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you're having fun you are live we're live right okay good afternoon iting all right guys we gotta be quiet down just a reminder that this meeting is being recorded your image and your voice may be brought let's please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance I flag uned States indivisible andice so the way we're gonna run tonight is we have one hour we are going to stop at 5:00 pm because there are multiple people on both committees that need to leave right at 5 um and we have a few topics we want to make sure that we cover so I am going to start with public comment if you would like to make a public comment you will have three minutes to speak and then unfortunately I'll have to go on to the next person is there anyone here that would like to make a public comment all right great did anyone have any Communications they wanted to share before we get started we need more than an hour yeah okay we do not have a consent agenda to approv so we're going to just get right into it um so first off I greatly appreciate everybody in this room arranging their schedule on a Friday afternoon to come out and have this open honest conversation it is greatly appreciated um I think there's two things I'd like to accomplish tonight the first is to discuss process and protocol for what's next we had a budget it was voted down in one town it was approved in another town we are a Regional School District what happens next um so we're going to talk about that and then the second thing is um I I have seen many emails and Facebook posts and questions from people about wanting more clarification about the budget so I've tried to summarize simplify things and if we have time I'd like to I have a little spreadsheet I put up maybe we can put it up on the on the projector and if we have time we can take a look at that okay um but first I wanted to just go over what's next what happened um Mike did you want to get a start on that or do you want me to I can do that make it sure thanks Mike so I prepared a little script just to save time kind of go off of it but based on all the confusion and questions that we've received like Megan mentioned a lot of information that's floating around online uh people not understanding having questions um too much confusion so first thing I want to say is there is a Time component to this there's a calendar there are certain number of days there are certain dates that we'd like to hit and talk about um the first date is the June 15th date uh and not to get into too much about that Carol and John have brought that up before but there is requirement to send notices around to teachers by that date uh and don't construe or misconstrue my words that does not mean if nothing happens by then that every teacher is gonna get a notice that something is going to happen it's just that is contractual dat Carol would probably speak better to that uh but we would like to keep that date in mind um so the way the regional budget process works is the school committee talks with the administration figures out what the schools need to operate votes on a budget sends that budget to both towns both towns then hold the town meeting they vote on that budget if it passes it passes if it does not pass we we go to what I'm going to refer to as step two in the process this is all available on the state's website there um you can Google it uh we do have something if we can put something on the slide on the screen it's the mass legislature website Department of Education website it's I'm reading directly from those websites uh step two would be the budget then goes back to the school committee to reconsider that happened Tuesday night this past Tuesday it was reconsidered we decided to come up with this meeting here as well to talk about it but that did happen on Tuesday so the next Pro the next step of the process is that the towns will then have a new or another meeting to vote on that budget again um depending on what happens at that meeting or that vote if it passes both towns both towns must pass it then it's passed we move on like we normally would if it does not pass at that step two stage we go to what we or I'll refer to as step three which is a district meeting a districtwide meeting I'm sorry uh and reading directly from the site the Regional School District committee shall convene a special districtwide meeting open to all registered voters in both municipalities at which the amended School Regional School District budget proposed by the district committee shall be considered that step three if that doesn't happen then the state does step in and do what they call a 112th budget meaning they will say you're gonna start with one 12th of last year's approved amount and that's going to be your budget until you can come up with another agreement that gives us until December at December uh the state steps in completely and you can read about it there on that website it's long I've summarized several Pages worth and as quickly as I can so I can save time later on for discussion but that is the long and short of it that's what we've been following that's what we're intending to follow and Megan I don't want to speak for the committee but I know that we would love to be able to move this along as quickly as possible so that everybody can come to resolution so that's what I have to say about that yeah so with that being said um just for the finance committee because I feel like and for everyone else in this room I feel like things mve really quickly you guys were still at your town meeting school committee already had a scheduled meeting and what I had done preemptively was I had had on the our agenda ahead of time in case the budget failed in Berlin a budget discussion on our agenda for uh was it Tuesday May 7th correct yep so we had that on our agenda the budget failed in Berlin so we did talk on Tuesday May 7th the committee did vote on a budget and what we voted on was to keep everything the same except we removed from Capital the entire $400,000 for the hbac so the amount of the capital budget um let me find that instead of 543 132 it would be 143 132 okay so we decided you know we're going to take the HVAC out and the other thing we had um talked about about the HVAC is that that's probably something that if the town wants to they can handle as part of the lease uh the new lease that we had um there was a a gentleman here from the town of burlin that I guess Dan got a quote from to install an track system in the to install Min splits in the school so I think uh at this time if the town wants to work with him that's something you guys would have to vote I guess special town meeting use um your free cash but he has a an updated quote I think it was about $300,000 and there's rebates in the amount of between 25 to 50% that was something we discussed Tuesday but that would be um something that the town and the schools can talk about down the road but we' removed that from the budget okay okay can I make one quick clarification again um so in the lease the town's required to fund it but the lesie actually implements it okay so we can talk about that down yeah for sure yeah yeah I think that's something though that we would have to work together on and we're just trying to keep that we'll move that out for now um so a few things just a few points I wanted to make and then I would like to to get your take on um when you were thinking to schedule this town meeting or if you and and I'm saying you as in the finance committee and select board and um Town Administrator that are here have any questions um so so all right okay so I attempted to try to summarize um the budget this is the expenses it's not going to tie to the assessment all right um so a few things a few points I want to make first off in February when we um came forth with our original budget in Berlin for Berlin Memorial that amount was 5,4 $2 4,319 so sorry Megan that's not this is not legible could you uh yeah yeah I know I'm sorry um sorry Mary yeah let me just do one thing quick so we call ourself into order here so just call the order for the Berlin finance committee meeting okay you see now little better no bigger bigger that's that's uh better yet if you're just looking at one of the squares at a time it should be fine do we want to shift right some we got two more seats here no that's fine thank you um let's look the total so the total the total expense that the school committee voted on this burin Memorial only is 5,771 184 in February the budget that we had originally or that the the district had originally brought forth to the school committee was 5,424 319 so we have cut from Berlin Memorial $247,500 to make those uh buttons disappear at the top and then you can see the whole thing interest time just pass all the way to the right in the navigation bar I was just GNA do that is that better no see the whole thing no the carrot all the way on the right navigation bar just gonna have to go back all right so let me just make these Point there's just a few points and then I want to open it to questions what we're going to do is hopefully next week we're going to be able to have um I literally we I literally have spent the past 48 hours working on this so this is this is this is we've been working very quickly trying to get this out this week we are not prepared anything to do handouts tonight but that's not to say that we won't be prepared next week um so from Taho totals at Tanto this year our to the total expense that the school committee voted on at Tanto is 12,139 72 originally in February when we were first uh presented with this budget it was $1,787 616 we did cut from toono so the district has in good faith tried to make some cuts a few things that we cut were a floating nurse a school resource officer a grounds maintenance um employee a math tutor at Berlin Memorial a PA professional for kindergarten at Berlin Memorial a special education teacher at tono who our um PUO Personnel director very felt very strongly we needed um and a preschool evaluation program that was about $330,000 so we did make those cuts um we've also applied in of our cash 100,000 of school choice money to the Berlin budget I know that was not clear ahead of time there is a slide I can show you on that I don't even want to go to it in the interest of time it's buried in that budget presentation we also applied $694,000 of our school choice cash to the Tanto budget so it is in there and it may not have been clear um so that being said I can only speak for myself while the committee voted on this budget and the committee feels that this is a fair budget to run the district this is a budget that was put forth by the principles and the superintendent of schools it was worked on by the Director of Finance there was input from Personnel at each School uh this is not something that the school committee just added things to along the way and the committee feels strongly that that this is the budget um that we need this year to make the schools to run we've learned a lot of lessons along way I think next year the um both towns were very different what approach worked in Boon did not work in Berlin and we need to do things differently next year and I can commit to that that being said did you have anything you want any questions or I have one thiger question maybe slide over to the BMS side yeah so so one of the other PE I mean one of the other caveats know besides talking about know the 3 3 number is another number is 350,000 yes so part of the agreement on that at that time was it wasn't just 383,000 that was being allocated for the the exposure to the L District special education it was an additional $350,000 it was mixture of additional uh U circuit breaker funds and also school choice funds it was all scho yeah so you you were lucky I mean it was a number well overall it was over $700,000 you are correct correct so I no obviously we understand things that left district there was additional three employee hires but how is this how is that $700,000 expended was was the circuit breaker and school choice funds not needed and not expended and then therefore could be applied toward this year because we're talking I know some people are just talking about that 383,000 number but it really is over $700,000 yeah and I'm not sure if we're going to have an answer to that tonight but but this is really why I want to get to is there was that additional funds that the school funds that were applied to it that were those also or are those also being expended in this fiscal year because like say I just want to point out that the numbers we're talking about wasn't just 383,000 it was uh over 700,000 okay so first off um we so we haven't audited our fin we haven't closed the Euro so if there is a deficit what I'm sorry if there is an excess meaning there's a profit for us you know in business folks if there is extra money at the end of the year then usually what the district does is they will apply it to something for the following year we haven't closed our year out so I don't know if there is going to be an an excess right what I can say is that during the year what the committee did vote to do was and you'll see right here this line right here is the sped the special education okay so we had that includes the out of District the placements I believe a good chump of the money was applied to that okay um what happened was there were some children that were out of District they ended up leaving the community so we did have some savings what the committee voted to do was to start a Bridges program at Berlin Memorial and what this program does is it allow we had a higher Personnel so that's where you see that increase right here sorry Megan are there minutes on that vote are there posted minutes yeah yes there are Mary um I do you know what date you know what I it was June was it June last June I went through all the meetings yeah it could have been June because I believe it was December I didn't find it sorry Jessica so you think that vote was June of 23 we I know we talked about the bridges program in June so we talk about it in June 23 all right and and it was um circuit breaker that was applying to that yeah because I I went through all the minutes of this past weekend I went through everything was posted there for the open me the your regular meetings and also all the budget meetings and I could not find anything about discussion on that or the vote that's being mentioned on the bridges program now again there was absolutely a vote the bridg could be issue is you're using the word Bridges because I was looking for special education no Bridges it was Bridges but that's where I was looking uh for I mean if it's nothing is there no mention of special education in there or sped or is it just Bridges your only if you're looking at the minutes it's probably listed under the bridges program but we would not that term would not have come up I believe John presented it it was probably before I was chair so you guys are probably right it was probably sometime either like just said in June or in the fall we didn't meet during the summer um I know John Campbell presented it to us in partnership with Janelle but we talked about the bridges program I want asked where we would have the money to fund it you know without saying too much Nancy implied that we did have some Savings in that special education out of District bucket that she could apply to that what we do is we vote budget transfers super complicated there was a spreadsheet we just voted budget transfers what month was that well Megan if I may yeah Carol just said it was in June June 2 2023 um and it was brought forward by Janelle Fitzpatrick the director so the vote was made in June yeah I didn't find anything in December so it was in June sorry when it was brought up and and if we mentioned this on Tuesday but I know you have the time meeting as well so you know children that need special education are are our district children and they deserve to have education in our district with their Trends but if you're to look at at a purely Financial State Janelle on Tuesday said approximately 85,000 for out of District placement so if if you look at the cost of five district out of placement versus keeping them inous in the bridges program it is a and now with the Trans Transportation cost exponentially increasing for just one run um it was an a worthy investment and I think at that time we should have extended that decision to you and and so for that you know that was an oversight not intentional um but it it is a good program to keep the children within the district to give them education with their peers in which they can then go to the specials with their friends as well to be integrated um but it it is a good financial decision from the information that we learned back in June and and it is a program that was originally started in 200 18 I think in Boon and then the expansion to bur yeah so and maybe we would shouldn't have or we wouldn't have discussed it at that time but I agree that during the budget process we should have uh explained more clearly um and I think um you know that this is where that money is being used now yes further question is did this was this program set up at the start of that the school year and avoided any of those out District special education tuition or there was some that had still be expended no I think I did read the minutes today so but they did have some out of districts in the fall right I can't speak to that but I know the discussion in June was we had some incoming children that were going to need significant and likely out of District placement um and so that's why it was recommended at that time to try to capture the children and keep them oh yeah you're right yeah you're right yeah so I can't tell you that there was no out of District plate from those there was there was an out of there were some out of districts that also left the district in December and I think that's where we're we got confused right Carol and without we really can't go into too much detail but there two separate things we voted on the bridges program in an attempt to save money because we knew we were applying one times funds for that and we knew we wanted to try to keep as many children not just for monetary reasons but because honest to God it's the right thing to do for these kids um you know and then that happened and then we had some out of District placements that I believe ended up leaving the district for one reason or another so that's why you will see the savings right here right here and then the additional the salaries right there is the um now we did we what happens is we vote on these budget transfers throughout the year so what happens is when when the Director of Finance needs to transfer money if you know whatever District Operations is going on and he or she sees Savings in one aspect and a need somewhere else um money we the committee can vote on these transfers Megan if I might just clarify back maybe to Jessica did I hear that the funding source in in June of 2023 when the decision was made so that the funding source was circuit breaker money from the state did I hear that for the minutes for the minutes okay so that's not the free cash from Berlin that was the onetime emergency fund circuit breaker money and and I'm assuming that would have been emergency circuit breaker for same year funding because of the uh significant increase in the special education demand last year I may you don't know I mean I don't want too far so I I think also what we're in transition with our finance um consultant director um and so that has caused some difficulty in this current situation that that's fine we can run it down later thank you yeah that's that's a huge Point Jess thanks for saying that school committee does not have access to the general ledger right so I had some spreadsheets I was able to kind of piece this together I sat with Carol this morning for a couple hours Julie and I sat together we went over notes that were NY this is not typically something a school Committee Member would do usually that level of details provided by the finance director because we're not making those journal entries so the director can say I'm gonna use you know cash whatever circuit breaker funds and it could have been school choice funds I have no idea what funds were used um but without seeing the accounting it's very hard to answer that question accurately yeah so reason I come like with the circuit breaker so in this year's uh budget breakdown on page 16 it indicated the allocation of the circuit breaker to bur BMS in that was appli the budget was just under $100,000 96,000 E6 but the actual vote that was done before by the school committee just before I think it was April of last year when the uh agreement came up with BMS it was indicated that 275,000 had been at to the BMS budget an additional 125,000 was added and it was voted for another 400,000 but the uh know in here it indicates that in know we're talking about uh which actually a different slide just me add the computer that's um H I know what it was are you talking circuit breaker or school choice we're talking about circuit breaker okay I have this SL the circuit breaker funding sources or um I think that she had an assessment calculation in here that shows the circuit breaker yeah I'm looking for what was FY 24 is that actually showing FY 25 interest time answer yeah that's great yeah I'm not expecting necessarily be able to get I understand talking Carol that you have somebody coming in finance person next Consulting to know help us get a better understanding of the numbers but that's one of the key pieces to understand here because I know even I see know an individual that's trying to dive into the details of the budget know it has even know come out know using the 383 number and we know that there was a whole thing that there was another 350,000 on that and trying to understand is like well how much was expended of this no we're talking about this Bridges programing I mean you're saying it was I mean are you say it was this thing cost $700,000 or is which I think you're right it is less but how much less and kind of X where understanding is know what can you know were those funds truly transfer erred from your circuit breaker account from the school choice account considering now that we know that they were set up literally a month after the uh town meeting and what are the balances in those accounts because obviously there seems to be a lot of money that's a lot of money that's going to roll over but it's now waiting possibly waiting another year so I think I would get an understanding of those funds because that's obviously a huge part of closing this Gap if anything could be allocated for this coming fiscal year as opposed to what was not being used in the present budget so so in the fall we had um car has a mentor and from the Massachusetts Associates of uh superintendent Regional Schools Mars um and so that because we don't get a lot of this data till a so late within the financial season they advise us to to shift everything and so that's why it appears that we were withholding data but we were advised to to not because then that guest AIT is not going to be accurate and so I think we learned this year that that timeline was not effective um and so that we're going to try to do more guests like when you went to I think the finance committee meeting in October December yeah in December Julie and I did yeah we attended we gave a we only had an above level we didn't have have a level Services budget and the request is to gr a level Services budget which was a fair request I think we had a capital budget as well and Kristen right along had explained to us about the free cash and the amount that they had we knew that um the amount of free cash probably would not cover everything we needed in capital we did make significant cuts out of the Tanto budget I think the capital budget at Tanto we had uh renovations to the auditorium in there um we had substantial field Renovations I think we had a new track in there so we did remove that um in in an attempt to try to bring it down we felt strongly about the HVAC because some of the classrooms in BMS do get into the 90s on those warm days um on the second floor so um we tried to keep that in there and at the time when the school committee had voted the quote we had or the estimate we had which was not in writing and again that's uh you know we acknowledge that would have been better to have this other quote that we now have um had said it was going to be about $400,000 so that was the estimate we had included in the capital budget in Berlin at the time when the school committee voted and as you know once the committee votes even if data changes it's it's you can't just change it because it was less than 45 days before town meeting so that was what was put for um obviously if there was extra cash we would have applied it to um an upcoming year or we would have you know had a deal with the town where we were able to use it on another Capital Improvement on building right um so going back to the school choice so this year we we did apply $100,000 of school choice funds to the um to the Berlin Memorial budget and almost $700,000 of school choice funds to Tanto uh so personally I do not know that we can apply anymore at this time that is a dwindling account it is oh yeah so I actually have a slide on that real quick and then I do want to switch gears sorry I don't know um so our school choice is set to be depleted here it is in burlin Memorial we will have nothing in school choice in two years Berlin does not Berlin Memorial does not have space for school choice kids I see a comment on Facebook somebody said well something about school choice John I how many school choice kids do you have right now six or seven okay and those were grandfathered in we have at least for the past two or three years we have not had any new school choice kids so this those kids are probably third or fourth grade and they're you know once they're out Berlin Memorial will not have any school choice kids so we're not getting any new Revenue as you can see in next year fiscal 26 we're going to have it's 5,000 a kid so we'll have one school choice K in Berlin Memorial that's it um you know similar situation in um boyon Elementary tant as you see you're over year 718 ending balance and fiscal 25 fiscal 26 524 by fiscal 27 only have $200,000 left in school choice so our school choice is dwindling and we acknowledge we have an issue with that and we need to fix that so that's why right now um you know my opinion as an individual is that I I cannot vote to apply more cash to this budget right now uh especially without um a current director of Finance to advise us on the application of that so I just I don't think that is the possibility unfortunately because this is the question the concern here is because we know the large number up there of like five I think it's 505 or something on FY 24 that was the expense T is no a big piece of that was the bumping that up uh to basically uh handle that agreement so I mean what I'm being concerned with here is if we're saying that we're we have a significant amount um of money that's just going to be hanging out there that's not going to be expended inway 24 that we can't used to FY 25 I mean that's what it's starting to look like I mean because one of the reasons we know worked with the process last year was to try and prevent a huge Spate in the the property tax uh thing and I just know want to find out is are we really just out of luck and basically everybody's you know you're looking to push up a huge Spike and then next year where are those funds coming back and will they come back do they can can hopefully smooth out that Spike because said there's know the total sum we're talking about is $700,000 not 383 yeah right so it's really important to understand where all that money is going and if it's or if it's even being expended elsewhere I mean I don't know if there's other things I like said we weren't aware of these know three additional positions that were added but is there where else you know is that money going to roll over somehow or is it you say or is it being spent in some other way so one other thing and then I do want to Shi ears um because we have 20 minutes left I I'm not 100% sure so maybe I shouldn't say this the principle of there were some expenses at Tanto that I think Berlin had to cover last year that was part of that deal so it wasn't just for Berlin Memorial I believe we added an assistant principal at Tanto and we had to add a BCP which was um uh is another special education position um so we added those two positions and I believe that 700,000 helped to fund those positions well it was uh I have the numbers here that was additional funds allocated for uh Tanto from the school choice at least from the Berlin side of the assessment total 7,328 so I think it was probably going to be like 14,000 must have been about low over 21,00 22,000 total that was allocated to Hanto yeah so it was really small compared to those other numbers a funny thing about school choice is that we learned that you don't actually it's all actually it's only one bucket for the district and you actually don't have to allocate it by school you can use it as one bucket you can as long as the committee votes you can use it for different things at different schools so I don't know without I don't know how that was applied I'm just I can't answer that I wish I could um it's a good question should we talk about the rest of the budget the items that are standing out the increases you want to go back to those increases Mike because if we look at the total budget all right forgetting all the accounting debits and credits the total budget is actually down compared to last year mostly because of the special ed situation and hiring and starting the bridg program when we look the assessment which the difference between the budget the 5.1 the assessment of 4.5 that's the difference there is you know what the state funding comes in and what the expenses this year on a net basis show that they're down the 2% yes the assessment when you look at the assessment compared to last year after using that cash to bring down that one time yes this year is higher but when you compare the original assessment that was voted approved it was actually 4.6 right that's what the assessment was before we applied $350,000 school choice money and 82715 of free cash from the town of Berlin the assessment last year was 4.6 million that's for burlin Memorial so on a total basis it's actually you know it shows on the other side I think the 106,000 is 2% lower this year yeah the assessment because of that cash you don't use cash to fund you're operating every year it's you know hopefully trying to cut out these big surprises emergency situations what whatever it might be same reason you would dip into your savings account in your household to to cover things but it's it as Carol and John and Lisa mentioned on Tuesday the numbers we're working with are devastating to to the towns if we don't do this the the fluctuations in the other District spending the transportation costs it's unpredictable like we mentioned you know at the end of last year at the last minute last year yeah there's a million dollars new cost coming in and within a few months after the fact that you know it goes away and it's out there next year who knows what's going to happen you just don't know the transportation alone I talking to Janelle today this year for one ride basically that that one ride could be one student it could be multiple students within that ride it doesn't it depends on the where they're going where they're coming from that one ride this year is $63,000 for the year give or take next year it's going to be 144,000 per ride there's nothing we can do about that that's inflation that's just the cost that they're passing on to us so it's not a simple number of okay we have X number of kids so that's x times 144,000 it's not that simple but it is a lot of money it's standing out here and the transportation is going up yeah this is other you know other increases um professional development everybody talks about we want to develop our teachers we want to provide them every opportunity they have to to learn new Styles and everything that goes along with professional Bel we're taking out almost $112,000 from from them from the teachers already in the number that we put forward um yes salaries going up because they they get raises every year that's steps and contract contract is 3% and then steps for those that are not teachers out there when they get a degree or even just an extra year of experience they get a step increase that does not that's not included in that 3% so they get a 3% plus a step increase you know supplies 4% reasonable supplies I mean the reason I didn't vote for the budget in in March was because of supplies but that didn't go through but we're still down 100 bucks in supplies I mean that's amazing with you know if you've been to Target or the grocery store lately that we could spend less on supplies for next year I don't know how that happen because they started ordering the paper in bulk which was a significant saving yeah that's exactly right so I struggle what else we can do here knowing that we're spending less because of the change in our special education situation even though individual items are more or less than last year yes the assessment as presented at the town meeting is higher because we used a cash balance to pay that down a little bit last year if we had not done that it was projected at 4.6 million and this year is only 4.5 so I don't know I'm I'm struggling to know what to do to get anything else out of here great I that was I think what we had talked about in March when we looked at this budget what else can we cut and I mean that really was the thing we started uh we had a joint Forum in October I think it was October 24th right guys we all sat together we knew we were G to have issues we knew we knew and when I say issues I don't mean personal issues I mean we knew that everybody's faced with inflation we know that the revenue Source in Berlin we've talked about this Kristen Solomon Pond Mall was a huge Revenue Source stuff's going on with that there's not a lot of commercial development in these towns we're small towns we've looked at growth from the tax base there's not a ton of growth either bur Boon or Berlin so we knew our Revenue sources are getting smaller and smaller we know the state aid you know it's it's not as good as we need right it doesn't cover 100% of the mandated expenses so we're left to pick up the Gap and unfortunately you know we're faced with this problem and that's why I think we went to town meeting at least myself going into town meeting thinking okay voters it's in your hands you decide what you want for your community what you want to spend your money on um and I I still we have another town meeting in Berlin and that's what I really hope happens um is that people come out and they they decide I loved hearing everybody's point of view we need to be more positive and less negative and focus on the actual issues but that's why we put it to town meeting the schools need this the town's trying save taxpayers money and this is the Dilemma we're in we're not going to solve this problem just us it's a whole Berlin boil problem yeah so you've reduced the special education budget by 500,000 but you've increased in other areas and I know we don't want to talk about the 383 but it's the literal Crux of the issue yes that was supposed to carry us over for one year until the reimbursement came in now you're saying you have the bridges program which is fantastic and created a savings why is that savings not being rolled into special education stabilization fund so you can put that money towards future years the other issue I think you're facing is you have Esser grants that have ended and schools around the state are facing this where Staffing was brought in through Esser through a three-year Grant and those staff members are trying to be kept on which I understand there are needs for that but the problem is that burden can't be shifted to the towns so there's a couple different things going on and I trust me I understand the need and you have to take the personalities out of it and the personal feelings out of it I have five autistic people in my family including my husband this is not about the need we know it's there it's huge you want people to be integrated as my godchildren are into leester public schools but this is just about the numbers we had a $732,000 deficit last year and we put onetime money in to cover it in understanding that that would be reimbursed in fy2 and we were told those kid the the children needed to be out of District when there was a savings that was created by creating an IND District program that savings should not have gone to other things it should have been put aside for future special education stabilization funding needs and I think that's where a lot of us are struggling so I I think there's two different things happening so I think the bridges were created because there was some incoming children separate from the late edition after the meeting family so so I think the the bridges we were seeing that the costs were going to go up for that those particular cohort of kids and so the bridges save that particular but you might not have seen it because those costs weren't yet there um and I think the the family cost is a totally separate thing so the bridges was to prevent those even more costs in above and beyond okay okay one thing is we never heard about the bridges program till this week and in the past the practice has been that the finance director or someone would call the town and say we're going to use this money for something different is that okay nobody did that go ahead Carol you acknowledge that I that's what we had you know someone had asked can we use such and such a money for this other thing because we don't need it for this y but we need it for something else right no one no one let me know about it any so Carol I want you to speak but first what happens if um so let's say there's a savings like we're if we have a if we have a savings at the end of this year I mean are we supposed to go back to the towns and say we have this much savings what do you want us to do with it or should it be the superintendent you just want to be informed is what you're saying it's that specific money yes okay I understand and I I think that's fair and I completely agree and I assume and I don't watch all the recordings for fincom so I shouldn't assume that you guys watch all the recordings for school committee and I think that's fair and I absolutely think that the community we met Chris Chris we've met Chris we should have just talked about that I don't even know why we didn't I I'm learning about this all now I think that maybe the Director of Finance knew about it and it just wasn't communicated properly Carol did you want to say something I do I'm sorry to the audience we can't have public phone right now sorry okay two things so the I just want to bring attention to the first the Esra accounts which have all been spent down so we were fortunate in that way that we didn't use apply that money for salaries the way other districts because Millions we we didn't get that kind of pot we try to put it toward needs that we knew that when when those funds were depleted we weren't getting anymore we didn't have to worry about problem no ongoing Staffing correct did not the area we were trying to get and I think we the only thing we increased in was I believe a04 for a social um coun in Boon but it was in we were cautious about that because that did happen in many districts you're abely right and they are struggling because of that as well pulling Services which is what we didn't want to put ourselves in that situation so just to mention that the other thing to say I want to acknowledge and give John into this part of the conversation but then we keep going back to that topic Janelle and on worked very hard today and chel was working with the CPAC organization to create a document that would break down the expenses that were used for again for the bridges program I can read those numbers to you but I can send you this document as well and John I don't know if you want to add on to anything I'm saying but to give you an idea of like we think we're going to spend this much but it actually becomes that much more um because it's ongoing children come in children go out sure um cost so just to give give everybody in the audience an idea so the out of District tuition and transportation for students have moved out of Berlin during 2324 the expense was 122,000 the bridges classroom staff this is Teachers power professional supplies and the pment um I'm sorry so let me just go back a second to the other the number I just gave you that was not an ongoing expense because that number came out as students left that sense they down District but the cost of running the program is $174,100 annually the disc out of District tuition and transportation for students who have moved into Berlin in the 2023 24 school year was $1 15891 the par professional support for students who have moved into Berlin in 2324 is $125,000 because the number of students have one to one Services as whether so professionals additional instructional materials equipment and related services for students who moved into Berlin in 23 24th school year was approximately $226,700 so I didn't get a chance to do the total of it John I don't know if you have total of it it is more than the total number talking General look for what have we SP kind of over the the the the other piece of that too that we're not saying here is that's still less than aost for for students to go out of District so we're saving we're spending it and we're saving it at the same time it's EAS so it was all spent is what you're saying it was all it was goes back to Chris's point about let know that were you applying it to special education cost in that program and I would say overall the town does not expect to know what you have a surplus and you spend it on but that was emergency funding that it came in in March and we Str Ed to find that money we took money away from other things that we needed on the town side to provide that to the schools because we understood the importance of providing those services and so without seeing it all mapped out it looks like it just got absorbed into the budget and carried over to fy2 so I think it's more about getting that information so we can understand it because otherwise it just doesn't make sense it goes back into the communication around that in the town and and the department our department working more closely with you I'll I'll send this along to you I mean it's a whole thing that just in a one page outlin those costs and what we did John I don't know if you want to add to because I know you would to know if you want to add you got two minutes because I got to say one more thing and then I'm gonna adj John my time limit John loves time limits John liit you know I I think I just want to say and I've been just sitting here listening and I think one of the things we're all struggling with is a lack of concrete specific information things look like this but they might really be bad things you know we gave this much money but where did it go and I think part of what we're struggling with as a as a school district is you know nobody to tell us the answer to some of these questions um and as a result I think that you know some of that trust has been lost you know some of the people sitting on the other side of the room I've known for a long time and this isn't change from how we usually operate part of it structural and we're just getting used to being a Regional School System part of it is the change in our town you know there are children coming to our schools now we need a great deal more than they did even when I started here 11 years ago you know my son has my son goes to college and their motto is those who come here belong here and that's what we try to do with every child who lives in this town no matter their need they come to us we do what we can for them and I I think that we're better at them part quite frankly right now then we are at the word at all the M Go part and I think that when this will help a little bit I think that you're right Megan we need somebody who can actually read numbers um and understands how things go because we've used so many different numbers and I think we're all kind of like is it this number is it that number um we have to keep moving forward with this and we have to thank you Carol for saying it first start to reestablish some meaningful communication yeah John can I just add to one thing you said um the concrete information is what we need yeah and we had asked a long time ago for a level Services budget I know and we still wanted I thought that was I thought that was sent you Chris I no just so it's on record I would also like to request for my board and I think the fincom will benefit also is line a budget for fy2 and a line item budget for FY 25 not a powerpo a line item budget I think I I think I did that for you right here I'm not every single line looking for right here I think we can share that we do not have that but that was something I worked on so we're talking we're talking the socks that you give to kids for sports we're talking everything everything should be in the line item it is but it's by account so you're not gonna have uh Judy's socks Richie's socks uniforms that no okay yeah so the last thing I want to say I really want to be respectful I know people it's Friday so um this is great I'm I'm feeling really positive about this I'm really excited and I'm moving over here because I want to make sure my voice is on the mic I didn't have mic over there um for anyone that's watching on on camera um so we have to have this other town meeting um we obviously want to do it and make sure things are done well before June 15th because we don't want to get into a situation where Carol has to have an awkward conversation or make a decision that doesn't need to be made with the teachers according to their contract you know June 15th is kind of the cut off that she has to notify teachers by if any changes are going to be made for the next fiscal year which starts on July 1 for our district um so I'm really hoping that we can settle on a date for town meeting I know we're planning to get you the um the assessments information first yep that that's gonna I'm going to hand deliver that to you on Monday our Treasurer will be in on Monday Joe Michael back will be in on Monday to sign those um and I can bring it over one of us can just bring it right over so we don't have to wait on the mail um you will have that Monday so do you want to wait until then um we're okay we're really hoping sometime in May as we know many people are on vacation in June and in the spirit of trying to get as many folks out there to have their voices be heard um I think that would be great I don't know that Mak can happen and only because of our bylaws require 14 days posting and they the warrants have to be mailed to everyone in town 14 days in advance and so they have to go to the printer 10 days in advance of that so if you back that time out yeah and we also have to have the select board vote to set a town meeting open the meeting and they're not set to meet till the 20th so we have there we just need your letter and we need to work on the dates and have that is there any chance you could speed that timeline up for the benefit of everyone here teachers releas yeah once you have one day you can still set a date a week two weeks several weeks whatever the number of days is out so everyone knows what that Daye will be you'll have the information Monday we're promising absolutely Monday he's in at 10: a.m.

Carol tells me I'll get in the car and drive it as soon as he signs it I'll have the documents done over the weekend you're saying you you're even going to meet to discuss it until the 20th is there correct any possible chance you would be able to move that up um I don't know we talk about we have a election everyone's anxiety teachers anxiety students anxiety parents anxiety I mean that us to June 5 even if we could do that first week in June I'm I'm just thinking rather than you know the third or fourth week in June when everyone's on we could even try for I I understand what you're saying you're going to follow your process but when you're thinking about it first week of June the last week of May it's a town bylaw it's a town bylaw no it's not that we want days yeah 24 days puts us around June 5th but if you can't decide that till June 20th and you need 14 days from then yeah so yeah all right just throwing that out there you'll have it on Monday and um Monday the 20th is your select board meeting then we'll probably have a discussion Kristen and I absolutely decide if we're going to be able to you know be able to have a meeting before the 20th okay great keep me posted all right and that would be great Megan if I might just addressing that point about anxiety the the town of Berlin approved the budget the schools have a budget it's in it's the power the school committee has the power right now it's in the school committee's hands whether to go with that or not I just want to point that out there that there is a budget that's been approved the town has agreed to it um and the other thing I want to compliment the people sitting here from the school district you know principles Carol and so on again to help the parents with understanding how I'm looking at this our little school district is in the top quartile 30% in the state for two things performance ranking and funding so I I just want to calm the waters a little bit and and say to people we are doing okay please try to you know be calm about that and we need a we need a transparent process because we can't ask the residents the taxpayers of Berlin to write a blank check so we're looking for that transparency hopefully we'll get it in the upcoming days so that we can continue to do what we've been doing for decades which is give really excellent education to our students thank you thank you m thank you thank you seriously thank you guys for coming out on Friday I really appreciate it what time is it you have seconds so just quickly so Jesse assesses our our district on needs needs intervention and that was mentioned by a parent online and so I just want them to watch the April 9th meeting where Janelle our Personnel director went into great detail about those particular uh things that needed to be addressed they were addressed before that report came out and all of those items have been resolved so I I do if if you continue you know questioning the quality of the special education please go back and watch Janelle talk on the April 9th meeting in the YouTube videos um she explained all right uh anything else anyone want to say I'm so sorry about the public comment did you want to say something real quick right now you have one minute no I just had a question so CL catch up with me after yeah all right sorry all right I really appreciate so could I please have a motion to adjourn the meeting jie L all in favor I'm an i as well thank you so much

e e e [Music] good [Music] h [Music] all [Music] la e e for [Music] for [Music] for [Music] so [Music] for [Music] he [Music] hey Ma you [Music] b b [Music] oh [Music] like [Music] I [Music] la [Music] the [Music] please be seated good morning my name is Carla chero sedan High School principal I would like to welcome you here to celebrate the 135th commencement ceremony of sedan high school and the class of 2024 on behalf of the faculty staff Administration and students I thank you for taking the time to be present and sharing this special day with these outstanding young people a special thank you to the families parents grandparents Aunts Uncles brothers and sisters also thank you to the family and friends faculty and staff that are here in attendance today many of you have traveled a great distance to be here to celebrate this day and once again we say thank you seniors High School graduation marks a crowning moment in your journey to great success today represents a culmination of 12 years of progress for you take time to enjoy this moment but also recognize that your journey does not end here today it is just the beginning now I have now I know that each one of you have a plan for your future I hope by now that you have taken the necessary steps to put your plan into action so I encourage each of you to see your plan through until the very end but I also want you to understand that plans change all the time most more likely the plans that you have for yourself today will be derailed they will be revised or abandoned completely or maybe changed into something greater than You' ever imagined so when change is forced upon you embrace it find the next thing that makes you happy and pursue it with the same energy and Excellence that you are feeling right now the possibilities for your future are endless so be relentless when you pursue them also recognize that none of you here got here alone there are many people in your corner cheering on cheering you on and ensuring that you had what you needed to get get to this point I want to take this time to recognize a few of these people first if you are a parent of a graduating senior or play a role of a parent for one please stand at this [Applause] time second would all Educators in attendance today please stand and be recognized this includes preschool teachers elementary teachers middle and high school teachers college and university professors anyone and everyone who works in the business of Education please stand and be [Applause] recognized I would like to extend a special thank you to all the sjhs faculty and staff for all they have done for our students thank you the next group I would like to recognize is this um is the group seated beside me today the USD 286 Board of Education when I call your name please stand and be recognized board president Jamie Morris vice president Denise [Applause] sner board members Becky smco Rodney Dickens Jonathan C CJ buck and Michael Clark [Applause] I would also like to acknowledge our superintendent of schools Mr Rusty Arnold and the administrative team sjhs assistant principal Tyler West and the athletic director Carolyn [Applause] Williams thank you for your time and commitment to our school system finally I would also like to thank take the time to recognize the vocal music department under the teaching of Sher Durban and our band instructor Martin Munos we also would like to recognize Miss Rosie Sweeney for accompanying our students um and helping with our music departments thank you at this time it was with great pleasure to introduce our guest speaker Commander Andy talot US Navy fighter pilot and Blue Angel Commander Andy talot is a native of Sedan Kansas and graduated from sedan High School in 2002 Commander T's biography can be found in today's program please help me welcome Mr Andy [Applause] [Music] talat excuse me I haven't mastered the art of height just yet so uh good morning you guys hang in there sweet uh I can remember sitting in these seats and all I can think about was I'm just through the haty a here so I hope today you take a moment to listen because I'm really humbled and honored to be able to take the moment and speak to you all I see right in front of me today but uh first of all thank you Katie for uh reaching out to me again I'm very humbled to be here today it's incredible to come back uh it's my hometown High School I haven't been in this building probably since I've set in that seat I did uh have the opportunity about 10 years ago to be in the other part of that school but not actually physically in here so uh it's truly incredible it's a flood of emotions and I'm sure that you guys were also uh feeling those flood of emotions but uh thank you you can read the bio just ignore it it's all half a lie but uh part of it is um really I was average at best uh and quite frankly a lot of the times below average when I was sitting your shoes working in to the point of the opportunity actually graduating high school so and I just kind of want you to file that away because uh the greatest moments when you kind of turn that light botb on and you make that corner in your life to actually U make a change all right so something to think about I noticed back here on the screen uh figure it out it's GL mot I love it I keep telling my son that every day just figure it out I don't know a problem solve who's Mr bus is that what's that hello teacher well that's pretty incredible Mr bus I love it it's a great class mod but um I wanted to want to close shout out for I get the script but you know all the teachers here um there are some I think here that were still here or excuse me still here when I was here and I just want to apologize for the heck my friends and I put you through uh I can't even imagine what you thought uh was going to be the result of Our Lives ahead of us and I just appreciate your commitment patience and your resiliency that we put you through so uh thank you guys uh so very much um that uh being said uh ladies and gentlemen distinguished guests faulty parents and most importantly you guys right here in front of me the graduating class of 2024 it's both honor and privilege to stand before you today as a proud luminus here in San High School there's 24 of you right 2024 pretty good R to it wow actually my class has 24 it too so it's S I suppose it's pretty cool stuff um but as I look U here today at the Sea of familiar faces and Bright Futures I am filled with a sense of Pride and Nostalgia uh for this place always hold a special Corner in my heart I want you guys to remember that as you leave here bark in your life while a small town there's no other town with a bigger heart for its people and the uh pass down of greatness which is kind of the big point of my speech today all right graduat if you sit before me on the cusp for the new chapter of your lives I reminded my own Journey from these very hallways to the skies above it's here that I first learned the values of hard work dedication perseverance values that have carried me through the most challenging moments of my life today I stand before you not as Testament to my own of my own achievements but a Testament of the power to dream big and never give up those dreams and an equally important Testament of the relationships which is a big part of of what I want to discuss with you but a testament of relationships go from a child until now I want you all to look to your uh look around and reflect we have something absolutely in commmon here at St at high school there are people in this gymnasium that have taught you mentored you and nurtured you a lot of these same faces of Miss Jim today are the exact same thing texting folks that did this for me the teachers the coaches bosses and most importantly your parents without all these folks none of this in this room in your future is possible and I know uh principal already kind of stole my thunder on on this a little bit but I want you guys please stand up and join me and thank you everyone in this room are around you can you guys do that a question round aw what you get stand up and wake up kind hard Focus this long especially congratulation yeah see see if I move along U but seriously uh all of you in this room from the bottom of my heart thank you because without you in this room I wouldn't be here today and neither I would them so thank you very much all right we're going to get a little bit of a dialogue here June 2004 a small town American Boy five LS is selected to the Naval aviator one of 13 spots across all colleges in the United States December 2006 a student na avor is informed they broke all historic records with regards to flight school grades and received his dream shot to fight 8 f t May 2011 4:30 a.m.

Navy fighter pilot is launched on alert F18 in the north Arabian Sea and in support of escorting and sof Bens body the Special Operations teams out of Pakistan September 2012 a pair of f18s call signs doless 21 and 22 we flying over Afghanistan on a 5H hour mission excuse me on hour five of an 8 hour mission and supportive operation during Freedom while executing a or fueling thoughtless 21 receiv received asking from combat control fly north to Northeast Afghanistan to support troops and contact on checking in it was apparent troops on the ground were overwhelmed and taking fire from enemy insurgents D 21 and 22 will proceed to imploy three 500 lb bombs piece on six different bombing runs resulting in over a dozen enemy killed in action and mortally wounding 24 enemy in action totaling over 32 enemy killed in action within the next 24 hours Don 21 pilot will later receive a letter from the platoon commander who he was supporting on the ground during the battle the letter describes the lives Donald's 2122 say that day emphasizing that he thought he would never make it home alive to see his new baby girl that was born while he was on that deployment November 2012 Navy fighter pilot was asked to apply a Navy excuse me Navy fighter weapons school most of which you may know uh by name as Top Gun while humbled and honored he turned it down he focused on his beautiful bride after being gone for two consecutive appointments resulting in my opinion one of the strongest marriages that exist today August 2014 Navy fighter pilot is informed he was selected to be world famous Navy flight demonstration sadr known as US Navy January 2021 maybe fighter pilot was select to be part of the fourar general combat man staff he then found himself in meetings with the great nation's most senior leadership to include the joint staff Secretary of Defense and Madam vice president March 2021 na fighter pilot is informed he select to take charge and take command of the 12 JF 18 Squad 242 personel and their families in scort of the combat deployment the Squadron will later receive the recognition of the Navies number one Fighter Squadron while he is in command the list of these stories I know you gu they're about me they're just a small action experiences I've been blessed with since leaving sedan High School I came from walking these hallways that you all do every day working in places like Hillcrest Farms sedan golf course and flid Supermarket to even to then have been afford the opportunity to land on eight different aircraft carriers visit 34 countries and nearly all 50 states no exaggeration just a few short days ago literally got home uh that's why I have a red eye little uh crazy week before I get here so I swear I'm not sick but just a few no exaggeration just a few short days ago my team and I were out preparing for deployment upcoming deployment this late summer we were established 200 miles off the coast of New York in Miami operating aboard the USS areas Truman flying on thecraft uh practice missions and exercises while just a few days ago the flight condition conditions consisted of Pitch Black Knights overcast Skies rain with plus or minus 12T pitching deck and now I'm right here before you today and one of the most impactful places in my life at a cityan high school and I want you guys to understand that I'm not saying these things to boast or to out of arrogance or to brag but let you know that anything is possible in this world can truly put your mind to it I have absolute Vivid memories sitting in these exact same seats which I alluded to earlier 22 years ago I'll be it full of hopes and dreams and I'm sure of left the future held eager to Take On The World I wanted to be something bigger than myself change lives and support greatness in our society that being said the road ahead will be filled with twists turns challenges and triumphs heartbreaks and victories through it all you must remember that you have the power to shave your own destiny to forge your own path to make a difference in this world and never and never forget to pack these experiences away as you move forward to better those alongside you and behind you use your experiences to bring others up the mountain with you and I ask you today make challenge I charge you all today when you leave San high school and you do your first year in college your first year work whatever you decide to do to make an impact at least in one life over the next year and that's simple leading by example and coming up with your priorities in life all right I people ask me every single day uh why I continue to do this why I continue to spend nine months away with my family why I continue to Flying combat and um have this crazy lifestyle and it's not about flying it's it's not about going out and doing dog flighting with a new brand new lieutenant going Toe to Toe with him and humbling it's none of that stuff it's all about the people it's all about the people and making impacts in their lives the average age of people that work for me right now are somewhere between 19 and 22 years old turn rges on our aircraft and that's why I'm here to impact their lives and help change them and Forge and help Forge a future for them and that's truly why I do it and I want you guys to think about that and again I'll charge you over the next year from this day to make it a difference at least one person's life any questions about that in N years is maybe firp I've learned many lessons I believe are wor sharing the te today and um there's four of them four big ones and uh the number one uh lesson I want to impart on you is do what I do because I've accomplished a few things is put God first my personal Foundation of Christ is the only explanation there is for societ in such dangerous Dynamic environment not only in my career as a husband and a father the moment of time away from my family it is divine en has kept my marriage strong my relationships sorry I get joke up per time but my relationships with my children so close Christ is put people in my life perfect time to bridge the gaps of adversity and providing a mentorship for me so put your full heart into Christ tuck your house shoes under your bed each and every night and every morning you get up get on your needs to pick them up and pray pray every day like you for last and I assure you your life will be changeed forever and immediately number two this was a big one attitude all right attitude when leading your life there are things in my opinion that are you are absolutely control for Success the first one is your attitude as you navigate the uncertain Waters of your future you must have the courage to take risk to step outside your comfort zone and pursue your passions an unwavering determination is a positive outlook attitude is a single thing that will energize drive and most importantly fuel momentum positive momentum is your best friend negative momentum can be your worst enemy momentum is the force that will Propel you for is greater than the sum of all your leadership strategy and resources combined creating momentum is like launching a rocket momentum is ignited by Vision your personal action statement so figure that out what your personal action statement is momentum is the activate is activated by belief and Faith you are called to a position for a reason and you must have this faith of belief without it you will stagnate you can make excuses or you can make progress but you cannot do both momentum is supported and system implementing processes in your everyday life to figure out in and finally a positive attitude that drives momentum and sustained by good oldfashioned grit remember it takes a positive attitude courage to chase your dreams to stand up for what you believe in and never Sate less which brings me to point number three grit there is a lady by the name of Miss Angela Duckworth a well well-known entrepreneur scholar and author of multiple books she has instituted multiple studies on individual success and most recently she did a study in p in professional Olympic excuse me Olympic athletes and professional athlet excuse me Olympic and professional athletes IV League professors 4un 500 company Founders military leaders and CEOs trying to pinpoint what exactly is the commonality of each individual of these high performing individuals most of you will probably think the success comes from a high level of intelligence more commonly known as IQ or some of you might think you must have money to make money all of your assumptions are OPP incorrect the studies showed the commonality of all these participants is good oldfashioned rolling up your sleeves hard work I Tre grit you must be compelled by a white hot Vision that is so intense that produces a GI grit that won't quit however with hard work you must have resilience the ability to bounce back to thrive the face of diversity so how do we grow our resilience goes back to number one excuse me number two added to it start with it starts with your mindset you need a mindset and know success is incredibly difficult at every corner you will run into opposition I assure you I've ran around I've ran into opposition even to this day every single week success will be a thrill and it will be a burden and in fact achieving success isn't simultaneously the greatest gift anual greatest burden you're probably arting right finally as I open with finally as I open with one of the most important Lessons Learned in my years as a Navy figh pilot which brings me to number four is a power of relationships and Community cherish your friends your family your teachers and your mentors for they are the ones who lift you up when you fall who will celebrate your victories who will always be there for you no matter what to this day me and my buddies of which are some of them are in this crowd from this very high schol communicate come together hang out on a consistent basis as they walked it today folks like Robbie Miller and hun Lucas Kenzie Jamie sitting right behind me all kinds of folks like that that I continue to communicate to this day and it's extremely important you don't take those relationships for granted of which some of them uh none of this and keep in mind excuse me um none of us uh and remember none of us can succeed alone we all need the support guidance and love those around us to reach our for potentially class of 2024 I want you look to the left look to your rights around us as I said before the only reason I stand before you today is because of these people in this room the people that bridge the gaps in my life and I needed me the most for my parents is my close friends some of the teachers here today are the very ones that supported me since I was a kid until now affording me again this opportunity to be here relationships is what life is about iron sharpens iron your relationships is your life team class 2024 as you embark on a new chapter your Liv remember that the sky is a lmit want you to dream big work hard stay true to your Val values and never lose sight of who you are and where you come from from today remember I want you take away the Big Four Points putting God first attitude true git in relationships remember you're in control of all this all right always remember that no matter where life takes you this small town uh this small town High School will always be here cheering you on as they have been with me along my entire Journey thus far so again congratulations to you all thank you so very much that is [Music] all thank you Commander tab at this time I welcome the sedan Junior Senior High School band members to perform crunch time by Jim swen under the direction of Mr Martin Munos [Music] a [Music] a [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] thank you senior band members Morgan smith and tyan williams for the rest of our and the rest of our outstanding band members now I would like to recognize the 2024 salutatorian the salutatorian is the second highest ranking or or ranked student in graduation class this year's sedan High School salutatorian is Mr Tristan W Tristan way is the son of Crystal way Tristan has worked hard since his freshman year to achieve the academic distinction next year Tristan plans to attend Coffeeville Community College on a baseball scholarship while working towards his linan apprenticeships and training courses as well as a general Business Degree during his four years Tristan was involved in many activities including NHS FFA FCA stuco class president yearbook and Letterman's Club earning a 3.9 GPA please help me congratulate the 2024 sedan High School salutatorian giving his address Mr Tristan w [Applause] [Music] [Applause] ladies and gentlemen esteemed faculty members proud parents and most importantly the graduating class of 2024 it is with great honor and excitement that I stand before you today to celebrate this moment as We Gather here to Mark the end of one chapter and the beginning of another I'm filled with a sense of Pride and gratitude for each and every one of you first and foremost I would just like to thank first and foremost I would just like to say that growing up in this class has taught me a lot of things such as hide your food from Jeremiah don't ever look at l in serious situations from the interactions in the hallways with each other bus rides of school events and even when we ate lunch we were sure to start laughing for some reason whether it be luke making a joke or even graci being now with that being said I do have to vouch for my class because personally even though we somehow made everything a joke I feel that we've had a very large impact on the under class and members of the community now today as we reflect on the countless hours of hard work dedication and sacrifice that have brought us to this point but us also take a moment to recognize the journey that lies ahead the path to success is not always easy and there will undoubtedly be challenges and obstacles along the way but is important to remember that with perseverance resilience and a strong sense of purpose there is no limit to what we can achieve as we move forward into the next phase of Our Lives let us hold on to the lessons we've learned during our time year the importance of collaboration value of diversity power of empathy and the strength of our own conditions these will serve as our Guiding Light as we navigate the uncertainties of the future and strive to make a positive impact on the world around us I encourage each and every one of you to pursue your dreams with passion and determination to embrace change with open arms and to never lose sight of the values that have brought us to this point where you choose to further your education enter the workforce or pursue a different path Al together remember that you have the power to shape your own destiny and make a difference in the lives of others as we bid farewell to this chapter of our lives and step into the unknown let's do so with the sense of optimism courage and gratitude let us celebrate not only our individual accomplishments but also the collective Spirit of unity resilience and persever perseverance that has brought us to this moment to the graduates of 2024 I offer my heartfelt congratulations on this momentous achievement May our future be filled with Endless Possibilities boundless opportunities and abundant success and may we always remember the lessons you have learned the friendships you have forced and the memories you have created during your time here thank for your time and congratulations to the graduating class in 2024 here's to a BRI across the future ahead Thank You Tristan at this time I welcome the sedan Junior and Senior High School choir members to perform the River Song by Andy Beck under the direction of Miss deran with the accompaniment of Rosie Sweeny W wo [Music] m [Music] to the [Music] oan see [Music] [Applause] [Music] you will be my refuge and my God will [Music] to in [Music] the sh to the r [Music] [Applause] [Music] she found the mountain thank you to the Senior Choir members Tyran Williams and Morgan Smith yeah baby the fell Victorian is the highest ranked student in a graduating class this year sedan high school has two valid victorians for the class of 2024 this year's valid Victorian for the class of 20 2024 is Miss Cara black and Miss abigil Campbell car please come forward Cara Cara is the daughter of Jason and ly black Cara dedicated numerous hours to receive this prestigious award in the fall Cara will attend Coffeeville Community or Independence Community College sorry on a cheerleading scholarship begin her to begin her Lial Arts and Science during her four years at sedan high school she has been involved in many activities including NHS FFA cheer yearbook softball Letterman's Club class secretary and treasure while maintaining a 4.0 GP GPA K was awarded the 2024 Kansas Governor scholar award in toeka Kansas please help me congratulate the 2024 sedan High School valid Victorian in giving her valid Victorian speech Miss car black good morning and welcome to the graduation for the class of J 24th it is an honor to be the speech today I'd like to begin by thanking all of you for being here to witness the first of our many accomplishments as we move forward with our lives I'd also like to thank all of our families friends staff teachers and other community members that have supported us for the last 13 years wouldn't be where we are today that weren't forar supporting guids mom you have shown me what the true meaning of strength is you have taught me that no matter how hard it gets you have to keep going to keep showing up every single day Dad you've always had my back and have always been willing to help me when I want to get better at something thank you both for your sacrifices your encouragement and your un unwavering belief in me Dustin thank you for always being here and knowing exactly what I need to hear and what I need to hear Jennifer you have been the best neighborhood watch and have taught me a lot about life in the Last 5 Years and thank you for Haring us in your basement the last couple days Jasmine Li ad and chlo you girls have been a light in my life this last year last my classmates thank you for all the countless memories that we have made I'll never forget our food and drink business in this coming fifth grade class that we would beg to miss recess for to keep working on embarrassing myself with a and grae at a hot chocolate stand and I will definitely never forget the P football pepper our sophomore year Conor Jeremiah L put on short short course and advance in front of everyone pale white legs and open I think I speak for everyone in my class that we never thought this day would actually get we watched previous classes how return but it never felt like it was toothie ours congratulations the class of 2024 we did it it's our day today I want all of you to remember to celebrate yourselves be proud of how far you have come and be excited for the changes that we to face we are standing at the brink of a new chap in our lives and it's to important to remember that change is inevitable we have faced changes before in friends teachers cultures and even within ourselves most changes we welcome with EAS While others tested us I believe that is it is crucial to remember that change is not something that we should be afraid of it is your change that we grow learn and become the person we are meant to be embracing change allows us to step outside of our comfort zones and discover new things about ourselves and then we around us as we venture into the ANS of the future be courageous and optimistic see these changes as opportunities for growth adventures and a chance to redefine [Music] ourselves whether you're furthering your education and going to work Embrace change with an open mind remember it's not the destination that defines us but the journey I cannot wait to see all the amazing things that all of you do in your lives and I believe that all of will accomplish your dreams to end this speech I would like to leave you with a few pieces of advice to the under class I strongly encourage you to enjoy every moment cuz these are the memories that you're going to work back on and everyone in this room remember that the world is full of opportunities and friends you yet to meet so don't ever be discouraged finally in the wise words of Dr M change is change is inevitable like the seasons I suggest you embrace it thank [Music] you thank you cara our next V Victorian is Abigail Campbell Abigail is the daughter of James and Rachel Campbell Abigail has decided or dedicated numerous hours to receive this prestigious award in the fall Abigail will attend Central Methodist University on a cheerleading scholarship and major in nursing during her four years at sedan high school she has been involved in many activities including NHS FCA FCCLA stuko cheer volleyball class president yearbook track powerlifting and Letterman's Club all by earning a 4.0 please help me congratulate the 2024 sedan High School senior Abigail Campbell to give her the Val Victorian speech good morning faculty proud parents devoted friends and above all my fellow graduates welcome to the graduation ceremony for the class of 2024 as We Gather here today in our caps and gowns rming with the sense of accomplishment and anticipation for our future it is my honor to speak on behalf of what has become not just a class but a family a family that has traveled through the highs and lows together that is now here today at the starting point of our future throughout these years there's been one constant source of strength to me a simple yet important verse that has echoed through my heart during every challenge Philippians 4:13 I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me this verse isn't just a whisper of comfort but it's a shout that pushed me forward I'd whispered these words during volleyball games when the score was tied and tied and the pressure was higher when I was standing at the net waiting for the next play to start I whispered these words in the wait room where determination met steel and during par meets while pacing back and forth before every lift it reminded me that my strength comes from something stronger than myself it wasn't just In the Heat of competition that these words carried me they were a light and the Darkness Shin brightly when stress and shadows threaten to overwhelm me during late night study sessions and moment moments of doubt I can do all things with Christ who strengthens me was the only thing that brought peace to my anxious mind we have all had those dark times haven't we times when the test appeared impossible when personal struggles seemed too much to bear yet in each other's company we found light and laughter we have seen each other at our lowest shared vulnerabilities and lift at each other up our deepest conversations often happen in the quietest corners of the school where we shared our fears dreams and laughs that will forever echo in the hallway of this place we called home to our teachers who dedicated their lives to guide us through our academic Journey we offer all of you a heartfelt thanks you have done so much more than teach us facts you lit up our minds with understanding and inspired us to chase our dreams your influence goes beyond classroom walls shaping us to who we have become we are so grateful for you to our coaches we are Beyond thankful to have all of you you have been our mentors pushing us to exceed our own expectations and always striving for excellence all of you had so much dedication patience and belief in US you have taught us more than the fundamentals of our sport you have taught us the lessons of teamwork discipline and perseverance that will help lead us in the right direction in our future as we move forward each and every one of us will carry the impact you've had on our lives coaches thank you for all your time wisdom and commitment to helping us become the best virgins of ourselves the impact you have made on us will continue to inspire us long after graduation to our families your sacrifices have not gone unnoticed your unending support has helped us build our goals and dreams we have shown us the you have shown us the endless possibilities of love and with this we bravely Venture into life's journey the sacrifices you've made light our away and for every moment you've been by our side we are so thankful for everything you've done for us to my dad you been my compass throughout High School led me in the right direction every time I got lost whether it was navigating with your challenges of life or helping with my with my math you were always there to guide me even if it left me tears at the dining table you believed in me when I struggled to believe in myself and you have supported me through every season of my life thank you for being my biggest supporter I'm forever thankful for the Endless Love and encouragement you have [Music] provided to my mom you've been my rock My Safe Harbor in every storm for every paper you've helped me with for every word of encouragement for every time you push me to keep going thank you your love unwavering support and the crazy amount of sacrifices you've made for me and our family family have shap me in more ways than words can express I am forever grateful for the incredible friend and mom you are and to my classmates what can I say we laughed cried and grew together the bonds we have formed are a huge part of who we are and though our Journeys may take us different directions these connections will remain unbreakable I'll never forget how we supported each other picked each other up when we are down and celebrated each other's victories you've grown and involved in a way that has left a mark on my life you a special place in my heart and I'm so grateful to have to have had the privilege of going through this journey with such an incredible group of individuals as we say goodbye to this chapter of Our Lives let us Hold On Tight to the memories that have brought us here let us continue to carry forward the love the lessons in the legacy of our time together let us step into the world knowing we have each other's backs just as we always have let us never forget the strength that comes from our faith the power of United Family and the endur B of friendship I can't wait to see where life life takes each and every one of you and all the incredible things you will achieve class of 2024 we did it we made a through together and now we are about to embark on divers paths each leaving us to new adventures and challenges no matter where life takes us let us never forget the unity and love we have for each other and never forget we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us thank you thank you Abigail it is almost time to call the role before we do there are a large number of students who will receive special academic recognition when their name is called please stand these students will be recognized for the following accomplishments the Kansas Board of regions designated Scholars curriculum completers this student has completed four years or four units of English and math three units of social science and social studies and two units of World Language Morgan Smith ICC or CCC 12 plus college credit hours these students have passed 12 or more college credit hours through Independence or copeville Community College Abigail Campbell Jeremiah Prince Tristan Wade Cara black Carol Mendoza py sellers Haley sellers Luke hurt Sophia Rios Gracie smiley and Morgan Smith National Honor Society NHS selection requires members to be model students maintain a non-weighted GPA of 3.75 and perform a minimum of 20 Community hours service hours each year Lyon Sears Abigail Campbell Cara black Tristan Wade Prince Luke Herz Ariana Pennington Violet Morris Gracie Smiley Morgan Smith Carol Mendoza Haley Sellers and pacy sellers please stand we will also recognize students who have earned all A's all four years Cara black and Abigail Campbell [Music] [Applause] [Music] woo time I got to pray for AT light when I saw your destination there a dead She's Come spe and bab it's all fine make quiet calculations but fall lies it's is good l [Music] strong kids get so young Nam correcting on the grammar on spray pain and I even gave up driving after Nightfall I got tired of the FRA the bright on this is good land Rel still was t a strong hand sound [Music] it makes me smile too know when things get hard you'll be far you'll be far from here that I CLE the the are oo you'll be far oo you'll be far far you up your car me heart say whatever you feel whereever you are we you love you're the greatest thing we lost the birds still sink F still fight the for still creep the leaves still die we a't angry as she love be waiting for you love and we all here forever and we all be here woo slow that's my [Music] all the time go starting to [Applause] [Music] fly see how the hands go waving goodbye [Applause] you know I get so forgetful when look in your eyes now she's walking backward to I'm suck in the shadow in the shame ain't no way to s e e e recomendations confirming that the students before us today have met all local and state requirements to graduate City and high school and hereby have Authority for you to confirm their diplomas and call to hold USD 286 board members class presidents Tristan W and Abigail Campbell will introduce our graduates Cara Nicole black [Music] Abigail Grace Campbell Megan Marie ellworth [Music] Robert Luke herd [Applause] Arley Catherine [Applause] H Carly Autumn Jara [Music] Carol Mendoza mandano kose Mor [Music] CWA honor Auto Nordell Violet May Nords [Applause] oh Ariana gly Pennington [Applause] [Music] Jeremiah MC Prince [Applause] [Music] Gage Alexander ring Sophia Jazelle Ros lendon Clint Sears there you go Haley Danielle [Applause] sers Acy jayen sers [Applause] Morgan Abby Smith [Applause] [Music] hey [Music] okay Gracie Marie smiley [Applause] Avery Wayne Stewart [Applause] [Music] Carson Wayne [Applause] [Music] Stout Diego Sorano Tomas Tristan Joseph Wade Ty abriel [Music] Williams 202 on bab tell moving in the tassels graduates we please stand up turn and face the audience CH play with way with the shs class of 2024 please join me at this time in moving your tassels from the left side of your cap thus signifying that you are officially high school graduates ladies and gentlemen it is my privilege to present you the sedan High School graduating class of [Applause] 2024 at this time seniors pick up your caps and begin or your flow [Applause] you can just I forgot my li the stage [Music] [Applause] sat [Music] came down so Swift the California out I guess that's SP bab it hurts so oh [Applause] [Music] night in sh the [Applause] so seniors it's about time to return to your seats please where you say where you s [Applause] 100,000 she don't the stage baby take sat [Music] came down so sft [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] just asending I oh [Music] oh

it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all agenda I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as presented leave this going in the background in case Selena happens to call in car the Fantastic Four tonight guys and ladies Fantastic Four okay so um we are conserned 244 patrons and so I understand we have yes is ky l l so five minutes if you want five minutes you're good every month I pledge my head heart hands and health to better my community my country and my world every month for the past 11 years I have served as a forer to make the best better without for in my life I would not be the person I am today the honor of wearing a 4 cord does not come lightly and let my past 11 years be a testimony to that this organization has given me opportunities that no other could offer I have not only served as a Coffee County Ambassador for 3 years but I have held leadership positions in my club in the Coffee County 4 Council some of my proudest accomplishments have been through this organization there are two things that I'm always proud to share one is that I have over 700 hours ofunity service not no not all of them have been through 4 but I learned the importance of community service through this organization the second is that I am proud to have been a Burlington wildad I got to walk across the stage and where my honor CTS and stalls while I officially became Burlington alumni that being said I was missing one of the biggest geners youth in our community are pledging their head heart hands and health to their Community country and World furthermore students at Burlington High School are learning to make the best better not just in the high school but outside of it too one important lesson that I have learned from 4 is the lasting lifelong skills one of the most important is advocating that is why I am here today to advocate for future 4ers to wear their honor fors I do believe that there should be guidelines put in place because not everyone is as devoted to 4 as I have mentioned I have over 700 hours of community service one of the most important points to this is that my community it is my community that I served I have been involved in for through the local Regional State and even National level however it all starts in the community that I am blessed to be a part of for this reason my peers and I will be the next generation of volunteers will be the next Board of Education members volunteer firefighters water board members teachers County Commissioners City Council Members superintendents and so much more my peers and I have learned the proper parliamentary proced that have developed softt skills such as public speaking for is working the next Generation to make the best better through volunteering and community service this organization is the definition of learning the lesson that the honor is not through ribbons banners or trophies is the our SP making the best better for our community our country and our world to further my point that the 4 court is an honor it is my Fe it is that my peers and I have made it to graduation as 4ers more and more for MERS are dropping as students in our high school this can be due to many reasons but one of them is that the other school activities are crying more out of students so that they have to make the choice of one or the other do not get me wrong School involvement is my first advice to younger classmates my point is that my peers and I have learned the definition of commitment 4 taught me to not just be committed to it but other activities this lesson is what led me to be an active me student through the wide variety of clubs and organizations that Burlington has to offer all of these lessons is why I believe that the 4 court is in honor the following is current guidelines to obtain a 4 Chord upon working with the local research and extension agents be a good standing member of the club participate in club activities such as community service fundraising events and meetings held it is my suggestion to include over 75 Collective hours of community service in high school through 4 to the guidelines but other requirements should be established through working with the local resch and extension and program development committee PDC in order to obtain these courts other another suggestion is to have the presentation of the 4 honor courts during Senior Honor night and invite Club leaders or Local 4 agents to at the research and extension office to present thank you for listening to my presentation like compliment on your hours your your um J oh did you have any other she's choosing I I we'll take your stuff under we'll talk about do we won't do here but we'll talk about it okay but thank you very much for comments yes thank you very well I applaud you for being a for like that think I would hire for for and to run a me so all skills you learn that a big one um and thanks you let they participate also in the senior interviews we had 4 part hours in there a difference so thank me you part I want to talk about the PDC you're going to look at the 5e professional development plan tonight part of that is the PDC of that Council and just for just for you to think about and for appearance to say it's supposed to be a representative council and you look at that the numbers are the names on there um the professional staff is well represented on the names there but it's no longer a representive Council when every administrator is also on there it's supposed to be represent so you have the administrators these five administrators who's going to represent us and so for appearance's sake what it looks like is you're stacking the the deck on this trying to you know keep these pivate administrators in we'll control things and it might not be what you're doing at all I don't think it is but just for appearance's sake you got to be aware of that if there going to be a representative council it needs to be representative and not say you five are going to be on there it just gives a bad appearance sure thanks app have a thank you from Michael Williams well yes um we were supposed to recognize the state wrestlers and I just got a late message from Taylor Wilson saying they the ladies aren't available um again what we try to do is recognize those that go to State and place and those listed are there Joanna Gasco um and we for whatever reason didn't get last year didn't get her last year and so wanted to recognize her for not only 2023 2024 wrestling but also 2022 2023 uh and then Olivia Lions is also a state place for this year um and 120 pounds so again third place this year for Joanna sixth place for Olivia so they were not able to be here tonight last minute change and plans so we do have certificates for them I'll make sure that we get those to them um for after meeting tonight well we sure want to recognize those and we'll try to get them in there some other time we can recognize but that's and congratulations to them as well as the coaches and all invol with wrestling great see those do elementary school reports got anything extra we doing reports next month or it if we're not doing reports next month I got something if we are you're going to be here next month so I'm going let you pick and she rece like it they have or eighth grade promotion tonight so it's a busy night in Burlington with e8th grade promotion High School Regional softball and whatever else when you get to M yes but J's here a little drench but good the one thing I want to um draw your attention to is at the bottom is the class of 2028 the statea I think you've heard throughout the year that those credits are upping and a lot of changes um one of the things that came out is that we are going to start they have graduation assets so across the state of Kansas every stud student will have to meet at least two of those assets and if you notice on there there is a 4hp award on there so um you know the the battle with the courts is well before my time so and I think many of you guys know I'm 13e pin holder for 4 so it's near and dear to my heart so as moving forward the state is recognizing Scouts and for and their leadership as a part of that wraparound piece of what it makes to be a high school successful high school graduate right so as we something to consider and I'm hoping that June we want to have stuff in our handbook that says what chords are acceptable and as these ladies will put a plan together is my only request to that was what does an honor cord mean and that's I think what she what K was saying is that not just to be a member and come because that looked even different in my office talking to the six people there is some were active members and not been so active right like just like in everything so these people who are dedicated and done that 700 hours of community service and you see all of our students have that option is to meet one of their Assets in high school's community service so we're going to be pushing that hard as we move through these next four years so ideally as we put a plan together I I am in support of putting a plan together looking at that we're working together as a community um moving forward and so um as as you said you can't deny the state finally the state has been talking about it for years hey give them credit if they go out and do this for for this for Scouts and it's now com to fruition to the point that they put it on paper and so moving forward you'll hear sure we'll work together so that we have something put together um and then we want it in our handbook so when you you do approve that this this summer that we have specifics on those rows and just a couple other things like the questions are are kids individual plan of study they take all County courses previously they had to take that on their own time we switched it to where we give them the hours there's no reason these kids have to take seven of our hours and go home and do that so why they're doing that in our school and they're meeting the honors ribons of honors ribs they should be a little more graduation because that's part of their High School experience and the concurrent and so this is just adding to it um because it's not a traditional school anymore okay so I think you know that I'm a very Progressive thinker outside the box so this just gives it more clout to when we have this discussion for 4 and Eagle Scouts and under of that J Junior RC programs so this is across Kansas not just our community but it's going to affect everyone across Kansas so just something to think about as we put something together we need to get it in by June for you and for approval for our handbook so that's as moving forward that's our thoughts good I think that's good I think it's like J mentioned I said if you interview any or they definitely have it together uh much more I mean they've been prepared so that's that's good good for you guys well these kids that make it to Nationals for f too I mean it's a it's a accumulation of their for their FFA F just reap the benefits of it from their past experiences and so that's what's nice to see is that they're carrying this over to benefit our school um and that's all we can ask for so um but I'm supp let you know Mr Wilson's the support of it um but we just wanted a little more clout to the the pot there of what that honor card means get that in writing so that the agents um the agency can say okay you don't just get to wear a c for being a member for a year six months and not doing such and such because then the kids who've been in for years and then H those those local offices the district and even maybe the state of national um what does that look like so right good thank you anything else um test scor are are again we're finishing it for our first year and I think Matt will be the same way we love fast Bridge so as we move and use the comparative data I think we're going to see some great things with that so we're very pleased with that and honestly I don't remember what I'll say quick because I actually got it in on time this mon so graduation was amazing it did go well um and you saw that we have 69 kids that are off to great things and I'm making them sign in as they come in and they just you now Al I sign part of their rubber duck I do on my desk so if anybody needs rubber ducks I do have you know I think the I like your points about 4 and um I think historically it was just it was we had to have a guideline and so I like that you're coming up with some more gu lines because it just can't be whatever anybody wants to wear so that's where all of that came in you know if it wasn't you know we just had to have a finite definition basically and so we haven't been able um so now that you're looking for that and you're working towards that I like that because then at least it's still you know specific guidelines it's not just well I want to wear green cor I want to wear purple I want to do this cuz I did that so yeah has been a big one for sever years so there's been a lot of traction to it so got right people and I'm going to mention I'm going to say Boy Scouts Girl Scouts for age but let's goes on and on there are so many different things that are involved in in after school activities not related into the I guess the the fabric of Lis B in high school but they're very very important no doubt they make up again an important piece of people's lives the problem for us dealing with that is where do you stop okay I'm going to K State I want a purple court for graduation I'm going KU I want a blue or a red one and then the list goes on and on and on and once you allow outside courts then your it's KD Bar the Door you have to understand that that's why we came up with that policy before because you can't just say oh we're going to allow the good courts and not the bad cours because the term the official terms arbitrary and cacious if you want to use a fancy legal attorney term in other words basically it's it's basically saying Marshall or Rover can't pick and choose what is okay and what's not okay so that's the Dilemma that the board runs into and we run into when we allow anything that's going to say not connected to a school related that's where I think show up with the guidelines that say what is going to be related in something that is achieved during a school hour like getting your associat stre from Allen County or 4 and it's looked like the state is going to recognize that and you move forward with those guidelines I think well Dr Watson years ago came up with the Canon Canan vision and talked about like why like why wouldn't you have 4 if the kids aren going out why would you get credit those two hours if they're going out and this is his big Vision it has come to this point to now class 20128 has to do community service are we going to make them do like let's say they choose that as one of their assets are we going to make them do stuff for school and for forage no that that's the that so his vision took seven years eight years here to come to light but that's what it is it's like if we're supporting the community um so that those guidelines are going to help um and then as I think as Mr Marshall is saying is you know we did have kids that ordered hon our Sports Online not that they didn't you know how I don't know if you ever James you probably didn't I'm just kiding got little leadership things in the mail it says congratulations you get to go to watch and you pay $80 those are the type of things we will keep keep a t tab on is that you know if we iated it if it goes to those community service hours for the school why wouldn't we support that or whatever it might be so the state came up with those assets which really gives us that focus and gives us the I guess the backbone behind our decision your decision good thank you anything else yeah I'm thank you okay thank you linday I don't have anything add um really to add we have currently one certified position open w and 25 PA positions open for next year I mean I would say that's where we were a year ago um it's a lot um but we I mean I'll have hiring Fair again if that yields one it's worth it but it's yielded five six so it's worth it my question with those 24 is that because they don't have a contract yet or we have people say they're not coming it's either holes that we already had or it's people that are not returning as well and there's a variety of reasons we have going into student teaching we have some do who have found another job we have some that are going to stay home with kid I mean like just a variety of reasons that's through all the school that's through the whole County that is through the whole County and um 245 I think has got they're they're going to downsize a little bit but I think they've got their filled 243 is the one that struggles the most um so we're looking at some other options up there I'm have Lun superintendent Wednesday actually because prob solve some options up there to we can to help that situation but um we'll tackle it that's what my summer that's what I spend my summer doing mostly interviewing and hiring so good luck anything else cool you're up unless you have any specific questions I'll save my time for uh the results report Mr Marsh kind of first of all before I start with my list talking to U two different area superintendent that have I'm going to say an hour and a half radius in any direction from Burling I'm not going to identify them one of them I talked to call a has that they're having a need for 10 bus drivers or 10 bus drivers short for next year and they're really seriously wondering how they're going to make that happen they're even looking at potentially paying parents to transport their cuz they don't know if they're going to even come close to getting 10 the second one I had a a colleague that was looking for an art teacher he had five interviews I said my gosh five interviews for art that's incredible and he said yes but all five turned me down for other jobs and when they had called and asked them why because he called each of them and asked you know offered him the job and then they said no why your facilities aren't anywhere near what I've got offered for another job so facilities matter and are import we're very fortunate we have the facilities that we have so anyway two side notes there just kind of popped up we have our service and retirement celebration coming up tomorrow we dismiss at 12:30 2:00 to about 3:00 if you can attend you're more than welcome it's at the high school there's C and punch involved as well we're going to honor a lot of different people with 5 10 15 20 year and more uh commitments we'll honor our retirees and so on and so forth a really nice fun event and who knows we may even have a surprise in the future so additional surprise got to see what happens tomorrow though anyway uh there was a story in her paper uh Coffee County Republican wran a story about the a possible College High School senior college baseball team called the River Monsters possibly playing here in 2025 I want to let you know that has not been confirmed with usd244 I keep you guys at rest and in tuned with everything that was a two email conversation with Mr Wilson and nothing in set Stone nothing uh definitely at all U you know as far as confirmation we definitely will let you guys know if that has if that has a possibility of happening and talk to you about the you know the parameters we put in place but again we have a commitment to the rec center for all their activities we want them they are partner with us we want to make sure they're taken care of in the summer with their activities If This Were to work out it would have to be knowing that there are number two in the pecking order re Center first so just FYI there nothing is set in stone there nothing's even been discussed or confirmed or whatever we even have to talk about a rental agreement because it would be different than just like a one day or two- day type thing this would be like a summer type thing we're going to have to have discussions about that want to bring that to you guys too uh to your attention uh on May 7th we had our yearly accreditation visit a lady by the name of Jean Rush from KSD she's uh gosh retired superintendent principal she's now working with KS and doing accreditation the 75 schools she has visited so far and Darla what did she say she said we are a gold star we are a star very very impressed she was very impressed by her District the things that we're doing um and so on and so forth so again that's a credit to administrators directors our staff everything they do every day to work with students in usd244 so kudos to everyone for everything that they do to make uh Burlington quite a success and then just want to thank everybody staff students families board members for another another excellent year there's just too many positives to mention we're just fortunate to have you know a very strong educational culture in usd244 and with that I think that's it for me questions well Mr could up results report we'll get that Bo the board reports or year in recognition first year in recognition first that is just a list of the awards that we have for staff U that we will be presenting tomor the year year to be your recognition list always interested in the number of years for the three retirees 79 years wow yes we're going to miss those people yeah board reports I guess anybody have anything two two quick things maybe I might just I know it's not it's not my report but any for board reports um real quick um you did ask me to check into potential drawings or renderings for an elementary school just very basic PES Clark Simpson are architect with gmcn Gibson car Michael Nelson gave me a a dollar figure of about $99,000 to create some plans that would not only have visuals but also some um um some descriptions of the rooms of the sizes of the rooms and so on and so forth it would be about a $9,000 amount that we would be looking to commit one thing about it is let's say we don't let's say we do something here in the very near future we got let's say a year or two or 3 years if we don't do something for a year or two or three years we've got that we can start that that can be a basic building block uh to start with if you want me to have him do that for us it's preschool through what grade we're looking at preschool through fifth grade it to be at PK through five building but it be to adjust if you need I think we talked about that we need some kind of conceptual drawing or something that we can see see that's going to fit 9,000 a little you're going spend it now spend it later I support it I mean I think you know like you said whether he's it soon or later and then it's important for the public to see that too correct correct I'll go ahead and move forward with that if we go forward with the plan we want the public to be able to see what we're talking about it might be a little bit less it just all depends on the hours but he said that would not exceed 9,000 and then also did share with me some information we did talk a little bit about some lots and I don't know if you want to mention the lots of The Meadows I think all three lots did sell sold together they sold together at 795 795 okay we talked a little bit about this before do we want to look at the land south of the main entrance to the high school do we want to at least look into selling that land and if if we do we can do again sealed BS auction we can do listed with the real estate agent we can put some contingencies on that land that if sold you'd have to build on that land within one two 3 years whatever you couldn't just buy it and set on it for 30 years and sell it for double or triple the amount if uh you didn't build on it within the time frame one two three years you would sell it back to the owner us we could put that into contingency for whatever the dollar amount would be that you send just say thoughts on that do you I don't know if you want to think about it a little bit more come back in June I just wanted to Le bring it up because we've talked about it a little bit I think we've talked about it for a while and you know my thought is that we're probably not going to use it I mean I you know we have enough land around the on our facilities um across the street that uh we could probably do most anything want to do unless things really explod got really bigger but then that little piece going to help us anyway do you know any history of how the district acquired that land or was it part of like when the reenter went in I see I don't know I thought maybe was when the recenter went in I don't know where that came from exactly does the does the rec center know considering up soccer well I talked to Scott Jeffers and Scott says has told me that they really are using tur Fields so before seen some kids practice and stuff but it's a place where kids run around yeah run around so he understands he's not he hasn't come to say he hasn't come back to tell me he's Adam but we should not sell it I guess if they really want they could look to buy it I mean currently they mow it and take care of it we don't mow it we don't do anything other than we just own it um so I again Scott did not have any objections um on us if we did something different with it than just leave it as open open space I mean I hate to say this but if we are going to sell I figure I feel like we need to figure out the way to make the most of my money out I absolutely so on that point I have talked with Cameron Roth at V Roth Brokers and he would do it the same way he did the county land it' be pro bono all the advertising on him he he do all of it and it just go through him would be a feed for school if that was want to go to a bid like live auction or whatever probably a dozen in the basement and probably I think three online at Le list two on the inter something I mean I think um I certainly would move to so do we want to wait until the full board there's some things to discuss like how many lots and would we someone to fix the drainage so the city may have to be involved with that unless you want with that make sure that the re Center isn't interested because if they wanted to purchase it they're not going to put house on it so if there's something in there about needing to build on it the rec center is not going to be able to that so I just want to double check with them they're not to follow up with him on that and say tell him let know that we are seriously considering doing something with that land you could also talk to Cameron see how to break that see whatever bring that back to the board sure I I will speak with Scott before the next meeting share some information on our conversation and our Friday notes and keep you informed on that uh when I did do when Angela Trimble did do like a market analysis on that she said you can do one of two things you could work with the city to fix the drainage if you wanted to or you could just sell it as is and let whoever buys it works with the city and fix the drainage I would personally I i' recommend option two that way they are dealing with the building and that piece we we we don't we we teach kids we don't necessarily we don't I would rather people I'd rather construction people deal with the property issue to fix that piece so it would probably again Angela indicated if you do that piece and fix it the property is going to be worth some more money but if you let them do it and you're going have to pay to get it done so it's going to watchh are you going to lose that in the end on that exactly exactly I I will check with with Scott and then maybe when we have a full board in June we'll bring that up for talking thank you anything else now few more this one of the things that we talked about Marisa review thing too was like you know you look at kids that are involved and the difference in GPA and you know across the board it was pretty much increase NG GPA for those involved versus those not which historically statistically proves out that same way I'm just curious looking at the numbers for participation through the rec center there's there's a lot of kids that play soccer in elementary school has there ever been any interest in middle school or high school I just ition but um not yet but um [Music] again uh soccer would be a a a l sport in the fall and a male sport in the spring if you looking in terms of that we have to I would say we have to be somewhat careful about again we be like if we get too many programs we're going to water down our our participation piece um so um I see it in the future yes especially if we have an influx and an increase in in in enrollment here definitely could so um my Elliot he play he played travel um and had we had to go to empor because he loved it so much I mean there would be interest I do think if I mean there are kids that want to do it I think it's just hasn't been an option really and I don't know like where would you who would you play high school I mean you know all those things not as many 3A schools have soccer of course when you get to 4 a 5 6A there are there are schools that do have 3A soccer go but they may not have other they may not have a baseball or softball too if it's possible so I yeah yeah I agre that you're going to have to what are you going to run what's the threshold survey that and see how many kids are really interested there's probably a um study based on your population how much you should really be offering any right so there was a huge inlux and girls track this year so we're I say we're very lucky to have the activities we have in the school we're very lucky to have a Rec Center that's very active in the community so it's a is a is a blessing to have what we have and my technology sub end report um is very similar uh from year to year the the beginning parts we kind of give you an overview of what our district technology plan is and there's several slides that U represent that through our 21st century technology skills our instructional technology Career and Technical education and then our student and business Data Systems and as we as you I won't go through each of those individually you can you can read kind of what's included in those areas but right at the the heart or the center of the diagram is our Network infrastructure and those pieces that connect all of our different systems um we constantly want to remind everyone about the digital divide it's not just that Equity of the devices but even more so the equity of the skills um and so we feel it's important for us to provide as many technology skills to our students as we can um we do have our technology performance standards in grades 1 through eight and then High School interactive media class and we do a techn uh assessment at second grade as a as a exit primary grade levels fourth grade as they exit the elementary school 8th grade as they exit the middle school and then the high school Capstone course which all students are required to take High School level um looking at the results this year second grade 100% of their technology standards were met by all their students uh skip over fourth grade for second year eighth grade 93% high school 100% fourth grade students met all of the standards except for the keyboarding one um disappointed in the the percentage there even checked it like three times because it was only 42% visited with fourth grade teachers about uh kind of some of the reasons for that they have had some reduced lab time iPads with non-standard size keyboards and such um their this is the first year of their Ela program which uh because it's new for all the students and uh I think we've talked before how it was it's quite a jump it's it's a a rigorous curriculum uh you know the kids are getting into it now but it has taken some time to get up to that new riger and so more time has been spent on it and another issue is lot of their programs now or a lot of their materials are now are coming as consumables so there's not as much typing as they're uh was with in the past because more of it is uh rip out Pages consumable pages also a high number special ad students so uh we are concerned that it went down to 42% we're going to work on that this next year um uh one uh way that we are going to try to work on that is the fourth GR piloting a a laptop uh project at the fourth grade level as opposed to the iPads so that we get a real keyboard in their hands and can better integrate with Microsoft Office and Microsoft teams and uh see how that goes they don't they will not take home their laptops uh it'll be just in the classroom uh use but um hope to see uh hope to see some much better numbers with that this year so I have a quick question so then with that number will they have you talked to the fifth grade teachers or the team about okay what are we going to do to try to basically remediate them to exactly so our fifth graders our fifth graders uh two of their four rotations in the fifth grade are Tech based uh one is led by Courtney finless and our assisted technology person and then um the other fourth of their rotations is with Tammy Vanderpool or Middle School Technology teacher um they do uh 15 minutes every single day as they 10 to 15 kind of as uh in their period um they start out with that as the kids come in they log right in get right into keyboard so we're hoping that we can uh bump that up and really take a look at how those kids do in fifth grade those kids uh they take those iPads home or they keep them at school the iPads are requir school school based yeah they took them home during Co but only only during that time period so I just want on an iPad I agree I don't like the typing on that it's the keyboard is really not you know feel you just so I don't know if there's a way that you can connect a keyboard USB to a to a tablet to a iPad and then you could just have them and use them like apple you can do you can do some Bluetooth uh things and we and they they've got keyboards with their iPads they're just they're very small some of the keys are not in the right position we're yeah we're just we're just uh hoping that that number will be better next year we know it'll be better we're going to put a concentrated effort on getting that better and then fifth grade um you know working through with them through fifth sixth seventh so that by the time they meet their eighth grade standard or the next formal assessment we do informals at all the other grade year grade levels all the other years but those former assessments at those years um we do have 16 Pathways at the high school have quite a number of students who have been involved in them uh those 16 Pathways and the enrollments bring in about an additional $122,000 into the general fund annually um following that we've got the list of all the courses that are part of those career Pathways and um the student enrollments for the funded courses um following that we've got a list of our uh vocational completers uh to be completer you have to have courses that are you have to have at least three courses two of which are uh in the technical and the um application levels but you have to have a total of three credit hours minimum to be a completer but you also have to earn an industry recognized credential um and so we've grown that list each year um and uh the state is having some new ways that you can do that as well and so hopefully we'll continue to um encourage the students to go after those industry credentials uh to be a concentrator similar uh requirements but only um is that you do not have you have not obtained that industry recognized credential so you've met everything but that credential and so you can see there as well the number of students who are concentrators quite a number and then we have added on those that didn't finish a pathway you know they you know the hard thing is you can only the state will only count you as a concentrator or a completer in one pathway and so we've got students who may be able to achieve it in multiple Pathways one of our students here uh technically I think could have gone in any of four different agriculture Pathways but we have to kind of chose one based on kind of what their um focus has been or their interest uh in visiting with Julie C and that so even though um names are on there once some of them technically could be on there three or four times these are students who um they may have had two hours within one pathway and two hours in another pathway and two hours in a third or fourth pathway even but uh didn't achieved the the sequence uh so we recognize those uh certifications that they did as well just another couple items of note um kind of big ones for this summer we are uh working on a whole District website redesign as well as introducing parents Square for uh both the staff and then our parents to be our um kind of a single Source information system uh which will eventually replace everbridge and then um already mentioned our fourth grade laptop pilot and it all boils down to we've got really great teachers doing really great technology things with their students to uh produce a lot of great results I have one question because the buzz word today is AI yes you know where you at or where we going or what is that so we are cautious with that's the word I really use and and in speaking with other um technology directors and that that's the consensus is cautious um there are some schools who are blocking everything imaginable that they've never come up with AI and honestly I think that's not necessarily the right approach because I don't think you're ever going to be a block at all um there are some that are doing nothing about it um we have uh there's a few sites that are not the greatest we've blocked a few sites that are not educationally um balanced um we are trying to educate our staff in how to utilize it but also how to rec when it's being used and then uh hope to work more and more with our students in proper use and and misuse of AI so yeah definitely not going away so yeah well thank you very much for all that no problem thank you question motion to accept the results to monitoring report concerning technology education and extracurricular activities sub results as reasonable progress towards meeting the board's res results second any discussion all those yes Selena can you and I don't know if you're able to vote or not iar you just phone so no you can just Voice vote I or did you hear what the motion was I did I okay V yeah Selena you're probably not going to be able to vote because when we started the meeting we didn't have you in so you're going to have to do a voice Voice vote please okay okay motion car is 5 thanks guys bye thanks for coming J favor I think we may end up for maybe next month through the following month possibly have Lisa kman here Lisa is our PDC chairperson for many many years took over for gern Curtis way back when Lisa is all things PDC all knowing all yeah she's she's got it going on she may have some answers to maybe some of the questions Jay mentioned it is a state as you can tell there's a oh a u policy k 91-1 d216 c um that LE is very careful about following all the guidelines related to PDC so uh but it'd be good for her to maybe speak on a couple of those things we'll um maybe ask her to come to a future meeting most through the 5year professional development plan as presented second second any discussion and Selena Lindsay says that you were able to vote on your phone now if you uh if you're still up and going we got it okay thank you Mo car structural material selection and reconsideration policy we put this in for this month um and but I do believe it's important to wait till we have a full board here to talk about this because if you've read in other you know other districts they're dealing with book bands challenges so on and so forth so uh Julie Temple and Diane Marshall have been working on this throughout the for a district policy and they've been working with the administrators on this and so having said that I think it probably best we'll put I'll probably put this in Friday notes as well so you guys can look at review and we can come back in June and and go through it you have the current policy in place and then you have a much more I'm going to say much more uh up toate policy uh there for a possible Pro proposal so I guess we could just move to table table this until next month okay I think that's a good idea and so I'll put that in Friday notes for you guys to review and if you have questions don't hesitate to ask you on G more information motion to recess into executive session for 20 minutes to discuss a matter pursuant to non-elected Personnel exception under com turn and open session in this room at the end of that time including Craig Marshall SIDS lunch tomorrow too you BL fast e e e supplemental is thats supplemental motion to approve BMS supplemental positions as presented for the 20 2024 25 school year first second any discussion we need coaches V motion carries 5 just there's a concession stand open thing if anybody wants to jobs BHS I move to approve the BHS up positions as presented for the 2024 25 school year second first second discussion yeah so if some of those assistants decide they want to apply we'll just we'll Shuffle the deck okay okay any more discussion okay s any [Music] discussion no discussion okay vote if you would I I most SC 5 don't need a student issue nothing for negotiation we'll have our first meeting on Wednesday anybody have anything for the table I appreciate feedback from the public pastor always appreciate J's feedback and the girls yes app that's good and the girls that I 4 was good thanks 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class of 2028 if you have not if you could please silence your cell phones during this that would be much appreciated I know this is a special night for our students as they're ready for summer I think a lot of them are I think the staff is ready for summer as well and a little bit nervous of what the fall is going to bring if you enter high school but let me take just a few minutes to thank some people because without them would not be possible parents if you would please stand parents thank you for sharing and trusting us with your child each day thank you for your flexibility this year as events change or cancelled thank you for helping your child be a good person thank you [Applause] parents would jie mcmanis and Debbie schmith please stand these two ladies are amazing that asset to the BMS family thank you to both of them for their organization with this but also their organization throughout the school year thank [Applause] [Music] you if present with the following members of the eighth grade team please stand Leah Peterson Jordan Salsbury Chuck Schuster Ashley holler Natalie spangenberg Mattie Wilson Charlie Whitworth Aubrey Carris Tammy Vanderpool Julie doson and Dan Buck thank you to this group of people with the rest of the eighth grade staff please sh stand thank you for the the time and support that youve given these students thank [Applause] you now on to the class of 2028 the reason we're all here we've enjoyed watching this class grow and mature some of them are still working on that I think they'll get it though uh I really do think they'll get there app you should be proud thank you to the class of 2028 for a great year thank you eighth graders for a good attitude your hard work leadership and citizenship the class of 2028 would be a great addition to BHS in the fall at this time I would like to recognize this class on several of their achievements in this school year those achievements are a collective GPA of 3.51 in Cross Country two individual League medalists the scholars ball team placed in the top three in every meet claiming three first places and were Pioneer League champions the football team took third in League the girls wrestling team won the first ever Pioneer League Championship and the boys plac third with three individual Champions boys boys varsity basketball finished second place in league and the JB went undefeated two students were recognized at the national level for their artwork as the Daughters of the American Revolutionary Art Contest in both in track both the boys and girls turbo Javin records were broken at the late track meet two gold medals were won three silver and four bronze and finally and probably the most outstanding recognition for this class of the extracurricular activities 12 of the 13 categories were met for the distinguished uh GPA let's give them a round of [Applause] [Music] applause we will first recognize the individual students receiving the following Awards the presidential award for educational achievement the presidential award for educational Excellence the Kansas State High School Activities Association Citizenship Award and the American Legion award all students have received these individual awards at the conclusion of tonight please meet up here for a picture we will first recognize students for the presidential achievement awards the presidental achievement awards were founded in 1983 honoring students in elementary middle and high school for their achievement and hard work this program has provided individual recognition from this president and the US Secretary of Education to those students whose outstanding efforts have enabled them to meet the challenging standards of excellence each year thousands of elementary middle and high schools participate by recognizing the serving students we will first recognize those students receiving the presidential award for educational achievement the P purpose of this award is to recognize student who show outstanding educational growth Improvement commitment or intellectual velopment in academic subjects it is meant to reward students who have worked hard give their best effort in school and demonstrate High academic achievement the following students have met the criteria for the presidential award of educational achievement Lila bu please come [Applause] [Music] forward case Burke [Music] Alexa [Music] bber bod Cher Colton kulie J pson Katie Hazen Kennedy h John mooss Natalie manard Alana salana and P SCH the next award is for the presidential award of educational Excellence the purpose of this award is to recognize students academic success in the classroom to be eligible for this the student must have a minimum cumulative GPA 3.5 or higher and must have scored in the 80th percentile or higher on the fast Bridge assessment in math and reading with the following students please come forward Bley [Applause] belter Alexis [Applause] verdick Ian [Applause] [Music] deckit Sawyer Dunaway Donovan Hernandez Everett Krueger Breen Peterson Aria Williams [Applause] we will now recognize for the Kansas State High School Activities Association Citizenship Award this award is voted on by the staff of Burlington Middle School the criteria for this award are shows respect for all Citizens Community School flag and country demonstrates tolerance and respect for the belief and convictions of others assumes responsibility to build school and Community Pride through active participation in various projects and shows reverence for life this year's recipients of the Kansas State High School Activities Association Citizenship Award goes to Aubrey Fon and Colton [Applause] our final individual award is the American Legion award this award is also voted on by the staff of Burlington Middle School the criteria is similar to the American Legion award or to excuse me to the Kansas State High School Association Citizenship Award with additional criteria of Courage honor leadership patriotism scholarship and service which is necessary for the preservation and protection of our fundamental institution of our government and advancement of society this year's winers are Katie Hazen and Shawn Moz [Music] [Applause] at this time I'd like to welcome our guest speaker Miss mallerie over to address the class of 2028 mallerie is currently a junior at Burlington High School and president of the student council she is involved in theater forensics Mind Over Matter National Honor Society FBLA FCCLA drama club FCA cross country and track recently sh let she led the BMS forensic team to a third place State finish and has also qualified for forensics at the national level please join me in welcoming Mrs mallerie [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] over first of all I wanted to thank the eighth grade teachers and Mr spring for asking me to speak tonight I'm excited to share a few Thoughts with all of you to the class of 2028 as I Was preparing what I wanted to say to you tonight I thought back to my own Middle School experience it seems like a ton of time has passed since I was in this gym at my own promotion 3 years ago but it also seems like just yesterday I remember sitting in one of those chairs and thinking about the next 4 years I remember thinking about high school and activities and wondering who I would become during my time at VHS we all heard the phrase about becoming who you are meant to be and although it is pretty unrealistic to think you will fully know who you are meant to be while you are still a teenager I have my own opinion on who you should be throughout the next 4 years first of all be motivated you will have more schoolwork work hard and get it done do your best in your activities show up on time put in the extra work be committed it sounds cheesy but working hard actually does make achieving your goals even better choose what you want to do and be motivated to do it well be uncomfortable when I asked my friends that just graduated what advice they would give you this was the thing I heard the most be uncomfortable and try new things almost every high schooler you ask would tell you that some of their favorite High School experiences came from trying something completely out of their comfort zone put yourself in new situations or take a RIS or talk to someone new and don't wait until your senior year to get braak you'll regret it be involved high school will be more fun if you are involved with activities play a sport do theater join a club do something and stay involved throughout the entire year like I mentioned you should try something new but also keep doing those activities that you know you love and stay involved throughout the entire year it will no longer be just your GR you will meet new people and make new friends who enjoy the same things as you which is really great my freshman year I met a whole new group of people through my activities and it made my year so much better be involved because being uninvolved is boring be kind this one is a Nob Raider just be kind you will find your group you will find your people you won't be best friends with everyone but you can be kind I have heard you are a great class continue to be good to each other throughout high school and take pride in your class that will help as you make memories together also be kind to your family the next four years will fly by enjoy the time you have at home with your family be yourself I think the beginning of your freshman year can be kind of kind of difficult as you try to find your place that's normal just be sure you don't change your values to fit in with a group of people also don't be scared to ask the upper class questions as you are learning about high school they will help you be yourself even if it means making changes High School is a fresh start maybe you got in trouble a lot in middle school you can change that be through to what makes you happy and lastly be excited high school is fun ball games are fun even if you are not playing and are in the pet section go to the school dances and try dancing do something different during Power Hour participate in the fundraisers like Powderpuff football and kickball be excited for homecoming and helping your class with the clo basically spend time with others and make the most of your time at VHS be excited to be a wild cat be excited to wear the red and gray congratulations class of 20128 great job on all you have accomplished individually you have worked hard through the last s several years to get to this moment you have grown through elementary school and middle school and are now ready for the next adventure as you look forward next year I challenge you to be these things as you heart start high school in the fall be motivated be uncomfortable be involved be kind be yourself and be excited for what the future has in store I look forward to seeing you at VHS next fall into seeing you become what you are meant to be thank you [Music] [Applause] [Music] at this time we'll be we will begin recognizing the class of 2028 in the following areas earning all A's all four quarters of 8ighth grade high honor roll for all four quarters with a 3.6 are higher and nothing lower than a c minus the honor role of all four quarters at 3 one with no grade lower than a c minus an academic letter students must maintain a 3.0 on a 4o scale the student must not have a grade lower than a c minus the top 5% in the following subjects social studies prealgebra algebra career and life planning science computer app applications and Accelerated Reader we will also present a certificate certificate of excellence based on their performance on Fast Bridge which is an an assessment that we take that they must be above the 90th percentile and then finally what they're most proud of while at Burlington middle school with the first road please stand and line up to be recognized our first 8th grader Addison Allen Addison is most proud of improving in track from her seventh grade for her eighth grade year Addison Allen Elizabeth Elizabeth was on The Honorable and will receive an academic letter Elizabeth is most proud of having good grades all four years Elizabeth [Applause] hard Caleb effort Caleb was on the honor rooll and will receive an academic letter Caleb is most proud of his Improvement in his artistic skills Cale je friendley Doer Bley had all AIDS will receive an academic letter was top 5% in science top 5% in Computer Applications top 5% in career and life planning and 90th percenti above in math Brinley is most proud of growing as a person brenley [Applause] Bel lla buer liar had lla had all A's was St an academic letter was top 5% in pre-algebra and top 5% Computer Applications lla is most proud of breaking the school record in the turbo japel lla Byron b Caleb was on the high honor role and will receive an academic letter Caleb is most proud of being on Varsity Sports Caleb [Applause] bur case b case was on the high honor Ro and will receive an academic letter Caleb the most is also most proud of being in R Sports Alexa Boer on the high honor role will receive an academic letter and top 5% prealgebra Alexa is most proud of her accomplishments in sports Alexa [Applause] bber Kendall Brown Kendall is most proud of trying her best in school and getting a good output for her try Luke Bryant luk is on the honor will receive academic letter Luke is most proud of improving his artistic skills Luke Bryan Alex verdict Alexis was on the high honor role and will receive an academic letter Alexis is most proud of getting good grades all four years at [Applause] BMS Marcus pergio Marcus was on the honor rooll and will receive an academic letter Marcus is most proud of reading a lot of books Marcus G [Music] Adriana CIO Adriana was on The Honorable to receive an academic letter Adriana is most proud of making new friends in her grades Adriana Cario buy cheer buy was on the high honor role and will receive an academic letter bod is most proud of keeping good grades throughout this school year bod cha second R please stand to be recognized and receive your Awards Lane Clark Lane is most proud of working hard in the class room even when it is challenging Lane Clark Isabella Isabella is most proud of the projects in class this year Isabella [Music] coms both of kie Colton was on the high honor role and will receive an academic letter Colton is most proud of his Improvement track Colton kie Donovan Crutchfield Donovan is most proud of scoring touchdowns in football Donovan [Music] Crutchfield Emma Cunningham Emma was on the high honorable and will receive an academic letter Emma is most proud of being in B all four years in Middle School Emma Cunningham [Music] Colton Davis Colton was on the high honor Ro and will receive an academic letter Colton is most proud of being a force four sport athlete in keeping his grades up Colton Davis K Deer her is on the high honorable and will receive an academic letter here is most proud of having good grades here Decker Ian de Ian had all a will receive an academic letter was top 5% of language Arts top 5% of algebra top 5% in science and was above the 90th percentile in both math and reading Ian is most proud of his grades Ian [Applause] Dean Monroe Monroe is most proud of his Improvement in basketball [Applause] Monro Bren was on the honor Ro and will receive an academic letter bradden is most proud of the work he has put into his grades and sports D Olivia B Olivia is most proud of the friendships that she has made while in Middle School Olia do Sawyer dway Sawyer was on the high honorable will receive an academic letter was top 5% in social studies top 5% of AR and at the 90th percentile in math soer is most proud of his academic achievements soer dway the white a is most proud of playing sports and making new [Applause] friends Jay wion Jay at o will receive an academic letter and top 5% in AR jce is most proud of ending the 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all four quarters malachite was at the 90th perc 90th percentile hire on Fast Bridge reading malachite is most proud of being a Pioneer League wrestling [Applause] champion T's at the 90th percentile or above on Fast Bridge reading Katana is most proud of her hard work in the classroom throughout Middle School Breet Breen had all AIDS will receive an academic letter top 5 % in language arts top 5% in science top 5% in Computer Applications top 5% in career and life planning and above the 90th percentile in math Reon is most proud of maintaining a 4.0 GPA through middle [Applause] school with the last row please stand to be recognized and receive your Awards ashon Potter ashon is most proud of improving his social [Applause] skills KY Reas kley is most proud of passing her math test T shark Talis is on the high honor role and will receive an academic letter Talis is most proud of becom an a varsity starter in basketball [Applause] Alana Alana was on the high honor role and will receive an academic letter Alana is most proud of how far she has come in sports over the years P PT's on the high honor role and will receive an academic letter pton is most proud of improving his [Applause] grades Sophia Stratton Sophia is most proud of doing hard things even when they are tough [Applause] aen FS aen is most proud of her friendships and [Applause] grades Quinton cof Quinton is most proud of getting to do fun things at [Applause] school dton Bay over dton was on The Honorable and will receive an academic letter dton is most proud of getting second place in the league wrestling Lane wel Lane was on the honor rooll and will receive an academic letter Lane is most proud of his Improvement in sports Caleb well Caleb was on the high honor role and will receive an academic letter Caleb is most proud of his Improvement in sports over the [Applause] years white Stella is most proud of her success in band [Applause] [Music] Aria was on the high honoral and will receive an academic letter arnesia is most proud of her academic [Applause] achievements James Wilson James was on the high honor role and will receive an academic letter James is most proud of his academic [Applause] achievements Lea Zamora Lea is most proud of her musical career through Middle School Avery Zimmerman Avery is most proud of the courage that she developed this [Applause] year before presenting the class of 2020 2028 those students that received the individual awards at the beginning please come down to the podium with a class of 2028 please stand the BM the BM Ms staff thanks you for the Legacy you have left on BM BMS and want to wish you all a great summer and best of luck your future is bright staff and families I present to you the class of 2028 thank you for joining us tonight we hope you all have a great Su thank you that is the that is the conclusion of tonight's ceremony have a good [Applause] night J you have to go up there those kids that got the award first I'll go up there

e e e okay we'll go ahead and call the meeting to order first item on the agenda is approval of the agenda item 12 scho District represent am agenda motion second from Josh all those in favor say I any oppos same sign motion passes 6 number three is approval of the minutes from the regular reading on the also moves second motion from Josh and a second from Alison any questions comments changes all those in favor say I oppose sign motion passes 60 approval of the treasury report I a question on that one what are we paying to the Department of Colorado Department of Revenue motion by Kayla second by all those in favor say I I oppose same sign motion passes 6 approval of the inv any questions graduation Alliance is in there again as it always is we are doing some startup purchasing already just a few of them this time a lot of them will be next time to approve thees presented Chad questions all those in favor say I any oppos documents are attached for the reconciliation and cash balance report everything matches on the district office level and all the matches well questions that and then recognition of visitors Jessie H and Kelly reminder you have minutes Mr Lowry should have emailed you guys a copy of the bid that we are going to talk about and the proposal I don't know if you want us to waste the time and read the proposal to you guys out loud for record or or anything like that or just give our Spiel had time to read everything okay so we um got a bid for the floor at the wreck to redo um have it sanded down there's a few water damage spots and um we are here asking if the school board would be interesting and helping with that cost um since the high School uses the gym for practices almost every day throughout the basketball season we thought we would just come and see if you guys would be willing to split that we're going to go to the city council as well and see if the city of Clin would help um with that cost um in the proposal and the bid you see um it would also include all new lines we're going to put pickle ball lines in hopefully getting two courts within that space and then put in a brand new volleyball system because right now the net gets anchored to the wall and the bleachers and it's not really safe it's hard to put in and take out and our ref stand is not very safe either so that would be getting Holes in the Floor where the standards could go in um pads and then the new rep stand and all of that no I think that pretty well covers it's more so if we can answer questions for anybody on thoughts concerns um just any feedback we can give in case there was any questions some of the water damage do you think it's from a roof or something leaking otherwise damage damage nor door yeah North Door there was a RI leaks back and before the city in the rec redid the whole R system there's been nothing since but most from the north time those pretty regular and it's a small very small area but I just didn't know if it was a big enough area to it probably isn't because it's the past you know if we could look at an insurance deal on that it it's been really long time that's that's what I figured I would just clarify from that nothing new as far Dage do or reix yeah the city has taken yes there there's they have to stay on top of it just a hair better because there's a advantage that they've put in back there that over time fills back in So water backs up a little bit so they've got to stay on top of that a little bit better if they're aware of the does the city actually own that building city city we try to resurface that every year every year couple of things too which I'd probably recommend especially for be done is to proba sweep it I know we start basketball they it still gets a little stick surface it's going to help if they take it down the wood it's going to stick a lot better than I don't know how many layers of oil uh 972 th000 they the the guy that does all the refinish said he doesn't think it's ever been refinished um It's Only just been resurfaced or re repolished whatever they do the old days now it's water solution it's not o anymore that's reason it's yellow right and now we just can't keep that tack down it's just so slick because of the dirt and people are bringing in wearing shoes that bring in sand and gravel and so you just cannot keep it where it's not slick so the same guy that's doing all of our gyms would be he I feel like is the only company that really does any of the gym floors around here he does it every year and I think the let we say sh 1800 is that right is what they charge annually to refinish it um the the the slickness part of it and this has come from coaches High School coaches Junior High coaches R coaches everybody it's just it's almost becoming a hazard anymore it's like skating rink in some cases literally if you watch kids they'll they'll go in and try to come to a complete stop and they slide about 2 feet before they do and it just kind of got to the point that some's kind of finishing it's not it just it makes it look pretty for a little while but then outside of that the slickness is still there what's his time span on it so the our thought is we would like to schedule it for immediately after basketball season next year year so next march next mid to late March of next year because the gym pretty much is dead at that point we don't have any Rec programs there's no school programs on it it just we can lock it down and let them do his thing for as long as it takes so in in the meantime also with the hopes that even between Rec budget City budget if the school got involved school budget that would give everybody a little bit of time to prepare a little bit did he give us a time span on it I hav it wrote down in my office I think he said a couple weeks is all it's going to take oh really okay cuz he told me if we wanted to try to get it done before The Fall season right he would be done refinishing all of his floors and he could do it right the beginning of September and have us done in a couple weeks so we would be ready to start our volleyball season it would just practice would just kind of have to be at a h but he said he could get it done in a couple weeks we got have decided it wasn't overly important to get jam it in that fast that would just give everybody a little B time to prepare CLE across the board that price ain't going to change the only price that he said could change is the cost of the volleyball items everything else he said was set he he was pretty confident everything everything would stay locked in but his bid would be good for 30 days from the time he get it which puts us in mid May for basically to have a put in place so the P the push was just more so just to give him a commitment so the price locks in place he was very confident that he could lock everything in outside the materials from the so I'm taking it if we decide to do this we're not going to finish that this year next year City meeting tonight yes we're going here to there y so any questions that you guys might have we thought we would take or any discussion or decision making I guess one concern I have is the fact that at this point we're renting two facilities to put students in so funding this would then open the door for a similar request and it in my mind it can stack up pretty quickly as far as the expenses of crewing numbers PR be tight but that's a concern I have how much added um traffic do you see putting the pickle wall mines on I guess for all the requests for it immediate there's been request for pick 5 years now that we just couldn't find a place to do it and this just gives us the chance to put it in and make it a permanent thing well it's good we see we're looking at potential we want an indoor but we're looking at potential places you put even one or two places out somewhere through town for the same scenario what's your uh thoughts on City's response they are aware that we were getting bids already um we took it to city council meeting two months ago that it had been in the works as we discussed some other stuff so um at the time we had a a feeling of kind of where our bids were going to come in at so there was very minor discussion on it um talking to the city manager uh who's also on our rec commission right they feel fairly confident that the city's going to going to help I can't speak for that for sure right and I can't give a number for for sure Happ see that well I know how being on the city council of bush and you got a budget that you already started prior right and then things pop up that you try to get done right okay how are we going to come through this and that's that's part of the reason that we felt like it was important to push it off to 25 um that way it kind of potentially could be pulled a little bit maybe from both budgets right as as a potential just to help um we just thought to put and put all all entities in the best position to to help out Som there been discussion about having like the is one of the bigger expenses is the volleyball standard so like having like the W volleyball teams do fundraising or anything like that too or anything there hasn't been because those those coaches and teams change every single year so there'd be no consistency to who would do that fundraising there's been Talk Amongst our wreck for to maybe do our own fundraiser just as a wreck yeah uh for anything and that's whether it goes to that or anything we've got projects out the W we're trying to attack as we can so yeah that discussion is PR regular just just as reminder their budget the rec budget is funded through the school the school district is the only funding mechanism for rec the rec submits their proposal their budget we run it through have to can ask for Mill increase in Mill half whatever board would have to approve that for them to go that's just an option their valuation is quite a bit smaller because they're on the uh the old 354 District the old 354 people only are involved with thatu you officially can discuss this over the next item you can't make any you can't make any motions or anything here sor have you guys talked about thinking about raising the mill a little bit or asking to do that we haven't we haven't gotten into that um when we did it back when we when we started the fitness center in the rec and we did all that back at that time we kind of felt like that was going to be set in stone for quite a while but it's not out of discussion we have talked about it we're just trying to keep it I understand yeah you know open up try to make everybody how much do we use that gym now that we use bu for Junior High basketball some high school volleyball we have a a SE G some I think we even had a junior high tournament where we used this gym and that gym didn't theyed yes yes I was thinking they use both and then basketball practice the big one's basketball year then we do CT basketball down there also what you say yes boys and girls switch off every day or every week or something that's why we ref finish it which I read the contract today I don't went through that contract the the lease with the city lease with the city you p U ility 7 3,000 we Max that out as well say 3,000 have to have a membership use the gy the fitness center is the only thing that's membership have membership with the fitness Cent the gym we kind of open to the community as long as they can get in on somebody's key card because it is key card access we'll kind of open that to people so the kids can go facil so technically let's move on okay do we stay or should we sit prob go ahead and sit but we might still ask questions thank you guys thank you so gym floors actually Four ques now gy here that every year been doing wreck every year that is in the contract by the way Hollywood Hollywood year and we didn't do anything Wilson last year so I put the mainy main WIS last I do not think the bre gym they proceed needs to be redone this year um I talked to High School coaches a little bit they know it'll be a little bit slick they'll have to wet tow a little bit more often but I don't know that it's finish take just as they said it's hard to keep even we finish it it's hard to keep it SLI you said that we have to do it every year [Music] wreck it's in our contract with the city read it I the way I read it was on a reasonable basis um I just looked at the contract it was in there that it be refinished every year plus up to $3,000 um for utilities for the city that doesn't include any R Roofing on any roof of the gym area now I mean that's in there said it talks about that you know yeah and it also talks about how many years before the city could it's a 20-year contract 10 years I think before the city has an option to get out of it kind I read it does talk about somewh in there a Max $5,000 okay because I think one had cont so if we don't refinish it this year and they do this next year be basically two years worth of refinishing that we could possibly put towards towards our portion of it without any additional expens without additional expenses to the district that's correct well the third is just a little bit higher than 1798 * 2 just a thir how far we into the contract how far we into that contract so we've already been the I still don't see where it since we have to do it every year huh I see where we have to do it every year do you have it at Contract yeah I me I have the contract right here it's the same one you're looking at but it's I dated January 1st 2012 or January 2012 I just had her pull it out I didn't bring it with me I just read through the supplementals but it says supplementals that now if reasonable I think the word reasonable is in there yes on a reasonable basis it didn't say every year but it said reason I tell you my High School coaches tell it's reasonable to do it every year because it's slick a bit that's what because I've talked to all my High School coaches about it it's pretty it's pretty slick over there I mean high school's going to stop and cut a little harder when you're high so little bit faster speed just putting practices over there now not necessarily a whole bunch of games I don't know high school high school I just practi yeah and then C team games boys and girls C te games volleyball and if if it gets refinished I don't know if it's no it should be required for about a year shortly within two years you're going to be back doing a touchup again they just light sanded put water days it's [Music] PR every after the first year AB use yeah first after the first school year so if it was then in March we'd be looking at the not the first summer but the second summer correct that's what I most people yeah to keep them in shape it's cheaper to do it every year than finish the wood and according to the Lee that the maintenance and repair should be responsible the city should be responsible for that right yes but there is a rookie clause in there right but they got that and it talks about when you can uh terminate contract there's some time limits the contract yeah yeah basically said that if we help pay the road they can't C the contract on um is it possible that we could help with a third of the refinishing and the volleyball and then not do the pickle or the maintenance re I think it's up to be up to the board to decide how much whether it's just dollars or would it be totally up to the board what you want to do well like roughly right now we're for the next two years you're locked in roughly $3600 out of that amount anyways I'm thinking about it two years yes I mean that's rounding up to 17 so technically you you owe that well and and if we don't have to do ddy if we went ahead and participated in the refinishing and the volleyball part of it um it would be about 67 a third of that would be instead of yeah instead of that that would to the city be responsible for the maintenance as in the lease dictates and then the pickle lines pickle balls right they would I don't see the school using those I do the volleyball officiating stand was not to motion on yeah and then yeah we can do a separate motion and open Agenda on on the gym floor you can make the mo motions here if you want so you make a motion on which floor if you want to make a motion to support the three gyms on there it's the high school gy and the element so that' be for the 7,546 so5 I move to approve the price quote from Von lentil refinishing and pouring ink in the amount of $754 for the maintenance on the gym floors of the central PL Jor Senior High School Central Plains Elementary School and the main gym at Wilson Elementary second motion from Alison and a second from Kayla any further questions or discussion on all those in favor say I motion passes 6 then we'll have to get back to that yeah open okay item number nine the child care tax CR so I've been talking to uh the bar countyc and Child Care Network and U they would support I know we have a group uh at a group meting to clap when they would support another round of tax credits to raise funds for the daycare the only way we can go back to the Department of Commerce is to have board approval to ask for it we have to have a significant change in the project and the budget which I think going in the original proposal it was for a 32 slot daycare and I don't have any idea what the budget there was no documentation on what we thought we were going to SP in whether it was going to be built or remodeled so I have I have no idea what that budget what it looks like but if we go with uh the advancing Barton County Child Care LLC uh that is a 59 slot daycare which is significant change for plants and about a 1.4 billion project which I think that is significant way more than what we probably applied for three years ago so I know there's I have enough I think there's enough support for another maximum amount of tax credits which we didn't have maximum amount last time we received 175,000 last time which raised about $250,000 the maximum tax credit is 200,000 uh we we get when people donate that money they get turn a 70% tax credit back to them from the taxes that's how that works Banks get it's not tax credit Banks get privilege STS but so a significant change since the initial because I know like last year you guys knew it was going to be 52 or 52 license 1.4 minutes so how long that wasn't approved by the count okay but you knew about it one we knew it was going to be that much what that after the tax credits were applied yeah that's that's what my question was that came up after yeah it came up after so three and a half years ago uh this was applied for tax credits for Care at Wilson and Child Care Center here at clap those are the two things in The Proposal there is no budget information on that so even building a 32 slot daycare I would think would take will take more than $250,000 to build from scratch even if you put a metal building up the frame to the inside insulated I would think even that that alone with cost of supplies now I don't think you can get a build 250 my bu you can find a building and remodel Maybe but uh I haven't come across any buildings in town that even do that so and I think we pretty well agreed that we're going to wait and see if they can get their Grant uh they've been getting grants one they built B they got a grant they pois they got a grant they're going to write it again for cl and it'll probably be at that 1 million 1.2 probably not enough funds to cover all of it so ours be stacked on top of that Grant to complete we raise 200,000 more how much we ra we'll actually raise about 300 more we'll probably get up to if we get the maximum tax credit if we're approved by the Department of Commerce I have to write the letter you guys if you approve this I have to write a letter to Department of Commerce requesting another round of tax credits based on increase budget need and an increased change in our proposal from a 32 to a 59 slot they let it pretty confident they let us no I talked to the gal two or three times she did finally I said there form and she said why' you go ahead because it I explained to her the change he said it have to run through their department but she encouraged me to go ahead and write the letter requesting another round and I don't know the timeline line it'd be great if I got it this year already usually you don't start selling these till about October November when people start thinking about taxes it's hard to get those contributions until later in this year very unfortunate you know we had know two Banks several people in you know I think people other people would you know they calculated understand they understand how it works because they have a Kansas tax liability is pretty nice benefit for them I'm not an account I always tell people I'm not an account so I can't give you advice so your tax I good disclaimer so does going after another round for the clockin dayare prevent like their's stock of getting something started over in Holier does that prevent the district from applying for tax credits to for that it would just be separate this is a whole separate application we had put in another application which actually hollyood uses the Sal area which is good to we get 70% tax credits whereas if you're bigger bigger area get 50% so it's not quite as attrac number if they don't approve us I mean we'll get the grant and'll what we can do she just so not quizzed why we weren't chosen overington for example they had all three of us friend they funded two I know why they did great B that's yeah the question Wasington they said hington had few more PL available already r250 okay there's really no downside to applying right we could worst case they tell you no they tell us no and then we try to search out some Grant yeah I move to approve the request for additional tax credits from the Department of Commerce for cland day care questions discussion all those in favor say I any oppos same sign motion passes 6 item number 10 te knowledge U I brought back a a rotation that we started a year ago uh this year our Focus will be uh fourth through e8th grade teachers along we may have a couple of Specialties Library pick up in here U Scott is working on that list and we give teachers a choice between PC and Apple so they do have a choice I tell you got I have one that does the Chromebook do that also on the smart TVs we have three a year last year we had enough funds in our small little school Grant to provide six so we put two in every building last year we for sure put another one in each building this year with funds available I we have a lot of teachers that say can I be mixed you know uh we try to we're trying to work through those to every staff has that capil a lot of the smartboards are not functioning very well they're old enough they're starting to I've got a couple that don't work so just try to hold on so get everybody changed over people that have them have been very positive on that so got to put two in every building last year do you know the numbers that we need uh Scott's working on that I'm gonna say 4 through eight probably going to be in that what Scott you know about how many computers we're looking at on that list uh I had it yeah I S that 15 15 18 something like that between Macs and PCs and then like you're in consales gets a teacher Chromebook which is you know just a faster Chromebook so it's about 18 I something like that so you can see by the end of 27 everybody should be updated be able unfortunately you got to start this rotation probably two years later but it's good to know because I know I've had I've got several teachers that probably on year 13 or 14 some of IMX you have 13 you have a bunch of iMacs that are like 13 years old my laptop's 12 years old yeah you have we have some that's C get the updates once the operating system still update then you really start problems with the applications because they update the application and it won't run on the operative soem it's the same thing with crowbs uh we do have small R grant that we use to improve technology the rest of it be like any questions on technology update there'll probably be at next month or they as far as prices to improve the technology a that stuff was all on back so what's that for a while a lot of that was on back not having problems with no I think we're okay uh what we do have probably have extra chome on the Shelf I think we'll probably get them all off the shelf this year item number 11 Surplus appointment so looking at our small vehicle Fleet is not very reliable hasn't really been updated for a long time you see two vehicles here that have over 200,000 that we like to disperse in probably purple way we have two with wheelchair accessibility that I believe put prices on and sell to other schools or put on away chose but I think there's schools interested in that then we have a a piece of equipment that was given to us back while back few years back that they don't need and I don't know if they'll put it upell put it up for sell it's kind of a big piece of equipment that's very specific it's not a universal type piece of equipment is basic football piece of equipment for extension out so and it's very big and BTY takes up a lot of space I guess that's why we will turn around and purchase have some recommendations for purchasing so the state is approving that 12 passenger transits now can be converted to 10 passenger by a licensed dealer so there some of those available we also know there's some 10 person Vehicles made by other companies that we might look at they actually make a 14 passenger school bus that does not take a CDL you have to have training physical Defensive Driving uh you still need to learn all the rules like stop bus at rail crossings and so forth but it doesn't require C 14 pass you can get yellow use it both for routes and activity you get white which is activities only cannot take kids home white bus take on activities that's yellow and but we need to start updating our small Fleet our small fleet has a lot of years and miles on what's the recommendation of that I mean we need to start updating every year every year so it's like everything else you can't do it one just need kind of have a plan sell that stuff and put it back in we're use all this money first that we get to upgrade and then additional Mone that's what we'll probably get enough I know we will for one at least one just here because the two bands are valued over 10,000 and you said you do know school okay so it wouldn't be too hard to get I don't think so okay I'll keep you updated on I'll move to approve the disposal Surplus as presented motion by second by Chad any questions comments in favor say I any oppos same sign motion passes 6 item number 12 the school district rep on the cloud Rec commission CH price session is open a school that position I get this recommendation from the CL PR commission they have a data meeting and Derek Holland shed was willing to take the place of Kiren so this just takes a board motion because we run that through the just like what we talked about earlier the two Mills goes through the district so they have two District reps two uh and then one at large two City two School pardon two City apped by the city thank you thank you [Music] by Chad and second by Alison all those in favor say I I any oppos same time motion pass M president I move that the board go into executive session pursuit to the Kansas open meeting act to discuss non-elective Personnel for the topic of resonation supplemental positions certified staff and classified staff to protect the privacy and IND individuals to be discussed with Mr Larry Mr Sherman present and return to open session in this room which would be 720 by Josh second by all those in favor say I I already got my step I think you're just like torturing do he go to the city what do he go to the city yeah I told I would stay so that way we'll see what happens yeah and that way he could maybe atast whatever realized everybody I e e e okay we are back in Open Session I to approve the resignations of the following staff JD kma head high school football coach Charlene and Jerry Zena bus drivers at Wilson Alan McCartney bus driver for Central planes key hip for her supplemental coaching duties and Leisa Wimer car at cpvs H second by Josh all those in favor say I oppos passes 6 I move to approve Lisa simulink as a substitute teacher and Janice Valentine as the substitute cook for Central PLS second by all those favor say I motion passes 6 I move to approve Christina Hayes and Mandy Griffin as co-sponsors for the high school cheerleaders and Britney Carney is the junior high cheerleading sponsor for the 2024 2025 school year second motion by Allison and second byh all those in favor say I any sign motion passes 6 I move to approve JD Johnson as the head high school football coach for the season second motion by Alison and second by Josh all those in favor say I I move to approve Rose W Becky Whitmer Darren Marcel Deb Kendell and Aaron Gonzalez for summer work should be Sher Gerard and Sherry Gerard for summer workers motion by Josh second by all those in favor say I I I any oppose same sign motion passes 6 I move to approve Megan Tyler as a library media assistant for the 2024 2025 school year second by Alison second by Josh I same motion passes that's good we got okay item number 14 administrative reports our cash balances match the Reconciliation Report we completed our K success the end of March second graders took the optional reading assessment that data will use to drive some instruction and make some changes prek through six or pretty much kinderg through six are finishing up the end of the year testing that we do with our fast Bridges and other data um today we had our PL and cookout off and on showers first group got a little bamp but it didn't take away any of the fun so we didn't have any water games so they ended up all being wet anyway so it was a good day um tomorrow I'll take the 100 Point kids out to eat in great Ben uh Chloe cook Bailey Hatfield will and Dory root T Mna OT Bogner Harland zinc Henry Hall Whitley Simpson and then another one got it today Ali thresh so she's pretty pumped so we'll go to eat tomorrow and then the 15th we'll do a little reading reward at the city park for grades second through six and then on Thursday the sixth grade will go to the clapin community center in Hol re Legion and they're going to do their musical play um that they've been working on um Mr dokey has a cotton candy machine so we're going to have a little cotton candy on Thursday and get them all sugared up to send them home um pre3 and prek4 is last day and then fifth grade is going to go down to the Holly roof Depot we try and get a class or two to go there every year um and burn Sheepman sets that up so we'll send a fifth grade down there um on Thursday and of course the end of the nine weeks and we dismiss at 12:30 on Friday and I had the wrong day to check out that would be May 20th don't think I'll get anybody coming on a Saturday for check out um what's that you they might because they don't want to come back Monday uh begin working on end of the year reports and of course working towards next year any questions all right thank you thank you our Reconciliation Report Bor Bank balances our state testing is complete had state power lifting here in April we were little over 390 lifters well National Honor Society inducted 9 new members on the 24th uh art show and state music are on the second third Pages results kspa Kansas Scholastic press State results Emma Watson was third place in the writing Alex K was fourth place in sports feature writing and M is fifth place and cutline record uh our regional tennis team took first place Ryan was first cam Styles was second in singles Paxton and pton doie were first in doubles and Nathan cofin and alen Metro were third in doubles all the entire team made it state in Kansas City last weekend the team has uh well as a team we took second first in public school uh P Ryan was second C Styles was seventh in singles pxton Payton do were eighth in doubles and Nathan C and Al Metro were 12 as a team we took second uh we had two students to go to state forensics Karma seelite took a serious soloing a two- rating and Karma and Callen Rogers did an Ida with a two ra on the second we had a keiss of check in we went over goals and plans for accreditation uh the newred model is yearly five year cycle so that's something that's going to be new uh High School awards assembly was last Wednesday Junior High and high school lead track meet was last Thursday in this city this Wednesday the junior high assembly and promotion is in the auditorium two May 15th that's also the eth graders last day regional track will be in Greensburg on the 16th beginning at 3 St track is the 24th and 25th of Witch uh last day for students is the 17th with a 12 gr dismissal the 19th uh they are putting on a Wings Of The Wind kite program at the football guess all kinds of neat kites I don't know what what it is um and there's also a Ninja Warrior obstacle course that they come watch kind of SCH last day for teachers is the 20th the 25th we will have a Jackie Styles basketball camp here at this High School sponsored by the r the driver's ed will start tomorrow with 21 students I just talked to the Airing guys they're supposed to come into Y and start din all this Stu hopefully done the way they talk if they can get it all Dev St question all right thank you thank you uh W wison Elementary we have two students attend the cas8 stem day they observe the drones that flight simulations uh we have several teachers working on letters training uh that will help with reading instruction our fourth grade attended the conservation day at canopus Lake last week was teacher appreciation we had several activities conducted during the week to show our appreciation to our teachers thank all the sponsors for that Monday the 29th we had our spring concert at Art Show along with our Hall of Fame induction that night this Wednesday our 3rd through sixth grade award day is in salinaa Thursday afternoon will be our field day with our variety of student events Friday 11:30 we'll have our end of the year Wars assembly and dismiss for the year 1230 again Monday the 20th will be teacher check out superintendent as he said KSD checkin was conducted on May 2nd first of all I want to thank Bobby Murphy's here tonight and uh been very active in the process and I'll kind of get to that a little bit but he he attended this uh getting ready for next year U it's our accreditation cycle two areas discussed with chronic absenteeism and curriculum alignment state standards and goals will be set at the beginning of next school year uh I will be attending a daycare meeting in Hollywood on Tuesday to review start that process um we have been meeting we continue to meet with the administrative new staff for next year for a smooth transition into the 2425 school year um after reviewing all the information on trap shooting it's highly recommended to have a school affiliation not a school team um you have to have some way to raise funds for ammo and proba pay but a lot of them use ducks unlimited it business forever groups you have to have volunteers for every three to five students all them have to pass safety course I guess my recommendation would be that U if we can find somebody who wants to lead that whether that be just for our district or maybe two schools um we had 30 sub students express interest surveyed them to have an interest in it so I think you know there will be some interest again it could be school affiliated so that just being like running under the name basically yeah so like when you compete at State it' be cers so forth because of the rules and rs most of them so if you do it under our rules you knowability comes into play about insurance uh that we have to ask them they get it through the association there's a traffic shooting Statewide Association he can't transport rules who's next closest one is Russ I talk to and elworth is affiliate they're not so both boy and Russ started this school and they got away from school affiliation and they have some people that are really interested another thing if you could get groups interested they can set up the ranges they could have their own competitions besides the practice and they usually practice twice a week that's another thingo so if you can find somebody that has a real interest that could organize and probably get people involved in those two organizations uh that's who does fundraisers boy does a little r they have they buy like a fourwheeler and do 400 tickets at 100 bucks a ticket for for a fourwheeler they make $20,000 off of that just an idea but that I just think it's probably going to have to be school affiliated would be better serve the students that need school um we also can continue to prepare prepare for the end of school year and the transition and um to the end any questions for me board member reports but was that like 7 through 12 for the 30 7 through 12 what's that for that 30 some kids did you 7th through 12th grade uh was that 72 or 9 more than 30 yes it was 712 and it could have been I was thinking it was 30 so that since they would practice just twice a week like if they wanted they doore like they score and and practice on another night and if it's real young kid they said five's too many they want to make sure they do it right kids you have five stations in every might said most of them have more than one range two five but like if they did that they since it's not every day practice type thing they can still do track yes most of the yeah yes and H I don't know if my shot yeah I knew there's yeah 58 responding to the survey and 39 interest I think if the counil like an Amo that Del a lot of am cost most of between 15 and 20,000 and can't remember R charges a little bit just so they'll show up on a consistent basis I to help there's somebody in this area that has an interest in that I know the kids get one going there's say 40 half of 20 still decent do we know how many boy has for Russell they both have lot 40 plus yeah it's 20 grand for them rough 20,000 bucks yeah they usually buy it up front any other question open Agenda item want to revisit they said that they were doing it at the end of next 25 okay so they would still be playing on it for a year without it being refinished correct so it probably would need done this year I talked to my coaches they said they would wet moic try to get by just to save the money I T my co they said they they understand I saido it year it'll be slick they have probably they take wet towels and put around the brooms after they broom it hold stinky it'll it'll last for a little while that's an every day every day you wanted to finish if you can't make motion I kind of eliminated that cost s they're willing to do that in hopes to have a better surface after that yeah or is the other third coming from is that City well if we don't finish it this year it would c a little more pleasing our part because we can take our expense this year and our expense next year now I don't know if it got ask taking care of it after that is that expense still the same or is it change because it's a different surface no it'll be the same good it's just harder for that treatment to as effective on that finish right color size we have no plans to not use it I mean for basketball practice no we' have it says us having to go early in Lake by switching gyms nobody has to come in at 6 in practice and nobody has to start at 6:30 at night official I think i' make do the third of it 82775 we're going to cover the repair cost toost is that and the pi Char wasn't it the total 24,000 if you did that you could probably ask it' be like us prepaid four four and a half years emo for supporting this I just don't think we should have to pay the pickle balls Court out we're not going to use those the school isn't going to use and then where they're they're obligated by police to do the maintenance but I we could take that and say okay finish since we do use it probably the most that's you to well at this point there has been a motion I don't for do they I know the said class right now they're so second discuss I don't have a problem paying that but like it got brought up would be Inc for us to say hey we don't ref the next three four years and they would have to come up with that 98 but that first year it don't get finished anyway so about five years well technically we ow for two years anyway no matter what so do that motion you know so we got two two years into it that I won't say to it but you could that I be favor doing a third at the and a third at the volleyball system those two and then keep us on this regular schedule that uh a third of it's about 6700 and then you figure 3600 of that yeah so 6700 so you were looking at so the pickle ball is just is $700 $1,300 off of what they're asking no okay we're at least we're obligating My Le to do the ref finishing does the volleyball system will that affect the leas at all adding to it because we paid some of it who owns will they maintain possession and ownership that yes it'll be theirs the building's theirs it's actually city property it be like a donation for that part of it so is the volleyball stuff that's down there is that cities or is that schools that the city uses cities okay yes 2025 by 2028 that's what I have now 28 if weay foring every year City 26 27 2 that you be same that's kind of what I prep It's Kind prep yeah that's kind of what so 28 29 first year have to how do you get 9,000 again 18 I took five which would be 28 24 this year yeah 25 26 27 [Applause] would that have to be adjusted in if we ask cover would that have to be address yes have to be the contract I guess it sounds like minimum two years I I wouldn't have a problem 28 close that put close to that that [Music] so normally is the wreck build for this refinishing and then we pay it or is the school buil this one right here is our bill and this was the so on the books it's going to look different historically yes I would assume when the bill comes in the cityes but because the city will be built project then we will let a check to the city or whatever that's reason next year that has to come out of the general b and we can't come out when it's not our property okay [Music] not to purchase always should we ask the city if they're willing before we through the or motion accept it's whatever you guys want to do I can somewhat make a suggestion that if the city's not willing to pay for it the wck would be able to eat that in their budget on the 17,800 it would cost to take care of ref finishing it every I don't see that the W board would have a problem taking care of that if the city if that's what you guys decide and the city doesn't want to take care of that cost the wreck I feel like would take care of it because we really want floor done for our benefit for it be motion if you put that in the motion it's not yeah because if the city backs down you don't have to go I will make the motion to support the bid as presented the cost being 82775 dependent upon the city of Clin accepting the finishing for the remainder of the leas term 28 29 right the remainder of I think you have to renew it two years you have to yeah two years before act so depending upon the city of clap to pay that maintenance M yearly for remainder of the lease okay can we add the city of plin or the wreck since just to speak to what Jesse's point was you have to take a vote Before You Can Am the motion can I my motion second so she can't her motion you have to make another motion to amend the motion I make the motion to amend my motion I can make the motion to amend yes okay can I amend her motion I would make a motion to amend her motion to include the wreck as an option to pay for the annual yes okay's Kayla's motion was dependent upon the city of clapin to pay the yearly maintenance for the remainder of the lease okay so then we're going to Chad seconded that okay why don't you just vote no and then we get started go ahead and then Alis made motion to motion to include to pay the and then so now we have to vote on the amendment to the motion so all those in favor of the amendment to add or to the motion say I and oppos same side that motion passes 6 so now the motion is all put together so the city of Cl or the r can cover that until the 29 2829 could it well um she made the motion for the remainder of the lease so you're saying just for 19 for 2028 29 which is the same answer same okay so on that couldn't you just put Andor uh the city of the city of clapin and or the wck and those two can just go through it so now we're going to make another motion so the motion that she made to amend the previous motion that's final oh okay sorry no we we agreed to amend it now we're g ready to vot on it so now we're making a regular motion well now that is the motion now we're voting voting now we're voting that's what I meant she made a motion to amend her motion now you're going to we're gonna basically we're going to vote on my first with her Amendment okay all those in favor say I any sign motion passay yes with the stipulation we should have just approved [Music] sorry another item on open Agenda is I've got a request for out of state travel in July by the FFA for officers to go to the den area to plan and do the retreat uh all they're asking is for Transit from travel that'll be on next month's agenda I wanted to put that out there because they make plans and you said that's for FFA board off officer prepare for next okay activities July 26 through the 28 and if not possible I would encourage them to come and present Mas and they don't have to of course but I would encourage them to so they they uh had that I have that need to approve that or anything I'm still writing the okay and I know you kind of already mentioned but yeah I do want to express my gratitude and appreciation that to Mr Murphy and also Mrs Murphy for the time and effort you guys already put make the transition and I also wanted to say I know Mr Styles mentioned it at the banet but Mr Ryan was voted Regional coach the and we have one more meeting yet don't we yeah that that everybody will be here next3 personels student fees possible property our insurance that's going to be a big deal got two other bids coming in for our property insurance we hope have our insurance yes very trying to renegotiate health insurance say I

and then [Music] goes you don't write it I will give you oh no e e you okay [Laughter] good evening everyone thank you for joining us tonight for our board meeting if you are able would stand your Al to of the United States of America and to the republ for stands one nation God indivisible with thank you item four is the adoption of the agenda um without removing anything or any just one people sorry any of you want anything to remove please say so if not we get a motion to approve tonight's agenda second um all in favor I I call to the public is an opportunity for you to speak before the do we have any cards would anybody like to say anything all right go once go twice with no one coming forward we'll move on to our information and discussion items and first up is item 6A which is our hungry kids volunteers and Miss Daniels will be presting tonight yeah um if our hungry kids volunteers could come up I know I didn't tell you that part that's PR I [Music] know so this is a small portion of our volunteers for our hung kids project and on Thursday mornings throughout the school year they meet to pack weekend meal bags for our students so far this year they've packed over 100,000 meals I wanted them to I want you guys to be able to see who they were um some of them there a wide variety of jobs some of them come early on Thursday mornings and break down all the stuff that goes in the bins because they walk around a table and put stuff in bags Larry over here Larry wave your arm Larry um flattens all the boxes and takes them to the dumpster and he also he also um volunteers at our um green bag collections day six times a year and does the same thing because he's such an awesome box crusher so he does that so what I would like is if you guys could just say your name and tell how you came to to be involved with hungry kids um like if there's an organization you're connected with and that's how you found it and maybe just one thing one quick thing about why you do it Charlie let's start with you okay great thank you you're welcome I'm Charlie Henry and I uh I got involved with Hunger kids through Grace Church and I know Cindy and my wife and I uh we originally started volunteering by going up to flight staff to pick up food at Sam's Club and we got in as long as we were available we started packing bags and Charlie Jim and Wayne have been doing hungry kids for probably 10 years so that's a lot of Thursday mornings Mr Al how about you um Al Gibb my name and that used to run it named rich knew him and he tapped me on his shoulder one day and um asked if I like to volunteer and I went to it we had great time it's actually a lot of fun very humorous and joke around and have a great time I'm gonna talk about Miss Barb she's next Barb has taken over running the hungry kids project this year and even though Barb looks like spring chicken she's not and I think that about a lot of Barb I didn't say that about bar because we're friends and and I would probably not anymore the but I would tell you Barb has done a phenomenal job of stepping up to the plate keeping it organized she takes her horse trailer up to Flagstaff so they can Fork pallets of food into it at Sam's she meets the FedEx driver um it's not an easy operation to overtake those 100,000 meals the budget this year is $167,000 um it's Grant and donation funded and Barb does a really really good job spending the money wisely Mr Larry why do you volunteer well you know somebody told me that there was an opportunity to stomp on boxes I knew that was Larry no actually uh I also attend Grace Baptist Church over there and uh when I you know I heard about that uh there's a verse in the Bible that is very close to my heart and it goes something like this that that pure religion or True Religion in the eyes of God is to visit widows and orphans in their distress now we're not visiting anybody but this is a chance for me to to do something to to reach out to to people who are in need and uh and so that's just something that's kind of you know special for me and that's why I get involved and also we're uh you know it's like we're a group of friends that just come and enjoy being being to with each other so anyway that's uh I know you come because your congregate doing you'd be ashamed if 100% so I'm actually the president of the Chino Valley Education Foundation board and I'm so proud of what we do at the Chino Valley Education Foundation we are the only Education Foundation in the Tri City or Quad City whatever area that this is that focuses on the needs of students over teachers we still want to do what we can for teachers but we do the hungry kids project we just gave almost $70,000 in scholarships this year just about a week ago there's a lot of great things happening with the Education Foundation I've been doing hungry kids as Sydney mention for about 10 years and I'm just so pleased at how the Education Foundation is making a difference we want to help you do your job and we want we want to do all we can to support you as a Schoolboard my name is Jim McBride I also go to Grace Church and I got involved because of Pastor Wayne here I did it on my days office I was still working at the VA at the time but now that I'm retired uh from the the VA I was a criminal investigator out there um now that I'm retired I go every every every Wednesday now my wife T night otherwise we both go every every Thursday and we've been doing like like she said 10 years my name is Berget ilf and I actually go to Westside Church unfortunately we go once in a while we got involved with who is director at the church church and champ forun can't come anymore she's got bad knees and such and uh so I've been doing it about three years now and I worked under rich and he was a great guy but Barb really does super super work I'm Trisha colck and like he in his boxes my dream was to grow up and be a bag lady so I do the bags really fast I love my job and I'm from the grace buch so just so you know in case you want to have a lot of laughs you know where to go um about eight o'clock every Thursday morning at Heritage and I just I really want to tell we we are literally overflowing with gratitude because hungry kids has been super flexible this year with the HVAC project at Heritage we've moved them around we've blocked the way into the door I mean you name it they've had to like try to figure it out all year long and um I just want to do a shout out to Christina sherff in the back of the room she's our food L on with the district and she's done a great job helping to it really really does take all of the effort to to pack over 100,000 meals so what I have for you are um over gift cards to overflow I happen to know that this will purchase a large milkshake or a cup of coffee or something else Daniel yes I would just like to say thank you on behalf of all my kids you make bags for so just just saying but we each week our average has been what 350 almost 400 through the year food bags that we deliver individually to each school during the week and uh we have more kids who are impacted by hungry kids project in Chino Valley in Prescot Prescot Valley and mayor combined actually by the whole County the whole County than the whole County so it's it's it's an amazing thing we're we're we're so grateful that we can be a part of helping those kids get get some food in their tummies thanks guys gonna talk gonna talk it's a miracle I know it's a miracle I just really want to thank Cindy and Lori Marley and the staff at the district office for all the help that they've given throughout the year um you know Gathering food with the with the green food food bags and all that um we couldn't do it without your support as well so thank you wow she's good [Laughter] to the church that's fantastic that is fantastic all right item 6B is our trauma Lind care recognition and I'm going to gu Kelly Lee is going to present that hi my name is Kelly lee I am the program manager for the trauma lens Care Program uh it's a program that's been going on since 2019 here in the county it is where law enforcement when they are at a scene where there's a child experiencing trauma they will send in an incident referral to me and to the schools um usually it's the principal and uh we will do some uh work around supporting the children when they um do finally arrive at school so whatever that looks like whether it's some crisis counseling or whatever we can do to provide some relief for the family um last fall we came to Cindy and said hey we have two programs that are Grant funded one is through the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission and it is our teachers as mentors program where we um ask each school to um select 10 or 11 teachers um to Mentor um hand chosen students that maybe um are at risk and they meet with them um during the week and do check-ins and checkouts with them do activities whatever that looks like just to give those kids um someone to share with and and see a caring adult in their life other than their teachers um and then we also added on the trauma lens Care teacher Mentor as well to you guys are the only District in yapay county that have all of your schools participating in this we have um one school in Cottonwood one in Camp birdie uh humbled Elementary and then all four of your schools are participating in both programs and I really appreciate the opportunity so TLC when a referral comes into a school those students that are identified in the referral are matched up with a TLC teacher Mentor it's a one-on-one match and it's for the remainder of the school year they check in and check out with them every day um and that different it could be sitting down and coloring it could be having conversations it could be um doing some sports uh it could be uh just sitting in silences whatever um will help that child through their trauma and so I was just at a conference last week and they presented the youth risk behavior survey here in Arizona and it said that four in 10 teens are experiencing Mental Health crisis that's that's sad but I want to give you some good news um having a caring adult to share feelings with can decrease poor mental health by 55% having a friend to share your feelings with can decrease that by 27% and feeling close to people at school can decrease poor mental health by 44% this is why these mentorship programs are working and we're seeing results from those and so I want to recognize two of your TLC teacher mentors here in the district I want to bring Josh up first if I could I think last November we trained um your teacher mentors right before Thanksgiving break and uh and the TLC teacher mentors all at the same time here in this room and I'm not sure if they knew what they were getting into but you know that's all right um and so within I think within a couple of months Josh had one match um of a student and he started working with them and then unfortunately um he moved away and so shortly thereafter he um got another match and he has been working with uh the student um every week um and I get those updates every week I get check-ins and I have some successes that he wanted to share um it says right at first they were getting to know each other um he still keeps up his guard he did remove himself from an angry situation in one of his classes and he came to my class to talk about it I let him stay in my class for the remainder of the period and we talked about what was happening he felt much better and so that's what the mentoring is all about it's it's it's when you're having a bad day you have somebody to go and talk to um I I think now they're playing basketball together and it's a way for them to connect and wait for him to open up and and share things with Josh and I just I love that it's a a guy guy mentorship and and he'll probably um remember that he had a mentor in his life that cared about him and um got him through some some tough things in his life so I just wanted to recognize you say thank [Applause] you um I I enjoy doing mentorship I mean even even prior to this I I still did that yeah and so when my principal came to me to ask if if that's what I wanted to do I mean I already felt like that I do that anyways because that's the success I it doesn't matter what I'm teaching at a school but if I can save a kid from going to jail or dropping out or or committing suicide or whatever it is I mean then then I've succeeded in my job so I was honored to to be able to do that for okay we got you next better right we just got you like a whole expanded room Mr CER teop we just double the square footage of his environment and he's got all kinds of cool new tools thank you yes thank you [Applause] so Amber was in our training last uh November and within two weeks she received um we received the TLC referral um on a student at her school and they were matched up she was ready to go and I think within a couple of days we found out that there was not one more sibling but two more siblings and so I reached out to her and I said hey Amber do you want me to get you um a help do you want me to get you Mentor we can staff another Mentor at your school and she said nope I want to take all three boys and I said okay okay and so she has been uh meeting with all three boys um one is in first grade and then two are split preschools so she she bounces around between the boys um every day check-ins and checkouts um she um goes above and beyond um with her check-in sheets she gives me success stories that put me in tears she sends me pictures every Friday um it's just it's been amazing to see her um take this on and just go with it and she's gone above and beyond um what was asked of her um some of her um successes are I mean it started out quiet quiet quiet walls um they lost their dad unexpectedly and so these are three little boys that no longer have um their father in their life and so um Amber came in um at the right time as as a little angel um she said we talked outside his room and he talked about the video games he likes to play in the afternoon I broke out a checker game and he was excited to tell me that he played once with his dad and he beat him when it was time for him to go back I asked him for a hug and he looked around and said don't embarrass me um on Wednesday he was a little bummed and he didn't have any Valentines to pass out his to his classmates so we made some thankfully I had the exact number of lollipops he wrote from from me on 25 sticky notes and we stuck them on the lollipops he was so excited that he had something to pass out and at his class party on Monday little brother was closed off crying and still wearing his backpack when he got to his room we got breakfast and headed to my room to eat together before too long I was able to get him smiling and laughing we sent a happy picture to Mom and he and she was grateful on Wednesday he was a whole different kid he was interacting and parti ipating when I got to his room he saw me in the window and became very excited he almost ran to the door to open it but used self contr control he got his teachers attention and jumped up and down while pointing in my direction I had the opportunity to go and do a site visit um with Amber and I got to meet two of the boys and it is just amazing U the relationship that she's formed with them and that they trust her and that they look forward to seeing her every day and I'm just soad blessed that you're in this program with us sure it's a blessing to me you want to it's a blessing and an honor to me um I have to say too the the little one you told me he loved me today that was that was the first time so I was like ah breakthrough um my son needed a mentor when he was this age so it's like a chance for me to get back so no I know we we'll start sorry it's been a wonderful experience we are um hopefully continuing this program here in the district next year and we have funds um to expand into other school districts um that did not get the opportunity to do this um and I hope they take advantage of of it um and we will continue the teacher Mentor program as well but these guys are Bo Stars thank you the only thing I can add is the boys did not come just they missed school a ton they have hardly missed any school since Amber's taken them on they look forward to coming [Music] happily you know I've said it for years that our district is the shining star in the county after the last two presentations come on and if I could end the meeting right now I would amazing thank you oh gosh okay let's see what we can beat that one with item 6C is our golden plate award Boris is not here so we don't know um what's going on but I know she was planning on being here because I talked to her last Wednesday but the golden plate award is um when you receive a high score on from the health department on the inspections this is for the high school kitchen I always tell people I think we have the best commercial kitchen in Gino Valley um and I I brag about that and and Bernie does a great job in maintaining that kitchen and the golden plate aboard is just um evidence of that and so I want to congratulate um Bernie In Absentia but uh congratulate her on um earning the golden plate award from the Y yaa County um Environmental Health Department of fantastic yes I do have to say I'm a little disappointed don't have examples you can't talk last month that's great congratulations to them item 60 is our cbhs dual credit program and Miss Crawford is going to present on she four hi good evening yes I have AE do you have that presentation okay so I'm just I'm gonna update you I'm gonna I'm I'm going to I'm going to educate you on what I learned in this school year because I was using the words interchangeably they were not correct we have dual credit programs so we have concurrent you go to the next slide concurrent are classes that kids enroll in through yapi college that are either online or they can take them completely online at home or sometimes they'll be on campus for an hour and they can complete the course work in the library either way they're they're taking their High School classes and still taking college classes and so Yavapai kids can earn dual credit they can earn college credit and they can earn high school credit but to earn both credits um you have to earn a c or better in the class so even if they earn a d we would count that on a high school transcript but it would not count for Yavapai so I'm only giving you results on this on the students who earned dual credit because that's our goal so of the total number of students taking concurrent classes this is beyond the normal school day we have 39 students taking total of 75 classes so far this school year 6665 per of them have earned dual credit and we did have some students earn a DFW or a y and so what we did um when we were looking at the classes that this happened in um it was mostly like a health Allied Health biology course um some kids dropped and we didn't really have a good process for that um kids would sign up um and we would pay for it and it's great it was this it's one of those things you don't know what you don't know um but they would sign up for classes through Yavapai and we wouldn't necessarily know that they weren't doing well because we're not entitled to that information per fura and then we'd find out later that they they failed and so we worked out a better system and a not like we revamped how to even enroll in these courses we have a new Google form that requires the parents to read furpa information because they don't get notified um if they try to contact the instructor they can't they get kind of stonewalled a little bit because yapapi has different rules so we're trying to streamline the communication um on the we're front loading to try and prepare these kids and let them know hey do you really want to do this because if you don't you're going to have to reimburse the school because we've been paying for all of it um and and unfortunately the schools lost a little bit of money but we've got a plan moving forward to make everybody successful okay next slide so our oncampus dual enrollment we refer to these as a so Arizona general education curriculum this is like your YC 101 102 and then your upper level classes 217 242 I'm only giving you semester one um results because we don't have semester two but right now we have 69 students in World in our English dual enroll so 101 uh first semester 97.6% of students earn the credit uh seniors who are in 217 100% of them have earned credit now these are du the Dual credit yes so they're taking that class they actually show up on campus they report to a classroom they're sitting in one of our classrooms but it's being taught by a a cbhs teacher who is qualified to be okay so total numbers of students taking YC math classes math is interesting um you would think it would be called pre-cal it's not but the first semester is college math and right now all of the students have passed and earned their credit for calculus that is offered just as calculus all year long um 100% of our students have earned the the credit oh sorry the trigonometry was the one that's broken up with twoo pre-calculus has also broken up into two semesters um college algebra um 100% of our students have earned credit in those classes 36 total students in our a map program next okay finally this is our last slide I say that because Ed is timing me um total number of classes taken so we're going to combine our on cam kidos and those who are taking the concurrent 184 classes have been taken um 178 earned a passing grade six did not earn a passing grade per the YC standard so the a b or c so that percentage is 96.7% successful and we have about 3.26% of our kids who did not earn dual credit yeah I know that a few months ago we had um some folks who were concerned um about the success of kids in English 101 I don't know where they got their numbers but I don't think it applies to our kiddos um I know it doesn't but it did it did spark like reasons for us to revamp our enrollment process even with our talked with Miss Daniels and Yavapai what we're doing for our grade 12 English if kids don't make it into 101 or 102 we thought well well that's a problem because if the kids want to go to Yavapai we want to provide them every opportunity they can choose Beyond high school they can be vocationally minded and go straight into a career or go through college to get to their career either way we want them to have options so we said okay uh what can we do to to any kid who doesn't qualify for 101 what can we do to help them so we are going to meet actually this Friday with um some Yavapai instructors and my English 12 teacher we're going to revamp our curriculum and just use open resources and then require those students to take the accuplacer so that if they want to go to occupy they now qualify question for um or comment um there was a somebody from Yavapai at the award ceremony on Wednesday that talked about three kids that accomplished something do you remember what those were one kid is graduating with an oh aa degree yes so they completed everything that they could to get a two-year degree while at Chino Valley High School yeah at the same time and two kids completed the a that we talked um Justine talked about the AEK classes basically all of their undergraduate or all of their their um first two years of college are done and it's not it doesn't equate to an AA degree but it's almost the same so we have three kids that have done outstanding work at through yava college while at Tino Valley high school so John all the required courses for Nei you know that they were take Nei the first two years we also offer a theint program is what is what you're saying um well the either through concurrent or um the dual enrollment we don't offer them all on campus but we will pay for the student to take them at yava and they get credit for both high school and so what you're saying is they're getting all the first two years of Ja required courses as well as our own senior required and Justine mentioned we're paying for it they don't pay for it the only time that they they will in the future be paying is if they either earn the DFW or a y so if they're not earning the ab or C then but yeah it's pretty remarkable that these kids are getting basically all the gened requirements are available to them right now so they could go in after a senior year high school year as an upper class exactly right as a junior at any State University because the class the ajac classes are fully articulated with na U of issue so they those the A and that's why it's structured this way is so they meet those exact same requirements the courses are called the same thing at all those campuses and and I did want to emphasize this in response to a call from the a call of the public comment from a couple of months ago um that was false information indicating that most of our kids had to go to a remedial class you can see that that's not true and and I just want to emphasize what Justine said we have revamped our regular Senior English class so not the classes that are college credit bearing so the kids it's equivalent to um all of the preparation they need plus the test so they'll never have to do remedial at YC what I also like about it and and AP is great I'm not knocking AP courses but what I love about du on Roll is that kids they get the support throughout the entire school year and they still earn credit whereas AP they do all this buildup and then they take the test at the end and that's a lot of pressure but they demonstrate you know consistently throughout the semester or year for us um you know how they're tracking and they do have an instructor with kind of the high school mindset to they're going to support them no matter what and they're checking on them they're just not communicating to their parents as much as maybe parents are like but I'm such a fan of du goal I think it's it's it's the success rate is remarkable compared to some other programs and it gives kids a huge advantage over others thank you for doing this thank you for funding it course out of the 178 students who have passing grades how many are seniors are they all seniors no I have to look at I'm just wondering what the comparison to that is to the number of um seniors graduating this year so in my graduation speech every year I talk about that I'm actually waiting that for the numbers from um our student information coordinator um who's going to get me those numbers so I will have that and I can share with share that with you at graduation but it's something like two-thirds typically every year have at least one credit hour and the equivalent is about $200,000 in savings that um that the family get in the credit that's offered either through the dual enrollment or the concurrent enroll fantastic I just wanted those viewing online able to yeah for each class how good we are that um the classes that they you know there's sometimes three four or more credits depending on the complicated nature of it but that's like $700 for that class that we funding and helping so it is a big savings but also it just gives kids think what we all want is to just give them better options for them to be successful and this is this is truly phenomenal I did not have this we do un roll in my last District but not to the success rate that we experience here so we're doing something YC cuts the break we pay about about a 50% savings on the cost per credit that a kid would have to take and we don't we don't have to pay anything for the dual enrollment just the concurrent enrollment that's taken either online or at the one of the the college sites all right one more thing that this is another another nugget is um The Freshman Class pretty much every year um at yaai College um the high the largest number from any one school is chinal high school so we make up the largest percentage of any school at Yavapai College of our graduates class yeah we're we're the best we're it okay now let's see if we can talk one more um item um legislative update SL June board meeting we're going to talk about both things at the same time right now the legislature is only meeting once a week and but there's a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes they're really working on a budget they are I've heard one um theory is that they are waiting for June budget numbers because the later um that they wait The Joint legislative budget committee puts out their report about the 10th of each month and the deficit keeps getting smaller and smaller and so they want to try to make that budget based on the latest information they can which would be June 10th meaning that we may not get a budget till the middle of June um our board meeting is scheduled for June 10th um we've had some discussion that whether there's a budget or not we think that we can at least have a proposed budget that later we would adjust in October September sometime that later down the down the road but um so we don't we don't anticipate a budget till June they is what's going on there's not a whole lot else going on right now at the legislature and at the same time we're hoping that we can move the June 10th board meeting to June 17th and I wanted to kind of pull the the board on that see your availability on that Monday it is a Monday it's just a week later I know Mara said she's available um before she goes on to vacation so it sounds like that's good so we'll go ahead and move the meeting from the 10th to the 17th same time 5:00 it'll will be our normal meeting that we have instead of the instead of the 10 so that's kind of what's going on just kind of waiting for the state to issue a budget at a minimum we would uh base our next year's Budget on the 2% that were supposed to be guaranteed I say supposed to um that's so we'll base it on 2% that can always be adjusted later 2% increase to the to the base support level and um go from there we're also hoping that the forms right out that would be the other the other complicated fact complicating Factor if there's no but performs but I anticipate that this should turn about budget forms yeah these things that are in your packet right now we need those um that hopefully for the new year that the auditor general will issue those correct those are online they're online but they don't necessarily issue them until there's a budget yeah put numbers to build my numbers into it right so what I think worst Cas is they would just issue them and which we which has happened before and we have to kind of use numbers I don't want to say that we make up the best estimates that we can best based on the information that we have couple questions yes sir um so what approximately what is the deficit at this point in time I am not certain what that number is um I believe it's hundreds of millions of dollars yeah I think 1.6 billion yeah yeah so I'm also understanding that s the word is getting out to all government agencies to expect probably a 5% cut next year in the next budget I also is that kind of what you're hearing I'm I I believe right now that the state government has had it put on they're not calling it a hiring freeze but I think it's effectively a hiring freeze um and they can move people around they just can't build the net in there can't be a net increase in personnel move people around um also that I know that the governor has put a um I don't want to say ban but has said that there will no be no out ofate travel um for for uh County or not County for state employees basically there's been budget cutting um happening at the state level to try to accommodate that any other questions on that million word challenge dinner we had a great dinner um the cafeteria at Del real with packed with parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles and Friends of the million word challenge readers that we had we had uh readers at every school our high reader was a young lady from Chino Val High School who read just over 7 million words um the record is 9 million something I believe um I want to thank um Cheyenne and Cindy for for work on that and also each school has a designated coordinator I want to thank them as well um we had one of the neat not there's not a whole lot during the year that we really celebrate kind of the the academic stuff going on and so I just really wanted to kind of throw that out there it was a it's a neat time and the kids are so excited they get a um and some of these posters that are up here are examples of of what they might get um they get to choose their their theme and then Cheyenne does her magic and and um photoshops it they get a Amazon card when they reach a million and then every million after that they get more money added on to it uh the top reader gets a nice Amazon Kindle um an upgraded one and then there's also the high readers each School each get a Kindle and then there's an extra Kindle that's a random drawing for those kids that um read a million words and so um we also celebrate the kids at territorial that are on their way to reading a so we had some territorial kids that were just the top readers to make to kind of encourage them to to keep going so really neat stuff going on last Wednesday um and if following that up um on that was actually last Monday a week from today last Wednesday was our cbhs scholarship night and um I think it was close to $2 and a half million dollars is what the number was that our Tino B high school graduates earned in scholarships um I think pastor Wayne mentioned that the Foundation gave away $70,000 I got to talk about Denise Pearson who's one of our um who's a a woman that gave some money to the school district to get money out every year and that money is still continuing and will be hopefully for forever and so a lot of neat stuff going on a lot of neat kids um up there and I also want to congratulate um Zachary Otis who is our this year's valorian um and so um his the the the most excited family I think in the room was was his family when when he was announced as as um the valorian so that was really neat to see and celebrate with his family and him so um kid that that I understand been working hard since since kindergarten um and uh you know one of those kids that got the um perfect attendance every year and things like that so it's really shows off what what you know hard work can do and and the accolades that we can we can bestow upon upon some of these kids that do that hbac hbac installation we had a final walkth through last Friday at do Rio there are some punch list items but nothing huge just normal construction type stuff so um I imagine Dr Moody is very excited to be done with that um the um right now at Heritage they are kicked out of the office um we have Leanne the assistant principal on one side of the campus we have have the principal on another the nurse on a third we have people in the Portables it's all over the place so the district the front office is kind of spread out but they're working on that right now I'm hopefully to have that done in the next couple you know two to four weeks and that project will be done and we'll have the west side of the highway hbac finished which is going to be exciting um on the east side territorials and we talked about this territorials cafeteria and Bub building which is where the preschool is that will be worked on over the summer uh hopefully starting some work maybe in this building over the summer as well because that's going to be air conditioning in the in the the gym next door then we're just waiting on Portables to get moved that takes about was it like 14 weeks or something like that to get permitting and everything else to move the Portables from the west side to the east side so once that happens September probably looking at a similar time frame construction throughout the year hopefully finishing before the summer next year and that should be done yeah that should be just another year of of work I think that the contractor was budgeting 18 months I don't think 18 months is going to happen but could be closer to 20 to 22 months but um that'll be um finally done something that's been in the works for many many years uh let's see the state track meet another neat thing happening uh at the state track meet which happened a couple weekends ago we have a 4 by 800 meter boys team that are state champions um I saw the photo finish picture which was literally a chest the kid leaned the kid leaned and won so less than a tenth of a second difference we're talking about an eight minute race coming down to a less than a tenth of a second difference so um and it was really exciting to listen to the track coach Mark Mets talk about this because his son was first of all his son was one of the runners but they were behind the whole race and and really finished a strong again so really exciting stuff to have another um State track meet and there's a there's a theory that's going around I've had this conversation with Cindy and some others um this may not have been possible without our brand new track Ks are having can can um and you want to talk a little bit about that yeah they before when they were training they were always having to look down and adjust their Cadence because of the huge holes and cracks in the track and they were afraid of becoming injured so they couldn't practice at full effort and so they never developed a strong Cadence for you know handing off bons for running through the tape for things like that and so we watched it happen last year we had kids starting to break school records last year year with just a little bit of training on the track this year almost every meet we are having three and four new school records set and then we're you know sending kids to state championships who are winning and without it's like any athlete right without the right equipment you cannot be successful because you can't train at an optimal level it's really CL we have a p Vault pit we haven't had a p Balter in years um he competed at the state track me in junior so it's really exciting yeah lots lots of neat results from from um having a brand new track so that's I wanted to throw that out there uh May 21st which is our last day of school it's a half day for all the schools get out three hours early we're doing our staff recognition so if you'd like to come and recognize our 5 10 15 and 20 year employees and our retirees and then you can also make yourself a nice ice cream Sunday if you like so that'll be at Heritage in the gym at 2 o'clock on that Tuesday the 21st and there's just a calendar the you know next time we see you will probably be on hopefully uh well Tuesday 21st possibly but if not um we'll see you on the evening of the 22nd which is graduation that is 7 o'clock at vley Toyota Center [Music] 6:30 yeah yeah do you want to come in at uh you know 6615 if you go around the side there's an entrance on the side which is closer to the stage and you can get in there and maybe peek at the graduates who be on the back and and that kind of stuff um you got in your box you got a magazine that talked about that there's three three teachers that are being um uh recognized in the as the county school magazine so check that out and cind has something she wants to share so the the district was featured in the um American Association of school administrators magazine this month for our project little Casas I thought you might want to see that cool yep and that's my report M there's any questions anything okay then let's move on to Mr Livingston make it happy Financial reports please okay Madam president board Administration and staff so I think I'd be remiss uh with the whole purchase of the track and the success of our Relay Team anyone that's watched the Olympics knows that in the world championships the US men do really well last 12 years they usually win they're 4X 100 but when it comes to the Olympics they can't do the handoff so with your permission and I'll ask Justin to if we could get together with Matt dun and have him call if you're in Colorado Springs called the US men's Olympics team come down here and watch our boys do the handoff that might that might result in them doing better handoff nice okay and then keeping keeping the report for the expenses up to the end of April real simple uh M expenditures 15.5 million um the plan then when we get to the adopted budget is to move some funds back into that M fund this year from our Capital fund and the M fund you see I put in that fund and I also have a new P one I added out this in front of you U the M fund will end at 20 million this year very CL 204,000 and that's with uh moving some funds back from Capital last couple years we moved it over to Capital just to do some things now we're moving some back to capit U so that 15.5 million is again Theon and I believe we're g to approve this tonight it up 500 610 $2 million budget we estimate year end of about 1.8 million 12 expenditures which would give us that 200,000 difference to start next year with 12 carry over uh 620 is an interesting fund I'd like to highlight that just a little bit uh the sheet I gave you shows our revenue for 620 that's the one in front of you 620 fund 253,000 included a bunch of property taxes those of you that pay property taxes in April thank you uh because it added about 70,000 more to our 620 fund uh to put us right at the 250,000 that we budgeted for that fund uh weuse we use 420,000 this year out of that month for few years we use some of it for the upgrade to the Delio entry South End we also use some of it for the fire lane just west of there the Min houses project so we keep those contributions from the tax it's coming uh there's how many projects our our maintenance director just left but I think we counted seven or eight different surfaces that are fire lane eligible that we could use more money to to spend from 620 fund and that's where the donation the taxes for local taxs would go into 620 just like they did this year and will probably be at least three or four years even if we had $2 million take that long to stay we don't bring in 2 million Year we're bringing in 250 so that's that'se eligible otherwise we have to use our capitals and the report I gave you took the ending cash up because the county does this once in a while but us I catch it on May 7th they got some April money and they pushed it back into the month of April they do that so this last report I put it on your B shows the ending cash 6.7 million than about 5.2 million that just some State Equalization get our Capital fund and get our fund we like 6.7 million in the account at the end rather than million dollar and just a real quick look at our budget I talked with Mr atona just a little bit today because we we fall below a certain threshold of that 20 million in this year up coming about 13 of it comes from State Equalization maybe 12 and a half the rest comes from local property other districts that have a much higher assess value for people in school bring in that bring in that whole 20 million just from the local property we are positively AED our neighbor to the South it's no Equalization money all of their sopr unite School District their entire budget is through local and that's all I have any questions all right moving right along Mr you will give us an update on our Student Activity report yes we do have for our stud activity not much activity yet in those funds that you mentored for your approv that Heritage Middle School about two months ago and uh activity uh but they will I've talked to the principal they do have an active group over there the ones we're talking about are cross country and drone and and not fight club but Flight Club they are going to have activity and they're going to do fundraisers the encumbrance is there we've already had our senior trip I believe for high school last Wednesday through Friday morning and Wednesday Thursday through Friday I think it was like 11 o'clock at night Wednesday get back sometime Friday that's what I heard so that's all done and it was successful everybody made it back alive so that's paid for by student council at the high school and you see that's not in the ENC anymore coun and that's the only one I really need these are managed really well each one of them probob state has at least four people managing the funds and the students do of the work any [Music] questions item 7 a through p is tonight's consent agenda we have a motion to approve the consent all in favor all right thank you item 8A is our superintendent performance pay um as you will recall in our last perance this is an action item if anyone first of all any more discussion on thereal super performance and a second all in favor all right I item 8 B student Data Systems analysist yes m chair uh board members Mr SCH M Daniels um District staff is requesting to change our stfe coordinator position title to student dat assistance analyst um and also the district is asking to change the salary do to the fact that U and over the last decade that position the responsibilities have changed and um increased the responsibilities have been increased for that position and and um their primary functions are to coordinate maintain and execute external compliance extracts and reports which has become very um used to be done at the high at the school levels now it has to be done um at the district level and um and this position is directly tied to funding so um we're wanting to change uh this position from classified hourly to classified except and also you feel this position will be easily filled it has already been filled given the past history yes and that's why we wanted to make the change because um we've had a hard time filling that position because of the amount of responsibility you have to have somebody that really likes to work with data finds it challenging and really wants to make sure that everything matches and that everything um is done correctly so that ad have happy with this and and our funding is is intact right again this is an action item I will make all in favor I U my next request is um currently we have an IEP coordinator that does a really awesome um job and is on top of it and making sure that our IEPs are done correctly and that also done in a timely manner so that um the the sped Department doesn't um have any issues nor the district um so that person is moving down um to the Phoenix area and we are looking to make that job a remote worker um we met or talked with our lawyer over the phone and you'll see that we have his letter and then also a confidential du the Privacy agreement because this is our first remote worker um position that we're looking at and we think that it's important that we have we keep this person because we have had a hard time finding applicants who have the uh background and also the um ability to learn and to um be of service to the sped teachers because it's really important that those IPS are done correctly and in a timely manner and all the work she does is remotely um even when she's in the office um at the at Del Rio so she does everything on the computer emails and all of the IEPs are done through IEP Pro so there's nothing that has to be printed out or um um have access if she's at her home it all be online and we'll put up a timer so that if she steps away from the um computer it'll go ahead and lock it so um we think that this is the best for this um best for this position and making sure that our IEPs are kept up correctly and in a timely manner Qui question now if she's doing remotely she's going to have to communicate by phone I presume with the particular yeah she could but most of hers is her communication even now is through email yeah even she be personally yeah with each staff person we'll probably have her come up once or twice a month we don't know exactly yet to meet um and to be part of the team but most of her her communication with the teachers is all through email oh yeah that was my question about coming in me yeah she will come in for meetings and then if we need her to come up yeah keeping our IEPs um compliant is going to actually has Financial impacts as well um we've been trying for a couple years to build what's called nips which is Medicare reimbursement and part of the Medicare reimbursement program requires certain requires IPS to be in a certain format which we haven't always done and we finally got to that point and this is the person that's helping us do that right and it's going to help hopefully keep them compliant so that we can actually build mips and and we learned today just something that we already do which is the hearing um the hearing tests could result in $40,000 of Revenue to the district and not have to do a thing other than make sure our paperwork is is right and so that's why this this this position also has potentially some fiscal impacts yeah fantastic uh will this person be on a contract basis or will there be some performance um evaluations yes they will yes right and that'll be done by um probably um Cindy and Dr verette yeah it is an hourly position so that they they would have to clock in yeah um when they're working if it's not working out it a position that right and we we told the um the individual that this would be um we would try it for a year because we want to make sure that this work works for us um but um we think at this point it's the right thing to do all righty any other questions all right once again it's an action item I will make the motion approval ofin and second second thank you all in favor you thank you all right and lastly just a couple of things on the Personnel report um on number one we it should be a new employee not transfer and on number 26 um there um we it's the person is not replacing themselves there there is another person that's do so anyway I just they're not replacing themselves but anyway I just wanted to bring that to your attention in case later on or something you look at that we we caught it a little bit too late um on so overall we have one new St new certified staff member seven new classified one termination three certified changes eight class um classified changes eight extra Duty and 195 time sheets and you should have also received the Personnel report supplement that number 26 question on our part okay uh any questions for this on the Personnel report yeah I have a question this appropriate time M do you know what our retention rate for faculty and staff where is for this year no I'm working on those numbers as things are but yeah I'll have that for you hopefully in our August meeting great yeah August or I'm or July I'm sorry would as as I get everything um finalized the good news is that everybody that we have hired this year are fully certified aw so and sign the contracts for next year yes those weree the middle of April yeah everybody that new hires are any other questions see none I will entertain a motion to approve tonight's Personnel report I motion to approve second second all in favor thank you very much now back to Mr our expenditure budget revision number three rision number three thank you very much so we if memory serves did our first Revision in December of 2023 for the current year uh second one we did in March and the reason I really like to do that one in marchate three times a year is we just align everything the state values in our district students number students grade level a number of miles that we drive every day I was in bus facility this morning but in the daily rout miles we drive we've got four different types of buses some in in position to get repaired some on The Daily route some that we've ordered they're not here yet and every one of them has an estimated group of miles that they so we just there's so many things that go into these so I could explain that it's only six numbers that are are relevant really that might have changed a bit if you'll turn to your long legal sheets uh in your packets then board you go to it's about 10 pages of the long legal and you can see right behind that last long legal there it's uh it's called a budget report and it's it's dated in the lower left corner April 15 so it's right after the long legal they used to call it the budget 25 report but for whatever reason I don't to is we talked about it today so it's right after the last long legal supplement and there's just four numbers I like to there so as of the top as of March 6 based on the March 6 revision uh the first number would be the revenue control limit the 17 mil 834 you come down there that's the first number and then the second one is the 1,61 about eight numbers down that's the amount we were able to carry forward from last year so that's it's a plus in and then we have the onetime money the 622,000 963 about 3/4 of the way down the page and then because we're transfering money in from Capital you can put down at the bottom of everything 450,000 you add those numbers the 17.8 million that's basically where we would be without these three other numbers 17 plus the 1 million 6,000 plus the 622,000 one time plus the 450,000 Capital gives us a 20 million 4 then we back up to page seven of those long legal sheets it's about two from the end just you through the whole thing there and you see those numbers again in different columns so we use that little sheet that budget 25 sheet to inform these budget sheets and if everything's lined up because we revised our budget once in maybe if you do it in April they may not have one of these that we like to do it in March we see the April numbers for Budget Sho they're on the on the the last page in the a seven there seven of the long needle you see that 178 17788 34,000 in the bar upper left that's what we started with and then if you uh looked a little bit on that last there was the 122,000 that was in capital show up onet you see the 452,000 that we're moving over to the m line those two columns that go up for them the second number 452 that's coming back from Capital know you go down further you see there it is the budget carried forward from last year the 1 million 61 and right down below the 301 money you see the 622 and right below everything you see the 21 so that's that's where it comes and then we'll end this year and we hope our expenses come in ballpark 19 million in that fund we know our expenses in capital fund are close to 1.8 million we spent 1.3 already which was about 500,000 in number they may come a little lower we always hope that we could keep expenses within within budget this time of year uh and thank goodness we've spent this year over8 half million of 691 fund Dollar on the H in the agressive Roofing seal all the penetrations in our roofs and so Mr Moody when you did the walk through did everything pass all the switches turn on our air yes um there's a few holes in the wall and a few you know Outlets that need to be moved nothing of any great consequence cool air is coming we just have to do a little patch cool air is coming there are a few stains in the ceilings that once the roof is done that will be P yeah it's it's nothing of any great consequence for the most part 99.9% great so we're doing the best we can any question on the the third budget revision those are the two numbers 20 million M final budget 2 million even for Capital and that's perfect any questions any comments all righty see then again I'll ENT to [Music] approve of the 234 student count factors Control liit District judal assist F and all local state andal appr there a second thank you Mar all in favor you hi increasing Casa fees item 9 bolds hi um I'm Julie Reynolds and we are looking to in osta to increase our fees because uh cost of living and everything going up and up um just to about 220 um it's still reasonable we didn't want to go too high but we wanted to stay reasonable enough so our parents would still be able to afford it I just have a question and I'm so sorry because I know you were so nervous I am you're doing great so I I was like oh great she's gonna really hate me after I ask a question um we have not had our price go up it's been [Music] 20 somewhere around there um so that was the only you got to if you think about it if on a you know a typical month might have about 16 days in it four weeks um it went from $10 a day up to um you know basically what is that $15 a day or maybe a little less that $15 a day for after school care is very very affordable yeah we're trying to keep it it's affordable for our parents you know for our the rural area and we're self-supporting so off of the money we make it pays fol pay stuff that we need or is the cost of program is it full have a lot of kids so you're like your max number right now um we are SCH we will be able to once I already have parents already calling can I get in so as soon as we find out what you know our cost will be I'm going to get that out to our parents so they have they know and H have any parents have parents had issues with pay one different well we get calls well why is it so much like okay we're available for them when school gets out early till 6 o' but they don't withdraw their children because no so$ 65 dollars yes our parents I are very we have a good relationship with our parent faity and and like like Julie said we're not making money on this all we want to do is break even and after not raising our rates significantly in a long time I think we've raised them with four years but I don't think we've we've even when we did raise them I don't think we' raised them significantly a significant amount and so um this is just to keep us even really is what we're looking several times right thank you thank you any any other questions I have a question is this paying the staff too yes okay when we get our paid from our parents it is for our people I just I don't know about this can visit us you can I know any other questions see none this is an action item have a motion to thank you all in [Music] favor I was leaning forward I blocked thank you good do what we can item 9 C submission of proposed ISS CH for consideration for the asbaa 2024 political agenda you should have received an email in this correct I think you received an email from asba you also received an email from Karen which included this form that we asked you to take a look at which is the different areas that they basically the summary of the sheets are in here on your table there's also this page these are what your selections were for last year so um if you want to just do if if the same priorities are there for you we can just include these there's any discussion about adding or subtracting or changing they can do that this is something Karen goes on to the asba website I believe and uploads this information into their portal um if you recall this then gets kind of summarized or compiled with all the other school districts that belong to Asda and then one of you have the opportunity to represent the school district at their um meeting I I don't know remember what exactly it's term but the meeting the um where they finalize this agenda which is the Saturday after the law conference I know that I know that Annie's done it have you I've done it you've done it you did it last year Mike have you done it yeah so um gosh nothing saying you can't do it twice but or there has there's or I know that we've gone years but no one's represented that's Noy too so but this is the way to have your input as a board on what the um legislative priority should be for the aspa only only if you let me make my annual speech on this issue go for it okay annual speech I will short circuit again a shotgun approach to issues never works you target your issues and what is most important to you last year we did a great job of targeting our issues 45 different blah blah blah issues is going to get lost I would hope that we would consider are again are I thought very well structured targeted selection from last year so the B a the Asda could be shot not shooting with a shotgun but with a 22 sorry that's the best no I absolutely agree I think we discussed it to great week last year and we came up with these um I'm all for keeping it the same unless there are any great oppositions against one of the other or you want to read it's part of the record I was just going to comment I'm not opposed to any of these okay but it seems to be what incredible exercise and futility correct I am going to read them just for everyone watching and in the audience tonight so our number one would be fully fund full day kindergarten and include kindergarten students and override calculations maximize state funding for competitive salaries to attract recruit and retain teachers and staff amend the Constitutional Aggregates expenditure limit yes provide dedicated School Capital funding and adequately fund the cost of student transportation maintenance of school bus routes for Rural schools any other discussion this also is an action item ition for topes for agenda I'll second all in favor I item 9d participation in research project providing Coordinated Care and capturing outcomes for students with t1d school nurse Le pilot project hello um Madam president members of the board um so I y'all got um handouts in your packet um one is the actual agreement the actual document that I'm hoping you guys will approve tonight but BAS basically this is an opportunity to participate in a three-year project the um it's year one we are looking to build basically a standardized curriculum for school health offices to manage students that have type 1 diabetes and then your two would be implementing that curriculum looking at how does this actually affect their academic performance are they in school more a better Learners because they have more seat time that type of thing and then year three would be um beta testing in other districts So that's fast overview the reason I want to be part of this is I love research but also um rural schools don't usually get included in this type of thing there's more um more staff available to participate in bigger districts they are tend to be more well informed about what's going on nationally I try to make sure I know what's going on but um Metro centers are where the information is and three um rural schools have the added difficulty in care of where we're at geographically so if schools in Phoenix schools in Tucson are participating in this research project they have medical centers there so I'm not saying that their students don't have um barriers to health care but they they don't have the same one that we do in that our kiddos have to drve to flag or to Phoenix if they're going to get type 1 diabetic there is not a pediatric endocrinologist available in this area so we have that and we're under represented so I really really want to participate in this um then also because not having a National Standard on Diabetic Care in school and more and more children are being diagnosed earlier so we are seeing more schoolage children that even at the the younger grades even um prechool is as young as as some of those kids are coming in we really do need to have some kind of standard that the health office automatically meets um to ensure not only that our students are getting the care they need but also to help um teachers support staff be confident in teaching these students and also giving our families the confidence that we know what we're going to do with these kiddos and they can that's just one less stress on a family managing a chronic condition that can be very stressful I'm here to say please let me participate in this there's no um financial obligation on our part it is Grant funded there may be um um reimbursement uh available depending on on how things work out and um they're very very the the research team that that I've talked to several times they are adamant on aggregate data they do not want identifiable F so their goal is to have um any participating school would have three to five ad least diabetics in their school or if it's a district like ours is then at the state level they want at least three to five districts so Arizona participates they have aggregate data from Arizona they're not going to specify are these kiddos rural Arizona Northern Arizona they're not it's just going to be the State of Arizona so how many children do we have right now I'm currently enrolled we're at six yeah and every school Brandy doesn't have one the three bigger schools and will just the the School nurses of each school be collecting the data or so the health a will be able to help me because they're the ones actually implementing the daily interventions um it does have to be the the data itself has to be submitted by a registered nurse because they want you to know what you're actually looking at so I will be the one submitting any of the data that also helps me be sure that we're getting good data and that nothing identifiable is being submitted all righty so's G make me happy I will motion to approve District parp stud fantastic all in favor congratulations thank you [Music] all right item 9 e school safety updates and reunification site memorandum of understanding okay everybody we get to talk about school safety so I'd like to give you a few updates first and then um Wayne will talk a little bit about what it means um for reunification so some of the things that we have done so far this year are updated our Emergency Operating protocols for every campus so Arizona Department of Education had a new template this year and every schools EOP has been updated to align with the requirements in that template we have monthly District safety committee meetings that consist of Administrators and our school safety officers or resource officers we have a new hire for territorial who's replacing Jeff KY and um I think he was on tonight's agenda Kemal and so he is coming to us from buxy where he oversaw safety operations for a million square foot multicampus Hospital facility so it's very familiar with um the types of safety they're involved in public use facilities Behavioral Health Pediatrics things like that and has been a trainer for our restraint training system so he is up to speed on that on June 4th we have an administrative planning day to go through all the different pieces and parts of school safety and decide how we want to handle those things as a district whether it would be things like annual firearms training right now Matt gronik who's a Firearms instructor for Chino Valley PD is our school safety officer at Del Rio and he trains um an certifies our school safety officers with the use of the um weapon either the one that is provided by the school district to our ssos or by the um weapons that are provided by GD we're in the process of onboarding um K mcdal and that includes being fitted for his safety equipment um this issue of his duty weapon and things like that we have on July 9th we will be hosting at Grace Church's multi-purpose building because it's the biggest building in town and can hold all the people for all the things um we are hosting a a training and standard response protocol and standard reunification methods we anticipate about 150 attendees and you might ask well who in the world comes to that because it doesn't sound super interesting but it actually is so it's a way to train um First Responders Mental Health Providers School personnel um the alai County Emergency Management Personnel TPS at up people like that and how to respond to emergencies on school campuses and for us to develop um and learn about a standard reunification practice so what that means is if we had to evacuate a campus for a variety of reasons could be a gas leag that's what I like to talk about um if it's a gas leag where would we take take our kids because Brandy has um the second largest enrollment in the district and she's barely barely behind the high school a number of human beings and if we evacuated to another school campus it's already full of human beings so where do we put extra human beings and so one of the things is what does it mean to evacuate a campus and to reunify so that is one thing we're going to be talking about here in a minute on July so we have a lot of participants going through that training from all around yaai County some from around the state on July 24th we're going to have a a facilitated inter agency planning day where just our group comes together it's a plan okay we've all been trained in these protocols now what is that going to mean for us so we have I think we have like 28 people committed to it right now including Public Health ADOT DPS um ycso chopd School District Personnel just go on and on but everybody who would need to be involved if we had an emergency on a school campus so we will be working that day we I spoke with our facilitator this morning we'll be working on that day to come up with our practices so for example one of the things that we did was our school safety team um we had talked about all the things that would be needed in a reunification site if you had to move kids where do you need to move one of the things we always we've always dragged our heels on choosing because there was nowhere for us to retain the kids with inside the district's geographical boundaries um then the closest place that would have been large enough would have been Heights Church which is off Larry Caldwell and we wanted to try to keep kids centralized so when Grace um finished the multi-purpose building which is 15,000 square feet-ish um bigger than any of our gymnasiums I one day I was actually helping my son pull cable for you know it stuff in there went and so we took our school safety team there in the winter everybody walked the facility and gave all kinds of feedback and said unanimously this is where we need to have it so some of the things that are considered in reunification plans let's say we needed to evacuate bry's campus so you have to think about what do we do with kids who have um special needs apparatus how do we notify Transportation our bus drivers don't hang out all day so how fast can our bus drivers get back to a campus to evacuate a campus how do we um do we cross the highway oh well we would have to from her campus so what would that look like and so we've talked about retaining um pathways down each side of the highway that are since we have these nice roads called one one West we can evacuate campuses to Outer Loop we can evacuate them to for South across the highway at the roundabout but what does that mean that means we need a DOT there because in all likelihood adot's going to redirect traffic through windy Valley Plaza to allow several buses of kids coming and you think about that you get B kids and buses to a site need to have a secure place and a way to check them in and check them out you need because parents will also be responding what do you do with three four 500 cars of parents rushing the site as well how do you pull the parents and provide them um access to understanding what's going on well as it turns out we can Loop video feed from the multi-purpose building into the old chapel so people could see that their kids are safe so we're working on all these kinds of protocols and so because of that other things that we're doing um we're undergoing a campus digital mapping project so we um we know what the span scope of all our cameras is but we also know because you know our campuses are all a little different and none of them are single building contained facilities um if I go in this door is there a blind spot around this corner for a first responder so we're in the process of doing a big digital mapping project Matt gr will finish that during June for us other other things that we have going are on our phones all District employees have been trained we have um our Raptor apps on our phones that allow any employee in the district to call a shelter and place or a lock down and why is it important that anybody can do it not just the principal who's out on campuses all day long custodians um you know people like that and so anybody and we had some weather lockdowns and shelters a couple weeks ago and so because lightning was so close so we have the app capability on our phone and then we also bet train a mutual link that allows ycso to in the event of emergency we can um alert them and they can access our cameras on our campuses so as First Responders are approaching campuses they can see if there's a dangerous situation they're seeing through our cameras to see what's going on where so those are just a couple of the Little Steps we have going when you want to talk about the theou part and the church's facility and sure sure um good evening again board thanks for for allowing me to come I have a building of an unusual size and it's it's kind of fun like that got it to the uh one of the great things is when we built the building Our intention was to use it for Community Access and Community opportunities when uh Sydney and I sat down and began talking about this uh not only do I have one large building I have three sizable buildings and the beauty of this is we can do the parent reunification uh in terms of the first connection with the parents in the old main building we can have the family center that we have the the tan building in the back for special needs counseling all of those kinds of things uh kids who may not be able to respond well in a in a large room with lots of other children we've got places for that we have room in there in some of our upstairs in the the new building for administration and and all of those kinds of things we already have a built-in safety team uh who who knows that they will be on call they have been invited some of these trainings as well so we have people who can literally St in parking lots and direct traffic and do those kinds of things so there's a lot of elements that make absolute sense with this and we would love uh to to work with the school district on this uh we are uh willing to sign a memorandum of understanding we've already started that process uh with Cindy we have looked at the information granted to us by Mr lead better and we have signed off on all of the requirements the school district has again we would hope and pray that we never have to use this comma if there's ever a need there's got to be a place that we can do this and for us this is a win-win situation for us to make it possible for the school district and so on um what else you do what am I missing I think that I need become of [Music] churchome Welcome check it out come come the church is nice the pastor is a little dicey to be honest with you but you know we really are working hard to be part of the community and and to have that vision of making a difference in our community and so again this is one of those things uh we're so excited I was Sydney was teasing me the other day about the Chino Valley Unified School District South Campus uh at Grace uh because we've got about four meetings already set up at our family center and our multi-purpose building but again this is one of those things we're so excited about because the opportunity is there for us to make a difference and and again we we would hate to ever have to use it but if we need to absolutely absolutely we want to be prepared uh like I say s I've already talked CF Tina Val all of these we're we're looking at having the opportunity for them all to come to be trained we're inviting our safety our entire safety Team all of them uh to come some of them uh are actually young and have jobs and they're going to come on on their day off so they can do these things and so the church is very much Allin with this process we've been working on lots of little things about saet that aren't really all that will I I'm jumping ahead way far I'm sure will there ever be a um simulation that in place with actual kids that is we would like to have one drill for each campus um during the school year so a big part of it um the facilitator that we're hiring for the 24th we are hoping that um and she's putting a prop together for us that she will be able to work with Mr Ken our new hire to really have a solid umbrella of all the pieces and parts and a really big piece of that is how do we talk to parents about the safety things that we're doing what's an appropriate amount of information um what are the best ways to communicate and on those drill days we don't want parents coming to pick the kids up at the church I would just send away the Panic for everybody but it's it's an opportunity for us to be prepared for lots of things that don't just include the 1% of active shooter so those are those are all the different pieces and parts but yes just like we drill for we have shelter in place um just like we have lockdown drills just like we have fire drills um knowing what to do not just for kids but really for the staff and one of the things that I was um thinking about I did a a little webinar over the weekend was um thinking about maybe doing one of those drills with staff on a staff workday on one of those Friday PD days when kids aren't here so staff get that experience but it's also for the Personnel of the church because they're going to be on site too what does it mean to be in what if we have to evacuate more than one campus you know what does it mean to all of a sudden have you know 1500 kids present and one of the two of the things that were um positives for the safety team um the school district safety team about um looking at Grace as a potential relocation site the church has um magnetic key card access for all card controls for all the doors so everything can be controlled very very easily and locked down very easily but also has 36 cameras on the property there literally is no place covered on that property so once um staff once our staff is there once our kids are there um there are a lot of measures to ensure their safety while present have the facility as well including um we have uh access with Gates there are certain Gates that we can close and open and so on for Traffic Control we know that we're going to be working with the police department in ad do in terms of the traffic flow we will like have extra safety members just in with that because people aren't going to know where do I go we know there's 's going to be a lot of chaos with all of that so we are planning on that already our entire staff knows that if if if we get the call uh that everyone on staff is immediately U you know all all hands on deck and everything stops and we do whatever it takes for the school district to get through that day the last little piece that we've done was create common signage for all our campuses for three things one to alert um anyone coming to campus they're under video surveillance and that the campus is protected by armed security the second one is a list of the statutes that apply to restrictions on school property and the third one is common drop off um signs drop off and pickup signs for every campus because right now all our signage is different on every single campus and it's confusing to people who drop off so safety isn't just about sites it's about how we manage personnel and how we manage students on campus um and just you know Peter would know from all his years as an engineer um Ingress and egress are huge for safety and if you want to see the worst case scenario of that I'll see y'all at Tech on the first day of school follow that the same signage is what we want to have at Grace Church that match for the pickup and the drop off areas so when parents come there's at least something familiar for them that day as well so Cindy and I have already had that conversation thanks Tom's print sign thanks to [Music] Tom I do really really apparently you also all the fun stuff all right I think it sounds great any comments or questions no I think you're doing a really fantastic job and just showing what your involvement in the community and our district right here I myself than we want to make a difference this is our community we're very grateful for what you're doing as well all right um once again action item I would entertain a motion to approve the school safety updates all in favor all right I all right next a total of Dema authorized representative by resolution 20241 so I do have to explain by way of explanation I could say apology but I I don't think I have anything to apologize for there's a person that uh yeah that I talked with when we did this last meeting April I talked with her for about 40 minutes six different phone calls and she never mentioned the word resolution so then once we got everything approved at the airport meeting she mentioned the word resolution and this simply allows me to be the authorized website user to pull down reimbursement for about $221,000 of personal protective equipment that we bought in 2021 federal government so it's Federal Emergency Management and this is defense Emergency Management that's funding this and if we get everything approved we've got the authorization which you gave us thank you very much at the a for meeting now we'll have the resolution that should satisfy this person in the Defense Agency and we really appreciate what she's doing but you do this then Cindy has a l i have a l down they'll us without it got to read it I was just gonna say if anybody has like insomnia this is the time to stand and stretch I read this sorry we was explicitly told it had to be read allowed in an open a resolution of the governing board of Chino Valley Unified School District number 51 Chino does not say Valley but Chino Arizona approving the designation of applicants authorized representative and alternate alternate authorized representative forms submission to the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs which designates the school district's representatives for applying for certain public assistance and authorizing the applicants authorized representatives to execute and deliver said application on behalf of the China Valley un School District be it resolved by the governing board of Chino Valley Unified School District number 51 Arizona as follows section one the designation of the authorized representative for the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Emergency Management which designates John Livingston the Director of Business Services of the chimo Valley Unified School District as authorized representative and Alternate authorized representative respectively to execute applications on behalf of theim Valley Unified School District for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance under the public assistance program and or other Disaster Relief act Grant programs section two John Livingston the Director of Business Services is hereby authorized and directed to take all steps necessary to carry out the propose the purpose and intent of this resolution passed and adopted by the governing board of Chino Valley Unified School District number 51 Chino Valley Arizona this 13th day of May 2024 by Cindy Thomas govering board president and attested by Karen Hixon administrative assistant and approved as to form by Cindy Daniel's assistant superintend Al righty after all of that anyone wishes to read that as the motion oh no they do not I will make a motion to [Music] approve and a second please thank you very much all in favor I thank you an for calling me I was told I had to sit and wait was called strong adoption Miss Julie BR hello Madam president and members of the board I have two curriculum items tonight the first one is the character strong adoption um that this is for Heritage Middle School and it has it was piloted for two months and some of the posi that came out of it um it's active curriculum um holds discussions for students it is a tier one intervention on behaviors and that's the whole purpose of bringing this on to um taking this to Heritage Middle School um it has character dares um do something nice for someone Shake five adults hands throughout the day compliment a stranger so it's really teaching the kids to be nice and how to treat each other um in a positive manner instead of you know I'm being a little bullies students like the games they um stretch their student abilities to get to know each other so anyway it was real positive we had two um adoption meetings with parents I had see I had four parents four teachers and two administrators at my meetings and they have voted to bring this on and so what I'm asking for you tonight is to go to um bring this take this to Heritage Middle School as a supplement cul I know I asked about the parents last meeting how many had actually reviewed the curriculum the four that came to the meeting were they on the um selection committee or were they there by choice the selection Comm and I did not have anyone come to the district office okay and un view at all I figured I just wanted to it's Ty it's nothing all right any other questions on this that we talked about extensiv our last right for the approval of AD strong and a second well I thank you and all in favor I I thank you too soon all right thank again F 6 to8 CTE path CTE curriculum adoption St yes thank you and this again is a supplemental um program and positives from this um being piloted for two months um it offers virtual workshops empowers students with real world goals it is um effective with EXC exciting engaging um activities um the videos are very informative students have digital access they will um they're going to work on creating their scope and sequence and they will have some training to go with this as well but it was very positive and again I had four parents four teachers two administrators um at both of my meetings and I did not have anyone come in and preview the thank you I I I think that's very important to say so that when people say it was not available and they did not know about it it was it all right any questions on this one okie dokie let's have the motion I will make the motion of adoption of 6 through c c in a second all in favor I I thank you for your time of course all right regulations eccr automated external def relator yes a grant no we did we got a lot on a grant but this is just um so we I just wanted to update this regulation specifically to better reflect our staffing structure at Chino Valley Unified School District and so just a couple of things were changed um so that this is something that can be implemented here with what we have uh what did you update in it um just BR grer digest um no Central call we don't have a central line um we use short WS radios and we do not have a district physician we have a district nurse so the reports come to me not our district physician because that doesn't exist F thank you all [Music] right and all in favor I you're welcome night everyone see you next month here because I like first

e e e resume open session please stand for pledge of allegiance Al to the flag of the United States of America and to the for it stands one nation under God indivisible withy jce for all right are there any items to add to the agenda no all right I need a motion to approve the agenda motion second Doug and Gary what a voice vot all in favor any opposed all right academic spotlights primary and Elementary after school enrichment programs all right Dr beon CL Miss Janice are going to take this one ready okay um so typically during academic Spotlight we usually have kids here and sharing what they are involved in and the excitement of an after school program we're just going to bring the students to you via some some photos today um the after school enrichment clubs if ever you are interested in seeing them in action please come on by and and take a look because there's absolutely something probably every single day after school that kids kids have access to um so we're super proud of the after school options that we offer to our students at primary and Elementary um there's absolutely something for everyone and lenan and I are excited to share what's offered in each of our buildings uh throughout the school year all right so one of the after school classes is an arts and crafts Club um on each slide you'll see pictures of the kids and we also have the names of the staff members that do this so we have staff members from lunch monitors to administrative assistants teachers paraprofessionals all offering these after school classes Good News Club is offered by a couple of this is one class that uh spans both buildings so it's K through four there are a couple of those did I miss one no okay karaoke puzzles and games this is a club for K1 arts and crafts this is a K1 arts and crafts so we have a few different ones um offered they make some really neat projects here's a let's play class um this is a really great way to help build students ability IES to play together and to learn how to get along social skills and team building staying active getting them outside running around teaching them some playground games and the really nice thing is there's been some carryover some of these kids will take these games that they've learned after school and then they'll teach them to their friends during recess so it kind of keeps giving back it's really nice open gym and this is another one that span both buildings so grades one and two guitar and ukulele love this learning how to play the guitar and the ukulele for our first graders After School PE this one was a kindergarten specific PE and a first grade specific After School PE they really loved getting to play some of their favorite PE games but this is an hour right PE is only 25 minutes so they loved getting to do all their favorite things for even longer and then this was an after school PE for grades one and two and so this one carries over then for second graders um taught by a number of staff from primary as well as substitute from elementary so some arts and crafts there and then some sports stack stacking they have this offered not only you know through PE classes and there's some family events in the evening time that we do with this um they also have it offered after school for those students who enjoy cup stacking um this is a walking Club done by um some teachers in in multiple buildings here for grades two through four and then we have a Garden Club that's offered in grades two through four and we have several book clubs that we started this year and kids quite a number of kids really signed up for these book clubs um some who were struggling readers who absolutely reading came alive for them and we saw some great growth there our um actually our administrative assistants in the offices uh um offered these classes this year this one was one Frog and Toad book club and there's a drawing club and the interesting thing about this particular Club it's uh by Young ramb brand I've heard of this club in other places for a while and a former um Big Hollow student had reached out to me introducing herself and saying that she was the manager of this um program young REM brand and would we be interested in hosting it at our school so she came for grades two through four it's amazing what the kids can come up with there um this particular program there is a link in here if it's in you know in the board packet if you'd like to take a look at the the the movie trailer uh Mr tazioli is a Hollywood producer and he during his downtime when he's not producing movies uh He is wanting to work with students in schools to help Inspire kids to consider a career in the entertainment industry so that's a new club for us this year and that spans both uh the elementary building and the middle school we have this is another new club this year and um it's a coding Club it was meant to to be a girls coding club that we had gotten from a company and we just needed a staff to uh facilitate it and they did do so but we opened it up to both um both genders chess club we've had around for a long time and this particular organization is actually has a lot of other options for after school clubs so they're offering something in the summer uh this summer for students who um after summer school uh they'll they'll offer an additional um act some additional activities for them to participate in in the summertime we also have the wbhe news crew uh we got many I we received many ideas last year from the Middle School news crew and brought that down to the elementary building so our fourth graders participate in and produce the news uh for every day that our entire School uh views and they do an awesome job we also added a student council a couple of years ago they meet after school all of the representatives from every classroom in the building as well as the officers so about 32 students for student council and then a couple of the other book clubs Harry Potter book club um It's Not Unusual to see Mrs Berg running around the office dressed either like Mary Poppins or Harry Potter when she's getting the the students excited and geared up for these um book clubs there was also the uh Motorcycle book club The Mouse and the Motorcycle book club as well and then finally soccer club uh to administrative assistants also offered a soccer club for after school um to grades two students in grades two through four and then these are just a few of the ideas that we have for some future clubs and activities that we'd like to offer um you can see our list hoping to get our students involved in as many different activities as they like to try done that opportunity to try conversations with like families that have come from other areas and they're like this is so unique at our old school you didn't get this until fifth grade or you didn't get this until middle school so we're just really proud to be able to offer this for even our youngest students even our kindergarteners can join these clubs so if any of you have any hidden talents or interests at all in running an after school club don't hesitate to reach out to either one of us so thank you thank you very much the amount of things that we offer our K4 students is truly incredible after school it's great okay accom accomplishment and recognition Mr Doug is gonna help uh okay superintendent gold hand out this is usually this is always my favorite part of the our meetings but tonight tonight we have some really cool um pres or honores so um we're going to start with our primary student of the month so I'll have Miss Janice come on up I am very excited to announce that the primary student of the month is our own first grader Libby Robinson Libby will you come up and I have her teacher Mrs Carol here Mrs Carol nominated her and we'd like to hear the reasons why you've nominated Libby hi hi I'm Lisa Carroll this is my student Libby um I'm gonna read what I wrote when I nominated her I said I'm nominating Libby for student of the month because of her exceptional Behavior work work ethic and kindness Libby follows all our star expectations and sets a great example for her classmates she stays focused during lessons and always does her best Libby has made great progress this year because she puts so much effort into her work she has a positive attitude and works well with her classmates most importantly Libby radiates kindness she is quick to help others expecting nothing in return her calm and quiet demeanor is refreshing and her beautiful smile brightens everyone's day Libby is caring patient and polite Libby is definitely a Big Hollow star and I'm so proud of her there you go perfect perfect good job [Applause] okay and Dr bancana for elementary okay uh this month's Elementary student of the month is John hacker who was nominated by Mrs Lucas's art teacher [Applause] I know he's taller than me um I nominated John I'm not going to read my email I'll share it with Mom later Mom and Dad um but I email JN because he is truly the embodiment of a Big Hollow star he really is he has safe takes responsibility shows respect but most of all he's kind I watch him include every child um and it's very natural it's not forced it's natural he includes everybody and he's a really really really good friend so I'm sad to see him go [Applause] all right Mr Cornwell hi everybody our student of the month winner this year is or this year we've had one every month that's why it's called student of the month uh is Cora Martins and we have Kelsey Zach her math teacher who is going to come up and tell everybody why she was nominated [Applause] cor I think you and Libby are like the same person because I wrote a lot of the same things um so K has been caring hardworking and exceptional student all school year long cor is a peer role model and when it comes to work ethic advocating for herself holding peers accountable and being in charge of her own education she truly is a role model um which is interesting considering her level of maturity and core is the youngest eighth grader we have aside from being an advanced classes including geometry and eighth grade and advanced Ela at school core has been involved with softball student council PBIS fulfillment epic um Lunch Buddies at the elementary school volunteering at track meets and National Junior Honor Society outside of school kaora also plays softball is awful all often traveling on the weekends and still gets all her homework done core comes to school with a positive attitude a willingness to try and a desire to learn core is a great Mo role model to students of all levels here at Big [Applause] okay our employee employee of the month this month we uh were focusing on the area of support services and our staff nominated someone anonymously nominated Our IT team and so uh Our IT team of Jimmy AA Hol Brahma and Matt McCully won the award tonight and Jimmy has in pure technology form Big Hollow champion this Holly here tonight so Holly couldn't be here tonight I can say I won't read anything but I can tell you that this group of three is just phenomenal support team for our staff um and uh they when we talk to our staff about what their needs are in technology we just don't hear a lot because they feel very supported and uh these three have a special gift of being able to walk in and help somebody and not to make them feel bad for asking for help which is a which is a tough quality to find in good tech people so they uh they do a great job so uh Jimmy Matt and Holly are employees of the [Applause] mon thatd true guy right there and I guess this is a recognition that uh we didn't know until last week uh we are honoring uh staff at the educator of year ceremony in Lake County and we had several staff nominated for different different roles board and um at the end of the events they select one person from Lake County as the educator of the year it's a big deal and the regional superintendent called me because he found out I wasn't going to be I was in Springfield at a meeting heading back to and I was going to be late for the I couldn't make it to the uh event he called me and said you have somebody winning tonight and he go he wouldn't tell me what for he just said I have somebody winning something I said Mike I can't get back by that time and uh anyway we not only had somebody winning we had somebody win the biggest award uh Don Smith second grade teacher Lake County educat year and just so you know when they select that there's recommendations written by staff and also some parents and I think it was some of the parent letters that put her over the top from what I heard so the parent letters uh made the committee there's a committee in Lake County that reviews these they don't know who the people are they just review the submissions and uh I think it was the parent letters that really sent it over we have four retirees to honor I think I'm just going to call you all up together they were glad that we had the uh uh open house tonight and I'm going to call them all up together there there are a lot of years of service here um I'm going to start with pet de George 22 years of service at Big Hollow Paulette come on up so pette you can come on up and then Phyllis Smith 30 years of service a Big Hollow I've got awards for you over here is David here oh David jesmer David jesmer is not here David jesmer was 33 years at Big Hollow so and then our last one not only has been at Big Hollow 33 years but she went to school at Big Hollow and so she's really uh put a her life effort into big Hollow and we're going to miss her next year Miss lenan Janice principal at primary [Applause] and that is it for our recognitions oh whoops I'm sorry yes we have a video lenan that's going to be played for lenan right now so the we promise uh somebody better get some T tissue from L Nan I think for e e e other resources that that are available for students um if they should need it um and yand does have a lot of messaging that they provide that you can share with the community so a lot of this we don't even have to to create ourselves the nice thing is they've already been doing this so it's not like we're first in line to do this Woodland Middle School has them that's where I went and saw them in person um there's an article that just came out in the Washington Post of a middle school in Connecticut that's having great results Stanton is going to have them next year so we're definitely not alone in considering adopting these um and I think that there's a lot of benefits so I'm going to can we hand it over to Yonder Matt is he on so we're going to let Yonder present and then we'll have a Q&A time hey Alex hi can you hear me some we're just gonna uh can you hear me Adam El how about now can you hear me okay all right let's give it a try turn yourone all right let's try testing can you hear me okay now we're good all right um so I guess has Josh already given his presentation and spoken so and I'm just kind of following up yes okay wonderful well good evening everybody uh my name is Alex and I am with Yonder it sounds like you've kind of gotten a bit of an overview already but uh I've been asked just to give a little bit more of an overview and general you know how General how we how we practice with schools um how we you know Implement our kind of end to end process and just a little bit you know higher level picture of our Yonder program in general so I'm going to go ahead and share my screen we got the audio now the question will the video also work and uh can you guys see my screen okay yes all right wonderful so I will try to be short and sweet as much as possible um and I want to leave plenty of time time to answer any questions that you might have um you know happy to go into more detail with the program specifics or just you know Yonder in general so just a little bit of background about myself I'm the education Partnerships manager for the Midwest I've been with Yonder since 2017 before that I was actually at a high school that eats Yonder I was looking out there in Boston at the time and uh I actually implemented Yonder you know firsthand I saw the results I half jokingly asked if Yonder was hired so back home to the Midwest and here I am about seven years later it's been just really amazing to see the impact that we've had and the growth we've had with our school Partners um both in the number of schools who are using our services and also you know the results that they're seeing um as I'll kind of allude to here in the presentation um I always kind of like to start with why we're here and I know Josh touched on this a little bit um again having been doing this you know both as a educator directly and then working with Yonder for the last seven years we've seen a lot um both inside of schools and then outside just with society as a whole and I think we're in a good place in that Society is starting to catch up to the issues that we're seeing day in and day out with our school Partners um I'm sure a lot of you have probably already seen this but we're coming up on the you know Oney year anniversary when the Surgeon General we have a pretty scathing advisory about the impact social media has on children and adolescents um we're seeing more and more recommendations you know UNESCO the United Nations uh education arm made a proposal that all schools should ban phones across the globe the research is really overwhelming at this point and I think there's a lot more of an appetite to do something about the problems that we're seeing because um you know I think the cats out of the V at this point and we really want to make sure we can help impact that change not just to improve academic outcomes and it lower those behavior issues but also on that social emotional level and just the overall development of of our next Generation so I always like to start with what we do uh to help schools become phone free rather than just showing you the pouches because while we do have a really incredible tool to enforce the policy and make sure that you all see success it's really about the way that we partner with our schools and kind of the you know end to end process so well before any student has a Yonder pouch in their hand we want to make it very clear that everybody in the community knows exactly why this is happening and what it's going to look like and what's also nice is that again having been doing this for a really long time we're going to work really closely with each school and District that we partner with to make sure that everything is set up for Success we've had you know eight or nine years of trial and error at this point and we've really gotten it down to as much of a science as possible and we want to make sure we can impart that knowledge with all of our partners so the very first thing we would do is we meet with school leadership and come up with a really concrete plan taking into account the number of entrances the number of exits bell schedule all of that and we share our best practices and combine that with your school building your code of conduct and your you know kind of General Behavior plan to make sure that we have a really solid plan in place that's going to be aligned with your school culture and climate but is also going to be a really impactful and successful program once we kind of help work with you to develop that we have parent letter communication we really want to again make sure all all community members know the why behind going phone free and then how this is going to look on a day-to-day basis we also do a staff meeting to go over implementation and best practices and really help just make sure all of the teachers feel comfortable and confident with this process really empowered to kind of get their classroom back and not have to worry about the cell phone distraction and then lastly we do have a student presentation um that usually Home Room teachers or advisers would give the students again making sure they know what to expect why this is happening and and what it's going to look like we want to be as positive and proactive and non-punitive as possible at the same time we also want to make sure you're set up for you know what happens if the suit doesn't follow the policy and that sort of thing once all of that communication is done um that's when uh we go live and and really make sure that you're going to have uh that effective policy and I'm I'm guessing um you've probably seen this already but just as a reminder each student would be issued a Yonder pouch um as students come in in the morning they take their phone out they slide it on in and then they close it up and they are now phone free and they do not have access to their phone throughout the day although they do get to keep it on their person and this is obviously really nice in terms of eliminating the separation from students having to turn phones in and also eliminating that liability um on schools of having to collect you know hundreds of cell phones or anything like that at the end of the day these are the unlocking bases that are normally um you know insalled near the exit to the building students walk by they tap it they pouch their you their open their phone and they're good to go as at the times when students are in the building um this piece gets removed so that students aren't allowed to you know just walk by and open their pouch in between Class periods or anything like that as well and then just to kind of wrap things up a few um pieces of data that we've uh collected over the last several years um you know in terms of our impact this is from our survey that we do at the end of every school year um last year over 370 of our schools responded 86% of teachers identified more teaching and learning time in their classrooms once they implemented Yonder and then um basically you know we're at the point now where over a million students are using Yonder every day and the the the data is pretty overwhelming across the board when schools Implement Yonder we see an improvement in student engagement we see an improvement in student behavior and we see an improvement in academic performance so you know what that looks like a lot of times is fewer issues related to cyber bullying and social media um fewer issues Rel related to you know altercations whether they're being recorded scheduled on the phone all of those issues even skipping class goes down because students don't have that ability to organize what time what period they're going to meet up in the bathroom and need their TI Tok challenges so it's really something across the board from academics to behavior to just overall um you know social emotional learning you just really see those improvements across the board and so I will uh I'll go ahead and pause there definitely wanted to leave a little bit of time um to answer any questions that uh anybody might have so I think we'll let board members ask questions to Josh and uh I'm sorry our what's our representative's name again Alex Alex so Josh and Alex either one could take it I'm I'm just going to say the first question because I know that it's it's on your mind in an emergency situation I want to reach my child I'm not going to be able to too Alex can you talk about how you talk through that with Yonder I there there's a bit of feedback so and I can kind of hear I think the question was around what happens in the event of an emergency is that right with emergency and then parents having the anxiety of wanting to be able to talk to we we know that's not good practice but how do we talk to that with with Community because there's going to be anxiety of knowing that I can't reach my child when I want to got it absolutely so um I I think there's there's a few different um pieces to that and Josh would you like to answer that or I'm happy to kind of answer from a higher perspective from our experience with younger then you can dive into more specifics what would be the most helpful I I kind of addressed it already so maybe if he can just give his perspective if you could give your perspective please sure absolutely so it is obviously a very delicate um conversation to have I think at the end of the day Priority One is student safety we want students to get to safety as quickly as possible and from that safety standpoint we really want to make it clear Priority One is looking up paying attention to your surroundings paying attention to your staff and teachers and getting to safety and of course once they're in a safe location they can very quickly open their pouches and have access access to their phone um in an extreme emergency the phone the pouches can be destroyed they can be you know broken open and broken into um at the same time I think the other piece just the general anxiety and day in and day out that is something that is important to have that conversation with um you know parents and community members to make it really clear that anxiety is is something that we we do want to address because right now what's happening is students throughout the day are also having some level of anxiety around having access to their phones wanting to see what's happening on social media and that's having a direct impact not only in their education but overall with their mental health and so our our standing on that is we want to give that opportunity for those eight hours a day for students to have a break from their phone and and that's one thing that we hear time and time again from students specifically who initially are very anti and have a lot of things to say about why they don't think they should use Yonder in their school a few weeks in a few months in we hear from those same students about how much less stressed they are how much more relaxed and how much more they're enjoying their school environment they're talking with students they don't have to feel like they need to constantly be Tethered to their device as much and so from a parent standpoint that is something that we want to make sure to be very mindful of and talk about the messaging and I think at the same time we want to make it clear that parents can absolutely still get in touch with their child whether it's calling the main office or you know some schools are on toone with devices and they can send emails we don't want to interrupt that ability for parents to communicate with your children and vice versa we just want to be a little bit more intentional about it and make sure that there's a time and place for students to be a lot more focused and engaged with their learning and I think that's the big thing is once this distraction is removed students are going to be a lot more successful so I understand it can be tough parents at times but at the same time if they're looking at you know their overall students development it's it's going to be definitely a net positive and there're still ways that that parents can get in touch with their children yeah and just to add to that you know as a school students can always come to the office and use their cell phone if they really need to communicate with their parent it's not something that wouldn't be allowed um but we do also need to to limit some of that because I think sometimes they over communicating with the parents and as I referred to before that can create a barrier between staff and students with us being the resource for them to help them with a school-based problem so in that emergency situation kids are leaving the building or anything and you say when they're in a safe location they can unlock it but how would they once they've left the building unless we have devices out there to unlock they have handheld um unlocking mechanisms as well so he did show the the base that screws onto to the walls but they also have handheld ones so when it comes to dismissal time we'll have right he's holding it up there so we'll have staff in the hallways that have those as well oh and the other part is um picturing the end of the day people leaving from the bus how many of them do you need to unlock to make sure that the kids are not like delayed because everyone has to stop tap unlocking I could just see lines of kids waiting to unlock yeah so Alex I you probably can't hear the question very well but he did talk talk about how that's one of the things that they specialize in is being able to set up our entrance and exits so that we have enough uh but on top of that one you know we brought that up in the climate meeting and he said kids are going to figure it out because they want to be able to get into their phones but we even talked about maybe putting a couple outside so if a kid happens to forget or something they can come back after school um but they would help us plan you know our traffic flow and and make sure that we have enough for those bases for the for the kids to be able to get out in a timely manner because we definitely don't want to delay the buses and all those other things we brought up the same question and another question for it is is this this obviously blocks them from using their screen but a lot of them have voice recognition turned on I mean how do we still prevent them from just asking Siri or Google to send text messages read their email things like that you're still not going to get away from that yeah but that I would still consider that an infraction because you're using the phone and it would be confiscated for the day who's responsible for the bags uh the child so they're going to take them home every night correct if they choose I mean one of the things to keep in mind is that some parents don't want their kids to have phones they'll still be issued a Yonder pouch and so if that child is never going to use it because they don't have a phone they can just leave it in their locker so that it's always here right um we'll have to put in some kind of a charge for parents if it were to get lost but we'll also plan for that by having extras in case um they were to get lost but yeah that would basically just be another school supply just like the the Chromebooks where if it's lost or damaged it would have to be replaced so if they take it home with them and they forget it the next day or something do they get a temporary one or they just can't bring their phone in correct yeah we would have temporary ones available or they would just have to leave it in their in the office yeah and then the fifth graders will be responsible for this bag for four years that's what they're telling us yeah they say that it's it's durable enough that you can use it you're on year so um when I went and saw these at Woodland they actually had the kids write their names on them in permanent marker so they're not trying to you know pass them on I guess you know like if eighth graders right so I mean that that's kind of something that we're going to have to see is how how long do these things hold up and so and then we will have to purchase them every year for upcoming fifth grade yeah that's our thought yeah and then we'll make the parents responsible to buy a new one if there l or broken three or four year period yeah correct but I mean I would also think let's say next year's eighth graders for example those could probably be rolled over to our fifth grade if their names are not on them right yeah we're gonna we're going to tag them differently so that so they can be yeah so I went and saw it at Woodland and in addition to you know we got the kids that don't have the phones a lot of kids were saying when we went around and just talked to them they just stopped bringing their phone because they were like what's the point I don't even need it anymore um so a number of the pouches weren't even getting used because the kids figure why why bother you know but yeah that is definitely something that we'll have to consider so my biggest concern is that first I don't like the school period um but this solves one of the problems on it is the bigger issue um as far as so what are you going to do when you see a student the first time with a sell phone out of their bag what is the recourse is it automatic parent pickup correct yeah the first infraction would be automatic parent pickup okay so that that would make this more feasible for me because if we're gonna say you get a warning no the yep right because it's so Universal yeah we're going to be more strict on the consequences right away yeah and who would monitor the students to make sure they're putting them in there and locking them so one of the things that Woodland said that they do is they'll do spot checks where they'll just go into a classroom and say everybody hold up hold up your pouches um and the one time that I went it was during a home room so they had a couple extra minutes and they were right by their lockers and so the assist in principal had them go out and prove that they even had it in their locker because with their policy you're not excluded from being required to have it even if you don't have a phone oh oh they still have to have the pouch on them correct but not on them but they have it right right and they they they can find ways around it you know they will I can throw burner phones in there they can just say they don't have a phone but the bottom line is if we see a phone it goes to the office parent has to come get it there's no more struggle on that and that's fine that's where you no fraction you know honestly I am going to talk with Alex to kind of see what other school districts do in terms of their their progression of discipline and Woodland as well um I wasn't able to connect with the AP over there to get their to get a copy of their policy before we met um but yeah I'm you know other schools have done this I'm going to follow their lead but it's definitely going to be much more strict than than our current policy and I didn't even know that the kids could use it recess lunch does that mean that's going away completely yep that seems like we're not allowing cellones we at this period that's already giving way too much Le so I don't know when that was put in place but yeah seems counter it hasn't worked well so that's what mean yeah then the kids are going to have to have their phone on to go to lunch because they're going be mhm it's just if we were to have said you can't have them in the cafeteria it would be much more difficult to enforce we got 220 kids in here for eight adults also when you say the power struggle that's kind of current concerning it's a rule they break it there is no struggle you guys should I understand it's their personal item but if if they had a vape on them what would you want if and or but if they you know got caught cheating on with another paper there would be no h or but it should be the same for the cellones it shouldn't be when you say power struggle it sounds like you're you're say communicate with these kids youed it so many times and it's a rule like no any other rule but why are we negotiating around this one so I mean I like that this is in place and that we can jump to you know a severe consequence but I also don't think there should be any difference in this rle versus the other so I think I think you should Define power struggle because I know what you're saying Ash I know what you're saying yeah we we've done that with a handful of kids yeah yeah I'll just give you some insight on a situation that happened where that student then immediately called their parent and the parent then defends the child so now I'm getting into an argument with a parent in the hallway about why the kid so that actually happens more often than that oh I'll call my dad right now he says I can have it you can't take it from me so it it should be that easy right you need to hand over your phone but because we have so many parents who are saying this phone is your property and no one can take it from you like I end up having a struggle with a parent and then I'm trying to re-educate a parent in the moment instead of just being able to take the phone and what you're saying is exctly right as our schoe of conduct though yeah I mean it is okay so there is it's not re-educating that's the r if it were anything else you would talk to the parent completely different but because it's their cell phone that's why this is frustrating it's out of hand yeah because we are making so many exceptions to all these kids and then the ones that get caught I see their parents online complaining about it and they ended up getting away with it so I hope when this is in place that there are no exceptions because it needs to be followed like the rest of our rules yeah and I think that's that's prob that's why we want to really have it as a universal instead of just reacting to C group groups because again then we can say to a parent this is a rule for everyone it does not matter that cannot change I mean we try to do that now the only thing that I say there is caveat to is students who have 504s and IPS we have students who are diabetic who need their phones for monitoring um Yonder has pouches that are Velcro so that would really be the only time that that would be an exception to the rule but otherwise because it's a tier one intervention to that there would be no question at that point good questions because this will be a hot button in the community sure yeah we've had a group of parents I'm going to throw in and we've had we've had parents so I had a I have those coffee talks every once in a while and I had a group of parents kind of talk to me at that and said we just do not want cell phones like this is killing our kids in the schools and this then a group of parents were on our parent teacher discipline advisory committee they also were asking can you do something about the cell phones um so these we've also then I've people on that committee have heard we were looking into this I've been getting emails from them saying when you need parents to step up and support you on this we're ready so we will have some people that will support us but there will be a hot topic for Community for sure and is this only going to be at the middle school yeah for for now for now is to roll it down to if it's needed yeah are they even allowed to have phones at all elementary or primary when we did the committee to update the handbook the elementary and primary are saying absolutely no so it's they cannot have them at all in the building in the building yeah so they have like if you have it because you need to track your kid go home it's in their backpack so you cannot on out anything like that so for this contract is it like we just we just buy the product or we buying a service in addition to the product I think we're just we just pay we buy the product and we're buying uh in the initial year there's a transition where they help us get transitioned in I think they have somebody on site day one and then after that it's just buying product Al you can please what's the is it just a product or is a product and service it you are purchasing the equipment outright um so it is it is an outright purchase and you you own the a mocking basis in the pouches okay and then yeah with with that you do get the customer service and support and essentially you are you are buying into becoming a Yonder partner and um we're going to be there with you throughout this year the following years to come as well and there's no there's no subscription fee or anything like that okay you'd only you know if you need to buy new pouches that's the only thing that you'd have to do any other questions we don't have any action on this yet but how hard is it to buy a y thing ah how hard is it to buy if I was a kid or parent well we we do have a home use uh like cell blocking like box if if people want to use a Yonder related things at home because we get a lot of requests to our website from uh people who don't really look like teachers pretending to be teachers um but it's it's a very powerful magnet it's similar to um the security tags on clo at department stores it has happened a few times where students have gone on Alibaba or whatever and found the strong enough magnet every time it's been discovered pretty quickly um the other piece that we've heard those few times that that has happened occasionally the magnet is strong enough that it opens the pouch it also interferes with the cell phone and other electronic devices and has ruined um a few students phones whove tried to you know buy their own magnet fortunately ours is proprietary and you know doesn't have any issues like that so will we be liable then if anything like that happened it's a first I heard of that so Matt can you ask if it we be liable would we be liable in a situation like that if a student bought their own magnet if the student purchases an incredibly powerful magnet and decides to put it near their phone I it's I think that's the beauty of the Yonder program is that they do have their phone on their person they can do with it whatever they want you know the the pouch does have kind of a nice protective case it helps if they do drop their phone or something but again they're responsible for it so they can deal with it what they'd like but you know Matt my question is more do the Yonder magnet could it possibly C has it ever caused damage to cell phones has the Yonder magnet itself ever caused damage to cell phones no it has not and like I said so you know I travel with it on like next to my laptop and my phone I've been doing it for seven years and have not had any issues like that um and again that that's again more of a cautionary tale that we like to you know remind students if they are trying to do something that's not necessarily following the policy but we have not had any issues with it any other questions awesome thank you Alex thank you Alex we'll uh this will come back up this will be back on later in the agenda for an action item that we can talk about that point um I'm going to go ahead and uh take the next one uh board policy update first reading uh press policy 114 I met with the policy committee um we talked through a few things but uh no major changes and I've highlighted all the changes at the top of the page this just be for first reading a motion if we could get that motion Sor motion by Lauren second by Gary uh oh this is a voice vote okay all in favor hi any n okay I just have highlighted summer office hours for you that's uh nothing different than we've done the last couple years last three or four years um 8th grade graduation we've been talking about that May 23rd 700 p.m.

e good evening and welcome to an exciting school board meeting I note there are still some seats in the front rows good evening and welcome everyone good evening and welcome everyone to our school board meeting we're happy that you're here with us as is our tradition we will begin the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance if you're able to please stand and join me I pledge alance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for it stands one nation God indivisible andice for all thank you again for joining us this evening we have six school board members in attendance uh only miss Weldon is absent tonight we do have a quorum without her and I will declare that we have a quorum and call the meeting to order Dr Robert you want to lead us through The Who and why section of the agenda I certainly can I'll jump into the Mission Vision and core values Mr Stenner so just a reminder to everyone we start the meeting by reminding ourselves of our vision mission and core beliefs our vision as a school corporation is to be the choice to learn work and play our mission is to develop expert Learners by partnering with our community to invest in people the six core beliefs we all can rise to the challenge of high expectations learning is most effective when we have Choice flexibility and see relevance we Thrive when our physical social and psychological needs are met our community and School District are stronger when we partner with one another we flourish because of the diversity and variability in our community in our democracy and Democratic institutions are strengthened by civic-minded citizens and I'll take us through this next piece we have on the screen public comments but we are going to jump ahead in the agenda to a recognition and we have several recognitions and it's great to see so many people here this evening but one of those I think there's a a band performance at Southside here perhaps coming up really quickly so we want to recognize um our Southside Elementary math stings so um we could have Mr bachmeier and Mrs ke come forward all right good evening thank you Dr Roberts and School Board appreciate you moving us up this evening so that they can uh finish up here and head to their band concert so um I want to introduce our amazing coach Mrs Keel Mandy Keel as she has led our math stangs through a tremendous uh season awesome thank you Mr bachmeier and thank you to the school board for recognizing our Southside math bowl team this evening I also want to thank our Southside staff who helped us host the elementary math competition back in April and of course I want to thank these children's families for all of their support as well so this year's Focus for the math bold competition was algebra and during our practices we reviewed familiar Concepts like order of operations and combining like terms but we also learned how to use our friend binomial George and also use formulas to solve algebraic sequences and all of this in only 30 45 or 60 seconds which is challenging even under the best of circumstances but when we gathered the team together a couple of weeks ago for our end of year celebration I asked the team to reflect on what they most enjoyed about their experiences on this year's team and several of them actually mentioned that they liked the tension and the pressure from having to solve those challenging problems and analyze them in such a short time and that it also really allowed them to collaborate and work with one another to gain some confidence in their math abilities and ultimately to come together as a team and so these children remained as calm and as focused during that competition in April as they did during all of the practices in our classroom leading up to that competition and after winning the regional competition we anxiously awaited those Statewide results and they knew that their score of 31 out of 32 question answered correctly with some really really tough questions placed them in a really good competitive spot and so we gathered together the next day as soon as we saw that link go live and after clicking on it we realized that it came down to the fourth and final tiebreaker category but that ultimately these children won an outright state championship title in the blue class for our elementary math poll competition so you can imagine that as soon as they saw that there were lots of Screams and shouts and they were jumping for joy and hugging and cheering so I'm so proud and excited to introduce these state champions to you this evening only Sid batula couldn't be here tonight so matings as I call your name if you could please raise your hand Tim karski Shan karney Xavier Zang Bowden Keel Natalie Munger Kate Yang narak Kota hamsa venini ruhan Goyle stavia sesh a tile adite shende aan noop luk Wu Shar Ram adite shende Rik Raj Adan and cenl thank you congratulations good job congratulations congratulations thank you congratulations thanks for representing outside thank you congratulations good J good job thank you apprciate all your hard work congratulations good J thank you good job for South thank you conat good job work good job thank you thank you very much good job go outside thank you very nice thank you okay good so we going back to the regular order now yeah we will well it's hard to top that uh state champions congratulations again to Southside in the math F we'll start off with uh during our board meetings we always have a time for public comment based upon State Statute we need to have an extra one tonight because we have moved up some of our personnel Human Resources recommendations and again anytime our board is going to take action there does need to be an opportunity for public comments so at this time we'll ask for public comments in regards to Personnel approvals only so if somebody would like to to make a public comment in regards to those which are again coming up next this is that opportunity okay seeing no one uh raising their hand or coming forward uh we will move on to the administrator approvals Mr sner and we'll turn things over to Dr ple good evening at your seat this evening you had information regarding the three approvals and as I request them this evening we will do them individually and vote on them individually so it's with great pleasure for all three of these administrative approvals to put forth for you so I request approval of the assistant superintendent for finance and operations as presented this evening thank you Dr pleek board members is there a motion I move that we uh approve Dr Boseman as assistant superintendent of finance and operation thank you Mr Bryan is there a second second it's been moved and seconded to approve Dr Brett Boseman as new assistant superintendent for finance and operations is there any discussion if we're ready for the question all those in favor please say I I any oppose same sign the motion is unanimous Dr bosan be careful what you wish for hey do Dr Boseman you now you get to stand there awkwardly as I as I talk about you so um Dr I would say thank you to the interview committee but we didn't have one this is a change of title for Dr Boseman he has spent the last I believe are we on five six years as the Director of operations for bcse before that was a principal at Schmidt and assistant principal at Northside and taught in both Danville and IPS as uh middle school and Elementary sixth grade teachers before coming to bcsc he earned his PhD from Indiana State and as well as his Masters at Indiana State and then Southern Indiana is where he earned his Bachelor of Science he um his better half also teaches for us Britney and he has two terrific kids and I'm excited to have Dr Boseman add a comma and to his title I warned him earlier that we may continue to just add comma and comma and but please join me again in congratulating Dr Boseman on his his promotion Dr Roberts Dr Phillips Dr ple cabinet and school board members thank you thank you for taking the chance on this Farm kid from the region thank you for thank you for representing the community well and allowing Britney Riley Trenton and myself to be a part of it a few days ago at a conference I was asked what has drawn me to Columbus and as I reflected on that I Jed down a few notes I told this person that Columbus is unique I came here for a job but quickly they realize that this place is much more I learned that people and groups like The Heritage fund United Way sucas sansie the ffy the C and a dozen or more o others all work for the common good for the children of the best community of its size in this country I'm overwhelmed by the amount of support around us I had the opportunity to work at Schmidt and learned and grew more professionally there than I had anywhere else I learned from people like Kathy Denniston who is easily one of the best teachers I've ever encountered and is sitting somewhere behind me as we're getting to recognize her and some other Heroes here upon retirement there are many Columbus has many Cathy dentist that do remarkable things for kids last Monday a former student of mine called me to tell me he got into college I won't share his name but I can tell you that his family moved to Columbus under great turmoil Columbus North has done a tremendous job of raising this young man and turning him into a TR leader and now his nine siblings and first cousins see him going to college as first generation and that family tree has been ever changed Columbus raised that young man and raised that family Columbus has also raised our kids my son and daughter are tremendously talented kind and caring people who are simply products of this community Britney and I owe everything to giving back so when asked if I would give more to this community in an expanded professional role the answer is yes I appreciate your trust and support and we'll continue to give everything I have to bcsc the name this time next I would ask for approval of Dr Aaron stal Bal as the next assistant superintendent for human resources I move that we approve Dr Aaron stal bomb as the next assistant superintendent for HR at bcsc I second thank you it's been moved and seconded approval of the recommendation of Aon stal bom as assistant superintendent for human resources Dr Phillips Dr pleek vote thank you all those in favor of the vote please say I I any oppose same sign motion carries unanimously thank you Dr Phil thank you Mr Stenner so I I'm excited and proud to introduce you to Dr Aaron stalam the next in a long line of excellent leaders who have been in this position in bcse Dr stal bom uh graduated with her PhD from Indiana State University as well uh as well as her masters from IUPUI and her undergrad from Ball State she has most recently been at Monroe County Community Schools for the last two years in this same role assistant superintendent for HR and professional learning before that she was in cooko school corporation as the Director of transformation zones and systems Improvement and she also worked for the Department of Education and taught and Greenwood schools for several years Dr stal bom um someone texted me the other day and said this might be the best hire of your life I said you're you're setting her up with some high expectations there and yeah Brad says they they didn't know about you Dr Boseman at the time this person didn't please please join me in congratulating and welcoming Dr Aaron stalam thank you I also know I have big shoes to fill so thank you Dr Roberts Dr Phillips and members of the board of school trustees and the bcse cabinet members I am honored to join the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation in a position that focuses on the faculty and staff who shape our students lives and have an immense impact on the community as a first generation Collegiate scholar and K through2 student once identified as low sces I know firsthand the power of an exceptional education from an Engaged staff members dedicated to being change agents in the lives of all students from our students first bus ride to their walk across the stage there are countless staff members who embody the mission of bcsc to develop expert Learners by partnering with our community to invest in people it is due to this passion for collaboration focused on student and staff success that my family and I are looking forward to joining the community thank you for this opportunity to make an impact as we focus on the goals of the Strategic plan for everyone at bcse to actualize their fullest potential with the supports necessary to thrive in the Greater Columbus Community thank you [Applause] [Music] the next recommendation is for the new principal the next principal at CSA new tech before I make the recommendation um we did invite the interview team or anyone from from new tech to come and be in support and in attendance we have a lot of them here so if you are currently working or a student at CSA new tech please stand or wave your arms we see several in the back so let's Stand and Show the support that's coming out tonight for this position that's great that's [Applause] amazing it is with great pleasure that I recommend for approval Mr Josh gble as the super or superintendent going to almost did Josh congratulations you got a promotion let's start that again I recommend Mr Josh giel to be the principal at CSA new Tech High School thank you Dr ple board members you've heard the recommendation from Dr pleek uh is there a board member that would like to make a motion I move that we approve the um hiring of Josh gel as the the new principal at CSA new tech second thank you Mr Nan Mr major any discussion all those in favor please say I I any oppos same sign motion carries unanimously congratulations Mr gel thank you Mr C thank you Mr Stenner thank you board uh Mr gel is representing Ball State as uh both where he earned his uh administrative certificate as well as his Masters in mathematics uh but before that his Bachelors came from the University of Wisconsin Madison uh Mr giel has been the director of the Columbus virtual pathway for the last three years and the the CSA new tech staff will welcome him back as he spent the beginning of his career in bcsc there as a math teacher for eight years and then three years as the guidance counselor ladies and Gentlemen please welcome and uh show your appreciation for the second ever principal at CSA new Tech High School good evening I want to start by saying a heartfelt thank you to the school board Dr Roberts Dr Phillips Dr pleek Mr Edwards and the entire uh hiring team that put their trust in me to be the next principal at CSA new tech I also want to express my gratitude to my fiance Shelby who has been my biggest supporter and cheerleader without her unwavering encouragement I wouldn't be here today throughout my journey at CSA and CVP I've been fortunate to work alongside incredible Educators and leaders who have continuously challenged me to strive for excellent in the sake in strive for excellence for the sake of our students to everyone I've worked with thank you your work is important and you inspire me every day I owe a special debt of gratitude to Mike Reed his guidance support and friendship Have Been instrumental in helping me realize my dream of leading CSA new tech my hope is to honor his legacy by making meaningful contributions to our school's future 14 years ago when Mike offered me a teaching position at CSA new tech I knew I had found a special place where I could make a real difference for students in education I embrace my opportunity to leave my mark on the school by becoming a certified pbl facilitator and trainer and ultimately building the CSA way this experience not only allowed me to coach our facilitators but also gave me a deep appreciation for the transformative power of educational leadership working closely with Mike as a counselor and co-leader further solidified my passion for leading a school together we pioneered a revolutionary pathway for our students and I grew immensely in confidence and experience 3 years ago I embarked on new a new adventure leading Columbus virtual pathway at CVP I was able to spread my wings as a leader and really grow into my role while it was a life-changing experience my heart was always with CSA new tech and its revolutionary approach to education I am thrilled to return to home to CSA new tech and continue building upon the incredible Legacy left by our students staff and leaders CSA new tech get ready for the next chapter of innovation and Excellence I'm excited excited to lead us into a bright future together [Applause] congratulations to all three and we thank everyone that participated in those selection processes thank you Mr stinner we'll move on to another recognition which is for you all as Schoolboard members so the Indiana school boards Association does recognize school boards based upon a variety of factors one of those factors being participation in various professional development activities activities that they provide during the year so it's a Collective Status based upon individuals and then other criteria as a unit uh each award um represents that ongoing commitment to continue learning and excellence in Schoolboard service so so uh it is with pride that I offer our school board an exemplary governance award from the Indiana school boards Association and Mr stuner as vice president I will present this to you very cool thank you thank you Dr Roberts uh Dr pleek it looks like we're back to you again I think this is the third meeting in a row where I've been in front of you standing and recognizing amazing people that sacrifice each and every day to provide the best opportunities for our students here at bcsc and tonight is just kind of the the the end of all of this and the biggest celebration when we look at retirement and individuals from bcsc so tonight or this year at this time we'll have more but at this time we have 28 retirees teachers and certified and classified staff including teachers administrators and classified and before I start recognizing them we will share a video that Mr Bernett created that shows all 28 of them e [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] we asked the retirees to please check in when they came to the meeting this evening so we can recognize the ones in attendance after I get through the list if anyone snuck in after we did that we'll call them up as well we want to make sure if you're in the audience that you do get recognized for your years of service so retirees I will announce your name your position your years with be you'll come up and we'll just line up here in a long line until we get through introducing everyone and at the end if you'll go out into the hallway so we can be sure to get a picture of you as a group we would greatly appreciate it so before I start introducing um 15 of the 28 individuals and part of that wondering because the past couple years it's kind of been that way around half and we kind of talk the ladies that I do we talk to them some of them do not want the recognition they've given the years and and sometimes it's challenging to make that decision or to face all that so whether they in attendance or not with that video we show some admiration and respect to them and we thank them for what they did but in Combined total we will say with our 28 people that are retiring from us they have given bcsc 748 A2 years of experience as serving our students and community so that is a big night we will get started with Karen Allen Karen Allen is a a special education teacher at Richard she was with bcsc 33 years next up Kelly Bose secretary admin assistant at Northside um for 28 years Laura burbrink CSA Lincoln CSA new tech udl facilitator 13 and a half years Kathy Dennison teacher grades 5 and six at Schmidt for 33 years Walter Denton we also caller Wally Food Service Rock Creek Elementary cafeteria manager with bcsc for 52 years Melody guest Food Service um secondary cafet cafeteria manager at Central for 22 years Anita Grier kindergarten teacher currently for Parkside Elementary with bcsc 33 years Gail Kors with bcsc 36 years finishing up her tenure as an elementary curriculum specialist Tracy lyans East Columbus East and CVP foreign language Japanese 28 years Diana man 26 and A2 years M mcdal alt education restart program Karen Meisner Support Services um ISC building with bcsc 45 years Michael Reed CSA new Tech High School principal with bcsc at least 30 [Applause] years Jim Roberts eight years as bcsc superintendent [Applause] Dana Thompson Elementary teacher Parkside Elementary 25 A2 years Jana Thompson Columbus North High School our Chinese teacher e eel teacher 17 years so you may have seen me stumbled as I'm introducing them the reason is because as I'm thinking about each one of them I can think already of all the different ways they've served us so when I read their current position they some of them have moved around either grade levels buildings positions within our district so the one I was reading was current but also in my head I was reflecting back on all the other ones I know that they've served our great School Corporation so at this time in front of the public these 15 of our 28 is there anyone else that did show up that I did not call don't want to leave anyone out but it's with the deepest gratitude and respect that we show them and acknowledge the years of service thank you for all you've done and just let you know as assistant superintendent of HR currently if you ever want to come out of retirement bcsc is always looking for great individuals to serve the needs so thank you so much congratulations one last round of applause please [Applause] thanks for coming [Music] than thank thank you Dr Rob save us right app [Music] yeah uh Dr Roberts really retired no uh they've gone out to take a photo in the hallway uh for the next section of recognition Dr Phillips you want to [Music] introduce thank you Mr Stenner uh we want to at this time recognize the academic Bowl State finalist from Columbus North Central Middle School and Northside Middle School Mr Edwards please come on up and let's hear about their successes there he is [Applause] uh thank you and I I just took that long walk around actually to uh introduce Jean hack uh who was actually going to come up in in no we're we're talk this is G this is the academic Super Bowl State finalists David Clark Mr pain and I I jumped the gun uh so next time he calls my name I'm going to walk around and come up here to introduce you to Jean hack right now I'm here to introduce you to David Clark who is going to come talk about the academic poll State finalist thank you Mr Edwards thank you very much we um appreciate you're taking the time out of your meeting to recognize our academic Super Bowl State finalist there were several teams there this year I think we had a pretty good year uh we are going to I'm going to turn the mic over to our Super Bowl academic coach let him introduce the other coaches their respective subject area and then the students that were able to compete and win state championships so at this time I'm going to turn the mic over to Mr Brian Campbell our the lead on our academic Super Bowl thank you Mr Clark um I'm Brian Campbell I am the lead academic uh coach here at North High School and I just thank you for having us out today I wanted to thank a few people the administration here at North has been super supportive they're always great when we need things uh I also have to thank though Cheryl brosy the secretary when I screw up and forget to get something signed or need something the next day she always comes through and Carrie Garis who is phenomenal about making sure we get places and that's always my greatest fear but she always makes sure we do that um this year was a phenomenal year we started out at districts it Shelbyville high school and of the five events we won four of them and went down to qualify for State uh the state championships at Purdue last weekend we had four teams go our english team didn't make it they lost by one point on the third tiebreaker yes so we were literally so close on that otherwise all of our teams would have gone but this year was a phenomenal year and up at Purdue for the state championships we had uh science finished was it John's not here they finished third second science our math team got third and our social studies team which I've been doing this now 10 plus years we have never won our district we won our district this year which was phenomenal thanks to our new coaches and at stage we were seventh and that's just a phenomenal showing for us and then with the students that were right here we have there's a category called interdisciplinary which is kind of like the catchall they have to be super smart in everything and they won by I think three points bringing home our fourth state champion ship in 5 years and so it was just another phenomenal year for the academic Super Bowl team here at north um the coaches are Kate stall Sarah Zimmerman Mary Lehi Mike Spock and John Murphy couldn't be here tonight and then the students are Addison Hobs arjent Patel harsh Gandhi and Michael Cross and I promised I wouldn't embarrass him but I have to Michael stands in rare air as he's a junior and he right now is a three-time state champion with North High School and if he wins next year as a senior he will be the only four-time Champion here at North so thank you for having us it was a great year for academic Super Bowl at North [Applause] [Laughter] thank's already coming up it looks like okay good evening uh Dr Roberts Dr Phillips uh members of the school board uh we are here to represent Northside and the Academic Teams at Northside from this spring so similar information to what uh Mr Clark just told you all about academic team competitions but our team's been practicing once a week uh since the start of second semester uh with some outside studying obviously so that we can uh compete at the highest level and be prepared for competition so each core subject has its own round of about 25 questions and some questions more difficult than others and the winning score based on the total number of of those questions answered correctly so I have two of our coaches with us tonight uh Mr Brad brandom who is our math team coach um and serves as the math chair of both Columbus North and North nor side and then Mrs Emily Richards who teaches 8th grade science at Northside so they're here tonight because Northside had three um teams of recognition that stand before you uh as math uh State runner up uh science team state champions and the interdisciplinary team as state champions so our math team was State runner-up it's worth noting with a score of 23 out of 25 um the team from Bloomington scored 24 uh so we were a state runner up there and then science team score of 20 uh and interdisciplinary team score of 19 out of 25 um so I I'll read through uh names in order of uh Team because several of these students participated on on more than one team so I I think it's worth acknowledging that as well uh so if I say your name just raise your hand as you stand please so arjin vaja Pula uh anad Nila Krishna Caba Aaron lecker and so those are from our math team science team again State Champs with a score of 20 out of 25 nuren Peli Juan Perez Alicia Singh ARA toala ntia Hurley and then our inter interdisciplinary team which as Mr Clark said from Columbus North is um a little bit of everything combined into one and so members of that team um AR V Pula ninin PL Isabelle Bailey and anad Nila so again thank you for having us and congratulations students [Applause] conratulations J Central [Music] all right well we'll keep the show going here um obviously no pressure on the high schools with all of these young Talent from the sixth grade seventh grade and eighth graders um first I want to thank you guys for the opportunity to uh have our students here and be recognized also want to thank East High School we were the host for our region and we had to move the event suddenly over to East High School due to some gym things that were going on in our gym so appreciate uh Michael Parsons and Blake Manuel for helping us and the staff at East for helping make that event go over so well so I am going to turn this over to Carla yudy I do want to say that um all of our teams completed or competed and made it in the top 10 in the state in every category so that's an exciting thing for us um U Beth flamon was our math coach Mindy Summers is our English coach uh Kate uh or Maddie kapenstein was our science coach and then Carla yudy is our social study go thank you um I did want to say that the topic was the 80s and 90s and we studied four presidents very intensely and I believe I was their primary source for for most of those presidents um but did a great job uh some of these kids also participated on our state winning team last year I'm going to let them introduce themselves darnish CJ Bonet s so they forgot their last name I guess they're I guess they're a little shy but thank you very much okay Mr Edward and Mr hack Dr hack okay congratulations again to the outstanding performances of our Academic Teams uh Mr Edwards we're going to jump into Governor's work ethic certificate at this point so Dr hack is coming up all right Dr hack will turn it to you thank you thank you uh vice president Mr Stenner board members Dr Roberts and cabinet members for offering this opportunity to recognize these exceptional young women and men tonight 7 years ago bcse began participation in the governor's work ethic certificate certificate for graders part of this process involved the creation of a governing body made up of Our Community Partners these Partners believed that it was too late at the 12th grade to recognize work ethic and if it wasn't there to change it and believed it should be started earlier the committee developed a w as we call it for sixth and 8ighth grade aligning with the 12th grade State W the mayor's office took the responsibility for recognizing the sixth grade and the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce took the eighth grade they are known as the mayor's and the chambers's work ethics certificates to earn any of the three a student must first make the commitment at the beginning of the year to sign up then they must meet all of the following the student is able to persevere through challenges and problem solve the student is accepting and demonstrates service to others possesses a positive attitude and communicates clearly the student is a self-starter and critical thinker is reliable and demonstrates responsibility and teamwork is organized and punctual and demonstrates self-management and demonstrates academic Readiness and a commutative GPA of at least a 2.0 the students attendance rate must be 98% or higher one or less discipline referrals and must complete a minimum of 6 hours of community service or volunteerism when these students started the mayor's W in sixth grade there were 5 34 students who signed up and of those 199 earned a certificate at the end of the year 6 years later 22 have earned all three 6th 8th and 12th each of the students their parents and all of the schools should be proud you're one of the 4% that made it this is an awesome achievement and when I call your name if you're in attendance please stand up come up and stand to my right just like everybody else has this evening and we'll walk through Molly Bray East Greta Brown North Austin Clark North Victoria jater East Zumi farer North Carter Gant East Hannah gladen East malaria Gomez North Greta hammerling East East anet Hughes East Jerry Hughes East Olivia Jordan East Elena major East bran Martin North Frankie pulock North Riley posy East kayn puit North Jacob stanbury CSA Addison states east Grace Wheatley North Delaney Williams North and Jasmine Yang North if we could please recognize these students in their achievement for the last 6 years thank [Applause] you job appreciate all the hard work thank you than for coming [Music] appreciate all the hard work congratulations J thank you good job conratulations okay thank you Dr hack and congratulations to our students for three times Meeting those criteria that Dr hack read off for us I bet attendance was one of the hardest ones there to to get probably uh we'll turn things over from a recognition standpoint now to Smith Elementary School Mrs volz good evening Dr Roberts and the board thank you so much for allowing us back for the second year in a row um I would like to thank our dedicated coaches um for this robotics team their partnership with the robotics team we have Amber Payne Kyle Weidner and of course Lisa Haynes so thank you to all of your commitment with our students in the robotics team the Sonic sideboards from Smith Elementary School embarked on the Journey of collaboration and sportsmanship at the Vex worlds held in Dallas Texas on May 3rd through May 1st through the 3D they qualify for this Honor by being one of the top 22 teams in the state of Indiana Indiana is home to the largest number of Elementary Vex robotics team they have approximately 850 teams in the entire State the Vex worlds brought together robotics enthusiasts from all around the globe the Sonic cybor seiz the opportunity to collaborate with China Thailand and Vari various parts of the United States this crosscultural exchange F fostered learner learning and innovation despite cultural no despite occasional hiccups from their robots performance they finished in the middle of their division their experience underscores the importance of character in The robotics competitions in the world of the Vex robotics victories may be measured by Awards and accolades but the true Essence lies in the bonds forged the lessons learns and the values upheld the Sonic cyb boards has have emerged as champions in every sense of the word and we are so proud of you so when I your names you can raise your hand Colin Schwarz ball and these medals are from the actual championship in Dallas Dawson [Music] Payne Evan Bush and Owen John's congratulations on a great season conratulations congratulations thank you oh it's everybody that's cool looks like it okay we're going to move on to presentations we bring Clifty Creek up for our uh School Spotlight reflecting on just what we went through with recognitions and thinking about our students we have uh both north east and new tech involved with the governor's work ethic certificate we had North Central and north side with the academic B state finals as well as Southside uh Smith with the international competition down in Dallas Texas so a lot of representation from a lot of schools and a lot of students so congratulations to to to all thank you thank you Dr Roberts board Dr ple Dr Phillips for having us tonight I have the immense pleasure of introducing Kyla lier she's our Music Teacher our choir director our rock band Wrangler and all things musical at Creek and she will share some of the extracurricular and co-curricular opportunities that we have at Clifty I'm really honored to be here so thank you for having me I can talk a little bit I lost my voice but it's I'm doing all right uh there is a quote that both inspires and haunts me by zultan Kodi who was a Hungarian composer and master pedagogue it says quote it is far more important who the Elementary music teacher is in a small Town than who the director of an opera house is because if the Opera House director is not good he will be dismissed in a year but a poor music teacher in a small town can kill off the love of music for 30 years from 30 classes of children this is an enormous responsibility end quote I take my job I'm going to go to the next slide here we go there we go I take my job as an Elementary music teacher very seriously not because I expect all of my students to become professional musicians I don't but because I know and study after study has shown that when students participate in music programs they perform better in school are more likely to graduate they have higher GPA higher reading and math scores the lowest levels of substance abuse among any group music education improves cognition attention motor capacities and social and emotional learning and confidence and I have references if you would like to see these um so at Clifty as a music team teacher I have this window of time where I am tasked to spark a love of Music in the district's youngest student bracket with the hopes that they will continue participating in music programs in middle school and high school and Beyond knowing that if they do it will be a force of good in their lives at Clifty Creek in addition to weekly music classes which all students participate in students can participate in choir so these are my choir kids we actually went down to the admin building today and got to sing to Dr Roberts they can participate in strings and currently we are having our string recital at this it'll start in 2 minutes um and I don't have a picture of our traditional band but we do have traditional band and then we have rock band when I started teaching eight years ago I followed a pretty traditional curriculum but I struggled getting students in my upper grades to buy in they kept asking me if I could teach them how to play the guitar and drums and I would tell them that's just not what we do in music class in elementary and then finally it dawned on me that I needed to teach these kids with the music that was their mother tongue and their musical mother tongue was pop and rock music I still use traditional folk pop folk songs and classical music in my teaching but I started putting a larger emphasis on popular music four years ago I used my school budget to get 28 acoustic guitars for my classroom and then right after they arrived we had to quarantine due to co it was a toal bummer but during lockdown I watched this movie maybe you've seen it called School of Rock and that movie changed everything so while we were on quarantine I signed up for as many um online courses that I could tap that I could find to learn how to teach rock band to my students and then I used donors to choose and I asked our community for donations to outfit my classroom with rock band equipment and in 3 years my classroom was trans formed to a real School of Rock with amazing equipment that no other elementary school that I am aware of has access to I start students on ukuleles and keyboards in first grade and guitars and drums in fourth and I use a color-coded DOT system across all of my pitched instruments so students can move across them more easily so when students play a g they play the blue dots regardless of the instrument that they're on we just finished our third annual Battle of the Bands this past week and I actually presented to the school board after the very first one but this year we took it up a few notches all of my students in grades 2 through six wrote original songs with me there were 19 total written and I selected five of those to perform at our Battle of the Bands my why behind this project is that I want my students to see themselves being a part of something that's huge that's big I want them to have big dreams and I want them to have a sense of pride in their accomplishments and to do this we had incredible I me there was a lot of prep into it a whole lot but we had amazing Community Partners including cix 107.3 which interviewed six of my students about their songs played their songs over the radio the week of our show uh and the whole school was able to listen in and these kids heard their songs that they wrote and that they worked on and they sang in our music I have a I turned my office into a recording studio so the kids recorded all of the vocals to the songs they got to hear these songs on the radio the Republic interviewed some of our rock band students and WR an article about it on the Battle of the Bands um that's our band our um album on the right and there are QR codes that I gave to Josh that are all over ifia so when you see those QR codes on the way out you can scan it and it'll take you to our album on Soundcloud uh so we released an album we got a concert T-shirt we actually had a design contest so this was our concert T-shirt it was designed by a fifth grader named Marco his design was the winning was the winner that we went through uh we had food trucks we had bounce houses we had arcade games and a massive crowd uh who came up to support and witness these incredible students performing songs that they wrote themselves we did have some setbacks it rained we were really hoping to have it outside but we had to bring everything inside except for the bounce houses they stayed outside and the food trucks the food trucks also stayed outside but I am so incredibly proud of these students they got up in front of this massive crowd and they just did an incred job and they were so proud of themselves um this year's winner went to our second grade class for their song merat which um the process behind right yeah oh oh I'm [Music] going is a [Music] great the whole [Music] thing do need to hear the chorus because it's a total Banger says he is perfect not what you'd expect kind smart so brave half a cat and half mermaid so they drew they drew these picture cards to come up with the idea they had drawn a picture of a cat a palm tree and a magic wand and then together we brainstormed what what story we could come up out of that and then we had to come up with a problem because in every good story there's a problem that the main character has to overcome so there's an evil scientist that tries to get the cat and the merat ends up saving it it's a really delightful song and you should totally listen to it that off of that um QR code um so this was a picture of the massive crowd that we had in our gym uh but the main thing that I want to convey today is the music programs matter Elementary music programs matter and it matters who the Elementary music teacher is in our schools thank [Applause] you we had some key takeaways from this first event what you can't see from this picture is there are roughly 100 fans on the gym floor our cafeteria is full of fans and there were still a good chunk of people braving the weather outside to get to the food truck so did a massive turnout uh we're very happy are very proud of our community for coming out um we it might sound like an easy undertaking but with having various whole classes performing almost every single one of those kiddos made it to the concert um we we had a fear that someone miss it but we had almost 100% attendance it was a really great event and our kiddos can say that they have they have their own CD they have their own concert te and that they've performed in front of this crowd which is not easy to do thank you for letting us to share that with you tonight thank you [Applause] all it was mentioned we had the Clifty Creek choir uh come to our administration building today and they just did an outstanding job if if we could do something like that every day it's going be a even better work environment than we already already had appreciate that it was a lot of fun thank you we thank you and person but we hope you'll also carry the board's thanks back to your team at Clifty Creek thank you thanks next item on the agenda is Schoolboard member reports I know things kind of slow down a little bit but I will ask if anyone has a report from one of the Committees they attend and work on uh Mr nen um I have not attended any but this Thursday the high ability broad-based planning committee will be meeting and sadly it will be Gail K's last meeting to lead thank you Mr n and Mr schuls um I was unable to attend last week due to business travel but the ccic uh meeting did occur last week uh most of the discussion was around the alignment of the senior projects and making sure that they are uh transferable and meet the similar objectives across all of our campuses and then the approval um and recommendation for the professional development days so thank you that's two important topics uh Mr Grimes uh couple quick items from the School Foundation uh one congratulations to all the student scholarship uh recipients uh several scholarships that are overseen by the school Foundation uh it's worth mentioning fellow School Board member Mr Nan Dell on the trail uh as he continues his uh quest of the at uh to raise money for students in need of assistance P to purchase eyelasses and then also um assistance for some dual credit courses and then lastly the school Foundation started its annual campaign uh May one so anyone out there listening that would be that that's willing to learn more Andor donate to the school Foundation bcsf stars.org thank you Mr Grimes Mr major uh no meetings in the last couple weeks thank you uh Mr Bryant thank you very much uh also my committees have not met since we met last as a board uh cabinet reports we have two on the agenda this evening uh Dr Boseman are you ready the annual Food Service report good evening again I will um thank publicly Nancy Milpa and the excellent job that she does and her team provides for our students but also our staff with catering and such and um have Nancy come to you now and give her annual report thank you Dr Boseman thank you Dr Roberts and board members for letting me update you on what's going on with us this year our first um slide just shows you our average meal participation from August to the start of the school year and we have had an increase from the year prior so that's always good news for us uh this slide just shows you some of our new offerings that we have had on the menu to help increase participation on the left is our chicken ramen Bowl uh middle is a gourmet griller and the right is our ftic grill chicken bowl I always like to show some of the photos just because I can assure you I did not have this in school when I was growing up but they look awesome and and we've always been accused of being the biggest you know restaurant at lunchtime and those look like restaurant quality food to me the only different is I took it off a paper plate and put it on a bowl right so really proud of those servings and they went over well with the students with um one thing I did want to let you know that oh I'm sorry in June we will be hosting actually here at North a culinary training with Chef uh Katherine pal we'll be coming into to teach us some uh a regional group of people we'll look forward to using some of those featured dishes on our menu for the upcoming menu as well the bottom two photos um we were able to outs or Source a new Farm armed a school vendor for the upcoming school year that is hydroponically grown baby Roma lettuce and then a butter uh leaf lettuce that we're going to be serving is from morning Harvest produce um no you know pesticides and things on it with it being hydroponically grown and we'll be probably be featuring those like in our salad bars is where you'll see those mostly uh with our reimburse W meals we are required to meet Federal meal requirements while we're a big restaurant we can't just whatever we want we have to have some strict uh regulations on the certain nutrients listed there below and with to meet the Child Nutrition meal requirements um to keep them consistent with the dietary guidelines for Americans USDA has proposed some final ruling changes in our requirements for of the upcoming school years uh they're going to have a product based sugar limits on cereal yogurt and flavored milk that will start in the next school year they're going to have a 10% uh limit for added sugars that'll start July of 2027 they are going to continue to allow us to serve flavored and unflavored milk uh low fat and fat-free and our requirement for whole grains will not change it's still at 80% for the week and they are proposing no further sodium restrictions until 6 uh June of 27 besides the meal and lunch programs we offer we also do the USDA uh summer feeding program which is being branded rebranded I should say into sun meals is what they'll be calling them this shows our uh participation in the last few years we have again had an increase uh in 2023 from our 22 year the number for 2023 is actually more back to our pre-pandemic numbers so that it's taken about three three to four years to recover like everyone else so um but it it's it's gr up uh would also like to introduce the Indiana sunbucks program that's kind of why we're rebranded into sun meals uh this is a new permanent program in the summer replaces the pandemic EBT it allows children who qualify there would be any of our free and reduced meal eligible students that qualified prior to May first they can get an EBT card it will be sent automatically to them they don't have to apply it'll have $120 loaded on it for each student they're able to purchase a SNAP benefit Foods so I'm hoping that also will take place where they could go to the farmers market this year with the the benefit if any child was um put on the free and reduced meal application after May 1st which I've had some students and or if your family just thinks you might qualify you would need to go to the Indiana sunbuck website and fill out a sunbuck application there and and uh they're mailing these between May 1st and August 16th the healthy hunger-free kids act of 2010 that the intent of that act was to ensure that there are sufficient funds provided to the Food Service to account for paid lunches um schools are ferally mandated to raise the price of lunches if they're charging less than a national average determined yearly this is only for student meals not for adult um this is currently the national paid lunch average which is at 385 which we're well under at $3 a meal so we are proposing a 10cent increase um for next school year for meals uh we in the last few years we've been getting in the pandemic we got additional funding for our reimbursable meals last couple years we've been getting funding that was supply chain and that is stopped and so um we tend to use this it'll help with uh to pay for labor to produce the meals it will mainly go towards providing higher quality foods like the um f to school Foods we just talked about and some of the um more nutritious and and higher quality uh main Entre which tend to have a little bit of a higher price tag with those as well and any questions thank you Miss mil board members any questions uh the price change will that be a board action at a future meeting or tonight thank you letter G letter G thank you 4 G will we'll have that a little bit later thank you thank you Miss mspa Mr Edwards another turn at the podium as Mr Edwards is coming up just want to highlight the sunbucks program again referenced by Miss MPA uh this every Friday as as Mr Bernett puts out the newsletter this information is in there so going to basically all of our families so at least they have the route uh to utilize to get to the sunbuck site and to fill out that application if necessary here we go thank you uh to the members of the board for uh having me up here to give this uh update on the teams and uh I see some of the folks on teams uh in the rear of the room and I'd like to thank the teams for uh doing all the hard work that I'm about to talk about so uh the title assessing the cohort structure the the structures impact on Student Success um that's really what we're trying to do we're we're really trying to impact Student Success um and so the goal is to to to be able to do that um through the team structure and and I'd like to say that it absolutely does happen uh and it started happening immediately uh upon uh upon imp implementation so most of the information I'm going to present uh tonight are talk about here in the next few minutes um is is through the first three quarters uh so so keep that in mind um what uh when we first started talking about the idea of teams um in the cohort model I I stood up here and I talked about graduation rates um and I I'd like to say that I I may have Miss an opportunity to to to Really zoom out uh and talk about some of the other uh important pieces of it I do think graduation rates are important but I think graduation rates are a uh a side effect a benefit um really what the cohort model is about is is Student Success and so you know we talk about uh academic success or or getting good grades we talk about building Future Ready graduates and what does that what does that mean it means they're ready for whatever is in the future it could be College it could be career um and we do that through uh helping them build better habits uh we talk about fostering strong family connections and I'll talk about some of that data a little bit later um but we do that through uh contacting families uh intentionally we want to talk to everybody in each cohort um through the course of the Year All Families 100% of them and the last thing we do uh well it's not the last thing but another really important thing we do is we increase certainty and I and I like that because it uh it speaks to uh finding your person I I know who I need to go see uh I know what office I need to go to uh if I'm going to be absent my mom or my dad or my guardian knows which cohort office to call um if I need to talk to somebody about my kidss performance I know who to call so it increases certainty and and and through increasing certainty we increase contact so we are and what we do uh again the team structure is um assistant principal a counselor and academic coach an administrative assistant I grad in special ed alignment and so those last two are highlighted because I want to say that um igrad is definitely invited to the table igrad has a seat at the table IAD um does a lot of collaboration with the teams uh in the same thing with special education and so when we talk about the teams we talk about them being similar to identical does mean so what that means is they're not all exactly the same so there are some minor differences between what the teams look like at East and what they look like at North uh but they are very similar uh if not identical in some places so on a weekly basis we work with credit deficient students and other students who are facing challenges and we do this through uh again weekly team meetings uh and there's this consistent review where we're always talking about what's going on with our student population and so those names come to us um because we're constantly looking at grades and then we're also um monitoring what's going on uh with our students through uh contact with teachers contact with again the guidance Department uh who uh sits right there on the team um and we we hear feedback and so through those feedback channels uh those students are placed on the common sheet and then we talk about the students on the common sheet um and we try to figure out what strategies we can use to help them move forward what does implementation look like and then we come back and we review and we do that on a weekly basis and I say we I'm including myself in the in the conversation but really again that work happens at East High School and at North High School uh through the team structure um let's see this slide starts to get into some of the the the data pieces and so we look at the enrollment um and it's got it shows our numbers for uh 2027 all the way up through 2024 or all the way down to 2024 however you want to say it um but the on campus and the the the percentage of on campus is highlighted um and the reason that this number is important is because we've built this structure in the school buildings in order to be able to help the students that are occupying the school building I'm sorry I probably got ahead of myself there so when we look at uh 2027 for example we can see that there's 1,6 kids in that cohort 775 are on campus uh so 77% of the kids right and then through other programs are 231 now that other programs May uh include CSA CVP McDow um and and that's what we mean when we say other programs so when we built the structure we built it for the kids who were in the school um so that the team kind of can get their arms around them so we are um kind of unlike a of other school districts in that we've got this campus system so uh by campus system I'm referring to CSA and CVP uh McDow and so what we said was when those students leave our buildings they're still our students there if if a North student goes to McDow it's still a North student if a an e student goes to CVP or CSA it's still an e student and so the responsibility has been placed on the teams to reach out to those places have conversations and understand what their students even though outside of the building what those students are are are facing again and to work with the leaders of those programs and buildings to identify strategies Implement strategies and then come back to the table and review this is interesting uh because it it shows high or your our ADM at the high school and so most schools face um smaller numbers in the spring than they do in the fall so we see a decline in the number of students um in our high schools um from Fall to spring so we some of them are drop out some of them move away uh some of them are early grads but for whatever reason there there are you know are several we do lose students between fall and spring um and I said this is an interesting number because what it shows us uh is that through 2017 or I'm sorry 2017 through 2022 uh we've got an average of about 108 students who leave the the schools um in the high school and so the last couple of years what we've seen is we've seen that number shrink and last year um if we remove the early grads um we we see it at 39 so it was an average of over uh about 80 kids uh prior to the cohorts and then again um it was it was 39 so we can't point the finger exclusively at the cohort but we are doing a better job of retaining our our students they're staying with us so I talked about family contacts and again I'll emphasize that this is through three quarters this was the contact rate and so one of the goals that we talked about was we want to talk to every family get to know your families get to know your students get your students across the the stage those were the three things that we said we really wanted our teams to do right through these uh Myriad of approaches so through three quarters we uh have an average of 80% of our family am contacted which is fantastic uh because really you want to look at 25% per quarter um and that that's that's probably again basement but um we saw the teams outperform those numbers and so um we are uh I don't know where we are today U but I did speak to a couple of the individual cohorts last week um and they were down to uh 10 15 families that they still needed to contact uh in the last couple weeks of school so we are going to meet the goal of contacting 100% of our families again so that we can establish that relationship uh and and again have that over the course of four years attendance rate uh this one's interesting because we don't see much movement in the attendance rate so it's uh I'd call it stagnant it's neither good nor bad um so what we um what I can tell you is that we are outpacing the state when you look at the the state rate so um what they use as a benchmark is 94% and what they want to see is how many or what percentage of your students have been in attendance uh 94% of the days and again the state rate um is 61 um and we are above that we're around 62 so um what you see though when you look at those charts and graphs again and you can look at those uh online but what you see is a precipitous drop off when there is a return to school after covid so there's kind of a spike through covid because there were and this is again at the state level local level across the state there is a spike through covid uh because we were for um having folks uh keep track of attendance in a different way uh and when we had to come back to the building what we saw again was it was it Decline and folks not want to come back to the building and so really we're not back to our our preco rates uh or or even our covid rates but um again this has this number has held steady graduation rate so the number that I have highlighted there in blue is where we will most likely end up um and I say most likely because there is a lot of fluctuation in this number right now from day to day uh if I were to describe right now I wouldn't call it crunch time I would call it the the crunchiest of crunch times um and so it is very dayto day and it fluctuates um but we are poised to hit uh 87% and so if you look at where we were two years ago we were at 81.1 um and then uh last year we rebounded to 83.4% which was you know an increase of 2.8% so again if we hit the 87 uh Mark which again I feel comfortable saying that we're poised to do um that would be a rate of growth of growth of of 4.3% so that uh looks um promising again because we are are making making progress and those other numbers you see 2025 2026 2027 those again are based on uh numbers that we look at on uh again a weekly basis but this is from again the the quarterly so through three quarters I put this slide in uh because it shows the upward trajectory and also because it's from a presentation that I did much earlier in the year and so again between these two slides you can see that um earlier in the year we were projecting around 87% and then when I look at the numbers again we're still right around 87% now I looked at uh 2025 and we were projecting 9225 uh but that has retreated a little bit um and we're looking at at around 89 again based on numbers right now but we've got a a year to to to to get up here diploma types by the numbers I like this slide uh because it shows what happens when there is an intensity of focus on on on our students um so if you look at 2023 we did uh pretty well with our academic so the ahd THD ahd is academic honors diploma THD is technical honors diploma uh and I see that I failed to put a key in there but that's what that means those are honors diplomas and so the first line ahd and THD those are students who earned both an academic honors and a Technical Honors and without duplication the line below it academic honors it's a completely different set of students so in 2023 we had 191 earn an academic and Technical we had 150 three earn an academic and we had 28 earn um a technical so in 2023 we had 372 um uh academic honors diplomas that we gave out in that class when I look at that cohort size that cohort size was 983 in 2024 the same three categories ahd academic honors and Technical Honors we have 389 students getting those diplomas and that's based on again right now um what we what we uh are tracking students to do so with a smaller cohort 935 uh about 50 fewer kids we are um getting more AC More honors diplomas and so one of the things that I talked about when I sit up here here and presented to you uh last year was We will have people making sure that if this student is only a couple of classes away from an academic Honors that we say oh you need to take this class instead of this one you need to take this class instead of this one because it's going to put you in line to earn an academic honors it's going to put you in line to earn a Technical Honors and so because we're paying attention and because paying attention is the wrong word because we are again all weekly reviewing what is going on with our students we're able to move them into the appropriate courses to make sure that they are getting um um honors degrees and if you look at the core 40 again we are also producing more core 40° with a smaller cohort and this is just a representation of the last slide I showed um so this one you know is in in a chart for but I like a graph because it you know gives you the visual um and you see that uh that you know when we're doing academic honors Technical Honors and and in um both that you know we are close to 400 like we're close like it's almost it's not 50/50 but we're close so again having that visual representation uh and that was last year this is this year uh same data I just talked about um core 40 academic honors Technical Honors again the all the honors diplomas that we're producing and then I talked about waivers because if you look here waivers uh 99.8% in 2023 and then um under a new law waivers can account for no more than 9% uh of this current graduating class um and then in 2425 it slides backward as 6% and then each year after it goes down another 3% and it it bottoms out at three so um when we look at what our waiver situation looks like right now it's about 7% so um doing a great job with that but I I wanted to explain that and then the other thing that I wanted to explain about waivers is that even if you go above well if we were to go above of the um the cut off limit those students would still graduate we just wouldn't be able to count them in our graduation rate if that makes any sense so they graduate but we don't get to count them because it's it's beyond the waiver limit so I did want to make that clear um and the other thing that I want to talk about is um our discipline data um we uh have better discipline data than we had last year um so the big three um are are down so the uh suspensions are down expulsions are down um and uh moving in the right direction so I did not put a chart or graph up there but I did want to touch on that um and then the other thing that uh we have talked about we have talked about [Music] um getting feedback from teachers um and so Josh Bernett and I are working on what that survey would look like um and once we are um have that ready to deploy we will get teacher feedback and I will send that to you all on a Friday note so at this time are there any questions about anything that I talked about thank you Mr Edwards board members any questions [Music] I've got a comment and I think a question Mr Edwards uh the first thing a comment I just I I remember uh the the presentation from the the north team at our last board meeting and one of the things that I remember Mr Clark discussing on what I think was their last slide is that um the the four or five bullet points one was that concentration to reach out to All Families so the one um slide you had up there at 80% um I guess my comment is I looking forward to seeing that be reaching 100% because kind of like Mr Clark said um you know all those kids arguably the kids of or the parents of all kids need to be contacted and uh even if it's a quick call home to to brag on their kid and tell them what a wonderful job they're doing and then my question is this about the diploma types one thing that I've questioned since being a board member is the the number of General diplomas being awarded and why that number you know considering the emphasis on the graduation rate and and trying to get a diploma in as close to 100% of of kids as possible I just wonder if General is maybe not being overlooked or not considered um in the case of lots of kids that could arguably benefit from that and I just wonder if if not considering that might be the cause of losing some kids so that's a great question um and I can tell you that it is not being underutilized or overlooked as a strategy um we lose those students prior to that so um we we lose them as dropouts um and sometimes it's just a general disinterest in the curriculum is you know as much as I hate to say it out loud there are kids who just aren't interested or excuse me students who AR aren't interested in in in sticking around to to earn a diploma so uh we do counsel students to get the general um and there is a sign off that parents parents actually have to sign off and say I'm okay with my student getting a general diploma so there's that counseling bit in there and so sometimes we can't get parents in but also sometimes kids are just students are just they're just done so it's not it's not it's not for lack of trying Mr n goe so when I do this you disappear so yeah I know it's I forgot to bring my visor um so my first question is on the diplomas also so I'm looking at I'm looking at that slide we had 99.8% that graduated by waiver but only nine students got a general diploma so that means a lot of our waivers are Technical Honors and academic honors no those would fall those those would fall in the core 40 say that again those would fall in the core 40 the Top Line yeah those are yeah those those would those would fall those would fall in core 40 so the the the waiver is for um the um the pathway portion of of the of the diploma and so they would we would waiver part of that requirement and they would get a a core40 and and so they many of them are some of them are still getting academic honor academic honors and Technical Honors no but it's I don't I guess I don't see how those numbers add up okay um and my other question I got them out of order here oh um so the realistic graduation rates which the 2027 which are freshman this year yes um you said realistically it's 91% I I'm curious I mean obviously there's not as much accuracy in predicting that far out but how what do you look at to predict that it's going to be 91% how do you so what we're looking at is if we had to say students graduate today like that is the that's the today number and so when we say 91% what that means is that there are some students who are credit deficient even as freshmen but because we know that students will have the opportunity to make those credits up along the way I'm very confident that it won't land at 91% they'll catch up and so that's that's what that number represents and and then that brings up another question that you didn't talk about here so maybe you're not ready to talk about but I heard something about a new program to help students get some of those credits back that you're going to start this summer oh yeah so yeah that's a great point and I did not I did not put that in here um because it it it felt a little bit separate uh but so what we're doing again is offering students an opportunity students who are in the cohort an opportunity to um be in summer school to make up lost proficiency um and then so we will assess their proficiency uh based on computer modules uh built around standards that we have um um spent time working with department chair to to understand you know what what are the 10 what are the 10 pieces here that a student really needs um or what are the 15 pieces here that a student really needs and then so they will spend time working on becoming proficient in those and um make make up the Gap and and then be awarded be awarded credit and is it fair to say that the having the cohort groups help to identify those students that we might not have identified absolutely they've been critical in identifying those students I have but I'm blinded I can't see go ahead Mr n so staying on this uh does your forecasted the realistic graduation rates are they offsetting the anticipated waiver reductions because essentially right 99.8% we're going to go down to six that means your number is going to be essentially if this was the reality of today it would be down 3.8 points correct so uh uh the what I showed you with the 9.8 was last year correct yeah and so this year we're sitting at around seven so right now we're fine okay yeah great question and then I notic you said reframing this and I don't think anybody when we discussed this I don't think anybody would disagree right the goal wasn't to just make a number uh I think but at the end of the day students entering the workforce graduation is critical um I think some quick stats I pulled was three times more likely to have housing stability 2 and a half times increase earning potential versus their non-graduating peers so I think like the concern I have is like that's really just a output number and like what's those critical x's and I kind of didn't see the cohesiveness from the north presentation it was like like they presented I believe it was uh ABC squared right and they said here's our critical inputs that we're looking at and some of the things like I was thinking about as I was expecting was um contacts of those with chronic uh absenteeism right so at the end of the day this isn't I mean I I do agree I with Mr Grimes I think we should try to contact every student but we have to recognize that this is an inverse of the 8020 principle and really you're trying to apply 80% of the resources to get that bottom 20% to the to the stage and so when we're looking at critical inputs like chronic absenteeism behavioral referrals how are we intervention putting interventions and context into those key demographic graffics and populations that feels like it's going to be a more you know opportunity for this I mean I appreciate no no it's a great question and I understand what you're saying and the thing that I will say is that I I tried to stay out of the weeds uh those things are discussed uh we talk about office discipline Referral office discipline referrals there's a category for ADM so we know what students uh are doing in terms of or how much they're attending um so we know those things we know um you know we know if they're chronically late we know if they're chronically late we know if they're chronically absent uh we know how much time they spend in the Halls like they there there's a there's a plethora of information again trying to stay out of the weeds and and keep it interesting um if there are things that you're interested in uh I know that you look at data a little bit differently I'm happy to write something up for you uh but this is uh again just trying to um keep been interesting on the line chart I believe it's the next slide yep uh I I do think it would be helpful for the attendees in the community to see pre-co postco I think we all saw that dip um I think from what I can see you're holding the realistic which is great um the only thing I would add is I mean similar to Dr Phillips I kind of see this like the tax rates putting some of the benchmarks in here so trailing with State average out of GPS right now I believe the GPS for last year was 89% yeah so right so at the end of the day that way we can see where we're measuring up against the the state in terms of are we seeing success that the state's not seeing are we seeing declines that the state's not seeing and so forth and I would say uh we can do that after after we have a real hard numbers after this year we'll definitely do that for you um the one thing that you mentioned about the cohorts and the on-campus students it felt like there may be so does the cohorts still have direct uh contact and kind of ownership of of those class students that are in a non-campus right okay I thought so and and I will say that uh the collaboration is is High um I spoke to Josh gel today to congratulate him uh on uh the CSA uh piece and what he told me was he'd already spoken to a couple of principles and saying you can check this kid off your list you can check this kid off your list this one's going to be okay this one's going to be okay they speak way more often than they have in the past and so you know I I want to say it's on a daily basis and it probably is on a daily basis um but for accuracy sake I'll just say it's a lot they speak a lot so there's a lot of collaboration CSA as well Jen moral and then my last question was on the the diplomas presented to each category I think it was that one right there go back this one yeah sure this is two years ago my bad one go back one more nope that one what's the shift it it looks strange to me that the academic honors jumps almost three and a half times in 2026 is that just that is that where they start and then we traj down or that is exactly right we assume that everybody's going to get one and then when they yes great question so can I ask to right along with that the academic honors and Technical Honors is much lower for 2026 I I don't understand that um give me just a second so the the um only thing that I can tell you is if you look at um and it just doesn't seem like we have all the kids in there 585 246 so we've got some really big classes moving through North uh right now um and so we we do have some some big classes but the other thing I can tell you is that if you look at 2027 all th6 kids are in ahd and then as it becomes more apparent where they're going to land or or maybe where they can't land they start to um populate those other fields and so um that um could be that's a pretty big number the 585 in ahd for 2026 sometimes I just have to sit here and look at a chart so would you ask your question again I so I get that the the academic honors is high in 2026 because a lot of kids are still on that track and they end up not meeting all the requirements so it it's going to go up rather than I mean it's going to go down rather than up but corre it seemed like it seems like those students it seemed like the same Trend would be for students who are try attempting to get both academic honors and Tech Technical Honors that it would start high and then kids would drop not meet the requirement oh I I understand sorry I answered yeah I didn't answer that question well so we start them in ahd um and then they then they then they move this way so we don't we don't necessarily know how many students of that 585 will also want to pick up a a Technical Honors diploma right now we know that 62 can uh and there may be other kids from that 585 who get closer and so we'll know that the at the end of the year sorry I I misunderstood so the THD could actually grow but that is correct but the ahd would probably that is correct yes yeah I I have one other question and I think we've been told this before but I don't remember um on the the ADM and net decline yeah is the net decline students that have moved or dropped out or yes yeah okay mhm yep it could be for for any reason save early graduation so that we we take the graduates out of the net decline so if a kid gradu if a student uh graduates early um then we take them out of the net decline but it could be they uh left and you know moved to Arkansas uh they um dropped out they um moved to another school district in Indiana it could be for any reason but the way the state does the data now if they move they're they're not we're not dinged for graduation is that correct so that is correct yeah so unrelated but yes that's right so if if a if a student is exited out of your cohort woo we're about to get into some deep water uh and I'm happy to stay in here and talk about it but if a student is exited from your cohort then no you are not deemed in in gra for graduation purposes okay thank you Mr major yeah quick um to just use your term to keep it interesting U my my challenge would be this okay there's my daughter has four days of school left as a senior um I know I have not been contacted I don't know if my wife has been I would assume she would have told me if she was by now um but that 80% I would challenge that we try and reach 100% by the end of mid year and that ensures that all parents all family members uh Guardians and others understand the trajectory of that child that student so that they know if they're on track by mid year cuz if you came and told me today that my daughter was two credits short and there's 4 days left I I think there'd be some unhappy parents out there so I I would just challenge can we put target the target of 100% by the end of the year is awesome but I would see if we can push that up higher or or have another metric of maybe um atrisk contacts must be 100% so so everything you just said makes sense and the answer is yes we can do that and I I'll tell you that if you were to credit shy you you would you'd know there those aren't the phone calls that are um that that we're probably making at this point I would I would assume that that's why I switched that at the end and said you know if there was the kid that was at risk and we're waiting to tell them that's bad right and I don't think that's what you're doing but it would be really good for for the teams to be able to come in here and say everybody that was at risk of not graduating by the end of the year has been notified and if you could even show the trajectory change of projection that those kids now are going 8% more are going to graduate right whatever the number is sure that would be really helpful because I think that that does a couple of things number one it shows that it's working and number two it gives the uh the the cohort teams at both high schools the ability to show andove and um celebrate some success a little earlier uh than than later so thank you thank you Mr Brian um one of the things that keeps running through my mind is you mentioned the Paro principle of you know 80% of your effort is probably focused on 20% of the students and uh I I think that's appropriate I'm wondering if there are some ways that we could begin to see that uh to measure it somehow um in in the updates and reports that we get so appreciate the report tonight board members any other comments from Mr Edwards I I know it's been one year uh since this was proposed and we certainly do appreciate the work that's gone into to the implementation uh you and the teams at both the high schools much appreciated so so if I can make a comment it's uh it's it's nice um you know to to look at the the agenda and and get to see my name next to some some pretty cool things but uh really the the teams are are doing the work uh the kids for the G they're doing the work the Academic Teams and the academic coaches they're doing the work so there are some exciting things happening in in secondary and uh I'm humbled to to be able to to be a small part of it um and so thank you thank you Mr sen just one second as as Mr Edwards is is stepping away thanks Charles for that report and that update on this very important topic and obviously based upon the questions and the comments and stuff from the board one that has generated a lot of interest using Charles's uh terminology there um but as he's reporting on that I'm thinking about others we have Sitting who are the ones down in the weeds that are working on that every day so I I don't know based upon the questions or or comments if anybody had anything that just since we have a few people who are here if you wanted to just add something at this point we we could no pressure being placed on you just again we have some down on the Leeds experts that that are here as well listening in on the conversation if not we'll make sure I know we've been taking notes and and we'll we'll continue to to look at the best way to uh present this information U to you so that it's it's easily understood you you see the progress that's being made and and the inputs that are important that eventually lead to that that output of of 100% graduation rate if we're able to get to that that point okay yeah so when Dr Roberts asked this Mr Manuel when you're wearing orange and you're sitting out there you're a good Target it is one smiling in me thanks to you all for being here though to listen to the conversation and and again hear what the board is asking about so we can take those conversations back to the meetings and continue to to work on on this thank you I appreciate too what uh Dr Edwards opened up the presentation with that our goal is Student Success that we've got lots not lots but several different metrics to help track that but the real goal is Student Success uh as Dr Roberts pointed out earlier this evening uh we have two um points on the agenda tonight where we accept public comment we did not have anyone sign up for public comment on the the blue sheet uh as as we came in so we are going to the next item on the agenda Dr Roberts which is old business okay thank you Mr stinner so for old business we just have one item which uh I requests approval for the minutes of the last regular Schoolboard meeting which was on Monday April the 29th Dr Roberts has recommended approval is there a motion from the board I move that we approve the minutes of our regular school board meeting from April 29th second Motion in a second thank you any discussion on the minutes all in favor of the motion please say I I any opposed same sign the minutes are approved uh Dr Roberts you want to run us through the other request yes we have about nine items I think here under a new business which would be supplemental contracts field trips and professional leaves school fundraisers claims and payroll claims for May 13th today's date $1.7 million plus the pre-run from April 1st to April 30th a little over $3.3 million and our payroll for our last one on May the 3D was about $3.8 million and then that takes us through the normal stuff uh Dr bosan and Dr hack are asking for permission to declare some C4 equipment as Surplus you had a list of that uh Dr Boseman and uh on the heels of Mrs mpa's presentation were asking to set School Mill prices for 2425 you saw that was a dime increase for elementary and secondary lunches as well as for our breakfast which is the same at both levels uh also asking for permission to approve the contract for the construction manager as Constructor for the new elementary school at the last meeting you approved the uh group and now we're asking for that contract to be approved that was in your packet a lot of detail there or Al asking for the permission to approve the contract for construction uh construction manager as Constructor for Smith Elementary School and East High School and then we're also permission to approve the high ability application and the budget which was in your packing and that is my items thank you are there any of these items board members that you'd like pulled out to vote on separately as as before I'll always vote no for the new elementary school so you could remove that one I'll vote Yes for everything else so you could you could in theory leave everything and either way it's still going to end up it still end up same way so doesn't matter me so we'll we'll deal with item H separately uh other board members any items that we want to pull out of the the package so Dr Roberts I think we've received your recommendation to approve items 4B through 4J with the exception of 4 at this time is there a motion to that effect I move that we approve all items under new business letters b through G and letters i and J as presented by Dr Roberts a second thank you Mr Grimes Mr Schulz it's a motion in a second it was Mr nen it was Mr Nan thank you uh Mr Grimes and Mr Nan so is there any discussion on these items B through J but not H if we're ready for a vote All In favor please say I I I any oppose same sign thank you uh the last item for discussion and approval this evening is item 4H is there a motion to approve item 4 I move that we approve item 4H as presented by Dr Roberts second thank you Mr Grimes and Mr Bryant for the motion on second any discussion on item 4 questions I do have some two questions actually one is um a challenge to the board um I read most of this over the last two evenings it was great uh bedtime reading at 200 150 pages of contracts I am no lawyer so I was wondering Mr mver have you re reviewed these for our um Insurance liability all the is this under your area of expertise yes yes uh Dr Boseman forwarded those contracts we've sent the two to you that um we didn't have any changes on and I believe he's following up on one of them okay and are the red markups are those from their attorneys or are those from our attorneys I think there's a combination of changes the AIA forms that you have in your document are standard forms for the construction industry and then those changes are from both sides to get to the final document okay and I guess the other is a challenge to this board again it's a 100 plus pages of a contract for essentially a $60 million facility we asked for public comment but we didn't share the contract so the public has no real clue what's in the contract so I think at the end of the day like if we're going to if we're going to have the contract voted on and we're going to seek public comment I think we should post the contract in the future that's all I'm going to I'm going to vote no as I mentioned but I will say that uh one one of the many things I saw in the contract that I would just I would just open up for M Mr Boseman to think about is there was a note about 20% uh uh self-performance by the construction manager and um that was kind of like a cap but I don't know if it would make sense to raise that cap if it would save us money so that's something that I saw that just stood out as something that's if we're g to if we're going to spend that kind of money and we've got a construction manager that can help us save $3 to5 million but we have a clause that says that we're going to cap them and they can't do that extra work that would save us that that that's something that we might want to think about in the future uh of adjusting that number so any other discussion on item 4 got a motion to approve it's been seconded all in favor please say I I I any oppose same sign I no so um my record that's four in favor two oppos Dr pleek we're ready for item number five the human resources recommendations tonight I request approval of the HR recommendations presented in your packet there are n recommendations three are retirements one resignation and five appointments board members we've got the recommendation from Dr ple is there a motion motion to approve uh line item five as presented by Dr ple second thank you Mr schul Mr major any discussion on item number five our human resource recommendations I think we're ready for a vote all in favor please say I I any oppos same sign motion carries unanimously thank we have item six on the agenda we do not have any additional HR recommendations this evening okay we have uh time at the close of the meeting for board input and review uh Mr Bryant any input and review this evening I just want to congratulate all the uh schools and their owvment what they have done uh it really makes not just the school corporation look good but it also makes the community look good and I appreciate that uh congratulations to uh the new haries or movement around and thanks Dr bman for coming up and shaking our hand we didn't have to Bri you or anything like some people and I'm finished thank you Mr Bryant Mr major yeah so a couple I got three things real quick uh so I attended the Columbus East awards ceremony this last week and numerous scholarships were handed out to a very large number of seniors uh SE several other awards were given too and I just wanted to say thank you to all the foundations that provided our students with scholarship money it would be nice if we could maybe total that sometime just so that people understand um the average person doesn't sit in those type of events so just to see a a cumulative dollar amount that's been given out uh from the community to our our our our kids um we're blessed to have such support in the community and congratulations to all seniors who are awarded the scholarship and we'll be working on continuing to learning next fall the second thing I have um this might be another good one to bring in uh because I will probably not get all this right I didn't get a chance to confirm some of this with Dr hack earlier um because I got this information a little bit later but uh several students were awarded uh as winners in the Indiana High School architectural design competition BCS he had a top winner with an Excellence prize in vau Williams uh and then there were honor awards for Jonathan barbier henel Cruz Brook Lesley and Bryce Olsen and I believe uh if I if I understand it right and this is something that Dr hack will have to confirm Rook Lesley is a two-time award winner I think she was a first place last year um in second place this year so that's pretty awesome work that uh the five of them to see at the top of that um at the top of the awards for that uh architectural design competition and a special thank you I believe it's Darren Johnson was listed with them uh for working on the on the effort with those students to achieve the results and the last thing I had uh yesterday was Mother's Day and I just wanted to thank all of the moms and Grand grandm mothers out there working in bcsc today uh wish you a late happy Mother's day and thank you for everything you do thank you Mr major Mr Grimes uh first thanks to Mr Edwards and his uh presentation on the uh work in regards the high school cohort and Student Success um also to miss Milpa the Food Service report um this might sound like I'm being a smart ellic but I promise I'm not I always get kind of a kick out of the new uh offerings and I can't imagine too many corporations probably offering chicken ramen bowl and I still for whatever reason I still remember the pot stickers from two or three years ago um thanks to uh the Clifty Creek team and their presentation on the power and extreme importance of Music um and then uh congrats to everybody that was recognized here this even the three new administrators um all the students in their academic accolades and the work ethics certificate uh being earned and then uh also to the 28 retirees who have I I think I'll use the right word here nearly three4 of a millennium or Millennia I don't know nearly 3/4 of a thousand years of experience uh between them all and one who was not here happens to be um my aunt Susie who prefers to be kind of off in the shadow so congratulations to her even though she wasn't here and then lastly just to point out um I've had this conversation uh with a few people over the last couple weeks and I know there are a lot of Corporations out there that essentially use their regular board meetings as more or less strictly business meetings and so I would just applaud uh bcsc for taking the time uh to recognize so many students and individuals and uh you know I know a lot of Corporations they make it their business to be done in 30 minutes 45 minutes and we're here two hours and 10 minutes later but I I think it's time well spent so thank you thank you Mr G Mr schs so I want to shout out uh congrats to the retirees uh actually included one of my daughter's teacher Mrs staltz over at Southside who was also not able to be here so congratulations uh congratulations to the students um and also thanks to the presenters similar Mr Grimes I was remembering a couple of the dishes from last update I think we were actually here at North last time as well um so I appreciate that and the update on the teams model um I will challenge again with the board a little bit on and I've talked with Dr Phillips a little bit about this is looking at the community eligibility provision I think we have opportunity right now um with our Title One schools especially um to help on the affordability of lunches and breakfasts so I would hope uh that we have some good discussion around that ahead of the June deadline um and just uh being able to help these uh folks that have been squeezed really by a poor economy and persistent inflation so thank you Mr Schulz Mr Nan um I just want to Echo that I think it's great that this is our third meeting in a row that we're celebrating students and teachers and staff and coaches and and some of the many accomplishments of bcsc um also thanks to Mr Edwards and Miss mil Milpa for your presentations um I am in awe at how many lunches we serve and and the need for our community besides Beyond just the school day the need that that our food service um supplies to our community um and I was I wanted to say this while miss lier the music teacher from um Clifty was here but she's gone but I will say it anyway um Mr Stenner and I got to visit Clifty a few weeks ago and I actually got visited her class at the end of the day it was a second grade class and they were kind of packing up and doing different things getting ready to go and she started playing their song to me and and every kid stopped what they're doing and started singing along they it was it was just awe inspiring they they couldn't help but stop and and sing and that level of Engagement is just phenomenal so and that's one classroom of many but but it still it it blows me away thank you Mr Nan Dr Roberts any Reflections not this time thank you um my own Reflections I'm just amazed at the uh Community Support the parents support uh for all the students that we recognized think about each of the students and the the multiples of adults in their lives that have helped support them um made me think back to what Dr bosan said about why he chooses to live in Columbus and brth elu County upcoming meeting our next school board meeting is set for Monday evening June 10th we'll meet at 6:30 we will be in the administration building a good reminder we will be back at the administration building after three meetings of of celebrating and recognizing a lot of people come to North that night you'll be late when you join us in the admin building wonder if that ever happened before well just to one of us maybe um there being no further business to come before the board the meeting is adjourned

[Music] [Applause] [Music] good [Music] job my name is Kristen French I am the director of the prevention and Human Services Department here in Ashland when you start talking about mental health and really acknowledge how important it is just as important as our physical health just as important as our social health I think it makes people feel a little bit more comfortable um and then that really allows us to really come together and really start talking about it um within our families within our schools and within our communities um and actually through the throughout the course of the Year through the department we'll actually put on a lot of different types of programs programs for youth programs for parents and caregivers as well as uh programs for community members on a wide range topics from substance use prevention all the way through mental health and um and physical health so we will continue to put on more programs my name is Eliza DOD I am the youth and Community coordinator for the Department of prevention and Human Services in Ashland I also run the decisions at every return Coalition and this is Art saves Ashland uh it is our inaugural event where we are recognizing mental health awareness month and life-saving power of the Arts um so we are here we have a great turnout today lots of activities and just very happy for ashin to turn up to now art saves Ashland and we're just really happy to be spreading the word about the Arts about mental health awareness and just the important sentiments that go along with that yeah events like art saves Ashland are just absolutely essential for our community um we have been far apart for many years now uh especially since the covid pandemic we've just not had opportunities to collaborate like this and so by showing up um it shows that you care that you want to collaborate that you want to move forward and hosting that all around the idea of mental health awareness has just been a really positive experience if you are wanting to get involved in events like these uh you can log on to Ashland decisions.

e [Music] very hard drive you good evening everyone I'd like to call this meeting of the Dartmouth school committee to water for Monday May 13th 2024 would you please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance the pledge of Al to the flag of the United States of America and to the rep [Music] jice for all please be seated well good evening everyone it's great to see uh so many smiling faces here uh this evening could we have a roll call please Miss ganther Chris Oliver here Elizabeth Coughlin here Mary Beckwith here John Nunes y Kathleen Amaral thank you very much Miss Amaral uh is uh under the weather and she won't be joining us here this evening i' just like to remind everyone that this meeting is being a video and audio recorded and will be rebroadcast on DCTV channels 9 Channel 9 on the following days Wednesday and Thursday at 5:00 p.m.

chair natal absent commissioner stro absent commissioner caderas absent commissioner Bowman commissioner DS commissioner Dawson commissioner selmont alternate hilzinger alternate Blake alternate Affy you have a quorum flag States okay we have one item under new business so um hold on should I do the call you want to do the call want me to do the call sure the chesher Planning and Zoning commission will hold a regular meeting for a public hearing on Monday May 13 2024 at 7M at chesher Town Hall 84th South Main Street chesher Connecticut to hear the following application for a special permit on behalf of the town of chesher applicant is requesting a special permit pursuant to section 30 schedule a permitted uses number 27 of the zoning regulations for modular classrooms located at 490 Highland Avenue assessor map 51 Lot 2 Zone r20a thank thank you representing the applicant as usual name and um address for the record uh just before we get going um uh if anyone's here for this uh public hearing for the Highland School we have our boards up here it might be easier if you come up to the front right of the audience if you're interested in seeing what the commission's seen thank you let me interrupt for one second also if there's anybody in the audience that's here for the Mountain Road affordable housing public hearing that is not happening until the 29th so I want to bring that up too ready good evening Commissioners I'm Vincent massian I'm the Chief Operating Officer for the chesher public schools and I'm here just to provide some background on this application um before the the uh experts will talk about the application request itself so the um tonight's request before the commission is to add two modular classrooms at Highland Elementary School and I know that might sound a little bit odd because I'm sure the commission members know that we're adding two new elementary schools however those two elementary schools won't be built until uh two school years from now 26 27 and the issue that we're having and why we're here tonight is that the capacity at Highland is going to be exceeded before those new schools are built so that's what I'd like to give you a little bit of background on um this is not something that is completely unexpected the board of EDS planning committee back in 20122 did an RFP to do a study and anazia Associates Lisa atates from anonia is here with us this evening um we did an an Elementary classroom expansion study look and specifically at Highland and dittle and what are the things that we can do to increase classroom capacity over the next two years um and we focused on dittle and Highland because those were the two that we feared would not have enough room to get us through the next couple of years and as the the school year this year went through we realized we'll probably be just fine at do little but clearly at Highland we'll be exceeding our capacity and when I say exceeding capacity that's not the fire code capacity but rather the 20 student per classroom average that we'd like to not be very high above um so Highland right now we've use virtually all of the Interior spaces we've got 46 regular education classrooms this year we um last summer took the library resource room and divided that up and made it special education spaces we currently have learning support tutors alwayss at Highland we've added cubicles rooms that they were in so that we could use those we also have um a storage area to support some additional staff that we cannot have in our classrooms anymore related to this the uh new development um on on Sodom and way which are the tow houses those students were redirected they'll be going to Chapman even though on the district map they're Highland students but that was a way for us to try and keep the population at at Highland to a reasonable level so we started doing that this year so really the Portables are needed to avoid the overcrowding the Town Council in 2023 did appr create funds for portable classrooms to be added at Highland we do need them at this point and I'll I'll wrap up with just some quick numbers here um as I said earlier Highland as of today is at 899 students when we started the school year we were at 885 so we're up 14 students from October till now the projection for the fall is 912 students we think we'll be above that if we look back at the projections that were done to um determine the elementary school sizes that we need in in at this point two years the projection from the consultant that we use slammed indicated that Highland would be at 858 this year again we're at 899 it predicted we would be at 886 next year we're above that and it uh projected that we'd be at 923 and 2526 so that's a long-winded way of saying we don't have any additional room at Highland these Portables are necessary to get us through um when the two new schools are built the redistricting will be done into the new elementary schools the population at Highland will then come down to about 700 students so we'll be a little over 900 as we go through two years then that population will come down to 700 students but our plan is at that point in time since we're adding these two new portable classrooms and we'll be continuing to use the two older Portables which were um more than 30 years in place will probably take out the old Portables and keep the two newer Portables in place so that is the high level plan and and with that I will introduce Ryan McAvoy of of SLR and I assume that we'll take questions at the end Mr chair but I can pause if you want to ask some questions now uh the 20 per student Aver average is that a treasure policy we our average right now across the district is 18.8 Highlands at 19.5 we've been averaging around 18 students per class the the 20 students per classroom is higher than we would like it to be in chesher but it is not a state mandate or anything like that if that's the question okay and do you know what classes are going in the new ones it's probably going to be fourth grade um and they would use this if you're familiar with Highland there is an access ramp that comes from the school up to the two portables and you'll see in the design we would use that same ramp you're either going left or right for the newer Portables right thank you you're welcome two two additional so if we use if we have 20 per it's it's 40 additional students I see one indicated on plan it's one unit sorry you have to come up to the microphone identify yourself this is Le Ates from anazi Associates Thank you Lisa Yates from anazi Associates is a 14 square foot double wide unit that holds two classrooms and two bathrooms so it's treated even those two is treated as one as double wide right okay right and the double wide is not for the two classrooms it goes the other way gotcha thank you good evening for the record my name is Ryan McAvoy I'm a licensed professional engineer with SLR and uh just so everyone is oriented with the school and where these additions modular classrooms are located this uh map represents an aerial image of the school property today uh it's about 24ish acres in size and we have this property bounded by um this yellow line it's along Highland Avenue obviously behind the police station police station shown here on the left of the sheet North is up the school is located roughly Central in the property we have Residential Properties to the north commercial space to the southwest and multif family residential housing to the southeast uh presently you have two modular classrooms that are accessed to the rear of the school uh on the Eastern Far Eastern side of the property near softball fields playgrounds things of that nature uh you can kind of see in this lightish color this whitish Square maybe from your Vantage Point you can see that's that's where there's a ramp currently that exits the school comes to this gazebo like feature and then students uh go to the North or to the left to the existing modular and what we're essentially looking to do is add the two new modular classrooms one building uh located again this is a little bit more zoomed in so you could see the the softball fields to the rear of the school existing School here in this tannish color existing moders located off the rear of the school we're looking to put these these new classrooms uh essentially mirrored uh from the existing modular there today students would take access uh from the ramp to the Gazebo and then to the right towards this classroom associated with this is a a minor relocation of a roadway that uh U that is circular access around the around the building so we'll be shifting this slightly to accommodate the new building uh playground some playground equipment will have to be shifted and relocated to the east or Southeast in existing lawn areas off the softball field um for bookkeeping purposes uh this was reviewed by the Inland Wetlands commission and they found that a permit was not needed and uh we also review this with the Water Pollution Control Authority and they determined that a application wasn't warranted for this use um so in terms of site plan modifications it's really just limited to the new buildings the ramp to access the building itself uh shift of the circular drive that goes around the property today and movement of some um playground equipment to the uh to the southeast to accommodate the new modulars and as um Mr masana mentioned uh the the idea is that when the school population decreases that the Modell existing modular to the Northeast um when the school population decreases that they that they'd be eligible for um removal so that's a quick brief summary of the site plan modifications if there's any questions for me um if not I can turn back over to Lisa just to give you a little more detail on the building excuse me did they purchase the trailers or did they lease them purchase Pur them okay well maybe I misunderstood right how far is the um what's the separation between the main building and the uh modular about 20 ft perfect thank you how long are those uh expected to last those just existing 30 have been there the existing ones have been there for 30 years and they've held up you know we've had to you know re roof them and add gutters but they have held up it's longer than you know probably expected life cycle but we do tend to take care of things um and I I call all the Portables that we have our permanent Portables because we seem to put them in place and leave them there thank you thanks which by the way is not uncommon what is uncommon is uh that the owner acknowledges that the use will not be temporary so I'm just going to take you through borrow Ryan's easel here I'm going to take you through the plan in a little bit more detail the purpose of showing this this enlarged plan so the um the the Pavilion that Ryan mentioned is this Square here this is the ramp from the main building this is this the bottom corner of the existing Portables and then you have this it's a101 in your packet we we used it to identify light lighting location so this is serving as our site lighting plan there's minimal new lighting being added there are square lights that that exist in this area which are relatively new we're going to use the same ones they're down lights they're indicated here in yellow so there are three new down lights and they're undercover so they're full cut off the uh Portables themselves come with lights at each entry um emergency lights and also just regular sconces on the wall also pointing down also undercover so they're full cut off and then so this is when I said these were double wides before you can see the trailer hitches which will be removed but you can see them in the drawing so you can see see the orientation of how they're arriving and then one classroom at the top one at the bottom toilet rooms in the middle this is the main accessible entrance in the center under cover these are emergency exits which are typical for portable classrooms also undercover I'll flip this around so these are our building elevations the new Portables are shown in this sort of tan color this is the existing Pavilion and this is our cover walkway that leads to the main entrance and that's sort of that's the most this this shows the back so this is at the at the fire department access road goes past here and these are the the emergency exits and then this just shows each end this is this is the nearest existing building facade which we have shown on here because we're demonstrating our separation of more than 20 feet for the for the building and fire yeah how how are the these heated and cooled um and electrified I'm guessing they run power from the main building is it is it draw heat and cool uh cold from the main we're pulling electric from the building and then there will be uh through the wall units in each one which is typical for pump something heat pumps Heating and Cooling and then the the water and sanitary we're going to we're trying to use the same hookup that serves the existing Portables and we're setting it up in a way that if when those go away they can be cut and capped in the the uh the utility connection room means assuming that this is approved what's the time frame on it so will the kids have a playground in the fall or they're going to lose the playground for a little bit um we're we're trying for installation over the summer so there shouldn't be shouldn't be a gap for the kids um this part of your packet or should be but we did send out notices to all Property Owners AB budding this site and across the street and that was sent about over two weeks prior to the public hearing so um I imagine there's some members of the public here who may have questions that that was my next move see if I from the public wants to speak please go up to the microphone and state your name and address for the record good evening I'm Steve Thomas and I live at 15 burnt Hollow Court and uh you know our our backyard pretty much AB butst the current baseball field to the school um for to help Orient me anyway could we go back to the first image that was up here because I thought I saw my home but I if we could just see it a little better I don't add it's be over here okay confused I'm glad I came no further questions you got your question answered anyone else from the public no any more questions from the commission applicant you're good thank you okay going to call to uh order the regular meeting for Monday uh May 13th uh can I get a motion to approve the minutes Mr s Mr Dawson second any discussion no okay communication I Sor we need to approve the minute sorry all in favor I I thank you Communications you have uh the Federation Planning and Zoning commission's agency quarterly report in your uh packet also we emailed you stuff for PCD the response to the survey um and and we're I'll have a schedule from the consultant for your next meeting on the interviews for the uh commissions that will come to this board okay so you have the result results from the the survey for the plan of conservation development and then also we the boards and commissions that other boards and commissions that will be coming to you as part of the process and discussing portions of the pro the the plan we have a tenative schedule draft Ed with each with two commissions each night identified so that'll I'll have that to your next meeting okay okay so on our unfinished business we have the applications before us have a do we have a motion I'd like to move staff wording uh approve the application for a special permit on behalf of the town of chesher applicant applicants requesting a special permit section uh pursuant to section 30 schedule a permitted uses number 27 of the zoning regulations for modular craft rooms at the property located at 490 Highland Avenue cessor map 51 lot two Zone r20a commission feels that based on the presentation and documents provided the applicant Dem demonstrated compliance with the chesher zoning regulations the approval is based on plans entitled Highland Elementary School proposed modular classrooms prepared by SLR with a revision date of April 22nd 2024 any ready move staff's War the applicant coordinate with the fire chief or his designity for the fire hydrant relocation second okay third any discussion no okay all in favor I opposed abstaining motion passes good luck next meeting we'll have that for you I think we might have people here you've got you've got people still here just let them for the I think they're here are you oh I'm sorry I announced it earlier are you here for the Mountain Road subdivision okay that's going to that uh public hearing is on the 29th we table it 29th please come back yes please please thank you thank you yeah Matt really loves ex okay now get a motion to adjourn go moved all in favor I

um we floated around the uh sign up sheet for who you want to hand out to and uh we're supposed to be at 6:15 correct 6:15 would be a good time to be here 6:30 615 6:30 would be fine all right can I just you want me just go ahead and keep leading it all right other action items um we have summer black top and concrete repair projects these are minor uh but I one's 9,000 one I think is 17 I just wanted you to be aware that we're doing these but we've just been trying to keep up this was also ran through the building grounds committee we're just trying to keep up with these projects uh so so we don't have to do any major changes so if I could get any any questions on that if not a motion to approve the black top and concrete repairs motion Doug second and Gary second yes yes yes yes yes and then the next item is uh just a second reading of illustrative math adoption uh curriculum adoption second reading uh we had this uh last month approved on first reading there's been no changes since that time so if we can get a motion to approve the second reading of luster of math Ash second Vivian second yes yes yes yes yes all right the next item is the Yonder implementation and you'll see the contract in there and exhibit 18 any questions on that I'm turning to it myself right now go ahead FS anywhere USS we are not we're not so we uh 750 pouches covers our entire student body we have 100 as extras um that's built in we'll see how many I feel like that's a lot of extras but um if we if they don't use them then we'll be able to roll them in next year uh and then we have the one-day implementation and the shipping charges so it's a it's a heavy expense um and I'll be honest Josh Josh knows this I was skeptical at first and I wanted to just implement the bags for kids that are showing uh kids are having trouble following the initial rules and so it kind of as a tier two intervention the more I talked with Yonder uh and and Josh as well that that's just not a good solution and still it's this constant having to talk to kids about their phones and it's just a constant struggle so I I from anybody I've talked to and it hasn't been many because there's not many schools doing it but even just Friday I talked to uh the super at Woodland because they'd implemented it this year and I said any regrets are you doing it next year he goes we' love it and we're doing it again I said okay I said I don't need to go any further then but uh um I think anything they learned this year we can learn from them and but uh but he was he was pretty uh adamant that it's been a good thing for them so so I would recommend it but need a motion to to approve the contract motion second Vivian and Doug yes yes yes Bob can I ask a question for you yes so do we have to do anything with board policy with this we're going to change the uh cell phone policy we we're going to bring that tonight but we'll we'll do that with the handbook Vivan I love Vivian is always on top of that that's good soon yep it's going to be changed with the handbook all right thank you okay so item D is I'm going to read the approval and then I have Tim King from King financials here if you have any questions but uh this is in pertaining to the money that we are planning to borrow for the projects that we've approved through verigy and I also want to include I I ran this through finance committee um we have that those projects are $4.1 million you notice that we're asking to borrow million um we have a project that is going to be presented to you after this if this is approved uh Mr mcau is going to present a project that is consider it's a Safety project that we have right now that we think is important it's our communication systems in the building are are out are old and they're um hard to repair expensive to repair and it's time to redo all of it so that's about a half million dollar project and we consider that a safety issue we have some other safety projects including a door loock uh doorlock improvements in all three buildings um that we will we are working on as well and in total the safety we we do have a safety Grant we're applying for right now we won't know until November if we get that and that'll be a half million dollars I would say total we are in the safety improvements we are probably $800 to $900,000 um we're hoping to secure a grant uh but if we don't secure the grant we still need to get these projects done at some point so we thought while we're doing the debt certificate let's roll these projects in we can assure our community we're going to get all these projects done that are safety issues in our school and along with the projects in ver so the uh the last estimate and this is an estimate because we don't have final rates yet but at at $5 million we're at about 46 $50,000 a year payment 15 years for phase one of this projects and uh that can be done through our local funds and uh our current uh fund balances um we can we can manage this right now so um there's no tax increase we're not going to the voters for anything on this so that's an explanation I'm going to read the approval and then if you have any questions I have Tim here to to answer any questions so approve a resolution authorizing and providing for the installment purchase agreement for the purpose of paying the cost of purchasing real or personal property or both in and for school district number 38 Lake County Illinois and for the issue of not to exceed $5 million in general obligation debt certificates limited tax series 2024 of said School District evidencing the rights to payment under the set agreement providing for the security for and means of payment under said agreement of said certificates and authorizing the sale of said certificates to the purchaser thereof is there are there any questions on this that I can help you with I have a question yeah what is a call provision what was that again what is a call provision call provision both are identical 15E repayments have two different options very good so yeah I uh in talking with Bob over this whole issue uh for the last number of months six months or so I know that you potentially have another uh wanting to do more down the road kind of thing and so whenever we go to the public market so back in 2016 when we first worked with the district and the debt certificates you just repaid uh those were sold directly to your local bank uh not through a public process and uh it was only 800,000 it was only eight years they were able to handle that and that worked out well well for the district because then they were what we call immediately callable like your home mortgage you can go in the next day and pay it off if you want to if you got the money that's what an immediate call is a call provision is how fast can you change what's out there already so in the public market whenever we go into to public investors the the norm is somewhere between eight and 10 years before you can touch it once it's sold uh you can pay a little bit more if you want a shorter provision essentially and so that's what I put in here was because knowing that you might want to go back into The Market within five years uh it might be that you want to go ahead and have that fiveyear call provision uh the other complex thing in our business is when you go to the public market they like these Securities to be regularly tradable so we put an artificial interest rate on them uh right now the market is looking at 5% interest rates so all of these will look like they're 5% which will generate premium because the uh the actual rate that you will be at is around 4.3 so so the par will actually be less than $5 million what we sell but there's going to be a premium paid to get you a full $5 million that you want right um and so uh because that has that 5% coupon on there it's very likely in five years interest rates won't have gone up to 5% that you could refinance in five years for lower rates even if you don't add any new money to that that's why there is a essentially a higher interest rate for five years uh because buyers want that protection to be able to know we're going to get this rate to offset that so otherwise but but in my mind it could be very valuable to you to have that five-year call both either for refinancing and lowering payments after that or also to be able to restructure and fit in new money easier uh down the road so so at that higher like $110,000 a year does that just go to our balance that's basically because of a higher interest rate so it's paying a little bit more interest 10 grand more in interest a year the higher the interest ratees about 20 basis points 210% higher effectively for those years okay was the so the 460 that he just mentioned essentially 460 a year for an 8-year call or 470 roughly for a fiveyear call no what would the payment have been without the call didn't even run that didn't even run that what was V's estimate on our next not amount but the I on the timing there's nothing on the phase two that I think has to be done right away but what was they would like if we they want to do like next year they would want to do it right away I we're not doing it right away if we went out how far oh okay when were you thinking I me I thought three to five that's why yeah if we could call it in three to five uh I think if we call it in five we'd probably be okay then what is the cap before we need to go to the public for funding it would just be if we determine we don't have the regular the funds balances to manage the payment and I'm also hopeful I don't know if you can speak on this Tim I've been following the some legislation and um I've told them at the state to use us as an example of somebody who would benefit but uh the uh there's legislation that they're pushing that might allow us in a tax Capa County to be able to start Lev in health Life Safety fund which we have this health Life Safety fund but we don't put any money in it because it doesn't help us uh if you're non- tax capped if you're non- tax capped like I was in my prior District anything any projects we have that are considered Health life safety with new roofs air conditioning all those are Health life safety items that have to get done you can Levy to get those projects done without going to the voters for a referendum if that actually we get caught with that because we can't we can only raise our Levy a certain amount and uh so we can't do that here but there's legislation now that they're really trying to push to allow us to do that which would s we would be able to do these projects in the next 10 years without having to do a referendum because we're not building any new buildings or anything so that's what I'm kind of like I feel like we we've set ourselves up to do phase one of this project it could be 5 years before we feel like we even need need to do phase two I know ver wants to roll right back into it but I don't think there's anything on that list that we have to do right away so phase two consider yeah yeah would we be able do you feel like I know we be able to fund it with our with our oh I see yeah uh I think it'll challenging to do all of what they want to do in phase two that would be challenging so then do we need to see what this looks like without a call because if we're not going to be able to fund it through this in five years or so I was thinking that we could call it in five so I I was thinking tell if I'm off on this time but I was thinking that uh if whenever we decide to do phase two and we said we this is really important we do this work it's going to cost $5 million again um we're going to have to do a referendum so I was thinking we would do a referendum to not only do phase two but to call this one and get that covered so we only have the one debt would that is that what we talked about Tim sure so we have to call it before we can pay it off we can't pay it off early you can do what you can do what's called an advanced refunding where you fund an escrow that makes the payments until the call date unfortunately five years six years ago now when they redid the tax code in 2018 um there used to be a provision where you could do one Advanced refunding tax exempt that they got rid of that so if we do anything before the call date you have to issue taxable higher rate interest rate bonds to do it so that call Provisions became a lot more valuable shorter call Provisions became a lot more valuable when that legislation took so would would we be better off doing a shorter call than five we can certainly test the market okay and see if it's accepted five kind of the underwriters generally tell me about five is the minimum they like to go but but uh it just but uh it just reduces the number of interested buyers you know two years ago we wouldn't be having this conversation your local bank would have stepped right up we already checked with the local bank on this one but right now the last year and a quarter the the banking environment you know has completely flipped with interest rates getting high and banks have just exited buying fixed income stuff right now because they're scared and they need liquidity and uh and so they wanted a much higher interest rate right now to take this down for you than what we can get going to the public market um I say much higher they wanted like 4.95 if you really wanted to thought that this was going to get refinanced in the next three years or put into a referendum that actually might not be the worst thing to do and forget the public offering uh we just kind of passed on that a week ago and started down this road to to go get a get the rating with standard and buy insurance and the whole bit we've got things lined up but we probably could call a halt to that process quickly if if that were more important I mean if you if you know we're going to have to go to a referendum I just I mean we need to do what's best for this now if we're because at some point phase two obviously is going to take some point it's probably going to be 30% more if we wait five years than it is now so and you're in a great position when you got these other bonds that have been levied from 20 years ago they're going to be paying off that is the ideal time to dovetail a new referendum in place where you're not talking in tax rate increase to your we missed that boat at least you say it just it dropped off some it has totally gone yet did drop off quite a bit our last Levy it dropped yeah I guess we have another it's still yeah zero next year yeah and uh so there still is a payment if you wanted to try and do something this November uh or even next fr possibly before before the public is totally used to having a zero Bond Levy uh but even so may maybe it isn't that hard to repass one when they already know yeah sure enough our rate did come down for the last two years and can we get a little bit of it back the farther that gets in the rearview mirror the harder it's probably going to be to to get it back in place yeah I think it's G to be it's going to be a struggle to pass a referendum period so yeah and I just uh man the phase two of that bery I just don't I'm not I'm just don't I can't even commit to like I know they would like to do it now but I I feel like I look at those projects and I nothing seems that urgent to me yet so I also don't want us to get in a situation where we're repairing stuff so much that we wish we would have done it but no these projects we're doing now are kind of urgent but uh not kind of they are urgent we have you know have leaks in the roofs and those are urgent but uh yeah I wish I could say that do you do you approach the referendum any differently having this your approach to the public when you say we took five million three years ago yeah I think it'd be part of our selling point hey we tried to do this we doing it on we're making payments on our own here without going to you uh but now we can't do that any longer you know I think we'd have a good the fact that we've let their rate drop this year and we're trying to maintain these buildings why you know with without going to taxpayers I think showing us some Goodwill I hope they remember it you know I think uh so I I just want to clarify so if we were to do this as passed and we go we get it to where we can call in five years if that's a year where we decide that we got to do some more work on these buildings what's that look like that process look like if we want to call these and do a referendum on uh another project say we had another $10 million project we want to pull them together ABS I mean your option obviously would be to not do the referendum to another debt certificate we would refinance the remaining balance uh the remaining 10 years worth that's it's out there and issue the new 10 million and go out potentially 20 or 25 years to try and keep the payment from going up too much so there chance depending on the project you could just continue with we try we could see what I mean you'll obviously you'll have the option we'll look at where would payments be at that time how much more than 460,000 would it be and and then you can make that determination whether you can manage it out of your operating funds and if not yeah then the option is to go to the to the voters and ask for some or all of it at that point and uh you know you have a a big enough assessed valuation that I think what every you would want to do spread out over 15 to 20 years would not be a huge tax increase certainly it's not going to get you back up to where you were yeah a year ago um and so then it's just a matter of does you know in our experience you know um for the last 30 years uh there's two types of of different referenda right either your building bonds or an operating rate increase and nobody likes permanent operating rate increases those are about 15 20% pass rate in Illinois building Bond referend are real close to 50% for the last 30 years it it really comes down to every individual Community is different every Community do they like the projects how well do you do in in effectively marketing you know that hey the needs here's what it is we want to keep our schools up to far um it's no fun but generally it's only about a three or four month process too we try and assist you with that and and kind of giving a boilerplate message and boilerplate uh process process to get through that when you do go to the public I know it sounds daunting and every school board hates to to talk about it but we've been pretty successful over the last five years especially and in passing referenda uh but every Community is different so it's conversation for another night yeah I if we do the fiveyear get a referendum in three years do we have to sit on the money for two years in the bank or would they not even would it would not even be eligible to referendum that if you can't pay it off right away when you pass a referendum The Authority lasts for five years to get bonds issued and you can do multiple issues over that time so if you pass the referendum you could immediately go issue the 10 million and get the payments in place the new 10 million and then wait two years and refinance these and put those on the taxpayers at that time and we could make sure to plan for that so the overall rate does not get impacted so you'd get a new one we yeah we'd wait till year five to refinance this at least I believe I would you're wait till year five to refinance this portion of it but you could get the new money piece for the new projects right away when it's passed and get going on construction so if you got the referendum you would fold this into the referendum sure okay pass it for 15 whatever the total number is exactly that would that would include it would instead of just being building bonds or building proceeds in the description it also include the refunding of this existing obligation as one of the purposes but then do we sit with that money in the bank for those two extra years well you wouldn't issue the full 15 you'd just be issuing the 10 million of new projects and start spending that and doing the new part and then we'd wait for two more years come back with another $5 million issue less than five million of course at that time you paid it down for five years but whatever is remain are they only be ta they'd only be taxed on the first time so chances chances are well what we would do at the time of running the referendum is we'd run numbers assuming it's going to all happen and and you know here's the guess it's going to be a quarter or 25 cents or 10 cents whatever the number is and and tell the public that then when we do the first 10 million issue we make that first Year's payment to come out to what exactly what you told the public is 25 cents 20 cents whatever it is we make that payment to match and leave room down the road to fit in the refunding we don't have to do level repayments this is the simplistic way of just saying when you're going to be paying for it you like to be able to budget 460 year 470 year reality is you could start out with just $200,000 payments for a few years and then bump them up higher if you want to down the road kind of thing there's no it is not a requirement that there be level payments or and even in the case of if you were to do the the fiveyear call now or even if you did the eight-year call now but then two years you decide to do the the vary project and you want to layer this in you could just layer it in with this payment plus some interest on top only until these are paid down and then put all the principal out in years 16 through 20 so so it's I so I think if we do five a call at five I think we're in pretty good shape to make a decision the next three years what we want to do is my I think after hearing what you're saying there adds more flexibility yeah and I don't think at the end of the day it will end up I think it's unlikely it'll actually cost you this money this is what it would be if you held it all 15 years the reality is in five years hopefully interest rates finally mitigate and come back down a little bit if inflation gets tamed within the next five years and it you can actually we can get back to somewhat lower rates where we've been used to for the last 20 years and and possibly see some interest rate savings and payments down okay doesn't look like that today but hopefully hopefully it gets there any other questions if we're ready we take a motion all right ready you want me to read the whole thing I I read it once so we're good all right we're good with that yep all right so a motion on item D B has run motion second Lauren Doug yes yes yes okay item C is um I'm going to have Mr McCully get up he's going to be presenting on this topic this is uh related to this last funding uh we put it after that in case the funding didn't pass uh but part of the five million that we're planning to uh borrow here is includes this project to improve our communication systems in all three buildings all right so one of the things that um we were looking at with the safety Grant and then what we're looking at with the project is the PA system in all three schools um when I got here one of the biggest complaints that I was getting from staff was when they're in the gym in the cafeteria they couldn't hear announcements with the Curren system that we have um we've tried to do some fixes we put some Band-Aids on it one of those fixes on the wall over to my right your left is the alertus system the issue with that is that's two separate systems that are going on at the same time that who's ever initiating the emergency not only has to do the alertus but they're on the PA system and then we've had um several apps that we've used for emergency situations right now we're using stop it the one that the Lake County Roe provides so we do have some mitigation these large areas like the gyms the cafeterias the music rooms the band rooms um choir but there's still places that have a lot of students that can't hear what's going on in case of emergency we've also had some limitations at the middle school with the Bell uh schedules right now we have a total of eight Bell schedules that we can use on the system but we have more than eight between the Wednesday advisory and fifth grade sixth grade seventh grade eighth grade all have their own and then they have their own or the release and then we have teachers who teach multiple grades so they're hearing Bells all day and trying to figure out wait a minute am I on the right Bell the other thing with that is the PA systems is the clocks so if they don't have a Simplex clock for the system because we haven't been replacing them because they've been anywhere from $300 to $400 a clock to replace or to fix not replace we've been replacing with $20 clocks approximately been buying from Amazon so now there is a thing in the district called Big Hollow time where every classroom has a different time the buildings are all at three different times so we're trying to fix these are the reasons that we're looking at the mass communication system we want to have every school on the same time we want to be able to put the bells where we need to put the bells and we want to be able to communicate to staff and students and the hit of a button so we've or I've been looking at these vendors for a long time I know Mr Golden I have been going back and forth on whether we're you know this is the right time to do the project but we're at that point where it's the right time um we've had several walkthroughs in the past just to get ideas of what this was going to cost and that's where we kind of came up with the idea that it was going to be about $500,000 give or take depending on which direction we went um this year alone I spoke to every single vendor at the school board convention that had anything to do with Pas and clocks um unfortunately in November that resulted in zero um zero consultation zero walkthroughs Simplex which is our current system didn't even call me back which I you know after talking with Derek and others not surprised but it's disappointing so then I just started doing internet searches and I was cold calling people trying to find somebody to come in um this resulted in four walkthroughs and three proposals uh one proposal was not put in front of you today because the cost was over a million dollars U so we didn't do that one and the fourth vendor or the other vendor that we had the walk through didn't do a proposal they changed salespeople and despite multiple tries to get them to get their proposal in I couldn't get it um we had another conference that had a bunch of it was an IT conference we had more people we had one more walkth through and I got a cold call after that and did another walkth through but that proposal is pending so right now I have three proposals in packet that we take a look at here's the list of walkthroughs is in the the packages so you can see that you know we did have as many people as we could get in uh the three proposals that we had are 1.2 million 4 60,000 and 530,000 one of those proposals that we have um we had to eliminate because they don't have prevailing wage and they don't really have a way for us to for their company to do prevailing wage um and talking about it it was it was a very small company and it was similar to kind of almost a oneman shop so trying to work through that we we just weren't able to to we have two products that um we're looking at so that's the next two slides are this one the companies called vcom their um signs you can see have that similar technology that we have out in the front there on Nipper sync on the signs um the 20-in clocks would go into the classrooms those are the top left ones those can be taken over and we can have um words put on on the screen or a scroller on there in case of emergency or um fire tornado anything can be can be used there uh we don't really have limitations on the type of words that we can put up we do have limitation on colors we have hallway speakers this is two-way side um and then there's a large area speaker which is just a bigger bigger sign you can see what those announcements or what that would scroll through and then the bullhorn for the gyms and Outdoors the other system rather than being that um LED dots that we have out and a Nipper sync there this is an actual um it's actual screen we've unlimited ways of customizing this the software is just like having a software on your computer you have your computer screen up in the classroom with a speaker out in the hallways in our large areas we still have the um the horn one of the benefits to to this is in an emergency we can program every single classroom to have their Escape Routes or what they're supposed to do in in analice situation we' have that program at the hit of a button both products um this is my next slide you know both products that I think are great both products I've had great reviews from other schools um you know we were looking into it I actually had a friend of mine who works IT director at North Chicago called me and went over the system that's what they have he he loves it um the algo the difference between them is you know we have the the digital screen that we can completely customize versus the scrolling screen it's a little more expensive for the customizable sign but we got a lot more options for long-term use and I think as far as like long-term output or out look of replacement I think that one's going to last us a little bit longer but again it is a little more expensive um I'm happy though that both options again come well recommended and do what we need to do and solve our our problems that we that we face right now our recommendation is to go with the the digital screen in every classroom again just kind of thinking future proof I mean I think the the difference in in funds is going to it's going to be offset by the the fact that we have a system that's going to look more modern look newer and give us more options um for that extra extra amount um we also really need that ability to customize that bell schedule we're going to be able to customize it to the point where I can have every classroom on their own bell schedule based on grade or what they teach so a days and B days for um specials they're not going to have bells going constantly they're going to have their schedule so I think that's going to be a big help um at the elementary and the primary you know when you walk across that cafeteria you're not changing time zones you know it's the same time in both buildings right now I think they're about 3 minutes apart and it's something that you know the front office secretaries have to remember each month to reset the clock because one clock moves faster than the other so if they're not resending and sinking at the same time then we get that issue where the times um times ch change so we do have um an option that we are looking at with the spp the cops Grant of our recommendation right now is to move forward with two schools try to get those in over the summer um and then have a third school which cost wise we would look at the least expensive just because the least expensive is what's going to fit into the grant um um having that done over the winter and then having the full system connected over a winter break um this way we' be able to to to save the funds about 50 $160,000 for the school um to be done we'd be able to try and fund that with the grant if we can't fund that with the grant we were going to have to look for other other options on on funding right now believe that's that's correct Mr Gold right yeah yeah if it doesn't we definitely want to get all three schools done it we're trying to utilize grant money if we can get it and we have 150,000 in the S the school violence prevention grant that we can use if we we won't find out if we get the grant till November but uh since uh yeah if we were to push the school to do the project over winter break then if we get the grant we're going to use the grant funds if we don't get the grant uh we will use funds that we are borrowing here uh to cover it so NE way is it supplanting so that's that's all I have if you have any questions you got two questions two questions please two questions it's all good does this include installation or is this Hardware this is hardware and installation and then can you see uh have you measured and toen a look to see if you can see that like clock from the classroom back so I think the next step with it is to take yeah it is us to do it take that 15 screen shrink down the time to8 in is still GNA be usable I think that's something that we can do it's uh the screen itself is the size of our staff laptops so that's something that uh team and I can take a look during early release Here on Friday and go into the different classroom shapes and and see it's much cooler but yeah just make sure it's still usable the whole point is to have clock that they can see oh no I totally totally understand that the other benefit and we'll test this out too is I know that when we had our our meetings with the different grade levels at the primary and the elementary school they were wanting to make sure that we could have an analog clock which we'd be able to do with the the Valk we could put an analog looking clock on instead of just the digital so that they can also learn to read the clock and tell time other questions thank you okay we need a motion to approve the installation of a new building wide communication system in all three schools motion second ashary yes yes yes yes yes yes the rest of these are easy Joe I promise yeah yeah go ahead I'll let you take them here uh substitute teacher rate increase we need a motion to approve the increase substitute teacher rate by 3.5% motion second Doug Ash yes yes yes yes yes yes okay approve an intergovernmental agreement between Big Hollow School District 38 and Grant Community High School 124 I just want to mention one thing we will the employee will be our employee and then Grant will reimburse us for half of all costs health insurance TRS everything questions no okay I need a motion to approve the intergovernmental agreement between big Hall School District 38 and Grant Community High school4 motion second Lauren Ash yes yes yes yes yes yep extracurricular assignments all right we need a motion to approve the extracurricular assignments for 2425 motion second G Lauren yes yes yes yes yes yes this is the bond we got to do every year right yes we do this every year yep I need a motion to approve the treasur bond and this is just protecting us for uh we're not buying anything here so motion second Ash and Doug yes yes yes yes yes yes all all right I need a motion to approve a resolution for the dismissal of Christopher dimer educational support Personnel Employee for reasons other than reduction and force motion second Gary and Lauren yes yes yes yes yes yes all right I need a motion to to approve the April employment recommendations with the addition of Chris bab elementary PE teacher pending references background check and credentials Mo Ash second Lauren yes yes yes yes yes yes okay we are going to accept the resignations yeah guess Nicholas Hassler Ms lunch monitor effective April 25th 2024 Taylor Mendoza third grade teacher effective the end of the 2324 school year charlinda scoria Primary School lunch and recess monitor end of the 2324 school year Simon kazy fourth grade teacher effective the end of the 2324 school year luminita pav par professional effective 23 end of the 2324 school year uh Kelsey malador par professional end of the 2324 School Year Connor MCO par professional effective end of the 2023 2024 school year Veronica erss pray professional effective end of the 2324 School Year Jackie Jackie bazak Student Services office assistant effective June 30th 2024 any questions on the foyer requests or the monthly board reports the next regular scheduled board meeting will take place Monday June 10th 2024 with closed session beginning at 600 p.m.

org we have a volunteer page um you can also reach out to the our ashin department of prevention Human Services uh we are in the process of defining ourselves previously we were just the human services department now we have added prevention into the mix um wanting to talk to people more about what's important to them what problems do we see that we want to prevent and so just reaching out to us there's a wonderful staff at the community center I work at the high school and we would really love for people to collaborate with us

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and as always we thank Mr parate and the crew over here at dmouth high school media uh for their uh support with videotaping these meetings at this time the school committee has allotted 10 minutes for anyone wishing to speak on any of tonight's agenda items we'd ask if you uh would like to speak to approach the microphone and please limit uh any comments for about 3 minutes all right I'll take that as uh no one is interested that's fine thank you very much uh just would like to check with my colleagues uh what the committee's pleasure is we'd like to um I'd like to take out of order uh the spotlight on kids and move it up uh as the next agenda item uh since we have a quite a large audience uh does anyone have any objections to that thank you so um Dr sa mcgu turn it over to you great thank you so much I have to say I think this might be the most packed house that we've had this year so welcome to our Potter School families I'm sure right we have I know we have staff here thanks so much for being here and we have quite a contingent of students so I'm going to turn it right over to Mr Porter and I know that you have some really good stuff to share with us tonight we certainly do and we have an amazing contingent of students here so so good evening and thank you for the opportunity to Spotlight our students from Potter tonight tonight we'll have two presentations for you our fabulous assistant principal Melissa McKenry will introduce the work she and our fifth graders did to celebrate and educate our community about Arbor Day we will then have our three fifth grade Representatives who will read their essays about gratitude as they get ready to leave Potter School and to head to the middle school now all of our students hard work presented here tonight was done under the guidance and Leadership of our amazing fifth grade team our teachers who are here tonight Mrs Goodman Mr Dutra and Mrs Duran our special education teachers Mrs Das and Mr Florent and our most amazing grade five ESP who's also here tonight Mrs brager so let's give them a round of applause they've done a nice [Applause] job so without further Ado here is Mrs McKenry good evening we'll we're thrilled this year to have collaborated with Sarah leaderman and Susan McLaren from the Dartmouth tree committee along with Kyle Barry from eversource to celebrate Arbor Day at Potter School our students Journey began in late winter as they delved into the history and significance of Arbor Day explored the diversity of trees in the community and learned how to be active stewards of our environment on April 26th we gathered in our cafeteria for an assembly where fifth grade students some of whom are here with us tonight shared their research with our current fourth graders following the assembly our fifth graders accompanied by m leadman MS m McLaren excuse me and guided by Mr Barry ventured out to our back playground to assist in planting two dogwood trees generously donated by eversource each fifth grader and actually each fourth grader as well went home with a Seedling to plant their own tree but our celebration and education didn't stop there over the past few weeks each fifth grader visited classrooms from kindergarten up to grade three educating 325 of their peers on the importance of Arbor Day and caring for our planet tonight we're delighted to have a few of our fifth grade researchers here to share what they've learned please welcome Addison Larry Autumn casual Lincoln Wilkins Dominic pachico and Chase Amaral and we'll begin with [Applause] Addison why are trees important trees are very important because it's crucial to existing and breathing um they are also important because they improve the air quality that they that they provide and they benefit Wildlife extremely unfortunately people are cutting our trees down which is not good for our environment speaking of that Arbor Day is Arbor Arbor Day is celebrating plants and trees hoping for a Greener tomorrow trees also help local communities trees are some of the most essential life resources on Earth so Earth Day so ARB bir day and Earth Day are practically essential too so get on outside grab some sheets and try to plant it doesn't have to be a tree [Applause] what are some trees we have at Potter well some trees we have at Potter are some red maple trees we have some eastern white pine trees at Potter and some American beach trees we can we can identify Mo we can identify trees mostly by the type of leav they have on leave they have bark and and fruits they can make red maple Eastern Pine leaves and American Beach [Applause] leaves how are we impacting our climate first we dispose of waste in the ocean when we do this the waste we put in the ocean gathers up killing Turtles and fish second we cut down trees constantly when we cut down just one tree we cut down a home to multiple creatures next we kill animals for sport when we kill an animal they never come back just imagine someone asking what a tiger is years to come finally we waste energy when we waste energy for example electricity it causes methane to build up in our atmosphere causing extremely hot summers and very cold Winters let's make a change a focus on the future While most holidays celebrate something that has already happened and is worth remembering Arbor Day represents a hope for the future the simple Act of plan ing a tree a simple Act of planting a tree represents a belief that the tree will grow and provide us with clean air water and a cooling shade habitat for wildlife healthier communities and end endless natural beauty all for a better [Applause] tomorrow in closing we'd like to share a brief video highlighting some of the memorable moments from this special project and before I start the video I would just like to give a huge shout out and thank you to our fabulous instructional technology specialist Miss chicka for putting this together for us [Applause] [Music] n [Music] n [Music] very smoth right so at Potter School we have the challenge now to make sure these trees stay alive and healthy so we'll do fine so next up we have the privilege of listening to three remarkable fifth graders as they share their gratitude essays it's a cherished tradition here at poter for our graduating grade five students to reflect on their journey through heartfelt essays this year our focus is on gratitude so please welcome Carter gford Adriana maderas and Jack gar as they step forward for to share their Reflections up first is Adriana hi my name is Adriana maderas I am 10 years old and I love Potter school there are so many reasons I love Potter but these are my top three one lunch and Recess Recess is so much fun and lunch is delicious and amazing two special areas are so much fun three staff they are so nice and helpful like my teacher Mr Dutra first let's talk about lunch or recess I love lunch with all the different flavors and things to try and they also provide breakfast which has an assortment of things to try like there sauce EG and cheese which in my opinion is the best breakfast and hot dog which is the best lunch recess is so much fun there are so many things to do like play basketball or even just goof around in the playground and during recess if you are in fourth or fifth grade you get a chance to help out with Miss Phillips our gym teacher with the kindergardeners which a lot of kids love to do and those are my reasons I love lunch and recess second let's talk about special areas like gym art music and health my class is library and this is Jasmine and it's very relaxing and makes me feel makes me remember all the stories I listened to when I was in kindergarten Miss Phillips is our gym teacher and I love all the sports units we do my favorite was soccer it was so much fun to play against all my friends we have health with Mrs Richardson she's teaching us about the danger of drugs and alcohol we got to try out these junk goggles and we all had to stay on a line and nobody in my class stayed on the line and in music we play recorders and ukuleles and sing with Dr seagull I love music and Dr seagull is so nice and for art we have Mrs Netto and she comes up with great art ideas and if we are stump she will always help us and those are my reasons I love special areas I save the best for last staff they are all so nice and helpful through all six years of Potter some staff help us with things we need to work on like math and reading and from what I've heard they're so nice and helpful and all the assistant teachers and head teachers are so nice and helpful too but I'm so glad to have Mr Dutra Mrs Bram Mr Floren as my teachers and those are my reasons I love staff here at Potter School I love Potter school and I will miss when I go to middle school so I'll miss it when I go to middle school and so I will hope I will see everybody again after I'm gone I'd also like to like thank Mr Porter and Mrs McKenry for all the things they do here at potty school thank [Applause] you and up next we have Jack G good evening my name my name is Jack G and I've been a student at Potter Elementary for six years Potter will always have a special place in my heart whether it's the staff the events or the friends I've made along my journey through Elementary School one of the things that reminds me how great has been at Potter School is the incredible staff let's start with Mrs tars every morning when breakf breakfast starts I see my favorite monitor in the whole world Mrs tar is the best she's always there for help as not only a monitor but a friend the second person that has made an incredible impact on my Elementary School career is Mr Nick Mr Nick has been at Potter a lot longer than I have he's always open for a conversation or to help a kid whether in the preschool or the fifth grade the staff at Potter has and always will be the best in the town my second reason why Potter is so special to me is because the events here at Potter every year there are the annual events and then there's the fifth grade activities the annual events consist of the Boosterthon and field day the Boosterthon is a fundraiser to help build a stronger School community field day is an entire day of fun activities indoors and Outdoors this consists tug of-war pass the bucket and races in a giant bouncy Optical course the fifth grade events consist of Greek mythology day and fifth grade day Greek mythology day is a is a day where the fifth grade dresses up as someone from Greek mythology and we have the Olympics since the Olympics originated in Greece fifth grade day is another day full of fan activities that are that are surprised until the day comes these are some really awesome experiences that I will never for forget lastly friends my friends are my motivation to get up in the morning the hope that they're in my class on the first day of school and the excitement of seeing them in my class that day I never had to worry about not having any friends because the teachers at the school helped me helped not only me but everyone find and make new friends some of my friends are Jacob Weston Brandon Noah Carter and Ashton they're all great friends with different people whether it's Weston's jokes ashen's art Carter's help from this are knowing that Jacob will always be there for me my friends are truly one of the best things that happen be at Potter School in conclusion Potter will always be remembered in my heart this has been a great experience I know that many generations to come will continue their Journey at Potter school thank you and our last presenter tonight is Carter gford hi I Carter gford a fifth grade student in Mrs Durant's class and very grateful for my time at parter School Potter has helped me grow as a learner especially in math my school has given me the opportunity to make friendships some I've had since kindergarten I am also thankful that our school has so many great Traditions the first reason I'm so grateful for Potter is the teachers they have made learning fun and challenging for me each year I have grown as a learner my journey at Potter School has been like a snowball rolling down a snowy hill as it rolls the snowball gets bigger my brain is like that snowball and gets more knowledge each year for my teachers M Durand my current teachers preparing me for Middle School Mrs ducet has given me challenging math packets ever since I beat the last level of ST Math Mrs fry Ms Martino Mrs lawren Miss olera and Mrs Porter have also taught me so much Mr Leo is a substitute but he is very funny but also has taught me so much a second reason I'm thankful for Potter School is because of the friendships I've made over the past six years I have made many friendships some of them have even become close friends working with Partners or in group work has helped me share experience and get to know others better and become their friend I'm grateful for I'm grateful for Potter for the friends I have and look forward to making new friends next year in Middle School the last thing that makes Potter School special is its Traditions the Super Bowl is a good way to help the community and as a fun competition between the classes this year my class won the Super Bowl with over 200 cans brought in I am proud of my class one but also proud Potter School help those in need in our community the Halloween parade is a fun tradition to walk around in costumes and see everybody else's costumes too costumes in the school too my favorite tradition is field day every year I look forward to field day because I get to spend the day outside with my friends having fun I Carter gford have had a great time at Potter School I am so grateful for my teachers the friendships I've made and all the Traditions that make Potter so special I will never forget all the great memories I have of these past six years [Applause] so again thanks for the opportunity to show off some of our amazing students who through their words and in our opinion they have captured the essence of Elementary education it's important to recognize that while standardized testing such as mcast holds its place in the academic landscape it's not what truly defines the memory a child remembers about their time in elementary school it is the intangible Treasures of childhood the laughter the friendships and the sense of wonder that make these years truly Unforgettable and as we just celebrated staff Appreciation Week let us extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of the dartman Educators who through their tireless efforts are shaping the future one precious memory at a time thank you very much thank you Mr Porter M McKenry for this fabulous presentation and to all your students uh all all very well spoken um I'm going to turn it over we'll start down at that end of the table Mr NES I'm blown away I I really am sorry about that uh fantastic job between uh hour a day yes good luck because if I was taking care of it I've got a brown thumb so it wouldn't work that's what we have Mrs Goodman she's going to take care of it per there you go that's good but seriously uh thanks to everyone that put that video together to the students for their work the three students that just spoke fantastic I'm proud of the bunch of you as you did a real nice job very eloquent and all on on different topics different ideas and the best one was the lunch and recess good job thank you thank you very much I just want to thank you all um all the students and Mr Porter and Mrs McKenry uh I I really got a great sense of the Potter School and what's important there and the range of um things and opportunities that are available to all of you that it seems like all of you took advantage of so uh I just want to thank you all for coming in tonight and sharing your thoughts and ideas with us thank you and based on your presentation I'd say you're all ready for Middle School um I you are all very well spoken and poised it doesn't seem to bother you at all to get up and speak to the public I love that um I really enjoyed hearing that Community was the essence of the school that you're really going to take forward friends staff um and traditions terrific the other thing I really liked was that you as older students are already teaching younger students not only with your Arbor Day education teaching the younger grades that was fabulous but also at recess if you're a fourth fifth fifth grader you get to teach or help teach fed I think that's fabulous what a great experience so thank you thank you for presenting and I'll wrap up so it's very clear to me that each and every one of you have had a very unique and wonderful experience it sounds like at Potter school and I see some head shaking there so uh that that just speaks to the the the wonderful staff that Dartmouth truly does have and it's great to see the the partnership with uh with eversource in Arbor Day that's something that since I've been on the committee I first I've heard of it so I know that there's opportunities out there but I'm I'm happy to see that Potter School uh is uh working with these Partnerships uh but congratulations to each and every one of you uh best of luck in middle school and you should all be proud for the presentations uh that you gave this evening so uh thank you very much everyone thank you very [Applause] much and at this time we uh we invite the audience uh any of you uh would you're more than welcome to stay but we understand that everyone has uh other obligations so please feel free you do certainly do not need to stick around uh but you're more than welcome to and uh great job to everyone have a wonderful night congratulations to the parents and grandparents and grandparents yes congratulations to the parents and grandparents very cute what happened to our [Music] crowd what's that what what happened to the crowd where are you all going all right moving along uh CH we'll go over the minutes chair will entertain a motion to approve the regular session minutes for April 22nd 2024 so moved second so I have a motion and a second on the motion any further discussion chair hearing none all in favor I I opposed motion passes 4 to zero uh next up I'll turn it over to our superintendent of schools Dr Sab Maguire for uh superintendent certificate of academic Excellence so thank you Mr Oliver um obviously listening to our fifth graders we have a lot to look forward to as we watch our students grow through the Dartmouth schools and at the same time this evening we get to share with you um some some information about two High School seniors here from Dartmouth High School who are selected to receive the Massachusetts Association of school superintendent certificate of academic Excellence um this annual award honors seniors across the state who have demonstrated distinguished academic performance and personal contributions to their High School communities and while we're proud to announce the names of these students much like their athletic classmates who we were hoping were going to be here tonight our captains who will be at the June meeting by the way um they're all quite busy um they have pretty full agendas and so although neither one of them could attend this evening both will be recognized at the upcoming senior Awards night so we thought it would be a good idea for us to share this here at school committee with the uh knowledge that at the same time they would have an opportunity to be in person and so what I'd like to do is not only share the names of those students but also to read to you a little bit about what the uh what the teachers what staff here has said about them and so I'm going to start with Brooke Davis um she's our first recipient and Brooke embodies excellence in every aspect of her life at DHS showcasing exceptional leadership dedication and compassion Brooke excels academically with an impressive 4.2 GPA out of 4 .3 Brooke demonstrates genuine curiosity and a desire for knowledge as seen through her academic performance throughout her time at Dartmouth High School Brook has undertaken a challenging academic load completing eight AP classes and earning the title of AP scholar with distinction with the AP Capstone award as well as um Within Reach before the end of this year Beyond academics Brooke is a three sport athlete probably one of the reasons she's not here this evening um is she participates in volleyball winter track and Spring Track Brooke has consistently exhibited remarkable athleticism discipline and sportsmanship she has a rare combination of talent and determination that has led to numerous achievements and accolades on her teams including being a captain on all three teams as well as breaking a 10year School record for the number of Diggs on the volleyball team Brook's ability to be a leader of multiple Sports is a testament to her unwavering determination and passion for athletics she's a dedicated teammate and inspires all those around her if that's not enough Brooke is also Class A Class officer and actively involved in multiple clubs and activities her dedication to the class of 2024 as class Treasurer has been remarkable her ability to juggle her academics extracurricular activities Sports and duties as a class officer is something to admire Brooke has truly maximized her experience at D DHS Brook's most notable qualities though lie in her kindness and compassion described by all her teachers as more than just an outstanding student and athlete Brook's infectious smile and genuine positivity leave a lasting impression on everyone she encounters it is impossible to be in a bad mood after speaking with Brooke Brooke has committed to the University of North Carolina she will pursue a career in Neuroscience we all know that she will do great and continue to represent the very best of Dartmouth and leave a lasting imp impression wherever she may go so I'm exhausted just reading all that and certainly she's a student who clearly is welld deserved of this recognition and so just want to take the time here here at our school committee night just to to congratulate Brooke and her family so I'll move on to pertha Patel pertha Patel is a dedicated student who knows her education will help her achieve her goal of making a difference in the world she desires to obtain a degree from an undergraduate program focusing on foreign policies and history eventually leading to a get graduate program in immigration law to help immigrants in the United States her aspirations in foreign policy and immigration law stem from a profound oh I'm sorry I'm going to move ahead a little bit this passion is not just merely an idea pertha has actively pursued a summer internship working with immigration she has a role as a mentor to new students at Dartmouth High School and demonstrates her genuine care for her peers and Community academically Bertha's brilliant shines with her impressive GPA of 4.16 out of 4.3 and her completion of eight AP classes her achievement as an AP scholar with honors in 2023 reflects consistent excellence in AP exams scoring only a four or five on each exam teachers commend her insightful writing and analytical strengths noting her ability to navigate complex ideas and philosophies with ease even with a rigorous course load pertha took part in a dual enrollment course in anthropology at Bristol Community College during her junior year beyond the classroom pera's kindness extends into her community for over six years she has selflessly cleaned area benches supporting the environment for others without seeking recognition as a founding member of the women's empowerment Club Pera has been an advocate for her female peers her impact extends far Beyond academics and community service she is a role model to her peers mature Beyond her years kindness and a genuine passion for learning her ability to Foster connections across disciplines enriches the classroom experience for all creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported even in moments of Celebration such as completing an AP test pera's joy for the whole group brings in bubbles brought in bubbles to the Delight of those around her pertha has just committed to the Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst apparently that was a decision just made over the weekend um the DHS Community takes pride in Perth as accomplishments and is confident that she will continue to thrive wherever her path leads her kindness intellect and compassion will undoubtedly leave a lasting impact inspiring others to follow in her footsteps again exhausting to read all the accomplishments of these two wonderful young ladies and we couldn't be any prouder and look forward to seeing what they're going to do next because they certainly have laid out a path for themselves well thank you that's a lot to take in sure is um I'm certainly uh still processing everything uh you had said Dr SA so first of all congratulations to both Brooke and pra pra is it pra uh that's what I have in my okay okay my notes here um an honor well deserved um just one of the things that makes Dartmouth so special and uh I couldn't be more proud of uh of our senior class especially these two individuals and I'm sure that down the road we're going to see great things from them uh so congratulations to to them both um yes absolutely congratulations to them both I feel like they're making kids different than they made them when I was a kid um really impressive um I'd also like to point out that maybe uh the Dartmouth School System had something to do with their success in the number of AP courses we offer for the quality of teachers that have taught them through their years here um and uh I know that when they go on to Greater Heights that they will represent us fantastically so proud of them and all the other students here but hats off well I have the Good Fortune to have known Brooke Davis since she was a very little girl since preschool and it doesn't surprise me in the least what she has accomplished um as a high school student and um both are so impressive when you see the um the numbers of AP classes and the um GPA while still successfully being very involved in the community so uh yes we do um you know we do have very very special students here and I'm glad we have the opportunities to provide for them to um succeed as they have thank you yeah I'm not quite sure how how to follow up on that uh it shows the well-roundedness that I students have and I I think of you know Mr Shay's comments you know when he's talking about thatman high school that you know the school day doesn't end at 203 and and such uh you really wonder sometimes how these students I mean I know it's time management and such but boy God bless them because I have no idea how they you know three Sports eight AP classes everything else that Pera did eight AP classes you know that type of deal uh it's unbelievable what they do I think it shows what we have for students type of deal and it also is a reflection on our Administration and our faculty to take the time and make sure these students are are working right and and doing what needs to get done to make them successful in the future them and all of all of our students T deal so congratulations to all to those to and to everyone agreed well said Mr NES yeah thank you thank you for sharing that with us wonderful news thank you and and again um even though they couldn't be here we thought it was important to share this at school committee so thank you absolutely anytime we can talk about kids is a good thing that's right that's right agreed all right uh next up is a presentation uh student Opportunity Act and so Mrs PVE is going to come and join us and discuss um the recent submission of our student Opportunity Act um as you know the student Opportunity Act was and and Mrs C is going to talk about the history somewhat of the history and what it is so I won't take up any of her time but I just want to say that one of one of the aspects of submitting this student Opportunity Act in Dartmouth that I feel really confident about is how closely it connects to work that's already started here this year and it was really important to us as a school district that what we submitted to the state wasn't merely as Mrs pavil likes to say a check a a box a check to check the box check box um but actually Something That We're invested in and you're see that this has a clear connection to what we're doing through District strategic planning thank you good evening everybody um so I am here to talk about the student Opportunity Act and um just a little background on what it is the S SOA was enacted in 2019 um and overall Massachusetts tends to lead the nation on many measures of student learning experiences student achievement and post-secondary success for our students but a closer look reveals inequitable gaps and in experiences and in outcomes across racial and ethnic groups and economically disadvantaged communities compared to higher income communities for students with disabilities relative to their non-disabled peers and for our English language Learners and compared um to students whose first language is English and so um the law was intended to inject some funding into the Commonwealth's educational system with a focus on providing funding in districts serving students with the greatest needs subtext we don't get any money um however I'll talk about that a little bit more um um however the law also includes a provision that requires districts to set clear targets um and so in that regard it is very similar to a district strategic plan so the main difference if you want to think about it is a strategic plan serves as a comprehensive set of goals for all students for across the district SOA really is a spotlight sort of shown in on one uh area of disparity to go after and as you'll see the state really it's there's not a lot of um creativity in creating this plan there are some preset targets which you select from using your data to select from that um as to how you feel like you would make the best um shrinking in those gaps so uh the requirements of the SOA it's a five section document that you sub submit to the state um the first is just a summary the second is an analysis of data and I think once we dive into that you're going to um feel like maybe a little sense of deja vu um we are setting some ambitious three-year targets and I'll I'll talk more about that um there's a the one of the things that I appreciate about the about the SOA is that there's a requirement around family engagement and talking about how you're going to bring your families in and keep them involved and then um really the meet of it is that what are you going to do right so we'll get into that um when we look at uh our data this is certainly not the first time you've heard us talk about student achievement data we recently spoke about while um we continue to have very good overall student achievement we also have a need to hang some sign a sign on some of our areas for growth so specifically tonight we acknowledge that disparities exist and the number of students in the all students and low income subgroup who are meeting and exceeding standards on the grades three eight six grade three 6 8 and 10 great uh mcast in both Ela and in mcast and additionally there are some significant disparities between um all students and lowincome students with respect to our graduation rate as well as our ninth grade nth graders who are passing all subjects so one of the things that the state um they send out lots of data right and um this is called their heat map and so this is um along that came along with the SOA application um really kind of a narrow focus on some of that data it's not new data to us we've seen it before um you can see the sort of key in the corner that talks about student groups that are meeting or exceeding not meeting and then the greatest disparities of that sort of red hot heat map SE section so this is our um that chronic absenteeism that we're talking about our ninth grader is passing and our graduation rate and then this is very familiar to all of you this is our mcast data and our growth data and so um I'm going to come back to the bottom part of this slide really talks about so that's great what are we going to do about it um and so what we know is that early literacy really is the best indicator of future success and this is why I so told Dr St McGuire I you know I don't mind talking about something that's not necessarily going to yield us what it may be intended to because we're going to still put our heart and soul and our and we're going to do a lot of work around this and that's early literacy and we know that 95% of students can learn to read when they are provided with high quality research-based instructional materials and so our plan is written around something that is very near and dear to my heart and we've talked about before which is bringing in high quality instructional materials to our elementary students in the area of literacy so when we talked about setting those ambitious targets um really the state provides those targets for us so um one of the things that Jesse has done is to create a lowest performing students category enveloped in that category as you could imagine if we're talking about greatest disparities are the students that are we're talking about targeting so they are enveloped in that lowest performing students category and the uh state will set targets over time for where they expect you to go to show growth with those groups um it's one streamline measure that shows District's progress we certainly have many of our own certainly around the area of of early literacy we're talking about our Dibbles data we have our dyslexia screeners that we're giving to all students um K to3 and so um this is the one that's kind of out of our control but we do it anyway and we have many other sources of data that we continue to look at um to really just look at the efficacy of the things that we're putting in place for our students for family engagement um I think we can really I'm very proud of the work that the dartman public schools has done to try to hear the voice of all of our stakeholders um through the superintendent entry planning through some of the work that Mr tibo and I did with um portrait of a learner uh We've really tried to get the voice of our students of our families of our stakeholders um through surveying through interviewing through Dr sa McGuire's uh Relentless and schedule that she keeps up with talking to students and all of her advisories that she comes to um and we are going to continue to do that you know we had a very successful Family Forum earlier this year um and I think the fact that we were able to Garner some questions from families before that event really helped us to tailor our presentation and that's something that we hope to continue to do is to really seek out from families and um you know those are those are the that's our customers if you will right we're a business of children and so our customer base are the families that we serve so we really need to seek out from our families what it is they want to know from us and it helps us to tailor then what we're sharing with them and we will continue to sort of monitor our participation rates especially with that low income and with some of our subgroup families and um you know we have different ways that we can Target that and make sure that they are uh involved in what we're doing so what are we actually doing so I know this will be a shocking re Revelation but the state also has pre-selected um targets for which you are supposed to select and then you can really talk about how you're going to do it so we I obviously went around um high quality engaging instructional materials that support culturally and linguistic practices to Foster deeper learning and we're talking about a comprehensive approach to early literacy what does that actually mean that's those are their words this is their self- select and this is what it looks like so um you may have heard me talk a little bit about my curriculum teams who are my um sort of they're the people who really do a lot of great work in this District it's teachers and interventionists and coaches and people who have a whole full plate who are willing to step up and be a part of this work and dig deep into some of the work that we're doing around curriculum so our um Ela team this year well I'll back up a little bit actually so we knew that um we needed to address some foundational reading skills as I've talked to you about before and so um we brought in foundations to address some phonics hegr which addresses phonological awareness and we're really looking at a core instructional shift we currently use the Lucy ckins units of study and um I'm not going to really delve too deeply into that tonight um but we know we have to make a shift right now towards the science of reading and a high quality instructional based program so this team has met with four next week meeting with their fifth publisher um it's been a really great process to listen to um the different companies who come in and they talk to us about what they have to offer in terms of professional development in terms of programming for students in terms of what students are actually um experiencing with the program programmatic um pieces in front of them they have um and they are a very Discerning team I must say so of the four teams that we have um the four companies we've met with we have one who they have moved on to the next round and three who we have um I affectionately say sort of broken up with um and so we have another meeting next week with uh with high hopes for a another knowledge-based program um so that we can really get into an a a pilot next year with two programs um I appreciate Dr sa McGuire's commitment to kind of going slow to go fast to make sure that we do this right and so what that means is that we this core team of teachers along with making sure we have representation at all grade levels at all schools will um engage in some professional development and then teach um both pilot programs and there's a lot of work that kind of goes into that we have an established policy around curriculum adoption it has um a lot of rubrics that we use to make sure that we are culturally sensitive and um relevant and all of the all of the things that need to be in place are in place and then once that team um inevitably decides on a program the work then becomes around training our teachers so that they feel like they are ready to implement this program fully in the fall of 2025 and so in addition to that um sort of I'll say concurrently but separately from the program piece of it is the making sure that we give good professional development around the science of reading and so that sort of builds the why right so when you're talking about in investing a lot of money in a new program there has to be buying and there has to be an understanding of why we're going this way and so really for me the best way to do that is to create that um knowledge base around why this is so important with our UC UC ators and there's been a lot of shifts over time but really the science of reading is not new and so we just need to kind of get back to what it's telling us is the best for our students um and then once we have that under our belts we can talk about the tool we will use to deliver that and our hope is that um beginning in the fall of 2025 all of our students will be engaged with the new literacy program K to 5 and so how will we measure if what we're doing is working um so we talk about an increase of uh in of high quality instructional materials in your District an increase in the efficacy of the implementation and so what that means is um making sure that we're also training our administrators on what they should be looking for as they're walking through our classrooms it's great to say that our teachers are trained but if they're not able to get feedback from somebody about how they're doing with it it's really difficult to continue to grow so making sure that our coaches and our administrator ERS who are giving feedback to our teachers are really also uh well versed in what we're doing um an increase in the use of screeners we are already well in compliance with the state of Massachusetts on our early literacy screening um a decrease in our students who are requiring tier 2 and tier three support So when we're talking about the amount of intervention that students need we really should be seeing those numbers go down and along with that I'm going to skip over one seeing the number of students who are meeting an exceeding standard and on mcast and other measures going up uh as well as their growth right and so the growth percentile is something that we pay really close attention to especially when we're talking about our subgroups of students achievement is one measure but really the growth is the growth of that student among themselves and other students who are performing similarly to them and so what we want to see is even if our achievement is not where we want it to be for certain students they themselves are growing in comparison to their peers and then also though it's not one of the subgroups that the SOA is focused on we do want to see an increase in academic language achievement for our English Learners um as measured by the local data that we collect on that so that was a mouthful um so I'm going to stop right there and I will take any questions that you might have any of my colleagues sure thank you Mr chairman wonderful this is thank you this thank you you're right it is a mouthful uh two questions I I'll kind of have to take the I think the easy one for us I'm not sure you talked about you've interviewed four one is you've got one type of type of deal you've got one more to go type of deal now are you going to work with two or you now then sit down if what if we them that what you're asking me no if the one that comes in next week is also excellent type so they really you got to go back and try to we would run a two program pilot at that point where you uh teach both and so that's really where I talk about the heavy lift and the commitment of that team they're making a commitment to really learn something that they know in the end they're not going to do but that commitment is I want to make sure that I know it and I do it well enough that I can really um gauge whether this is something I want to put in front of in the hands of all of my fellow Educators and the student students in front of me so if they if we hate it I think that's the other part of that question is you can also talk about running a field test with one program it's not the ideal I really have high hopes and I think that we will be okay with our other program sort of I have a lot of jobl likee colleagues in these two programs that we are looking at tend to be the two that rise to the top I I just want to just support what Mrs PVE was saying because one thing that we've had lots of conversation around and we want to be really clear about is there needs to be Choice here the idea of if we just Pilot One program that means that we've already selected the program and here it is and so what we are uh committed to is to ensuring that teacher voice and and of course the teachers on the curriculum committee are incred you know really important and critical to this process and at the same time we want to expand that access so that when we do launch something new in 25 20 25 um anyway um that it's something that people feel like they had a part in having that opportunity to make decisions so I really appreciate this effort so just piggy back on that for a second I mean if this one comes in type of deal and is really not that great I does the possibility exist of going back to one of the the three and saying yeah I tongue and cheek say it's a breakup letter but it's a it's not really right it's a um we're in a holding you just kind of get in a holding pattern and it's what these companies do and they know they know that yeah um I will say I think that our our team is very clear about when I said they were a Discerning team um the programming that you look at tend to fall into two categories one is a knowledge based program and one is more of a traditional basil based program and they are very committed to a knowledge-based program and so there are there are multiple opportunities out there for that um but we will absolutely you know one of the things that Dr sa McGuire just talked about is is teacher voice and I think um knowing the sort of past and the history of the of the curriculum selection has been a real asset for me and um we we know I I'm very well aware that our teachers want to feel like they have a a strong piece in this as they should yeah right they're the ones that at the end of the day I always say our job is to lift the load so that they can do the really important work and so they're the ones who are doing that work every single day and they they absolutely should and they have a really strong voice and really smart voice and it would really be foolish of me not to listen to it so that's it okay and I had written that down when you would started talking but you know we're not getting any funding from the state for this is um not at still not or are we still is there still possil state so just not this on this line so I'm just going to again jump in there because what what we don't know yet is you know there is a bill and we don't know how far it's going to go but connected to the governor Healey's commitment to literacy across the entire state so we have to kind of watch what's going on at the State House level and see where that lands because they and not that we want them to go down that road by the way we're doing this work not because the state's telling us to do this work we're doing this work because we know it's the right thing to do for us uh but at the same time if there's some funding opportunities we want to take advantage advantage of that and we are going to be so well poised to do that based on the work that's happening right now I think if that opportunity arises we're going to be able to take advantage of it immediately and so these are three-year plans right and so we'll have to sort of wait and see all all districts across the Commonwealth submit at the same time they're all on the same three-year cycle yeah and so plans have been submitted and we shall see what the outcome of them are thank you for this and thank you to just the the staff and the teachers that are doing as you say the uh the grunt work yeah much apprec it is appreciated so just a quick question um so will the two pilot programs be ready to go in September yes and can you just give us a sense of what that might look like and you know sure so um both of them or really all of them at this point right create work through modules or units and so teachers will um teach a module from both and so um as they continue to do that as I referenced before there's a curriculum adoption process and policy that's been adopted through the district and so they gather data as they do that so they're Gathering data about student engagement they're Gathering data about um kind of you know they assessments that go along with those programs the assessments that we give um and they're Gathering data about the program itself teacher usability right so there's a lot of different sort of categories that go into that rubric I'm happy to share it with you it's on our website actually if you want to see it um but it's it really goes through the gamut of um content pedagogy usability student engagement cultural diversity there are a lot of different categories in there and so when I say we don't take it lightly it's not just a I read it I like it and I just kind of like it but I'm not really sure why there's a lot of reasoning and a lot of data that goes into that collection so we have some quantitative data that goes along with our gut feeling about what we feel like should happen great thank you thank you um so yeah it's really sad that the state isn't giving us any money at this point for it and I was aware that we're waiting on this bill and I'm hoping that they will help pay for some aspect of uh higher quality curriculum in terms of literacy um I guess I I think 100% if we can get 95% of the students to read our students will be more engaged they will go home happy and they will want to come back they will start coming to school more those groups that aren't um I think that's a great Target even though we were Target targeting this before we had to go through this process um I am curious what happened in the last round um where were we and where are we now um in terms of the SOA so it was um a plan written by the administration prior to us um it was around instructional materials you can go on and read the whole thing um we do have you do have to do updates on it annually that's part of the cycle of it um funding wise they didn't really receive anything but that still doesn't lift the requirement of you to update on what you're doing and the the targets don't go away and so um I'm I would be happy to dig it into it with you I will be perfectly honest my goal was really around writing a brand new plan in light of our district strategic planning in light of where we're going um not building on on an existing plan um but uh you know I'm I'm happy to dig into that with you if you like to I'm I'm just curious you know the the state comes up with these ideas and um I know we're working on it regardless of what the state is doing but I'm just curious if it was if the state's actually helping to move us forward as well as moving other um schools forward um um you ask are you asking if the state is actually helping us move forward I mean this is a big requirement that is costing not only money in curriculum but time teachers time so um their time is being taken away from something to work on this well I think that that's why our commitment was to not writing a plan that was going to live in in isolation right and so the the requirements are we have a l requirements from the state that we always try to weave into what we're doing when we have when we talk about strategic planning when we talk about our path about where we want to go when we talk about our vision for our students and our goals for our students the best way you know any plan that you're required to write the best way to do it is to make it work so that those two things can be cohesive together if we were going to write a plan to sit on a shelf you're right that that that's a waste of everybody's time so our best bet always is to say what's the requirement what do we know we need to do and how can we mesh those two things together so I don't I don't it certainly took time I don't look at it as time wasted because it's time really articulating what we know we need to do whether this plan was in existence or not um and the time that the teachers are taking and the time that we're putting into this is really valuable time that is really going to pay forward as we bring in these high quality instructional materials that we we very much need and so this process is not going to be sort of to Elementary literacy alone we know that we need to bring high quality instructional materials across many different curriculum areas and so I I actually am very appreciative of the opportunity to kind of get in there with the teams and work through this process I have gotten um a lot of really positive feedback from the teachers who are doing this work as well they really feel appreciative of being part of the process they I think they feel like their voice is being heard um and they've learned a lot along the way which is a win for everybody yeah well I'm I'm glad we're looking at the data and I'm glad we are moving forward and getting input from everybody and I'm sure that the statistics will improve so thank you Katie I appreciate the presentation I think we all did is very helpful um to certainly see what's going on in Dartmouth two things I guess I'll say one being I I am uh certainly um disappointed with with the the lack of funding but hope full that maybe uh with a new bill uh maybe dmouth will benefit um but at the very least we are looking at uh you're spending a lot of time um digging into the to the weeds as to what this uh District needs for for curriculum resources um and I'm really happy to hear that this district is listening uh in making getting the teachers involved in in this process um they're the ones like you said you know they're the ones that at the end of the day are are living this day in and day out we're doing the heavy lifting you're doing the heavy lifting um so I'm thrilled to to give that we're giving our Educators a a voice essentially a voice at the table um to you know pilot to different programs and I I certainly I I I appreciate this methodology uh as to you know because you're absolutely right if we were to just Pilot One program it's a done deal and um we need we need to create Buy in and the best way to do that is to offer two two different programs um so no I'm happy I'm happy that the district is moving in this Direction with curriculum and we'll see where it takes us uh this we do need a vote on this um to uh to send this uh to the state right to file it with the state yeah okay so other questions Mr chairman make a motion that we uh forward the uh student Opportunity Act as presented tonight to uh the Department of Education I'm assuming that's where it's going to go second motion by Mr news the second by Miss Beckwith on the motion any other discussion well done keep us posted well do all in favor I I I opposed motion carries unanimously 42 thank you thank you work and for everyone's work all right uh next up consent agenda smck fy2 request for permission to lease classroom Space Mr Kylie's going to jump right in on that one all right so uh you've been provided with the proposed lease for uh the Southeastern Massachusetts as excuse me fighting a cold here educational collaborative for one classroom at Dartmouth High School one office space at Dartmouth High School and two classrooms at the Quinn School these are rooms that are currently um rented this school year to smck um the smck board has approved a 3% increase for fiscal year 25 to the lease rates and um funds that we receive will be utilized to maintain the buildings um I recommend you vote to approve the lease the um lease rate is $971 per classroom and $412 for the office space for a total of 33 just over $33,000 so thank you Mr Kylie uh I obviously we have the room no concerns to space we do not have conern questions Mr chairman motion to approve the uh memorandum of agreement between uh the school committee and Southeastern Massachusetts educ educational collaborative for the classroom leasing of uh fy2 as provided second motion by Mr noon second by Miss Coughlin on the motion any other discussion sharing none all in favor I I I opposed motion carries unanimously four to zero thank you thank you Mr Kye uh next up under old business I think this was just a quick little update uh school committee or organization School assignments Dr Sab McGuire yep so at the April 8th meeting you had asked that we check in with our principles about the current arrangement of really having each one of you have access to the schools um and whether or not principles felt that having each of you individually be assigned to a school would be a benefit and after conversation with them they honestly are really very happy pleased with the way things stand um they feel as if any one of you reach out to them to ask for a tour or questions or whatever it may be that they feel very comfortable having any one of you um connect with them and they also wanted to make sure that you know that you're very welcome to visit their schools and that they actually enjoy having you there and they love to show off what's happening in their buildings and so you should feel really comfortable doing that um one of the things that they do ask is they always want to know and not that this is like a requirement but just because if you call them and ask them to come and visit them they'll call me so it's just uh you know yep I know and just so you know Mr Oliver is going to be reaching out to you and and he wants to come and see uh the TV studio whatever it may be so but other than that like they they feel really comfortable with the way things stand that's great any concerns questions exactly perfect ear thank you Dr sa M uh new business superintend updates okay and so again like I know if anybody is watching from September to now they'll say oh my goodness this is so cliche but can you believe how fast this year is going by I mean I think we just all have to acknowledge that here are in the middle of May and what what I'm really sensing being really part of the district as opposed to last year at this time I was here as a visitor um is just how uh much energy and excitement that are uh present in all the schools I mean certainly here at the high school we're gearing up for graduation and that's a really big deal but there's so much happening in every single one of the buildings I mean you could hear it from our young fifth graders that were here from the Potter today um believe me even leaving fifth grade there'll be tears and tears of joy but it's bittersweet um so lots of really great things and that's what I mean when I talk to you about visiting schools like now is a really great time of year to go see what's happening in terms of the celebratory just atmosphere that exists in all of the schools and so uh I wanted to just mention that I'm going to talk about a little bit about teaching and learning uh I want to keep giving you an update on where we are with kindergarten registration and so we have been paying a lot of attention to how we're doing with the number of registrants and how that compares even to where we were last year at this time uh jelle super helpful in making sure that happens and so at this point there are 92 if you remember at the last meeting there were 75 but there are 92 completed registrations and so that is you know again up from 75 we still have 15 that are nearly completed 11 recently begun so this is this has us around 128 but we are paying close attention and we're going to continue to remind folks that registering for kindergarten is really critical to making sure that we have the infrastructure in place to support our students um so again individual ual schools it seems like it's pretty even across the district as to where the students are assigned if you remember we had talked about having a kindergarten showcase and it was going to be districtwide we've kind of reversed that decision and we've done that because of some of the feedback we've received not only from school-based folks but some of the families and also because we've been able to make that decision to move the kushman kindergarteners to the Dello and since and that was our worry at the time when we were planning this that if we didn't have that in place that we wouldn't be able to assign our students and we don't want to create confusion but now that that's done we think that it is better for all involved to give the families the opportunity to get into the schools um the students the the new incoming kindergarteners to start to get to know really the physical environment that they're going to be in so schools are planning for a kindergarten showcase and we've gone back to doing that on an individual school basis uh we think that was the right thing to do um so I also want to mention the strategic planning meeting we had one last Wednesday again we have Mr Nunes and Mrs Coughlin who is on the district strategic planning team we think we're making some really good progress um I think that the folks that are helping to facilitate that have been able able to look at even what we did at our last me meeting around planning for or reporting out on what our entry findings are and making sure that they are that that they are aligned with the work that we're doing as a district strategic planning team and the beauty of it is is that really all the same data that we use to present our entry findings a couple of weeks ago is the same exact data the district strategic planning team is looking at and interestingly enough the four categories that we chose to focus on really mirrored what we presented a couple of weeks ago at school committee so we think that that's moving along in I think a a really great pace and at the same time we're making sure that we're not going so fast that we're not doing our due diligence because this is going to be a 5-year plan and that doesn't mean we can't make modifications along the way but we want get it pretty close to right out of the starting um out of the Starting Gate so that's going to be really important and we look forward to coming to you as a full committee uh and being able to talk more in depth about where we are with strategic planning over the summer um so I just wanted to also update you on Personnel HR budget um we've have had the interviews for the Early Childhood director and I think I mentioned at the the last meeting we were pretty confident that we had a great pool we were also confident that we found a highly qualified individual to fill this role it's not quite final yet but we're getting there and we expect that at our June meeting we'll be able to have that person here to introduce to all of you um I just want to thank Lori denisio and her team it was a truly inclusive process it included Educators in the building it include that process also included parents some folks from central office again and that's what we want to make sure that the process is in is transparent and people have an opportunity to meet PE meet the candidates and to voice their uh their own opinions about the direction for this very important position uh but next I'm going to turn it over to Mr Kylie because he does have some updates that he wants to share with you related to the budget yep two two quick updates so um speaking of the SOA uh state aid from Chapter 70 education funding um so the Senate and the house have both acted on the budget for fiscal year 25 um the propo both proposals now match they match um and they increased the governor's proposed uh proposed uh $30 per student um income increase to us uh to $104 per student so so significant increase um what that means is an increase of $243,000 over the governor's proposal um that money goes directly to the town it it's uh $341,000 increase in total over fiscal year 24 um they don't those funds don't come directly to us but um they are available to the town total chapter 7 funding last year to give you a little bit of perspective was 10,449 331 so pretty significant um increase act by the legislature we what uh what you would call a minimum Aid District which is our only hope to get any additional funds from the state is an act like this where this is the minimum amount that the dis that a district like us um really a maximum amount that we can expect so um that was good news uh and I I it remains to be seen how the town's going to utilize those resources um I also wanted to update you on what's on the town meeting warrant as it relates to our Capital Improvement plan requests so there's a few items on there the fire system upgrades design work um for the Potter and Dello schools for $50,000 that is on the town meeting warrant flooring replacement uh this is to continue to replace um asbestos containing materials uh at several schools for $200,000 technology infrastructure improvements um so those are network improvements in conjunction with federal e- rate funding for $100,000 vehicle for uh the 18 to 22 Atlas program which is housed here at uh at DHS is on there uh and two maintenance vehicles to replace basically rotting trucks that are more than 10 years old are on the list total of $615,000 so I guess I would just say that I you know I appreciate the work of the capital Improvement planning committee and and um you know their efforts to include incorporate some of our needs into um into the plan for this year's town meeting much better outcome than last year so Chris quick thank you Mr Kylie quick question did they say anything about of the generator at Quinn uh didn't make the cut didn't make the cut all right possibility of of October or no idea everything everything else on the list is potentially yeah up for October okay thank you we'll see yeah anyone else questions for Mr Kylie Dr sa M I just have a couple other things um if that's okay so I just want to mention as you know um Mrs Beck I know you know spring Sports season is winding up I know you're looking forward probably to some warmer weather um I am as well um I'm hoping to catch a few more of the events I'm definitely watching the weather uh but so far again our teams are doing really well out there so they're always competitive that's what I'm finding out and um what's really impressive is just how collegial the students are with one another and that is something that I think the the students in the community here should be really proud of I do want to mention Unified sports um Special Olympics will this is a really great opportunity if you have if you have time will be next May 17th from 9:30 to 11:45 at the soccer fields next to the high school um again that was one of the first events that I attended when I after I was appointed superintendent and I was incredibly impressed again with how committed Dartmouth staff is to making sure that's a successful event not only for our Dartmouth students but certainly they're a priority but really the entire area um communities all around Dartmouth participate in that event uh Mr bough does a wonderful job with that I'm looking forward to coming back now again and viewing it through a different lens now that I've been here for a bit um I hope that you got to see Greece if you didn't um that's okay um I have some bragging rights it was amazing it was amazing it was just an incredible show and it was again another opportunity I had like a quick minute to go in and say hello to the students beforehand and again it's that sense of community that always strikes me when I see the Dartmouth students together regardless of whether it's an athletic event or a club or again something as really I think a big deal as as a High School Musical but acting casting singing dancing directing producing set design Broadway standards I mean you've got really great people who are involved in making that happen and it is a community event I already mentioned Mr noones we haven't forgotten about our Sports captains they're coming in June the reason that they're not here tonight is They're all playing They're all playing yeah and so as much as we thought this would be a good time to do it we looked at the calendar and said they're not going to be around so they're act some of them are going to have to return after graduation in June to see us so uh but we're we're excited about having having them here um so that's really it it was you know again lots of exciting things get out there into the schools right now because this is really a joyous time it is yep so that's it for me thank you thank you for your update it's always much appreciated thank you uh report of the chair so a couple of things I have um I did want to bring this up um that Miss Coughlin has informed me that she is not able to attend uh and speak at the Dartmouth middle School graduation uh scheduling conflict it wasn't she didn't realize uh when she accepted the role of Vice chair so um not sure what anyone's thoughts are I do know that um Mrs Amaral her daughter I believe is gradua in eth grade and maybe it might be nice for for Miss Amar to uh she's not here so we can appoint her and she's also I think she's watching though yeah I think she knows yeah so that would be fine does anyone have any objections to to that I don't get fired over that no fire T it's going to take a lot more than that we need anyway I really appreciate uh Kathleen for stepping in for me and I will hope to be here for everything else great thank you um just a couple of uh housekeeping things I just want to uh try to look at I don't know if if you have yet uh policy subcommittee meetings and trying to get one get something established on the books I don't know if you have yet um's on it I'm on it who else is Kathleen on it I think must be Kathleen Kathleen I was no longer one of the things I was thinking of is that if it has been I don't know when the last time we actually went through the entire policy manual but I do know that masc offered um 208 what's that 2008 2009 10 in that vicinity really it's time so it may it may be worth 2013 we went through the whole thing the whole thing is that okay I know it was in a vicinity I don't know what your thoughts I live there I remember yeah I'm Mr Kylie or Dr Sabre Maguire but I know masc offers a service in which they will uh work with you and go through the entire uh the entire manual for a nominal fee and then they can also host it I don't know if you have any interest in that but that is something that I would like to see the committee take up soon is starting to look over uh and update U many of the policies that are out there and then last but not least is um I'm interested and we've done that we did this prior to covid uh but I'd like to see us schedule a workshop a school committee Workshop in maybe August or September um maybe yeah if that's okay with everyone and that's really to look over maybe some doing some agenda setting as well as I think it's important in in talking with our superintendent that I I'd love to have this committee set some goals as to what what we're looking for collaboratively um you know for the district I think if we could come up with some goals I think that would help help greatly um you know Steer the district and also give give a little bit of guidance to Dr saire as well so I don't know if you it we don't we don't need to set it today but if you could just take a look at your calendars and then doesn't even have to be in a Monday night maybe we can work something out and I'm thinking either August or or September yeah i' I'd rather do it in August before the school session starts so we can we can work to send out some dates to you be great all right great is that okay with everyone yeah great that's fine great um and that's all I have right now um like uh Dr SE said I did have an opportunity to see Greece as well fantastic Talent there um and talent behind the scenes uh on the stage all around uh so kudos to them anyone else I got a couple of things thank you uh I had a I didn't get a chance to get here Thursday night cuz I had another commitment but I got I was here Wednesday for the strategic planning and that and I snuck into the you know they were still setting up and some of the students were there for the art show type of deal and again as always just a fantastic you know and we've got everything back here again and it's just unbelievable what our students do and you know I I good and I know I'm a broken record but you know they're all first place you know gold medalists however they classify them type of deal but just you know one wonderful for that uh spring concerts are starting up for all the schools so that'll be that'll be going on uh I know Senior Week is coming senior prom Junior banquet this week type of deal seniors please be safe you know that type of deal it's just one of those wonderful things that I think about and I had it written down and Dr Sab McGuire talked about it a little bit the the Strategic plan but you know up just as as one member of that committee is just unbelievable of the work that is going on and the three high school students that we have are unbelievable I mean number one they're not afraid to speak their mind politely and also you know that that type of deal but their ideas are just unbelievable and and very well thought out and you know how we're going to do it and we were putting stuff together last me and the the gentleman that we had was well can we spin it this way this is how it works and another gentleman in a different group went you know that way and you know the young lady in the third went that you know it was just the way they collaborated by them but it all flowed through and they you know it was nice absolutely nice with those three three there we're in good hands happy to hear that so that's that that's all I have Mr chairman thank you Mr NES um so I will just want to reiterate Greece was fabulous um just talent in every direction behind the stage in front of the stage singing dancing fabulous um and the art show was really impressive I love the fact that we could see every grade every every student's talent and as they progressed through the grades and what they learned um and showing emotion and their special eye on the world I just thought the art show was fabulous and uh thirdly I'll just remind everyone that tomorrow night is the 12th Annual Spelling be 7 o' be there or B Square I can't believe I didn't bring that up thank you oh my goodness thank you that's it all right thank you very much uh next regularly scheduled meeting of the adment school committee is it looks like Monday June 3rd 6: p.m right here in the Dartmouth High school media center at this time chair will'll entertain a motion to adjourn into executive session for the P purposes for a update on a level three grievance with the DEA uh in Personnel matter not to reconvene so moved second we have a motion by Mr NES a second by Miss cin on the motion any other discussion roll call please Miss Chris Oliver yes Elizabeth Coughlin yes Mary Beck yes John Nunes yes motion passes unanimously this meeting ised [Music]

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2024 commencement ceremony has begun I want to take this moment to recognize and thank all the teachers counselors and support staff who have helped the class of 2024 reach this point [Applause] today their dedication to education and contributions to these young adults growth is appreciated they do this incredible work because they love students and know that Rampart students are among the best and brightest Rampart High School has a few staff members retiring this year and I would like to recognize each of them first is Mr Greg [Applause] Anderson Mr Greg Anderson began his teaching career at Rampart High School in 198 six and remained a loyal Ram fan and DED dedicated educator for 38 years and yes you can clap [Applause] again over the course of nearly four decades he has taught over 1500 chapters to more than 5,000 students spanning Generations he has been a constant source of inspiration for his students and colleagues earning him the title The Man the myth the legend as co-founder of balf for buck 17 years ago his leadership has resulted in raising close to $700,000 for the Leukemia Lymphoma [Applause] Society and donating $25,000 to local families in the rampart Community through his dedication to this cause he has helped Define the culture of rampart he has most enjoyed being a part of a truly talented teaching staff and all the spontaneous fun moments with students in class in retirement he plans to bike hike spend time with family Mr Anderson's advice to the graduating class is allow passion to become your purpose and one day it maybe become your profession Mr Greg Anderson [Applause] next we have Mrs Janet feeder Mrs feeder has been in education for 35 years she is retiring from teaching in California 5 years ago when she then decided to move to Colorado and teach biology at Rampart even education is her second career her first love besides science was Art where she spent time working as a graphic artist as well as coaching rhythmic gymnastics and working for the National Endowment for the Arts her adventurous Spirit Led her to travel extensively work as a cook on a fishing boat and bike from Alaska to California in retirement she plans to continue gardening biking playing guitar and spending time with her two dogs and three children Mrs feeder's piece of wisdom for the senior class is know what you believe in and let it be the Firm Foundation upon which the adventures in life will take Wings Mrs Janet Peter [Applause] next is Mrs Karen [Applause] hinin Mrs hin is retiring from education with 47 years of experience as a counselor and teacher yep you can do that [Applause] again she has been a counselor and teacher working with students in grades K through 12 as a military dependent her career has been working with it where the Air Force stationed her family including Kansas Texas Hawaii Virginia Florida California Oklahoma and Colorado she will be sad to leave her Rampart family where she finally earned her first 10year plaque she is she is looking forward to spending more time with her four children and seven grandchildren and pursuing her Hobbies Mrs henin's advice to seniors is keep your mind open to new experiences and remember to treat yourself kindly as you would others Mrs Karen [Applause] hinin next we have Mrs Kiron [Applause] Wright Mrs Wright started in Academy District 20 right after she graduated from the unity University of Colorado Boulder in 1989 she spent 15 years at Mount Ridge Middle School teaching science math and social studies and two years teaching math at Timberview before finally moving up to high school in 2016 she landed at Rampart where she has taught Algebra 1 geometry Algebra 2 and several IB math classes she coached volleyball and softball at Mountain Ridge Middle School for 23 years and for the past three years she has been coaching tennis at Rampart in retirement Mrs Wright plans to bake read and travel as often as her husband is willing to take time off not one to sit around idle for long she is excited to see what the next chapter will bring Mrs Wright's advice to seniors is One Day at a Time Mrs Kirsten [Applause] Wright on behalf of the rampart Administration parents and students I thank each of you for your dedication and service to Rampart High School school you have made a difference for students in and out of the classroom thank [Applause] you Rampart faculty you are now invited to please take your place on the floor with our seniors for the commencement exercises honoring the class of 2024 [Applause] I now give you your senior class president and your student body president leir kulie and Parana [Applause] math hi my name is Lake Hy and I had the honor of serving as the president of Rampart High School class of 2024 [Music] good evening Rampart faculty family friends and class of 2024 I am par Muth and I have served as the 2024 student body president I've addressed you all on stage before during assemblies and other events but this time will be the last I want to share with you my favorite word saund saer is the feeling of realization that everyone has a life as complex as one's own standing here here looking at my fellow graduates I am experiencing this feeling I'm looking at all my friends and peers and I can't help but reflect on How Far We've Come Together the class of 2024 has always had each other I want you all to take a moment and think think about that one boy you had in your class who had the best comedic timing and always made jokes and the girl that would compliment your outfit at every school dance and the person with the kind eyes that always smiled at you in the hall even though you didn't really know them them for most of you I'm sure a name or a face popped up in your head and whether you realize it or not you yourself are the person someone else thought of each and every single one of you has left an impact on someone else Your Existence itself is enough to make someone look at you and think they inspire me and you may not see the impact the rest of us you may not see the impact you have had on other people but the rest of us do the class of 2024 sees you and although the future will take us all on different paths we will continue to see and support each other standing here I am experiencing Saunder I know that once we leave graduation we may not have the same connection to one another as we've been blessed to have so far but I also know that our time together is not up yet over the last year I've been told this phrase from a mentor and many of you have heard this as well be where your feet are being where your feet are means being present in the moment and acknowledging and appreciating the environment and space around you and I encourage you all to do this appreciate the friends mentors teachers and peers you've made connections with and allow yourself to be present while making and living in your Future's memories so to my fellow graduates and everyone who has come here to support us let's celebrate our accomplishments cherish the moment and seize the day I have one final request to ask of you class of 2024 we're going to do math one last time together and we're going to add up the numbers in 2024 and say the answer loud and proud what is 2+ 0+ 2 + [Music] 4 thank you and congratulations to the graduating class of 2024 [Applause] all right good evening all I know that we are all eager to just walk across this stage already so I will promise to keep things short and simple um I want to start off by thanking my fellow classmates seated before me the family and friends seated around us the teachers who dedicate so much of their time for us and the man upstairs It Is by their immense love and support that today has been made possible for each of us I think that we can all collectively agree that these last four years mainly the first two have not been normal but we class of 2024 have persevered through it all oh [Applause] okay some of us began attending Rampart with friends from elementary school middle school and even birth some of us moved States districts and some of us came alone but we all had just one thing in common and no it wasn't just going to high school for the first time we were faced with a different Challenge and that was a global pandemic from hybrid to synchronous to inperson and syncroness again we adapted and as much as we like to forget about that time in our lives it is important to know how strong we are because in those rough times and adapting to life after covid we still found a way to show love to those around us whether that be blasting our favorite songs in our cars with our friends getting froo after a big game meeting at the library to make sure your month-long project that you started the day of is turned in by 11:59 p.m.

e [Music] for [Music] it [Music] than [Music] oh [Music] e e [Music] for [Music] e e [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] he [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] fantastic great job class of 202 2024 you passed the waterfall test great job Kate thank you okay good afternoon members of the Board of Education Miss Ginger habber honored guest fellow staff members parents family friends and most importantly members of the class of 2024 welcome to the commencement ceremony for Pine Creek High School graduating class 2024 now please stand if you aren't already standing gentlemen kindly remove your hats for the presentation of the Colors by The Academy school district um and specifically Pine Creek High School color guard and the singing of our national anthem by the Pine Creek by Pine Creek High School senior Charlotte Ericson great job oh say can you see by the dawn early light what so proudly we he at the Twilight last gleaming who brought stripes and bright stars through the per or the ramp parts we watched were so gently [Music] streaming and the rocket red GL the bombs bursting in gave Pro through the night that our flag was still there oh s do that star spangled yet wave for the land of the fre and the home of the bra [Applause] thank you Charlotte thank you color guard that was wonderful what a great way to kick off our commencement ceremony welcome everyone uh I'm Todd Morrison I'm serving my second stint and um I'm sorry you may be seated we're going to be here for at least a few minutes so be comfortable I'm Todd Morris and I'm serving in in my second stin as Pine Creek High School principal this one being 8 weeks long is a little shorter than the first one I did so 16 years ago uh but I'm honored to be here today uh to help celebrate these young people they're our Focus uh please allow me to introduce the folks who are assembled here on stage with me our purpose here of course is to honor the class of 2024 um folks on stage I'm going to start with you on the on my left to your right from the audience perspective uh please stand as I read your name um first we have our District 20 leadership who continuously work to provide the finest educational opportunities for the students of Academy School District we have um Miss Becky Allen Deputy superintendent and Chief Financial Officer thank you Miss Susan Fields assistant superintendent for learning Services Miss tacy Killingsworth director for curriculum and instruction and Miss Ginger haer superintendent we also have our school board here with us with their work and dedication to our community The Academy school district is the finest School District in the state and a place where students are equipped with the knowledge skills and ter character traits essential to becoming responsible citizens of our community our nation and the world we have Miss Lauren yenz director Mr Derek Wilburn director Miss Amy Shandy Treasurer Miss Nicole K vice president president and Mr Aaron salt president thank you all for your leadership on my right we have some folks um directly associated with Pine Creek High School my right first Matt Mayan assistant principal and then not on stage we're going to introduce him anyway right over here Mr Russ mckinstry assistant principal and athletic director Kathleen Rayfield assistant principal Jill talbet assistant principal and Josh Tran assistant principal and some other folks we're going to introduce a little bit more later but we're going to in quickly here uh senior Damen Balon senior Ashley Choy senior Carson Kaplan senior Micah Ronald and Senior Michelle [Applause] La I'd also like to take take a moment to recognize and thank the folks who are providing the outstanding music for our ceremony the members of the Pine Creek concert band who have volunteered to play Under the direction of Mrs Kate margrave and Mr Stony black thank you great job don't leave you you've got some more to play don't leave and and ALS we have our members of fusion under the direction of Mr Dan jeffson and Mrs Heidi Lopez appreciate the performance they're going to they're going to do it for us in a little while we have a fantastic staff here at Pine Creek High School and uh just an interesting side note 25 of them were on staff When I Was Here 16 plus years ago so um also six of them were students when I was here before so uh things change but they stay the same and I really think among the strongest statements folk folks can make about a school is to stay there on the staff for a long time or to come back after graduating and and join the staff so thank you for all you do Pine Creek staff I'd like to also recognize some folks uh who had a particularly notable year we have our educator of the year if you'll please stand Kelly Stewart our classified staff member of the Year Kelly coun there she is we have the team of the Year our front office team and that is made up of Michelle Clark n Naisha core Sher Gregory Anna hos Carol Harvey Kelly Coons Carrie petch and Crystal Ross if you'll stand thank [Applause] you we also have a few folks retiring exiting with our our seniors although I think one we're going to talk into coming back uh maybe one more time uh despite of retirement we have Stony black Angie Chapman Susan Johnson and Russ McKenry if you'll please stand and be recognized thank you for your years of service Angie was on the original staff at Pine Creek we came in together and so thank you thank you all right let's let's turn our attention now to the main focus today the 440 young people or four I'm sorry 447 young people that sit before you as the class of 2024 you may have noticed that they're dressed quite similarly today uh with a few notable differences in their adornments many are proudly wearing academic regalia signifying their High School academic achievements and we're going to ask a few of them to stand so as your category uh is called off please stand um so first in this class 176 seniors are graduating with academic honor or distinction would those students who are wearing a multicolored blue green white academic cord please stand you get a blue green white [Music] yes they've earned between a 3.75 and a 3.99 GPA this is 49 students in this class in this group okay you can be seated we're going to add a few more uh with those students wearing an academic metal with a blue or green or white ribbon please stand academic metal yes fantastic 57 of these folks are Kum L 36 are Magna Kum L and 34 are Suma L congratulations you may be seated if you are wearing a red Court then please stand we have 67 seniors who earned Straight A's in both semesters of their senior year they're standing before you congratulate them way to go you guys can sit okay okay if you're wearing a purple cord please stand yeah here we go all right these 22 students have earned Straight A's for eight semesters at Point in High School congratulations fantastic you can be seated at our Soaring Eagle celebration curricular Department selected 90 students in the class of 2024 to be honored for excellence in specific academic areas each of the these students are wearing pins on their stalls so if you're a department Award winner please stand and be recognized now fantastic you may be seated in your programs you'll find a list of Honor cords in their corresponding honor societies students earning a cord have met the requirements of that specific National Organization and have excelled in the areas of leadership community service and academic achievement if you are wearing one of the honor cords from one of the National Honor societies including all the departmental ones please stand and be recognized there are 90 of them that is awesome that is awesome you may be seated thanks some of our seniors are wearing a special red white and blue cord signifying that they have a parent who has been deployed um in the military during their High School career we'd ask you now to please stand so we can honor you and your family for the sacrifices and service to our country thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of our hearts you may be seated thank you and we have one more special group of students those wearing the Flight of the eagle Medallion today flight of the eagle recipients please stand and remain standing for a moment the Flight of the eagle recognition is exclusive to Pine Creek High School and was established with the first graduating class the class of 2000 to recognize no more than 10% of the graduation graduating class who have demonstrated AC academic achievement as measured by an overall GPA of 3.75 or higher and also demonstrated characteristics of Integrity positive attitude leadership responsibility care conern for others and the ability to achieve above and beyond this is measured by receiving at least five nominations from staff from different areas including curricular departments individual athletic teams and school sponsored activities at Pine Creek please join me in recognizing these students for being honored as now a 25e tradition at Pine Creek High [Applause] School fantastic you may be seated thank you so much okay now I am honored to present a key individual from the class of 2024 their senior class president Micah Ronald Micah please join me at the [Applause] podium Micah has served with the Pine Creek High School student council for two years additionally he's been very active with fbaa at Pine Creek and has served as president of pine Creek's fbaa chapter and as the vice president of the fbl a district 6 it has been such a pleasure for me to get to know Mike a bit over the past few weeks he's heading to Grand Canyon University next fall Lopes up come on there got to be a few more of us than that and he will there he will major in business Micah the floor is yours my friend all right ladies and gentlemen esteemed Educators and fellow graduates as we stand on the brink of our high school Journey's End I can't help but Marvel at how far we've come today we say farewell to the hollowed Halls of high school where we've laughed cried and occasionally learned a thing or two and who do we have to thank for guiding us through this roller coaster ride of high school our amazing teachers of course to the Math teachers who patiently explained algebraic equations until our brains felt like scrambled eggs thank you for not giving up on us even when we couldn't find X to save our lives to the history teachers who brought the past to life with epic Tales of conquests thank you for making us feel like Time Travelers even if it was for just an hour and to the English teachers who helped us dissect Shakespearean sones like forensic detectives thank you for showing us that wherefore art thou isn't just a question for lost lovers but a cry of desperation during final exam season so here's to you our fearless Educators for your unwavering dedication your un Britt passion and your uncanny ability to keep a straight face when we try to pass Wikipedia off as a legitimate Source you've shaped not just our minds but our futures and for that we are forever grateful as we move our tassel from right to left today and bid Ado to high school there's a group of hardworking people we simply can't forget to thank our trusty counselors to the masterminds behind our meticulously color-coded schedules thank you for somehow managing to fit all of our hopes dreams and required courses into a single piece of paper without it spontaneously combusting to the Wizards of college applications thank you for Transforming Our existential crises into coherent personal statements that didn't sound like they were written by an over caffeinated teen at 11:59 p.m and to the therapist disguises guidance counselors thank you for Patiently listening to our teenage woses from heartbreaks to bad hair days with the empathy of a saint and the wisdom of a self-help books so here's to you our fabulous counselors for being the emotional support humans of our high school Journey The Navigators of our academic Odyssey and the bearers of endless wisdom we couldn't have done it without you to the unsung heroes our school administrators we owe a huge thank you you ensured hallway traffic was kept to a minimum and allowed us to focus on all the fun parts of high school while you carefully orchestrated all the details behind the scenes thank you for being the backbone of our school and for the unintended educators our parents Guardians and mentors who stepped in during Co to make sure we were awake for class and who guided us through this journey I know you're probably tired of calling us out of school but thank you for ensuring we overcame senioritis on behalf of the 2024 grads thank you families let's be honest we couldn't have done it without our dedicated Educators the real MVPs of our caffeinated caffeine fueled late night study sessions in last minute cramming so to all the teachers counselors and administrators who've molded us into the semi functioning adults we are today thank you for your unwavering patience your endless wisdom and for never failing to catch us when we tried to sneakily text under our desks you truly deserve a medal or at least a lifetime supply of coffee and to my fellow graduates congratulations today marks the end of a long journey thank you home run thank you Micah um that means a lot to I know to the staff members and and to your class thanks um I am so very proud to have the opportunity to introduce the class of 2024's valedictorian salutatorian these students ranked number one and number two in an extremely high achieving class Damen Balon and Ashley Choy please join me at the podium all right here we go all right all right first I am pleased to introduce Ashley Choy would Ashley's family and friends please stand and be recognized along with her where are they Ashley can you P there they [Applause] are Ashley has been on the USA taekwon do national team since 2019 as a CET Cadet then a junior and a senior she represented the United States in three World Championships and four Pan-American championships earning three gold medals one silver medal and two bronze medals she's ranked number one in the United States and her world ranking is 27 she is an active member yeah we can we can clap for that huh part partly because I'm afraid what she might do to me if you if you didn't so she's an active member in HOSA New alaa National Honor Society science National Honor Society social studies National Honor Society her favorite memory of Pine Creek was senior homecoming Ashley would like to thank her parents and her brother Alex Choy for always supporting her all her teachers for always believing in her and supporting her in her successes and her counselors Mrs Stewart and Mrs Cornelio for guiding her through her high school years Ashley will be attending Columbia University and majoring in biology and psychology her future plans include entering the Med medical field being involved in community service and winning gold in 2028 this is Ashley Choy salute to torian for Pine Creek High School 2024 I also have the honor to introduce Damen Balon would Damian's family and friends please stand and be recognized along with him Daman is the co-founder of chemistry club and gives many thanks to Mr castle for inspiring his love of chemistry he has been in HOSA and FPL for four years and some of his favorite High School memories were made while traveling for the with these clubs Daman is also a member of cyber Patriot Creek connectors Iris and Mario National Honor Society Spanish National Honor Society and social studies National Honors Society and the social States National Society yeah I got them all he has been that's a long list Stu he has been very involved in Apex sat tutoring for the organization as much as possible in his spare time Damen has developed a love for volleyball and he hopes to play volleyball volleyball in college whenever he can he thanks his parents for all their help and support and he thanks his brother for being the role model and student he has strived to emulate all his life he believes Pine Creek has set him up to meet any challenge he may encounter through its high levels of academics Daman is excited to study abroad in Switzerland for a semester prior to attending the University of Southern California as a human biology Maj major with the goal of becoming a surgeon this is Damen B alorian 20224 2024 for fine3 okay can return to your seat fantastic wow that's special each year um the student address is given by a senior selected uh through a tryy out process Carson Kaplan please join me at the [Applause] [Music] podium Carson was a team captain for the Pine Creek High School football team is was named scholar athlete of the year for the class of 2024 he's been an active volunteer serving with the United Way Mobile Food Bank playing piano at a senior living complex and helping out at the Little Eagles football camp he once played piano with a band on stage at Red Rocks for a soldout crowd so this is nothing this is nothing he'll be attending Stanford this fall and will be playing football for the Cardinal I am pleased to introduce to you our student speaker for the class of 2024 Carson Kaplan all right thank you uh I appreciate the Applause um haven't even said anything yet so hey we're uh we're off to a good start now I would like to take a minute to you know address the elephant um in the room for those of you wondering yes this cap is way too small for my head I mean it is incredibly uncomfortable uh there's a good chance it falls off during the speech so just just a heads up with that being said welcome friends family faculty distinguished guests and fellow graduates graduation is a Bittersweet event lifelong friendships were made experiences and emotions were shared there were times of laughter and of course times of Tears these memories we made through our time as high schoolers will never again be more than that memories and that's what's difficult and so here we are just moments away from leaving the past and stepping into the unknown and the unknown is scary terrifying even as we approach this inevitable boundary of childhood that seem to arrive unexpectedly fast or forced to confront an imminent truth some of our parents have awful taste in music I mean seriously dad uh Dave Matthews Band yeah all their songs sound exactly alike I mean come on the actual truth is that we're leaving our youth behind the innocence and simplicity of our childhood is coming to an end the boundless imagination we followed when we were younger will soon be met with the reality of growing up the clock keeps ticking in hindsight time passed way faster than we thought it would but as Todd said on the final episode of my favorite show boj Jack Horseman it was nice while it lasted right now navigating the complex terrain of adulthood is nothing short of intimidating see I like to compare our transition to adulthood to when my little sister got her driver's license it's exciting but absolutely terrifying especially for my parents it's going to be hard but it's time to move on now parents it won't be easy letting your kid on the fast moving Highway that is adulthood but you must trust not only that the faculty and administration here at Pine Creek has prepared us for this next phase of our lives but also trust us we stuck to the course following our own GPS through high school that led us to these very seats we must do everything we can to thrive for we are the next wave of change in the world push the gas pedal to the floor and just go now as much as we may plan for our futures life might take us down a different road but that's what's so amazing about it and so even as we mourn this transition with some of us crying I can uh I can see my mom over here come on Mom it'll pull it together you'll be you'll be all right we must also recognize the beauty we must recognize the beauty of opportunity this next phase of Our Lives has Limitless possibilities there is no feeling like the freedom to venture into the world with true autonomy we'll discover skills passions attributes and carve our Legacy into society every one of you will Embrace this transition differently and we will each go down one of the many paths that life presents but I assure you that no matter what path you take you will have the ability to shine you'll have the ability to mark your place on this Earth in your own way every one of you is different from the other and will each have your own unique experience of life and see that's the part of growing up that is truly beautiful as i gaze across the crowd I don't just see graduates outfitted in caps and gowns that fit a whole lot better than mine seriously I see the embodiment of potential and opportunity each face etched with dreams and aspirations and a determination to make a difference in this constantly evolving world I ask you class of 2024 to move on to this next phase of life with confidence take that leap make that tough choice enjoy adulthood as it comes at you but never forget the memories the friendships and the people in high school who molded you into who you are today never forget that night at prom that first performance that good grade you got on a test you sore you were going to fail that Victory with your teammates that time we uh whooped Valor Christian I mean come on that was that was pretty awesome that was pretty sweet never forget your years here at Pine Creek congratulations class of 2024 we did it thank you go [Applause] Eagles and now the perfect group to follow that I mean incredible speech performing What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction please welcome Fusion [Applause] come for check check we got some sound all right now we can get it rolling sorry about [Applause] [Music] that inse don't know turn head when you walk through the [Music] to cover being the way that are is everyone else in the room can see it everyone else but you light up my world like nobody else the way you FP your ha get me over and when you smile at the ground it a't hard to tell you don't know oh you don't know you're beautiful only you saw what I can see you understand why I want you so desperately right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe you don't know you don't know you're beautiful that's what makes you Beau [Music] you got it wrong prove I don't know why I everyone else in the room can see it everyone else but baby you light of my world like nobody else the way that youp your head gets me overwhel but when you smile at the ground a hard to tell you don't know you don't know you're beautiful if only you saw what I could see you understand why I want you so desperately right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe you don't know you don't know you're beautiful that's what makes you beautiful n let me hear [Music] it baby you light up my world like nobody else the way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed but when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell you don't know oh you don't know baby my world like nobody else the way you your head get me overwhelm when you smile at the ground hard to tell you don't know you don't know your beautiful only you saw what I can see you understand why I want you so really now I'm looking you and I can't believe you don't know you don't know you're beautiful You Don't Know You're Beautiful That's What Makes You [Applause] Beautiful why wow fantastic thank you so much Fusion thank you Carson um I hear Dave Matthews is what the kids are listening to these days I I well please please welcome uh to the podium student body president Michelle Lao Michelle has served on student council for four years she is the speech and debate prepared speaking captain and has competed for three years qualifying for Nationals twice Michelle is also part of National Honor Society Spanish nation National Honor Society English National Honor Society Creek connectors sources of strength and Friends of Rachel Michelle is honored to have been selected as a beter scholar Michelle will be attending Colorado School of minds and majoring in chemical engineering in the fall this is Michelle Lao and the florish is yours Michelle I'm a little too short for this our next speaker is Mrs Ginger habber newly joining us this year as our D20 superintendent in addition to a bachelor or science degree in nursing from the University of Colorado Medical Center Mrs habber has also earned a master's degree in administrative policy and Leadership from CU Denver as an educator she has taught a variety of subjects in a variety of States and now has made her way back to her home state of Colorado though this is her first year with us Mrs Hab is no stranger to the work she has previously served as superintendent assistant superintendent and several other administrative positions at other districts and she's excited to continue the tradition of Excellence here at D20 her work as an educator is due to her Joy of inspiring creativity a growth mindset hope and a desire to be lifelong learners all of which I hope that each and every one of us will carry with us into our futures so please welcome up superintendent Miss Ginger Heber so wonderful to be here with all of you today so esteemed members of the graduating class of 2024 our distinguished guests faculty and families congratulations Pine Creek High School Eagle class of 2024 you did it you finished your K12 journey and you're ready to launch into the future Beyond High School As We Gather to celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of this graduating class I am overwhelmed with a sense of Pride and admiration for every one of you your journey through high school was nothing short of extraordinary marked by determination the development of strong academic skills and a Relentless pursuit of Excellence as you stand on the pathway of a new Road in your life I encourage you to embrace the future with boundless optimism and unwavering resolve in our district we are privileged to be home to the United States Air Force Academy a beacon of Honor courage and service the values instilled within the walls of the academy resonate deeply with the ideals that we hold dear Integrity excellence and a commitment to something greater than ourselves as we seek to live these values I urge you to remember the words of General Coen poell there are no secrets to success it is a result of preparation hard work and learning from failure equally important the support from family friends and faculty has equipped you with the knowledge skills and character to overcome those challenges that lie ahead as I look out at all of you I can't help but think of my own two sons who sat in similar seats awaiting their diplomas and as a mom I too sat in the stands like so many families here today experiencing the butterflies and anxiety that comes with watching your now young adult take this next step and as an educator I am thinking about my fellow teachers in this room these students are here today because of your dedication to their education and as they walk across the stage in just a few moments this will be the Pinnacle of your success so students please take time today to thank the team of folks who have supported your K12 travels and amidst the formality of this event let's express our joy and laughter seniors take a moment to enjoy the camaraderie of your classmates and cherish those memories that have shaped your high school experiences and as we celebrate our individual accomplishments and reflect on the past let us also recognize the collective responsibility that we bear on a broader scale the world around us is evolving at a rapid Pace presenting both challenges and opportunities on a global scale believe in your ability to affect positive change in the world and never doubt the impact that a single act of kindness can have or a bold Vision on shaping the course of history in short live by the words of famous anthropologist Margaret me never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world in fact it is the only thing that ever has so congratulations class of 2024 the world is yours so go forth and make it a better place for generations to come [Applause] thank you thank you all right I have one more introduction to do before I get to that I want to do a little survey of the audience folks I do we have any great grandparents here today if so could you wave there I see a great grandparent where else up over here over here fantastic hey we did a bigger round of applause than that fantastic wow what a wonderful Legacy you have built thank you for being here today all right how about Grandparents could you wave folks around them Point them out oh yeah there's a bunch of arrows all right Fantastics all right and I know we have a lot of parents and I I have a little firsthand experience knowing how much you've invested in order to be seated here today with uh with your 2020 24 graduate sitting in front of you um Pine Creek uh High School class 20 2024 I invite you to stand at your seats turn to your parents and significant other significant people in your life and give them a huge round of applause and appreciation for all the support they've provided over the year stand and let's make this vigorous huh Point them out [Applause] fantastic all right and now now it's my pleasure to present to all of you the Pine Creek High School class of 2024 I have had just a very short time to get to know them this spring but I'd like to begin by thanking them publicly here for the grace they've extended to me uh stepping in as the interim principal I can't thank you enough it means so so much to me thank you thank you thank you thank you you guys are awesome now let me share a few things I've learned about this incredible group of young people I've had the opportunity to sit down with a few of them ask and share about their classmates the theme words that surfaced from those discussions were supportive passionate persevering and hopeful now remember this is the group that were freshmen in that covid disrupted 202020 2020 2021 I can't make myself say it anymore it's such a bad memory so their presence here tells you they know how to persevere they absolutely know but let's think about those others hopeful supportive passionate based on what you read in the in the popular media that isn't what would come to mind right okay um you wouldn't guess those themes to surface they've faced significant challenges in these four years no doubt about it and they've over come in the manner that humans have overcome challenges and difficulties from Millennia they've persevered they've been passionate about what they want to accomplish they've supported each other in in in those Endeavors and maybe most important of all and c I got to thank you for adding this one they've remained hopeful thank you keep it up it's going to pay [Applause] off those aren't just words too lots of tangible evidence to support the those claims for this group uh sitting before you is one beter scholar One Coca-Cola scholar one Ronald Reagan leadership medal recipient three Daniel Scholars three National Merit finalists six were named to the gazette's best and brightest for the Pikes Peak region that's of 25 total for the entire Pikes Peak region seven have chosen to serve our country by enlisting in the armed services four dozen yes that's worth yeah we can clap that four four dozen have earned at Le at least one technology certification which makes them eligible for jobs right away 176 of them have earned GPA of 3.75 or better 200 plus of them have earned state level individual honors or have been members of state level competition competition teams during their four years uh in high school in athle in things like Athletics Deca Esports fpla music speech debate Visual Arts incredible 200 plus of them and that 85% of these young people before you are planning to attend a 2-year or 4-year College in the fall and here's the PS to raise the Sals 100% of them have completed all Academy school district requirements for graduation Miss cons that means it's time for you to join [Applause] me with the junior attendance please come forward and will the class of 202 4 please [Music] [Applause] rise Miss cons I'm so honored to have the opportunity to present to you the members of the Pine Creek High School class of 20124 I hereby certify that these young men and women have met the requirements for graduation from The Academy school district I recommend with full enthusiasm that each of the 447 members of the class of 2024 receive their diplomas today on behalf of the Board of Education of Academy School District 20 I accept with pride and pleasure the 2024 graduating class of Pine Creek High School Mr mors thank you your faculty and your staff for an outstanding job thank you okay class of 2024 you can sit down except for the first row and we'll turn things over to our assistant principal readers and our Junior attendance to guide you right positions everyone NOP Nicholas Mark Abbotts cuml Kimberly agira Ramirez Asha Michelle agol Michael Camden agner Nancy Salah ahammed Magna kumla Hannah Brook Allen Isabella rain Alexander [Music] kumla Rees Roslin Anderson Ava Marie Amon Magna kumau Sal Jaden Sala Alo Terah anatone Alison Sor Allison Paige Andrew Zak Ashley Lauren Aeros Smith Corey kwami apia Fallon leomi [Music] auu Natalie May AC cuml Lillian Isabelle autre Abriana Nicole Austin Jason ins Beck magum Brendan Tyler SS Emily Adele Shaw bodri Magna kumla Brian Daniel Baker Nathan Scott Way Baldridge crew Erikson baldry Savannah Lynn [Music] [Applause] Beaver Amir Nathaniel lisal BOGO Magna 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Cole modo Keegan Jackson [Applause] kovak Payton Nicole [Music] Conrad Alexis an crego Colin Michael [Music] Cooper Briana Florence krippin Jason Alex Craig [Music] [Applause] Nicholas Austin Curtis sumacum L Christian Nicholas crus Zachariah Richard Davis Kum [Applause] Ling Austin David quar [Music] Megan Elizabeth [Music] Davis daxon Derek Davenport Conrad Anthony Daws III Braden Joseph Davis Abigail chinfu Deo suum La Jada Elizabeth Dean Paige Madison dael [Music] kumla Elizabeth an Decker Dominic James [Music] Delgado Sophia ion de Joya Kum [Music] La Noah Bo Dello Chloe tomier deeski Magna kumla Avery dial [Applause] [Music] kumla Anna Grace [Music] Damas Jake RoR Eaton kumla Lauren Elizabeth Ebner mark Alexander edings II suum [Applause] La Gus Steven Angel summum La Isaiah Kaden angelby Lucian Anthony inel Caitlyn Dian Erikson Charlotte an Erikson [Applause] Emily Elizabeth Erikson kumla Aiden Christopher esamia Suma kumla Andrew espanosa Alex Evans kumau Nicholas Michael Fair Michael Brion farmer Morgan Emma Fair cuml Andrew John fiala Sonia Amilia Floric Kum La Sophia Joanne footman Adeline May forign Magna kumla kayin to Sea Ford Tatum Grace Foster [Music] Leah Diana chister Fox Summa Kum La Annabelle Rose Frey Magna kumau mckena Rose frzy Magna kumau Felicity Victoria F Taran allore galeran cuml [Applause] Aurora FIA gazet cuml Jillian Marie Gman kumla Lucas Matthew jennin Nathaniel Justin girkin Audriana Natalie glassford [Applause] Karen you go ahead Kai Harrison gy Karen Serena Gleason Alison Skyler aelen Gordon Dylan Raphael Gonzalez Lucas Paul Gould Ethan Neil gnell Gavin George graziosa Kanye William [Music] Gray Samuel Dennis grer Kum louding Paul Anthony Greer IV Andrew Gabriel Ganz Jaden Renee [Music] Guerrero Brady chase [Applause] guy Brandon Lee Ming Gutierrez rehea Lenora hardson Davina Rose hathal Cairo Henry Hudson Alysa Lee Hansen Magna cuml Cameron Alicia Hawk cuml Emma Marie Nicole Harold Everett Elija Hedberg Isaac Lloyd hatch Lauren Elizabeth Henderson summum La Jack Allen hazes Aiden Parker herbig Ethan James Helm Eric Jose [Music] Herrera Alex Andrea and Henley Alex Alonso Herrera Carolyn Margarita Heredia Martel Magna kumla Lauren Danielle hofa Madison Grace Haron Magna cuml Emma Mary Holden Kaden James Hillman Magna cuml Ashton Reed Holmes Magna cuml Allison Kelly hulum cuml Yousef Muhammad [Applause] Hussein Tate Christopher hollandsworth Michael Edward Shay Reagan Paige horse poool Mason Lee Humphrey Quinn Casey Howell cuml Christa Elise an [Music] Hurst Grace who summum La Justin Isaiah Ibara Logan James Hunter Mayu Madison Lee Shu huxhold mag Magnum La Elizabeth Grace Jackson Jake Ernest huxhold anuka deljo Cameron Quinn Jackson Brooklyn James Jensen Samuel Peters jenton [Applause] cuml Neville vishas Jina mess it up Elena Marie PE he he Le holani Jarvis [Music] Kira Michelle Johnson cuml Ethan Riley Johnson sumacum La Troy Russell [Applause] Jones Riley Aniston Jones Austin James kivas Maya Grace cap Kum 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who passed away on the line of duty recognizing her father here today are members of the police department thank you Austin PD for your service and thank you Olivia [Applause] padon brener Ford pagee Brendan Michael Palmer [Music] [Applause] Ain Lyn Park [Music] cuml Daniel yam Park Michael Thomas Parker Katherine Elizabeth Parker Tanner James Peri Leonardo Cina par Christian margarito Perez Samuel Eric [Music] Perez Aubrey Elizabeth Peterson Sadie Bella peris Suma kumlade Seth Joseph Phillips Kiana fve Alexander John pug Jamie Lynn Pitman Kum L Kate Emerson pvis Kum L Nako paa pum Tessa K Riki niia Pua kumlade Tristan Ryan Randall Chase William [Applause] rine Amy Beth Angela rasmas Lopez Beverly Dominique Randall Abby Grace rein Kum La Noah Riley Ramirez [Music] Jackson Kyle [Applause] Reed Jacob onte Rayburn William Clark Reinhardt Gabriella Louisa Redfern Ka Teresa Reynolds Madison May rean Larry Ryder rhods Kum L Ramsey Kum [Applause] revia Charles Mato Regal Nicholas Benjamin Reynolds Lincoln Sawyer Robinson Abigail Marie rich kumlade Leighton Bentley Robinson Gabriel [Applause] Rivera Carter Stefan Rogers Connor Kane Romero Carson Luke Rogers Darius Leo rimsky Kum La Isaiah Juan Ru Ryan Thomas Celli Nathan Douglas [Music] ridding Emma Marie scales Diego marim SAA Suma Kum Anthony William scalise Lucas Walker shinkle Ethan Davis shenck Julia Alysa Schneider Magna kumla Tyler Thomas skols [Applause] kumla AA Grace Marie shunai Isabelle Nicole Schwarz Kum La James Ivan shriber Kum L Luke Aiden ciling Cara Rose Bernardine seben Nana tamashi Saka sumacum La Jaylen Omari seagar Madison Michelle [Applause] Sharp Cameron Rachel shade Anna Beth Shellhammer Connor James Shaw [Music] kumlade Samantha May of andano Sheridan Magna Kum l hang Yao Shen Suma kumare PRI sha suum la Yen Shen Matthew Thomas silver cuml Lark Bailey shrink kumlade Patrick Alexander Simpson Madison Ruth cida kumlade Anthony Lorenzo cintus cuml Jacob Paul [Music] Silvis Anthony Deon skillin 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van Ain Allan John Watson Magna Kum [Applause] La Bannon D vanderver Ethan Charles weisenauer [Music] Haley Angelina Vasquez Emma Claire Wilhelm Magna Kum [Music] La Angelique Hazel Mary avaldi Magna kumlade Madison Elizabeth Wier Kum L Ashley Renee walp Liam Ralph Wetzel Magna Kum La Jaylen [Music] Wilson Matthew Winston Williams Zachary Scott Welch Magna Kum McKinley Rees Willison Savannah Eliana Taylor [Applause] Ward Aiden Riley Wilson Kaden Sebastian Wayne Williams chlo Chloe and walamu Kum L Aiden James Wilson Kum La Joseph Ephraim Woodman AA Camille Whit Connor Connor roska yam Yamashita Skyler Marie wood Levi Zachary [Applause] zaruba chasman Lane Woods Suma kumla Austin Dane [Music] Zen Luke Matthew [Music] [Applause] Zimmerman Daman Patrick Balon sumacum Lai valedictorian [Applause] Ashley B Choy sumacum La [Music] salutatorian Carson David Kaplan Magna Kum [Applause] La Micah Jeremiah Ronald Michelle Kachi Lao sumacum la [Music] okay my right hand hurts couple Crushers in that crowd thank you so okay here we are we've done the most important part uh class 20124 I've been honored to have had the opportunity to serve as your principal even if it's just been a short time remember always persevere keep supporting each other stay passionate about your core beliefs and remain hopeful you've proven you can do it take it Forward parents and guests I got a quick step aside announcement we ask that you stay in your seat in row until the graduates have processed out of Clon Arena where they will pick up their diplomas you can meet your graduate outside the arena on the east side of the ice rink parking lot okay Junior attendants we need you to move to your positions at the end of the back of the row and then Micah and Michelle will you join us you've got the closing piece it's you all right fellow graduates would you please stand as we turn the tassel wait for it wait for [Music] it congratulations class of 2024 we did it and as we turn the page to this next chapter of our lives would you please join us in turning your tassel from right to left we did it okay the junior attendants will dismiss you and I believe we've got a little [Music] [Applause] [Music] music all right teachers are [Music] [Applause] [Music] there all right let's cheer them out thank you everyone [Applause] w [Music] la [Music] [Applause] l [Music] [Applause] we [Music] you [Music] the [Music] the [Music] la [Music] la [Music] la [Music] la [Music] oh [Music] see e [Music] some how