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[0:29] We'd like to call the Monday, April 20th, 2026 Board of Education meeting to order at 703 p.m.
[0:37] We'll begin with reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
[1:08] Okay. Let's see here. Let's move on to our mission statement.
[1:15] Anything?
[1:17] It's all yours. Absolutely.
[1:21] The Orange Elementary School District.
[1:23] So, recognizes that the education of each child is the shared responsibility of every member
[1:30] of our community.
[1:31] Our goal is to inspire and empower each student to achieve academic excellence and embrace
[1:37] social and individual responsibility and lead within integrity.
[1:41] We believe all individuals should be valued and treated with respect.
[1:45] Together we will make a difference.
[1:47] Okay, thank you for that.
[1:49] We'll go ahead and move over to board introductions and start off with Mr. Simon.
[1:53] Good evening. Good evening, Kenzayman.
[1:58] Good evening, everyone. Tatsuya on the scene of Mullen.
[2:01] Jeff Cap.
[2:03] Happy spring, Betty Hadlock.
[2:07] Susan Ricky, welcome.
[2:09] Hi, everyone. Ryanette James.
[2:11] Amanda Zapatka.
[2:13] Erin Wilson.
[2:15] Good evening, Anthony Scorinzi.
[2:17] Lauren Griff.
[2:19] Okay.
[2:20] Okay.
[2:21] Okay, moving on to public participation before I open the floor to everyone, I'm just going to let you know that I did receive two emails that were asked to be read at tonight's meeting and then I'm going to go ahead, we're reading them because it's board business agenda item number one.
[2:43] I will have our secretary read them, and then we'll go into board and public participation.
[2:51] So this is one, and this is two, I think these are there, there.
[2:59] Yeah.
[3:04] Dear members of the Orange Board of Education, I am unable to attend tonight's meeting as I
[3:10] have a work commitment.
[3:11] I would like the following to be read in public participation in part of the public record.
[3:16] I understand this body is planning to consider taking action against a board member for a personal family matter.
[3:23] I would like to comment as a long-time orange resident and former Orange Board of Education member.
[3:29] I'd like to remind the board and members of the community of sub-republic and town leaders who have had their own issues and yet were not sanctioned.
[3:37] Let's start with someone who was and still is the chair of a major board here in Orange.
[3:41] A Republican who was arrested after crashing his car on Orange Center Road at 1 a.m. with a gun and cash in the car,
[3:49] he is still chair of the same board he was then.
[3:52] Or the current Republican member of a board who was arrested in a nearby state for being involved in a fight.
[3:58] Or a current member of Republican leadership who son once made a kill list of his peers at his local Orange Elementary School.
[4:05] Or even a long-serving Republican town member whose legal troubles include at least 5-4 closures during their term in office.
[4:13] Suffice it to say that many people have had private struggles in town have been allowed to serve the town.
[4:19] This event is being waged against a board member who doesn't accept the status quo but is challenging this board to do better.
[4:26] I challenge you to consider how you would handle this as you have handled these others in the past with support and understanding.
[4:33] not vindictive public and social media tax, regards Jodi,
[4:45] I don't have the address.
[4:46] Just personalizing that.
[4:48] Jodi, Diche, Harborview Drive.
[4:55] Dear Mr. Cap, I hope this message finds you well.
[4:58] I'm writing as a parent regarding my concerns about the recent conduct of Board of Education,
[5:02] Member Lauren Gray.
[5:04] It has come to my attention that Ms. Gray was involved in a domestic dispute
[5:08] and was arrested for disorderly conduct on April 4th, 2026 in our town.
[5:13] I'm a longtime resident of Orange and a parent of two young children currently attending
[5:17] race book school, which I also attended.
[5:20] This matter is deeply concerning to me and I believe to many members of our community.
[5:25] The board members interested with making decisions for our schools and children must be held
[5:30] at the highest standard of conduct.
[5:32] Ms. Grace conduct is unacceptable and raised a serious question about her ability to serve
[5:37] her role and make sound decisions on behalf of our students.
[5:42] I expect that our elected officials will take Ms. Gray's action seriously and act in the best interest of our community.
[5:48] Could you please let me know what steps you're being taken to address this matter?
[5:52] I believe it is necessary for Ms. Gray to be removed from her position on the Board of Education immediately.
[5:58] She has demonstrated that she lacks sound judgment, self-control, responsibility and integrity,
[6:03] all of which are essential qualities for our board members.
[6:07] Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
[6:10] I look forward to your response.
[6:12] Very truly yours.
[6:13] Jessica A. E. Ella.
[6:19] Okay, thank you, Medi, for reading those for us.
[6:21] Okay, so I'm going to open up the floor for public participation.
[6:24] Do we have anyone for public participation this evening?
[6:27] If so, please step up to the podium.
[6:30] You'll state your name in a dress and I'll let Medi read our guide.
[6:34] A speakers may offer objective comments to the board concerning school operations and programs.
[6:42] Comments will be limited to two minutes per speaker.
[6:45] The board encourages speakers not to express personal complaints or defamatory comments
[6:51] about the Orange Board of Education personnel or any person associated with the Orange Public
[6:56] School system.
[6:58] Comments about security issues, matters related to due process, negotiations or grievances
[7:04] will not be permitted.
[7:06] Consistent with the principles of a federal education right to privacy act, Furpa, discussions
[7:12] about students are prohibited, absent or written parent waiver.
[7:17] Public participation does not allow for a two-way conversation between the board and the
[7:21] participants.
[7:23] We thank you for expressing your thoughts and opinions, and all comments that we take into consideration.
[7:31] Thanks. My name is Dan Fitzmores, 830 Wood College Road. I am a parent, like many who have students involved the Orange Public Schools and the Amity Regional Public Schools.
[7:41] So I just want to first thank you all for serving on this Board of Education, which is demanding, thankless work and appreciate your time and attention.
[7:50] I've been watching both budget processes and both districts closely over the last couple of months, and I just wanted to share with you what I've noticed
[7:58] at the Amity Board of Education, because I'm genuinely impressed with what they're doing.
[8:03] They share extensive budget materials online, including very early drafts that show how the
[8:08] proposals have developed over time. The presentations are very detailed and very thorough.
[8:14] The resulting proposed budget is posted using this great online tool called ClearGov,
[8:19] where you can interact with all kinds of details about it. Even more importantly, there's meeting
[8:24] full debate and discussion between board members and between board members and the administration.
[8:30] These conversations are noted very clearly in their minutes. All together I left those meetings
[8:35] really understanding what is in their budget and why it matters to our students in community.
[8:40] My experience here in this room has been a little bit different. While the information is
[8:45] definitely posted online, there are very limited details. The budget presentations and discussions
[8:49] were really focused on the numbers, not on the quality of learning or opportunities for our students.
[8:55] Most of all, I really noticed that only a couple of board members asked any questions
[8:59] push for more information or shared their ideas, and I appreciate those board members that
[9:04] did. That's what we elected you to do in representing us on this board. Some members of this
[9:10] board, in fact, didn't ask any questions or offer any comments at all about the budget.
[9:14] So, I hope you'll understand these comments are meant to be constructive and action-oriented,
[9:19] And I hope that you can take some of what Amity Board of Education is doing into a clear and more robust budget development process next year.
[9:28] Thank you so much.
[9:31] Okay.
[9:31] Thank you for that.
[9:33] Would anyone else like to speak?
[9:53] Hello.
[9:53] and body of the core values that we expect
[9:55] and are elected town officials.
[9:57] And for this reason, ask a tender for their resign.
[10:00] Thank you.
[10:02] OK, thank you for that.
[10:06] Good evening.
[10:07] First off, my name is Debbie Espizino,
[10:09] Kennedy Drive Orange.
[10:11] Thank all of you for your support, your help on the board.
[10:14] We don't say enough how much we appreciate the time
[10:17] and it's a lot of time that you invest.
[10:19] It wasn't planning on speaking tonight,
[10:22] but Jody Deach decided to bring up some old past.
[10:25] And I wanted to, I think it's best to get something out of the open.
[10:28] I am the kill list, mom.
[10:30] It's my son, I don't even know, 15, 20 years ago,
[10:34] who created this kill list horrible time.
[10:37] The minute it happened, I contacted Jim directly.
[10:40] I contacted Mitch directly.
[10:42] Both individuals who I knew love the town very much.
[10:46] I was not involved on the board at that time.
[10:49] I was a private citizen as I still am,
[10:51] but I am active on the Orange Republic and Town Committee.
[10:54] I did not hide, I'm not hiding that, and I think it's outrageous that somebody can go into
[11:01] the depths of history to pull out people's past and things that I'm not happy about but
[11:09] we took care of it, school wanted counseling, we've done whatever the school wanted and my
[11:14] son went on to prosper and put all that behind him.
[11:18] I do not support somebody sitting on the board who's making
[11:22] decisions and guiding principles for our town.
[11:30] That when they close the door do not uphold to those
[11:33] same principles and I think it's outrageous.
[11:37] That somebody, as I said, has gone back so many years to try
[11:39] to find dirt on public citizens.
[11:43] Thank you.
[11:46] All right, thank you for that.
[11:48] Anyone else?
[12:00] My name is Melissa Johnston and my child attends Turkey Hill School.
[12:06] I'm here tonight because I'm concerned that a personal family matter involving a member of this board is being unfairly politicized because some disagree with this board members willingness to speak up.
[12:18] Over the course of attending many different board meetings in town, I've often observed a troubling silence on crucial issues that require thoughtful, open and respectful discussion.
[12:30] As a parent in the Orange Elementary School District, I expect my elected school board members
[12:36] to not only ask challenging and sightful questions, but also to actively use their voices
[12:42] to ensure that every decision made for our schools is balanced, well informed, and carefully
[12:48] considered. We cannot afford to let people with agendas over shadow of the needs of our students.
[12:54] Thank you very much for your time.
[12:56] Thank you. Anyone else like to speak?
[13:05] Chad Lombardi, 879 Blackberry Hollow.
[13:09] Good evening, Chairman Cap, Vice Chair, Missina Mullen,
[13:13] Other members of the Board and Superintendent Scar Petty.
[13:17] My stand before you tonight is someone who cares deeply about the integrity of our
[13:21] schools and the example we set for our children.
[13:25] The Orange Board of Education is not simply an administrative body.
[13:29] It is a leadership institution for our town.
[13:32] It shakes policy, culture, and the standards our students see modeled by those entrusted
[13:39] with public responsibility.
[13:41] This is why recent reports involving an orange board of education member and the arrest
[13:48] stemming from a domestic dispute are deeply concerning.
[13:53] When someone serving on this board is arrested and charged a connection with disorderly conduct,
[13:58] arising from a domestic dispute.
[14:01] It raises serious questions of judgment,
[14:04] temperament, and the fitness to serve in a role
[14:07] responsible for decisions affecting children and families.
[14:13] Parents in this town expect stability,
[14:16] taxpayers expect accountability,
[14:19] and residents expect the individual sitting on the boards
[14:21] to reflect the highest standards of conduct.
[14:24] Not because they're perfect,
[14:26] but because leadership requires discipline,
[14:29] responsibility and public trust.
[14:33] This is not about politics, it's about principle. No one is
[14:36] above accountability and no public official, especially one involved in shaping the future
[14:41] of our children should be insulated from scrutiny when their conduct calls public trust
[14:46] into question. Tonight, I respectfully call for this board to act immediately and initiate
[14:51] an independent and thorough investigation into this issue in any related circumstances. Leadership
[14:57] requires courage, silence is not...
[15:00] Newtrality, it's unacceptable. The families of orange deserve better, our students deserve better, and the integrity of the board, the man's better. Thank you.
[15:12] All right. Thank you for that. Anyone else like to speak?
[15:22] Do you want to?
[15:26] What was that?
[15:30] Go up to the podium.
[15:43] And I also want to briefly say that my family and I are experiencing a very private matter that I am working on actively addressing, and at this time, I am going to continue to ask for privacy and understanding, and tonight I am here, because I remain fully committed to serving our community.
[16:08] Thank you.
[16:11] Okay. Thank you.
[16:14] Go ahead.
[16:16] My name is Jim Lehi.
[16:19] I live on 495, Lambert Road.
[16:22] 42-year-old man still feel like a rookie here in town.
[16:26] I didn't come here tonight thinking I would be saying any words,
[16:30] but one of the comments made tonight
[16:33] cannot go on a dress.
[16:36] I would like to thank the Board for the hard work you do every month, every week on
[16:45] supervising or your role in public education about children K through 6.
[16:53] Over the 22 years that I've been on the board of finance, I have repeatedly seen strength
[17:01] in the community involvement of this board vis-à-vis the impact on our children.
[17:09] They also were a monthly, if not more than that, involved in how money got spent tax payer
[17:19] money and spent wisely, and I think you've done an A plus job, just like you did in
[17:27] year's budget. I can only say that I wish that our good citizens on the other board of
[17:39] education could have the same type of impact on the dealings with our students and in the
[17:48] cost of the education process there. Thank you.
[17:53] Okay. Thank you for that. Anyone else?
[18:00] Last chance. Okay. Okay. We're going to move on to item three
[18:06] are consent agenda. I need a motion to accept the first item under the consent agenda. The minutes
[18:12] from the January 20th, 2026 Board of Education meeting. Do I have a motion to accept the minutes
[18:19] from the January 20th, 2026 Court of Education meeting.
[18:23] First, Betty's second, Anthony discussion.
[18:28] All in favor?
[18:34] OK, abstain.
[18:38] abstain or opposed?
[18:39] OK, abstain, and abstain.
[18:40] OK, that's it for that.
[18:43] OK, that's funny.
[18:47] OK, let's see here.
[18:49] I don't need a motion.
[18:50] OK, then I need a motion to accept.
[18:51] But the second item under the consent agenda, which is the minutes from the February 9th,
[18:57] 2026 Board of Education budget workshop, do I have a motion to accept the minutes from
[19:04] the February 9th, 2026 Board of Education budget workshop, Susan, Amanda, any discussion?
[19:12] And favor?
[19:15] Opposed?
[19:17] Obstained?
[19:21] I'm not going too fast for darling.
[19:23] No?
[19:23] Okay.
[19:25] We'll move it on.
[19:28] Superintendent's report, Dr. Skarpetti, the floor is yours.
[19:31] Good evening, Mr. Cap and the rest of the board members.
[19:34] I'd like to welcome everyone back from their April break.
[19:38] Board members, last week I shared much information.
[19:41] I doubt if you had the chance to read everything,
[19:44] especially with all the links.
[19:45] I've asked the Cabinet members to share some highlights.
[19:48] But please take a moment if you haven't done so to read that board update.
[19:53] We didn't get a chance to meet last month.
[19:56] There is a little gift for all of you last month.
[19:58] It was board appreciation month and as indicated in the past,
[20:04] you get paid big bucks to be here.
[20:07] And so I appreciate your volunteers and what you do again focusing
[20:11] on our students, specifically with the budget and how to impacts
[20:16] our students that we talk about monthly and how that budget impacts
[20:20] not just line items, but the social, emotional needs of our students and the academic needs.
[20:26] I can't thank you enough for all your efforts that you do in your subcommittees.
[20:31] In addition to that, believe it or not, I want to thank the parents.
[20:36] We're getting into a situation with regards to the last day of school believer, not.
[20:42] That's also on the agenda that you'll see.
[20:45] For those of you that haven't been on the board, it speeds up quickly.
[20:48] There's about 40 days left to school.
[20:52] So again, I like to think our parents, our teachers,
[20:56] our staff, our administration for all that they're
[20:59] going to be doing in this next few months
[21:03] to finishing school.
[21:05] Again, we don't want to forget the reason
[21:08] that we're here is our students.
[21:10] And that's a sole purpose that we're here.
[21:12] And we had some events that I wasn't able to share
[21:15] last months since we haven't met. We had a spelling bee. I'll like to acknowledge a few students
[21:19] that participate in. For those of you that don't know what's broken to division. It's third
[21:24] and fourth grade, fifth and six. So, third and fourth grade, we had Eden Kuh, a third grade
[21:30] from Turkey, from Turkey, all school, Alexander Burns, also from Turkey, all school,
[21:36] she's in fourth grade. We had Blaze, Pralato, fourth grade at Racebrook, E. D. D. Nader,
[21:43] Third grade from Racebrook, peck place, Hana, Tron, Third grade, and Carolyn Wong from peck
[21:51] place school, a third grade or one that division, so congratulations to Carolyn.
[21:55] We could applaud it, it's okay.
[22:00] For grades five and six, we had Charlie Wolvertin, fifth grade Turkey Hill, behind Sharma,
[22:08] sixth grade at Turkey Hill, from Racebrook school, both sixth graders, Max McCutchen, in River
[22:13] Vora from Peck Play School.
[22:16] We had Alessia Calcuttaera and Mohamed Rakhina,
[22:21] Sean, who won the competition,
[22:22] so congratulations to Mohamed and Kerala.
[22:28] Also, to honor our students.
[22:30] If there's a superintendents award, there's actually two. One is the self-central area superintendents association, which was acknowledged last month.
[22:38] We'll be having one next month here at the board meeting. That's the caps, Connecticut Association of Public School superintendents.
[22:45] But I'd like to honor the students that were already honored last month by Scazza.
[22:50] from Peck Play School, these are all sixth graders
[22:54] by the way, Leah Gannam and Ryan Michael,
[22:57] from Race Proof School, Alice Gagdon and Jayce Palombo,
[23:02] from Turkey, Hill School, Tensin Deshaan
[23:04] and Steven Rosati, so again, congratulations to those students.
[23:11] And then, personal update, quick update,
[23:15] the Negoti school committee will begin negotiating
[23:17] with food services, we're currently looking
[23:19] for available dates for that burning group to me.
[23:21] And as indicated, we're still in the budget process.
[23:24] It's a long process.
[23:26] It's going to continue this Wednesday, April 22nd.
[23:30] We'll be presenting the Board of Finance budget hearing.
[23:32] That's at 7 p.m.
[23:34] On May 13th, starting at 7, the Board of Selected Minutes
[23:38] and following that as an annual tile meeting at 7.30 p.m.
[23:42] On Tuesday May 5th, we always like to share it.
[23:45] That's the Amity Budget referendum.
[23:47] And on Wednesday May 20th is the tile budget referendum.
[23:50] them. Again, the referendums are from 6 to 8 p.m. And I won't go into details right now.
[23:56] Mr. Kappa, we need to talk about the last day of school. But that ends my report to the
[24:00] Board.
[24:01] Okay. Thank you for that. Does anyone have any questions for Dr.
[24:04] Sherbetty?
[24:06] Any?
[24:08] Thank you, Dr. Scott Petty. You're right. There was a lot to look at in the board update. I appreciate
[24:13] that very much. And I don't know if it was in there because maybe I missed it. I know
[24:18] with the end of school coming.
[24:19] And as retired teacher, I used to call coming back
[24:22] from April vacation.
[24:24] You were at the top of the roller coaster.
[24:26] And the rest of the year was an exhilarating ride
[24:29] to the end.
[24:31] Will there be an art show coming up?
[24:33] Is that information in the board update?
[24:35] There are, what hasn't been,
[24:36] what we're going to be sharing that?
[24:37] We're going to be sharing end of your activities.
[24:40] I want to chunk it out as best as I can, instead of overwhelming,
[24:43] but we'll share that.
[24:44] OK, because I know, all of a sudden it's going to be here.
[24:47] I'm asking about that. Thank you.
[24:50] Anyone else?
[24:52] Okay.
[24:54] All right, we'll move over to Mr. Gray.
[24:56] Great.
[24:56] Good evening, everyone.
[24:58] I'll start off with a brief overview.
[25:00] Excuse me, overview of our grants,
[25:02] where we're currently out with those.
[25:05] The American Rescue Plan Act,
[25:06] Summer Mental Health Support is a three year grant.
[25:10] This is a grant that is used for the delivery of mental health services
[25:13] during summer programming. It's a $35,000 grant. We haven't yet spent it because it's for summer programming, so that's what we have right now for this summer.
[25:23] The ARPA or American Rescue Plan Act school mental health specialist grant. This was a year, a three year grant.
[25:29] We are in year three. The first two years was 100% funding another social worker in district. This year, it's funding 70% of that salary.
[25:39] 30% is in our operating budget, and if you remember, the budget that was passed included the full salary for that social worker.
[25:47] So today that's a 64,754 dollar grant this year. We have 25,321 remaining for payment of salary for the remainder of the year.
[25:58] Consolidated Title III grant, this is a grant that funds language instruction program assistance for students who are EL.
[26:05] It's an $18,225 grant. It's a two-year grant. We are in year two and there are $5,965 left in that grant.
[26:16] And finally, our primary mental health grant, this is a two-year grant, $16,600 for this grant.
[26:23] It's used for K to 3 early detection and intervention programs for emotional behavioral and learning issues and there are 8,000, about 8,000 dollars left in that grant.
[26:36] Just an update on our audit, the auditor is completed the independent accountants review back in January, end of January or so.
[26:43] The final report is available in central office at my office.
[26:46] I believe I have five or six copies of it the auto the financial statements to the town of Orange of which the Orange Board of Education is a part
[26:54] Was signed off and met February
[26:56] Again as Dr. Scott Patty mentioned the board of finance budget hearing will be held this Wednesday able 22nd
[27:03] and then
[27:04] Also cafeteria this evening you will be
[27:08] Seeing an agenda item. It's an operational memorandum that happens every year and it's for the Healthy Food Certification
[27:15] As part of the National School Lunch Program, we need to certify as a Board of Education that we are following the guidelines of the National School Lunch Program, the Health Guidelines, the Healthy Foods and the Nutrition Guidelines.
[27:28] So that's what that is for when you see that later on this evening.
[27:32] And then that gets sent out.
[27:34] And then later this summer, we get certified for the National School Lunch Program.
[27:39] And that concludes the finance portion of my report.
[27:42] Thank you for that. Anyone have any questions on the client side?
[27:49] Okay.
[27:50] Okay, so facilities and operations.
[27:53] We recently had some sprinkler inspections.
[27:56] We used fire protection testing.
[27:58] They recently conducted the quarterly fire sprinkler and system inspections.
[28:01] At each of our schools there were several fixtures
[28:04] that were recommended for replacement due to age.
[28:06] Otherwise our systems are operating well.
[28:09] Those repairs were actually made last week and one was made today.
[28:13] So we're all done with those.
[28:14] They were relatively simple repairs, thankfully.
[28:18] Fire detection system in our buildings,
[28:20] Johnson controls, does our fire detection systems.
[28:23] They conducted their inspections of our fire systems
[28:26] in each of the buildings.
[28:27] This entails testing all of the fire panels,
[28:29] the system batteries, the alarms, the flashing strobes.
[28:33] And every single smoke detector and CO detector
[28:36] in the building.
[28:37] Once inspections are completed, a report is generated
[28:40] outlining any recommendations for repair or replacement.
[28:44] There were actually no deficiency found during this round of inspections.
[28:48] And finally, during our spring recess, we conducted another HVAC filter change, so all filters
[28:53] for classroom unit ventilators and air handlers were removed and replaced to maintain
[28:58] our healthy indoor air quality.
[28:59] The next filter change will occur right before school begins in August, just prior to the
[29:05] start of the year.
[29:05] This filter changes a bit more expensive because we actually clean all the coils within the units and vacuum out all the units before the filters are put in, so it's a little bit more labor intensive and that concludes my report for facilities.
[29:22] Thank you for that, Mr. Gray.
[29:24] Any questions?
[29:27] I gave Dr. Skarpidea a heads up about this, but a couple months ago we had a public participants
[29:33] speaker ask about our ice responsiveness plan. I know we can't go into all security details,
[29:40] but could you give an overview of how we would act if ice showed up to any of our schools
[29:45] to take any of our students? Sure, so we actually follow the guidance that was sent out by the
[29:56] but they sent out guidance to schools.
[30:00] On how to interact with ICE. So, we have our SSOs in the lobbies of each school, check everyone in. Upon notification that
[30:08] ICE is in the building, they will call me and I would be the administrator that would interact with them.
[30:16] Other questions?
[30:19] No? Okay. Thank you Mr. Ray. Thank you.
[30:22] Hi. Dr. Russo, the floor is yours.
[30:27] Good evening. I'll begin tonight's update with information regarding our professional learning for the month.
[30:33] We, as you know, participate our leadership team with the science of reading master class on March 24th, we engaged in a session that focused on vocabulary, which was wonderful, totally aligned with our language comprehension goals.
[30:50] We also had an opportunity to have the facilitators of the science of reading master class, which is co-sponsored by the Connecticut State Department of Education
[31:00] and the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, those facilitators actually came
[31:07] on site and engaged in learning walks. We did share this information with members of the curriculum
[31:16] subcommittee. We had lots of discussion about it and we also linked all the information, the agendas
[31:23] of those learning walks to the board update, you can also see the feedback tool that was used
[31:31] to provide information on what was seen and it was very affirming for us. We had a great experience
[31:40] and so did our facilitators. Just to see all of that work in action, the implementation and how
[31:47] sustaining that initiative. We then continue with our language
[31:54] comprehension, professional learning focused on concept
[31:58] imagery which helps our students image the words that
[32:03] they're reading to help with their comprehension. That's going
[32:06] really well. This context embedded and it will continue
[32:09] through out-met, through the May. We also continue with our
[32:16] math sessions, those details are all linked on the professional learning calendar for anyone to
[32:23] see. We had actually 17 sessions with great level planning for our teachers since that wasn't
[32:31] new resource that we talked about at the beginning of the year. We want to make sure that our teachers
[32:36] are supported and they have everything that they need for the implementation of those new
[32:41] resources. We even based on teacher feedback started to think about what professional learning
[32:49] is still needed for next year and we have a draft of next year's professional learning calendar,
[32:54] so it's very responsive to our needs. We also engaged in that March 20th professional learning
[33:01] full day, the agenda, the details are all linked on the board update, and some great deliverables and outcomes from that day have also been linked.
[33:18] We did also engage in the BoA articulation meetings and so our sixth grade teachers and myself and the curriculum directors from Amity Met for social studies meetings, science meetings, math meetings and English language arts.
[33:40] so that we continue with that vertical articulation,
[33:44] and we also look forward to this Thursday participating
[33:49] and seeing some of the seniors engaged
[33:52] in their portrait of a graduate presentations.
[33:57] There's a lot going on, but just one highlight
[34:01] about assessments, everything else is linked
[34:03] in the board update.
[34:04] The SBA will be administered and of April and mid-May.
[34:12] So that will conclude my report for this evening, Mr. Capp.
[34:16] Thank you so much for that.
[34:18] Any questions?
[34:24] What is an SBA?
[34:27] Thank you.
[34:28] Sorry for the acronyms.
[34:30] It's the Smarter Balance Assessment, which is the state summative assessment, and it is
[34:37] minister to students in grades three through six.
[34:42] What does it assess like math and English language arts?
[34:48] I've got to thank you of course.
[34:50] Amanda.
[34:52] So mine is not about traditional traditional curriculum, but I just want to give a shout out to Miss Bronson at
[34:57] Race Brook for the Rhythms in Motion program.
[34:59] It was so lovely to go and see that performance from the kids and all the hard work that they've done.
[35:04] My son included he was, and I know he was so nervous and had such a positive impact on him.
[35:10] So while not part of the traditional curriculum, I think the program in the Jamie
[35:13] Holy Foundation did a phenomenal job with that.
[35:15] So thank you.
[35:17] I was just gonna, you said it at the end Mrs. Apaca about just, you know, mentioning the Jamie
[35:22] Holy Fund.
[35:23] They not only participate with race group, but all the schools, that's something that race
[35:26] group has been doing quite a while.
[35:28] We actually promote the Jamie Holy Fund, so in a way that parents could help and support
[35:33] that foundation, please do so.
[35:35] It comes right back to our students.
[35:38] I just wanted to add one thing
[35:40] that when the facilitators came to orange,
[35:44] they were very impressed with the academics,
[35:47] but also all of the enriching activities,
[35:51] even walking through MLT,
[35:52] even though we have so many kindergarteners
[35:56] who understand the alphabetic principle
[35:58] and understand how reading works,
[36:00] there were still so many beautiful projects hanging on the walls, and so you could see that children
[36:07] are enjoying so much more, and that's a perfect example. So thanks for highlighting that.
[36:19] Speaking of kindergarten, I just want to mention that the Orange Historical Society is very
[36:24] much looking forward to the kindergarten visit to the Academy Building, which is coming up
[36:30] at the end of the end of April and the beginning of May so they're going to travel back
[36:34] in time to see what a classroom was like in 1900 and so that the little desks with
[36:39] little slates and compare their classroom to the classrooms of today. So we're looking forward
[36:45] to that. And for people who would love to support the Jamie Holy Foundation right now the
[36:50] foundation is sponsoring a raffle. You can buy your tickets on the Jamie, hilly, arts fund. Yeah, that org. Yeah. Yeah. And help support the arts programs that go on, not just here in orange, but throughout the area. And also I forgot to ask, do we have a kindergarten number update for enrolled kindergarten so far?
[37:15] If you do, turning D-Mind was that we're at 150,
[37:22] right now we're at 156 currently for this current year.
[37:26] Oh, look at this mic. This is coming.
[37:30] Sorry about that.
[37:32] All right.
[37:33] 165 and we've got 136 in roll right now.
[37:36] Yes.
[37:36] Okay.
[37:38] Thank you.
[37:40] There we go.
[37:42] Amanda triggered a memory.
[37:44] The kindergarten also had a lovely jamboree hosted by Mr.
[37:47] Ryan and said a beautiful job in the MLT gym.
[37:52] So, thank you to that beautiful afternoon.
[37:55] It was lovely and you could see how much the kindergarteners are learning.
[37:58] So that was great.
[38:00] Thank you so much.
[38:04] Thank you.
[38:05] Thank you for your update, Andrew.
[38:07] So you mentioned that the portrait of a graduate
[38:09] presentations for the seniors, is that something that's
[38:12] accessible online or is it something that the community
[38:15] could see here?
[38:15] That's something that the EMB district invites us,
[38:19] because when we talk about a portrait of a graduate,
[38:21] it's not just the EMB.
[38:22] It's the Vova, Bethany Orange Woodbridge, and EMBD.
[38:26] So you talk, they talk about those five pillars.
[38:28] So we talk about problem solving.
[38:30] We talk about collaboration, communication, empathy, and what's the problem so we're in and there's one last one I forgot and it's going to come to me.
[38:46] Collaborate our gut. It starts with the pick.
[38:52] It's not participation.
[38:54] I'll find out the last one, but what they do is they use that as a guideline and seniors present.
[39:07] I think the juniors present, well, because my son is presenting on Thursday, and I forgot the fifth one too.
[39:20] I do want to commend you, Dr. Russo,
[39:26] our teachers do such an outstanding job under your
[39:29] leadership with their literacy skills and looking at your mid-year scores.
[39:35] Thank you for making those available to us.
[39:38] You could really see the progression from first grade to third grade of third-dibbles and where
[39:47] they are in getting on track, you know, first grade at 70% is not uncommon because reading
[39:54] is such a developmental skill. And I think that, you know, to see them up over 80%
[40:01] on track by third grade really shows that we in orange are doing everything right when it
[40:09] comes to teaching reading. And that is because it is a science and Dr. Russo has coached
[40:13] teachers so well, and that is why our children enjoy the wonderful education here.
[40:20] So thank you so much for those definitely a team effort.
[40:27] The last one is planar, I apologize, but it's planar, but those five categories, again,
[40:33] they look different at different age levels, right?
[40:35] And so we go into the classrooms looking for those five components, and that are supposed
[40:40] to be showing that with the juniors.
[40:41] So, T. It's your question, Mr. Scrunsey, that's something that we're invited and extend it because we participate in those our students.
[40:52] So, any other questions?
[40:54] No, I will. We're all over to Mrs. Edo.
[40:58] Good evening, everyone.
[41:00] Dr. Scarpedi asked me to speak with you about the following information that was shared in the recent board update about the revised educator growth and support plan.
[41:09] We are pleased to share that the revision was approved by the state on March 25th.
[41:16] As a reminder, in June of 2023, the Connecticut State Department of Ed required districts
[41:22] to redesign the educator evaluation system to emphasize growth, support, and continuous
[41:28] professional learning moving away from a compliance-based model.
[41:33] Orange Public Schools Professional Development and Evaluation Committee, otherwise known as
[41:38] developed the district's growth and support plan, which was approved by the state in 2024,
[41:45] and implemented in the 24 or 25 school year. Following the first year, the plan was revised to
[41:51] align with updated certification guidance. As stated, we received the final Connecticut State Department
[42:00] a bit approval on March 25th.
[42:04] The Orange Public Schools is proud to share a collaborative effort with the Orange Police
[42:09] Department and Orange Public Schools.
[42:12] Together, we have helped implement a program based on the linked Autism Safety Project.
[42:19] It is important to note that this initiative is designed to support first responders when
[42:23] interacting with any individual with special needs.
[42:26] The Orange Police Department has completed State Department of the Police Department, police
[42:33] officer, standard, and training council, otherwise known as Post, certified autism training,
[42:40] and now equipped patrol vehicles with sensory bags to better assist individuals who
[42:46] made benefit from sensory support during emergency situations.
[42:51] Funding for these sensory bags were made possible through the generous donation of an orange family.
[42:59] As part of this program, families have the option to voluntarily complete a special needs registration form for first responders.
[43:07] This confidential form allows families to share important information about an individual specific needs with local authorities to help ensure safe and effective interactions during emergencies.
[43:19] The registration form can be found on the Orange Police Department with site and will be posted on the special services department section of the OES.org website, our school newsletter, and we will share it directly with families through our special services department.
[43:37] We are grateful for this partnership and the continued commitment to safety and support of all the members of our community and that concludes my report.
[43:45] Thank you so much for that.
[43:48] Any questions, Aaron?
[43:51] Just out of curiosity, you might not know the answer to this.
[43:54] But to the sensory bags applied to children and adults alike, I know we're at the orange board of young children.
[44:00] But is it all ages?
[44:02] Yes, it is.
[44:04] Okay, thank you.
[44:07] Any other questions?
[44:09] No.
[44:10] Okay.
[44:11] Thank you again for those reports.
[44:14] Okay, we're going to move on to our next item.
[44:17] The Board Business item number one is discussion in possible action regarding the performance
[44:24] and conduct and or evaluation of an elected official on the Board of Education.
[44:29] At this time, I will entertain the following motion.
[44:33] The Orange Board of Education hereby moves to enter into executive session for the purpose
[44:38] of discussing the performance, conduct, and or evaluation of an elected official on
[44:44] the Board.
[44:45] percent to Connecticut General's General Statute Section 1-2006A.
[44:52] The Board further invites the Board's Legal Council, Attorney Steve Sador, into Executive Session.
[44:59] Can I have a motion?
[45:00] Motion from anyone to move into executive session. Amanda, second. Ken, any discussion?
[45:13] Okay. All in favor?
[45:18] Opposed, abstain? Okay. At this time, because the motion passed, we are
[45:25] going to move into executive session. So I'm going to ask the public and Dr. Spear Petty's team to please excuse yourselves.
[45:34] And what you can do is, if you want to hang out and come back after executive session,
[45:39] you can wait in the MLT cafeteria is okay.
[45:43] That's fine.
[45:44] Okay, so you can wait in MLT cafeteria and someone will open the doors once we're out of executive session.
[45:52] At 7.48.
[45:54] We are out of executive session.
[45:56] I'm going to ask
[46:00] the Board Secretary to read some motions.
[46:03] Okay.
[46:07] I will entertain a motion that the Board requests the Board of Education members subject to this discussion.
[46:13] Be removed from all committees of the Board of Education until further notice.
[46:20] Do I have a motion?
[46:22] First, can?
[46:24] Second, Amanda?
[46:42] Okay,
[46:45] I will entertain a motion. The Board of Education hereby moves to request that the chair
[46:50] issue a written request that the Board member resigned from the Board of Education, that the chair
[46:56] is hereby designated with the authority to execute such letter on behalf of the Board.
[47:03] Do I have a motion?
[47:07] That's first, Tatiana.
[47:10] Okay.
[47:10] Can second?
[47:13] Okay.
[47:13] All in favor?
[47:17] Opposed?
[47:20] Obstained.
[47:26] I will entertain a motion.
[47:27] The Board of Education hereby moves to request the chair to request in writing.
[47:32] The member to attend a roles and responsibilities presentation with the Board of
[47:37] Council and such other board of Board of Members who may wish to attend.
[47:44] Do I have a motion?
[47:47] Susan?
[47:53] Please, Doctor.
[47:56] You have a motion?
[47:58] Second.
[47:59] I'm sorry.
[48:01] All in favor.
[48:04] Okay.
[48:04] Opposed?
[48:06] I'm saying.
[48:13] Okay.
[48:14] I will entertain a motion.
[48:15] The Orange Board of Education.
[48:17] Hereby moves that if the Board of Education Member does not respond prior to the next Board of Education
[48:22] meeting that the chair be authorized, that the Board of Education authorizes the chair to
[48:29] play some next agenda, a censure of the Board of Education member, do I have a motion?
[48:42] Please make the motion first, then you can do dinner discussion.
[48:47] First.
[48:48] Jeff?
[48:50] There was a second on the motion.
[48:51] First, Ronette and a second Amanda.
[48:54] Is there a question?
[49:00] The Orange Board of Education hereby moves that if the Board of Education member does not respond prior to the next Board of Education meeting,
[49:10] that the Board of Education authorizes the chair to place on the next agenda, a censure of the Board of Education member.
[49:23] If she does respond to we then not issued the sense
[49:30] because that's what that says.
[49:33] So it's not about her responding.
[49:40] Maybe it does not resign prior to the next Board of Education meeting.
[49:46] Yeah, that would be better.
[49:49] I'm going to amend the motion.
[49:55] I'll read it one more time.
[49:59] The Orange Board of Education hereby moves that if the Board of Education
[50:02] member does not respond and resign prior to the next Board of Education meeting that the Board
[50:09] of Education authorizes the chair to place on the next agenda, a censure of the Board
[50:15] of Education member.
[50:25] All in favor,
[50:29] opposed,
[50:31] abstained.
[50:39] Thank you, Betty.
[50:40] Okay.
[50:40] We're going to move on to item number two under Board and Business, Healthy Food Certification
[50:46] for the 2025-2026 school year, pursuant to the CGS section 10-215F, the Board of Education
[50:57] certifies that all food items offered for sale to students in the schools under its jurisdiction
[51:03] and not exempted from the Connecticut Nutrition Standards published by the Connecticut State
[51:08] Department of Education will comply with the Connecticut Nutrition Standards during the period of
[51:13] to lie one, 2026 through June 30th of 2027.
[51:19] This Certificate Certification shall include all food offered for sale to students, separately
[51:26] from reimbursable meals at all times and from all sources including, but not limited to school
[51:33] stores, vending machines, school cafeterias, culinary programs, and any fundraising activities
[51:39] that the schools promised sponsored by school or non-school organizations in groups.
[51:47] Do I have a motion to accept the Healthy Food Certification?
[51:52] Susan, Ronette, okay, any discussion?
[51:57] All in favor?
[52:00] Okay, that unanimously passes.
[52:02] Thank you for that,
[52:06] let's see here.
[52:06] Board of Education, moving on to part B, Board of Education will allow the sale to
[52:13] students of food items that do not meet the Connecticut Nutrition Standards provided that the
[52:18] following conditions are met. One, the sale is in conjunction with the event occurring after
[52:25] the end of the regular school day or on the weekend.
[52:30] Two, the sale is at the location of the event. Three, food items are not sold from vending machines or school store. An event is an occurrence that involves more than just regular scheduled practice meetings, extracurricular activity.
[52:48] For example, soccer games, school plays and inter scholastic debates are events, but soccer practices play rehearsals, the baked teams, meetings are not.
[52:59] The regular school day is the period from the midnight before to 30 minutes after the end of the official school day.
[53:09] Location means where the event is held, you must be the same place as the food sales.
[53:16] Do I have a motion to accept the healthy food certification?
[53:24] Susan, I'm sorry.
[53:25] And Ken.
[53:27] My eyes are so blurry right now.
[53:29] You wouldn't believe me.
[53:31] Any discussion?
[53:33] Okay, all in favor.
[53:36] Think I see you in Adam's audience.
[53:38] Okay, so I put past as well.
[53:40] Thank you.
[53:41] Okay, I am number three.
[53:43] Discussion and possible action for Guinness of the hundred and eighty-first day of school.
[53:49] I don't know.
[53:53] Do I have a motion to accept forgiveness of the 180 first day of school?
[54:00] I honestly don't know who put their hand up first, so you could pick two.
[54:08] Any discussion?
[54:09] Yeah, I got it.
[54:10] Just a quick question.
[54:11] Does this mean that the end of year,
[54:15] move up ceremony's graduations can now be?
[54:18] Dr. Scher, thank you.
[54:21] So, Dr. Wilson, nothing changes.
[54:24] What occurred just so I could share with you
[54:26] being a newborn member and Lauren.
[54:29] In years past, I would bring it up to the board in May.
[54:32] In some constructive feedback, I received,
[54:34] I have the PTO Council that we've created.
[54:37] When I first arrived, we meet monthly with them,
[54:40] attending events and getting feedback from principals.
[54:43] Doing it may is too late.
[54:45] It's a late for a lot of reasons,
[54:46] not just the events that go on,
[54:49] but planning for summer camps and such, and so I started to bring it earlier.
[54:55] In case any board member asks, this would have the last day of school on Friday, June 12th,
[55:01] instead of Monday, June 15th.
[55:03] If the board approves of this, this will be posted immediately first thing in the morning.
[55:08] So it doesn't change anything.
[55:11] Those dates will remain the same.
[55:13] Now, let's knock on something.
[55:16] It's something that nothing happens, but you never know if someone said that they saw snowflakes
[55:23] today.
[55:25] So, you know, with, you know, if there are no one for seeing circumstances, that's what it will
[55:31] continue to be.
[55:32] Thank you.
[55:33] Sure.
[55:35] Any other odd discussion?
[55:36] No?
[55:37] Good question.
[55:38] Okay.
[55:38] All in the favor.
[55:42] That will pass unanimously as well.
[55:45] Okay.
[55:45] I hope the students remember that one.
[55:50] Number four, policy second, read, orange, board of education policy, 5145.12, search and
[55:57] seeger.
[55:58] Do I have a motion to accept the policy 5145.12, search and seeger?
[56:06] Anthony Aaron, discussion,
[56:11] all in favor?
[56:14] Let's see unanimous as well.
[56:19] Okay, the next policies will be, we'll be second reddit, we'll be second reddit, our next
[56:24] Board of Education meeting, which is item number five, Orange Board of Ed Policy 9010 limits
[56:29] of authority, item six, Orange Board of Ed Policy 9121 election of officers, item seven out
[56:38] of state field trip, oh, and now we're moving into the field trip section here, number
[56:43] out of state field trip requests Turkey Hill school has submitted a request for an out of state field trip for the fifth grade students to visit old
[56:51] Sturbridge village in Sturbridge Massachusetts. Also, the Peckley school has also submitted a request for out of state field trip for the sixth grade students to visit the Bronx Zoo in
[57:07] Bronx, New York. I like both.
[57:12] Do I have a motion to approve the fifth grade student's field trip from Turkey Hill School visiting
[57:19] Old Storage Village in Sturbridge, Mass, Betty, Susan, any discussion on that one?
[57:25] I just want to make people aware and guess they didn't look at the policy is that any trip
[57:30] that is out of state has to be approved by the board.
[57:35] That's policy 6153.
[57:39] I have a comment. I would like to say as a student that took that field trip back in the day.
[57:44] Those chocolate chip cookies are amazing and I fully support this trip.
[57:49] Any other discussion? Okay, all in favor?
[57:54] Okay, that's unanimous as well.
[57:56] Do I have a motion to approve the sixth grade students from the Peckley School visiting the Bronx Zoo in Bronx, New York?
[58:06] Aaron, Lauren, any discussion?
[58:12] All in favor?
[58:14] And, Ken, are you in favor?
[58:17] I'm sorry.
[58:19] I don't know if you want not want to go to Bronx Zoo.
[58:22] I mean, okay.
[58:24] So that motion will pass unanimously as well.
[58:26] Thank you.
[58:27] Okay.
[58:27] We're going to move over to our standing committees.
[58:30] We'll start off with Finance and Operations.
[58:32] The Finance and Operations of Community Met Priority this meeting.
[58:36] We review the financials in January February and March, cafeteria update, date, the audit
[58:42] and grants, and all is in order.
[58:47] Thank you.
[58:48] Any questions?
[58:50] No.
[58:51] Is that possible to get a such committee schedule and if it exists, can someone share it with me?
[58:56] The finance was always before this meeting.
[58:58] Got it.
[58:59] Have an hour before.
[59:00] Have six hours.
[59:01] Got it.
[59:01] Yeah.
[59:01] That is an easy one.
[59:04] Thank you.
[59:04] And then the other subcommittees, they will usually always send out the notice to everyone.
[59:13] But we get that out.
[59:14] So we'll get that.
[59:14] Thank you.
[59:17] Personal policy transportation.
[59:19] Mr. Tablo.
[59:20] Our committee met on March 9th.
[59:23] We reviewed the proposed first reads that you saw in your tonight that we just talked about.
[59:29] We have a longer policy to review further.
[59:33] We plan to meet soon to prepare that for the main meeting and possibly some other first
[59:38] reads as well.
[59:42] And that will determine, Dr. Skarpettian are going to meet this week and we will look
[59:46] to see what's the best date to meet.
[59:48] It could be next Monday or the following Monday.
[59:51] Usually in the past committee meetings have been on the fifth Monday, the fourth, whatever
[59:57] the last Monday of the month is that's gotten a little miss.
[1:00:00] Next up lately, but that has been the procedure.
[1:00:04] Thank you for that. Any questions?
[1:00:08] No? Okay. Moving over to building this in ground safety and security.
[1:00:14] Thank you, Mr. Cap.
[1:00:16] At the last building in ground subcommittee meeting, we reviewed several facility projects.
[1:00:21] The subcommittee members were provided updates on the MLTHFAC project, as well as ongoing
[1:00:26] boiler work, a peck place, and a boiler motor issue at Turkey Hill. Also noted was that
[1:00:32] Wetland's study results for peck race broke in Turkey Hill are expected about the end
[1:00:37] of April. We answered executive session for security update and returned to public
[1:00:42] session shortly after and then discussed the district's maintenance and technology
[1:00:47] and long range plan. Members were reminded that this is a living document and we've asked
[1:00:52] the committee to review it and bring forward any recommendations at our next meeting.
[1:00:57] Next month, Dr. Skarpetti will reshare the long range of plan with the entire board for
[1:01:02] all members to review and make recommendations if needed.
[1:01:07] Okay.
[1:01:08] Thank you for that. Any questions from anyone on the board?
[1:01:13] Okay.
[1:01:14] We'll move over to curriculum instruction technology, Mr. Xiamen.
[1:01:19] Looking down the line here.
[1:01:21] I've always felt that one of Dr. Skarpetti's greatest strengths is his ability to select and put the best people in place.
[1:01:29] An example is Dr. Russo.
[1:01:32] At our last curriculum committee meeting, Dr. Russo was on educational fire.
[1:01:39] For a variety of reasons we hadn't had a meeting in a few months.
[1:01:42] To catch up, Dr. Russo covered many things.
[1:01:47] Sadly, I have neither her intelligence nor her ability to speak as quickly.
[1:01:52] Consequently, I will mention just a few topics that we discussed.
[1:02:03] We talked about the sum.
[1:02:07] We talked about the effort that had been put into our literature
[1:02:10] to make sure it represented as many diverse cultures as possible.
[1:02:20] We also reviewed the Orange School Systems District Assessment Audit,
[1:02:25] that was requested by and submitted to the state.
[1:02:29] It showed all our state-required assessments by grade
[1:02:43] to heck with technology. I'm going back to
[1:02:51] that.
[1:02:51] And thirdly, the school system, of course, doesn't just happen.
[1:02:57] And so we reviewed our schools 2022 to 2026 strategic plan.
[1:03:04] Then after two hours, we ended the meeting.
[1:03:07] Dr. Russo went back to our office to work,
[1:03:10] and I went home to go to sleep.
[1:03:17] Any questions?
[1:03:20] I'm sorry, I was not at that meeting, Ken.
[1:03:24] Any warmest?
[1:03:25] Thank you.
[1:03:27] Two hours.
[1:03:30] Any other questions?
[1:03:32] Okay, we'll move over to our ACEs update.
[1:03:35] I'm giving you a very brief one.
[1:03:38] Sadly, one of our executive director is retiring this year.
[1:03:43] He has done a wonderful job, Tom Dane.
[1:03:45] He's great.
[1:03:46] His last day will be June 30th.
[1:03:48] And we did select a new executive director after a rigorous
[1:03:53] birth search. Our new Executive Director, Effective July 1st, will be Dr. William Rice, who currently
[1:04:00] works at ACEs. So we're really happy to be able to hire from within. We had excellent
[1:04:04] candidates. William is wonderful. Many of you get to know him well. This is great.
[1:04:12] The other thing I was going to know is that we've already, on April 19th, we voted for nine
[1:04:18] budget and March 12th, we did eight budgets and February or audit was completed. That's the
[1:04:26] bridge version.
[1:04:29] Any questions on that? Thank you for that report, as well. Okay. Next item
[1:04:37] is everyone's favorite, the adjournment of tonight's meeting. I will look for a motion to
[1:04:42] adjourn tonight's meeting. I think I saw Susan's hand fly by and then Ken over here.
[1:04:49] So, uh, and I'm sure there's no discussion, so all in favor?
[1:04:54] Lauren, are you good?
[1:04:56] I'm sorry.
[1:04:57] Okay, unanimous.
[1:04:58] Our meeting has ended at 9-12 p.m.
[1:05:01] Thank you all.