1 00:00:03,919 --> 00:00:10,480 Okay. Call the September 14th, 2026 Cit School 2 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:12,960 Committee to meeting this to or to order 3 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:17,279 this evening uh at 6:02 p.m. And we'll 4 00:00:17,279 --> 00:00:20,320 begin with public comment. Anyone who 5 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,000 wants to make public comment in person 6 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:26,630 may come up to the podium. 7 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,000 See nobody any hands raised remotely. 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,600 Take you off mute. I'm not seeing anyone 9 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,760 currently. 10 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,000 Okay. 11 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,160 All right. No public comments tonight. 12 00:00:40,160 --> 00:00:41,520 We'll move forward with our action 13 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,760 items. We have approval of minutes from 14 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,280 August 28th. 15 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,680 They are all in. We're back up for 16 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:51,280 review. 17 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,960 Any questions or 18 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,199 comments before we take a motion on 19 00:00:57,199 --> 00:01:02,470 those minutes from the 28th. 20 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:03,840 » Can I I can make a motion. 21 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:04,320 >> Sure. 22 00:01:04,320 --> 00:01:06,720 >> To approve the 23 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,159 uh school committee or the summer 24 00:01:08,159 --> 00:01:09,520 retreat meeting minutes from August 25 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:14,390 28th, 2026. 26 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,600 » Second. I carry. All right. All in 27 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:18,560 favor? 28 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,240 >> I. 29 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:21,439 >> All right. We have another set of 30 00:01:21,439 --> 00:01:25,439 minutes from August 31st, 2026. 31 00:01:25,439 --> 00:01:29,830 Same process. 32 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:31,439 » No, you're doing something. 33 00:01:31,439 --> 00:01:32,960 >> I took your seat, but I don't want to 34 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:36,630 take [laughter] all your 35 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,479 » All right. I'll make a motion that the 36 00:01:38,479 --> 00:01:39,920 school committee vote to approve the 37 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:43,600 minutes of August 31st, 2026. 38 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,159 >> Second. Okay. All in favor? 39 00:01:46,159 --> 00:01:47,200 >> I. 40 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,680 >> All right. Thank you. Someday it might 41 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,190 be. [laughter] 42 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:54,880 » All right. Up next, we have approval of 43 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,680 an ISL out of state field trip to Walt 44 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,399 Disney World. 45 00:02:00,399 --> 00:02:01,680 >> Madam Chair, with your permission, I'd 46 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:03,680 like to invite Mike. Thanks for the 47 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:04,399 presentation. 48 00:02:04,399 --> 00:02:05,360 >> Sorry if I can. 49 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:06,320 >> No, you're good. 50 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:07,520 >> Getting used to the new arrangement. 51 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,200 >> The new arrangement. [laughter] 52 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,200 >> You're the first participant. 53 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,120 >> I like it. I like it. 54 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:14,800 >> Um, am I good to go? 55 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:15,840 >> You certainly are. Yes. 56 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:17,440 >> Hi, my name is Mike Tinko. For those 57 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,599 that don't know me, I teach here at High 58 00:02:19,599 --> 00:02:21,760 School, teach the ISL postgraduate 59 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,080 program, which is a subspar classroom 60 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,959 here at the high school. Um I primarily 61 00:02:26,959 --> 00:02:30,400 work with the 18 to 21 year olds um 62 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:34,000 educational service ends at 22. Um we're 63 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,480 very fortunate in situate where um the 64 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,480 ISL program or the classroom that makes 65 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,080 up the ISL high school, postgrad and GLC 66 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:43,840 um is one of the oldest sort of 67 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,560 subsparate education um special 68 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,840 education classrooms in the state. We 69 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,640 have a long tradition of taking the kids 70 00:02:52,640 --> 00:02:55,280 uh doing a Disney trip every other year 71 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,599 and taking the kids who um are about to 72 00:02:57,599 --> 00:03:01,599 turn 22 to Walt Disney World. Um, from 73 00:03:01,599 --> 00:03:03,519 our records, this has been going on for 74 00:03:03,519 --> 00:03:07,760 over 20 years. Uh, and um, we're looking 75 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:12,159 for approval to do so. Um, from my 76 00:03:12,159 --> 00:03:13,760 standpoint, 77 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,360 um, teaching the postgrads and getting 78 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,319 to go on the trip, it's so nice because 79 00:03:18,319 --> 00:03:21,040 it's like your last few months with them 80 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:22,879 after the trip, and you learn so much on 81 00:03:22,879 --> 00:03:26,400 the trip about their active daily living 82 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,120 skills, their social emotional skills, 83 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,400 and it's like you see the last bit of 84 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,319 thing that you can't see here at school 85 00:03:34,319 --> 00:03:35,840 that you need to teach them before they 86 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,319 age up. Um, we'll be going with three 87 00:03:38,319 --> 00:03:40,879 students. Um it will be myself, um 88 00:03:40,879 --> 00:03:44,159 another special education teacher and um 89 00:03:44,159 --> 00:03:50,470 a nurse. 90 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,879 » Great. Any questions? 91 00:03:52,879 --> 00:03:55,040 >> Such a great It's an awesome program and 92 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:56,480 great opportunity for 93 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,159 >> everyone. 94 00:03:58,159 --> 00:03:59,200 >> Thank you. 95 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:03,429 >> You have notes. 96 00:04:03,439 --> 00:04:06,159 » All right. Take a motion on I accepted 97 00:04:06,159 --> 00:04:09,519 trip. I'll make a motion that the school 98 00:04:09,519 --> 00:04:11,680 committee vote to approve the EXL out of 99 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:13,840 state field trip to Walt Disney World 100 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:15,599 3727 101 00:04:15,599 --> 00:04:18,079 to 31227. 102 00:04:18,079 --> 00:04:18,880 >> Second. 103 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,280 >> Okay. All in favor? 104 00:04:21,280 --> 00:04:42,469 >> Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. 105 00:04:42,479 --> 00:04:43,840 » While she's giving those out, I'll just 106 00:04:43,840 --> 00:04:45,360 set the stage. Kelly's here for the 107 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,360 final approval. And under our rules, we 108 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:48,880 have the first approval and then we 109 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:50,479 gather information, then we come back to 110 00:04:50,479 --> 00:04:52,560 final approval. So, she's here uh for 111 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,400 final approval where this conference is 112 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,639 in November. 113 00:04:56,639 --> 00:04:59,040 >> Hi. Um I'm Kelly Troyer. So, I'm a 114 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:00,960 history teacher here and one of the Monu 115 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,759 adviserss. So, we just have some of our 116 00:05:03,759 --> 00:05:05,759 updates. You've gone a little bit 117 00:05:05,759 --> 00:05:08,400 further into the planning of the trip. 118 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,680 Um so, we're hoping to take 36 students. 119 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,080 We're hosting tryyouts this Thursday and 120 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,120 Friday after school for this and the 121 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,919 pending trip to Europe. Um, we're hoping 122 00:05:19,919 --> 00:05:22,880 to do one try out for both travel trips 123 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:24,720 this year. It kind of makes it easier to 124 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,199 see early on to be honest, like if we 125 00:05:27,199 --> 00:05:29,039 can get as many kids as possible to get 126 00:05:29,039 --> 00:05:31,840 to go to one and it also gives families 127 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:34,479 more time to think about costs, what 128 00:05:34,479 --> 00:05:36,479 works for them, stuff like that. So, 129 00:05:36,479 --> 00:05:38,400 we're going to try it this way um this 130 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:39,840 year and the students have already begun 131 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:42,880 preparing. And for SHA Browns, it'll be 132 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,199 myself, uh, Heather Willinger, Richard 133 00:05:45,199 --> 00:05:47,520 Kermand, and Hannah Zimmerman who are 134 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,759 also now leading a local team. So, 135 00:05:49,759 --> 00:05:50,960 they'll get to come with some of the 136 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,639 older kids and chapron with us then. Um, 137 00:05:54,639 --> 00:05:55,840 right now we're looking to take a 138 00:05:55,840 --> 00:06:00,240 JetBlue flight out of Boston to DC um on 139 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,720 Wednesday morning and we're going to try 140 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,240 and spend 24 hours in DC um, and we're 141 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:07,759 going to do some sightseeing that I can 142 00:06:07,759 --> 00:06:09,600 get to in the itinerary in a little bit. 143 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:11,919 And then we'll take the ANT track to 144 00:06:11,919 --> 00:06:14,479 Charlottesville on Thursday morning. 145 00:06:14,479 --> 00:06:16,240 Montichello's down there, all that 146 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:17,520 stuff. And then the students will have 147 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:18,720 the conference for the rest of the 148 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,600 weekend. Um, we're staying in one of the 149 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,360 room blocks at the Charlottesville 150 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,000 Fairfield in by Marriott that has like 151 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,800 the discount from the conference and 152 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,479 they extend it to us for Thursday night, 153 00:06:30,479 --> 00:06:32,080 which is really nice. Um, because most 154 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:34,319 schools are local go on Friday to 155 00:06:34,319 --> 00:06:36,240 Sunday. Right [clears throat] now, our 156 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,319 estimated cost, including the school bus 157 00:06:38,319 --> 00:06:40,880 to and from Logan, flights to DC, the 158 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,440 Amtrak to and from Virginia, school 159 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:45,360 fees, delegate fees, advisor fees, and 160 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:49,440 hotel accommodations is $1,78. 161 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,199 Um, this is not including any 162 00:06:51,199 --> 00:06:53,440 fundraising to offset. So, we have some 163 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:55,600 left over from last year. And then we 164 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:57,120 have some fundraisers planned for the 165 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,599 fall. Um, we also have a meeting with a 166 00:06:59,599 --> 00:07:02,479 new fundraising committee from the town 167 00:07:02,479 --> 00:07:04,960 on Friday afternoon. So, we're looking 168 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:06,479 forward to see what ideas they have, 169 00:07:06,479 --> 00:07:09,680 too. Um, flipping to the itinerary. 170 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:11,280 We're going to be leaving pretty early 171 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:12,560 like we usually do on a Wednesday 172 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,160 morning. Although, I did not book the 6 173 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:15,759 a.m. flight this year. That [laughter] 174 00:07:15,759 --> 00:07:17,039 was an option, but it was the same 175 00:07:17,039 --> 00:07:18,319 price. So, I was like, we can go at 176 00:07:18,319 --> 00:07:20,240 9:00. 177 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,000 We have a ton of sightseeing. We're 178 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:23,520 thinking to split into groups that first 179 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:25,360 day in case we have kids who came to DC 180 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,360 with us last year to try and get them to 181 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:28,880 some new sites they might have not seen 182 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,759 last time. Um, we'll do a group dinner, 183 00:07:31,759 --> 00:07:33,759 probably an early night Wednesday. 184 00:07:33,759 --> 00:07:35,759 Thursday will be the early Amtrak to 185 00:07:35,759 --> 00:07:38,080 Charlottesville, and then Montichello 186 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:39,120 and the Jefferson School of 187 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,599 African-American Heritage or walking 188 00:07:41,599 --> 00:07:43,599 tour, maybe both if we have time and 189 00:07:43,599 --> 00:07:46,000 some team bonding. That will be free on 190 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,800 Thursday night is is the plan. Um, and 191 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,599 then Friday all the way to Sunday, they 192 00:07:51,599 --> 00:07:53,199 will be in their committee sessions all 193 00:07:53,199 --> 00:07:56,720 day. Saturday is long. It's 9:00 to 9:00 194 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:58,639 um with a dance afterwards hosted by the 195 00:07:58,639 --> 00:08:01,120 conference and then we'll Amtrak back to 196 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,520 DC and fly back to Logan on Sunday 197 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,790 night. 198 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,039 I did do the math of what if we took the 199 00:08:09,039 --> 00:08:11,360 Amtrak to Infirm because it's a little 200 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,240 bit cheaper. But back is an 18hour 201 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,240 commute and they'd have to miss school 202 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,560 Monday. So then we opt in for the 203 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,120 flights. 204 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:24,080 Have any questions? 205 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:27,599 Um the so the cost does not include any 206 00:08:27,599 --> 00:08:29,120 monies you have left over or the 207 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,039 fundraising. So that could go down a 208 00:08:31,039 --> 00:08:31,440 little bit. 209 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:39,990 >> Yes. 210 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,479 » Questions either you already answer 211 00:08:42,479 --> 00:08:43,120 those. 212 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:44,320 >> Okay. I know. I feel like that was 213 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:45,839 information overload, but I was like get 214 00:08:45,839 --> 00:08:49,360 it all. That's perfect. Appreciate your 215 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,680 coming back and giving us further detail 216 00:08:51,680 --> 00:08:54,000 and totally understand how that has to 217 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,200 happen. 218 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:58,000 >> Time appropriate chunks for you. 219 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,160 >> Um, all right. I do have an extra one. 220 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:00,880 >> Yeah, I love that question. 221 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:01,839 >> So, you said you're going to have 222 00:09:01,839 --> 00:09:05,360 tryyous for this trip and the next trip. 223 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:07,839 >> So, will you 224 00:09:07,839 --> 00:09:09,680 like divide the kids like some kids 225 00:09:09,680 --> 00:09:11,120 would want this one and then some kids 226 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:13,600 have not like some students won't want 227 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:14,480 both or 228 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,480 >> Yeah. So, we did this three years ago. 229 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,080 We did three trips in one year and they 230 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:19,920 were all different cost ranges. So we 231 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:23,360 did this again too to help with that and 232 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,279 we decided to go back to it because kids 233 00:09:25,279 --> 00:09:27,519 then can rank to like they'll get a cost 234 00:09:27,519 --> 00:09:29,040 estimate ahead of time. So then they can 235 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,519 rank their preferred trips based on like 236 00:09:31,519 --> 00:09:33,519 what they want to do but also like what 237 00:09:33,519 --> 00:09:36,880 might be more manageable at home. Um and 238 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,440 then it helps us place like and if some 239 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:41,120 student does want to go both and we have 240 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:44,480 the space they could. Um, but that was 241 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:46,160 pretty rare last time we did like the 242 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:50,870 ranked trips. Most kids don't want them. 243 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:54,000 » All right. Take a motion on model UN 244 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:55,120 conference. 245 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,360 >> I'll make a motion to approve the model 246 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,040 UN conference to Charlottesville, 247 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,080 Virginia 114206 248 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:05,680 to 118 2026. 249 00:10:05,680 --> 00:10:06,720 Second. 250 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,680 >> Right. All in favor? I 251 00:10:09,680 --> 00:10:13,600 >> Thank you. 252 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,160 Up next, naming of the new elementary 253 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:18,640 school 254 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,160 vote. 255 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:23,200 So, um, the way that we will handle 256 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:25,760 voting of the new elementary school name 257 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:29,120 is we'll go in alphabetical order. So, 258 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,600 first we'll start with Irwin. What we 259 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,000 want to do is if that is your vote for 260 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,880 the name, you want to vote yes on that. 261 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:40,720 If it is not your top or primary choice, 262 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,880 you want to vote no in this round. We'll 263 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,120 go through all three names one at a 264 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,200 time. So, we can sort of bet out. And 265 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:48,800 what will likely happen, well, 266 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,279 potentially happen is we might narrow to 267 00:10:51,279 --> 00:10:54,480 two and then we would vote again to see 268 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:58,640 which one ends up having at least a a 269 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,279 majority vote. Um, and should that 270 00:11:01,279 --> 00:11:03,200 happen, you know, the first round, then 271 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,040 that will be the new name. But if it 272 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,360 does not, we'll continue down the list. 273 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:08,399 >> So there's three 274 00:11:08,399 --> 00:11:09,279 >> questions, 275 00:11:09,279 --> 00:11:10,959 >> three 276 00:11:10,959 --> 00:11:13,360 votes first to see. 277 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:13,519 >> Yeah, 278 00:11:13,519 --> 00:11:14,560 >> because we had talked about different 279 00:11:14,560 --> 00:11:15,920 ways. I just want to make sure I get 280 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:16,240 that. 281 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:16,880 >> Yeah. Okay. 282 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:18,160 >> Yeah. Correct. 283 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,800 >> So you only want to vote yes on your top 284 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,120 choice. You want to vote no on what is 285 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:24,000 not your top choice. 286 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,279 >> Okay. In this round. 287 00:11:25,279 --> 00:11:25,839 >> In this round. 288 00:11:25,839 --> 00:11:27,440 >> So this isn't rank choice right now. 289 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:28,959 This is just your top. 290 00:11:28,959 --> 00:11:29,360 >> Correct. 291 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:30,880 >> Okay. One vote. 292 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,040 >> Yeah. One vote across the three. Oh, 293 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:33,600 great. 294 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:34,320 >> Okay. 295 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:38,238 Someone gonna keep track of it. 296 00:11:38,238 --> 00:11:41,190 [laughter] 297 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,200 » Thomas. 298 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,440 Okay. 299 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:45,760 >> Okay. 300 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:48,640 >> And so, right. All right. So, up first 301 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,600 is Irwin. So, let's just go down the 302 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,560 line, I guess, and say up or down for 303 00:11:54,560 --> 00:12:00,069 Irwin if that is your top choice. 304 00:12:00,079 --> 00:12:04,069 » Oh, sure. Yes. 305 00:12:04,079 --> 00:12:06,240 No. No. 306 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:14,629 >> Yes. 307 00:12:14,639 --> 00:12:18,720 So do it. No. Yes. Yes. 308 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:20,813 >> No. 309 00:12:20,813 --> 00:12:29,829 [laughter] This is not okay. 310 00:12:29,839 --> 00:12:32,720 Hey. No, no, 311 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:33,760 >> no. 312 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:38,069 >> Yes. 313 00:12:38,079 --> 00:12:41,440 » Sorry, Dan. It's two down to when it's 314 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,680 set to 315 00:12:43,680 --> 00:12:46,240 >> So, do we do it the same way? 316 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:47,600 >> You could or just 317 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:48,480 >> or just name? 318 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:49,760 >> I would just do them in alphabetical 319 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:52,079 order. You don't have to do two separate 320 00:12:52,079 --> 00:12:56,079 votes. You could do one off. 321 00:12:56,079 --> 00:12:57,680 Can I ask also now that we're going into 322 00:12:57,680 --> 00:13:00,320 the second round, could we 323 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,000 say a little bit about our justification 324 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:03,360 for preference? 325 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,920 >> Sure. Um, do you want to start again, 326 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:06,240 Terry? 327 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,480 >> No, you can. 328 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:09,600 >> I [laughter] can make one suggestion 329 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:11,040 might make it a little bit easier if 330 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:12,000 we're going to if we're going to do 331 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:12,399 that. 332 00:13:12,399 --> 00:13:12,800 >> Yeah. 333 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,040 >> Um, nominate both 334 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:16,880 >> and then have each person name who they 335 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:18,399 want and then if you want to say a few 336 00:13:18,399 --> 00:13:21,120 words before you make the name, you can. 337 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,120 >> Does that work? And in this way, you 338 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:23,680 know, 339 00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:25,120 >> so we're not doing too 340 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:26,480 >> I don't think you have to at this at 341 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:26,800 this 342 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:27,680 >> just say who you want 343 00:13:27,680 --> 00:13:28,959 >> unless you want to. It might be easier 344 00:13:28,959 --> 00:13:31,519 if people are going to say a few words. 345 00:13:31,519 --> 00:13:34,480 >> They have both nominations on the table 346 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,320 and then each person votes who they 347 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,079 want. We'll get to three, 348 00:13:38,079 --> 00:13:38,639 >> right? 349 00:13:38,639 --> 00:13:41,440 >> With only two people. So 350 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,949 >> that fair. 351 00:13:44,959 --> 00:13:47,680 » Okay. So we need a motion to nominate 352 00:13:47,680 --> 00:13:52,000 both names for discussion. 353 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,639 Okay, I'll make a motion that we um put 354 00:13:54,639 --> 00:13:59,839 forward Satuit and Irwin for discussion. 355 00:13:59,839 --> 00:14:01,440 >> Second. 356 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:03,040 All in favor? 357 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:04,240 >> I. 358 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:05,680 >> All right. So, we'll open up for a 359 00:14:05,680 --> 00:14:07,360 discussion. 360 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:10,399 Anyone who wants to lead that discussion 361 00:14:10,399 --> 00:14:15,990 for their top choice here. 362 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,279 » Um 363 00:14:17,279 --> 00:14:19,360 >> yes. Well, being the newest to the 364 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,199 process the past two weeks and beyond, 365 00:14:21,199 --> 00:14:22,480 but specifically the past two weeks, 366 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:23,920 I've done so much research into these 367 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:26,160 choices. And so, first I wanted to say 368 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,160 how well researched and what wonderful 369 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:29,920 choices we had because I think that all 370 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:32,320 three represent an important part of 371 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:36,560 Stitch's community. And I'm voting for 372 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:38,720 Anz Haynes Irwin because I keep coming 373 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:42,639 back to the idea that we're naming a 374 00:14:42,639 --> 00:14:44,959 school and it's a place where 375 00:14:44,959 --> 00:14:46,880 generations of Stitcher children will 376 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:48,560 learn not only about themselves but the 377 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:52,399 community that they're part of. And um I 378 00:14:52,399 --> 00:14:55,600 love the idea that children will could 379 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,079 potentially grow up and learn about who 380 00:14:58,079 --> 00:15:03,120 Inzwin was um from the perspective of 381 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:04,959 having lived in their town, loved their 382 00:15:04,959 --> 00:15:07,279 town, and led change about what's 383 00:15:07,279 --> 00:15:08,959 possible for generations of people who 384 00:15:08,959 --> 00:15:10,880 came after her. So that to me feels 385 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:14,079 incredibly empowering. Um, and also she 386 00:15:14,079 --> 00:15:18,000 has a different identity than some of 387 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:19,680 the folks who we see more prominently 388 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:22,560 named in public institutions in our 389 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,600 town. Um, so I love that about this 390 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,279 choice. 391 00:15:27,279 --> 00:15:33,670 >> Thank you, Erica. 392 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:35,600 » I can go next. I agree with everything 393 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:38,959 you said, even though I think ultimately 394 00:15:38,959 --> 00:15:40,720 I've spent so much time thinking about 395 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:42,480 this. Um, and I agree with everything 396 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:47,360 you said. Um, and I just feel as though 397 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,399 from the conversations I've had, um, and 398 00:15:50,399 --> 00:15:52,399 observations I've made of other 399 00:15:52,399 --> 00:15:54,800 people's, you know, what they've had to 400 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:56,880 say, um, so to it just seems to be the 401 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:59,920 name that most people connect with. Um, 402 00:15:59,920 --> 00:16:01,759 and I think there's a benefit sometimes 403 00:16:01,759 --> 00:16:04,720 in choosing a name that is not a person. 404 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:08,079 Um when I read back what students had 405 00:16:08,079 --> 00:16:11,759 written about all three options, um one 406 00:16:11,759 --> 00:16:14,320 student wrote, this is a quote, um we 407 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:16,639 can remember that Native Americans who 408 00:16:16,639 --> 00:16:18,480 set our town up for success and allow 409 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:20,000 children to understand the full history 410 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:21,759 of their home. Additionally, the term 411 00:16:21,759 --> 00:16:23,120 refers to the small stream that flows 412 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:25,120 into Sichu harbor. The ocean is a huge 413 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:26,720 part of Sichu's identity and 414 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:28,800 infrastructure. By choosing this name, 415 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,360 we are not only representing who makes 416 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,839 situ special, but also what makes it 417 00:16:33,839 --> 00:16:36,240 special. And I think that is finally 418 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,440 kind of what tipped me over into situ. I 419 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,240 think it sort of has those both of those 420 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,560 facets. And in my conversations with 421 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:46,800 people over the last month, several 422 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,759 months, I think that's probably what it 423 00:16:49,759 --> 00:16:53,440 is that makes people connect with it. 424 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,399 Um, and ultimately what SW direction 425 00:16:56,399 --> 00:16:58,160 that said, I also agree with everything 426 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,120 you said. So I think, you know, we're in 427 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,279 a good spot in the best I would work, 428 00:17:03,279 --> 00:17:10,870 but ultimately I would keep my vote. 429 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:14,160 » Well, neither was my top choice, but 430 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,880 that's okay. Satun was my second choice. 431 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:18,720 Um I like board because of the whole 432 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:20,079 history and all everything the kids 433 00:17:20,079 --> 00:17:22,880 could learn but this you know I agree 434 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,280 with everything that that Maria said 435 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:27,360 about Satuit because they can do the 436 00:17:27,360 --> 00:17:29,200 same and it is you know it's a good way 437 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:31,840 to learn um you know who were the first 438 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,320 people here 439 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:38,630 our town's named after 440 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:44,070 Brook 441 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:45,760 » oh we can use the mic sorry 442 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,720 >> no it's Um, I was just saying that I I 443 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:50,799 my first choice was ward, but my second 444 00:17:50,799 --> 00:17:52,720 choice was to do it. And I agree with 445 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:58,630 everything Erica and Maria said. 446 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:00,720 Now, I'm sticking with my original 447 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:02,480 choice. I feel like I've been consistent 448 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,480 across the whole way. Um, I don't 449 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,720 disagree that satuit is an important 450 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:08,640 word and Daniel Ward did some important 451 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,039 work around the mossing. I do think we 452 00:18:11,039 --> 00:18:13,679 have this fabulous museum. I also did a 453 00:18:13,679 --> 00:18:15,760 lot of research and there were multiple 454 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:17,760 people that contributed to the mossing 455 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:19,600 and so I felt it was really hard to 456 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:23,039 narrow it to Mr. Ward. Um the Satuit I 457 00:18:23,039 --> 00:18:24,960 struggle because there's a Satuit tavern 458 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:27,280 in town, there's a Satuit boat club, 459 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:30,000 there's a Satuit marquee right at the 460 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,640 brook and so I felt like we already had 461 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:34,799 named and represented and honored that 462 00:18:34,799 --> 00:18:37,520 piece of our history. And so I felt like 463 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:41,120 similar to Erica that naming a school 464 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:43,840 was an opportunity to elevate someone 465 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:46,400 who is important to Situit. I mean if 466 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,640 you read the report that the students 467 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,679 did, she was an author, she was a 468 00:18:51,679 --> 00:18:54,720 suffragette, she contributed and those 469 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:57,840 things feel so related to schools and we 470 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,480 don't have anything that marks her 471 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,280 contribution. And to me, this was part 472 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:06,080 of the point is that we want our kids, 473 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:07,679 our students, our teachers, our 474 00:19:07,679 --> 00:19:09,840 community to learn about all different 475 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:12,640 kinds of contributors to the town. And 476 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,280 we don't have a school named after a 477 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:16,080 woman. 478 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:19,039 >> I know Jenkins there was a family and 479 00:19:19,039 --> 00:19:21,039 from what I understand it was a husband 480 00:19:21,039 --> 00:19:23,440 and wife that were honoring their son. 481 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,320 >> And so even though Mrs. Jenkins was 482 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,160 connected to that, we don't have the 483 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:30,320 direct naming. And so I just thought it 484 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:32,880 was a great opportunity to name an 485 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,440 important part of our town after someone 486 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:37,200 who also contributed and we could learn 487 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:40,000 about them. So but again I'm you know 488 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,799 it's just my opinion. 489 00:19:42,799 --> 00:19:45,200 >> Well I agree I agree with everybody's 490 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,520 points wholeheartedly. 491 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,600 I do want to thank once again Dr. Rob 492 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,720 for running the task force Mr. Lynch for 493 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,280 all your contributions. obviously the 494 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:57,679 students for their input community uh 495 00:19:57,679 --> 00:19:59,600 teachers history department everyone 496 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,640 who's really um embraced this process 497 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:06,080 and so thank you once again for that um 498 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:08,640 I I really felt like we should make a 499 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:11,120 concerted effort to for me originally I 500 00:20:11,120 --> 00:20:12,480 really thought that this process would 501 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:15,200 be quite unifying and I've been struck 502 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:18,080 by how it's been I don't want to say 503 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,400 divisive that's a little harsh maybe but 504 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:24,880 just very passionate um in in who or 505 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,000 what people feel is the appropriate name 506 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,520 for the school. Um but that's a a 507 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,640 learning lesson for me. Um 508 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:38,080 but through that sort of same 509 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:39,600 thread 510 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:41,679 I I similarly to you Maria actually when 511 00:20:41,679 --> 00:20:43,280 I was going back into the student 512 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,440 research I had a quote that stuck out to 513 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,600 me and it was from the student research 514 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:49,760 and it said since the other elementary 515 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:51,520 schools are named after certain people 516 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:52,880 this school will have a greater 517 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,120 connection to the town since it includes 518 00:20:55,120 --> 00:20:57,760 everyone and that was in one of the 519 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:01,120 student contributions for to it. So for 520 00:21:01,120 --> 00:21:04,000 me, I just felt guided by the idea of 521 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:07,200 including everyone in this naming. And 522 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,400 then this really this quote kind of um 523 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,480 embodied that for me. I also felt like 524 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:15,200 it was really relevant that we had there 525 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,159 were multiple students last year who 526 00:21:18,159 --> 00:21:21,280 submitted situ as an option. uh there 527 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,679 were five student groups that had also 528 00:21:23,679 --> 00:21:25,280 thought that that was a really strong 529 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,400 choice for them and made pretty um 530 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,280 powerful presentations on it to so that 531 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,520 was how that even situate made the 532 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,559 original three um I felt like 533 00:21:36,559 --> 00:21:39,360 stakeholders really spoke 534 00:21:39,360 --> 00:21:42,159 fast and about their support for this 535 00:21:42,159 --> 00:21:45,039 name um and we had asked for community 536 00:21:45,039 --> 00:21:48,799 input we want and value that so um I 537 00:21:48,799 --> 00:21:53,510 didn't feel like there was a balanced 538 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,640 sort of voice for other names like 539 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,760 nothing else really rose quite to the 540 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:03,280 top like Sichua did from community 541 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,720 stakeholders. Um I didn't really receive 542 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:10,320 any emails of support for Irwin. 543 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,240 a few for Ward, maybe one or two for 544 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,559 Irwin, but by far in a way I felt like 545 00:22:14,559 --> 00:22:18,480 Stituit was a community voiced 546 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:20,000 choice 547 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:21,520 and 548 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:23,600 you know that was kind of what led my 549 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:26,720 decision and ultimately going towards to 550 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:32,000 do it. So that being said, I think um 551 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,200 maybe we'll take a final vote on name if 552 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:39,039 anyone wants to make a motion for that. 553 00:22:39,039 --> 00:22:42,405 Should 554 00:22:42,415 --> 00:22:43,200 [laughter] 555 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,200 I just count another vote or no? I think 556 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,600 we need to formally vote the name. 557 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,440 >> You do. You have two nominees on the 558 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:50,960 table right now. So, what you could do 559 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:52,559 is name in alphabetical order. You can 560 00:22:52,559 --> 00:22:54,080 start with her with the number of votes 561 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,159 you have and then go to take the number 562 00:22:56,159 --> 00:22:57,679 of votes you have. You already have 563 00:22:57,679 --> 00:22:59,039 >> stick with our process. 564 00:22:59,039 --> 00:23:00,960 >> We have two nominees. 565 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:02,480 >> All right. That's okay. We'll do the 566 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:07,280 runoff then. So, um start with Irwin. 567 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:09,360 >> Yes. No. 568 00:23:09,360 --> 00:23:11,280 >> No. 569 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:13,360 >> Yes. 570 00:23:13,360 --> 00:23:15,200 >> And we'll do situ. 571 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:15,919 >> No. 572 00:23:15,919 --> 00:23:18,320 >> Yes. 573 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:19,120 >> No. 574 00:23:19,120 --> 00:23:19,919 >> Okay. 575 00:23:19,919 --> 00:23:23,600 >> Well, situ passes three to two. So, the 576 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:24,720 name of the new elementary school will 577 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:30,950 be Suit Elementary. 578 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:31,679 That's 579 00:23:31,679 --> 00:23:34,161 >> Next up, let's talk about playgrounds. 580 00:23:34,161 --> 00:23:35,039 [laughter] 581 00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:36,720 Give me a moment to share my 582 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:40,310 >> Yes. 583 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:49,871 Sorry. Always. 584 00:23:49,881 --> 00:23:51,840 [snorts] 585 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:54,720 >> So, thank you, Madam Chair. Following in 586 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:57,039 the steps of a very successful Jenkins 587 00:23:57,039 --> 00:23:59,840 playground back in 2023, we're following 588 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:02,640 a very similar process at Watuck. So you 589 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:04,640 might remember uh this time last year 590 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,480 the Wampuck playground was actually on 591 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,039 our capital list and on our capital plan 592 00:24:09,039 --> 00:24:11,120 and we took it off because I spoke to 593 00:24:11,120 --> 00:24:13,600 Mrs. Rear and we decided to follow that 594 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:16,559 process did. So she's been working all 595 00:24:16,559 --> 00:24:19,440 year with her PTO putting together 596 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:21,279 fundraiser putting together information 597 00:24:21,279 --> 00:24:23,520 on the playground. Um it if you're 598 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,440 looking at Watuck it's the playground 599 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:27,679 all the way to the left next to the gym. 600 00:24:27,679 --> 00:24:29,520 It's over 20 years old. It's in it's in 601 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:31,760 rough shape. Um, and for all the reasons 602 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:33,120 that that they have been saying all 603 00:24:33,120 --> 00:24:34,400 along, it really does need to be 604 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:37,200 replaced. October 1st is the deadline 605 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,240 for a CPC application in town. And so 606 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:42,240 we're really hoping to use a combination 607 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:45,760 of funding from CPC and the Watuk PTO in 608 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:47,279 order to afford this the same that they 609 00:24:47,279 --> 00:24:51,679 did. Um, so part of the CPC application 610 00:24:51,679 --> 00:24:53,200 is looking for endorsement from the 611 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:54,799 school committee. Um, we're not 612 00:24:54,799 --> 00:24:56,400 endorsing a price, we're not endorsing 613 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:57,840 an amount, we're simply saying that this 614 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:00,159 is a good idea. And then once I have 615 00:25:00,159 --> 00:25:01,760 some more information from Mrs. Rip, 616 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:02,960 I'll come back to the committee with 617 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:04,480 dates and times and so forth should 618 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,080 anybody would like to go to the CPC 619 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:08,559 meeting. Um, but basically the letter, I 620 00:25:08,559 --> 00:25:09,679 won't read the whole thing, but the 621 00:25:09,679 --> 00:25:11,520 letter basically says, you know, our 622 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:13,520 current 3 to five playground is over 25 623 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:15,760 years old. It's done a great job. Um, 624 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:17,440 but due to heavy use, not only from the 625 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,520 school, but from the community as well, 626 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:21,760 um, it's it's time to to change it. It 627 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:24,000 doesn't have modern safety standards. 628 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,720 Um, and it's not as inclusive as normal 629 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:31,919 newer ones are. um you know and we're putting the bullets there. Wat 630 00:25:31,919 --> 00:25:33,360 talk's commitment to accessibility, 631 00:25:33,360 --> 00:25:35,120 inclusion, building community, and 632 00:25:35,120 --> 00:25:37,919 welcoming the neighborhood. And so we'll 633 00:25:37,919 --> 00:25:39,520 be submitting this application on 634 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:41,760 October 1st. Committee knows. So I would 635 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:43,279 like committee's vote to endorse this 636 00:25:43,279 --> 00:25:44,559 letter. Any changes you want to make? 637 00:25:44,559 --> 00:25:46,720 Certainly, it's fine. U but this would 638 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:48,960 allow for uh Mrs. Re to move forward 639 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,360 confidently with the endorsement. 640 00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:53,840 >> Thank you, Dr. Rab. 641 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:55,600 Any questions anyone has about the 642 00:25:55,600 --> 00:26:02,549 letter project where it stands currently 643 00:26:02,559 --> 00:26:04,240 a 644 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:06,799 motion on the endorsement of this 645 00:26:06,799 --> 00:26:09,120 project. 646 00:26:09,120 --> 00:26:12,000 Um I will make a motion that the school 647 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:13,760 committee vote to approve the letter of 648 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,720 endorsement for the Mont Elementary 649 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:19,760 School playground. 650 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:21,039 Second. 651 00:26:21,039 --> 00:26:24,720 >> All right. All in favor? I 652 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:27,520 >> thank you very much. 653 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:29,039 >> Playground to the other on the other 654 00:26:29,039 --> 00:26:31,520 side that was also CPC. 655 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:32,080 >> Yeah. 656 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,480 >> Okay. 2019 I think 657 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:37,440 >> long ago but 658 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,520 we have a great tradition of CPC support 659 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,559 for our playgrounds 19 2023 Jenkins. 660 00:26:42,559 --> 00:26:45,360 >> Yeah, 661 00:26:45,360 --> 00:26:48,960 >> that's great. Um all right, let's go to 662 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:50,960 the report of the superintendent. Dr. 663 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:51,760 Rob, 664 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,440 >> thank you very much. If you did in a 665 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:56,000 moment, just to share my screen, I'd 666 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,880 like to show the committee a new format 667 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:00,720 for these superintendent updates and and 668 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:01,919 Mr. Lynch and I are going to be 669 00:27:01,919 --> 00:27:05,279 following this uh format moving forward 670 00:27:05,279 --> 00:27:06,720 for a number of reasons and I'll I'll 671 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:08,400 explain in one second as soon as you get 672 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,440 to see. 673 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:12,960 So 674 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:14,480 basically what we're going to do because 675 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:16,320 I do this superintendent update every 676 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,480 meeting and it's on the agenda. We 677 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:21,279 thought that it made sense to make it an 678 00:27:21,279 --> 00:27:23,279 archive. So this will be the first slide 679 00:27:23,279 --> 00:27:25,600 of the entire year. And so this way, you 680 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:26,960 know, I'm always trying to go back and 681 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:28,559 look at what's being said at prior 682 00:27:28,559 --> 00:27:29,919 meetings. This will keep everything in 683 00:27:29,919 --> 00:27:32,240 one place. And so we're going to have 684 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,480 this as kind of a running slide deck and 685 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,320 then um it will be an opportunity to 686 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:37,760 make sure that we can always go back 687 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:40,400 throughout the year. Um, so I'm gonna 688 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:43,840 I'm also going to invite um Mr. Payne, 689 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:45,440 our athletic director, to join me at the 690 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:46,960 table. We're going to be talking about 691 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:48,480 the athletic correction corrective 692 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:57,669 action plan and the latest update there. 693 00:27:57,679 --> 00:27:59,440 Okay. 694 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,000 So, as the committee is aware, we've had 695 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:05,360 three prior meetings on the athletic not 696 00:28:05,360 --> 00:28:07,279 only the title N audit, but the action 697 00:28:07,279 --> 00:28:09,520 plan. And I thought for the sake of 698 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:11,840 making things a little bit easier, I'd 699 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,080 put all of the documents in one place. 700 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:16,640 So on this slide, we have the audit 701 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:17,679 itself, which I'm not going to go 702 00:28:17,679 --> 00:28:18,799 through, but the audit that was 703 00:28:18,799 --> 00:28:21,120 presented on June 1st, um the draft 704 00:28:21,120 --> 00:28:23,039 action plan, the verbal one that was 705 00:28:23,039 --> 00:28:24,880 presented on the 15th, and then the 706 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:26,559 slides that Mr. Payne presented on 707 00:28:26,559 --> 00:28:28,559 August 17th. 708 00:28:28,559 --> 00:28:30,399 What was missing from that and what I 709 00:28:30,399 --> 00:28:32,640 committed to at our last meeting was a 710 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,360 timeline of exactly what we were going 711 00:28:35,360 --> 00:28:37,840 to be able to do. 712 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:41,120 And I'm looking at it on my share this 713 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,480 tab instead. There we go. 714 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:46,799 I apologize this is a little bit small. 715 00:28:46,799 --> 00:28:49,520 Um but it is in your uh packets so you 716 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:51,760 can take a look at it. So what we did is 717 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:54,720 we sat down and we took the action plan. 718 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,840 We took Mr. Payne's slide deck and we 719 00:28:57,840 --> 00:28:59,279 basically broke it down into 720 00:28:59,279 --> 00:29:01,039 deliverables over 50 different 721 00:29:01,039 --> 00:29:03,120 deliverables that deliverables that we 722 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,120 needed to do during the year. Some of 723 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:07,600 these, very few of them are done, others 724 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:09,600 we need to commit with. And then I also 725 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:11,200 wanted to make sure there was a timeline 726 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:13,279 so that the committee was aware of, you 727 00:29:13,279 --> 00:29:14,640 know, when these things were going to 728 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:16,080 happen because we can't do it all at 729 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:18,080 once, but I certainly want the committee 730 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:19,600 and the community to be aware that we're 731 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,720 taking aggressive action. So, you know, 732 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:24,640 I I won't read them all, but and this 733 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:25,760 will be online. It's actually online 734 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:27,440 now, so anybody can take a look at this 735 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,440 if they'd like to. Um, but it's 736 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:31,120 everything that Mr. Payne talked about 737 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:34,080 on August 17th. Um, so you know, we 738 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,480 already have a policy on adding a team. 739 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:40,880 I put it here. As we begin to do these 740 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,799 things, as we begin to meet all these 741 00:29:42,799 --> 00:29:44,480 deliverables, I'm going to use this as 742 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:46,320 kind of a document where we put all of 743 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:49,200 these things. Um, once the athletics 744 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,559 council um is formed and working on 745 00:29:52,559 --> 00:29:55,440 forming it right now, um, we will use 746 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,039 them to look at some of these documents 747 00:29:57,039 --> 00:29:58,880 before they're vetted, or they're put on 748 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:01,600 here. Um, we're really excited actually 749 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,440 to have I won't I can jump there just 750 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:05,279 because we have 10 parents interested so 751 00:30:05,279 --> 00:30:07,039 far in the council. We put a notice out 752 00:30:07,039 --> 00:30:08,320 last week and we had 10 parents 753 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:10,000 interested. Um, so we're really excited 754 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:11,279 about that. So we'll be able to narrow 755 00:30:11,279 --> 00:30:13,520 that down to four. Um, really hoping to 756 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:14,960 narrow it down to two women and two men. 757 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:16,640 So we have representation on that on 758 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:19,360 that committee. Um, so basically here it 759 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:20,799 is. You know, this is everything we've 760 00:30:20,799 --> 00:30:22,880 talked about making sure that we review 761 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:24,640 the five-year uniform cycle. We have 762 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:25,840 one, but we want to make sure it's 763 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:26,880 current. We want to make sure it's 764 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,360 robust. Um, we want a review of the 765 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:31,120 document, publish the document. We want 766 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:34,000 students involved in uniforms. Um, you 767 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,240 know, we want to, some of these things 768 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:37,840 we've already done, expanding the girls 769 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:39,760 golf schedule. We did that. We made sure 770 00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:41,360 that they had the same number of matches 771 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:44,159 this past spring as the boys did. Um, I 772 00:30:44,159 --> 00:30:46,240 want to make sure that we continue some 773 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:47,840 of these things. So, establish prime 774 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:49,840 time plan for varsity events. We just 775 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:51,600 had girls soccer at six o'clock last 776 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,080 week. Um, we're trying to do more prime 777 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:55,440 court events. And while that's checked 778 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:57,760 off, there's constant oversight for that 779 00:30:57,760 --> 00:30:59,520 and making sure that we continue to do 780 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:02,159 that. Um, today we put out all the 781 00:31:02,159 --> 00:31:04,000 practice schedules on parent square to 782 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:05,440 try to help parents understand some of 783 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:07,200 the practice schedules. Um, it's just 784 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:08,880 helpful information to have and I think 785 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:11,039 sometimes, you know, we forget that, you 786 00:31:11,039 --> 00:31:12,559 know, it's hard to keep track of all the 787 00:31:12,559 --> 00:31:14,720 different schedules. So, we put it out 788 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:16,880 there so people could have it. Um, we 789 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:19,039 want to make sure we review JV and 790 00:31:19,039 --> 00:31:20,559 freshman schedules for equity and 791 00:31:20,559 --> 00:31:22,399 alignment with other schools. make sure 792 00:31:22,399 --> 00:31:23,840 that, you know, our freshman schedules 793 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:28,159 at all our sports is compatible with other schools. Um, and everything 794 00:31:28,159 --> 00:31:30,640 on here. So, all 11 goals are listed 795 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:32,799 here. Um, you know, we're going to be 796 00:31:32,799 --> 00:31:34,559 starting to work on a coach's handbook. 797 00:31:34,559 --> 00:31:35,760 I think we brought up at the last 798 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:36,880 meeting that that's something that 799 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:39,840 really needs to be updated. Um, broaden 800 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:43,039 our job posting next networks. Um, 801 00:31:43,039 --> 00:31:46,159 expand girls volunteers. I'm not reading 802 00:31:46,159 --> 00:31:47,840 every single one of these. Um, the 803 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:49,519 trainer worked really hard on a taping 804 00:31:49,519 --> 00:31:52,159 and treatment schedule this year. Um, 805 00:31:52,159 --> 00:31:53,919 you know, we are going to be looking at 806 00:31:53,919 --> 00:31:56,000 our FY28 budget and one of the things 807 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:57,519 that we're going to be looking at that 808 00:31:57,519 --> 00:31:59,440 is if we can do the strength and 809 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,200 conditioning over the summer on the 810 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:02,880 schools and not make that a burden on 811 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:05,440 parents. So, um, budget, you know, if 812 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:06,720 the budget can handle it, that's one 813 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:08,080 thing that we're certainly looking into 814 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:11,600 seriously. Um so what I think this 815 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:14,159 document does is it provides the 816 00:32:14,159 --> 00:32:15,440 assurance to the committee and the 817 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:18,320 community um that we are taking each of 818 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:20,080 those areas and making sure there's a 819 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:22,480 deliverable on those and that over the 820 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:24,960 course of the year we'll make sure we 821 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:26,480 have them. So if you look at this plan 822 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,320 along the top it's basically roughly 823 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:31,039 every every week. Um and then the 824 00:32:31,039 --> 00:32:32,880 shading has to do with the season. So 825 00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:34,799 the lighter shade is the fall, the 826 00:32:34,799 --> 00:32:36,000 middle is the winter, and then the 827 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:37,679 darker shade is the spring for no other 828 00:32:37,679 --> 00:32:38,960 reason that that just is what the 829 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:42,480 athletic schedule is. Um, so you'll see 830 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,279 everything here. Um, and then one of the 831 00:32:45,279 --> 00:32:46,399 things that I want to announce this 832 00:32:46,399 --> 00:32:47,440 evening, we'll be sending more 833 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,399 information out very soon, is that we're 834 00:32:50,399 --> 00:32:52,559 scheduling a booster night for Tuesday, 835 00:32:52,559 --> 00:32:54,480 September 29th. It's going to be in the 836 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:56,559 middle school um at the Gates Commons 837 00:32:56,559 --> 00:32:57,600 because there's something going on in 838 00:32:57,600 --> 00:32:59,360 the pack that evening. So, we're going 839 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:01,360 to have have it in the gates comments an 840 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:03,200 opportunity for all schools sports 841 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:05,440 boosters um presidents and treasurers 842 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:07,279 and anybody involved to come learn about 843 00:33:07,279 --> 00:33:09,760 what it is to be a 5013C, what it is to 844 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:12,960 properly um you know be a boosters club, 845 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:14,880 get involved. We want to talk. A lot of 846 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:17,600 discussions came up in our last meeting 847 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:19,279 about, you know, are we interested in a 848 00:33:19,279 --> 00:33:21,120 townwide boosters or schoolwide boosters 849 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:22,399 club? Are we interested in putting some 850 00:33:22,399 --> 00:33:24,320 sports together? Let's talk about it. 851 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:25,760 Let's talk about all of those things. 852 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:27,200 Let's talk about what the opportunities 853 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:28,960 are. Let's talk about what we're looking 854 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,679 for for compliance with policy KCD for 855 00:33:31,679 --> 00:33:34,000 donations. Make sure that we understand 856 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,240 all of that. So really want to engage 857 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:38,000 the boosters. We appreciate all the hard 858 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:39,440 work that they do for the students and 859 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:41,440 the school, but we want to engage them. 860 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:43,200 We want to celebrate what they do. I 861 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:44,799 think sometimes people think this is a 862 00:33:44,799 --> 00:33:46,640 lot about compliance and they have to 863 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:48,240 say, well, these are our expenses and so 864 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:50,000 forth. It's really about celebrating the 865 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,159 work that just does and making sure that 866 00:33:52,159 --> 00:33:55,039 there's equity across all sports. And so 867 00:33:55,039 --> 00:33:57,120 everything is here. Um, and I wanted to 868 00:33:57,120 --> 00:33:58,320 show the committee, this is kind of the 869 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:00,799 last piece of our putting together the 870 00:34:00,799 --> 00:34:02,240 project and now we'll really be running 871 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:03,760 the project and running a corrective 872 00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:05,440 action plan moving forward. What the 873 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:07,760 committee can expect moving forward is a 874 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:09,359 standing agenda item where I'll let the 875 00:34:09,359 --> 00:34:10,639 committee know kind of where we're at 876 00:34:10,639 --> 00:34:12,879 each of these. 877 00:34:12,879 --> 00:34:14,320 Uh, Mr. P, I'll give you an opportunity 878 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:16,560 to say a few words if you'd like. 879 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:19,760 >> So, um, based on the start of the school 880 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:21,520 year and whatnot and how busy it is for 881 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:24,879 everyone, uh, Dr. um um the rest of the 882 00:34:24,879 --> 00:34:26,960 administration haven't honestly had a 883 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:28,960 lot of time to spend together. Uh now 884 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:31,520 that we're kind of in in a groove and 885 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:34,800 things are up and rolling um myself and 886 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:36,480 Chris and the administrative team will 887 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:39,280 be able to spend more time focusing on 888 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:42,320 the immediate goals that um need to get 889 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:45,200 done sooner than the goals that will uh 890 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:47,440 take really a whole school year to 891 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:51,119 accomplish. Um we have made progress uh 892 00:34:51,119 --> 00:34:53,359 with the athletic council. The council 893 00:34:53,359 --> 00:34:55,440 is set with the exception of the four 894 00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:57,599 parent volunteers. We have the four 895 00:34:57,599 --> 00:35:00,480 coaches, four students, uh two school 896 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:04,640 committee members, Jen Lopes, um Lisa 897 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:07,440 Kirk and myself. So it will be a 17 898 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:09,760 member committee. Um our schedule of 899 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:13,119 meetings is is already out. So uh we 900 00:35:13,119 --> 00:35:15,200 have made progress but still obviously a 901 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,920 lot of work to do. Um, 902 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:20,720 and I I just would like to say that uh 903 00:35:20,720 --> 00:35:26,160 this fall we have 425 student athletes 904 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:28,560 which in my tenure is by far the highest 905 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,480 uh number of student athletes we've had. 906 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:33,760 Previously the high number was 381. So 907 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:35,839 uh you know things things you know 908 00:35:35,839 --> 00:35:38,320 participation wise look really good. We 909 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:41,280 actually feel are fielding three field 910 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:44,480 hockey teams, three girls soccer teams. 911 00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:46,240 We've never done both at the same time 912 00:35:46,240 --> 00:35:47,680 before. It's either been one or the 913 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:50,079 other. And believe it or not, we have 914 00:35:50,079 --> 00:35:53,680 four volleyball teams. We had over 30 915 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:56,960 freshmen come out for volleyball. And we 916 00:35:56,960 --> 00:36:00,560 typically keep 15 14 players on a team. 917 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:02,640 So in lie of cutting half of the 918 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:05,119 freshman that came out, we decided to 919 00:36:05,119 --> 00:36:06,880 split them in half and have a blue and 920 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:10,079 white freshman team. Added a couple of 921 00:36:10,079 --> 00:36:12,079 extra games so that they'll each get 12 922 00:36:12,079 --> 00:36:15,520 matches. Um, so 24 fresh freshman 923 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:18,079 matches, but being able to keep all of 924 00:36:18,079 --> 00:36:20,320 those girls we thought was important. We 925 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:22,160 didn't want their first experience in 926 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:24,640 high school to be getting cut from the 927 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:26,960 fresher volleyball team. So, um, 928 00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:28,960 significant work for the coaches, but it 929 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,119 it's it's manageable and it's happening 930 00:36:31,119 --> 00:36:35,599 right now. So, um, 931 00:36:35,599 --> 00:36:38,560 have a lot of night games scheduled. Uh 932 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:40,400 there's a field hockey game taking place 933 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:44,800 right now. Uh which is a 6 pm start. So 934 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:47,520 girls soccer has four night games. Field 935 00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:48,685 hockey we're trying to get to 936 00:36:48,685 --> 00:36:50,480 [clears throat] a fourth and boy soccer 937 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:54,560 has three. So um and we we did have we 938 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:56,960 have a nice crowd out there tonight for 939 00:36:56,960 --> 00:36:58,560 field hockey game. So that's good. We 940 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:00,960 had a really good crowd for the first 941 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:05,119 night girls soccer game. So 942 00:37:05,119 --> 00:37:06,720 things seem to be going well from my 943 00:37:06,720 --> 00:37:09,680 perspective. guys would like to ask any 944 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:13,520 questions or make any comments. 945 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:15,440 >> Thank you. 946 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:16,000 >> Question. 947 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:17,680 >> Um I have a question about the boosters 948 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:21,040 meeting. Is that kind of like a um not 949 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:24,240 just you're having it like in next week? 950 00:37:24,240 --> 00:37:25,520 >> Two or three weeks between 951 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:28,240 >> and is that for just the fall boosters 952 00:37:28,240 --> 00:37:30,880 or all boosters? And it and is it like 953 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:32,880 kind of mandatory? 954 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:34,880 >> I'm gonna say that. I mean, it's hard to 955 00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:36,400 mandate anything with adults, but I'm 956 00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:37,920 gonna I'm gonna say this is your 957 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:39,359 opportunity. There's been a lot, I 958 00:37:39,359 --> 00:37:41,040 think, of misinformation out there about 959 00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:42,880 what parent what just what I'm looking 960 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:45,440 for, what the policy is, and so I want 961 00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:46,800 to be able to be really clear with 962 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:48,800 everybody. So, I'm going to invite um 963 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:51,119 everybody fall, winter, and spring um 964 00:37:51,119 --> 00:37:53,680 and whoever is in place. Um I would 965 00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:55,440 anticipate probably having to do it 966 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,040 again in the winter time, but I am going 967 00:37:57,040 --> 00:37:59,119 to say um yeah, we want to get as many 968 00:37:59,119 --> 00:38:00,560 people as we can. 969 00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:01,760 >> I think Yeah, because I think it'd be 970 00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:03,200 helpful for everybody to hear the same 971 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:06,160 thing. at the same time. So, 972 00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:07,920 >> it's all important information. 973 00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:09,440 >> I mean, I also wonder to your point 974 00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:11,440 about mandating, I mean, if there are 975 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:14,800 key stakeholders among the boosters, I 976 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,520 don't know that we want them leading or 977 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:19,359 managing boosters if they're not willing 978 00:38:19,359 --> 00:38:21,200 to come to these meetings. So, I don't 979 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:22,720 know who those people are and if those 980 00:38:22,720 --> 00:38:24,480 exist, but like maybe you can't mandate 981 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:26,240 that every participant, but maybe 982 00:38:26,240 --> 00:38:28,480 there's some people that are doing some 983 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:30,960 really important stuff that need to be 984 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:33,920 at those meetings. 985 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:36,160 One of the hard things in managing the 986 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:38,400 boosters groups is is their leadership 987 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:40,000 changes every year. Yeah. 988 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:43,200 >> So, you're working with a new group of 989 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,680 parents basically on a yearly basis. 990 00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:47,599 >> Yeah. All the more reason for them to 991 00:38:47,599 --> 00:38:49,839 have training and and I'm not saying 992 00:38:49,839 --> 00:38:51,599 that you have to take that on, but I 993 00:38:51,599 --> 00:38:54,000 know in the PTO's and the school 994 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:56,400 councils and even in school committee, 995 00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:59,280 we create secession plans. And so like 996 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:00,720 there's nothing saying that like the 997 00:39:00,720 --> 00:39:02,000 folks who went through the training 998 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:03,680 couldn't identify people towards the 999 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:05,280 end, right? Like and I know sometimes 1000 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:07,280 the pe the maybe the freshman parents 1001 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:09,839 get involved so they're brand new but I 1002 00:39:09,839 --> 00:39:11,760 think thinking about what that secession 1003 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:14,480 plan to me that makes it even more 1004 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:15,760 important if we're having so much 1005 00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:16,880 turnover. 1006 00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:18,160 >> Thank you for saying that and actually 1007 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:19,839 you reminded me I'm really going to 1008 00:39:19,839 --> 00:39:21,839 focus I thought a lot about the 29th. 1009 00:39:21,839 --> 00:39:23,280 I'm focusing this one on sports 1010 00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:24,880 boosters, but I'm also going to be 1011 00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:26,880 offering opportunities for the PTOs and 1012 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:28,720 the other organizations that work with 1013 00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:31,359 us like Shore, different places. I I do 1014 00:39:31,359 --> 00:39:32,800 want to speak to them as well, 1015 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:34,880 >> but I thought putting everybody together 1016 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:36,880 in one, the interests are different. 1017 00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:37,200 >> Yeah. 1018 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:39,520 >> And so I think it it's worth our time to 1019 00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:42,000 have some different groups and different 1020 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:44,560 >> I'll be doing that in the near future. 1021 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:47,040 I guess my main comment I mean I 1022 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:49,680 appreciate you can see the alignment of 1023 00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:53,520 the items with what Mr. Payne presented. 1024 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:56,400 So I appreciate that. I think my 1025 00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:59,680 wonder and worry is there are things 1026 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:01,760 that I've heard from parents and 1027 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:03,599 students that are going on around 1028 00:40:03,599 --> 00:40:06,240 culture that are a little from a data 1029 00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:08,640 standpoint they're very qualitative and 1030 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:12,079 squishy. And so I think that it's going 1031 00:40:12,079 --> 00:40:13,440 to be really important and I just want 1032 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:15,680 to name in this meeting that whatever 1033 00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:18,720 comes out of that interest survey I 1034 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:21,440 think is going to also determine some of 1035 00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:23,680 the work because I really do think it 1036 00:40:23,680 --> 00:40:26,560 would be really important to think about 1037 00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:29,040 some culture metrics. Um and I know 1038 00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:31,200 people think oh culture it's you can 1039 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:33,280 measure it. Um, and there's lots of 1040 00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:35,200 literature on ways to measure it. And so 1041 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:37,359 thinking about it from like a athletic 1042 00:40:37,359 --> 00:40:40,000 context and it's like language, 1043 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,560 treatment, belonging, right? Like all of 1044 00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:45,359 these things um I think needs to be in 1045 00:40:45,359 --> 00:40:47,839 here somewhere. Um the other thing I'm 1046 00:40:47,839 --> 00:40:50,400 wondering about is 1047 00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:53,599 um around coaches. I see that's a coach 1048 00:40:53,599 --> 00:40:55,200 handbook. That's great. I love the idea 1049 00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:57,680 of the performance evaluation similar to 1050 00:40:57,680 --> 00:41:00,240 the boosters. I don't I don't know. I 1051 00:41:00,240 --> 00:41:02,720 apologize Mr. if this exists like is 1052 00:41:02,720 --> 00:41:04,880 there some onboarding orientation 1053 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:07,839 training that happens for coaches and if 1054 00:41:07,839 --> 00:41:11,599 so does this talk about like sort of the 1055 00:41:11,599 --> 00:41:13,280 metrics that will then show up on the 1056 00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:15,119 evaluation right like completing that 1057 00:41:15,119 --> 00:41:17,599 loop so to speak I just don't see any 1058 00:41:17,599 --> 00:41:18,880 mention of that so I don't know if 1059 00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:21,599 that's because it exists already just 1060 00:41:21,599 --> 00:41:23,359 want to see that connection in all 1061 00:41:23,359 --> 00:41:26,400 fairness to the evaluation process 1062 00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:29,040 >> so to answer that question perfectly 1063 00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:31,040 honestly no Okay. 1064 00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:35,280 >> No, it that it does not exist. It it's 1065 00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:38,000 the hiring of the coach and then a 1066 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:40,400 conversation between the coach and 1067 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:43,440 myself basically when the season starts. 1068 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:47,119 Um, so we we can need to take a serious 1069 00:41:47,119 --> 00:41:49,200 look at that because you're 100% 1070 00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:51,920 correct. How do you tie that 1071 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:53,920 how do you tie what your expectations 1072 00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:56,160 are, what not of the coach into a 1073 00:41:56,160 --> 00:41:57,520 postseason evaluation? 1074 00:41:57,520 --> 00:42:00,480 >> Yeah. when really it's just based on a 1075 00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:02,160 conversation when the coach is hired. 1076 00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:05,520 >> Yeah. And I actually this week um I 1077 00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:08,240 happen to bump into it um I found a 1078 00:42:08,240 --> 00:42:09,599 couple of great articles I can send them 1079 00:42:09,599 --> 00:42:11,760 to you Tom about coaching quality and 1080 00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:13,680 how to think about attributes of coaches 1081 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:16,960 in like the high school level. I sent it 1082 00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:19,359 I think I sent it to you. Um so it might 1083 00:42:19,359 --> 00:42:21,440 be something useful to look at these 1084 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:23,359 organizations that are doing research on 1085 00:42:23,359 --> 00:42:24,319 it. 1086 00:42:24,319 --> 00:42:25,599 Yeah, there were some great points in 1087 00:42:25,599 --> 00:42:28,480 that article to incorporate what to 1088 00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:30,480 incorporate into a training like who 1089 00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:32,880 could maybe be a presenter at a training 1090 00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:34,560 from a mental health standpoint like 1091 00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:35,520 just 1092 00:42:35,520 --> 00:42:37,520 >> and I think the other thing the other 1093 00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:39,280 thing that I thought was really 1094 00:42:39,280 --> 00:42:41,359 >> interesting I mean I was a a college 1095 00:42:41,359 --> 00:42:43,200 athlete so it made sense but I think we 1096 00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:46,640 talked so much about how teachers are 1097 00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:48,319 like paramount to the students 1098 00:42:48,319 --> 00:42:50,480 experience this article and other 1099 00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:52,800 articles describe the importance of a 1100 00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:55,839 coach right to these athletes and so the 1101 00:42:55,839 --> 00:42:59,359 more we can support these coaches the 1102 00:42:59,359 --> 00:43:01,680 more impact we can have on our so in 1103 00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:03,760 other words Mr. Payne like there's no 1104 00:43:03,760 --> 00:43:05,200 expectation that you are wholly 1105 00:43:05,200 --> 00:43:07,440 responsible for this Dr. Rob is not 1106 00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:09,839 wholly responsible. So the more we can 1107 00:43:09,839 --> 00:43:12,160 prepare our coaches just like we do when 1108 00:43:12,160 --> 00:43:13,760 we think about teachers, right? 1109 00:43:13,760 --> 00:43:16,000 Principles to teachers, you can have 1110 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:18,480 lots of cascading effect if our coaches 1111 00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:21,280 are high quality and prepared. 1112 00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:22,160 >> Agreed. 1113 00:43:22,160 --> 00:43:23,839 >> That was not that this is about the 1114 00:43:23,839 --> 00:43:26,000 article, but that was my one of my 1115 00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:28,000 takeaways from that too was if we're not 1116 00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:29,359 preparing coaches, it's a missed 1117 00:43:29,359 --> 00:43:31,119 opportunity for those connections that 1118 00:43:31,119 --> 00:43:31,839 could exist. 1119 00:43:31,839 --> 00:43:33,520 >> We would never think about not preparing 1120 00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:36,240 our teachers. So like anybody who's 1121 00:43:36,240 --> 00:43:38,000 having that kind of face tof face time 1122 00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:41,599 with a student um deserves that support. 1123 00:43:41,599 --> 00:43:43,280 >> No, thank you very much. I I think 1124 00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:45,440 that's a lot of the work of not the work 1125 00:43:45,440 --> 00:43:46,880 but some of the work of the athletics 1126 00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:48,319 council will be to help us write the 1127 00:43:48,319 --> 00:43:50,319 survey, help us look at the survey, help 1128 00:43:50,319 --> 00:43:51,520 us look at what we need to do 1129 00:43:51,520 --> 00:43:53,040 differently. We're really hoping for 1130 00:43:53,040 --> 00:43:54,400 that. But similar to how a school 1131 00:43:54,400 --> 00:43:56,240 council advises the principal, this 1132 00:43:56,240 --> 00:43:58,400 athletics council advises the ad. And I 1133 00:43:58,400 --> 00:44:00,079 think that's really the spirit of it. So 1134 00:44:00,079 --> 00:44:02,400 I think we'll we'll get there. And I 1135 00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:04,960 intend to um update this so as we do 1136 00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:07,200 more. We say living document all the 1137 00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:09,200 time, but this is real. This is, you 1138 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:10,640 know, if we make a commitment, I'm going 1139 00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:12,319 to add it to this, you know, not only to 1140 00:44:12,319 --> 00:44:13,920 make sure it gets done, but just to make 1141 00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:18,240 sure that people understand that we're updating it and making it. 1142 00:44:18,240 --> 00:44:20,800 >> I just I have two comments because I'm 1143 00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:22,240 thinking a lot about culture as well 1144 00:44:22,240 --> 00:44:23,599 right now and I actually heard both of 1145 00:44:23,599 --> 00:44:25,359 you make comments that I was so excited 1146 00:44:25,359 --> 00:44:27,200 to hear because they were reflective of 1147 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:31,599 culture and how you're thinking about it. Um and one Dr. when you 1148 00:44:31,599 --> 00:44:33,680 mentioned boosters night and that's 1149 00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:35,280 really an opportunity to celebrate what 1150 00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:37,839 they do and to make sure that there's 1151 00:44:37,839 --> 00:44:39,680 equity across sports, right? Like that's 1152 00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:42,000 a reflection of how you were thinking of 1153 00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:43,839 informing culture. And then you, Mr. 1154 00:44:43,839 --> 00:44:45,680 Payne, I love the example that you gave 1155 00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:48,079 about more than 30 freshmen turning up 1156 00:44:48,079 --> 00:44:50,640 for volleyball and that you and the 1157 00:44:50,640 --> 00:44:51,760 coaches didn't want their first 1158 00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:54,560 experience to be a cut and so you found 1159 00:44:54,560 --> 00:44:56,319 you thought of a creative solution to 1160 00:44:56,319 --> 00:45:00,560 accommodate all of the girls. And so I I loved hearing both of those examples. 1161 00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:02,160 And so I hear culture in this. And I'm 1162 00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:04,560 wondering um and this is more me 1163 00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:05,839 thinking out loud than asking an 1164 00:45:05,839 --> 00:45:07,599 explicit question, but with all the 1165 00:45:07,599 --> 00:45:10,400 tactics that you've put together, 1166 00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:12,319 where do you see culture most 1167 00:45:12,319 --> 00:45:14,000 prominently represented here? Because 1168 00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:16,720 I'm sure it is here, right? Um and that 1169 00:45:16,720 --> 00:45:19,280 again maybe isn't an explicit question 1170 00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:21,280 tonight unless you have a response, but 1171 00:45:21,280 --> 00:45:22,400 it's something that I was thinking about 1172 00:45:22,400 --> 00:45:24,720 as I was looking through the tactics. 1173 00:45:24,720 --> 00:45:28,160 So, so, um, I've met with, uh, all of 1174 00:45:28,160 --> 00:45:30,640 our captains groups prior to the start 1175 00:45:30,640 --> 00:45:32,480 of the season with the exception of 1176 00:45:32,480 --> 00:45:34,880 cross country is they've just actually 1177 00:45:34,880 --> 00:45:37,440 >> put their captains in place last week. 1178 00:45:37,440 --> 00:45:41,520 And the purpose of the meeting was to um 1179 00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:43,280 kind of tie it into everything that's 1180 00:45:43,280 --> 00:45:44,800 been going on with the athletic 1181 00:45:44,800 --> 00:45:47,920 department. And me explaining to the 1182 00:45:47,920 --> 00:45:50,960 captains that um 1183 00:45:50,960 --> 00:45:54,400 culture is where I and the department 1184 00:45:54,400 --> 00:45:56,880 have fallen short over the past few 1185 00:45:56,880 --> 00:46:00,079 years. And one of my main goals this 1186 00:46:00,079 --> 00:46:02,319 year is to improve the culture of 1187 00:46:02,319 --> 00:46:05,280 athletics at Citrate High School. And in 1188 00:46:05,280 --> 00:46:06,560 doing so, we're going to form an 1189 00:46:06,560 --> 00:46:09,440 athletics council and whatnot. But my my 1190 00:46:09,440 --> 00:46:13,040 point being to the captains was that if 1191 00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:16,480 there's not strong communication between 1192 00:46:16,480 --> 00:46:18,880 you and I or 1193 00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:21,040 you and the administrative team or 1194 00:46:21,040 --> 00:46:24,160 whatnot, we may not realize where we're 1195 00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:26,880 falling short. And I said to them, I 1196 00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:28,720 said, "I need you to be as honest as 1197 00:46:28,720 --> 00:46:30,720 possible." I said, "You can't be afraid 1198 00:46:30,720 --> 00:46:32,720 to tell me the truth. you can't be 1199 00:46:32,720 --> 00:46:36,240 afraid to hurt my feelings because 1200 00:46:36,240 --> 00:46:40,160 I can't fix what I don't know isn't 1201 00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:42,960 working. So, I really tried to stress 1202 00:46:42,960 --> 00:46:44,720 upon them that, you know, communication 1203 00:46:44,720 --> 00:46:46,800 was going to be key. I'd be meeting with 1204 00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:48,560 them on a monthly basis during wind 1205 00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:51,359 block. Um, so three or four times during 1206 00:46:51,359 --> 00:46:54,000 the season. Um, and you know, I asked 1207 00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:57,200 them, you need to, you know, 1208 00:46:57,200 --> 00:46:58,640 speak with your teammates, talk with 1209 00:46:58,640 --> 00:47:00,880 your teammates. You know, I need I need 1210 00:47:00,880 --> 00:47:03,280 the feedback. I need the information. 1211 00:47:03,280 --> 00:47:05,760 Um, and switching gears here quickly, 1212 00:47:05,760 --> 00:47:08,720 just sitting with um, Miss Kirk one one 1213 00:47:08,720 --> 00:47:11,200 day discussing what our first agenda 1214 00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:13,680 would look like for the um, athletic 1215 00:47:13,680 --> 00:47:17,119 council. Our primary topic was how do we 1216 00:47:17,119 --> 00:47:19,760 develop a metric to measure culture. So 1217 00:47:19,760 --> 00:47:22,319 we already knew that this we need to 1218 00:47:22,319 --> 00:47:25,200 establish this because 1219 00:47:25,200 --> 00:47:27,040 you know hopefully that that group of 1220 00:47:27,040 --> 00:47:29,839 people the comp like you said from the 1221 00:47:29,839 --> 00:47:31,760 items that were in that article there 1222 00:47:31,760 --> 00:47:35,119 are some very you know concrete ways to 1223 00:47:35,119 --> 00:47:38,079 measure culture and I think we need to 1224 00:47:38,079 --> 00:47:41,520 develop those metrics to kind of form 1225 00:47:41,520 --> 00:47:43,599 the basis of what the council will be 1226 00:47:43,599 --> 00:47:47,119 doing moving forward. So 1227 00:47:47,119 --> 00:47:49,200 >> thank you. I appreciated your thought 1228 00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:50,560 process around that. So, thank you for 1229 00:47:50,560 --> 00:47:52,640 sharing. 1230 00:47:52,640 --> 00:47:54,000 >> I couldn't have said it better than 1231 00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:55,200 that. [laughter] But I think it's 1232 00:47:55,200 --> 00:47:56,560 embedded throughout even something as 1233 00:47:56,560 --> 00:47:58,160 simple as picking uniforms, you know, 1234 00:47:58,160 --> 00:48:01,119 having the captains and involved picking 1235 00:48:01,119 --> 00:48:02,960 uniforms just helps them understand it 1236 00:48:02,960 --> 00:48:05,119 all that choice. 1237 00:48:05,119 --> 00:48:08,079 >> They'll be blue, of course. [laughter] 1238 00:48:08,079 --> 00:48:10,560 So just we we are ordering new girls 1239 00:48:10,560 --> 00:48:12,880 basketball uniforms and we had three 1240 00:48:12,880 --> 00:48:14,560 girls in the office the other day and we 1241 00:48:14,560 --> 00:48:16,400 had samples 1242 00:48:16,400 --> 00:48:18,720 >> uh three girls three different types of 1243 00:48:18,720 --> 00:48:21,280 uniforms wanted [laughter] 1244 00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:24,480 >> that's the input we look 1245 00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:26,400 >> so more to come but I think this is a 1246 00:48:26,400 --> 00:48:27,680 maybe step forward in terms of our 1247 00:48:27,680 --> 00:48:31,280 planning and really getting concrete 1248 00:48:31,280 --> 00:48:32,559 >> yeah and presumably through the 1249 00:48:32,559 --> 00:48:34,480 athletics council if there were other 1250 00:48:34,480 --> 00:48:37,040 things to be added here that's the 1251 00:48:37,040 --> 00:48:38,319 channel that you would want this to 1252 00:48:38,319 --> 00:48:41,280 come. 1253 00:48:41,280 --> 00:48:43,280 >> Understood. 1254 00:48:43,280 --> 00:48:45,040 >> Okay. 1255 00:48:45,040 --> 00:48:48,480 Move on to our support of the minute. 1256 00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:51,359 Thank you, Mr. P. 1257 00:48:51,359 --> 00:48:56,470 Turn it over to Mr. Lynch. 1258 00:48:56,480 --> 00:48:58,400 » Thank you. 1259 00:48:58,400 --> 00:49:01,200 Uh similar to Dr. Rev, this is a format 1260 00:49:01,200 --> 00:49:04,720 of just sharing academic progress. So 1261 00:49:04,720 --> 00:49:07,520 this will be slide deck we used uh for 1262 00:49:07,520 --> 00:49:10,800 the year. Um so 1263 00:49:10,800 --> 00:49:13,520 quick update on uh academic progress uh 1264 00:49:13,520 --> 00:49:17,040 here in our uh our third week. So we're 1265 00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:19,200 um want to highlight three major points 1266 00:49:19,200 --> 00:49:22,559 that uh this year we're really and in 1267 00:49:22,559 --> 00:49:24,240 the past year we're focusing on 1268 00:49:24,240 --> 00:49:26,480 researchbased instructional strategies. 1269 00:49:26,480 --> 00:49:28,240 So, of course, you have uh the 1270 00:49:28,240 --> 00:49:30,160 curriculum and standards that you teach, 1271 00:49:30,160 --> 00:49:32,400 the what, but we're really also focused 1272 00:49:32,400 --> 00:49:35,359 on how. So, what are the researchbased 1273 00:49:35,359 --> 00:49:38,079 strategies that prove um effective and 1274 00:49:38,079 --> 00:49:39,680 ensuring that students are growing and 1275 00:49:39,680 --> 00:49:44,160 learning? So, uh over the course of last 1276 00:49:44,160 --> 00:49:46,960 year, all evaluators took a course 1277 00:49:46,960 --> 00:49:49,839 called analyzing teaching for um student 1278 00:49:49,839 --> 00:49:52,240 results, which is very focused on what 1279 00:49:52,240 --> 00:49:54,079 are the practices of effective 1280 00:49:54,079 --> 00:49:55,839 evaluation. 1281 00:49:55,839 --> 00:49:59,200 And so, um, the 1282 00:49:59,200 --> 00:50:01,760 observation team and our, um, our 1283 00:50:01,760 --> 00:50:03,200 leadership team, department chairs, 1284 00:50:03,200 --> 00:50:04,480 curriculum coordinators, assistant 1285 00:50:04,480 --> 00:50:07,359 principles, and principles really spent 1286 00:50:07,359 --> 00:50:10,480 seven full days last year, um, 1287 00:50:10,480 --> 00:50:14,640 developing those skills and and 1288 00:50:14,640 --> 00:50:18,079 honing in on objectives, criteria for 1289 00:50:18,079 --> 00:50:19,839 success, formative assessment, and 1290 00:50:19,839 --> 00:50:22,720 feedback. And so we began our planning 1291 00:50:22,720 --> 00:50:24,880 in the spring to think about how do we 1292 00:50:24,880 --> 00:50:28,160 emphasize these strategies with staff. 1293 00:50:28,160 --> 00:50:31,839 So from the district kickoff um which I 1294 00:50:31,839 --> 00:50:34,400 know committee members attended, Dr. Rab 1295 00:50:34,400 --> 00:50:37,200 talked about these four um foundational 1296 00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:39,760 instructional strategies. 1297 00:50:39,760 --> 00:50:43,200 Uh last week at our uh 6 through 12 uh 1298 00:50:43,200 --> 00:50:45,599 combined staff meeting on September 8th 1299 00:50:45,599 --> 00:50:48,240 um our principles and department chairs 1300 00:50:48,240 --> 00:50:50,720 uh facilitated discussions that focuses 1301 00:50:50,720 --> 00:50:53,040 on these four areas. Staff were asked to 1302 00:50:53,040 --> 00:50:56,000 think about um their own strengths with 1303 00:50:56,000 --> 00:50:59,920 many of these skills and um identify 1304 00:50:59,920 --> 00:51:02,079 where they could share their strengths 1305 00:51:02,079 --> 00:51:03,839 with other others and where maybe they 1306 00:51:03,839 --> 00:51:07,440 need um some more support themselves. 1307 00:51:07,440 --> 00:51:09,920 our elementary uh staff had a very 1308 00:51:09,920 --> 00:51:13,280 similar presentation um on September 1309 00:51:13,280 --> 00:51:16,319 10th at their Thursday elementary um 1310 00:51:16,319 --> 00:51:18,720 staff meeting. So, we really feel like 1311 00:51:18,720 --> 00:51:21,280 we're moving together consistently as a 1312 00:51:21,280 --> 00:51:24,559 district. Um we provided 1313 00:51:24,559 --> 00:51:26,559 um this 1314 00:51:26,559 --> 00:51:30,400 graphic just to um 1315 00:51:30,400 --> 00:51:31,680 provide a little bit more detail about 1316 00:51:31,680 --> 00:51:34,160 the four strategies, but I introduced 1317 00:51:34,160 --> 00:51:35,599 this with you because I think over the 1318 00:51:35,599 --> 00:51:37,839 course of the year, this is the these 1319 00:51:37,839 --> 00:51:41,440 are the four areas we're um focused on 1320 00:51:41,440 --> 00:51:45,440 as um as teachers and staff. And so uh 1321 00:51:45,440 --> 00:51:47,680 we're excited to keep this u momentum 1322 00:51:47,680 --> 00:51:54,710 going. 1323 00:51:54,720 --> 00:51:58,640 I also would want to mention that um we 1324 00:51:58,640 --> 00:52:02,720 had 26 educators sign up for four days 1325 00:52:02,720 --> 00:52:04,960 of professional development this summer 1326 00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:06,960 that focused on these strategies that 1327 00:52:06,960 --> 00:52:09,040 was the studying skillful teaching 1328 00:52:09,040 --> 00:52:11,760 course. And so 1329 00:52:11,760 --> 00:52:15,119 teachers came in for these four days. We 1330 00:52:15,119 --> 00:52:18,480 were we were excited to see many of our 1331 00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:20,160 um teachers with less experience 1332 00:52:20,160 --> 00:52:22,160 participate in this foundational class. 1333 00:52:22,160 --> 00:52:24,720 But then also we had a very good mix of 1334 00:52:24,720 --> 00:52:26,960 um teachers with more experience who are 1335 00:52:26,960 --> 00:52:29,520 looking for sort of like a maybe a 1336 00:52:29,520 --> 00:52:32,079 booster as well as um our two teachers 1337 00:52:32,079 --> 00:52:34,800 that run the mentoring program. So I 1338 00:52:34,800 --> 00:52:36,079 think we're seeing some really good 1339 00:52:36,079 --> 00:52:38,960 energy and focus um both from leadership 1340 00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:41,920 and from our teachers who do the leading 1341 00:52:41,920 --> 00:52:44,319 in the classroom 1342 00:52:44,319 --> 00:52:46,319 for academic progress. Just to share 1343 00:52:46,319 --> 00:52:49,119 about uh benchmarking. So of course 1344 00:52:49,119 --> 00:52:50,880 we're continuing our work to monitor 1345 00:52:50,880 --> 00:52:52,640 student progress. We benchmark three 1346 00:52:52,640 --> 00:52:54,319 times per year. We have a schedule 1347 00:52:54,319 --> 00:52:55,920 that's already laid out in grades two 1348 00:52:55,920 --> 00:53:00,240 through 10. Um, I will be sharing uh the 1349 00:53:00,240 --> 00:53:01,920 MCCAST results and official 1350 00:53:01,920 --> 00:53:04,640 accountability data. Um, it's released 1351 00:53:04,640 --> 00:53:07,839 by the state on September 22nd and we 1352 00:53:07,839 --> 00:53:09,680 will do our MCCAST and accountability 1353 00:53:09,680 --> 00:53:11,200 presentation for the public in the 1354 00:53:11,200 --> 00:53:15,270 committee on the 19th. 1355 00:53:15,280 --> 00:53:18,960 And we're also continuing um to uh move 1356 00:53:18,960 --> 00:53:20,480 forward with our curriculum management 1357 00:53:20,480 --> 00:53:23,040 plan and cycle. So, it seems like just 1358 00:53:23,040 --> 00:53:25,200 recently we shared that at school 1359 00:53:25,200 --> 00:53:27,520 committee. Now we're on to the third um 1360 00:53:27,520 --> 00:53:31,119 year of that. So um this year ELA 6 1361 00:53:31,119 --> 00:53:34,079 through2 is implementing um its 1362 00:53:34,079 --> 00:53:36,079 professional development in line with 1363 00:53:36,079 --> 00:53:39,599 the curriculum adoption cycle. They've 1364 00:53:39,599 --> 00:53:42,319 um been involved in formal adolescent 1365 00:53:42,319 --> 00:53:43,839 literacy 1366 00:53:43,839 --> 00:53:47,200 course uh through Hilford literacy. Um 1367 00:53:47,200 --> 00:53:48,960 they're also doing professional 1368 00:53:48,960 --> 00:53:51,920 development writing on November 3rd. 1369 00:53:51,920 --> 00:53:57,040 uh we're implementing amplify science in grades K through five um 1370 00:53:57,040 --> 00:53:58,480 offering professional development on 1371 00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:01,440 that for teachers on November 3rd. 1372 00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:02,880 So those are the groups that are 1373 00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:04,319 implementing this year. We also have 1374 00:54:04,319 --> 00:54:08,400 review cycles uh happening for 1375 00:54:08,400 --> 00:54:10,880 element for 1376 00:54:10,880 --> 00:54:13,440 English language arts in PK through 1377 00:54:13,440 --> 00:54:16,640 five. So that committee continues to um 1378 00:54:16,640 --> 00:54:18,960 do really good work to identify our next 1379 00:54:18,960 --> 00:54:23,520 program after my view and world language 1380 00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:25,599 and school counseling are in the review 1381 00:54:25,599 --> 00:54:27,119 stage when they're thinking about how 1382 00:54:27,119 --> 00:54:29,520 are our programs working and what 1383 00:54:29,520 --> 00:54:31,520 additional resources professional 1384 00:54:31,520 --> 00:54:34,400 development and assessments might our 1385 00:54:34,400 --> 00:54:36,400 counseling staff and or language staff 1386 00:54:36,400 --> 00:54:39,119 need. So, very exciting time of year, 1387 00:54:39,119 --> 00:54:42,079 lots of things planned out and I look 1388 00:54:42,079 --> 00:54:44,880 forward to continuing to update the 1389 00:54:44,880 --> 00:54:46,000 committee and the public on our 1390 00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:48,800 progress. 1391 00:54:48,800 --> 00:55:01,920 >> Thank you. 1392 00:55:01,920 --> 00:55:05,829 >> Great. 1393 00:55:05,839 --> 00:55:08,720 our business and finance 1394 00:55:08,720 --> 00:55:10,559 >> budget reconciliation. 1395 00:55:10,559 --> 00:55:12,880 >> So, for some reason when I clicked on 1396 00:55:12,880 --> 00:55:15,040 the um 1397 00:55:15,040 --> 00:55:17,520 what should have been my 1398 00:55:17,520 --> 00:55:20,800 appendix doesn't show up. 1399 00:55:20,800 --> 00:55:23,520 >> So, if they want to make me a co-host or 1400 00:55:23,520 --> 00:55:27,839 >> I can Tom's gonna call it up for me. 1401 00:55:27,839 --> 00:55:28,480 >> Yeah, 1402 00:55:28,480 --> 00:55:29,440 >> it's in the back. 1403 00:55:29,440 --> 00:55:31,359 >> Yeah, we can see it. 1404 00:55:31,359 --> 00:55:32,880 >> Okay. 1405 00:55:32,880 --> 00:55:35,680 Project. Yeah. 1406 00:55:35,680 --> 00:55:37,839 part of it's a it's a link on our agenda 1407 00:55:37,839 --> 00:55:39,839 for anyone who needs or wants to access 1408 00:55:39,839 --> 00:55:40,480 that 1409 00:55:40,480 --> 00:55:42,480 >> if you want to start. 1410 00:55:42,480 --> 00:55:42,960 >> Okay. 1411 00:55:42,960 --> 00:55:43,760 >> Oh, you can get 1412 00:55:43,760 --> 00:55:46,800 >> so I can see the letters. There's not a 1413 00:55:46,800 --> 00:55:48,319 b place. 1414 00:55:48,319 --> 00:55:52,400 >> Oh, yeah. Search for 1415 00:55:52,400 --> 00:55:54,240 >> the attachments. I see what you're 1416 00:55:54,240 --> 00:55:55,680 saying. But I think after the meeting 1417 00:55:55,680 --> 00:55:56,720 they're available 1418 00:55:56,720 --> 00:55:58,720 >> after. 1419 00:55:58,720 --> 00:56:00,160 >> I'll do my best to 1420 00:56:00,160 --> 00:56:03,599 >> Okay. So, I have on getting that to show 1421 00:56:03,599 --> 00:56:06,079 on the screen. 1422 00:56:06,079 --> 00:56:07,280 >> Yeah. I don't know what why it 1423 00:56:07,280 --> 00:56:09,839 disappeared. It existed. Sarah will 1424 00:56:09,839 --> 00:56:10,640 attest to that. It 1425 00:56:10,640 --> 00:56:13,680 >> doesn't see 1426 00:56:13,680 --> 00:56:16,000 as as we do every year. The business 1427 00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:17,520 office 1428 00:56:17,520 --> 00:56:20,480 um you know after June 30th works with 1429 00:56:20,480 --> 00:56:23,520 town hall to close out the year, make 1430 00:56:23,520 --> 00:56:25,760 sure that we have not overspent our 1431 00:56:25,760 --> 00:56:28,160 budget because that's like a big no no. 1432 00:56:28,160 --> 00:56:30,480 like to make sure that does not happen. 1433 00:56:30,480 --> 00:56:34,559 And we succeeded and in fact we actually 1434 00:56:34,559 --> 00:56:39,040 are returning to the town $5,87. 1435 00:56:39,040 --> 00:56:43,280 We prefer it to be zero but uh with the 1436 00:56:43,280 --> 00:56:45,040 number of things that change at the end 1437 00:56:45,040 --> 00:56:47,839 of the year. Sometimes we get credits. 1438 00:56:47,839 --> 00:56:50,079 Sometimes POS end up cancelled and 1439 00:56:50,079 --> 00:56:54,400 various incendry things. So $5,87 1440 00:56:54,400 --> 00:56:57,599 returned back to the town. If you look 1441 00:56:57,599 --> 00:56:59,280 at the numbers, oh, thank you. Uh, 1442 00:56:59,280 --> 00:57:01,759 Tommy's got the the chart up there. 1443 00:57:01,759 --> 00:57:06,079 [snorts] Uh, it we had a budget of 48, 1444 00:57:06,079 --> 00:57:10,309 million635,587. 1445 00:57:10,319 --> 00:57:13,280 Those amendments and transfers fall into 1446 00:57:13,280 --> 00:57:15,520 two categories. 1447 00:57:15,520 --> 00:57:20,160 uh 124,000 and I'm using round numbers 1448 00:57:20,160 --> 00:57:23,040 was additional money that came in, you 1449 00:57:23,040 --> 00:57:25,040 know, from the state and that was from 1450 00:57:25,040 --> 00:57:26,960 the uh you know millionaires 1451 00:57:26,960 --> 00:57:30,480 billionaires, you know, fair share tax 1452 00:57:30,480 --> 00:57:33,599 and the town at town meeting in the fall 1453 00:57:33,599 --> 00:57:36,480 voted to turn $124,000 1454 00:57:36,480 --> 00:57:39,440 of that over to the schools to augment 1455 00:57:39,440 --> 00:57:44,319 our budget. And then the other 170,000 1456 00:57:44,319 --> 00:57:47,920 was carry forward incumbrances. So 1457 00:57:47,920 --> 00:57:51,839 things that we had ordered in FY25 1458 00:57:51,839 --> 00:57:54,319 that didn't come in yet, but we still 1459 00:57:54,319 --> 00:57:57,040 had the money allocated for them. The 1460 00:57:57,040 --> 00:57:59,440 vast majority of that was spent. About 1461 00:57:59,440 --> 00:58:02,480 156,000 out of the 170 did in fact show 1462 00:58:02,480 --> 00:58:04,640 up like it was supposed to. The other 1463 00:58:04,640 --> 00:58:08,559 14,000 did not. Okay? And that that's 1464 00:58:08,559 --> 00:58:11,119 about typical for most of these. So our 1465 00:58:11,119 --> 00:58:16,150 budget was augmented by 294,672. 1466 00:58:16,160 --> 00:58:18,880 You can see our final budget there. And 1467 00:58:18,880 --> 00:58:20,960 then of course our final expenses. We 1468 00:58:20,960 --> 00:58:26,950 spent 48,924,871. 1469 00:58:26,960 --> 00:58:29,280 Now I do want to add that this is 1470 00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:30,799 strictly 1471 00:58:30,799 --> 00:58:34,720 the town budget. Okay? This does not 1472 00:58:34,720 --> 00:58:36,720 include why we present an all funds 1473 00:58:36,720 --> 00:58:39,440 budget to you. Okay? This is looking 1474 00:58:39,440 --> 00:58:42,400 strictly at the money that came from the 1475 00:58:42,400 --> 00:58:44,319 town and you know on the town's ledgers 1476 00:58:44,319 --> 00:58:47,040 in one form or another. Uh and you'll 1477 00:58:47,040 --> 00:58:49,760 again you'll see the difference of 5,87 1478 00:58:49,760 --> 00:58:52,319 between those two numbers. It was a 1479 00:58:52,319 --> 00:58:55,599 challenging year to say the least. Uh we 1480 00:58:55,599 --> 00:58:59,920 had a fair number of changes um which 1481 00:58:59,920 --> 00:59:01,680 some of which resulted in my being here 1482 00:59:01,680 --> 00:59:05,359 at the uh administrative level and the 1483 00:59:05,359 --> 00:59:08,160 price of gasoline and diesel kept going 1484 00:59:08,160 --> 00:59:13,200 up and up and up directly affecting our 1485 00:59:13,200 --> 00:59:16,640 transportation budget and that affects 1486 00:59:16,640 --> 00:59:18,799 not only daily transportation you know 1487 00:59:18,799 --> 00:59:21,359 for all students but also our metco 1488 00:59:21,359 --> 00:59:23,520 transportation our field trips our 1489 00:59:23,520 --> 00:59:27,839 athletics etc. ETA and got reflected in 1490 00:59:27,839 --> 00:59:30,079 some other pricing, you know, certainly 1491 00:59:30,079 --> 00:59:32,400 for our food and in particular, of 1492 00:59:32,400 --> 00:59:34,960 course, the heating of our buildings. 1493 00:59:34,960 --> 00:59:37,760 Uh, interestingly, we didn't go too far 1494 00:59:37,760 --> 00:59:40,480 over. In fact, we came pretty close on 1495 00:59:40,480 --> 00:59:43,119 our overall electric, but heating was 1496 00:59:43,119 --> 00:59:45,839 another story. Now, what this does is 1497 00:59:45,839 --> 00:59:47,119 tell us these are things we're going to 1498 00:59:47,119 --> 00:59:49,040 have to be watching very carefully this 1499 00:59:49,040 --> 00:59:51,119 year and try to make some plans for 1500 00:59:51,119 --> 00:59:54,960 going forward. At one time, and we still 1501 00:59:54,960 --> 00:59:57,520 do, we had a contract that locked in an 1502 00:59:57,520 --> 00:59:59,200 electric rate, which is part of why we 1503 00:59:59,200 --> 01:00:01,839 did as well as we did. However, there 1504 01:00:01,839 --> 01:00:04,880 was quote an escape clause. If the price 1505 01:00:04,880 --> 01:00:08,240 went up enough, they were allowed to 1506 01:00:08,240 --> 01:00:11,520 raise our price. Again, not necessarily 1507 01:00:11,520 --> 01:00:13,119 to curtain market if we were starting 1508 01:00:13,119 --> 01:00:16,160 over, but you know, and you don't think 1509 01:00:16,160 --> 01:00:17,599 about that. And when the price goes up 1510 01:00:17,599 --> 01:00:19,520 and nothing changes, you thank God we 1511 01:00:19,520 --> 01:00:20,960 did that. and all of a sudden it went up 1512 01:00:20,960 --> 01:00:22,799 so much that we were like, "Oh man, they 1513 01:00:22,799 --> 01:00:25,440 finally, you know, we finally had to 1514 01:00:25,440 --> 01:00:28,640 take that hit." So again, very, very 1515 01:00:28,640 --> 01:00:31,839 challenging year, but we made it. We 1516 01:00:31,839 --> 01:00:33,520 made it. And one of the things that 1517 01:00:33,520 --> 01:00:36,000 really helped why we didn't have to come 1518 01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:37,440 to you partway through the year and say, 1519 01:00:37,440 --> 01:00:39,200 "Oh my god, we're running out of money 1520 01:00:39,200 --> 01:00:41,359 and you know, the sky is falling." Uh, 1521 01:00:41,359 --> 01:00:43,680 was for for several years, the district 1522 01:00:43,680 --> 01:00:45,680 has done a great job of being a good 1523 01:00:45,680 --> 01:00:48,160 steward of the circuit breaker funds. 1524 01:00:48,160 --> 01:00:50,000 Uh, and you're only allowed, first of 1525 01:00:50,000 --> 01:00:52,400 all, they have to be used for special 1526 01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:54,559 education expenses. They are earmarked. 1527 01:00:54,559 --> 01:00:56,319 You can't do anything else with them. 1528 01:00:56,319 --> 01:00:58,000 You also can't accumulate them. You 1529 01:00:58,000 --> 01:00:59,839 can't keep sucking them away and, you 1530 01:00:59,839 --> 01:01:01,760 know, come up with $10 million worth of 1531 01:01:01,760 --> 01:01:04,240 circuit breaker. So, you do have to 1532 01:01:04,240 --> 01:01:05,839 spend them. You're only allowed to keep 1533 01:01:05,839 --> 01:01:08,559 as much in that account as equals one 1534 01:01:08,559 --> 01:01:10,880 year, the most previous year of 1535 01:01:10,880 --> 01:01:15,359 receipts. Um, but we've done that and so 1536 01:01:15,359 --> 01:01:17,599 we had that money there and we were able 1537 01:01:17,599 --> 01:01:20,960 to make sure that we used those funds 1538 01:01:20,960 --> 01:01:23,680 to cover a lot of our special ed funds, 1539 01:01:23,680 --> 01:01:27,280 you know, expenses. By doing that, the 1540 01:01:27,280 --> 01:01:29,440 funds that had been originally allocated 1541 01:01:29,440 --> 01:01:32,319 from the general fund portion versus 1542 01:01:32,319 --> 01:01:34,319 that revolving fund called circuit 1543 01:01:34,319 --> 01:01:37,599 breaker was able to be reallocated, you 1544 01:01:37,599 --> 01:01:39,599 know, to some of the other expenses. 1545 01:01:39,599 --> 01:01:42,319 again allowing us to end the year where 1546 01:01:42,319 --> 01:01:45,280 we needed to be which was above zero 1547 01:01:45,280 --> 01:01:47,520 close to zero. 1548 01:01:47,520 --> 01:01:52,240 >> Thank you for thatation. That's helpful. 1549 01:01:52,240 --> 01:01:55,119 Any other questions about 1550 01:01:55,119 --> 01:02:01,270 FY26 budget reconciliation? 1551 01:02:01,280 --> 01:02:03,520 » No vote necessary. So continue 1552 01:02:03,520 --> 01:02:05,599 discussion 1553 01:02:05,599 --> 01:02:08,240 of these donations. 1554 01:02:08,240 --> 01:02:10,559 Okay. And then the next thing we're 1555 01:02:10,559 --> 01:02:13,599 going to talk about is donations. Um, 1556 01:02:13,599 --> 01:02:15,440 everybody's I don't say favorite topic, 1557 01:02:15,440 --> 01:02:19,920 but certainly a um a fun topic. And I 1558 01:02:19,920 --> 01:02:21,359 just had it up here and I don't know 1559 01:02:21,359 --> 01:02:24,960 what I know it's here. Okay. So, if you 1560 01:02:24,960 --> 01:02:26,720 look at the agenda, it lists several 1561 01:02:26,720 --> 01:02:28,640 donations. We actually have a couple 1562 01:02:28,640 --> 01:02:31,040 more than that. And so what I'm going to 1563 01:02:31,040 --> 01:02:32,480 do is let's definitely take the ones 1564 01:02:32,480 --> 01:02:34,160 that are on the agenda which I'll talk 1565 01:02:34,160 --> 01:02:36,400 about and I'll let you know that the 1566 01:02:36,400 --> 01:02:40,400 next meeting you may recall from last 1567 01:02:40,400 --> 01:02:43,280 year I had started a spreadsheet. So we 1568 01:02:43,280 --> 01:02:46,240 will do a continuous monitoring of 1569 01:02:46,240 --> 01:02:48,799 donations that come in and so I will 1570 01:02:48,799 --> 01:02:51,359 have that updated for you and it will 1571 01:02:51,359 --> 01:02:53,119 include not only the donations you're 1572 01:02:53,119 --> 01:02:55,599 seeing tonight but a couple of others. 1573 01:02:55,599 --> 01:02:57,839 Um and so we'll we'll be caught up to 1574 01:02:57,839 --> 01:03:00,480 date and that it's ongoing. 1575 01:03:00,480 --> 01:03:02,799 Um you know we sometimes kind of joke 1576 01:03:02,799 --> 01:03:04,319 you know situate where the money seems 1577 01:03:04,319 --> 01:03:06,559 to you know come down you know from from 1578 01:03:06,559 --> 01:03:11,119 the heavens for us. Um, so 1579 01:03:11,119 --> 01:03:12,880 one of the donations you have not yet 1580 01:03:12,880 --> 01:03:14,960 heard about, uh, I do not have an 1581 01:03:14,960 --> 01:03:17,119 amount, but we had a resident by the 1582 01:03:17,119 --> 01:03:20,240 name of Richard Bonano donate a large 1583 01:03:20,240 --> 01:03:23,920 number of items to Wampuck, and he gave 1584 01:03:23,920 --> 01:03:27,359 them wipes, paper towels, copy paper, 1585 01:03:27,359 --> 01:03:29,680 crayons, construction paper, markers, 1586 01:03:29,680 --> 01:03:31,119 stickers, glue sticks, and colored 1587 01:03:31,119 --> 01:03:34,480 pencils. So we thank him very much for 1588 01:03:34,480 --> 01:03:35,440 that. 1589 01:03:35,440 --> 01:03:38,160 >> That was that was lovely. 1590 01:03:38,160 --> 01:03:40,799 um something that actually happened last 1591 01:03:40,799 --> 01:03:43,359 June, but it's getting um presented as 1592 01:03:43,359 --> 01:03:46,079 an FY27 donation because of when it 1593 01:03:46,079 --> 01:03:47,680 occurred and when it's being accounted 1594 01:03:47,680 --> 01:03:51,520 for, which happened after June 30th, uh 1595 01:03:51,520 --> 01:03:53,440 was from the Situate Education 1596 01:03:53,440 --> 01:03:58,789 Foundation and they gave us $4,130. 1597 01:03:58,799 --> 01:04:01,520 Uh and that was earmarked for the uh 1598 01:04:01,520 --> 01:04:05,280 METCO Junth program for next June for 1599 01:04:05,280 --> 01:04:07,440 June 2027. 1600 01:04:07,440 --> 01:04:11,440 Um the METCO band Olympics program. Um 1601 01:04:11,440 --> 01:04:14,160 the sped garden improvements, 1602 01:04:14,160 --> 01:04:17,359 the coffee cart expansion and we have 1603 01:04:17,359 --> 01:04:20,319 few more donations coming up for the 1604 01:04:20,319 --> 01:04:23,680 empty bowls project and the SHs history 1605 01:04:23,680 --> 01:04:25,920 bowl trivia night and the student 1606 01:04:25,920 --> 01:04:28,319 photoshop subscription. 1607 01:04:28,319 --> 01:04:30,799 Okay. So, thank you to the uh Situate 1608 01:04:30,799 --> 01:04:32,799 Education Foundation for helping us with 1609 01:04:32,799 --> 01:04:35,359 a large number of items that really 1610 01:04:35,359 --> 01:04:39,520 enhance programs for our students. Um, 1611 01:04:39,520 --> 01:04:41,680 this I believe is on your list. Donald 1612 01:04:41,680 --> 01:04:44,640 and Laura O'Keeffe gave us a check for 1613 01:04:44,640 --> 01:04:46,480 $1,500 1614 01:04:46,480 --> 01:04:50,000 for the LL program. So, we thank them 1615 01:04:50,000 --> 01:04:53,039 for that. It will be put to good use. 1616 01:04:53,039 --> 01:04:55,520 The uh Sandy Beach Association of 1617 01:04:55,520 --> 01:04:59,680 Cohasset Ma was lo in Cohasset Mass also 1618 01:04:59,680 --> 01:05:02,559 gave us $500 in cash for the excl 1619 01:05:02,559 --> 01:05:07,359 program and Shaws and Star Market, okay, 1620 01:05:07,359 --> 01:05:11,359 gave us $500 in grocery gift cards to 1621 01:05:11,359 --> 01:05:14,160 support the coffee cart business. So 1622 01:05:14,160 --> 01:05:16,000 this way they can go to Shaws with the 1623 01:05:16,000 --> 01:05:17,760 gift cards and per, you know, purchase 1624 01:05:17,760 --> 01:05:20,640 the uh supplies that they need to run 1625 01:05:20,640 --> 01:05:22,960 their coffee cart, which I confess this 1626 01:05:22,960 --> 01:05:24,960 past Friday I was like, "Oh, where are 1627 01:05:24,960 --> 01:05:27,760 they? I miss them." Very much looking 1628 01:05:27,760 --> 01:05:29,520 forward to them getting started up 1629 01:05:29,520 --> 01:05:32,240 again. Uh, and then the Commission on 1630 01:05:32,240 --> 01:05:34,400 Disabilities, and this actually happened 1631 01:05:34,400 --> 01:05:36,160 last June as well, but again, it's 1632 01:05:36,160 --> 01:05:37,839 getting carried forward because it 1633 01:05:37,839 --> 01:05:40,799 hadn't been approved yet into this year, 1634 01:05:40,799 --> 01:05:44,640 um, gave us $1,000. And specifically to 1635 01:05:44,640 --> 01:05:47,839 support, um, it's called the Sailor 1636 01:05:47,839 --> 01:05:51,200 Launch Coffee Cart Program. They also 1637 01:05:51,200 --> 01:05:54,960 gave us in addition to the um, $1,000, 1638 01:05:54,960 --> 01:05:58,240 four coffee carffs and boxes of Selza 1639 01:05:58,240 --> 01:06:00,480 waters. So when they come through with 1640 01:06:00,480 --> 01:06:02,640 the cart, they don't only offer us hot 1641 01:06:02,640 --> 01:06:04,799 coffee or tea. They also offer a choice 1642 01:06:04,799 --> 01:06:09,119 of, you know, water or celtzer waters. 1643 01:06:09,119 --> 01:06:12,240 So that was that was very nice. We also 1644 01:06:12,240 --> 01:06:14,960 got a gift from John and Christina Lynch 1645 01:06:14,960 --> 01:06:19,280 of Situ Mats, $200 for the Situ High 1646 01:06:19,280 --> 01:06:21,760 School volleyball program. 1647 01:06:21,760 --> 01:06:23,680 And given that um Scott's not here 1648 01:06:23,680 --> 01:06:25,200 anymore, but given that we've got extra 1649 01:06:25,200 --> 01:06:29,200 teams, that's uh very much appreciated. 1650 01:06:29,200 --> 01:06:32,720 And then we have from Servicemaster of 1651 01:06:32,720 --> 01:06:34,799 Southshore, which is located or has an 1652 01:06:34,799 --> 01:06:39,039 office in Situit, $1,250 1653 01:06:39,039 --> 01:06:42,480 and that is for supplies as needed in 1654 01:06:42,480 --> 01:06:44,160 the district. 1655 01:06:44,160 --> 01:06:47,119 And then the last one that I have is the 1656 01:06:47,119 --> 01:06:49,039 uh well the last one I've got a note on 1657 01:06:49,039 --> 01:06:51,920 is the first parish unitarian church of 1658 01:06:51,920 --> 01:06:54,799 situ mass $514 1659 01:06:54,799 --> 01:06:57,520 and that is cashes for the metco program 1660 01:06:57,520 --> 01:07:00,319 should be used as desired. 1661 01:07:00,319 --> 01:07:02,880 um on your sheet you have and I don't 1662 01:07:02,880 --> 01:07:04,799 have it listed yet because I need to get 1663 01:07:04,799 --> 01:07:07,760 the details on it but you can see that 1664 01:07:07,760 --> 01:07:11,760 um score has given us three donations 1665 01:07:11,760 --> 01:07:13,599 but I don't have the details so I'm not 1666 01:07:13,599 --> 01:07:15,839 100% sure 1667 01:07:15,839 --> 01:07:17,119 >> course I'm sorry 1668 01:07:17,119 --> 01:07:20,880 >> I said score course um dyslexia 1669 01:07:20,880 --> 01:07:23,760 >> so I'll have more details um at the next 1670 01:07:23,760 --> 01:07:25,119 meeting but I don't want to leave them 1671 01:07:25,119 --> 01:07:26,960 out because they obviously have given us 1672 01:07:26,960 --> 01:07:30,720 funds we're very happy and we thank 1673 01:07:30,720 --> 01:07:34,000 And that's what I have for donations. 1674 01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:35,440 >> Thank you. Can I make one suggestion, 1675 01:07:35,440 --> 01:07:36,079 Madam Chair? 1676 01:07:36,079 --> 01:07:36,480 >> Yeah, 1677 01:07:36,480 --> 01:07:38,160 >> there are a lot of donations there. I 1678 01:07:38,160 --> 01:07:39,440 know some of them we don't have in front 1679 01:07:39,440 --> 01:07:39,839 of you, 1680 01:07:39,839 --> 01:07:40,319 >> right? 1681 01:07:40,319 --> 01:07:42,160 >> Perhaps we table the vote and then you 1682 01:07:42,160 --> 01:07:44,000 see the spreadsheet next week when we 1683 01:07:44,000 --> 01:07:46,480 have it completely share that you can 1684 01:07:46,480 --> 01:07:47,599 vote one number. 1685 01:07:47,599 --> 01:07:49,599 >> We usually vote them doesn't even 1686 01:07:49,599 --> 01:07:51,280 acknowledge a vote on our agenda 1687 01:07:51,280 --> 01:07:52,960 actually. So 1688 01:07:52,960 --> 01:07:53,599 >> do it though. 1689 01:07:53,599 --> 01:07:55,280 >> Yeah. And this is 1690 01:07:55,280 --> 01:07:57,200 >> Yeah. This way you'll have them all in 1691 01:07:57,200 --> 01:07:58,880 front of you and vote one. 1692 01:07:58,880 --> 01:08:00,799 >> Yeah, we can do a single vote that'll 1693 01:08:00,799 --> 01:08:02,319 get them all accepted. Yeah. 1694 01:08:02,319 --> 01:08:04,559 >> And then the next chapter, next one 1695 01:08:04,559 --> 01:08:06,160 after that will be a new page in my 1696 01:08:06,160 --> 01:08:06,880 spreadsheet. 1697 01:08:06,880 --> 01:08:08,960 >> Sounds good. So, we'll review these 1698 01:08:08,960 --> 01:08:11,839 again next time. End quote. 1699 01:08:11,839 --> 01:08:14,000 >> All right. We uh Thank you so much. 1700 01:08:14,000 --> 01:08:16,319 That's cool. We have a sub some 1701 01:08:16,319 --> 01:08:18,880 subcommittee reports. Um and we'll start 1702 01:08:18,880 --> 01:08:20,960 with policy. 1703 01:08:20,960 --> 01:08:22,719 Um our first meeting of the year is 1704 01:08:22,719 --> 01:08:24,480 actually this Thursday. So we've not 1705 01:08:24,480 --> 01:08:26,159 actually met, but we did want to put 1706 01:08:26,159 --> 01:08:29,359 this on our agenda this uh meeting 1707 01:08:29,359 --> 01:08:32,719 because um it's a very important one 1708 01:08:32,719 --> 01:08:34,799 that came directly from the governor's 1709 01:08:34,799 --> 01:08:37,440 office to all districts. Um and they've 1710 01:08:37,440 --> 01:08:41,040 asked us to um put this policy on our 1711 01:08:41,040 --> 01:08:43,199 books immediately. So that's why we're 1712 01:08:43,199 --> 01:08:45,359 doing it here today as a first reading 1713 01:08:45,359 --> 01:08:47,759 and vote. Um so hopefully hopefully 1714 01:08:47,759 --> 01:08:50,640 everyone had a chance to review it. Um 1715 01:08:50,640 --> 01:08:53,920 it is related to the protect Act which 1716 01:08:53,920 --> 01:08:57,279 was passed by the state not sure exactly 1717 01:08:57,279 --> 01:09:00,000 when but sometime this summer relatively 1718 01:09:00,000 --> 01:09:02,080 recently 1719 01:09:02,080 --> 01:09:04,000 >> since the 1720 01:09:04,000 --> 01:09:08,640 um oh yeah August right so um you know 1721 01:09:08,640 --> 01:09:10,400 this is very important to that this 1722 01:09:10,400 --> 01:09:11,839 would be a brand new policy that we 1723 01:09:11,839 --> 01:09:15,520 would be adding um to our manual so it 1724 01:09:15,520 --> 01:09:17,759 does not replace or revise anything in 1725 01:09:17,759 --> 01:09:20,719 existence this is just a policy. 1726 01:09:20,719 --> 01:09:23,759 >> Um, do you want to add anything? 1727 01:09:23,759 --> 01:09:26,239 >> I I would just summarize the act as uh 1728 01:09:26,239 --> 01:09:28,239 consistent with guidance from DESIE and 1729 01:09:28,239 --> 01:09:35,600 with the new state law that um note that civil arrests for 1730 01:09:35,600 --> 01:09:38,000 civil law enforcement are not allowed on 1731 01:09:38,000 --> 01:09:41,199 school grounds um during school hours, 1732 01:09:41,199 --> 01:09:42,560 including federal immigration 1733 01:09:42,560 --> 01:09:45,440 enforcement uh without a judicial 1734 01:09:45,440 --> 01:09:48,319 warrant or judicial order. that's the 1735 01:09:48,319 --> 01:09:49,920 law in the Commonwealth and so schools 1736 01:09:49,920 --> 01:09:52,319 have been asked to uh implement that and 1737 01:09:52,319 --> 01:09:54,000 make procedures for that which we're 1738 01:09:54,000 --> 01:09:57,520 doing. So step one is to add this to our 1739 01:09:57,520 --> 01:09:59,840 policy and then we'll be continuing to 1740 01:09:59,840 --> 01:10:04,800 add the procedures um once we have a 1741 01:10:04,800 --> 01:10:08,560 meeting with uh DESIE officials to 1742 01:10:08,560 --> 01:10:12,000 provide a little bit more help. 1743 01:10:12,000 --> 01:10:17,030 So those procedures are policy. 1744 01:10:17,040 --> 01:10:19,600 Pretty straightforward. [clears throat] 1745 01:10:19,600 --> 01:10:21,760 All right, we'll take a vote on policy 1746 01:10:21,760 --> 01:10:24,870 ACL. 1747 01:10:24,880 --> 01:10:27,440 I make a motion that Sigma school 1748 01:10:27,440 --> 01:10:29,280 committee 1749 01:10:29,280 --> 01:10:30,800 accepts 1750 01:10:30,800 --> 01:10:36,390 policy ACL as written. 1751 01:10:36,400 --> 01:10:40,080 » Second. Okay. All in favor? Hi. 1752 01:10:40,080 --> 01:10:43,199 >> All righty. Thank you. Uh, school b 1753 01:10:43,199 --> 01:10:44,560 building committee, we don't have an 1754 01:10:44,560 --> 01:10:47,120 update because we are meeting Wednesday. 1755 01:10:47,120 --> 01:10:49,199 That will be our next opportunity for 1756 01:10:49,199 --> 01:10:52,800 any updates uh publicly. Finance and 1757 01:10:52,800 --> 01:10:56,560 operations also has not had its first 1758 01:10:56,560 --> 01:10:58,480 meeting yet. So, we'll probably have an 1759 01:10:58,480 --> 01:11:00,960 update. 1760 01:11:00,960 --> 01:11:02,960 Well, maybe actually our next meeting we 1761 01:11:02,960 --> 01:11:05,520 could have an update. In fact, 1762 01:11:05,520 --> 01:11:09,199 >> um on that one and equity and belonging, 1763 01:11:09,199 --> 01:11:10,800 I know you set a calendar as well for 1764 01:11:10,800 --> 01:11:11,360 meeting dates. 1765 01:11:11,360 --> 01:11:14,320 >> Yeah, we have a meeting 1766 01:11:14,320 --> 01:11:16,960 get on. We'll have more information and 1767 01:11:16,960 --> 01:11:19,520 updates on our subcommittees as the year 1768 01:11:19,520 --> 01:11:22,719 rolls out. Um okay, we have some 1769 01:11:22,719 --> 01:11:23,440 warrants. 1770 01:11:23,440 --> 01:11:28,080 >> We do. Okay. So, the first warrant is 1771 01:11:28,080 --> 01:11:33,669 number S 26702 1772 01:11:33,679 --> 01:11:40,149 in the amount of $16,523.50 1773 01:11:40,159 --> 01:11:44,560 and the date on that is the 2nd of July 1774 01:11:44,560 --> 01:11:49,590 2026. 1775 01:11:49,600 --> 01:11:57,030 The next warrant number S 26709 1776 01:11:57,040 --> 01:12:02,550 in the amount of $52,05045. 1777 01:12:02,560 --> 01:12:08,630 The date on that is July 9th, 2026. 1778 01:12:08,640 --> 01:12:17,910 The third warrant is number S267 1779 01:12:17,920 --> 01:12:24,790 in the amount of 163,95811. 1780 01:12:24,800 --> 01:12:31,189 The date on that is July 16th of 2026. 1781 01:12:31,199 --> 01:12:33,440 The fourth warrant 1782 01:12:33,440 --> 01:12:38,870 is S26723 1783 01:12:38,880 --> 01:12:44,550 in the amount of $5,073. 1784 01:12:44,560 --> 01:12:46,960 That doesn't make sense. I think it is 1785 01:12:46,960 --> 01:12:49,280 missing a zero there 1786 01:12:49,280 --> 01:12:51,440 >> or missing a comma rather. I apologize. 1787 01:12:51,440 --> 01:13:00,390 Let me go back. 5 million73,738.72 1788 01:13:00,400 --> 01:13:06,000 and that was dated July 23rd of 2026 1789 01:13:06,000 --> 01:13:08,000 and the reason of course for the large 1790 01:13:08,000 --> 01:13:10,480 number is the 1791 01:13:10,480 --> 01:13:14,709 um the construction 1792 01:13:14,719 --> 01:13:18,560 and then the last one I have is 1793 01:13:18,560 --> 01:13:21,520 S26730 1794 01:13:21,520 --> 01:13:29,750 30 in the amount of $320,796.96 1795 01:13:29,760 --> 01:13:38,310 and that date is July 30th of 2026. 1796 01:13:38,320 --> 01:13:41,280 Sounds good. Thank you very much. 1797 01:13:41,280 --> 01:13:43,120 All right, that brings us to the end of 1798 01:13:43,120 --> 01:13:46,719 our agenda for tonight. 1799 01:13:46,719 --> 01:13:48,320 There's nothing else. will take a motion 1800 01:13:48,320 --> 01:13:54,550 to adjourn to 716. 1801 01:13:54,560 --> 01:13:57,760 I'll make a motion to adjourn at 716. 1802 01:13:57,760 --> 01:13:58,400 >> Second. 1803 01:13:58,400 --> 01:14:02,560 >> Okay. All in favor? I got