1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:07,120 I'd like to call to order the Winrip 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,120 School Committee meeting of Monday, 3 00:00:09,120 --> 00:00:11,840 August 10th, 2026 at 6 p.m. This meeting 4 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:13,440 is being held in the Harvey hearing room 5 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:15,920 at town hall 1 square and it is being 6 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,080 televised live. May I have a roll call, 7 00:00:18,080 --> 00:00:21,199 please? Mury, 8 00:00:21,199 --> 00:00:24,160 Miss Cubic, here 9 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,429 >> present. 10 00:00:27,439 --> 00:00:32,640 Please rise for the Mr. Julian 11 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,640 to the flag of the United States of 12 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,040 America and to the republic for which it 13 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,680 stands. One nation under God, 14 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:40,559 indivisible, [clears throat] 15 00:00:40,559 --> 00:00:43,040 with liberty and justice for all. 16 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,280 >> Thank you. Like to open the floor for 17 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:49,750 public comment. [snorts] 18 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:51,520 » Kids only. Do we have the kids only? 19 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:53,039 >> Do we have any written? We 20 00:00:53,039 --> 00:00:55,199 >> do not. 21 00:00:55,199 --> 00:00:57,360 >> Uh thank you. We have no delegates or 22 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,280 voting. Motion to approve the minutes of 23 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,559 July 13th, 206 24 00:01:02,559 --> 00:01:07,280 by second by Miss. Any discussion? 25 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,040 All those in favor? 26 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,159 >> Any close or extension? 27 00:01:12,159 --> 00:01:13,680 I have a motion to approve the minutes 28 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,799 of July 27th, 2026. Motion second. 29 00:01:16,799 --> 00:01:18,960 Motion by Mr. Second by Miss Cubic. Any 30 00:01:18,960 --> 00:01:22,560 discussion? All those in favor? I 31 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,230 >> abstension. 32 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:27,840 And I have a motion to approve warrant 33 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:29,600 SBW27-2 34 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,700 in the amount of 395,421.79 [cough] 35 00:01:31,700 --> 00:01:35,670 [clears throat] 36 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:37,600 by Mr. Marti. Second by Mr. Carington. 37 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,600 Any discussion? I have a roll call, 38 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,360 please. Sparrows. 39 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:42,159 >> Yes. 40 00:01:42,159 --> 00:01:42,799 >> Cubic. 41 00:01:42,799 --> 00:01:44,240 >> Yes. 42 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:45,200 >> Mr. Carson, 43 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:46,399 >> yes. Mr. 44 00:01:46,399 --> 00:01:48,720 >> Yes. 45 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:50,159 >> Says thank you. I have a motion to 46 00:01:50,159 --> 00:01:54,399 approve pay payroll warrant SPW27-2 47 00:01:54,399 --> 00:01:58,310 in the amount of $260,1940. 48 00:01:58,320 --> 00:01:58,960 » Motion 49 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:00,960 >> second. Motion to hear. Second by Miss 50 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,600 Cubic. Any discussion? Can I have a roll 51 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,200 call, please? Miss Barrow. 52 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:06,159 >> Yes. Miss Cubic. 53 00:02:06,159 --> 00:02:08,800 >> Yes. 54 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,720 >> Mr. Much Petri. 55 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,680 >> Yes. Um we have seven several buildings 56 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:15,760 and grounds requests. We have a request 57 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:17,440 from the Winthre High School class of 58 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,160 2028. They would like to use the ATC 59 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,120 driveway on 8:15 for a car wash from 10 60 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,319 to 1. May I have a motion to approve? 61 00:02:26,319 --> 00:02:28,560 >> Second. Motion by Mr. Purton, second by 62 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,720 Miss Burrows. Any discussion? 63 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,480 >> All those in favor? 64 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:36,080 >> Any opposed or abstension? 65 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,000 >> We have a request from Winre Gymnastics 66 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,680 Academy to use the Winthre High School 67 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,640 Gymnasium on 312 and the gymnasium and 68 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:45,920 auditorium on March 13th and 14th. Um 69 00:02:45,920 --> 00:02:47,760 the 12th is evening and the 13th and 70 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:49,519 14th are full day for the St. Patrick's 71 00:02:49,519 --> 00:02:51,680 Day invitational. May I have a motion to 72 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,080 approve? Motion second. Motion by Miss 73 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:55,680 Cub second by Miss Burrows. Any 74 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,480 discussion? All those in favor? 75 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,800 >> Any oppose or abstension? 76 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,200 Thank you. And we have a request for 77 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:04,879 four kids only for a future rental 78 00:03:04,879 --> 00:03:07,519 agreement, but I don't have um dates or 79 00:03:07,519 --> 00:03:09,519 details. Would you like to provide us 80 00:03:09,519 --> 00:03:11,840 with information? 81 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:15,440 Hi everyone. I'm Brianna Flannry. For 82 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,440 those of you who don't know me, I am the 83 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:18,879 new executive director for Kids Only 84 00:03:18,879 --> 00:03:20,640 After School. Uh Debbie, who you all 85 00:03:20,640 --> 00:03:22,879 know, um who has founded and has 86 00:03:22,879 --> 00:03:24,480 provided uh been our executive director 87 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,560 for the past 40 plus years, has recently 88 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,959 transitioned into a part-time role um in 89 00:03:28,959 --> 00:03:30,560 her retirement. So, we're really excited 90 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:32,400 for her. Uh first, just wanted to say 91 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,239 thank you so much for our partnership 92 00:03:34,239 --> 00:03:36,480 over the years and for always sharing, 93 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,720 you know, space with us um through 94 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,239 agreements over the years. We currently 95 00:03:40,239 --> 00:03:42,159 are at the Gorman Fort Banks School. We 96 00:03:42,159 --> 00:03:43,760 also have our facility here across the 97 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,480 street at 233. Um, and we've been 98 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,239 operating at the Gorman Fort Banks with 99 00:03:48,239 --> 00:03:51,360 an enrollment of between 55 and 60 100 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,599 children a day. Uh, what we're finding 101 00:03:53,599 --> 00:03:55,599 now is that the need in this community 102 00:03:55,599 --> 00:03:57,599 uh is much greater than before. 103 00:03:57,599 --> 00:03:59,280 Families, I think, are getting going 104 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,200 back to work and and more families are 105 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,040 in need of care. So, looking at the 106 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:04,799 school year ahead, we have more families 107 00:04:04,799 --> 00:04:07,280 in need of programming. Um and in such 108 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,280 I've been talking with Miss Reynolds and 109 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,360 um with Miss Howard about the potential 110 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,760 of um utilizing some more space in the 111 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:15,120 school. So just trying to see what that 112 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:16,479 could look like in order to serve more 113 00:04:16,479 --> 00:04:18,880 families, make sure that all families in 114 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:20,000 this community in need of out of 115 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,160 schooltime care have access to it. Um 116 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:23,840 we're already maxing out our facility 117 00:04:23,840 --> 00:04:25,759 across the street. So it's not like we 118 00:04:25,759 --> 00:04:28,000 can serve more kids there. Um and I 119 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,360 think families want to stay inside the 120 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,080 school that the kids love and um not get 121 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,000 on a school bus and have to leave. So 122 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,280 just looking to, you know, have 123 00:04:35,280 --> 00:04:37,600 conversation about opportunities in in 124 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,840 that school building um and most 125 00:04:39,840 --> 00:04:41,040 importantly to be able to continue 126 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:42,560 partnering in whatever way we can to 127 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,000 expand learning and support families 128 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,080 here in the town. So just thank you very 129 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:46,560 much. 130 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,800 >> Thank you, Briana. Um so we talk all the 131 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,120 time, [laughter] you know, every year. 132 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,320 Um, so we've operated um, you know, when 133 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,360 I first came back to 10 years ago now. 134 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,440 Um, and then COVID hit and we weren't 135 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,759 doing uh, any afterchool programs for a 136 00:05:01,759 --> 00:05:03,840 little while and prior to that we were 137 00:05:03,840 --> 00:05:05,759 operating on a rental agreement. I 138 00:05:05,759 --> 00:05:08,720 believe John Mero um, had designed that 139 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,280 rental agreement, most recent one um, 140 00:05:11,280 --> 00:05:13,280 prior to me coming on. So, we've been 141 00:05:13,280 --> 00:05:15,840 operating um off of that, making some 142 00:05:15,840 --> 00:05:18,320 adjustments uh as we've gone on in terms 143 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,479 of the number one thing, which is the 144 00:05:20,479 --> 00:05:22,479 cost of the custodial overtime because 145 00:05:22,479 --> 00:05:24,080 of the custodial agreement when there's 146 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:25,520 rentals in the building. a specific 147 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,320 language in their um in their contract. 148 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,320 And because the building is open until 149 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,520 6:00 uh every day during the school year 150 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,080 and then uh during the summer, there are 151 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:37,840 students in the building all summer long 152 00:05:37,840 --> 00:05:39,360 with the exception of the couple of 153 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:40,560 weeks and we work very closely with the 154 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,960 custodial staff um to make sure that 155 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:46,560 they have ample time to clean. Um so as 156 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,039 you know as we've moved forward and now 157 00:05:49,039 --> 00:05:50,720 where there may be some additional 158 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,840 rental use and um if you recall there 159 00:05:53,840 --> 00:05:56,639 have been discussions uh before at the 160 00:05:56,639 --> 00:05:58,800 school committee level in terms of what 161 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,400 are we charging, how are we figuring 162 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,000 that out. Um so at this point in time it 163 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,440 would be my suggestion that um you know 164 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,600 buildings and grounds take a look at the 165 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,160 current agreement um get some gather 166 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:13,520 some information from me and the 167 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:16,560 custodial staff around um building use 168 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,120 be able to explain um what they're 169 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,919 looking for as well as be able to 170 00:06:21,919 --> 00:06:24,000 explain from the school district side 171 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,080 the limitations we have and why we have 172 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:27,919 limitations of certain space within our 173 00:06:27,919 --> 00:06:29,280 buildings. So, if you think about all 174 00:06:29,280 --> 00:06:32,160 the buildings, high school is used until 175 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,039 9:00 at night many nights um with uh 176 00:06:35,039 --> 00:06:37,520 athletics and after school co-curricular 177 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,319 activities. The coming school um 178 00:06:40,319 --> 00:06:42,080 operates with the Spark program over 179 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,880 there until 6:00 p.m. Um so, we don't 180 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,520 have a lot of extra space in our 181 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:49,440 buildings for some of the carryover. So, 182 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,160 we've used the Gorman for Banks gym uh 183 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,520 carryover for um cheerleading, some 184 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:58,720 cheerleading. We've also had to um have 185 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:00,800 worked and and happy to work with parks 186 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,039 and wreck when they had some overflow. 187 00:07:03,039 --> 00:07:05,039 We have parks and w al also using the 188 00:07:05,039 --> 00:07:07,520 gym here. We've had a really strong 189 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,599 wrestling program that the community has 190 00:07:09,599 --> 00:07:12,160 bought into um that has uh been 191 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,639 utilizing our buildings and we also have 192 00:07:14,639 --> 00:07:17,440 Winarch that utilizes the Fort Bank 193 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,919 school. So, we work closely with FKO to 194 00:07:19,919 --> 00:07:22,639 sort of um share that space on those 195 00:07:22,639 --> 00:07:25,680 dates, especially for um some of our 196 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:27,199 athletic programs when we needed our 197 00:07:27,199 --> 00:07:29,520 co-curricular programs. So, Kristen and 198 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:31,520 I are um Kristen is the building based 199 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,080 manager of that building. She does have 200 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,319 opinions and thoughts. Um for years, 201 00:07:36,319 --> 00:07:38,080 we've talked about the use of classroom 202 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,560 space. That's always a slippery slope 203 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,120 with our teachers. um you know because 204 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,199 of the amount of time they stay after 205 00:07:45,199 --> 00:07:46,639 school and what do they do after school 206 00:07:46,639 --> 00:07:48,319 in preparation of their classroom for 207 00:07:48,319 --> 00:07:50,479 the next day. Um oftentimes there's 208 00:07:50,479 --> 00:07:52,000 materials and supplies that are put out 209 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:53,360 for the next day as the teachers 210 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,360 preparing. So then if other people are 211 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,440 utilizing those class those individual 212 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,960 classrooms um usually it's an issue 213 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:02,720 whether it's is an issue or it's not an 214 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,599 issue it's an issue. Um so Kristen and I 215 00:08:05,599 --> 00:08:08,639 have been having those conversations. Um 216 00:08:08,639 --> 00:08:11,120 and then there's always the custodial 217 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,000 cleaning schedules. Um Gman Banks is not 218 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,879 in a building as you know. We've had 219 00:08:16,879 --> 00:08:19,759 quite a bit of uh you know building 220 00:08:19,759 --> 00:08:21,680 level issues that we've been adhering to 221 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,080 and keeping up with. Um so they also 222 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,720 have some input into it. Um they're also 223 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,520 the people that do the uh extra work. So 224 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:31,440 they enjoy the overtime component that 225 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:33,680 comes with it because they do get an 226 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:37,039 overtime. they get a building uh rate uh 227 00:08:37,039 --> 00:08:39,279 to do that over time. So, it certainly 228 00:08:39,279 --> 00:08:41,200 is beneficial to them and they do enjoy 229 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,760 that. So, I do think um gather putting 230 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:45,120 that information before the buildings 231 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,279 and grounds committee so that you all 232 00:08:47,279 --> 00:08:49,279 can make a decision on how you would 233 00:08:49,279 --> 00:08:50,880 like it to look and that the rental 234 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,279 agreement obviously we're the property 235 00:08:53,279 --> 00:08:58,880 owners for lack of better terms so that uh rental agreement would be an 236 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,200 updated um and more inclusive of the 237 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:02,240 school committee's thoughts and 238 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,800 opinions. And so Brianna and I talked 239 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,360 today and I said we have public comment. 240 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:08,399 That's the only time you're allowed to 241 00:09:08,399 --> 00:09:10,160 speak but it's on the agenda. They might 242 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:13,279 ask you if you want to speak. Um so uh 243 00:09:13,279 --> 00:09:20,000 that is why she came tonight along with Chris Crombie who is also a 244 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:20,959 >> director of operations. 245 00:09:20,959 --> 00:09:23,120 Correct. I can't 246 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:24,720 say enough about the flexibility. We 247 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:26,160 have conversations all the time. 248 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:27,920 Sometimes we agree, sometimes we agree 249 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:29,839 to disagree. Sometimes we feel bad and 250 00:09:29,839 --> 00:09:31,440 we're sad about the decisions that we 251 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:34,880 make. Um but it it is you know it's not 252 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:36,959 a winter public schools program. So 253 00:09:36,959 --> 00:09:38,800 those programs always you know do come 254 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,200 first in terms of the decision-m tree. 255 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:44,640 So um those thoughts that I had a 256 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:45,120 question. 257 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:45,519 >> Sure. 258 00:09:45,519 --> 00:09:48,399 >> Um so you said there's 50 to 60 kids in 259 00:09:48,399 --> 00:09:51,920 there at the at the GF location. Is that 260 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:53,279 for the expansion? Is it because there's 261 00:09:53,279 --> 00:09:55,760 a long wait list that of of kids and 262 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:57,440 families that need it or 263 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,680 >> Yeah. So we currently have a license uh 264 00:09:59,680 --> 00:10:00,800 we're licensed through the department of 265 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:02,160 early education care and we hold a 266 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:04,959 license to serve 65 children. Uh right 267 00:10:04,959 --> 00:10:06,640 now we have a weight list of over 40 268 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,959 kids beyond that 65 number who want to 269 00:10:08,959 --> 00:10:10,880 stay with us after school at the gor 270 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:13,440 banks. So in order to serve more 271 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,920 children, we need to expand our capacity 272 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,399 with our lensure which they will come 273 00:10:18,399 --> 00:10:20,079 out want to see what spaces we're using, 274 00:10:20,079 --> 00:10:21,680 make sure it's safe for the children, 275 00:10:21,680 --> 00:10:23,360 that we have enough space to operate a 276 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,519 4-hour program for kids to do a variety 277 00:10:25,519 --> 00:10:28,800 of activities and not be in large groups 278 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,519 um all day long. So yeah, we'd love to 279 00:10:31,519 --> 00:10:32,240 be able to serve. 280 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:34,079 >> There's a square footage component that 281 00:10:34,079 --> 00:10:36,560 they in terms of lensure. Let's resume 282 00:10:36,560 --> 00:10:37,680 the conversation through the buildings 283 00:10:37,680 --> 00:10:39,360 and grounds subcommittee and we'll put 284 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:40,800 this back on the agenda once we have 285 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:42,079 more information and the billings and 286 00:10:42,079 --> 00:10:43,360 grounds committee is able to work with 287 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:47,269 the 288 00:10:47,279 --> 00:10:48,880 » um do we have a subcommittee report for 289 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:50,480 short collaborative 290 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,920 >> uh it's it was good year they are 291 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,640 they're at their highest enrollment 292 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,880 agree reached agreement with all the 293 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,760 unions and 294 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,160 the board is on summer break. 295 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,079 >> Great. 296 00:11:06,079 --> 00:11:07,519 We have a superintendent report. 297 00:11:07,519 --> 00:11:10,160 >> We do. Um I provided you at your 298 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,440 tabletop today just with an overview of 299 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,720 um what I know for grants and airmark. 300 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,279 So um you know you can certainly look 301 00:11:19,279 --> 00:11:20,959 through that. I'll give you sort of a an 302 00:11:20,959 --> 00:11:23,120 overview of it. We did receive two air 303 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:24,560 marks this year which is different than 304 00:11:24,560 --> 00:11:26,800 the past. In the past we've received one 305 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:28,640 and that airmark that we received in the 306 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:32,000 past um was through the good work of of 307 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,800 Senator Lydia Edwards. Um last year it 308 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,920 was used for technology. It was $200,000 309 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:39,760 that enabled us to improve our 310 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:43,440 technology and access to um translation 311 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,880 services for our ML students. This year 312 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:48,880 um Lydia informed me that the airmark 313 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:51,120 that I guess they get told what aspect 314 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,079 of an air mark they can ask for. Um and 315 00:11:54,079 --> 00:11:55,440 this year it had to do with capital 316 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,640 improvements. So, um, at the sort of the 317 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:02,160 11th hour, I gave the capital list, um, 318 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,399 which is pretty lengthy. We discussed 319 00:12:04,399 --> 00:12:06,320 some of the things that I felt were 320 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:08,639 super important to the school. Um, and 321 00:12:08,639 --> 00:12:11,519 those are the three on the bottom, which 322 00:12:11,519 --> 00:12:14,959 is, um, uh, the Jet door controllers and 323 00:12:14,959 --> 00:12:17,279 server cameras and serve update at the 324 00:12:17,279 --> 00:12:18,560 high school. You would think we wouldn't 325 00:12:18,560 --> 00:12:20,720 need to do that yet. Um, but that 326 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,760 building um is again not brand new and 327 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:25,519 those things have a lifespan and a 328 00:12:25,519 --> 00:12:28,000 warranty span. We we received quotes 329 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:29,839 with the help of Wayne Carter and our 330 00:12:29,839 --> 00:12:31,680 collab collaboration with the police 331 00:12:31,680 --> 00:12:34,720 department um for some of that work. Uh 332 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,920 some of these uh items overlap with some 333 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,720 of the approved capital improvements by 334 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,240 the town manager. So he and I will 335 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:47,279 discuss how we'll sort of work those out. Um, the second one from her 336 00:12:47,279 --> 00:12:50,880 was $10,000 uh for roof repair, stair 337 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,040 tread placement, and the replacement of 338 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:56,320 expired sprinkling gauges. Those those 339 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:58,160 sprinkler gauges were on the capital 340 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,079 improvement plan last year. We've had 341 00:13:00,079 --> 00:13:02,639 difficulty uh getting all of them done 342 00:13:02,639 --> 00:13:05,120 at once. So, this is this amount of 343 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:06,880 money will not cover all of that, but it 344 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,920 will add to the cost of repairing all of 345 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:11,920 those things. We stay up with our stair 346 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:13,440 tread replacements, but we could always 347 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:15,440 use more. And I can tell you that we 348 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,839 could spend more than $20,000. 349 00:13:17,839 --> 00:13:20,399 And then the third one uh that Senator 350 00:13:20,399 --> 00:13:24,639 Edwards was able to secure was $17,000 351 00:13:24,639 --> 00:13:26,880 um to remove and replace an outdoor 352 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:28,399 basketball hoop structure which I think 353 00:13:28,399 --> 00:13:31,519 we've already done um prior to in the 354 00:13:31,519 --> 00:13:33,040 meantime while this was being approved 355 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,279 by Senate. So we'll talk about how we 356 00:13:35,279 --> 00:13:37,279 may move that money to something 357 00:13:37,279 --> 00:13:41,360 similar. Um and then uh some gym floor 358 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:44,000 improvements as well. We are having Jim 359 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,000 Clo work done at Winthrop High School. 360 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,079 The uh Gorman Port Banks is in some 361 00:13:48,079 --> 00:13:50,800 desperate uh need that's been on Kristen 362 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:54,320 Reynolds um radar for a while. That was 363 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,079 also something I submitted to the town 364 00:13:56,079 --> 00:13:59,279 of Capital. The top one which is the 365 00:13:59,279 --> 00:14:01,440 Arthur T. Cummings School. It says not 366 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:03,839 less than $100,000 shall be expended to 367 00:14:03,839 --> 00:14:06,480 support the 21st century after school 368 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,079 and summer program at the Art T. 369 00:14:08,079 --> 00:14:10,160 Cummings elementary school in the city 370 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:11,760 known as Winter. This is exactly how 371 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,160 they came to us. Um it is no longer the 372 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,480 21st century program. It's the spark 373 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,120 program. Um spark was funded by the 374 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:22,480 grant we received for uh the exemplary 375 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,839 work of 21st century that we were um not 376 00:14:25,839 --> 00:14:28,560 able to apply for this year. So that 377 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:30,639 money will certainly support us continue 378 00:14:30,639 --> 00:14:33,360 the continuation of that one that's not 379 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:37,360 on here that's not an airmark. Um and I 380 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:39,279 want to thank Jeff Turo for that work. 381 00:14:39,279 --> 00:14:41,760 So, um, Jet worked pretty closely with 382 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,240 me and with some other folks to really 383 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,160 push for that as an airmark for this 384 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:50,000 town. Um, and we're very, very grateful 385 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:53,440 for that. Um, I also worked with, uh, 386 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:57,680 Jeff and Anita Prebble on the, um, early 387 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:00,800 childhood parent network uh, grant. So, 388 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,320 we've had the parent network grant for 389 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,720 about 15 or 18 years. I can't recall 390 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,760 what it is. Anita Prebble was the uh 391 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:09,920 person who originally wrote that with 392 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:12,160 some support from from some other staff. 393 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:15,199 And that's a program that enables people 394 00:15:15,199 --> 00:15:16,959 who have students that are under five 395 00:15:16,959 --> 00:15:18,160 years old, not eligible for 396 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:19,920 kindergarten, so between three and five 397 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,720 years old, to access supports by coming 398 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:26,160 in and meeting with um staff that we 399 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,399 used to work here that are retired that 400 00:15:28,399 --> 00:15:31,199 come in and run um probably I I believe 401 00:15:31,199 --> 00:15:33,839 it's weekly that they have sitdowns with 402 00:15:33,839 --> 00:15:36,800 parents and they do reading programs and 403 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:38,959 language programs and a lot of times 404 00:15:38,959 --> 00:15:41,120 there's grandparents and other folks 405 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,199 that are bringing these children to us 406 00:15:43,199 --> 00:15:45,360 that just really need that support. It's 407 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:49,040 a great community um input program as 408 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:50,560 well. So, people get to meet other 409 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:55,120 people that are raising grandchildren or have foster care children or parents 410 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,279 that have first-time parents or or other 411 00:15:57,279 --> 00:15:59,839 parents that just want to be part of uh 412 00:15:59,839 --> 00:16:02,880 a group. So, uh we were unable to apply 413 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,360 for that grant as well this year. So, 414 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,240 um, we worked with with Jeff to see how 415 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,560 we could continue to keep the program 416 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:13,279 running, hopefully keep our own staff, 417 00:16:13,279 --> 00:16:14,959 so the people that have created this 418 00:16:14,959 --> 00:16:16,399 program and have worked at it for so 419 00:16:16,399 --> 00:16:20,240 long, um, without that money or by 420 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:21,920 partnering with somebody who could get 421 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,480 that money um, and just allow the 422 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,959 program to continue. So, we worked with 423 00:16:26,959 --> 00:16:28,959 um, EEC, which is the Early Childhood 424 00:16:28,959 --> 00:16:32,160 Education Center, and Head Start as part 425 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,160 of that program. So the program has been 426 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,560 running at the EB Newton in a classroom 427 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:39,199 there. Um so Head Start was given the 428 00:16:39,199 --> 00:16:43,040 grant this year. Um and Anita today met 429 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:45,199 with the folks from Head Start, which 430 00:16:45,199 --> 00:16:46,800 Head Start is no longer at the EB 431 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:48,240 Newton. Just so people know it's been 432 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:50,480 moved to Reier, but the Winter Parent 433 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,880 Network program will continue at the EB 434 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:56,800 Newton. They will continue to have our 435 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:58,240 staff that has been doing this for a 436 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:00,800 while and knows all what to do and we 437 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,560 have all the materials and the supplies. 438 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:04,720 We'll keep all of that in that spot and 439 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,079 we'll continue to run it with the 440 00:17:06,079 --> 00:17:09,360 oversight being done uh by EEC. Anita 441 00:17:09,360 --> 00:17:11,280 told me that um she was the only part of 442 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,520 the mix that wasn't going to continue. 443 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:14,720 So, she and I will have further 444 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:16,559 conversation on that and that's a 445 00:17:16,559 --> 00:17:19,679 funding issue. Um because I believe all 446 00:17:19,679 --> 00:17:22,079 the the data analysis, the paperwork, 447 00:17:22,079 --> 00:17:23,520 everything that needs to be submitted to 448 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,919 the department for that funding is a lot 449 00:17:25,919 --> 00:17:27,280 of the work that Anita did on a 450 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:29,360 day-to-day basis aside from creating the 451 00:17:29,360 --> 00:17:32,240 program. So super thankful to her as 452 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,880 well as uh Jeff Tero and all the other 453 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:38,960 folks that were part of that and um and 454 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,280 uh Head Start for being willing to 455 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:43,600 continue to partner. It is my hope that 456 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:47,039 both the 21st century grant parent 457 00:17:47,039 --> 00:17:50,720 network grant when it's posted next year 458 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,320 that we'll be eligible to apply for 459 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:55,520 those. Then as you know Rabbit Hole Girl 460 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:57,280 decided she was going to tell you about 461 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,679 all the grants that we currently have. 462 00:17:59,679 --> 00:18:02,880 um that have been posted. So um this is 463 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:04,160 the time of the year that those grant 464 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:06,559 amounts get posted and then what we do 465 00:18:06,559 --> 00:18:08,880 is a number of us myself, Susan Gibbons, 466 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,520 Kathy Delo, we once those grants are 467 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,280 posted, we go in and write the 468 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:14,640 parameters of the grant to get the 469 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:16,799 grants accepted so the funds can be 470 00:18:16,799 --> 00:18:20,640 given to the school. So the 240 grant uh 471 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,559 which is the IDA individual with 472 00:18:22,559 --> 00:18:26,789 disabilities grant $652,184. 473 00:18:26,799 --> 00:18:30,080 It's a a tiny bit. 474 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,000 I have a side by side guide that show 475 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,160 you. It's a little bit more than it was 476 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:37,280 last year, but not by much. The 262 477 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,200 early childhood special ed grant, that's 478 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,679 also a federal entitlement grant based 479 00:18:41,679 --> 00:18:43,600 on again the numbers of special need 480 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,080 students that you have. Uh that grant is 481 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,000 25,362. 482 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:49,360 It's a little bit less than what we 483 00:18:49,360 --> 00:18:51,919 received last year. I go into a blurb to 484 00:18:51,919 --> 00:18:53,919 tell you what those grants are utilized 485 00:18:53,919 --> 00:18:56,559 for that you can uh read when you have 486 00:18:56,559 --> 00:18:58,160 time and you're not driving heavy 487 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:01,440 machinery. Um and then the title grants 488 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,880 title one two three uh and four which 489 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:08,160 are sort of our ride or die. um in the 490 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:09,760 special education grants there are 491 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:13,679 salaries that are in those grants um for 492 00:19:13,679 --> 00:19:17,039 uh ESPs and without that grant we would 493 00:19:17,039 --> 00:19:18,799 not be able to support that with our 494 00:19:18,799 --> 00:19:21,520 current budget. Title grant is similar. 495 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:26,310 In the title one grant, it's $359,085. 496 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,640 Um I would be venturing to guess when 497 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:30,799 I'm finished writing it along with Kathy 498 00:19:30,799 --> 00:19:32,880 who actually does the writing. About 499 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:36,240 300,000 of that will be um reading 500 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:38,960 teachers salaries. And then there's the 501 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:42,400 title two um part A grant and that's the 502 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,960 section we get 5352. 503 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:47,679 You can read what that supports as well. 504 00:19:47,679 --> 00:19:49,919 The title three is the English language 505 00:19:49,919 --> 00:19:52,000 acu uh acquisition and academic 506 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,600 achievement. So here is where we u work 507 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:57,679 with our e students and provide 508 00:19:57,679 --> 00:20:00,240 additional support services for them. 509 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:02,400 Translation materials are put in will be 510 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:03,840 put in here now because we don't have 511 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,000 that earmark anymore. Uh and some 512 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,400 instructional supplies. And then title 513 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,799 four uh student support and academic 514 00:20:10,799 --> 00:20:14,549 achievement $26,342. 515 00:20:14,559 --> 00:20:16,799 Um and that is we put a lot of 516 00:20:16,799 --> 00:20:19,360 professional development and stipens for 517 00:20:19,360 --> 00:20:22,799 teachers uh for for [snorts] growth and 518 00:20:22,799 --> 00:20:25,440 um and the like as well as our mentor 519 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,679 teachers are included in that. The title 520 00:20:27,679 --> 00:20:30,720 one grants one two three and four. Some 521 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:32,720 were a few dollars less, some are a few 522 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,440 dollars more. It's pretty much a wash, 523 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,600 but those are our entitlement grants 524 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:40,880 that um the word speaks for itself, but 525 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:44,799 we're entitled to apply for um and then 526 00:20:44,799 --> 00:20:46,880 we can start using the money as we draw 527 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,720 those out. They also roll over um all 528 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:52,480 four of those grants roll over. So, if 529 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:55,280 you don't fully expend the funds in one 530 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,200 year, you can roll them over into the 531 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,039 next. And because they don't come to us 532 00:20:59,039 --> 00:21:01,280 typically after because you know they 533 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,200 just post them now and it's not a 534 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,200 two-minute essay. You have to do a lot 535 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:08,000 of work goes into those. Um by the time 536 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:09,760 we actually get them approved and 537 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:11,360 receive the funding is typically around 538 00:21:11,360 --> 00:21:13,679 October. So rolling that money over 539 00:21:13,679 --> 00:21:15,440 because most of it supports salaries 540 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,520 allows us to pay teachers throughout the 541 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:19,840 month of September. Um there are 542 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:23,039 additional grants that are being posted. 543 00:21:23,039 --> 00:21:26,240 Um, I will continue along with Kathy, 544 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,280 Brian, and some other folks that we put 545 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,520 that on them to keep watching those 546 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:34,159 grants to see which grants are available 547 00:21:34,159 --> 00:21:37,200 for us to apply for. Um there were two 548 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,440 that we couldn't apply for which was the 549 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:41,919 21st century actually three the 21st 550 00:21:41,919 --> 00:21:46,320 century um and the parent network one as 551 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,760 well as which hasn't been posted yet but 552 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:51,200 I'm assuming it's going to be the same 553 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:52,720 which is the mental health grant that we 554 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,039 had last year that was about I want to 555 00:21:55,039 --> 00:21:57,120 say 556 00:21:57,120 --> 00:21:58,400 >> it's close to 70 557 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,200 >> yeah close to 70,000 um that was a 558 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:03,120 two-year continuation grant we would be 559 00:22:03,120 --> 00:22:05,679 in year two this year um so we're not 560 00:22:05,679 --> 00:22:12,240 able to apply for that. However, um we are able to continue to do what we 561 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,200 were doing with it based on how we spent 562 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,720 the first aotment of money. 563 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:20,559 Um so that's it on grants. Any questions 564 00:22:20,559 --> 00:22:23,039 about those? And just a couple of more 565 00:22:23,039 --> 00:22:25,840 quick ones. Um we move from Outlook, 566 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:29,600 Microsoft Outlook for email systems to 567 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:33,280 um Gmail. um my confusion and my like 568 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:34,960 dislike of the platform, what it looks 569 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:37,280 like and the change in color and layout. 570 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,679 Um that's to be expected because I'd 571 00:22:39,679 --> 00:22:41,360 like things to be the same all the time. 572 00:22:41,360 --> 00:22:43,440 We didn't notify our staff. I do know 573 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:45,600 there's an issue with the school 574 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,320 committee's email. Um Connor is working 575 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,559 on that. For our teachers, it should be 576 00:22:50,559 --> 00:22:52,880 seamless because the only the only 577 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:54,960 difference they have to do, we migrated 578 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:56,559 everything over. We made sure we 579 00:22:56,559 --> 00:22:58,559 notified that we were doing it, when we 580 00:22:58,559 --> 00:23:00,400 were doing it to watch their Outlook 581 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:01,410 email for the date of the 582 00:23:01,410 --> 00:23:02,720 [clears throat] change. And the 583 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:04,240 difference for them is they just sign 584 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,320 into their email through Google as 585 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:09,520 opposed to hitting Outlook. Um, we were 586 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,080 very cautious to make sure that we could 587 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,240 maintain all of the emails for prior 588 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,480 years for public record requests and 589 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,240 which is on the rise. Public record 590 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,559 requests must be like I don't know, it's 591 00:23:20,559 --> 00:23:22,720 been the 50s. I don't know. But we 592 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:25,840 received like eight this month already. 593 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:27,840 um not about emails but about other 594 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,000 stuff. Um so we continue to work on 595 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,799 that. Um Connor has been great uh in 596 00:23:32,799 --> 00:23:35,039 fielding questions from people. The 597 00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:36,640 difference is we had to pay for Outlook 598 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:39,520 all of last year because they changed it 599 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,400 being a free service um to not being a 600 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:45,039 free service. Making a change like that 601 00:23:45,039 --> 00:23:46,799 in like November in the middle of a 602 00:23:46,799 --> 00:23:48,960 school year um was kind of detrimental 603 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,679 to the mental health of most people. Um, 604 00:23:51,679 --> 00:23:54,559 so we decided to hold off and make sure 605 00:23:54,559 --> 00:23:58,000 we did it and we did it correctly. The 606 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,080 new teacher orientation is August 27th 607 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,039 from 8 to 3:00. That'll be run by our 608 00:24:03,039 --> 00:24:06,640 mentor uh staff members. We're excited. 609 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:08,320 I will have at the next meeting all the 610 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,200 new staff members. We have gone through 611 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,760 um some changes in onboarding and 612 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,120 professional development for those 613 00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:17,120 people as they enter our school 614 00:24:17,120 --> 00:24:19,520 district. So, more to come on that at 615 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,600 the next meeting. Uh, summer programs 616 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:23,760 are winding down. Uh, they've gone well 617 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:25,279 this year. I'd like to give a shout out 618 00:24:25,279 --> 00:24:27,200 to Susan Gibbons who redesigned the 619 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,120 entire summer program. It was a 620 00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:32,080 specialty of hers in Somerville. Um, I'm 621 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:36,080 expecting a fair amount of cost savings. 622 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,720 Um, and it it comes down to staffing um, 623 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:40,880 and sort of the pregame before the 624 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,520 summer comes. Um, so happy to report 625 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:47,600 that that has been going smoothly. Um, 626 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,000 compost project. So, we're working with 627 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,240 Emma Sabella. She's the senior waste 628 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:54,799 reduction consultant from Mass Recycling 629 00:24:54,799 --> 00:24:57,679 Works, which is a mass department of 630 00:24:57,679 --> 00:25:00,960 environmental protection fund funded 631 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,760 waste production program. So, here's the 632 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,159 goal of it because it's a lot. The goal 633 00:25:06,159 --> 00:25:08,799 is to improve recycling and implement a 634 00:25:08,799 --> 00:25:11,679 food rescue and food diversion program. 635 00:25:11,679 --> 00:25:13,679 we agreed to pilot a program that 636 00:25:13,679 --> 00:25:17,679 includes um involving green earth and 637 00:25:17,679 --> 00:25:20,000 there's a cost associated with that. So 638 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,159 I've been working with uh Wendy from the 639 00:25:22,159 --> 00:25:25,360 town as well as Emma. It's a sort of an 640 00:25:25,360 --> 00:25:27,600 educational program. I've learned a lot 641 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:31,279 about bins and having two bins on a 642 00:25:31,279 --> 00:25:33,840 pallet instead of one. Um, I think the 643 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:36,240 kids will have zero problem, you know, 644 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:39,200 throwing their milk in one thing and 645 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:41,120 liquid waste in another and food waste 646 00:25:41,120 --> 00:25:42,960 in another and then just the recycling 647 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,600 things in the recycling bin. I needed to 648 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:49,520 be educated on the cost of it and that 649 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,000 we did not budget for this. Um, it is 650 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,240 mandatory and a law that it has to be 651 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,080 put in place and Gus and Lane 652 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,880 participated in in the conversation. So, 653 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:00,080 it's something we're going to have to 654 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,720 do. Um, so we wanted to roll it out um 655 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:04,559 in a manner that wasn't going to 656 00:26:04,559 --> 00:26:07,039 increase the workload on our staff. 657 00:26:07,039 --> 00:26:08,400 There'll be a little bit of an increased 658 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:10,480 workload, but I I look at it more as a 659 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:13,360 shift of the type of work. Um, I think 660 00:26:13,360 --> 00:26:16,159 what's important to note is that if we 661 00:26:16,159 --> 00:26:20,400 do this, it will decrease our trash 662 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:22,320 amount, the amount of trash we throw out 663 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:24,480 from the schools, which is quite a bit. 664 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:26,480 increasing decreasing that should 665 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:29,440 decrease the cost of the trash pickup 666 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:31,760 which should be a wash for the cost of 667 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:34,640 the compost and in the end better for 668 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,840 everybody. Um so there's going to be a 669 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:39,600 lot more to come on that. Um there's 670 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:41,760 always resistance in anything that you 671 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:44,240 do that's new and different 672 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:45,760 resistance band at the winter public 673 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:49,039 schools right here sometimes and um you 674 00:26:49,039 --> 00:26:50,799 know I think education is the key to it 675 00:26:50,799 --> 00:26:53,039 and being able to understand the why. 676 00:26:53,039 --> 00:26:55,600 are we doing this? We've been really 677 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:57,679 focused on that the last several years 678 00:26:57,679 --> 00:26:59,039 that if we are going to do something 679 00:26:59,039 --> 00:27:01,360 different that there's a reason that 680 00:27:01,360 --> 00:27:03,200 it's communicated and that it's 681 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,279 understood so that people can buy into 682 00:27:05,279 --> 00:27:09,120 it versus resisting it. Um that's that's 683 00:27:09,120 --> 00:27:12,000 a sport in and of itself. Um so I want 684 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:13,840 thank the town for doing that. I'll 685 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:16,159 continue to have conversation with Tony 686 00:27:16,159 --> 00:27:19,279 um around that as well as Wendy. 687 00:27:19,279 --> 00:27:22,159 And just make sure I'm not jumping off 688 00:27:22,159 --> 00:27:23,919 the agenda 689 00:27:23,919 --> 00:27:29,269 with business and we'll talk about that. 690 00:27:29,279 --> 00:27:33,200 Oh, teacher lounge is the GFB. So, I 691 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,760 took my granddaughter to the GFB because 692 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:37,520 I guess when you're superintendent, you 693 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:38,960 flex a little bit. You take your 694 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:42,799 grandchild over there to get her used to the four banks and what it looks 695 00:27:42,799 --> 00:27:44,720 like, what the bathrooms look like. Took 696 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:46,320 pictures of toilets and sinks and 697 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:48,960 classrooms and I need a book. 698 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,440 Um, but when I was there, I had the 699 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:54,000 opportunity to take a look at um, 700 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,320 something that the PTO has done for the 701 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:58,159 teachers and welld deserved. And I've 702 00:27:58,159 --> 00:27:59,279 been hearing about it. We've been 703 00:27:59,279 --> 00:28:00,640 talking about it. I've been looking at 704 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:02,640 how we can do this. Do we need DFPS? Do 705 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,399 we need, you know, quotes? What do we 706 00:28:04,399 --> 00:28:06,399 need? And Dylan has been a big part of 707 00:28:06,399 --> 00:28:09,440 that as well. And, um, the PTO has 708 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:13,520 donated um, this project to the school 709 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:16,480 to redesign and update the teacher 710 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,360 lounge. And you say teacher lounge, it's 711 00:28:19,360 --> 00:28:20,799 like a quarter of the size of a 712 00:28:20,799 --> 00:28:23,039 classroom. And it's where teachers go to 713 00:28:23,039 --> 00:28:25,440 have lunch or, you know, to sit and talk 714 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:27,279 to somebody. So they've changed it from 715 00:28:27,279 --> 00:28:29,840 an environment that kind of looks like a 716 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:31,679 closet with a lot of stuff in it and 717 00:28:31,679 --> 00:28:34,080 barrels and, you know, nothing really 718 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:37,120 cool on the walls to this beautiful room 719 00:28:37,120 --> 00:28:39,200 with a faux hardwood floor that really 720 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:43,279 does look real. Um, all time and uh 721 00:28:43,279 --> 00:28:47,279 donated by folks in the community. money 722 00:28:47,279 --> 00:28:50,320 donated to the PTO by, you know, many of 723 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:53,440 our usuals and many new people. Um, but 724 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,279 the difference it will make for teachers 725 00:28:55,279 --> 00:28:57,760 is what it's really about. Um, you know, 726 00:28:57,760 --> 00:28:59,760 have I always say, Gus has heard me say 727 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:01,520 it, you could be the worst little league 728 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,200 team in town, but if you have the nicest 729 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,600 uniform, feel pretty good about yourself 730 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:07,840 and it can be pretty intimidating and it 731 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,640 just gives you the power to feel a 732 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:14,880 little bit better. So, I do think that is going to be what this does. So, 733 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:16,799 heartfelt thanks to 734 00:29:16,799 --> 00:29:19,600 uh Leslie and the whole crew that's 735 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,880 involved in uh the PTO over there. It 736 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:24,320 wasn't something that they just said, 737 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:25,840 "Oh, we're going to do this." It was a 738 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:27,840 lot of time, a lot of work, a lot of 739 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:31,120 collaboration, organization. Um so I the 740 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:32,399 whole point about me taking my 741 00:29:32,399 --> 00:29:33,919 granddaughter there was I pretended I 742 00:29:33,919 --> 00:29:35,360 was there to see that and I got to see 743 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:38,799 it. Um and it was great. Um and she was 744 00:29:38,799 --> 00:29:40,720 told she does not eat lunch there. And I 745 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:42,480 took her into the cafeteria where the 746 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:44,720 FDA stuff is everywhere. doesn't look 747 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:46,640 like a cafeteria. And I said, "This is 748 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:48,240 where you're going to eat." And she 749 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:50,080 said, "Wow, it's a mess." 750 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:50,559 >> Oh god. 751 00:29:50,559 --> 00:29:52,320 >> And it's not a mess. It's just that we 752 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:54,720 have a lot of stuff in there. Kids only 753 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:56,799 preparing for their kids coming in and 754 00:29:56,799 --> 00:29:58,320 there's stations and it doesn't look 755 00:29:58,320 --> 00:29:59,919 like a place that you sit down to eat. 756 00:29:59,919 --> 00:30:02,159 So, it was pretty cool. Uh, and that is 757 00:30:02,159 --> 00:30:03,760 the end of my report. 758 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:05,679 >> Thank you. 759 00:30:05,679 --> 00:30:08,880 >> We have any homeschool applications? 760 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:10,720 >> We do not, but we will at the next 761 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:13,200 meeting. Um, Mr. Mr. Curley has taken 762 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,200 that back from I think Kristen Reynolds 763 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:17,840 was doing it while Larry was away. So 764 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,799 Mr. Curley has taken that back. Um Mr. 765 00:30:20,799 --> 00:30:23,039 Curley is is a form fanatic and he 766 00:30:23,039 --> 00:30:24,960 redesigned the forms. They're more user 767 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:27,520 friendly. They're interactive. Um and so 768 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:28,960 I think that process is going to go a 769 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,039 little bit quicker. Um so we should have 770 00:30:31,039 --> 00:30:33,760 a handful of those for the next meeting. 771 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:35,360 >> Great. Thank you. 772 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:37,600 >> Um personnel updates, please. 773 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:39,600 >> Personnel updates. We have um no 774 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:41,760 appointments. We have new hires, but I'm 775 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:42,799 going to bring those to you in the 776 00:30:42,799 --> 00:30:46,799 group. Um, we have resignations that 777 00:30:46,799 --> 00:30:49,360 have came in before after the last 778 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:52,240 meeting. Adrien Diagustinino is a world 779 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:54,960 language teacher at the high school. Um, 780 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:58,159 and then Aacia Lynch, who is an ESP um 781 00:30:58,159 --> 00:31:00,720 at the 782 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:02,799 GP. 783 00:31:02,799 --> 00:31:04,880 They have both um resigned from their 784 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,440 positions and they we have posted those. 785 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:10,480 And retirements, we have none. postings 786 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:13,360 for NPS um Pman Corp Banks. They've 787 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,360 always had a part-time office aid. The 788 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:17,600 budget item for that is about $8,000. 789 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:20,559 So, we're not exactly attracting um 790 00:31:20,559 --> 00:31:23,760 large amounts of applicants. However, um 791 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:25,520 sometimes we split that position with 792 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:27,600 parents that want to come in and do it 793 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:30,480 for a few hours a day. the literacy lead 794 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:34,240 teacher uh has been posted and um we 795 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:36,559 have posted grade three to five uh 796 00:31:36,559 --> 00:31:38,080 elementary classroom teachers 797 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:40,240 anticipated because this is the time of 798 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:43,519 the year where people um feel like the 799 00:31:43,519 --> 00:31:44,880 courage have the courage to come and 800 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:46,480 tell us that they're moving or they're 801 00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:47,679 getting married and they've taken 802 00:31:47,679 --> 00:31:49,760 another job. So we try to prepare for 803 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:53,200 that every year. Um, and we've done well 804 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:55,679 so far in terms of being able to open 805 00:31:55,679 --> 00:31:57,440 pretty much with full staff in terms of 806 00:31:57,440 --> 00:31:59,440 classroom teachers every year. So, that 807 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,679 plan has worked well. Um, and that is 808 00:32:01,679 --> 00:32:02,799 all I have for that. 809 00:32:02,799 --> 00:32:05,120 >> Great. Thank you. 810 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:07,840 >> Um, under new business, 811 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:09,360 uh, we have a note about removal of 812 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:11,519 discussion of school records at EB. 813 00:32:11,519 --> 00:32:13,200 >> Yes. So, I was going to give you what I 814 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,200 know about that so far and I will follow 815 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,360 up at the next meeting with more detail. 816 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:19,440 So, that I talked to the town manager. I 817 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:20,799 haven't been in the EB Newton probably 818 00:32:20,799 --> 00:32:22,320 since I don't know maybe I was in 819 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:25,120 kindergarten but um there used to be a 820 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:27,600 superintendent's office in there. I was 821 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:29,679 not called there often so I don't go 822 00:32:29,679 --> 00:32:31,760 there often. And then then they moved 823 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:36,399 when they uh redo the buildings. So that 824 00:32:36,399 --> 00:32:39,679 office has had a ton of stuff in it. 825 00:32:39,679 --> 00:32:41,840 When I say stuff I mean staff records, I 826 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:44,559 mean purchase orders, business records. 827 00:32:44,559 --> 00:32:46,720 Um all the [snorts] things that schools 828 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:48,399 have. If you came up in my office, you'd 829 00:32:48,399 --> 00:32:52,080 see lots of file cabinets. Um, that 830 00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:53,760 stuff had been moved into, I believe, 831 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,200 the basement. I couldn't really figure 832 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:59,279 it basement. Yeah. So, um, there is a a 833 00:32:59,279 --> 00:33:01,440 basement room at the EB Newton that is 834 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:04,000 sort of floor to ceiling of stuff in 835 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:05,279 boxes. 836 00:33:05,279 --> 00:33:07,279 >> The um 837 00:33:07,279 --> 00:33:09,760 the paper for the copier boxes that have 838 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:11,679 writing, some which is faded, so you 839 00:33:11,679 --> 00:33:13,840 have no idea what's in the box. There's 840 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:15,760 I believe there's a toilet seat on top 841 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:17,360 of one of the boxes. So, it's just like 842 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,120 been a room that the things have gone 843 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:22,399 into. Um so, the town needs that space 844 00:33:22,399 --> 00:33:25,519 cleaned out, which is I I get it. I 845 00:33:25,519 --> 00:33:27,600 understand that. Um but there's a 846 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:29,519 process that has to be undertaken for 847 00:33:29,519 --> 00:33:31,679 that. So, I'm going to tell you that 848 00:33:31,679 --> 00:33:34,240 just doing my just quick deep dive into 849 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,799 it. Um we're going to need approval from 850 00:33:36,799 --> 00:33:39,919 the Records Con conservation board. Uh, 851 00:33:39,919 --> 00:33:43,200 we're also going to need to do um in 852 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:44,720 order to get those records out and 853 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:46,159 decide what we're keeping and what we 854 00:33:46,159 --> 00:33:47,840 not what we're not, there's going to 855 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:49,679 have to be some type of an inventory 856 00:33:49,679 --> 00:33:52,240 discovery done where somebody goes in 857 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:54,159 and and looks inside every one of those 858 00:33:54,159 --> 00:33:56,080 boxes and identifies what they are and 859 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:58,240 sort of separates things. Then there's 860 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:00,559 going to uh need to be some type of of 861 00:34:00,559 --> 00:34:03,760 mapping in which we label things remain 862 00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:06,399 active, archived or eligible for 863 00:34:06,399 --> 00:34:08,159 destruction. And there's going to have 864 00:34:08,159 --> 00:34:11,119 to be some type of a shredding party or 865 00:34:11,119 --> 00:34:12,960 big vehicle that comes and shreds those 866 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:15,359 things. So, it's not sort of like when 867 00:34:15,359 --> 00:34:16,879 your mother tells you to clean your room 868 00:34:16,879 --> 00:34:18,079 upstairs, you clean your room, you come 869 00:34:18,079 --> 00:34:19,839 downstairs, now you can go out. It it's 870 00:34:19,839 --> 00:34:21,119 not going to work that way because it's 871 00:34:21,119 --> 00:34:23,919 a big project. I have no idea what the 872 00:34:23,919 --> 00:34:25,679 cost of it is going to be. Um, I 873 00:34:25,679 --> 00:34:26,879 couldn't even guess because that's not 874 00:34:26,879 --> 00:34:30,159 what I do for a living. So, um, I did 875 00:34:30,159 --> 00:34:31,679 identify a couple of companies through 876 00:34:31,679 --> 00:34:34,079 the state's website to see how we would 877 00:34:34,079 --> 00:34:35,520 go about it, which is where I gained 878 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:37,919 that information. Um, so I want to go 879 00:34:37,919 --> 00:34:39,599 back to the town manager and just talk 880 00:34:39,599 --> 00:34:41,040 to him about that so we can talk about 881 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:43,679 sort of a reasonable timeline. Um, I 882 00:34:43,679 --> 00:34:44,879 would need to talk to the school 883 00:34:44,879 --> 00:34:47,040 committee and and potentially the town 884 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:48,639 too about because I have no idea what 885 00:34:48,639 --> 00:34:51,359 the cost is. Be $5,000 be $100,000. I 886 00:34:51,359 --> 00:34:53,520 have no idea. Uh, I just wanted to put 887 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:55,760 it on your radar so that you're aware if 888 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,560 you hear rumblings about it. Um, I 889 00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:00,560 expect to talk to the town manager, you 890 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:02,240 know, within the next few days to get a 891 00:35:02,240 --> 00:35:04,720 sense of how we did that. There's not 892 00:35:04,720 --> 00:35:06,400 like a particular place that we can 893 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:08,560 store things anymore. So, the attic here 894 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,119 is filled. Hopefully, somebody else that 895 00:35:11,119 --> 00:35:12,560 will be somebody else's issue in the 896 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:14,800 next coming 10 years. And there's a a 897 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:18,560 container behind for kids only um that 898 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:20,320 I've never gone into. I think you've 899 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:20,960 gone into it once. 900 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:23,359 >> I haven't gone into it, but I I think 901 00:35:23,359 --> 00:35:24,320 that's about the 902 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,800 >> Yeah, I've been I've been in the there 903 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:28,160 are certain items that you have to keep 904 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:29,760 forever. I don't know what forever is, 905 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:34,320 but it will exceed me. But what you 906 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:36,000 can't do is you can't destroy things 907 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:39,119 that you can't destroy. Um, I think it 908 00:35:39,119 --> 00:35:40,960 was this week I got an email from 909 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:43,200 somebody who needed something about 910 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:46,160 their parent to they had to do a leave 911 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:48,160 immigration and their parent went to 912 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:50,320 school there for like six months or 913 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,000 something and they needed a record of 914 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:54,160 that. It could be in the attic, it could 915 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:55,520 be in the container, it might be in the 916 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:58,400 bathroom, it could be. Um, so there's a 917 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:00,880 way to to scan those things and to put 918 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:03,119 them electronically somewhere so that 919 00:36:03,119 --> 00:36:05,920 they can then be removed. To scan the 920 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:07,839 attic, the container in the bathroom, I 921 00:36:07,839 --> 00:36:10,400 think would be costly. But right now, 922 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:12,480 the town's need is to free that space 923 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:14,800 up. So, we'd like to honor that, but we 924 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:16,000 need to know what we're honoring before 925 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,000 we do it as well. 926 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:19,599 >> I don't know if you had any more on 927 00:36:19,599 --> 00:36:30,990 that. No, I agree. 928 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:31,119 [clears throat] 929 00:36:31,119 --> 00:36:34,720 >> Particularly see myself doing that, but 930 00:36:34,720 --> 00:36:39,200 I throw things out there with the be. 931 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:42,000 So that's on that. And then the next 932 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:46,240 item was the nurse substitute. So um we 933 00:36:46,240 --> 00:36:49,200 had a nurse uh retire this year. We've 934 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:53,920 onboarded new nurses. Um we have one 935 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:56,720 nurse per school building uh that are 936 00:36:56,720 --> 00:36:59,599 assigned to the you know 500 plus kids 937 00:36:59,599 --> 00:37:04,160 in that building. That ratio is pretty big. Uh we have a onetoone nurse 938 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:06,240 who was at the four banks with a student 939 00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:08,240 who's going to the coming school because 940 00:37:08,240 --> 00:37:10,160 that student is going to grade three. 941 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:12,560 And then we have a nurse leader and 942 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:14,640 about probably about eight years ago 943 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:17,440 that's Tara Buouie. Um and she does a 944 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:19,920 lot of the oversight of nursing, a lot 945 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:22,560 of the policy um every time something 946 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:25,520 changes. She was amazing during co um 947 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:27,040 but the other thing she does and the 948 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:30,880 reason we uh kept her out of being an 949 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:32,880 inschool nurse, which she used to be for 950 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:35,846 years, um had to do with substituting. 951 00:37:35,846 --> 00:37:37,760 [snorts] So on top of doing policy 952 00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:40,240 creation, overseeing the nurses, if a 953 00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:42,640 nurse is out, Tara would step in for 954 00:37:42,640 --> 00:37:45,119 them. So that has saved us um some 955 00:37:45,119 --> 00:37:47,359 money. Um but there are times where we 956 00:37:47,359 --> 00:37:49,760 have two nurses out. We've had you know 957 00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:51,119 times where people have been out on 958 00:37:51,119 --> 00:37:54,400 family medical illness. Um and we bring 959 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:56,640 in nurses who have either retired or 960 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:59,680 other members of the community. Um 100 I 961 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:03,599 think we went up to $150 an a day like 962 00:38:03,599 --> 00:38:06,560 two or three years ago. Um as the mother 963 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:08,400 of a nurse I don't think there's enough 964 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:10,480 money you could pay them to show up at 965 00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:12,320 all. I mean it's just what they do. 966 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:13,920 Nursing is very different in schools and 967 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:17,119 levels. It's not band-aids and walls of 968 00:38:17,119 --> 00:38:19,440 playground. It's just a lot more. We 969 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:21,920 want complex needs, kids with diabetes, 970 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:24,480 kids with G tubes, kids with traits. Um, 971 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:27,040 so there's a lot that goes on. Um, I am 972 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:29,520 suggesting that at some point, uh, we 973 00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:31,440 talk about increasing that and I can 974 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:33,200 bring that as a full recommendation to 975 00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:36,240 the next meeting. I did a survey of um 976 00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:37,440 other public schools on the 977 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:40,079 superintendent listerve and the average 978 00:38:40,079 --> 00:38:42,160 daily sub for a nurse on the north shore 979 00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:46,720 is between $250 and $275 a day or a 980 00:38:46,720 --> 00:38:49,920 predium rate based on the salary scale 981 00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:53,040 where they would fit. Um so if you would 982 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:55,200 uh like I can bring a recommendation to 983 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:57,839 the full committee at the next meeting 984 00:38:57,839 --> 00:38:59,760 um where you would be able to I just 985 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:01,200 wanted to give you background first so 986 00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:03,440 it's not not a surprise. I do support 987 00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:05,920 it. Um, not having a nurse in a 988 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:07,119 building, we would have to call an 989 00:39:07,119 --> 00:39:08,800 agency. We've done that two or three 990 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:13,040 times. Um, they don't know our kids. 991 00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:14,480 We're very talented, but they don't know 992 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:17,280 our kids. Um, so most of these nurses 993 00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:18,880 that are subbing from the community do 994 00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:20,240 know our kids well because they've been 995 00:39:20,240 --> 00:39:22,400 either here [snorts] before or they're 996 00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:23,920 just a member of the community and it's 997 00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:26,560 a very smooth transition. 998 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:27,839 So, I'll bring more on that if that's 999 00:39:27,839 --> 00:39:29,920 what you would like. When you bring it, 1000 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:32,560 can you also provide information on how 1001 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:35,119 often we're either calling agency nurses 1002 00:39:35,119 --> 00:39:36,400 or going without one in the building? 1003 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:38,000 >> For sure. Yep. Thank you. 1004 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:39,920 >> We never go without one in the building. 1005 00:39:39,920 --> 00:39:42,720 Um we [clears throat] may do is have to 1006 00:39:42,720 --> 00:39:45,440 rotate people where they miss a lunch 1007 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:47,839 and get a differential. Um they don't 1008 00:39:47,839 --> 00:39:50,160 get prep periods. Um but they'll miss a 1009 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:53,119 portion of their day. Um, so far I don't 1010 00:39:53,119 --> 00:39:54,800 think we've gone any days during the 1011 00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:56,320 school year. We've only [clears throat] 1012 00:39:56,320 --> 00:39:58,640 the last year, but I'll bring that data. 1013 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:00,880 >> Thank you. 1014 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:02,880 >> We have no unfinished business. Do we 1015 00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:07,990 have any publications? 1016 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,240 May I have a motion to go into executive 1017 00:40:10,240 --> 00:40:12,720 session, please? 1018 00:40:12,720 --> 00:40:14,880 >> Second 1019 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:17,359 by Mr. Any discussion? 1020 00:40:17,359 --> 00:40:19,359 >> Is it the exe would the executive 1021 00:40:19,359 --> 00:40:21,680 session be the 1022 00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:26,240 teachers on the phone 1023 00:40:26,240 --> 00:40:37,510 has to do with the teachers collective. 1024 00:40:37,520 --> 00:40:39,280 » Okay. 1025 00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:40,640 >> You have something else. 1026 00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:43,599 >> So, it was uh I just have to fill you in 1027 00:40:43,599 --> 00:40:45,119 on an update and guiding. 1028 00:40:45,119 --> 00:40:46,640 >> When we do executive session, we'll 1029 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:48,480 adjourn after. If from executive 1030 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:49,440 session, we have to adjust to the 1031 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:52,800 teacher subcommittee. You do that. 1032 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:57,359 Um discussion. Any [snorts] discussion? 1033 00:40:57,359 --> 00:40:59,520 I have a roll call, please. Murrows. 1034 00:40:59,520 --> 00:40:59,760 >> Yes. 1035 00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:00,640 >> M. Cubic. 1036 00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:01,119 >> Yes. 1037 00:41:01,119 --> 00:41:01,839 >> Military. 1038 00:41:01,839 --> 00:41:02,079 >> Yes. 1039 00:41:02,079 --> 00:41:02,960 >> Mr. Pton. 1040 00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:03,200 >> Yes. 1041 00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:05,040 >> Mr. Muchi. Yes. 1042 00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:09,480 >> Yes. Thank you.