1 00:05:50,420 --> 00:06:19,640 Good evening, everybody. This is a regularly scheduled meeting of the Warehouse School Committee. It is September 18th, 2025. It's approximately 630. We are being recorded by Jamie Wixson, and we are televised by WCTV. And John, someone told me his last meeting. John Day is behind the wall, making sure it's done properly. Let's rise for the Pledge of Allegiance, please. 2 00:06:40,840 --> 00:06:49,680 Okay, we are all present and accounted for and I see no offense to the press, even though 3 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,820 you're getting attacked lightly, not you personally. 4 00:06:54,540 --> 00:06:59,720 I don't think the press wants to participate in public participation so we will move on 5 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:00,620 to good news. 6 00:07:01,380 --> 00:07:02,960 Does anybody have any good news? 7 00:07:05,930 --> 00:07:09,330 I just wanted to share, and this is something that will be shared again later in the meeting, 8 00:07:09,330 --> 00:07:16,410 But I think everyone knows now that we're starting the search for our next superintendent and one of the good news 9 00:07:18,430 --> 00:07:20,170 What you're gonna stop there 10 00:07:21,410 --> 00:07:23,110 No, so I wanted to 11 00:07:24,530 --> 00:07:27,230 Just let everyone know that we are planning a public form 12 00:07:27,230 --> 00:07:30,730 We talked about that last time and we have we have set a date 13 00:07:30,730 --> 00:07:34,310 So just in case someone is watching now and doesn't make it to the end of the meeting 14 00:07:34,310 --> 00:07:39,190 I just wanted to say that that's gonna be on Monday September 29th at the high school 15 00:07:39,330 --> 00:07:48,110 There'll be a session for staff of the schools from 2.30 to 4.30 and then there'll be another session from 5.30 to 7, is that right? 16 00:07:48,790 --> 00:07:50,010 From members of the public. 17 00:07:50,370 --> 00:07:59,630 So again, that will be talked about later in the meeting. It will be put out on social media through email to let everyone know, but I just wanted to make it known now also. 18 00:08:00,270 --> 00:08:03,170 Thank you. And repeating that is probably a good idea later. 19 00:08:06,170 --> 00:08:11,890 I just want to say that in preschool, at the high school opened on Monday, things are 20 00:08:11,890 --> 00:08:12,530 going really well. 21 00:08:12,670 --> 00:08:15,450 There's a great article in the Wehrham Week about it. 22 00:08:15,550 --> 00:08:15,950 Thank you. 23 00:08:16,850 --> 00:08:18,770 So please check that out. 24 00:08:18,950 --> 00:08:24,630 We will be holding an open house at some point, school committee will be invited to come. 25 00:08:26,170 --> 00:08:29,990 And so I just want to say thank you to everyone that worked so hard to make that happen. 26 00:08:30,670 --> 00:08:32,350 How many rooms is at the moment? 27 00:08:32,350 --> 00:08:48,330 One. One. One. Okay. And the McDuffy Education Center has been renovated and while a lot of work has been done, not renovated, I don't think is appropriate, but, and we'll be having students starting there on Monday. 28 00:08:48,790 --> 00:08:50,010 So that's good news. 29 00:08:50,790 --> 00:08:51,590 Thank you. 30 00:08:52,170 --> 00:08:53,610 Anybody else? Good news. 31 00:08:53,610 --> 00:08:58,650 We want to not steal any of Priscilla's thunder because she's next. 32 00:09:01,890 --> 00:09:02,430 In sports? 33 00:09:02,910 --> 00:09:03,510 Mike on? 34 00:09:03,910 --> 00:09:04,690 I think so. 35 00:09:04,890 --> 00:09:05,350 Oh, there we go. 36 00:09:05,630 --> 00:09:05,790 Sorry. 37 00:09:06,450 --> 00:09:09,010 One of the main things is sports volleyball. 38 00:09:09,990 --> 00:09:14,010 Had our first loss yesterday, but our record still six to one, and we have a game tomorrow. 39 00:09:14,710 --> 00:09:19,050 Boy soccer is also doing well with a record of three to one, and both soccer teams had a game today. 40 00:09:19,390 --> 00:09:20,270 So none of the results. 41 00:09:21,570 --> 00:09:23,730 Football game is the first home game next Friday. 42 00:09:23,730 --> 00:09:26,870 and feel talky has a game today and tomorrow and overall are doing well. 43 00:09:28,170 --> 00:09:35,730 And then DECA, we're hosting our first fundraiser on November, no, no, no, sorry, September 27th, 44 00:09:35,730 --> 00:09:41,450 9-1 and it's dry for your community and we're partnering with We're Him Ford and it's where 45 00:09:41,450 --> 00:09:47,170 the public and anybody over 18 can come and test drive for and just fill out a survey and 46 00:09:47,170 --> 00:09:51,070 it gives DECA money and it helps us fundraise and get out into the community. 47 00:09:52,050 --> 00:09:56,370 there is also open house tonight and overall I think it's going well the first few 48 00:09:56,370 --> 00:10:06,690 weeks of school. Excellent, excellent. What's the highlight bin for you? I think just my 49 00:10:06,690 --> 00:10:11,250 classes this year are easier because I got all my hard classes out of the way and 50 00:10:11,250 --> 00:10:16,130 now I get to the have an easy senior year. I'm still like taking more 51 00:10:16,130 --> 00:10:19,950 challenging classes but not as hard as they happen and just like seeing people 52 00:10:19,950 --> 00:10:22,130 again, it's really fun. 53 00:10:22,930 --> 00:10:24,210 Sounds like good planning. 54 00:10:28,230 --> 00:10:30,050 Okay, Director of Finance. 55 00:10:33,510 --> 00:10:38,070 August Financial Report, there's not too much to report, which is good. 56 00:10:38,290 --> 00:10:43,070 We're about 12% expended with the budget, but next month when I report to you on September, 57 00:10:43,610 --> 00:10:48,890 you'll likely see a significant change as we have more of our contracts for our special 58 00:10:48,890 --> 00:10:54,930 education tuition, which can, you know, those fluctuate greatly, special education transportation, 59 00:10:55,430 --> 00:11:01,650 and we'll have our first payrolls for the school year staff, so there'll be a lot more to report 60 00:11:02,470 --> 00:11:08,510 at that point. But right now, I don't really see anything, nothing is of concern currently, 61 00:11:08,810 --> 00:11:15,930 so we'll just continue to monitor the budget and make some updates as we get more information, 62 00:11:15,930 --> 00:11:27,330 As we can compare the budget, the budgeted amounts to the actual amounts once we have the payroll in, and some of those, the special education tuition contracts, they're all in now. 63 00:11:27,470 --> 00:11:31,810 So once I do the September report, we'll have a little bit more to update on. 64 00:11:34,490 --> 00:11:35,090 Questions, 65 00:11:38,740 --> 00:11:41,420 are good, good project, you're good? 66 00:11:46,580 --> 00:11:56,600 Yeah. So when I look at the, I guess this is the, the first, as you call this, the seven 67 00:11:56,600 --> 00:12:04,340 functions. Yes, seven functions. Some of them are already significantly used up. 68 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:14,080 And 69 00:12:14,820 --> 00:12:22,260 Well, actually, that's totally in Cumberth, it's not a relatively small number, but are 70 00:12:22,260 --> 00:12:27,220 those categories where you just in Cumber a tremendous amount, operations and maintenance, 71 00:12:27,460 --> 00:12:30,480 for example, for now almost half used up? 72 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:31,380 Right. 73 00:12:31,620 --> 00:12:37,280 So, we'd have a lot of our maintenance contracts already put in our utilities where we're projecting 74 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,840 for the utilities, so that's the bulk of it. 75 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:43,640 And also the other one, tuition to other districts. 76 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:47,280 It looks like we're about 50% expended and 77 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:51,140 encumbered, so as soon as we have contracts for our out of district 78 00:12:51,140 --> 00:12:53,620 placements, that's when we'll encumber them. 79 00:12:54,540 --> 00:12:59,700 So as I mentioned, we are going to have, you'll see a big change because I think 80 00:12:59,700 --> 00:13:05,300 we've received most of the contracts as of September for the out of district tuition. 81 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:09,480 Instruction is very low because that's mostly of course, 82 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:19,460 teachers, what you'd see expended in the instruction category would be any supplies that the schools purchased over the summer for the most part, some summer salaries. 83 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:30,280 Pupil services is predominantly transportation and health services, so you'll see a big uptick in that once the school year starts rolling. 84 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:39,420 Operations and maintenance, like I said, it's mostly utilities administration, that's where a lot of the some of the year round staff is. 85 00:13:39,420 --> 00:13:44,680 and also some technology items, some school committee expenditures, 86 00:13:45,380 --> 00:13:49,720 and that's a relatively, that's a lower part of the budget anyways. 87 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:57,080 So 12 percent total is what do you expect? 88 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:01,000 Probably, yeah, I don't, yes, I would think so. 89 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:02,100 All right. 90 00:14:02,780 --> 00:14:08,980 I mean, some of those school committee numbers are even high percentage 91 00:14:09,860 --> 00:14:13,120 As long as we're not doing something, you don't think we should be doing. 92 00:14:13,380 --> 00:14:19,160 No, probably what might be looking a little bit higher for the school committee is we have 93 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:25,760 encumbered purchase orders for the legal fees and we do that based on our experience over 94 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:26,880 the past couple of years. 95 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:32,720 That way we set aside that money and know that we're going to be using it every month, but 96 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:38,880 we'll estimate the total for the year based on the past or sometimes I might look 97 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:45,480 We've got, well, we're going to be have a lot more negotiations this year, the years that we are having negotiations, you might 98 00:14:45,900 --> 00:14:51,400 encumber more. So it's just based on mostly based on past experience. 99 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:56,820 How about the superintendent's search, the cost associated with that? Is that encumbered? 100 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:57,760 Not yet, no. 101 00:14:58,100 --> 00:14:58,500 Not yet. 102 00:14:58,740 --> 00:14:58,820 No. 103 00:14:59,040 --> 00:14:59,980 Okay. Is that something? 104 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:29,520 Yes, yes. We do have that amount, right? It's the amount on the contract, right? So is it okay? Oh, no, I'm not suggesting we don't know what it's going to cost. But we haven't paid it. That's all I'm saying. Okay. All right. Everybody good with finance? All right. Moving right along. Report of the superintendent. Thank you. You have the superintendent's newsletter. First off, 105 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:34,220 Bill and payroll warrants, if you could approve those, please. 106 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:36,200 So moved. 107 00:15:36,580 --> 00:15:37,860 Do I have a second? 108 00:15:38,500 --> 00:15:38,920 Second. 109 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:41,940 Any discussion? 110 00:15:43,060 --> 00:15:44,400 All those in favor? 111 00:15:44,980 --> 00:15:45,160 Aye. 112 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:45,660 Aye. 113 00:15:46,380 --> 00:15:46,740 Opposed? 114 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:48,200 abstain? 115 00:15:49,380 --> 00:15:50,760 4-0-0. 116 00:15:51,340 --> 00:16:00,240 Thank you, and I have three gifts that I ask that you approve $2,445. 117 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:07,040 dollars from where him media, to where him public schools for the annual renewal of Adobe software? 118 00:16:07,380 --> 00:16:10,960 Just to be clear, where him media is that WCTV? 119 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:11,400 Yes, sir. 120 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:18,760 Okay, one, that is their 501c3 name, is that what we're using it? 121 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:25,080 I don't know if that's their 501c3 name, but I know it's a name they go by. 122 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:36,540 But I can imagine someone out watching, they might not know where her media is and since I wasn't sure it was WCTV, I thought I would clarify. 123 00:16:36,820 --> 00:16:38,840 Yes, it is indeed WCTV. 124 00:16:40,340 --> 00:16:51,160 Second is $300 from Crembury Federal Credit Union to our office of beyond school time to support families in need within the community. 125 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:59,560 and third $1,000 donation from Julie and Michael Vargo for unified sports. 126 00:17:00,420 --> 00:17:05,080 So I ask that you accept these generous gifts. 127 00:17:06,020 --> 00:17:08,360 That just came in, I guess, because it's not worth it. 128 00:17:08,380 --> 00:17:08,780 Yes, sir. 129 00:17:09,140 --> 00:17:14,260 Okay, I'll take a one vote unless someone wants to discuss any of them individually. 130 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:17,760 Motion to approve with, thank you. 131 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:18,860 Second. 132 00:17:18,860 --> 00:17:24,660 Second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. 133 00:17:25,300 --> 00:17:28,080 Opposed, abstain? 400. 134 00:17:29,220 --> 00:17:31,180 Thank you. That's all I have. 135 00:17:32,060 --> 00:17:40,020 Okay. We are on the agenda for the Report of the School Committee. 136 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:45,920 The first item is normally April's, but unfortunately April 137 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:53,280 have all had an unexpected inability to be here, so I have been requested to let everybody 138 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:59,620 know that. The Policy Review Committee is meeting in general at 5 o'clock in the evening 139 00:17:59,620 --> 00:18:10,360 on Wednesdays. The dates will be October 8th, November 19th, January 21st, February 11th, 140 00:18:10,360 --> 00:18:18,680 March 11th and with the exception that the very first one will be at 4 o'clock, not 5 o'clock. 141 00:18:19,300 --> 00:18:31,100 For those of you who wonder what this is all about, and I'm especially interested in some parents wondering because there are three vacancies on this important committee, 142 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:38,180 one representing the elementary school, another representing the high school, and another representing the special education parents. 143 00:18:38,180 --> 00:18:44,760 We are required by law to have policies, and we have some policies not even required by 144 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:47,120 law that we just think are a good idea. 145 00:18:47,660 --> 00:18:55,020 And this body makes recommendations to the school committee as to what these new policies 146 00:18:55,020 --> 00:19:04,600 ought to be, and every, and I'm blanking, Jamie, every five years, the policies must be automatically 147 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:05,200 reviewed. 148 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:13,780 So it's an important task, and we value especially parental involvement in this process. 149 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:18,540 In addition to parents, the school committee is represented by April and Roger. 150 00:19:19,100 --> 00:19:28,020 The superintendent, our new Director of Curriculum and Technology, Tricicote, our new principal 151 00:19:28,020 --> 00:19:33,140 of the Middle School, Sara Russo, as well as three teachers, one from each of the schools. 152 00:19:33,140 --> 00:19:41,040 We do have one parent already from the Warehouse Middle School, so parents, please, we'd love to have you participate. 153 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:49,100 And if you are interested, please email April Rossi at, I assume it's A, no, it's not. 154 00:19:52,590 --> 00:19:54,510 You don't have a mic, so okay, go ahead. 155 00:20:15,610 --> 00:20:21,970 Okay, so it's APRYL, which is April's way of, or her mother and father's way of spelling her name, 156 00:20:22,690 --> 00:20:28,710 dot, don't forget the dot, Rossi, R-O-S-S-I, and the rest is the usual 157 00:20:28,710 --> 00:20:44,250 wherehem.ma.k-12, no, sorry, wherehem.k-12.ma.us, I think that's all that April wants 158 00:20:44,250 --> 00:20:48,030 me to talk about for the moment, at least as it retains to policy reviews. 159 00:20:48,030 --> 00:21:00,530 So just as a reminder, the very first meeting is April, excuse me, October 8th at 4 p.m., and if you're an interested parent, please give April, send the April an email. 160 00:21:01,890 --> 00:21:03,010 Surfer in attendance search. 161 00:21:04,450 --> 00:21:04,930 Yes. 162 00:21:06,330 --> 00:21:18,250 So as Joyce mentioned, we are opening our search for a new superintendent, and I think we would all agree on the school committee that it's one of the most important jobs we have is to find a quality superintendent. 163 00:21:18,810 --> 00:21:22,670 We were fortunate last time, we're going to do our due diligence to be fortunate again. 164 00:21:23,250 --> 00:21:31,150 And we starting our search early in the fall, we'll be one of the first districts in the state looking for a superintendent. 165 00:21:31,150 --> 00:21:34,750 And so hopefully that will maximize our chances to find a quality candidate. 166 00:21:35,610 --> 00:21:40,710 We have set the dates, which I'll have Joyce go over in some of them in a minute for the actual meetings. 167 00:21:40,990 --> 00:21:44,930 But we've sent out an invitation to be on the Superintendent's Search Committee. 168 00:21:45,430 --> 00:21:50,330 That's going to be made up of 13 individuals representing teaching staff, 169 00:21:50,550 --> 00:21:55,950 administrators, central office, students, community members, town officials. 170 00:21:58,230 --> 00:22:05,510 So that went out via school email, it's going to be on Facebook, it's in Wehrham week right now as well. 171 00:22:05,990 --> 00:22:08,630 The deadline to apply is October 1st. 172 00:22:08,730 --> 00:22:15,550 I would encourage people to apply and to look at the time commitment, it's a substantial time commitment involved. 173 00:22:16,150 --> 00:22:20,010 What we're hopeful will get people that really care about Wehrham public schools. 174 00:22:20,010 --> 00:22:22,250 And the process to apply is what? 175 00:22:22,590 --> 00:22:29,610 It's to send a one or two paragraph explanation of what role you are and why you want to be on the search committee. 176 00:22:29,850 --> 00:22:36,230 To me and that again, that address, that link is available on everything that's been sent out. 177 00:22:37,270 --> 00:22:46,910 We're also sending out a survey to the entire Wehrham community that will go out on September 27th, and it will run through October 7th. 178 00:22:46,910 --> 00:22:54,230 And that will give people a chance to weigh in on what they're looking for in a superintendent for the weigh-in public schools. 179 00:22:54,910 --> 00:22:59,910 Joyce mentioned the focus group already, but I'll just reiterate that's on September 29th. 180 00:22:59,910 --> 00:23:02,070 That's a chance to give in-person input. 181 00:23:02,730 --> 00:23:10,170 So staff will be on September 29th in the afternoon at 2.30 in the high school library and community members, 182 00:23:11,770 --> 00:23:15,250 including parents and anyone else from the town who would like to show up. 183 00:23:15,250 --> 00:23:18,450 That'll be from 530-7 in the high school library. 184 00:23:19,650 --> 00:23:25,930 We are working with Sean Costello, the field rep from the Massachusetts Association of School Committees. 185 00:23:26,430 --> 00:23:32,090 He will run those focus groups and Joyce and I will be in attendance at those focus groups. 186 00:23:32,770 --> 00:23:36,750 And then we will make everything public, the survey results, and 187 00:23:37,990 --> 00:23:41,030 we'll be transparent as we can be in this process. 188 00:23:41,030 --> 00:23:48,790 And Joyce, maybe you want to share the actual meeting dates for the actual search committee work? 189 00:23:48,830 --> 00:23:49,890 Sure, I can do that. 190 00:23:50,530 --> 00:24:03,770 So the first meeting of the search committee will be on Wednesday, October 8th, that will be a meeting where we meet with Sean and we cover just the rules and regulations, the process of the search. 191 00:24:04,070 --> 00:24:04,710 Where and when? 192 00:24:05,770 --> 00:24:12,990 That will be at 5 p.m. I believe, and it will be in the conference room at Central Office. 193 00:24:13,290 --> 00:24:16,250 All of the meetings of the search committee will be in the conference room. 194 00:24:16,490 --> 00:24:21,410 I know you used the high school library last time, but there was some conflicts with that. 195 00:24:21,770 --> 00:24:25,710 So instead of being in different places, we're going to keep them all in the conference room. 196 00:24:26,850 --> 00:24:31,610 The next meeting will be on October 15th, and that's when we will screen the applications 197 00:24:31,610 --> 00:24:33,610 questions that we will have received by then. 198 00:24:35,030 --> 00:24:36,090 Also, five o'clock? 199 00:24:36,410 --> 00:24:37,390 Also, five o'clock. 200 00:24:38,130 --> 00:24:38,270 Mm-hmm. 201 00:24:39,390 --> 00:24:46,210 Thursday, October 23rd, is when we will select the final candidates. 202 00:24:47,830 --> 00:24:51,350 So, no candidates through the first three meetings, right? 203 00:24:51,770 --> 00:24:52,530 First, yes. 204 00:24:52,710 --> 00:24:54,250 No meeting with candidates, no. 205 00:24:54,630 --> 00:24:54,670 Okay. 206 00:24:54,890 --> 00:24:59,330 And in terms of people anticipating, I'm not, what do you anticipate? 207 00:24:59,330 --> 00:25:04,250 I know it's hard to predict five to what for the number five to what time 208 00:25:04,250 --> 00:25:09,750 Oh, sorry up to four hours up to four hours. So when we put out the announcement for the committee 209 00:25:10,370 --> 00:25:11,070 of course 210 00:25:11,750 --> 00:25:14,270 We're not hoping that it's four hours 211 00:25:14,830 --> 00:25:22,770 But we wanted to be up front and say that it could be right depending. Okay, um, and that's what another reason why we're starting up five 212 00:25:23,330 --> 00:25:25,110 so that people aren't out 213 00:25:25,110 --> 00:25:26,470 too late 214 00:25:28,950 --> 00:25:38,710 Then the 28th, the 29th, and the 30th have been set up as interview nights. 215 00:25:39,250 --> 00:25:41,930 So again, I'm sorry, I may have, I may have misspoke. 216 00:25:42,370 --> 00:25:45,690 So the interviews, the candidates will be selected on the 23rd. 217 00:25:45,750 --> 00:25:50,730 They will be interviewed on the 28th, the 29th, and the 30th by the search committee. 218 00:25:51,070 --> 00:25:56,450 Then the finalists will be put forward by the search committee. 219 00:25:56,450 --> 00:25:57,990 committee to the school committee. 220 00:25:58,330 --> 00:26:00,830 And that's November 6th. 221 00:26:01,230 --> 00:26:01,750 Yes. 222 00:26:02,610 --> 00:26:03,130 Okay. 223 00:26:04,030 --> 00:26:05,310 I had a regular school committee. 224 00:26:05,390 --> 00:26:09,370 So November 6th is a meeting of the whole school committee, correct? 225 00:26:10,170 --> 00:26:10,430 Okay. 226 00:26:10,890 --> 00:26:16,750 And how much is this, the 28, 29, and 30, should also be five o'clock at the moment? 227 00:26:17,130 --> 00:26:18,130 At the moment, yes. 228 00:26:18,170 --> 00:26:18,870 At the moment, yes. 229 00:26:19,350 --> 00:26:24,870 And be prepared for how many would you expect to be interviewing each night? 230 00:26:26,450 --> 00:26:35,670 Anish two to three two to three. Yeah, so and what are they told it'll be approximately an hour to allow an hour for the interview? 231 00:26:35,710 --> 00:26:44,390 Yes. That's my understanding. Okay. So it's two to three hours of the actual nights of the interview. Yes. Okay. 232 00:26:45,750 --> 00:26:54,630 Kevin, so how are you going to contact the town? Is it by mail or no through just through a way him week is the 233 00:26:55,710 --> 00:27:00,030 We'll put it on the Facebook page and the website, the school website as well, but the way 234 00:27:00,030 --> 00:27:03,090 hammocks the best way we can get it out to the public. 235 00:27:04,370 --> 00:27:04,450 Yeah. 236 00:27:04,770 --> 00:27:05,170 Thank you. 237 00:27:07,150 --> 00:27:07,590 Joyce. 238 00:27:09,970 --> 00:27:17,130 I just wanted to say that October 28th, 29th and 30th, October 29th could possibly be the 239 00:27:17,130 --> 00:27:23,410 second night of town meeting and we know that and we'll deal with it at the time as we 240 00:27:23,410 --> 00:27:28,570 need to. We all know sometimes time meeting is one night and sometimes it goes over so. 241 00:27:28,630 --> 00:27:36,370 At least it's not the April time meeting. Right. Right. Okay. And the only, Jamie, did we 242 00:27:36,370 --> 00:27:41,750 talk about an executive session on a separate night from the interview night? We did. 243 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:49,020 Prior to on the six. Okay. 244 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:55,600 So not on this calendar is an executive session of school committee prior to the interviews of the finalists. 245 00:27:56,800 --> 00:28:11,180 So prior to November 6th, possibly prior to the meeting on November 6th, possibly the day before, it would be just an executive session, it would be not something that's not here on the schedule, but something we would add on. 246 00:28:11,500 --> 00:28:17,320 And the purpose of the agenda for that would be determining the offer. 247 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:23,640 If we just be in preparation of the interviews of the finalists. 248 00:28:24,140 --> 00:28:28,600 So preparation of contract negotiations, not a new new personnel. 249 00:28:29,420 --> 00:28:31,960 Yeah, because we want to know who the individual is at that point. 250 00:28:31,980 --> 00:28:32,520 We won't. 251 00:28:32,820 --> 00:28:33,000 Okay. 252 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:39,340 So bottom line is your requesting of the chair, an executive session, either the day of or 253 00:28:39,340 --> 00:28:41,840 the day before November 6th. 254 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:41,980 Yes. 255 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:42,640 Okay. 256 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:43,380 Got that, Jamie? 257 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:44,340 Okay. 258 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:46,480 Alright. 259 00:28:46,480 --> 00:29:03,580 And then the only other piece that isn't on here, but it's hard to schedule, I mean there will be unless Jamie does have it on here because she usually has everything on here, but when it does come down to finalists, generally, there is a visit to another district. 260 00:29:05,340 --> 00:29:12,480 Yeah, we'll have to, we have to decide as a committee mask doesn't necessarily recommend that anymore, but they'll do what we want to do. 261 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:17,500 I'm surprised. We did it the last time. We did. And it wasn't just for the boat ride. 262 00:29:19,700 --> 00:29:26,340 So, and I mean no longer quote recommended. He just said that they found that it's a little 263 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:30,300 superfluous that sometimes you don't get as much information as you would hope. But he said, 264 00:29:30,340 --> 00:29:33,760 again, it's up to you as the committee. You decide that. We don't decide that. 265 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:38,760 I would categorize it as you never know what you're going to get on those visits. 266 00:29:39,380 --> 00:29:41,800 and sometimes that in prompt to stuff, 267 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:43,320 the next step for any of the stuff, 268 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:47,380 you're going in a detail that you would never get otherwise. 269 00:29:47,580 --> 00:29:48,440 I don't disagree. 270 00:29:49,900 --> 00:29:51,040 Well, we can decide that. 271 00:29:51,060 --> 00:29:53,060 Oh, but the bottom line is you two will decide it. 272 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:56,220 But who goes with you? 273 00:29:56,660 --> 00:29:58,460 It could be anybody who has the time 274 00:29:58,460 --> 00:29:59,920 who's on the selection committee. 275 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:28,560 Correct? I think it was the whole committee. Oh, it's the whole committee. The selection committee was the school committee. Yes, I've forgotten. Okay. So that's how you're going to say Roger. So we know what we're talking about. Once the finalists are chosen in the last superintendent search, there were two finalists. One was from where him and one was Dr. D'Andrea. He was from office vineyard. So we went to office vineyard and visited his district. So when we say visit to the district, that's what we mean. And then we visited where him is, you know, 276 00:30:30,020 --> 00:30:32,540 Maybe we'll ask Priscilla if she wants to come. 277 00:30:33,020 --> 00:30:34,920 So that's what we're talking about with visits. 278 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:41,260 And then also the day, November 6th, that would be the day of the interviews during that 279 00:30:41,260 --> 00:30:45,660 day, the candidates would also come to wear ham and visit our district. 280 00:30:46,220 --> 00:30:46,320 Right. 281 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:48,040 Yeah. 282 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:49,600 Okay. 283 00:30:51,700 --> 00:30:57,300 One of the problems, of course, is if it's an out-of-state candidate, could be quite a 284 00:30:57,300 --> 00:31:00,260 quite a problem, quite a process to visit. 285 00:31:01,260 --> 00:31:03,280 Well, cross-operate, if we need to. 286 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:04,320 Yes, exactly. 287 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:05,520 That's that border, if we have. 288 00:31:05,540 --> 00:31:06,040 Yeah, yeah. 289 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:07,400 Hopefully to be Hawaii. 290 00:31:08,180 --> 00:31:09,040 Yeah, exactly. 291 00:31:10,100 --> 00:31:10,220 Yeah. 292 00:31:10,700 --> 00:31:11,740 So, do you good, Joyce? 293 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:12,820 Kevin? 294 00:31:12,820 --> 00:31:13,340 Thanks a lot. 295 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:13,580 Good. 296 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:14,180 I'll say. 297 00:31:14,420 --> 00:31:14,620 OK. 298 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:22,940 So the only other thing on this agenda, oh, 299 00:31:23,060 --> 00:31:25,180 we have to revote on the meeting calendar. 300 00:31:25,180 --> 00:31:35,920 We approved the revision to the calendar specifically related to November 6th, 20th, and actually two items on the 20th. 301 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:43,800 Technically, we need to vote to make sure that what we agreed to last meeting, we still agreed to. 302 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:52,340 So I'll take a motion to approve the superintendent finalist on November 6th at our usual time. 303 00:31:52,340 --> 00:31:55,300 And there may or may not be an executive session that night. 304 00:31:55,780 --> 00:32:00,900 The budget workshop on November 20th, which will be in the Superintendents conference 305 00:32:00,900 --> 00:32:03,120 room at 830 until whenever. 306 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:12,500 And then that evening will be the buzzard presentation to the school committee plus the annual strategic 307 00:32:12,500 --> 00:32:19,400 and improvement plan presentations by the principals and directors. 308 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:26,020 So I will take a motion to approve those really three dates. 309 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:28,140 So moved. 310 00:32:29,020 --> 00:32:29,580 I have a second. 311 00:32:31,460 --> 00:32:34,060 Any discussion? All those in favor? 312 00:32:34,780 --> 00:32:34,960 Aye. 313 00:32:35,420 --> 00:32:35,920 Opposed? 314 00:32:36,060 --> 00:32:36,480 abstain? 315 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:37,800 4-0-0. 316 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:38,600 Okay. 317 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:40,560 Now, the mass resolutions. 318 00:32:41,220 --> 00:32:46,800 For those watching, and maybe even for Roger, because this is his first mass resolution process, 319 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:54,640 One of the things that the annual conference, which has been in Hyannis for as long as 320 00:32:54,640 --> 00:33:03,700 I can remember, does is it gets from either the Board of Directors of Mask or from individual 321 00:33:04,220 --> 00:33:12,960 school committees, things that they think ought to be on the lobbying agenda for mask. 322 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:19,860 And in many ways, one of the most important things Mask does is lobby the state legislature 323 00:33:19,860 --> 00:33:25,500 and, of course, keep us informed about changes to the laws that the legislature makes. 324 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:32,900 In this particular case, we are not being given any new resolutions. 325 00:33:33,060 --> 00:33:42,320 We are being given six existing resolutions which will expire at the end of this 326 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:48,900 school year, I guess, would be accurate to say, and this is surprising because there 327 00:33:48,900 --> 00:33:56,280 are no new resolutions, but these resolutions are required to be reauthorized, or else 328 00:33:56,280 --> 00:34:01,700 the mask is no longer being asked to lobby in favor of them. 329 00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:08,860 And let's face it, some of these resolutions are really difficult lobbying efforts, and 330 00:34:08,860 --> 00:34:13,640 And others will probably be things that the legislature are excited about taking up. 331 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,060 So I will do this relatively quickly. 332 00:34:16,540 --> 00:34:22,500 Keep in mind what you're being asked is not whether you, so to speak, whether you love the resolution. 333 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:32,080 But whether you want the resolution to continue to be lobbied for by the mass board of directors and it's staff. 334 00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:35,400 I will not read all the warehouses. 335 00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:43,400 I know you'd be disappointed to hear that, but the first one, the rationale for this, 336 00:34:43,660 --> 00:34:50,620 and I'll even give you a, what I'll call an executive summary, there is something called 337 00:34:50,620 --> 00:34:52,580 the Special Education Reserve Fund. 338 00:34:53,140 --> 00:34:59,180 Think of it as the school district having a stabilization fund just the way the town 339 00:34:59,180 --> 00:35:08,260 has one, except that this is specifically for unexpected expenses associated with educating 340 00:35:08,260 --> 00:35:09,800 special education students. 341 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:12,440 The law is somewhat complicated. 342 00:35:12,900 --> 00:35:19,160 It has to be approved to be brought into existence, then to put money in and to take money 343 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:19,520 out. 344 00:35:19,740 --> 00:35:22,300 It's all a fairly bureaucratic process. 345 00:35:23,180 --> 00:35:25,820 And to my knowledge, we've never taken any money out. 346 00:35:25,820 --> 00:35:34,000 But this, what this does, this says it wants to raise the percentage of net school spending 347 00:35:35,940 --> 00:35:41,800 from that can be put into this fund from 2 percent to 5 percent. 348 00:35:42,240 --> 00:35:52,440 Now, to put that in perspective, we currently have $100,000 in this fund, which is 0.25 percent 349 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:55,900 of our net school spending according to our finance director. 350 00:35:56,380 --> 00:35:59,000 So we're not fully taking advantage of it. 351 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:04,320 Of course, it allows you to, you have to have some extra money to put into it, 352 00:36:04,340 --> 00:36:08,480 which is always an issue, and you have to anticipate that, and then, of course, 353 00:36:08,580 --> 00:36:10,440 it has to be approved to go in there. 354 00:36:10,900 --> 00:36:17,260 But given the fact that we have so little, it does seem to me that it makes sense for us 355 00:36:17,260 --> 00:36:19,760 to think about this as we get towards the end of the year. 356 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:26,320 Having said all that, whether it's 2% or 5% is not particularly relevant to us. 357 00:36:26,620 --> 00:36:33,200 So if we're saying to keep lobbying, we're really doing it on behalf, more on behalf of 358 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:36,280 a general principle, rather than for wherehem itself. 359 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:40,460 Did I sufficiently confuse everybody, or does that all make sense? 360 00:36:41,240 --> 00:36:42,140 That makes sense. 361 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:42,960 Yes? 362 00:36:43,580 --> 00:36:43,760 No. 363 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:44,720 Okay. 364 00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:50,360 Think of a year, think of a year, we're not allowed to have a savings account, okay? 365 00:36:50,660 --> 00:36:55,900 In fact, we just gave 300,000 to the back to the town, is that a correct number? 366 00:36:56,120 --> 00:36:58,080 I think it was a 120,000. 367 00:36:58,100 --> 00:37:00,700 Sorry, 120,000, good, okay? 368 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:06,800 So we gave 120,000 back to the town at the end of the year because we didn't, we actually 369 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:08,240 didn't spend it, okay? 370 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:11,660 Which is a tiny percentage of the total budget, but we did. 371 00:37:11,660 --> 00:37:17,760 In theory, we could have taken that 120,000 and put it into a savings account, but it's 372 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:19,420 a very special savings account. 373 00:37:20,020 --> 00:37:26,800 It's a savings account that can only be spent on special education students when we have 374 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:29,140 extraordinary expenses, okay. 375 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:34,480 Right now we have, as I said, .25% of our budget in. 376 00:37:35,380 --> 00:37:40,420 You can theoretically go up to 2%, this lobbying says we can go up to 5%. 377 00:37:40,420 --> 00:37:42,880 I don't feel strongly about this one way or the other, 378 00:37:43,060 --> 00:37:45,940 frankly, I think 2% is a fairly big number. 379 00:37:46,260 --> 00:37:48,820 5% would be quite a luxury to have, 380 00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:50,760 but I don't want to influence anybody. 381 00:37:52,660 --> 00:37:54,040 What's everybody's pleasure? 382 00:37:54,300 --> 00:37:57,620 Should this be continued to have masked lobby 383 00:37:57,620 --> 00:38:00,860 to have it raised from 2% to 5%. 384 00:38:00,860 --> 00:38:01,980 How about discussion? 385 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:06,400 I would say, if we were just talking about Wareham, 386 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:25,380 that the where him the town of where him supports the where him schools in such a way like like you said we put that 100,000 in there many years ago and we've never touched it and I think that the town and we are we where him already has room to put more in you said only 387 00:38:25,380 --> 00:38:27,120 We were at 0.25 percent. 388 00:38:27,140 --> 00:38:27,660 Three times more. 389 00:38:27,820 --> 00:38:28,180 Yeah. 390 00:38:28,940 --> 00:38:35,320 So if we were speaking strictly for where him, I would say, I would say that we don't need 391 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:39,720 to support it because the town supports the schools. 392 00:38:40,440 --> 00:38:45,380 My counter-argument for not a strong one is since we have such a high percentage of our 393 00:38:45,380 --> 00:38:51,120 students who are spent, the odds of us having extraordinary expenses are therefore that much 394 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:51,520 higher. 395 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:56,420 So, in that sense, this is an ideal savings account for a place like WAN. 396 00:38:56,840 --> 00:38:57,600 Well, that's true. 397 00:38:57,940 --> 00:39:03,960 But then we'd be asking the town not only to fund our budget in the way that we ask them to every year, 398 00:39:04,020 --> 00:39:11,740 based on actual numbers that we're spending, and also, oh, and give us this more money over here just in case. 399 00:39:12,180 --> 00:39:14,940 And the kind of argument to that is they do the same thing already. 400 00:39:15,460 --> 00:39:20,560 They have a large stabilization fund which they have, and I approve totally of what they've done, 401 00:39:20,560 --> 00:39:26,400 which they pour money into so that when they have extraordinary expenses on the town-wide level 402 00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:30,820 they have money to spend. So it would be difficult for them to argue against us because they do 403 00:39:30,820 --> 00:39:39,120 the same thing. They do. But then they also, you know, we've, they also, not only with the budget, 404 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:47,860 but with free cash, we're able to... Yes, absolutely. And we don't get the luxury of free cash. Yes. 405 00:39:47,860 --> 00:39:47,940 Yes. 406 00:39:48,660 --> 00:39:54,260 But I don't see the harm in asking them to continue lobbying to the general principle of 407 00:39:54,260 --> 00:39:54,520 this. 408 00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:55,500 Generally no. 409 00:39:55,740 --> 00:39:56,960 And yes, I agree. 410 00:39:57,880 --> 00:39:58,060 Roger? 411 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:03,720 So you say drop the lobbying. 412 00:40:04,860 --> 00:40:05,020 Yes. 413 00:40:05,660 --> 00:40:05,820 Right. 414 00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:06,340 Okay. 415 00:40:06,780 --> 00:40:10,480 So I think I'm hearing two yeses, a no. 416 00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:16,660 And just because in principle, I like the idea of I'm a fiscal conservative. 417 00:40:16,660 --> 00:40:21,180 So, the idea of a savings account for the school district is for something that represents 418 00:40:21,180 --> 00:40:25,880 a third, almost a third of our students makes a tremendous amount of sense, even though 419 00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:30,060 I suspect we're never going to have a chance to do much about putting money in. 420 00:40:30,440 --> 00:40:37,560 So, I'm going to vote yes, so that means we will continue to ask them to lobby for resolution 421 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:39,520 number two. 422 00:40:40,500 --> 00:40:41,000 One. 423 00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:41,680 Two. 424 00:40:42,180 --> 00:40:42,620 Let's get one. 425 00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:43,660 I skipped one. 426 00:40:43,940 --> 00:40:44,140 Oh. 427 00:40:44,360 --> 00:40:44,780 Thank you. 428 00:40:44,780 --> 00:40:55,820 Yes. Okay. All right. This is the rationale for this one. It has to do with having 429 00:40:55,820 --> 00:41:03,580 sanctuary laws that specifically apply to transgender students and specifically as it relates 430 00:41:03,580 --> 00:41:12,500 to their, to HIPAA, which is, of course, privacy, discrimination, mental health and medical 431 00:41:12,500 --> 00:41:21,220 local care. I don't want to get political. This is specifically oriented towards families 432 00:41:21,220 --> 00:41:28,540 not to the children themselves. So in my mind, these families should have these rights. 433 00:41:28,980 --> 00:41:33,680 So my feeling is, unless someone can point out something that I'm missing, that we should 434 00:41:33,680 --> 00:41:36,400 be saying yes to this. Any other thoughts? 435 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:46,940 I voted yes when we first discussed it so yes Kevin yes Roger oh okay sorry 436 00:41:46,940 --> 00:42:01,760 Roger but it looks like it's a yes all right number three relates to so 437 00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:08,420 So right now it turns out there's a law that doesn't allow teachers and school committee members 438 00:42:08,420 --> 00:42:15,020 to be appointed to the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. 439 00:42:16,020 --> 00:42:24,320 This is denying that Board, it seems to me, expertise that might be valuable, but I'll shut up and let other people talk. 440 00:42:26,740 --> 00:42:27,300 But- 441 00:42:28,740 --> 00:42:33,160 I voted yes on this one the first time, too, so I mean, so, as did I? 442 00:42:33,460 --> 00:42:34,300 I don't see, yes. 443 00:42:34,740 --> 00:42:38,640 Okay. That's a yes, no matter what I say, so that makes it easy. 444 00:42:39,620 --> 00:42:41,860 That was number three. 445 00:42:44,020 --> 00:42:44,500 All right. 446 00:42:45,340 --> 00:42:52,320 Number four, its entitled Preserving Local Governance of Massachusetts Schools, 447 00:42:52,320 --> 00:42:56,020 it specifically relates to the fact that under the law, 448 00:42:56,020 --> 00:42:59,260 are massive, desi can take over a school district. 449 00:43:00,140 --> 00:43:03,200 And they have done so, most recently, 450 00:43:04,060 --> 00:43:06,960 Lawrence in 2011, Holyoke in 2015, 451 00:43:08,140 --> 00:43:10,560 and Southbridge in 2016. 452 00:43:11,380 --> 00:43:15,860 But this, once, mass to do is lobby 453 00:43:15,860 --> 00:43:18,920 that they should only be able to take over these school districts 454 00:43:18,920 --> 00:43:20,640 for a maximum of three years. 455 00:43:21,500 --> 00:43:24,280 And I guess the logic is, you're either going 456 00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:25,960 to fix it in three years or you're not. 457 00:43:27,500 --> 00:43:30,700 And I'm skeptical about desi's ability 458 00:43:30,700 --> 00:43:33,640 to fix any school district, even if they had 10 years, 459 00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:35,220 for a variety of reasons. 460 00:43:35,920 --> 00:43:38,800 I think it's an extremely difficult thing to do. 461 00:43:39,860 --> 00:43:41,960 But how do people feel about this one? 462 00:43:44,040 --> 00:43:47,360 I think the research shows that when schools 463 00:43:47,360 --> 00:43:50,460 put into receivership like this, it hasn't really 464 00:43:50,460 --> 00:43:51,400 improved it too much. 465 00:43:51,700 --> 00:43:54,880 So sadly, I say keep it with the local after two years. 466 00:43:54,880 --> 00:43:55,960 I think it's three. 467 00:43:56,280 --> 00:43:56,600 Oh, three. 468 00:43:56,780 --> 00:43:56,940 Okay. 469 00:43:56,940 --> 00:43:57,600 Yeah, three years. 470 00:43:57,720 --> 00:44:01,720 So this means they have to give it back to local governance in three years. 471 00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:02,240 Joyce? 472 00:44:02,620 --> 00:44:02,900 I agree. 473 00:44:03,620 --> 00:44:04,020 Yeah. 474 00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:05,000 I say yes. 475 00:44:05,480 --> 00:44:05,780 Okay. 476 00:44:06,100 --> 00:44:06,740 That's a yes. 477 00:44:07,180 --> 00:44:07,740 unanimous. 478 00:44:08,860 --> 00:44:09,920 Where is that? 479 00:44:10,680 --> 00:44:12,420 That was number four. 480 00:44:13,860 --> 00:44:14,900 Financial literacy. 481 00:44:15,660 --> 00:44:16,020 Okay. 482 00:44:16,240 --> 00:44:17,180 Number five. 483 00:44:20,220 --> 00:44:22,480 Personal financial literacy education. 484 00:44:23,360 --> 00:44:27,080 I know I'm going to say what I think because I'm passionate. 485 00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:35,220 Bottom line is they want financial literacy to be part of, does it actually say high school? 486 00:44:36,540 --> 00:44:44,220 But bottom line is the school district's curriculum and I don't know what percentage of school 487 00:44:44,220 --> 00:44:44,940 districts have it. 488 00:44:45,100 --> 00:44:51,200 I know we do, thankfully, so this wouldn't directly affect us. 489 00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:58,660 It would just say to other school districts that don't think it's important to do it by state, by state rule law. 490 00:44:59,160 --> 00:44:59,820 So, choice. 491 00:45:00,300 --> 00:45:09,020 Yes. Kevin? Yes. Yes. Yes. Okay. We are, yes. I think we have one more. 492 00:45:13,160 --> 00:45:14,940 And the last one is, 493 00:45:16,020 --> 00:45:27,220 well, this doesn't, this doesn't apply to us. It's an establishment of a, of a fund to support 494 00:45:27,220 --> 00:45:34,780 regional school assessments which I'm so much sympathetic to I'm tempted to to 495 00:45:34,780 --> 00:45:39,520 ask the superintendent what he thinks because you are a part of a 496 00:45:39,520 --> 00:45:46,820 regional school so would you like to opine on the narrative of students 497 00:45:49,150 --> 00:45:50,610 by each 498 00:45:50,610 --> 00:45:54,930 town there can be shifts and you can have a significant change in the 499 00:45:54,930 --> 00:45:58,790 assessment impact on the assessment formula is always based on students right 500 00:45:58,790 --> 00:46:08,730 Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. So I think it's a good idea. Yeah. And that makes sense. Any other thoughts? 501 00:46:09,890 --> 00:46:13,670 Not particularly relevant to us, but on principle, how should we? 502 00:46:14,650 --> 00:46:20,790 We're sure I abstained the first time because I didn't know enough about regional assessments, 503 00:46:20,790 --> 00:46:23,170 but based on what Dr. D'Andre said, I'll say yes. 504 00:46:23,930 --> 00:46:27,830 Yes? Yes? Yes? Yes? Yes? Yes. Yes. Okay. 505 00:46:30,730 --> 00:46:33,730 Kevin, I deserve extra points. I didn't read a single letter. 506 00:46:34,870 --> 00:46:37,950 Or even the rationale. Okay. 507 00:46:38,310 --> 00:46:41,750 I will report back, or maybe Jamie will report back to April, 508 00:46:42,310 --> 00:46:43,810 that she gets to support. 509 00:46:44,350 --> 00:46:48,310 Now, the one caveat we do say to our representative, 510 00:46:48,590 --> 00:46:52,370 if new information comes out that influences our decision, 511 00:46:52,370 --> 00:46:56,950 And we trust her to change our vote, but to report back to us 512 00:46:56,950 --> 00:47:00,470 and so we can berate her if she's done a terrible thing. 513 00:47:01,410 --> 00:47:02,870 So Jamie, you'll let April know. 514 00:47:03,950 --> 00:47:04,150 OK. 515 00:47:05,990 --> 00:47:09,730 I believe it or not, I think that is the agenda for this evening. 516 00:47:10,250 --> 00:47:12,630 I have no idea whether I'm setting a record or not, 517 00:47:12,810 --> 00:47:13,390 probably not. 518 00:47:14,930 --> 00:47:16,870 But I'm happy if I am. 519 00:47:17,290 --> 00:47:19,430 Does anybody else have anything else they would like 520 00:47:19,430 --> 00:47:21,790 to bring before the committee? 521 00:47:21,790 --> 00:47:26,930 including Priscilla. You good? Roger? You're good? 522 00:47:28,670 --> 00:47:29,370 Yes, good. 523 00:47:29,650 --> 00:47:31,230 Okay, I'll take a motion to adjourn. 524 00:47:31,790 --> 00:47:32,430 So moved. 525 00:47:32,870 --> 00:47:33,550 I have a second. 526 00:47:33,910 --> 00:47:34,110 Second. 527 00:47:34,730 --> 00:47:35,410 We're adjourned.