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» Mhm.

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» Okay, good evening everyone. I'm Mayor

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Ted Bettencourt. I'd like to call the

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regular school committee meeting to

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order. Today is Wednesday, June 24th,

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2026.

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And we are beginning our meeting tonight

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at a 7:12 p.m.

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Uh tomorrow is the last day of school

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and we have a lot of ground to cover

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today. So, look forward to a uh good

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meeting with everyone. Uh as always, our

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meetings are being broadcast live on PVD

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TV. Uh minutes tonight are being taken

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by our recording secretary as our as

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always, Laura Bow. And we are going to

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have the as we always do every agenda,

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we have an opportunity for public

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participation. Anyone here that would

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like to speak at that time, microphone

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will be open as well as anybody that

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would like to join us on an online

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platform, we can welcome them in at that

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time.

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Um I'd like to start off with a If

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everybody could please stand for a

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moment of silence and then we'll do the

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pledge of allegiance, please.

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Thank you.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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I guess there's no sound on the PVD TV.

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Testing one.

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» All right, I think

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we're back.

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>> We're back.

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>> All right. Excellent. Um

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we do have minutes from the June 9th,

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2026 regular school committee meeting.

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I'd open those up for discussion and or

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vote. Mrs. Dunn?

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>> Motion to receive and approve.

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>> Second.

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>> Thank you.

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I further motion by Mrs. Dunn for

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approval of the June 9th, 2026 regular

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school committee meeting

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seconded by Mr. Amico. Open that up for

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discussion. Ms. Melman?

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>> I do have some concerns about the

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minutes.

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Um in particular

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when there was a discussion about

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anti-Semitism and the issues being

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addressed within the district. Um Dr. Vidal had an opportunity to share

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what was happening and I thought that

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was wonderful. Um what was not captured

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in there and in particular when we're

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talking about a community that lately is

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being feeling unseen, unheard, and

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unvalued, what's missing in there was

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the discussion, albeit briefly, about

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the swastika that was on the ball field.

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And in in addition to that as of recent, I

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also know that there were some

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words that were there as well. That was

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not reflected in the minutes and I think

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it's incredibly problematic.

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It did make it to the news. Various

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local um

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reporters reported on it, but it's not

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in the minutes and I find it troubling.

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And I know also, Mayor, that you were

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looking into that, but um I do see it as

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a problem of something particularly with

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that gravity of not being in the

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minutes.

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So, I'll be voting no.

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>> I do remember that that was discussed.

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Do we want to make a motion to add that

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item to the minutes? I'm certainly good

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with that. I think that should be in

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I remember it certainly being discussed.

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>> It was.

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>> Yep. I knew I do know that the police

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were looking into it and there was so

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but yeah, I I think that should be in

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there and noted.

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uh could you add to the motion just the

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uh discussion um of the

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uh swastika on the

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sports field sports field that that was

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uh discussed at the meeting as well.

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Mr. Amico?

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>> Through the chair to the committee as

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well, if we could also add um

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Dr. Vidal and his team really put

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together a uh

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a wonderful um

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was it the next next morning or a couple

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of days later we had the uh foundation

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come in and and have some discussions

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with students. I think we could add add

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something like that. Maybe if you could

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give that to Ms. Bell

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off air. That way we can put that in

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there as well. Add that.

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>> And so that's under item number four in

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the superintendent's report. We can just

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expand that paragraph.

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>> Perfect. Thank you.

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>> way everything will be included.

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>> Perfect. Thank you. Great. So, the

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motion's just been amended to make sure

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that um

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that item is mentioned in the minutes as

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it should be. Um

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roll call vote. Is that okay, Ms.

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Millman?

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>> Yep.

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>> Roll call vote, please.

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>> Mrs. Dunn.

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>> Mr. Olimpio.

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>> Ms. Millman.

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Mrs. Cox.

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>> Mr. Amico.

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» Thank you.

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Uh next item, approval of bills. We do

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have four warrants today. I'll turn over

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to you, Mr. Olimpio.

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>> Thank you. I'd like to make a motion to

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approve warrant number 6399

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in the amount of $10,365.30

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dated June 24th, 2026 subject to audit.

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>> Okay, thank you. You've heard the motion

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by Mr. Olimpio for approval of warrant

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number 6399 seconded by Mr. Amico.

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Roll call vote, please.

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>> Mrs. Dunn.

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>> Mr. Olimpio.

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>> Ms. Millman.

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>> Yes. Mrs. Carpe- Oh, sorry. Mrs. Cox.

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>> Mr. Amico.

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>> I'd like to make a motion to approve

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warrant number 6402 in the amount of

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$1,346,018.60

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dated June 24th, 2026 subject to audit.

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>> Thank you. You've heard the motion by

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Mr. Olimpio for approval of warrant

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number 6402.

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A motion was seconded by Mr. Amico.

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Roll call vote, please.

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>> Mrs. Dunn.

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>> Mr. Olimpio.

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>> Ms. Millman.

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>> Mr. Amico.

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>> I'd like to make a motion to approve

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warrant number 6403

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in the amount of $56,156.18

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dated June 24th, 2026 subject to audit.

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>> Second.

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>> Thank you for the motion by Mr. Limpio

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for approval of warrant number 6403

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seconded by Mr. Amico. Roll call vote,

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>> Mrs. Dunn.

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>> Yes.

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>> Mr. Limpio.

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I'd like to make a motion to approve

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warrant number 6404 in the amount of

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dated June 24th, 2026 subject to audit.

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>> Second.

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» Great. Thank you for the motion by Mr.

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Limpio for approval of warrant number

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Roll call vote for approval, please.

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>> Mrs. Dunn.

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» Great. Thank you. If there's no

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objection, we have a number of students

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order, go to public participation at

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this moment. Um so, we'll go to item

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number five. No objection?

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new finance director um

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who's going to who's going to work with

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our audio just just for a minute uh

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which which we appreciate uh

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we are fortunate that the that the

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budget was passed last night and so, I

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thank the school committee and the city

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council for that um and

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in that budget was a new performing arts

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director. So, Mr. Vasconcelos is here to

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talk a little bit about um some of the

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plans he has for music for K through 8

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and some of the support that he has. I

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know we want to hear from our families

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as well uh but I wanted to have

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Danny V, our music director, come before

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us and give us a little overview and

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context. Um and then we'd love to hear

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from our students as well.

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>> Good afternoon, everybody. It's a

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pleasure to be here. Um this is my first

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Well, first time here as director of

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fine arts. I want to thank all of you

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for doing such tremendous work for the

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city of Peabody. I know it's not easy. I

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watch these I come here every so often I

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watch them from home and um I want to

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thank all of you for doing the hard

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work, the real lift. It's not always

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easy. And boy, have I learned that in

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the last week. Woo.

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So, um my plans or our plans for the um

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for the staffing um especially at the

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elementary at the elementary level. Um

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the last few years it's been very

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at the elementary level. We've uh had um

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art teacher uh teach half art, half

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music. Uh she did a great job, but it

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just wasn't the right fit. It was We

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weren't getting the proper and

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high-quality instruction we want. So,

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this year we have decided to um

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restructure and be very efficient in our

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structuring, especially at the

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elementary level. At the elementary

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level, we need five

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um five teachers to cover a hundred and

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classes. That leaves us with a around a

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teacher-to-student ratio about uh mid

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five hundreds, five twelve, five

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fifteen, around right there.

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Currently, we only have four.

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And that's that just uh four music

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teachers can only cover a hundred and

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twenty. So, we're short some. So, and so

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we restructured. And the plan is to

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bring a Higgins uh teacher music teacher

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from the Higgins to the elementary

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system so that we can have five art

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teachers for the all the schools and

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five music teachers for all the schools.

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Doing this, we are a actually able to um

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to

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lessen the burden of uh traveling in the

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middle of the day.

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We're also able to leave a teacher to

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have a teacher

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dedicate to the Brown School, which we

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can actually have them do the um general

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ed classes and the ascend classes for

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our vulnerable students with AS with

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ASD.

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Um because

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I find it really important that those

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kids, those wonderful children,

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get access to music and get access to

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art with students who they're

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comfortable with in a smaller classroom

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environment instead of second graders

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with kindergarteners and then they go to

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the concert and they don't know the the

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songs and sometimes you just you have to

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approach it differently. In a room with

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that many students, with 23 and more

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around there or it's just not the best

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situation. And uh you know, by bringing

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someone from the Higgins into uh the

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elementary system, we can alleviate some

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of those problems and and really bring

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high quality fine arts education to

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those students.

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>> [clears throat]

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>> We also end up uh having and um we have

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a wonderful teacher at the Higgins. We

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have a lot of great staff there and

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bringing one in, I think, is going to uh

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really help us, really help us in this.

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So, that are our that's our plans for at

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this time.

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Thank you.

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» Thank you, Mr. V. Are there any Anybody

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else who would like to come and speak?

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Any of our students or anybody who would

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like to come forward?

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Yeah, you can all come up together.

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Whoever's is if you could just introduce

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yourself and if you just press the

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button on the right.

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» Is it good?

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All right.

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Good evening. Good evening, everybody.

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My name is Leah Blanco and I am in the

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seventh grade. Well, tomorrow's the last

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day of school, so as soon as I walk out

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the doors, I'm going to be an eighth

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grader.

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I go to and I go to the Haggensville

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school. You probably recognize me for

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speaking at the last student committee

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for Mr. Simmons' retirement on May 21st,

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but I was also advocating for the PVD

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High School and my middle school. But

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today, I'm here for something different.

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Mr. Ev-

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Oh, shoot. Um

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I'm here for something different. Today,

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I'm here to defend one of my favorite

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teachers and my middle school itself

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and for the people that are interested

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in the arts like me.

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Basically, in the last 24 hours, there

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has been some some things that um have

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been told that Mr. Every, a current

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teacher of mine that I have right now,

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is being moved to the Carroll Elementary

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School. When I found this out, I was

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devastated. Mr. Every is literally just

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like Mr. Simmons, he cannot be replaced.

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He's literally a unicorn.

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Um if you didn't know, one of my friends

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who is actually right here made a

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petition and went around the school and

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asked 200 people to sign her petition

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for Mr. Every to not go to the

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elementary school.

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Um

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and yeah, Mr. Every is probably one of

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my favorite teachers that I know and I

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wouldn't have been here today sitting in

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the seat if it weren't for Mr. Every. He

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went out of his way and email emailed my

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mom to let me come here and I explained

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to her about this meeting. He explained

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to um my mom about this meeting and I

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eventually made it here. I bet he's

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really proud of me for speaking up today

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and probably really proud of everyone

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else that here even being here speaking

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up today as well. Um he's probably one

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of my favorite teachers and one of the

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most supportive people I know and one of

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the nicest people I know. My class has

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probably been really rowdy this year and

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really loud but every day that I looked

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at Mr. Every he was never upset, never

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mad. He was always so sweet and joyful

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and he would never roll his eyes.

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I remember about 2 weeks ago I probably

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had one of the worst weeks of my life

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and I wasn't in his class for about 4

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days and we had a quiz that week as well

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and I came back on a Friday. Friday was

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the day of the quiz and I was not

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prepared. I didn't know what to do. I

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was panicked and then I heard from him,

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"Since you haven't been here all week I

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will excuse you from the test." I didn't

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know what to say or what to do. I

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obviously wanted to take the test

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because I didn't want to um make my

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family mad or like fail. So with this

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sweet kind offer I ended up taking the

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test. The fact that Mr. Every's moving

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schools this year the year I'm about to

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go into eighth grade really devastates

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me because he is offering a lot of

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classes for the eighth graders like

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guitar etc. etc. And he's offering

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guitar for people that want to be

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musicians like him.

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If you didn't know some people in my

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family played guitar. One of them was my

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uncle. My uncle was really happy when I

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told him I wanted to play guitar when I

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was about 11. About 3 weeks ago on my

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13th birthday I got a guitar and I found

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it on the couch. He really wanted me to

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learn guitar because I always wanted to

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be like him and he was like a role model

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to me. After my uncle left the house I

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found a card in the guitar case. I wish

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I had it with me right now. Um I would

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read it. Um and it only said one

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sentence in it and it probably changed

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my whole music career. It said, "Leah, I

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hope your music career can um learn and

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grow."

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That was it.

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Um the next day I brought the guitar to

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school and asked Mr. Every to tune it

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for me. He recommended me joining guitar

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class in the eighth grade. I obviously

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said yes to make my uncle proud he

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because he wanted me to learn guitar and

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I knew a lot of my other friends wanted

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to play guitar as well and they didn't

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probably even know one single chord. And

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they wanted to do the guitar class in

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eighth grade. But he also led tech crew

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at the time. And he

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worked on the set during

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like the lights in the stage. Um during

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our this year's production Singin' in

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the Rain. I played Zelda Zanders and are

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behind the scenes and our set looked

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amazing. But now that he's leaving we

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lose a bunch of things. Kids won't be

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kids that can't get guitar lessons

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outside of school will not know how to

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play guitar if they're willing to

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um take guitar lessons this year.

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Without him. We will not have a good set

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design for we will not have a good um

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set for our drama club without him. We

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will not have a really good teacher that

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will make us smile every day anymore

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without him. We will lose a bunch of

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things if he's not here.

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Um

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And I feel like and Like I said um all

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the people that are here are mostly

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going to eighth grade mostly. Um

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And it's it will be our last year at

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Hagans. I know um a lot of people

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I know a lot of people have a different

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opinions but this is my opinion. We

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won't have a good year a good last year

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if he's not there. He he was our light

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when we were dark. He supported us and

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made us feel like a person again. He

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made he made us feel seen and heard. But

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now that he's leaving nobody will get

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the opportunity. The sixth graders the

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upcoming sixth graders won't be able to

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have a good opportunity to see what a

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good teacher was like.

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Um the seventh graders will miss him and

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not probably have not have him anymore.

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And the eighth graders won't get to

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um off get Oh my god. Do the programs

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that they offer that he offers. I know

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that I know we are trying to work on our

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budget and I would like this to be

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reconsidered and thought a little more.

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Like I said last time don't let the

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outlet disconnect reconsider all of

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this. Please protect the arts and a

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losing Mr. Avery is not complete at all.

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I'm going to make the same little joke

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like I made last time when I was talking

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about Mr. Simmons' retirement. Mr. Avery

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leaving is like not complete. It's like

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eating a cone without ice cream.

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Um the only reconsideration that I

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couldn't probably think of, well, I

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can't really think of it because I'm not

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a teacher and I don't know how it works.

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So, I don't know if it's really that

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hard or not. Um maybe hiring someone

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else at the Carol School

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and maybe keep Mr. Avery at the middle

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school, but I'm not a teacher and I

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don't know how that's going to work

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because I don't know if it's that easy

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or not.

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But, yeah. Thank you for your time.

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>> Thank you, Leah.

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» Hello. My name is Alicia Sandair. I've

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been in the music program at Higgins

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Middle School for the past 3 years and

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now I'm a rising freshman. All the music

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teachers at Higgins have all helped me

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grow and learn as a musician. Taking one

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of the music teachers away is a really

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bad decision. As important

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Mr. Avery's really important for our

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music program. Mr. Avery runs the tech

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crew at

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Gosh.

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Mr. Avery runs the tech crew at Higgins.

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He teaches four general music classes

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and one guitar class. Everyone I know

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who's taken his classes learned

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something greatly even if they don't

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want to become a musician.

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A good reason to have the music classes

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is that it is scientifically proven that

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music benefits your brain in many ways

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including strengthening your memory,

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helps with multitasking, and can reduce

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stress.

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Helps form new

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connections and can raise your overall

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IQ. These benefits help people of all

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ages, which is why music is important to

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have in both elementary school and

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middle school, which I do understand

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that we have three other music teachers

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at Higgins, but Mr. G Mr. Gianopoulos

552
00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:29,800
strictly only teaches concert band,

553
00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:31,400
which isn't very accessible for

554
00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:33,880
everybody as not everybody wants to like

555
00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:36,240
learn an instrument. And Mr. Stone only

556
00:36:36,240 --> 00:36:40,040
teaches choir and theater, which isn't cuz most

557
00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:41,640
people a lot of people don't want to

558
00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:44,200
take choir.

559
00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:51,400
So, Mr. Every teaching his music class is

560
00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:53,400
greatly beneficial for everybody in the

561
00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:56,910
school.

562
00:36:56,920 --> 00:37:01,760
Mrs. Mrs. Jones has been teaching

563
00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:03,560
Mrs.

564
00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:07,320
Jones teaches one of her

565
00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:09,320
Mrs. Jones teaches two music classes and

566
00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:12,120
two beginner classes for music. Since

567
00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:13,800
the fifth grade music program was cut a

568
00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:16,160
few years back, Mrs. Jones has had Mrs.

569
00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:17,480
Jones has had to move up to the middle

570
00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:22,510
school.

571
00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:25,310
Which

572
00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:27,680
Having Having Mr. Every gone would mean

573
00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:30,240
that Mrs. Jones would have to teach

574
00:37:30,240 --> 00:37:31,840
general art and she wouldn't be able to

575
00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:35,160
focus on teaching beginners how to play

576
00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:37,680
their instruments.

577
00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:39,720
Mr. Every personally runs tech crew.

578
00:37:39,720 --> 00:37:41,120
Without Mr. Every, most of the

579
00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:43,280
operations in Higgins drama club would

580
00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:45,200
not be able to run. One example is the

581
00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:47,480
lighting and the sound crew.

582
00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:48,960
In the start of the year, Mr. Every

583
00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:50,760
teaches them how to operate the lighting

584
00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:52,840
and the sound panel. This is a very

585
00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:55,320
difficult task that they are able to by

586
00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:56,560
the end of the school year where our

587
00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:58,880
drama club puts on a production. Another

588
00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:02,360
job of the tech tech crew is that Mr.

589
00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:04,320
Every manages is making sure that all

590
00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:06,800
the props and set are sets are perfect.

591
00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:08,400
As an actor, going on stage is very

592
00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:11,160
stressful. And Mr. Every making sure

593
00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:13,320
that everything is perfect by the time

594
00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:15,000
of our show makes it a lot less

595
00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,110
stressful.

596
00:38:18,120 --> 00:38:20,840
And I have one question for the school

597
00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:24,280
board for the school committee.

598
00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:27,640
Why is performing arts always getting

599
00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:28,440
this

600
00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:30,960
Like, why is performing arts always I

601
00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:33,200
feel like getting attacked? Cuz I feel

602
00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:35,640
like it's almost like every year

603
00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:37,240
something happens in performing arts

604
00:38:37,240 --> 00:38:38,840
where it's

605
00:38:38,840 --> 00:38:40,400
not helping

606
00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,680
Something happens to performing arts.

607
00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:45,160
I've seen a lot of people who grow out

608
00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:46,680
of their shell. This program is

609
00:38:46,680 --> 00:38:48,480
beneficial to so many people that I

610
00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:50,720
know. I don't understand why we are

611
00:38:50,720 --> 00:38:55,870
always the first people to be targeted.

612
00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:58,760
Everybody's voice should be heard. And I

613
00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:00,480
personally made a petition that has

614
00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:02,840
about one I made the petition, I think,

615
00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:06,120
about 7 hours ago and it has over 100

616
00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:07,960
signatures now.

617
00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:09,920
This, in my personal opinion, proves how

618
00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:12,000
important Mr. Every is to our school and

619
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:15,120
our community. Thank you for your time.

620
00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:19,510
>> Thank you.

621
00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:22,470
Welcome.

622
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:24,880
» Hello. My name is Serafina Di Gregorio

623
00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:26,040
and I'm a seventh grader here at

624
00:39:26,040 --> 00:39:28,160
Higgins. And today, I wanted to bring

625
00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:30,560
forward and present a concern

626
00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:32,280
of many students.

627
00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:33,840
For Mr. Every, one of our music

628
00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:35,600
teachers, me and my friend Sophia

629
00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:38,040
Downing put together this petition. It

630
00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:39,680
started as some silly idea yesterday at

631
00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:41,880
lunch, but now it's turned into a

632
00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:43,960
showcase of determination, resilience,

633
00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:46,240
and passion for musical education. It

634
00:39:46,240 --> 00:39:48,000
was incredibly last minute and getting

635
00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:49,880
200 signatures in one day was certainly

636
00:39:49,880 --> 00:39:51,680
not easy. I'm so proud of all the

637
00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:53,840
teamwork we had, all the help we got,

638
00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:55,840
and really thankful for each signature.

639
00:39:55,840 --> 00:39:57,920
Music is very important to me and many

640
00:39:57,920 --> 00:39:59,400
of my friends and classmates, and it

641
00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:00,760
felt like a let down hearing the news of

642
00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:02,480
his relocation. But going around the

643
00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:04,520
halls collecting signatures was such a

644
00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:06,360
hopeful feeling. There's not much

645
00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:08,080
convincing I can do with my own voice,

646
00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:09,480
which is why me and Sophia felt it was

647
00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:11,360
important to ask for others' voices.

648
00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:12,800
Next year, my friends and I were looking

649
00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:13,960
forward to taking a guitar class with

650
00:40:13,960 --> 00:40:16,080
him and being in the school musical.

651
00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:17,600
With him moving,

652
00:40:17,600 --> 00:40:19,120
we won't be able to experience these

653
00:40:19,120 --> 00:40:20,560
things. He runs the tech crew and

654
00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:22,360
teaches music for all grades, and it

655
00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:23,360
wouldn't feel the same without him

656
00:40:23,360 --> 00:40:25,960
teaching. With that, I hope me and my

657
00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:27,440
classmates' voices can make a difference

658
00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:29,000
in this matter because our effort and

659
00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:30,560
hope for this has been great to

660
00:40:30,560 --> 00:40:31,880
experience, and I want it to count for

661
00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:34,080
something. Thank you.

662
00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:42,110
>> Thank you.

663
00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:45,360
» Hello. My name is Gabriella Monjalo.

664
00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:47,840
For me, as a person, music matters to me

665
00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:49,600
a lot, and I know for a lot of other

666
00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:52,000
people it matters, too. For some people,

667
00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,480
it's their only outlet. Some people may

668
00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:56,880
have bad experiences at home,

669
00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:59,000
and they may only have a teacher to rely

670
00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:00,960
on. By removing Mr. Every from the

671
00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:02,760
middle school, you don't know how many

672
00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:05,440
trusts can be lost. Some people are too

673
00:41:05,440 --> 00:41:06,880
scared to talk to their guidance

674
00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:08,920
counselor, and some people are too

675
00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:11,160
scared to talk to their families

676
00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:12,960
or even friends.

677
00:41:12,960 --> 00:41:15,760
Not only is he beneficial to drama club,

678
00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:18,040
which I was personally in,

679
00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:19,600
I mean, without him, who would be

680
00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:21,360
controlling the lights? I know I can't

681
00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:23,680
do that. And he taught my friend Koda

682
00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:25,000
very well.

683
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:25,920
Now,

684
00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:28,440
if you were to really think about it,

685
00:41:28,440 --> 00:41:31,200
especially like me, I am a very shy

686
00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:33,480
person, and the people that I reach out

687
00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:34,560
to

688
00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:36,680
are usually the people I trust the most,

689
00:41:36,680 --> 00:41:38,840
and I know tons of people who trust Mr.

690
00:41:38,840 --> 00:41:41,920
Every with their information.

691
00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:43,400
I think that this

692
00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:45,840
decision is not helpful at all for

693
00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:47,600
people like that, and not helpful for

694
00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:49,120
the music program.

695
00:41:49,120 --> 00:41:51,480
By losing Mr. Every, it's like missing a

696
00:41:51,480 --> 00:41:53,360
piece in a puzzle. The puzzle cannot be

697
00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:56,800
complete if not all pieces are there. By

698
00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:59,800
then, you may as well just destroy it.

699
00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:01,000
Also,

700
00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:02,600
our music,

701
00:42:02,600 --> 00:42:04,800
well, you know, the music program at all

702
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:08,360
the schools is already collapsing very

703
00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:10,600
much each year. This is because people

704
00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:12,840
don't realize how much arts and music

705
00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:15,800
benefit people. It helps them express

706
00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:18,400
themselves. It helps them express their

707
00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:19,880
creativity.

708
00:42:19,880 --> 00:42:21,840
And by taking away someone

709
00:42:21,840 --> 00:42:24,520
who is really important to that matter,

710
00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:26,400
you are destroying the minds of many

711
00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:29,160
children who may have gotten a chance of

712
00:42:29,160 --> 00:42:33,320
creativity or spark from music or arts.

713
00:42:33,320 --> 00:42:35,000
I think that we should rethink this

714
00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:36,240
decision.

715
00:42:36,240 --> 00:42:38,560
Of course, I'm only just a child, so I

716
00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:41,800
wouldn't know much about how this works.

717
00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:44,600
But, I do think that all things should

718
00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:46,160
be reconsidered,

719
00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:49,080
especially this major decision.

720
00:42:49,080 --> 00:42:51,120
And in chances like this, if we are

721
00:42:51,120 --> 00:42:53,080
trying to make budget cuts,

722
00:42:53,080 --> 00:42:56,000
sometimes we have to sacrifice more than

723
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:57,400
just that.

724
00:42:57,400 --> 00:43:00,280
And by losing a teacher, that doesn't

725
00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:03,440
help a lot of people. Even some teachers

726
00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:05,080
may have a great connection with with

727
00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:06,960
Mr. Avery, and now they might not be

728
00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:08,640
able to see him.

729
00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:10,560
I think that this this decision to be

730
00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:12,960
rethinked, but of course, this is your

731
00:43:12,960 --> 00:43:15,480
decision on the matter.

732
00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:27,510
Thank you.

733
00:43:27,520 --> 00:43:30,320
» Hi everyone. I'm Lindsey Hatton. I am

734
00:43:30,320 --> 00:43:32,360
with the Higgins Performing Arts Parents

735
00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:34,160
Group. I'm also the volunteer

736
00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:36,160
choreographer for the show every year,

737
00:43:36,160 --> 00:43:38,720
um which is incredibly fun, by the way.

738
00:43:38,720 --> 00:43:40,120
Um I just wanted to thank you for

739
00:43:40,120 --> 00:43:41,720
listening to these students. They really

740
00:43:41,720 --> 00:43:44,280
said it all. Um Mr. Avery has a huge

741
00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:46,280
place in our hearts. He's very important

742
00:43:46,280 --> 00:43:48,760
to our school, to our show, to the

743
00:43:48,760 --> 00:43:50,880
technical crew who learns so much from

744
00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:53,480
him. Um so, I appreciate you listening

745
00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:55,120
to all the students, and just know how

746
00:43:55,120 --> 00:43:56,800
important he is.

747
00:43:56,800 --> 00:44:05,070
Thank you.

748
00:44:05,080 --> 00:44:07,400
» Hi, I'm Gina Miranda. I am the mother of

749
00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:10,280
Gabriella Mondello and um um

750
00:44:10,280 --> 00:44:12,040
we've been lucky that we reside in

751
00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:14,560
Peabody and she's had a great education

752
00:44:14,560 --> 00:44:16,440
up to seventh grade. I see the teachers

753
00:44:16,440 --> 00:44:19,280
in Peabody going way beyond

754
00:44:19,280 --> 00:44:21,040
what's expected of them to give these

755
00:44:21,040 --> 00:44:24,200
kids the best experience and I you know

756
00:44:24,200 --> 00:44:26,400
I understand you know

757
00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:28,480
there's not enough teachers for our

758
00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:31,240
elementary school and then here at the

759
00:44:31,240 --> 00:44:33,120
Haggerty's I just feel like we have the

760
00:44:33,120 --> 00:44:36,640
best group of teachers and individuals

761
00:44:36,640 --> 00:44:38,320
and to take one of those away is going

762
00:44:38,320 --> 00:44:39,240
to

763
00:44:39,240 --> 00:44:41,480
break that up but I know that Mr. Avery

764
00:44:41,480 --> 00:44:43,560
will do everything he can in his power

765
00:44:43,560 --> 00:44:45,800
to make sure that that doesn't happen

766
00:44:45,800 --> 00:44:47,720
and um

767
00:44:47,720 --> 00:44:49,320
you know I just want to commend every

768
00:44:49,320 --> 00:44:51,680
teacher and for the students in here

769
00:44:51,680 --> 00:44:53,280
speaking for the students and the choice

770
00:44:53,280 --> 00:44:56,160
for all of the Haggerty's music drama

771
00:44:56,160 --> 00:44:57,800
and um we're going to continue

772
00:44:57,800 --> 00:45:00,520
supporting them no matter what and

773
00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:02,200
just consider you know

774
00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:03,760
the decisions you make and then how it

775
00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:15,550
impacts the students. Thank you.

776
00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:18,560
» Well, thank you to all of our student

777
00:45:18,560 --> 00:45:20,160
speakers and and parents. That was

778
00:45:20,160 --> 00:45:22,440
excellent. Very well done.

779
00:45:22,440 --> 00:45:24,560
Anybody else who would like to speak at

780
00:45:24,560 --> 00:45:28,600
the this time? Microphone is open.

781
00:45:28,600 --> 00:45:34,750
Do we have any?

782
00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:36,680
And those petitions that were mentioned,

783
00:45:36,680 --> 00:45:39,840
if those petitions could be sent to

784
00:45:39,840 --> 00:45:41,720
Dr. Vidal's office, the superintendent,

785
00:45:41,720 --> 00:45:43,640
the petitions, those could be sent to

786
00:45:43,640 --> 00:45:46,080
Dr. Vidal's office. That'd be great.

787
00:45:46,080 --> 00:45:47,680
That'd be helpful.

788
00:45:47,680 --> 00:45:50,440
Okay, thank you.

789
00:45:50,440 --> 00:45:52,880
Anybody else who would like to speak?

790
00:45:52,880 --> 00:46:01,710
Okay, anybody online?

791
00:46:01,720 --> 00:46:03,000
Yeah.

792
00:46:03,000 --> 00:46:09,910
I want

793
00:46:09,920 --> 00:46:13,150
Okay.

794
00:46:13,160 --> 00:46:16,000
Next we're going to continued business.

795
00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:18,280
And

796
00:46:18,280 --> 00:46:19,560
First item is the Peabody Veterans

797
00:46:19,560 --> 00:46:21,120
Memorial High School MSBA project

798
00:46:21,120 --> 00:46:22,720
update, Mrs. Dunn.

799
00:46:22,720 --> 00:46:24,640
>> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm very happy

800
00:46:24,640 --> 00:46:26,360
to report that we

801
00:46:26,360 --> 00:46:28,800
ended up last week having our

802
00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:31,400
appointment with the MSBA

803
00:46:31,400 --> 00:46:34,920
design panel selection board. There were

804
00:46:34,920 --> 00:46:35,480
uh

805
00:46:35,480 --> 00:46:38,480
13 members of the MSBA and three members

806
00:46:38,480 --> 00:46:44,000
from from Peabody. We presented the um

807
00:46:44,000 --> 00:46:47,240
four candidates that had applied

808
00:46:47,240 --> 00:46:48,960
and the selection board went through

809
00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:52,440
them along with us and after a vote, the

810
00:46:52,440 --> 00:46:55,440
field was narrowed to two. So, the top

811
00:46:55,440 --> 00:46:58,560
two firms from that process have been

812
00:46:58,560 --> 00:47:01,240
moved forward and there will be a

813
00:47:01,240 --> 00:47:04,520
further process on the 14th of July at

814
00:47:04,520 --> 00:47:07,120
which time that 13-member board as well

815
00:47:07,120 --> 00:47:08,680
as the three representatives from

816
00:47:08,680 --> 00:47:11,200
Peabody will meet again, but we will be

817
00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:14,760
able to interview the two firms that

818
00:47:14,760 --> 00:47:17,360
uh have been selected to move forward

819
00:47:17,360 --> 00:47:19,040
and then at that time after the

820
00:47:19,040 --> 00:47:21,240
interviews and there is a lot of

821
00:47:21,240 --> 00:47:24,360
research going on right now regarding

822
00:47:24,360 --> 00:47:26,160
the projects that those firms have

823
00:47:26,160 --> 00:47:28,960
worked on, their references, um just the

824
00:47:28,960 --> 00:47:30,840
different types of work they have done

825
00:47:30,840 --> 00:47:33,520
and uh all of the subcontractors that

826
00:47:33,520 --> 00:47:35,880
they utilize. Those

827
00:47:35,880 --> 00:47:38,440
all go into the uh discussion that will

828
00:47:38,440 --> 00:47:40,120
come up on the 14th and then at that

829
00:47:40,120 --> 00:47:42,440
point we will know who our design team

830
00:47:42,440 --> 00:47:45,080
will be for the high school project.

831
00:47:45,080 --> 00:47:47,480
The uh school building committee is also

832
00:47:47,480 --> 00:47:50,200
planning several trips in the few in in

833
00:47:50,200 --> 00:47:51,800
the future, hopefully in the very near

834
00:47:51,800 --> 00:47:53,800
future, to go out and look at more

835
00:47:53,800 --> 00:47:56,320
schools just to look at the projects

836
00:47:56,320 --> 00:47:58,320
that are out there. We're trying to find

837
00:47:58,320 --> 00:48:00,680
projects that were completed by these

838
00:48:00,680 --> 00:48:02,760
firms as well as others because you can

839
00:48:02,760 --> 00:48:04,920
get all kinds of different ideas with

840
00:48:04,920 --> 00:48:06,360
all the different schools that we're

841
00:48:06,360 --> 00:48:09,080
looking at. So, we're moving forward and

842
00:48:09,080 --> 00:48:12,560
everything's going well and on time.

843
00:48:12,560 --> 00:48:13,920
So, I'm always happy to answer any

844
00:48:13,920 --> 00:48:17,320
questions if anyone has some. Thank you.

845
00:48:17,320 --> 00:48:19,920
>> Thank you, Mr. Dunn. Any questions?

846
00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:20,560
Okay.

847
00:48:20,560 --> 00:48:22,520
Uh next item I asked to remain on Mass

848
00:48:22,520 --> 00:48:24,480
Core. I know we spoke about it

849
00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:25,960
at length at the last meeting, but I I

850
00:48:25,960 --> 00:48:27,720
think we were awaiting maybe some

851
00:48:27,720 --> 00:48:29,160
guidance.

852
00:48:29,160 --> 00:48:31,160
Um so, is there an update that can be

853
00:48:31,160 --> 00:48:31,680
provided?

854
00:48:31,680 --> 00:48:33,240
>> And I do have the first item on the

855
00:48:33,240 --> 00:48:34,720
superintendent's report. We could roll

856
00:48:34,720 --> 00:48:36,800
this right in if that's okay, Mr. Mayor.

857
00:48:36,800 --> 00:48:38,200
>> I'm I'm fine with that.

858
00:48:38,200 --> 00:48:39,680
>> Thank you. Uh so, if we jump to the

859
00:48:39,680 --> 00:48:40,880
superintendent's report, Mr. Mayor, if

860
00:48:40,880 --> 00:48:41,600
that's okay.

861
00:48:41,600 --> 00:48:43,640
>> If no objection, no objection, we'll go

862
00:48:43,640 --> 00:48:45,000
right to that. It's a good idea.

863
00:48:45,000 --> 00:48:46,680
>> Excellent. So, the first item is the

864
00:48:46,680 --> 00:48:48,760
statewide graduation standards.

865
00:48:48,760 --> 00:48:49,920
Uh and so, in the written

866
00:48:49,920 --> 00:48:51,560
communications, the full report, the

867
00:48:51,560 --> 00:48:54,480
140-page report uh that I emailed to you

868
00:48:54,480 --> 00:48:55,880
is in there. So, I'm not sure if

869
00:48:55,880 --> 00:48:57,040
everybody had a chance to read the

870
00:48:57,040 --> 00:48:59,040
entire thing, uh but I did give a a

871
00:48:59,040 --> 00:49:02,400
brief uh overview of of the areas. And

872
00:49:02,400 --> 00:49:03,800
really, the recommendations coming out

873
00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:05,800
of the state, uh there are four major

874
00:49:05,800 --> 00:49:07,560
recommendations. And the first one is

875
00:49:07,560 --> 00:49:08,880
the foundational coursework, and

876
00:49:08,880 --> 00:49:11,600
ensuring that all high schools have uh a

877
00:49:11,600 --> 00:49:13,200
complete foundational coursework, which

878
00:49:13,200 --> 00:49:15,440
includes Mass Core. Uh the completion

879
00:49:15,440 --> 00:49:17,480
date for this, they're asking us for the

880
00:49:17,480 --> 00:49:19,720
current seventh graders uh who are

881
00:49:19,720 --> 00:49:21,120
rising eighth graders, the class of

882
00:49:21,120 --> 00:49:23,720
2031, for it to be fully implemented for

883
00:49:23,720 --> 00:49:25,840
their graduating class. And as as you

884
00:49:25,840 --> 00:49:29,800
know, uh Ms. Randall and Mrs. uh Finn

885
00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:31,720
were before us, and we have a a

886
00:49:31,720 --> 00:49:33,440
comprehensive plan to implement this in

887
00:49:33,440 --> 00:49:34,960
our program of studies moving forward

888
00:49:34,960 --> 00:49:36,880
with the class of 2030. Um so, we are

889
00:49:36,880 --> 00:49:38,920
prepared for that. I know that Ms. Dunn

890
00:49:38,920 --> 00:49:40,760
and Mr. Olimpio met earlier tonight with

891
00:49:40,760 --> 00:49:42,800
a number of policies. Um so, hopefully

892
00:49:42,800 --> 00:49:44,960
we'll uh be bringing that up during the

893
00:49:44,960 --> 00:49:48,040
policy piece as well and and for a first

894
00:49:48,040 --> 00:49:50,600
read. I'll give a quick overview of

895
00:49:50,600 --> 00:49:52,000
numbers two, three, and four, and then

896
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:53,280
we can have a a little bit more of a

897
00:49:53,280 --> 00:49:54,760
robust discussion.

898
00:49:54,760 --> 00:49:56,440
Uh the the other items don't necessarily

899
00:49:56,440 --> 00:49:59,240
have a a similar timeline. Uh it's more

900
00:49:59,240 --> 00:50:00,880
of these are the recommendations, and

901
00:50:00,880 --> 00:50:02,400
then we'll be working together to figure

902
00:50:02,400 --> 00:50:04,480
out what that is. So, one of the

903
00:50:04,480 --> 00:50:06,080
recommendations is that there will be

904
00:50:06,080 --> 00:50:08,600
end-of-course assessments, uh similar to

905
00:50:08,600 --> 00:50:10,640
a final exam, uh but it would be a

906
00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:13,320
statewide final exam in certain courses,

907
00:50:13,320 --> 00:50:14,800
and this will eventually take the place

908
00:50:14,800 --> 00:50:16,080
of MCAS.

909
00:50:16,080 --> 00:50:16,920
Um

910
00:50:16,920 --> 00:50:18,600
I think there's a lot to be teased out

911
00:50:18,600 --> 00:50:21,360
here around what courses they will will

912
00:50:21,360 --> 00:50:23,080
be I mean, if it's biology, that's

913
00:50:23,080 --> 00:50:25,920
similar to the MCAS biology. If it's

914
00:50:25,920 --> 00:50:27,440
math, are we doing geometry? Are we

915
00:50:27,440 --> 00:50:29,080
doing algebra one? You know, what what

916
00:50:29,080 --> 00:50:30,360
does that look like? What does it look

917
00:50:30,360 --> 00:50:32,360
like for uh students to do integrated

918
00:50:32,360 --> 00:50:34,880
math? Um in the ELA classes, is it ninth

919
00:50:34,880 --> 00:50:36,480
grade ELA? Is it 10th grade ELA? So, a

920
00:50:36,480 --> 00:50:37,680
lot of questions on that, but the

921
00:50:37,680 --> 00:50:39,040
end-of-course assessments is something

922
00:50:39,040 --> 00:50:41,760
that they're looking to standardize. Um

923
00:50:41,760 --> 00:50:43,040
the third thing is post-secondary

924
00:50:43,040 --> 00:50:46,680
planning. So, My Cap is uh

925
00:50:46,680 --> 00:50:49,080
is is a program that we use, and uh

926
00:50:49,080 --> 00:50:50,400
they're looking to expand this for all

927
00:50:50,400 --> 00:50:52,240
students. And it's basically creating

928
00:50:52,240 --> 00:50:54,280
individualized post-secondary plans for

929
00:50:54,280 --> 00:50:55,680
students. I think this is a wonderful

930
00:50:55,680 --> 00:50:56,800
idea. We do this with our special

931
00:50:56,800 --> 00:50:58,240
education students in terms of

932
00:50:58,240 --> 00:51:00,160
transition planning, and we see the

933
00:51:00,160 --> 00:51:02,800
benefit of that for all students. So, uh

934
00:51:02,800 --> 00:51:04,000
they're looking to formalize

935
00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:06,320
post-secondary plans for everyone, and

936
00:51:06,320 --> 00:51:08,720
creating a plan so that everyone has uh

937
00:51:08,720 --> 00:51:10,440
sort of a team and a plan and an idea of

938
00:51:10,440 --> 00:51:12,840
what they're doing post- high school.

939
00:51:12,840 --> 00:51:14,240
And then the third uh the fourth and

940
00:51:14,240 --> 00:51:16,160
final one is a culminating experience.

941
00:51:16,160 --> 00:51:18,160
And so, that means at some point during

942
00:51:18,160 --> 00:51:20,480
your senior year, you'll either present

943
00:51:20,480 --> 00:51:22,880
a portfolio of your work, and or you'll

944
00:51:22,880 --> 00:51:24,640
do a capstone project, and sometimes

945
00:51:24,640 --> 00:51:26,120
that's service learning. A lot of

946
00:51:26,120 --> 00:51:27,920
schools are going into this, um and we

947
00:51:27,920 --> 00:51:29,600
have some of this. It's not formalized

948
00:51:29,600 --> 00:51:32,320
across the entire um grade, but but it

949
00:51:32,320 --> 00:51:33,880
is something that we could do. Uh and

950
00:51:33,880 --> 00:51:35,640
so, you could choose between a portfolio

951
00:51:35,640 --> 00:51:38,680
experience, where you uh presented sort

952
00:51:38,680 --> 00:51:40,440
of a portfolio of all your best work,

953
00:51:40,440 --> 00:51:42,360
and we had a presentation similar to the

954
00:51:42,360 --> 00:51:44,160
civic showcase or something like that,

955
00:51:44,160 --> 00:51:46,240
or you did a capstone project, something

956
00:51:46,240 --> 00:51:48,240
that you really were passionate about

957
00:51:48,240 --> 00:51:50,000
and you went into the community and you

958
00:51:50,000 --> 00:51:51,080
were able to do a service learning

959
00:51:51,080 --> 00:51:52,840
project and then do a presentation on

960
00:51:52,840 --> 00:51:54,720
it. So, it's really real world skills

961
00:51:54,720 --> 00:51:56,280
that they're looking at. Again, there's

962
00:51:56,280 --> 00:51:59,200
no timeline on this one either. Um so,

963
00:51:59,200 --> 00:52:01,520
numbers two through four very ambitious,

964
00:52:01,520 --> 00:52:03,560
uh very creative, things that we really

965
00:52:03,560 --> 00:52:05,240
enjoy. Uh there's a number of other

966
00:52:05,240 --> 00:52:06,760
things in there as well that we can

967
00:52:06,760 --> 00:52:08,840
tease into, but really the first one

968
00:52:08,840 --> 00:52:10,680
with a timeline is the Mass Core

969
00:52:10,680 --> 00:52:11,960
completion for that foundational

970
00:52:11,960 --> 00:52:14,160
coursework. Um so, I'm happy to answer

971
00:52:14,160 --> 00:52:16,000
any questions. I think a good next step

972
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:17,480
for us is to really take a look at the

973
00:52:17,480 --> 00:52:19,360
policy and and see where the School

974
00:52:19,360 --> 00:52:21,440
Committee lands. I know that um I don't

975
00:52:21,440 --> 00:52:23,000
know what whether we want to bring that

976
00:52:23,000 --> 00:52:25,040
up during the subcommittee reports. Um

977
00:52:25,040 --> 00:52:26,680
but I think, you know, that that's our

978
00:52:26,680 --> 00:52:29,600
logical next step uh for for Mass Core

979
00:52:29,600 --> 00:52:32,590
adoption.

980
00:52:32,600 --> 00:52:34,680
» Thank you, Dr. Della. Um Ms. Millman,

981
00:52:34,680 --> 00:52:37,280
anything on that side?

982
00:52:37,280 --> 00:52:39,320
>> Just to add a some clarity to um if you

983
00:52:39,320 --> 00:52:40,520
could

984
00:52:40,520 --> 00:52:42,720
speak to it um

985
00:52:42,720 --> 00:52:44,000
uh of what you know. I mean, the Mass

986
00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:45,680
Core I think is the easiest part of it.

987
00:52:45,680 --> 00:52:48,400
We're we're almost there. Um I think

988
00:52:48,400 --> 00:52:50,200
that's the benefit, the fact that you've

989
00:52:50,200 --> 00:52:52,440
endorsed that, the fact that um

990
00:52:52,440 --> 00:52:54,720
uh Principal Randall as well, um and

991
00:52:54,720 --> 00:52:56,040
guidance, and they've been working on

992
00:52:56,040 --> 00:52:58,080
that and and it's important and I think

993
00:52:58,080 --> 00:53:01,040
when we look at the over 10 years of

994
00:53:01,040 --> 00:53:03,000
data that has supported Mass Core, it's

995
00:53:03,000 --> 00:53:05,680
good to be on this road now and to even

996
00:53:05,680 --> 00:53:08,280
be 1 year in advance. Just the um a

997
00:53:08,280 --> 00:53:10,760
piece of reference or clarification. So,

998
00:53:10,760 --> 00:53:13,240
when and your slide indicates about the

999
00:53:13,240 --> 00:53:15,320
end of what they're calling EOC, the end

1000
00:53:15,320 --> 00:53:17,600
of course um assessments will eventually

1001
00:53:17,600 --> 00:53:19,640
take place of MCAS. It is not going to

1002
00:53:19,640 --> 00:53:21,800
be high stakes, however, regardless. And

1003
00:53:21,800 --> 00:53:23,160
I think that's an important thing to

1004
00:53:23,160 --> 00:53:26,240
know. It's just going to be relative to

1005
00:53:26,240 --> 00:53:28,120
seeing where students are landing and

1006
00:53:28,120 --> 00:53:31,000
data collection. It is it will not be a

1007
00:53:31,000 --> 00:53:34,760
MCAS substitute. It's not taking the um

1008
00:53:34,760 --> 00:53:36,520
aspect of high stakes that you need to

1009
00:53:36,520 --> 00:53:39,240
get a particular score um as you did

1010
00:53:39,240 --> 00:53:41,480
with MCAS in order to receive a diploma.

1011
00:53:41,480 --> 00:53:44,080
And I think that's one big difference.

1012
00:53:44,080 --> 00:53:46,320
Albeit, there's a lot to be worked out

1013
00:53:46,320 --> 00:53:48,280
on all of this, and I believe if my

1014
00:53:48,280 --> 00:53:50,240
understanding is and been part of some

1015
00:53:50,240 --> 00:53:51,800
of the background and the a lot of this

1016
00:53:51,800 --> 00:53:54,080
is yet to come. While there still are

1017
00:53:54,080 --> 00:53:55,600
districts in doing the capstone, for

1018
00:53:55,600 --> 00:53:58,640
example, is or the MyCap MyCap capstone

1019
00:53:58,640 --> 00:54:00,440
projects is something a lot of people

1020
00:54:00,440 --> 00:54:01,800
are doing, and we're doing parts of

1021
00:54:01,800 --> 00:54:03,880
that. So, we are in those ways ahead of

1022
00:54:03,880 --> 00:54:05,880
some things. So, I think it's a great

1023
00:54:05,880 --> 00:54:07,680
idea. I'm glad we're moving forward with

1024
00:54:07,680 --> 00:54:10,040
it and it's being endorsed, and it it's

1025
00:54:10,040 --> 00:54:12,000
really a benefit to our students because

1026
00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:14,720
why would we not want to be ahead of

1027
00:54:14,720 --> 00:54:16,400
things? Why would we not want our

1028
00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:18,560
students to rise to what we have all

1029
00:54:18,560 --> 00:54:20,320
this documentation and data and

1030
00:54:20,320 --> 00:54:22,000
information about that is a benefit to

1031
00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:24,160
students. And for certain, the

1032
00:54:24,160 --> 00:54:26,760
Commonwealth spoke about MCAS, so that

1033
00:54:26,760 --> 00:54:28,280
is gone.

1034
00:54:28,280 --> 00:54:29,800
Yet, we do still want to have

1035
00:54:29,800 --> 00:54:31,600
information and data how students are

1036
00:54:31,600 --> 00:54:33,560
performing and and how our schools are

1037
00:54:33,560 --> 00:54:35,640
doing in meeting basic standards. So, I

1038
00:54:35,640 --> 00:54:37,240
think it's I think it's great, and it's

1039
00:54:37,240 --> 00:54:40,320
a great move forward.

1040
00:54:40,320 --> 00:54:42,000
>> Well said. Thank you.

1041
00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:43,240
Any other comments on the side of Mr.

1042
00:54:43,240 --> 00:54:44,120
Mico?

1043
00:54:44,120 --> 00:54:46,320
>> Through the chair to Dr. Abdalla, has

1044
00:54:46,320 --> 00:54:51,480
the state given us any guidance on cost, on how this is going to be

1045
00:54:51,480 --> 00:54:53,600
funded? Because, you know, my 25 years

1046
00:54:53,600 --> 00:54:55,360
of education,

1047
00:54:55,360 --> 00:54:56,680
the newest,

1048
00:54:56,680 --> 00:54:58,280
best, brightest thing that comes down

1049
00:54:58,280 --> 00:55:00,920
the road, the shiny red car, it's very

1050
00:55:00,920 --> 00:55:03,080
expensive, and it all looks great. I

1051
00:55:03,080 --> 00:55:06,520
mean, this is a great menu, looks great.

1052
00:55:06,520 --> 00:55:08,040
Um but, it's going to cost a lot of

1053
00:55:08,040 --> 00:55:12,440
money, and I worry about our budgets.

1054
00:55:12,440 --> 00:55:14,800
Um we're halfway through the year, and

1055
00:55:14,800 --> 00:55:17,080
it wasn't a good 6 months on the state

1056
00:55:17,080 --> 00:55:19,120
rolls. So, next year is going to be

1057
00:55:19,120 --> 00:55:21,920
worse than this year, and, you know, we

1058
00:55:21,920 --> 00:55:23,560
need we need to catch up. So, my

1059
00:55:23,560 --> 00:55:26,360
concerns about this is I love the fact

1060
00:55:26,360 --> 00:55:28,640
that MCAS is being eliminated,

1061
00:55:28,640 --> 00:55:30,760
but we'll we'll still have data, and

1062
00:55:30,760 --> 00:55:35,360
we'll still have the communities that will have the high

1063
00:55:35,360 --> 00:55:38,520
scores, and then, you know, the s-

1064
00:55:38,520 --> 00:55:42,400
the other communities will not. And it sometimes comes down to funding.

1065
00:55:42,400 --> 00:55:44,760
Let's not fool ourselves. MCAS was a

1066
00:55:44,760 --> 00:55:48,360
funding engine by the Commonwealth. And

1067
00:55:48,360 --> 00:55:51,280
um I have concerns about this moving

1068
00:55:51,280 --> 00:55:54,400
forward. I'm all for, you know, I want

1069
00:55:54,400 --> 00:55:56,480
to give the kids the best.

1070
00:55:56,480 --> 00:55:58,400
But this country has not proven that

1071
00:55:58,400 --> 00:56:01,280
education is as important as we all

1072
00:56:01,280 --> 00:56:02,600
think it is.

1073
00:56:02,600 --> 00:56:04,440
You know, teachers are number one on the

1074
00:56:04,440 --> 00:56:07,480
list on on burnout in educa- in in any

1075
00:56:07,480 --> 00:56:09,280
profession. That I'll tell you right

1076
00:56:09,280 --> 00:56:10,960
there. So, my concerns are on the

1077
00:56:10,960 --> 00:56:13,120
monetary end. I want to make sure that

1078
00:56:13,120 --> 00:56:15,840
the state and the feds are funding. And

1079
00:56:15,840 --> 00:56:17,600
um I just want to

1080
00:56:17,600 --> 00:56:21,040
basically just back to the question if you've heard anything about funding

1081
00:56:21,040 --> 00:56:24,840
because unmandated unfunded mandates are

1082
00:56:24,840 --> 00:56:26,520
uh are something that we've had to deal

1083
00:56:26,520 --> 00:56:30,950
with for quite some time now. Thank you.

1084
00:56:30,960 --> 00:56:32,880
» Th- Thank you, Mr. Mico. Uh

1085
00:56:32,880 --> 00:56:35,000
yes, absolutely. It does feel as though

1086
00:56:35,000 --> 00:56:36,320
a lot of this may be an unfunded

1087
00:56:36,320 --> 00:56:39,080
mandate. Uh Mrs. Dunn did send me uh

1088
00:56:39,080 --> 00:56:41,400
there there are some grant funding out

1089
00:56:41,400 --> 00:56:42,760
there uh

1090
00:56:42,760 --> 00:56:44,680
for some implementation and things like

1091
00:56:44,680 --> 00:56:47,240
that. I do worry, to your point, of the

1092
00:56:47,240 --> 00:56:48,920
sustainability. You know, there may be

1093
00:56:48,920 --> 00:56:50,560
some upfront money, and then what

1094
00:56:50,560 --> 00:56:52,400
happens? Is there going to be a cliff?

1095
00:56:52,400 --> 00:56:53,520
Is, you know,

1096
00:56:53,520 --> 00:56:55,400
what happens once you bake that into

1097
00:56:55,400 --> 00:56:57,800
your budget? Are we able to sustain it?

1098
00:56:57,800 --> 00:57:00,200
Uh I think in terms of number one,

1099
00:57:00,200 --> 00:57:03,640
I think we're ready. I think we're we're there. In terms of the other ones,

1100
00:57:03,640 --> 00:57:05,440
I do have significant concerns as well

1101
00:57:05,440 --> 00:57:07,040
because the end-of-course assessments,

1102
00:57:07,040 --> 00:57:09,360
there's going to be a fee, a co- there's

1103
00:57:09,360 --> 00:57:11,080
going to be a cost for that. Uh

1104
00:57:11,080 --> 00:57:13,720
and just like MCAS, MCAS is here now,

1105
00:57:13,720 --> 00:57:15,240
and it doesn't count for graduation, but

1106
00:57:15,240 --> 00:57:16,760
it counts for our accountability. And

1107
00:57:16,760 --> 00:57:19,240
so, that's confusing for people. And,

1108
00:57:19,240 --> 00:57:21,280
you know, it it it matters for our

1109
00:57:21,280 --> 00:57:23,240
teachers and for our schools and and for

1110
00:57:23,240 --> 00:57:24,840
our accountability. End-of-course

1111
00:57:24,840 --> 00:57:26,040
assessments will be the same way. They

1112
00:57:26,040 --> 00:57:27,720
may not be high-stakes for the students,

1113
00:57:27,720 --> 00:57:29,040
but they're still go- going to matter,

1114
00:57:29,040 --> 00:57:30,400
and we're going to be judged on them.

1115
00:57:30,400 --> 00:57:32,280
And so, I think, you know, a lot of

1116
00:57:32,280 --> 00:57:34,560
these things are good in in principle.

1117
00:57:34,560 --> 00:57:36,160
Um I think there's a lot of research

1118
00:57:36,160 --> 00:57:38,000
around Mass Core being good for kids. Um

1119
00:57:38,000 --> 00:57:39,360
and I think we can do that and I think

1120
00:57:39,360 --> 00:57:40,840
we can do high expectations. The other

1121
00:57:40,840 --> 00:57:43,080
ones I I do I share your concerns and I

1122
00:57:43,080 --> 00:57:45,440
think we'll we'll tease that out. Um but

1123
00:57:45,440 --> 00:57:47,720
I I I would be behind number one. Um two

1124
00:57:47,720 --> 00:57:49,280
through four there's going to need need

1125
00:57:49,280 --> 00:57:52,400
a lot of discussion around that.

1126
00:57:52,400 --> 00:57:53,840
>> Thank you, Mr. Mico.

1127
00:57:53,840 --> 00:57:55,440
Any other comments on this item, Mrs.

1128
00:57:55,440 --> 00:57:56,080
Dunn?

1129
00:57:56,080 --> 00:57:59,640
>> Yes, I actually share Mr. Mico's worries

1130
00:57:59,640 --> 00:58:01,080
as long as the superintendent. My

1131
00:58:01,080 --> 00:58:02,880
concern is

1132
00:58:02,880 --> 00:58:05,840
the sustainability of this because it is

1133
00:58:05,840 --> 00:58:07,800
an unfunded mandate.

1134
00:58:07,800 --> 00:58:10,440
And we are going to have to

1135
00:58:10,440 --> 00:58:11,960
realign and

1136
00:58:11,960 --> 00:58:15,320
reassign our staff to accommodate the

1137
00:58:15,320 --> 00:58:18,880
change in the graduation requirements on

1138
00:58:18,880 --> 00:58:21,760
the coursework that's required. Not next

1139
00:58:21,760 --> 00:58:23,760
year, but probably the year after and

1140
00:58:23,760 --> 00:58:25,800
further down the road.

1141
00:58:25,800 --> 00:58:27,560
I'm also

1142
00:58:27,560 --> 00:58:32,470
concerned

1143
00:58:32,480 --> 00:58:35,750
because

1144
00:58:35,760 --> 00:58:38,400
we presently offer a very rich

1145
00:58:38,400 --> 00:58:40,760
curriculum.

1146
00:58:40,760 --> 00:58:43,840
Any student in this district who chooses

1147
00:58:43,840 --> 00:58:45,920
to take the courses that are recommended

1148
00:58:45,920 --> 00:58:47,680
through the Mass Core recommendations

1149
00:58:47,680 --> 00:58:49,720
can do so.

1150
00:58:49,720 --> 00:58:52,600
And many of our students do.

1151
00:58:52,600 --> 00:58:54,200
It's recommended to them by the guidance

1152
00:58:54,200 --> 00:58:55,800
department when they're making plans and

1153
00:58:55,800 --> 00:58:58,120
they choose if they choose to go to a

1154
00:58:58,120 --> 00:58:59,680
four-year college, they know which

1155
00:58:59,680 --> 00:59:03,350
requirements they have to take.

1156
00:59:03,360 --> 00:59:05,040
And we have students who have made it

1157
00:59:05,040 --> 00:59:07,080
into highly selective colleges, the Ivy

1158
00:59:07,080 --> 00:59:08,480
League,

1159
00:59:08,480 --> 00:59:10,600
some very very prestigious schools that

1160
00:59:10,600 --> 00:59:12,640
have high record high requirements to

1161
00:59:12,640 --> 00:59:14,320
get in.

1162
00:59:14,320 --> 00:59:16,520
We also have students who decide to go a

1163
00:59:16,520 --> 00:59:17,920
different route

1164
00:59:17,920 --> 00:59:19,200
and go into a different level of

1165
00:59:19,200 --> 00:59:21,960
college, whether it is a state college

1166
00:59:21,960 --> 00:59:25,080
or an associate's degree at a local

1167
00:59:25,080 --> 00:59:27,480
community college.

1168
00:59:27,480 --> 00:59:29,880
That is a decision that students and

1169
00:59:29,880 --> 00:59:33,230
families make.

1170
00:59:33,240 --> 00:59:36,800
We heard our own students discuss this

1171
00:59:36,800 --> 00:59:38,760
at student government day.

1172
00:59:38,760 --> 00:59:40,320
And it was one of the most interesting

1173
00:59:40,320 --> 00:59:42,320
conversations to hear those students

1174
00:59:42,320 --> 00:59:45,320
debate this back and forth.

1175
00:59:45,320 --> 00:59:47,440
They voted it down.

1176
00:59:47,440 --> 00:59:49,760
They didn't want to lose the ability to

1177
00:59:49,760 --> 00:59:52,840
take the courses that they wanted to.

1178
00:59:52,840 --> 00:59:54,240
They were afraid how it was going to

1179
00:59:54,240 --> 00:59:57,520
impact their choices.

1180
00:59:57,520 --> 00:59:58,760
And I can understand what they were

1181
00:59:58,760 --> 01:00:04,190
saying.

1182
01:00:04,200 --> 01:00:05,720
This

1183
01:00:05,720 --> 01:00:08,160
entire

1184
01:00:08,160 --> 01:00:11,920
graduation council project

1185
01:00:11,920 --> 01:00:13,800
was very interesting. And if you talk to

1186
01:00:13,800 --> 01:00:15,240
the people who were involved in it, who

1187
01:00:15,240 --> 01:00:18,280
actually sat in those meetings, you can

1188
01:00:18,280 --> 01:00:19,960
actually hear the frustration when they

1189
01:00:19,960 --> 01:00:22,360
were told that

1190
01:00:22,360 --> 01:00:26,440
their voice was not really needed.

1191
01:00:26,440 --> 01:00:28,680
This decision came directly from

1192
01:00:28,680 --> 01:00:30,760
Secretary Tutwiler.

1193
01:00:30,760 --> 01:00:34,120
He was very firm about that.

1194
01:00:34,120 --> 01:00:35,800
The input

1195
01:00:35,800 --> 01:00:38,280
that school committee members,

1196
01:00:38,280 --> 01:00:41,440
superintendents, and educators provided

1197
01:00:41,440 --> 01:00:44,200
at those meetings

1198
01:00:44,200 --> 01:00:46,000
did not carry weight.

1199
01:00:46,000 --> 01:00:47,600
Which is a shame because these are the

1200
01:00:47,600 --> 01:00:49,600
people who are out on the front lines

1201
01:00:49,600 --> 01:00:52,080
and had a good understanding of what was

1202
01:00:52,080 --> 01:00:54,040
coming.

1203
01:00:54,040 --> 01:00:55,880
The fact that they keep trying to assure

1204
01:00:55,880 --> 01:00:57,640
us that the end-of-course assessment is

1205
01:00:57,640 --> 01:01:00,080
not going to be

1206
01:01:00,080 --> 01:01:03,120
determinative of someone graduating.

1207
01:01:03,120 --> 01:01:04,520
No, it's not because if you read the

1208
01:01:04,520 --> 01:01:06,520
language about the end-of-course

1209
01:01:06,520 --> 01:01:08,280
assessments,

1210
01:01:08,280 --> 01:01:10,440
the state's going to dictate what the

1211
01:01:10,440 --> 01:01:12,680
assessment is.

1212
01:01:12,680 --> 01:01:15,880
It's MCAS by another name.

1213
01:01:15,880 --> 01:01:17,920
And it also says

1214
01:01:17,920 --> 01:01:21,360
that it will be required that students

1215
01:01:21,360 --> 01:01:23,680
must pass those.

1216
01:01:23,680 --> 01:01:25,280
Please explain the difference to me on

1217
01:01:25,280 --> 01:01:28,640
that. I don't see any difference.

1218
01:01:28,640 --> 01:01:32,320
And I can only imagine the cost of that.

1219
01:01:32,320 --> 01:01:34,000
Not only the financial cost, but the

1220
01:01:34,000 --> 01:01:36,360
cost if our teachers have to make those

1221
01:01:36,360 --> 01:01:37,720
assessments and create those

1222
01:01:37,720 --> 01:01:39,440
assessments. The amount of time that our

1223
01:01:39,440 --> 01:01:41,440
staff will have to devote to creating

1224
01:01:41,440 --> 01:01:43,520
end of course assessments. Now, they do

1225
01:01:43,520 --> 01:01:45,120
that now.

1226
01:01:45,120 --> 01:01:47,720
But when it's going to be dictated

1227
01:01:47,720 --> 01:01:49,680
with certain parameters by the state to

1228
01:01:49,680 --> 01:01:52,080
meet certain requirements,

1229
01:01:52,080 --> 01:01:55,990
maybe right now it's a it's a

1230
01:01:56,000 --> 01:01:59,040
hidden unfunded mandate. In a

1231
01:01:59,040 --> 01:02:01,120
another year it'll be a definite

1232
01:02:01,120 --> 01:02:04,120
unfunded mandate.

1233
01:02:04,120 --> 01:02:07,520
And then I have another issue, and I know everything I

1234
01:02:07,520 --> 01:02:09,120
say right now is going to be twisted and

1235
01:02:09,120 --> 01:02:10,640
used against me, and I'm going to say it

1236
01:02:10,640 --> 01:02:13,000
anyway.

1237
01:02:13,000 --> 01:02:16,390
We have sat here

1238
01:02:16,400 --> 01:02:17,880
and have heard from many people

1239
01:02:17,880 --> 01:02:20,680
criticizing our district, criticizing

1240
01:02:20,680 --> 01:02:22,760
everything that we offer, criticizing

1241
01:02:22,760 --> 01:02:26,200
our staff, criticizing our programs.

1242
01:02:26,200 --> 01:02:29,240
We have seen data

1243
01:02:29,240 --> 01:02:31,000
and been told we are not servicing

1244
01:02:31,000 --> 01:02:32,240
properly

1245
01:02:32,240 --> 01:02:33,960
our special education students, we're

1246
01:02:33,960 --> 01:02:35,160
not supporting them, we're not

1247
01:02:35,160 --> 01:02:36,960
supporting our ELL students, we're not

1248
01:02:36,960 --> 01:02:38,200
supporting our students, and we're

1249
01:02:38,200 --> 01:02:43,110
creating a huge problem with dropouts.

1250
01:02:43,120 --> 01:02:45,560
How much is it going to cost

1251
01:02:45,560 --> 01:02:47,800
to put in place the appropriate supports

1252
01:02:47,800 --> 01:02:51,000
for our students?

1253
01:02:51,000 --> 01:02:52,960
If we're having that kind of result

1254
01:02:52,960 --> 01:02:55,440
right now with our apparently

1255
01:02:55,440 --> 01:02:58,840
substandard offerings,

1256
01:02:58,840 --> 01:03:00,703
when we put in a more rigorous

1257
01:03:00,703 --> 01:03:02,240
>> [snorts]

1258
01:03:02,240 --> 01:03:06,630
>> curriculum and requirement,

1259
01:03:06,640 --> 01:03:09,440
how much is that going to cost?

1260
01:03:09,440 --> 01:03:12,960
How are we going to protect the kids

1261
01:03:12,960 --> 01:03:18,310
who struggle now?

1262
01:03:18,320 --> 01:03:21,520
They're having trouble now.

1263
01:03:21,520 --> 01:03:23,600
What are we going to do

1264
01:03:23,600 --> 01:03:26,360
with more coursework that's required and

1265
01:03:26,360 --> 01:03:29,590
more rigorous?

1266
01:03:29,600 --> 01:03:31,440
Our dropout rate is something that

1267
01:03:31,440 --> 01:03:33,560
everyone keeps pointing to. We have put

1268
01:03:33,560 --> 01:03:37,160
in so many programs to protect our

1269
01:03:37,160 --> 01:03:39,400
students and help them across the finish

1270
01:03:39,400 --> 01:03:41,640
line.

1271
01:03:41,640 --> 01:03:43,160
We have

1272
01:03:43,160 --> 01:03:46,160
the learning academy.

1273
01:03:46,160 --> 01:03:49,040
We have Peabody Prep.

1274
01:03:49,040 --> 01:03:50,440
We have

1275
01:03:50,440 --> 01:03:53,760
the PANS program.

1276
01:03:53,760 --> 01:03:56,000
We have teachers who work closely with

1277
01:03:56,000 --> 01:04:00,070
our students to help them.

1278
01:04:00,080 --> 01:04:02,120
Our school adjustment counselors can

1279
01:04:02,120 --> 01:04:03,840
only work with special education

1280
01:04:03,840 --> 01:04:07,110
students.

1281
01:04:07,120 --> 01:04:09,720
We have tutors at different stages, but

1282
01:04:09,720 --> 01:04:12,200
we don't have tutors that can work with

1283
01:04:12,200 --> 01:04:14,040
everyone

1284
01:04:14,040 --> 01:04:17,440
because of budgetary considerations. So,

1285
01:04:17,440 --> 01:04:19,840
my next question is, out of the rich

1286
01:04:19,840 --> 01:04:22,320
curriculum that we have,

1287
01:04:22,320 --> 01:04:25,760
what are we going to be forced to cut

1288
01:04:25,760 --> 01:04:27,920
in order to reach these requirements

1289
01:04:27,920 --> 01:04:30,680
because we've had to do that before?

1290
01:04:30,680 --> 01:04:33,800
And I've seen other high-performing

1291
01:04:33,800 --> 01:04:36,000
wealthy communities

1292
01:04:36,000 --> 01:04:39,280
cut their curriculum

1293
01:04:39,280 --> 01:04:42,040
so that they could meet the requirements

1294
01:04:42,040 --> 01:04:45,590
under MassCore

1295
01:04:45,600 --> 01:04:47,440
and meet those numbers that the state's

1296
01:04:47,440 --> 01:04:51,710
looking for.

1297
01:04:51,720 --> 01:04:53,400
Our students have more to choose from

1298
01:04:53,400 --> 01:04:56,160
here than they do in other places.

1299
01:04:56,160 --> 01:04:58,440
And it's something I still am very, very

1300
01:04:58,440 --> 01:05:00,360
proud of.

1301
01:05:00,360 --> 01:05:03,760
And I will fight

1302
01:05:03,760 --> 01:05:07,080
against cutting our courses

1303
01:05:07,080 --> 01:05:09,280
to realign our staff

1304
01:05:09,280 --> 01:05:11,520
to be able to accommodate

1305
01:05:11,520 --> 01:05:14,400
these more rigorous standards which are

1306
01:05:14,400 --> 01:05:17,200
currently available in our program and

1307
01:05:17,200 --> 01:05:21,520
are there for people who want them.

1308
01:05:21,520 --> 01:05:23,480
And also

1309
01:05:23,480 --> 01:05:26,080
our numbers have been skewed by our

1310
01:05:26,080 --> 01:05:28,520
reporting and I would like to see how

1311
01:05:28,520 --> 01:05:30,000
that changes now that we have

1312
01:05:30,000 --> 01:05:34,630
clarification on some of this.

1313
01:05:34,640 --> 01:05:41,120
But this is this is an unfunded mandate with huge

1314
01:05:41,120 --> 01:05:43,040
consequences and ramifications down the

1315
01:05:43,040 --> 01:05:44,560
road.

1316
01:05:44,560 --> 01:05:47,910
Thank you.

1317
01:05:47,920 --> 01:05:49,880
» Thank you, Mrs. Dunn.

1318
01:05:49,880 --> 01:05:50,480
Uh

1319
01:05:50,480 --> 01:05:52,160
Mrs. Dunn, I I appreciate your your

1320
01:05:52,160 --> 01:05:54,240
passion in this because I I share it. I

1321
01:05:54,240 --> 01:05:55,760
want to make sure our curriculum is is

1322
01:05:55,760 --> 01:05:58,880
protected as well. And

1323
01:05:58,880 --> 01:06:03,840
I do believe that that Ms. Randall and Mrs. Finn have a plan to make sure

1324
01:06:03,840 --> 01:06:07,320
that some of those creative courses are

1325
01:06:07,320 --> 01:06:09,000
graduation requirements and that they

1326
01:06:09,000 --> 01:06:11,560
would meet a fourth year of math or they

1327
01:06:11,560 --> 01:06:13,880
would meet a fourth year of humanities

1328
01:06:13,880 --> 01:06:16,080
or social studies. And and to make sure

1329
01:06:16,080 --> 01:06:17,840
that we're doing a good job with our

1330
01:06:17,840 --> 01:06:20,680
program of studies to make sure that

1331
01:06:20,680 --> 01:06:22,440
it's not that everyone has to take a

1332
01:06:22,440 --> 01:06:24,040
cooker cookie cutter, everyone's going

1333
01:06:24,040 --> 01:06:26,040
to take biochem, physics, and that's

1334
01:06:26,040 --> 01:06:27,720
going to be it. We offer forensic

1335
01:06:27,720 --> 01:06:29,560
science. That's an amazing class.

1336
01:06:29,560 --> 01:06:33,480
They're working now to make sure that aligns and is a lab science and it

1337
01:06:33,480 --> 01:06:35,080
will count. The computer science will

1338
01:06:35,080 --> 01:06:37,200
count. And so, that's what we're going

1339
01:06:37,200 --> 01:06:39,360
to work on moving forward. We do think

1340
01:06:39,360 --> 01:06:41,400
we can do both. We can have our cake and

1341
01:06:41,400 --> 01:06:43,680
eat it, too. We can do math core, but we

1342
01:06:43,680 --> 01:06:47,600
can also offer a creative, holistic,

1343
01:06:47,600 --> 01:06:50,480
you know, very rigorous and

1344
01:06:50,480 --> 01:06:51,480
um

1345
01:06:51,480 --> 01:06:53,440
appropriate curriculum for all of our

1346
01:06:53,440 --> 01:06:56,240
students because it's really not about

1347
01:06:56,240 --> 01:06:58,080
if they don't want to choose the the

1348
01:06:58,080 --> 01:06:59,760
four-year pathway. It's that we want to

1349
01:06:59,760 --> 01:07:01,560
give them the option if down the road

1350
01:07:01,560 --> 01:07:02,680
they want to choose it. They don't have

1351
01:07:02,680 --> 01:07:04,160
to choose it now, but we want to give

1352
01:07:04,160 --> 01:07:06,000
them the option to choose it and that we

1353
01:07:06,000 --> 01:07:07,760
think that if we provide the right

1354
01:07:07,760 --> 01:07:09,160
courses

1355
01:07:09,160 --> 01:07:10,840
and and that we're flexible in what

1356
01:07:10,840 --> 01:07:12,560
they'll count for, and that's what we

1357
01:07:12,560 --> 01:07:13,720
need to do in the next program of

1358
01:07:13,720 --> 01:07:14,960
studies. And I think that's what our

1359
01:07:14,960 --> 01:07:17,440
team is committed to do uh because I

1360
01:07:17,440 --> 01:07:20,080
share your thought. We can't water down

1361
01:07:20,080 --> 01:07:21,880
our curriculum. We can't change that

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01:07:21,880 --> 01:07:24,080
That's a badge of honor. Uh I I know Ms.

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01:07:24,080 --> 01:07:26,280
Hayes is here. We have the most AP

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01:07:26,280 --> 01:07:28,440
courses to offer, and we don't want to

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01:07:28,440 --> 01:07:30,160
water that down, either. And so, what we

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01:07:30,160 --> 01:07:32,280
want to do is make sure that our courses

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01:07:32,280 --> 01:07:34,160
count for the graduation requirements so

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01:07:34,160 --> 01:07:36,360
our kids maintain those those flexible

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01:07:36,360 --> 01:07:37,720
options. And that's what we're committed

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01:07:37,720 --> 01:07:38,480
to, and that's what I know our high

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01:07:38,480 --> 01:07:39,840
school team is committed to, as well.

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01:07:39,840 --> 01:07:41,400
So, I I appreciate you continuing to

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01:07:41,400 --> 01:07:42,880
bring that up because it's important. We

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01:07:42,880 --> 01:07:45,120
can't lose that. Um and I and I think we

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01:07:45,120 --> 01:07:48,150
can do both.

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01:07:48,160 --> 01:07:53,310
» Thank you, Dr. Badalla. Ms. Millman.

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01:07:53,320 --> 01:07:56,040
» There's this saying,

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01:07:56,040 --> 01:08:01,670
"If I knew then what I know now."

1379
01:08:01,680 --> 01:08:03,480
And one of the things of being part of

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01:08:03,480 --> 01:08:05,360
the school committee and running for

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01:08:05,360 --> 01:08:09,040
elections as a school committee member

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01:08:09,040 --> 01:08:12,000
is the people we are working for most

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01:08:12,000 --> 01:08:13,600
don't vote

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01:08:13,600 --> 01:08:14,880
yet.

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01:08:14,880 --> 01:08:17,160
They're kids.

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01:08:17,160 --> 01:08:21,640
If I knew then what I know now, I might

1387
01:08:21,640 --> 01:08:24,880
have taken an added science class.

1388
01:08:24,880 --> 01:08:28,160
If I knew then what I know now,

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01:08:28,160 --> 01:08:32,630
I might have taken that language class.

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01:08:32,640 --> 01:08:35,560
We're not watering anything down. We're

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01:08:35,560 --> 01:08:40,040
rising up to offer more for more kids.

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01:08:40,040 --> 01:08:42,480
There's nothing

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01:08:42,480 --> 01:08:46,040
more leveling than an education to the

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01:08:46,040 --> 01:08:49,200
future of others. Nothing.

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01:08:49,200 --> 01:08:51,759
If we look directly at our statistics

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01:08:51,759 --> 01:08:53,440
and our information and our data

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01:08:53,440 --> 01:08:56,040
available for however you want to look

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01:08:56,040 --> 01:08:59,560
at it for however many years, we have to

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01:08:59,560 --> 01:09:02,440
recognize that we have some issues in

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01:09:02,440 --> 01:09:05,520
this district and we have to rise up to

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01:09:05,520 --> 01:09:09,160
meet the needs of all students.

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01:09:09,160 --> 01:09:12,400
Not leave others behind, which has been

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01:09:12,400 --> 01:09:16,240
apparent for years, unfortunately, based

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01:09:16,240 --> 01:09:18,839
on the information that is provided and

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01:09:18,839 --> 01:09:20,040
public.

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01:09:20,040 --> 01:09:21,880
I'll be more than happy to share that

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01:09:21,880 --> 01:09:25,200
with anyone and post it.

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01:09:25,200 --> 01:09:28,799
We offer amazing AP classes. I don't

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01:09:28,799 --> 01:09:30,640
think we should lose them, but I also

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01:09:30,640 --> 01:09:32,799
think we need to recognize the minimal

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01:09:32,799 --> 01:09:35,000
amount of students in percentages that

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01:09:35,000 --> 01:09:36,720
are taking those.

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01:09:36,720 --> 01:09:39,880
Where does that leave others?

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01:09:39,880 --> 01:09:42,960
We are not watering down. We are rising

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01:09:42,960 --> 01:09:47,120
up. I 100% agree about two, three, and

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01:09:47,120 --> 01:09:49,400
four on that list. There are issues and

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01:09:49,400 --> 01:09:51,839
the state is going to take their time to

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01:09:51,839 --> 01:09:53,400
figure out how they're going to do it,

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01:09:53,400 --> 01:09:54,960
but they're letting us know they're

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01:09:54,960 --> 01:09:59,160
expecting them. MassCore is not new.

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01:09:59,160 --> 01:10:01,720
It's not shiny and new. It has been

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01:10:01,720 --> 01:10:05,120
around for decades.

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01:10:05,120 --> 01:10:08,360
Boston Public Schools

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01:10:08,360 --> 01:10:10,840
grabbed on to it, provided it, has

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01:10:10,840 --> 01:10:12,880
provided, and it is public, something

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01:10:12,880 --> 01:10:15,520
else I'm more than happy to share of

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01:10:15,520 --> 01:10:18,400
what they saw when it was implemented

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01:10:18,400 --> 01:10:19,880
and the students that had been

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01:10:19,880 --> 01:10:23,960
repeatedly underperforming rose up once

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01:10:23,960 --> 01:10:26,240
they were able and knew they had to take

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01:10:26,240 --> 01:10:27,840
these classes.

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01:10:27,840 --> 01:10:32,200
If I knew then what I know now,

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01:10:32,200 --> 01:10:35,360
we are not watering anything down by

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01:10:35,360 --> 01:10:37,720
bringing this in, which is endorsed,

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01:10:37,720 --> 01:10:39,280
once again,

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01:10:39,280 --> 01:10:41,880
by our principal and guidance. This is

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01:10:41,880 --> 01:10:45,680
not a heavy lift. We're almost there.

1438
01:10:45,680 --> 01:10:48,080
The difference is we're going to be

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01:10:48,080 --> 01:10:49,160
there.

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01:10:49,160 --> 01:10:51,720
in advance and

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01:10:51,720 --> 01:10:53,760
we're going to offer that rigorous

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01:10:53,760 --> 01:10:57,320
education to all with creativity.

1443
01:10:57,320 --> 01:10:59,240
That's still in there. That does not

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01:10:59,240 --> 01:11:02,920
come out. That is still there. We have

1445
01:11:02,920 --> 01:11:05,480
amazing teachers in this district doing

1446
01:11:05,480 --> 01:11:08,600
amazing things every day. Repeatedly

1447
01:11:08,600 --> 01:11:11,600
when students sat in that chair

1448
01:11:11,600 --> 01:11:13,560
and talked to us, we heard about those

1449
01:11:13,560 --> 01:11:16,080
teachers. That's what they say. They

1450
01:11:16,080 --> 01:11:17,880
don't say I remember my science class

1451
01:11:17,880 --> 01:11:19,800
was good. They remember the teacher.

1452
01:11:19,800 --> 01:11:21,960
They remember Mr. Brenton.

1453
01:11:21,960 --> 01:11:24,800
I remember him when my daughter had him.

1454
01:11:24,800 --> 01:11:27,320
That's still going to be there. What

1455
01:11:27,320 --> 01:11:29,760
we're What we're doing is making sure

1456
01:11:29,760 --> 01:11:32,600
we're offering a quality rigorous

1457
01:11:32,600 --> 01:11:34,760
education for all.

1458
01:11:34,760 --> 01:11:37,520
And that's the plan and that is endorsed

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01:11:37,520 --> 01:11:40,520
by those in education as well as myself

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01:11:40,520 --> 01:11:43,400
for over 30 years.

1461
01:11:43,400 --> 01:11:45,320
That's not what this is about. This is

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01:11:45,320 --> 01:11:47,440
about what are we doing for the outcome

1463
01:11:47,440 --> 01:11:50,720
for our kids. We're providing at least a

1464
01:11:50,720 --> 01:11:53,440
bare minimum and we're going above and

1465
01:11:53,440 --> 01:11:56,040
beyond because we already have the AP

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01:11:56,040 --> 01:11:57,400
classes.

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01:11:57,400 --> 01:11:59,600
We're going above and beyond for the

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01:11:59,600 --> 01:12:02,000
students who may not take those AP

1469
01:12:02,000 --> 01:12:05,040
classes, but now will be taking the

1470
01:12:05,040 --> 01:12:08,920
baseline of things that have proven

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01:12:08,920 --> 01:12:11,720
for being around for a decade

1472
01:12:11,720 --> 01:12:13,680
to offer greater opportunity for the

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01:12:13,680 --> 01:12:15,360
future

1474
01:12:15,360 --> 01:12:19,200
of those students. If I knew then what I

1475
01:12:19,200 --> 01:12:21,440
know now.

1476
01:12:21,440 --> 01:12:24,040
And education is a great leveling

1477
01:12:24,040 --> 01:12:26,800
playing field for all to access to grow

1478
01:12:26,800 --> 01:12:29,400
and be further. I'm glad that our

1479
01:12:29,400 --> 01:12:31,960
principal of our high school and Dr.

1480
01:12:31,960 --> 01:12:34,760
Vidala, our superintendent endorses this

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01:12:34,760 --> 01:12:36,760
and is on board and is ready to take it

1482
01:12:36,760 --> 01:12:39,160
on even 1 year prior. And we're so

1483
01:12:39,160 --> 01:12:41,440
close. We're so close. It's not an

1484
01:12:41,440 --> 01:12:43,880
issue. It's not going to add anything

1485
01:12:43,880 --> 01:12:45,680
that's going to cost us anything. It's

1486
01:12:45,680 --> 01:12:47,360
not That's not where we're at. That has

1487
01:12:47,360 --> 01:12:51,000
already been already been determined and

1488
01:12:51,000 --> 01:12:54,200
spoken about when Principal Randall sat

1489
01:12:54,200 --> 01:12:57,520
in that seat. As Dr. Vidala has said

1490
01:12:57,520 --> 01:12:59,640
week after week,

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01:12:59,640 --> 01:13:02,080
we are making it so that we can give a

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01:13:02,080 --> 01:13:04,920
quality education to all and perhaps do

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01:13:04,920 --> 01:13:07,600
even what Boston did and see that we

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01:13:07,600 --> 01:13:09,240
bring up the numbers of all of our

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01:13:09,240 --> 01:13:12,120
students, all of our students. Because

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01:13:12,120 --> 01:13:14,600
if you look very carefully, which I

1497
01:13:14,600 --> 01:13:16,240
have,

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01:13:16,240 --> 01:13:18,160
our numbers in certain areas are

1499
01:13:18,160 --> 01:13:21,350
problematic.

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01:13:21,360 --> 01:13:23,240
Very problematic.

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01:13:23,240 --> 01:13:24,960
But we don't want to keep it there. We

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01:13:24,960 --> 01:13:27,200
want to make movement and we're planning

1503
01:13:27,200 --> 01:13:29,200
on doing that and that's a good thing.

1504
01:13:29,200 --> 01:13:32,000
And we have the educators right now to

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01:13:32,000 --> 01:13:33,160
do it.

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01:13:33,160 --> 01:13:35,040
They're there and they want to do it.

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01:13:35,040 --> 01:13:37,680
They're moving forward. This is on their

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01:13:37,680 --> 01:13:40,200
radar. This is not a huge change. In

1509
01:13:40,200 --> 01:13:42,680
fact, if I remember Ms. Finn,

1510
01:13:42,680 --> 01:13:44,760
the guidance, Ms. Finn had stated she

1511
01:13:44,760 --> 01:13:46,640
was looking carefully even at our

1512
01:13:46,640 --> 01:13:48,240
current freshmen, that are rising

1513
01:13:48,240 --> 01:13:50,160
sophomores, to see that they make they

1514
01:13:50,160 --> 01:13:53,200
even need it sooner than we anticipated.

1515
01:13:53,200 --> 01:13:55,200
That tells me we have progressive

1516
01:13:55,200 --> 01:13:57,480
thinking acade- academic people and

1517
01:13:57,480 --> 01:14:00,000
educators. We have forward-thinking

1518
01:14:00,000 --> 01:14:02,240
educators. We have educators that are

1519
01:14:02,240 --> 01:14:04,520
not sitting at these tables, but are

1520
01:14:04,520 --> 01:14:06,960
there with our kids and are seeing what

1521
01:14:06,960 --> 01:14:08,960
they're doing and recognizing it and

1522
01:14:08,960 --> 01:14:11,120
making sure that they have course

1523
01:14:11,120 --> 01:14:13,040
offerings that are going to give them

1524
01:14:13,040 --> 01:14:15,920
rigorous opportunities and not just

1525
01:14:15,920 --> 01:14:18,480
well, if you want to take that.

1526
01:14:18,480 --> 01:14:20,320
We're going to continue to be creative

1527
01:14:20,320 --> 01:14:22,360
about what we're going to make it

1528
01:14:22,360 --> 01:14:24,640
exciting work. It's not going to be that

1529
01:14:24,640 --> 01:14:26,640
oh, no, I got to sit in chemistry.

1530
01:14:26,640 --> 01:14:28,520
They're going to continue to make it

1531
01:14:28,520 --> 01:14:30,200
exciting work.

1532
01:14:30,200 --> 01:14:32,000
And that's what I expect and that's what

1533
01:14:32,000 --> 01:14:34,880
I anticipate and I'm glad we are moving

1534
01:14:34,880 --> 01:14:36,760
forward with this from our

1535
01:14:36,760 --> 01:14:39,080
superintendent and our principal and

1536
01:14:39,080 --> 01:14:40,880
then I'm looking forward to seeing the

1537
01:14:40,880 --> 01:14:43,760
difference that we make. If I knew then

1538
01:14:43,760 --> 01:14:48,510
what I know now,

1539
01:14:48,520 --> 01:14:50,000
» Thank you, Ms. Milman.

1540
01:14:50,000 --> 01:14:52,240
Any other comments, Mr. Amico?

1541
01:14:52,240 --> 01:14:55,200
>> Through the chair, if teachers

1542
01:14:55,200 --> 01:14:57,680
over the last 35 years knew now what

1543
01:14:57,680 --> 01:14:59,480
they knew then, they would have showed

1544
01:14:59,480 --> 01:15:01,040
up at the State House with pitchforks

1545
01:15:01,040 --> 01:15:03,320
when MCAS was established because that

1546
01:15:03,320 --> 01:15:04,440
was

1547
01:15:04,440 --> 01:15:06,560
ah, no big deal. Don't worry about it.

1548
01:15:06,560 --> 01:15:08,840
We're going to help you pay for it.

1549
01:15:08,840 --> 01:15:11,480
Billions of dollars have been spent and

1550
01:15:11,480 --> 01:15:14,440
when I started teaching in 2001, if a

1551
01:15:14,440 --> 01:15:16,680
kid couldn't pass MCAS,

1552
01:15:16,680 --> 01:15:18,400
see you later, kid. Do you know how many

1553
01:15:18,400 --> 01:15:23,160
kids ended up in jail, on the streets,

1554
01:15:23,160 --> 01:15:24,360
um

1555
01:15:24,360 --> 01:15:26,080
into situations that they shouldn't have

1556
01:15:26,080 --> 01:15:28,680
been in because the state said, "You

1557
01:15:28,680 --> 01:15:31,360
have to pass the test." And here we go,

1558
01:15:31,360 --> 01:15:34,400
25 years later, this is all nice and

1559
01:15:34,400 --> 01:15:37,080
shiny, but guess what? It's coming

1560
01:15:37,080 --> 01:15:39,640
again. And all I have to know is I've

1561
01:15:39,640 --> 01:15:41,760
only been teaching for 25 years in the

1562
01:15:41,760 --> 01:15:43,880
classroom, but I looked over to Ms.

1563
01:15:43,880 --> 01:15:45,880
Hague when Ms. when through the chair

1564
01:15:45,880 --> 01:15:48,840
when Ms. Dunn was speaking, and 50-plus

1565
01:15:48,840 --> 01:15:51,760
years, 25 years in the classroom, you

1566
01:15:51,760 --> 01:15:53,720
know how much time that is? That's a lot

1567
01:15:53,720 --> 01:15:56,520
of time. 52 years, I'll look at her

1568
01:15:56,520 --> 01:15:58,960
every single time when she's nodding her

1569
01:15:58,960 --> 01:16:00,880
head. I'll go by you. In fact, through

1570
01:16:00,880 --> 01:16:03,600
the chair to Ms. Hague, when when budget

1571
01:16:03,600 --> 01:16:06,080
comes up, I will never support an AP

1572
01:16:06,080 --> 01:16:07,960
class being cut even if there's one

1573
01:16:07,960 --> 01:16:10,440
student in that class, Dr. Abdalla, do

1574
01:16:10,440 --> 01:16:13,360
not bring it to this table. It will not

1575
01:16:13,360 --> 01:16:15,680
be cut because one of the great things

1576
01:16:15,680 --> 01:16:18,360
that we have in Peabody is our AP

1577
01:16:18,360 --> 01:16:24,960
programs. Okay? And we heard from our students earlier, drama, music, and

1578
01:16:24,960 --> 01:16:27,120
the arts. Okay, those are the two things

1579
01:16:27,120 --> 01:16:29,720
that drive Peabody. That's what people

1580
01:16:29,720 --> 01:16:31,600
talk about when they talk about Peabody

1581
01:16:31,600 --> 01:16:33,320
schools. And through the chair to Ms.

1582
01:16:33,320 --> 01:16:35,160
Milman, I just want to let you know that

1583
01:16:35,160 --> 01:16:37,800
Peabody was a great school system before

1584
01:16:37,800 --> 01:16:40,640
you came on in January and still is. The

1585
01:16:40,640 --> 01:16:43,000
teachers have been doing it. Miss Haig

1586
01:16:43,000 --> 01:16:45,560
has been doing it for 50 plus years. We

1587
01:16:45,560 --> 01:16:48,080
They don't need anything from us with

1588
01:16:48,080 --> 01:16:50,200
except for support. And if we're going

1589
01:16:50,200 --> 01:16:51,680
to tell the state that they can come in

1590
01:16:51,680 --> 01:16:53,320
here and give us whatever they want and

1591
01:16:53,320 --> 01:16:55,120
tell us to do whatever they want without

1592
01:16:55,120 --> 01:16:57,360
funding us, then our taxpayers have to

1593
01:16:57,360 --> 01:17:00,080
pay for that. And you were at a You were

1594
01:17:00,080 --> 01:17:01,720
at a budget meeting this week. You were

1595
01:17:01,720 --> 01:17:03,680
at two budget meetings this week. We're

1596
01:17:03,680 --> 01:17:06,040
looking to possibly cut

1597
01:17:06,040 --> 01:17:08,280
public safety in the future.

1598
01:17:08,280 --> 01:17:09,960
And look at our schools, we can't even

1599
01:17:09,960 --> 01:17:12,320
fully fund. And Dr. Vidala mentioned

1600
01:17:12,320 --> 01:17:14,400
that. We can't fully fund our schools.

1601
01:17:14,400 --> 01:17:16,680
We're not fully funded. Okay, we had to

1602
01:17:16,680 --> 01:17:18,320
make cuts. And we're going to make

1603
01:17:18,320 --> 01:17:20,520
changes according to the state, and the

1604
01:17:20,520 --> 01:17:22,360
state's not going to fund us. So, I'm

1605
01:17:22,360 --> 01:17:23,560
going to I'm going to hope that we can

1606
01:17:23,560 --> 01:17:26,200
find some money for that. But Miss Haig,

1607
01:17:26,200 --> 01:17:27,280
you're going to be getting some calls

1608
01:17:27,280 --> 01:17:29,080
from me every budget season moving

1609
01:17:29,080 --> 01:17:31,600
forward cuz I will support whatever you

1610
01:17:31,600 --> 01:17:35,800
want in the classroom. Thank you.

1611
01:17:35,800 --> 01:17:37,600
Miss Dunn?

1612
01:17:37,600 --> 01:17:40,360
>> Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

1613
01:17:40,360 --> 01:17:42,320
As I said earlier, my frustration is the

1614
01:17:42,320 --> 01:17:44,600
knowledge

1615
01:17:44,600 --> 01:17:46,160
that we are not going to have the money

1616
01:17:46,160 --> 01:17:48,960
we need to provide the supports

1617
01:17:48,960 --> 01:17:52,720
to help our struggling students.

1618
01:17:52,720 --> 01:17:55,000
The top students

1619
01:17:55,000 --> 01:17:57,040
work hard, they understand it, they do

1620
01:17:57,040 --> 01:17:59,200
well in school.

1621
01:17:59,200 --> 01:18:01,640
But we are a safety net

1622
01:18:01,640 --> 01:18:04,640
for many children.

1623
01:18:04,640 --> 01:18:08,560
And we currently are unable to provide

1624
01:18:08,560 --> 01:18:12,950
the supports that they need.

1625
01:18:12,960 --> 01:18:15,520
How are we going to pay for more

1626
01:18:15,520 --> 01:18:18,200
supports

1627
01:18:18,200 --> 01:18:22,760
to help everyone excel?

1628
01:18:22,760 --> 01:18:26,120
That is what I am worried about.

1629
01:18:26,120 --> 01:18:28,680
As Mr. Miko said, our budget didn't

1630
01:18:28,680 --> 01:18:30,960
cover what we need. We've heard from

1631
01:18:30,960 --> 01:18:32,240
people.

1632
01:18:32,240 --> 01:18:33,760
We've heard about the need for more

1633
01:18:33,760 --> 01:18:36,560
additional paraprofessionals,

1634
01:18:36,560 --> 01:18:38,360
additional tutors,

1635
01:18:38,360 --> 01:18:40,000
additional programs to help the

1636
01:18:40,000 --> 01:18:42,120
students.

1637
01:18:42,120 --> 01:18:46,120
And it all ends up coming down to money.

1638
01:18:46,120 --> 01:18:48,240
And I know we'll be okay if it Excuse

1639
01:18:48,240 --> 01:18:51,520
me, this year and probably next year.

1640
01:18:51,520 --> 01:18:53,000
And I know our guidance department

1641
01:18:53,000 --> 01:18:55,720
encourages kids to take

1642
01:18:55,720 --> 01:18:58,840
the more rigorous course

1643
01:18:58,840 --> 01:19:03,030
completions for their future.

1644
01:19:03,040 --> 01:19:05,280
But I am worried about the kids who are

1645
01:19:05,280 --> 01:19:08,400
struggling now and wondering

1646
01:19:08,400 --> 01:19:12,440
how will we support them

1647
01:19:12,440 --> 01:19:15,320
with a more rigorous curriculum? And I

1648
01:19:15,320 --> 01:19:17,880
do understand the thought of being able

1649
01:19:17,880 --> 01:19:21,040
to create classes and be creative so

1650
01:19:21,040 --> 01:19:23,280
that we meet the requirements

1651
01:19:23,280 --> 01:19:27,830
of MassCore.

1652
01:19:27,840 --> 01:19:33,030
But

1653
01:19:33,040 --> 01:19:34,480
I'll be honest, I can see the train

1654
01:19:34,480 --> 01:19:35,960
coming.

1655
01:19:35,960 --> 01:19:37,920
And I don't want to see it happen to our

1656
01:19:37,920 --> 01:19:40,200
district.

1657
01:19:40,200 --> 01:19:43,120
I don't want to see us having to cut

1658
01:19:43,120 --> 01:19:46,400
to be able to reach the requirements

1659
01:19:46,400 --> 01:19:49,360
of the graduation standards.

1660
01:19:49,360 --> 01:19:52,040
MassCore is fine.

1661
01:19:52,040 --> 01:19:53,760
We have a lot of kids who take that as

1662
01:19:53,760 --> 01:19:56,910
it is.

1663
01:19:56,920 --> 01:19:59,760
And I will be interested to see the next

1664
01:19:59,760 --> 01:20:02,400
round of data that we were presented

1665
01:20:02,400 --> 01:20:08,510
with, which we knew was incorrect.

1666
01:20:08,520 --> 01:20:11,520
So, basically

1667
01:20:11,520 --> 01:20:15,190
again

1668
01:20:15,200 --> 01:20:18,400
when the math works

1669
01:20:18,400 --> 01:20:20,840
everybody looks good.

1670
01:20:20,840 --> 01:20:24,270
Just like with MCAS.

1671
01:20:24,280 --> 01:20:26,680
You had to have

1672
01:20:26,680 --> 01:20:29,680
your scores come up. It was

1673
01:20:29,680 --> 01:20:33,200
a mathematical game.

1674
01:20:33,200 --> 01:20:35,720
And the pawns were our kids.

1675
01:20:35,720 --> 01:20:38,280
And the cost was borne by the taxpayers

1676
01:20:38,280 --> 01:20:40,880
and people still do not understand how

1677
01:20:40,880 --> 01:20:44,200
much money, in my opinion, was wasted

1678
01:20:44,200 --> 01:20:47,640
on the administration of that test.

1679
01:20:47,640 --> 01:20:49,720
I do not disagree with end-of-course

1680
01:20:49,720 --> 01:20:51,320
assessments.

1681
01:20:51,320 --> 01:20:53,680
Teachers test kids all the time. You

1682
01:20:53,680 --> 01:20:55,520
have to be able to measure people's

1683
01:20:55,520 --> 01:20:57,200
progress and find out did they

1684
01:20:57,200 --> 01:20:59,760
understand what I taught? Where Where do

1685
01:20:59,760 --> 01:21:02,040
we need to go back and help?

1686
01:21:02,040 --> 01:21:05,680
That I have no problem with.

1687
01:21:05,680 --> 01:21:07,840
And I absolutely

1688
01:21:07,840 --> 01:21:09,960
expect

1689
01:21:09,960 --> 01:21:14,560
our students to be able to achieve.

1690
01:21:14,560 --> 01:21:16,760
I don't want anyone to ever say,

1691
01:21:16,760 --> 01:21:18,080
although I know they're going to after

1692
01:21:18,080 --> 01:21:19,880
tonight,

1693
01:21:19,880 --> 01:21:23,240
that I have not got high expectations

1694
01:21:23,240 --> 01:21:25,280
for our students. I have the highest

1695
01:21:25,280 --> 01:21:26,760
expectations for our kids. I have the

1696
01:21:26,760 --> 01:21:29,240
highest expectations for the city and

1697
01:21:29,240 --> 01:21:31,640
for our schools.

1698
01:21:31,640 --> 01:21:33,200
And I also have the experience and

1699
01:21:33,200 --> 01:21:35,800
knowledge to know

1700
01:21:35,800 --> 01:21:38,600
that going forward, it is going to take

1701
01:21:38,600 --> 01:21:40,320
a massive

1702
01:21:40,320 --> 01:21:42,440
shift

1703
01:21:42,440 --> 01:21:44,720
in being able to support

1704
01:21:44,720 --> 01:21:47,680
every single student

1705
01:21:47,680 --> 01:21:50,640
to get them across the finish line.

1706
01:21:50,640 --> 01:21:54,200
And I am worried about the dropout rate.

1707
01:21:54,200 --> 01:21:57,760
Because I think it's going to go up.

1708
01:21:57,760 --> 01:22:00,790
Thank you.

1709
01:22:00,800 --> 01:22:02,600
» All right. Thank you, everyone. Mr.

1710
01:22:02,600 --> 01:22:04,360
Olympia?

1711
01:22:04,360 --> 01:22:07,240
>> Just in real quick in closing, meet uh

1712
01:22:07,240 --> 01:22:09,320
what meet the new boss, same as the old

1713
01:22:09,320 --> 01:22:11,640
boss. That's what comes to mind.

1714
01:22:11,640 --> 01:22:14,310
Thanks.

1715
01:22:14,320 --> 01:22:15,640
» Those were good points raised. Thank you

1716
01:22:15,640 --> 01:22:16,840
for that.

1717
01:22:16,840 --> 01:22:18,000
>> All right. Thank you, everyone. And I I

1718
01:22:18,000 --> 01:22:20,720
know that we have policies later in the

1719
01:22:20,720 --> 01:22:22,680
uh agenda. So,

1720
01:22:22,680 --> 01:22:24,280
>> if you want to bring up the graduation

1721
01:22:24,280 --> 01:22:25,520
policy

1722
01:22:25,520 --> 01:22:27,800
out of order, it's okay because um Mr.

1723
01:22:27,800 --> 01:22:30,120
Olympia and I met this evening. Uh, we

1724
01:22:30,120 --> 01:22:33,600
were bringing that policy IKF forward,

1725
01:22:33,600 --> 01:22:35,560
the new graduation requirements for the

1726
01:22:35,560 --> 01:22:37,680
consideration of the school committee.

1727
01:22:37,680 --> 01:22:40,280
We can hold it and take the vote at the

1728
01:22:40,280 --> 01:22:41,560
subcommittee appointment.

1729
01:22:41,560 --> 01:22:43,040
>> don't we wait Why don't we just go Why

1730
01:22:43,040 --> 01:22:44,280
don't we wait for subcommittee?

1731
01:22:44,280 --> 01:22:45,680
>> Okay. Thank you.

1732
01:22:45,680 --> 01:22:47,320
>> Thank you. Uh, so we just have one more

1733
01:22:47,320 --> 01:22:49,080
item. Uh,

1734
01:22:49,080 --> 01:22:50,320
as tomorrow's the last day of school, I

1735
01:22:50,320 --> 01:22:51,920
want to thank all of our teachers, uh,

1736
01:22:51,920 --> 01:22:53,000
for the incredible work that they've

1737
01:22:53,000 --> 01:22:55,400
done. Uh, it's been a long year with our

1738
01:22:55,400 --> 01:22:56,600
uh, our

1739
01:22:56,600 --> 01:22:58,760
snow days. Uh, but summer is coming and

1740
01:22:58,760 --> 01:23:00,920
I wanted to turn it over to Dr. Chase,

1741
01:23:00,920 --> 01:23:02,720
uh, to just give us an overview of some

1742
01:23:02,720 --> 01:23:04,000
of the wonderful summer programs that we

1743
01:23:04,000 --> 01:23:05,560
have going on in the schools this uh,

1744
01:23:05,560 --> 01:23:16,110
this summer.

1745
01:23:16,120 --> 01:23:18,280
» Oh, it's easier to see from here.

1746
01:23:18,280 --> 01:23:19,720
I may have to change.

1747
01:23:19,720 --> 01:23:21,720
Um, so while the school year has been a

1748
01:23:21,720 --> 01:23:23,880
very long one with our snow days and a

1749
01:23:23,880 --> 01:23:25,800
late ending to the year, uh, the

1750
01:23:25,800 --> 01:23:27,440
learning will still continue over the

1751
01:23:27,440 --> 01:23:29,200
summer. We are very fortunate to have

1752
01:23:29,200 --> 01:23:31,520
several programs running this summer.

1753
01:23:31,520 --> 01:23:33,640
Uh, the first one is an elementary

1754
01:23:33,640 --> 01:23:36,080
program at the Carroll School.

1755
01:23:36,080 --> 01:23:38,360
So, that is Springboard for grades K

1756
01:23:38,360 --> 01:23:39,960
through 3.

1757
01:23:39,960 --> 01:23:41,960
We have up to 15 students per grade

1758
01:23:41,960 --> 01:23:44,760
level. Um, we look at our Renaissance

1759
01:23:44,760 --> 01:23:47,280
Star scores. We look at the data that we

1760
01:23:47,280 --> 01:23:49,240
have and we identify kids that could use

1761
01:23:49,240 --> 01:23:51,480
some help with foundational skills over

1762
01:23:51,480 --> 01:23:53,280
the summer time. Springboard has been a

1763
01:23:53,280 --> 01:23:55,480
super popular program. The kids are

1764
01:23:55,480 --> 01:23:57,480
really engaged in it. The parents love

1765
01:23:57,480 --> 01:23:59,720
it. Uh, there's a component of family

1766
01:23:59,720 --> 01:24:01,200
engagement where they get to go to

1767
01:24:01,200 --> 01:24:03,880
workshops and help become partners in

1768
01:24:03,880 --> 01:24:05,840
reading with their students. We've had

1769
01:24:05,840 --> 01:24:08,080
lots of success stories with kids very

1770
01:24:08,080 --> 01:24:09,920
proudly reading to their parents for the

1771
01:24:09,920 --> 01:24:11,640
first time and getting really excited

1772
01:24:11,640 --> 01:24:13,440
about the books that Springboard offers

1773
01:24:13,440 --> 01:24:16,640
them. Um, that's taught by our teachers

1774
01:24:16,640 --> 01:24:18,920
in the district. Um, so that will be

1775
01:24:18,920 --> 01:24:22,000
running from July 6th through August

1776
01:24:22,000 --> 01:24:23,960
6th. So, it's a 5-week program, 4 days a

1777
01:24:23,960 --> 01:24:26,640
week, uh for a few hours each day.

1778
01:24:26,640 --> 01:24:28,560
We also have for the older students,

1779
01:24:28,560 --> 01:24:31,000
Springboard focuses on K through 3, but

1780
01:24:31,000 --> 01:24:33,040
our older students in current grade 4

1781
01:24:33,040 --> 01:24:35,440
and 5 could also use some assistance

1782
01:24:35,440 --> 01:24:37,520
with um our Title 1 funding and our

1783
01:24:37,520 --> 01:24:39,800
Title 3 funding. Again, we look at our

1784
01:24:39,800 --> 01:24:43,640
data. We try to make phone call after

1785
01:24:43,640 --> 01:24:45,480
phone call to really recruit students

1786
01:24:45,480 --> 01:24:47,560
that could use that help. It's a short

1787
01:24:47,560 --> 01:24:49,720
program of 4 weeks, a few hours a day,

1788
01:24:49,720 --> 01:24:51,960
but it does focus on the literacy and

1789
01:24:51,960 --> 01:24:54,440
math literacy skills as well.

1790
01:24:54,440 --> 01:24:56,640
Um for our extended school year, that's

1791
01:24:56,640 --> 01:24:58,480
our special education program. That's

1792
01:24:58,480 --> 01:25:01,240
our yearly program run by Dr. Crompton.

1793
01:25:01,240 --> 01:25:03,200
Um that will be happening at the Brown

1794
01:25:03,200 --> 01:25:04,360
School.

1795
01:25:04,360 --> 01:25:08,280
Um FKO is more of a summer program from

1796
01:25:08,280 --> 01:25:09,920
our external partners running at the

1797
01:25:09,920 --> 01:25:12,240
Carroll and Welch.

1798
01:25:12,240 --> 01:25:13,520
In the Higgins, we have summer

1799
01:25:13,520 --> 01:25:15,360
programming for rising 7th and 8th

1800
01:25:15,360 --> 01:25:17,360
graders who could use academic support.

1801
01:25:17,360 --> 01:25:20,400
That includes our gen ed students, um

1802
01:25:20,400 --> 01:25:22,160
along with um

1803
01:25:22,160 --> 01:25:24,880
our MLs and anyone that needs that

1804
01:25:24,880 --> 01:25:27,120
support as they're rising to 7th and 8th

1805
01:25:27,120 --> 01:25:28,800
grade and could use that bridge over the

1806
01:25:28,800 --> 01:25:30,240
summer time.

1807
01:25:30,240 --> 01:25:32,280
Um the Parks and Recreation program will

1808
01:25:32,280 --> 01:25:34,680
be running at four of our schools. And

1809
01:25:34,680 --> 01:25:36,920
then, it's nice that the hours of the

1810
01:25:36,920 --> 01:25:39,760
programs coincide with um Summer Eats

1811
01:25:39,760 --> 01:25:42,080
programming so that students can finish

1812
01:25:42,080 --> 01:25:44,560
up and then grab something to eat at

1813
01:25:44,560 --> 01:25:47,240
many of the sites throughout the city.

1814
01:25:47,240 --> 01:25:48,720
And with that,

1815
01:25:48,720 --> 01:25:51,510
questions?

1816
01:25:51,520 --> 01:25:52,760
» Thank you, Dr. Chase. I'll open up for

1817
01:25:52,760 --> 01:25:54,320
questions, Mr. Amico.

1818
01:25:54,320 --> 01:25:56,160
>> Mayor, Dr. Chase, thank you so much for

1819
01:25:56,160 --> 01:26:00,520
that um rundown on summer programs. On the

1820
01:26:00,520 --> 01:26:03,160
Summer Eats program, um how many days a

1821
01:26:03,160 --> 01:26:04,920
week are we

1822
01:26:04,920 --> 01:26:06,800
It's 5 days a week, and do we have it at

1823
01:26:06,800 --> 01:26:08,560
multiple locations?

1824
01:26:08,560 --> 01:26:11,200
>> Yes, so it is at the public library, uh

1825
01:26:11,200 --> 01:26:12,440
and then we have multiple locations

1826
01:26:12,440 --> 01:26:13,400
throughout the city. Anywhere we're

1827
01:26:13,400 --> 01:26:15,160
having a summer program, we partner with

1828
01:26:15,160 --> 01:26:17,200
our parks program as well. Um so, we've

1829
01:26:17,200 --> 01:26:19,200
really expanded that. I know that there

1830
01:26:19,200 --> 01:26:21,200
was a year that they did one year and I

1831
01:26:21,200 --> 01:26:22,280
know that was a

1832
01:26:22,280 --> 01:26:23,920
the bane of existence for for for many

1833
01:26:23,920 --> 01:26:26,200
people. So, now it's 5 days a week. It's

1834
01:26:26,200 --> 01:26:28,760
free for anyone ages 3 through 18 or 3

1835
01:26:28,760 --> 01:26:30,480
through 19 in in the city. They can come

1836
01:26:30,480 --> 01:26:33,880
and get a free lunch at anytime. Uh, the public

1837
01:26:33,880 --> 01:26:35,320
library's been wonderful with that. They

1838
01:26:35,320 --> 01:26:37,120
really took the lead and now we have it

1839
01:26:37,120 --> 01:26:38,680
partnered with our parks program and our

1840
01:26:38,680 --> 01:26:41,040
FKO program. All of these programs with

1841
01:26:41,040 --> 01:26:43,600
the exception of um, FKO and the parks

1842
01:26:43,600 --> 01:26:45,640
and rec program are free. Um, and so

1843
01:26:45,640 --> 01:26:47,040
they get a free lunch as well. And then

1844
01:26:47,040 --> 01:26:49,400
there's a a small fee for FKO and and

1845
01:26:49,400 --> 01:26:50,800
parks and rec, but they also get the

1846
01:26:50,800 --> 01:26:52,040
free lunch as well.

1847
01:26:52,040 --> 01:26:54,680
>> Thank you and I know Mr. Hawkman thanks

1848
01:26:54,680 --> 01:26:56,200
you cuz I know he put a lot of work into

1849
01:26:56,200 --> 01:26:58,480
this along with Ms. Dunn over the years

1850
01:26:58,480 --> 01:27:01,280
to get this to to 5 days a week. So,

1851
01:27:01,280 --> 01:27:02,800
thank you very much for your your help

1852
01:27:02,800 --> 01:27:04,160
on this. Appreciate it.

1853
01:27:04,160 --> 01:27:05,840
>> Thank you, Mr. Miko. Any other Mrs.

1854
01:27:05,840 --> 01:27:06,680
Dunn?

1855
01:27:06,680 --> 01:27:08,120
>> Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

1856
01:27:08,120 --> 01:27:10,360
Dr. Through you to Dr. Chase

1857
01:27:10,360 --> 01:27:12,640
and Dr. Vedala, these are all for

1858
01:27:12,640 --> 01:27:14,960
elementary and middle school students.

1859
01:27:14,960 --> 01:27:17,000
Do we have any summer programming for

1860
01:27:17,000 --> 01:27:21,000
high school students that need support?

1861
01:27:21,000 --> 01:27:22,960
>> So, not at not at this time. This is

1862
01:27:22,960 --> 01:27:25,080
really focusing on We have grants for

1863
01:27:25,080 --> 01:27:27,200
the elementary students and then that

1864
01:27:27,200 --> 01:27:29,800
bridge program for our middle school

1865
01:27:29,800 --> 01:27:31,960
students. So, that's what's funding

1866
01:27:31,960 --> 01:27:34,160
those younger students.

1867
01:27:34,160 --> 01:27:39,160
>> Okay. We We used to have summer school.

1868
01:27:39,160 --> 01:27:42,310
And we had to cut it.

1869
01:27:42,320 --> 01:27:43,640
» Thank you, Ms. Mrs. Dunn. We'll look

1870
01:27:43,640 --> 01:27:45,200
into that credit recovery cuz I know

1871
01:27:45,200 --> 01:27:47,520
that we in terms of graduation and

1872
01:27:47,520 --> 01:27:48,920
getting people on track, we do want to

1873
01:27:48,920 --> 01:27:51,240
make sure that um,

1874
01:27:51,240 --> 01:27:53,520
that that we have opportunities for kids

1875
01:27:53,520 --> 01:27:55,080
to recover credits. We do a lot during

1876
01:27:55,080 --> 01:27:56,040
the school year. I know we have the

1877
01:27:56,040 --> 01:27:58,160
eighth period and we and we do a lot,

1878
01:27:58,160 --> 01:28:00,040
but you know, any any opportunity we can

1879
01:28:00,040 --> 01:28:01,640
get for kids to recover credits is is

1880
01:28:01,640 --> 01:28:04,080
important.

1881
01:28:04,080 --> 01:28:06,640
Thank you. Mr. Bowman?

1882
01:28:06,640 --> 01:28:08,280
>> Just on that, I know that sometimes

1883
01:28:08,280 --> 01:28:10,240
credit recovery is also available online

1884
01:28:10,240 --> 01:28:11,800
and high school kids can do credit

1885
01:28:11,800 --> 01:28:14,000
recovery kind of things online. So, I'm

1886
01:28:14,000 --> 01:28:15,880
assuming that we offer some of that,

1887
01:28:15,880 --> 01:28:16,120
okay?

1888
01:28:16,120 --> 01:28:19,440
>> Yeah, and we still have that through the the virtual program and

1889
01:28:19,440 --> 01:28:21,960
through the Simon New Foundation

1890
01:28:21,960 --> 01:28:23,680
K12 Learning Academy. So, we do have

1891
01:28:23,680 --> 01:28:25,880
those licenses and we can we can do

1892
01:28:25,880 --> 01:28:27,040
that. So,

1893
01:28:27,040 --> 01:28:30,080
we'll work on on tightening that up and bringing something back to the to

1894
01:28:30,080 --> 01:28:31,680
everyone. So, thank you.

1895
01:28:31,680 --> 01:28:32,520
>> Um

1896
01:28:32,520 --> 01:28:35,200
just on another note in looking at this

1897
01:28:35,200 --> 01:28:36,440
and who knows what the weather will

1898
01:28:36,440 --> 01:28:39,360
bring, but just to question um

1899
01:28:39,360 --> 01:28:40,600
and ask the question about the

1900
01:28:40,600 --> 01:28:42,360
facilities. I know that these are

1901
01:28:42,360 --> 01:28:44,440
buildings that air conditioning

1902
01:28:44,440 --> 01:28:47,120
has been looked at and is going through.

1903
01:28:47,120 --> 01:28:48,480
I know there have been some ups and

1904
01:28:48,480 --> 01:28:50,320
downs and I think anytime we have a

1905
01:28:50,320 --> 01:28:52,360
season change, we're going to find out

1906
01:28:52,360 --> 01:28:54,560
what is and isn't working, but um are

1907
01:28:54,560 --> 01:28:55,960
all of those programs currently in

1908
01:28:55,960 --> 01:28:58,080
buildings that have been prepared for

1909
01:28:58,080 --> 01:28:58,920
that?

1910
01:28:58,920 --> 01:29:01,200
>> Yes, they are. Thank you. Um and we also

1911
01:29:01,200 --> 01:29:02,920
are doing some roof projects

1912
01:29:02,920 --> 01:29:04,080
and the facilities team has been

1913
01:29:04,080 --> 01:29:05,440
phenomenal. So,

1914
01:29:05,440 --> 01:29:07,000
we'll work with them over the summer and

1915
01:29:07,000 --> 01:29:09,120
we'll provide a comprehensive list of of

1916
01:29:09,120 --> 01:29:11,200
what they did. Um and and we'll we'll

1917
01:29:11,200 --> 01:29:12,440
talk about how we're planning for the

1918
01:29:12,440 --> 01:29:13,920
year. I know we've talked about having

1919
01:29:13,920 --> 01:29:15,680
some of those benchmarks and Mrs. Dunn

1920
01:29:15,680 --> 01:29:17,880
has has mentioned, you know, putting

1921
01:29:17,880 --> 01:29:20,480
together a plan and and a report from

1922
01:29:20,480 --> 01:29:22,320
our facilities department. So, we'll get

1923
01:29:22,320 --> 01:29:23,600
that together for the summer and be able

1924
01:29:23,600 --> 01:29:24,960
to report that out. They They do a lot

1925
01:29:24,960 --> 01:29:26,760
of work over the summer. So, we're we're

1926
01:29:26,760 --> 01:29:30,070
excited about that.

1927
01:29:30,080 --> 01:29:31,680
» And I think I think everybody knows or

1928
01:29:31,680 --> 01:29:33,800
may know that we have three roof

1929
01:29:33,800 --> 01:29:35,320
projects set

1930
01:29:35,320 --> 01:29:37,680
for this summer, approved by school

1931
01:29:37,680 --> 01:29:39,280
committee, approved by city council for

1932
01:29:39,280 --> 01:29:41,960
funding. Uh the South School, the West

1933
01:29:41,960 --> 01:29:44,560
School, and the Center School. So, I'll

1934
01:29:44,560 --> 01:29:46,920
keep people updated on that.

1935
01:29:46,920 --> 01:29:48,000
I think we have a building and grounds

1936
01:29:48,000 --> 01:29:49,400
committee meeting coming up which we can

1937
01:29:49,400 --> 01:29:51,760
get more detail. Um but I'm really

1938
01:29:51,760 --> 01:29:52,880
pleased that we've been able to move

1939
01:29:52,880 --> 01:29:54,920
forward with those projects. So,

1940
01:29:54,920 --> 01:29:58,240
we'll keep people updated on those.

1941
01:29:58,240 --> 01:29:59,520
>> All right, thank you, Dr. Jason. Any

1942
01:29:59,520 --> 01:30:00,480
other items?

1943
01:30:00,480 --> 01:30:02,240
>> That That concludes the superintendent's

1944
01:30:02,240 --> 01:30:04,720
report and we completed public

1945
01:30:04,720 --> 01:30:07,000
participation, so

1946
01:30:07,000 --> 01:30:08,520
>> Okay, thank you, Dr. Vidala. We'll go to

1947
01:30:08,520 --> 01:30:09,840
written communications. We do have one

1948
01:30:09,840 --> 01:30:12,120
item, the final report of the Statewide

1949
01:30:12,120 --> 01:30:15,600
Graduation Council. I'd open up that for

1950
01:30:15,600 --> 01:30:17,760
receipt, and if there's any comments or

1951
01:30:17,760 --> 01:30:18,520
questions.

1952
01:30:18,520 --> 01:30:20,320
>> Motion received.

1953
01:30:20,320 --> 01:30:22,760
>> Further motion by Mrs. Dunn for uh

1954
01:30:22,760 --> 01:30:24,400
receiving the final report of the

1955
01:30:24,400 --> 01:30:26,160
Statewide Graduation Council, seconded

1956
01:30:26,160 --> 01:30:27,520
by Mr. Olimpio.

1957
01:30:27,520 --> 01:30:29,560
All in favor of a receipt, that's a

1958
01:30:29,560 --> 01:30:31,880
unanimous vote.

1959
01:30:31,880 --> 01:30:33,120
All right, next we'll go to subcommittee

1960
01:30:33,120 --> 01:30:35,720
reports, and let's run through the list.

1961
01:30:35,720 --> 01:30:37,520
Uh education.

1962
01:30:37,520 --> 01:30:38,000
Mr. Miko.

1963
01:30:38,000 --> 01:30:40,160
>> Mr. Chair, thank you. Uh

1964
01:30:40,160 --> 01:30:43,320
I almost called you Dr. Mr. Mayor. Um

1965
01:30:43,320 --> 01:30:46,080
we had a um really nice ceremony uh

1966
01:30:46,080 --> 01:30:48,560
earlier today to recognize our retiring

1967
01:30:48,560 --> 01:30:50,040
teachers.

1968
01:30:50,040 --> 01:30:58,160
Thank you so much for all your time and and how many people you've shaped over the years, including

1969
01:30:58,160 --> 01:31:01,880
our uh honorable mayor. Um

1970
01:31:01,880 --> 01:31:04,360
and um just just thank you so much to

1971
01:31:04,360 --> 01:31:06,040
you and all your colleagues over the

1972
01:31:06,040 --> 01:31:08,520
years. Um I've only been doing my end

1973
01:31:08,520 --> 01:31:11,200
for 25 years. I uh

1974
01:31:11,200 --> 01:31:15,080
it's it's it's an awesome experience. It's an

1975
01:31:15,080 --> 01:31:16,680
awesome profession,

1976
01:31:16,680 --> 01:31:18,400
but we need

1977
01:31:18,400 --> 01:31:21,120
people to support us. We need everyone

1978
01:31:21,120 --> 01:31:23,760
to support teachers. I know it's you

1979
01:31:23,760 --> 01:31:26,080
know, it's it's overstated, but

1980
01:31:26,080 --> 01:31:28,760
the stakes are way too high. The money's

1981
01:31:28,760 --> 01:31:33,640
not there. Society is changing.

1982
01:31:33,640 --> 01:31:36,080
Um not for the good in many cases, so uh

1983
01:31:36,080 --> 01:31:38,080
we need a ton of support in education.

1984
01:31:38,080 --> 01:31:40,280
So, I just want to uh just put that out

1985
01:31:40,280 --> 01:31:41,680
there that um

1986
01:31:41,680 --> 01:31:43,200
again, thank you to all our teachers,

1987
01:31:43,200 --> 01:31:44,800
all our staff here in Peabody Public

1988
01:31:44,800 --> 01:31:47,320
Schools. My kids came through here and

1989
01:31:47,320 --> 01:31:50,480
got an incredible education, and um just

1990
01:31:50,480 --> 01:31:52,560
met so many great people. So, this is a

1991
01:31:52,560 --> 01:31:53,960
great city.

1992
01:31:53,960 --> 01:31:55,640
Um you know, I've said it before, we've

1993
01:31:55,640 --> 01:31:57,560
got about 10 or 15 people in the city

1994
01:31:57,560 --> 01:32:00,280
who dislike the city, and you know, for

1995
01:32:00,280 --> 01:32:02,120
whatever reason, love to take shots at

1996
01:32:02,120 --> 01:32:03,840
us and the things that we're doing.

1997
01:32:03,840 --> 01:32:05,400
a lot of great things. We're

1998
01:32:05,400 --> 01:32:07,840
not perfect. We never will be.

1999
01:32:07,840 --> 01:32:10,200
But, um we just need that support and uh

2000
01:32:10,200 --> 01:32:11,920
we need that money. So,

2001
01:32:11,920 --> 01:32:13,960
to our state officials, to our feds,

2002
01:32:13,960 --> 01:32:15,640
keep it coming. The stakes are way too

2003
01:32:15,640 --> 01:32:17,520
high. Thank you.

2004
01:32:17,520 --> 01:32:19,600
>> Thank you, Mr. Amico.

2005
01:32:19,600 --> 01:32:21,400
Finance subcommittee, Mr. Amico?

2006
01:32:21,400 --> 01:32:22,960
>> Uh nothing new to report.

2007
01:32:22,960 --> 01:32:24,920
>> School safety subcommittee,

2008
01:32:24,920 --> 01:32:26,360
>> Um yes, so

2009
01:32:26,360 --> 01:32:28,560
uh so PBD uh the safety task force

2010
01:32:28,560 --> 01:32:30,600
received an award. I'd like to maybe

2011
01:32:30,600 --> 01:32:32,560
turn that over to Dr. Bedell or Ms. Dunn

2012
01:32:32,560 --> 01:32:37,310
if they have anything to add to that.

2013
01:32:37,320 --> 01:32:39,520
» Uh yeah, so I I I I do believe this is a

2014
01:32:39,520 --> 01:32:41,760
leftover one from last last meeting. Uh

2015
01:32:41,760 --> 01:32:43,760
but, we did have Maria Sherry here uh at

2016
01:32:43,760 --> 01:32:47,280
the last meeting. And what is exciting I I like to just build off of it a

2017
01:32:47,280 --> 01:32:49,080
little bit. Uh they did receive the Safe

2018
01:32:49,080 --> 01:32:50,880
Routes to School Community Collaboration

2019
01:32:50,880 --> 01:32:52,400
Award, uh which was wonderful, the

2020
01:32:52,400 --> 01:32:55,080
safety task force for the bus arm stop.

2021
01:32:55,080 --> 01:32:58,000
And uh so, the the the stop passing

2022
01:32:58,000 --> 01:32:58,600
uh

2023
01:32:58,600 --> 01:33:01,840
the the bus when the arm is out. And

2024
01:33:01,840 --> 01:33:03,120
they did an unbelievable job and were

2025
01:33:03,120 --> 01:33:04,760
able to get legislation changed. So,

2026
01:33:04,760 --> 01:33:06,520
their next task that they're that

2027
01:33:06,520 --> 01:33:08,880
they're willing to take on is uh e-bikes

2028
01:33:08,880 --> 01:33:10,760
and e-bike safety. Uh and so, that's

2029
01:33:10,760 --> 01:33:12,160
very important for our community. We see

2030
01:33:12,160 --> 01:33:13,680
a lot of kids out there and we just want

2031
01:33:13,680 --> 01:33:15,440
to make sure that there's education and

2032
01:33:15,440 --> 01:33:17,200
awareness and safety for our for our

2033
01:33:17,200 --> 01:33:18,920
students. Our police department's done a

2034
01:33:18,920 --> 01:33:21,080
wonderful job uh you know, getting bike

2035
01:33:21,080 --> 01:33:23,000
helmets out there and working with kids.

2036
01:33:23,000 --> 01:33:25,800
But, uh we're seeing uh e-bikes are are

2037
01:33:25,800 --> 01:33:27,680
picking up more speed and and becoming

2038
01:33:27,680 --> 01:33:29,600
more dangerous. So, that is the next

2039
01:33:29,600 --> 01:33:31,960
step uh for the safety task force. So,

2040
01:33:31,960 --> 01:33:34,760
uh thank you, Mr. Amico.

2041
01:33:34,760 --> 01:33:36,760
>> That is all.

2042
01:33:36,760 --> 01:33:38,400
Thank you.

2043
01:33:38,400 --> 01:33:40,280
Oh, Ms. Millman?

2044
01:33:40,280 --> 01:33:41,760
>> I know that um

2045
01:33:41,760 --> 01:33:43,920
I believe somebody was going to give an

2046
01:33:43,920 --> 01:33:47,840
update about the cameras on the buses.

2047
01:33:47,840 --> 01:33:49,680
>> So, happy to give an update as to where

2048
01:33:49,680 --> 01:33:52,400
we stand now. We have signed a contract

2049
01:33:52,400 --> 01:33:54,880
with Bus Patrol, which was the provider

2050
01:33:54,880 --> 01:33:58,240
uh of the um work we did

2051
01:33:58,240 --> 01:34:00,400
um, last year,

2052
01:34:00,400 --> 01:34:02,000
gathering the data in order to put

2053
01:34:02,000 --> 01:34:04,000
forward to the state, and thankfully the

2054
01:34:04,000 --> 01:34:05,200
state,

2055
01:34:05,200 --> 01:34:08,280
um, adopted, uh, this law, uh, last

2056
01:34:08,280 --> 01:34:10,800
January. So, um,

2057
01:34:10,800 --> 01:34:12,440
we would be with a second city in the

2058
01:34:12,440 --> 01:34:14,680
state, uh, behind Chicopee,

2059
01:34:14,680 --> 01:34:16,400
uh, to sign a contract with the

2060
01:34:16,400 --> 01:34:19,960
provider. Uh, the intention is to start

2061
01:34:19,960 --> 01:34:23,360
uh, with our own fleet right now. Um,

2062
01:34:23,360 --> 01:34:26,000
the 10 or so buses that we have,

2063
01:34:26,000 --> 01:34:27,360
and then we're going to be bringing in

2064
01:34:27,360 --> 01:34:28,920
Healey. Healey's been terrific, they've

2065
01:34:28,920 --> 01:34:31,080
been working with us, and the hope is to

2066
01:34:31,080 --> 01:34:32,680
have a, uh,

2067
01:34:32,680 --> 01:34:34,240
large number, we won't have every bus

2068
01:34:34,240 --> 01:34:36,280
ready to go, uh, but a large number of

2069
01:34:36,280 --> 01:34:39,040
buses set for September 1st or the start

2070
01:34:39,040 --> 01:34:41,800
of the new school year. So, um,

2071
01:34:41,800 --> 01:34:43,120
uh, they're working on a little bit of

2072
01:34:43,120 --> 01:34:45,480
logistics with the police department,

2073
01:34:45,480 --> 01:34:49,880
and, um, the process there, and, uh, but

2074
01:34:49,880 --> 01:34:52,520
it will be collection of any fines that

2075
01:34:52,520 --> 01:34:54,320
will run through the city, and then bus

2076
01:34:54,320 --> 01:34:56,520
patrol will get a percentage of those

2077
01:34:56,520 --> 01:34:58,920
fines, so there's no money up front, uh,

2078
01:34:58,920 --> 01:35:00,880
installation cost, everything is is done

2079
01:35:00,880 --> 01:35:03,480
through bus patrol, so, um, really

2080
01:35:03,480 --> 01:35:05,960
excited. I don't have a number yet as to

2081
01:35:05,960 --> 01:35:07,760
how much, how many of the buses we will

2082
01:35:07,760 --> 01:35:11,000
have ready to go, um, but we are the

2083
01:35:11,000 --> 01:35:12,880
second city in the state to do that,

2084
01:35:12,880 --> 01:35:15,600
and, uh, of all cities, Chicopee was

2085
01:35:15,600 --> 01:35:16,840
beat us.

2086
01:35:16,840 --> 01:35:17,960
Don't know how they got ahead of us,

2087
01:35:17,960 --> 01:35:19,840
but, um,

2088
01:35:19,840 --> 01:35:21,040
but I'll keep people updated. Thank you

2089
01:35:21,040 --> 01:35:22,400
for bringing that up.

2090
01:35:22,400 --> 01:35:23,760
Chicopee.

2091
01:35:23,760 --> 01:35:26,600
is that even a real city?

2092
01:35:26,600 --> 01:35:28,080
>> No, watch out.

2093
01:35:28,080 --> 01:35:31,960
Um,

2094
01:35:31,970 --> 01:35:35,790
» [laughter]

2095
01:35:35,800 --> 01:35:40,750
» I

2096
01:35:40,760 --> 01:35:42,760
Two things on that point, Mr. Mayor. I

2097
01:35:42,760 --> 01:35:45,640
think Chicopee used some of our data in

2098
01:35:45,640 --> 01:35:47,840
order to to, um,

2099
01:35:47,840 --> 01:35:50,960
speak about getting involved in in the,

2100
01:35:50,960 --> 01:35:53,200
uh, bus zone the cameras.

2101
01:35:53,200 --> 01:35:56,160
And because of the data that was shown

2102
01:35:56,160 --> 01:35:59,920
in Peabody by the use of those cameras,

2103
01:35:59,920 --> 01:36:03,920
it was so compelling that many many

2104
01:36:03,920 --> 01:36:05,760
communities in Massachusetts and others

2105
01:36:05,760 --> 01:36:09,120
across the country are using the data

2106
01:36:09,120 --> 01:36:11,400
from our incidents

2107
01:36:11,400 --> 01:36:13,600
to show the necessity for their

2108
01:36:13,600 --> 01:36:15,520
community to participate in that kind of

2109
01:36:15,520 --> 01:36:16,720
program.

2110
01:36:16,720 --> 01:36:18,880
And it really is

2111
01:36:18,880 --> 01:36:22,000
much more far-reaching than we realize.

2112
01:36:22,000 --> 01:36:23,480
So,

2113
01:36:23,480 --> 01:36:25,800
Peabody really did something very very

2114
01:36:25,800 --> 01:36:28,840
spectacular in getting this rolling and

2115
01:36:28,840 --> 01:36:29,400
uh

2116
01:36:29,400 --> 01:36:31,920
it's nice to see that. And I will check

2117
01:36:31,920 --> 01:36:33,280
and see. I think Chicopee used our

2118
01:36:33,280 --> 01:36:34,920
numbers.

2119
01:36:34,920 --> 01:36:36,880
>> I think you're right and and I I uh

2120
01:36:36,880 --> 01:36:39,200
Chicopee we actually work with Chicopee.

2121
01:36:39,200 --> 01:36:41,280
Uh they exchange information with us, we

2122
01:36:41,280 --> 01:36:43,240
with them. Uh I want to credit Dan

2123
01:36:43,240 --> 01:36:46,160
Doucette, Sam Rippin. Um

2124
01:36:46,160 --> 01:36:50,360
and uh yeah, I just didn't like how they got ahead of us and got the first

2125
01:36:50,360 --> 01:36:53,080
one, but um but a number of communities

2126
01:36:53,080 --> 01:36:55,440
now uh or over the last couple of months

2127
01:36:55,440 --> 01:36:57,320
have been reaching out to us. Uh we did

2128
01:36:57,320 --> 01:36:59,480
have an interview process. We were other

2129
01:36:59,480 --> 01:37:01,480
contenders that also provided good

2130
01:37:01,480 --> 01:37:03,720
programs, but we felt that bus patrol,

2131
01:37:03,720 --> 01:37:05,480
based on some of the familiarity we had

2132
01:37:05,480 --> 01:37:07,360
with them, but also about their product

2133
01:37:07,360 --> 01:37:09,440
uh was really top-notch. So, uh I'll

2134
01:37:09,440 --> 01:37:10,920
keep everybody updated, but we should

2135
01:37:10,920 --> 01:37:12,640
have a number of buses in the city set

2136
01:37:12,640 --> 01:37:13,760
to go

2137
01:37:13,760 --> 01:37:16,280
uh with routes uh set uh for the

2138
01:37:16,280 --> 01:37:18,480
beginning of the new school year.

2139
01:37:18,480 --> 01:37:20,600
>> Plus, it changed the law. Convinced the

2140
01:37:20,600 --> 01:37:23,280
legislature to change the law to allow

2141
01:37:23,280 --> 01:37:25,240
the camera evidence to be used.

2142
01:37:25,240 --> 01:37:27,200
>> Oh, yeah. No, we That was us. That was

2143
01:37:27,200 --> 01:37:28,120
the city of Peabody.

2144
01:37:28,120 --> 01:37:29,640
>> That was, so

2145
01:37:29,640 --> 01:37:30,240
good work.

2146
01:37:30,240 --> 01:37:31,840
>> All right. Thank you.

2147
01:37:31,840 --> 01:37:34,080
Athletics and health subcommittee. It's

2148
01:37:34,080 --> 01:37:36,120
Mayor through the chair to Dr. Vidala.

2149
01:37:36,120 --> 01:37:37,520
Um

2150
01:37:37,520 --> 01:37:40,600
we have to prepare for next year. Um

2151
01:37:40,600 --> 01:37:42,800
as much as this would pain me to to do

2152
01:37:42,800 --> 01:37:44,480
any or make any cuts that are in

2153
01:37:44,480 --> 01:37:47,040
athletics, but could we get some data on

2154
01:37:47,040 --> 01:37:50,160
our um all our sports programs at the

2155
01:37:50,160 --> 01:37:51,560
high school and to see what the

2156
01:37:51,560 --> 01:37:53,120
subscription is, how many players are

2157
01:37:53,120 --> 01:37:54,800
playing, cuz if we do have some sports

2158
01:37:54,800 --> 01:37:57,760
that are under subscribed, we may uh

2159
01:37:57,760 --> 01:37:59,800
we may have to look into those uh next

2160
01:37:59,800 --> 01:38:00,280
year.

2161
01:38:00,280 --> 01:38:01,560
>> Thank you. Yeah, we we did actually just

2162
01:38:01,560 --> 01:38:03,320
pull that information. Uh so, that it

2163
01:38:03,320 --> 01:38:05,600
it's it's a very timely topic. Um I

2164
01:38:05,600 --> 01:38:07,880
believe

2165
01:38:07,880 --> 01:38:09,320
So, we're at the end of this school

2166
01:38:09,320 --> 01:38:11,640
year, call it FY school year 26. In

2167
01:38:11,640 --> 01:38:14,640
school year 25, I think we had 1,075.

2168
01:38:14,640 --> 01:38:16,320
Uh

2169
01:38:16,320 --> 01:38:17,760
We just We just pulled it up. And I I

2170
01:38:17,760 --> 01:38:19,600
think it was

2171
01:38:19,600 --> 01:38:21,280
A- And now I I think we went down

2172
01:38:21,280 --> 01:38:22,760
slightly.

2173
01:38:22,760 --> 01:38:24,600
Uh

2174
01:38:24,600 --> 01:38:28,870
But, I I believe

2175
01:38:28,880 --> 01:38:31,480
Yep, I think we we had Yes, there it is.

2176
01:38:31,480 --> 01:38:34,920
Um we had

2177
01:38:34,920 --> 01:38:37,720
I'm sorry. Yep, so we went from um

2178
01:38:37,720 --> 01:38:39,400
1038

2179
01:38:39,400 --> 01:38:42,440
to 975. So, we did see a drop, uh but

2180
01:38:42,440 --> 01:38:43,920
not a significant drop. We still have

2181
01:38:43,920 --> 01:38:45,440
the same number of sports. We do have

2182
01:38:45,440 --> 01:38:48,000
some co-op programs now, uh but it is

2183
01:38:48,000 --> 01:38:49,320
something we're looking at. We currently

2184
01:38:49,320 --> 01:38:50,600
will have the same number of coaches,

2185
01:38:50,600 --> 01:38:52,240
but it is something we want to monitor.

2186
01:38:52,240 --> 01:38:53,400
Some of our sports are smaller. We do

2187
01:38:53,400 --> 01:38:55,000
have a couple that have increased. Uh

2188
01:38:55,000 --> 01:38:57,080
track is very vibrant. Um and so, they

2189
01:38:57,080 --> 01:38:58,480
have they do have um higher

2190
01:38:58,480 --> 01:39:00,520
participation numbers. But, I'll share

2191
01:39:00,520 --> 01:39:03,480
uh the the whole spreadsheet with the committee. Thank you.

2192
01:39:03,480 --> 01:39:09,550
>> Sure.

2193
01:39:09,560 --> 01:39:11,280
Thank you. Uh Quality and Standards, I

2194
01:39:11,280 --> 01:39:12,480
know we have a number of items. Mrs.

2195
01:39:12,480 --> 01:39:13,960
Dunn, I'll turn it over to you.

2196
01:39:13,960 --> 01:39:15,960
>> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um

2197
01:39:15,960 --> 01:39:16,960
Excuse [clears throat] me. Quality and

2198
01:39:16,960 --> 01:39:19,440
Standards Subcommittee meeting was uh

2199
01:39:19,440 --> 01:39:21,360
this evening prior to the regularly

2200
01:39:21,360 --> 01:39:23,440
scheduled meeting. Mr. Olympio and I

2201
01:39:23,440 --> 01:39:26,600
went through the policies, and um I'm

2202
01:39:26,600 --> 01:39:29,320
going to go through the policies that we

2203
01:39:29,320 --> 01:39:30,960
had already presented, which are

2204
01:39:30,960 --> 01:39:32,800
definitely all up for second reading

2205
01:39:32,800 --> 01:39:35,120
this evening. So, if I can.

2206
01:39:35,120 --> 01:39:36,200
The

2207
01:39:36,200 --> 01:39:39,400
first policy for second reading is J And

2208
01:39:39,400 --> 01:39:41,000
just so everyone knows, there there were

2209
01:39:41,000 --> 01:39:43,360
no changes or or

2210
01:39:43,360 --> 01:39:44,520
uh

2211
01:39:44,520 --> 01:39:47,360
no changes to any of these policies.

2212
01:39:47,360 --> 01:39:48,320
They're the same as they were at the

2213
01:39:48,320 --> 01:39:50,400
last meeting. So, the first policy for

2214
01:39:50,400 --> 01:39:52,560
your approval I'd like to make a motion

2215
01:39:52,560 --> 01:39:56,080
that the committee approve policy JICFB,

2216
01:39:56,080 --> 01:39:58,280
the anti-bullying policy.

2217
01:39:58,280 --> 01:40:00,160
So moved.

2218
01:40:00,160 --> 01:40:01,200
For a second reading, sorry.

2219
01:40:01,200 --> 01:40:02,640
>> Second.

2220
01:40:02,640 --> 01:40:04,680
>> Heard the motion by Mrs. Dunn for

2221
01:40:04,680 --> 01:40:06,800
adoption of the anti-bullying policy,

2222
01:40:06,800 --> 01:40:09,160
seconded by Mr. Olympio.

2223
01:40:09,160 --> 01:40:10,680
Seeing no comments, roll call vote for

2224
01:40:10,680 --> 01:40:12,200
approval, please.

2225
01:40:12,200 --> 01:40:12,880
>> Mrs. Dunn.

2226
01:40:12,880 --> 01:40:13,560
>> Yes.

2227
01:40:13,560 --> 01:40:14,160
>> Mr. Olympio.

2228
01:40:14,160 --> 01:40:14,560
>> Yes.

2229
01:40:14,560 --> 01:40:15,360
>> Ms. Nolan.

2230
01:40:15,360 --> 01:40:15,760
>> Yes.

2231
01:40:15,760 --> 01:40:16,440
>> Mrs. Cox.

2232
01:40:16,440 --> 01:40:16,840
>> Yes.

2233
01:40:16,840 --> 01:40:17,480
>> Mr. Amico.

2234
01:40:17,480 --> 01:40:18,960
>> Yes.

2235
01:40:18,960 --> 01:40:21,160
>> Okay, thank you. The next policy for a

2236
01:40:21,160 --> 01:40:22,480
second reading

2237
01:40:22,480 --> 01:40:25,400
is ECAB, access to buildings and

2238
01:40:25,400 --> 01:40:27,840
grounds. I'd like to make a motion that

2239
01:40:27,840 --> 01:40:30,720
the committee approve for second reading

2240
01:40:30,720 --> 01:40:33,400
policy ECAB, access to building and

2241
01:40:33,400 --> 01:40:35,160
grounds. So moved.

2242
01:40:35,160 --> 01:40:36,560
>> Second.

2243
01:40:36,560 --> 01:40:37,920
>> Thank you. You've heard the motion made

2244
01:40:37,920 --> 01:40:39,440
by Mrs. Dunn

2245
01:40:39,440 --> 01:40:40,880
uh for the adoption of the access to

2246
01:40:40,880 --> 01:40:42,720
building and grounds, seconded by Mr.

2247
01:40:42,720 --> 01:40:43,920
Olympio.

2248
01:40:43,920 --> 01:40:45,200
Roll call vote, please.

2249
01:40:45,200 --> 01:40:45,880
>> Mrs. Dunn.

2250
01:40:45,880 --> 01:40:46,240
>> Yes.

2251
01:40:46,240 --> 01:40:46,960
>> Mr. Olympio.

2252
01:40:46,960 --> 01:40:47,400
>> Yes.

2253
01:40:47,400 --> 01:40:48,440
>> Ms. Nolan.

2254
01:40:48,440 --> 01:40:49,120
>> Yes.

2255
01:40:49,120 --> 01:40:49,840
>> Mrs. Cox.

2256
01:40:49,840 --> 01:40:50,240
>> Yes.

2257
01:40:50,240 --> 01:40:50,840
>> Mr. Amico.

2258
01:40:50,840 --> 01:40:52,720
>> Yes.

2259
01:40:52,720 --> 01:40:54,960
>> Thank you. The next policy bringing

2260
01:40:54,960 --> 01:40:57,560
forward for a second reading is policy

2261
01:40:57,560 --> 01:40:59,200
EEAEA,

2262
01:40:59,200 --> 01:41:01,920
bus driver examination training. I would

2263
01:41:01,920 --> 01:41:06,320
like to make a motion the policy EEAEA

2264
01:41:06,320 --> 01:41:08,240
be approved for second reading. So

2265
01:41:08,240 --> 01:41:09,320
moved.

2266
01:41:09,320 --> 01:41:10,960
>> Second.

2267
01:41:10,960 --> 01:41:12,040
>> Thank you. You've heard the motion by

2268
01:41:12,040 --> 01:41:13,840
Mrs. Dunn for approval of the bus driver

2269
01:41:13,840 --> 01:41:16,440
examination training policy seconded by

2270
01:41:16,440 --> 01:41:17,840
Mr. Olympio.

2271
01:41:17,840 --> 01:41:19,240
Roll call vote, please.

2272
01:41:19,240 --> 01:41:19,920
>> Mrs. Dunn.

2273
01:41:19,920 --> 01:41:20,320
>> Yes.

2274
01:41:20,320 --> 01:41:20,960
>> Mr. Olympio.

2275
01:41:20,960 --> 01:41:21,600
>> Yes.

2276
01:41:21,600 --> 01:41:22,480
>> Ms. Nolan.

2277
01:41:22,480 --> 01:41:22,840
>> Yes.

2278
01:41:22,840 --> 01:41:24,000
>> Mrs. Cox.

2279
01:41:24,000 --> 01:41:24,400
>> Yes.

2280
01:41:24,400 --> 01:41:25,000
>> Mr. Amico.

2281
01:41:25,000 --> 01:41:27,510
>> Yes.

2282
01:41:27,520 --> 01:41:28,600
» Thank you.

2283
01:41:28,600 --> 01:41:31,400
The next policy for a second reading is

2284
01:41:31,400 --> 01:41:33,600
policy JFBB,

2285
01:41:33,600 --> 01:41:36,200
school choice. So, I'd like to bring

2286
01:41:36,200 --> 01:41:38,640
that forward for a second reading. So

2287
01:41:38,640 --> 01:41:39,600
moved.

2288
01:41:39,600 --> 01:41:41,560
>> Second.

2289
01:41:41,560 --> 01:41:44,560
>> Thank you for the motion uh for adoption

2290
01:41:44,560 --> 01:41:47,000
uh of the school choice policy made by

2291
01:41:47,000 --> 01:41:49,240
Mrs. Dunn, seconded by Mr. Olimpio. Roll

2292
01:41:49,240 --> 01:41:50,680
call vote, please.

2293
01:41:50,680 --> 01:41:51,360
>> Mrs. Dunn.

2294
01:41:51,360 --> 01:41:51,800
>> Yes.

2295
01:41:51,800 --> 01:41:52,480
>> Mr. Olimpio.

2296
01:41:52,480 --> 01:41:52,920
>> Yes.

2297
01:41:52,920 --> 01:41:53,520
>> Ms. Melman.

2298
01:41:53,520 --> 01:41:54,000
>> Yes.

2299
01:41:54,000 --> 01:41:54,800
>> Mrs. Cox.

2300
01:41:54,800 --> 01:41:55,160
>> Yes.

2301
01:41:55,160 --> 01:41:56,040
>> Mr. Amico.

2302
01:41:56,040 --> 01:41:57,400
>> Yes.

2303
01:41:57,400 --> 01:41:58,520
>> Thank you.

2304
01:41:58,520 --> 01:42:01,400
Next policy is policy KBG, parent

2305
01:42:01,400 --> 01:42:03,440
advisory councils. I would like to bring

2306
01:42:03,440 --> 01:42:06,640
forward policy KBG for a second reading.

2307
01:42:06,640 --> 01:42:07,720
So moved.

2308
01:42:07,720 --> 01:42:10,080
>> Second.

2309
01:42:10,080 --> 01:42:11,720
>> Thank you for the motion by Mrs. Dunn

2310
01:42:11,720 --> 01:42:13,160
for approval of the parent advisory

2311
01:42:13,160 --> 01:42:15,280
councils policy, seconded by Mr.

2312
01:42:15,280 --> 01:42:16,440
Olimpio.

2313
01:42:16,440 --> 01:42:17,760
Roll call vote, please.

2314
01:42:17,760 --> 01:42:18,440
>> Mrs. Dunn.

2315
01:42:18,440 --> 01:42:18,840
>> Yes.

2316
01:42:18,840 --> 01:42:19,520
>> Mr. Olimpio.

2317
01:42:19,520 --> 01:42:19,960
>> Yes.

2318
01:42:19,960 --> 01:42:20,880
>> Ms. Melman.

2319
01:42:20,880 --> 01:42:21,280
>> Yes.

2320
01:42:21,280 --> 01:42:22,000
>> Mrs. Cox.

2321
01:42:22,000 --> 01:42:22,360
>> Yes.

2322
01:42:22,360 --> 01:42:23,000
>> Mr. Amico.

2323
01:42:23,000 --> 01:42:25,160
>> Yes.

2324
01:42:25,160 --> 01:42:29,800
>> Thank you. Next policy is policy JLCD,

2325
01:42:29,800 --> 01:42:31,760
administration of medication to

2326
01:42:31,760 --> 01:42:34,160
students. I would like to bring forward

2327
01:42:34,160 --> 01:42:37,200
policy JLCD for a second reading. So

2328
01:42:37,200 --> 01:42:38,280
moved.

2329
01:42:38,280 --> 01:42:39,560
>> Second.

2330
01:42:39,560 --> 01:42:41,400
>> Thank you for the motion made by Mrs.

2331
01:42:41,400 --> 01:42:43,320
Dunn for approval of the administration

2332
01:42:43,320 --> 01:42:45,320
of medication to students policy,

2333
01:42:45,320 --> 01:42:47,520
seconded by Mr. Olimpio. Roll call vote,

2334
01:42:47,520 --> 01:42:48,240
please.

2335
01:42:48,240 --> 01:42:48,960
>> Mrs. Dunn.

2336
01:42:48,960 --> 01:42:49,400
>> Yes.

2337
01:42:49,400 --> 01:42:50,120
>> Mr. Olimpio.

2338
01:42:50,120 --> 01:42:50,520
>> Yes.

2339
01:42:50,520 --> 01:42:51,160
>> Ms. Melman.

2340
01:42:51,160 --> 01:42:51,520
>> Yes.

2341
01:42:51,520 --> 01:42:52,800
>> Mrs. Cox.

2342
01:42:52,800 --> 01:42:53,040
>> Yes.

2343
01:42:53,040 --> 01:42:53,680
>> Mr. Amico.

2344
01:42:53,680 --> 01:42:55,040
>> Yes.

2345
01:42:55,040 --> 01:42:56,520
>> Thank you. And then

2346
01:42:56,520 --> 01:42:59,000
policy JLCDC,

2347
01:42:59,000 --> 01:43:01,440
self-administration and self-carry of

2348
01:43:01,440 --> 01:43:02,960
medications.

2349
01:43:02,960 --> 01:43:04,880
I would like to bring forward policy

2350
01:43:04,880 --> 01:43:08,400
JLCDC for a second reading.

2351
01:43:08,400 --> 01:43:10,400
>> Second.

2352
01:43:10,400 --> 01:43:11,760
>> Thank you for the motion by Mrs. Dunn

2353
01:43:11,760 --> 01:43:13,120
for approval of the policy

2354
01:43:13,120 --> 01:43:14,960
self-administration and self-carry of

2355
01:43:14,960 --> 01:43:17,440
medication, seconded by Mr. Olimpio.

2356
01:43:17,440 --> 01:43:18,600
Roll call vote, please.

2357
01:43:18,600 --> 01:43:20,080
>> Mrs. Dunn.

2358
01:43:20,080 --> 01:43:20,520
>> Yes.

2359
01:43:20,520 --> 01:43:21,200
>> Mr. Olimpio.

2360
01:43:21,200 --> 01:43:21,640
>> Yes.

2361
01:43:21,640 --> 01:43:22,360
>> Ms. Melman.

2362
01:43:22,360 --> 01:43:22,720
>> Yes.

2363
01:43:22,720 --> 01:43:23,440
>> Mrs. Cox.

2364
01:43:23,440 --> 01:43:23,800
>> Yes.

2365
01:43:23,800 --> 01:43:24,480
>> Mr. Amico.

2366
01:43:24,480 --> 01:43:26,280
>> Yes.

2367
01:43:26,280 --> 01:43:27,400
>> Thank you.

2368
01:43:27,400 --> 01:43:29,320
Now, the policies that we would dis-

2369
01:43:29,320 --> 01:43:32,320
that we discussed this evening for a

2370
01:43:32,320 --> 01:43:34,000
first reading

2371
01:43:34,000 --> 01:43:37,120
are policies IKF, graduation

2372
01:43:37,120 --> 01:43:40,640
requirements, policy JKAA,

2373
01:43:40,640 --> 01:43:44,800
which is a policy regarding the um

2374
01:43:44,800 --> 01:43:46,160
time out, seclusion, and physical

2375
01:43:46,160 --> 01:43:48,200
restraint of students,

2376
01:43:48,200 --> 01:43:50,480
and policy BDE, subcommittees of the

2377
01:43:50,480 --> 01:43:53,040
school committee.

2378
01:43:53,040 --> 01:43:55,040
So, this evening, after discussion and

2379
01:43:55,040 --> 01:43:58,600
vote, we have brought forward for your

2380
01:43:58,600 --> 01:44:00,680
approval for first reading

2381
01:44:00,680 --> 01:44:05,440
policy IKF, graduation requirements.

2382
01:44:05,440 --> 01:44:09,440
So, I would like to make a motion that be approved for first reading.

2383
01:44:09,440 --> 01:44:10,240
>> So moved.

2384
01:44:10,240 --> 01:44:11,080
>> Second.

2385
01:44:11,080 --> 01:44:13,240
>> Thank you. Further motion by Mrs. Dunn

2386
01:44:13,240 --> 01:44:14,560
for approval of the graduation

2387
01:44:14,560 --> 01:44:16,360
requirements policy, seconded by Mr.

2388
01:44:16,360 --> 01:44:18,840
Olimpio.

2389
01:44:18,840 --> 01:44:20,280
Roll call vote, please.

2390
01:44:20,280 --> 01:44:21,040
>> Mrs. Dunn.

2391
01:44:21,040 --> 01:44:22,320
>> No.

2392
01:44:22,320 --> 01:44:23,640
>> Mr. Olimpio.

2393
01:44:23,640 --> 01:44:24,400
>> No.

2394
01:44:24,400 --> 01:44:25,760
>> Ms. Noman.

2395
01:44:25,760 --> 01:44:27,040
>> Yes.

2396
01:44:27,040 --> 01:44:28,480
>> Mrs. Cox. Yes.

2397
01:44:28,480 --> 01:44:29,320
>> Mr. Amico.

2398
01:44:29,320 --> 01:44:31,440
>> No.

2399
01:44:31,440 --> 01:44:34,710
>> Okay.

2400
01:44:34,720 --> 01:44:39,160
The next policy is policy JKAA,

2401
01:44:39,160 --> 01:44:42,240
and I will let you know we have

2402
01:44:42,240 --> 01:44:45,040
a policy that was provided to us by Ms.

2403
01:44:45,040 --> 01:44:46,800
Compton.

2404
01:44:46,800 --> 01:44:50,400
I don't know if that was in our

2405
01:44:50,400 --> 01:44:52,000
packet

2406
01:44:52,000 --> 01:44:54,840
or if the

2407
01:44:54,840 --> 01:44:57,960
state issued

2408
01:44:57,960 --> 01:45:05,030
policy was in our packet.

2409
01:45:05,040 --> 01:45:07,760
The one from Ms. Compton

2410
01:45:07,760 --> 01:45:12,040
is much much shorter than the one from

2411
01:45:12,040 --> 01:45:14,280
MASC.

2412
01:45:14,280 --> 01:45:15,560
And

2413
01:45:15,560 --> 01:45:19,000
having spoken with Ms. Compton,

2414
01:45:19,000 --> 01:45:21,200
she explained that the policy she has

2415
01:45:21,200 --> 01:45:23,400
provided to us, for one thing, it is

2416
01:45:23,400 --> 01:45:25,960
much more it is much clearer than the

2417
01:45:25,960 --> 01:45:28,600
policy that came from the state.

2418
01:45:28,600 --> 01:45:30,040
And I can tell you that there is

2419
01:45:30,040 --> 01:45:33,480
discussion at MASC concerning the policy

2420
01:45:33,480 --> 01:45:36,160
that they sent out because um there was

2421
01:45:36,160 --> 01:45:39,000
quite a bit of confusion among school

2422
01:45:39,000 --> 01:45:41,560
districts that was reported back to the

2423
01:45:41,560 --> 01:45:44,800
DESC. And there is some work that needs

2424
01:45:44,800 --> 01:45:47,440
to be done on the language in the policy

2425
01:45:47,440 --> 01:45:50,440
that came out from the state.

2426
01:45:50,440 --> 01:45:52,840
Now, the difficulty with this is this

2427
01:45:52,840 --> 01:45:55,760
policy needs to be approved

2428
01:45:55,760 --> 01:45:59,560
by August 17th, so it does need to be in

2429
01:45:59,560 --> 01:46:01,160
place.

2430
01:46:01,160 --> 01:46:05,430
Um

2431
01:46:05,440 --> 01:46:11,960
The the policy that Ms. Crompton gave is actually very thorough.

2432
01:46:11,960 --> 01:46:14,120
And it's two pages.

2433
01:46:14,120 --> 01:46:16,480
Did you receive that one?

2434
01:46:16,480 --> 01:46:17,680
Okay.

2435
01:46:17,680 --> 01:46:19,680
So, I think that what we what we need to

2436
01:46:19,680 --> 01:46:22,400
do is hold off so that members can

2437
01:46:22,400 --> 01:46:25,080
review it.

2438
01:46:25,080 --> 01:46:26,640
We will be having meetings during the

2439
01:46:26,640 --> 01:46:27,640
summer

2440
01:46:27,640 --> 01:46:28,960
for policy.

2441
01:46:28,960 --> 01:46:30,440
July, we always have subcommittee

2442
01:46:30,440 --> 01:46:31,440
meetings.

2443
01:46:31,440 --> 01:46:33,640
And um at that time we can bring it

2444
01:46:33,640 --> 01:46:34,920
forward.

2445
01:46:34,920 --> 01:46:37,680
Um unless members would like to approve

2446
01:46:37,680 --> 01:46:40,400
the current policy JKAI,

2447
01:46:40,400 --> 01:46:42,600
I'm sorry, JKAA.

2448
01:46:42,600 --> 01:46:44,240
Um

2449
01:46:44,240 --> 01:46:48,280
it is actually undergoing review

2450
01:46:48,280 --> 01:46:50,360
before it gets implemented, but we're

2451
01:46:50,360 --> 01:46:52,160
under that time frame.

2452
01:46:52,160 --> 01:46:54,280
Um I would hope that we could have a

2453
01:46:54,280 --> 01:46:56,760
meeting in August prior to August 17th

2454
01:46:56,760 --> 01:46:59,400
to be able to put something in place.

2455
01:46:59,400 --> 01:47:01,760
We are

2456
01:47:01,760 --> 01:47:06,560
in good hands. Ms. Crompton has met with the attorney.

2457
01:47:06,560 --> 01:47:08,040
He is the one who has been preparing

2458
01:47:08,040 --> 01:47:12,600
this these materials. I saw the um

2459
01:47:12,600 --> 01:47:15,120
the the the the procedures, the manual

2460
01:47:15,120 --> 01:47:17,400
that goes along with this, which

2461
01:47:17,400 --> 01:47:19,440
committee doesn't approve, but it's

2462
01:47:19,440 --> 01:47:22,640
really very very well done.

2463
01:47:22,640 --> 01:47:24,160
And um

2464
01:47:24,160 --> 01:47:25,720
I think we can work through this and be

2465
01:47:25,720 --> 01:47:27,440
able to have this in place in time

2466
01:47:27,440 --> 01:47:29,440
without worry. Dr. Pelino?

2467
01:47:29,440 --> 01:47:31,520
>> So, I know um

2468
01:47:31,520 --> 01:47:34,160
Ms. Magarelli sent a 33-page document, a

2469
01:47:34,160 --> 01:47:36,200
PDF to everyone. It included both

2470
01:47:36,200 --> 01:47:37,400
policies.

2471
01:47:37,400 --> 01:47:39,320
And so, I I do believe this was in your

2472
01:47:39,320 --> 01:47:40,400
email. I'm not sure if it was in the

2473
01:47:40,400 --> 01:47:44,160
packet. Um but so, on page

2474
01:47:44,160 --> 01:47:47,200
29 out of 33, what I'm presenting here,

2475
01:47:47,200 --> 01:47:50,160
this is the two-page policy that uh Ms.

2476
01:47:50,160 --> 01:47:52,640
the Dr. Compton has worked on. Uh and

2477
01:47:52,640 --> 01:47:55,280
it's it's a very comprehensive policy.

2478
01:47:55,280 --> 01:47:57,880
If everybody has seen this one, uh and

2479
01:47:57,880 --> 01:48:02,120
it it is paired with a 50-page

2480
01:48:02,120 --> 01:48:05,120
manual about timeout and seclusion. Um

2481
01:48:05,120 --> 01:48:06,280
so,

2482
01:48:06,280 --> 01:48:08,440
this this is what I believe the

2483
01:48:08,440 --> 01:48:11,680
committee has. Um and and so,

2484
01:48:11,680 --> 01:48:14,000
this is the the policy

2485
01:48:14,000 --> 01:48:14,960
uh

2486
01:48:14,960 --> 01:48:16,320
that that you were looking at.

2487
01:48:16,320 --> 01:48:18,760
>> Yes, and that's the one that um

2488
01:48:18,760 --> 01:48:22,600
this is the one that Mr. Olimpio and I

2489
01:48:22,600 --> 01:48:25,520
would like to bring forward this evening

2490
01:48:25,520 --> 01:48:28,320
for a first reading.

2491
01:48:28,320 --> 01:48:29,960
>> Yeah, and so, I think that the challenge

2492
01:48:29,960 --> 01:48:31,880
with the six-page document is

2493
01:48:31,880 --> 01:48:33,680
it tried to put in a lot of the

2494
01:48:33,680 --> 01:48:36,080
implementation plan in it and it got

2495
01:48:36,080 --> 01:48:38,920
very confusing. And so, what a lot of

2496
01:48:38,920 --> 01:48:41,040
districts have done is they adopt this

2497
01:48:41,040 --> 01:48:43,120
language here and they pair it with a

2498
01:48:43,120 --> 01:48:46,040
50-page document with all the

2499
01:48:46,040 --> 01:48:48,520
um the forms that you fill out and all

2500
01:48:48,520 --> 01:48:49,560
of that. And it's it's it's very

2501
01:48:49,560 --> 01:48:50,560
comprehensive but it includes all the

2502
01:48:50,560 --> 01:48:52,440
training. So, we have both of those

2503
01:48:52,440 --> 01:48:54,040
documents. This here that is being

2504
01:48:54,040 --> 01:48:56,760
projected is the policy that we would

2505
01:48:56,760 --> 01:49:00,880
endorse. And that is policy JKAA timeout

2506
01:49:00,880 --> 01:49:01,480
and seclusion.

2507
01:49:01,480 --> 01:49:04,040
>> And the one on the screen is the one we

2508
01:49:04,040 --> 01:49:05,720
would bring forward and I'm happy to

2509
01:49:05,720 --> 01:49:08,520
make that motion that this be um

2510
01:49:08,520 --> 01:49:11,280
brought forward for first reading.

2511
01:49:11,280 --> 01:49:13,910
>> So moved.

2512
01:49:13,920 --> 01:49:17,390
» Second.

2513
01:49:17,400 --> 01:49:19,360
» Thank you. Further motion by Mrs. Dunn,

2514
01:49:19,360 --> 01:49:21,680
seconded by Mr. Miko. Let's open that up

2515
01:49:21,680 --> 01:49:23,520
for discussion. Ms. Millman?

2516
01:49:23,520 --> 01:49:25,160
>> Um I first would like to ask Ms. Dunn,

2517
01:49:25,160 --> 01:49:27,000
is this the one that um Attorney Joyce

2518
01:49:27,000 --> 01:49:28,920
did look look at, the one that was

2519
01:49:28,920 --> 01:49:31,320
prompting? Because I know that this is a

2520
01:49:31,320 --> 01:49:33,640
big This is This is significant. This is

2521
01:49:33,640 --> 01:49:35,120
a regulation that goes into place in

2522
01:49:35,120 --> 01:49:37,120
August. There's lots of history behind

2523
01:49:37,120 --> 01:49:40,160
this. There's an MCLE and Mass Legal Ed

2524
01:49:40,160 --> 01:49:41,720
whole thing that's being done, which

2525
01:49:41,720 --> 01:49:44,560
Michael actually was a co-chair of. Um

2526
01:49:44,560 --> 01:49:47,160
Attorney Joyce was a co-chair of, so um

2527
01:49:47,160 --> 01:49:50,800
I it it is very complex. Um and knowing

2528
01:49:50,800 --> 01:49:51,880
that he's

2529
01:49:51,880 --> 01:49:53,600
been part of this, I think is incredibly

2530
01:49:53,600 --> 01:49:55,720
helpful and important to know. I do

2531
01:49:55,720 --> 01:49:57,880
think there may be some more coming from

2532
01:49:57,880 --> 01:49:59,760
this, as you said, Ms. Dunn. I do don't

2533
01:49:59,760 --> 01:50:01,560
I don't think this is finished, but

2534
01:50:01,560 --> 01:50:03,320
because we have to have something in

2535
01:50:03,320 --> 01:50:06,680
place, because the reg by regulation of

2536
01:50:06,680 --> 01:50:08,720
by August, I think it's 17th, I think

2537
01:50:08,720 --> 01:50:10,160
it's very important that we do move

2538
01:50:10,160 --> 01:50:12,360
forward with something.

2539
01:50:12,360 --> 01:50:14,560
>> And I will also tell you

2540
01:50:14,560 --> 01:50:17,400
and I wish he wanted a copy.

2541
01:50:17,400 --> 01:50:18,800
>> Yes, this this is excellent. I would

2542
01:50:18,800 --> 01:50:21,360
endorse this in and if we were to adopt

2543
01:50:21,360 --> 01:50:22,920
this as a first reading tonight, we

2544
01:50:22,920 --> 01:50:25,720
could we do the second reading at the

2545
01:50:25,720 --> 01:50:28,040
next scheduled meeting on on August 13th

2546
01:50:28,040 --> 01:50:29,440
at the latest and it still meets the

2547
01:50:29,440 --> 01:50:30,160
deadline. So

2548
01:50:30,160 --> 01:50:30,600
>> Exactly.

2549
01:50:30,600 --> 01:50:31,440
>> So

2550
01:50:31,440 --> 01:50:32,840
I know I know there may be some meetings

2551
01:50:32,840 --> 01:50:35,680
in July or whatever the plan is, but

2552
01:50:35,680 --> 01:50:37,240
regardless of that, if we do a first

2553
01:50:37,240 --> 01:50:38,840
reading tonight, we have the option to

2554
01:50:38,840 --> 01:50:41,760
do August 13th and and we meet we meet

2555
01:50:41,760 --> 01:50:42,720
the August 17th deadline.

2556
01:50:42,720 --> 01:50:45,240
>> Thank you and that was our hope as well.

2557
01:50:45,240 --> 01:50:46,960
>> Good. Thank you for that.

2558
01:50:46,960 --> 01:50:48,240
Anybody else have any comments on this

2559
01:50:48,240 --> 01:50:49,400
item?

2560
01:50:49,400 --> 01:50:52,160
Okay. Roll call vote, please.

2561
01:50:52,160 --> 01:50:52,960
>> Mrs. Dunn?

2562
01:50:52,960 --> 01:50:53,440
>> Yes.

2563
01:50:53,440 --> 01:50:53,960
>> Mr. Olympia?

2564
01:50:53,960 --> 01:50:54,640
>> Yes.

2565
01:50:54,640 --> 01:50:55,480
>> Ms. Millman?

2566
01:50:55,480 --> 01:50:55,880
>> Yes.

2567
01:50:55,880 --> 01:50:56,560
>> Mrs. Cox?

2568
01:50:56,560 --> 01:50:56,920
>> Yes.

2569
01:50:56,920 --> 01:50:57,560
>> Mr. Miko?

2570
01:50:57,560 --> 01:50:59,600
>> Yes.

2571
01:50:59,600 --> 01:51:01,320
>> Okay.

2572
01:51:01,320 --> 01:51:04,320
Thank you. Policy BDE, subcommittees of

2573
01:51:04,320 --> 01:51:06,560
the school committee. This was a policy

2574
01:51:06,560 --> 01:51:08,160
that was

2575
01:51:08,160 --> 01:51:10,880
brought up at the last meeting and

2576
01:51:10,880 --> 01:51:12,920
referred to subcommittee on quality and

2577
01:51:12,920 --> 01:51:14,040
standards.

2578
01:51:14,040 --> 01:51:15,560
I can let all of you know that the

2579
01:51:15,560 --> 01:51:17,560
subcommittee on quality and standards is

2580
01:51:17,560 --> 01:51:20,880
actually meeting with the MASC staff to

2581
01:51:20,880 --> 01:51:23,920
review and update all of our policies.

2582
01:51:23,920 --> 01:51:27,240
Presently, they are reviewing policy

2583
01:51:27,240 --> 01:51:29,880
section A and section B.

2584
01:51:29,880 --> 01:51:31,200
Then they're going to move on to C and

2585
01:51:31,200 --> 01:51:32,040
D.

2586
01:51:32,040 --> 01:51:33,720
This is going to take place throughout

2587
01:51:33,720 --> 01:51:37,360
the summer and our hope is to finish by

2588
01:51:37,360 --> 01:51:38,680
the beginning of the year, but it does

2589
01:51:38,680 --> 01:51:41,160
depend on a lot of different variables.

2590
01:51:41,160 --> 01:51:43,760
However, what we would like to do is

2591
01:51:43,760 --> 01:51:47,080
just to forward this policy along with

2592
01:51:47,080 --> 01:51:48,240
all

2593
01:51:48,240 --> 01:51:51,680
of the other section B.

2594
01:51:51,680 --> 01:51:53,680
And we will be approving the school

2595
01:51:53,680 --> 01:51:56,200
committee will be approving

2596
01:51:56,200 --> 01:51:58,080
or reapproving

2597
01:51:58,080 --> 01:52:00,480
and reauthorizing all of our policies

2598
01:52:00,480 --> 01:52:02,920
once they come back to us, and we will

2599
01:52:02,920 --> 01:52:05,760
again be doing that in stages.

2600
01:52:05,760 --> 01:52:07,440
So, the recommendation was just to be

2601
01:52:07,440 --> 01:52:09,400
able to send this to MASC, put it with

2602
01:52:09,400 --> 01:52:11,160
section B. We should be getting section

2603
01:52:11,160 --> 01:52:12,880
B back soon, and we'll be approving all

2604
01:52:12,880 --> 01:52:16,950
of section B.

2605
01:52:16,960 --> 01:52:18,080
So, there's no action to

2606
01:52:18,080 --> 01:52:20,600
>> No action on that item. Thank you.

2607
01:52:20,600 --> 01:52:22,360
All right. Well, thank you, Mrs. Dunn.

2608
01:52:22,360 --> 01:52:24,720
Appreciate your work.

2609
01:52:24,720 --> 01:52:29,990
Uh next is Oh, sorry. Dr. Cox.

2610
01:52:30,000 --> 01:52:33,200
» Just a quick question. Looking at it, um

2611
01:52:33,200 --> 01:52:35,000
we have the

2612
01:52:35,000 --> 01:52:37,400
um athletics and

2613
01:52:37,400 --> 01:52:40,120
wellness on this. Did we want to change

2614
01:52:40,120 --> 01:52:41,880
that to the athletics and health before

2615
01:52:41,880 --> 01:52:43,120
we send it?

2616
01:52:43,120 --> 01:52:45,040
>> It It would be It would be changed when

2617
01:52:45,040 --> 01:52:46,920
we send it in. They'll be They'll be all

2618
01:52:46,920 --> 01:52:49,120
kinds of work done. Yeah.

2619
01:52:49,120 --> 01:52:50,200
>> Perfect.

2620
01:52:50,200 --> 01:52:51,960
>> So, it will be athletics and health

2621
01:52:51,960 --> 01:52:53,880
that's sent over the MASC.

2622
01:52:53,880 --> 01:52:56,800
Okay. Good. Thank you.

2623
01:52:56,800 --> 01:52:57,960
All right. Next item, building and

2624
01:52:57,960 --> 01:52:59,120
grounds.

2625
01:52:59,120 --> 01:53:01,200
>> Oh, thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are

2626
01:53:01,200 --> 01:53:02,600
having a building and grounds

2627
01:53:02,600 --> 01:53:04,720
subcommittee meeting on June 30th, next

2628
01:53:04,720 --> 01:53:07,040
Tuesday night at 6:00 p.m., and our

2629
01:53:07,040 --> 01:53:09,040
guest will be Jim Politanos, the

2630
01:53:09,040 --> 01:53:11,080
director of facilities. What we are

2631
01:53:11,080 --> 01:53:13,080
going to do at that meeting is go

2632
01:53:13,080 --> 01:53:16,760
through um a review of where we are now

2633
01:53:16,760 --> 01:53:19,560
with our buildings, but more so a

2634
01:53:19,560 --> 01:53:22,040
discussion on the plan for the summer.

2635
01:53:22,040 --> 01:53:24,000
We know there's a lot of very specific

2636
01:53:24,000 --> 01:53:26,160
work that takes place over the summer

2637
01:53:26,160 --> 01:53:28,320
for maintenance and a lot of different

2638
01:53:28,320 --> 01:53:29,880
repairs that take place once the

2639
01:53:29,880 --> 01:53:31,480
students are and teachers are out of the

2640
01:53:31,480 --> 01:53:33,840
building. So, that's what Mr. Politanos

2641
01:53:33,840 --> 01:53:35,920
will be speaking with us about. He'll

2642
01:53:35,920 --> 01:53:38,080
also address special projects, as

2643
01:53:38,080 --> 01:53:40,320
always. He'll be talking about the roof

2644
01:53:40,320 --> 01:53:42,520
projects. We will probably get into a

2645
01:53:42,520 --> 01:53:45,080
discussion of security, which at that

2646
01:53:45,080 --> 01:53:46,960
point it may require an executive

2647
01:53:46,960 --> 01:53:48,720
session during that subcommittee

2648
01:53:48,720 --> 01:53:50,000
meeting, and we'll be prepared to do

2649
01:53:50,000 --> 01:53:53,040
that. I'm also going to ask um Mr. Bloom

2650
01:53:53,040 --> 01:53:54,880
if he could come in at that time and

2651
01:53:54,880 --> 01:53:57,240
give us some advice as well.

2652
01:53:57,240 --> 01:53:59,040
So, that will be next Thur- uh I'm

2653
01:53:59,040 --> 01:54:02,000
sorry, next Tuesday on June 30th. Thank

2654
01:54:02,000 --> 01:54:02,480
you.

2655
01:54:02,480 --> 01:54:04,080
>> Okay. Thank you, Mrs. Dunn.

2656
01:54:04,080 --> 01:54:06,040
District and organizational

2657
01:54:06,040 --> 01:54:12,030
subcommittee, Ms. Millman.

2658
01:54:12,040 --> 01:54:14,560
» So, um

2659
01:54:14,560 --> 01:54:17,320
we met um yesterday

2660
01:54:17,320 --> 01:54:18,360
um

2661
01:54:18,360 --> 01:54:21,000
uh as a committee, um but prior to that

2662
01:54:21,000 --> 01:54:24,200
um we did some background work with the

2663
01:54:24,200 --> 01:54:27,080
um meeting with two representatives from

2664
01:54:27,080 --> 01:54:29,840
the Collins Center of um

2665
01:54:29,840 --> 01:54:31,640
UMass Boston,

2666
01:54:31,640 --> 01:54:33,920
um and

2667
01:54:33,920 --> 01:54:35,800
um it was uh it was a great

2668
01:54:35,800 --> 01:54:37,480
conversation. Um

2669
01:54:37,480 --> 01:54:39,800
what the process that we're working on

2670
01:54:39,800 --> 01:54:42,760
with them, um as we talked about before,

2671
01:54:42,760 --> 01:54:47,400
is to do what they call an organizational review.

2672
01:54:47,400 --> 01:54:49,320
Um and Dr. Bedard had the opportunity to

2673
01:54:49,320 --> 01:54:51,520
talk to them a little bit ahead of time,

2674
01:54:51,520 --> 01:54:54,680
and as we move forward with that, um the

2675
01:54:54,680 --> 01:54:57,680
idea is uh once again, this this was

2676
01:54:57,680 --> 01:54:59,600
part of the district and organizational

2677
01:54:59,600 --> 01:55:01,840
structure and looking at what has been

2678
01:55:01,840 --> 01:55:03,720
often brought up.

2679
01:55:03,720 --> 01:55:05,880
You know, are we top heavy and that was

2680
01:55:05,880 --> 01:55:07,880
a piece of this and looking at the

2681
01:55:07,880 --> 01:55:12,280
organization in general and creating

2682
01:55:12,280 --> 01:55:14,120
an organizational chart. So, we gave

2683
01:55:14,120 --> 01:55:16,080
them some information ahead of time. We

2684
01:55:16,080 --> 01:55:19,080
met with them to further understand

2685
01:55:19,080 --> 01:55:20,880
honestly what they do and what we're

2686
01:55:20,880 --> 01:55:22,440
looking for

2687
01:55:22,440 --> 01:55:23,920
to have done

2688
01:55:23,920 --> 01:55:25,880
and it looks like we'll be moving

2689
01:55:25,880 --> 01:55:28,160
forward. It was actually they gave us a

2690
01:55:28,160 --> 01:55:30,640
quicker timeline than I anticipated. Um

2691
01:55:30,640 --> 01:55:32,920
which was October.

2692
01:55:32,920 --> 01:55:34,560
Yeah, October that they would have a

2693
01:55:34,560 --> 01:55:35,840
report

2694
01:55:35,840 --> 01:55:37,760
ready for us after we provide them

2695
01:55:37,760 --> 01:55:39,840
further information. Which will include

2696
01:55:39,840 --> 01:55:41,880
they will interview folks from the

2697
01:55:41,880 --> 01:55:44,160
school committee. I believe staffing.

2698
01:55:44,160 --> 01:55:46,880
They'll look at what we have currently

2699
01:55:46,880 --> 01:55:48,040
of

2700
01:55:48,040 --> 01:55:50,640
job descriptions, which is provided to

2701
01:55:50,640 --> 01:55:53,440
us, which has been provided as well.

2702
01:55:53,440 --> 01:55:56,240
We have the opportunity to

2703
01:55:56,240 --> 01:55:58,440
have this done and then they come back

2704
01:55:58,440 --> 01:56:01,760
and share with us their findings of

2705
01:56:01,760 --> 01:56:04,800
you know, suggestions, recommendations,

2706
01:56:04,800 --> 01:56:07,080
things like that. It seems to be pretty

2707
01:56:07,080 --> 01:56:09,040
comprehensive and informative. I think

2708
01:56:09,040 --> 01:56:11,440
that one of the benefits as well of

2709
01:56:11,440 --> 01:56:13,600
having this group do it is one of the

2710
01:56:13,600 --> 01:56:15,160
women that

2711
01:56:15,160 --> 01:56:17,680
would be cheering it I believe.

2712
01:56:17,680 --> 01:56:20,120
She's a former superintendent herself

2713
01:56:20,120 --> 01:56:22,960
and been in education and does this now.

2714
01:56:22,960 --> 01:56:24,640
It's kind of her passion I think as

2715
01:56:24,640 --> 01:56:26,080
well.

2716
01:56:26,080 --> 01:56:31,120
What we started with was discussing

2717
01:56:31,120 --> 01:56:34,240
what some of the comparisons will be.

2718
01:56:34,240 --> 01:56:35,760
They shared different ways that they

2719
01:56:35,760 --> 01:56:37,840
would make suggestions of some

2720
01:56:37,840 --> 01:56:40,120
comparisons. So, they would look at both

2721
01:56:40,120 --> 01:56:45,840
dart districts, gateway districts, based on area location,

2722
01:56:45,840 --> 01:56:48,400
demographics, demographics, all sorts of

2723
01:56:48,400 --> 01:56:50,560
things. And then

2724
01:56:50,560 --> 01:56:52,640
we'd narrow it down to I believe they

2725
01:56:52,640 --> 01:56:53,600
said

2726
01:56:53,600 --> 01:56:56,040
eight to 10 that we'd make some kind of

2727
01:56:56,040 --> 01:56:58,680
looks and comparisons at. Again, you

2728
01:56:58,680 --> 01:57:01,480
know, the the um report is going to

2729
01:57:01,480 --> 01:57:03,800
start with like the rationale and part

2730
01:57:03,800 --> 01:57:06,920
of that rationale was what is our

2731
01:57:06,920 --> 01:57:08,800
administration look like, what is our

2732
01:57:08,800 --> 01:57:11,000
district look like organizationally to

2733
01:57:11,000 --> 01:57:12,600
make it

2734
01:57:12,600 --> 01:57:13,800
something that we can kind of answer

2735
01:57:13,800 --> 01:57:15,520
that question better

2736
01:57:15,520 --> 01:57:18,720
for for those asking. So, I know that

2737
01:57:18,720 --> 01:57:21,120
there are very clear channels

2738
01:57:21,120 --> 01:57:22,960
in some ways and in other ways perhaps

2739
01:57:22,960 --> 01:57:23,960
not.

2740
01:57:23,960 --> 01:57:25,880
And I think that that's this is a piece

2741
01:57:25,880 --> 01:57:26,960
of it.

2742
01:57:26,960 --> 01:57:29,160
I don't know Dr. Vidala or Dr. Cox if

2743
01:57:29,160 --> 01:57:30,680
either of you want to add to that from

2744
01:57:30,680 --> 01:57:36,110
your impressions of meeting with them.

2745
01:57:36,120 --> 01:57:37,800
» I I thought it was great. I'm really

2746
01:57:37,800 --> 01:57:39,360
excited about it. I think it it will

2747
01:57:39,360 --> 01:57:40,680
help and

2748
01:57:40,680 --> 01:57:42,720
they also talked about the messaging and

2749
01:57:42,720 --> 01:57:44,200
the communication on it and I think that

2750
01:57:44,200 --> 01:57:46,520
was also very helpful. And I think that

2751
01:57:46,520 --> 01:57:48,400
they were very thoughtful around size of

2752
01:57:48,400 --> 01:57:50,120
schools, similar schools, the

2753
01:57:50,120 --> 01:57:51,960
comprehensive high school was a big part

2754
01:57:51,960 --> 01:57:53,440
of it to make sure that we're looking at

2755
01:57:53,440 --> 01:57:54,520
other districts that also have

2756
01:57:54,520 --> 01:57:56,080
comprehensive high schools. It was funny

2757
01:57:56,080 --> 01:57:59,520
a lot of the building projects that we had shared were part of

2758
01:57:59,520 --> 01:58:01,640
you know, similar high schools. Uh uh

2759
01:58:01,640 --> 01:58:05,200
Medford, Waltham, Attleboro, things that we're going to. So, I I

2760
01:58:05,200 --> 01:58:06,120
thought that I thought that was

2761
01:58:06,120 --> 01:58:08,720
interesting. And similar to where we are

2762
01:58:08,720 --> 01:58:10,640
in the pipeline with MSBA. So,

2763
01:58:10,640 --> 01:58:12,520
I I'm excited about it and I think it's

2764
01:58:12,520 --> 01:58:13,240
going to give us some really good

2765
01:58:13,240 --> 01:58:14,440
information.

2766
01:58:14,440 --> 01:58:17,080
>> And and this is not an audit. This is an

2767
01:58:17,080 --> 01:58:19,360
organizational review and I and we

2768
01:58:19,360 --> 01:58:20,720
talked a lot about that. This is an

2769
01:58:20,720 --> 01:58:22,320
organizational review. It's not an

2770
01:58:22,320 --> 01:58:24,160
audit. It's not a gotcha. It's not a

2771
01:58:24,160 --> 01:58:26,200
anything of that sort. It is a review to

2772
01:58:26,200 --> 01:58:27,840
see where we are,

2773
01:58:27,840 --> 01:58:30,080
give us information and then we take

2774
01:58:30,080 --> 01:58:31,640
that and decide what we'll want to we

2775
01:58:31,640 --> 01:58:33,400
want to do with that. They will be at

2776
01:58:33,400 --> 01:58:34,920
some point reaching out to school

2777
01:58:34,920 --> 01:58:36,040
committee.

2778
01:58:36,040 --> 01:58:37,840
And I think it was really very

2779
01:58:37,840 --> 01:58:40,960
beneficial. And and I'm excited about

2780
01:58:40,960 --> 01:58:42,760
it.

2781
01:58:42,760 --> 01:58:44,560
>> Great. That's excellent.

2782
01:58:44,560 --> 01:58:46,320
I'll go to Mr. Mico then to Mrs. Dunn.

2783
01:58:46,320 --> 01:58:48,000
>> Just one quick question either to Dr.

2784
01:58:48,000 --> 01:58:49,880
Vidala or Ms. Millman.

2785
01:58:49,880 --> 01:58:51,320
We're a little bit different than even

2786
01:58:51,320 --> 01:58:53,080
those districts uh because of our

2787
01:58:53,080 --> 01:58:54,880
elementary schools. You know, we have a

2788
01:58:54,880 --> 01:58:57,160
eight elementary schools. Will they take

2789
01:58:57,160 --> 01:58:58,280
that into account? Because that

2790
01:58:58,280 --> 01:58:59,600
obviously our structure is different

2791
01:58:59,600 --> 01:59:00,640
because of that.

2792
01:59:00,640 --> 01:59:01,720
>> Yes.

2793
01:59:01,720 --> 01:59:03,560
>> Yeah, I I'm I'm glad you brought that up

2794
01:59:03,560 --> 01:59:05,240
because in fact some of the districts

2795
01:59:05,240 --> 01:59:06,800
that they were showing us we were all

2796
01:59:06,800 --> 01:59:08,080
like, "Well, wait a minute." But

2797
01:59:08,080 --> 01:59:09,760
something like um

2798
01:59:09,760 --> 01:59:11,200
Woburn has a similar. I think they have

2799
01:59:11,200 --> 01:59:12,720
seven elementary schools, but they have

2800
01:59:12,720 --> 01:59:14,440
two middle schools, right? So, nothing

2801
01:59:14,440 --> 01:59:16,920
is that exactly perfect. And then we did

2802
01:59:16,920 --> 01:59:18,400
want to make sure as Dr. Vidal was

2803
01:59:18,400 --> 01:59:20,920
saying we look at um schools that have

2804
01:59:20,920 --> 01:59:23,360
CTE within their own high school like

2805
01:59:23,360 --> 01:59:26,960
Medford. And so, I think what what we

2806
01:59:26,960 --> 01:59:30,080
all what we recognized and and um any

2807
01:59:30,080 --> 01:59:31,560
further information that anybody wants

2808
01:59:31,560 --> 01:59:32,760
to ask

2809
01:59:32,760 --> 01:59:34,520
by all means, please do is that you

2810
01:59:34,520 --> 01:59:36,360
know, not we're not going to be exactly

2811
01:59:36,360 --> 01:59:37,720
like any other, but I think it's

2812
01:59:37,720 --> 01:59:39,640
important to have some components that

2813
01:59:39,640 --> 01:59:41,360
are. So, what they are looking at it,

2814
01:59:41,360 --> 01:59:43,000
which includes the fact that we are

2815
01:59:43,000 --> 01:59:45,920
building a high school. Um so, we want

2816
01:59:45,920 --> 01:59:47,600
another community that's in that similar

2817
01:59:47,600 --> 01:59:49,160
vein whether they have already built or

2818
01:59:49,160 --> 01:59:52,360
they're also in the process. Um um as

2819
01:59:52,360 --> 01:59:53,920
well as there were a couple other things

2820
01:59:53,920 --> 01:59:55,600
I think we mentioned just as far as

2821
01:59:55,600 --> 01:59:57,760
where our city that that actually is

2822
01:59:57,760 --> 01:59:59,400
another piece I think that's importantly

2823
01:59:59,400 --> 02:00:01,680
comparable. But when they shared just to

2824
02:00:01,680 --> 02:00:03,040
give you an idea, when they shared

2825
02:00:03,040 --> 02:00:05,120
certain communities there were some I

2826
02:00:05,120 --> 02:00:06,680
was like, "No, that makes no sense."

2827
02:00:06,680 --> 02:00:08,600
Like Cambridge was on there and I don't

2828
02:00:08,600 --> 02:00:10,440
think that makes sense. And so, we kind

2829
02:00:10,440 --> 02:00:11,920
of discussed that that's not really

2830
02:00:11,920 --> 02:00:14,400
comparable for any particular purpose. I

2831
02:00:14,400 --> 02:00:16,040
was trying to think, "Well, what would

2832
02:00:16,040 --> 02:00:18,600
we have, you know?" But I don't think

2833
02:00:18,600 --> 02:00:20,160
that was comparable. So, I think what

2834
02:00:20,160 --> 02:00:21,320
they're going to come back with is a

2835
02:00:21,320 --> 02:00:23,200
list that we're going to narrow down and

2836
02:00:23,200 --> 02:00:24,560
those are the things that we're going to

2837
02:00:24,560 --> 02:00:26,920
look at.

2838
02:00:26,920 --> 02:00:28,720
>> Thank you. Mrs. Dunn?

2839
02:00:28,720 --> 02:00:30,560
>> Just out of curiosity, how much does the

2840
02:00:30,560 --> 02:00:32,920
study cost?

2841
02:00:32,920 --> 02:00:37,550
>> Uh I believe it's 12,000.

2842
02:00:37,560 --> 02:00:39,880
>> Thank you.

2843
02:00:39,880 --> 02:00:41,160
All right, thank you for that report.

2844
02:00:41,160 --> 02:00:41,800
>> Wait, there's more.

2845
02:00:41,800 --> 02:00:43,840
>> Oh, sorry.

2846
02:00:43,840 --> 02:00:47,920
>> Um ju- just a a bit more on that and I think this is going to lend itself

2847
02:00:47,920 --> 02:00:49,960
to some of the new business as well. One

2848
02:00:49,960 --> 02:00:51,640
of the other things that um we talked

2849
02:00:51,640 --> 02:00:53,320
about in looking at kind of the

2850
02:00:53,320 --> 02:00:54,720
structure and the things in the way in

2851
02:00:54,720 --> 02:00:59,160
which we're doing things is um you know, at some point and I might

2852
02:00:59,160 --> 02:01:01,000
be jumping ahead of myself, but at some

2853
02:01:01,000 --> 02:01:04,080
point um looking at the the calendar of

2854
02:01:04,080 --> 02:01:06,880
the year that we have set forth for us

2855
02:01:06,880 --> 02:01:09,520
um and when and how things happen. So,

2856
02:01:09,520 --> 02:01:12,480
what we do know is by a lot of our um

2857
02:01:12,480 --> 02:01:14,840
operating bylaws as well as our school

2858
02:01:14,840 --> 02:01:16,760
policies, there are certain things that

2859
02:01:16,760 --> 02:01:18,480
need to happen within a certain period

2860
02:01:18,480 --> 02:01:21,960
of time as dictated by those bylaws and

2861
02:01:21,960 --> 02:01:25,120
by those policies and even further some

2862
02:01:25,120 --> 02:01:26,880
Mass General Laws and whatnot. So, one

2863
02:01:26,880 --> 02:01:30,480
of the things that I'm hoping to um to

2864
02:01:30,480 --> 02:01:32,640
be able to work collaboratively in our

2865
02:01:32,640 --> 02:01:35,040
uh August meeting, our retreat meeting

2866
02:01:35,040 --> 02:01:38,400
is discussing um some sort of way to for

2867
02:01:38,400 --> 02:01:40,880
us collectively and we can do the work a

2868
02:01:40,880 --> 02:01:43,000
little bit beforehand on our own is to

2869
02:01:43,000 --> 02:01:44,520
take a look at our things that we can

2870
02:01:44,520 --> 02:01:47,000
create a governance calendar that has

2871
02:01:47,000 --> 02:01:49,520
these things kind of addressed in terms

2872
02:01:49,520 --> 02:01:51,560
of being able to know that at certain

2873
02:01:51,560 --> 02:01:53,160
times of the year, there are certain

2874
02:01:53,160 --> 02:01:55,400
things we need to have forward. So, for

2875
02:01:55,400 --> 02:01:57,800
example, the school um

2876
02:01:57,800 --> 02:02:00,880
improvement plans um are provided to Dr.

2877
02:02:00,880 --> 02:02:04,240
Vidala and then they come to us in a way

2878
02:02:04,240 --> 02:02:06,080
like there's a variety of different

2879
02:02:06,080 --> 02:02:08,800
things that require votes and timelines

2880
02:02:08,800 --> 02:02:10,480
and so that if we can create

2881
02:02:10,480 --> 02:02:12,720
collectively some sort of governance

2882
02:02:12,720 --> 02:02:14,680
calendar within the calendar that we

2883
02:02:14,680 --> 02:02:17,520
have, that's also a fluid document, but

2884
02:02:17,520 --> 02:02:19,160
if we can create that perhaps at the

2885
02:02:19,160 --> 02:02:21,360
retreat to just help us move throughout

2886
02:02:21,360 --> 02:02:23,120
the year um and making sure we're

2887
02:02:23,120 --> 02:02:25,400
meeting those timelines that we were

2888
02:02:25,400 --> 02:02:26,680
required to meet.

2889
02:02:26,680 --> 02:02:28,440
>> Yeah. And if I could just say and if

2890
02:02:28,440 --> 02:02:30,440
it's like a checklist, it would help me

2891
02:02:30,440 --> 02:02:32,040
and then I could I could upload it as my

2892
02:02:32,040 --> 02:02:33,480
evidence for you at the end of the year.

2893
02:02:33,480 --> 02:02:35,240
It would be a very clean for everyone to

2894
02:02:35,240 --> 02:02:36,800
see. Here's a checklist of all the

2895
02:02:36,800 --> 02:02:37,720
things that we did and here are the

2896
02:02:37,720 --> 02:02:39,360
dates that we did it. So, I think

2897
02:02:39,360 --> 02:02:40,760
putting it all together in a document

2898
02:02:40,760 --> 02:02:42,440
and sort of in a checklist form, it

2899
02:02:42,440 --> 02:02:43,840
helps, you know, sort of keep me

2900
02:02:43,840 --> 02:02:45,680
organized and keep us organized and then

2901
02:02:45,680 --> 02:02:47,280
I can provide it at the end of the year.

2902
02:02:47,280 --> 02:02:48,800
Look at all we did, this is part of our

2903
02:02:48,800 --> 02:02:50,960
evidence as as we upload that as part of

2904
02:02:50,960 --> 02:02:52,840
our our normal procedures.

2905
02:02:52,840 --> 02:02:54,640
>> That's a good idea.

2906
02:02:54,640 --> 02:02:55,800
>> We

2907
02:02:55,800 --> 02:02:57,960
>> Please, Dr. Cox, go ahead.

2908
02:02:57,960 --> 02:03:00,120
>> Um we did chat a little bit about um

2909
02:03:00,120 --> 02:03:02,120
possibly creating like a template like

2910
02:03:02,120 --> 02:03:04,720
to show and have it be part of either

2911
02:03:04,720 --> 02:03:06,480
the next meeting that we have or uh just

2912
02:03:06,480 --> 02:03:08,360
as an example so everyone can kind of

2913
02:03:08,360 --> 02:03:10,440
get a visual of what it could look like.

2914
02:03:10,440 --> 02:03:12,840
Um and so we would be working with you

2915
02:03:12,840 --> 02:03:14,960
uh Dr. Bedolla on setting it up to make

2916
02:03:14,960 --> 02:03:21,510
it the most functional it can be.

2917
02:03:21,520 --> 02:03:23,240
» Thank you, Mr. Melman.

2918
02:03:23,240 --> 02:03:24,520
All right, parent and student advisory

2919
02:03:24,520 --> 02:03:27,440
boards, any report today, Mrs. Dunn?

2920
02:03:27,440 --> 02:03:28,520
>> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm going to

2921
02:03:28,520 --> 02:03:30,000
address parent advisory board and then

2922
02:03:30,000 --> 02:03:31,960
student advisory board.

2923
02:03:31,960 --> 02:03:34,720
Parent advisory board, due to the

2924
02:03:34,720 --> 02:03:38,280
extremely busy PTOs,

2925
02:03:38,280 --> 02:03:41,080
was unable to hold a final year meeting,

2926
02:03:41,080 --> 02:03:42,760
which would normally just be a wrap-up

2927
02:03:42,760 --> 02:03:43,960
anyway.

2928
02:03:43,960 --> 02:03:48,000
So, first I would like to make

2929
02:03:48,000 --> 02:03:50,600
a special statement to thank all of our

2930
02:03:50,600 --> 02:03:52,880
parent teacher organizations because we

2931
02:03:52,880 --> 02:03:55,320
know without them, we would never have

2932
02:03:55,320 --> 02:03:57,680
such a successful year.

2933
02:03:57,680 --> 02:03:59,760
The amount of activities they have done

2934
02:03:59,760 --> 02:04:01,840
this year has been absolutely

2935
02:04:01,840 --> 02:04:03,640
outstanding.

2936
02:04:03,640 --> 02:04:06,280
Every single one of the schools

2937
02:04:06,280 --> 02:04:07,880
has had

2938
02:04:07,880 --> 02:04:11,680
very successful events.

2939
02:04:11,680 --> 02:04:12,880
And

2940
02:04:12,880 --> 02:04:15,520
what they've done, those PTOs have not

2941
02:04:15,520 --> 02:04:17,360
only created happy memories for their

2942
02:04:17,360 --> 02:04:18,800
kids,

2943
02:04:18,800 --> 02:04:21,520
but they have contributed financially to

2944
02:04:21,520 --> 02:04:24,920
programs in the school, to supplies,

2945
02:04:24,920 --> 02:04:26,680
to uh

2946
02:04:26,680 --> 02:04:28,280
the good feelings in the building,

2947
02:04:28,280 --> 02:04:30,920
honoring teachers, honoring staff

2948
02:04:30,920 --> 02:04:32,200
members.

2949
02:04:32,200 --> 02:04:35,120
It's just been an amazing year to see it

2950
02:04:35,120 --> 02:04:37,800
unfold. So, I want to thank them and I

2951
02:04:37,800 --> 02:04:40,440
know we all agree to thank them for

2952
02:04:40,440 --> 02:04:43,200
their work because it's just this has

2953
02:04:43,200 --> 02:04:45,920
been an amazing year. So, for the Parent

2954
02:04:45,920 --> 02:04:48,120
Advisory Board, what I'm going to do is

2955
02:04:48,120 --> 02:04:50,920
I've got an email going out to all the

2956
02:04:50,920 --> 02:04:53,920
principals to obtain the names of the

2957
02:04:53,920 --> 02:04:57,760
new incoming PTO officers to reach out

2958
02:04:57,760 --> 02:04:59,920
to them this summer, perhaps to be able

2959
02:04:59,920 --> 02:05:02,160
to have a quick get-together before the

2960
02:05:02,160 --> 02:05:03,880
beginning of the school year. It's

2961
02:05:03,880 --> 02:05:05,400
sometimes difficult with tried it

2962
02:05:05,400 --> 02:05:06,760
different years,

2963
02:05:06,760 --> 02:05:09,080
but I would like to do that. And then be

2964
02:05:09,080 --> 02:05:11,560
able to work on our agenda for the year

2965
02:05:11,560 --> 02:05:13,200
and be able to address the issues that

2966
02:05:13,200 --> 02:05:15,040
the parents would like to discuss and as

2967
02:05:15,040 --> 02:05:16,640
we go through the year, we know

2968
02:05:16,640 --> 02:05:18,280
different things come up and they need

2969
02:05:18,280 --> 02:05:20,520
to speak with us. So, that's where we

2970
02:05:20,520 --> 02:05:22,160
are with Parent Advisory Board. With

2971
02:05:22,160 --> 02:05:24,600
Student Advisory Board, I have a meeting

2972
02:05:24,600 --> 02:05:27,080
next week with Deborah

2973
02:05:27,080 --> 02:05:28,400
Melnick.

2974
02:05:28,400 --> 02:05:31,960
She is the National Student Board Member

2975
02:05:31,960 --> 02:05:34,440
Association Membership and Program

2976
02:05:34,440 --> 02:05:35,720
Officer.

2977
02:05:35,720 --> 02:05:37,320
The students

2978
02:05:37,320 --> 02:05:39,920
have their own organization.

2979
02:05:39,920 --> 02:05:43,640
And it is really

2980
02:05:43,640 --> 02:05:47,760
very very helpful for Student Advisory

2981
02:05:47,760 --> 02:05:50,120
Board members to be able to learn their

2982
02:05:50,120 --> 02:05:52,320
role, their responsibilities,

2983
02:05:52,320 --> 02:05:54,040
and to be able to stress to the students

2984
02:05:54,040 --> 02:05:56,320
the power that they have and the civic

2985
02:05:56,320 --> 02:05:58,560
obligation they have when they take on

2986
02:05:58,560 --> 02:06:00,200
the role of a Student Advisory Board

2987
02:06:00,200 --> 02:06:03,880
member. Um, she is the Northeast

2988
02:06:03,880 --> 02:06:07,280
representative. And so, she is going to

2989
02:06:07,280 --> 02:06:09,000
meet with me to help provide some of the

2990
02:06:09,000 --> 02:06:11,600
new materials. Mass Association of

2991
02:06:11,600 --> 02:06:13,440
School Committees helped to get this

2992
02:06:13,440 --> 02:06:16,040
organization off the ground and is still

2993
02:06:16,040 --> 02:06:19,080
involved a bit with some guidance and

2994
02:06:19,080 --> 02:06:21,400
did do some financial assistance to help

2995
02:06:21,400 --> 02:06:24,200
the students because we are one of the

2996
02:06:24,200 --> 02:06:26,160
few states in the country that has a

2997
02:06:26,160 --> 02:06:29,160
mandated Student Advisory Committee that

2998
02:06:29,160 --> 02:06:33,040
we meet with on on a regular basis.

2999
02:06:33,040 --> 02:06:36,040
Other states are looking at this. Some

3000
02:06:36,040 --> 02:06:37,880
of the states, their student advisory

3001
02:06:37,880 --> 02:06:39,680
board members are actually voting

3002
02:06:39,680 --> 02:06:42,040
members of the school committee. And

3003
02:06:42,040 --> 02:06:43,960
it's really interesting to hear about

3004
02:06:43,960 --> 02:06:45,960
the different things that the students

3005
02:06:45,960 --> 02:06:47,440
work on,

3006
02:06:47,440 --> 02:06:50,720
hear about the similarities between our

3007
02:06:50,720 --> 02:06:53,720
boards and boards from across the state.

3008
02:06:53,720 --> 02:06:55,600
I participated in a nationwide

3009
02:06:55,600 --> 02:06:57,560
discussion and it was really interesting

3010
02:06:57,560 --> 02:07:00,000
to talk to people from the West Coast.

3011
02:07:00,000 --> 02:07:01,560
That was a lot of fun because we spoke

3012
02:07:01,560 --> 02:07:03,480
with the kids and heard about their

3013
02:07:03,480 --> 02:07:06,040
experiences. And

3014
02:07:06,040 --> 02:07:07,640
it's just something to really help our

3015
02:07:07,640 --> 02:07:10,760
advisory board members with their job.

3016
02:07:10,760 --> 02:07:12,480
So, I'm going to find out what she has

3017
02:07:12,480 --> 02:07:14,240
and then of course I'll coordinate with

3018
02:07:14,240 --> 02:07:16,760
Ms. Randall and the student advisory

3019
02:07:16,760 --> 02:07:17,800
council

3020
02:07:17,800 --> 02:07:20,800
representative, the teacher advisor,

3021
02:07:20,800 --> 02:07:22,440
and try to schedule some things at the

3022
02:07:22,440 --> 02:07:23,800
beginning of the school year, give them

3023
02:07:23,800 --> 02:07:25,760
a good start.

3024
02:07:25,760 --> 02:07:27,400
So, thank you.

3025
02:07:27,400 --> 02:07:29,040
>> Thank you, Ms. Dunn.

3026
02:07:29,040 --> 02:07:30,760
All right, we'll hold City Council

3027
02:07:30,760 --> 02:07:32,960
Legislative Delegation and send want to

3028
02:07:32,960 --> 02:07:34,040
send

3029
02:07:34,040 --> 02:07:35,640
well wishes to

3030
02:07:35,640 --> 02:07:38,040
Randy Carpenter on her recovery.

3031
02:07:38,040 --> 02:07:40,960
And Special Education,

3032
02:07:40,960 --> 02:07:42,440
Ms. Milman.

3033
02:07:42,440 --> 02:07:43,640
>> I don't have anything to report

3034
02:07:43,640 --> 02:07:45,080
specifically.

3035
02:07:45,080 --> 02:07:46,080
>> Thank you.

3036
02:07:46,080 --> 02:07:47,480
All right, let's get into new business.

3037
02:07:47,480 --> 02:07:50,040
We have a number of items to to discuss

3038
02:07:50,040 --> 02:07:51,800
and let's first start Ms. Milman with

3039
02:07:51,800 --> 02:07:54,990
the Open Meeting Law.

3040
02:07:55,000 --> 02:07:57,040
» So, I have a couple of matters to bring

3041
02:07:57,040 --> 02:07:58,400
up

3042
02:07:58,400 --> 02:08:01,040
that come under the Open Meeting Law.

3043
02:08:01,040 --> 02:08:03,520
So, I just to to start to refresh what

3044
02:08:03,520 --> 02:08:05,080
people might know and for the sake of

3045
02:08:05,080 --> 02:08:07,200
those that are listening even in

3046
02:08:07,200 --> 02:08:09,640
Chicopee,

3047
02:08:09,640 --> 02:08:12,200
we know that Open Meeting Law requires

3048
02:08:12,200 --> 02:08:14,280
public bodies to create and maintain

3049
02:08:14,280 --> 02:08:16,280
accurate minutes of all meetings. When

3050
02:08:16,280 --> 02:08:18,120
reviewing minutes for compliance with

3051
02:08:18,120 --> 02:08:20,720
Open Meeting Law, what is they look for

3052
02:08:20,720 --> 02:08:23,080
is substantial compliance, which is the

3053
02:08:23,080 --> 02:08:25,680
def- which they then define as meeting

3054
02:08:25,680 --> 02:08:28,760
them meaning the minute should contain

3055
02:08:28,760 --> 02:08:30,840
enough detail and accuracy so that a

3056
02:08:30,840 --> 02:08:32,840
member of the public who did not attend

3057
02:08:32,840 --> 02:08:34,720
the meeting could read the minutes and

3058
02:08:34,720 --> 02:08:36,800
have a clear understanding of what

3059
02:08:36,800 --> 02:08:39,400
occurred. It is insufficient to simply

3060
02:08:39,400 --> 02:08:42,640
state that an a discussion was had about

3061
02:08:42,640 --> 02:08:44,840
a particular topic. Rather, the minute

3062
02:08:44,840 --> 02:08:46,920
should include sufficient detail about

3063
02:08:46,920 --> 02:08:49,080
the discussion so that a member of the

3064
02:08:49,080 --> 02:08:50,600
public who is not present for the

3065
02:08:50,600 --> 02:08:52,600
meeting could understand what in fact

3066
02:08:52,600 --> 02:08:54,280
was discussed.

3067
02:08:54,280 --> 02:08:56,720
This is something we know.

3068
02:08:56,720 --> 02:08:59,640
We what we are looking at and in

3069
02:08:59,640 --> 02:09:01,280
particular

3070
02:09:01,280 --> 02:09:03,240
I'm drawing attention to some of the

3071
02:09:03,240 --> 02:09:05,600
things that I do have some concerns over

3072
02:09:05,600 --> 02:09:07,360
of whether we're consistently meeting

3073
02:09:07,360 --> 02:09:09,520
that in the way that we should be

3074
02:09:09,520 --> 02:09:11,640
and that we need to take a look at that.

3075
02:09:11,640 --> 02:09:14,560
I have particular concerns and I have

3076
02:09:14,560 --> 02:09:16,560
had some correspondence with the folks

3077
02:09:16,560 --> 02:09:19,160
from the Assistant Attorney General's

3078
02:09:19,160 --> 02:09:22,400
Office Division of Open Government

3079
02:09:22,400 --> 02:09:25,520
about our um compliance around open

3080
02:09:25,520 --> 02:09:29,480
meeting law. And basically you have to

3081
02:09:29,480 --> 02:09:31,160
file a complaint if we haven't done it

3082
02:09:31,160 --> 02:09:32,880
right. If somebody could be filing

3083
02:09:32,880 --> 02:09:34,600
complaint, but what's better is if we

3084
02:09:34,600 --> 02:09:37,200
cure it ourselves first and foremost and

3085
02:09:37,200 --> 02:09:39,720
move forward to do that. And so one of

3086
02:09:39,720 --> 02:09:42,000
the concerns that I have and that I was

3087
02:09:42,000 --> 02:09:43,640
looking into

3088
02:09:43,640 --> 02:09:48,840
and um really mean to make this we all

3089
02:09:48,840 --> 02:09:51,360
have areas to improve and and I myself

3090
02:09:51,360 --> 02:09:53,480
have noted to to one of those in our own

3091
02:09:53,480 --> 02:09:56,880
minutes of our the DOS and

3092
02:09:56,880 --> 02:09:58,280
District Organization Structure

3093
02:09:58,280 --> 02:10:00,040
Committee needed to do subcommittee

3094
02:10:00,040 --> 02:10:02,840
needed to do a bit better um because we

3095
02:10:02,840 --> 02:10:05,520
perhaps didn't meet that. So what we

3096
02:10:05,520 --> 02:10:09,400
have done um is we created um part of

3097
02:10:09,400 --> 02:10:11,920
our own recognition of this because

3098
02:10:11,920 --> 02:10:13,880
subcommittees

3099
02:10:13,880 --> 02:10:17,080
are subject to open meeting law.

3100
02:10:17,080 --> 02:10:19,640
And I have concerns that we are not

3101
02:10:19,640 --> 02:10:21,920
meeting that and I have that concern

3102
02:10:21,920 --> 02:10:25,200
because it also is stated in our own

3103
02:10:25,200 --> 02:10:27,520
operating bylaws

3104
02:10:27,520 --> 02:10:28,600
um

3105
02:10:28,600 --> 02:10:31,560
section BEBA

3106
02:10:31,560 --> 02:10:34,880
where it says a court um a subcommittee

3107
02:10:34,880 --> 02:10:35,520
um

3108
02:10:35,520 --> 02:10:38,520
can do a oral report in lieu of a

3109
02:10:38,520 --> 02:10:40,080
written report.

3110
02:10:40,080 --> 02:10:43,520
And that is not what the open meeting

3111
02:10:43,520 --> 02:10:46,840
law folks are telling us is okay.

3112
02:10:46,840 --> 02:10:49,080
And so in order to kind of cure

3113
02:10:49,080 --> 02:10:51,120
ourselves, we need to look back and make

3114
02:10:51,120 --> 02:10:53,880
some decisions about quickly curing that

3115
02:10:53,880 --> 02:10:55,600
as well as moving forward of what we're

3116
02:10:55,600 --> 02:10:57,360
going to do.

3117
02:10:57,360 --> 02:11:00,520
With Dr. Cox's amazing savvy technical

3118
02:11:00,520 --> 02:11:03,000
assistance, once again um to give her

3119
02:11:03,000 --> 02:11:05,480
that credit, we have provided and it's

3120
02:11:05,480 --> 02:11:07,840
been there for months now a template

3121
02:11:07,840 --> 02:11:11,440
document um of of what we can use and

3122
02:11:11,440 --> 02:11:13,880
it's on the drive that we all have

3123
02:11:13,880 --> 02:11:16,160
access to and

3124
02:11:16,160 --> 02:11:18,520
you can put that up. Yes, thank you. Um

3125
02:11:18,520 --> 02:11:20,720
and the document being shared right now

3126
02:11:20,720 --> 02:11:24,040
on the screen is is just a template.

3127
02:11:24,040 --> 02:11:25,400
It's not

3128
02:11:25,400 --> 02:11:27,800
you it's not a must do, but the template

3129
02:11:27,800 --> 02:11:31,400
is there that will likely meet um all

3130
02:11:31,400 --> 02:11:33,920
the required things of open meeting law.

3131
02:11:33,920 --> 02:11:37,160
What has come to some attention is just

3132
02:11:37,160 --> 02:11:40,000
bullet points are not okay unless again

3133
02:11:40,000 --> 02:11:42,080
they fulfill the definition of

3134
02:11:42,080 --> 02:11:44,360
substantial compliance, but we did put

3135
02:11:44,360 --> 02:11:46,400
bullet points cuz we felt used it and we

3136
02:11:46,400 --> 02:11:47,800
thought it was effective as well as

3137
02:11:47,800 --> 02:11:50,160
check boxes because we can also then go

3138
02:11:50,160 --> 02:11:53,000
back and and as we approve our own

3139
02:11:53,000 --> 02:11:58,160
minutes within the subcommittees, we can look back and see did we meet

3140
02:11:58,160 --> 02:12:00,640
these next action steps in each move

3141
02:12:00,640 --> 02:12:03,120
forward moving one. So as you can see

3142
02:12:03,120 --> 02:12:05,760
this was put here with the a reference

3143
02:12:05,760 --> 02:12:07,520
to the master general law open meeting

3144
02:12:07,520 --> 02:12:09,560
laws at the bottom for for an

3145
02:12:09,560 --> 02:12:12,320
understanding. Um we've had that up for

3146
02:12:12,320 --> 02:12:15,120
a while. Um I've actually had members of

3147
02:12:15,120 --> 02:12:16,720
the public ask for minutes of other

3148
02:12:16,720 --> 02:12:18,920
meetings and where they can find them.

3149
02:12:18,920 --> 02:12:21,160
Um and there are we haven't seen any

3150
02:12:21,160 --> 02:12:24,160
what from from the commit subcommittees.

3151
02:12:24,160 --> 02:12:25,520
Um so

3152
02:12:25,520 --> 02:12:27,360
I I I bring this to our attention

3153
02:12:27,360 --> 02:12:29,880
because we're better off curing it than

3154
02:12:29,880 --> 02:12:33,240
having a complaint against us on it. And

3155
02:12:33,240 --> 02:12:34,440
this is

3156
02:12:34,440 --> 02:12:37,200
not that hard for us to do. If we have

3157
02:12:37,200 --> 02:12:40,200
met this year, we have had an agenda. If

3158
02:12:40,200 --> 02:12:41,960
you had an agenda,

3159
02:12:41,960 --> 02:12:44,040
it'll probably be easier. Hopefully,

3160
02:12:44,040 --> 02:12:45,200
you'll be able to if there were

3161
02:12:45,200 --> 02:12:47,360
questions asked in the meeting, you'll

3162
02:12:47,360 --> 02:12:49,400
be able to put these the information

3163
02:12:49,400 --> 02:12:51,320
they are question asked wherever you

3164
02:12:51,320 --> 02:12:53,480
seem to have um

3165
02:12:53,480 --> 02:12:55,320
fit whether it goes under your action

3166
02:12:55,320 --> 02:12:57,400
items or next steps or in the meeting

3167
02:12:57,400 --> 02:13:00,240
minutes that a question was asked. So,

3168
02:13:00,240 --> 02:13:02,360
my my um

3169
02:13:02,360 --> 02:13:08,520
what I'd like to do at this time is to make a motion. Um um

3170
02:13:08,520 --> 02:13:10,360
and I move my motion would be that I

3171
02:13:10,360 --> 02:13:12,400
move that all subcommittees of the

3172
02:13:12,400 --> 02:13:14,320
school committee maintain meeting

3173
02:13:14,320 --> 02:13:16,280
minutes in accordance with our open

3174
02:13:16,280 --> 02:13:18,600
meeting laws, a Mass General Laws

3175
02:13:18,600 --> 02:13:22,800
chapter 30A um inclusive of sections 18

3176
02:13:22,800 --> 02:13:25,720
to 25, and that our minutes be prepared

3177
02:13:25,720 --> 02:13:27,840
um for every meeting um

3178
02:13:27,840 --> 02:13:29,640
then approved in a timely manner and

3179
02:13:29,640 --> 02:13:31,560
made available to the public as required

3180
02:13:31,560 --> 02:13:34,720
by law, um which could be as we're doing

3181
02:13:34,720 --> 02:13:37,800
it now with uh uploading um

3182
02:13:37,800 --> 02:13:40,360
the minutes um to the public website

3183
02:13:40,360 --> 02:13:42,000
that we do have available. We have a

3184
02:13:42,000 --> 02:13:44,560
public drive available. And that we at

3185
02:13:44,560 --> 02:13:46,680
the same time, my suggestion is going to

3186
02:13:46,680 --> 02:13:49,720
be that we um

3187
02:13:49,720 --> 02:13:51,720
put a link to that on the website as we

3188
02:13:51,720 --> 02:13:54,480
move forward as well. So, um

3189
02:13:54,480 --> 02:13:58,120
not to complicate things further, but um

3190
02:13:58,120 --> 02:13:59,840
I'd like to move forward the motion that

3191
02:13:59,840 --> 02:14:00,640
um

3192
02:14:00,640 --> 02:14:02,120
we

3193
02:14:02,120 --> 02:14:04,480
use appropriate documentation and

3194
02:14:04,480 --> 02:14:06,720
information to be sure that we are

3195
02:14:06,720 --> 02:14:12,510
complying with open meeting law. Um so

3196
02:14:12,520 --> 02:14:14,200
» Second.

3197
02:14:14,200 --> 02:14:15,880
>> Thank you for the motion by Ms. Millman.

3198
02:14:15,880 --> 02:14:17,960
That has been seconded by Dr. Cox. On

3199
02:14:17,960 --> 02:14:20,360
the motion, Mr. Miko.

3200
02:14:20,360 --> 02:14:22,120
>> Mr. Chair, and thank you Ms. Millman for

3201
02:14:22,120 --> 02:14:23,280
bringing this up.

3202
02:14:23,280 --> 02:14:25,160
Um I do have a a couple of questions and

3203
02:14:25,160 --> 02:14:26,560
concerns about this. I know we are

3204
02:14:26,560 --> 02:14:29,160
having a retreat in uh August, and I

3205
02:14:29,160 --> 02:14:31,080
know someone from uh

3206
02:14:31,080 --> 02:14:33,600
you know, the former superintendent. Um

3207
02:14:33,600 --> 02:14:36,440
but I would also like to get the MASC's

3208
02:14:36,440 --> 02:14:37,760
um

3209
02:14:37,760 --> 02:14:39,760
take on this and possibly our own legal

3210
02:14:39,760 --> 02:14:41,040
counsel.

3211
02:14:41,040 --> 02:14:42,280
Um

3212
02:14:42,280 --> 02:14:43,840
especially where the Assistant Attorney

3213
02:14:43,840 --> 02:14:45,760
General's office has been somehow

3214
02:14:45,760 --> 02:14:48,840
notified. I think it's um it's best that

3215
02:14:48,840 --> 02:14:49,960
we

3216
02:14:49,960 --> 02:14:51,120
you know, if if we're going to make

3217
02:14:51,120 --> 02:14:52,800
changes that we get

3218
02:14:52,800 --> 02:14:55,160
you know, we have we have uh city city

3219
02:14:55,160 --> 02:14:58,320
solicitors, we have our own legal team.

3220
02:14:58,320 --> 02:14:59,600
I I think we should get it from our

3221
02:14:59,600 --> 02:15:03,950
legal team. Personally. Thank

3222
02:15:03,960 --> 02:15:06,720
» Thank you, Mr. Miko.

3223
02:15:06,720 --> 02:15:08,920
All right. Uh Ms. Dunn?

3224
02:15:08,920 --> 02:15:10,920
>> I'll be honest, I think honestly that

3225
02:15:10,920 --> 02:15:13,120
MASC would probably

3226
02:15:13,120 --> 02:15:14,840
say the same thing. That's what's in the

3227
02:15:14,840 --> 02:15:17,920
training about uh providing the the

3228
02:15:17,920 --> 02:15:19,360
written minutes.

3229
02:15:19,360 --> 02:15:21,760
Um so

3230
02:15:21,760 --> 02:15:24,790
I mean

3231
02:15:24,800 --> 02:15:27,560
it's only difficult compiling all the

3232
02:15:27,560 --> 02:15:29,680
minutes and then filing them.

3233
02:15:29,680 --> 02:15:32,560
And that's that's one of the problems. I

3234
02:15:32,560 --> 02:15:35,640
would like to ask if we would be able

3235
02:15:35,640 --> 02:15:37,840
to increase the pay of our

3236
02:15:37,840 --> 02:15:40,560
uh record keeper, Ms. Bold.

3237
02:15:40,560 --> 02:15:43,600
Or find out if we would be able to have

3238
02:15:43,600 --> 02:15:45,440
um

3239
02:15:45,440 --> 02:15:48,040
a record keeper note taker at some of

3240
02:15:48,040 --> 02:15:49,920
the subcommittee meetings.

3241
02:15:49,920 --> 02:15:52,720
Some of them are pretty extensive

3242
02:15:52,720 --> 02:15:56,200
and may need more uh

3243
02:15:56,200 --> 02:16:00,990
more detailed minutes than others.

3244
02:16:01,000 --> 02:16:02,600
» Okay, well we have a motion on the floor

3245
02:16:02,600 --> 02:16:04,880
right now. Um

3246
02:16:04,880 --> 02:16:06,960
on on motion, Ms. Millman.

3247
02:16:06,960 --> 02:16:08,800
>> Just to add, um, my first contact

3248
02:16:08,800 --> 02:16:11,960
actually was the MASC. Um, so I I do

3249
02:16:11,960 --> 02:16:13,560
appreciate you saying that, too, because

3250
02:16:13,560 --> 02:16:16,160
that was the first contact. Um, and the

3251
02:16:16,160 --> 02:16:17,840
connection with the Attorney General's

3252
02:16:17,840 --> 02:16:19,240
office as anybody as an elected

3253
02:16:19,240 --> 02:16:21,360
official, there's lots of, um, resources

3254
02:16:21,360 --> 02:16:23,000
that we have available to us to make

3255
02:16:23,000 --> 02:16:24,320
sure that we're doing the things that we

3256
02:16:24,320 --> 02:16:26,960
need to do. And quite frankly, as one of

3257
02:16:26,960 --> 02:16:28,640
four attorneys sitting on here, this

3258
02:16:28,640 --> 02:16:30,840
came up as a concern for me. Um, and

3259
02:16:30,840 --> 02:16:32,400
that's why I reached out just as if

3260
02:16:32,400 --> 02:16:34,800
there were certain things relative to,

3261
02:16:34,800 --> 02:16:35,679
uh,

3262
02:16:35,679 --> 02:16:38,840
conflict of interest. We have We're fortunate we have that. There is

3263
02:16:38,840 --> 02:16:40,800
no legal advice they will give out to

3264
02:16:40,800 --> 02:16:42,280
you when you make those calls in

3265
02:16:42,280 --> 02:16:43,440
particular. It's just kind of

3266
02:16:43,440 --> 02:16:45,840
informational purposes and so that it

3267
02:16:45,840 --> 02:16:47,480
can guide you whatever you're thinking.

3268
02:16:47,480 --> 02:16:49,559
But again, I started out with the MASC

3269
02:16:49,559 --> 02:16:54,320
and they were a fantastic resource. Um, as the Mass Association of School

3270
02:16:54,320 --> 02:16:55,760
Committees, I always like to say what

3271
02:16:55,760 --> 02:16:58,559
I'm talking about when I use the, um,

3272
02:16:58,559 --> 02:17:01,320
acronyms. Um, but, um, I think once

3273
02:17:01,320 --> 02:17:04,120
again, it's it's almost ironic because

3274
02:17:04,120 --> 02:17:05,719
we actually

3275
02:17:05,719 --> 02:17:07,960
my motion in some ways to me feels a

3276
02:17:07,960 --> 02:17:10,800
little bit odd, albeit I'm making it,

3277
02:17:10,800 --> 02:17:13,200
because we're we're charged to do it

3278
02:17:13,200 --> 02:17:15,790
anyway.

3279
02:17:15,800 --> 02:17:17,960
» Okay. Thank you. You have the You have

3280
02:17:17,960 --> 02:17:19,719
the motion on the floor.

3281
02:17:19,719 --> 02:17:21,920
Roll call vote, please.

3282
02:17:21,920 --> 02:17:22,679
>> Mrs. Dunn?

3283
02:17:22,679 --> 02:17:23,559
>> Yes.

3284
02:17:23,559 --> 02:17:24,360
>> Mr. Olimpio?

3285
02:17:24,360 --> 02:17:24,880
>> Yes.

3286
02:17:24,880 --> 02:17:25,679
>> Ms. Millman?

3287
02:17:25,679 --> 02:17:26,599
>> Yes.

3288
02:17:26,599 --> 02:17:27,280
>> Mrs. Cox?

3289
02:17:27,280 --> 02:17:27,639
>> Yes.

3290
02:17:27,639 --> 02:17:28,320
>> Mr. Amico?

3291
02:17:28,320 --> 02:17:31,830
>> Yes.

3292
02:17:31,840 --> 02:17:36,270
» Okay. Thank you. Ms. Millman.

3293
02:17:36,280 --> 02:17:38,160
» That's all.

3294
02:17:38,160 --> 02:17:40,240
>> All right. And I know we did touch on

3295
02:17:40,240 --> 02:17:42,440
this, uh, earlier, uh, but just wanted

3296
02:17:42,440 --> 02:17:44,599
to bring it back. Uh, item number two,

3297
02:17:44,599 --> 02:17:45,880
the School Committee Governance

3298
02:17:45,880 --> 02:17:47,360
Calendar. Ms. Millman, anything to add

3299
02:17:47,360 --> 02:17:48,519
on that?

3300
02:17:48,519 --> 02:17:50,040
>> No, I'll leave that to kind of where we

3301
02:17:50,040 --> 02:17:51,519
left it and just would say it's a

3302
02:17:51,519 --> 02:17:54,000
follow-up for for for as well as our

3303
02:17:54,000 --> 02:17:57,000
retreat. And I think, um, the idea, um,

3304
02:17:57,000 --> 02:17:59,200
and as Mr. Amico had said, I do believe

3305
02:17:59,200 --> 02:18:01,760
that bringing in MASC for pay perhaps a

3306
02:18:01,760 --> 02:18:03,440
portion of that retreat would certainly

3307
02:18:03,440 --> 02:18:05,320
be very very helpful.

3308
02:18:05,320 --> 02:18:07,000
Um and I would really like to see that.

3309
02:18:07,000 --> 02:18:08,679
Um perhaps we can do that and that could

3310
02:18:08,679 --> 02:18:10,719
be a piece of what they um support us

3311
02:18:10,719 --> 02:18:14,669
with, too.

3312
02:18:14,679 --> 02:18:17,760
» All right. Thank you. Uh next item uh is

3313
02:18:17,760 --> 02:18:19,040
public forum for superintendent's

3314
02:18:19,040 --> 02:18:20,639
evaluation. Dr. Cox, I'll turn it over

3315
02:18:20,639 --> 02:18:21,639
to you.

3316
02:18:21,639 --> 02:18:24,800
>> Thank you so much. Um okay, so

3317
02:18:24,800 --> 02:18:25,480
um

3318
02:18:25,480 --> 02:18:27,679
I just want to kind of circle back to

3319
02:18:27,679 --> 02:18:30,000
where we were back in May.

3320
02:18:30,000 --> 02:18:32,200
Um so, the uh

3321
02:18:32,200 --> 02:18:34,400
Mayor Bettencourt requested that we had

3322
02:18:34,400 --> 02:18:36,440
all of our superintendent evaluations

3323
02:18:36,440 --> 02:18:38,639
submitted by the end of May to allow him

3324
02:18:38,639 --> 02:18:41,400
sufficient time to compile the report.

3325
02:18:41,400 --> 02:18:43,440
Um Mayor Bettencourt, are you able to

3326
02:18:43,440 --> 02:18:46,320
confirm that you've received all of our

3327
02:18:46,320 --> 02:18:47,920
>> I do have all the reports. Thank you for

3328
02:18:47,920 --> 02:18:49,480
that. I failed to get that done by

3329
02:18:49,480 --> 02:18:52,280
tonight's meeting. Uh I will have that

3330
02:18:52,280 --> 02:18:53,559
for the next meeting whenever we

3331
02:18:53,559 --> 02:18:55,960
reschedule or whenever we schedule that.

3332
02:18:55,960 --> 02:18:57,040
Um

3333
02:18:57,040 --> 02:18:58,360
but yes, I do have all the reports.

3334
02:18:58,360 --> 02:18:59,679
They're lengthy,

3335
02:18:59,679 --> 02:19:01,679
uh which is terrific. Um

3336
02:19:01,679 --> 02:19:03,200
and I will have a full report at the

3337
02:19:03,200 --> 02:19:04,679
next meeting. I wasn't able to get it

3338
02:19:04,679 --> 02:19:07,080
done by the meeting tonight.

3339
02:19:07,080 --> 02:19:08,320
>> Thank you. We're busy doing other

3340
02:19:08,320 --> 02:19:09,381
things.

3341
02:19:09,381 --> 02:19:10,400
>> [laughter]

3342
02:19:10,400 --> 02:19:11,639
>> Um

3343
02:19:11,639 --> 02:19:13,240
which is totally fine. I that just

3344
02:19:13,240 --> 02:19:15,040
brings me to like the step five when we

3345
02:19:15,040 --> 02:19:17,040
are looking at the DESE

3346
02:19:17,040 --> 02:19:18,120
um like

3347
02:19:18,120 --> 02:19:20,280
rotation of how the year looks for an

3348
02:19:20,280 --> 02:19:22,719
evaluative process. And so, that just

3349
02:19:22,719 --> 02:19:25,120
looks at, you know, um us scheduling

3350
02:19:25,120 --> 02:19:27,960
that public meeting in order to um allow

3351
02:19:27,960 --> 02:19:29,519
us to

3352
02:19:29,519 --> 02:19:31,519
complete our performance appraisals uh

3353
02:19:31,519 --> 02:19:33,639
our our performance review and end of

3354
02:19:33,639 --> 02:19:35,880
cycle summative evaluation within the

3355
02:19:35,880 --> 02:19:39,760
public uh within a public forum. And so,

3356
02:19:39,760 --> 02:19:41,120
um

3357
02:19:41,120 --> 02:19:42,400
I just really wanted to have try to have

3358
02:19:42,400 --> 02:19:45,280
an open conversation about when

3359
02:19:45,280 --> 02:19:46,960
the what the timeline looks like for us

3360
02:19:46,960 --> 02:19:50,240
to get this done before we start back in

3361
02:19:50,240 --> 02:19:52,480
August or if it's something that we can

3362
02:19:52,480 --> 02:19:54,280
try to do that first meeting that we're

3363
02:19:54,280 --> 02:19:55,800
back in August.

3364
02:19:55,800 --> 02:19:57,720
Um because then we're really looking at

3365
02:19:57,720 --> 02:19:59,600
starting the cycle all over again and

3366
02:19:59,600 --> 02:20:02,000
looking at your new goals and what we're

3367
02:20:02,000 --> 02:20:03,200
going to be doing starting the new year.

3368
02:20:03,200 --> 02:20:05,120
So I really want to try to wrap this up.

3369
02:20:05,120 --> 02:20:06,880
So

3370
02:20:06,880 --> 02:20:08,880
opening it up to the discussion for a

3371
02:20:08,880 --> 02:20:11,520
timeline that the school committee might

3372
02:20:11,520 --> 02:20:14,320
seem reasonable for us to meet for a

3373
02:20:14,320 --> 02:20:16,120
public forum.

3374
02:20:16,120 --> 02:20:17,880
>> All right. Thank you. I'll bring that up

3375
02:20:17,880 --> 02:20:21,160
open it for discussion, Mrs. Dunn.

3376
02:20:21,160 --> 02:20:22,640
>> I'll be honest. I know that the

3377
02:20:22,640 --> 02:20:25,600
terminology is a public forum

3378
02:20:25,600 --> 02:20:27,240
for the superintendent's evaluation.

3379
02:20:27,240 --> 02:20:29,720
However,

3380
02:20:29,720 --> 02:20:32,720
the evaluation needs to be presented and

3381
02:20:32,720 --> 02:20:34,560
brought forward in an in a public

3382
02:20:34,560 --> 02:20:35,560
meeting.

3383
02:20:35,560 --> 02:20:37,840
We have always brought that forward at

3384
02:20:37,840 --> 02:20:41,520
our regular meetings.

3385
02:20:41,520 --> 02:20:44,600
The use of the word public forum almost

3386
02:20:44,600 --> 02:20:46,960
sounds like a public hearing on the

3387
02:20:46,960 --> 02:20:48,880
student on the

3388
02:20:48,880 --> 02:20:49,840
Sorry, on the superintendent's

3389
02:20:49,840 --> 02:20:53,080
evaluation and that is not

3390
02:20:53,080 --> 02:20:55,240
the purpose of the public forum. The

3391
02:20:55,240 --> 02:20:58,880
public forum is that that

3392
02:20:58,880 --> 02:21:00,320
product

3393
02:21:00,320 --> 02:21:01,880
the compilation of all of our

3394
02:21:01,880 --> 02:21:03,520
evaluations

3395
02:21:03,520 --> 02:21:05,720
after being prepared by the mayor

3396
02:21:05,720 --> 02:21:09,040
is released to the school committee as a

3397
02:21:09,040 --> 02:21:12,600
regular document. It would be

3398
02:21:12,600 --> 02:21:15,160
discussed at a regular meeting.

3399
02:21:15,160 --> 02:21:17,600
The public is able to speak at public

3400
02:21:17,600 --> 02:21:19,280
participation.

3401
02:21:19,280 --> 02:21:22,520
But that

3402
02:21:22,520 --> 02:21:25,040
is the way that it needs to take place.

3403
02:21:25,040 --> 02:21:27,280
So if we're going to have that at our

3404
02:21:27,280 --> 02:21:29,880
first meeting of the

3405
02:21:29,880 --> 02:21:33,480
at our first meeting after July

3406
02:21:33,480 --> 02:21:35,680
then we would let people know that would

3407
02:21:35,680 --> 02:21:41,390
be on the agenda.

3408
02:21:41,400 --> 02:21:42,600
» Sorry, my back's bothering me a little

3409
02:21:42,600 --> 02:21:44,320
bit. Thank you, Mrs. Dunn. Mr. Amico.

3410
02:21:44,320 --> 02:21:45,928
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Yeah, through the

3411
02:21:45,928 --> 02:21:46,680
[clears throat] chair. Yeah, so when I

3412
02:21:46,680 --> 02:21:48,840
first saw that public forum, I I thought

3413
02:21:48,840 --> 02:21:50,520
it was cuz there was there was mention

3414
02:21:50,520 --> 02:21:51,440
of

3415
02:21:51,440 --> 02:21:54,080
earlier in during budget season that the

3416
02:21:54,080 --> 02:21:55,840
superintendent's eval evaluation should

3417
02:21:55,840 --> 02:21:57,600
be in public and

3418
02:21:57,600 --> 02:21:59,800
but you know, we all evaluate the

3419
02:21:59,800 --> 02:22:02,240
superintendent. We all gave

3420
02:22:02,240 --> 02:22:04,560
through the chair we gave the mayor all

3421
02:22:04,560 --> 02:22:08,040
our findings and to to what Miss Dunn

3422
02:22:08,040 --> 02:22:10,440
has said, it's just brought brought out

3423
02:22:10,440 --> 02:22:12,520
at a regular meeting. It's an agenda

3424
02:22:12,520 --> 02:22:13,640
item.

3425
02:22:13,640 --> 02:22:19,360
Um so I I do question the wording public forum for

3426
02:22:19,360 --> 02:22:22,600
superintendent's evaluation. That's very vague. I I think that should

3427
02:22:22,600 --> 02:22:24,840
be tightened up a little bit. Um I think

3428
02:22:24,840 --> 02:22:27,200
it's just a um

3429
02:22:27,200 --> 02:22:29,440
it's a report on the superintendent's

3430
02:22:29,440 --> 02:22:32,040
evaluation. That's that's basically what

3431
02:22:32,040 --> 02:22:33,600
we've done for the last 10 years and

3432
02:22:33,600 --> 02:22:35,720
what I think you've done for the last 20

3433
02:22:35,720 --> 02:22:38,400
plus years.

3434
02:22:38,400 --> 02:22:40,800
>> And it would certainly be a

3435
02:22:40,800 --> 02:22:42,440
couple of page report based on the

3436
02:22:42,440 --> 02:22:45,200
length of the of the evaluations and I I

3437
02:22:45,200 --> 02:22:47,240
would read that at the the forum.

3438
02:22:47,240 --> 02:22:48,240
>> a summary.

3439
02:22:48,240 --> 02:22:50,000
>> So um

3440
02:22:50,000 --> 02:22:51,360
but yeah, that uh

3441
02:22:51,360 --> 02:22:53,360
>> And that's and I'm comfortable changing

3442
02:22:53,360 --> 02:22:54,640
the language. It's

3443
02:22:54,640 --> 02:22:57,680
I've going through like DESE um

3444
02:22:57,680 --> 02:22:59,040
like the language that they're using in

3445
02:22:59,040 --> 02:23:02,120
their documentation for it

3446
02:23:02,120 --> 02:23:04,480
and you know, knowing that they're at a

3447
02:23:04,480 --> 02:23:07,320
minimum DESE you know, reflects saying

3448
02:23:07,320 --> 02:23:09,360
that they there needs to be at minimum

3449
02:23:09,360 --> 02:23:11,520
three public meetings each year that

3450
02:23:11,520 --> 02:23:13,880
looks specifically at the evaluation and

3451
02:23:13,880 --> 02:23:15,240
if those are

3452
02:23:15,240 --> 02:23:17,640
designated as part of our

3453
02:23:17,640 --> 02:23:20,320
regular school committees, that's fine

3454
02:23:20,320 --> 02:23:22,400
if we think that it's something.

3455
02:23:22,400 --> 02:23:25,200
>> Yeah. And so in in general uh

3456
02:23:25,200 --> 02:23:26,640
what I what I would recommend for the

3457
02:23:26,640 --> 02:23:28,640
three would be

3458
02:23:28,640 --> 02:23:30,240
in August I'll I'll be doing my goals

3459
02:23:30,240 --> 02:23:31,520
again, right? And so we'll do the goals.

3460
02:23:31,520 --> 02:23:33,440
That should be the first one. Um at some

3461
02:23:33,440 --> 02:23:35,480
point we should do a meeting where I

3462
02:23:35,480 --> 02:23:38,160
present progress towards those goals and

3463
02:23:38,160 --> 02:23:39,440
then towards the end of the year the

3464
02:23:39,440 --> 02:23:41,040
third meeting would be

3465
02:23:41,040 --> 02:23:42,800
uh for next year would be a formative

3466
02:23:42,800 --> 02:23:44,000
and then the following year we would do

3467
02:23:44,000 --> 02:23:45,440
the same process and end with a

3468
02:23:45,440 --> 02:23:47,320
summative. Um and so each year we would

3469
02:23:47,320 --> 02:23:48,560
have three meetings. One would be goal

3470
02:23:48,560 --> 02:23:51,640
setting, one would be evidence and and

3471
02:23:51,640 --> 02:23:52,200
um

3472
02:23:52,200 --> 02:23:52,960
you know,

3473
02:23:52,960 --> 02:23:54,280
>> Mid-cycle review.

3474
02:23:54,280 --> 02:23:55,800
>> review. And and then we would do that.

3475
02:23:55,800 --> 02:23:57,720
So, yeah, I'm happy to do that and I

3476
02:23:57,720 --> 02:23:59,920
think this this ties in nicely to our

3477
02:23:59,920 --> 02:24:02,040
process as long as we can get um the

3478
02:24:02,040 --> 02:24:05,040
official report shared publicly uh

3479
02:24:05,040 --> 02:24:07,600
in August. I'll share the uh the goals

3480
02:24:07,600 --> 02:24:09,600
for next year in August as I do each

3481
02:24:09,600 --> 02:24:10,840
year because we want to do that on

3482
02:24:10,840 --> 02:24:12,920
opening day, August 31st, I'll be

3483
02:24:12,920 --> 02:24:14,120
sharing the district goals with the

3484
02:24:14,120 --> 02:24:15,840
teachers. Um so, you know, I look

3485
02:24:15,840 --> 02:24:19,400
forward to receiving that feedback and then we'll prepare our goals for uh

3486
02:24:19,400 --> 02:24:20,480
for next year as well.

3487
02:24:20,480 --> 02:24:22,000
>> That's actually one of the reasons why

3488
02:24:22,000 --> 02:24:24,160
we traditionally have the retreat in

3489
02:24:24,160 --> 02:24:26,920
August before the school year begins.

3490
02:24:26,920 --> 02:24:28,120
>> And

3491
02:24:28,120 --> 02:24:30,160
would those dates be a part of uh I

3492
02:24:30,160 --> 02:24:32,040
really do like the idea of this

3493
02:24:32,040 --> 02:24:33,360
governance committee setting the

3494
02:24:33,360 --> 02:24:34,760
schedule and time frame? Would that be

3495
02:24:34,760 --> 02:24:36,640
part of of that? Is that what you want

3496
02:24:36,640 --> 02:24:37,920
to speak to, Ms. Milman?

3497
02:24:37,920 --> 02:24:40,000
>> Exactly. Um that's what actually I was

3498
02:24:40,000 --> 02:24:41,720
going to bring up is that because we're

3499
02:24:41,720 --> 02:24:44,000
required to do it three times a year and

3500
02:24:44,000 --> 02:24:45,800
regardless of what we've always done, I

3501
02:24:45,800 --> 02:24:47,360
think we're trying to improve upon

3502
02:24:47,360 --> 02:24:49,440
ourselves and to move forward and have

3503
02:24:49,440 --> 02:24:52,080
an understanding and expectation so that

3504
02:24:52,080 --> 02:24:54,000
perhaps we can create that calendar so

3505
02:24:54,000 --> 02:24:55,800
that we know exactly which meeting it

3506
02:24:55,800 --> 02:24:58,200
will be on, um you know, what the date

3507
02:24:58,200 --> 02:25:00,320
will be. And I I keep hearing and I just

3508
02:25:00,320 --> 02:25:02,440
need to clarify a couple things. I keep

3509
02:25:02,440 --> 02:25:03,960
hearing we're going to meet in July, but

3510
02:25:03,960 --> 02:25:05,680
I don't have July dates yet. So, I'm

3511
02:25:05,680 --> 02:25:07,240
hoping we're leaving with that. Oh,

3512
02:25:07,240 --> 02:25:09,800
sorry. Um sorry. Sorry. I'll back off on

3513
02:25:09,800 --> 02:25:12,480
that. And the other thing was is when

3514
02:25:12,480 --> 02:25:15,120
we're saying the word retreat, but we're

3515
02:25:15,120 --> 02:25:17,120
determining we're going to use that for

3516
02:25:17,120 --> 02:25:18,680
this purpose is does that turn our

3517
02:25:18,680 --> 02:25:21,480
retreat into a public meeting?

3518
02:25:21,480 --> 02:25:23,440
>> It is a public meeting. It has to be

3519
02:25:23,440 --> 02:25:24,280
posted.

3520
02:25:24,280 --> 02:25:26,320
>> So, the retreat itself is a public

3521
02:25:26,320 --> 02:25:27,840
meeting for people

3522
02:25:27,840 --> 02:25:28,880
to attend?

3523
02:25:28,880 --> 02:25:30,360
>> They can if they want to, they'll be

3524
02:25:30,360 --> 02:25:31,640
sitting in the corner, but they're

3525
02:25:31,640 --> 02:25:32,440
welcome to attend.

3526
02:25:32,440 --> 02:25:34,000
>> Okay, I just wanted to be I just wanted

3527
02:25:34,000 --> 02:25:37,960
to clarify that because I know we're we're having that on in August and

3528
02:25:37,960 --> 02:25:39,520
I know we're having that over at

3529
02:25:39,520 --> 02:25:42,800
beautiful Endicott College campus. Um

3530
02:25:42,800 --> 02:25:45,640
and so I just was curious if that's in

3531
02:25:45,640 --> 02:25:47,800
fact an open meeting that would cover

3532
02:25:47,800 --> 02:25:50,440
for that. But that is the exact point.

3533
02:25:50,440 --> 02:25:52,240
>> and so so technically yes that's that's

3534
02:25:52,240 --> 02:25:53,800
an open meeting.

3535
02:25:53,800 --> 02:25:55,000
I would not recommend that's where we

3536
02:25:55,000 --> 02:25:56,480
share the superintendent's evaluation

3537
02:25:56,480 --> 02:25:57,400
because it's not a televised meeting.

3538
02:25:57,400 --> 02:25:58,000
>> No, it's not that kind.

3539
02:25:58,000 --> 02:26:00,200
>> That's not a televised meeting so we

3540
02:26:00,200 --> 02:26:01,400
could certainly discuss that and I'm

3541
02:26:01,400 --> 02:26:02,880
happy to receive feedback and and talk

3542
02:26:02,880 --> 02:26:05,320
about that. Typically we would you know

3543
02:26:05,320 --> 02:26:07,000
if there is a review of it it may be an

3544
02:26:07,000 --> 02:26:09,000
executive session but the final report

3545
02:26:09,000 --> 02:26:10,680
must be shared on the floor which we

3546
02:26:10,680 --> 02:26:12,880
should do at the televised meeting in

3547
02:26:12,880 --> 02:26:13,760
August.

3548
02:26:13,760 --> 02:26:15,720
>> So so that's where I was going just to

3549
02:26:15,720 --> 02:26:17,360
try to clarify because again this is

3550
02:26:17,360 --> 02:26:19,360
going to be about dates and I know that

3551
02:26:19,360 --> 02:26:20,520
everybody

3552
02:26:20,520 --> 02:26:23,200
likes to take some summer time dates and

3553
02:26:23,200 --> 02:26:24,760
just to clarify that we're able to do

3554
02:26:24,760 --> 02:26:27,360
that and that and creating that calendar

3555
02:26:27,360 --> 02:26:31,440
I think is going to be important even if we get and I'm more than happy

3556
02:26:31,440 --> 02:26:33,840
with anybody else's input to share a

3557
02:26:33,840 --> 02:26:35,880
draft of some sort so that we come in

3558
02:26:35,880 --> 02:26:38,960
with something and go from there.

3559
02:26:38,960 --> 02:26:40,360
>> Okay, thank you. This is a

3560
02:26:40,360 --> 02:26:41,920
>> Thank you Mr. Chairman. Just so that

3561
02:26:41,920 --> 02:26:45,440
everyone understands that the retreat

3562
02:26:45,440 --> 02:26:50,200
is posted. It is an open meeting anytime

3563
02:26:50,200 --> 02:26:54,080
this body meets it as a group.

3564
02:26:54,080 --> 02:26:56,400
If we had a holiday party, it would be

3565
02:26:56,400 --> 02:26:57,680
posted

3566
02:26:57,680 --> 02:26:59,760
and the public could come

3567
02:26:59,760 --> 02:27:02,080
and watch us have a dinner.

3568
02:27:02,080 --> 02:27:04,160
So for the retreat

3569
02:27:04,160 --> 02:27:06,440
if people want to come and sit there

3570
02:27:06,440 --> 02:27:08,760
they are not allowed to speak.

3571
02:27:08,760 --> 02:27:11,720
They can come

3572
02:27:11,720 --> 02:27:13,120
but

3573
02:27:13,120 --> 02:27:15,760
the purpose of that retreat really is

3574
02:27:15,760 --> 02:27:18,640
for team building

3575
02:27:18,640 --> 02:27:20,640
and to accomplish some work so that we

3576
02:27:20,640 --> 02:27:22,520
can move forward.

3577
02:27:22,520 --> 02:27:24,360
And that's the real purpose of that

3578
02:27:24,360 --> 02:27:25,920
retreat.

3579
02:27:25,920 --> 02:27:30,440
So if people wanted to attend and watch

3580
02:27:30,440 --> 02:27:33,360
they're more than welcome to. It's not

3581
02:27:33,360 --> 02:27:34,800
videoed.

3582
02:27:34,800 --> 02:27:36,120
It's not

3583
02:27:36,120 --> 02:27:39,880
broadcast but they are always posted as

3584
02:27:39,880 --> 02:27:42,480
an open meeting.

3585
02:27:42,480 --> 02:27:43,720
>> Thank you.

3586
02:27:43,720 --> 02:27:47,790
I'll turn it back to you, Dr. Cox. Um

3587
02:27:47,800 --> 02:27:49,240
Uh thank you for bringing this item

3588
02:27:49,240 --> 02:27:50,560
forward.

3589
02:27:50,560 --> 02:27:51,040
>> Okay.

3590
02:27:51,040 --> 02:27:53,600
>> Any other discussion?

3591
02:27:53,600 --> 02:27:55,880
All right, good.

3592
02:27:55,880 --> 02:27:57,440
Okay, and that kind of

3593
02:27:57,440 --> 02:28:00,040
flows nicely into the next item.

3594
02:28:00,040 --> 02:28:01,400
So, I'll turn it over to you, Dr. Cox,

3595
02:28:01,400 --> 02:28:02,840
for the July School Committee meeting

3596
02:28:02,840 --> 02:28:03,480
dates.

3597
02:28:03,480 --> 02:28:05,680
>> Um and this is again I'm looking more of

3598
02:28:05,680 --> 02:28:07,880
our discussion. Everyone's looking at

3599
02:28:07,880 --> 02:28:10,240
their summers. Summer starts tomorrow

3600
02:28:10,240 --> 02:28:13,000
for our students here in Peabody.

3601
02:28:13,000 --> 02:28:14,680
Um and so,

3602
02:28:14,680 --> 02:28:19,240
as we voted and accepted the 2026-2027

3603
02:28:19,240 --> 02:28:21,920
School Committee schedule um at our last

3604
02:28:21,920 --> 02:28:23,360
School Committee meeting

3605
02:28:23,360 --> 02:28:24,600
with our first scheduled meeting on

3606
02:28:24,600 --> 02:28:28,000
August 25th. Um I just as we're going

3607
02:28:28,000 --> 02:28:29,520
through all of these things, there's oh,

3608
02:28:29,520 --> 02:28:30,720
we're going to do that that first

3609
02:28:30,720 --> 02:28:32,200
meeting in August. We're going to do

3610
02:28:32,200 --> 02:28:33,840
that It's that first meeting in August

3611
02:28:33,840 --> 02:28:36,080
seems like it's getting loaded with

3612
02:28:36,080 --> 02:28:39,360
items. Is there any um

3613
02:28:39,360 --> 02:28:41,160
thoughts or discussion around the

3614
02:28:41,160 --> 02:28:43,480
possibility of having a regular School

3615
02:28:43,480 --> 02:28:46,680
Committee meeting in July to maybe start

3616
02:28:46,680 --> 02:28:48,560
working on the and getting the first

3617
02:28:48,560 --> 02:28:50,880
drafts of this calendar or those like

3618
02:28:50,880 --> 02:28:53,800
first steps done? So, it come August,

3619
02:28:53,800 --> 02:28:55,560
we're setting ourselves up

3620
02:28:55,560 --> 02:28:59,800
for a little bit easier of a start.

3621
02:28:59,800 --> 02:29:01,440
>> Okay, thank you. I'll just put that out

3622
02:29:01,440 --> 02:29:02,440
on the floor and open it up for

3623
02:29:02,440 --> 02:29:04,600
discussion. Any thoughts on this item?

3624
02:29:04,600 --> 02:29:05,760
Mr. Dunn.

3625
02:29:05,760 --> 02:29:08,200
>> I think historically July's a very tough

3626
02:29:08,200 --> 02:29:10,360
month for a lot of people, and quite

3627
02:29:10,360 --> 02:29:13,680
honestly, I'm more than open to when we

3628
02:29:13,680 --> 02:29:15,240
meet in August, if it's got to be a

3629
02:29:15,240 --> 02:29:17,480
4-hour meeting, it has to be a 4-hour

3630
02:29:17,480 --> 02:29:19,400
meeting, but I think

3631
02:29:19,400 --> 02:29:21,000
a lot of people's schedules during the

3632
02:29:21,000 --> 02:29:22,840
month of July, it's

3633
02:29:22,840 --> 02:29:24,440
I mean, we've never been able to We've

3634
02:29:24,440 --> 02:29:26,800
tried a couple of times, but

3635
02:29:26,800 --> 02:29:29,320
um so, August, you know, typically is a

3636
02:29:29,320 --> 02:29:32,590
long meeting.

3637
02:29:32,600 --> 02:29:34,560
» Thank you, Mr. Dunn.

3638
02:29:34,560 --> 02:29:37,840
>> And typically, that is a time where we

3639
02:29:37,840 --> 02:29:39,640
are able to have some subcommittee

3640
02:29:39,640 --> 02:29:41,560
meetings for the smaller groups because

3641
02:29:41,560 --> 02:29:43,360
it's easier to

3642
02:29:43,360 --> 02:29:45,920
uh work around people's vacations to

3643
02:29:45,920 --> 02:29:48,880
hold a meeting and make sure that we're

3644
02:29:48,880 --> 02:29:50,840
continuing on with any of the things

3645
02:29:50,840 --> 02:29:53,560
that a subcommittee has been addressing.

3646
02:29:53,560 --> 02:29:56,000
So, July

3647
02:29:56,000 --> 02:29:58,080
it's not off

3648
02:29:58,080 --> 02:29:59,520
the table,

3649
02:29:59,520 --> 02:30:01,920
but it's just a bit different as far as

3650
02:30:01,920 --> 02:30:04,080
trying to schedule a full school

3651
02:30:04,080 --> 02:30:06,880
committee meeting for everyone.

3652
02:30:06,880 --> 02:30:08,640
Especially

3653
02:30:08,640 --> 02:30:10,800
I mean, we all try to get away.

3654
02:30:10,800 --> 02:30:12,880
But, our staff

3655
02:30:12,880 --> 02:30:15,520
their vacation time is really limited.

3656
02:30:15,520 --> 02:30:19,280
So, we need them here at our meetings.

3657
02:30:19,280 --> 02:30:23,200
And that was really why the July meeting

3658
02:30:23,200 --> 02:30:26,760
started to go. We have the ability, if

3659
02:30:26,760 --> 02:30:29,720
we needed to, to hold a July meeting.

3660
02:30:29,720 --> 02:30:32,280
That's always been available in case

3661
02:30:32,280 --> 02:30:34,400
there was some type of a pressing issue

3662
02:30:34,400 --> 02:30:36,360
that needed to be taken care of. But,

3663
02:30:36,360 --> 02:30:38,720
for the most part, we've been able to

3664
02:30:38,720 --> 02:30:41,240
have a bit I would say a bit of a

3665
02:30:41,240 --> 02:30:43,320
catch-up for the school committee to be

3666
02:30:43,320 --> 02:30:44,320
able to

3667
02:30:44,320 --> 02:30:45,840
have those subcommittee meetings, take

3668
02:30:45,840 --> 02:30:47,800
care of some of the smaller details,

3669
02:30:47,800 --> 02:30:49,800
bring everything back in August, start

3670
02:30:49,800 --> 02:30:51,600
fresh. It's just like starting the new

3671
02:30:51,600 --> 02:30:56,430
school year. We start off again.

3672
02:30:56,440 --> 02:30:57,800
» Thank you. Any other comments, thoughts,

3673
02:30:57,800 --> 02:30:58,760
Mr. Mico?

3674
02:30:58,760 --> 02:31:00,520
>> Yeah, I agree. We we tried that a couple

3675
02:31:00,520 --> 02:31:02,480
a few years ago.

3676
02:31:02,480 --> 02:31:03,240
And [clears throat]

3677
02:31:03,240 --> 02:31:05,360
I think five out of the six members had

3678
02:31:05,360 --> 02:31:06,760
vacations planned on the different

3679
02:31:06,760 --> 02:31:08,960
weeks. And then, to your point for the

3680
02:31:08,960 --> 02:31:10,600
chair to Ms. Dunn, you know, our

3681
02:31:10,600 --> 02:31:12,800
valuable team here, they deserve so I

3682
02:31:12,800 --> 02:31:14,760
mean, they've been all out. I mean, Dr.

3683
02:31:14,760 --> 02:31:17,800
Vidalis just gave his presentation, you

3684
02:31:17,800 --> 02:31:19,800
know, less than 24 hours ago to the city

3685
02:31:19,800 --> 02:31:22,200
council. They've been all out, you know,

3686
02:31:22,200 --> 02:31:24,080
I notice Mr. Rippons not here and well

3687
02:31:24,080 --> 02:31:26,280
deserved uh cuz I know he was burning

3688
02:31:26,280 --> 02:31:29,120
the midnight oil uh with charts and

3689
02:31:29,120 --> 02:31:31,200
whatever he does. Uh,

3690
02:31:31,200 --> 02:31:34,240
Um, so I just don't I

3691
02:31:34,240 --> 02:31:36,400
You know what? We work our tails off. I

3692
02:31:36,400 --> 02:31:38,000
almost said something else. I I I I

3693
02:31:38,000 --> 02:31:39,800
actually would say it is it after 9:00

3694
02:31:39,800 --> 02:31:41,920
now. But, uh, we deserve we deserve some

3695
02:31:41,920 --> 02:31:43,520
time off. And if there's anyone who

3696
02:31:43,520 --> 02:31:45,480
thinks otherwise,

3697
02:31:45,480 --> 02:31:46,640
I don't care.

3698
02:31:46,640 --> 02:31:47,760
Personally.

3699
02:31:47,760 --> 02:31:50,360
>> And there is a lot of work that goes on.

3700
02:31:50,360 --> 02:31:51,040
>> Thank you.

3701
02:31:51,040 --> 02:31:54,000
>> And that's exactly why I wanted to open

3702
02:31:54,000 --> 02:31:56,720
it up for the discussion for us to have

3703
02:31:56,720 --> 02:31:58,560
a conversation about what August is

3704
02:31:58,560 --> 02:32:00,040
going to look like, what we can do in

3705
02:32:00,040 --> 02:32:02,600
July, and

3706
02:32:02,600 --> 02:32:05,920
I'm okay with that if the team's okay with that.

3707
02:32:05,920 --> 02:32:08,400
>> Thank you. Ms. Millman.

3708
02:32:08,400 --> 02:32:10,080
>> Yeah, I mean, I think that probably the

3709
02:32:10,080 --> 02:32:12,440
most important thing is let's get a date

3710
02:32:12,440 --> 02:32:15,280
because if we wait through July,

3711
02:32:15,280 --> 02:32:17,120
people also do things in August. I'm

3712
02:32:17,120 --> 02:32:18,720
more concerned in making sure we have

3713
02:32:18,720 --> 02:32:20,400
the dates to do the things. And I kept

3714
02:32:20,400 --> 02:32:22,520
hearing in the last few meetings, we

3715
02:32:22,520 --> 02:32:24,040
meet in July, we meet in July, we meet

3716
02:32:24,040 --> 02:32:25,920
in July, and and now I'm hearing we

3717
02:32:25,920 --> 02:32:27,960
don't really meet in July. Um, perhaps

3718
02:32:27,960 --> 02:32:29,200
it's just subcommittees that we'd meet

3719
02:32:29,200 --> 02:32:31,600
in July. Um, I'm fine with it, too.

3720
02:32:31,600 --> 02:32:34,120
Believe me, calendars are flying

3721
02:32:34,120 --> 02:32:36,680
already. I just don't want to walk away,

3722
02:32:36,680 --> 02:32:38,320
hopefully tonight, without at least

3723
02:32:38,320 --> 02:32:40,240
having some understanding of if we're

3724
02:32:40,240 --> 02:32:42,440
going to have two August dates or we're

3725
02:32:42,440 --> 02:32:43,760
just going to have one and it's going to

3726
02:32:43,760 --> 02:32:47,040
be a marathon. I want to be prepared.

3727
02:32:47,040 --> 02:32:50,080
Um, you know, I'm all about I think

3728
02:32:50,080 --> 02:32:51,320
folks around this table have been

3729
02:32:51,320 --> 02:32:53,120
working incredibly hard. I really think

3730
02:32:53,120 --> 02:32:56,080
that um, if if there's anything pressing

3731
02:32:56,080 --> 02:33:01,480
that we should have it, I don't know because I mean, we have

3732
02:33:01,480 --> 02:33:04,040
said repeatedly over some meetings, we

3733
02:33:04,040 --> 02:33:06,480
meet in July. So, when those things were

3734
02:33:06,480 --> 02:33:09,320
said, I think myself and perhaps Dr.

3735
02:33:09,320 --> 02:33:11,400
Cox, maybe is why you brought this is

3736
02:33:11,400 --> 02:33:13,920
because we've said that and um, I'm sure

3737
02:33:13,920 --> 02:33:15,800
you're trying to get away as well with

3738
02:33:15,800 --> 02:33:18,440
your little ones. So, um,

3739
02:33:18,440 --> 02:33:21,920
I I'm hoping we can perhaps set a date

3740
02:33:21,920 --> 02:33:23,800
or

3741
02:33:23,800 --> 02:33:24,960
I I don't know.

3742
02:33:24,960 --> 02:33:27,120
>> I think the dates are set. So, August

3743
02:33:27,120 --> 02:33:29,680
13th is the retreat, so that's one like

3744
02:33:29,680 --> 02:33:31,040
meeting technically, and then August

3745
02:33:31,040 --> 02:33:32,640
25th.

3746
02:33:32,640 --> 02:33:36,640
So, we'll have the two in August and

3747
02:33:36,640 --> 02:33:38,720
>> And then we have our And then we go back

3748
02:33:38,720 --> 02:33:40,600
to our regular schedule the second and

3749
02:33:40,600 --> 02:33:42,600
fourth Tuesdays.

3750
02:33:42,600 --> 02:33:44,000
So, yeah, that's the dates we have right

3751
02:33:44,000 --> 02:33:45,040
now.

3752
02:33:45,040 --> 02:33:47,280
>> As long as the committee is comfortable

3753
02:33:47,280 --> 02:33:49,960
and that's

3754
02:33:49,960 --> 02:33:51,680
I just wanted the discussion to be up

3755
02:33:51,680 --> 02:33:52,720
there.

3756
02:33:52,720 --> 02:33:54,480
>> Thank you, Dr. Cox.

3757
02:33:54,480 --> 02:33:55,800
All right, next item, subcommittee

3758
02:33:55,800 --> 02:33:58,320
meeting documents. Turn it back to you.

3759
02:33:58,320 --> 02:34:00,640
>> It's already pretty much been discussed.

3760
02:34:00,640 --> 02:34:03,240
Um I wanted again just to follow up with

3761
02:34:03,240 --> 02:34:06,400
how the Google Doc has been utilized or

3762
02:34:06,400 --> 02:34:08,080
not utilized. If there's anything any

3763
02:34:08,080 --> 02:34:10,240
feedback that you guys can give me

3764
02:34:10,240 --> 02:34:14,120
on how I can make it more accessible. Um

3765
02:34:14,120 --> 02:34:15,880
either during meetings or after

3766
02:34:15,880 --> 02:34:19,160
meetings, um feel free to let me know,

3767
02:34:19,160 --> 02:34:21,240
send me an email about the format of it,

3768
02:34:21,240 --> 02:34:23,680
if there's anything I can do to make it

3769
02:34:23,680 --> 02:34:26,160
better or easier. It is a live document,

3770
02:34:26,160 --> 02:34:28,280
so if you are taking notes in it

3771
02:34:28,280 --> 02:34:30,880
directly during the meeting, somebody

3772
02:34:30,880 --> 02:34:33,480
who is at home that knows the meeting is

3773
02:34:33,480 --> 02:34:36,920
going on can see your notes going in. Um

3774
02:34:36,920 --> 02:34:38,800
if you're in our public files, you can

3775
02:34:38,800 --> 02:34:40,680
make a copy of the document and have it

3776
02:34:40,680 --> 02:34:42,880
on your own drive and then upload it

3777
02:34:42,880 --> 02:34:46,120
into our live our public folder drive.

3778
02:34:46,120 --> 02:34:46,680
Um

3779
02:34:46,680 --> 02:34:48,120
but

3780
02:34:48,120 --> 02:34:49,960
I just wanted to see if there was any

3781
02:34:49,960 --> 02:34:52,160
feedback, any additional comments,

3782
02:34:52,160 --> 02:34:54,600
concerns, questions about it. Um

3783
02:34:54,600 --> 02:34:55,800
especially as we're wrapping up this

3784
02:34:55,800 --> 02:34:58,240
year going into the next year, what we

3785
02:34:58,240 --> 02:35:00,960
can do to improve upon it.

3786
02:35:00,960 --> 02:35:02,400
>> All right, thank you. I'll open that up.

3787
02:35:02,400 --> 02:35:06,160
Any thoughts?

3788
02:35:06,160 --> 02:35:06,800
Ms. Dunn?

3789
02:35:06,800 --> 02:35:09,520
>> Just just a bit of history.

3790
02:35:09,520 --> 02:35:11,400
Subcommittees used to have to turn in

3791
02:35:11,400 --> 02:35:14,800
written minutes. They were attached to

3792
02:35:14,800 --> 02:35:16,840
the minutes of the school committee, and

3793
02:35:16,840 --> 02:35:19,120
then they had to be approved.

3794
02:35:19,120 --> 02:35:21,800
What ended up happening over time was

3795
02:35:21,800 --> 02:35:25,680
that they became integrated into the

3796
02:35:25,680 --> 02:35:28,000
minutes via

3797
02:35:28,000 --> 02:35:30,360
the oral dictation.

3798
02:35:30,360 --> 02:35:31,560
So,

3799
02:35:31,560 --> 02:35:34,320
now with the state requiring the minutes

3800
02:35:34,320 --> 02:35:35,920
to be written

3801
02:35:35,920 --> 02:35:39,000
again, it was it was actually it was

3802
02:35:39,000 --> 02:35:41,520
actually burdensome, and I can see how

3803
02:35:41,520 --> 02:35:42,960
it is again.

3804
02:35:42,960 --> 02:35:48,030
That's how it goes.

3805
02:35:48,040 --> 02:35:50,360
» So, any feedback on the forms when we

3806
02:35:50,360 --> 02:35:52,760
start to use them more consistently, let

3807
02:35:52,760 --> 02:35:55,000
me know and I can help you get it once

3808
02:35:55,000 --> 02:35:56,680
if we get more guidance from mass or

3809
02:35:56,680 --> 02:36:00,400
anything about how we can take them.

3810
02:36:00,400 --> 02:36:02,000
Easy to edit.

3811
02:36:02,000 --> 02:36:03,440
>> Well, thank you. Thank you for working

3812
02:36:03,440 --> 02:36:05,360
on that. That's very helpful. Oh, Ms.

3813
02:36:05,360 --> 02:36:07,040
Bowman, do you do you want to comment?

3814
02:36:07,040 --> 02:36:11,120
>> Um I'm just wondering Dr. Cox if the

3815
02:36:11,120 --> 02:36:13,680
aspect of it being in the drive where

3816
02:36:13,680 --> 02:36:16,200
it's at where you're typing when and

3817
02:36:16,200 --> 02:36:18,080
somebody can see it if we need to change

3818
02:36:18,080 --> 02:36:21,440
that and put that into it could be in

3819
02:36:21,440 --> 02:36:23,760
the sub in the only the school

3820
02:36:23,760 --> 02:36:25,160
committee's

3821
02:36:25,160 --> 02:36:25,920
um

3822
02:36:25,920 --> 02:36:28,880
drive so that if any one of us is on it

3823
02:36:28,880 --> 02:36:31,360
and even that I wonder if that creates a

3824
02:36:31,360 --> 02:36:33,080
potential issue. I don't know. No,

3825
02:36:33,080 --> 02:36:35,120
actually it shouldn't. But, I think if

3826
02:36:35,120 --> 02:36:37,880
it was just um accessible to the school

3827
02:36:37,880 --> 02:36:40,000
committee and after the minutes are

3828
02:36:40,000 --> 02:36:42,560
approved, then it moves over to the

3829
02:36:42,560 --> 02:36:44,440
public file um

3830
02:36:44,440 --> 02:36:46,320
as minutes in the public files other

3831
02:36:46,320 --> 02:36:48,400
minutes would be so that we're not you

3832
02:36:48,400 --> 02:36:49,800
know, I know that I'm not great at

3833
02:36:49,800 --> 02:36:51,200
typing and if I'm typing and then

3834
02:36:51,200 --> 02:36:52,480
somebody's on and they're like, oh, you

3835
02:36:52,480 --> 02:36:55,120
need I just I just feel like it it's

3836
02:36:55,120 --> 02:36:56,840
something that it we want to have it

3837
02:36:56,840 --> 02:37:00,200
between us is as um accessible first and

3838
02:37:00,200 --> 02:37:02,680
then moved over. Um that's just a

3839
02:37:02,680 --> 02:37:05,880
thought uh based on what you said. Um

3840
02:37:05,880 --> 02:37:07,280
it just makes it kind of a little bit

3841
02:37:07,280 --> 02:37:08,360
more

3842
02:37:08,360 --> 02:37:10,040
um

3843
02:37:10,040 --> 02:37:11,760
kind of the work product of the sub

3844
02:37:11,760 --> 02:37:14,040
committee be there. If somebody wants

3845
02:37:14,040 --> 02:37:15,800
to, as we know, the subcommittees are

3846
02:37:15,800 --> 02:37:17,120
open to open meeting. People can

3847
02:37:17,120 --> 02:37:19,320
certainly come and sit there. Um but I

3848
02:37:19,320 --> 02:37:22,040
think having our minutes done um in

3849
02:37:22,040 --> 02:37:23,480
within us and then once they're

3850
02:37:23,480 --> 02:37:24,840
approved, they're available to the

3851
02:37:24,840 --> 02:37:27,080
public.

3852
02:37:27,080 --> 02:37:28,600
>> Thank you, Ms. Moment. Mr. Micco, did

3853
02:37:28,600 --> 02:37:29,000
you want to

3854
02:37:29,000 --> 02:37:30,200
>> Yeah, I was going to say the same thing.

3855
02:37:30,200 --> 02:37:31,680
They should be restricted initially cuz

3856
02:37:31,680 --> 02:37:33,280
you're typing, you're putting in uh

3857
02:37:33,280 --> 02:37:35,320
there may be uh you may have changes to

3858
02:37:35,320 --> 02:37:37,200
it, you may have additions, you may add

3859
02:37:37,200 --> 02:37:39,240
a document to it. So, I would I would I

3860
02:37:39,240 --> 02:37:40,720
would agree with Ms. Moment on that.

3861
02:37:40,720 --> 02:37:41,440
>> Thank you.

3862
02:37:41,440 --> 02:37:43,040
>> Perfect. I can make that change.

3863
02:37:43,040 --> 02:37:45,320
>> Right. Excellent. That's helpful. Thank

3864
02:37:45,320 --> 02:37:49,110
you.

3865
02:37:49,120 --> 02:37:51,680
want to roll, Dr. Clark? Next item.

3866
02:37:51,680 --> 02:37:53,280
>> Going quick. I'm trying to be quick for

3867
02:37:53,280 --> 02:37:53,760
everyone.

3868
02:37:53,760 --> 02:37:54,160
>> No, no.

3869
02:37:54,160 --> 02:37:56,920
>> Um this also kind of goes along with our

3870
02:37:56,920 --> 02:38:00,120
live drive folders that we have. Um so,

3871
02:38:00,120 --> 02:38:01,120
I

3872
02:38:01,120 --> 02:38:03,800
um have had several really great um

3873
02:38:03,800 --> 02:38:06,560
conversations with, you know, different

3874
02:38:06,560 --> 02:38:08,080
stakeholders, community stakeholders,

3875
02:38:08,080 --> 02:38:10,800
families, um staff members regarding

3876
02:38:10,800 --> 02:38:14,600
access to like the documents that we're

3877
02:38:14,600 --> 02:38:16,880
using, that we have access to, that are

3878
02:38:16,880 --> 02:38:21,040
all part of our agenda. Um and so, just

3879
02:38:21,040 --> 02:38:23,480
how we get we hand out our packets here.

3880
02:38:23,480 --> 02:38:25,240
If somebody's not here, but they're

3881
02:38:25,240 --> 02:38:27,240
connecting with us online. I know this

3882
02:38:27,240 --> 02:38:29,920
week all of our items were added to our

3883
02:38:29,920 --> 02:38:31,160
folder. It's the first week that it

3884
02:38:31,160 --> 02:38:33,320
happened, which was really great. I'm

3885
02:38:33,320 --> 02:38:34,960
wondering if it's something that we can

3886
02:38:34,960 --> 02:38:36,440
do um

3887
02:38:36,440 --> 02:38:38,320
that we just have it all of our written

3888
02:38:38,320 --> 02:38:40,240
communication, all of the superintendent

3889
02:38:40,240 --> 02:38:41,720
reports, everything that we are

3890
02:38:41,720 --> 02:38:43,560
presenting and doing during our school

3891
02:38:43,560 --> 02:38:45,600
committee meetings to be added to those

3892
02:38:45,600 --> 02:38:47,720
drives where our agendas are posted.

3893
02:38:47,720 --> 02:38:49,600
Therefore, anyone who's meeting who's

3894
02:38:49,600 --> 02:38:51,400
joining us at home has all the written

3895
02:38:51,400 --> 02:38:54,840
communication. Um this came up the first

3896
02:38:54,840 --> 02:38:58,720
time um to me when um one of our very

3897
02:38:58,720 --> 02:39:01,360
well-respected teachers sent her letter

3898
02:39:01,360 --> 02:39:04,440
of uh retirement. And I got teachers

3899
02:39:04,440 --> 02:39:06,440
asking me to send the letter to them

3900
02:39:06,440 --> 02:39:07,880
because

3901
02:39:07,880 --> 02:39:10,880
they didn't get to see her letter. Um, but it was in our written

3902
02:39:10,880 --> 02:39:12,760
communication. So, that was kind of the

3903
02:39:12,760 --> 02:39:14,000
first thing that sparked being like,

3904
02:39:14,000 --> 02:39:15,040
"Oh, well, everyone should have been

3905
02:39:15,040 --> 02:39:17,120
able to see this really nice letter."

3906
02:39:17,120 --> 02:39:19,960
Um, so, uh, I don't know if that has to

3907
02:39:19,960 --> 02:39:21,240
be

3908
02:39:21,240 --> 02:39:23,600
proposed as a motion or how that would

3909
02:39:23,600 --> 02:39:24,560
work.

3910
02:39:24,560 --> 02:39:27,160
Discussion, I'm open to.

3911
02:39:27,160 --> 02:39:28,560
>> Thank you. So, was that not in the

3912
02:39:28,560 --> 02:39:30,760
agenda packet that is posted in the

3913
02:39:30,760 --> 02:39:31,120
>> So, the

3914
02:39:31,120 --> 02:39:33,160
>> So, I know like the city council, the

3915
02:39:33,160 --> 02:39:34,520
you can click on the agenda and it's got

3916
02:39:34,520 --> 02:39:36,320
everything in it. The documents that we

3917
02:39:36,320 --> 02:39:37,120
receive

3918
02:39:37,120 --> 02:39:39,880
>> Typically, everything that's just been

3919
02:39:39,880 --> 02:39:41,480
going into our folders right now are

3920
02:39:41,480 --> 02:39:44,120
just our agendas and our minutes when

3921
02:39:44,120 --> 02:39:45,600
they go through. So, our whole entire

3922
02:39:45,600 --> 02:39:47,520
packet is not going in.

3923
02:39:47,520 --> 02:39:49,880
Um, therefore, I'm like, if we could I

3924
02:39:49,880 --> 02:39:51,320
don't know if it's just something that's

3925
02:39:51,320 --> 02:39:53,200
as easy as, "Yeah, we all agree." or if

3926
02:39:53,200 --> 02:39:54,800
it has to be a discussion.

3927
02:39:54,800 --> 02:39:56,000
>> Yeah, I don't know what would prohibit

3928
02:39:56,000 --> 02:39:58,600
us from doing that. I I don't know.

3929
02:39:58,600 --> 02:40:00,920
>> All right. I'm I'm surprised because I

3930
02:40:00,920 --> 02:40:04,520
thought that our entire packet, uh, was

3931
02:40:04,520 --> 02:40:08,320
available to the public, say, on Monday

3932
02:40:08,320 --> 02:40:10,200
before our school committee meeting on

3933
02:40:10,200 --> 02:40:11,480
Tuesday.

3934
02:40:11,480 --> 02:40:13,720
So, I know it is sent out. It's

3935
02:40:13,720 --> 02:40:15,320
definitely appearing on the city

3936
02:40:15,320 --> 02:40:16,720
website.

3937
02:40:16,720 --> 02:40:18,320
>> I think the warrants have to be pulled

3938
02:40:18,320 --> 02:40:19,080
out of it.

3939
02:40:19,080 --> 02:40:19,360
>> Mhm.

3940
02:40:19,360 --> 02:40:20,880
>> So, I think it's our it's the packet

3941
02:40:20,880 --> 02:40:21,960
that the school committee really

3942
02:40:21,960 --> 02:40:24,040
receives minus the warrants.

3943
02:40:24,040 --> 02:40:25,800
Okay. So,

3944
02:40:25,800 --> 02:40:27,200
but but that's not going up there, but

3945
02:40:27,200 --> 02:40:29,360
that's what can go up there. Okay. So,

3946
02:40:29,360 --> 02:40:31,160
we would need two separate packets, one

3947
02:40:31,160 --> 02:40:32,440
with warrants, one without. The one

3948
02:40:32,440 --> 02:40:34,880
without is is public.

3949
02:40:34,880 --> 02:40:36,960
>> What's with the warrants? It's public

3950
02:40:36,960 --> 02:40:38,640
document. Why wouldn't that be okay to

3951
02:40:38,640 --> 02:40:44,670
go up?

3952
02:40:44,680 --> 02:40:46,040
I can't I can't hear you.

3953
02:40:46,040 --> 02:40:47,040
>> Yeah, I don't know if it's account

3954
02:40:47,040 --> 02:40:49,400
numbers or

3955
02:40:49,400 --> 02:40:51,280
I'm not sure. We can look into that as

3956
02:40:51,280 --> 02:40:52,840
well. I can ask that question.

3957
02:40:52,840 --> 02:40:54,720
>> document.

3958
02:40:54,720 --> 02:40:57,000
Just making sure that it has to Yeah, it

3959
02:40:57,000 --> 02:40:59,520
has to be available cuz

3960
02:40:59,520 --> 02:40:59,960
>> No, I can

3961
02:40:59,960 --> 02:41:02,640
>> If we look at it here,

3962
02:41:02,640 --> 02:41:04,280
it's available to the public.

3963
02:41:04,280 --> 02:41:05,680
>> Well, let's ask. I can ask that

3964
02:41:05,680 --> 02:41:06,960
question. Can I just answer pretty

3965
02:41:06,960 --> 02:41:07,280
quick?

3966
02:41:07,280 --> 02:41:08,720
>> Yeah, we should ask. Yeah.

3967
02:41:08,720 --> 02:41:10,080
>> All right. You

3968
02:41:10,080 --> 02:41:11,040
Mr. Amico.

3969
02:41:11,040 --> 02:41:13,280
>> Yeah, I and and I'll I'll go back to the

3970
02:41:13,280 --> 02:41:15,160
superintendent's evaluation. You know,

3971
02:41:15,160 --> 02:41:17,480
by having those um

3972
02:41:17,480 --> 02:41:19,240
superintendent's reports, I'll be honest

3973
02:41:19,240 --> 02:41:21,280
with you, that's where I drove all my

3974
02:41:21,280 --> 02:41:23,400
data from. I looked back at all of Dr.

3975
02:41:23,400 --> 02:41:25,080
Vidala's superintendent reports and I

3976
02:41:25,080 --> 02:41:27,080
said, "Oh, there's there's a goal that

3977
02:41:27,080 --> 02:41:29,040
he set at the beginning of the year and

3978
02:41:29,040 --> 02:41:31,440
he's reporting on it here." So, you

3979
02:41:31,440 --> 02:41:33,240
know, almost like a tea you know, the

3980
02:41:33,240 --> 02:41:35,520
teacher up uploading evidence, that's

3981
02:41:35,520 --> 02:41:37,280
what Dr. Vidala is doing. So, I'm in

3982
02:41:37,280 --> 02:41:41,080
favor of that. It'll make the uh evaluation process

3983
02:41:41,080 --> 02:41:42,280
that much easier cuz you'll have it

3984
02:41:42,280 --> 02:41:43,520
right there for him.

3985
02:41:43,520 --> 02:41:44,880
That's fine.

3986
02:41:44,880 --> 02:41:46,120
>> Ms. Millman.

3987
02:41:46,120 --> 02:41:48,200
>> Yeah, I think that um this also was a a

3988
02:41:48,200 --> 02:41:51,920
question ongoing because the lately, for

3989
02:41:51,920 --> 02:41:53,240
some reason, after the fact, we're

3990
02:41:53,240 --> 02:41:55,120
getting a lot of calls on even where is

3991
02:41:55,120 --> 02:41:56,920
the school budget? Where can I find it?

3992
02:41:56,920 --> 02:41:58,440
And that hasn't been

3993
02:41:58,440 --> 02:42:00,880
um accessible to the public either on

3994
02:42:00,880 --> 02:42:03,440
our site. Um and with that same kind of

3995
02:42:03,440 --> 02:42:07,040
notion of uploading the the documents is

3996
02:42:07,040 --> 02:42:08,720
whether or not I mean, this is a little

3997
02:42:08,720 --> 02:42:10,280
bit out of

3998
02:42:10,280 --> 02:42:12,600
uh little bit out, but um

3999
02:42:12,600 --> 02:42:15,680
the city's website and the school's

4000
02:42:15,680 --> 02:42:17,520
website have two separate different

4001
02:42:17,520 --> 02:42:19,600
things and they're not connecting either

4002
02:42:19,600 --> 02:42:21,200
for some reason and maybe that's

4003
02:42:21,200 --> 02:42:23,200
something that IT in the city and the IT

4004
02:42:23,200 --> 02:42:24,760
from the school can better connect

4005
02:42:24,760 --> 02:42:26,880
because agendas are on there on some

4006
02:42:26,880 --> 02:42:28,080
places

4007
02:42:28,080 --> 02:42:30,440
where and and not on others. Some say

4008
02:42:30,440 --> 02:42:31,960
there's a meeting, but doesn't have the

4009
02:42:31,960 --> 02:42:34,240
agenda and so there's a discrepancy

4010
02:42:34,240 --> 02:42:36,960
between the two. So, if we are uploading

4011
02:42:36,960 --> 02:42:39,920
these um documents, which I also think

4012
02:42:39,920 --> 02:42:42,480
we should, um to have it

4013
02:42:42,480 --> 02:42:45,000
exist in the places both places or one

4014
02:42:45,000 --> 02:42:51,110
link to the other would be helpful.

4015
02:42:51,120 --> 02:42:51,880
» Ms. Dunn.

4016
02:42:51,880 --> 02:42:53,520
>> I do know that question has come up in

4017
02:42:53,520 --> 02:42:55,320
the past and at the time we were We were

4018
02:42:55,320 --> 02:42:58,160
the two systems could not connect.

4019
02:42:58,160 --> 02:43:00,120
So, I know like

4020
02:43:00,120 --> 02:43:02,360
probably Mrs. Macarelli probably had to

4021
02:43:02,360 --> 02:43:04,560
send over the materials that were

4022
02:43:04,560 --> 02:43:07,720
appearing on the city website

4023
02:43:07,720 --> 02:43:09,440
because

4024
02:43:09,440 --> 02:43:11,800
it couldn't that the two systems don't

4025
02:43:11,800 --> 02:43:13,200
uh

4026
02:43:13,200 --> 02:43:14,800
the two websites don't talk to each

4027
02:43:14,800 --> 02:43:16,640
other. That That was my understanding.

4028
02:43:16,640 --> 02:43:19,200
May have changed now, I don't know. It's

4029
02:43:19,200 --> 02:43:20,920
worth looking into it and I also think

4030
02:43:20,920 --> 02:43:23,000
any of this discussion needs to involve

4031
02:43:23,000 --> 02:43:25,000
Mrs. Macarelli to find out exactly how

4032
02:43:25,000 --> 02:43:28,120
things are done on that end because um

4033
02:43:28,120 --> 02:43:29,720
she is the person who knows more than

4034
02:43:29,720 --> 02:43:31,360
anyone about this.

4035
02:43:31,360 --> 02:43:32,440
>> No, good topics.

4036
02:43:32,440 --> 02:43:33,600
>> for Mrs. Macarelli.

4037
02:43:33,600 --> 02:43:35,040
>> No, good topics. We can look into this

4038
02:43:35,040 --> 02:43:36,480
more.

4039
02:43:36,480 --> 02:43:37,200
>> Uh

4040
02:43:37,200 --> 02:43:39,240
and then just uh wrap up with adding

4041
02:43:39,240 --> 02:43:42,560
things to our drive. Um I would like to

4042
02:43:42,560 --> 02:43:43,320
um

4043
02:43:43,320 --> 02:43:46,200
once the um

4044
02:43:46,200 --> 02:43:49,520
uh superintendent report is done and um

4045
02:43:49,520 --> 02:43:52,040
we've discussed it, having it all be put

4046
02:43:52,040 --> 02:43:53,880
in a folder within our drive for the

4047
02:43:53,880 --> 02:43:55,840
school year as well. So, there's all of

4048
02:43:55,840 --> 02:43:58,760
our evaluations as well as the summative

4049
02:43:58,760 --> 02:44:00,720
report will be there as well.

4050
02:44:00,720 --> 02:44:03,080
Um just on the drive so it's all in an

4051
02:44:03,080 --> 02:44:05,720
easily accessible place.

4052
02:44:05,720 --> 02:44:06,720
>> Okay.

4053
02:44:06,720 --> 02:44:08,160
>> I think we need to check though. I do

4054
02:44:08,160 --> 02:44:12,630
not know if our evaluations

4055
02:44:12,640 --> 02:44:15,160
would be released. That I'm not sure of,

4056
02:44:15,160 --> 02:44:16,720
but we should check into that as well.

4057
02:44:16,720 --> 02:44:18,560
>> Okay. We can definitely check. I believe

4058
02:44:18,560 --> 02:44:21,080
I did read that our evaluations are

4059
02:44:21,080 --> 02:44:22,480
public as well.

4060
02:44:22,480 --> 02:44:23,200
>> They could be.

4061
02:44:23,200 --> 02:44:26,160
>> Um but we can I can definitely look back

4062
02:44:26,160 --> 02:44:28,160
at where I read that.

4063
02:44:28,160 --> 02:44:30,160
>> Is it Dr. Pedda?

4064
02:44:30,160 --> 02:44:34,630
The summary, yeah.

4065
02:44:34,640 --> 02:44:38,630
They're put into a document.

4066
02:44:38,640 --> 02:44:40,280
» And then I believe that

4067
02:44:40,280 --> 02:44:42,280
the mayor completes

4068
02:44:42,280 --> 02:44:44,720
one for that compiles everything. And

4069
02:44:44,720 --> 02:44:46,600
so, it still gives ratings in each of

4070
02:44:46,600 --> 02:44:48,960
the four standards and and it's but it's

4071
02:44:48,960 --> 02:44:50,560
one evaluation that is shared and that's

4072
02:44:50,560 --> 02:44:52,360
the superintendent's evaluation. It's a

4073
02:44:52,360 --> 02:44:54,320
compilation of the six. There's one

4074
02:44:54,320 --> 02:44:56,560
evaluation report that is that is the

4075
02:44:56,560 --> 02:44:59,160
compilation. The six individual ones are

4076
02:44:59,160 --> 02:45:01,280
kind of part of my personnel file, not

4077
02:45:01,280 --> 02:45:03,400
part of the public document. The one

4078
02:45:03,400 --> 02:45:05,680
summary and

4079
02:45:05,680 --> 02:45:07,640
the the the rubric can be completed and

4080
02:45:07,640 --> 02:45:09,720
all of that can be completed as one

4081
02:45:09,720 --> 02:45:10,520
compilation of the

4082
02:45:10,520 --> 02:45:11,560
>> So, the chairperson?

4083
02:45:11,560 --> 02:45:13,480
>> The chairperson completes that, yeah.

4084
02:45:13,480 --> 02:45:15,560
Takes all the input involved and then

4085
02:45:15,560 --> 02:45:17,520
provides one document. Just so there's

4086
02:45:17,520 --> 02:45:18,840
not seven documents. There's there's

4087
02:45:18,840 --> 02:45:19,360
one.

4088
02:45:19,360 --> 02:45:21,640
>> Well, like at least that like I I just

4089
02:45:21,640 --> 02:45:23,760
want it to be on our drive for the

4090
02:45:23,760 --> 02:45:28,270
school year. That it's there.

4091
02:45:28,280 --> 02:45:30,000
» All right, thank you. Dr. Cox, next

4092
02:45:30,000 --> 02:45:31,360
item. Um

4093
02:45:31,360 --> 02:45:32,240
turn it over to you.

4094
02:45:32,240 --> 02:45:34,840
>> All right. Um okay.

4095
02:45:34,840 --> 02:45:36,480
So, I'm going to

4096
02:45:36,480 --> 02:45:39,120
more so read um something that I wrote

4097
02:45:39,120 --> 02:45:40,480
for this.

4098
02:45:40,480 --> 02:45:41,360
Um

4099
02:45:41,360 --> 02:45:43,320
and then it's going to be again just

4100
02:45:43,320 --> 02:45:46,400
kind of a discussion on where we can

4101
02:45:46,400 --> 02:45:48,520
move forward with. So,

4102
02:45:48,520 --> 02:45:50,120
um I want to start the conversation with

4103
02:45:50,120 --> 02:45:51,400
the committee regarding the culture

4104
02:45:51,400 --> 02:45:53,320
within our district. And to be clear, I

4105
02:45:53,320 --> 02:45:55,560
am not referring to our student culture,

4106
02:45:55,560 --> 02:45:57,760
our school spirit, or whether people

4107
02:45:57,760 --> 02:45:59,880
genuinely enjoy their jobs here. We know

4108
02:45:59,880 --> 02:46:02,280
that our Peabody staff love being part

4109
02:46:02,280 --> 02:46:05,000
of Peabody school systems. Um rather,

4110
02:46:05,000 --> 02:46:06,400
I'm referring to the professional

4111
02:46:06,400 --> 02:46:07,920
culture experienced by our teachers,

4112
02:46:07,920 --> 02:46:09,520
staff, administrators, and faculty

4113
02:46:09,520 --> 02:46:11,760
members. Um since joining the school

4114
02:46:11,760 --> 02:46:13,440
committee, one of the most consistent

4115
02:46:13,440 --> 02:46:15,160
pieces of feedback that I have received

4116
02:46:15,160 --> 02:46:16,880
from employees across multiple roles,

4117
02:46:16,880 --> 02:46:18,160
buildings,

4118
02:46:18,160 --> 02:46:19,760
multiple roles and buildings has been

4119
02:46:19,760 --> 02:46:22,640
fear of speaking openly about concerns,

4120
02:46:22,640 --> 02:46:25,040
um offering differing viewpoints, um or

4121
02:46:25,040 --> 02:46:27,400
challenging existing practices.

4122
02:46:27,400 --> 02:46:29,240
Many individuals have expressed that

4123
02:46:29,240 --> 02:46:31,560
they are hesitant to rock the boat out

4124
02:46:31,560 --> 02:46:32,920
of concern that doing so could

4125
02:46:32,920 --> 02:46:34,840
negatively impact their professional

4126
02:46:34,840 --> 02:46:36,640
relationships, opportunities, or

4127
02:46:36,640 --> 02:46:38,960
standing within the district.

4128
02:46:38,960 --> 02:46:40,640
Whether these perceptions are accurate

4129
02:46:40,640 --> 02:46:42,600
or not, um the fact that they are being

4130
02:46:42,600 --> 02:46:44,720
expressed repeatedly warrants our

4131
02:46:44,720 --> 02:46:47,360
attention, I believe. Um a healthy

4132
02:46:47,360 --> 02:46:49,560
organizational culture is one which

4133
02:46:49,560 --> 02:46:52,040
employees feel safe to ask questions,

4134
02:46:52,040 --> 02:46:54,840
provide feedback, identify problems,

4135
02:46:54,840 --> 02:46:56,440
um, and engage in constructive

4136
02:46:56,440 --> 02:46:57,840
disagreement without the fear of

4137
02:46:57,840 --> 02:47:00,800
retaliation or adverse consequences. As

4138
02:47:00,800 --> 02:47:01,880
a school committee, we have a

4139
02:47:01,880 --> 02:47:03,480
responsibility to ensure that our

4140
02:47:03,480 --> 02:47:05,320
district fosters an environment where

4141
02:47:05,320 --> 02:47:08,160
our honest communication is valued and

4142
02:47:08,160 --> 02:47:09,480
where employees feel empowered to

4143
02:47:09,480 --> 02:47:11,360
contribute to, um, continuous

4144
02:47:11,360 --> 02:47:13,880
improvement. Some of the most important,

4145
02:47:13,880 --> 02:47:15,240
uh, some of the most meaningful growth

4146
02:47:15,240 --> 02:47:17,080
occurs when individuals feel comfortable

4147
02:47:17,080 --> 02:47:18,840
identifying challenges and proposing

4148
02:47:18,840 --> 02:47:20,520
different solutions.

4149
02:47:20,520 --> 02:47:22,480
Um, I'm not raising the issue to assign

4150
02:47:22,480 --> 02:47:24,480
any blame or accusations to anyone.

4151
02:47:24,480 --> 02:47:25,760
Rather, I believe it's important that we

4152
02:47:25,760 --> 02:47:28,200
acknowledge these concerns seek and seek

4153
02:47:28,200 --> 02:47:30,760
better understanding of our employee

4154
02:47:30,760 --> 02:47:33,120
experiences, um, and explore ways to

4155
02:47:33,120 --> 02:47:34,840
strengthen the trust, um, and

4156
02:47:34,840 --> 02:47:36,440
communication throughout our school

4157
02:47:36,440 --> 02:47:39,280
district. Um, again, like I said before,

4158
02:47:39,280 --> 02:47:41,120
this is just opening a discussion about

4159
02:47:41,120 --> 02:47:42,600
how we can assess the current climate

4160
02:47:42,600 --> 02:47:44,640
within our district, identify

4161
02:47:44,640 --> 02:47:46,680
opportunities for us to, uh, ensure that

4162
02:47:46,680 --> 02:47:49,000
our employees feel like they can be

4163
02:47:49,000 --> 02:47:51,560
heard safely and supported, um, in

4164
02:47:51,560 --> 02:47:53,720
sharing their perspectives, um, and

4165
02:47:53,720 --> 02:47:57,880
needs. Um, again, this is, I

4166
02:47:57,880 --> 02:48:01,040
whether they are perceived notions or it

4167
02:48:01,040 --> 02:48:02,600
is something that has happened in the

4168
02:48:02,600 --> 02:48:05,640
past, um, this is something that I have,

4169
02:48:05,640 --> 02:48:06,600
um,

4170
02:48:06,600 --> 02:48:09,160
had several, uh, teachers and family

4171
02:48:09,160 --> 02:48:11,160
members come to me, um,

4172
02:48:11,160 --> 02:48:12,920
and just at my very first park meet up

4173
02:48:12,920 --> 02:48:14,680
that I did, I had three different staff

4174
02:48:14,680 --> 02:48:16,880
members talk to me about this, um,

4175
02:48:16,880 --> 02:48:18,400
saying that they did not want their

4176
02:48:18,400 --> 02:48:20,800
names, um, connected to the concerns

4177
02:48:20,800 --> 02:48:23,080
that they were bringing up to me, um,

4178
02:48:23,080 --> 02:48:27,760
due to the fear of their job. So, um,

4179
02:48:27,760 --> 02:48:29,880
I just I'm putting it out there for us

4180
02:48:29,880 --> 02:48:31,320
and it's just something that we can talk

4181
02:48:31,320 --> 02:48:36,230
uh, our retreat about. Um,

4182
02:48:36,240 --> 02:48:38,080
that is that is what I have to say right

4183
02:48:38,080 --> 02:48:39,000
now on it.

4184
02:48:39,000 --> 02:48:40,600
>> So, I I I just like to make a statement

4185
02:48:40,600 --> 02:48:42,560
of that. And so, I appreciate you

4186
02:48:42,560 --> 02:48:43,920
bringing this up.

4187
02:48:43,920 --> 02:48:44,600
Um

4188
02:48:44,600 --> 02:48:45,840
and I think that we all have an

4189
02:48:45,840 --> 02:48:47,960
obligation to have real honest

4190
02:48:47,960 --> 02:48:49,840
conversations with people.

4191
02:48:49,840 --> 02:48:52,400
Uh and anonymous complaints and Facebook

4192
02:48:52,400 --> 02:48:55,040
complaints are not productive.

4193
02:48:55,040 --> 02:48:57,720
Uh and I will say

4194
02:48:57,720 --> 02:48:59,040
putting an agenda item that says

4195
02:48:59,040 --> 02:49:01,600
retaliation in schools

4196
02:49:01,600 --> 02:49:04,920
is leading. And I think we are a

4197
02:49:04,920 --> 02:49:09,400
district that has never been with a day

4198
02:49:09,400 --> 02:49:11,760
without a contract

4199
02:49:11,760 --> 02:49:14,400
since pre-COVID. That is amazing. Uh

4200
02:49:14,400 --> 02:49:15,840
when we have teachers come to us from

4201
02:49:15,840 --> 02:49:17,080
other communities that went in under

4202
02:49:17,080 --> 02:49:18,840
strike, we talk about the healthy

4203
02:49:18,840 --> 02:49:19,920
relationship that we have with the

4204
02:49:19,920 --> 02:49:22,840
union. Uh when people bring things up,

4205
02:49:22,840 --> 02:49:24,720
they have union representation and we

4206
02:49:24,720 --> 02:49:26,600
encourage them to do so.

4207
02:49:26,600 --> 02:49:29,600
Uh we had a a very robust conversation

4208
02:49:29,600 --> 02:49:32,360
about a a move that some people did not

4209
02:49:32,360 --> 02:49:35,160
like, uh the TLC move. And people came

4210
02:49:35,160 --> 02:49:36,760
before us and they spoke at public

4211
02:49:36,760 --> 02:49:38,000
comment.

4212
02:49:38,000 --> 02:49:39,760
Were they retaliated against? No, they

4213
02:49:39,760 --> 02:49:41,360
were rewarded by being put at the top of

4214
02:49:41,360 --> 02:49:43,360
the transfer list and granted whatever

4215
02:49:43,360 --> 02:49:45,360
position they wanted. When people speak

4216
02:49:45,360 --> 02:49:46,600
out,

4217
02:49:46,600 --> 02:49:48,640
they get it's productive. And and I

4218
02:49:48,640 --> 02:49:50,800
think that we want to foster that. And I

4219
02:49:50,800 --> 02:49:53,440
think we don't want to perpetuate a

4220
02:49:53,440 --> 02:49:55,520
stereotype that is not true. We don't

4221
02:49:55,520 --> 02:49:57,680
want to perpetuate something we want to

4222
02:49:57,680 --> 02:49:59,360
encourage people. So, if people say,

4223
02:49:59,360 --> 02:50:02,040
"Oh, there's a fear of retaliation or uh

4224
02:50:02,040 --> 02:50:04,360
I want to remain anonymous." That's also

4225
02:50:04,360 --> 02:50:06,360
not productive. We are professionals

4226
02:50:06,360 --> 02:50:08,480
here. We should engage in conversations

4227
02:50:08,480 --> 02:50:10,160
and uncomfortable conversations where we

4228
02:50:10,160 --> 02:50:11,760
have respectful discourse and we may

4229
02:50:11,760 --> 02:50:13,240
disagree. They have union

4230
02:50:13,240 --> 02:50:15,320
representation. It's a violation of the

4231
02:50:15,320 --> 02:50:17,400
contract if someone retaliates against

4232
02:50:17,400 --> 02:50:19,120
them and they have protection. We've

4233
02:50:19,120 --> 02:50:20,520
received zero grievances about

4234
02:50:20,520 --> 02:50:22,000
retaliation.

4235
02:50:22,000 --> 02:50:23,280
And the and the and the six years that

4236
02:50:23,280 --> 02:50:24,880
I've been here, we've received zero

4237
02:50:24,880 --> 02:50:27,000
because we work together and they are

4238
02:50:27,000 --> 02:50:28,440
well represented. We have a great

4239
02:50:28,440 --> 02:50:29,800
relationship with our union. The mayor

4240
02:50:29,800 --> 02:50:31,400
has a great relationship with the union

4241
02:50:31,400 --> 02:50:34,480
and and we meet all the time. And so, uh

4242
02:50:34,480 --> 02:50:35,800
it's frustrating when you hear things

4243
02:50:35,800 --> 02:50:37,160
like this because I don't want people to

4244
02:50:37,160 --> 02:50:39,000
feel like that, but I also want to

4245
02:50:39,000 --> 02:50:41,840
encourage anyone who feels like that to

4246
02:50:41,840 --> 02:50:43,880
go to their union representation who

4247
02:50:43,880 --> 02:50:45,320
will protect them, who will speak on

4248
02:50:45,320 --> 02:50:46,880
their behalf on their behalf and will

4249
02:50:46,880 --> 02:50:49,240
guarantee that there is no repercussions

4250
02:50:49,240 --> 02:50:50,480
that will happen. And I and I want to

4251
02:50:50,480 --> 02:50:52,240
put that out there because I'm very

4252
02:50:52,240 --> 02:50:54,400
accessible and and and my staff is as

4253
02:50:54,400 --> 02:50:56,120
well. And if people feel that way, they

4254
02:50:56,120 --> 02:50:57,960
should go through their union and they

4255
02:50:57,960 --> 02:50:59,840
should come before us because we also

4256
02:50:59,840 --> 02:51:02,000
want to hear them. And so not hearing

4257
02:51:02,000 --> 02:51:03,720
the conversations that they're upset

4258
02:51:03,720 --> 02:51:05,600
about or that they're concerned about is

4259
02:51:05,600 --> 02:51:07,400
not productive either. So we want to

4260
02:51:07,400 --> 02:51:10,400
embrace that and public comment is here.

4261
02:51:10,400 --> 02:51:13,360
People have spoken out and things get

4262
02:51:13,360 --> 02:51:15,440
done when when people speak out. That's

4263
02:51:15,440 --> 02:51:17,480
healthy and I encourage that and and

4264
02:51:17,480 --> 02:51:19,480
when we stop talking, bad things happen.

4265
02:51:19,480 --> 02:51:20,680
But let's let's encourage those

4266
02:51:20,680 --> 02:51:22,400
conversations and so if anybody brings

4267
02:51:22,400 --> 02:51:24,480
that up, encourage them to go to their

4268
02:51:24,480 --> 02:51:26,520
union so that they have protection and

4269
02:51:26,520 --> 02:51:28,360
they have that and the union will bring

4270
02:51:28,360 --> 02:51:30,440
it to me. They they are not shy and and

4271
02:51:30,440 --> 02:51:32,720
I am happy to meet and so when when I

4272
02:51:32,720 --> 02:51:34,720
hear that, um

4273
02:51:34,720 --> 02:51:36,280
I don't love the fact that the word

4274
02:51:36,280 --> 02:51:40,480
retaliation is is on the agenda because

4275
02:51:40,480 --> 02:51:42,440
it it's leading and and and it makes

4276
02:51:42,440 --> 02:51:43,640
people think that maybe that is

4277
02:51:43,640 --> 02:51:45,640
happening and

4278
02:51:45,640 --> 02:51:48,760
we will not tolerate retaliation. And and you know, and I'm here to

4279
02:51:48,760 --> 02:51:50,360
protect that and so I appreciate you

4280
02:51:50,360 --> 02:51:51,680
bringing this forward and hopefully this

4281
02:51:51,680 --> 02:51:54,320
sparks another conversation that says

4282
02:51:54,320 --> 02:51:56,360
if you say that or you feel that way,

4283
02:51:56,360 --> 02:51:58,160
you should go to your union member and

4284
02:51:58,160 --> 02:52:00,040
they should speak to their principal or

4285
02:52:00,040 --> 02:52:02,080
director or or the superintendent

4286
02:52:02,080 --> 02:52:03,840
directly because we will not allow that.

4287
02:52:03,840 --> 02:52:05,520
We we have a very strong relationship

4288
02:52:05,520 --> 02:52:07,720
with the union and we have a very

4289
02:52:07,720 --> 02:52:09,800
our union president is very accessible,

4290
02:52:09,800 --> 02:52:11,160
so is the vice president. They're at

4291
02:52:11,160 --> 02:52:13,000
everything and and we're happy to meet

4292
02:52:13,000 --> 02:52:14,600
anytime. So I appreciate you bringing

4293
02:52:14,600 --> 02:52:16,680
this up and and I hope that we can

4294
02:52:16,680 --> 02:52:19,080
dispel these rumors and encourage more

4295
02:52:19,080 --> 02:52:20,880
conversation.

4296
02:52:20,880 --> 02:52:24,760
>> Thank you and I was very hopeful that is the exact way that you were

4297
02:52:24,760 --> 02:52:26,520
going to respond. Um that the

4298
02:52:26,520 --> 02:52:28,480
conversation, the floor is open, that we

4299
02:52:28,480 --> 02:52:30,720
are available and wanting to have the

4300
02:52:30,720 --> 02:52:33,480
conversation and open to

4301
02:52:33,480 --> 02:52:35,520
seeing the differences and accepting

4302
02:52:35,520 --> 02:52:37,920
changes and you know, that idea that

4303
02:52:37,920 --> 02:52:39,520
there's not always one way to do

4304
02:52:39,520 --> 02:52:41,480
something but there are many paths and

4305
02:52:41,480 --> 02:52:43,240
many different viewpoints and many ways

4306
02:52:43,240 --> 02:52:45,600
to achieve success. So,

4307
02:52:45,600 --> 02:52:48,240
um I appreciate your response.

4308
02:52:48,240 --> 02:52:51,070
>> Thank you.

4309
02:52:51,080 --> 02:52:53,680
Mr. Mico.

4310
02:52:53,680 --> 02:52:55,200
Thank you for bringing that up and thank

4311
02:52:55,200 --> 02:52:56,800
you Dr. Abdalla for your response. I

4312
02:52:56,800 --> 02:52:58,840
mean, does that happen in some places?

4313
02:52:58,840 --> 02:53:00,680
I'm sure it does, right? People are

4314
02:53:00,680 --> 02:53:02,720
human, it happens. There are also state

4315
02:53:02,720 --> 02:53:04,560
laws against that, too.

4316
02:53:04,560 --> 02:53:07,360
Um so, um

4317
02:53:07,360 --> 02:53:09,440
I started off earlier in the night when

4318
02:53:09,440 --> 02:53:11,200
I said that the profession with the

4319
02:53:11,200 --> 02:53:14,080
highest turnover and the highest burnout

4320
02:53:14,080 --> 02:53:15,440
is teaching.

4321
02:53:15,440 --> 02:53:17,440
There's a reason for that and I think

4322
02:53:17,440 --> 02:53:19,040
over the years,

4323
02:53:19,040 --> 02:53:21,520
you know, um if you look in football,

4324
02:53:21,520 --> 02:53:24,400
the uh the most the the most uh not

4325
02:53:24,400 --> 02:53:26,600
important but the the the most valuable

4326
02:53:26,600 --> 02:53:28,280
player is always the backup quarterback.

4327
02:53:28,280 --> 02:53:30,040
They always want the other guy. You

4328
02:53:30,040 --> 02:53:31,920
know, we see that with the 10 to 15

4329
02:53:31,920 --> 02:53:34,080
people in the city who uh you know, want

4330
02:53:34,080 --> 02:53:35,920
to bash us. You know, they know who they

4331
02:53:35,920 --> 02:53:37,400
are. You know, bashing the mayor,

4332
02:53:37,400 --> 02:53:40,120
bashing Dr. Abdalla. We see that, right?

4333
02:53:40,120 --> 02:53:43,520
And unfortunately, do things happen?

4334
02:53:43,520 --> 02:53:45,240
Possibly. They certainly happen in other

4335
02:53:45,240 --> 02:53:47,360
places, but you know, I've I've

4336
02:53:47,360 --> 02:53:49,160
witnessed it firsthand with Dr. Abdalla

4337
02:53:49,160 --> 02:53:52,200
calling in union members and and we saw

4338
02:53:52,200 --> 02:53:53,880
that with with our with our finance

4339
02:53:53,880 --> 02:53:56,040
meetings. We were very, very clear and

4340
02:53:56,040 --> 02:53:58,800
open about uh discussions about, you

4341
02:53:58,800 --> 02:54:00,560
know, our budget. Um these are

4342
02:54:00,560 --> 02:54:02,400
conversations that are ongoing and and

4343
02:54:02,400 --> 02:54:04,320
if you have great communication, I and I

4344
02:54:04,320 --> 02:54:06,400
know we do. We have great communication,

4345
02:54:06,400 --> 02:54:08,880
the door is open. Um you know, I I've

4346
02:54:08,880 --> 02:54:10,400
seen it, I've witnessed it firsthand

4347
02:54:10,400 --> 02:54:12,880
here in Peabody. So, um if people have

4348
02:54:12,880 --> 02:54:15,280
issues, call us. I I got two text

4349
02:54:15,280 --> 02:54:17,760
messages last night.

4350
02:54:17,760 --> 02:54:19,440
And and you know what? It It's not a

4351
02:54:19,440 --> 02:54:21,640
bother. All our phone numbers are are

4352
02:54:21,640 --> 02:54:23,160
public. You know, Dr. Abdalla is

4353
02:54:23,160 --> 02:54:25,680
available. Uh Dr. Chase is available.

4354
02:54:25,680 --> 02:54:27,920
We're all available. Um

4355
02:54:27,920 --> 02:54:30,800
so, I I I would just say that yeah, I I

4356
02:54:30,800 --> 02:54:32,280
there's something in there that we can

4357
02:54:32,280 --> 02:54:34,080
certainly use.

4358
02:54:34,080 --> 02:54:34,640
Um

4359
02:54:34,640 --> 02:54:36,360
is morale where it is? I don't think

4360
02:54:36,360 --> 02:54:38,160
morale is great anywhere. I'm going to

4361
02:54:38,160 --> 02:54:40,680
be honest with you. When when when

4362
02:54:40,680 --> 02:54:43,480
teachers are at the top of the burnout

4363
02:54:43,480 --> 02:54:44,600
list

4364
02:54:44,600 --> 02:54:46,040
of professions,

4365
02:54:46,040 --> 02:54:47,280
okay, where you are, whether you're in

4366
02:54:47,280 --> 02:54:49,680
Wellesley, you know, or Winchester or

4367
02:54:49,680 --> 02:54:50,840
Peabody, wherever, you're going to have

4368
02:54:50,840 --> 02:54:53,200
morale issues. You certainly are. You

4369
02:54:53,200 --> 02:54:54,400
know, we'll we'll be you know, you want

4370
02:54:54,400 --> 02:54:55,800
to have honest conversations. We would

4371
02:54:55,800 --> 02:54:58,520
be lying to ourselves and to the public

4372
02:54:58,520 --> 02:55:00,160
if we didn't say that there are morale

4373
02:55:00,160 --> 02:55:01,280
issues. There are morale issues

4374
02:55:01,280 --> 02:55:04,000
everywhere. That's That's a microcosm of

4375
02:55:04,000 --> 02:55:06,120
this country, like I said earlier. When

4376
02:55:06,120 --> 02:55:08,680
we start taking education and teachers

4377
02:55:08,680 --> 02:55:10,760
serious, we'll see improvements in

4378
02:55:10,760 --> 02:55:13,000
education. And until then, we're going

4379
02:55:13,000 --> 02:55:14,480
to still have the same.

4380
02:55:14,480 --> 02:55:15,640
Thank you.

4381
02:55:15,640 --> 02:55:19,390
>> Thank you, Mr. Mico. Ms. Milman.

4382
02:55:19,400 --> 02:55:21,560
» Um I appreciate you putting it on for

4383
02:55:21,560 --> 02:55:23,760
the agenda because I think everything

4384
02:55:23,760 --> 02:55:25,800
that everyone's saying is so true and it

4385
02:55:25,800 --> 02:55:27,920
but it wasn't being said on the floor

4386
02:55:27,920 --> 02:55:29,200
and aloud.

4387
02:55:29,200 --> 02:55:31,120
And and that's the point and I believe

4388
02:55:31,120 --> 02:55:33,280
that was the point of bringing it up

4389
02:55:33,280 --> 02:55:35,240
because we did hear this. We did hear it

4390
02:55:35,240 --> 02:55:37,400
last year. City Council heard it and

4391
02:55:37,400 --> 02:55:39,440
then people felt it fell on deaf ears

4392
02:55:39,440 --> 02:55:42,200
because it wasn't addressed. I know that

4393
02:55:42,200 --> 02:55:43,600
emails that I'm receiving and phone

4394
02:55:43,600 --> 02:55:46,240
calls I'm receiving, I am telling people

4395
02:55:46,240 --> 02:55:48,160
there's a chair, we have public comment

4396
02:55:48,160 --> 02:55:51,240
all the time, come and speak up. I have

4397
02:55:51,240 --> 02:55:53,160
referred folks also to talk to the

4398
02:55:53,160 --> 02:55:55,320
union. I have referred them to talk

4399
02:55:55,320 --> 02:55:58,160
directly to people. Um I think that it

4400
02:55:58,160 --> 02:56:00,720
is important that we do address when

4401
02:56:00,720 --> 02:56:03,280
these things come up so it isn't because

4402
02:56:03,280 --> 02:56:04,920
we're not permitted,

4403
02:56:04,920 --> 02:56:06,920
albeit I'm sure we can be, to talk

4404
02:56:06,920 --> 02:56:09,840
during back to people at public comment,

4405
02:56:09,840 --> 02:56:11,920
the people want to know it's not falling

4406
02:56:11,920 --> 02:56:14,360
on deaf ears. And so I think just that

4407
02:56:14,360 --> 02:56:16,200
we're having this discussion and you

4408
02:56:16,200 --> 02:56:18,240
rightfully responded in the way you did,

4409
02:56:18,240 --> 02:56:19,960
doesn't negate the fact that that's the

4410
02:56:19,960 --> 02:56:22,640
way people feel. But if they also don't

4411
02:56:22,640 --> 02:56:24,560
take the next step and go the channels

4412
02:56:24,560 --> 02:56:27,040
that need to go, then there's nothing

4413
02:56:27,040 --> 02:56:29,040
more we can all do collectively than

4414
02:56:29,040 --> 02:56:30,720
they're just talking in my ear or

4415
02:56:30,720 --> 02:56:32,800
emailing to my for my read. The

4416
02:56:32,800 --> 02:56:35,120
important thing is we hear people. We

4417
02:56:35,120 --> 02:56:37,760
want them to continue to talk to us and

4418
02:56:37,760 --> 02:56:40,000
know that you have said exactly what we

4419
02:56:40,000 --> 02:56:42,440
would anticipate you to say as well as

4420
02:56:42,440 --> 02:56:44,480
what Mr. Amico said as well. We are all

4421
02:56:44,480 --> 02:56:46,440
available. We do want to hear it, but

4422
02:56:46,440 --> 02:56:48,280
there are the right channels. And it's a

4423
02:56:48,280 --> 02:56:50,720
matter of saying we do hear you. That

4424
02:56:50,720 --> 02:56:52,760
was what was felt. Those were the words

4425
02:56:52,760 --> 02:56:54,480
used. I know you don't like it, but

4426
02:56:54,480 --> 02:56:56,800
those were the words used and I think it

4427
02:56:56,800 --> 02:56:59,000
was right to be put on the agenda like

4428
02:56:59,000 --> 02:57:01,200
that so that was heard. We heard it and

4429
02:57:01,200 --> 02:57:03,760
we're addressing it. And so and people

4430
02:57:03,760 --> 02:57:06,880
know that we were the their comments are

4431
02:57:06,880 --> 02:57:09,480
not falling on deaf ears. In relation to

4432
02:57:09,480 --> 02:57:12,040
specifically the note of retaliation,

4433
02:57:12,040 --> 02:57:14,480
there are avenues to go. If you're an

4434
02:57:14,480 --> 02:57:17,000
employee here, there are avenues to go

4435
02:57:17,000 --> 02:57:18,760
and you should know what they are and we

4436
02:57:18,760 --> 02:57:21,240
can help you find them if you're unsure.

4437
02:57:21,240 --> 02:57:23,120
Um but it but but this is what it's

4438
02:57:23,120 --> 02:57:24,800
about. Not everybody is going to always

4439
02:57:24,800 --> 02:57:26,760
be happy with even the response, but

4440
02:57:26,760 --> 02:57:29,080
that doesn't mean it's retaliatory. And

4441
02:57:29,080 --> 02:57:31,600
so um I appreciate it and I'm glad we're

4442
02:57:31,600 --> 02:57:33,400
having this discussion and it's not an

4443
02:57:33,400 --> 02:57:35,440
easy one, but it's one that again if

4444
02:57:35,440 --> 02:57:37,200
people do come to public comment, know

4445
02:57:37,200 --> 02:57:38,720
we are hearing them and we're going to

4446
02:57:38,720 --> 02:57:41,510
follow through.

4447
02:57:41,520 --> 02:57:53,230
» Thank you. This is done?

4448
02:57:53,240 --> 02:58:01,110
Mr. Olimpio?

4449
02:58:01,120 --> 02:58:02,680
» I'd like to say it's very good that

4450
02:58:02,680 --> 02:58:04,800
people trust you enough to come to you,

4451
02:58:04,800 --> 02:58:06,760
which is always the position as a school

4452
02:58:06,760 --> 02:58:08,720
committee member we want to be. We want

4453
02:58:08,720 --> 02:58:10,360
to be open. We want to hear what people

4454
02:58:10,360 --> 02:58:12,240
have to say and then we need to be able

4455
02:58:12,240 --> 02:58:13,920
to follow through.

4456
02:58:13,920 --> 02:58:16,320
It happens all the time.

4457
02:58:16,320 --> 02:58:18,280
And I can tell you that when people call

4458
02:58:18,280 --> 02:58:21,080
me and they're talking about their fears

4459
02:58:21,080 --> 02:58:23,760
and they have, you know, concerns or

4460
02:58:23,760 --> 02:58:26,040
examples of retaliation,

4461
02:58:26,040 --> 02:58:28,560
what I always ask them is,

4462
02:58:28,560 --> 02:58:30,200
"Can I Can I bring this to the

4463
02:58:30,200 --> 02:58:31,920
superintendent?"

4464
02:58:31,920 --> 02:58:33,280
Many times they'll say, "Please do."

4465
02:58:33,280 --> 02:58:34,600
Other times they'll say, "I don't want

4466
02:58:34,600 --> 02:58:36,560
my name used." I always ask, "Do you

4467
02:58:36,560 --> 02:58:38,720
want my your name used? Do you want me

4468
02:58:38,720 --> 02:58:40,840
to share your email?"

4469
02:58:40,840 --> 02:58:43,240
I always call the superintendent

4470
02:58:43,240 --> 02:58:45,040
to give him heads-up about what's going

4471
02:58:45,040 --> 02:58:46,240
on.

4472
02:58:46,240 --> 02:58:47,880
And if someone didn't want their name

4473
02:58:47,880 --> 02:58:51,200
used, and if I and if I'm able to give

4474
02:58:51,200 --> 02:58:52,320
him

4475
02:58:52,320 --> 02:58:53,920
examples of what's going on without

4476
02:58:53,920 --> 02:58:56,680
being really truly too specific where if

4477
02:58:56,680 --> 02:58:58,520
there is retaliation going on with that

4478
02:58:58,520 --> 02:59:01,400
person their privacy would be violated,

4479
02:59:01,400 --> 02:59:02,480
their confidence to me would be

4480
02:59:02,480 --> 02:59:05,520
violated, I won't do it. But Dr. Vidal

4481
02:59:05,520 --> 02:59:09,000
and I have had numerous conversations.

4482
02:59:09,000 --> 02:59:12,520
Sometimes I have called him

4483
02:59:12,520 --> 02:59:13,914
raging

4484
02:59:13,914 --> 02:59:14,320
>> [laughter]

4485
02:59:14,320 --> 02:59:17,360
>> about something that was brought to me,

4486
02:59:17,360 --> 02:59:19,000
and he has always followed through. And

4487
02:59:19,000 --> 02:59:20,280
I have always followed through with the

4488
02:59:20,280 --> 02:59:22,160
people just to let them know that I did

4489
02:59:22,160 --> 02:59:25,080
hear them. I did what I could, but at

4490
02:59:25,080 --> 02:59:28,600
some point it does end up on them.

4491
02:59:28,600 --> 02:59:31,200
But I also want them to know they are

4492
02:59:31,200 --> 02:59:32,600
not alone,

4493
02:59:32,600 --> 02:59:34,080
that I do appreciate what they're

4494
02:59:34,080 --> 02:59:35,400
saying.

4495
02:59:35,400 --> 02:59:38,320
And if you hear it from enough people,

4496
02:59:38,320 --> 02:59:40,400
then Dr. Vidal

4497
02:59:40,400 --> 02:59:41,680
has

4498
02:59:41,680 --> 02:59:43,280
that capability of saying, "Wait a

4499
02:59:43,280 --> 02:59:44,080
minute.

4500
02:59:44,080 --> 02:59:45,600
This is going on

4501
02:59:45,600 --> 02:59:46,960
continuously."

4502
02:59:46,960 --> 02:59:48,440
And he looks into it, and I know he

4503
02:59:48,440 --> 02:59:49,320
does.

4504
02:59:49,320 --> 02:59:52,720
So, it's a tough situation,

4505
02:59:52,720 --> 02:59:54,960
but it's one that we all face as a

4506
02:59:54,960 --> 02:59:56,720
school committee member, and the only

4507
02:59:56,720 --> 02:59:58,800
thing we can do is be able to support

4508
02:59:58,800 --> 02:59:59,920
people

4509
02:59:59,920 --> 03:00:01,560
to be able to feel

4510
03:00:01,560 --> 03:00:02,840
secure

4511
03:00:02,840 --> 03:00:05,710
and heard.

4512
03:00:05,720 --> 03:00:06,640
» Thank you, Mr.

4513
03:00:06,640 --> 03:00:08,320
Olimpio.

4514
03:00:08,320 --> 03:00:09,480
>> Thank you, and thank you for bringing

4515
03:00:09,480 --> 03:00:11,520
this up, Dr. Cox. Um yeah, I mean,

4516
03:00:11,520 --> 03:00:13,680
that's what

4517
03:00:13,680 --> 03:00:16,160
Imagine in this day and age

4518
03:00:16,160 --> 03:00:18,440
people, if there was some retaliation

4519
03:00:18,440 --> 03:00:19,760
going on

4520
03:00:19,760 --> 03:00:22,040
ev- everyone, all there's all eyes on

4521
03:00:22,040 --> 03:00:25,800
everybody. Uh, maybe 30 years ago, uh,

4522
03:00:25,800 --> 03:00:27,720
things were different, but in this day

4523
03:00:27,720 --> 03:00:29,840
and age, I can't imagine

4524
03:00:29,840 --> 03:00:33,080
uh, a staff, you know, an employee, uh,

4525
03:00:33,080 --> 03:00:35,080
being retaliated against a superior, you

4526
03:00:35,080 --> 03:00:37,400
know, from the superior or even a

4527
03:00:37,400 --> 03:00:40,000
parent. I mean, I know a lot of parents

4528
03:00:40,000 --> 03:00:41,600
I mean, I have a special needs child

4529
03:00:41,600 --> 03:00:43,720
myself, so

4530
03:00:43,720 --> 03:00:46,040
their fear is, "Gee, if I say something,

4531
03:00:46,040 --> 03:00:47,480
then

4532
03:00:47,480 --> 03:00:49,280
they're going to hold it against me."

4533
03:00:49,280 --> 03:00:51,880
And I encourage them that that is simply

4534
03:00:51,880 --> 03:00:53,680
not the case. And some people have that

4535
03:00:53,680 --> 03:00:55,960
perceived notion. I mean, I know I've

4536
03:00:55,960 --> 03:00:58,240
felt that way at times when things

4537
03:00:58,240 --> 03:01:00,640
weren't going exactly correct, but you

4538
03:01:00,640 --> 03:01:03,640
do have to speak up and I encourage them

4539
03:01:03,640 --> 03:01:05,800
to do it, you know, in a respectful way

4540
03:01:05,800 --> 03:01:08,240
and usually there's a lot of traction

4541
03:01:08,240 --> 03:01:10,840
from that. A lot of positive outcomes,

4542
03:01:10,840 --> 03:01:11,400
uh,

4543
03:01:11,400 --> 03:01:13,600
come from it over the past, uh, 6 years

4544
03:01:13,600 --> 03:01:14,680
or so

4545
03:01:14,680 --> 03:01:17,040
to Ms. Dunn's point, uh, parents have

4546
03:01:17,040 --> 03:01:19,280
said to me, "No, don't use my name." So,

4547
03:01:19,280 --> 03:01:22,480
I'll reach out to the proper people and

4548
03:01:22,480 --> 03:01:24,600
somehow it gets it does get resolved.

4549
03:01:24,600 --> 03:01:27,400
And sometimes if there isn't a situation

4550
03:01:27,400 --> 03:01:29,640
that can't be resolved, then I mean, it

4551
03:01:29,640 --> 03:01:33,400
does, okay? Um, nobody

4552
03:01:33,400 --> 03:01:34,840
I'm not saying that's never happened,

4553
03:01:34,840 --> 03:01:36,640
but I can't I In this day and age, it

4554
03:01:36,640 --> 03:01:39,400
just doesn't it just won't happen. It

4555
03:01:39,400 --> 03:01:41,760
just it won't be tolerated, either. Can

4556
03:01:41,760 --> 03:01:43,120
you imagine

4557
03:01:43,120 --> 03:01:45,360
a parent being retaliated against and

4558
03:01:45,360 --> 03:01:47,640
it's documented? I mean, heads would

4559
03:01:47,640 --> 03:01:49,680
roll. I mean, heads I mean, heads would

4560
03:01:49,680 --> 03:01:50,720
roll.

4561
03:01:50,720 --> 03:01:53,280
And, uh, so, I mean, that's a great

4562
03:01:53,280 --> 03:01:54,960
you're bringing it up. We all deal with

4563
03:01:54,960 --> 03:01:56,920
it but, you know, you just have to make,

4564
03:01:56,920 --> 03:01:58,360
you know, those parents comfortable

4565
03:01:58,360 --> 03:02:00,160
that, you know, their voices will be

4566
03:02:00,160 --> 03:02:01,480
heard. I mean, I

4567
03:02:01,480 --> 03:02:03,960
I'm there. I mean, my son can't talk for

4568
03:02:03,960 --> 03:02:05,080
himself.

4569
03:02:05,080 --> 03:02:07,600
So, I'm just I'm in that boat. Some

4570
03:02:07,600 --> 03:02:10,160
people forget that. They forget that I

4571
03:02:10,160 --> 03:02:12,360
have a child in in the you know, in the

4572
03:02:12,360 --> 03:02:14,320
district. So.

4573
03:02:14,320 --> 03:02:15,480
Thank you.

4574
03:02:15,480 --> 03:02:17,240
>> Thank you, Mr. Olympia.

4575
03:02:17,240 --> 03:02:18,760
All right. Good discussion.

4576
03:02:18,760 --> 03:02:20,760
>> Yeah, I really appreciate everyone's

4577
03:02:20,760 --> 03:02:22,040
input.

4578
03:02:22,040 --> 03:02:24,960
I I brought it up as you know, Ms. Dunn

4579
03:02:24,960 --> 03:02:26,800
said like you want that trust. You want

4580
03:02:26,800 --> 03:02:29,280
them to keep coming back. I've I wanted

4581
03:02:29,280 --> 03:02:30,720
to bring it to the table as it was

4582
03:02:30,720 --> 03:02:32,720
something that was brought to me by

4583
03:02:32,720 --> 03:02:34,960
several people and so I'm very very

4584
03:02:34,960 --> 03:02:36,280
happy with this discussion that we've

4585
03:02:36,280 --> 03:02:37,560
had. So, I appreciate it. Thanks

4586
03:02:37,560 --> 03:02:38,600
everyone.

4587
03:02:38,600 --> 03:02:40,160
>> Thank you.

4588
03:02:40,160 --> 03:02:42,480
All right. We have a last item, Dr. Cox.

4589
03:02:42,480 --> 03:02:44,200
I'll turn it back to you.

4590
03:02:44,200 --> 03:02:48,400
>> All right. After our lively end of our

4591
03:02:48,400 --> 03:02:53,360
last school committee meeting discussing subcommittees,

4592
03:02:53,360 --> 03:02:55,720
I wanted to bring forth

4593
03:02:55,720 --> 03:02:57,240
I know

4594
03:02:57,240 --> 03:02:59,120
Ms. Carpenter's not here cuz she was the

4595
03:02:59,120 --> 03:03:01,120
one that requested to have something

4596
03:03:01,120 --> 03:03:03,640
more formally presented on what type of

4597
03:03:03,640 --> 03:03:06,400
committee or liaison position

4598
03:03:06,400 --> 03:03:09,840
I would be interested in proposing.

4599
03:03:09,840 --> 03:03:11,440
And so

4600
03:03:11,440 --> 03:03:15,080
after lots of different um

4601
03:03:15,080 --> 03:03:17,680
renditions of this

4602
03:03:17,680 --> 03:03:20,440
and through talking and looking at other

4603
03:03:20,440 --> 03:03:21,440
school committees and other

4604
03:03:21,440 --> 03:03:23,720
subcommittees that are in various

4605
03:03:23,720 --> 03:03:27,520
districts around us and dark districts,

4606
03:03:27,520 --> 03:03:29,760
I have come up with student engagement

4607
03:03:29,760 --> 03:03:32,760
and community relations liaison. So,

4608
03:03:32,760 --> 03:03:34,840
similarly to how we have our parent and

4609
03:03:34,840 --> 03:03:36,640
student advisory boards, our city

4610
03:03:36,640 --> 03:03:38,960
council and legislative delegation and

4611
03:03:38,960 --> 03:03:39,840
then our

4612
03:03:39,840 --> 03:03:41,600
special education parent advisory board,

4613
03:03:41,600 --> 03:03:44,400
this would be essentially your

4614
03:03:44,400 --> 03:03:46,960
connection to our student engagement,

4615
03:03:46,960 --> 03:03:50,440
right? So, the purpose of this liaison

4616
03:03:50,440 --> 03:03:52,640
position would be to strengthen

4617
03:03:52,640 --> 03:03:54,680
connections between students, schools,

4618
03:03:54,680 --> 03:03:56,280
families and the broader community by

4619
03:03:56,280 --> 03:03:58,240
promoting awareness, accessibility and

4620
03:03:58,240 --> 03:04:00,680
participation in district programs,

4621
03:04:00,680 --> 03:04:04,520
activities and initiatives. The liaison would

4622
03:04:04,520 --> 03:04:06,440
review and recommend strategies that can

4623
03:04:06,440 --> 03:04:08,440
enhance student engagement, create

4624
03:04:08,440 --> 03:04:10,640
celebrate student achievement, support

4625
03:04:10,640 --> 03:04:12,440
transparent communication, and foster

4626
03:04:12,440 --> 03:04:14,800
meaningful community involvement in the

4627
03:04:14,800 --> 03:04:16,560
life of the district.

4628
03:04:16,560 --> 03:04:17,960
Um

4629
03:04:17,960 --> 03:04:20,880
some potential areas of responsibility

4630
03:04:20,880 --> 03:04:23,040
could be reviewing participation,

4631
03:04:23,040 --> 03:04:25,080
accessibility, and engagement trends in

4632
03:04:25,080 --> 03:04:26,880
extracurricular and co-curricular

4633
03:04:26,880 --> 03:04:30,200
activities, which could include arts, um

4634
03:04:30,200 --> 03:04:32,840
government, student um

4635
03:04:32,840 --> 03:04:35,520
clubs, enrichment programs, all of that.

4636
03:04:35,520 --> 03:04:36,960
Um supporting

4637
03:04:36,960 --> 03:04:39,920
efforts to expand equitable access to

4638
03:04:39,920 --> 03:04:42,240
student activities, clubs, and athletic,

4639
03:04:42,240 --> 03:04:44,560
performing, visual arts, performances,

4640
03:04:44,560 --> 03:04:48,000
programs, etc. Um

4641
03:04:48,000 --> 03:04:49,800
identifying opportunities to strengthen

4642
03:04:49,800 --> 03:04:51,760
student engagement,

4643
03:04:51,760 --> 03:04:53,200
um supporting the

4644
03:04:53,200 --> 03:04:55,520
dissemination of information regarding

4645
03:04:55,520 --> 03:04:56,920
school committee initiatives, student

4646
03:04:56,920 --> 03:04:58,800
programming, district-wide events,

4647
03:04:58,800 --> 03:05:00,320
community opportunities within our

4648
03:05:00,320 --> 03:05:01,400
schools.

4649
03:05:01,400 --> 03:05:03,680
Um so, just kind of all the things that

4650
03:05:03,680 --> 03:05:05,360
we've been saying that I think are just

4651
03:05:05,360 --> 03:05:07,280
getting pieces that are missed. This

4652
03:05:07,280 --> 03:05:08,440
could kind of be that like

4653
03:05:08,440 --> 03:05:10,840
all-encompassing liaison of people would

4654
03:05:10,840 --> 03:05:13,560
send people, clubs, organizations would

4655
03:05:13,560 --> 03:05:15,120
have one point of contact, that one

4656
03:05:15,120 --> 03:05:16,120
point of contact would get the

4657
03:05:16,120 --> 03:05:18,720
information out to everyone in uh

4658
03:05:18,720 --> 03:05:21,520
whether it be Facebook, website,

4659
03:05:21,520 --> 03:05:24,320
whatever is deemed appropriate. Um

4660
03:05:24,320 --> 03:05:27,230
that way

4661
03:05:27,240 --> 03:05:29,240
all of the different groups and

4662
03:05:29,240 --> 03:05:32,000
organizations would be more

4663
03:05:32,000 --> 03:05:34,480
um included in

4664
03:05:34,480 --> 03:05:35,920
the dissemination of all the information

4665
03:05:35,920 --> 03:05:37,000
that's happening and all the good that's

4666
03:05:37,000 --> 03:05:40,990
going on within our district.

4667
03:05:41,000 --> 03:05:42,440
» Okay, thank you.

4668
03:05:42,440 --> 03:05:46,390
Open that up. Yes, Ms. Dunn.

4669
03:05:46,400 --> 03:05:49,040
» I'm going to be really honest.

4670
03:05:49,040 --> 03:05:52,040
To me, it sounds like

4671
03:05:52,040 --> 03:05:55,800
we have staff that are charged with with

4672
03:05:55,800 --> 03:05:58,280
doing that, and I just think that this

4673
03:05:58,280 --> 03:06:00,440
is something that

4674
03:06:00,440 --> 03:06:01,840
we should probably refer to the

4675
03:06:01,840 --> 03:06:03,640
superintendent

4676
03:06:03,640 --> 03:06:09,360
to possibly clarify how the staff

4677
03:06:09,360 --> 03:06:12,760
do all of that work with the

4678
03:06:12,760 --> 03:06:14,920
um coordination of activities, the

4679
03:06:14,920 --> 03:06:17,280
coordination of calendar, the uh

4680
03:06:17,280 --> 03:06:19,000
distribution of information, the

4681
03:06:19,000 --> 03:06:21,120
publications. I've always said we need a

4682
03:06:21,120 --> 03:06:24,040
PR person. I have I will continue to say

4683
03:06:24,040 --> 03:06:26,640
that because there is so much going on

4684
03:06:26,640 --> 03:06:28,240
in the district.

4685
03:06:28,240 --> 03:06:29,440
But,

4686
03:06:29,440 --> 03:06:33,320
it really sounds more like a

4687
03:06:33,320 --> 03:06:35,360
is a a a

4688
03:06:35,360 --> 03:06:37,720
list of duties for a staff person as

4689
03:06:37,720 --> 03:06:39,600
opposed to a school committee member

4690
03:06:39,600 --> 03:06:42,080
doing that. Um

4691
03:06:42,080 --> 03:06:44,440
that is that is really

4692
03:06:44,440 --> 03:06:46,160
uh

4693
03:06:46,160 --> 03:06:48,920
really a huge amount

4694
03:06:48,920 --> 03:06:51,880
of information to be coordinating,

4695
03:06:51,880 --> 03:06:54,080
um looking at data

4696
03:06:54,080 --> 03:07:00,200
for student engagement. I mean, every activity Dr. Chase, everything you

4697
03:07:00,200 --> 03:07:02,520
have done, everything that um

4698
03:07:02,520 --> 03:07:04,440
you know, all of those activities that

4699
03:07:04,440 --> 03:07:06,920
the district has done

4700
03:07:06,920 --> 03:07:08,680
have always been

4701
03:07:08,680 --> 03:07:11,720
analyzed afterwards to see did we get

4702
03:07:11,720 --> 03:07:14,560
the message out to people? You know, I I

4703
03:07:14,560 --> 03:07:16,560
think it goes back to our

4704
03:07:16,560 --> 03:07:18,800
Honestly, our website, which you know I

4705
03:07:18,800 --> 03:07:21,000
complain about all the time. If we could

4706
03:07:21,000 --> 03:07:22,320
make that better, I think that would

4707
03:07:22,320 --> 03:07:25,040
help with people being engaged. But, I

4708
03:07:25,040 --> 03:07:28,120
do think that that is so vast, it's more

4709
03:07:28,120 --> 03:07:29,840
of an employee

4710
03:07:29,840 --> 03:07:32,480
than it would be for a school committee

4711
03:07:32,480 --> 03:07:34,880
subcommittee or liaison. I really really

4712
03:07:34,880 --> 03:07:36,600
do think it needs to be looked at

4713
03:07:36,600 --> 03:07:38,200
further, and I'd like to

4714
03:07:38,200 --> 03:07:40,760
refer it to Dr. Vedala.

4715
03:07:40,760 --> 03:07:42,760
>> I'd like to jump in cuz I think this is

4716
03:07:42,760 --> 03:07:44,240
a another discussion that we need to

4717
03:07:44,240 --> 03:07:46,920
have cuz I think a lot of what Dr. Clark

4718
03:07:46,920 --> 03:07:49,680
has brought up, there there's better

4719
03:07:49,680 --> 03:07:51,400
there's there's better ways for us to do

4720
03:07:51,400 --> 03:07:54,640
it as a as a committee, as a district.

4721
03:07:54,640 --> 03:07:56,560
And that's that's on the city side as

4722
03:07:56,560 --> 03:07:57,560
well.

4723
03:07:57,560 --> 03:07:58,880
Sometimes I feel like a lot of the

4724
03:07:58,880 --> 03:08:00,360
information isn't getting out as it

4725
03:08:00,360 --> 03:08:03,560
should on the city side as well. Um

4726
03:08:03,560 --> 03:08:05,400
Dr. Carcs, I wanted to ask

4727
03:08:05,400 --> 03:08:07,360
Can we take this in and can we have this

4728
03:08:07,360 --> 03:08:09,440
as a point of discussion at the retreat

4729
03:08:09,440 --> 03:08:11,280
cuz I think this could be a

4730
03:08:11,280 --> 03:08:13,320
really important topic for the at the

4731
03:08:13,320 --> 03:08:15,440
retreat to have a real robust discussion

4732
03:08:15,440 --> 03:08:17,880
on cuz I do think this is an area not

4733
03:08:17,880 --> 03:08:19,560
again not just on the school side but on

4734
03:08:19,560 --> 03:08:22,840
the city side as well that um we could

4735
03:08:22,840 --> 03:08:24,880
do a better job with. So we rather than

4736
03:08:24,880 --> 03:08:27,600
getting into it tonight um I think it

4737
03:08:27,600 --> 03:08:30,080
might be helpful to take that in

4738
03:08:30,080 --> 03:08:31,560
have give it some thought in

4739
03:08:31,560 --> 03:08:34,160
anticipation of the retreat uh in August

4740
03:08:34,160 --> 03:08:35,240
and I think this could be a real good

4741
03:08:35,240 --> 03:08:37,320
discussion point at that at that time.

4742
03:08:37,320 --> 03:08:39,000
>> And thank you. I would be very open to

4743
03:08:39,000 --> 03:08:41,120
this as well. I do I do see there's a

4744
03:08:41,120 --> 03:08:42,640
need here. You know, and I think there's

4745
03:08:42,640 --> 03:08:44,560
a need on the city side as well. So uh

4746
03:08:44,560 --> 03:08:46,200
you know, I encourage this type of

4747
03:08:46,200 --> 03:08:48,080
discussion and I think this is a a good

4748
03:08:48,080 --> 03:08:50,080
thing to discuss moving forward.

4749
03:08:50,080 --> 03:08:53,080
>> I'm I'm comfortable with putting it on

4750
03:08:53,080 --> 03:08:54,960
the docket for the retreat as well.

4751
03:08:54,960 --> 03:08:55,680
>> Great.

4752
03:08:55,680 --> 03:08:57,400
>> Just wanted to continue what we started

4753
03:08:57,400 --> 03:08:58,120
last

4754
03:08:58,120 --> 03:08:58,920
>> Yep.

4755
03:08:58,920 --> 03:09:01,200
Oh, good topics tonight. These These

4756
03:09:01,200 --> 03:09:02,440
were really good discussions I thought

4757
03:09:02,440 --> 03:09:05,240
we had as a committee tonight. Um

4758
03:09:05,240 --> 03:09:06,640
Yeah, I thought I thought this was very

4759
03:09:06,640 --> 03:09:09,160
well done. Really good points made

4760
03:09:09,160 --> 03:09:10,760
uh in a number of areas that I think we

4761
03:09:10,760 --> 03:09:12,360
needed to discuss as a community. So

4762
03:09:12,360 --> 03:09:13,600
that's great.

4763
03:09:13,600 --> 03:09:16,120
All right, that completes our agenda. So

4764
03:09:16,120 --> 03:09:17,760
we do have those August meetings lined

4765
03:09:17,760 --> 03:09:19,560
up. Certainly if there does comes

4766
03:09:19,560 --> 03:09:21,400
something comes up of

4767
03:09:21,400 --> 03:09:24,960
real great magnitude or importance

4768
03:09:24,960 --> 03:09:26,760
we can always set up a meeting.

4769
03:09:26,760 --> 03:09:29,000
Uh but let's keep those dates for now.

4770
03:09:29,000 --> 03:09:30,400
Um

4771
03:09:30,400 --> 03:09:33,800
And yes, I hope uh

4772
03:09:33,800 --> 03:09:35,360
another successful school year comes to

4773
03:09:35,360 --> 03:09:37,360
a close. A lot of work ahead of us. So

4774
03:09:37,360 --> 03:09:39,480
thank you everybody and I hope everybody

4775
03:09:39,480 --> 03:09:40,800
has a terrific summer.

4776
03:09:40,800 --> 03:09:42,840
>> tomorrow we have Brooksby Farm?

4777
03:09:42,840 --> 03:09:45,840
>> Oh, I do sure.

4778
03:09:45,840 --> 03:09:47,000
Um

4779
03:09:47,000 --> 03:09:49,360
Brooksby Farm tomorrow. I I frightened

4780
03:09:49,360 --> 03:09:51,800
some people cuz tomorrow and I put out a

4781
03:09:51,800 --> 03:09:53,960
community message that we're having a

4782
03:09:53,960 --> 03:09:56,440
ceremony at Briggsby Farm at 10:00 a.m.

4783
03:09:56,440 --> 03:10:00,120
tomorrow uh to announce the 50th

4784
03:10:00,120 --> 03:10:01,520
anniversary of the city's purchase of

4785
03:10:01,520 --> 03:10:03,400
Briggsby Farm, which was an amazing

4786
03:10:03,400 --> 03:10:05,400
community effort that took place 50

4787
03:10:05,400 --> 03:10:07,640
years ago. Want to identify a number of

4788
03:10:07,640 --> 03:10:09,760
people, unsung heroes, people that

4789
03:10:09,760 --> 03:10:11,720
really made that happen. It is one of

4790
03:10:11,720 --> 03:10:13,800
the the true jewels of our community and

4791
03:10:13,800 --> 03:10:16,360
we'll speak more to that. But So I had

4792
03:10:16,360 --> 03:10:17,840
people reaching out about thinking it

4793
03:10:17,840 --> 03:10:20,040
was a celebration. The celebrations are

4794
03:10:20,040 --> 03:10:22,160
coming later in the fall. Uh we're going

4795
03:10:22,160 --> 03:10:24,520
to speak to that tomorrow. But yeah,

4796
03:10:24,520 --> 03:10:26,240
there's no celebrations tomorrow.

4797
03:10:26,240 --> 03:10:27,520
Tomorrow's just a ceremony. We're going

4798
03:10:27,520 --> 03:10:30,160
to have a couple of speakers. Um and

4799
03:10:30,160 --> 03:10:31,400
I'll talk about a little bit of the

4800
03:10:31,400 --> 03:10:33,360
history. So if anybody's able to join

4801
03:10:33,360 --> 03:10:34,320
us, come down. It should be really

4802
03:10:34,320 --> 03:10:36,000
interesting. I've learned a lot about

4803
03:10:36,000 --> 03:10:38,200
the city. I thought I knew a lot about

4804
03:10:38,200 --> 03:10:40,080
the what took place with the Briggsby

4805
03:10:40,080 --> 03:10:43,000
Farm. But we have 275 acres of land in

4806
03:10:43,000 --> 03:10:46,320
the city that is just beautiful. Uh that

4807
03:10:46,320 --> 03:10:47,960
was the result of a lot of hard working

4808
03:10:47,960 --> 03:10:51,640
people that um volunteers came together

4809
03:10:51,640 --> 03:10:54,480
to preserve a great asset for us. So

4810
03:10:54,480 --> 03:10:56,520
But yeah, there's no music. There's no

4811
03:10:56,520 --> 03:10:58,160
hay rides tomorrow. There's no Well,

4812
03:10:58,160 --> 03:10:59,640
maybe a hay ride or two. There's no

4813
03:10:59,640 --> 03:11:02,480
music. There's no games. There's It's

4814
03:11:02,480 --> 03:11:04,000
not uh That stuff's coming later in the

4815
03:11:04,000 --> 03:11:07,030
year.

4816
03:11:07,040 --> 03:11:09,280
Chicopee does exist. I maybe should make

4817
03:11:09,280 --> 03:11:10,492
sure I

4818
03:11:10,492 --> 03:11:11,560
>> [laughter]

4819
03:11:11,560 --> 03:11:12,840
>> I might have got I might have got myself

4820
03:11:12,840 --> 03:11:16,310
in trouble with that.

4821
03:11:16,320 --> 03:11:18,520
Motion to adjourn everyone. Thank you.

4822
03:11:18,520 --> 03:13:39,750
Chicopee does exist.

4823
03:13:39,760 --> 03:20:11,960
» Mhm.