
hi great thank you

1670
01:21:40,560 --> 01:21:43,600
all right so next we have the

1671
01:21:43,600 --> 01:21:45,199
improvement plans for both the

1672
01:21:45,199 --> 01:21:46,400
elementary school

1673
01:21:46,400 --> 01:21:50,239
and uh the junior senior high

1674
01:21:50,239 --> 01:21:52,480
this is pretty you want to hit the goals

1675
01:21:52,480 --> 01:21:54,000
really quickly

1676
01:21:54,000 --> 01:22:04,149
for the elementary school

1677
01:22:04,159 --> 01:22:07,040
sorry i was just pulling it up um yes so

1678
01:22:07,040 --> 01:22:09,679
goal one

1679
01:22:09,679 --> 01:22:11,440
if we provide more opportunities for

1680
01:22:11,440 --> 01:22:12,880
families to engage with teachers and

1681
01:22:12,880 --> 01:22:14,639
staff then we will be more equipped to

1682
01:22:14,639 --> 01:22:16,400
provide what students need resulting in

1683
01:22:16,400 --> 01:22:17,679
improved student outcomes

1684
01:22:17,679 --> 01:22:19,440
uh it's our belief that we really want

1685
01:22:19,440 --> 01:22:22,000
to engage families in what we do here at

1686
01:22:22,000 --> 01:22:24,159
school that's very important to us the

1687
01:22:24,159 --> 01:22:25,840
second goal

1688
01:22:25,840 --> 01:22:27,760
if we implement a multi-tiered system of

1689
01:22:27,760 --> 01:22:29,360
support we can better address students

1690
01:22:29,360 --> 01:22:31,280
academic behavioral and social and

1691
01:22:31,280 --> 01:22:33,040
emotional needs resulting in every

1692
01:22:33,040 --> 01:22:34,320
student reaching his or her fullest

1693
01:22:34,320 --> 01:22:34,960
potential

1694
01:22:34,960 --> 01:22:38,560
so taking a multi-tiered approach

1695
01:22:38,560 --> 01:22:41,840
to address student needs is

1696
01:22:41,840 --> 01:22:44,560
in all areas academic behavioral and

1697
01:22:44,560 --> 01:22:46,159
emotional so that's

1698
01:22:46,159 --> 01:22:49,600
something that encompasses our pbis work

1699
01:22:49,600 --> 01:22:51,600
our intervention work or academic

1700
01:22:51,600 --> 01:22:53,360
intervention work

1701
01:22:53,360 --> 01:22:55,280
the restorative practices all of those

1702
01:22:55,280 --> 01:22:56,480
elements

1703
01:22:56,480 --> 01:22:59,520
really fit there and then the last one

1704
01:22:59,520 --> 01:23:01,440
is specifically focused on restorative

1705
01:23:01,440 --> 01:23:02,639
practices

1706
01:23:02,639 --> 01:23:06,639
as this is a relatively new shift for us

1707
01:23:06,639 --> 01:23:08,320
if we implement restorative practices

1708
01:23:08,320 --> 01:23:10,080
that promote inclusiveness relationship

1709
01:23:10,080 --> 01:23:11,520
building and problem solving in an

1710
01:23:11,520 --> 01:23:13,199
effort to reduce disciplinary problems

1711
01:23:13,199 --> 01:23:14,560
then children will be involved and

1712
01:23:14,560 --> 01:23:16,159
committed to their schooling

1713
01:23:16,159 --> 01:23:19,520
resulting in improved student

1714
01:23:19,520 --> 01:23:26,870
there any outcomes

1715
01:23:26,880 --> 01:23:28,880
does anyone have any questions if not we

1716
01:23:28,880 --> 01:23:30,320
need to a motion to

1717
01:23:30,320 --> 01:23:34,719
a vote on the school improvement plan

1718
01:23:34,719 --> 01:23:36,719
i make a motion to approve the school

1719
01:23:36,719 --> 01:23:42,229
improvement plan

1720
01:23:42,239 --> 01:23:44,239
i have a second i second the school

1721
01:23:44,239 --> 01:23:50,870
improvement plan

1722
01:23:50,880 --> 01:24:01,430
all in favor

1723
01:24:01,440 --> 01:24:03,679
all right so the junior senior high

1724
01:24:03,679 --> 01:24:05,120
school

1725
01:24:05,120 --> 01:24:06,639
we have the go over that one real

1726
01:24:06,639 --> 01:24:08,400
quickly too so

1727
01:24:08,400 --> 01:24:12,000
um the the junior high improvement plan

1728
01:24:12,000 --> 01:24:14,080
uh goal number one is if we build strong

1729
01:24:14,080 --> 01:24:15,280
relationships with

1730
01:24:15,280 --> 01:24:16,880
and families and students and families

1731
01:24:16,880 --> 01:24:18,639
will feel more connected to our school

1732
01:24:18,639 --> 01:24:19,520
our district

1733
01:24:19,520 --> 01:24:21,600
community resulting in improved student

1734
01:24:21,600 --> 01:24:24,000
outcomes

1735
01:24:24,000 --> 01:24:25,920
interestingly enough both schools are

1736
01:24:25,920 --> 01:24:28,480
working on building relationships

1737
01:24:28,480 --> 01:24:30,480
and as a matter of fact that will be a

1738
01:24:30,480 --> 01:24:32,320
professional practice goal for every

1739
01:24:32,320 --> 01:24:33,440
educator

1740
01:24:33,440 --> 01:24:37,120
in the district teachers

1741
01:24:37,120 --> 01:24:38,719
uh we'll all be working on building

1742
01:24:38,719 --> 01:24:40,880
relationships

1743
01:24:40,880 --> 01:24:42,239
we think it's particularly important

1744
01:24:42,239 --> 01:24:45,040
this year with six months out of school

1745
01:24:45,040 --> 01:24:47,600
um bill number two also addresses the

1746
01:24:47,600 --> 01:24:49,920
multi-tiered system of support

1747
01:24:49,920 --> 01:24:52,080
if we implement that we can better

1748
01:24:52,080 --> 01:24:53,760
address students academic behavioral

1749
01:24:53,760 --> 01:24:55,360
social emotional needs resulting in

1750
01:24:55,360 --> 01:24:56,800
every student reaching his or her

1751
01:24:56,800 --> 01:24:58,639
fullest potential

1752
01:24:58,639 --> 01:25:00,719
again the idea is that we've been

1753
01:25:00,719 --> 01:25:01,679
working with the department of

1754
01:25:01,679 --> 01:25:02,320
development

1755
01:25:02,320 --> 01:25:03,760
and secondary education on a

1756
01:25:03,760 --> 01:25:06,960
multi-tiered system of support

1757
01:25:06,960 --> 01:25:09,920
we've been working on pbis working on a

1758
01:25:09,920 --> 01:25:13,440
student assistance team trying to

1759
01:25:13,440 --> 01:25:15,360
increase academic supports for all

1760
01:25:15,360 --> 01:25:16,480
students

1761
01:25:16,480 --> 01:25:17,840
we've done a number of different things

1762
01:25:17,840 --> 01:25:19,360
but we're trying to pull them all into

1763
01:25:19,360 --> 01:25:20,639
together to one

1764
01:25:20,639 --> 01:25:24,000
sort of goal to move things forward

1765
01:25:24,000 --> 01:25:26,080
and then the last goal if we effectively

1766
01:25:26,080 --> 01:25:27,760
integrate technology into

1767
01:25:27,760 --> 01:25:29,920
teaching and learning student outcomes

1768
01:25:29,920 --> 01:25:32,000
will be improved obviously we have some

1769
01:25:32,000 --> 01:25:35,360
huge technology initiatives going on

1770
01:25:35,360 --> 01:25:37,280
the one to one chromebook initiative for

1771
01:25:37,280 --> 01:25:38,480
one

1772
01:25:38,480 --> 01:25:40,400
you know we implemented edge annuity

1773
01:25:40,400 --> 01:25:42,480
last year i think very successfully for

1774
01:25:42,480 --> 01:25:43,360
you

1775
01:25:43,360 --> 01:25:45,920
really a full first year we hope to

1776
01:25:45,920 --> 01:25:48,239
expand that

1777
01:25:48,239 --> 01:25:52,400
and we really want to move technology

1778
01:25:52,400 --> 01:25:55,760
from just a get information thing

1779
01:25:55,760 --> 01:25:58,639
to a two-way communication piece where

1780
01:25:58,639 --> 01:25:59,280
teachers

1781
01:25:59,280 --> 01:26:01,440
students and parents can communicate

1782
01:26:01,440 --> 01:26:03,600
with each other effectively so

1783
01:26:03,600 --> 01:26:12,149
those are the goals around that uh

1784
01:26:12,159 --> 01:26:17,910
so now any questions

1785
01:26:17,920 --> 01:26:19,679
then we need a motion to approve the

1786
01:26:19,679 --> 01:26:24,629
junior senior high school improvement plan

1787
01:26:24,639 --> 01:26:27,840
i can move that we approve

1788
01:26:27,840 --> 01:26:34,950
the junior seniors

1789
01:26:34,960 --> 01:26:38,080
all in favor hi

1790
01:26:38,080 --> 01:26:42,800
thank you so the next item is a request

1791
01:26:42,800 --> 01:26:43,199
for

1792
01:26:43,199 --> 01:26:45,679
transportation from a family of a grade

1793
01:26:45,679 --> 01:26:47,600
11 student

1794
01:26:47,600 --> 01:26:51,840
yeah so i don't know what the policy was

1795
01:26:51,840 --> 01:26:53,600
years ago how the school district

1796
01:26:53,600 --> 01:26:57,120
handled that but i couldn't say that it didn't happen

1797
01:26:57,120 --> 01:26:58,400
this way but

1798
01:26:58,400 --> 01:27:00,800
uh student has been writing the books

1799
01:27:00,800 --> 01:27:04,159
for 12 years and they are school choice

1800
01:27:04,159 --> 01:27:06,400
my mother says they're not supposed to

1801
01:27:06,400 --> 01:27:08,639
but i was informed that

1802
01:27:08,639 --> 01:27:10,960
in the past this may have occurred where

1803
01:27:10,960 --> 01:27:13,679
administrators actually set that up

1804
01:27:13,679 --> 01:27:15,840
i have no documentation of that that's

1805
01:27:15,840 --> 01:27:17,840
just from the parent and from some

1806
01:27:17,840 --> 01:27:20,400
staff that have been around saying yeah

1807
01:27:20,400 --> 01:27:22,560
i think that may have happened

1808
01:27:22,560 --> 01:27:24,320
none of the administrators here were

1809
01:27:24,320 --> 01:27:29,750
here during those that time

1810
01:27:29,760 --> 01:27:31,920
i think based on what the parent is

1811
01:27:31,920 --> 01:27:33,440
telling me

1812
01:27:33,440 --> 01:27:36,400
it sounds like it was set up obviously

1813
01:27:36,400 --> 01:27:38,320
this came to light for us

1814
01:27:38,320 --> 01:27:42,159
as we did in this

1815
01:27:42,159 --> 01:27:45,840
pandemic world where we had to limit the

1816
01:27:45,840 --> 01:27:48,000
number of kids on the bus so we actually

1817
01:27:48,000 --> 01:27:50,000
sent invites to people that's what the

1818
01:27:50,000 --> 01:27:51,920
parent reached out and said what my

1819
01:27:51,920 --> 01:27:53,840
child can't ride the bus how are they

1820
01:27:53,840 --> 01:27:55,360
going to get to school we

1821
01:27:55,360 --> 01:27:58,400
have been in this school field

1822
01:27:58,400 --> 01:28:00,480
for 12 years now this is that 12th year

1823
01:28:00,480 --> 01:28:02,159
kindergarten through

1824
01:28:02,159 --> 01:28:05,600
uh now into 11th grade is it possible

1825
01:28:05,600 --> 01:28:08,880
i said i cannot waive the policy that is

1826
01:28:08,880 --> 01:28:12,709
a school committee policy and that's

1827
01:28:12,719 --> 01:28:14,320
something that i could bring into you as

1828
01:28:14,320 --> 01:28:19,520
a committee and he asked that i do so i am bringing it to you i think

1829
01:28:19,520 --> 01:28:21,520
there's two things to consider here one

1830
01:28:21,520 --> 01:28:22,719
is

1831
01:28:22,719 --> 01:28:25,760
the needs of that student and

1832
01:28:25,760 --> 01:28:28,639
second is the impact that it potentially

1833
01:28:28,639 --> 01:28:29,280
could have

1834
01:28:29,280 --> 01:28:33,520
that if other school choice families

1835
01:28:33,520 --> 01:28:35,360
can if that school choice family can

1836
01:28:35,360 --> 01:28:39,120
have transportation why can't they all

1837
01:28:39,120 --> 01:28:48,310
and i'm not sure what um

1838
01:28:48,320 --> 01:28:50,880
so i i guess at this point i would

1839
01:28:50,880 --> 01:28:52,560
recommend that we approve it

1840
01:28:52,560 --> 01:28:55,679
and take up any other requests

1841
01:28:55,679 --> 01:28:58,239
individually i think based on longevity

1842
01:28:58,239 --> 01:28:59,760
i can make the argument that this

1843
01:28:59,760 --> 01:29:00,960
student has been

1844
01:29:00,960 --> 01:29:04,080
taking transportation forever since i

1845
01:29:04,080 --> 01:29:04,719
came here

1846
01:29:04,719 --> 01:29:08,000
12 years of transportation

1847
01:29:08,000 --> 01:29:11,840
and if uh you know if others wouldn't

1848
01:29:11,840 --> 01:29:14,560
would want that then i i think we could

1849
01:29:14,560 --> 01:29:15,760
take it up

1850
01:29:15,760 --> 01:29:19,199
uh in general the policy is no

1851
01:29:19,199 --> 01:29:22,880
take transportation so it's a tough call

1852
01:29:22,880 --> 01:29:26,000
i totally understand you know where the

1853
01:29:26,000 --> 01:29:27,679
parent is coming from

1854
01:29:27,679 --> 01:29:30,159
but i also know that transporting school

1855
01:29:30,159 --> 01:29:32,560
choice students gets very difficult

1856
01:29:32,560 --> 01:29:36,709
and may have an impact ultimately

1857
01:29:36,719 --> 01:29:39,840
so just just so people are clear um

1858
01:29:39,840 --> 01:29:43,120
this student takes he gets the bus at

1859
01:29:43,120 --> 01:29:45,520
an established north brookfield route so

1860
01:29:45,520 --> 01:29:46,480
it's not like a bus

1861
01:29:46,480 --> 01:29:48,719
is going out of town to pick him up so

1862
01:29:48,719 --> 01:29:51,040
obviously he's brought to a bus stop in

1863
01:29:51,040 --> 01:29:52,639
north brookfield

1864
01:29:52,639 --> 01:29:56,639
um you know i i see the the issue

1865
01:29:56,639 --> 01:29:59,280
that you know potentially people might

1866
01:29:59,280 --> 01:30:00,400
bring this

1867
01:30:00,400 --> 01:30:03,120
up again but since you know this has

1868
01:30:03,120 --> 01:30:10,080
been going on for so many years and the student is in you know 11th grade i personally don't have an issue with

1869
01:30:10,080 --> 01:30:11,440
allowing this one

1870
01:30:11,440 --> 01:30:13,760
student to continue doing this until

1871
01:30:13,760 --> 01:30:16,470
they finish

1872
01:30:16,480 --> 01:30:18,000
yeah it would seem to me that you know

1873
01:30:18,000 --> 01:30:20,000
unless there was a situation where

1874
01:30:20,000 --> 01:30:23,040
um a school choice student were

1875
01:30:23,040 --> 01:30:25,199
pushing the number of students over the

1876
01:30:25,199 --> 01:30:26,960
limit where we needed to then get more

1877
01:30:26,960 --> 01:30:27,920
buses

1878
01:30:27,920 --> 01:30:29,920
i mean that could be a situation where

1879
01:30:29,920 --> 01:30:31,360
we crossed that bridge when we came to

1880
01:30:31,360 --> 01:30:31,760
it

1881
01:30:31,760 --> 01:30:34,800
but assuming that that's not the case

1882
01:30:34,800 --> 01:30:37,199
i feel really comfortable with just

1883
01:30:37,199 --> 01:30:38,480
allowing it to continue

1884
01:30:38,480 --> 01:30:40,639
based on past precedent yeah right now

1885
01:30:40,639 --> 01:30:42,560
that is not the case we're not

1886
01:30:42,560 --> 01:30:46,840
in danger of going over the 25 students

1887
01:30:46,840 --> 01:30:50,470
okay

1888
01:30:50,480 --> 01:30:59,830
any other comments or questions

1889
01:30:59,840 --> 01:31:02,719
um tim it's it's not real great do you

1890
01:31:02,719 --> 01:31:04,480
want to uh just text me

1891
01:31:04,480 --> 01:31:07,840
and i'll i'll read your comment

1892
01:31:07,840 --> 01:31:14,390
or question

1893
01:31:14,400 --> 01:31:17,920
so we're just gonna wait for tim here to

1894
01:31:17,920 --> 01:31:33,990
let us know what he wants to say

1895
01:31:34,000 --> 01:31:35,440
it actually probably be quicker for me

1896
01:31:35,440 --> 01:31:38,159
to like walk oh there we go all right

1897
01:31:38,159 --> 01:31:41,120
um so we are voting to approve this one

1898
01:31:41,120 --> 01:31:42,000
student

1899
01:31:42,000 --> 01:31:44,080
not voting to change the policy we're

1900
01:31:44,080 --> 01:31:46,320
going to keep the policy in place

1901
01:31:46,320 --> 01:31:52,550
and yes

1902
01:31:52,560 --> 01:31:54,880
so the policy will continue to exist we

1903
01:31:54,880 --> 01:31:56,800
are waiving it for this one

1904
01:31:56,800 --> 01:32:01,270
student in this situation

1905
01:32:01,280 --> 01:32:03,360
is that hey tim give me a thumbs up

1906
01:32:03,360 --> 01:32:05,360
where are you

1907
01:32:05,360 --> 01:32:08,560
okay all right

1908
01:32:08,560 --> 01:32:10,880
um does anyone else have any questions

1909
01:32:10,880 --> 01:32:14,070
or comments

1910
01:32:14,080 --> 01:32:16,560
all right i need a motion to approve the

1911
01:32:16,560 --> 01:32:17,600
uh

1912
01:32:17,600 --> 01:32:20,000
waiving the policy the school choice uh

1913
01:32:20,000 --> 01:32:23,830
the

1914
01:32:23,840 --> 01:32:32,310
policy for this student

1915
01:32:32,320 --> 01:32:34,800
i make a motion to approve the policy

1916
01:32:34,800 --> 01:32:37,440
for that said student

1917
01:32:37,440 --> 01:32:44,790
second thank you

1918
01:32:44,800 --> 01:32:50,159
all right um so last we have a

1919
01:32:50,159 --> 01:32:54,639
number of donations from the pto um

1920
01:32:54,639 --> 01:32:55,840
and so i'll just read them off real

1921
01:32:55,840 --> 01:32:57,440
quickly and then if i could ask one of

1922
01:32:57,440 --> 01:32:57,760
the

1923
01:32:57,760 --> 01:33:00,880
other school committee members to um ask

1924
01:33:00,880 --> 01:33:04,239
for a motion to approve them so the pto

1925
01:33:04,239 --> 01:33:04,880
approved

1926
01:33:04,880 --> 01:33:07,120
210 dollars for mrs marr for a

1927
01:33:07,120 --> 01:33:09,320
scholastic subscription

1928
01:33:09,320 --> 01:33:11,840
151.58 for miss lacoy for classroom

1929
01:33:11,840 --> 01:33:13,120
library books

1930
01:33:13,120 --> 01:33:16,239
60 dollars for grade 5 for chair bands

1931
01:33:16,239 --> 01:33:19,280
uh up to 165 dollars for

1932
01:33:19,280 --> 01:33:22,960
wiggle seats for grade 165

1933
01:33:22,960 --> 01:33:25,360
mrs martin for a scholastic subscription

1934
01:33:25,360 --> 01:33:26,560
and 125

1935
01:33:26,560 --> 01:33:29,840
for mrs martin for generation genius

1936
01:33:29,840 --> 01:33:31,840
so just a motion to approve all of the

1937
01:33:31,840 --> 01:33:37,660
pto donations

1938
01:33:37,660 --> 01:33:46,070
[Music]

1939
01:33:46,080 --> 01:33:48,960
um my understanding is a wiggle seat is

1940
01:33:48,960 --> 01:33:50,960
something that actually mrs priestley

1941
01:33:50,960 --> 01:33:53,199
you know what it is don't you

1942
01:33:53,199 --> 01:33:55,600
um the wiggle seats the ones that you

1943
01:33:55,600 --> 01:33:57,440
sit on and they wobble yeah they're for

1944
01:33:57,440 --> 01:34:02,870
fidgety students so it's

1945
01:34:02,880 --> 01:34:05,760
so tim wants one so we'll uh we'll send

1946
01:34:05,760 --> 01:34:09,440
information so you can get one for your office all right i'm sure your

1947
01:34:09,440 --> 01:34:13,280
supervisor will pay for it all right so

1948
01:34:13,280 --> 01:34:16,639
um any other questions so we need a

1949
01:34:16,639 --> 01:34:18,000
motion to approve the pto

1950
01:34:18,000 --> 01:34:21,280
donations i make a motion to approve the

1951
01:34:21,280 --> 01:34:23,120
pto donations

1952
01:34:23,120 --> 01:34:26,480
a second all in favor

1953
01:34:26,480 --> 01:34:32,719
aye all right thank you so much

1954
01:34:32,719 --> 01:34:34,239
all right if there's no no other

1955
01:34:34,239 --> 01:34:36,000
comments or questions in the chat then

1956
01:34:36,000 --> 01:34:36,639
we're going to

1957
01:34:36,639 --> 01:34:47,440
have a move to adjourn second

1958
01:34:47,440 --> 01:34:50,550
all right all in favor

1959
01:34:50,560 --> 01:34:54,560
hi thank you thank you everyone i am

1960
01:34:54,560 --> 01:34:55,840
going to continue to work to try to

1961
01:34:55,840 --> 01:34:57,679
figure out the technology but there's no

1962
01:34:57,679 --> 01:34:59,600
easy answer out there we've asked a lot

1963
01:34:59,600 --> 01:35:02,239
of different people

1964
01:35:02,239 --> 01:35:06,229
yeah we'll we'll keep trying

1965
01:35:06,239 --> 01:35:59,750
all right bye have a good night everyone

1966
01:35:59,760 --> 01:36:01,840
you