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We're good to go to our studio audience.

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Okay, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to

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the Penrook School Committee meeting

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Tuesday, March 17th, 2026. Happy St.

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Patrick's Day, one and all for

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evacuation day to anyone in Suffach

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County. Um hopefully if you're listening

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to this in Suffach County, good luck to

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you. Uh this meeting is being recorded.

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If you have any questions, you can send

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them to scinfrok12.org.

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Would you all join me for the pledge of

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allegiance?

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>> I pledge algiance 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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>> Thank you very much.

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Okay. Public comment. Anyone here to

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publicly comment? Okay. No. Acknowledge

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your schedule of visitors. I think we're

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Superintendent, any adjustments to our

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agenda?

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>> Nope.

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Communications

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uh 2526 calendar. So, I received a lot

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of communication um in regards to the

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2526 calendar and the dislike of the

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idea that the final day of school for

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the school year would be Monday, June

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22nd. Um there were several suggestions

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that I received. Um some involved um

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lengthening each of the day by days by

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15 minutes, using a virtual learning day

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instead of a snow day. Um, I think the

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one that had the most traction was

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whether or not the school committee

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would consider um reopening this year's

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school calendar and shifting Friday,

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April 3rd, Good Friday, to a student

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day. Um, a couple things about that. Um,

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our school calendar is set generally in

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April of each year. Um, by law, we are

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required to schedule for 180 school days

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plus five inclement weather days. So,

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from the beginning of this year, our

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schedule has always been with the 185th

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day being on Monday, June 22nd. I

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appreciate that families have made

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plans. Um, I would caution anyone to

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make plans outside of what is the the

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printed calendar um for the year, but

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with that being said, if you have plans

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on Monday, June 22nd, continue with your

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plans. We are not sending the truency

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officer to anyone's home for the last

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day of school. Um, at the high school in

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particular, the last day tends to be an

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exam makeup day. Um, it's not a, you

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know, a full student attendance day. Our

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sixth grade students at the elementary

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level have promotion night prior to the

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last day of school. Um, and the last day

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of school here in the district is a half

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day no lunch. So, it is a very short day

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across the board. Um, when you take a

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day like Good Friday and switch it to a

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work day, um, we did do that in um,

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April of 2015. Um that year in

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particular, we used seven snow days

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prior to um Good Friday. We changed Good

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Friday to a professional development day

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for staff and then shifted a later day

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in March to a student day. Um Good

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Friday can be observed as a religious

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day, a religious holiday for staff. When

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we converted it to a professional

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development day, we did have several

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staff that put in for a religious

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holiday. If we were to entertain the

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idea of opening school on this April

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3rd, I cannot tell you how many staff

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would be putting in for a religious

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holiday for that day. I can't ask people

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ahead of time. Um, so I think just

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overall my stance on it is that it's day

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185. If we were talking about it being

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day 186 or 187, opening the calendar may

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make sense. I just think if you start

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opening it ahead of that day 185 now

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you've opened the door to then have that

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conversation in future years short of

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the mandated 185day calendar.

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But I know you all have gotten feedback

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from families too. Um I know that

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there's some staff that have reached

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out. There's definitely families that

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have reached out. Um

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>> well I know there's some concerns about

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summer camps starting that Monday and um

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to school technically, but uh if you

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have a summer camp commitment. Um and I

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think they're worried about some of the

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staff being able to work, but again,

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it's an exam makeup day.

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exam makeup day, but for the same

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reason, there's definitely families that

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have plans on Friday, April 3rd, as

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>> Um so shifting it to a student day at

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this point would also cause a group of

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families some sort of

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like not to I've heard it mentioned at

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this school committee meeting several

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times not to plan things for that last

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week in the case that there are snow

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days. Um so

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them but they're there for a reason.

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around with our opinion um would not

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want to change open up the school

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calendar. I think we leave it the way

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that it is knowing that some people

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won't be able to make it on that last

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day for plan reasons and that's okay and

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a personal choice

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>> and the questions I asked ahead of time

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that I'm just going to ask again just to

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make sure. So

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>> we cannot have school on a federal

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holiday. So Junth could not have school

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even if we voted to make that a school

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day. We're not allowed to.

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>> And then what happens if devil's

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advocate we have two more snow days?

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expects you to adjust your calendar for

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snow days all the way up until miday. If

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weather days or weather, not just snow,

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if weather days happen after miday,

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there is some parameters under which you

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don't have to make up the time because

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you're so used to the end so close to

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the end of the school year. Um, if we

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were to have additional weather days, I

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don't want to use the word snow. Um, we

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could talk about changing the calendar,

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but without I mean we don't have any

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other days left in there that you

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potentially go to school Tuesday,

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Wednesday of that week.

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reasoning for not changing it now

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because it could just end up

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>> it could be a new point, right? We could

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still end up with weather days. There

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was that year that there was a giant

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storm at April Fool's Day. 9

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>> and contractually the teachers can't

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work past June 30th.

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in Massachusetts you can't go to school

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past. So it's not even our a collective

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bargaining thing. It's a state.

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possible.

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So just to clarify, there was a question around if we can go to school

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on uh federal holidays or just

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specifically Junth

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years back because if you'll remember

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Junth was declared a holiday mid school

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year. It wasn't on our calendar when we

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approved the calendar. Um so there was

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some conversation that year on whether

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or not we had to observe it or not. Um

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us it being that it is still part of our

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calendar you know a lot of places in the

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country they're they're out anyway in

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June so it doesn't affect them the way

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>> No. So I don't have it on your agenda as

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a voting item. If there was appetite of

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the committee to take it as a voting

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item. I would put it on your agenda next

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week for it to be a voting item.

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>> And this is all changes to the calendar

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have to go through school committee.

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>> You guys set the calendar. Y just making

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that.

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>> Yeah, I have no appetite to change it. I

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think what you said makes sense and we

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keep it as is.

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because I know that I got several

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emails. I know that there was a a

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Facebook kind of campaign to like send

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this email and I got several of them um

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and staff asked questions. I proactively

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did kind of survey staff and say if it

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were a conversation, which way would you

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lean? the bulk of the staff were leaning

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towards scheduling an early release day

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for Good Friday, but in the same breath,

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I can't ask them if they're planning on

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attending work that day. Um, so

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communications?

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>> Okay. Um, I know that the Pembroke um

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community center recreation department

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is looking for volunteers for their

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Easter egg hunt event um as well as

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people um to stuff the eggs and um to

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purchase candy. So, if anyone's

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interested, reach out to the recck

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department. Um and then coming up on is

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it April 2nd, David?

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>> Yes.

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>> There's a fundraiser um at Tiny and

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Suns.

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>> It's going to be at Tiny and Suns.

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>> 6 to 8? six to eight uh fundraiser for

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um uh the scholarship fund for David's

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late wife. Um so if people are able to

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come that would be fantastic.

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>> Thank you very much. Very nice of you.

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>> I actually self-promoting. I will be

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doing a um an interview with Christine

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James tomorrow on WATD at noon time. So

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>> nice.

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>> Thank you.

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>> Excellent.

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>> Um approval of bill schedule.

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>> Um I don't think you got it yet. It'll

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be good. Okay. Um okay. Okay, I'll take

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a motion to accept the school committee

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meetings for March 3rd.

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>> So moved.

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>> We have a second.

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>> Second.

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>> All those in favor?

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>> Any opposed? Any abstaining? 5-0.

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Natalie.

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Superintendent report.

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>> So we have a lot of stuff under my

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report this evening. We're going to

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start with um our next installment of

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budget presentations. And so up first we

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have um Chapman and she's going to do

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visual and performing arts.

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I think you have a question, right? Yep.

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It should work from your seat. MBTH and

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I tried it.

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>> Maybe it will. Maybe.

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>> Good evening.

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>> Hello.

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>> It's always my pleasure to talk about

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art and music.

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>> So, we are going to start um with just

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going over our goals for this year and

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we're going to uh I'm going to share

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some things about our accomplishments

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going through staffing and enrollment

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and then our maintenance of effort

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budget and what our next steps will be.

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So, celebrating goals, we're always um

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out in the community doing our concerts,

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having students be able to share their

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wonderful artwork. Um so, we do

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celebrate community by singing at

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Veterans Day, um marching in the parade

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this year for the first time on Veterans

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Day, which was wonderful. Uh and our art

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shows that will be coming up um this

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spring. So, we're excited about that. As

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far as our pathways go, um I

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participated uh at the middle school in

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late uh oh no, it was early March and

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presented to the eighth graders

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everything about the music and art

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classes and about the pathways. So, we

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always um look forward to be able to

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reach them and there's a uh video also

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on the visual and performing arts uh web

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page for people if they want to refer

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back to that. Um excited to share that

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we've had our first student finish the

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music pathway this year. He did a uh

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independent study uh composition and uh

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wrote his own piece, wrote a labretto,

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wrote the own his own piece, performed

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it, videotaped it. Um so we were able to

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have a videotape and a score. So that's

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kind of exciting. Um, and as far as PD

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goes, our visual art educators K through

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12 are finishing the second year of

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their uh, art of education university.

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And so they have the opportunity to um,

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self- select pro packs on many related

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topics to what they're teaching or

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something that they're interested in

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exploring that they don't currently um,

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do. And so that has just the feedback

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from that has been tremendous and we

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hope to that's one of our goals uh for

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pre cons um years coming up that we'd

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like to be able to continue that um

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availment of their program there for the

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art of education university. We've had

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teachers participate at MASCU, our uh

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National Association for Art Educators,

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and at the MAA MEA. I'm I'm headed up to

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All State uh this coming Friday with

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three lovely high school students that

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got into the chorus there. So, that

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conference is happening this coming

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weekend. And again, I always do reach

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out to the staff, especially at the end

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of the year, to find out what they

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particularly would like to have targeted

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for PD. Um so, that helps us plan for

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the the next year coming up.

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uh celebrating our accomplishments. So

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really excited that eight out of 10 of

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our AP studio art students this year

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earned a qualifying score last spring on

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their exam portfolio. It's just an

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amazing breath of work that they have to

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prepare and submit for that. Uh we've

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had PHS artist exhibit works at the

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Boston Globe Scholastic Art Show,

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emerging young artists at UMass

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Dartmouth, Congressman Keading Journeyed

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Art Show and the Scholastic Art and

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Writing Awards. And currently we have 10

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students enrolled in the digital arts

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pathway and seven students in the music

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pathway.

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We also had a number of students this

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year uh be selected. This is Tyler K's

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uh photograph called Beauty and Fall. um

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and he won a gold um award for that. But

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we've had a number of students there

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listed, you can see that had their art

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selected at the Boston Globe

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Scholastics.

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We had a number of students um enter the

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emerging young artist and designers

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award um at the UMass Dartmouth and they

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you can see there how many it was

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wonderful to have that recognition as

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well for those students.

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Um for the first time last year we took

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place um we took part in the Attalboro

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uh art installation exam um art museum

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contest and I'm proud to say that PHS

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took first place. So it was the first

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time we ever entered and this was done

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uh mostly by our art club our afterchool

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group uh led by two of our students. So

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they uh two of our teachers they created

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this um

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what you want to say this exhibit this uh piece collectively. It was done

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with a lot of 3D materials and then they

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went down and actually did the

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installation. They had to move each

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piece separately and then install it

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down there and they and they actually

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took first place. So we were really

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excited about that. It was the first

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time that we had been involved in that.

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One of our teachers had done this

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previous in another school system and

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brought it to our attention and so we

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entered and look what they did. It was

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pretty amazing.

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>> Awesome.

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>> Also, our music department is always

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very busy. Um especially our uh

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elementary teachers, our band um Mr. Haw

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take likes to do lots of outreach and extra things for our students. So,

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they've already performed at a BC game

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this year and they have plans to go to

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Fenway Park. We've done the TD Garden

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and Celtics. We perform at Derby shops.

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They're looking to do um we uh excuse

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me, the middle school um and through the

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high school are going to Music in the

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Parks on May 1st this year. And we've

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also had groups uh the elementary

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choruses went to sing at New England

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Village as well as our middle school

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jazz band to perform for the residents

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there. And they also the middle school

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did Providence Bruins this past January.

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>> That's awesome.

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This is just a picture of our cast and

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crew of Susicle that we did in the fall

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that we also included students in grades

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five and six, which was a lot of fun to

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um have our younger students uh be

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involved in some theater. And our music

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students have been busy um preparing for

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festivals. So, we've had 15 students

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accepted this year to our senior

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district festival, which was in January.

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Four students just went last weekend to

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our um two weekends ago, I'm sorry, to

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junior district as well as our own Greg

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Tarbox who was the orchestra director

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this year for Southeast District, which

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is fantastic. We've had three students

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accepted to All State. I take them this

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weekend. And just last weekend, we had

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21 students accepted to uh senior SEMSA.

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And so they performed down in Plymouth

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and our own Austin Glass is the

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president of SEMSA this year. So we are very engaged.

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Our current staffing is has not changed.

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So we have two uh full-time teachers at

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each of the elementary schools, one

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visual art and one music teacher. At the

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middle school, we have one visual art

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teacher and 1.2 music teachers. So

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that's Mr. Tarbox doing his string

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program there. At the high school, we

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have three full-time MU uh art teachers

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and 1.8 8 music teachers. So that's a

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full-time teacher. I myself teach 04 and

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then another teacher teaches point4 to

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get to that number. And at the

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elementary level, we have two

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instrumental music teachers, a full-time

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band instrumental teacher and a 2 string

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teacher. I don't know if you have any

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questions there about staffing.

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Our instrumental enrollment at the

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elementary school, we really like to

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look at these numbers. They have been

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holding nice and steady. I'm glad to say

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even with our declining ro enrollment um

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and just kind of a breakdown overall in

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that 174 number we're looking at about

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um 35 strings in the grade five six um

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if you were curious about how that broke

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down. Um but that that's the total

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enrollment. So um we're kind of I like

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to say the only game in town in grades

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five and six. So we're we're kind of

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happy that a lot of students do choose

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to try an instrument. Um there is a

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little bit of attrition between five and

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six and then six to seven. Um but we're

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so glad that so many families and um are

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supporting their children in making that

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decision to try an instrument and to see

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what that is like.

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Uh the current VPA class enrollment at

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the middle school and the high school,

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there's not a lot of change from last

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year from the middle school art and

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music. You can see our numbers there.

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And at the high school, uh, we have

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about a 5% increase in both music and

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art. So, I would attribute this to two

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things. Yeah, we're excited about that.

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One, of course, is the new VPA

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graduation requirement that you all

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voted on last year. And also um for the

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music classes, having the ensembles, um

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having the ability to take it just as a

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semester class in the fall really did

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help us capture some students that

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wouldn't have otherwise um been able to

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fill it fit it in if it was a full year.

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So uh we had a lot of students say thank

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you for that. And um the ones that did

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it a half year, I know for myself are

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like I have to do it a full year next

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year. I just, you know, so we're hoping

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that that continues. you know, if the there are constraints in the

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schedule, but it allows students to have

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that uh opportunity and to get kind of

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invested in the music department and

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kind of see what it's all about. So,

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that has been really wonderful. So,

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we're pretty happy with those numbers.

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Awesome.

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And we're not asking for anything

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addition um this year. We're just

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looking to do what we currently do at

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next year's prices. So our maintenance

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of effort, you can see the bulk of our

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um instructional supplies is the bulk of

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our budget because we have a lot of art

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consumables. Once we use those, they're

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gone and we need to purchase them again.

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Um transportation, we do provide all the

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transportation to all the festivals that

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we do. Um per mass principles

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association, students are not allowed to

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drive themselves to those festivals. So,

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we have to uh provide chaperoned uh

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transportation to and from all of the

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festivals and the auditions that we do.

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>> Um I don't know if you have any

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particular questions. There's a graph of

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kind of how how it looks uh with a

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breakdown between middle school,

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elementary school, and high school.

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00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:28,720
tends to be a little bit

541
00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,280
more expensive, especially for art. as

542
00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:34,080
they're going through the art program,

543
00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,480
uh, our our projects and things get much

544
00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,720
more sophisticated as far as the

545
00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:42,240
materials that they need to use. We also

546
00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,400
take care of um a lot of the maintenance

547
00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:46,880
of instruments. We have many, many

548
00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:48,799
school-born instruments that were um

549
00:20:48,799 --> 00:20:52,080
even allowed to uh rent, not rent, but u

550
00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,480
let students use that may not otherwise

551
00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:56,720
afford it. So, we just have them fill

552
00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:59,600
out um a rent a little form that they've

553
00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:01,440
taken a certain they're all serialn

554
00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:02,960
numbered all of our instruments, but

555
00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,200
sometimes they come back when we need to

556
00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:06,720
make sure that they stay in working

557
00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,840
order. Um so, we do have to um and we

558
00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:11,440
have the pianos tuned and things like

559
00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:14,240
that. So,

560
00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:19,120
and then our we um our next steps, we

561
00:21:19,120 --> 00:21:20,799
are very excited that we're going to

562
00:21:20,799 --> 00:21:23,520
implement an AP digital photography

563
00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:26,080
course next fall. That will be open in

564
00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,480
for students in grades 10, 11, 12. They

565
00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:30,559
will have had to taken digital

566
00:21:30,559 --> 00:21:32,480
photography as a semester for a

567
00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:34,640
prerequisite. Um but there's a lot of

568
00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,400
buzz about that among the students.

569
00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:38,240
They're very excited about that course.

570
00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,039
So I I expect that we'll see some some

571
00:21:41,039 --> 00:21:44,400
good um enrollment there. And we are

572
00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,080
always always thinking about

573
00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:48,559
recruitment. We are an completely

574
00:21:48,559 --> 00:21:52,080
elective department other than the 0.2

575
00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:53,840
graduation requirement at the high

576
00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:57,280
school. So to capture students, we we

577
00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:59,440
really do as much as we can. things like

578
00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,679
doing Susicle, having the younger grades

579
00:22:01,679 --> 00:22:03,600
come in, doing the all town concerts

580
00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:05,919
like we put on last week where we're

581
00:22:05,919 --> 00:22:08,640
letting especially caregivers and the

582
00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:10,159
students see what is it going to be like

583
00:22:10,159 --> 00:22:12,640
if you stay in the programs. We plan

584
00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:14,640
trips. We try to do things that are fun

585
00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,280
to um give outreach but also to give

586
00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,360
them that extra experience. You know,

587
00:22:19,360 --> 00:22:21,600
you have to make it it has to be fun,

588
00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,919
you know, to be to be involved. So, we

589
00:22:23,919 --> 00:22:27,600
are continuing to think about ways um

590
00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:29,760
that we can always reach those students.

591
00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:31,760
But I would say to caregivers too, it

592
00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:34,720
it's up to them too to help support and

593
00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:36,880
to make those decisions. I would say

594
00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:39,679
especially six to seven and grades 8 to

595
00:22:39,679 --> 00:22:42,000
nine. Sometimes it is the caregiver

596
00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,000
giving that extra why don't you just try

597
00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,320
it and see what happens because the

598
00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:47,840
experience might be different than what

599
00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:50,240
you had in the previous school. So, um,

600
00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:51,919
I would just encourage people to stay

601
00:22:51,919 --> 00:22:54,320
with it so we can see those numbers

602
00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:56,720
continue to grow. We did have quite a

603
00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:58,559
number of eighth graders do marching

604
00:22:58,559 --> 00:23:00,480
band this year for the first time and so

605
00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,159
we'd like to continue that for next

606
00:23:02,159 --> 00:23:05,760
year. We also have our color guard um

607
00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,159
involvement and actually Miss Haley just

608
00:23:08,159 --> 00:23:09,760
went and performed with the elementary

609
00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:12,000
color guard at NESPA and they did really

610
00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:13,440
well. They got a gold medal last

611
00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:15,039
weekend. So, that's the first time.

612
00:23:15,039 --> 00:23:17,200
Thank you for your support, Mrs. Zobie

613
00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,480
for that um helping there pay for all

614
00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,080
the dues and everything, but that was

615
00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:23,440
the first time that we had the younger

616
00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,280
color guard compete. So, they did

617
00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,919
fabulous. So, we'd like to see that come

618
00:23:27,919 --> 00:23:29,679
up so the seventh and eighth graders can

619
00:23:29,679 --> 00:23:31,760
be a part of the color guard uh in the

620
00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:33,600
fall as well. And like I mentioned

621
00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,960
before, I I really would like to keep um

622
00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,440
the offering of the art of education

623
00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,440
university. I believe the line item is

624
00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:42,720
actually going to be in the teaching and

625
00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,760
learning PD budget. Um, but it's kind of

626
00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:47,919
short money for a two-year um,

627
00:23:47,919 --> 00:23:49,679
commitment for all of our art teachers

628
00:23:49,679 --> 00:23:51,679
to be able to have that targeted

629
00:23:51,679 --> 00:23:53,360
professional development. That's the

630
00:23:53,360 --> 00:23:55,840
thing I hear from the staff the most is

631
00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:57,679
that sometimes it's not always music and

632
00:23:57,679 --> 00:23:59,919
art specific. So, this is a way we can

633
00:23:59,919 --> 00:24:02,559
really offer um, and to move their own

634
00:24:02,559 --> 00:24:05,039
professional practice forward uh, having

635
00:24:05,039 --> 00:24:08,880
those options. So, that's

636
00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,279
slid

637
00:24:11,279 --> 00:24:14,159
questions. Yeah, I just wanted to say um

638
00:24:14,159 --> 00:24:16,000
fantastic job. You know, seeing the

639
00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,919
increase in music and art enrollment is

640
00:24:17,919 --> 00:24:20,320
really to be celebrated and uh credit to

641
00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:22,320
all the work that you and others have

642
00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:23,600
done to get there.

643
00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,919
>> Um and then I just wanted to mention to

644
00:24:25,919 --> 00:24:28,240
highlight I know you said Mr. Mr. House,

645
00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:28,960
>> Mr. Hos,

646
00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:31,440
>> Mr. Haw. Okay, there we go. Mr. Haw. Um

647
00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:33,360
having those elementary performances in

648
00:24:33,360 --> 00:24:35,120
different places, right? Like I think

649
00:24:35,120 --> 00:24:37,520
that's also going to um create those

650
00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:39,200
core memories for those students to be

651
00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:40,880
able to want to continue in high school.

652
00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:41,919
And so I just wanted to

653
00:24:41,919 --> 00:24:43,840
highlight that. That's fantastic. Um,

654
00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:45,360
continuing to do those and it's

655
00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:47,039
wonderful that he seeks those

656
00:24:47,039 --> 00:24:50,400
opportunities out. Um, and yeah, that

657
00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,480
was it. Just excited to see the increase

658
00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,960
in enrollment and ideas for the future.

659
00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:56,480
>> Thank you very much. Thank you.

660
00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:57,200
>> Alison,

661
00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,240
>> does the school own uh the cameras like

662
00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:01,760
digital cameras? Are these like for the

663
00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:03,600
or the kids own them and are

664
00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:05,520
>> it's a combination of like cell phone?

665
00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,240
No, we do own digital cameras and iPads

666
00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,400
that they use in the digital the digital

667
00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:10,880
classes

668
00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:12,799
>> and they're learning because you know I

669
00:25:12,799 --> 00:25:14,960
grew up doing film processing and all

670
00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:16,640
that. Do they get to do any of that?

671
00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:18,480
>> You mean like a dark room situation? We

672
00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:20,159
don't do that. Okay. We don't have the

673
00:25:20,159 --> 00:25:20,720
capability,

674
00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,200
>> but but they're still I know I know but

675
00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,279
I know there's other photography classes

676
00:25:25,279 --> 00:25:27,120
that still do that but they're still

677
00:25:27,120 --> 00:25:30,400
learning you know the aperture and the

678
00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,159
>> they are they are so with the digital

679
00:25:32,159 --> 00:25:34,320
and they a lot of it as times they're

680
00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:35,840
taking it into Photoshop or using

681
00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,080
Procreate on the iPad so that they can

682
00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:39,840
learn to manipulate as well. So, not

683
00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:42,080
only are they doing all of the um you

684
00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:43,840
know, rules of thirds and all of that

685
00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:45,520
with the digital work, but then they're

686
00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,320
able to do it both physically and um

687
00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:49,600
with the computers.

688
00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:51,279
>> Okay, very cool.

689
00:25:51,279 --> 00:25:51,919
>> Thank you.

690
00:25:51,919 --> 00:25:54,159
>> So, well, uh you know, I'm going to echo

691
00:25:54,159 --> 00:25:55,840
what Katrina said about the, you know,

692
00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:57,919
recruitment and, you know, getting the

693
00:25:57,919 --> 00:25:59,679
numbers up. I think that's fantastic. I

694
00:25:59,679 --> 00:26:01,120
love having that you have the eighth

695
00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:03,679
graders join. I think that's probably

696
00:26:03,679 --> 00:26:04,080
key,

697
00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:06,400
>> you know. Yeah, absolutely. And, um

698
00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,720
obviously Mr. Pause does an amazing job

699
00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,840
every year. So, um I just wanted to, you

700
00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:13,120
know, we had like a really interesting

701
00:26:13,120 --> 00:26:16,080
conversation today in budget sub about

702
00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,559
um what PAPA does and how they

703
00:26:18,559 --> 00:26:19,919
contribute financially because they do a

704
00:26:19,919 --> 00:26:22,320
lot of fundraising and I thought it's

705
00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:24,159
this is an a good time to just let

706
00:26:24,159 --> 00:26:25,520
people know what they do. So, I was

707
00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:26,960
explaining that sometimes like they

708
00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:29,440
bought the trailer uh for the

709
00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:32,000
instruments, they bought um you know

710
00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:33,679
they do like a lot of fundraising. They

711
00:26:33,679 --> 00:26:36,320
you know they do the mattress sale. They

712
00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,159
do, especially when we're planning our

713
00:26:38,159 --> 00:26:40,080
big trips like next April. But even with

714
00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:41,840
music in the parks coming up, students

715
00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,320
have the a chance. So, we're not allowed

716
00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:45,840
to fund raise as a department, of

717
00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:49,919
course. So, it's all done through um POPA or the booster group.

718
00:26:49,919 --> 00:26:53,279
So, they um plan out kind of depending

719
00:26:53,279 --> 00:26:56,320
on what the trip year is, um they plan a

720
00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:57,679
number of different fundraisers that

721
00:26:57,679 --> 00:26:59,279
students and families can get uh

722
00:26:59,279 --> 00:27:01,039
involved in so that students can help to

723
00:27:01,039 --> 00:27:02,880
offset that course. And what they

724
00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,600
decided this fall um was because we're

725
00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:07,679
doing a big trip next April, our our

726
00:27:07,679 --> 00:27:09,760
Florida trip, that students could bank

727
00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:12,240
that money so they could work multiple

728
00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:16,960
years towards offsetting the cost of a big trip. But yeah, they've they've

729
00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:18,400
been incredible. They've bought color

730
00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,400
guard flags. They've bought wireless

731
00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,559
microphones. They've bought the trailer,

732
00:27:22,559 --> 00:27:24,960
which is huge for us when we have to go

733
00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:27,760
to do a parade or like going to Florida.

734
00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,080
We take we send the equipment truck down

735
00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:31,679
so that we don't have to check all those

736
00:27:31,679 --> 00:27:33,440
instruments and play all those extra

737
00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:36,480
fees. They actually arrive safely.

738
00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,480
>> Um but it does save a ton of money

739
00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:40,799
having uh parents volunteer. They they

740
00:27:40,799 --> 00:27:42,960
just do so much for us. They're a

741
00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:44,080
wonderful organization.

742
00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:45,279
>> I feel like they bought a couple of

743
00:27:45,279 --> 00:27:46,320
instruments here and there too.

744
00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:47,520
>> They have bought instruments in the

745
00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:48,240
past.

746
00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:50,480
>> Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Thanks for thanks for

747
00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:52,240
they almost try to fund every everything

748
00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:54,080
that we ask for and of course they fund

749
00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:56,559
awards as well and the senior

750
00:27:56,559 --> 00:27:58,240
scholarships that happen. So

751
00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:01,039
>> yes absolutely okay thank you so much

752
00:28:01,039 --> 00:28:01,679
>> Katrina

753
00:28:01,679 --> 00:28:03,120
>> nothing to add. Thank you so much.

754
00:28:03,120 --> 00:28:03,679
>> You're welcome.

755
00:28:03,679 --> 00:28:06,799
>> Well just closing comment is a lot of

756
00:28:06,799 --> 00:28:08,720
time people talk about the penro public

757
00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,399
schools two things that come up are the

758
00:28:10,399 --> 00:28:12,159
music program and I will defer to my

759
00:28:12,159 --> 00:28:14,159
good friend over here Brian the sports

760
00:28:14,159 --> 00:28:16,559
programs. Um a lot of parents are

761
00:28:16,559 --> 00:28:17,919
thrilled and a lot of out of town

762
00:28:17,919 --> 00:28:21,919
parents are jealous. So,

763
00:28:21,919 --> 00:28:23,760
>> Brian, I think we're on to you, sir.

764
00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:25,120
>> Before I let Brian start, I'm going to

765
00:28:25,120 --> 00:28:26,640
let Gwen go. I know she was traveling

766
00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:28,159
today and

767
00:28:28,159 --> 00:28:29,520
>> thank you.

768
00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:30,640
very much for all your work.

769
00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:31,919
>> Well done.

770
00:28:31,919 --> 00:28:32,960
>> Have a great day.

771
00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,120
>> Thank you, Gwen.

772
00:28:35,120 --> 00:28:41,029
>> Make sure this works.

773
00:28:41,039 --> 00:28:42,000
» All right, we'll jump right into

774
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:43,679
athletics. Thanks for having me tonight.

775
00:28:43,679 --> 00:28:45,840
I put this picture on this slide. really

776
00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:48,480
encapsulates a lot of what I feel about

777
00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:50,799
our athletic program right now. And it's

778
00:28:50,799 --> 00:28:52,080
interesting because I feel like this

779
00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:53,840
senior group, our student athletes in

780
00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,240
general, this senior group is so dynamic

781
00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,720
and they're so connected and they're so

782
00:28:58,720 --> 00:28:59,919
they're connected in a way that I

783
00:28:59,919 --> 00:29:01,120
haven't seen any group we've had in the

784
00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:02,799
past where there's no silos, there's no

785
00:29:02,799 --> 00:29:04,799
clicks, there's no this group and that

786
00:29:04,799 --> 00:29:06,720
group, there's no teams. Our student

787
00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:08,799
athletes seem so connected in the senior

788
00:29:08,799 --> 00:29:10,000
class. Like I feel like I could talk

789
00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:11,520
about them all day cuz they just

790
00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:13,279
>> they fulfill what you want them to look

791
00:29:13,279 --> 00:29:14,880
like. Um, so that's why I put this

792
00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:16,159
picture on here. They've, this

793
00:29:16,159 --> 00:29:18,159
volleyball team had a ton of success.

794
00:29:18,159 --> 00:29:20,159
That's honestly helps. But their

795
00:29:20,159 --> 00:29:22,399
connectedness just kind of shows and how

796
00:29:22,399 --> 00:29:24,480
I feel that our student athletes are

797
00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:28,000
right now. So this slide, any any um

798
00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,320
sports night that I do, I I show this

799
00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:31,840
slide. So some of you might have seen it

800
00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:33,440
before. People might get sick of it, but

801
00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:35,039
I think it's critical that we define our

802
00:29:35,039 --> 00:29:36,480
why of what we're trying to accomplish,

803
00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:38,240
what we're trying to do each and every

804
00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:40,000
season. And we go over this. This is

805
00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:41,200
really our philosophy with it's a

806
00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:42,720
student athlete center model. We can see

807
00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:44,159
them in the middle and there's three

808
00:29:44,159 --> 00:29:46,000
principles below it of educational based

809
00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:47,919
athletics, competitive excellence and

810
00:29:47,919 --> 00:29:49,760
transformational coaches. And it really

811
00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:52,480
takes these three areas to be aligned to

812
00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:54,480
come together and have belief to achieve

813
00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:55,600
what we want to achieve. And that's

814
00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:57,279
creating a great environment. That's

815
00:29:57,279 --> 00:29:58,480
having a great experience for all

816
00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:00,720
student athletes and educational based

817
00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:02,640
athletics. Um, which you'll see on this

818
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,440
next slide right here is really we want

819
00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:06,720
our athletes to win in the classroom

820
00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,039
first, right? We have extreme um

821
00:30:09,039 --> 00:30:10,480
academic and rigorous standards that

822
00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:11,919
they need to take care of. They need to

823
00:30:11,919 --> 00:30:13,039
make sure obviously they're they're

824
00:30:13,039 --> 00:30:14,399
passing their coursework and doing great

825
00:30:14,399 --> 00:30:16,320
in the classroom before they can be an

826
00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:18,159
athlete at Penrook High School. So just

827
00:30:18,159 --> 00:30:20,399
some data to support and some evidence

828
00:30:20,399 --> 00:30:21,919
to support how well our student athletes

829
00:30:21,919 --> 00:30:23,120
are doing. This is from the class of

830
00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:24,640
2026

831
00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:27,120
um that grade 10, grade 11, and grade

832
00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:31,039
12, 28 of the top 30 um highest ranking

833
00:30:31,039 --> 00:30:32,799
students are all student athletes, which

834
00:30:32,799 --> 00:30:33,919
is tremendous, right? They're checking

835
00:30:33,919 --> 00:30:35,039
that box. That's what we want them to

836
00:30:35,039 --> 00:30:39,120
do. 31 of 36 of the NHS inductees are

837
00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:40,399
student athletes. So, they're checking

838
00:30:40,399 --> 00:30:41,679
that box again. Those are all the things

839
00:30:41,679 --> 00:30:43,679
that we want them to be great students

840
00:30:43,679 --> 00:30:46,399
first using a uh academics as an

841
00:30:46,399 --> 00:30:48,720
extension of athletics. And then the

842
00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:49,919
next piece, you know, you can see on

843
00:30:49,919 --> 00:30:51,360
there that we had 17 student athletes

844
00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,279
commit to play college athletics, which

845
00:30:53,279 --> 00:30:55,200
is just a a benefit and a bonus to

846
00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:57,840
having great kids, a great program, and

847
00:30:57,840 --> 00:30:59,200
they've put in the work to achieve those

848
00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:02,799
things to to get to that next level.

849
00:31:02,799 --> 00:31:04,880
The next piece of that uh that first

850
00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,520
slide, that Y slide is, as you can see

851
00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:08,960
up here, is our competitive excellence

852
00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:10,960
piece. And I could talk once again about

853
00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,360
our student athletes all day, but it

854
00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,279
just shows, and just to put this into

855
00:31:15,279 --> 00:31:18,559
context, this um presentation covers our

856
00:31:18,559 --> 00:31:21,360
spring 25 season, our fall 25 season,

857
00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:23,679
and our winter 2526 season. So, it does

858
00:31:23,679 --> 00:31:27,279
not cover the spring season that we're heading into right now. So all

859
00:31:27,279 --> 00:31:28,559
these awards are from those three

860
00:31:28,559 --> 00:31:30,320
seasons. But you can see through this

861
00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:32,480
winter time, Alyssa Marcella, thousand

862
00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:34,799
point scorer, Logan Shipper, 100 career

863
00:31:34,799 --> 00:31:36,880
wins, Kevin Mur 100 career points. Those

864
00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:38,720
three tremendous individual awards will

865
00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:40,159
have banners put up in the gymnasium for

866
00:31:40,159 --> 00:31:41,679
them so they can accomplish those and

867
00:31:41,679 --> 00:31:43,600
come back and see those accomplishments

868
00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,120
and what happened. So super excited

869
00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:47,039
about those three. I think Alyssa was

870
00:31:47,039 --> 00:31:48,399
the only four the fourth person in

871
00:31:48,399 --> 00:31:51,039
Pemrook um basketball history to eclipse

872
00:31:51,039 --> 00:31:53,360
that mark and she went over 1100. 112

873
00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:55,279
was her career number. So, a tremendous

874
00:31:55,279 --> 00:31:58,640
career for for PER girls basketball. Uh,

875
00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:00,720
state champion shot putter, a ton of

876
00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:02,399
Patriot League MVPs, girls and boys out

877
00:32:02,399 --> 00:32:04,159
to a track, girls tennis, boys soccer,

878
00:32:04,159 --> 00:32:06,399
boys into a track, and girls basketball.

879
00:32:06,399 --> 00:32:08,399
Um, so each side of the Patriot League

880
00:32:08,399 --> 00:32:10,480
gets one MVP selected and that's voted

881
00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:12,399
on by the coaches in that division. So,

882
00:32:12,399 --> 00:32:14,480
it just shows how what they provide to

883
00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:15,760
the league, not just the Penrook, but

884
00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:17,440
the whole entire Patriot League, the 12

885
00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:19,600
member league that we're in. Boys and

886
00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:21,440
girls track, we're outdoor track stay

887
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:23,679
runner up, not a surprise to many. um

888
00:32:23,679 --> 00:32:24,880
eight Patriot League Fisher Division

889
00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:27,679
titles, 82 Patri League All-Stars, 12

890
00:32:27,679 --> 00:32:28,960
teams qualifying for the state

891
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,120
tournament, six of them being a round of

892
00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:32,799
16 finalist, four round of eight

893
00:32:32,799 --> 00:32:35,120
finalist, and then finally, we're the

894
00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:36,399
fifth uh we're fifth in the Patriot

895
00:32:36,399 --> 00:32:37,760
League in the Boston Globes Classic

896
00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:39,360
standings. So, the only schools in front

897
00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:41,919
of us are Marshfield, Ducksberry,

898
00:32:41,919 --> 00:32:43,919
Hangingham, and Hanover. So, we're that

899
00:32:43,919 --> 00:32:45,279
fifth school. So, we're we're above a

900
00:32:45,279 --> 00:32:46,559
bunch of, you know, highly competitive

901
00:32:46,559 --> 00:32:48,159
schools like Situ and some others that

902
00:32:48,159 --> 00:32:50,960
are around us. And um this past year has

903
00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:52,159
been tremendous. And that that

904
00:32:52,159 --> 00:32:53,760
scholastic standings is a win- loss

905
00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,840
result from your fall, your winter, and

906
00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:57,519
your spring season. It's an aggregate

907
00:32:57,519 --> 00:32:59,760
number that they put together. So

908
00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:02,320
overall, this this winter, the fall, and

909
00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:04,240
the spring have been certainly a time of

910
00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:05,679
a lot of competitive excellence that we

911
00:33:05,679 --> 00:33:07,440
chase, but I think the important part of

912
00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:09,519
that competitive excellence side is that

913
00:33:09,519 --> 00:33:11,519
I truly believe the platform of

914
00:33:11,519 --> 00:33:13,840
athletics is the greatest tool that we

915
00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:15,279
have to really teach the things that are

916
00:33:15,279 --> 00:33:16,720
necessary to be successful in life.

917
00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:18,799
There's no shortcuts to be successful in

918
00:33:18,799 --> 00:33:20,080
life. There's no shortcuts to be

919
00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:21,919
successful in sports. And I really think

920
00:33:21,919 --> 00:33:23,840
that platform that we have that our

921
00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:25,600
coaches are providing, um, our student

922
00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:27,440
athletes are are putting in the work,

923
00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:28,799
they're being committed, they're being

924
00:33:28,799 --> 00:33:30,080
resilient, they're they're working

925
00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:31,919
through adversity. I think those are all

926
00:33:31,919 --> 00:33:34,320
the things that we want all our students

927
00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:36,559
to to have. And I think the platform

928
00:33:36,559 --> 00:33:38,399
that we have here at Penrook has just

929
00:33:38,399 --> 00:33:40,080
been doing a great job for for our

930
00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:43,120
student athletes.

931
00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:45,919
>> Next slide. A little bit of of community

932
00:33:45,919 --> 00:33:47,760
service. Obviously, this is just as

933
00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:49,279
important as anything that any of our

934
00:33:49,279 --> 00:33:51,440
student athletes do. But we we hosted

935
00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:52,880
Morgan's message this year for the first

936
00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:56,080
time our girls basketball team. Um, and

937
00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:58,000
Morgan's message is really a nationwide

938
00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:00,240
message to kind of fight the stigma of

939
00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,880
mental health. And it just helps support

940
00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:04,960
um and get the the voice out and the

941
00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:06,559
word out and exposure out to mental

942
00:34:06,559 --> 00:34:08,320
health and who's fighting it and that

943
00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:09,760
you have help and there's people there

944
00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:11,040
that are willing to help you and ask for

945
00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:13,359
help and it's okay. So, we hosted that

946
00:34:13,359 --> 00:34:14,960
night u when we played Norwell in

947
00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:17,119
basketball. We had a great turnout. Uh

948
00:34:17,119 --> 00:34:18,399
it was a great first time that we've

949
00:34:18,399 --> 00:34:19,599
done it and we're certainly going to do

950
00:34:19,599 --> 00:34:21,599
that in the future moving forward. Our

951
00:34:21,599 --> 00:34:23,599
boys hockey team, uh they played a game

952
00:34:23,599 --> 00:34:25,440
that was dedicated to local food pantry.

953
00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,280
They spent a ton of time with those

954
00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:29,679
folks donating hours um doing whatever

955
00:34:29,679 --> 00:34:31,760
they can with with with that group and

956
00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:33,679
um they've done a great job. Our

957
00:34:33,679 --> 00:34:35,679
volleyball hosted their pink night which

958
00:34:35,679 --> 00:34:37,839
they do annually for cancer awareness.

959
00:34:37,839 --> 00:34:39,839
Uh we have a ton of youth camps that we

960
00:34:39,839 --> 00:34:42,960
host from uh pretty much year round,

961
00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:44,480
mainly in the summertime, but we host

962
00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:46,720
some during some school breaks and some

963
00:34:46,720 --> 00:34:48,240
holidays and you know extra dates we can

964
00:34:48,240 --> 00:34:49,599
get in. But we had some youth camps for

965
00:34:49,599 --> 00:34:52,000
soccer, both boys and girls, basketball,

966
00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:53,919
lacrosse, cheerleading, baseball, and

967
00:34:53,919 --> 00:34:55,440
softball. So that that importance of

968
00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:57,359
getting our youth connected with our

969
00:34:57,359 --> 00:35:00,400
high school aged um folks is is is

970
00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:01,680
something that we need. We're obviously

971
00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:02,880
not the biggest town. So when we can

972
00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:04,560
create those connections and those

973
00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:05,920
relationships early on, I think they

974
00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:07,680
really pay dividends down the road. and

975
00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:09,280
something our our kids and our coaches

976
00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:11,119
are doing a great job with. And then

977
00:35:11,119 --> 00:35:13,119
lastly, Alyssa Marcelo, once again to

978
00:35:13,119 --> 00:35:14,480
shout her out, she was a member of the

979
00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:16,400
MIA student advisory committee. There's

980
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,240
only 26 student advisory committee in

981
00:35:18,240 --> 00:35:20,720
the entire state. It's a super rigorous

982
00:35:20,720 --> 00:35:23,040
um path to get there. You have a resume.

983
00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:23,920
You need to go through an interview

984
00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:26,240
process with the MIA executive director.

985
00:35:26,240 --> 00:35:28,400
They have monthly meetings at in

986
00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:30,560
Franklin MA headquarters. They they give

987
00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:32,240
back a ton. In this picture, you

988
00:35:32,240 --> 00:35:33,359
probably can't really see it well, but

989
00:35:33,359 --> 00:35:35,119
she actually spoke. This was at Gillette

990
00:35:35,119 --> 00:35:37,440
Stadium at the 31st um annual

991
00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:39,200
sportsmanship summit in front of like a

992
00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:41,520
thousand people and just that experience

993
00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:43,520
alone was was awesome and once again

994
00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:44,960
just representing what we're about at

995
00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,440
Pemrook and doing a great job

996
00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:50,079
>> uh in that role.

997
00:35:50,079 --> 00:35:51,119
>> All right, moving forward. I don't know

998
00:35:51,119 --> 00:35:53,119
if that top piece is on there, but I

999
00:35:53,119 --> 00:35:54,240
think you have it in your slide. So,

1000
00:35:54,240 --> 00:35:55,280
this is going to start with the fall

1001
00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,839
sports really our five-year um numbers

1002
00:35:57,839 --> 00:36:01,440
from 2021 up to 2025 participation wise.

1003
00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:04,720
Um, nothing drastic and major in here. I

1004
00:36:04,720 --> 00:36:05,920
think you see our percentage of

1005
00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:08,640
enrollment for athletics. We're down 1%

1006
00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:10,160
from our 5-y year roll on average. So,

1007
00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:12,000
nothing that's um drastic one way or the

1008
00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:14,320
other. I think this is probably pretty

1009
00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:17,119
consistent and and steady um expectation

1010
00:36:17,119 --> 00:36:19,040
of where I hope we're at. That 40%

1011
00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:20,960
number and above is is a healthy number

1012
00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:23,520
and something that we we push to to keep

1013
00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:25,760
going. Um the biggest drop off from the

1014
00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:29,200
fall 2025 to 2024, girls soccer was down

1015
00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:31,599
about nine. uh student athletes and

1016
00:36:31,599 --> 00:36:33,200
football was down about seven. So that's

1017
00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,440
that was a 16ish uh student athlete

1018
00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:38,000
reduction from year-over-year. And then

1019
00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:40,560
um volleyball has actually become pretty

1020
00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:42,240
much our most robust and popular sport

1021
00:36:42,240 --> 00:36:43,520
in the fall. We have we offer three

1022
00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:45,760
levels of freshman JV and varsity. We

1023
00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:46,960
have to make cuts unfortunately because

1024
00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:49,119
we have so many girls who uh and boys

1025
00:36:49,119 --> 00:36:50,880
who try out for that team which is

1026
00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:52,640
awesome. Uh but it's a super it's

1027
00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:54,880
healthy, it's growing and it's um it's

1028
00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:57,520
been a great experience for all athletes

1029
00:36:57,520 --> 00:36:59,920
moving forward.

1030
00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:02,240
the that looks like it's fall right

1031
00:37:02,240 --> 00:37:02,640
there.

1032
00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:04,800
>> There we go. Winter,

1033
00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:07,040
>> same thing. Five-year averages from 2021

1034
00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:09,359
to our current winter that we just

1035
00:37:09,359 --> 00:37:11,920
finished up last week. The winter sports

1036
00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:15,280
numbers are down slightly more um in

1037
00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:17,119
terms of from last year, but really that

1038
00:37:17,119 --> 00:37:18,480
number last year I think had a lot of

1039
00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:19,839
noise in it. I don't think it had much

1040
00:37:19,839 --> 00:37:22,800
signal. that that uh indoor track number

1041
00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:26,000
had like 125 last year

1042
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:27,680
>> where our 5-year average was like

1043
00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:30,079
between 95 and 100 right in that range

1044
00:37:30,079 --> 00:37:31,200
>> and that's where we're back at this

1045
00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:33,359
year. So it looks like we're down kind

1046
00:37:33,359 --> 00:37:35,119
of a healthy chunk but I think there was

1047
00:37:35,119 --> 00:37:36,320
a lot of noise in that number from last

1048
00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:38,320
year. I don't expect it to be that high

1049
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:40,560
moving forward which kind of shows where

1050
00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:42,800
that drop off is coming from. But once

1051
00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:44,480
again we're above that 40% threshold

1052
00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:46,320
which is I think a critical number a

1053
00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:47,839
number that we're trying to stay at and

1054
00:37:47,839 --> 00:37:51,599
above moving forward.

1055
00:37:51,599 --> 00:37:54,320
spring. So, I just updated this with our

1056
00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:55,599
actually our current spring numbers.

1057
00:37:55,599 --> 00:37:57,119
Spring sports started yesterday. Can't

1058
00:37:57,119 --> 00:37:58,400
believe that the field's out there on

1059
00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:00,240
spring like, but uh we're doing our

1060
00:38:00,240 --> 00:38:02,400
best. These numbers are are pretty

1061
00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:05,040
accurate. We had about 13 uh folks

1062
00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:07,119
register between yesterday and today.

1063
00:38:07,119 --> 00:38:08,400
So, we're still we're still adding to

1064
00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:09,839
this, which is a good thing. Um

1065
00:38:09,839 --> 00:38:11,839
registration, although I put a deadline

1066
00:38:11,839 --> 00:38:13,280
on it, it never seems to close. We're

1067
00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:16,320
always taking those those late ads. Um

1068
00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:17,760
but once again, you can see our numbers

1069
00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:19,280
are staying pretty steady. uh they look

1070
00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:20,800
a little bit low. They'll come up to be

1071
00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:23,359
about 39% of our enrollment. Um to be,

1072
00:38:23,359 --> 00:38:25,920
you know, just right below our 5-year

1073
00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:28,320
moving average. Um the two declines for

1074
00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:30,000
this spring season that I've seen right

1075
00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:33,680
now are girls lacrosse in baseball. Um

1076
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:35,040
but like I said, we still have a few

1077
00:38:35,040 --> 00:38:36,880
late enrollies, and we'll see what those

1078
00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:39,440
numbers uh kind of finalize as we, you

1079
00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:40,880
know, get through this first week of of

1080
00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:47,270
spring sports.

1081
00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:49,920
» All right.

1082
00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:52,480
budget overview. Let have this right.

1083
00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:54,480
It's a little bit over here. Okay. So,

1084
00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:56,079
just what it looks like from our fiscal

1085
00:38:56,079 --> 00:38:58,240
year 26 overview. The next slide will be

1086
00:38:58,240 --> 00:38:59,839
in detail. So, this is just a kind of

1087
00:38:59,839 --> 00:39:01,760
the macro look at it. Athletic director,

1088
00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:03,359
our coaching stipens. We have about

1089
00:39:03,359 --> 00:39:06,000
roughly 60 to 61 coaching stipens and

1090
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:07,760
that makes up both our uh Penrook

1091
00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:09,280
Community Middle School and our Penrook

1092
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,599
High School coaches uh in all three

1093
00:39:11,599 --> 00:39:13,839
seasons. So, roughly about 61 coaching

1094
00:39:13,839 --> 00:39:16,079
stipens to make up that number. athletic

1095
00:39:16,079 --> 00:39:17,839
maintenance custodian, contracted

1096
00:39:17,839 --> 00:39:20,160
services, officials, um supplies and

1097
00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:23,599
equipment make up that 827 720. So this

1098
00:39:23,599 --> 00:39:24,720
next slide you can see a little bit of

1099
00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:26,400
detail to break those numbers down to

1100
00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:28,720
give some context to them. Our biggest

1101
00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:30,480
and largest expense year over year is

1102
00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:32,079
going to be our rentals. Um our ice

1103
00:39:32,079 --> 00:39:35,359
rinks are continue to um give us a cost

1104
00:39:35,359 --> 00:39:37,520
that we have to pay and it's obviously

1105
00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:39,359
expensive, but we that's it is what it

1106
00:39:39,359 --> 00:39:41,119
is. That's a cost of doing business.

1107
00:39:41,119 --> 00:39:42,480
We're fortunate they're in our backyard

1108
00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,400
and uh you know it helps from a

1109
00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:46,640
transportation perspective, but our our

1110
00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:49,520
ice for our boys and girls team make up

1111
00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:53,680
roughly 65,000 of that 90,000. Um and

1112
00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:55,760
then our gymnastics program, our swim

1113
00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:57,280
program,

1114
00:39:57,280 --> 00:39:58,640
our two big other rentals, we use the

1115
00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:00,480
Southshore YMCA and handover for

1116
00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:02,720
gymnastics, we use a Kingsbury Club and

1117
00:40:02,720 --> 00:40:05,520
Kingston um for our swim team. And that

1118
00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:07,440
makes up that that 90,000 roughly for

1119
00:40:07,440 --> 00:40:10,160
our rentals. Our league dues are

1120
00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:12,000
consisted of our Patriot League dues and

1121
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,400
our MIA league dues and then we have

1122
00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:15,920
entry fees for our cheerleading

1123
00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:18,000
competitions, our wrestling events and

1124
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,800
our track um events that we that we

1125
00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:23,200
regularly attend. Field maintenance,

1126
00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:24,880
that's just our, you know, the stuff we

1127
00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:26,800
need year-over-year. Like training

1128
00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:29,040
services, that is the cost of Grace

1129
00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:31,520
Walsh, our athletic trainer, and or any

1130
00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:33,760
additional help that we um get provided

1131
00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:35,599
by Mass General Brighgam, who our

1132
00:40:35,599 --> 00:40:37,200
contractor is with for athletic training

1133
00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:40,079
services. So at times uh if we need

1134
00:40:40,079 --> 00:40:41,440
additional athletic trainer, if we have

1135
00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:42,880
multiple events going on, they will

1136
00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:44,320
provide that to us as kind of part of

1137
00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:46,480
our contract. Um and it covers

1138
00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:48,480
everything that way. Reconditioning,

1139
00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:50,800
police details, repairs, uniform

1140
00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:52,480
replacement cycle, and transportation

1141
00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:55,359
make up the rest of that. Um 285, the

1142
00:40:55,359 --> 00:40:57,599
contracted services, game officials, we

1143
00:40:57,599 --> 00:41:00,880
host we host roughly 270 home events. Um

1144
00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:02,160
and for each of those home events, we

1145
00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:04,000
have athletic officials and that makes

1146
00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:07,440
up that 5896A price. And then our

1147
00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:09,599
training supplies broken up through our

1148
00:41:09,599 --> 00:41:11,119
three seasons in our athletic training

1149
00:41:11,119 --> 00:41:16,069
room make up that remaining 3160.

1150
00:41:16,079 --> 00:41:17,599
So that's kind of the the budget

1151
00:41:17,599 --> 00:41:20,000
breakdown and overview last year moving

1152
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:23,200
forward to uh 27. Some of our goals as

1153
00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:24,960
we look forward to continue to you know

1154
00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:26,319
try to provide the best experience that

1155
00:41:26,319 --> 00:41:28,079
we can is obviously our athletic

1156
00:41:28,079 --> 00:41:29,119
facilities is something we're always

1157
00:41:29,119 --> 00:41:30,960
looking to invest in. That's going to be

1158
00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:33,520
um you know an always an important and

1159
00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:36,000
critical part of our of our program. So

1160
00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:37,680
once again, an athletic press box that

1161
00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:40,800
you've heard me say for some time. Um

1162
00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:42,560
our grass fields certainly after this

1163
00:41:42,560 --> 00:41:44,960
winter are going to need some extra TLC.

1164
00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:47,200
Um they've been white for a long time

1165
00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:49,200
and they get a ton of use. So they're

1166
00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:51,359
and there's not great drainage. So I'll

1167
00:41:51,359 --> 00:41:52,960
be very curious over the next 7 to 10

1168
00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:56,000
days how they they shake out um in some

1169
00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:57,200
better weather. And then in our

1170
00:41:57,200 --> 00:41:58,800
gymnasium, our basketball hoops, we

1171
00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:01,040
replaced two systems over the past two

1172
00:42:01,040 --> 00:42:02,640
years and slowly been chipping away at

1173
00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:04,560
it, but they are getting older in our

1174
00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:06,240
gym and they get a lot of use, not only

1175
00:42:06,240 --> 00:42:08,400
from our sports programs, but our our PE

1176
00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:10,000
programs as well and our youth folks on

1177
00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:12,800
the weekend. So, they're pretty um you

1178
00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:14,800
know, a pretty popular piece in our

1179
00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:17,520
school. The next goal moving down is

1180
00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:18,400
once again to strengthen our

1181
00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:19,760
relationship with our our youth uh

1182
00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:22,720
sports folks. They're they're a critical

1183
00:42:22,720 --> 00:42:24,480
part of what we do and if we want to

1184
00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:25,839
continue to have success, we need to

1185
00:42:25,839 --> 00:42:28,240
invest in them to get them involved as

1186
00:42:28,240 --> 00:42:30,880
early as we can. Like uh Gwyn's talked

1187
00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:32,240
about recruiting for her folks. It's

1188
00:42:32,240 --> 00:42:33,839
we're recruiting for our own kids in our

1189
00:42:33,839 --> 00:42:35,359
town as well. As you guys know, there's

1190
00:42:35,359 --> 00:42:38,000
so many options from private schools and

1191
00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:40,319
um just so many more options nowadays

1192
00:42:40,319 --> 00:42:42,560
for kids to go. Uh we want to keep our

1193
00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:45,760
own in town and we're trying to get a hold of them at a young age to

1194
00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:47,440
have a chance to do that.

1195
00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:48,880
>> We continue to live stream our athletic

1196
00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:51,200
events through Huddle. It's been um

1197
00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:52,560
we've got a ton of feedback on it. We

1198
00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:54,800
get over 2,000 uh 2,000 10,000 views

1199
00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:57,920
yearly. Um it's a free platform for

1200
00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:00,480
parents, family, people afar uh to check

1201
00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:02,160
in and watch their their family and

1202
00:43:02,160 --> 00:43:04,480
friends compete at Pepper High School.

1203
00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:06,240
And they continue to provide a holistic

1204
00:43:06,240 --> 00:43:08,240
student athlete experience. Grace does a

1205
00:43:08,240 --> 00:43:09,599
tremendous job in the training room uh

1206
00:43:09,599 --> 00:43:11,119
taking care of our student athletes. And

1207
00:43:11,119 --> 00:43:12,560
then the strength conditioning program

1208
00:43:12,560 --> 00:43:14,960
is something that on the next slide um

1209
00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:19,200
I'll talk about a little bit but it's been a a very popular uh place in

1210
00:43:19,200 --> 00:43:22,480
our athletic department as well.

1211
00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:24,960
So we kind of put this all together.

1212
00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:26,480
Some of the capital items obviously the

1213
00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:29,760
press box is is is the biggest cost. Um

1214
00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:31,920
that cost year over year goes up a

1215
00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:33,359
little bit more and more as the cost of

1216
00:43:33,359 --> 00:43:36,720
new business goes up. Um, but I I hope

1217
00:43:36,720 --> 00:43:38,800
it's something we can try to, you know,

1218
00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:41,599
put our our work work in and and get a

1219
00:43:41,599 --> 00:43:42,720
find a way to get that accomplished

1220
00:43:42,720 --> 00:43:44,160
because I do think it impacts so many in

1221
00:43:44,160 --> 00:43:46,319
this town, like I said, from our youth

1222
00:43:46,319 --> 00:43:48,160
programs to to the high school program.

1223
00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:49,680
So, I think there's there would be a lot

1224
00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:51,599
of support behind trying to find a way

1225
00:43:51,599 --> 00:43:53,440
to to raise that money if that was a

1226
00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:56,720
path in in the town. Um, I do think

1227
00:43:56,720 --> 00:43:58,480
there's a lot of support. basketball

1228
00:43:58,480 --> 00:43:59,839
hoops I talked about and the strength

1229
00:43:59,839 --> 00:44:01,440
conditioning coach. This would be a

1230
00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:02,960
stipen position kind of like our coaches

1231
00:44:02,960 --> 00:44:06,640
are per season. We have almost every

1232
00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:09,760
single one of our teams use the weight

1233
00:44:09,760 --> 00:44:11,359
room at at some point in time or the

1234
00:44:11,359 --> 00:44:12,960
other throughout the week or or the

1235
00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:15,359
individual season. So all our teams we

1236
00:44:15,359 --> 00:44:19,920
probably have I wish I had a a number to track how many kids were in there

1237
00:44:19,920 --> 00:44:21,200
each day, but we probably have at least

1238
00:44:21,200 --> 00:44:22,880
100 student athletes who enter that

1239
00:44:22,880 --> 00:44:24,240
weight room every single day. all

1240
00:44:24,240 --> 00:44:25,440
different sports um

1241
00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:27,359
>> and all different music genre tastes,

1242
00:44:27,359 --> 00:44:29,200
>> all different genres.

1243
00:44:29,200 --> 00:44:30,560
>> I'm like, "Oh goodness, what's happening

1244
00:44:30,560 --> 00:44:31,200
in there today?"

1245
00:44:31,200 --> 00:44:33,280
>> Playlist and all all the fun stuff. But

1246
00:44:33,280 --> 00:44:36,319
it it really has become a place that um

1247
00:44:36,319 --> 00:44:38,400
it welcomes everyone. It's not just the

1248
00:44:38,400 --> 00:44:40,800
football team or this group or this

1249
00:44:40,800 --> 00:44:43,359
group. All our groups are in there. Um,

1250
00:44:43,359 --> 00:44:45,119
and I'd love to keep that a place where

1251
00:44:45,119 --> 00:44:47,280
we can, uh, provide some coaching and

1252
00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:49,359
some, you know, u, year each season so

1253
00:44:49,359 --> 00:44:51,599
we have some consistency for all our

1254
00:44:51,599 --> 00:44:53,040
team and student athletes to have that

1255
00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:54,640
because I do think that is an edge. I do

1256
00:44:54,640 --> 00:44:56,000
think having a strength conditioning

1257
00:44:56,000 --> 00:44:58,000
coach in the high school level is an

1258
00:44:58,000 --> 00:44:59,200
edge and it's something that our student

1259
00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:01,920
athletes really they they they enjoy

1260
00:45:01,920 --> 00:45:04,160
being in there. Um, so I think that

1261
00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:06,480
would be a great addition to our our

1262
00:45:06,480 --> 00:45:08,560
program. And then the turf field one to

1263
00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:10,800
two years away. I got it tested in

1264
00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:16,079
April. We're our our GMAX testing and some other testing. We're we're good

1265
00:45:16,079 --> 00:45:19,119
from those ratings. Some of our um seams

1266
00:45:19,119 --> 00:45:21,280
and our busy areas are starting to decay

1267
00:45:21,280 --> 00:45:23,520
a little bit, but we're uh we're in good

1268
00:45:23,520 --> 00:45:25,839
shape. We added another maintenance each

1269
00:45:25,839 --> 00:45:28,000
year to try to push that longevity out

1270
00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:30,560
of the turf and um it's a it's a busy

1271
00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:31,920
place for us. We get a lot of use out of

1272
00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:36,079
it. So, that will be down the road.

1273
00:45:36,079 --> 00:45:39,040
All right. I think that is the end. So

1274
00:45:39,040 --> 00:45:40,640
happy to talk about anything athletics

1275
00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:43,680
or whatever anyone wants to talk about.

1276
00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:45,359
>> Start on the end, Katrina.

1277
00:45:45,359 --> 00:45:48,079
>> Yeah. Um

1278
00:45:48,079 --> 00:45:50,319
I guess thank you so much for this. It's

1279
00:45:50,319 --> 00:45:52,319
really helpful to see kind of how things

1280
00:45:52,319 --> 00:45:54,560
are going over time and um all the

1281
00:45:54,560 --> 00:45:56,960
accomplishments of um the our student

1282
00:45:56,960 --> 00:46:00,880
athletes. Um, one question about um, in

1283
00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:03,680
terms of your big biggest budget ask,

1284
00:46:03,680 --> 00:46:05,760
like if you were to pick from the

1285
00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:07,599
capital items, what do you feel like is

1286
00:46:07,599 --> 00:46:10,000
the most um, pressing?

1287
00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:12,000
>> It's a good question. It's really I I

1288
00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:14,960
think I think they both I think the

1289
00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:17,280
press box and the transitioning coach

1290
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:20,000
are both super pressing, but they're

1291
00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:21,359
almost in two different avenues where I

1292
00:46:21,359 --> 00:46:23,359
think we get way more student athlete

1293
00:46:23,359 --> 00:46:24,720
touches obviously by the transition

1294
00:46:24,720 --> 00:46:27,440
coach, which has those benefits. I think

1295
00:46:27,440 --> 00:46:29,520
the press box obviously has a benefit

1296
00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:31,440
from a facility usage, from a game

1297
00:46:31,440 --> 00:46:33,920
operations and logistics perspective. So

1298
00:46:33,920 --> 00:46:35,680
I it's a good question because I think

1299
00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:36,800
they have kind of a little bit of

1300
00:46:36,800 --> 00:46:38,000
different path.

1301
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:38,400
>> Yeah.

1302
00:46:38,400 --> 00:46:39,680
>> Um

1303
00:46:39,680 --> 00:46:40,319
>> Got it.

1304
00:46:40,319 --> 00:46:42,000
>> So it's kind of hard to pick. Well,

1305
00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:44,800
since you mentioned raising money, um so

1306
00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:47,599
we did start last year to reinvigorate

1307
00:46:47,599 --> 00:46:50,240
the um PEO Education Foundation, but we

1308
00:46:50,240 --> 00:46:52,160
need somebody to help us with the um

1309
00:46:52,160 --> 00:46:54,400
taxes and all the things that fell off

1310
00:46:54,400 --> 00:46:56,720
when it stopped being functional before.

1311
00:46:56,720 --> 00:46:58,800
Um so if anyone wants to help with that,

1312
00:46:58,800 --> 00:47:00,640
would love to raise money for this um

1313
00:47:00,640 --> 00:47:02,640
turf field press box because we can use

1314
00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:04,560
that. Um but we do have some work to do

1315
00:47:04,560 --> 00:47:07,359
in terms of the um nonprofit status and

1316
00:47:07,359 --> 00:47:08,880
things like that. But if we can get that

1317
00:47:08,880 --> 00:47:10,400
worked out and there's folks who want to

1318
00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:12,400
volunteer to help make that a reality, I

1319
00:47:12,400 --> 00:47:14,400
think we could totally do fundraising

1320
00:47:14,400 --> 00:47:15,599
for the press box.

1321
00:47:15,599 --> 00:47:17,119
>> I think you should partner also with the

1322
00:47:17,119 --> 00:47:18,720
boosters on that because I know there

1323
00:47:18,720 --> 00:47:21,040
was an appetite a couple years ago to

1324
00:47:21,040 --> 00:47:22,240
contribute toward it.

1325
00:47:22,240 --> 00:47:24,400
>> Yes. And I candidly don't have a ton of

1326
00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:25,920
time to do that. So if anyone wants to

1327
00:47:25,920 --> 00:47:27,839
help, please reach out to me.

1328
00:47:27,839 --> 00:47:29,200
>> Tell me what to do. I'll go picketing

1329
00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:30,400
around town. Whatever I have to do

1330
00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:31,440
holding up signs,

1331
00:47:31,440 --> 00:47:33,599
>> we'll have an opportunity with the

1332
00:47:33,599 --> 00:47:35,119
replacement of the turf field to

1333
00:47:35,119 --> 00:47:36,720
potentially put together a project,

1334
00:47:36,720 --> 00:47:39,280
right? like a athletic enhancement.

1335
00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:39,680
>> Okay.

1336
00:47:39,680 --> 00:47:40,960
>> Maybe like a capital.

1337
00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:42,079
>> Two years from now, we're still

1338
00:47:42,079 --> 00:47:44,480
>> Can we do CPC funds for that or no?

1339
00:47:44,480 --> 00:47:46,800
>> Um, no. I think it has to be grass. I

1340
00:47:46,800 --> 00:47:46,960
think

1341
00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:48,960
>> it has to be grass. Can't be grass. I

1342
00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:50,400
don't know that much about CPC, but we

1343
00:47:50,400 --> 00:47:51,680
couldn't use it to replace the turf

1344
00:47:51,680 --> 00:47:53,040
field. So, I can't imagine that you

1345
00:47:53,040 --> 00:47:54,640
could use it for

1346
00:47:54,640 --> 00:47:56,960
>> I did have one other question.

1347
00:47:56,960 --> 00:47:58,960
>> The I'm I'm sorry. Can you let me jump?

1348
00:47:58,960 --> 00:48:00,720
I was saying drop for a minute,

1349
00:48:00,720 --> 00:48:02,560
>> but didn't we use CPC funds to do the

1350
00:48:02,560 --> 00:48:03,040
playgrounds?

1351
00:48:03,040 --> 00:48:04,319
>> The playground. Yes. But like I feel

1352
00:48:04,319 --> 00:48:06,240
like Madakisa works because it's grass.

1353
00:48:06,240 --> 00:48:07,760
I there's there's some weird

1354
00:48:07,760 --> 00:48:09,119
stipulations to it. I don't know.

1355
00:48:09,119 --> 00:48:10,480
>> But the press box

1356
00:48:10,480 --> 00:48:12,240
>> Yeah, I don't know that the press box

1357
00:48:12,240 --> 00:48:13,680
would fall under CPC, but

1358
00:48:13,680 --> 00:48:14,800
>> I'm happy to explore it.

1359
00:48:14,800 --> 00:48:15,520
>> Yeah, why not?

1360
00:48:15,520 --> 00:48:16,640
>> Happy. Yeah, do that.

1361
00:48:16,640 --> 00:48:17,359
>> I'm sorry, Katrina.

1362
00:48:17,359 --> 00:48:20,160
>> No, you're totally fine. Um I was just

1363
00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:22,319
curious too if we've looked into and it

1364
00:48:22,319 --> 00:48:24,240
may be a no, but um if we've looked into

1365
00:48:24,240 --> 00:48:28,800
any grants for um any of these any of

1366
00:48:28,800 --> 00:48:30,559
these, like if there are grants that are

1367
00:48:30,559 --> 00:48:32,319
available to potentially fund any of

1368
00:48:32,319 --> 00:48:34,720
them. I have not looked into a grant for

1369
00:48:34,720 --> 00:48:37,680
the press box or I don't think the the

1370
00:48:37,680 --> 00:48:39,040
stipen coach position would fall into

1371
00:48:39,040 --> 00:48:42,000
any grants be aware of but

1372
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:44,000
>> press box I don't

1373
00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:45,280
>> once again I could look into that I'm

1374
00:48:45,280 --> 00:48:45,760
not

1375
00:48:45,760 --> 00:48:47,119
>> Brian just one off the board for a

1376
00:48:47,119 --> 00:48:49,200
second what about having Springfield

1377
00:48:49,200 --> 00:48:51,040
background that you and I both have what

1378
00:48:51,040 --> 00:48:52,960
about an intern strength and

1379
00:48:52,960 --> 00:48:55,040
conditioning person would that

1380
00:48:55,040 --> 00:48:56,800
>> I would that kind of cover us or not I

1381
00:48:56,800 --> 00:48:57,040
just

1382
00:48:57,040 --> 00:48:59,040
>> that would be my next step kind of

1383
00:48:59,040 --> 00:49:00,559
envision where we get a strength

1384
00:49:00,559 --> 00:49:02,000
condition certified and then we can

1385
00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:03,440
start having interns to make that

1386
00:49:03,440 --> 00:49:05,280
program kind of more hands-on, get more

1387
00:49:05,280 --> 00:49:06,960
touch points, and then we can get kids

1388
00:49:06,960 --> 00:49:08,880
from Bridgewwater State Springfield.

1389
00:49:08,880 --> 00:49:09,839
We're going to we can have a ton of

1390
00:49:09,839 --> 00:49:11,040
those departments

1391
00:49:11,040 --> 00:49:12,960
>> that are local that probably want to

1392
00:49:12,960 --> 00:49:14,559
come get some hours.

1393
00:49:14,559 --> 00:49:16,640
>> Yeah, I'm just let me talk to my

1394
00:49:16,640 --> 00:49:18,240
brother. Um I'm sure he's got some

1395
00:49:18,240 --> 00:49:20,079
resources there that I could tap in on.

1396
00:49:20,079 --> 00:49:20,400
>> Great.

1397
00:49:20,400 --> 00:49:21,760
>> So,

1398
00:49:21,760 --> 00:49:24,000
>> I'm done. and Alison.

1399
00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:25,920
>> So, if I remember correctly for the the

1400
00:49:25,920 --> 00:49:28,720
press box, part of the

1401
00:49:28,720 --> 00:49:31,200
process is it has to have sprinklers and

1402
00:49:31,200 --> 00:49:34,640
ADA and all things that we don't

1403
00:49:34,640 --> 00:49:36,079
currently have

1404
00:49:36,079 --> 00:49:38,400
>> anywhere within that area really. Right.

1405
00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:40,079
>> So, we have water. When we put the

1406
00:49:40,079 --> 00:49:42,079
sprinkler system out to the brack field,

1407
00:49:42,079 --> 00:49:45,359
we did run the the conduit for those

1408
00:49:45,359 --> 00:49:48,000
pieces if there were to ever be a press

1409
00:49:48,000 --> 00:49:51,440
box. So the the press box would be its

1410
00:49:51,440 --> 00:49:55,119
own entity behind like is there even

1411
00:49:55,119 --> 00:49:57,760
like a conceptual idea of where this

1412
00:49:57,760 --> 00:49:58,400
would be or

1413
00:49:58,400 --> 00:50:00,400
>> Yeah. So I I have some

1414
00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:02,800
>> I'm just curious diagrams and some some

1415
00:50:02,800 --> 00:50:05,119
u things that companies given us. So

1416
00:50:05,119 --> 00:50:06,480
there's so many options now. Some come

1417
00:50:06,480 --> 00:50:09,760
prefabed or they ship them in and they they build a foundation. That's

1418
00:50:09,760 --> 00:50:10,880
kind of the work and they're prefabed

1419
00:50:10,880 --> 00:50:12,400
and they're kind of nice and easy

1420
00:50:12,400 --> 00:50:13,680
>> like on the ground.

1421
00:50:13,680 --> 00:50:14,960
>> Not on the ground but they're they're

1422
00:50:14,960 --> 00:50:16,319
already built and then they yeah they

1423
00:50:16,319 --> 00:50:17,520
put them up on that. Um,

1424
00:50:17,520 --> 00:50:19,440
>> so are we talking like an elevator or is

1425
00:50:19,440 --> 00:50:21,760
this would be ramps or like how do you

1426
00:50:21,760 --> 00:50:23,119
>> It would probably be an elevator process

1427
00:50:23,119 --> 00:50:25,119
to have a ramp to that in the back would

1428
00:50:25,119 --> 00:50:26,720
be

1429
00:50:26,720 --> 00:50:28,400
>> it would be we don't have enough space.

1430
00:50:28,400 --> 00:50:29,359
There's not enough space.

1431
00:50:29,359 --> 00:50:30,400
>> Yeah. No, that's why I was just trying

1432
00:50:30,400 --> 00:50:33,119
to pro like cuz you know I think that

1433
00:50:33,119 --> 00:50:35,280
whether CPC can be used but then all the

1434
00:50:35,280 --> 00:50:37,920
youth sports that use the fields like it

1435
00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:40,640
would obviously be beneficial to

1436
00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:41,280
>> the whole town

1437
00:50:41,280 --> 00:50:45,119
>> a lot of places a lot of people. Um

1438
00:50:45,119 --> 00:50:47,520
yeah, that's definitely something I

1439
00:50:47,520 --> 00:50:48,960
think that could be explored in

1440
00:50:48,960 --> 00:50:51,440
different avenues of outside of just

1441
00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:54,319
like our budget um within the school.

1442
00:50:54,319 --> 00:50:56,559
But I also want to just also shout out

1443
00:50:56,559 --> 00:50:58,319
the basketball I mean the baseball and

1444
00:50:58,319 --> 00:51:01,119
softball players because I've been part

1445
00:51:01,119 --> 00:51:03,680
>> so first of all congratulations and all

1446
00:51:03,680 --> 00:51:05,760
the successes for all the sports teams

1447
00:51:05,760 --> 00:51:07,440
like I'm just really impressed. The

1448
00:51:07,440 --> 00:51:09,119
volleyball team this year was

1449
00:51:09,119 --> 00:51:10,480
unbelievable. And

1450
00:51:10,480 --> 00:51:11,920
>> there was a dusty banner up there we had

1451
00:51:11,920 --> 00:51:13,440
to clear off for New Year's.

1452
00:51:13,440 --> 00:51:16,400
>> Oh my gosh. Yeah. It was just I mean and

1453
00:51:16,400 --> 00:51:19,280
honestly I mean in the track program and

1454
00:51:19,280 --> 00:51:20,960
cross country and so many amazing

1455
00:51:20,960 --> 00:51:23,920
athletes and I think that they can't be

1456
00:51:23,920 --> 00:51:25,359
developed without good leadership,

1457
00:51:25,359 --> 00:51:26,720
right? So we really appreciate

1458
00:51:26,720 --> 00:51:28,160
everything you're doing for the program

1459
00:51:28,160 --> 00:51:31,280
which is pretty amazing. Um a couple of

1460
00:51:31,280 --> 00:51:34,160
questions I had. First one is uh

1461
00:51:34,160 --> 00:51:36,400
regarding the budget detail. Is there

1462
00:51:36,400 --> 00:51:38,079
anything in here? Is this just

1463
00:51:38,079 --> 00:51:39,920
maintenance of effort budget detail or

1464
00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:42,240
is there any sort of um items in here

1465
00:51:42,240 --> 00:51:45,359
that are increased from last year that

1466
00:51:45,359 --> 00:51:46,800
should be called out or

1467
00:51:46,800 --> 00:51:48,960
>> the the biggest increase is really come

1468
00:51:48,960 --> 00:51:50,400
back to that contracted services piece

1469
00:51:50,400 --> 00:51:52,319
for the rentals. So that just goes up

1470
00:51:52,319 --> 00:51:53,839
yearly based off whatever the rink

1471
00:51:53,839 --> 00:51:55,440
decides they want to charge next year.

1472
00:51:55,440 --> 00:51:57,680
It's not like a a price that we know

1473
00:51:57,680 --> 00:51:59,359
we're getting.

1474
00:51:59,359 --> 00:52:00,800
>> So yeah, so our maintenance of effort

1475
00:52:00,800 --> 00:52:02,720
budget includes an increase in those

1476
00:52:02,720 --> 00:52:04,480
type of services. You know, we kind of

1477
00:52:04,480 --> 00:52:06,480
guess at it. I I think we'll we're

1478
00:52:06,480 --> 00:52:07,440
pretty close. But

1479
00:52:07,440 --> 00:52:08,960
>> so basically this is maintenance of

1480
00:52:08,960 --> 00:52:09,680
effort. Correct.

1481
00:52:09,680 --> 00:52:11,200
>> Okay. So that's that's kind of my

1482
00:52:11,200 --> 00:52:13,440
question trying to figure out. And then

1483
00:52:13,440 --> 00:52:15,440
the other question we we talked briefly

1484
00:52:15,440 --> 00:52:17,920
today in budget sub about potential for

1485
00:52:17,920 --> 00:52:20,880
track at some point. Uh the so would the

1486
00:52:20,880 --> 00:52:22,400
how is the track doing right now? Have

1487
00:52:22,400 --> 00:52:23,520
you had that checked?

1488
00:52:23,520 --> 00:52:25,839
>> Yeah. So it's it's actually become a a

1489
00:52:25,839 --> 00:52:28,240
very niche market. The Cape Islands who

1490
00:52:28,240 --> 00:52:30,800
have done a lot of u the track work in

1491
00:52:30,800 --> 00:52:32,880
this area. They've kind of gone away

1492
00:52:32,880 --> 00:52:34,720
from doing repairs. now they just want

1493
00:52:34,720 --> 00:52:36,079
to do brand new construction. So, it's

1494
00:52:36,079 --> 00:52:37,920
been a challenge to get them here. Um,

1495
00:52:37,920 --> 00:52:39,280
with that being said, there's definitely

1496
00:52:39,280 --> 00:52:41,200
some usage and wear and tear in some of

1497
00:52:41,200 --> 00:52:43,040
those hight traffic areas. Uh, it's

1498
00:52:43,040 --> 00:52:44,720
probably going to be along those same

1499
00:52:44,720 --> 00:52:47,119
lines as our turf field timeline. Like

1500
00:52:47,119 --> 00:52:48,480
Aaron said, it might be a project piece

1501
00:52:48,480 --> 00:52:50,640
where we come in and resurface at all.

1502
00:52:50,640 --> 00:52:51,760
It's not going to be need to be

1503
00:52:51,760 --> 00:52:53,440
reconstructed, but it'll be need to be

1504
00:52:53,440 --> 00:52:56,480
resurfaced sooner than than later. It's

1505
00:52:56,480 --> 00:52:58,720
a ton of use, you know, and we we host

1506
00:52:58,720 --> 00:53:01,200
some MSTC events which add to that,

1507
00:53:01,200 --> 00:53:03,200
>> right? Um, but that's a great, you know,

1508
00:53:03,200 --> 00:53:04,960
opportunity for our town to host that,

1509
00:53:04,960 --> 00:53:07,119
which is why we do. Uh, but it's

1510
00:53:07,119 --> 00:53:08,800
probably on that turfield timeline of

1511
00:53:08,800 --> 00:53:10,400
needing to be resurfaced.

1512
00:53:10,400 --> 00:53:12,079
>> Okay. All right. Good to know. Thank

1513
00:53:12,079 --> 00:53:15,270
you.

1514
00:53:15,280 --> 00:53:18,319
» Nothing. Thank you so much. Again, I'll

1515
00:53:18,319 --> 00:53:20,160
kind of come to a close and I will say

1516
00:53:20,160 --> 00:53:22,079
um Brian, I still remember the first

1517
00:53:22,079 --> 00:53:24,640
time someone asked me if uh we would

1518
00:53:24,640 --> 00:53:27,440
interview for this position and I having

1519
00:53:27,440 --> 00:53:29,280
a very athletic background, a

1520
00:53:29,280 --> 00:53:31,119
Springfield College guy, I looked at

1521
00:53:31,119 --> 00:53:33,200
your resume and I said, "Why in heaven's

1522
00:53:33,200 --> 00:53:35,119
name would this guy want to come here?"

1523
00:53:35,119 --> 00:53:36,800
I said, "He is so grossly

1524
00:53:36,800 --> 00:53:38,480
overqualified." And then I honestly

1525
00:53:38,480 --> 00:53:40,079
said, "He'll last about a year and some

1526
00:53:40,079 --> 00:53:42,000
school will scoop him up." How many

1527
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:43,280
years you here now, sir?

1528
00:53:43,280 --> 00:53:44,400
>> Six years.

1529
00:53:44,400 --> 00:53:47,119
>> We have an agreement.

1530
00:53:47,119 --> 00:53:48,800
Well, I I just want to say I'm I'm I'm

1531
00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:51,119
honored to have you here. Um, as with

1532
00:53:51,119 --> 00:53:52,640
all the faculty and stuff, but I just

1533
00:53:52,640 --> 00:53:54,000
remember seeing your resume and I was

1534
00:53:54,000 --> 00:53:56,000
saying to myself, "Holy heaven, they

1535
00:53:56,000 --> 00:53:58,000
said, "If we can land this guy, this is

1536
00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:00,480
like big time." So, and your results

1537
00:54:00,480 --> 00:54:02,160
have proven it. Everything you've done,

1538
00:54:02,160 --> 00:54:03,920
and again, similar to the other people,

1539
00:54:03,920 --> 00:54:05,440
you know, Gwen's music program,

1540
00:54:05,440 --> 00:54:07,359
whatever, it it's just what we're known

1541
00:54:07,359 --> 00:54:09,920
for. So, thank you for all you do.

1542
00:54:09,920 --> 00:54:11,599
Again, I've always said you call the

1543
00:54:11,599 --> 00:54:13,520
kids student athletes. It reminds me of

1544
00:54:13,520 --> 00:54:15,599
my dad. I think that's the greatest

1545
00:54:15,599 --> 00:54:16,800
compliment in the world. I've never

1546
00:54:16,800 --> 00:54:18,160
heard you once say he's a football

1547
00:54:18,160 --> 00:54:20,319
player, a basketball player, track,

1548
00:54:20,319 --> 00:54:22,480
whatever. Um, so thank you. Great

1549
00:54:22,480 --> 00:54:25,359
presentation. Um, we got some things to

1550
00:54:25,359 --> 00:54:26,240
look at in the future.

1551
00:54:26,240 --> 00:54:27,440
>> Thank you guys.

1552
00:54:27,440 --> 00:54:28,880
>> Thank you,

1553
00:54:28,880 --> 00:54:30,240
>> Brian. You can go if you want. Do

1554
00:54:30,240 --> 00:54:31,599
>> you want me to hang on the waver?

1555
00:54:31,599 --> 00:54:34,079
>> Uh, no, there I got it. That's fine.

1556
00:54:34,079 --> 00:54:34,800
>> Thank you.

1557
00:54:34,800 --> 00:54:36,240
>> Thanks.

1558
00:54:36,240 --> 00:54:37,760
>> Have a good night.

1559
00:54:37,760 --> 00:54:40,640
>> No pressure now. Yes.

1560
00:54:40,640 --> 00:54:42,800
>> If you do well, you get to leave. Yeah,

1561
00:54:42,800 --> 00:54:44,319
you have to stay.

1562
00:54:44,319 --> 00:54:47,680
>> We had two amazing presentations. So

1563
00:54:47,680 --> 00:54:50,800
>> I uh I don't have Great job. Right. I

1564
00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:53,280
don't have any gold medals.

1565
00:54:53,280 --> 00:54:53,520
It's

1566
00:54:53,520 --> 00:54:55,280
>> not true. You still appreciate it.

1567
00:54:55,280 --> 00:54:59,920
>> So and in fact um the irony is when my

1568
00:54:59,920 --> 00:55:01,920
department does their job well, nobody

1569
00:55:01,920 --> 00:55:04,079
notices.

1570
00:55:04,079 --> 00:55:05,119
>> That makes it tricky because we

1571
00:55:05,119 --> 00:55:06,640
certainly notice when things are not

1572
00:55:06,640 --> 00:55:07,200
working.

1573
00:55:07,200 --> 00:55:08,720
>> Yeah, that's true. Right.

1574
00:55:08,720 --> 00:55:10,160
>> If that screen doesn't work, we are in

1575
00:55:10,160 --> 00:55:13,349
big trouble.

1576
00:55:13,359 --> 00:55:15,680
Uh nevertheless, um I'm going to follow

1577
00:55:15,680 --> 00:55:17,520
the same format as as our colleagues

1578
00:55:17,520 --> 00:55:19,920
did. Uh we'll talk about an overview of,

1579
00:55:19,920 --> 00:55:22,319
you know, the historical information. Um

1580
00:55:22,319 --> 00:55:24,319
update on the fiscal year 26 goals that

1581
00:55:24,319 --> 00:55:26,480
we put into place, take a look at what's

1582
00:55:26,480 --> 00:55:29,760
coming for 2027, and uh outline the

1583
00:55:29,760 --> 00:55:32,640
priorities where we're headed. I

1584
00:55:32,640 --> 00:55:35,680
finished a really

1585
00:55:35,680 --> 00:55:38,160
I I don't use the term rigorous lightly.

1586
00:55:38,160 --> 00:55:40,800
This was a rigorous course I took um

1587
00:55:40,800 --> 00:55:42,880
where on the first day the the professor

1588
00:55:42,880 --> 00:55:44,880
stated that technology in schools has

1589
00:55:44,880 --> 00:55:47,119
quietly become infrastructure and it

1590
00:55:47,119 --> 00:55:50,640
really truly has. Um th this department

1591
00:55:50,640 --> 00:55:54,319
um has two sides and I have to forever

1592
00:55:54,319 --> 00:55:56,480
look at this with two minds. I'm an

1593
00:55:56,480 --> 00:56:01,520
educator first. I was an educator for for 20some years and I bring that to

1594
00:56:01,520 --> 00:56:03,440
the educational technology portion of

1595
00:56:03,440 --> 00:56:05,760
it. But then

1596
00:56:05,760 --> 00:56:08,000
there's there's a ubiquity to technology

1597
00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:10,640
in everything we do now. So, you know,

1598
00:56:10,640 --> 00:56:13,680
the the Wi-Fi, the the HVAC systems, you

1599
00:56:13,680 --> 00:56:15,760
know, we're responsible for keeping all

1600
00:56:15,760 --> 00:56:18,240
of that going and and if it's too warm

1601
00:56:18,240 --> 00:56:20,240
or too cold, the learning management

1602
00:56:20,240 --> 00:56:23,680
systems, uh the the network security,

1603
00:56:23,680 --> 00:56:26,000
student data protections, delivery of of

1604
00:56:26,000 --> 00:56:27,920
instructional materials, the point of

1605
00:56:27,920 --> 00:56:29,839
service machines at the in the cafeteria

1606
00:56:29,839 --> 00:56:32,160
for the kids, the huddle cams that Brian

1607
00:56:32,160 --> 00:56:36,319
uses um in in security, pick a time for

1608
00:56:36,319 --> 00:56:38,240
parent teacher conferences, the voice

1609
00:56:38,240 --> 00:56:39,839
over internet protocol telephones like

1610
00:56:39,839 --> 00:56:41,680
we we have our our our hands in

1611
00:56:41,680 --> 00:56:44,319
everything. Um and it's not something I

1612
00:56:44,319 --> 00:56:46,799
take lightly and in fact I I take it

1613
00:56:46,799 --> 00:56:50,799
very very seriously. Um so

1614
00:56:50,799 --> 00:56:53,839
to that end our foundational principles

1615
00:56:53,839 --> 00:56:56,559
and strategic outlook remain uh from

1616
00:56:56,559 --> 00:57:00,000
last year. Um at the nucleus of it all

1617
00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:01,920
kids are first. We're we're a school

1618
00:57:01,920 --> 00:57:05,119
district. Kids are always first. um when

1619
00:57:05,119 --> 00:57:08,079
I speak to um you know this sort of wish

1620
00:57:08,079 --> 00:57:09,440
list of things that we're looking at for

1621
00:57:09,440 --> 00:57:11,440
the budget, I' I I try to approach it

1622
00:57:11,440 --> 00:57:13,359
pragmatically with a very realistic

1623
00:57:13,359 --> 00:57:17,440
outlook. Um I'm I'm not sort of unaware

1624
00:57:17,440 --> 00:57:21,119
of of the lift that the citizens of the

1625
00:57:21,119 --> 00:57:24,000
town will will need to look at in in the

1626
00:57:24,000 --> 00:57:26,000
coming months and things like that. Nor

1627
00:57:26,000 --> 00:57:27,599
unaware of all of the things happening

1628
00:57:27,599 --> 00:57:30,240
sort of with tariffs and supply chains

1629
00:57:30,240 --> 00:57:32,240
for the things we need. So this isn't

1630
00:57:32,240 --> 00:57:34,480
the year for a moonshot.

1631
00:57:34,480 --> 00:57:36,480
Um maybe next year we'll see how it

1632
00:57:36,480 --> 00:57:38,880
goes. Um but it's that pragmatic

1633
00:57:38,880 --> 00:57:40,400
approach to all of this that that we

1634
00:57:40,400 --> 00:57:43,119
keep at it at our heart. Um transparency

1635
00:57:43,119 --> 00:57:46,720
of practices for our department.

1636
00:57:46,720 --> 00:57:48,559
If if we think about the way our data

1637
00:57:48,559 --> 00:57:51,119
was used 10 years ago compared to now

1638
00:57:51,119 --> 00:57:54,799
where where everything is for sale.

1639
00:57:54,799 --> 00:57:56,720
having transparency in our practices

1640
00:57:56,720 --> 00:57:57,839
when we're working with these other

1641
00:57:57,839 --> 00:58:00,160
vendors and and and how are we using the

1642
00:58:00,160 --> 00:58:03,200
kids data. All of that um needs to be

1643
00:58:03,200 --> 00:58:05,440
crystal clear. So, we keep that to heart

1644
00:58:05,440 --> 00:58:07,440
and we keep respect to our funding

1645
00:58:07,440 --> 00:58:08,880
sources. We know that our stakeholders

1646
00:58:08,880 --> 00:58:10,480
are those families with Pembro Public

1647
00:58:10,480 --> 00:58:12,400
School students and there are some

1648
00:58:12,400 --> 00:58:14,640
families and in residents who don't have

1649
00:58:14,640 --> 00:58:16,480
kids here. I look at those as our

1650
00:58:16,480 --> 00:58:18,160
investors. So, what's their return on

1651
00:58:18,160 --> 00:58:19,520
investment going to be? And I'll do my

1652
00:58:19,520 --> 00:58:21,680
very best to to keep uh respectful of

1653
00:58:21,680 --> 00:58:25,599
that. Um, in terms of our outlook, I

1654
00:58:25,599 --> 00:58:27,440
spoke last year about the exponential

1655
00:58:27,440 --> 00:58:30,000
growth of technology and the linear path

1656
00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:31,599
of schools. I was asked not to show that

1657
00:58:31,599 --> 00:58:33,680
slide again this year because it is very

1658
00:58:33,680 --> 00:58:35,839
overdone by me at this point, but

1659
00:58:35,839 --> 00:58:38,160
nevertheless, it's still there. Um, the

1660
00:58:38,160 --> 00:58:40,799
feedback look to pull a page from from

1661
00:58:40,799 --> 00:58:43,680
director Phillips's uh book, we're we're

1662
00:58:43,680 --> 00:58:45,520
trying to skate toward where the puck is

1663
00:58:45,520 --> 00:58:48,480
headed. Um, we I I don't know of any way

1664
00:58:48,480 --> 00:58:50,480
to stay ahead of technology. It moves

1665
00:58:50,480 --> 00:58:53,520
too fast. Chat GPT came out four years

1666
00:58:53,520 --> 00:58:55,280
ago. It's on its fifth iteration and

1667
00:58:55,280 --> 00:58:56,640
we're still trying to figure out how the

1668
00:58:56,640 --> 00:58:59,760
whole thing works. Um, so it it's it's

1669
00:58:59,760 --> 00:59:02,160
an outlook that way where if we can

1670
00:59:02,160 --> 00:59:03,920
enable our students, empower our

1671
00:59:03,920 --> 00:59:06,240
students with transferable skills so

1672
00:59:06,240 --> 00:59:08,319
that no matter what comes out, they will

1673
00:59:08,319 --> 00:59:09,920
have something to put towards it. That's

1674
00:59:09,920 --> 00:59:17,190
our goal.

1675
00:59:17,200 --> 00:59:20,319
Our state of tech, um, Titan Tech in

1676
00:59:20,319 --> 00:59:22,240
particular, uh, is kind of interesting.

1677
00:59:22,240 --> 00:59:24,000
It's been an interesting year. We've had

1678
00:59:24,000 --> 00:59:26,000
a decrease in our department staffing.

1679
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:28,240
We were small before. We're we're teeny

1680
00:59:28,240 --> 00:59:29,839
now. We were a skeleton crew at one

1681
00:59:29,839 --> 00:59:31,920
point. Now we're a couple of bones. Um,

1682
00:59:31,920 --> 00:59:35,119
but it's all for good reason, too. Um,

1683
00:59:35,119 --> 00:59:38,799
Ken Cruz was our media technician who I

1684
00:59:38,799 --> 00:59:42,240
believe started prior to Pemrook split

1685
00:59:42,240 --> 00:59:44,079
from Silver Lake, but I know he had been

1686
00:59:44,079 --> 00:59:47,359
here for 22 years. He retired uh in in

1687
00:59:47,359 --> 00:59:50,319
uh December uh excuse me, in January of

1688
00:59:50,319 --> 00:59:52,640
this year. Um couldn't be more grateful

1689
00:59:52,640 --> 00:59:54,880
for all of his hard work. He was he he

1690
00:59:54,880 --> 00:59:57,040
did great things. Um and our digital

1691
00:59:57,040 --> 00:59:58,480
learning specialist made sort of a

1692
00:59:58,480 --> 01:00:00,559
lateral movement from that position to

1693
01:00:00,559 --> 01:00:02,559
the high school librarian. It could not

1694
01:00:02,559 --> 01:00:04,960
be a better fit. It could not be it was

1695
01:00:04,960 --> 01:00:08,480
as if there was a a a hole shaped

1696
01:00:08,480 --> 01:00:10,079
exactly like her that she just stepped

1697
01:00:10,079 --> 01:00:12,000
into for this. And and she mentioned it

1698
01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:14,559
was her dream job as well. Um we've had

1699
01:00:14,559 --> 01:00:16,240
some system level disruptions that

1700
01:00:16,240 --> 01:00:19,520
required some shifting of priorities and

1701
01:00:19,520 --> 01:00:23,119
a definite heightened focus on um

1702
01:00:23,119 --> 01:00:30,870
security and compliance.

1703
01:00:30,880 --> 01:00:34,240
But our tenacity

1704
01:00:34,240 --> 01:00:36,720
is greater than the adversity. And

1705
01:00:36,720 --> 01:00:39,760
despite it all, we I'm I'm a judo guy at

1706
01:00:39,760 --> 01:00:41,440
heart. It's my secret life. We fall

1707
01:00:41,440 --> 01:00:44,079
seven times in stand 8 and we will

1708
01:00:44,079 --> 01:00:45,760
continue being committed to reliable

1709
01:00:45,760 --> 01:00:48,160
network access to to compliance with

1710
01:00:48,160 --> 01:00:50,160
state and federal regulations with

1711
01:00:50,160 --> 01:00:52,799
things like data privacy and all of that

1712
01:00:52,799 --> 01:00:56,960
uh filtering. Um a a hyper responsive

1713
01:00:56,960 --> 01:00:58,480
technical support team. Even though

1714
01:00:58,480 --> 01:01:00,160
we're small, we try to get to you the

1715
01:01:00,160 --> 01:01:02,400
day those tickets come in. and

1716
01:01:02,400 --> 01:01:05,760
continuation of uh of instruction based

1717
01:01:05,760 --> 01:01:12,710
around all of those network needs.

1718
01:01:12,720 --> 01:01:15,040
So in terms of our expected outcomes,

1719
01:01:15,040 --> 01:01:17,760
our core goals, we need to strengthen

1720
01:01:17,760 --> 01:01:21,119
our cyber security posture. Um things

1721
01:01:21,119 --> 01:01:22,720
have changed again, you know, thinking

1722
01:01:22,720 --> 01:01:24,640
about data in the last 10 years, things

1723
01:01:24,640 --> 01:01:26,559
have changed considerably. Um I'll speak

1724
01:01:26,559 --> 01:01:28,079
a little bit more to that as as we move

1725
01:01:28,079 --> 01:01:31,520
forward. um increasing our department

1726
01:01:31,520 --> 01:01:33,280
agility. Although we're a small team,

1727
01:01:33,280 --> 01:01:35,119
we've outsourced. We this is our first

1728
01:01:35,119 --> 01:01:36,720
full year of working with Oak's

1729
01:01:36,720 --> 01:01:39,440
technology to sort of um help us with

1730
01:01:39,440 --> 01:01:41,520
the lift with a lot of the updates to

1731
01:01:41,520 --> 01:01:43,440
our services. They can kind of get in

1732
01:01:43,440 --> 01:01:46,000
and um do a lot of the work that our

1733
01:01:46,000 --> 01:01:47,680
network manager normally would do, but

1734
01:01:47,680 --> 01:01:50,079
he's stretched with me too. So, it's a

1735
01:01:50,079 --> 01:01:53,119
help. Um device equity and connectivity

1736
01:01:53,119 --> 01:01:55,359
ubiquity remains a core goal, as well as

1737
01:01:55,359 --> 01:01:56,799
best practices from professional

1738
01:01:56,799 --> 01:01:58,880
learning uh with our teachers. so that

1739
01:01:58,880 --> 01:02:00,160
they can deliver their best to our

1740
01:02:00,160 --> 01:02:02,319
students. And continuing on with our

1741
01:02:02,319 --> 01:02:04,480
replacement cycles,

1742
01:02:04,480 --> 01:02:06,640
um we'll also continue to support all of

1743
01:02:06,640 --> 01:02:09,280
the digital community that we have. Um

1744
01:02:09,280 --> 01:02:11,359
there are over 100 edte software

1745
01:02:11,359 --> 01:02:14,000
programs that we're using from preK to

1746
01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:17,200
12. That includes um instructional and

1747
01:02:17,200 --> 01:02:19,599
non-instructional components. support of

1748
01:02:19,599 --> 01:02:21,280
all of the standardized testing that's

1749
01:02:21,280 --> 01:02:24,000
all digital now as well from MCCAST to

1750
01:02:24,000 --> 01:02:28,000
WEDA to to the AP tests

1751
01:02:28,000 --> 01:02:30,960
around 3,600 enduser devices. An end

1752
01:02:30,960 --> 01:02:33,040
user is just anyone that's using a

1753
01:02:33,040 --> 01:02:34,960
computer right so it could be an iPad or

1754
01:02:34,960 --> 01:02:37,680
it could be a Chromebook or a laptop of

1755
01:02:37,680 --> 01:02:39,680
some sort. Um but supporting all of

1756
01:02:39,680 --> 01:02:42,240
those the the VIP phones voiceover

1757
01:02:42,240 --> 01:02:45,760
internet telephone system that that goes

1758
01:02:45,760 --> 01:02:48,960
uh within and among the schools security

1759
01:02:48,960 --> 01:02:51,040
cameras our key fob security entry

1760
01:02:51,040 --> 01:02:52,880
systems all of the audio video

1761
01:02:52,880 --> 01:02:56,000
projection devices and our in internet

1762
01:02:56,000 --> 01:03:01,990
our penrook internet as well.

1763
01:03:02,000 --> 01:03:04,880
We have had some successes. It's neat

1764
01:03:04,880 --> 01:03:07,040
hearing Director Phillips and Director

1765
01:03:07,040 --> 01:03:09,440
Chavin talk about the kids because I see

1766
01:03:09,440 --> 01:03:13,440
the same things. Um I have a a help desk

1767
01:03:13,440 --> 01:03:15,520
course that is run at the high school.

1768
01:03:15,520 --> 01:03:17,280
Uh there are six seniors that are

1769
01:03:17,280 --> 01:03:19,680
absolutely remarkable. They're

1770
01:03:19,680 --> 01:03:23,359
innovative and persistent and and do

1771
01:03:23,359 --> 01:03:25,119
such great things. So that's a semester

1772
01:03:25,119 --> 01:03:29,760
long course. Um they have repaired,

1773
01:03:29,760 --> 01:03:32,480
salvaged or recirculated 200 Chromebooks

1774
01:03:32,480 --> 01:03:37,680
um which is remarkable. And when Mr.

1775
01:03:37,680 --> 01:03:40,079
Cruz retired,

1776
01:03:40,079 --> 01:03:42,799
it left me sort of with the the the load

1777
01:03:42,799 --> 01:03:44,480
of getting to all the schools and doing

1778
01:03:44,480 --> 01:03:46,720
the physical repairs. It was great

1779
01:03:46,720 --> 01:03:48,400
knowing I could bring a pack of

1780
01:03:48,400 --> 01:03:50,480
Chromebooks labeled Brianville and drop

1781
01:03:50,480 --> 01:03:52,160
it off at the table outside of my office

1782
01:03:52,160 --> 01:03:53,359
at the high school and the kids would

1783
01:03:53,359 --> 01:03:55,119
get to work and know just what to do,

1784
01:03:55,119 --> 01:03:56,240
how to troubleshoot it, how to repair

1785
01:03:56,240 --> 01:03:58,000
it. So, we had kids repairing other kids

1786
01:03:58,000 --> 01:03:59,440
Chromebooks within the district and

1787
01:03:59,440 --> 01:04:02,319
that's great. Um, and in fact,

1788
01:04:02,319 --> 01:04:04,480
>> part of the course that we run is to

1789
01:04:04,480 --> 01:04:07,920
take a really hard look at the way that

1790
01:04:07,920 --> 01:04:10,480
we use our tech in the district and are

1791
01:04:10,480 --> 01:04:12,720
there any, you know, areas that could be

1792
01:04:12,720 --> 01:04:14,960
built up. And in fact, they found one.

1793
01:04:14,960 --> 01:04:17,119
Um, when I was looking over the the

1794
01:04:17,119 --> 01:04:19,680
feedback we received for the strategic

1795
01:04:19,680 --> 01:04:23,280
planning team, there were some

1796
01:04:23,280 --> 01:04:26,720
despite having new devices,

1797
01:04:26,720 --> 01:04:29,039
there were still some gaps that some of

1798
01:04:29,039 --> 01:04:30,720
the kids were saying and in particular

1799
01:04:30,720 --> 01:04:32,799
the Chromebooks were operating really

1800
01:04:32,799 --> 01:04:36,559
slowly even though they were new. And

1801
01:04:36,559 --> 01:04:38,880
the kids took a deep dive into it and

1802
01:04:38,880 --> 01:04:41,839
realized that

1803
01:04:41,839 --> 01:04:43,200
without getting too technical, Google

1804
01:04:43,200 --> 01:04:45,119
Chrome takes up a lot of memory

1805
01:04:45,119 --> 01:04:49,039
>> when it runs. So when the kids had one

1806
01:04:49,039 --> 01:04:51,680
tab of Google Chrome open, it was just

1807
01:04:51,680 --> 01:04:53,359
over half of the Chromebook's memory

1808
01:04:53,359 --> 01:04:55,200
being used at one time. So you can

1809
01:04:55,200 --> 01:04:57,280
imagine if they had like five tabs open,

1810
01:04:57,280 --> 01:05:00,079
everything comes to a stop. Um, so as a

1811
01:05:00,079 --> 01:05:02,720
result of their work, um, we we sort of

1812
01:05:02,720 --> 01:05:04,240
reimagined how Chromebooks would look

1813
01:05:04,240 --> 01:05:06,240
for the kids for next year, uh, with

1814
01:05:06,240 --> 01:05:07,760
some increased memory, but we'll speak

1815
01:05:07,760 --> 01:05:10,079
to that in a few slides. But that's

1816
01:05:10,079 --> 01:05:12,160
because of the kids. It's because of our

1817
01:05:12,160 --> 01:05:15,760
seniors, Tyler K, uh, Michael Madden,

1818
01:05:15,760 --> 01:05:19,039
and just think they're names that we all

1819
01:05:19,039 --> 01:05:22,640
hear. Um, Nick McCarthy and and Aiden

1820
01:05:22,640 --> 01:05:24,799
Donahue and Chris Linsky. They're just

1821
01:05:24,799 --> 01:05:26,640
remarkable. Oh, John Vieira, another

1822
01:05:26,640 --> 01:05:28,960
one. just absolutely outstanding kids

1823
01:05:28,960 --> 01:05:31,520
and incredible troubleshooters and they

1824
01:05:31,520 --> 01:05:33,599
could leave and get a job at any tech

1825
01:05:33,599 --> 01:05:36,559
service now except for Johnny Studio but

1826
01:05:36,559 --> 01:05:40,069
the other

1827
01:05:40,079 --> 01:05:41,839
uh faculty and staff. We've done I think

1828
01:05:41,839 --> 01:05:43,599
a nice job of centralizing our tech

1829
01:05:43,599 --> 01:05:44,799
department. It used to be we had a

1830
01:05:44,799 --> 01:05:46,160
couple of free agents that sort of came

1831
01:05:46,160 --> 01:05:48,079
under our umbrella too and that offers

1832
01:05:48,079 --> 01:05:50,880
up a little bit more um leverage when it

1833
01:05:50,880 --> 01:05:52,960
comes to assignments and getting things

1834
01:05:52,960 --> 01:05:55,520
uh you know where we need them to be.

1835
01:05:55,520 --> 01:05:57,520
Our building based lead technology

1836
01:05:57,520 --> 01:05:59,440
teachers have been fantastic too.

1837
01:05:59,440 --> 01:06:01,520
There's one at each school. They are

1838
01:06:01,520 --> 01:06:03,920
classroom teachers and will help

1839
01:06:03,920 --> 01:06:05,440
support. A lot of times they're our

1840
01:06:05,440 --> 01:06:07,599
first line of defense. So if a device

1841
01:06:07,599 --> 01:06:10,079
comes in broken, um they will be the

1842
01:06:10,079 --> 01:06:11,680
ones to send the support ticket and then

1843
01:06:11,680 --> 01:06:13,599
my team can kind of go from there, go

1844
01:06:13,599 --> 01:06:17,280
from that. But they are very

1845
01:06:17,280 --> 01:06:19,039
wellrespected and sought after

1846
01:06:19,039 --> 01:06:21,440
presenters at conferences on technology

1847
01:06:21,440 --> 01:06:22,799
because of the innovative things that

1848
01:06:22,799 --> 01:06:24,640
they're doing in their classes. um and

1849
01:06:24,640 --> 01:06:26,319
they contribute to our weekly techt tip

1850
01:06:26,319 --> 01:06:27,920
newsletter uh that comes out on

1851
01:06:27,920 --> 01:06:30,400
Tuesdays. In terms of our adjustment to

1852
01:06:30,400 --> 01:06:32,799
practices, we're at almost full

1853
01:06:32,799 --> 01:06:34,319
enrollment with multiffactor

1854
01:06:34,319 --> 01:06:36,319
authentication, our Google accounts as a

1855
01:06:36,319 --> 01:06:38,640
um safety measure. It's another lock to

1856
01:06:38,640 --> 01:06:42,400
the door to to keep the bad guys out. Um

1857
01:06:42,400 --> 01:06:44,240
we have a strong presence in state and

1858
01:06:44,240 --> 01:06:46,559
regional tech leadership. Uh we've been

1859
01:06:46,559 --> 01:06:48,720
featured speakers at conferences on

1860
01:06:48,720 --> 01:06:50,319
artificial intelligence and assisted

1861
01:06:50,319 --> 01:06:53,760
technology. Um, and then, uh, there's

1862
01:06:53,760 --> 01:06:56,880
also leadership, um, on a regional

1863
01:06:56,880 --> 01:06:58,400
assisted technology special interest

1864
01:06:58,400 --> 01:07:01,200
group that meets, uh, bimonthly. Um, so

1865
01:07:01,200 --> 01:07:04,960
I'm lucky to kind of be that guy. We've

1866
01:07:04,960 --> 01:07:06,400
had a few highle certification

1867
01:07:06,400 --> 01:07:08,799
acquisitions as well, and we're working

1868
01:07:08,799 --> 01:07:11,359
on developing uh, guidelines on

1869
01:07:11,359 --> 01:07:13,200
artificial intelligence in the industry.

1870
01:07:13,200 --> 01:07:20,870
Matter of fact, tomorrow

1871
01:07:20,880 --> 01:07:24,000
our end user hardware um has also been a

1872
01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:26,000
success. We have implemented the

1873
01:07:26,000 --> 01:07:28,480
business computer lab uh and it's it's

1874
01:07:28,480 --> 01:07:31,119
very well used at the high school. Uh

1875
01:07:31,119 --> 01:07:34,240
Taran Lang uh is the the teacher there

1876
01:07:34,240 --> 01:07:36,079
who is also one of those people I spoke

1877
01:07:36,079 --> 01:07:38,000
of a moment ago about presenting. her

1878
01:07:38,000 --> 01:07:39,920
command of a of an auditorium when she

1879
01:07:39,920 --> 01:07:43,520
presents is remarkable and and just

1880
01:07:43,520 --> 01:07:45,200
we're very lucky to have her. She's

1881
01:07:45,200 --> 01:07:47,599
fantastic. Um our high school staff

1882
01:07:47,599 --> 01:07:49,280
device replacement continues the Windows

1883
01:07:49,280 --> 01:07:51,280
laptops and Chromebooks uh for for

1884
01:07:51,280 --> 01:07:53,839
faculty. We use Chromebooks for our PAR

1885
01:07:53,839 --> 01:07:56,240
educators and Windows laptops for for

1886
01:07:56,240 --> 01:07:59,920
the classroom teachers. And uh 575

1887
01:07:59,920 --> 01:08:01,599
Chromebooks had been replaced. It's our

1888
01:08:01,599 --> 01:08:04,000
cycle of renewal that we began recently

1889
01:08:04,000 --> 01:08:06,240
uh beginning in grade two, moving on to

1890
01:08:06,240 --> 01:08:14,549
grade seven and then again at grade 9.

1891
01:08:14,559 --> 01:08:17,279
We're also working towards making our

1892
01:08:17,279 --> 01:08:22,000
infrastructure less fragile. Uh so these

1893
01:08:22,000 --> 01:08:23,520
are some things I'm particularly proud

1894
01:08:23,520 --> 01:08:27,279
of actually. So um we we've completed

1895
01:08:27,279 --> 01:08:29,440
our upgrades to the wireless internet.

1896
01:08:29,440 --> 01:08:30,880
There are access points. You can see

1897
01:08:30,880 --> 01:08:32,799
them in this room. Um they're they're

1898
01:08:32,799 --> 01:08:34,640
more robust. They'll handle a lot more

1899
01:08:34,640 --> 01:08:37,600
data uh being sent to and from the

1900
01:08:37,600 --> 01:08:43,679
backup systems have been built uh and are robust. They are in the case of

1901
01:08:43,679 --> 01:08:45,279
some sort of catastrophic failure, what

1902
01:08:45,279 --> 01:08:47,600
we turn to to restore everything. That's

1903
01:08:47,600 --> 01:08:49,520
part of the restoration process. We've

1904
01:08:49,520 --> 01:08:51,520
completely replaced all wireless access

1905
01:08:51,520 --> 01:08:53,279
points at the middle school and the high

1906
01:08:53,279 --> 01:08:55,440
school. So now all five schools are on

1907
01:08:55,440 --> 01:08:58,000
the cloud. Um that was a three-year goal

1908
01:08:58,000 --> 01:09:00,960
that stretched out to I think five and

1909
01:09:00,960 --> 01:09:03,839
uh and and that's great. Um so the

1910
01:09:03,839 --> 01:09:06,480
reliability and all of that we we don't

1911
01:09:06,480 --> 01:09:09,279
have to rely on some old device in a

1912
01:09:09,279 --> 01:09:11,199
dusty closet that someone will trip on a

1913
01:09:11,199 --> 01:09:12,799
cable and and knock the network down

1914
01:09:12,799 --> 01:09:15,679
from which is is actually what would

1915
01:09:15,679 --> 01:09:18,159
happen. Uh we've moved the HVAC systems

1916
01:09:18,159 --> 01:09:20,159
to the cloud. So that's all controlled

1917
01:09:20,159 --> 01:09:22,080
through uh through the web at this

1918
01:09:22,080 --> 01:09:24,799
point. Um, we had our hands on

1919
01:09:24,799 --> 01:09:27,040
installations of new PA systems that

1920
01:09:27,040 --> 01:09:28,960
attach with our network as well at Hava

1921
01:09:28,960 --> 01:09:30,640
and at the middle school. And I

1922
01:09:30,640 --> 01:09:32,159
mentioned before it was our first year

1923
01:09:32,159 --> 01:09:34,239
of full managed services with ochres

1924
01:09:34,239 --> 01:09:35,839
technology.

1925
01:09:35,839 --> 01:09:38,640
Super easy to work with.

1926
01:09:38,640 --> 01:09:41,440
>> And what does um ochres do? Again,

1927
01:09:41,440 --> 01:09:44,799
>> ochres is a so

1928
01:09:44,799 --> 01:09:47,679
a number of things. They supply a lot of

1929
01:09:47,679 --> 01:09:49,520
the materials that we use, but they

1930
01:09:49,520 --> 01:09:51,600
provide a service sort of like the guy

1931
01:09:51,600 --> 01:09:53,440
in the chair. they'll have an overview

1932
01:09:53,440 --> 01:09:54,640
of all of the things that are happening

1933
01:09:54,640 --> 01:09:55,679
on our network. Okay.

1934
01:09:55,679 --> 01:09:57,840
>> So, if I notice, oh, the library lost

1935
01:09:57,840 --> 01:10:00,080
connectivity at North Benro, I can reach

1936
01:10:00,080 --> 01:10:02,000
out to them and they'll have someone on,

1937
01:10:02,000 --> 01:10:04,000
not necessarily on site. If we need

1938
01:10:04,000 --> 01:10:06,239
that, they would uh but they can adjust

1939
01:10:06,239 --> 01:10:07,679
things on the back end. That's the

1940
01:10:07,679 --> 01:10:09,040
benefit of having things on the cloud.

1941
01:10:09,040 --> 01:10:11,280
We no longer necessarily have to have

1942
01:10:11,280 --> 01:10:13,280
somebody come in to get hands on a

1943
01:10:13,280 --> 01:10:14,080
gadget.

1944
01:10:14,080 --> 01:10:14,480
>> Yeah,

1945
01:10:14,480 --> 01:10:15,520
>> it's done.

1946
01:10:15,520 --> 01:10:17,360
>> Got it. Okay. Perfect. Thank you.

1947
01:10:17,360 --> 01:10:22,070
>> Absolutely. Great question, too.

1948
01:10:22,080 --> 01:10:23,679
In terms of transparency of our

1949
01:10:23,679 --> 01:10:27,120
practice, um this is an important one. I

1950
01:10:27,120 --> 01:10:30,239
mentioned that that

1951
01:10:30,239 --> 01:10:34,480
personal data is is sought after um by

1952
01:10:34,480 --> 01:10:37,360
thread actors for a number of reasons

1953
01:10:37,360 --> 01:10:41,360
>> and the ways in which businesses use

1954
01:10:41,360 --> 01:10:45,360
data um is is

1955
01:10:45,360 --> 01:10:47,040
it's critical to make sure that it's

1956
01:10:47,040 --> 01:10:50,880
protected. Um so what are we doing with

1957
01:10:50,880 --> 01:10:52,400
the kids data because there's a lot of

1958
01:10:52,400 --> 01:10:55,440
it. So um we recently signed on with the

1959
01:10:55,440 --> 01:10:57,600
student data privacy consortium and and

1960
01:10:57,600 --> 01:11:01,440
that is um the industry standard of we

1961
01:11:01,440 --> 01:11:03,440
have to have a signed contract with them

1962
01:11:03,440 --> 01:11:04,880
that they're going to keep the data

1963
01:11:04,880 --> 01:11:06,320
protected and not sell it to vendors and

1964
01:11:06,320 --> 01:11:08,400
that sort of thing. Um if they are

1965
01:11:08,400 --> 01:11:10,080
unwilling to sign that contract, we are

1966
01:11:10,080 --> 01:11:11,440
unwilling to work with them.

1967
01:11:11,440 --> 01:11:12,000
>> Awesome.

1968
01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:14,880
>> Um the district website also has our

1969
01:11:14,880 --> 01:11:16,880
data privacy practices on there too.

1970
01:11:16,880 --> 01:11:18,560
It's all within three clicks. So, if you

1971
01:11:18,560 --> 01:11:21,040
go into the um the district technology

1972
01:11:21,040 --> 01:11:23,040
page, there's a big purple shield on the

1973
01:11:23,040 --> 01:11:24,719
right side. Now, that sort of opens up

1974
01:11:24,719 --> 01:11:30,560
what what we do with the kids data and what we don't do. Um there was also

1975
01:11:30,560 --> 01:11:32,560
sort of a gray area with the whole

1976
01:11:32,560 --> 01:11:34,719
repair process and billing of families

1977
01:11:34,719 --> 01:11:37,760
too. Um so, we we made an overhaul to

1978
01:11:37,760 --> 01:11:41,830
that. Um

1979
01:11:41,840 --> 01:11:45,040
in the past there was no process. um

1980
01:11:45,040 --> 01:11:46,800
things would get dropped off, parents

1981
01:11:46,800 --> 01:11:48,640
would get build,

1982
01:11:48,640 --> 01:11:52,239
it's on the bottom of a report card, but

1983
01:11:52,239 --> 01:11:54,080
I mean

1984
01:11:54,080 --> 01:11:55,840
I I was a little bit surprised. I think

1985
01:11:55,840 --> 01:11:58,320
it was last May when I went to the the

1986
01:11:58,320 --> 01:12:00,719
main office of the high school and there

1987
01:12:00,719 --> 01:12:03,360
was a line of panicked kids from Mrs.

1988
01:12:03,360 --> 01:12:05,840
Sarington's desk, I'm not exaggerating,

1989
01:12:05,840 --> 01:12:08,960
clear into the auditorium, um, holding

1990
01:12:08,960 --> 01:12:10,640
checks and and wondering how to write

1991
01:12:10,640 --> 01:12:13,199
checks because their iPad broke when

1992
01:12:13,199 --> 01:12:14,640
they were in second grade and they would

1993
01:12:14,640 --> 01:12:17,520
build for it and somewhere in the mix.

1994
01:12:17,520 --> 01:12:19,760
Who likes getting an unexpected bill,

1995
01:12:19,760 --> 01:12:21,120
too? And

1996
01:12:21,120 --> 01:12:22,640
>> so, we we switched things up a little

1997
01:12:22,640 --> 01:12:25,920
bit. Um there's a process now when a

1998
01:12:25,920 --> 01:12:28,960
device is broken. Um it's brought to the

1999
01:12:28,960 --> 01:12:31,920
office or those lead technology teachers

2000
01:12:31,920 --> 01:12:34,400
I mentioned let us know. At that point

2001
01:12:34,400 --> 01:12:36,000
we send an email notification to

2002
01:12:36,000 --> 01:12:37,600
families that something happened with

2003
01:12:37,600 --> 01:12:40,400
their device that just says that they're

2004
01:12:40,400 --> 01:12:42,239
your student paid a visit to the tech

2005
01:12:42,239 --> 01:12:43,440
department today. We're going to look

2006
01:12:43,440 --> 01:12:46,640
things over but um there may be a bill

2007
01:12:46,640 --> 01:12:49,120
coming so just be prepared. We assess

2008
01:12:49,120 --> 01:12:50,960
the device from there. If it needs

2009
01:12:50,960 --> 01:12:54,719
repair, we do that in two ways. Either

2010
01:12:54,719 --> 01:12:57,679
um it's done with the kids at the high

2011
01:12:57,679 --> 01:13:00,880
school. Uh if we can use salvaged parts

2012
01:13:00,880 --> 01:13:02,960
and the kids do it, we do that as sort

2013
01:13:02,960 --> 01:13:04,640
of a teaching moment, you teaching

2014
01:13:04,640 --> 01:13:06,719
material that we don't charge. If it

2015
01:13:06,719 --> 01:13:10,320
needs more experienced um you know,

2016
01:13:10,320 --> 01:13:12,880
hands-on sort of thing, um then then

2017
01:13:12,880 --> 01:13:14,640
we'll have our technician look at that

2018
01:13:14,640 --> 01:13:16,080
and and repair. And then there are fees

2019
01:13:16,080 --> 01:13:19,120
that apply for there. At that point, we

2020
01:13:19,120 --> 01:13:20,880
put the fee into P school, which

2021
01:13:20,880 --> 01:13:22,640
automatically pushes it to my school

2022
01:13:22,640 --> 01:13:24,320
box. And then the parents will get a

2023
01:13:24,320 --> 01:13:26,239
push notification there that there's the

2024
01:13:26,239 --> 01:13:27,840
bill. They could pay with a credit card.

2025
01:13:27,840 --> 01:13:28,719
They don't have to write a check

2026
01:13:28,719 --> 01:13:30,480
anymore. There'll be no kids holding

2027
01:13:30,480 --> 01:13:33,920
socks full of coins for this desk

2028
01:13:33,920 --> 01:13:37,199
anymore. Um, we can do payment plans and

2029
01:13:37,199 --> 01:13:39,040
there's a dispute form in case they feel

2030
01:13:39,040 --> 01:13:42,719
as if they uh had been charged unfairly.

2031
01:13:42,719 --> 01:13:44,880
uh on the district website as well. We

2032
01:13:44,880 --> 01:13:46,480
take photographic evidence of the things

2033
01:13:46,480 --> 01:13:48,239
that we do and put it in in a file, too,

2034
01:13:48,239 --> 01:13:50,239
just in case um you know, there are

2035
01:13:50,239 --> 01:13:52,400
questions about that. So far, uh the

2036
01:13:52,400 --> 01:13:54,400
tech department's got back about $2,000

2037
01:13:54,400 --> 01:13:56,480
in outstanding bills. And I think

2038
01:13:56,480 --> 01:13:57,920
overall, we kind of pushed it to all the

2039
01:13:57,920 --> 01:13:59,679
other departments, too, for like missing

2040
01:13:59,679 --> 01:14:01,199
textbooks. I think I think it's about $4

2041
01:14:01,199 --> 01:14:03,440
or $5,000. I can get a a solid number,

2042
01:14:03,440 --> 01:14:05,040
but it's working well so far. Nice.

2043
01:14:05,040 --> 01:14:08,239
>> And the disputes have been reasonable.

2044
01:14:08,239 --> 01:14:12,790
They've been very, very reasonable.

2045
01:14:12,800 --> 01:14:16,880
Um our staffing is small and mighty.

2046
01:14:16,880 --> 01:14:18,960
Uh we we obviously have our director of

2047
01:14:18,960 --> 01:14:21,040
instructional technology. Uh Aaron

2048
01:14:21,040 --> 01:14:23,920
Tinker is our data and software manager.

2049
01:14:23,920 --> 01:14:27,120
James Eliss uh again another person that

2050
01:14:27,120 --> 01:14:29,280
started at uh Silver Lake and and

2051
01:14:29,280 --> 01:14:30,640
brought his skill to here. He's been

2052
01:14:30,640 --> 01:14:32,159
here over 20 years as our network

2053
01:14:32,159 --> 01:14:34,239
manager. And our newest hire, I think

2054
01:14:34,239 --> 01:14:36,640
this is week two and a half. He was

2055
01:14:36,640 --> 01:14:39,120
supposed to start on the the blizzard.

2056
01:14:39,120 --> 01:14:41,199
That didn't work out. But uh Patrick

2057
01:14:41,199 --> 01:14:45,679
McGovern uh is he's a 2011 graduate of

2058
01:14:45,679 --> 01:14:47,360
Pemrook High School. Actually absolutely

2059
01:14:47,360 --> 01:14:50,000
remarkable human being. His technical

2060
01:14:50,000 --> 01:14:52,080
knowledge is only matched by his

2061
01:14:52,080 --> 01:14:54,800
personality. It's ironic to think that

2062
01:14:54,800 --> 01:14:57,199
the the the most

2063
01:14:57,199 --> 01:15:00,080
important aspect of our technology

2064
01:15:00,080 --> 01:15:02,000
department has nothing technical at all.

2065
01:15:02,000 --> 01:15:03,920
It's about relationships. And he's got

2066
01:15:03,920 --> 01:15:05,280
that personality where he can reach out

2067
01:15:05,280 --> 01:15:06,400
to people and

2068
01:15:06,400 --> 01:15:08,640
>> and he does great work. Um and and we're

2069
01:15:08,640 --> 01:15:10,719
lucky to have him. We still have our

2070
01:15:10,719 --> 01:15:12,719
five building based uh lead tech

2071
01:15:12,719 --> 01:15:15,040
teachers. Sarah McNelte at Bryantville,

2072
01:15:15,040 --> 01:15:18,560
Mindy Murphy at Hobok, um Katie Roger at

2073
01:15:18,560 --> 01:15:20,719
the middle school, Greg Zapati at the

2074
01:15:20,719 --> 01:15:23,440
high school, and of course Kate Nent uh

2075
01:15:23,440 --> 01:15:26,880
here at North Penroke. And Thursday

2076
01:15:26,880 --> 01:15:28,560
through the Pathways program, we're

2077
01:15:28,560 --> 01:15:31,280
interviewing four senior interns. So

2078
01:15:31,280 --> 01:15:32,800
we'll have three or four guys working

2079
01:15:32,800 --> 01:15:35,280
with us um all with driver's licenses so

2080
01:15:35,280 --> 01:15:37,920
I can send them off to other schools.

2081
01:15:37,920 --> 01:15:41,520
We'll take all the help we can get.

2082
01:15:41,520 --> 01:15:45,360
>> In terms of um you know sort of regional

2083
01:15:45,360 --> 01:15:48,560
numbers, uh we're we're the smallest

2084
01:15:48,560 --> 01:15:51,040
around. We have our four people. You

2085
01:15:51,040 --> 01:15:53,760
know, these are the dart schools. Um

2086
01:15:53,760 --> 01:15:55,520
comparable numbers of devices and

2087
01:15:55,520 --> 01:15:57,840
students. Uh but but some of them almost

2088
01:15:57,840 --> 01:16:00,400
double what we have going on.

2089
01:16:00,400 --> 01:16:02,719
>> Yeah. Yeah. There's like all these other

2090
01:16:02,719 --> 01:16:04,880
numbers for folks at home. It's like 9

2091
01:16:04,880 --> 01:16:08,480
12 6 9 7 8. getting more complicated. Um

2092
01:16:08,480 --> 01:16:11,280
I I I I mean I can I can speak, you

2093
01:16:11,280 --> 01:16:13,520
know, with the wisdom of experience

2094
01:16:13,520 --> 01:16:15,360
after Mr. Cruz left things got a little

2095
01:16:15,360 --> 01:16:18,239
bit tricky. Um I I would never go lower

2096
01:16:18,239 --> 01:16:19,440
than what we have now.

2097
01:16:19,440 --> 01:16:23,760
>> Got it. Very helpful to know.

2098
01:16:23,760 --> 01:16:25,679
>> Um it's reflected in our tech tickets.

2099
01:16:25,679 --> 01:16:27,280
This is from August of February. We had

2100
01:16:27,280 --> 01:16:31,120
our media tech uh completing 220 service

2101
01:16:31,120 --> 01:16:33,920
tickets. Our network manager was 72, the

2102
01:16:33,920 --> 01:16:35,360
digital learning specialist at the time

2103
01:16:35,360 --> 01:16:38,800
at 36, the software data integration

2104
01:16:38,800 --> 01:16:41,679
person had 172, and the tech director

2105
01:16:41,679 --> 01:16:48,550
had 255. It was a lot. It was sweaty.

2106
01:16:48,560 --> 01:16:52,880
So, in terms of our recurring costs, um,

2107
01:16:52,880 --> 01:16:56,239
using our tech interns and salvage parts

2108
01:16:56,239 --> 01:16:59,120
for Chromebooks, um, that costs us

2109
01:16:59,120 --> 01:17:02,560
nothing and and it saves us a lot. When

2110
01:17:02,560 --> 01:17:04,560
we're looking at new devices, I make

2111
01:17:04,560 --> 01:17:06,560
sure that they are compatible with some

2112
01:17:06,560 --> 01:17:08,480
of the older parts that we have. As they

2113
01:17:08,480 --> 01:17:10,800
get more advanced, that changes a little

2114
01:17:10,800 --> 01:17:13,199
bit. Um, and of course Apple, you know,

2115
01:17:13,199 --> 01:17:14,640
when we talk about iPads for the

2116
01:17:14,640 --> 01:17:16,800
littles, those aren't really compatible

2117
01:17:16,800 --> 01:17:18,159
with with parts. We have to send those

2118
01:17:18,159 --> 01:17:20,000
off for repair. Um, but that's actually

2119
01:17:20,000 --> 01:17:21,600
few and far between. Those are always a

2120
01:17:21,600 --> 01:17:23,040
good investment because they're pretty

2121
01:17:23,040 --> 01:17:24,640
beefy. Um,

2122
01:17:24,640 --> 01:17:27,360
>> with with a case, we can get a solid six

2123
01:17:27,360 --> 01:17:29,840
years out of them, which we'll speak to

2124
01:17:29,840 --> 01:17:32,239
in a moment, too. Our software licensing

2125
01:17:32,239 --> 01:17:33,760
and support for instructional and

2126
01:17:33,760 --> 01:17:38,000
non-instructional software. Um, so I I

2127
01:17:38,000 --> 01:17:39,440
worked with assistant superintendent

2128
01:17:39,440 --> 01:17:42,080
Bruss last year and the the uh teaching

2129
01:17:42,080 --> 01:17:43,520
and learning team and we took a deep

2130
01:17:43,520 --> 01:17:45,520
dive into the instructional software

2131
01:17:45,520 --> 01:17:48,640
that's being used or not being used as

2132
01:17:48,640 --> 01:17:51,520
much and sort of shifted things. So

2133
01:17:51,520 --> 01:17:53,280
we're saving a little bit of money there

2134
01:17:53,280 --> 01:17:56,159
either by not renewing some or or

2135
01:17:56,159 --> 01:17:59,040
placing more emphasis on other software.

2136
01:17:59,040 --> 01:18:01,040
Um, internet

2137
01:18:01,040 --> 01:18:02,880
that that provides the service to our

2138
01:18:02,880 --> 01:18:04,400
district doesn't change. That's at

2139
01:18:04,400 --> 01:18:06,159
status quo now. This is the portion that

2140
01:18:06,159 --> 01:18:08,640
we paid from E- rate. Supplies and

2141
01:18:08,640 --> 01:18:10,400
materials we cut back on a little bit

2142
01:18:10,400 --> 01:18:13,120
too. Um I don't think that we needed uh

2143
01:18:13,120 --> 01:18:16,239
the the the full 30 from last year. So

2144
01:18:16,239 --> 01:18:17,679
we'll scale it back and save a little

2145
01:18:17,679 --> 01:18:19,920
bit that way. Um bringing us to a total

2146
01:18:19,920 --> 01:18:22,800
savings of about $57,000 for this

2147
01:18:22,800 --> 01:18:24,080
company.

2148
01:18:24,080 --> 01:18:26,640
>> Nice.

2149
01:18:26,640 --> 01:18:28,880
>> In terms of the devices that we need for

2150
01:18:28,880 --> 01:18:33,040
the coming year, um there there's a few.

2151
01:18:33,040 --> 01:18:36,400
The elementary laptops are starting to

2152
01:18:36,400 --> 01:18:38,159
fall apart. We get about four solid

2153
01:18:38,159 --> 01:18:40,560
years out of them. Um and and indeed

2154
01:18:40,560 --> 01:18:42,239
this is where we're at now. So we'll be

2155
01:18:42,239 --> 01:18:45,679
looking to replace 130 of those. The

2156
01:18:45,679 --> 01:18:48,080
elementary paraprofessional Chromebooks

2157
01:18:48,080 --> 01:18:49,840
are a little bit more than we asked last

2158
01:18:49,840 --> 01:18:51,600
year simply because there are more of

2159
01:18:51,600 --> 01:18:54,320
them at the elementary school.

2160
01:18:54,320 --> 01:18:57,199
Um we got our money's worth out of those

2161
01:18:57,199 --> 01:18:59,120
iPads that the the kindergarteners and

2162
01:18:59,120 --> 01:19:02,320
first graders have been using. Um,

2163
01:19:02,320 --> 01:19:03,679
when I was a classroom teacher, I heard

2164
01:19:03,679 --> 01:19:06,080
this statistic once that you have half

2165
01:19:06,080 --> 01:19:08,480
of a child's biological age and minutes

2166
01:19:08,480 --> 01:19:11,120
of attention.

2167
01:19:11,120 --> 01:19:13,120
So, if you're a first grader and you're

2168
01:19:13,120 --> 01:19:15,199
spending five minutes troubleshooting an

2169
01:19:15,199 --> 01:19:18,080
iPad, the moment's gone. So, let's maybe

2170
01:19:18,080 --> 01:19:20,480
we could look to replacing those slow uh

2171
01:19:20,480 --> 01:19:23,360
iPads for uh kindergarten, first grade.

2172
01:19:23,360 --> 01:19:25,520
Uh, and of course the replacement cycle

2173
01:19:25,520 --> 01:19:27,920
for the student Chromebooks, um, a

2174
01:19:27,920 --> 01:19:29,120
little bit more this year because we're

2175
01:19:29,120 --> 01:19:31,679
boosting up the the the ability of them.

2176
01:19:31,679 --> 01:19:34,239
Um, and that cycle goes through grades

2177
01:19:34,239 --> 01:19:36,080
2, six, and nine. As we had mentioned, I

2178
01:19:36,080 --> 01:19:38,320
don't think that a second grader's first

2179
01:19:38,320 --> 01:19:39,600
experience with a Chromebook should be

2180
01:19:39,600 --> 01:19:40,800
troubleshooting, which is why I'll

2181
01:19:40,800 --> 01:19:43,840
insist on starting them off there. Um,

2182
01:19:43,840 --> 01:19:45,920
right now the oldest Chromebooks in the

2183
01:19:45,920 --> 01:19:48,880
district are in grade five and grade 12.

2184
01:19:48,880 --> 01:19:52,640
So we can salvage those parts u

2185
01:19:52,640 --> 01:19:55,760
if and hopefully as new ones come in

2186
01:19:55,760 --> 01:19:59,199
our network equipment needs. So when I

2187
01:19:59,199 --> 01:20:02,080
came on as director the priority was to

2188
01:20:02,080 --> 01:20:03,920
shift away from those on premises

2189
01:20:03,920 --> 01:20:06,800
devices because they kept breaking. Um

2190
01:20:06,800 --> 01:20:09,040
they they were super vulnerable. So when

2191
01:20:09,040 --> 01:20:10,640
we're thinking about network needs for

2192
01:20:10,640 --> 01:20:12,640
next year we're in a pretty good spot.

2193
01:20:12,640 --> 01:20:14,320
Um, looking at where the trends were

2194
01:20:14,320 --> 01:20:16,960
headed, um, we, you know, we we'll we'll

2195
01:20:16,960 --> 01:20:19,280
stick to managed services and we'll need

2196
01:20:19,280 --> 01:20:21,520
to strengthen our cyber security stance

2197
01:20:21,520 --> 01:20:27,110
as well.

2198
01:20:27,120 --> 01:20:32,239
This is the not as fun stuff. Um,

2199
01:20:32,239 --> 01:20:33,920
in terms of a justification for the

2200
01:20:33,920 --> 01:20:35,679
cyber security stance, I I have some

2201
01:20:35,679 --> 01:20:38,239
alarming statistics to share. Um,

2202
01:20:38,239 --> 01:20:40,159
there's

2203
01:20:40,159 --> 01:20:42,400
a good part of my week where I spend

2204
01:20:42,400 --> 01:20:45,520
much of the day stopping cyber attacks

2205
01:20:45,520 --> 01:20:47,199
and fishing campaigns and things like

2206
01:20:47,199 --> 01:20:51,120
that. It it's it's a lot. Um, data from

2207
01:20:51,120 --> 01:20:52,880
um, you know, the the the research that

2208
01:20:52,880 --> 01:20:55,280
I've shared here indicates that there

2209
01:20:55,280 --> 01:20:57,199
are 4,388

2210
01:20:57,199 --> 01:20:59,120
cyber attacks per week, per

2211
01:20:59,120 --> 01:21:01,920
organization. On an annual scale, that's

2212
01:21:01,920 --> 01:21:07,360
228,000 per school per year. um and and

2213
01:21:07,360 --> 01:21:09,280
as it says in context more than double

2214
01:21:09,280 --> 01:21:11,280
the global a uh average for other

2215
01:21:11,280 --> 01:21:13,440
sectors. Schools are easy targets

2216
01:21:13,440 --> 01:21:16,239
because they know that budgets can be

2217
01:21:16,239 --> 01:21:19,040
tight and infrastructure can be weak and

2218
01:21:19,040 --> 01:21:21,120
practices can be weak

2219
01:21:21,120 --> 01:21:24,320
>> and and and if we can boost that up that

2220
01:21:24,320 --> 01:21:27,679
makes us less of a target. Um 82% of

2221
01:21:27,679 --> 01:21:29,360
kindergarten through 12 schools report

2222
01:21:29,360 --> 01:21:31,600
experiencing at least one significant

2223
01:21:31,600 --> 01:21:33,600
cyber threat over the course of 18

2224
01:21:33,600 --> 01:21:36,239
months. That's a lot. that that's daily.

2225
01:21:36,239 --> 01:21:40,480
Um so my hope is that we can sort of uh

2226
01:21:40,480 --> 01:21:42,239
you know boost and and at least

2227
01:21:42,239 --> 01:21:44,239
amilarate all of the constant attacks

2228
01:21:44,239 --> 01:21:45,360
because they really are they're

2229
01:21:45,360 --> 01:21:47,280
aggressive. Um we have some threat

2230
01:21:47,280 --> 01:21:48,880
actors actually calling the schools and

2231
01:21:48,880 --> 01:21:50,400
demanding to speak to teachers that they

2232
01:21:50,400 --> 01:21:53,520
find you know information from a website

2233
01:21:53,520 --> 01:21:56,320
or something like that. Um this is a way

2234
01:21:56,320 --> 01:21:58,960
that that could be slowed down.

2235
01:21:58,960 --> 01:22:02,800
So, um, in summary,

2236
01:22:02,800 --> 01:22:05,760
2027 requests, uh, we're looking at, uh,

2237
01:22:05,760 --> 01:22:07,280
district-wide tech and software programs

2238
01:22:07,280 --> 01:22:10,639
at 444,000. E- rate continues on. Um,

2239
01:22:10,639 --> 01:22:13,679
this is the district's cost. Um, and in

2240
01:22:13,679 --> 01:22:16,560
our device replacement cycle, uh, also

2241
01:22:16,560 --> 01:22:20,470
around $447,000.

2242
01:22:20,480 --> 01:22:22,159
Um,

2243
01:22:22,159 --> 01:22:26,310
looking towards the future,

2244
01:22:26,320 --> 01:22:28,480
I'd like to continue with the uh

2245
01:22:28,480 --> 01:22:29,920
replacement cycle of the Chromebooks for

2246
01:22:29,920 --> 01:22:31,600
the kids. Uh, it's a great tool for them

2247
01:22:31,600 --> 01:22:35,440
to use. Um, the engineering lab will

2248
01:22:35,440 --> 01:22:37,679
take a closer look at in fiscal year

2249
01:22:37,679 --> 01:22:40,400
2028. The secretaries and central office

2250
01:22:40,400 --> 01:22:42,320
staff will need some new devices also in

2251
01:22:42,320 --> 01:22:43,920
2028.

2252
01:22:43,920 --> 01:22:49,760
um the digital arts lab. This is what um director Javin was speaking of.

2253
01:22:49,760 --> 01:22:51,840
You know, all of the the the new

2254
01:22:51,840 --> 01:22:53,520
courses, these are the devices that will

2255
01:22:53,520 --> 01:22:54,880
facilitate the new courses that are

2256
01:22:54,880 --> 01:22:56,719
coming, digital photography, things like

2257
01:22:56,719 --> 01:23:01,280
that. Um VMware, server replacement, VM

2258
01:23:01,280 --> 01:23:03,040
stands for virtual machine. Essentially,

2259
01:23:03,040 --> 01:23:05,040
if if you imagine a power strip that you

2260
01:23:05,040 --> 01:23:06,480
it's like a plug that you can put a

2261
01:23:06,480 --> 01:23:08,800
bunch of other plugs into, virtual

2262
01:23:08,800 --> 01:23:10,480
machines are a computer that pretend

2263
01:23:10,480 --> 01:23:11,760
that they're a bunch of other computers,

2264
01:23:11,760 --> 01:23:13,520
too. Those are something that we use to

2265
01:23:13,520 --> 01:23:15,760
run P schoolool and things like that. Um

2266
01:23:15,760 --> 01:23:18,239
so uh the replacement for those uh

2267
01:23:18,239 --> 01:23:21,120
sometime in 2029 firewall updates and

2268
01:23:21,120 --> 01:23:23,360
replacements as well, backup solutions.

2269
01:23:23,360 --> 01:23:25,360
And I'd like to eventually move Power

2270
01:23:25,360 --> 01:23:27,120
School off premises to the cloud as

2271
01:23:27,120 --> 01:23:29,199
well. That'll offer more stability. That

2272
01:23:29,199 --> 01:23:31,760
one breaks down a lot. Um we have a a

2273
01:23:31,760 --> 01:23:33,199
great team that works with us to build

2274
01:23:33,199 --> 01:23:35,840
it back up again, but it'd be nice to

2275
01:23:35,840 --> 01:23:41,440
not need them. Um, and also a shift away

2276
01:23:41,440 --> 01:23:43,600
or or a shift back towards the

2277
01:23:43,600 --> 01:23:46,480
instructional technology portion of my

2278
01:23:46,480 --> 01:23:50,880
job as well. So, I'd like to see and and um assistant superintendent Russ

2279
01:23:50,880 --> 01:23:52,560
will speak to this I think as well, but

2280
01:23:52,560 --> 01:23:55,120
looking at some more teachers um

2281
01:23:55,120 --> 01:23:58,639
especially where um

2282
01:23:58,639 --> 01:24:00,880
there there's so much coming.

2283
01:24:00,880 --> 01:24:01,840
>> Yeah,

2284
01:24:01,840 --> 01:24:03,360
>> there's so much coming. You know,

2285
01:24:03,360 --> 01:24:05,120
artificial intelligence is only part of

2286
01:24:05,120 --> 01:24:07,920
it. um and and having people who are

2287
01:24:07,920 --> 01:24:10,880
dedicated, highly qualified instructors

2288
01:24:10,880 --> 01:24:13,120
to facilitate that learning will only

2289
01:24:13,120 --> 01:24:15,600
benefit all of us.

2290
01:24:15,600 --> 01:24:16,800
>> Thank you.

2291
01:24:16,800 --> 01:24:17,840
Thank you.

2292
01:24:17,840 --> 01:24:19,679
>> Amazing. Katrina,

2293
01:24:19,679 --> 01:24:23,760
>> uh yeah, just a question on the um

2294
01:24:23,760 --> 01:24:26,719
I know you had mentioned the

2295
01:24:26,719 --> 01:24:29,280
um stronger cyber security stance. Yes.

2296
01:24:29,280 --> 01:24:31,840
>> And just wondering if there's any um

2297
01:24:31,840 --> 01:24:33,520
budgetary

2298
01:24:33,520 --> 01:24:35,280
>> It's a great question. I left it blank

2299
01:24:35,280 --> 01:24:36,080
on purpose.

2300
01:24:36,080 --> 01:24:36,480
>> Okay.

2301
01:24:36,480 --> 01:24:39,280
>> Um part of that is

2302
01:24:39,280 --> 01:24:42,159
we could put it in towards um the

2303
01:24:42,159 --> 01:24:46,000
managed services portion of it. Um -

2304
01:24:46,000 --> 01:24:49,360
won't pay for

2305
01:24:49,360 --> 01:24:52,320
cyber security.

2306
01:24:52,320 --> 01:24:54,000
Um

2307
01:24:54,000 --> 01:24:55,760
we need to see what's out there really.

2308
01:24:55,760 --> 01:24:58,159
There's a number there's Arctic Fox is a

2309
01:24:58,159 --> 01:25:00,960
company that does it. Um uh you know

2310
01:25:00,960 --> 01:25:02,960
there's Sentinel One. There's a number

2311
01:25:02,960 --> 01:25:05,280
of them. So once we get a little bit

2312
01:25:05,280 --> 01:25:07,679
more clear and and there's also that and

2313
01:25:07,679 --> 01:25:08,960
I don't mean to sound paranoid but

2314
01:25:08,960 --> 01:25:10,480
there's that security component of it

2315
01:25:10,480 --> 01:25:12,239
too. I don't want people to know what

2316
01:25:12,239 --> 01:25:13,199
we're doing

2317
01:25:13,199 --> 01:25:15,760
>> in terms of of of protecting ourselves.

2318
01:25:15,760 --> 01:25:17,440
>> Yeah. Yeah. It is a yeah it's a public

2319
01:25:17,440 --> 01:25:19,679
meeting so understood. Um I was mostly

2320
01:25:19,679 --> 01:25:22,159
just wondering like the cost associated.

2321
01:25:22,159 --> 01:25:24,480
Um is there any possibility and this

2322
01:25:24,480 --> 01:25:27,199
might be a no but um to partner with the

2323
01:25:27,199 --> 01:25:29,120
town on cyber security or is it

2324
01:25:29,120 --> 01:25:30,480
something where we should be completely

2325
01:25:30,480 --> 01:25:31,760
separate?

2326
01:25:31,760 --> 01:25:33,600
I think there's always a possibility to

2327
01:25:33,600 --> 01:25:35,199
do things like that. Of course. Yeah.

2328
01:25:35,199 --> 01:25:36,560
>> Cool. I don't know that they're any

2329
01:25:36,560 --> 01:25:38,719
further along than we are, but happy to.

2330
01:25:38,719 --> 01:25:40,080
>> Right. Yeah. I just mean like it could

2331
01:25:40,080 --> 01:25:42,000
there be a cost savings if we like went

2332
01:25:42,000 --> 01:25:42,719
in on it.

2333
01:25:42,719 --> 01:25:44,480
>> If we both use like if the town used one

2334
01:25:44,480 --> 01:25:46,000
company and we jumped on with the two.

2335
01:25:46,000 --> 01:25:46,719
>> Yeah,

2336
01:25:46,719 --> 01:25:48,320
>> we can absolutely look into that.

2337
01:25:48,320 --> 01:25:49,840
>> Yeah. As long as it meets the needs of

2338
01:25:49,840 --> 01:25:52,239
the school and, you know, upholds that

2339
01:25:52,239 --> 01:25:55,120
goal of stronger cyber security. Yeah.

2340
01:25:55,120 --> 01:25:56,239
>> Great. Thank you so much.

2341
01:25:56,239 --> 01:25:59,120
>> Thank you, Alison.

2342
01:25:59,120 --> 01:26:03,760
So I wasn't aware that our digital learning

2343
01:26:03,760 --> 01:26:05,679
specialist is no longer a digital

2344
01:26:05,679 --> 01:26:07,199
>> it's part of our budget. She just has

2345
01:26:07,199 --> 01:26:08,000
shifted roles.

2346
01:26:08,000 --> 01:26:09,760
>> So are we hiring for that?

2347
01:26:09,760 --> 01:26:10,159
>> So

2348
01:26:10,159 --> 01:26:11,520
>> because there's no people being asked

2349
01:26:11,520 --> 01:26:13,199
for right now and that concerns me.

2350
01:26:13,199 --> 01:26:14,880
>> So we intend to fill the digital

2351
01:26:14,880 --> 01:26:17,520
learning specialist role. Um, as you can

2352
01:26:17,520 --> 01:26:19,280
imagine, the the digital learning

2353
01:26:19,280 --> 01:26:20,960
specialist is probably somebody that

2354
01:26:20,960 --> 01:26:22,800
already exists here within our

2355
01:26:22,800 --> 01:26:24,480
organization, and pulling them out of a

2356
01:26:24,480 --> 01:26:27,120
classroom in March or April doesn't make

2357
01:26:27,120 --> 01:26:28,800
a lot of sense for students. So, the

2358
01:26:28,800 --> 01:26:30,560
intent is to post it as we get closer

2359
01:26:30,560 --> 01:26:31,679
towards the end of the school year

2360
01:26:31,679 --> 01:26:33,760
because there are several um internal

2361
01:26:33,760 --> 01:26:34,480
candidates for that.

2362
01:26:34,480 --> 01:26:36,239
>> So, we filled one internal need with

2363
01:26:36,239 --> 01:26:38,159
another internal need, leaving another

2364
01:26:38,159 --> 01:26:38,719
internal.

2365
01:26:38,719 --> 01:26:40,560
>> Correct. Correct. So I'm just concerned

2366
01:26:40,560 --> 01:26:43,440
that that happened without I guess being

2367
01:26:43,440 --> 01:26:45,920
aware because we were already on the low

2368
01:26:45,920 --> 01:26:47,360
side. So I'm concerned why you're not

2369
01:26:47,360 --> 01:26:48,880
asking for people.

2370
01:26:48,880 --> 01:26:50,560
>> So I mean he is asking for people on the

2371
01:26:50,560 --> 01:26:52,000
back there. He's asking for another

2372
01:26:52,000 --> 01:26:52,560
network

2373
01:26:52,560 --> 01:26:54,239
>> but not this year.

2374
01:26:54,239 --> 01:26:56,080
>> You don't Well,

2375
01:26:56,080 --> 01:26:57,199
>> in the back.

2376
01:26:57,199 --> 01:26:59,920
>> So some of this educational technology

2377
01:26:59,920 --> 01:27:01,440
teachers can show up in Mary Beth's

2378
01:27:01,440 --> 01:27:03,520
presentation. Some of this can show up

2379
01:27:03,520 --> 01:27:04,960
in the as

2380
01:27:04,960 --> 01:27:08,239
>> because if we're half the size or

2381
01:27:08,239 --> 01:27:13,030
a third the size of some

2382
01:27:13,040 --> 01:27:16,239
I'm concerned that we're not asking for

2383
01:27:16,239 --> 01:27:19,199
enough and that concerns me.

2384
01:27:19,199 --> 01:27:20,719
>> Yeah. So the the tech integrator

2385
01:27:20,719 --> 01:27:24,480
position isn't a position that is though

2386
01:27:24,480 --> 01:27:26,239
in the past we've assigned tickets to

2387
01:27:26,239 --> 01:27:29,040
them in certain places. the the basis of

2388
01:27:29,040 --> 01:27:31,120
that role is to get into classrooms and

2389
01:27:31,120 --> 01:27:34,239
facilitate um technology for teachers to

2390
01:27:34,239 --> 01:27:36,159
work with teachers to you know

2391
01:27:36,159 --> 01:27:37,679
troubleshoot in the classroom in the

2392
01:27:37,679 --> 01:27:39,040
moment. It's they're it's a teacher

2393
01:27:39,040 --> 01:27:40,560
role. It's not a tech role. It's not

2394
01:27:40,560 --> 01:27:42,639
like a technician. It's not a repair.

2395
01:27:42,639 --> 01:27:43,520
It's none of those.

2396
01:27:43,520 --> 01:27:44,960
>> They work as a coach for

2397
01:27:44,960 --> 01:27:46,239
>> right. They're an instructional coach

2398
01:27:46,239 --> 01:27:48,480
for teachers. Um

2399
01:27:48,480 --> 01:27:49,840
>> well, I'm just looking at like schools

2400
01:27:49,840 --> 01:27:52,080
that have less students and less

2401
01:27:52,080 --> 01:27:53,760
teachers and they have seven. One

2402
01:27:53,760 --> 01:27:55,440
director, three media tech, one data

2403
01:27:55,440 --> 01:27:57,840
manager, two digital learning. Y

2404
01:27:57,840 --> 01:28:01,120
>> so I just feel that we're I mean even

2405
01:28:01,120 --> 01:28:02,400
some of the higher

2406
01:28:02,400 --> 01:28:04,000
>> Yeah, we've always been low. I think I

2407
01:28:04,000 --> 01:28:06,960
know each year we're at

2408
01:28:06,960 --> 01:28:08,800
>> we're at five. There's five positions.

2409
01:28:08,800 --> 01:28:10,320
Only four of them are filled right now.

2410
01:28:10,320 --> 01:28:11,760
No, no one is saying that all of these

2411
01:28:11,760 --> 01:28:13,040
are filled in all of these places

2412
01:28:13,040 --> 01:28:14,480
either. They're just what's budgeted

2413
01:28:14,480 --> 01:28:15,920
for. Um

2414
01:28:15,920 --> 01:28:17,760
>> do any of these other Dart schools, you

2415
01:28:17,760 --> 01:28:21,199
know, do as the what we do in terms of

2416
01:28:21,199 --> 01:28:23,679
replacing having the students do all of

2417
01:28:23,679 --> 01:28:26,000
that tech work? I've had a number of

2418
01:28:26,000 --> 01:28:28,000
them reach out to ask about our program

2419
01:28:28,000 --> 01:28:29,840
actually. So there there are some that

2420
01:28:29,840 --> 01:28:32,239
do. Um but we have a really nice model

2421
01:28:32,239 --> 01:28:32,960
with that.

2422
01:28:32,960 --> 01:28:34,560
>> I'm just wondering if that has something

2423
01:28:34,560 --> 01:28:37,040
to do with why our staff is a staff is

2424
01:28:37,040 --> 01:28:38,239
slightly lower.

2425
01:28:38,239 --> 01:28:41,679
>> Um I think that the low staff is a

2426
01:28:41,679 --> 01:28:44,320
reflection of the old way of doing

2427
01:28:44,320 --> 01:28:48,239
things in a time that that

2428
01:28:48,239 --> 01:28:52,159
>> is it's moving faster than we think.

2429
01:28:52,159 --> 01:28:53,120
Mhm.

2430
01:28:53,120 --> 01:28:55,440
>> Before we know it, you know, suddenly

2431
01:28:55,440 --> 01:28:58,639
everyone has an iPad suddenly. So, so I

2432
01:28:58,639 --> 01:29:01,040
don't know that it's we can work with

2433
01:29:01,040 --> 01:29:03,600
five. I would love to have more. I don't

2434
01:29:03,600 --> 01:29:05,120
know that this is the time to ask for

2435
01:29:05,120 --> 01:29:05,760
more.

2436
01:29:05,760 --> 01:29:06,239
>> Mhm.

2437
01:29:06,239 --> 01:29:08,719
>> Um and and it's absolutely something

2438
01:29:08,719 --> 01:29:11,199
that that we're looking to do. I mean,

2439
01:29:11,199 --> 01:29:12,960
in an ideal world,

2440
01:29:12,960 --> 01:29:14,880
>> we would have

2441
01:29:14,880 --> 01:29:16,639
so junior network admin, additional

2442
01:29:16,639 --> 01:29:18,800
media tech have always been part of our

2443
01:29:18,800 --> 01:29:20,560
admin recommended budget. In previous

2444
01:29:20,560 --> 01:29:21,600
years, they've been level two

2445
01:29:21,600 --> 01:29:23,760
priorities. So that this is not a new

2446
01:29:23,760 --> 01:29:26,080
thing. I would expect and foreshadow

2447
01:29:26,080 --> 01:29:28,800
that you will see some sort of tech ask

2448
01:29:28,800 --> 01:29:31,120
in presentations that you'll see at the

2449
01:29:31,120 --> 01:29:33,760
next meeting as well as on our running

2450
01:29:33,760 --> 01:29:34,400
list of priorities.

2451
01:29:34,400 --> 01:29:36,159
>> Well, that's why I just not seeing it

2452
01:29:36,159 --> 01:29:38,000
here kind of caught me off guard.

2453
01:29:38,000 --> 01:29:39,600
>> It's also the reason why we move towards

2454
01:29:39,600 --> 01:29:43,840
managed services too to act as sort of a junior network administrator. Mike

2455
01:29:43,840 --> 01:29:45,440
works handinhand with the content

2456
01:29:45,440 --> 01:29:47,040
supervisors in our teaching and learning

2457
01:29:47,040 --> 01:29:48,639
meeting and we have discussed this at

2458
01:29:48,639 --> 01:29:50,159
length and we are aware of the fact that

2459
01:29:50,159 --> 01:29:52,719
we need digital literacy teachers

2460
01:29:52,719 --> 01:29:55,520
educators probably in each building to

2461
01:29:55,520 --> 01:29:57,679
help students today start to navigate

2462
01:29:57,679 --> 01:29:59,040
some of these challenges that we're

2463
01:29:59,040 --> 01:30:00,800
talking about. They fall a little bit

2464
01:30:00,800 --> 01:30:02,880
outside the scope of what he does, but

2465
01:30:02,880 --> 01:30:04,560
they fit a little bit better into the

2466
01:30:04,560 --> 01:30:05,360
scope of asking.

2467
01:30:05,360 --> 01:30:07,360
>> Well, and I know I bring this up a

2468
01:30:07,360 --> 01:30:09,520
million times and it again falls between

2469
01:30:09,520 --> 01:30:10,960
the two, but like the kids aren't

2470
01:30:10,960 --> 01:30:12,960
learning how to type

2471
01:30:12,960 --> 01:30:15,199
>> and that drives me insane

2472
01:30:15,199 --> 01:30:17,360
>> cuz I the only of my four who knows how

2473
01:30:17,360 --> 01:30:18,800
to type I had to teach.

2474
01:30:18,800 --> 01:30:19,920
>> You're not wrong.

2475
01:30:19,920 --> 01:30:23,679
>> So that's a problem. like you know so

2476
01:30:23,679 --> 01:30:27,199
how we and again this is split but I

2477
01:30:27,199 --> 01:30:29,440
don't know this just is kind of I'm

2478
01:30:29,440 --> 01:30:32,880
hoping to see more numbers for people

2479
01:30:32,880 --> 01:30:34,719
because I think a lot of what's come out

2480
01:30:34,719 --> 01:30:36,400
of

2481
01:30:36,400 --> 01:30:37,760
>> be really happy next week

2482
01:30:37,760 --> 01:30:40,400
>> okay that's the need of the community

2483
01:30:40,400 --> 01:30:41,520
>> slightly horrified

2484
01:30:41,520 --> 01:30:42,320
>> and the need

2485
01:30:42,320 --> 01:30:44,239
>> perfect that'd be hard to do at this

2486
01:30:44,239 --> 01:30:47,920
point and the need of what you know with

2487
01:30:47,920 --> 01:30:51,520
the the struggles that we have the fact

2488
01:30:51,520 --> 01:30:55,360
that I think a lot of it falls in places

2489
01:30:55,360 --> 01:30:57,280
that shouldn't always have to fall in

2490
01:30:57,280 --> 01:30:59,679
those places and that's where

2491
01:30:59,679 --> 01:31:03,520
>> I think this number and it whether you

2492
01:31:03,520 --> 01:31:07,040
know moving internally to like there's

2493
01:31:07,040 --> 01:31:09,760
holes that aren't I'm not okay with I

2494
01:31:09,760 --> 01:31:10,080
guess

2495
01:31:10,080 --> 01:31:11,199
>> and keeping in mind that managed

2496
01:31:11,199 --> 01:31:13,840
services is in a way the equivalent of

2497
01:31:13,840 --> 01:31:16,480
having a person on staff. So, you know,

2498
01:31:16,480 --> 01:31:19,040
a junior network admin is the pretty

2499
01:31:19,040 --> 01:31:21,199
similar to the 60,000 that we would pay

2500
01:31:21,199 --> 01:31:23,120
for purchased services.

2501
01:31:23,120 --> 01:31:24,719
>> So, there's other ways around it. Again,

2502
01:31:24,719 --> 01:31:26,320
as to the point that Mike was making a

2503
01:31:26,320 --> 01:31:28,159
minute ago, our student help desk,

2504
01:31:28,159 --> 01:31:30,639
>> it's not a one for one for another media

2505
01:31:30,639 --> 01:31:32,320
tech, but it's a fraction of the work

2506
01:31:32,320 --> 01:31:33,679
that that person would be doing. So,

2507
01:31:33,679 --> 01:31:35,440
there there's there's some places where

2508
01:31:35,440 --> 01:31:36,880
it's not as big of a hole as it might

2509
01:31:36,880 --> 01:31:37,679
look like from this.

2510
01:31:37,679 --> 01:31:38,719
>> Yeah. Well, just like knowing that, you

2511
01:31:38,719 --> 01:31:40,239
know, like again, we're filling from one

2512
01:31:40,239 --> 01:31:42,239
side to another, but it's again there's

2513
01:31:42,239 --> 01:31:44,639
now a gap that some of our students

2514
01:31:44,639 --> 01:31:45,920
possibly aren't having.

2515
01:31:45,920 --> 01:31:47,840
>> Yeah. And so the reason why we move

2516
01:31:47,840 --> 01:31:49,520
forward with filling the librarian

2517
01:31:49,520 --> 01:31:50,719
position at the high school is because

2518
01:31:50,719 --> 01:31:52,639
it's student facing, right? So being

2519
01:31:52,639 --> 01:31:55,520
able to have students access the library

2520
01:31:55,520 --> 01:31:57,440
as opposed to being able to provide the

2521
01:31:57,440 --> 01:31:59,120
instructional coaching support to

2522
01:31:59,120 --> 01:32:01,280
teachers in the in the realm of in

2523
01:32:01,280 --> 01:32:03,600
instructional technology was a a choice

2524
01:32:03,600 --> 01:32:05,120
that we made. both positions are

2525
01:32:05,120 --> 01:32:07,360
budgeted and as Mike alluded to, um

2526
01:32:07,360 --> 01:32:09,920
Naomi is the exact person for the

2527
01:32:09,920 --> 01:32:12,239
Pemrook High School librarian position.

2528
01:32:12,239 --> 01:32:15,520
Um that is great things are going to

2529
01:32:15,520 --> 01:32:19,920
come out of of that that pairing. So

2530
01:32:19,920 --> 01:32:22,800
we try to be as least disruptive as

2531
01:32:22,800 --> 01:32:24,239
possible when we're making moves during

2532
01:32:24,239 --> 01:32:26,800
the school year.

2533
01:32:26,800 --> 01:32:28,639
>> All right. Uh so

2534
01:32:28,639 --> 01:32:30,800
>> yes. So, first of all, I mean, you're

2535
01:32:30,800 --> 01:32:33,120
doing a great job with very little, like

2536
01:32:33,120 --> 01:32:35,199
cuz you really I mean, this stuff is

2537
01:32:35,199 --> 01:32:36,719
really needed and you're somehow

2538
01:32:36,719 --> 01:32:39,520
managing to juggle it all and still make

2539
01:32:39,520 --> 01:32:41,760
it work. And I do have to say the one

2540
01:32:41,760 --> 01:32:44,159
thing that I really love about the way

2541
01:32:44,159 --> 01:32:47,600
Aaron prioritizes things is it's so

2542
01:32:47,600 --> 01:32:50,320
student centered. It's always about how

2543
01:32:50,320 --> 01:32:52,560
we can best serve the kids and get the

2544
01:32:52,560 --> 01:32:54,639
kids as much as possible. And that's one

2545
01:32:54,639 --> 01:32:57,280
of our strengths. But at the same time,

2546
01:32:57,280 --> 01:33:00,560
I do see Allison's point and I feel like

2547
01:33:00,560 --> 01:33:03,679
um at some point we really need to start

2548
01:33:03,679 --> 01:33:05,199
focusing

2549
01:33:05,199 --> 01:33:08,719
more on, you know, getting our tech up

2550
01:33:08,719 --> 01:33:10,719
to par with other districts. You know,

2551
01:33:10,719 --> 01:33:12,400
not that it's not cuz he's still he's

2552
01:33:12,400 --> 01:33:15,360
doing a lot with very little. Um but I

2553
01:33:15,360 --> 01:33:17,280
would like to see us make some sort of

2554
01:33:17,280 --> 01:33:20,320
an investment toward that goal because

2555
01:33:20,320 --> 01:33:23,120
it is like it is the infrastructure now.

2556
01:33:23,120 --> 01:33:25,360
This is this is what we do, right? like

2557
01:33:25,360 --> 01:33:27,040
everybody everything is tech now

2558
01:33:27,040 --> 01:33:29,360
everything is online everything I you

2559
01:33:29,360 --> 01:33:33,280
know we can't survive unless we foc like

2560
01:33:33,280 --> 01:33:36,719
you know we have to work on on um making

2561
01:33:36,719 --> 01:33:39,679
sure it's staff so uh but with that said

2562
01:33:39,679 --> 01:33:41,520
I do have a couple questions I just I

2563
01:33:41,520 --> 01:33:44,719
wanted to know um you know you you

2564
01:33:44,719 --> 01:33:46,000
everything's going toward the cloud

2565
01:33:46,000 --> 01:33:48,719
which I think is obviously needed so you

2566
01:33:48,719 --> 01:33:51,520
have a backup system so if for some

2567
01:33:51,520 --> 01:33:54,960
reason the cloud is attacked in any way

2568
01:33:54,960 --> 01:33:56,719
whatsoever. The backup system do you do

2569
01:33:56,719 --> 01:33:58,560
like that daily? Is that like a daily

2570
01:33:58,560 --> 01:33:59,199
backup?

2571
01:33:59,199 --> 01:34:01,520
>> So the cloud works sort of differently.

2572
01:34:01,520 --> 01:34:05,280
Um the cloud is the method by which we

2573
01:34:05,280 --> 01:34:07,440
won't need the backups which is neat. So

2574
01:34:07,440 --> 01:34:10,639
it it would be like if somebody attacked

2575
01:34:10,639 --> 01:34:12,159
Google

2576
01:34:12,159 --> 01:34:14,400
>> their infrastructure is so much more

2577
01:34:14,400 --> 01:34:16,239
robust and and honestly the threat

2578
01:34:16,239 --> 01:34:18,639
actors are they're they're great at what

2579
01:34:18,639 --> 01:34:19,760
they do and they have advanced

2580
01:34:19,760 --> 01:34:21,199
equipment. So getting into an

2581
01:34:21,199 --> 01:34:23,280
infrastructure like that is safer for us

2582
01:34:23,280 --> 01:34:24,639
so that we won't need those backup

2583
01:34:24,639 --> 01:34:26,000
systems.

2584
01:34:26,000 --> 01:34:28,560
>> But our backups update

2585
01:34:28,560 --> 01:34:29,520
>> regularly. They do.

2586
01:34:29,520 --> 01:34:31,520
>> They do. Yeah. Yeah. Daily.

2587
01:34:31,520 --> 01:34:32,560
>> Um

2588
01:34:32,560 --> 01:34:34,880
>> I know. I I I understand that and the

2589
01:34:34,880 --> 01:34:36,719
concept. But then there's this piece of

2590
01:34:36,719 --> 01:34:39,920
me that's like well whoever owns the

2591
01:34:39,920 --> 01:34:42,320
cloud owns us. Do you know what I mean?

2592
01:34:42,320 --> 01:34:44,000
So like it makes me nervous to think

2593
01:34:44,000 --> 01:34:44,320
about it.

2594
01:34:44,320 --> 01:34:46,000
>> You're a conspiracy theorist. This is

2595
01:34:46,000 --> 01:34:47,120
why

2596
01:34:47,120 --> 01:34:51,600
>> this is why having really solid um data

2597
01:34:51,600 --> 01:34:54,320
>> privacy is is critical,

2598
01:34:54,320 --> 01:34:54,719
>> right?

2599
01:34:54,719 --> 01:34:56,400
>> Because of that very reason. You're

2600
01:34:56,400 --> 01:34:57,120
right.

2601
01:34:57,120 --> 01:34:59,520
>> Sure. So I I feel like comfortable as

2602
01:34:59,520 --> 01:35:01,040
long as we're we're still backing it up

2603
01:35:01,040 --> 01:35:02,560
because I don't really know that the

2604
01:35:02,560 --> 01:35:02,880
cloud.

2605
01:35:02,880 --> 01:35:04,239
>> No, that's a critical part of our

2606
01:35:04,239 --> 01:35:06,320
infrastructure, the backups. Yes. Um,

2607
01:35:06,320 --> 01:35:09,280
and then, um,

2608
01:35:09,280 --> 01:35:12,560
oh, I wanted to mention also the, um,

2609
01:35:12,560 --> 01:35:16,320
the having the my school bucks piece.

2610
01:35:16,320 --> 01:35:18,159
>> I actually got to use it because TA

2611
01:35:18,159 --> 01:35:19,920
owed, it wasn't for tech though. It was

2612
01:35:19,920 --> 01:35:22,320
for for a club fee. It was like $25. But

2613
01:35:22,320 --> 01:35:24,000
I was like, "Oh, we can finally pay

2614
01:35:24,000 --> 01:35:24,719
with,

2615
01:35:24,719 --> 01:35:26,080
>> you know, my school bucks. I think

2616
01:35:26,080 --> 01:35:28,159
that's like a really value ad." Because

2617
01:35:28,159 --> 01:35:29,440
I'm like, "Oh, I got to remember to

2618
01:35:29,440 --> 01:35:30,800
write our check." I was thinking in the

2619
01:35:30,800 --> 01:35:32,480
back of my head, she needs a check. This

2620
01:35:32,480 --> 01:35:34,480
is so much easier. Good. I'd rather pay.

2621
01:35:34,480 --> 01:35:36,719
>> That was the idea is to to modernize it,

2622
01:35:36,719 --> 01:35:38,480
but also make it a living take.

2623
01:35:38,480 --> 01:35:40,719
>> I think you'll have more people paying

2624
01:35:40,719 --> 01:35:42,560
their fee if they know they can just go

2625
01:35:42,560 --> 01:35:44,080
online and do it rather than have to

2626
01:35:44,080 --> 01:35:45,520
bring it to the school or remember.

2627
01:35:45,520 --> 01:35:46,719
>> I feel like people are accustomed to

2628
01:35:46,719 --> 01:35:47,600
paying online.

2629
01:35:47,600 --> 01:35:48,000
>> Yes.

2630
01:35:48,000 --> 01:35:49,679
>> When we first started it was scary.

2631
01:35:49,679 --> 01:35:50,960
>> Yeah.

2632
01:35:50,960 --> 01:35:53,120
Absolutely. But I do want to

2633
01:35:53,120 --> 01:35:55,600
reiterate that I'm I am with Allison on

2634
01:35:55,600 --> 01:35:58,080
this. I do really feel like, you know,

2635
01:35:58,080 --> 01:35:59,600
it it's really difficult because every

2636
01:35:59,600 --> 01:36:02,080
year we add more emotional supports for

2637
01:36:02,080 --> 01:36:03,760
the kids, which I'm not saying we don't

2638
01:36:03,760 --> 01:36:07,360
need because we do, but I feel like this

2639
01:36:07,360 --> 01:36:08,239
is just as important,

2640
01:36:08,239 --> 01:36:09,280
>> right? I feel like the tech department

2641
01:36:09,280 --> 01:36:12,480
is emotional support for our staff.

2642
01:36:12,480 --> 01:36:13,920
>> I feel like Mike probably feels that

2643
01:36:13,920 --> 01:36:14,480
way, too.

2644
01:36:14,480 --> 01:36:15,040
>> Yeah.

2645
01:36:15,040 --> 01:36:16,639
>> So, I just wanted to throw that out

2646
01:36:16,639 --> 01:36:17,679
there. But, thank you so much for

2647
01:36:17,679 --> 01:36:18,239
everything.

2648
01:36:18,239 --> 01:36:19,920
>> I think it speaks to the nature of how

2649
01:36:19,920 --> 01:36:21,600
it's all changed, too. You know, the

2650
01:36:21,600 --> 01:36:27,600
future's faster than we all think. and I I I I'm complete alignment with

2651
01:36:27,600 --> 01:36:30,480
you. Um I think we do need more.

2652
01:36:30,480 --> 01:36:32,719
>> I think once, you know, Assistant

2653
01:36:32,719 --> 01:36:34,719
Superintendent Rust presents, you know,

2654
01:36:34,719 --> 01:36:37,120
we'll have sort of a a more clear path.

2655
01:36:37,120 --> 01:36:38,639
This couldn't be better news for me

2656
01:36:38,639 --> 01:36:40,000
actually hearing these questions come

2657
01:36:40,000 --> 01:36:40,560
up.

2658
01:36:40,560 --> 01:36:41,760
>> Don't get your hopes up.

2659
01:36:41,760 --> 01:36:45,280
>> So I I I will try. Um but also, thank

2660
01:36:45,280 --> 01:36:45,600
you.

2661
01:36:45,600 --> 01:36:47,199
>> Got a couple rounds to make it through

2662
01:36:47,199 --> 01:36:47,679
still.

2663
01:36:47,679 --> 01:36:49,520
>> Great.

2664
01:36:49,520 --> 01:36:50,400
>> Katrina,

2665
01:36:50,400 --> 01:36:51,520
>> no questions. Thank you.

2666
01:36:51,520 --> 01:36:52,800
>> Thank you. I just had one other

2667
01:36:52,800 --> 01:36:55,360
question. Sorry. Um in I know you

2668
01:36:55,360 --> 01:36:57,600
mentioned so similar to what Allison and

2669
01:36:57,600 --> 01:36:59,520
Sue had said around um getting

2670
01:36:59,520 --> 01:37:02,239
instructional positions. Um are there

2671
01:37:02,239 --> 01:37:03,840
districts around us that are doing it

2672
01:37:03,840 --> 01:37:05,280
right or like would be really good

2673
01:37:05,280 --> 01:37:08,800
examples to look at with AI instruction

2674
01:37:08,800 --> 01:37:11,360
or you know security for students

2675
01:37:11,360 --> 01:37:13,040
understanding a digital world?

2676
01:37:13,040 --> 01:37:17,199
>> Another great question. Um, yes. And

2677
01:37:17,199 --> 01:37:19,040
with all respect in the world, there

2678
01:37:19,040 --> 01:37:21,040
were some others that I know I'd like to

2679
01:37:21,040 --> 01:37:27,189
sort of steer clear from as well that maybe

2680
01:37:27,199 --> 01:37:28,960
» developing policy for something that

2681
01:37:28,960 --> 01:37:31,280
moves so quickly like AI is tricky.

2682
01:37:31,280 --> 01:37:31,840
>> Yeah.

2683
01:37:31,840 --> 01:37:34,320
>> Because by the time it's written and

2684
01:37:34,320 --> 01:37:36,080
implemented, it's already on its fifth

2685
01:37:36,080 --> 01:37:37,040
iteration.

2686
01:37:37,040 --> 01:37:38,400
>> It's more like a living document.

2687
01:37:38,400 --> 01:37:39,920
>> It's it's like a living document.

2688
01:37:39,920 --> 01:37:43,119
Precisely. Um, so Burlington is a great

2689
01:37:43,119 --> 01:37:46,480
example to look at. Um,

2690
01:37:46,480 --> 01:37:49,040
there are a number of them. Um, MASHP

2691
01:37:49,040 --> 01:37:50,800
has a really robust program. That's

2692
01:37:50,800 --> 01:37:53,119
another great one to check.

2693
01:37:53,119 --> 01:37:54,320
>> Are you going to list off the ones you

2694
01:37:54,320 --> 01:37:55,440
don't want to look at or

2695
01:37:55,440 --> 01:37:57,520
>> Sure.

2696
01:37:57,520 --> 01:37:59,119
>> Well, I think that everyone was a little

2697
01:37:59,119 --> 01:38:01,760
shell shocked, right? Like we

2698
01:38:01,760 --> 01:38:03,520
>> there's an adoption policy for

2699
01:38:03,520 --> 01:38:08,480
technology where we we vet vendors and we trial and pilot and all of that

2700
01:38:08,480 --> 01:38:11,199
stuff. And one day we came into work and

2701
01:38:11,199 --> 01:38:12,800
suddenly there was an AI agent and all

2702
01:38:12,800 --> 01:38:14,320
the things that we were using already.

2703
01:38:14,320 --> 01:38:16,000
There was no vetting process. It just

2704
01:38:16,000 --> 01:38:16,880
arrived,

2705
01:38:16,880 --> 01:38:21,600
>> right? We had that singularity moment in in 2022 when it all sort of started

2706
01:38:21,600 --> 01:38:24,480
and it's just moved faster than anyone

2707
01:38:24,480 --> 01:38:27,040
can keep up with. So, it's two-sided.

2708
01:38:27,040 --> 01:38:30,159
It's a great tool to use. Um, but it

2709
01:38:30,159 --> 01:38:34,239
needs it needs careful consideration and

2710
01:38:34,239 --> 01:38:37,600
a close look at at the ways that we can

2711
01:38:37,600 --> 01:38:40,480
teach our kids to use it responsibly.

2712
01:38:40,480 --> 01:38:42,159
>> Kids didn't start cheating when AI was

2713
01:38:42,159 --> 01:38:43,040
invented,

2714
01:38:43,040 --> 01:38:43,600
>> right?

2715
01:38:43,600 --> 01:38:46,320
>> Um, but that's the easiest lowest

2716
01:38:46,320 --> 01:38:48,320
hanging fruit that we can look at as

2717
01:38:48,320 --> 01:38:49,600
soon as it arrives,

2718
01:38:49,600 --> 01:38:49,920
>> right?

2719
01:38:49,920 --> 01:38:51,520
>> So, let's teach them to collaborate with

2720
01:38:51,520 --> 01:38:53,119
it in

2721
01:38:53,119 --> 01:38:55,119
>> 100%. That's awesome. Yeah. I'm just

2722
01:38:55,119 --> 01:38:57,119
thinking like um in planning out

2723
01:38:57,119 --> 01:38:58,800
whatever those instructional needs are

2724
01:38:58,800 --> 01:39:00,719
if there's ways that I'm sure you guys

2725
01:39:00,719 --> 01:39:02,560
will do like visits or talk with those

2726
01:39:02,560 --> 01:39:04,159
districts, things like that. But I think

2727
01:39:04,159 --> 01:39:06,639
that would be helpful just to see

2728
01:39:06,639 --> 01:39:08,239
>> we're we're very well connected.

2729
01:39:08,239 --> 01:39:10,960
>> You might already be doing some

2730
01:39:10,960 --> 01:39:13,280
I meet monthly with tech directors from

2731
01:39:13,280 --> 01:39:15,600
around the state and and we talk about

2732
01:39:15,600 --> 01:39:18,960
their programs and all of that. Yeah. So

2733
01:39:18,960 --> 01:39:20,080
>> yeah, there's fantastic

2734
01:39:20,080 --> 01:39:20,960
>> there's a vision.

2735
01:39:20,960 --> 01:39:24,000
>> Cool. Thank you.

2736
01:39:24,000 --> 01:39:25,040
question from the audience. Is that

2737
01:39:25,040 --> 01:39:26,080
okay?

2738
01:39:26,080 --> 01:39:26,880
>> Sure.

2739
01:39:26,880 --> 01:39:28,080
>> You don't mind? The name

2740
01:39:28,080 --> 01:39:30,639
>> lean flashman school street. Um I'm a

2741
01:39:30,639 --> 01:39:32,080
network professional so I just have a

2742
01:39:32,080 --> 01:39:33,199
question that might help also them

2743
01:39:33,199 --> 01:39:35,040
understand a little bit. Um for your

2744
01:39:35,040 --> 01:39:36,719
managed services is it just

2745
01:39:36,719 --> 01:39:38,480
infrastructure maintenance or are you is

2746
01:39:38,480 --> 01:39:39,840
it a collaborative team? So when you're

2747
01:39:39,840 --> 01:39:41,440
having an issue you have access to all

2748
01:39:41,440 --> 01:39:43,199
sorts of people. It's a little bit of

2749
01:39:43,199 --> 01:39:44,480
both actually. That's normal.

2750
01:39:44,480 --> 01:39:47,520
>> Yeah. So when that on on premises when

2751
01:39:47,520 --> 01:39:48,719
the on when the people do have to come

2752
01:39:48,719 --> 01:39:51,679
on site we have a lot in time that where

2753
01:39:51,679 --> 01:39:53,520
they do that but it's it's sort of an on

2754
01:39:53,520 --> 01:39:55,280
demand sort of thing where like I

2755
01:39:55,280 --> 01:39:57,199
mentioned if we notice that the Wi-Fi is

2756
01:39:57,199 --> 01:39:59,199
slow or down in one particular room they

2757
01:39:59,199 --> 01:40:00,800
can go in and get it up and running for

2758
01:40:00,800 --> 01:40:02,400
us. So they can do a lot more while it

2759
01:40:02,400 --> 01:40:03,679
doesn't it's not a replacement for

2760
01:40:03,679 --> 01:40:04,480
people

2761
01:40:04,480 --> 01:40:05,840
>> if he needs something he can reach out

2762
01:40:05,840 --> 01:40:07,520
to people for support or different ideas

2763
01:40:07,520 --> 01:40:10,080
or solutions to complex issues. So

2764
01:40:10,080 --> 01:40:11,119
that's something that you may not

2765
01:40:11,119 --> 01:40:13,679
realize why he's able to do so much. Um,

2766
01:40:13,679 --> 01:40:15,280
and I had a small question about the

2767
01:40:15,280 --> 01:40:17,119
VMware server. Sure. Um, is it just

2768
01:40:17,119 --> 01:40:18,880
replacing one of the VMware servers and

2769
01:40:18,880 --> 01:40:20,080
not the sand or anything else or

2770
01:40:20,080 --> 01:40:21,199
>> just the one? That's what I figured.

2771
01:40:21,199 --> 01:40:24,639
Okay. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you.

2772
01:40:24,639 --> 01:40:26,159
>> Thank you. We'll let you off the hot

2773
01:40:26,159 --> 01:40:28,960
seat. Thank you so much.

2774
01:40:28,960 --> 01:40:31,920
>> What else? Well, there you go. You

2775
01:40:31,920 --> 01:40:32,639
earned it.

2776
01:40:32,639 --> 01:40:33,600
>> Thanks for your time.

2777
01:40:33,600 --> 01:40:34,320
>> Thank you very much.

2778
01:40:34,320 --> 01:40:35,520
>> Thank you for the presentation.

2779
01:40:35,520 --> 01:40:37,119
>> Absolutely.

2780
01:40:37,119 --> 01:40:39,440
>> All right. Well, as we can see, there's

2781
01:40:39,440 --> 01:40:40,960
nobody over there with the name tag that

2782
01:40:40,960 --> 01:40:43,040
says director of facilities. So, I am

2783
01:40:43,040 --> 01:40:45,199
going to get the maintenance department

2784
01:40:45,199 --> 01:40:47,760
putting on your third hat.

2785
01:40:47,760 --> 01:40:52,229
>> Um, we'll see how it goes.

2786
01:40:52,239 --> 01:40:55,440
» So, similar to how maintenance has been

2787
01:40:55,440 --> 01:40:57,280
prevented uh presented in the past, it's

2788
01:40:57,280 --> 01:40:59,760
not a flashy department, right? It's not

2789
01:40:59,760 --> 01:41:03,520
um a lot of accolades for our current

2790
01:41:03,520 --> 01:41:05,679
facilities department, but um we have

2791
01:41:05,679 --> 01:41:07,520
made some improvements in the past year.

2792
01:41:07,520 --> 01:41:10,080
Um, the high school has been on a summer

2793
01:41:10,080 --> 01:41:11,679
painting project schedule for the past

2794
01:41:11,679 --> 01:41:14,080
several years where uh designated areas

2795
01:41:14,080 --> 01:41:15,600
of the building are identified for

2796
01:41:15,600 --> 01:41:17,440
painting, which painting is one of those

2797
01:41:17,440 --> 01:41:19,840
tasks that we just never seem to get to.

2798
01:41:19,840 --> 01:41:21,920
Um, so Mark and the maintenance staff at

2799
01:41:21,920 --> 01:41:23,920
the high school has made great progress

2800
01:41:23,920 --> 01:41:25,360
um by sticking to a schedule each

2801
01:41:25,360 --> 01:41:28,719
summer. We have been um doing ongoing

2802
01:41:28,719 --> 01:41:30,560
roof repairs. So our roofs were replaced

2803
01:41:30,560 --> 01:41:32,400
at four of our five schools um every

2804
01:41:32,400 --> 01:41:35,119
school except Brianville um between 2011

2805
01:41:35,119 --> 01:41:38,000
and 2012. Um so they are relatively new

2806
01:41:38,000 --> 01:41:41,199
in the scheme of roofs but they do still

2807
01:41:41,199 --> 01:41:42,960
um occasionally need repairs. So we are

2808
01:41:42,960 --> 01:41:44,719
chasing a lot of roof repairs across our

2809
01:41:44,719 --> 01:41:47,760
buildings. Um again I think at the high

2810
01:41:47,760 --> 01:41:49,199
school in particular the roof repair

2811
01:41:49,199 --> 01:41:51,280
center around that atrium. It is I think

2812
01:41:51,280 --> 01:41:54,639
in 1980 was probably a beautiful design.

2813
01:41:54,639 --> 01:41:57,600
Um there's so many different high school

2814
01:41:57,600 --> 01:41:59,040
construction models now but I'm sure

2815
01:41:59,040 --> 01:42:00,960
back then that was the model school. um

2816
01:42:00,960 --> 01:42:02,800
that is the area that causes us the most

2817
01:42:02,800 --> 01:42:05,280
trouble when it comes to roof um leaks

2818
01:42:05,280 --> 01:42:06,800
and repairs at Peenrook High School, but

2819
01:42:06,800 --> 01:42:09,760
we are actively working on them. Um when

2820
01:42:09,760 --> 01:42:11,679
the elementary and secondary principles

2821
01:42:11,679 --> 01:42:12,800
were here the other day, they did

2822
01:42:12,800 --> 01:42:14,000
highlight some of these projects as

2823
01:42:14,000 --> 01:42:15,679
well. So, you heard about the uh

2824
01:42:15,679 --> 01:42:17,199
additional water filtrations here at

2825
01:42:17,199 --> 01:42:19,440
North. Um North is in a three-phase

2826
01:42:19,440 --> 01:42:21,520
lighting project. Um you've seen our

2827
01:42:21,520 --> 01:42:23,360
lovely um visitors have been walking

2828
01:42:23,360 --> 01:42:25,920
around to help the lights stay on. Um

2829
01:42:25,920 --> 01:42:27,920
so, that is a project that is ongoing

2830
01:42:27,920 --> 01:42:29,440
here at North. All of the classroom and

2831
01:42:29,440 --> 01:42:31,040
the shared spaces are done. The hallways

2832
01:42:31,040 --> 01:42:33,040
are the third phase that is left. Um

2833
01:42:33,040 --> 01:42:35,760
Habamok has a new playground. Um thanks

2834
01:42:35,760 --> 01:42:38,639
to the uh suggestion of Allison and

2835
01:42:38,639 --> 01:42:40,960
exploring that with the community um

2836
01:42:40,960 --> 01:42:42,639
preservation funds, we were able to get

2837
01:42:42,639 --> 01:42:44,960
a new playground at Hobok. We also

2838
01:42:44,960 --> 01:42:46,719
replaced the bulk of the carpeting at

2839
01:42:46,719 --> 01:42:48,960
Hobok this past summer. There's only um

2840
01:42:48,960 --> 01:42:50,880
two areas at Hobok left with carpeting.

2841
01:42:50,880 --> 01:42:52,480
It's the main office and the ensemble

2842
01:42:52,480 --> 01:42:54,639
room. As you can imagine, the ensemble

2843
01:42:54,639 --> 01:42:57,679
room requires a flooring material other

2844
01:42:57,679 --> 01:43:00,000
than lenolum. So, carpet makes sense in

2845
01:43:00,000 --> 01:43:01,360
there. Um, but we'll look to replace

2846
01:43:01,360 --> 01:43:03,360
that carpet this summer. And Habamok

2847
01:43:03,360 --> 01:43:06,080
also received a new PA system over the

2848
01:43:06,080 --> 01:43:08,880
course of August. Um, at the middle

2849
01:43:08,880 --> 01:43:10,400
school, we have done some significant

2850
01:43:10,400 --> 01:43:13,119
HVAC repairs. They also got a new PA

2851
01:43:13,119 --> 01:43:15,440
system, and we continue to look at roof

2852
01:43:15,440 --> 01:43:17,520
repairs. Um, finally, Brian Phil got a

2853
01:43:17,520 --> 01:43:20,159
new gym roof. Um, I think David is

2854
01:43:20,159 --> 01:43:22,000
probably the person that emails me the

2855
01:43:22,000 --> 01:43:23,600
most to say there's shingles in the

2856
01:43:23,600 --> 01:43:25,199
parking lot at Bryantville after a

2857
01:43:25,199 --> 01:43:27,600
windstorm. So, I'm happy to say that the

2858
01:43:27,600 --> 01:43:30,239
Bryant Blue roof has been replaced. Um,

2859
01:43:30,239 --> 01:43:31,360
there was some additional plumbing

2860
01:43:31,360 --> 01:43:32,719
upgrades that happened at Bryantville

2861
01:43:32,719 --> 01:43:35,280
and we continue to work on HVAC repairs

2862
01:43:35,280 --> 01:43:38,719
there as well. Um,

2863
01:43:38,719 --> 01:43:40,719
the maintenance budget on paper looks

2864
01:43:40,719 --> 01:43:42,000
huge. So, let's talk a little bit about

2865
01:43:42,000 --> 01:43:44,800
it. We have 18 custodial personnel. So

2866
01:43:44,800 --> 01:43:47,600
there is um one dayshift custodian in

2867
01:43:47,600 --> 01:43:49,280
each of our buildings. Our elementary

2868
01:43:49,280 --> 01:43:50,800
schools and our middle school have two

2869
01:43:50,800 --> 01:43:52,960
evening custodians. Our high school has

2870
01:43:52,960 --> 01:43:55,760
three evening custodians. We have um an

2871
01:43:55,760 --> 01:43:57,440
athletic custodian that Brian talked a

2872
01:43:57,440 --> 01:43:59,760
little bit about. We have a position for

2873
01:43:59,760 --> 01:44:01,679
a wastewater treatment operator. That

2874
01:44:01,679 --> 01:44:03,520
position is a 6 wastewater treatment

2875
01:44:03,520 --> 01:44:06,000
operator and a point4 custodian. We have

2876
01:44:06,000 --> 01:44:08,320
not found anybody to be the wastewater

2877
01:44:08,320 --> 01:44:09,920
treatment um operator. So, though that

2878
01:44:09,920 --> 01:44:11,440
position is budgeted, it is unfilled

2879
01:44:11,440 --> 01:44:13,360
right now. And those services are being

2880
01:44:13,360 --> 01:44:15,280
provided by Weston and Samson. And we

2881
01:44:15,280 --> 01:44:17,600
just most recently um had a retirement

2882
01:44:17,600 --> 01:44:20,080
in our department in Diane Elliot, who

2883
01:44:20,080 --> 01:44:22,000
everybody knows and loves. Our part-time

2884
01:44:22,000 --> 01:44:23,760
custodian, part-time bus driver did

2885
01:44:23,760 --> 01:44:25,280
retire um at the end of February

2886
01:44:25,280 --> 01:44:26,880
vacation. So, that position is currently

2887
01:44:26,880 --> 01:44:30,320
posted. Um the bulk of the money in

2888
01:44:30,320 --> 01:44:31,600
maintenance, it goes to contracted

2889
01:44:31,600 --> 01:44:33,840
services. So, those are our um

2890
01:44:33,840 --> 01:44:35,600
agreements with vendors for plumbing,

2891
01:44:35,600 --> 01:44:39,119
HVIC, electrical. Um we uh participate

2892
01:44:39,119 --> 01:44:41,040
in an annual collaborative buy with

2893
01:44:41,040 --> 01:44:43,040
other Southshore towns that allows us to

2894
01:44:43,040 --> 01:44:45,760
get paper towels, toilet paper um at a

2895
01:44:45,760 --> 01:44:48,719
much reduced rate um based off of the

2896
01:44:48,719 --> 01:44:50,159
volume that's being purchased by that

2897
01:44:50,159 --> 01:44:53,760
consortium. Um we do try to cover our

2898
01:44:53,760 --> 01:44:56,080
custodial absences with substitutes when

2899
01:44:56,080 --> 01:44:59,119
we can. Um so we do spend about $50,000

2900
01:44:59,119 --> 01:45:01,040
a year on substitute coverage and then

2901
01:45:01,040 --> 01:45:02,639
another big portion of the budget is

2902
01:45:02,639 --> 01:45:04,719
utility services. So that includes heat,

2903
01:45:04,719 --> 01:45:07,280
electric, phone, water, all all the same

2904
01:45:07,280 --> 01:45:12,070
ones that you have at your home.

2905
01:45:12,080 --> 01:45:14,159
A breakout of um that contracted

2906
01:45:14,159 --> 01:45:15,840
services line. Just kind of a snapshot

2907
01:45:15,840 --> 01:45:17,679
of where we are today. There's currently

2908
01:45:17,679 --> 01:45:20,639
$61,000 available in that budget line.

2909
01:45:20,639 --> 01:45:23,360
Um that is

2910
01:45:23,360 --> 01:45:25,280
probably not enough money to get us to

2911
01:45:25,280 --> 01:45:27,199
the end of the year. So as we get to the

2912
01:45:27,199 --> 01:45:28,560
latter part of May and early part of

2913
01:45:28,560 --> 01:45:29,840
June, we start talking about, okay,

2914
01:45:29,840 --> 01:45:31,040
what's an emergency that needs to be

2915
01:45:31,040 --> 01:45:33,119
fixed and what can we wait for July 1.

2916
01:45:33,119 --> 01:45:34,880
um to address. So, we do keep an eye on

2917
01:45:34,880 --> 01:45:36,960
that number. Um the miscellaneous pieces

2918
01:45:36,960 --> 01:45:43,040
are um reimbursements for some of the staff if we're asking them to travel

2919
01:45:43,040 --> 01:45:45,199
between buildings or um some

2920
01:45:45,199 --> 01:45:46,800
professional development stuff for those

2921
01:45:46,800 --> 01:45:48,719
staff. It's it's not a big number.

2922
01:45:48,719 --> 01:45:50,400
Preventative maintenance, that's like

2923
01:45:50,400 --> 01:45:53,760
the belts and um whatnot for our rooftop

2924
01:45:53,760 --> 01:45:56,639
units. We do a whole lot of repairs. And

2925
01:45:56,639 --> 01:45:58,320
so when you're talking about five school

2926
01:45:58,320 --> 01:46:00,880
buildings that um were renovated or

2927
01:46:00,880 --> 01:46:03,920
remodeled in 1999 or 2000, every single

2928
01:46:03,920 --> 01:46:06,320
thing in this district is about the same

2929
01:46:06,320 --> 01:46:09,360
age. Every toilet is 26 years old. Every

2930
01:46:09,360 --> 01:46:12,080
faucet and fixture is 26 years old. So

2931
01:46:12,080 --> 01:46:16,800
we do a whole lot of repairs. Um and

2932
01:46:16,800 --> 01:46:18,639
that makes sense, right? That's that's

2933
01:46:18,639 --> 01:46:19,920
where the bulk of our money would be

2934
01:46:19,920 --> 01:46:22,719
spent. Um you know, it's not anything

2935
01:46:22,719 --> 01:46:24,159
that's outrageous. I would say the

2936
01:46:24,159 --> 01:46:25,760
biggest driver in that repair number

2937
01:46:25,760 --> 01:46:28,239
right now is HVAC and plumbing. Um, in

2938
01:46:28,239 --> 01:46:30,159
the past 18 months or so, we've seen

2939
01:46:30,159 --> 01:46:31,920
significant plumbing concerns in all of

2940
01:46:31,920 --> 01:46:34,239
our buildings, but the plumber that that

2941
01:46:34,239 --> 01:46:36,560
we contract with, Holdley, told us as

2942
01:46:36,560 --> 01:46:38,080
soon as it starts, it's going to keep

2943
01:46:38,080 --> 01:46:40,000
going, right? Um, so they have been

2944
01:46:40,000 --> 01:46:41,600
great. They're super responsive and they

2945
01:46:41,600 --> 01:46:43,920
come out all of the time that we call,

2946
01:46:43,920 --> 01:46:45,600
but it's it's a larger issue. some of

2947
01:46:45,600 --> 01:46:47,280
the way that the pipes are um

2948
01:46:47,280 --> 01:46:49,360
constructed from you know most of the

2949
01:46:49,360 --> 01:46:50,960
buildings were existing to remain the

2950
01:46:50,960 --> 01:46:54,080
pipes are from 1976 in some places um

2951
01:46:54,080 --> 01:46:56,000
and you know plumbing technology has

2952
01:46:56,000 --> 01:46:57,920
come a long way as well um so you know

2953
01:46:57,920 --> 01:46:59,199
switching out some of the the

2954
01:46:59,199 --> 01:47:01,199
connections and whatnot is really where

2955
01:47:01,199 --> 01:47:04,000
we find the bulk of our funding going

2956
01:47:04,000 --> 01:47:05,920
service agreements so we have a um

2957
01:47:05,920 --> 01:47:07,520
agreements for some of our equipment

2958
01:47:07,520 --> 01:47:11,360
whether it's our lawnmowers we have um

2959
01:47:11,360 --> 01:47:13,280
Mike talked a little bit about the HVAC

2960
01:47:13,280 --> 01:47:15,199
and how that's um run through the cloud

2961
01:47:15,199 --> 01:47:16,480
Now, so we have a service agreement with

2962
01:47:16,480 --> 01:47:17,920
Automated Logix. They run all of our

2963
01:47:17,920 --> 01:47:20,320
rooftop units through the buildings. Um

2964
01:47:20,320 --> 01:47:23,360
we do have a a a bit of um supply money

2965
01:47:23,360 --> 01:47:24,960
that happens through May's contract

2966
01:47:24,960 --> 01:47:26,400
services. That's, you know, going to

2967
01:47:26,400 --> 01:47:28,400
Rockies to get whatever we need over the

2968
01:47:28,400 --> 01:47:30,480
course um of the school day or school

2969
01:47:30,480 --> 01:47:32,400
year. Um and as I said before,

2970
01:47:32,400 --> 01:47:34,080
wastewater treatment is a a position

2971
01:47:34,080 --> 01:47:36,480
that is budgeted in our budget, but

2972
01:47:36,480 --> 01:47:39,199
right now we are using a um contracted

2973
01:47:39,199 --> 01:47:40,560
services model for that.

2974
01:47:40,560 --> 01:47:42,560
>> And how much does that cost to cut that?

2975
01:47:42,560 --> 01:47:45,040
>> That is it. It's 66,000. So, so what we

2976
01:47:45,040 --> 01:47:46,880
would be paying a person, we're paying a

2977
01:47:46,880 --> 01:47:47,440
service.

2978
01:47:47,440 --> 01:47:52,149
>> Correct.

2979
01:47:52,159 --> 01:47:53,440
» Okay. Like every department, we have

2980
01:47:53,440 --> 01:47:55,440
goals too in the maintenance department.

2981
01:47:55,440 --> 01:47:59,040
Um, so we have some projects that are on

2982
01:47:59,040 --> 01:48:01,040
the capital warrant for the spring. Um,

2983
01:48:01,040 --> 01:48:03,600
we have been really taking a a look at

2984
01:48:03,600 --> 01:48:05,679
HVAC across the district, focusing a lot

2985
01:48:05,679 --> 01:48:07,199
of our energy at the elementary level.

2986
01:48:07,199 --> 01:48:09,280
So, we have um a request on there for

2987
01:48:09,280 --> 01:48:11,520
the funding associated with three new um

2988
01:48:11,520 --> 01:48:14,400
HVAC units at the elementary level. Um

2989
01:48:14,400 --> 01:48:16,800
we also have phase two of the flooring

2990
01:48:16,800 --> 01:48:18,480
project on the capital warrant. So, we

2991
01:48:18,480 --> 01:48:20,080
would be looking to complete the project

2992
01:48:20,080 --> 01:48:21,760
at Habamok and take a look at some of

2993
01:48:21,760 --> 01:48:23,520
the spaces um in the other buildings

2994
01:48:23,520 --> 01:48:27,199
that have um carpet that is 26 to 30

2995
01:48:27,199 --> 01:48:30,080
years old. Um continuing our roof

2996
01:48:30,080 --> 01:48:32,159
repairs. Um each year Mark identifies

2997
01:48:32,159 --> 01:48:34,159
that rear courtyard of Pemrick High

2998
01:48:34,159 --> 01:48:35,600
School as an area that could use some

2999
01:48:35,600 --> 01:48:37,119
love and attention if you've entered or

3000
01:48:37,119 --> 01:48:38,639
exit the building from that side. You

3001
01:48:38,639 --> 01:48:40,960
can see um there's a lot of um

3002
01:48:40,960 --> 01:48:42,960
disintegrating bricks and a lot of

3003
01:48:42,960 --> 01:48:44,880
masonary work that needs to happen back

3004
01:48:44,880 --> 01:48:47,360
there. Um the Bryant build rooftop unit

3005
01:48:47,360 --> 01:48:49,040
in the library needs to be replaced. So

3006
01:48:49,040 --> 01:48:50,400
again, using some of the capital funds

3007
01:48:50,400 --> 01:48:52,560
for that. Um Jen Simmons when she was

3008
01:48:52,560 --> 01:48:54,239
here the other day also mentioned the

3009
01:48:54,239 --> 01:48:56,560
desire to have um at least one more

3010
01:48:56,560 --> 01:48:58,320
water filtration system. maybe not the

3011
01:48:58,320 --> 01:48:59,440
eight that they have here at North

3012
01:48:59,440 --> 01:49:01,920
Denver, but at least one more. Um, a lot

3013
01:49:01,920 --> 01:49:03,440
of brick work needs to happen at the

3014
01:49:03,440 --> 01:49:07,520
middle school. Again, um, you know, the brick repointing is something that's

3015
01:49:07,520 --> 01:49:09,040
on our capital plan, but is not

3016
01:49:09,040 --> 01:49:09,920
something that gets funded

3017
01:49:09,920 --> 01:49:11,920
year-over-year. So, really targeting

3018
01:49:11,920 --> 01:49:14,560
some funds towards that. Continued HVAC

3019
01:49:14,560 --> 01:49:16,639
repairs is really a common theme across

3020
01:49:16,639 --> 01:49:18,320
the mall. And as I mentioned, North

3021
01:49:18,320 --> 01:49:20,080
would be entering its third phase of its

3022
01:49:20,080 --> 01:49:21,040
lighting project.

3023
01:49:21,040 --> 01:49:23,600
>> Can I ask a question? How did North end

3024
01:49:23,600 --> 01:49:25,280
up with eight and the other online

3025
01:49:25,280 --> 01:49:26,239
preschools? Not

3026
01:49:26,239 --> 01:49:28,719
>> a grant. So they he used the swag grant

3027
01:49:28,719 --> 01:49:29,280
for that.

3028
01:49:29,280 --> 01:49:31,040
>> But it was only for one school. They

3029
01:49:31,040 --> 01:49:32,239
couldn't be split.

3030
01:49:32,239 --> 01:49:35,520
>> So the north PTO and Mr. Murphy wrote

3031
01:49:35,520 --> 01:49:37,600
the grant together. So the um grant

3032
01:49:37,600 --> 01:49:39,199
covered a portion of it and then the PTO

3033
01:49:39,199 --> 01:49:40,320
covered a piece of the plumbing

3034
01:49:40,320 --> 01:49:42,239
associated with it. Each of the schools

3035
01:49:42,239 --> 01:49:44,320
can apply. Um North was the only one

3036
01:49:44,320 --> 01:49:45,760
that applied last year. Jen and the

3037
01:49:45,760 --> 01:49:47,520
Brianville P2 are applying this year as

3038
01:49:47,520 --> 01:49:47,920
well.

3039
01:49:47,920 --> 01:49:50,239
>> Did they So it was known that this was

3040
01:49:50,239 --> 01:49:51,920
an option that the schools could have

3041
01:49:51,920 --> 01:49:53,920
done at the same time. So I think Mike

3042
01:49:53,920 --> 01:49:55,760
was a little bit further along in the

3043
01:49:55,760 --> 01:49:57,920
process and shared how it was going with

3044
01:49:57,920 --> 01:49:59,600
the other two buildings and then they

3045
01:49:59,600 --> 01:50:01,679
would get it to the next cycle.

3046
01:50:01,679 --> 01:50:03,199
>> So there still a grant that's a

3047
01:50:03,199 --> 01:50:04,400
possibility of school.

3048
01:50:04,400 --> 01:50:07,430
>> Yes.

3049
01:50:07,440 --> 01:50:11,119
» Um quick question. um and not making any

3050
01:50:11,119 --> 01:50:13,280
assumptions or anything like that for

3051
01:50:13,280 --> 01:50:15,760
the future and what happens with um

3052
01:50:15,760 --> 01:50:17,600
Southshore VOTE and all that, but are

3053
01:50:17,600 --> 01:50:19,840
there any of these projects that could

3054
01:50:19,840 --> 01:50:22,320
eventually like if we were if that does

3055
01:50:22,320 --> 01:50:24,239
end up happening? Would any of these

3056
01:50:24,239 --> 01:50:26,159
projects be something that we could

3057
01:50:26,159 --> 01:50:28,000
utilize students to help with a project

3058
01:50:28,000 --> 01:50:28,639
on?

3059
01:50:28,639 --> 01:50:30,880
>> Sure. I mean, Southshore Tech has a

3060
01:50:30,880 --> 01:50:33,520
metal fabrication shop. Um they don't

3061
01:50:33,520 --> 01:50:35,040
have a masonary shop. They do have a

3062
01:50:35,040 --> 01:50:36,719
landscape shop. So there's definitely

3063
01:50:36,719 --> 01:50:38,880
some some pieces where we could

3064
01:50:38,880 --> 01:50:40,800
capitalize on that, but you can also

3065
01:50:40,800 --> 01:50:42,960
engage with Southshore Tech as not a

3066
01:50:42,960 --> 01:50:44,000
member town.

3067
01:50:44,000 --> 01:50:47,199
>> Um so happy to to explore that as well.

3068
01:50:47,199 --> 01:50:49,840
I know Brian um was talking with Bristol

3069
01:50:49,840 --> 01:50:52,800
Plymouth um about softball dugos, right?

3070
01:50:52,800 --> 01:50:54,800
So there's we're we're we're kind of

3071
01:50:54,800 --> 01:50:57,920
marketing ourselves out there. Um one of

3072
01:50:57,920 --> 01:50:59,679
the other large capital projects for the

3073
01:50:59,679 --> 01:51:02,400
schools is the parking lots. Um we get a

3074
01:51:02,400 --> 01:51:03,760
lot of feedback about the potholes and

3075
01:51:03,760 --> 01:51:06,400
the sinking drains. Um, it is at all

3076
01:51:06,400 --> 01:51:08,080
five of our buildings an area that needs

3077
01:51:08,080 --> 01:51:09,840
further explanation. And I will be

3078
01:51:09,840 --> 01:51:11,440
transparent and say parking lots has

3079
01:51:11,440 --> 01:51:12,880
been on the maintenance department goals

3080
01:51:12,880 --> 01:51:15,360
now for six years. Um, we have not made

3081
01:51:15,360 --> 01:51:17,440
much progress in that other than

3082
01:51:17,440 --> 01:51:19,840
plugging the holes or relin parking

3083
01:51:19,840 --> 01:51:22,239
lots. We have not made any huge capital

3084
01:51:22,239 --> 01:51:23,920
improvements to digging them up and and

3085
01:51:23,920 --> 01:51:24,239
re

3086
01:51:24,239 --> 01:51:25,520
>> and we're separate from the town. Like

3087
01:51:25,520 --> 01:51:26,880
we can't be added to their

3088
01:51:26,880 --> 01:51:28,400
>> No, we're not part of their pavement

3089
01:51:28,400 --> 01:51:29,520
management plan.

3090
01:51:29,520 --> 01:51:30,320
>> Could we be?

3091
01:51:30,320 --> 01:51:33,840
>> No. Okay. And we don't the chapter

3092
01:51:33,840 --> 01:51:35,119
whatever funds

3093
01:51:35,119 --> 01:51:36,320
>> cannot be used for

3094
01:51:36,320 --> 01:51:39,510
>> Okay.

3095
01:51:39,520 --> 01:51:41,119
» I mean we'd like to get some days in the

3096
01:51:41,119 --> 01:51:44,639
facility department too. So um

3097
01:51:44,639 --> 01:51:46,239
heck why not start with a full-time

3098
01:51:46,239 --> 01:51:48,560
director of operations an operations

3099
01:51:48,560 --> 01:51:51,360
manager. Let's go for that. Um we've

3100
01:51:51,360 --> 01:51:52,800
obviously had conversations in the past

3101
01:51:52,800 --> 01:51:55,840
about is there some capacity to share a

3102
01:51:55,840 --> 01:51:57,440
facilities director with the town.

3103
01:51:57,440 --> 01:51:58,639
Obviously still open to those

3104
01:51:58,639 --> 01:52:00,080
conversations. I'm not sure that our

3105
01:52:00,080 --> 01:52:02,320
timelines will ever sync up like that.

3106
01:52:02,320 --> 01:52:04,639
Um, but I do think given this the the

3107
01:52:04,639 --> 01:52:06,960
age of all all five of our buildings, we

3108
01:52:06,960 --> 01:52:08,639
do need to start moving in the direction

3109
01:52:08,639 --> 01:52:10,400
where some a portion of somebody's

3110
01:52:10,400 --> 01:52:13,840
full-time job is maintenance. Um, and in

3111
01:52:13,840 --> 01:52:16,159
really planning out the projects. I do

3112
01:52:16,159 --> 01:52:17,280
not want to be in the position where

3113
01:52:17,280 --> 01:52:18,639
we're asking for five school buildings

3114
01:52:18,639 --> 01:52:20,159
over the course of three years. We have

3115
01:52:20,159 --> 01:52:21,920
to be thoughtful about how we're looking

3116
01:52:21,920 --> 01:52:23,119
whether we're looking for new buildings

3117
01:52:23,119 --> 01:52:25,440
or to remodel um or renovate what we

3118
01:52:25,440 --> 01:52:27,360
have, but really, you know, giving lead

3119
01:52:27,360 --> 01:52:29,599
time to the community. I'm far ahead of

3120
01:52:29,599 --> 01:52:30,880
that.

3121
01:52:30,880 --> 01:52:33,440
>> Um I think we will look to increase

3122
01:52:33,440 --> 01:52:35,760
contracted services. The repairs are

3123
01:52:35,760 --> 01:52:37,920
getting more costly to the point that

3124
01:52:37,920 --> 01:52:39,760
has been made previously about the cost

3125
01:52:39,760 --> 01:52:41,360
of materials has increased. The cost of

3126
01:52:41,360 --> 01:52:43,599
labor has increased. Um so we are seeing

3127
01:52:43,599 --> 01:52:46,480
some of that. Um and we did used to have

3128
01:52:46,480 --> 01:52:48,000
one additional custodian in the

3129
01:52:48,000 --> 01:52:51,040
district. It was cut in 2013. Um you

3130
01:52:51,040 --> 01:52:52,560
know we may want to look at adding that

3131
01:52:52,560 --> 01:52:54,719
position back in to flow between the

3132
01:52:54,719 --> 01:52:57,679
buildings. We do have um a solid amount

3133
01:52:57,679 --> 01:52:59,360
of custodial absence across the

3134
01:52:59,360 --> 01:53:00,719
district. If we had a body that could

3135
01:53:00,719 --> 01:53:02,159
kind of fill in when we can't find a

3136
01:53:02,159 --> 01:53:03,760
sub, that would be great. And also

3137
01:53:03,760 --> 01:53:05,119
somebody that could focus some of their

3138
01:53:05,119 --> 01:53:06,400
energy on the outside maintenance.

3139
01:53:06,400 --> 01:53:08,320
That's our custodians do get to that,

3140
01:53:08,320 --> 01:53:09,840
but it is really at the bottom of the

3141
01:53:09,840 --> 01:53:10,960
list when we're talking about getting

3142
01:53:10,960 --> 01:53:13,119
the buildings ready um for occupancy the

3143
01:53:13,119 --> 01:53:15,840
next day.

3144
01:53:15,840 --> 01:53:18,400
>> Um between those requests, is there one

3145
01:53:18,400 --> 01:53:21,360
that's more like most important to you?

3146
01:53:21,360 --> 01:53:24,239
Um, I I think the director of operations

3147
01:53:24,239 --> 01:53:26,159
is something that you'll hear again as

3148
01:53:26,159 --> 01:53:28,400
we continue to go through the position.

3149
01:53:28,400 --> 01:53:31,199
I think adding other pieces to the

3150
01:53:31,199 --> 01:53:32,560
department don't make sense until you

3151
01:53:32,560 --> 01:53:33,920
have somebody that's really

3152
01:53:33,920 --> 01:53:36,719
>> directing it. Yeah. And one other quick

3153
01:53:36,719 --> 01:53:39,840
question with the um our strategic plan

3154
01:53:39,840 --> 01:53:42,320
is kind looking at and obviously we

3155
01:53:42,320 --> 01:53:46,880
don't have a copy yet but um looking at

3156
01:53:46,880 --> 01:53:49,679
um kind of the timeline for facilities

3157
01:53:49,679 --> 01:53:53,280
and um all of that part going so as I

3158
01:53:53,280 --> 01:53:55,199
said in the budget subcommittee meeting

3159
01:53:55,199 --> 01:53:57,040
that we had earlier today I just want to

3160
01:53:57,040 --> 01:53:58,400
temper your expectations when it comes

3161
01:53:58,400 --> 01:54:00,159
to what the strategic plan looks like in

3162
01:54:00,159 --> 01:54:02,080
its current form. So it's really big

3163
01:54:02,080 --> 01:54:03,840
rocks, right? It's really the ideas.

3164
01:54:03,840 --> 01:54:05,360
It's the action steps that really

3165
01:54:05,360 --> 01:54:06,960
dictate the work that we're going to

3166
01:54:06,960 --> 01:54:09,599
undertake for the next 5 years. So if

3167
01:54:09,599 --> 01:54:12,400
something says to evaluate

3168
01:54:12,400 --> 01:54:15,760
um scheduling of buildings, to me, one

3169
01:54:15,760 --> 01:54:17,280
of those action steps is looking at

3170
01:54:17,280 --> 01:54:18,880
grades span schools, looking at closing

3171
01:54:18,880 --> 01:54:21,199
a school, looking at all of that. So I I

3172
01:54:21,199 --> 01:54:23,040
think really how much we get out of the

3173
01:54:23,040 --> 01:54:24,800
strategic plan is really a function of

3174
01:54:24,800 --> 01:54:26,080
you know how

3175
01:54:26,080 --> 01:54:27,920
>> how much administration is is looking to

3176
01:54:27,920 --> 01:54:29,360
take on and how much accountability

3177
01:54:29,360 --> 01:54:31,280
you're looking for us to have as working

3178
01:54:31,280 --> 01:54:33,119
towards those milestones. So when you

3179
01:54:33,119 --> 01:54:34,880
get the strategic plan it is not going

3180
01:54:34,880 --> 01:54:38,239
to say um move to gradespan schools by

3181
01:54:38,239 --> 01:54:41,280
2031. It doesn't say that. Um, but it

3182
01:54:41,280 --> 01:54:43,040
does there's several places where it

3183
01:54:43,040 --> 01:54:45,040
says to evaluate some of the makeups and

3184
01:54:45,040 --> 01:54:46,480
the components that we would need to

3185
01:54:46,480 --> 01:54:48,480
have a better handle on in order to make

3186
01:54:48,480 --> 01:54:50,239
that recommendation. That makes more

3187
01:54:50,239 --> 01:54:55,189
sense. Thank you.

3188
01:54:55,199 --> 01:54:56,480
» Any questions?

3189
01:54:56,480 --> 01:54:58,800
>> Fewer maintenance questions.

3190
01:54:58,800 --> 01:55:00,480
>> So exciting.

3191
01:55:00,480 --> 01:55:02,080
>> All the questions were answered.

3192
01:55:02,080 --> 01:55:02,719
>> Yeah.

3193
01:55:02,719 --> 01:55:05,040
>> All right, let's jump in. Uh,

3194
01:55:05,040 --> 01:55:07,040
consideration first read the

3195
01:55:07,040 --> 01:55:08,159
superintendent. I'm sorry.

3196
01:55:08,159 --> 01:55:09,840
>> We're still going, David. Here we go. So

3197
01:55:09,840 --> 01:55:11,840
in your packet you have for first read

3198
01:55:11,840 --> 01:55:15,280
the 26 27 school year calendar. Um

3199
01:55:15,280 --> 01:55:16,719
couple of things that are different

3200
01:55:16,719 --> 01:55:19,199
moving into next year than our of from

3201
01:55:19,199 --> 01:55:20,560
this current year and for previous

3202
01:55:20,560 --> 01:55:23,679
years. So with the newly ratified

3203
01:55:23,679 --> 01:55:25,520
collective bargaining agreement, we are

3204
01:55:25,520 --> 01:55:28,159
doing open houses. Um so that's really a

3205
01:55:28,159 --> 01:55:29,920
meet and greet at the schools with

3206
01:55:29,920 --> 01:55:32,800
students and staff um the day before

3207
01:55:32,800 --> 01:55:34,239
school starts. So those are on your

3208
01:55:34,239 --> 01:55:37,599
schedule um for 91. Um it's the

3209
01:55:37,599 --> 01:55:39,040
afternoon, the day before school where

3210
01:55:39,040 --> 01:55:40,400
kids can come in with their parents or

3211
01:55:40,400 --> 01:55:42,080
caregivers, see the classroom, meet the

3212
01:55:42,080 --> 01:55:43,599
teacher so that the first day is a

3213
01:55:43,599 --> 01:55:45,760
little bit less scary. Um but there is

3214
01:55:45,760 --> 01:55:47,599
still a tremendous value to what we used

3215
01:55:47,599 --> 01:55:49,040
to call an open house, which we're now

3216
01:55:49,040 --> 01:55:50,880
calling a curriculum night where parents

3217
01:55:50,880 --> 01:55:53,119
and caregivers can come in, meet with

3218
01:55:53,119 --> 01:55:55,199
students, um teachers, and find out what

3219
01:55:55,199 --> 01:55:56,880
the curricular expectations are for the

3220
01:55:56,880 --> 01:55:57,920
course. Right? That's still something

3221
01:55:57,920 --> 01:56:00,000
that needs to happen. So those dates are

3222
01:56:00,000 --> 01:56:02,560
listed on the calendar as well.

3223
01:56:02,560 --> 01:56:05,599
Um we played a little bit with um

3224
01:56:05,599 --> 01:56:09,920
conferences. Um so previously we had two

3225
01:56:09,920 --> 01:56:11,599
iterations of conferences in the fall

3226
01:56:11,599 --> 01:56:14,080
and early winter. One um that last week

3227
01:56:14,080 --> 01:56:15,840
of October and one that first week of

3228
01:56:15,840 --> 01:56:18,159
December. The feedback that we got um

3229
01:56:18,159 --> 01:56:20,639
from staff at the elementary level is

3230
01:56:20,639 --> 01:56:22,560
with having conference those two

3231
01:56:22,560 --> 01:56:24,880
conference options so far apart, they

3232
01:56:24,880 --> 01:56:26,320
were seeing that many elementary

3233
01:56:26,320 --> 01:56:28,719
families were registering for an October

3234
01:56:28,719 --> 01:56:30,960
conference and a December conference.

3235
01:56:30,960 --> 01:56:33,280
that was not the intent. Um so we have

3236
01:56:33,280 --> 01:56:36,239
gone down to one conference um for each

3237
01:56:36,239 --> 01:56:39,040
of those those grade levels. So October

3238
01:56:39,040 --> 01:56:40,960
28th would be conferences for 7 through

3239
01:56:40,960 --> 01:56:42,960
12. That lines up with when term one

3240
01:56:42,960 --> 01:56:47,040
ends and then um o December 2nd would be

3241
01:56:47,040 --> 01:56:49,840
conferences for K through 6. That lines

3242
01:56:49,840 --> 01:56:52,400
up with when the the term ends um the

3243
01:56:52,400 --> 01:56:54,239
term one ends at the elementary level.

3244
01:56:54,239 --> 01:56:56,080
You'll remember in previous years we've

3245
01:56:56,080 --> 01:56:58,159
had a November professional development

3246
01:56:58,159 --> 01:57:01,360
day um that synced up with election day

3247
01:57:01,360 --> 01:57:03,119
um and we were using half of that day

3248
01:57:03,119 --> 01:57:05,360
for day conferences for folks. We do not

3249
01:57:05,360 --> 01:57:08,080
have that in this calendar. Um you know

3250
01:57:08,080 --> 01:57:10,000
having a a professional development b

3251
01:57:10,000 --> 01:57:12,159
day day that early on in the year wasn't

3252
01:57:12,159 --> 01:57:15,199
super productive for us. now that all of

3253
01:57:15,199 --> 01:57:16,880
the voting takes place outside of our

3254
01:57:16,880 --> 01:57:18,560
schools, we'd rather have it as a

3255
01:57:18,560 --> 01:57:20,800
student day and save that professional

3256
01:57:20,800 --> 01:57:23,040
development day, that third day for a

3257
01:57:23,040 --> 01:57:25,920
date later in the year. Um, it also

3258
01:57:25,920 --> 01:57:27,520
gives us some flexibility with the

3259
01:57:27,520 --> 01:57:29,199
current situation that we're in right

3260
01:57:29,199 --> 01:57:30,719
now. If you have a professional

3261
01:57:30,719 --> 01:57:33,840
development day scheduled for March

3262
01:57:33,840 --> 01:57:36,080
29th, you can make a decision about

3263
01:57:36,080 --> 01:57:38,719
March 29th in midFebruary if there's a

3264
01:57:38,719 --> 01:57:40,960
need to adjust your calendar or do

3265
01:57:40,960 --> 01:57:42,639
something like that. So our third

3266
01:57:42,639 --> 01:57:44,159
professional development day for staff

3267
01:57:44,159 --> 01:57:47,040
is currently on March 29th. Gives us a

3268
01:57:47,040 --> 01:57:49,920
little flexibility that we don't have um

3269
01:57:49,920 --> 01:57:52,159
this year to the attune of the

3270
01:57:52,159 --> 01:57:53,280
conversation we were having at the

3271
01:57:53,280 --> 01:57:55,520
beginning of the meeting. Um half days

3272
01:57:55,520 --> 01:57:57,360
or early release days have shifted a

3273
01:57:57,360 --> 01:57:58,639
little bit in this version of the

3274
01:57:58,639 --> 01:58:00,239
calendar. Again, as part of our

3275
01:58:00,239 --> 01:58:01,920
collective bargaining agreement, we have

3276
01:58:01,920 --> 01:58:03,840
agreed to have the student day be the

3277
01:58:03,840 --> 01:58:06,719
same length elementary and secondary. um

3278
01:58:06,719 --> 01:58:08,320
before the student day at the middle

3279
01:58:08,320 --> 01:58:09,679
school and high school was significantly

3280
01:58:09,679 --> 01:58:11,440
shorter than it was at the secondary

3281
01:58:11,440 --> 01:58:14,400
level. We shifted this the day across

3282
01:58:14,400 --> 01:58:15,840
the board at all five schools. That's a

3283
01:58:15,840 --> 01:58:17,040
little bit longer at the secondary level

3284
01:58:17,040 --> 01:58:18,080
and a little bit shorter at the

3285
01:58:18,080 --> 01:58:20,480
elementary level. Um the intent on those

3286
01:58:20,480 --> 01:58:22,320
half days is to not serve a full lunch

3287
01:58:22,320 --> 01:58:24,080
in the cafeteria. We do not serve a

3288
01:58:24,080 --> 01:58:26,080
lunch on those days at the secondary

3289
01:58:26,080 --> 01:58:27,679
level. Right now at the elementary

3290
01:58:27,679 --> 01:58:29,920
school, we don't serve snack on half

3291
01:58:29,920 --> 01:58:31,520
days. So we'd go back to more of a

3292
01:58:31,520 --> 01:58:34,080
robust snack model than serving lunch.

3293
01:58:34,080 --> 01:58:35,679
um grab-and-go lunch would still be

3294
01:58:35,679 --> 01:58:37,840
available for students that have um that

3295
01:58:37,840 --> 01:58:39,360
we have concerns about food insecurity

3296
01:58:39,360 --> 01:58:42,320
for, but the day would not be um

3297
01:58:42,320 --> 01:58:44,960
scheduled around a formal 25minute lunch

3298
01:58:44,960 --> 01:58:47,280
period.

3299
01:58:47,280 --> 01:58:49,920
With the late start of school and the

3300
01:58:49,920 --> 01:58:53,119
Junth holiday in June, our tentative

3301
01:58:53,119 --> 01:58:55,599
last day of school is Thursday, June

3302
01:58:55,599 --> 01:58:57,760
17th. So that means with one weather

3303
01:58:57,760 --> 01:59:01,920
day, we're already into Monday. Um the

3304
01:59:01,920 --> 01:59:04,159
185th day for next year would be Friday,

3305
01:59:04,159 --> 01:59:06,880
June 25th. Again, with a late start,

3306
01:59:06,880 --> 01:59:09,520
we're significantly later in June um

3307
01:59:09,520 --> 01:59:13,119
than we have been in years past.

3308
01:59:13,119 --> 01:59:14,960
>> This is a first read,

3309
01:59:14,960 --> 01:59:16,320
>> open to any and all feedback.

3310
01:59:16,320 --> 01:59:17,679
>> Can I ask some questions now?

3311
01:59:17,679 --> 01:59:19,679
>> Of course. You can go in whatever order

3312
01:59:19,679 --> 01:59:20,960
you want. Okay.

3313
01:59:20,960 --> 01:59:21,679
>> Oh,

3314
01:59:21,679 --> 01:59:24,080
>> I feel like she was first. She started.

3315
01:59:24,080 --> 01:59:26,320
I just was curious why we're doing the

3316
01:59:26,320 --> 01:59:28,880
later start like the

3317
01:59:28,880 --> 01:59:31,520
>> So we can't start before Labor Day. So

3318
01:59:31,520 --> 01:59:33,520
Labor Day is late this year. Um Labor

3319
01:59:33,520 --> 01:59:38,960
Day is the Monday June uh September 7th.

3320
01:59:38,960 --> 01:59:41,360
>> We can't start. Well, okay.

3321
01:59:41,360 --> 01:59:42,880
>> Teachers can't start any earlier than

3322
01:59:42,880 --> 01:59:44,719
the Monday before Labor Day. So you can

3323
01:59:44,719 --> 01:59:46,400
see we have them coming Monday, August

3324
01:59:46,400 --> 01:59:49,280
31st and Tuesday, a uh September 1st.

3325
01:59:49,280 --> 01:59:50,719
And then students traditionally the

3326
01:59:50,719 --> 01:59:52,000
Wednesday and Thursday of that week is

3327
01:59:52,000 --> 01:59:53,599
just the late Labor Day that

3328
01:59:53,599 --> 01:59:55,119
>> throws the whole thing off a little bit.

3329
01:59:55,119 --> 01:59:56,239
Got it.

3330
01:59:56,239 --> 01:59:57,040
>> Late Labor Day.

3331
01:59:57,040 --> 01:59:58,400
>> This is the Labor Day.

3332
01:59:58,400 --> 01:59:59,520
>> Yes.

3333
01:59:59,520 --> 02:00:00,719
>> Give it down the thing. Trina, you have

3334
02:00:00,719 --> 02:00:01,360
a question or good?

3335
02:00:01,360 --> 02:00:02,080
>> No, no, I'm good.

3336
02:00:02,080 --> 02:00:03,599
>> Okay, Alison, we'll give you a shot.

3337
02:00:03,599 --> 02:00:04,639
We'll work backwards.

3338
02:00:04,639 --> 02:00:07,920
>> Um, okay. So,

3339
02:00:07,920 --> 02:00:10,159
we all know school days in the beginning

3340
02:00:10,159 --> 02:00:12,880
of the year are more important because

3341
02:00:12,880 --> 02:00:16,080
of, you know, MCCAST and APs and

3342
02:00:16,080 --> 02:00:18,159
whatnot.

3343
02:00:18,159 --> 02:00:19,920
How

3344
02:00:19,920 --> 02:00:21,520
in this? I don't know if Mary Beth or

3345
02:00:21,520 --> 02:00:25,199
who, but are AP tests and MCCAST

3346
02:00:25,199 --> 02:00:27,040
unchanged even though this is like a

3347
02:00:27,040 --> 02:00:29,840
whole week basically later because

3348
02:00:29,840 --> 02:00:31,840
>> I think the MCCAST window will shift. Um

3349
02:00:31,840 --> 02:00:34,400
>> MCAST will be the 24 it'll start the

3350
02:00:34,400 --> 02:00:36,080
24th of March at the high school.

3351
02:00:36,080 --> 02:00:38,159
>> And what about the AP test? Those

3352
02:00:38,159 --> 02:00:40,080
>> the AP tests are generally the first two

3353
02:00:40,080 --> 02:00:43,280
weeks in May. So they would start um the

3354
02:00:43,280 --> 02:00:45,280
3rd of May. that's generally it's a

3355
02:00:45,280 --> 02:00:46,159
nationwide

3356
02:00:46,159 --> 02:00:48,159
>> and so that's where like the concern of

3357
02:00:48,159 --> 02:00:55,109
and I get it we can't do differently. Um

3358
02:00:55,119 --> 02:00:57,360
it's this is just a lot there's just a

3359
02:00:57,360 --> 02:00:59,679
lot of time off and having it the

3360
02:00:59,679 --> 02:01:01,840
potential of having to go to school

3361
02:01:01,840 --> 02:01:07,119
until you know almost the end of June.

3362
02:01:07,119 --> 02:01:09,280
So, there's no time off built into this

3363
02:01:09,280 --> 02:01:11,440
calendar other than observances of

3364
02:01:11,440 --> 02:01:12,880
federal holidays in the three

3365
02:01:12,880 --> 02:01:14,480
professional development days that are

3366
02:01:14,480 --> 02:01:15,760
outlined in the collective bargaining

3367
02:01:15,760 --> 02:01:16,320
agreement.

3368
02:01:16,320 --> 02:01:16,719
>> Yes.

3369
02:01:16,719 --> 02:01:19,199
>> Um there's, as you can see, fewer half

3370
02:01:19,199 --> 02:01:21,199
days in next year's calendar than there

3371
02:01:21,199 --> 02:01:23,119
was in previous year year's calendars,

3372
02:01:23,119 --> 02:01:24,480
keeping in mind that a full day of

3373
02:01:24,480 --> 02:01:26,239
instruction in January is more valuable

3374
02:01:26,239 --> 02:01:28,800
to us. Um you'll see that the half day

3375
02:01:28,800 --> 02:01:31,199
or early release day in May moved to a

3376
02:01:31,199 --> 02:01:34,239
Friday. um thought process being that

3377
02:01:34,239 --> 02:01:36,239
the high school is looking to have a

3378
02:01:36,239 --> 02:01:37,760
Friday prom instead of a Saturday

3379
02:01:37,760 --> 02:01:39,119
potentially and we wanted to give them

3380
02:01:39,119 --> 02:01:41,280
some flexibility um there. So, we're

3381
02:01:41,280 --> 02:01:42,719
trying something new with that day, but

3382
02:01:42,719 --> 02:01:44,880
there's I think two less early release

3383
02:01:44,880 --> 02:01:46,639
days in the calendar for next year than

3384
02:01:46,639 --> 02:01:48,159
there is for this year. So,

3385
02:01:48,159 --> 02:01:52,639
>> but having like two days off in March

3386
02:01:52,639 --> 02:01:55,520
and then you don't know I I guess

3387
02:01:55,520 --> 02:01:57,040
>> 26th is Good Friday.

3388
02:01:57,040 --> 02:01:57,520
>> Yeah.

3389
02:01:57,520 --> 02:01:59,520
>> So, we're we're pretty much off that

3390
02:01:59,520 --> 02:02:02,800
day. um or and you know when we look at

3391
02:02:02,800 --> 02:02:04,480
putting that professional development

3392
02:02:04,480 --> 02:02:06,000
day that third one somewhere in the

3393
02:02:06,000 --> 02:02:08,000
calendar we we generally look to back it

3394
02:02:08,000 --> 02:02:09,840
up against another day off so it's

3395
02:02:09,840 --> 02:02:10,639
something that

3396
02:02:10,639 --> 02:02:13,199
>> Massachusetts has always done instead of

3397
02:02:13,199 --> 02:02:16,480
doing like spring break around

3398
02:02:16,480 --> 02:02:18,159
>> March having February

3399
02:02:18,159 --> 02:02:20,320
>> February and April that's just

3400
02:02:20,320 --> 02:02:22,320
>> nobody's trying to change that

3401
02:02:22,320 --> 02:02:22,639
>> no

3402
02:02:22,639 --> 02:02:23,920
>> in New England

3403
02:02:23,920 --> 02:02:26,000
>> it wouldn't make any sense to try to go

3404
02:02:26,000 --> 02:02:27,599
to school six weeks you

3405
02:02:27,599 --> 02:02:29,119
>> did it one year it did not go well for

3406
02:02:29,119 --> 02:02:30,080
April. So that's not

3407
02:02:30,080 --> 02:02:31,440
>> Yeah.

3408
02:02:31,440 --> 02:02:32,960
>> So I'm just looking at like how many you

3409
02:02:32,960 --> 02:02:33,760
know we end up having

3410
02:02:33,760 --> 02:02:36,080
>> I know but getting rid of February and

3411
02:02:36,080 --> 02:02:38,000
getting rid of April and then putting a

3412
02:02:38,000 --> 02:02:39,679
twoe break in March is

3413
02:02:39,679 --> 02:02:40,639
>> the same.

3414
02:02:40,639 --> 02:02:42,639
>> Well, no, but I'm I'm looking at more

3415
02:02:42,639 --> 02:02:44,480
like how many days of school can we get

3416
02:02:44,480 --> 02:02:46,239
before May 3rd basically,

3417
02:02:46,239 --> 02:02:47,520
>> right? So again, putting a spring break

3418
02:02:47,520 --> 02:02:49,840
in March and here in April doesn't give

3419
02:02:49,840 --> 02:02:51,280
you any more days before.

3420
02:02:51,280 --> 02:02:53,199
>> Well, it's it's just there's a there's

3421
02:02:53,199 --> 02:02:55,679
going to be like how many is that? one

3422
02:02:55,679 --> 02:03:00,560
like a lot of weeks of school of

3423
02:03:00,560 --> 02:03:02,560
>> but not for seniors. So

3424
02:03:02,560 --> 02:03:04,560
>> yeah, not just it's just after MCCAST

3425
02:03:04,560 --> 02:03:11,119
and after AP tests and it's just it's just the schedule just does not make sense in New England to

3426
02:03:11,119 --> 02:03:11,840
me. But I

3427
02:03:11,840 --> 02:03:12,800
>> it's not just Pinrook.

3428
02:03:12,800 --> 02:03:14,800
>> I No, I I understand that. It's just

3429
02:03:14,800 --> 02:03:16,080
>> it's really I mean the College Board

3430
02:03:16,080 --> 02:03:18,480
could be more responsive to and have a

3431
02:03:18,480 --> 02:03:20,400
different schedule for more different

3432
02:03:20,400 --> 02:03:22,320
regions. So

3433
02:03:22,320 --> 02:03:27,199
>> yeah. No, I know. And that's where it's the fight to the end of where this

3434
02:03:27,199 --> 02:03:30,000
is what it is. So, um,

3435
02:03:30,000 --> 02:03:31,840
>> are we able to post this online so

3436
02:03:31,840 --> 02:03:32,320
people can see?

3437
02:03:32,320 --> 02:03:33,360
>> We can post it as a draft. Yes.

3438
02:03:33,360 --> 02:03:34,960
>> Yeah. So, people can see what the early

3439
02:03:34,960 --> 02:03:37,440
release times are and whatnot so that

3440
02:03:37,440 --> 02:03:39,520
people can if they have feedback.

3441
02:03:39,520 --> 02:03:41,040
>> Feedback. Um,

3442
02:03:41,040 --> 02:03:42,960
>> part of the problem too is like just the

3443
02:03:42,960 --> 02:03:45,760
start of is when Labor Day is.

3444
02:03:45,760 --> 02:03:47,840
>> It couldn't come at a word like it's the

3445
02:03:47,840 --> 02:03:49,119
latest it could possibly be.

3446
02:03:49,119 --> 02:03:50,800
>> It is the latest it could possibly be.

3447
02:03:50,800 --> 02:03:51,280
So, it's going to be

3448
02:03:51,280 --> 02:03:53,280
>> which is annoying. a potentially long. I

3449
02:03:53,280 --> 02:03:54,639
don't know if it's still a normal amount

3450
02:03:54,639 --> 02:03:56,480
of weeks of summer, but I just think

3451
02:03:56,480 --> 02:03:57,040
it's kind of

3452
02:03:57,040 --> 02:03:58,880
>> I I I

3453
02:03:58,880 --> 02:04:00,719
>> our hands are tied on this. I just don't

3454
02:04:00,719 --> 02:04:02,560
like it and I know that we don't have

3455
02:04:02,560 --> 02:04:05,360
any choice and it's just like having a

3456
02:04:05,360 --> 02:04:08,480
Wednesday off in November. That's

3457
02:04:08,480 --> 02:04:10,159
>> that's what it is.

3458
02:04:10,159 --> 02:04:12,080
>> I will I don't want to beat a dead horse

3459
02:04:12,080 --> 02:04:14,239
with something we can't fix. So,

3460
02:04:14,239 --> 02:04:17,280
>> and is it is it a state thing here

3461
02:04:17,280 --> 02:04:19,280
>> or is it in our contract that they can't

3462
02:04:19,280 --> 02:04:20,480
we can't have school on

3463
02:04:20,480 --> 02:04:22,320
>> contract? I think they're holiday.

3464
02:04:22,320 --> 02:04:24,320
>> Oh, just like the labor law.

3465
02:04:24,320 --> 02:04:26,719
>> The labor law. No, in Virginia. In

3466
02:04:26,719 --> 02:04:28,239
Virginia, they go to school in Veterans

3467
02:04:28,239 --> 02:04:29,440
Day.

3468
02:04:29,440 --> 02:04:31,280
>> So that's the only reason I know my

3469
02:04:31,280 --> 02:04:32,719
daughter. It's my daughter's birthday.

3470
02:04:32,719 --> 02:04:34,159
>> So none of this has anything none of

3471
02:04:34,159 --> 02:04:35,280
that has anything to do with our

3472
02:04:35,280 --> 02:04:37,360
collective bargain. Holidays are not

3473
02:04:37,360 --> 02:04:38,080
spelled out.

3474
02:04:38,080 --> 02:04:39,920
>> No. No. This was when I when I had her,

3475
02:04:39,920 --> 02:04:41,119
I was like, "Oh my gosh, she's never

3476
02:04:41,119 --> 02:04:42,400
going to have to go to school on her

3477
02:04:42,400 --> 02:04:44,639
birthday." And then we she absolutely

3478
02:04:44,639 --> 02:04:45,840
went to school in Fairfax County on

3479
02:04:45,840 --> 02:04:46,480
Veterans Day.

3480
02:04:46,480 --> 02:04:48,239
>> Interesting.

3481
02:04:48,239 --> 02:04:49,040
>> Yeah. It wasn't until

3482
02:04:49,040 --> 02:04:50,800
>> it must be a state. Well, that's what I

3483
02:04:50,800 --> 02:04:51,280
was just wondering.

3484
02:04:51,280 --> 02:04:53,040
>> Is Veterans Day a state holiday?

3485
02:04:53,040 --> 02:04:53,599
>> I don't know.

3486
02:04:53,599 --> 02:04:55,760
>> I'm gonna do some research holiday, but

3487
02:04:55,760 --> 02:04:56,400
maybe the state

3488
02:04:56,400 --> 02:04:58,639
>> dictates how I don't know.

3489
02:04:58,639 --> 02:05:00,239
>> I just know that the kids went to school

3490
02:05:00,239 --> 02:05:02,080
today. She went to school up until we

3491
02:05:02,080 --> 02:05:03,599
moved here on her birthday.

3492
02:05:03,599 --> 02:05:05,920
>> We should also I feel like not you're

3493
02:05:05,920 --> 02:05:08,239
not saying that, but we could also check

3494
02:05:08,239 --> 02:05:10,960
with a veteran service agency. I feel

3495
02:05:10,960 --> 02:05:12,400
like we don't want to

3496
02:05:12,400 --> 02:05:15,040
>> take away the Somebody has a real big

3497
02:05:15,040 --> 02:05:16,960
problem. No, I'm not I'm not suggesting.

3498
02:05:16,960 --> 02:05:20,000
I'm just more wondering.

3499
02:05:20,000 --> 02:05:21,360
>> It is an interesting point. Could it not

3500
02:05:21,360 --> 02:05:23,040
be? I mean, I Veterans Day, I think, is

3501
02:05:23,040 --> 02:05:24,960
the only one that's actually celebrated.

3502
02:05:24,960 --> 02:05:26,880
Whenever November 11th is, there's no

3503
02:05:26,880 --> 02:05:27,440
school. Correct.

3504
02:05:27,440 --> 02:05:28,880
>> It could be a Monday or Friday or

3505
02:05:28,880 --> 02:05:29,440
Thursday.

3506
02:05:29,440 --> 02:05:32,080
>> Always in states like Massachusetts,

3507
02:05:32,080 --> 02:05:33,760
public schools are legally required to

3508
02:05:33,760 --> 02:05:37,669
close legal holiday.

3509
02:05:37,679 --> 02:05:38,639
Yeah.

3510
02:05:38,639 --> 02:05:40,239
>> But it must be statewide. I mean, it

3511
02:05:40,239 --> 02:05:43,040
must I was convinced like when she had

3512
02:05:43,040 --> 02:05:43,599
when I had

3513
02:05:43,599 --> 02:05:45,599
>> I didn't know that. I I thought it was

3514
02:05:45,599 --> 02:05:46,560
nationwide.

3515
02:05:46,560 --> 02:05:48,639
>> Yeah, I Yeah, that's why I was like I

3516
02:05:48,639 --> 02:05:50,000
thought so too until I had a kid that

3517
02:05:50,000 --> 02:05:51,920
had to go to school on Veterans Day. So,

3518
02:05:51,920 --> 02:05:54,320
Yep. Okay. I would like this posted just

3519
02:05:54,320 --> 02:05:55,840
so that people can see that the you know

3520
02:05:55,840 --> 02:05:56,960
because I think people will have to

3521
02:05:56,960 --> 02:06:00,560
adjust for the early release times

3522
02:06:00,560 --> 02:06:03,199
>> um being different.

3523
02:06:03,199 --> 02:06:03,920
>> All right.

3524
02:06:03,920 --> 02:06:06,320
>> And maybe even consider having

3525
02:06:06,320 --> 02:06:08,320
>> Fairfax County Public Schools says they

3526
02:06:08,320 --> 02:06:09,920
do not have school on Labor Day on

3527
02:06:09,920 --> 02:06:12,800
Veterans Day. says they do not students

3528
02:06:12,800 --> 02:06:14,800
usually do not have classes.

3529
02:06:14,800 --> 02:06:15,599
>> No, they

3530
02:06:15,599 --> 02:06:17,199
>> and they often use this day for

3531
02:06:17,199 --> 02:06:20,480
professional development.

3532
02:06:20,480 --> 02:06:21,360
>> Maybe they've changed since I've

3533
02:06:21,360 --> 02:06:21,520
movement.

3534
02:06:21,520 --> 02:06:21,840
>> Yeah.

3535
02:06:21,840 --> 02:06:25,119
>> So, but I'm curious too if we can do bag

3536
02:06:25,119 --> 02:06:27,920
lunches like as a standard

3537
02:06:27,920 --> 02:06:28,639
>> for kids.

3538
02:06:28,639 --> 02:06:29,440
>> Yeah.

3539
02:06:29,440 --> 02:06:30,400
>> Across the board. Yeah.

3540
02:06:30,400 --> 02:06:32,960
>> Yes. Because I think it's funded as an

3541
02:06:32,960 --> 02:06:34,560
enterprise, right? Like I don't know if

3542
02:06:34,560 --> 02:06:36,960
we have it where they opt out instead of

3543
02:06:36,960 --> 02:06:37,520
opt in.

3544
02:06:37,520 --> 02:06:40,320
>> Nope. So, in order for us to give a

3545
02:06:40,320 --> 02:06:42,000
student a bag lunch and have it qualify

3546
02:06:42,000 --> 02:06:44,400
as a reimburseable meal, we have to get

3547
02:06:44,400 --> 02:06:48,079
their um my school box number. So, they

3548
02:06:48,079 --> 02:06:49,679
have to opt into it and say, "I'm going

3549
02:06:49,679 --> 02:06:51,119
to take a meal on the way."

3550
02:06:51,119 --> 02:06:53,199
>> Okay. But I think I'd like to have that

3551
02:06:53,199 --> 02:06:54,560
be

3552
02:06:54,560 --> 02:06:55,440
>> a norm.

3553
02:06:55,440 --> 02:06:56,560
>> Yeah.

3554
02:06:56,560 --> 02:06:57,760
>> That that's a conversation we had with

3555
02:06:57,760 --> 02:06:59,840
the principles when we talked about not

3556
02:06:59,840 --> 02:07:01,119
universally serving lunch. Well, cuz

3557
02:07:01,119 --> 02:07:04,000
it's also part of the whole thing if of

3558
02:07:04,000 --> 02:07:06,639
if a kid feels weird about like, oh, I'm

3559
02:07:06,639 --> 02:07:08,800
the one taking a lunch home, why is

3560
02:07:08,800 --> 02:07:11,199
other kids on the bus if we have it be

3561
02:07:11,199 --> 02:07:12,560
>> I mean, I'm going to publicly out Dave

3562
02:07:12,560 --> 02:07:14,880
Ricks and he eats a whole bunch of the

3563
02:07:14,880 --> 02:07:17,760
school lunches in the office.

3564
02:07:17,760 --> 02:07:20,719
>> So, they do them at um exam times at the

3565
02:07:20,719 --> 02:07:22,480
high school and so there's like 20 bag

3566
02:07:22,480 --> 02:07:24,000
lunches or something in the office and I

3567
02:07:24,000 --> 02:07:25,679
Dave's in there picking out the

3568
02:07:25,679 --> 02:07:28,079
goldfish. They also have a ice cream

3569
02:07:28,079 --> 02:07:29,520
maker there that

3570
02:07:29,520 --> 02:07:31,360
>> we have frozen yogurt that we have also

3571
02:07:31,360 --> 02:07:33,599
not been invited to try yet. So,

3572
02:07:33,599 --> 02:07:35,280
>> I'm glad you brought that up, Alison. I

3573
02:07:35,280 --> 02:07:36,560
think that's a good point. We don't want

3574
02:07:36,560 --> 02:07:38,719
to make any kids feel uncomfortable

3575
02:07:38,719 --> 02:07:41,280
>> cuz I think if the kids are used to,

3576
02:07:41,280 --> 02:07:43,520
especially elementary kids, it's I mean,

3577
02:07:43,520 --> 02:07:44,320
>> it's a difference.

3578
02:07:44,320 --> 02:07:48,239
>> Yeah. I mean, 12:25 for elementary kids

3579
02:07:48,239 --> 02:07:51,679
not getting home till 1:00 potentially,

3580
02:07:51,679 --> 02:07:52,960
>> that's a long day,

3581
02:07:52,960 --> 02:07:54,880
>> but they'll have a snack, right? And as

3582
02:07:54,880 --> 02:07:56,560
a parent, you can send whatever you

3583
02:07:56,560 --> 02:07:57,760
think

3584
02:07:57,760 --> 02:08:00,400
>> isn't isn't the

3585
02:08:00,400 --> 02:08:01,840
school provided free lunch.

3586
02:08:01,840 --> 02:08:03,360
>> So, we did talk about potentially having

3587
02:08:03,360 --> 02:08:05,440
the school lunch be the provided snack

3588
02:08:05,440 --> 02:08:06,960
on those days for students so that

3589
02:08:06,960 --> 02:08:09,280
they're getting the the balanced meal.

3590
02:08:09,280 --> 02:08:15,199
>> Yeah. I' I'd like to I'd like it to be a a normalized thing rather than a

3591
02:08:15,199 --> 02:08:17,679
>> you have to opt in. Here's here's the

3592
02:08:17,679 --> 02:08:20,159
kids that might

3593
02:08:20,159 --> 02:08:21,840
>> How do we end up with a whole bunch of

3594
02:08:21,840 --> 02:08:24,880
trash bags on the side of this road?

3595
02:08:24,880 --> 02:08:27,040
>> We know who to ask that Mr. Rick.

3596
02:08:27,040 --> 02:08:28,159
>> Yeah. Then we know that that's not

3597
02:08:28,159 --> 02:08:28,639
working.

3598
02:08:28,639 --> 02:08:31,360
>> I think some of it has to do with what you're serving as

3599
02:08:31,360 --> 02:08:33,599
well. Um, you know, there's maybe not a

3600
02:08:33,599 --> 02:08:34,719
ton of interest in the sun butter

3601
02:08:34,719 --> 02:08:36,000
sandwich, but if we can come up with

3602
02:08:36,000 --> 02:08:37,599
some options that are

3603
02:08:37,599 --> 02:08:39,440
>> Can we not serve peanut butter?

3604
02:08:39,440 --> 02:08:41,280
>> No.

3605
02:08:41,280 --> 02:08:43,199
>> I just say if you talk about food,

3606
02:08:43,199 --> 02:08:44,159
there's going to be an issue because I

3607
02:08:44,159 --> 02:08:47,360
have not eaten dinner. So, NO MORE

3608
02:08:47,360 --> 02:08:48,320
MOVING ON. OKAY.

3609
02:08:48,320 --> 02:08:49,360
>> Katrina had a question.

3610
02:08:49,360 --> 02:08:50,960
>> I just had one quick question for the

3611
02:08:50,960 --> 02:08:52,800
North Penroke. Is that the early release

3612
02:08:52,800 --> 02:08:54,800
time for preschool as well?

3613
02:08:54,800 --> 02:08:56,400
>> Well, please preschool's an entirely

3614
02:08:56,400 --> 02:08:57,360
different.

3615
02:08:57,360 --> 02:08:59,119
>> Yeah. So, they don't get out at the same

3616
02:08:59,119 --> 02:09:00,639
time now.

3617
02:09:00,639 --> 02:09:02,079
>> So, it'll be different.

3618
02:09:02,079 --> 02:09:05,440
>> Okay. Am I getting an hour and 20 25

3619
02:09:05,440 --> 02:09:08,079
minutes more on the half?

3620
02:09:08,079 --> 02:09:11,520
>> Yeah. Because these are the new people.

3621
02:09:11,520 --> 02:09:13,440
>> That would be helpful for my brain.

3622
02:09:13,440 --> 02:09:15,360
Absolutely. And then just and I know I

3623
02:09:15,360 --> 02:09:17,360
asked this one time, but I always

3624
02:09:17,360 --> 02:09:19,199
>> put the start time in the delay and

3625
02:09:19,199 --> 02:09:20,560
notification.

3626
02:09:20,560 --> 02:09:22,320
>> Yeah. No, I know because that's super

3627
02:09:22,320 --> 02:09:22,800
helpful.

3628
02:09:22,800 --> 02:09:24,239
>> So you all need to take it as a first

3629
02:09:24,239 --> 02:09:25,360
read. Okay.

3630
02:09:25,360 --> 02:09:27,040
>> So the only the only question I have on

3631
02:09:27,040 --> 02:09:28,639
this comment is I'll be honest with you,

3632
02:09:28,639 --> 02:09:31,119
I don't like these hours for the parent

3633
02:09:31,119 --> 02:09:33,199
teacher conferences. I think 1 to 6:00.

3634
02:09:33,199 --> 02:09:34,400
If you have, and I'm going to say

3635
02:09:34,400 --> 02:09:36,000
respectfully, a real job and you get out

3636
02:09:36,000 --> 02:09:38,079
of Boston at 5:00, there's no way in

3637
02:09:38,079 --> 02:09:39,679
hell you're getting here at 6:00 for a

3638
02:09:39,679 --> 02:09:41,280
conference. and I was the one that used

3639
02:09:41,280 --> 02:09:43,440
to attend most of those and I didn't get

3640
02:09:43,440 --> 02:09:45,920
most of my conferences till 7 or 7:30.

3641
02:09:45,920 --> 02:09:47,920
So I'd be interested. I wanted I'd like

3642
02:09:47,920 --> 02:09:49,920
to know what the attendance numbers are,

3643
02:09:49,920 --> 02:09:51,520
what the feedback is from parents

3644
02:09:51,520 --> 02:09:53,280
because I don't like this at all.

3645
02:09:53,280 --> 02:09:55,199
>> So the 6 and 6:30 have been our practice

3646
02:09:55,199 --> 02:09:56,800
now for the past four years and it is

3647
02:09:56,800 --> 02:09:58,239
spelled out in our collective bargaining

3648
02:09:58,239 --> 02:10:00,320
agreement that they can't be start later

3649
02:10:00,320 --> 02:10:03,360
than 6:30. Um, but we do offer families

3650
02:10:03,360 --> 02:10:05,199
the option, the first hour is reserved

3651
02:10:05,199 --> 02:10:06,639
for virtual conferences. And we have

3652
02:10:06,639 --> 02:10:08,400
seen, to your point, David, a lot of

3653
02:10:08,400 --> 02:10:10,079
people that can't possibly get from

3654
02:10:10,079 --> 02:10:11,679
their day job to, right,

3655
02:10:11,679 --> 02:10:13,199
>> North Pin Brook Elementary School for a

3656
02:10:13,199 --> 02:10:15,520
conference often offer to take it during

3657
02:10:15,520 --> 02:10:16,880
their lunch break or a break at work.

3658
02:10:16,880 --> 02:10:19,119
But, um, I've also asked and we have

3659
02:10:19,119 --> 02:10:20,880
been tracking attendance um, at

3660
02:10:20,880 --> 02:10:22,719
conferences for the past couple of years

3661
02:10:22,719 --> 02:10:23,840
because I think it's something that

3662
02:10:23,840 --> 02:10:26,320
we're overly interested in um, both from

3663
02:10:26,320 --> 02:10:28,239
a standpoint of parent and caregiver

3664
02:10:28,239 --> 02:10:30,239
participation as well as equity amongst

3665
02:10:30,239 --> 02:10:32,239
staff. Um it's very different if you're

3666
02:10:32,239 --> 02:10:33,840
a teacher that just has two conferences

3667
02:10:33,840 --> 02:10:37,119
over the 5 hour window versus 27. So

3668
02:10:37,119 --> 02:10:38,800
taking a look at that as well. So happy

3669
02:10:38,800 --> 02:10:40,480
to share back out about that too.

3670
02:10:40,480 --> 02:10:42,320
>> Nope. I appreciate. Okay. So we have to

3671
02:10:42,320 --> 02:10:44,000
take this as a first read. Do I get a

3672
02:10:44,000 --> 02:10:44,719
motion please?

3673
02:10:44,719 --> 02:10:45,280
>> So moved.

3674
02:10:45,280 --> 02:10:45,840
>> Second.

3675
02:10:45,840 --> 02:10:47,840
Uh all those in favor?

3676
02:10:47,840 --> 02:10:52,800
>> I opposed. Abstain. 50. Natalie.

3677
02:10:52,800 --> 02:10:56,480
>> Uh the next item in my packet is uh the

3678
02:10:56,480 --> 02:10:58,719
trip that Gwen spoke about. Um so this

3679
02:10:58,719 --> 02:11:00,480
current coming weekend March 20th and

3680
02:11:00,480 --> 02:11:04,000
21st is the all state music festival in

3681
02:11:04,000 --> 02:11:06,800
Worcester at the DCU center. Generally

3682
02:11:06,800 --> 02:11:08,719
um a trip like this would not be an

3683
02:11:08,719 --> 02:11:11,040
overnight request. Um if you take a look

3684
02:11:11,040 --> 02:11:13,040
in the packet you'll see that the start

3685
02:11:13,040 --> 02:11:15,599
time on the Saturday is quite early. Um

3686
02:11:15,599 --> 02:11:17,360
and so given the fact that it was just

3687
02:11:17,360 --> 02:11:19,440
three students, a conversation was had

3688
02:11:19,440 --> 02:11:20,880
um with those three students and their

3689
02:11:20,880 --> 02:11:23,040
families and the desire to stay

3690
02:11:23,040 --> 02:11:25,520
overnight. Um the rules of the

3691
02:11:25,520 --> 02:11:27,119
organization are if we have students

3692
02:11:27,119 --> 02:11:29,199
staying, a chaperone must stay. So

3693
02:11:29,199 --> 02:11:30,480
that's why you're getting it in a field

3694
02:11:30,480 --> 02:11:32,560
trip format.

3695
02:11:32,560 --> 02:11:34,480
>> All right. Could I get a motion for the

3696
02:11:34,480 --> 02:11:36,880
overnight field trip high school musical

3697
02:11:36,880 --> 02:11:38,560
to the DCU center in Worcester?

3698
02:11:38,560 --> 02:11:39,840
>> So moved. Second.

3699
02:11:39,840 --> 02:11:41,440
>> All those in favor?

3700
02:11:41,440 --> 02:11:45,840
>> Opposed? Abstained. Natalie 5-0.

3701
02:11:45,840 --> 02:11:48,159
>> Next up is consideration for approval of

3702
02:11:48,159 --> 02:11:50,400
MIA middle level waiverss. Um, so this

3703
02:11:50,400 --> 02:11:52,079
is the waiver that we file with the

3704
02:11:52,079 --> 02:11:53,920
athletic association to allow eighth

3705
02:11:53,920 --> 02:11:56,079
graders to participate in some of our

3706
02:11:56,079 --> 02:11:58,079
sports. As Brian said, our spring

3707
02:11:58,079 --> 02:12:00,400
numbers are still kind of rolling at

3708
02:12:00,400 --> 02:12:04,719
this point. Um, we are in a pretty good

3709
02:12:04,719 --> 02:12:06,400
place with most of these. We have asked

3710
02:12:06,400 --> 02:12:08,960
for the past three years um for a waiver

3711
02:12:08,960 --> 02:12:10,719
for boys and girls lacrosse as well as

3712
02:12:10,719 --> 02:12:13,520
softball. Um, at this point, I think

3713
02:12:13,520 --> 02:12:16,239
Brian had uh the middle of last week

3714
02:12:16,239 --> 02:12:18,960
only 12 girls register for lac lacrosse,

3715
02:12:18,960 --> 02:12:22,159
17 boys for boys lacrosse, and 12 um

3716
02:12:22,159 --> 02:12:23,760
students for softball. That number has

3717
02:12:23,760 --> 02:12:26,880
grown. He now has 22 for boys lacrosse,

3718
02:12:26,880 --> 02:12:29,040
20 for girls lacrosse, and 14 for

3719
02:12:29,040 --> 02:12:30,480
softball. But he is still looking for

3720
02:12:30,480 --> 02:12:32,480
some flexibility with the waiver. As far

3721
02:12:32,480 --> 02:12:35,760
as boys tennis, um when we posted the

3722
02:12:35,760 --> 02:12:38,320
agenda, um there was only six students

3723
02:12:38,320 --> 02:12:40,639
registered for boys tennis. Um, you need

3724
02:12:40,639 --> 02:12:44,320
seven in order to have the singles and

3725
02:12:44,320 --> 02:12:46,159
the three singles and two doubles teams.

3726
02:12:46,159 --> 02:12:49,199
There are currently seven registered.

3727
02:12:49,199 --> 02:12:50,960
Um, but Brian would like a little bit of

3728
02:12:50,960 --> 02:12:52,639
flexibility if another student or two

3729
02:12:52,639 --> 02:12:54,000
doesn't come out in the next day or so

3730
02:12:54,000 --> 02:12:56,480
to to extend it to eighth graders. So,

3731
02:12:56,480 --> 02:12:58,159
that's the only new one. The boys and

3732
02:12:58,159 --> 02:12:59,520
girls lacrosse and softball have been

3733
02:12:59,520 --> 02:13:01,280
previous requests in years past.

3734
02:13:01,280 --> 02:13:03,199
>> So, would for softball would we be

3735
02:13:03,199 --> 02:13:05,280
looking at that the eighth graders being

3736
02:13:05,280 --> 02:13:06,159
on the varsity team?

3737
02:13:06,159 --> 02:13:07,840
>> Eighth graders can only play the lowest

3738
02:13:07,840 --> 02:13:09,280
level that you offer. So, they have to

3739
02:13:09,280 --> 02:13:10,480
be on the JV team,

3740
02:13:10,480 --> 02:13:12,880
>> but 14 is not enough to

3741
02:13:12,880 --> 02:13:13,840
>> He has both.

3742
02:13:13,840 --> 02:13:16,400
>> He's He would It would be fielding a JV

3743
02:13:16,400 --> 02:13:18,560
team

3744
02:13:18,560 --> 02:13:19,840
>> with all eighth graders.

3745
02:13:19,840 --> 02:13:21,760
>> No, there's there's some students that

3746
02:13:21,760 --> 02:13:24,239
could play both.

3747
02:13:24,239 --> 02:13:27,040
>> Okay. Because softball has nine players

3748
02:13:27,040 --> 02:13:27,679
on the field.

3749
02:13:27,679 --> 02:13:28,719
>> I understand. Okay.

3750
02:13:28,719 --> 02:13:31,199
>> I Googled it. So, I just dumped it up.

3751
02:13:31,199 --> 02:13:32,560
>> Well, sometimes 10, but it depends on

3752
02:13:32,560 --> 02:13:33,360
the age.

3753
02:13:33,360 --> 02:13:34,719
>> Because when Brian sent it to me, I

3754
02:13:34,719 --> 02:13:36,079
think he was tired of me asking how many

3755
02:13:36,079 --> 02:13:36,960
people play at a time.

3756
02:13:36,960 --> 02:13:38,800
>> Yeah. I don't know lacrosse and then for

3757
02:13:38,800 --> 02:13:42,960
tennis when that's it's seven you also

3758
02:13:42,960 --> 02:13:47,520
we don't technically have JV but we also

3759
02:13:47,520 --> 02:13:48,480
>> the so

3760
02:13:48,480 --> 02:13:50,239
>> so this this eighth graders can only

3761
02:13:50,239 --> 02:13:52,079
play on the lowest level you offer just

3762
02:13:52,079 --> 02:13:53,599
like girls hockey the eighth graders are

3763
02:13:53,599 --> 02:13:54,960
playing varsity girls hockey because

3764
02:13:54,960 --> 02:13:56,320
that's the only level we offer.

3765
02:13:56,320 --> 02:13:56,639
>> Okay.

3766
02:13:56,639 --> 02:13:56,960
>> Yeah.

3767
02:13:56,960 --> 02:13:58,960
>> So that's for lacrosse.

3768
02:13:58,960 --> 02:14:00,960
>> She was talking about tennis. Oh. Um

3769
02:14:00,960 --> 02:14:02,400
they would the boys and girls would be

3770
02:14:02,400 --> 02:14:04,159
playing JB lacrosse. We'd be having J

3771
02:14:04,159 --> 02:14:06,159
there's a JB team. I was Brian and I had

3772
02:14:06,159 --> 02:14:07,280
a lot of conversation about boys

3773
02:14:07,280 --> 02:14:08,639
lacrosse. I'm not comfortable with

3774
02:14:08,639 --> 02:14:10,400
eighth graders playing varsity lacrosse

3775
02:14:10,400 --> 02:14:11,920
because of this and it's not it's we

3776
02:14:11,920 --> 02:14:13,520
have a JV lacrosse team that would play.

3777
02:14:13,520 --> 02:14:15,040
>> I'm not even sure because it's such a

3778
02:14:15,040 --> 02:14:17,280
physical sport that even eighth grade

3779
02:14:17,280 --> 02:14:19,040
boys I mean there's so much of a

3780
02:14:19,040 --> 02:14:19,920
difference in

3781
02:14:19,920 --> 02:14:22,079
>> Yeah. I think it was three years ago

3782
02:14:22,079 --> 02:14:23,520
when we did the waiver first and you'll

3783
02:14:23,520 --> 02:14:25,040
remember there was quite a few um eighth

3784
02:14:25,040 --> 02:14:27,040
grade lacrosse families that came.

3785
02:14:27,040 --> 02:14:28,880
Obviously, safety is one of the

3786
02:14:28,880 --> 02:14:31,679
decisions that um one of the things that

3787
02:14:31,679 --> 02:14:33,040
comes into account in the decision of

3788
02:14:33,040 --> 02:14:34,159
the students that are invited to

3789
02:14:34,159 --> 02:14:36,079
participate and not size is part of

3790
02:14:36,079 --> 02:14:38,960
that. So, just not all eighth graders

3791
02:14:38,960 --> 02:14:40,400
that are interested in playing JV

3792
02:14:40,400 --> 02:14:41,520
lacrosse will get the opportunity to

3793
02:14:41,520 --> 02:14:42,719
play JV lacrosse.

3794
02:14:42,719 --> 02:14:43,520
>> Okay.

3795
02:14:43,520 --> 02:14:45,440
>> Safety is a driving factor.

3796
02:14:45,440 --> 02:14:46,079
>> All right.

3797
02:14:46,079 --> 02:14:48,159
>> And there's additional safety equipment

3798
02:14:48,159 --> 02:14:51,520
that they can also utilize as well um if

3799
02:14:51,520 --> 02:14:53,119
there are concerns.

3800
02:14:53,119 --> 02:14:54,239
>> Sure.

3801
02:14:54,239 --> 02:14:55,599
>> As with all sports, right? There's the

3802
02:14:55,599 --> 02:14:56,639
padding you can buy that goes

3803
02:14:56,639 --> 02:14:58,000
underneath. There's there's all kinds of

3804
02:14:58,000 --> 02:14:58,320
things.

3805
02:14:58,320 --> 02:15:00,719
>> Are we fully staffed with coaches?

3806
02:15:00,719 --> 02:15:02,320
>> Uh I think they're still looking for a

3807
02:15:02,320 --> 02:15:06,800
JV girls lacrosse coach um and a middle

3808
02:15:06,800 --> 02:15:08,560
school volleyball coach, I think is what

3809
02:15:08,560 --> 02:15:09,679
they're looking for.

3810
02:15:09,679 --> 02:15:12,480
>> Okay. If you know anybody, middle school

3811
02:15:12,480 --> 02:15:14,800
volleyball hasn't started yet, but

3812
02:15:14,800 --> 02:15:18,000
>> I will take a motion for the MIAA middle

3813
02:15:18,000 --> 02:15:19,920
level waiver for boys and girls lacrosse

3814
02:15:19,920 --> 02:15:21,920
softball and boys tennis.

3815
02:15:21,920 --> 02:15:23,280
>> So moved. Second.

3816
02:15:23,280 --> 02:15:24,880
>> Okay. First, I have a second. And all

3817
02:15:24,880 --> 02:15:25,840
those in favor?

3818
02:15:25,840 --> 02:15:26,400
>> I.

3819
02:15:26,400 --> 02:15:29,040
>> All those opposed. Anyone abstaining? 5

3820
02:15:29,040 --> 02:15:30,960
nothing. Natalie.

3821
02:15:30,960 --> 02:15:34,719
>> Last thing is my contract. Um, so so

3822
02:15:34,719 --> 02:15:36,960
great to be evaluated in public and talk

3823
02:15:36,960 --> 02:15:38,480
about my contract in public. It's just

3824
02:15:38,480 --> 02:15:41,119
one of the great perks of this job. Um,

3825
02:15:41,119 --> 02:15:42,880
I have a contract that currently runs

3826
02:15:42,880 --> 02:15:45,920
through June 30th of 2029, but there's

3827
02:15:45,920 --> 02:15:47,760
no salary set for each year. So, the

3828
02:15:47,760 --> 02:15:49,840
purpose of this wording on this is to

3829
02:15:49,840 --> 02:15:52,320
set my salary for fiscal year 26. Yes,

3830
02:15:52,320 --> 02:15:55,199
we are in March of that that year. Um,

3831
02:15:55,199 --> 02:15:56,880
but we did we've had extensive

3832
02:15:56,880 --> 02:15:58,800
conversations um in executive session

3833
02:15:58,800 --> 02:16:00,560
and I think we are in a great place. Let

3834
02:16:00,560 --> 02:16:03,119
me first say that I am fortunate to work

3835
02:16:03,119 --> 02:16:04,960
here and to work with a group of school

3836
02:16:04,960 --> 02:16:06,639
committees that understand members that

3837
02:16:06,639 --> 02:16:07,920
understand the work and give us the

3838
02:16:07,920 --> 02:16:09,440
space to do the work. That is not the

3839
02:16:09,440 --> 02:16:11,920
case everywhere. Um, you know, we are a

3840
02:16:11,920 --> 02:16:14,079
lean leadership team, but we are very

3841
02:16:14,079 --> 02:16:15,840
appreciative of the support that we

3842
02:16:15,840 --> 02:16:17,760
receive. by you guys are always on those

3843
02:16:17,760 --> 02:16:20,000
nasty posts sticking up for us or if you

3844
02:16:20,000 --> 02:16:21,679
have a question call this person or

3845
02:16:21,679 --> 02:16:22,960
Allison was the first one today that

3846
02:16:22,960 --> 02:16:24,880
said all five schools have power when

3847
02:16:24,880 --> 02:16:26,400
somebody said what a horrible idea to

3848
02:16:26,400 --> 02:16:28,639
have school today. Um so I very

3849
02:16:28,639 --> 02:16:31,119
appreciative of that. Um you know as

3850
02:16:31,119 --> 02:16:33,280
with any contract negotiation I take a

3851
02:16:33,280 --> 02:16:35,519
look at kind of what I make what other

3852
02:16:35,519 --> 02:16:37,519
department heads in the towns make. But

3853
02:16:37,519 --> 02:16:38,880
in addition really looking at the market

3854
02:16:38,880 --> 02:16:41,280
for superintendent. Um I do think I

3855
02:16:41,280 --> 02:16:43,359
provided you guys with any any and all

3856
02:16:43,359 --> 02:16:45,200
backup that you had asked for. um and

3857
02:16:45,200 --> 02:16:47,840
you all did um you know come to an

3858
02:16:47,840 --> 02:16:49,679
agreement that was greater than what I

3859
02:16:49,679 --> 02:16:51,760
had asked for and so I am very

3860
02:16:51,760 --> 02:16:53,840
appreciative of you guys valuing my

3861
02:16:53,840 --> 02:16:57,519
position in my role here. Um my

3862
02:16:57,519 --> 02:17:00,240
current compensation package totals just

3863
02:17:00,240 --> 02:17:02,240
under 238,000.

3864
02:17:02,240 --> 02:17:04,160
Um and what you all have set for next

3865
02:17:04,160 --> 02:17:07,920
year is 265,000. So you all have to take

3866
02:17:07,920 --> 02:17:09,679
a motion and do whatever it is that you

3867
02:17:09,679 --> 02:17:10,080
do.

3868
02:17:10,080 --> 02:17:11,439
>> So moved. Second.

3869
02:17:11,439 --> 02:17:13,280
>> Well, you know what? I I want to Okay,

3870
02:17:13,280 --> 02:17:15,439
we have the first second. Um I I do want

3871
02:17:15,439 --> 02:17:17,120
to give some feedback on this and it's

3872
02:17:17,120 --> 02:17:19,040
been my pleasure for 9 years to be on

3873
02:17:19,040 --> 02:17:20,240
this committee and to be the chairman

3874
02:17:20,240 --> 02:17:22,559
this year and I think if there's anyone

3875
02:17:22,559 --> 02:17:24,880
listening out there in the um viewing

3876
02:17:24,880 --> 02:17:26,240
public that hasn't gone to bed at this

3877
02:17:26,240 --> 02:17:29,200
point, I'm very happy.

3878
02:17:29,200 --> 02:17:30,639
>> They're not used to feel like they're

3879
02:17:30,639 --> 02:17:31,760
not used to two and a half hour

3880
02:17:31,760 --> 02:17:32,319
meetings.

3881
02:17:32,319 --> 02:17:34,960
>> Shout out to Karen who's still here

3882
02:17:34,960 --> 02:17:37,280
>> to the studio audience. Thank you. We

3883
02:17:37,280 --> 02:17:39,040
appreciate it.

3884
02:17:39,040 --> 02:17:40,719
I think it's important to point out that

3885
02:17:40,719 --> 02:17:42,639
one, the superintendent runs the largest

3886
02:17:42,639 --> 02:17:46,960
department, you know, with inside the town of Peer by far. Um she

3887
02:17:46,960 --> 02:17:48,319
basically wears two hats as a

3888
02:17:48,319 --> 02:17:50,160
superintendent and the business manager.

3889
02:17:50,160 --> 02:17:51,599
And if you knew what it cost us to get a

3890
02:17:51,599 --> 02:17:53,840
superintendent and a business manager,

3891
02:17:53,840 --> 02:17:56,240
um that would be um far more than this

3892
02:17:56,240 --> 02:17:59,200
number would exceed. So to say you have

3893
02:17:59,200 --> 02:18:01,760
um earned this and put you uh I

3894
02:18:01,760 --> 02:18:04,240
hopefully like to think within your um

3895
02:18:04,240 --> 02:18:06,160
upper end of your competitive set or

3896
02:18:06,160 --> 02:18:08,399
your peers, whatever we care to say. So

3897
02:18:08,399 --> 02:18:10,639
I wholeheartedly endorse this contract.

3898
02:18:10,639 --> 02:18:13,280
Um I'm a big believer in it. And now I'm

3899
02:18:13,280 --> 02:18:15,120
happy to take a vote. Um we have a

3900
02:18:15,120 --> 02:18:16,639
first, we have a second. All those in

3901
02:18:16,639 --> 02:18:17,519
favor?

3902
02:18:17,519 --> 02:18:17,920
>> I.

3903
02:18:17,920 --> 02:18:20,960
>> Any opposed? No one abstains. Now it's 5

3904
02:18:20,960 --> 02:18:22,240
nothing. Thank you, Erin.

3905
02:18:22,240 --> 02:18:22,639
>> Of course.

3906
02:18:22,639 --> 02:18:24,479
>> Yay.

3907
02:18:24,479 --> 02:18:26,399
>> Um next is subcommittee updates. These

3908
02:18:26,399 --> 02:18:28,719
are quick, I promise. Um, so budget

3909
02:18:28,719 --> 02:18:30,399
subcommittee met last week and this week

3910
02:18:30,399 --> 02:18:32,000
just to talk about um some of the

3911
02:18:32,000 --> 02:18:33,920
upcoming budget items, but we also um

3912
02:18:33,920 --> 02:18:35,439
went through a topic calendar. So in

3913
02:18:35,439 --> 02:18:37,519
your packet, you have a calendar of what

3914
02:18:37,519 --> 02:18:40,000
we believe to be the outstanding budget

3915
02:18:40,000 --> 02:18:41,760
items that need to be covered between

3916
02:18:41,760 --> 02:18:43,519
tonight's meeting and town meeting on

3917
02:18:43,519 --> 02:18:46,000
May 12th. Um you'll see there in red

3918
02:18:46,000 --> 02:18:47,760
that it is the recommendation of the

3919
02:18:47,760 --> 02:18:49,359
budget subcommittee that you add an

3920
02:18:49,359 --> 02:18:52,160
additional March meeting. Um I selected

3921
02:18:52,160 --> 02:18:53,840
the 24th and we talked about a little

3922
02:18:53,840 --> 02:18:55,840
bit it doesn't if the 24th isn't the

3923
02:18:55,840 --> 02:18:59,200
right day the 31st is also

3924
02:18:59,200 --> 02:19:02,160
>> an option as well um up to you all but

3925
02:19:02,160 --> 02:19:03,920
you can see that in addition to the

3926
02:19:03,920 --> 02:19:05,439
teaching and learning budgets there's a

3927
02:19:05,439 --> 02:19:07,599
fee discussion um we want to give a

3928
02:19:07,599 --> 02:19:09,280
vocational presentation the strategic

3929
02:19:09,280 --> 02:19:12,639
planning presentation um you know budget

3930
02:19:12,639 --> 02:19:14,080
subcommittee feels strongly about the

3931
02:19:14,080 --> 02:19:16,639
admin recommending recommended budget

3932
02:19:16,639 --> 02:19:18,399
being a standalone item one night for

3933
02:19:18,399 --> 02:19:20,639
just you all to talk about it before you

3934
02:19:20,639 --> 02:19:22,639
invite the select board and advisory for

3935
02:19:22,639 --> 02:19:25,439
a joint meeting. So, um looking at the

3936
02:19:25,439 --> 02:19:26,960
breadth of those topics and the meetings

3937
02:19:26,960 --> 02:19:29,040
that were currently on the calendar, um

3938
02:19:29,040 --> 02:19:30,559
the recommendation is to add an

3939
02:19:30,559 --> 02:19:32,399
additional day in March. The asterk

3940
02:19:32,399 --> 02:19:34,800
there with the fee discussion um budget

3941
02:19:34,800 --> 02:19:37,760
subcommittee met today at this point not

3942
02:19:37,760 --> 02:19:40,319
necessarily um proposing any additional

3943
02:19:40,319 --> 02:19:42,160
fees. Um, so it's possible that that

3944
02:19:42,160 --> 02:19:43,679
discussion could take just one night,

3945
02:19:43,679 --> 02:19:45,760
but understanding if there's um

3946
02:19:45,760 --> 02:19:48,960
additional information that's sought. It could go to the seventh as well as a

3947
02:19:48,960 --> 02:19:50,720
second night of that discussion. We

3948
02:19:50,720 --> 02:19:52,640
don't want you to be having discussion

3949
02:19:52,640 --> 02:19:54,319
and making decisions at the same time.

3950
02:19:54,319 --> 02:19:55,439
We want you to be able to think about

3951
02:19:55,439 --> 02:19:57,280
it. Um, you know, those the fee

3952
02:19:57,280 --> 02:19:59,200
discussions are are big ones. It's

3953
02:19:59,200 --> 02:20:00,479
>> it's a lot that we're asking of

3954
02:20:00,479 --> 02:20:04,160
families. So, um, I do have a meeting

3955
02:20:04,160 --> 02:20:06,000
that was scheduled on the 24th. I could

3956
02:20:06,000 --> 02:20:09,600
always move it or just not really I just

3957
02:20:09,600 --> 02:20:12,240
can't go to whatever it is. But um

3958
02:20:12,240 --> 02:20:13,600
depends on if people are available on

3959
02:20:13,600 --> 02:20:16,319
the 31st

3960
02:20:16,319 --> 02:20:17,600
>> because I'm just saying if we do the

3961
02:20:17,600 --> 02:20:20,080
31st that's I mean we're already going

3962
02:20:20,080 --> 02:20:22,080
to do like three there's going to be

3963
02:20:22,080 --> 02:20:23,920
three meetings in a row no matter how we

3964
02:20:23,920 --> 02:20:26,319
do this. So four meetings in a row

3965
02:20:26,319 --> 02:20:28,960
whatever it is. But yeah losing the

3966
02:20:28,960 --> 02:20:30,560
February one kind of threw us off. And

3967
02:20:30,560 --> 02:20:33,040
the other thing we can if I can just

3968
02:20:33,040 --> 02:20:35,359
back up one second too is David, do you

3969
02:20:35,359 --> 02:20:36,960
think you can reach out to the

3970
02:20:36,960 --> 02:20:39,200
legislators to see if they can join us?

3971
02:20:39,200 --> 02:20:39,920
What did we talk about?

3972
02:20:39,920 --> 02:20:41,520
>> I think we talked about 4:14. So

3973
02:20:41,520 --> 02:20:44,479
>> 414 for that for the budget discussion.

3974
02:20:44,479 --> 02:20:49,040
So 4:14 at 6 p.m. I would assume.

3975
02:20:49,040 --> 02:20:50,880
>> Okay, let me get that on there.

3976
02:20:50,880 --> 02:20:54,160
>> So for the 24th,

3977
02:20:54,160 --> 02:20:56,240
which would be

3978
02:20:56,240 --> 02:20:56,880
from tonight?

3979
02:20:56,880 --> 02:20:58,960
>> Yeah. teaching and learning, student

3980
02:20:58,960 --> 02:21:02,640
services, and the fee discussion. Um,

3981
02:21:02,640 --> 02:21:04,160
Katrina, you

3982
02:21:04,160 --> 02:21:06,720
>> I'd prefer the 31st, but if like that

3983
02:21:06,720 --> 02:21:09,200
messes up things for other people, then

3984
02:21:09,200 --> 02:21:11,359
I can just not go to the event and I can

3985
02:21:11,359 --> 02:21:13,280
probably find other people to help with

3986
02:21:13,280 --> 02:21:14,720
the work event I have.

3987
02:21:14,720 --> 02:21:18,319
>> What about other people?

3988
02:21:18,319 --> 02:21:20,000
>> All these dates are good for me as of

3989
02:21:20,000 --> 02:21:21,920
right now.

3990
02:21:21,920 --> 02:21:23,840
>> I could do the 31st if we needed to.

3991
02:21:23,840 --> 02:21:25,840
That's not a problem.

3992
02:21:25,840 --> 02:21:27,439
Does it make a difference like in terms

3993
02:21:27,439 --> 02:21:29,439
of the the timeline for anything in

3994
02:21:29,439 --> 02:21:31,920
terms of folks on the budget? So,

3995
02:21:31,920 --> 02:21:33,920
>> no. Okay.

3996
02:21:33,920 --> 02:21:36,160
>> Sue, are you are you good with switching

3997
02:21:36,160 --> 02:21:37,520
the 24th to the 31st?

3998
02:21:37,520 --> 02:21:38,560
>> Yeah, I'm good with that.

3999
02:21:38,560 --> 02:21:38,960
>> Okay.

4000
02:21:38,960 --> 02:21:41,200
>> Yeah. Okay. Thank you. I just had an

4001
02:21:41,200 --> 02:21:41,600
event.

4002
02:21:41,600 --> 02:21:42,560
>> Does that work for you, Aaron?

4003
02:21:42,560 --> 02:21:43,520
>> Yeah, that's really fine.

4004
02:21:43,520 --> 02:21:44,960
>> Good. We're going to take the 24th out

4005
02:21:44,960 --> 02:21:46,240
and make that the 31st.

4006
02:21:46,240 --> 02:21:46,800
>> Yep. Okay.

4007
02:21:46,800 --> 02:21:47,520
>> Okay.

4008
02:21:47,520 --> 02:21:48,800
>> So, we get next week off.

4009
02:21:48,800 --> 02:21:49,200
>> Sure.

4010
02:21:49,200 --> 02:21:50,319
>> Oh, nice.

4011
02:21:50,319 --> 02:21:52,240
>> Really? But

4012
02:21:52,240 --> 02:21:53,439
>> and then the other

4013
02:21:53,439 --> 02:21:54,720
>> the other thing we talked about is the

4014
02:21:54,720 --> 02:21:56,399
meeting on the 28th, the joint meeting

4015
02:21:56,399 --> 02:21:58,160
with the select board and advisory. I

4016
02:21:58,160 --> 02:22:00,240
know that we generally have a 6:00 start

4017
02:22:00,240 --> 02:22:01,920
time. Those two boards have later start

4018
02:22:01,920 --> 02:22:04,800
times just taking into account um their

4019
02:22:04,800 --> 02:22:07,200
members. Um I think it would be a nice

4020
02:22:07,200 --> 02:22:09,840
gesture to offer a a later start time. I

4021
02:22:09,840 --> 02:22:11,680
know advisory meets at 6:30 and select

4022
02:22:11,680 --> 02:22:15,040
board generally meets at 7. Um because I

4023
02:22:15,040 --> 02:22:17,280
think last year like the reason I kind

4024
02:22:17,280 --> 02:22:18,640
of mentioned that is I think last year

4025
02:22:18,640 --> 02:22:20,479
we had other things on the agenda. So,

4026
02:22:20,479 --> 02:22:22,319
we started our meeting

4027
02:22:22,319 --> 02:22:24,720
>> and then I think we might have gone over

4028
02:22:24,720 --> 02:22:27,200
or late, whatever. But I think the idea

4029
02:22:27,200 --> 02:22:29,600
in my head is we either don't have other

4030
02:22:29,600 --> 02:22:32,240
stuff on that meeting, which probably

4031
02:22:32,240 --> 02:22:34,240
can't happen or doesn't happen, but have

4032
02:22:34,240 --> 02:22:36,080
it be

4033
02:22:36,080 --> 02:22:38,960
>> a like a 7:00 start time and if we do

4034
02:22:38,960 --> 02:22:41,280
need to meet, we start at 6 and then we

4035
02:22:41,280 --> 02:22:44,160
recess and come back at seven instead of

4036
02:22:44,160 --> 02:22:46,640
>> Yeah. Is everyone comfortable with them

4037
02:22:46,640 --> 02:22:48,080
with me offering them a seven o'clock

4038
02:22:48,080 --> 02:22:49,280
start time for the joint meeting? And

4039
02:22:49,280 --> 02:22:50,720
then as it gets closer, we'll decide if

4040
02:22:50,720 --> 02:22:52,080
you all need to meet before that.

4041
02:22:52,080 --> 02:22:52,720
>> Yes, sure.

4042
02:22:52,720 --> 02:22:55,600
>> Okay.

4043
02:22:55,600 --> 02:22:57,200
>> Got it.

4044
02:22:57,200 --> 02:23:00,960
>> And when

4045
02:23:00,960 --> 02:23:02,560
are we going to ask them tomorrow?

4046
02:23:02,560 --> 02:23:03,680
>> I'm going to ask them tomorrow.

4047
02:23:03,680 --> 02:23:05,680
>> Okay. cuz I'd like to have that like

4048
02:23:05,680 --> 02:23:08,560
kind of semi finalized so that if we

4049
02:23:08,560 --> 02:23:11,680
can't do that

4050
02:23:11,680 --> 02:23:13,359
>> I mean I I think it's yeah

4051
02:23:13,359 --> 02:23:15,359
>> it's it's on both of their radars. Um we

4052
02:23:15,359 --> 02:23:16,960
I've spoke about it when I went to

4053
02:23:16,960 --> 02:23:18,399
advisory the last time and Bill has

4054
02:23:18,399 --> 02:23:19,920
shared with the select board that

4055
02:23:19,920 --> 02:23:21,200
>> and for some reason it worked so well

4056
02:23:21,200 --> 02:23:22,479
for the past couple of years that the

4057
02:23:22,479 --> 02:23:24,000
interest is there to do it as well. The

4058
02:23:24,000 --> 02:23:25,359
other thing you all need to decide is on

4059
02:23:25,359 --> 02:23:27,359
47 the plan was to give the vocational

4060
02:23:27,359 --> 02:23:30,720
presentation ahead of um the meeting. Is

4061
02:23:30,720 --> 02:23:32,800
a 5:30 start time okay for folks for

4062
02:23:32,800 --> 02:23:34,640
that and then we'll just do the im the

4063
02:23:34,640 --> 02:23:35,840
meeting immediately to follow.

4064
02:23:35,840 --> 02:23:37,439
>> Yes, definitely.

4065
02:23:37,439 --> 02:23:39,840
>> We don't want to do it as part of our

4066
02:23:39,840 --> 02:23:42,640
meeting at 6. I'm just questioning

4067
02:23:42,640 --> 02:23:44,479
>> you can we can I think at when we

4068
02:23:44,479 --> 02:23:46,319
originally started it was there was

4069
02:23:46,319 --> 02:23:49,120
other big things on that agenda. Um

4070
02:23:49,120 --> 02:23:49,600
>> I mean

4071
02:23:49,600 --> 02:23:51,520
>> strategic plan is a pretty big thing.

4072
02:23:51,520 --> 02:23:53,840
>> Yeah. Well and we're we are inviting the

4073
02:23:53,840 --> 02:23:55,520
20some members.

4074
02:23:55,520 --> 02:23:57,040
>> I would leave it as a 5:30 and then have

4075
02:23:57,040 --> 02:23:58,880
your regular meeting start at 6. Would

4076
02:23:58,880 --> 02:24:01,359
it still be a public like we open a

4077
02:24:01,359 --> 02:24:02,399
meeting or would it we

4078
02:24:02,399 --> 02:24:02,960
>> Yep.

4079
02:24:02,960 --> 02:24:03,840
>> It's not Yeah.

4080
02:24:03,840 --> 02:24:06,000
>> Okay. So, it would be just this

4081
02:24:06,000 --> 02:24:07,359
>> just like when you do executive session

4082
02:24:07,359 --> 02:24:08,560
at the beginning of a meeting, you're

4083
02:24:08,560 --> 02:24:09,840
going to open it and then have the

4084
02:24:09,840 --> 02:24:12,000
regular meeting to follow.

4085
02:24:12,000 --> 02:24:14,720
>> Okay. So, it wouldn't just say like

4086
02:24:14,720 --> 02:24:16,160
school committee meeting starting at

4087
02:24:16,160 --> 02:24:18,240
5:30. It would be two separate start

4088
02:24:18,240 --> 02:24:18,560
times.

4089
02:24:18,560 --> 02:24:20,000
>> I would post it. Yeah. on the same

4090
02:24:20,000 --> 02:24:21,600
agenda but two separate sometimes

4091
02:24:21,600 --> 02:24:22,800
because there are some people that are

4092
02:24:22,800 --> 02:24:25,040
just coming for the vocational um

4093
02:24:25,040 --> 02:24:25,760
>> and so

4094
02:24:25,760 --> 02:24:26,880
>> and then there are some people that will

4095
02:24:26,880 --> 02:24:28,240
be joining us just for the strategic

4096
02:24:28,240 --> 02:24:29,120
plan

4097
02:24:29,120 --> 02:24:31,600
>> and you would suspect that the vocation

4098
02:24:31,600 --> 02:24:32,880
will take 30 minutes

4099
02:24:32,880 --> 02:24:34,720
>> I think it would the the slides will

4100
02:24:34,720 --> 02:24:36,080
probably be 20 minutes and then allowing

4101
02:24:36,080 --> 02:24:38,479
20 to 25 minutes for question and answer

4102
02:24:38,479 --> 02:24:39,920
or not um

4103
02:24:39,920 --> 02:24:40,960
>> well that's why I just worry about

4104
02:24:40,960 --> 02:24:42,960
putting a start time on strategic like a

4105
02:24:42,960 --> 02:24:45,680
six o'clock start time if we're possibly

4106
02:24:45,680 --> 02:24:49,200
>> could be an yeah we can I I was thinking

4107
02:24:49,200 --> 02:24:51,040
saying that it would start immediately

4108
02:24:51,040 --> 02:24:53,680
to follow but not before 6:15 so that

4109
02:24:53,680 --> 02:24:56,000
people can plan to get here for 6:15

4110
02:24:56,000 --> 02:24:57,200
when we wouldn't be starting before

4111
02:24:57,200 --> 02:24:57,600
that.

4112
02:24:57,600 --> 02:24:59,439
>> Uhhuh. That makes sense. So

4113
02:24:59,439 --> 02:25:01,120
>> we are completely overthinking it for

4114
02:25:01,120 --> 02:25:02,560
the two people in the audience. What

4115
02:25:02,560 --> 02:25:07,270
time would you like to come?

4116
02:25:07,280 --> 02:25:08,240
» Oh my goodness.

4117
02:25:08,240 --> 02:25:09,840
>> Okay. Um

4118
02:25:09,840 --> 02:25:11,040
>> it wouldn't be

4119
02:25:11,040 --> 02:25:12,880
>> and and just so everybody's clear, this

4120
02:25:12,880 --> 02:25:14,319
does not include all of the agenda

4121
02:25:14,319 --> 02:25:15,439
items. This is just

4122
02:25:15,439 --> 02:25:16,800
>> this is just budget topics, right? We

4123
02:25:16,800 --> 02:25:18,319
have those the public hearing on school

4124
02:25:18,319 --> 02:25:20,640
choice. Um you all when you get to talk

4125
02:25:20,640 --> 02:25:22,240
future meeting dates and topics need to

4126
02:25:22,240 --> 02:25:23,760
talk about your MIA conversation and

4127
02:25:23,760 --> 02:25:24,880
where that falls here. These were just

4128
02:25:24,880 --> 02:25:26,720
budget related topics. That's what this

4129
02:25:26,720 --> 02:25:29,760
calendar is. Um speaking of budget, the

4130
02:25:29,760 --> 02:25:31,680
vocational regional planning committee

4131
02:25:31,680 --> 02:25:33,520
has not met since we last met, but I

4132
02:25:33,520 --> 02:25:34,800
will be attending the select board

4133
02:25:34,800 --> 02:25:36,800
meeting tomorrow evening in order to

4134
02:25:36,800 --> 02:25:38,800
potentially answer questions associated

4135
02:25:38,800 --> 02:25:41,120
with um the placement of the two

4136
02:25:41,120 --> 02:25:43,600
overhead questions on the ballot. Um I'm

4137
02:25:43,600 --> 02:25:45,040
not giving a presentation tomorrow

4138
02:25:45,040 --> 02:25:48,000
evening. I've shared um through Bill the

4139
02:25:48,000 --> 02:25:50,319
latest version of our slides. They were

4140
02:25:50,319 --> 02:25:51,680
provided to the select board ahead of

4141
02:25:51,680 --> 02:25:53,120
time. I'm only going to answer

4142
02:25:53,120 --> 02:25:55,040
questions. Um I've given the same

4143
02:25:55,040 --> 02:25:56,720
presentation eight or nine times. We

4144
02:25:56,720 --> 02:26:00,880
have another presentation scheduled for April 7th. So just there to answer

4145
02:26:00,880 --> 02:26:03,520
questions if there are questions.

4146
02:26:03,520 --> 02:26:05,920
Perfect. Um and then the last one is

4147
02:26:05,920 --> 02:26:08,399
policy sub. you have in your packet um

4148
02:26:08,399 --> 02:26:11,439
the second read of those series B

4149
02:26:11,439 --> 02:26:12,880
policies that we looked at the last time

4150
02:26:12,880 --> 02:26:14,800
I took the edit um that we all had

4151
02:26:14,800 --> 02:26:16,000
discussed about just adding the word

4152
02:26:16,000 --> 02:26:18,000
Peendrick to resident um in each

4153
02:26:18,000 --> 02:26:19,840
instance that it showed up in those

4154
02:26:19,840 --> 02:26:22,080
policies

4155
02:26:22,080 --> 02:26:23,200
to take them as a vote

4156
02:26:23,200 --> 02:26:24,640
>> you have to take them for second read

4157
02:26:24,640 --> 02:26:25,439
and approval

4158
02:26:25,439 --> 02:26:25,920
>> okay

4159
02:26:25,920 --> 02:26:27,200
>> you can take them all at once you don't

4160
02:26:27,200 --> 02:26:28,479
have to do three separate

4161
02:26:28,479 --> 02:26:30,080
>> All right if I could get a motion to

4162
02:26:30,080 --> 02:26:31,840
take consideration of second reading or

4163
02:26:31,840 --> 02:26:35,760
approval revised policy beb revised

4164
02:26:35,760 --> 02:26:40,479
policy B E D H in revised policy B E.

4165
02:26:40,479 --> 02:26:42,080
>> So moved. Second.

4166
02:26:42,080 --> 02:26:43,359
>> All those in favor?

4167
02:26:43,359 --> 02:26:46,560
>> I opposed abstain.

4168
02:26:46,560 --> 02:26:50,080
>> 5 nothing Natalie across the board.

4169
02:26:50,080 --> 02:26:51,680
>> Committee dates and topics. I think we

4170
02:26:51,680 --> 02:26:52,240
just covered.

4171
02:26:52,240 --> 02:26:53,680
>> Yep. So you usually do your school

4172
02:26:53,680 --> 02:26:55,120
choice hearing the same day that you do

4173
02:26:55,120 --> 02:26:56,399
your public budget hearing. So that

4174
02:26:56,399 --> 02:26:59,680
would be May 5th. Um it's up to you all.

4175
02:26:59,680 --> 02:27:02,880
I know at your last meeting you talked

4176
02:27:02,880 --> 02:27:06,399
about um discussing

4177
02:27:06,399 --> 02:27:11,680
a potential correspondence to the MIA or the topic in general. Um you just

4178
02:27:11,680 --> 02:27:12,960
need to let me know where where you want

4179
02:27:12,960 --> 02:27:16,640
to put that whether it's 331 47. I would

4180
02:27:16,640 --> 02:27:18,319
shy away from those two budget meetings

4181
02:27:18,319 --> 02:27:20,399
on 414 and 428. I think they should

4182
02:27:20,399 --> 02:27:22,160
solely be for budget.

4183
02:27:22,160 --> 02:27:24,240
>> Let's do a 331. We Yeah.

4184
02:27:24,240 --> 02:27:25,600
>> 331 for which one? The

4185
02:27:25,600 --> 02:27:27,280
>> the MA. Yeah, let's do that. That's

4186
02:27:27,280 --> 02:27:27,520
good.

4187
02:27:27,520 --> 02:27:28,560
>> Yeah. We don't want to delay that

4188
02:27:28,560 --> 02:27:30,240
anymore. Yeah.

4189
02:27:30,240 --> 02:27:34,150
>> Great.

4190
02:27:34,160 --> 02:27:36,399
» And what is it exactly that you want the

4191
02:27:36,399 --> 02:27:38,640
agenda item to say? Is it discussion of

4192
02:27:38,640 --> 02:27:41,359
potential correspondence to the MIA?

4193
02:27:41,359 --> 02:27:41,840
Okay.

4194
02:27:41,840 --> 02:27:44,319
>> And a and a vote

4195
02:27:44,319 --> 02:27:46,319
on that.

4196
02:27:46,319 --> 02:27:47,200
>> I'd imagine.

4197
02:27:47,200 --> 02:27:50,000
>> Yep. Discussion, potential vote, right?

4198
02:27:50,000 --> 02:27:56,630
>> Yep. Got it. I'll find the right words.

4199
02:27:56,640 --> 02:27:59,120
That's it.

4200
02:27:59,120 --> 02:28:03,120
Okay. There. Okay. I will take a motion

4201
02:28:03,120 --> 02:28:04,479
for adjournment.

4202
02:28:04,479 --> 02:28:05,760
>> So move. Second.

4203
02:28:05,760 --> 02:28:06,960
>> All those in favor?

4204
02:28:06,960 --> 02:28:07,600
>> I

4205
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>> opposed. Abstain. 50. Thank you very

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much for your time, ladies and

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gentlemen. To the viewing audience.

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Thank you to the studio audience and to

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the man behind the booth.

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>> Thank you all.