1 00:09:04,830 --> 00:09:13,410 The time being 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15th. I call to order this meeting of the Rentham School Committee. 2 00:09:13,950 --> 00:09:20,850 My name is Phil Jordan. I'm the chair of the committee. I'm joined this evening by my fellow committee members and Superintendent Dr. Alan Cameron. 3 00:09:21,590 --> 00:09:32,910 Tonight's meeting is being held live in the Roderick School Raymond Library and is being recorded and live streamed by cable eight. It will be available on our website. 4 00:09:32,910 --> 00:09:39,810 The agenda was duly posted on the town's website, so all is in accordance. 5 00:09:40,970 --> 00:09:45,090 The first order of business this evening is public comment. 6 00:09:45,790 --> 00:09:49,010 Are there any members of the public who wish to make a comment this evening? 7 00:09:52,750 --> 00:10:01,690 Seeing none, we'll move into our first order of business which is recipients of professional 8 00:10:01,690 --> 00:10:02,670 teacher status. 9 00:10:02,670 --> 00:10:07,710 So I would like to turn the floor over to Dr. Cameron to recognize. 10 00:10:08,050 --> 00:10:10,150 Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. 11 00:10:10,270 --> 00:10:16,710 So this is one of my favorite parts of the year, recognizing people who have had a significant milestone in their professional career. 12 00:10:17,270 --> 00:10:28,830 In Massachusetts, after you completed three consecutive years in a public school district, you demonstrated competence in the role and interest and ability for continue growth. 13 00:10:28,830 --> 00:10:31,890 then you receive something called professional teacher status. 14 00:10:32,550 --> 00:10:34,270 It's some states they call it tenure. 15 00:10:34,910 --> 00:10:36,870 It must choose the professional teacher status. 16 00:10:37,710 --> 00:10:41,050 And it means that you have proven yourself 17 00:10:41,050 --> 00:10:44,270 ready and worthy to be an educator 18 00:10:44,270 --> 00:10:46,190 in Massachusetts, which is a very high bar. 19 00:10:46,650 --> 00:10:48,650 And excited that we have three people 20 00:10:48,650 --> 00:10:51,230 who received this year, two who were here tonight. 21 00:10:52,170 --> 00:10:54,870 So we have Caitlin Klo, Rebecca Lane, 22 00:10:54,970 --> 00:10:57,850 and Deb Terrell, who's Deb's not here. 23 00:10:57,850 --> 00:11:04,130 But Becky's here and Kailons here, and I just want to read the letter that I write to them. 24 00:11:04,170 --> 00:11:11,170 I think it captures kind of a sense of the evening and the significance of the achievements. 25 00:11:13,050 --> 00:11:21,310 So, Becky and Kailons, and to Dev. On behalf of the public schools and with the recommendation of Principal's 26 00:11:21,310 --> 00:11:25,730 Maloney and Martis, it is my privilege to award you professional teacher status. 27 00:11:25,730 --> 00:11:27,750 This is a considerable achievement. 28 00:11:28,170 --> 00:11:36,030 You've demonstrated a commitment to the students, colleagues, students, families, and your professional growth, while working for rent-of-the-public schools. 29 00:11:36,650 --> 00:11:41,530 You've met the professional standards and proved yourselves assets to our school district. 30 00:11:41,530 --> 00:11:46,950 earning professional teacher status as a significant milestone in your professional journey. 31 00:11:47,370 --> 00:11:52,250 You join every educator with professional teacher status and rent them and in Massachusetts 32 00:11:52,250 --> 00:11:56,470 informing the cadre of the best educators in the country. 33 00:11:56,850 --> 00:11:59,670 I trust that you will continue to learn about yourself and your students. 34 00:12:00,130 --> 00:12:05,430 Enhance your professional practices and collaborate with your colleagues and your students families. 35 00:12:05,850 --> 00:12:08,470 We are very fortunate to have you and rent them. 36 00:12:08,470 --> 00:12:13,290 Congratulations, I'm honored to work with you, and I wish you many, many more years of success. 37 00:12:14,310 --> 00:12:14,330 So. 38 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:30,480 Thank you, Dr. Cameron, and thank you to our recipients for all you do for our students. 39 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:31,320 It's a big milestone. 40 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:33,960 We're so happy to recognize you tonight. 41 00:12:35,580 --> 00:12:39,020 Okay, the next order of business is the acceptance of donations. 42 00:12:39,540 --> 00:12:41,860 We have three donations to accept this evening. 43 00:12:41,860 --> 00:12:44,920 all for camp-worn-dale scholarships. 44 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,500 We have a $710 donation from the original 45 00:12:49,500 --> 00:12:53,780 Congressional Church, $1,420 from the 46 00:12:53,780 --> 00:13:01,000 Renthum Educators Association, and $1,775 from 47 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,060 Random Smile Project. 48 00:13:04,020 --> 00:13:07,880 Before we accept a motion to approve those donations, 49 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:13,960 We don't want to force our wonderful teachers who have received their professional teachers 50 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:18,780 that as to stay for all of our administrative business so you are welcome to leave at any time. 51 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:22,880 And we will properly edit the video if you sneak out of the window again. 52 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,540 But you've said enough time three years here is funny. 53 00:13:26,940 --> 00:13:28,560 You don't need to send another hour now. 54 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:31,820 You're sitting doing administrative here but if you'd like to stay of course you're more than welcome. 55 00:13:32,380 --> 00:13:35,300 With that being said, when anyone like to make a motion to accept the donation. 56 00:13:35,300 --> 00:13:36,160 I'll make a motion. 57 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:41,640 A motion by this poll or a second by Ms. Greene, is there any discussion? Hearing none, the 58 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:46,320 chair will seek unanimous consent to accept the three Camp Wanderer Scholarships as Red without 59 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:51,560 objection as approved. The next item on our agenda is reviewing the meeting minutes from the 60 00:13:51,560 --> 00:13:59,460 School Committee meeting on August 18. So we receive those minutes in our packet. Is there 61 00:13:59,460 --> 00:14:06,140 a motion to approve the minutes from August 18? Motion by Ms. Drennen, second by Ms. 62 00:14:06,140 --> 00:14:10,160 Your green is our discussion or amendment to the minute. 63 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:14,600 Hearing none, the chair will seek an anonymous consent to approve the meeting minutes from August 18th, 64 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:15,500 2026. 65 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:17,100 So, I'll move. 66 00:14:18,340 --> 00:14:23,880 Okay, the next item is new business. 67 00:14:25,420 --> 00:14:28,180 And we have three items for new business. 68 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:35,300 We have policy ACL, which is interacting with law enforcement officers and policy JKAA, which 69 00:14:35,300 --> 00:14:38,720 is timeout, seclusion, and restrainer students first readings. 70 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,380 So we discussed these, I think, briefly in our last meeting, 71 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,380 but we did not have a full discussion on them. 72 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:53,120 These are both policies that were provided by MASC 73 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:56,900 and are also required under state law. 74 00:14:57,900 --> 00:14:59,980 So do you have anything you want to add to that? 75 00:15:00,270 --> 00:15:29,090 No, policy ACL is new. The state just passed that law. The summary of that one is we have to have an administrator for the district and for the schools in case police or other federal or state officers come to make it a rest on campus so that we have somebody designated to interact with that agency by law. They can't make it a rest during school hours or during school wrap round. 76 00:15:29,090 --> 00:15:40,970 And we need to have some administrator for the district and for the schools and we have to adopt procedures to respond in case there is a situation like that and we have to post that on the website. 77 00:15:41,550 --> 00:15:49,090 The state is not released the procedures yet but we will get the guidance from the state and follow their guidance. 78 00:15:49,090 --> 00:15:58,170 But the policy is, as recommended, as I see, and the state expected this to be implemented, 79 00:15:58,530 --> 00:16:00,470 they passed it and gave us four days to implement it. 80 00:16:01,250 --> 00:16:08,170 So this was supposed to be adopted by September 1st, and just as it, the committee can choose 81 00:16:08,170 --> 00:16:10,130 to do whatever the committee chooses to do. 82 00:16:10,270 --> 00:16:12,950 So we could not pass this at all. 83 00:16:13,750 --> 00:16:17,650 We could pass something totally different, which would have absolutely no effect, 84 00:16:17,650 --> 00:16:20,150 because the superintendent is required to follow state law. 85 00:16:21,670 --> 00:16:27,010 So we could try to work some at something we could talk about it. 86 00:16:27,050 --> 00:16:30,210 We could certainly understand it as much as we need to if people 87 00:16:30,210 --> 00:16:31,090 want to read it more. 88 00:16:31,610 --> 00:16:36,650 My recommendation given where we are on September 15th would be that we 89 00:16:36,650 --> 00:16:43,170 for this policy, since it is exactly following the state law, 90 00:16:43,370 --> 00:16:44,490 which we're required to follow anyway. 91 00:16:44,490 --> 00:16:50,350 and we are now 14 days out of compliance because they didn't give us any time we didn't 92 00:16:50,350 --> 00:16:55,010 have a meeting before then. That we would wave, I would recommend that we wave the 93 00:16:55,010 --> 00:16:59,770 second reading and move to a vote to adopt the policy. But any member who's not 94 00:16:59,770 --> 00:17:03,570 comfortable doing that can object, the reason that I'm comfortable doing it is that 95 00:17:03,570 --> 00:17:07,890 to me it doesn't really matter because it's what's going to happen anyway. But that 96 00:17:07,890 --> 00:17:12,530 doesn't mean that we have to do any of those things, right? So I don't know if you have 97 00:17:12,530 --> 00:17:19,490 handed on it would be an option for us would be to wave the first reading. I'm sorry 98 00:17:19,490 --> 00:17:23,850 to wave the second reading, vote on this tonight, then we are immediately in compliance 99 00:17:23,850 --> 00:17:31,770 and we are following the law in policy and in practice. I believe the timeout seclusion 100 00:17:31,770 --> 00:17:38,510 and restraint of students is also similarly follows our current practice and is similarly 101 00:17:38,510 --> 00:17:41,290 Yes, the law has changed a little bit. 102 00:17:42,130 --> 00:17:46,170 But to make it a little bit more protective of students 103 00:17:46,170 --> 00:17:50,490 and limiting, putting clear restrictions on when 104 00:17:50,490 --> 00:17:52,490 timeout and restraints could be used. 105 00:17:53,010 --> 00:17:55,190 And spelling it out clearly in the law. 106 00:17:55,730 --> 00:17:58,190 Fortunately, for us, this has been our practice. 107 00:17:58,790 --> 00:18:01,170 So this is going to be a big deviation from what we do. 108 00:18:01,570 --> 00:18:03,250 It is going to be an update for the policy 109 00:18:03,250 --> 00:18:04,650 that we currently have. 110 00:18:05,150 --> 00:18:06,530 But in terms of what happens on the ground, 111 00:18:06,530 --> 00:18:08,890 would be basically civil or what we'll do right now. 112 00:18:09,170 --> 00:18:10,430 And if my understanding is correct, 113 00:18:10,430 --> 00:18:13,590 there's a little bit less of a time restriction on that. 114 00:18:13,770 --> 00:18:15,350 I mean, it's practice is what it is. 115 00:18:15,490 --> 00:18:17,450 And we follow the practice, but for the update of the policy. 116 00:18:18,030 --> 00:18:19,850 No, we're this should have been updated as well. 117 00:18:19,870 --> 00:18:20,750 This is also, yes. 118 00:18:20,790 --> 00:18:22,570 But they gave us some time this summer. 119 00:18:22,670 --> 00:18:24,090 We had a little more time in this one, but it's still 120 00:18:24,090 --> 00:18:25,990 very quick to run for this one too. 121 00:18:26,750 --> 00:18:29,590 But in any case, we're doing it either way. 122 00:18:29,650 --> 00:18:31,410 Yes, what's happening on the ground is 123 00:18:31,410 --> 00:18:32,910 where we're into one of the policy. 124 00:18:34,150 --> 00:18:36,410 So that would be another one where we could choose 125 00:18:36,410 --> 00:18:41,650 to wave the second reading if we wish to to come into compliance, 126 00:18:43,690 --> 00:18:44,490 and then the third item 127 00:18:44,490 --> 00:18:47,330 is the superintendent's collar, which I'm just going to mention now, and then we'll 128 00:18:47,330 --> 00:18:51,170 get into each one. Superintendent's collar, so I'm going to negotiate the contract with the 129 00:18:51,170 --> 00:18:51,570 superintendent. 130 00:18:53,950 --> 00:18:58,990 We did not include any collar language. We said that it would be determined 131 00:18:58,990 --> 00:19:09,110 a later date. I believe that the rationale is that we didn't know the status of other contracts 132 00:19:09,110 --> 00:19:14,850 in the district and inflation was very high and so we decided to sort of kick the can down 133 00:19:14,850 --> 00:19:23,090 the road. The committee has met an executive session, negotiations have occurred and so we 134 00:19:23,090 --> 00:19:28,690 have a recommendation agreement that we would be voting on tonight. But let's go back to policy 135 00:19:28,690 --> 00:19:38,770 ACL. So, the first order of business there would be, if anyone would like to make emotion 136 00:19:39,450 --> 00:19:45,830 to wave the second reading for policy ACL, which is interacting with law enforcement officers. 137 00:19:46,790 --> 00:19:51,870 A motion done. Wave the second reading. So, motion by Mr. Green, any member can object to that 138 00:19:51,870 --> 00:19:55,510 if they do not want to wave. Is there any objection? 139 00:19:56,690 --> 00:20:02,250 Hearing none, is there a motion to adopt policy ACL on its first reading? 140 00:20:02,870 --> 00:20:03,150 Someone? 141 00:20:03,570 --> 00:20:05,490 Motion by Ms. Greeney, is there a second? 142 00:20:05,830 --> 00:20:07,910 Second by Mr. Greeney, is there any discussion? 143 00:20:09,430 --> 00:20:10,970 Just a question, not an objective. 144 00:20:11,710 --> 00:20:19,890 So this is driven by the law, not a reaction, obviously, to this is not occurred in reference. 145 00:20:20,190 --> 00:20:21,890 This is not occurred here at all. 146 00:20:21,890 --> 00:20:27,150 This is a law that the legislature passed right before the start of the school. 147 00:20:27,670 --> 00:20:31,070 So no, no, no, no, no, August, August, August. 148 00:20:31,610 --> 00:20:37,070 And so with that patient that we implement, and quite everybody off guard, 149 00:20:37,210 --> 00:20:44,010 which is why Dessie is still scrambling up dating to get the recommended procedure of place for us. 150 00:20:45,550 --> 00:20:48,910 But I got, but your question is, is it appropriate? 151 00:20:49,230 --> 00:20:50,710 It's not something that we had to deal with here. 152 00:20:50,710 --> 00:20:54,750 And I believe King Philip voter on this. 153 00:20:54,930 --> 00:20:56,330 We didn't, we always have a second radio. 154 00:20:57,110 --> 00:20:58,410 So they didn't wave it. 155 00:20:58,830 --> 00:21:03,610 But I believe Plainville and North Park have that. 156 00:21:03,610 --> 00:21:05,490 I believe Plainville has a match. 157 00:21:05,750 --> 00:21:05,970 OK. 158 00:21:06,930 --> 00:21:09,890 So everybody is eventually adopting the same policy. 159 00:21:09,930 --> 00:21:11,910 It's the same policy that everybody is debating 160 00:21:11,910 --> 00:21:13,250 at least or offering. 161 00:21:15,170 --> 00:21:16,270 Is there any further discussion? 162 00:21:19,070 --> 00:21:26,290 So the chair will seek unanimous consent to adopt policy ACL and selecting with law enforcement officers engage in civil law enforcement. 163 00:21:26,550 --> 00:21:27,750 Is there any objection? 164 00:21:29,550 --> 00:21:31,290 Hearing non-policy ACL passes. 165 00:21:32,830 --> 00:21:32,850 Okay. 166 00:21:33,410 --> 00:21:37,510 The next policy up for discussion is policy J.K.A.A. 167 00:21:37,550 --> 00:21:39,610 Timeout, seclusion, and restraint of students. 168 00:21:40,270 --> 00:21:45,070 Again, if anyone would like to make a motion to wave the second reading, you can make that motion. 169 00:21:45,070 --> 00:21:50,470 I'll make the motion. Motion by Ms. Fuller, is any objection to waving the second reading? 170 00:21:54,150 --> 00:22:01,990 Hearing none, the committee has waved the second reading. Is there a motion to adopt policy 171 00:22:02,650 --> 00:22:07,370 JKAA timeout's occlusion restraint of students? Motion by Ms. Greeney, is there a second? 172 00:22:07,770 --> 00:22:14,110 Second by Mr. Green, any discussion? Hearing none, the chair will see unanimous consent to adopt 173 00:22:14,110 --> 00:22:17,450 Policy J.K.A.A. timeout seclusion restraining students. 174 00:22:17,930 --> 00:22:18,510 Is there any objection? 175 00:22:20,010 --> 00:22:23,630 Hearing none, Policy J.A.A. is adopted and we are in compliance. 176 00:22:24,170 --> 00:22:24,990 Great, thank you. 177 00:22:25,270 --> 00:22:25,430 Thank you. 178 00:22:25,610 --> 00:22:26,030 Thank you. 179 00:22:26,630 --> 00:22:28,590 Thanks for staying up top of that. 180 00:22:29,390 --> 00:22:29,910 Superintendents. 181 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:59,060 The poll up for 2026-2027. The contract for the superintendent, generally the administrative contracts work is that all administrators get a 2.5% cost of living adjustment, and then when their contract is up, there is a market assessment to see if those contracts are still in line with the market for similar resituated positions. This is a mid-year or mid-cycle cost of living adjustment. 182 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,100 The first three years of the contract were two and a half percent. 183 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:08,020 The committee was prepared to offer a two and a half percent 184 00:23:08,020 --> 00:23:10,260 cost of living adjustment to the superintendent. 185 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:15,060 We're instructed to give the negotiation to put those parameters 186 00:23:15,060 --> 00:23:18,200 and the superintendent agreed to the two and a half percent. 187 00:23:21,580 --> 00:23:23,680 So that agreement is in place, 188 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:28,040 and so this committee would then need to make a motion to approve 189 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:42,820 The cost of living adjustment for the 26-27 contract year, so that would be retroactive to the beginning of this contract year for a 2.5% cost of living adjustment, so what we had discussed previously was accepted by the superintendent. 190 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:55,120 Is there a motion to amend the superintendent's contract to include a 2.5% cost of living adjustment for the 2.026-2027 calendar year? 191 00:23:55,120 --> 00:23:57,060 I'll make a motion. 192 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:58,280 Motion by Ms. Drennan. 193 00:23:58,280 --> 00:23:58,720 No, no, no, no. 194 00:23:58,940 --> 00:24:00,620 Second by Ms. Greeney. 195 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:01,340 Any discussion? 196 00:24:03,660 --> 00:24:04,500 Hearing none. 197 00:24:05,660 --> 00:24:08,400 The chair will seek unanimous consent for a 2.5% 198 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:09,140 for Dr. Cameron. 199 00:24:11,060 --> 00:24:11,720 Without objection. 200 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:12,520 Thank you. 201 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:13,800 Thank you. Thank you. 202 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:13,880 Thank you. 203 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:15,080 Easy negotiation. 204 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:15,680 Thank you. 205 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:16,960 It's a long time. 206 00:24:17,140 --> 00:24:17,940 Just happy to be here. 207 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:19,800 We appreciate it. 208 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:20,440 Okay. 209 00:24:21,220 --> 00:24:24,960 And now we have a very exciting series of updates. 210 00:24:25,140 --> 00:24:26,060 Particularly the last part, 211 00:24:26,060 --> 00:24:30,300 But I'm gonna ask, okay, these two build an interest 212 00:24:30,300 --> 00:24:32,940 as we go through, we start off fairly dry, 213 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:34,740 but then the end is, we bring it home in the end. 214 00:24:35,460 --> 00:24:38,780 So first up, we have my goals for the coming school year. 215 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,500 I have four goals for you, 216 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:46,640 and they're really based on two things, 217 00:24:47,340 --> 00:24:50,780 continuing work that we've done over the past years, 218 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:52,300 things that have been priorities in the past 219 00:24:52,300 --> 00:24:53,880 that we're trying to continue to advance, 220 00:24:53,880 --> 00:25:03,380 And then feedback from your retreat, working with the administrators, W.E.A., my colleagues to find out other things we need to work on in the district. 221 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:06,820 So I kind of put all that together in shape of my goals. 222 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:12,220 And I've highlighted some of the ones that I just wanted to discuss here are just highlight, 223 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:16,580 that I want to raise in the meetings tonight. 224 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:20,520 So the first goal through the new goal foster culture continues to grow with the learning. 225 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:26,600 So, really, there are several things under here, but the ones that are going to be a priority 226 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:31,960 for me and my team are going to be working on the third year of the implementation of 227 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:37,660 our English language arts core programs, becoming more proficient with that, but also recognizing 228 00:25:37,660 --> 00:25:43,500 the areas that we need to supplement and continue to work on that with fundations, integrity 229 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:48,880 and making sure that we're providing students what they need so that they can develop those 230 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:53,980 We're going to pilot history, social studies, curriculum materials, as part of our curriculum 231 00:25:53,980 --> 00:25:59,940 review cycle so that we can implement a program going forward that will be used throughout 232 00:25:59,940 --> 00:26:00,340 the district. 233 00:26:01,020 --> 00:26:06,300 And then we are in the fifth year of the rollout of our core math programs, so we're going to 234 00:26:06,300 --> 00:26:09,040 do a check in on those to see how we're doing. 235 00:26:09,300 --> 00:26:16,480 See if we need to do any supplement to anywhere, or if what we're doing now is working fine. 236 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:22,860 And then my professional practice goal, the developed skills related to leading a safe and 237 00:26:22,860 --> 00:26:26,340 high function of school district, so the ones I want to focus here. 238 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:30,360 I'm going to continue to serve on the by-county collaborative finance subcommittee. 239 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:35,840 All right, I'm by-go is having some financial struggles right now because I had a decrease 240 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:36,580 in enrollment. 241 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:44,620 So we're going to really focus this year on looking at their core functions, what they do, 242 00:26:44,620 --> 00:26:55,400 And how they can maintain those aspects of the programing while looking for new areas and trying to recruit additional students because they are tuition driven program. 243 00:26:56,060 --> 00:27:01,380 So I'm excited to really work with the new executive director on some of that, some of those priorities. 244 00:27:02,820 --> 00:27:10,380 I'm going to be on the DECI gifted and talented education advisory council, which I'm excited to be a part of. I don't really know what the outcome of that's going to be. 245 00:27:10,380 --> 00:27:14,680 order to take a look at the status of a gifted and childhood education in the state and make 246 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:16,060 some recommendations for that. 247 00:27:17,140 --> 00:27:21,900 I'm going to participate in a book group on crucial conversations, tools for talking when 248 00:27:21,900 --> 00:27:25,240 stakes are high, which I'm very interested in. 249 00:27:25,700 --> 00:27:29,160 And the administrators, we're going to do some work this year, we've done it in the past, 250 00:27:29,180 --> 00:27:29,900 not for a while. 251 00:27:30,060 --> 00:27:30,640 We're going to do it again. 252 00:27:31,180 --> 00:27:37,400 We're going to see if we can work together on some collaborative observations, most 253 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:44,380 Just a chance for us to do some practice observations of teachers come together and discuss what we see. 254 00:27:44,580 --> 00:27:50,880 So we can make sure we're having a consistent experience with teachers have a consistent ability to experience. 255 00:27:53,620 --> 00:27:57,800 One of my district improvement goals is strengthening family connections and community partnerships. 256 00:27:58,860 --> 00:28:03,360 We're going to restructure our M-Cast presentation to the school committee focusing on what's going well. 257 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:06,200 We need to do better and how we're going to do it. 258 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,120 It's going to be a little bit different that it has in the past. 259 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:12,440 You'll see that at your meeting next month. 260 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:18,160 And we also are going to launch our the M.C.Paret portal. 261 00:28:18,500 --> 00:28:21,780 The DSE has initiated this summer. 262 00:28:22,100 --> 00:28:22,860 So we just set that out. 263 00:28:22,980 --> 00:28:24,980 We'll see we're navigating some road bumps with that. 264 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:26,370 We'll see how that works out. 265 00:28:27,460 --> 00:28:30,200 And we've done some work on the webpage to make sure that it is. 266 00:28:31,300 --> 00:28:34,140 Continues to be a place where people can go and find information easily. 267 00:28:34,140 --> 00:28:38,940 and can be our repository for information about the district. 268 00:28:39,260 --> 00:28:40,560 Nice to you a quick question on that. 269 00:28:40,660 --> 00:28:40,940 Of course. 270 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:43,240 So on the online portal. 271 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:49,920 I noticed that they are still referring to results as preliminary. 272 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:50,860 They are. 273 00:28:50,940 --> 00:28:52,320 Is that because they are preliminary? 274 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:52,780 Yes. 275 00:28:52,900 --> 00:28:53,640 Because they didn't update them. 276 00:28:54,180 --> 00:28:57,420 And that's a very, that's a great and totally appropriate question, 277 00:28:57,560 --> 00:28:58,640 considering the source. 278 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:00,720 But no, it is preliminary still. 279 00:29:01,260 --> 00:29:03,760 They're not going to release the information until 280 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:07,220 the end of the month. So, Ben, I don't know why. 281 00:29:07,220 --> 00:29:18,820 I'm not going to release the information to, like, on district-wide scores or because, like, I logged in and I sell the scores for my kid, was that not supposed to happen? 282 00:29:19,500 --> 00:29:20,140 It's that it was permanent. 283 00:29:20,300 --> 00:29:21,800 Well, I guess you can. 284 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:24,520 That's great news. 285 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:25,280 Good. 286 00:29:25,580 --> 00:29:26,860 Well, it's blueberry, so it might change. 287 00:29:26,940 --> 00:29:27,320 Oh, good. 288 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:28,360 All right, good. 289 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:28,800 Yes. 290 00:29:29,100 --> 00:29:30,240 Maybe that's good, maybe that's bad. 291 00:29:30,460 --> 00:29:31,740 Hands on which kid we're talking about. 292 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:32,180 There you go. 293 00:29:32,180 --> 00:29:37,300 Yeah, I did not realize that they had scores available in there. 294 00:29:37,940 --> 00:29:38,480 So, yeah, the scores. 295 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:39,620 Did you see? 296 00:29:39,660 --> 00:29:40,060 Yeah. 297 00:29:40,340 --> 00:29:44,220 But it says underneath it, if you go back years, they show them the years prior. 298 00:29:44,380 --> 00:29:44,940 It would be great. 299 00:29:45,540 --> 00:29:47,180 And you can see a note say that they're final. 300 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:47,720 I see. 301 00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:52,200 But then it says, you know, here's your score on the test, 302 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:54,680 and then note that these are preliminary. 303 00:29:55,260 --> 00:29:56,620 Maybe because they haven't been released. 304 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,980 Yes, the district score, the district of schools. 305 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:05,760 This data is still embargoed. So that's why I didn't realize that the student individual scores have been released. 306 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:08,880 Yeah. Yeah. There we go. There we go. All right. 307 00:30:09,020 --> 00:30:10,300 Whether they were meant to be or not. 308 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:10,980 There's another question. 309 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:12,460 There you are. Yes. 310 00:30:14,700 --> 00:30:20,180 And then a big one for us, ensuring the schools are safe, innovative, inclusive, you know, really excited 311 00:30:20,180 --> 00:30:27,560 to have a full-time SRO officer for counselors doing a fine job, although as we get to 312 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:32,480 point three, he did not play softball for the schools, which is an unfortunate decision on his 313 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:36,020 part, but he's doing this great time for your full-time. 314 00:30:37,340 --> 00:30:43,340 We're working with West and the rent of outlets to try to get a digital signboard in front 315 00:30:43,340 --> 00:30:43,940 of Delaney. 316 00:30:43,980 --> 00:30:47,980 It's been something I've wanted for 13 years, so I think that might actually be able 317 00:30:47,980 --> 00:30:49,980 to happen this year, really excited about that. 318 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:55,820 We have to go out for a new bid on the bus contract, so this has been a great initiative for 319 00:30:55,820 --> 00:30:57,460 that I will work on that. 320 00:30:58,300 --> 00:31:01,280 And a system principal, a system principal, 321 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:02,760 the principals that I will work together 322 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:05,480 on trying to model a model. 323 00:31:06,740 --> 00:31:08,120 Support more positive, 324 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:10,300 pros social behaviors on the school bus. 325 00:31:10,420 --> 00:31:14,600 So we've got some ideas that we've been thinking about, 326 00:31:14,740 --> 00:31:17,560 trying to make that happen, and we're excited for that. 327 00:31:17,820 --> 00:31:20,680 And we have to replace some outdated tech 328 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:23,400 because of two years of budget freeze. 329 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:31,460 We've had to slow that process down a little bit, so we're excited to get that back up to speed. 330 00:31:33,060 --> 00:31:36,700 So, though there's some of the key points of my goal to have any answer to question about any of those, 331 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:38,960 or any of the other items that are listed there. 332 00:31:39,380 --> 00:31:39,580 Bless you. 333 00:31:40,700 --> 00:31:46,920 I have to say, it was a sad day when the digital board came off of your annual request to the committee. 334 00:31:47,620 --> 00:31:47,740 Yes. 335 00:31:47,740 --> 00:31:49,620 when we are not, I've been around for a long time. 336 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:50,680 We're just back. 337 00:31:51,500 --> 00:31:51,760 We're just back. 338 00:31:53,340 --> 00:31:53,860 Yes. 339 00:31:54,260 --> 00:31:54,700 It's something. 340 00:31:55,700 --> 00:31:56,220 Persistence. 341 00:31:56,700 --> 00:31:56,780 Persistence. 342 00:31:58,380 --> 00:31:59,220 I'm sure. 343 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:02,420 Mr. Donnelly asked to change the letters. 344 00:32:03,500 --> 00:32:04,120 So when we part. 345 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:04,920 It is. 346 00:32:05,620 --> 00:32:05,960 It is. 347 00:32:06,460 --> 00:32:08,140 It is. 348 00:32:08,140 --> 00:32:08,960 This is terrific. 349 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:09,900 Thank you for. 350 00:32:10,220 --> 00:32:12,220 It's clear that you've incorporated the committee's 351 00:32:12,220 --> 00:32:15,300 goals here and that you're working towards a lot of things that 352 00:32:15,300 --> 00:32:17,280 really, you know, surfaced in our meeting in August. 353 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:22,960 So thank you for cooperating that feedback and providing some really useful 354 00:32:23,460 --> 00:32:27,100 I think outputs for us to move forward together on this. 355 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:28,360 I'm excited about 356 00:32:32,970 --> 00:32:33,270 it. 357 00:32:33,350 --> 00:32:35,110 Would you vote to approve them? 358 00:32:35,350 --> 00:32:37,510 Oh, would you like to? 359 00:32:37,890 --> 00:32:39,150 I'm not going to make the motion. 360 00:32:39,430 --> 00:32:40,990 You have a motion I did last night. 361 00:32:41,270 --> 00:32:41,410 I will. 362 00:32:41,890 --> 00:32:42,970 I'll make a motion. 363 00:32:43,570 --> 00:32:44,390 I'll make a motion. 364 00:32:44,630 --> 00:32:45,530 I'll make a motion. 365 00:32:45,650 --> 00:32:45,810 Okay. 366 00:32:45,990 --> 00:32:48,050 There's a second to approve the superintendent's goals. 367 00:32:48,510 --> 00:32:48,690 Thank you. 368 00:32:48,690 --> 00:32:49,710 Any further discussion? 369 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:55,680 Hearing none, the chair will seek unanimous consent to approve the superintendent's goals 370 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:58,000 for 2627. 371 00:32:58,460 --> 00:32:59,720 The objection so moved. 372 00:32:59,740 --> 00:32:59,980 Great. 373 00:32:59,980 --> 00:33:00,460 Thank you. 374 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:01,760 Thank you. 375 00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:08,580 Now, so I pledge your two invite up, Principal Martinez and Principal Maloney, to give 376 00:33:08,580 --> 00:33:10,200 their start of the school year reports. 377 00:33:17,490 --> 00:33:21,070 Oh, one thing, because we both have printed in my thoughts about this big, so that I can 378 00:33:21,070 --> 00:33:21,730 read it. 379 00:33:22,230 --> 00:33:22,730 Well, thank you. 380 00:33:22,990 --> 00:33:23,450 Thank you. 381 00:33:23,470 --> 00:33:25,990 Thank you. 382 00:33:26,710 --> 00:33:30,330 Good evening, Mr. Chair, members of the school committee, Dr. Cameron. 383 00:33:30,830 --> 00:33:35,690 Thank you for setting aside time for the two of us to talk about the opening of the 384 00:33:35,690 --> 00:33:38,090 2026-2027 school year. 385 00:33:38,730 --> 00:33:42,090 As many of you know, we had a very busy summer here, and our custodians were hard at 386 00:33:42,090 --> 00:33:46,110 work throughout the summer, not only supporting the programs that we're here, but getting 387 00:33:46,110 --> 00:33:47,390 ready for the start of the year. 388 00:33:47,850 --> 00:33:51,890 So in addition to their dearly cleaning after extended school year, summer institute, summer 389 00:33:51,890 --> 00:33:54,730 basketball, kindergarten kickoff, and title one. 390 00:33:55,390 --> 00:34:01,910 They also were able to conduct deep cleaning, waxing of floors of cafeteria, hallways, et cetera, and getting rooms ready. 391 00:34:02,590 --> 00:34:06,210 They helped with our new carpet installation in third grade wing, which is very exciting. 392 00:34:06,870 --> 00:34:13,750 And also with helping to spread mulch on the Delaney playground, compliments of the PTO, so thank you for the PTO for that great donation. 393 00:34:15,610 --> 00:34:23,090 With all the programs going on throughout the summer, it's very tricky and Glenn and his crew to a great job of working collaboratively with all of us to get everything done. 394 00:34:23,090 --> 00:34:29,790 We want to give our greatest thanks to Glenn Lewis, Rob, Tim, Joe and Ben for all of their work this summer. 395 00:34:30,270 --> 00:34:38,450 We want to thank them for helping the teachers move their furniture, find some furniture, and do whatever they needed to do to help get their rooms ready for their students to arrive. 396 00:34:41,870 --> 00:34:42,870 Good evening. 397 00:34:52,070 --> 00:34:53,070 Good evening. 398 00:34:54,110 --> 00:35:02,690 394 students in September of 2025 and 357 students in September of 2024. 399 00:35:04,190 --> 00:35:09,070 Grade 4 has 127 students from that average class size of 21. 400 00:35:10,190 --> 00:35:14,690 Grade 5 has 143 students with an average class size of 21. 401 00:35:15,310 --> 00:35:19,790 Grade 6 has 131 students with an average class size of 22. 402 00:35:20,970 --> 00:35:25,990 13 students enrolled over the summer, and in the first few weeks of the school year, 403 00:35:26,510 --> 00:35:30,910 three and grade four, six and grade five and four and grade six. 404 00:35:32,510 --> 00:35:36,970 Okay, and in the delaney, we opened the year with an enrollment of 604 students. 405 00:35:37,770 --> 00:35:43,670 As compared to last year, we had 590 students, and in 2024, 6011 students. 406 00:35:43,670 --> 00:35:51,770 Right now, in preschool, we have 85 students, our three-year-old classes have an average size of 12, and our four-year-old 407 00:35:51,770 --> 00:35:53,950 class has an average class size of 15. 408 00:35:54,910 --> 00:35:59,570 Our kindergarten class has 126 students with an average size of 18 per class. 409 00:36:00,290 --> 00:36:05,050 Grade one has 140 students with an average class size of 20 per class. 410 00:36:06,030 --> 00:36:09,730 Grade two has 128 students with an average class size of 22. 411 00:36:09,730 --> 00:36:14,350 and grade three has 129 students with an average class size of 22. 412 00:36:15,830 --> 00:36:19,630 We had 22 students in rural over the summer and into September. 413 00:36:20,110 --> 00:36:25,110 We had 12 in kindergarten, two in grade one, seven in grade two, 414 00:36:25,530 --> 00:36:28,650 and one in grade three, and we've also had three students in rural sense, 415 00:36:28,810 --> 00:36:32,390 the starter school year, so one in K, one in first, and one in third. 416 00:36:35,330 --> 00:36:41,650 All right, the Delaney and Roderick School Mean Great was held on Wednesday, August 26. 417 00:36:42,450 --> 00:36:49,770 Students and families had an opportunity to meet their teachers and classroom friends in feedback from staff and families was very positive. 418 00:36:50,830 --> 00:36:54,210 The Roderick School curriculum night will be held, actually a couple of nights from tonight. 419 00:36:54,650 --> 00:37:05,310 On Thursday, September 17th from 530 to 8 o'clock, and the Delaney School curriculum night will be held next Thursday on September 24th from 530. 420 00:37:05,330 --> 00:37:11,150 both events are well attended, or hopefully will be well attended. By parents and other family members 421 00:37:11,150 --> 00:37:16,450 to learn about curriculum updates and events throughout the 2020-2026-2027 school. 422 00:37:19,100 --> 00:37:23,120 I know we talked about some of these at our last meeting, some of our programs, but it's worth repeating. 423 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:29,320 Our kindergarten kickoff summer program was successful again this year thanks to the generosity of West and the PTO. 424 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:39,480 We had over 95% of the students participate this summer, which really helped with getting back to school and with the transition to a successful start to kindergarten. 425 00:37:40,260 --> 00:37:47,180 The feedback from parents and staff was overwhelmingly positive again, and the students are reaping the benefits of this wonderful program. 426 00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:53,440 So thank you to West and the PTO again for their generosity and I will be reaching out to them again for next summer. 427 00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:54,100 I 428 00:37:56,280 --> 00:38:00,660 would like to welcome some new staff to the district and the Roderick School. 429 00:38:01,660 --> 00:38:05,920 Some new staff, we have Samantha Hinnett, who is our director of curriculum and instruction, 430 00:38:06,780 --> 00:38:09,800 Courtney Harrison, who is our assistant principal for both the Roderick and the Laney 431 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:14,820 Schools, Abigail Varsheroni, who is our multi-lingual learner teacher. 432 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:19,740 And the new staff of Roderick, who are hired from a competitive pool of qualified candidates, 433 00:38:19,740 --> 00:38:27,180 John Capaldi, paraprofessional, Vanessa Creador, ILC teacher, John Farrell, paraprofessional, 434 00:38:28,660 --> 00:38:34,580 Ian Jordan, Adjustment Counselor, Long-Term Substitute, Michelle Cleo, paraprofessional, 435 00:38:34,900 --> 00:38:41,660 Heather Lawyer, paraprofessional, Joyce McGee, paraprofessional, Lisa Murphy, ALC teacher, 436 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:46,540 Megan Rees, Roger General Music, and McKenzie Wayland, SLC teacher. 437 00:38:46,540 --> 00:38:53,020 Like to also announce some change of positions, we have Shaylee Borten, who is an ABA tutor, 438 00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:59,340 Jim Cotter, who is a fifth grade teacher, Lori Ellis, now is our Roderick Math Specialist, 439 00:38:59,620 --> 00:39:01,960 Calvigotter, we'll be doing meeting coverage. 440 00:39:02,940 --> 00:39:06,000 Elizabeth Orlando is now our sixth grade special education teacher. 441 00:39:06,420 --> 00:39:12,560 Sarah Tracy is our Roderick Literacy Specialist, and Amanda Van Roone is our ABA tutor at 442 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:13,680 the Rugger School. 443 00:39:16,110 --> 00:39:19,570 Okay, and we have had lots of changes to our deline stuff this summer between 444 00:39:19,570 --> 00:39:24,670 retirements, new hires, and changes in position. The new staff members hired at deliney from 445 00:39:24,670 --> 00:39:29,890 a competitive pool of candidate, excuse me, of qualified candidates include Janine Kisik, 446 00:39:29,970 --> 00:39:36,210 Suhu, who's our new secretary, Samantha Dittrich, our new nurse, Julia Katciola, a kindergarten 447 00:39:36,210 --> 00:39:43,290 Sarah Collins, Kindergarten Cara, Ali Brass, Kindergarten Cara, Isabella Freyone, 448 00:39:43,550 --> 00:39:51,010 preschool Cara, Catherine Cooney, Math Para slash third grade teacher, Sydney Horton, 449 00:39:51,210 --> 00:40:00,050 AVA Tutor, Sarah Cross, AVA Tutor, Kelly Ryan, AVA Tutor, Eileen Boyton, AVA Tutor, Rebecca 450 00:40:00,050 --> 00:40:07,690 Rose ABA Tudor, Jessica Havilland ABA Tudor, Emily Russell, third-grade para, and Caitlin 451 00:40:07,690 --> 00:40:09,390 Curly Food Service. 452 00:40:10,330 --> 00:40:14,170 We've also had a few changes in position for some of our staff members at Delaney. 453 00:40:14,670 --> 00:40:17,230 Julia Catalano is now a special education teacher. 454 00:40:17,950 --> 00:40:20,370 Selena's Ventola Special Education Teacher. 455 00:40:21,170 --> 00:40:23,530 Jen Rose and Grants is now a second grade teacher. 456 00:40:24,490 --> 00:40:26,690 Jen Burnier is now an ABA Tudor. 457 00:40:27,490 --> 00:40:33,610 Page Chism is now our Delaney Literacy Specialist and Jodie Fowls is now our Delaney Mass Specialist. 458 00:40:36,260 --> 00:40:42,980 All right, Ms. Voloni and I will be sending out a newsletter through Catapult Connect System at the beginning of each month. 459 00:40:43,580 --> 00:40:50,980 This newsletter will give information about upcoming events, classroom updates, in school-wide initiatives that both the Roger and Delaney Schools. 460 00:40:51,460 --> 00:40:56,300 We'll be sending out the monthly newsletter home doll families and we'll also post it to the WPS website, 461 00:40:56,300 --> 00:40:59,580 which will be a convenient reference to parents. 462 00:41:00,100 --> 00:41:05,880 Additionally, school-wide events will be posted to the WPS website, Instagram page, and Facebook page. 463 00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:15,340 And as always, we want to thank the families and staff for their cooperation in patients with our arrival in dismissal routines. 464 00:41:15,340 --> 00:41:19,720 The beginning of the year is always a little hectic, but by this week four, we are in a groove. 465 00:41:20,420 --> 00:41:22,660 Arrival in dismissal routines have been running smoothly. 466 00:41:22,660 --> 00:41:27,140 The procedures of routines have been organized and efficient, and our new full-time SRO 467 00:41:27,140 --> 00:41:32,220 John McAllister has been instrumental in helping to make a rival in dismissal safe and efficient. 468 00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:37,080 Ms. Harrison and our Data Specialist Chrissy Eaton worked collaboratively with the bus 469 00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:43,300 company over the summer to ensure that the roots are safe and comfortable for our students. 470 00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:48,360 And especially thanks to Ms. Harrison who walked in late in the game and was thrown right 471 00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:52,640 into this and she did a great job working with Chrissy and with Holmes to keep things running smoothly. 472 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:54,660 So thank you to Courtney for that. 473 00:41:57,240 --> 00:41:57,420 Thank you. 474 00:41:57,640 --> 00:41:58,260 Thank you. 475 00:41:58,280 --> 00:41:59,880 We're not quite done yet. 476 00:42:00,340 --> 00:42:04,540 So we'd also take this opportunity to thank the administrative team for their support 477 00:42:04,540 --> 00:42:07,380 through the summer to prepare for a successful start to the school year. 478 00:42:07,980 --> 00:42:11,960 So from creating class list, scheduling to the daily operation of the buildings, 479 00:42:12,620 --> 00:42:15,460 a professional development for staff at the start of the school year, 480 00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:19,600 would like to thank Alan, Samantha, Sean, Ellen, Casey, 481 00:42:19,600 --> 00:42:24,840 Courtney Lisa Shannon and the WEA leadership for their hard work of the last few months. 482 00:42:25,340 --> 00:42:31,620 It was truly a team effort to create a successful start to the 2006-2007 school year. 483 00:42:34,040 --> 00:42:35,060 The thank you to our continues. 484 00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:39,580 We would like to thank the office staff and Glenn and the custodial staff. 485 00:42:40,300 --> 00:42:43,100 Our office, we would like to give our sincere thanks to Jill, 486 00:42:43,180 --> 00:42:45,480 Jeanine, Laurie and Laurie for their work over the summer. 487 00:42:45,820 --> 00:42:48,900 As is always the case, they were very busy throughout the summer 488 00:42:48,900 --> 00:42:52,480 from enrolling new students to working on schedules, to booking locations. 489 00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:56,780 They've really helped to make the start of the school year smooth and successful. 490 00:42:57,300 --> 00:43:02,160 And as we said, Glenn and his team worked tirelessly and we wouldn't have been able to do all of this without them. 491 00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:05,020 So, times it was a little touchy. 492 00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:09,720 I'm going to get close to the end, but we all pull together and did a great job to get ready for the kids. 493 00:43:12,470 --> 00:43:12,650 Okay. 494 00:43:12,830 --> 00:43:20,230 We would also like to thank the rent and PTO for their generosity and providing planners for the 495 00:43:20,230 --> 00:43:27,230 students and WPS string back facts for the kindergarten students. We want to thank the PTO for 496 00:43:27,230 --> 00:43:32,210 purchasing new playground equipment for both schools, which is always a fan favorite amongst 497 00:43:32,210 --> 00:43:37,810 our students and for purchasing mulch for the Delaney playground. Thank you to the PTO for 498 00:43:37,810 --> 00:43:43,150 providing the ice cream truck during the meeting greet and providing staff breakfast on the 499 00:43:43,150 --> 00:43:48,270 second day of school. All these efforts are much appreciated. We're excited to work with West 500 00:43:48,270 --> 00:43:51,330 throughout the 20,000, 20,000, 20,000, 20,000 school year 501 00:43:51,330 --> 00:43:53,870 to provide enrichment opportunities for all delaney 502 00:43:53,870 --> 00:43:54,930 and Roger's students. 503 00:43:56,050 --> 00:43:58,890 And the WPS School Council serves 504 00:43:58,890 --> 00:44:01,450 an advisory board to the principals, 505 00:44:01,930 --> 00:44:04,590 and will be developing the WPS School Improvement Plan 506 00:44:04,590 --> 00:44:05,630 over the next two years. 507 00:44:06,290 --> 00:44:09,170 The rent and PTO will hold an election this month 508 00:44:09,170 --> 00:44:12,650 to select two new parent representatives for the council. 509 00:44:13,790 --> 00:44:15,130 Through the school improvement plan, 510 00:44:15,210 --> 00:44:17,150 the council partners with the principals 511 00:44:17,150 --> 00:44:23,430 in the WPS Administration, providing valuable input on areas of strength and opportunities for growth. 512 00:44:24,250 --> 00:44:27,670 Members of the WPS School Council serve on a two-year term. 513 00:44:28,250 --> 00:44:34,690 We will be holding on election actually in two weeks, and our really our main priorities 514 00:44:34,690 --> 00:44:37,150 to send out our school needs survey in March. 515 00:44:38,170 --> 00:44:42,330 So thank you for allowing us the opportunity to highlight the exciting events that are underway 516 00:44:42,330 --> 00:44:44,190 at the Delaney in Rotterdam Schools. 517 00:44:44,390 --> 00:44:46,290 It's our honor to be here tonight to represent 518 00:44:46,290 --> 00:44:47,930 both the Rotterdam Delaney schools. 519 00:44:48,390 --> 00:44:50,290 And we're looking for a great looking 520 00:44:50,290 --> 00:44:54,310 forward to a great 2020-2027 school here. 521 00:44:54,490 --> 00:44:55,150 Thank you. 522 00:44:58,880 --> 00:44:59,580 Thank you. 523 00:44:59,580 --> 00:44:59,620 Thank you. 524 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:07,100 Part of this loanee and Ms. Harrison for building leadership. It's been great to see the students coming back. 525 00:45:08,280 --> 00:45:16,900 And those three, in particular, as the building administrators do a very nice job of working with the students and with the teachers to make sure the students feel welcome to come back in. 526 00:45:17,540 --> 00:45:25,020 So it's been really nice to start the school year. And building on something that Dr. Maris Smith said about the summer work. 527 00:45:25,020 --> 00:45:32,100 So Glenn Gillespie, he is the facility's manager for both the town and for the district, and 528 00:45:32,100 --> 00:45:38,460 he's been here for 28 years, as an employee, he's also a graduate of both of the schools. 529 00:45:39,300 --> 00:45:46,420 He's a rent-thumb guy, and he told us on Thursday that he is leaving rent-thumb for a new 530 00:45:46,420 --> 00:45:54,920 job, and he's going to, he's last day with us will be out on October 9th, normally as you 531 00:45:54,920 --> 00:46:00,460 That I don't have to do is retirement because I would not be able to make it through although I did text him to watch 532 00:46:00,460 --> 00:46:06,080 So he's watching me now, so I still might get a little bit. My allergies might kick in as a 533 00:46:06,080 --> 00:46:07,360 Laura also less I but anyway 534 00:46:08,380 --> 00:46:14,040 Glenn is irreplaceable. He is he started here as a evening custodian 535 00:46:15,580 --> 00:46:22,500 became a custodial lead and then when we had an opportunity to restructure the contract during one of my first years here 536 00:46:22,500 --> 00:46:28,720 We created the facility's manager position for the districts and Glenn was the top candidate for that role in the Excel. 537 00:46:29,600 --> 00:46:33,500 When the town was looking for a shared position, 538 00:46:34,720 --> 00:46:41,120 I was fully endorsed Glenn for that role in Kevin Sweet and I Kevin told the degree. 539 00:46:41,320 --> 00:46:45,360 We created that new role for Glenn and he excelled in that too. 540 00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:51,160 He's a hard worker. He cares a lot. He's a genuine, nice person. 541 00:46:52,240 --> 00:47:04,160 He was one of the first people I've met when I came here and I think he really embodies the kind of the spirit of this community and is a true loss for us that he is leaving for a different job. 542 00:47:07,560 --> 00:47:15,680 But, you know, he's still, we still maintain those positive relationships and we'll still try to endeavor to carry on his spirit in his absence. 543 00:47:15,980 --> 00:47:19,460 So thank you Glenn for all the work you've done for us. 544 00:47:21,440 --> 00:47:25,580 And one of the things I learned about glad and early on is that he's terrible at softball. 545 00:47:26,520 --> 00:47:38,440 He played in the first, every year, we have a run in the public schools versus run in the police department charity softball game to benefit the 546 00:47:38,440 --> 00:47:41,220 of the Reath of the Educator Association Scholarship Fund, 547 00:47:43,420 --> 00:47:47,700 and over those years, the 13 years that I've been here, 548 00:47:48,620 --> 00:47:50,620 I think have been 14 games all together. 549 00:47:52,680 --> 00:47:54,520 It's some years are close to the others, 550 00:47:55,060 --> 00:47:57,080 but we don't often win. 551 00:47:58,520 --> 00:48:00,780 I mean, obviously, we do win because we raise money for the students, 552 00:48:00,980 --> 00:48:03,540 which is great, but in another more actual way, 553 00:48:03,660 --> 00:48:05,460 we do not win, the police win. 554 00:48:07,120 --> 00:48:12,460 This year, however, was a double win, because not only did rental public schools win the 555 00:48:12,460 --> 00:48:12,880 game. 556 00:48:13,280 --> 00:48:18,900 We also raised $5,000 for the rent-of-the-metch-cater's Association of Scholarship Fund. 557 00:48:19,320 --> 00:48:19,400 Yes. 558 00:48:19,760 --> 00:48:26,280 It was a great game, and I appreciate my colleagues coming out, Jim Moon, in particular, for 559 00:48:26,280 --> 00:48:31,760 an Adam Moon for leading the initiative, but also the police department for being good 560 00:48:31,760 --> 00:48:37,400 sports and coming out including retire police chief and current select board member chief Anderson 561 00:48:37,400 --> 00:48:42,880 who is the pitcher and it was just a great cheerleader for the whole game so thank you to 562 00:48:42,880 --> 00:48:47,840 the police to our but I am annoyed that officer for Calstair played for the police rather 563 00:48:47,840 --> 00:48:52,460 not because he's a good player so we could have used him well I guess we couldn't not this year 564 00:48:52,460 --> 00:48:57,100 did you like bring in new people or something we did we did us a new people yes we did 565 00:48:57,100 --> 00:49:03,200 people smart. We did. It was a good manager. Yes, exactly right. That's 566 00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:07,000 going. Yes. But it really, it all has to. It is so great to have a great 567 00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:11,080 relationship with the police department and there will come out and, you know, my 568 00:49:11,080 --> 00:49:14,680 colleagues coming out is just a great great night. So perfect. And I can please 569 00:49:14,680 --> 00:49:18,480 my report. Fantastic. Any questions for the superintendent on the report? 570 00:49:21,930 --> 00:49:27,510 Okay. Well, we may. Let's go into the subcommittee reports. Did the 571 00:49:27,510 --> 00:49:30,930 The science of committee meets the innocent last time. 572 00:49:32,630 --> 00:49:36,390 Policy, subcommittee, anything on the agenda 573 00:49:36,390 --> 00:49:37,650 come up that we've seen in the channel? 574 00:49:38,070 --> 00:49:38,510 This is just this case. 575 00:49:38,510 --> 00:49:39,190 This is the science. 576 00:49:40,490 --> 00:49:40,770 Negotiations. 577 00:49:41,590 --> 00:49:45,570 So we successfully negotiated the cost of living adjustment. 578 00:49:46,050 --> 00:49:47,550 It was very challenging to negotiate. 579 00:49:47,790 --> 00:49:49,930 But we got through it. 580 00:49:51,390 --> 00:49:52,870 And the negotiation, subcommittee, 581 00:49:52,870 --> 00:50:08,110 We will be active this year and considering potentially looking at the superintendents contract 582 00:50:08,110 --> 00:50:09,090 longer term. 583 00:50:10,390 --> 00:50:16,170 So we're a little bit more than halfway through once we get through this year and so we 584 00:50:16,170 --> 00:50:22,570 usually start thinking about that then so we'll want to start getting the parameters on that 585 00:50:22,570 --> 00:50:28,490 that committee will be working on understanding the pathway forward for that contract. 586 00:50:30,450 --> 00:50:31,170 KP? 587 00:50:31,750 --> 00:50:32,110 Yep. 588 00:50:32,810 --> 00:50:35,310 KP committee met last night. 589 00:50:36,010 --> 00:50:40,970 The meeting started off with committee recognizing a group of students for leading a nine, 590 00:50:40,990 --> 00:50:43,410 eleven members events. 591 00:50:43,650 --> 00:50:49,170 Their effort included writing notes for first responders across all three towns, 592 00:50:49,170 --> 00:50:55,430 in creating red, white and blue rock garden featuring names of some of the nine of them victims. 593 00:50:55,650 --> 00:51:01,310 These rocks we placed under the American flag on the turf field for this Friday's first home 594 00:51:01,310 --> 00:51:09,810 football game. We as committee approved the Martian Bands trip to New Jersey in November for 595 00:51:09,810 --> 00:51:17,170 the National Champions Competition. For a new business we voted to amend the 2027 budget to include 596 00:51:17,170 --> 00:51:24,470 the chapter 70 increase. We reviewed the budget calendar for the year and the school committee. 597 00:51:24,790 --> 00:51:30,690 We reviewed the school committee and superintendent goals. We reviewed both the policies that 598 00:51:30,690 --> 00:51:36,330 we spoke about earlier tonight and we will have a second reading from both of those at our next meeting, 599 00:51:36,670 --> 00:51:44,970 which is October 3. Very much. Legislative. So there's a lot of conversation about chapter 70, 600 00:51:44,970 --> 00:51:50,250 So it has been increasing, most of that revenue coming from the so-called millionaire 601 00:51:50,250 --> 00:51:56,850 certax that can only be used for transportation and education, surplus from that funding 602 00:51:56,850 --> 00:52:03,650 has been used to support additional fully funding the Student Opportunity Act and which 603 00:52:03,650 --> 00:52:06,170 has it also now included additional funding for chapter 70. 604 00:52:06,230 --> 00:52:14,330 So we have seen some modest increases, most of interestingly, most local elections are on 605 00:52:14,330 --> 00:52:21,190 state, there's reference to chapter 70 in both the House of Representatives and state senate races. 606 00:52:22,170 --> 00:52:27,070 So there's a lot of anger, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it, 607 00:52:27,070 --> 00:52:29,770 and make a lot of this feel seen about how difficult that. 608 00:52:30,700 --> 00:52:40,440 So I'm really hoping that maybe with a new legislative session, we'll see some action around some permanent fixes to Jeff 70, but definitely excited that it's turning in the right direction. 609 00:52:41,720 --> 00:52:49,360 PTO met last night and I'm bailed the events for the year. I'll just give a few 610 00:52:49,360 --> 00:52:58,300 highlights here. The Panera fundraiser on 921 obviously we know about 611 00:52:58,300 --> 00:53:03,880 Roderick and Delaney curriculum night just to reiterate 917 for Roderick and 924 612 00:53:03,880 --> 00:53:14,940 for Delaney. And then we, let's see, we have the kindergarten first grade big recess on September 613 00:53:16,540 --> 00:53:21,980 25th. And then October just as a few notes for early October since we were meeting a 614 00:53:21,980 --> 00:53:29,020 little bit in the middle of the month. On the second of October is custodian day. And then 615 00:53:29,020 --> 00:53:31,220 on the 5th of October is the PTO meeting 616 00:53:31,220 --> 00:53:36,000 and the teach supply event, then a Papa Geno's fundraiser. 617 00:53:37,060 --> 00:53:39,360 And the fund run is on the 23rd, 618 00:53:39,480 --> 00:53:41,420 and the trunker treat is on the 30th. 619 00:53:41,940 --> 00:53:44,940 So those are a few quick updates there. 620 00:53:46,220 --> 00:53:47,640 Pan, man, one thing was on the tree. 621 00:53:48,120 --> 00:53:48,900 This kind of exciting. 622 00:53:49,880 --> 00:53:54,160 So every year, KP student council had their own trunker treat. 623 00:53:54,740 --> 00:53:57,000 And they weren't getting that many students. 624 00:53:58,780 --> 00:54:12,160 kids to go. So our PTO, I think Betsy, reached out to the student council, and so now we are partnering with the KP student council, they're going to partner with us on our trucker trees. 625 00:54:12,800 --> 00:54:13,980 I think that's Megatermetry. 626 00:54:14,380 --> 00:54:14,860 Yeah, exactly. 627 00:54:15,120 --> 00:54:18,740 Yeah, I think we had maybe 10 or 12 years last year, but they go all out. 628 00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:25,220 Yeah, so it's going to be a huge plus for us having that level of kid energy at our event. 629 00:54:25,220 --> 00:54:27,640 Yeah, it was really great that BTO did that. 630 00:54:27,780 --> 00:54:28,360 Yeah, excellent. 631 00:54:29,800 --> 00:54:31,860 For MSPA, the committee continues to meet. 632 00:54:32,040 --> 00:54:33,260 So the hard work has now begun. 633 00:54:33,520 --> 00:54:34,720 Now the funding has been approved. 634 00:54:35,620 --> 00:54:36,760 Lots of action happening. 635 00:54:37,500 --> 00:54:41,360 So basically going from conceptual plans to actual design, 636 00:54:41,840 --> 00:54:44,780 which means specifically what goes where and each of the buildings. 637 00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:50,520 And so a lot of work being done with the user groups, 638 00:54:50,720 --> 00:54:52,860 meaning like, what are we really actually getting in there 639 00:54:52,860 --> 00:54:58,500 construction, what do the specialists need for providing services, how does everything 640 00:54:58,500 --> 00:55:01,840 going to lay out exactly in the way that it needs to look, which is really exciting. 641 00:55:02,580 --> 00:55:07,880 I'm also doing a lot of work outside, so understanding some of the borings, we've become 642 00:55:08,580 --> 00:55:14,260 experts in how much of a mound you need to create in order to fulfill to settle down eventually 643 00:55:14,260 --> 00:55:22,840 and what you say for people of plants, so a lot of work with wreck to make sure that we're 644 00:55:22,840 --> 00:55:34,880 And then also the sustainability subcommittee, which included, and was mostly Glenn, we are not going to have to figure that all out too. 645 00:55:34,920 --> 00:55:35,720 We're meeting tomorrow. 646 00:55:36,280 --> 00:55:36,760 Yeah, okay. 647 00:55:37,140 --> 00:55:39,860 We're meeting tomorrow, but he's leaving soon. 648 00:55:40,360 --> 00:55:45,840 And so not only just, I mean, you said everything he'd be said, but not only for all the things 649 00:55:45,840 --> 00:55:52,300 maintain the buildings, but also I don't think there was a more important person in that 650 00:55:52,300 --> 00:55:57,180 committee's work over the last couple of years of really understanding everything about the 651 00:55:57,180 --> 00:56:03,080 infrastructure here and what we need. I mean there's like a leaching field issue and he was like 652 00:56:03,080 --> 00:56:09,960 oh yeah 22 years ago we shut that valve off because of XYZ and it's like you know it was really 653 00:56:09,960 --> 00:56:14,960 I like that level of knowledge and information, so it's going to be very, very hard to replace him. 654 00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:21,100 So I'll add if he's hopefully not listening anymore, but thanks for all your work on that committee as well. 655 00:56:22,680 --> 00:56:29,780 And also looking at things like the planting structures and the runoff and drainage, because we have wetlands all around us. 656 00:56:30,340 --> 00:56:34,900 So native plantings and low cost maintenance, all that kind of stuff. 657 00:56:34,900 --> 00:56:36,660 So lots of work is still going on there. 658 00:56:36,660 --> 00:56:43,680 And our next meeting for the full committee is next Tuesday, which is virtual at 1030. 659 00:56:44,620 --> 00:56:46,480 And it will be posted in the bill one soon. 660 00:56:46,600 --> 00:56:47,380 I got that right, yeah. 661 00:56:47,620 --> 00:56:48,540 Yes, it's just 20 second. 662 00:56:48,660 --> 00:56:49,280 I'm sure you're right now. 663 00:56:49,400 --> 00:56:50,560 Thank you. 664 00:56:50,960 --> 00:56:52,220 Anything else for us today? 665 00:56:53,180 --> 00:56:53,500 No. 666 00:56:53,920 --> 00:56:54,820 Thank you, too. 667 00:56:55,220 --> 00:57:00,960 Dr. Mardis, and the Roger team, the teachers have been great, very, very generous with their 668 00:57:02,520 --> 00:57:04,840 It's a very involved process. 669 00:57:05,400 --> 00:57:07,180 School Safety and Security. 670 00:57:08,060 --> 00:57:08,460 Good minute. 671 00:57:09,860 --> 00:57:10,440 See back. 672 00:57:11,220 --> 00:57:11,480 No. 673 00:57:11,480 --> 00:57:12,260 Take test force? 674 00:57:12,980 --> 00:57:13,600 Well, this. 675 00:57:14,660 --> 00:57:14,920 No. 676 00:57:15,100 --> 00:57:17,060 But it looks like early November. 677 00:57:17,480 --> 00:57:18,920 We'll be kicking off it. 678 00:57:18,980 --> 00:57:19,600 And West? 679 00:57:19,880 --> 00:57:19,960 Yeah. 680 00:57:20,620 --> 00:57:26,320 So the first meeting is September 30th, 730 here. 681 00:57:27,100 --> 00:57:29,720 And West is you for an update this year on Spy Laws. 682 00:57:29,720 --> 00:57:34,260 they've begun working on that. This will not impact grant funding for this year so they'll 683 00:57:34,260 --> 00:57:37,900 still be lots of exciting grants coming from west this year and they're looking forward 684 00:57:37,900 --> 00:57:42,000 to another great year. So there'll be sharing more updates on that at the first meeting. 685 00:57:42,340 --> 00:57:45,200 What was that day of that meeting? September 30. Oh, okay yeah. 686 00:57:45,320 --> 00:57:46,480 I'm sorry, here. 687 00:57:50,730 --> 00:57:53,050 Are there any other announcements or comments from the committee? 688 00:57:53,330 --> 00:57:58,610 We're the superintendent of the evening. Hearing none, the chair looks at the motion to adjourn 689 00:57:59,250 --> 00:58:01,890 tonight's meeting. Motion by the screen. Is there a second? 690 00:58:01,890 --> 00:58:02,290 Second. 691 00:58:03,010 --> 00:58:03,030 Right. 692 00:58:03,370 --> 00:58:04,590 It's still a roll call. 693 00:58:05,470 --> 00:58:07,170 Any discussion on adjournment? 694 00:58:07,270 --> 00:58:07,770 Hearing none. 695 00:58:08,070 --> 00:58:08,530 Mr. Green. 696 00:58:10,350 --> 00:58:10,830 Mr. Fuller. 697 00:58:12,410 --> 00:58:13,130 Mr. Dredden. 698 00:58:13,370 --> 00:58:13,390 Hi. 699 00:58:14,030 --> 00:58:14,390 Mr. Green. 700 00:58:14,550 --> 00:58:14,750 Hi. 701 00:58:15,650 --> 00:58:16,730 And Jordan is yes. 702 00:58:16,810 --> 00:58:18,150 This meeting is adjourned. 703 00:58:18,270 --> 00:58:23,150 The next regular meeting of the school committee will be here at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13. 704 00:58:23,610 --> 00:58:23,930 26. 705 00:58:24,930 --> 00:58:25,670 Thank you all for coming. 706 00:58:26,130 --> 00:58:26,190 Thank you. 707 00:58:26,190 --> 00:58:26,290 Thank you. 708 00:58:26,810 --> 00:58:28,930 Thank you.