And then we go down in ELA and then we go down to ninth and tth and you see those trends where that red was really big quarter one and then it gets smaller and smaller. So we just want to show that we are working on the right path through our data um of the bench of the benchmark data I'm sorry. Okay. And then um just the last thing sort of something to remember 8th grade promotion is May 21st at 10 a.m. It is at the fine arts building. Um and then graduation is May 22nd 7 p.m. at Warrior Field. This one has is the base is bread and the spread is cream cheese. The topping is avocado and the garnish is parsley. Uh this one is the bread and cream cheese. a tomato. Mhm. Eagle Bear Toro is an 11th grade student at Baba Middle School in the Baba Unified School District.
It's not even a human. Well, yeah. Yeah. I don't know what that is. It's kind of like a yeti maybe. So, like that's not a human. I think that's what So, like they've even moved away from Warrior as being any kind of human emblem. Um, I I don't know what it is. I'm not saying that's a good idea. I'm just saying I looked up warrior mascots now. I mean they have many that are not of native native Americans. So you don't need we don't need uh to connect it to the native. There are warriors everywhere like uh samurai warriors. Um, what was the other one that I thought of? Like uh uh code of arms or um just anything. It it doesn't have Now the arrow head if you want to stay with the arrow head. The warrior could be an archer um you know the the the arrowhead.
All right. So, anyway, yeah, this is So, we got to win. This is This is really kind of do or die right here. This is it. We're playing a few new characters. Looks like we're uh Okay, we're all in. Yeah. Aiden's going to be playing a character called I think it's Farah. He flies around and some does some damage and Okay. Now, real quick, what happens if we win? Because what what's the next game we would play? The next one we would go to Busousan, which I do know is in South Korea. Ah, Busousan. Blue Sun. Yes. Okay. All right. When we get when we win. When we win. Yes. Okay. All right. So, it looks like we've started. Yep. So, again, this is another one of those. This is a little bit again, this is So, they're Norwell's got to get to this. So, we're playing defense right now.
What what would you ask? Um no in terms of like management styles have you support what supports have you put in place for previous for your direct reports because it's not just principles it would be that's true like director all of the people that report into that position. I mean the the question we have on there does cover admin right how do you build strong relationships with parents teachers but it doesn't talk about support or um I mean building strong relationships I would assume include support maybe that could be a followup like when we're in there yeah like right yeah follow all right because they might already talk about that or could you also add just as an addition not instead But could you also add in how do you build strong relationships and support parents, teacher? I mean, strong relationships and provide support. Yeah.
And here's an example of that. Does that make sense? Yes. Okay. So, if we could get it going for the June meeting, that would be great. And we'll do our best that we can to provide you our final draft on um before the probably a week after the the board meeting if not earlier. And just the one that resonates that we still got to find a place to put it is we haven't forgotten is Mr. Shler's digital citizenship where we'll we'll we'll find that that's really the only thing that's left and citizenship and we did review a bit of that at one of our uh curriculum committee meetings so we can bring that back into the the document as a recommendation table. Super. Thank you. Okay. Thank you guys. Um all right. So let's go to the uh calendar of events. The only thing I'll highlight, it's in your kit, but I I'll in your package.
Um the the architecture, engineering and construction department is doing a lot of buildings um including uh you know the new pharmacy school, buildings on North Campus, buildings in Detroit that are also uh basically built to these standards. They are I'm sure working with engineering companies that are supporting projects like this at U of M and around the country. So there may be exactly the kind of knowledge um with the engineering firm, you know, whether they can point us to developers that could come to speak to other developers, developer to developer. It just seems to me um together we are better than together we do things individually. How does that resonate with people? Resonates with me. I think the the first step would or the next step with U of M would be to get Shauna Weber to come and talk with us. Um as vice president for sustainability and campus sustainability.
And he did. And I've seen so many of my friends do that as well. And I don't want you to take that away from our students and allow them to follow their dreams. allow them to have those programs that they may need to support their mathematics instruction, their ELA instruction, the after-school programs, our academic awards dinners, field trips, those opportunities that our students don't get and they get at our schools which are such a a hub here in Clifton. So, please when you're making these tough decisions, and I know that they are tough, think of those students and their dreams and how are you helping them achieve them. Thank you. Good evening board. Uh my name is Marie Rose. Um I'm speaking as a teacher from Clifton High School and as a parent of Clifton. Um, first as a teacher, I do teach the MLL students, the multilingual students, uh, algebra 1, which can be difficult at times, but such a pleasure at the same time.
So that's where if we're going to get into that conversation as far as what we're looking at on that other side of things, not capital reserve side. I highly would like to hear other board members thoughts as well. Um I I was just briefly going to ask Dr. Smith what the two speaking of the assistant principal positions were to cover. Yeah. So we would establish a rotation. So we there'll be two assistant principles across six elementaryaries. We have other positions that rotate. What I would just in terms of scale and we're thinking about so like that position for example supports all the other positions in a school. So if we're thinking like you know and sometimes people say you know cut from the top and and you know administrators what do they do? Our administration is the leanest administration, the least administrative cost per pupil out of all K8s in the state.
Eagle is an exemplary student and athlete whose dedication, leadership, and positive attitude inspire everyone around me feel awesome. I have a question. I think I asked this the last time, but what is the final count for grad? We will know at the end of the semester. So May 16th, I believe that's the last day for them in May. Yeah, May 16th. Okay. That's how we'll know. I the chart didn't change from when it was presented because the reality is they're not earning credit before the semester. We high school goes by semester. Yeah. Didn't really answer my question. Yeah. Any other questions to the report? If not, thank you, Miss. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, M. Please help me welcome Mr. B representing the accelerated school. Good evening, um, Superintendent Mr. Diaz um BD board members and uh any other community members that are here today.
We can keep that um and and expand on that and make it an archer. Kind of like like Robin Hood kind of deal. I mean, it's just a guy in a green suit, right? Jason, did you have to chime in on this or No. Um, no. I was just going to comment that, you know, we did look at the Golden State Warriors. That was the first thing. And it seems that their logo is depicted of the Golden State Bridge, you know, where they're at with San Francisco. We also saw a great example of a uh like a muscular all blue person with a gold coat. But after I mean a gold cape and gold accessories after we consulted with the cast the mascot designer and I just want to say people that design mascot costumes take this very seriously. Sure. Um this has been about a Andrea correct me if I'm wrong maybe a six-month process.
So, this is another one of those. They have to capture this point. Once they capture the point, then they have to push something. Okay. So, right now, we're trying to defend this point for as long as we can. So, we got And I see the score up there, right? So, that's what we're interested in is uh keeping distance. They're in the red. We're in the blue. Yep. Go to keep Now, if they get a chance to go and then we get a chance to go and correct, then that's it. That's it. Okay. So, so we got to keep them here. Push. What if they achieve their goal, we achieve our goal, then what happen? Then there's like an overtime. the way that the game does like an overtime of goes into time, how long you did, how quickly you did it, you know, I like it.
Okay. Have to amend the motion. Do you want to say or would you like to Can you do it? Yeah, you better. So, yes. I would like to amend that motion with the addition of and support after the word relationships in the the fourth question down. Can I suggest that that that it might read better if we say um strong relationships with and provide support for sounds your amendment because nobody seconded it. No, that we're just discussing we're discussing the amendment. We're just making the amendment. Now that is made. Is there a second? I made that motion. It's made as Tracy said. All right. I'll second. Lori second. Okay. Thank you.
Oh, I was trying to meet you up. I know you're saying I just Okay. Finance finance. Russell, anything you want to talk about on finance update on today's meeting? Excuse me. Yeah. So, um, we met this morning. Uh, Mr. Robins covered pretty much everything that we went over for the March financials. Um we had a brief discussion just for kind of following up with our last, you know, whole board of ed meeting. We went over the possible cuts associated with reductions in the budget. Um we didn't get into too many specifics and Dr. Gman's going to bring something back to us as we get a little closer after the budget's passed. Um, then the only other real notable item that I that I'd like to bring up is that we are still waiting for the board of select men to put the resolution together to form a committee for Cherry Brook for the addition whatever we need there.
Uh and one other development that's occurred is um we're getting pretty adv uh far along now and God knows what Trump's doing to the university could really halt everything. But um at the corner of Huron Parkway and Plymouth uh we're going to uh build a innovation district with a that includes a new hotel and conference center. Um and this will all be carbon neutral. Um, and it might be a good example of where, you know, I'm pretty sure there's a lot of interaction with the city because in the briefings I've heard, there has been a lot of talk about how the city is looking forward to the revitalization of the Plymouth Road um corridor as part of, you know, that would be part of this project. Um, anyhow, Sean is the the key to unlocking better collaboration on this front with the university. And I am almost certain she'd be uh eager to be part of this.
Um, I know one of the best parts of the day is the morning announcements, the morning show, which is created by the students. That's a program by itself where they broadcast um all the different organizations, extracurricular activities, sports, and that really gets my MLL students very motivated um and try to get stay engaged in the community, uh integrate and everything. I'm also here to speak as a parent because I think that's even more important. That's why I'm really here. Um I have two children. They both go to Christopher Columbus Middle School. I'm very proud of their accomplishments. straight A students. They're um involved in the band. They're involved in sports. Um and I would love for them to continue to be in these extracurricular activities that we do offer at Clifton. So, I do thank you guys for providing those uh funds so that we are able to create it and I do ask that it continues.
So in other words, a dollar goes farther spent on administration here than in any other district, any other K8 district in the state. That's on one side of the piece of paper. When you flip that paper over because nothing ultimately is free, there is a cost. The savings monetarily is made up in a cost to the the actual administrators in those roles. So they are pulled in a thousand directions. they're not able to give the support that they would want to to students, to staff, to families who who are looking for that support. So, when we're talking about adding an assistant principal, we're really talking about adding support for all of those other really important people in the school community. we want to try to we don't want to look at, you know, compared to specific districts, but I'll just say, um, as a sense of scale, um, there's a district that has over 10 elementary schools and none of them are larger than five of our six.
Um I want to make sure that we invite you to our um promotion and also for our graduation as well. It's going to take place on April 20th and at 4:30 we are going to be in the um intermediate campus gym uh for our eighth grade. I'm sorry, May. My dates are all off. If you asked Mr. Diaz earlier, I told him a date of August and he's like, "Wait, August? That's next year. So, no. Yes. May 20th and it'll be 4:30 p.m. uh in the uh intermediate gym and then our high school promotion will be here in the district boardroom uh at 5:30. So, um so I'd like to extend the invitation to you guys. Um want to share some of our highlights if you can one quick second here. Um for the um month of March we have uh we are averaging uh 12 to 15 students in our afterchool programs uh which is great because these students come out uh on their own time and Monday and Thursdays they participate in after school uh math tutoring and then on Tuesdays and Wednesday they participate in Mesa Club which is great.
We've met with the student government leadership at uh Cremon High School to get their feedback along with Mr. Mueller in the athletic department and in consulting with the costume company um that particular design with the muscular body that the Golden State Warriors did use is not adaptive to students of different sizes. So, um these costumes uh probably this costume is going to be in excess of probably about $5,000. um that's how good and nice quality it will be. Um to do it right and to have it for students to students to students and passed down through the years. Um we didn't feel like that was a viable option because it was made more so designed for the individual person that was using it, not something that could be used and passed down through class through class and then used out the district. Uh, so another idea that I had, uh, and this might just be a nothing idea, but a skeleton, a skeleton, uh, archer.
I like it. We got Hunter right now playing Reaper again. Good. He's good at that. I I've watched him do that. Almost took out their healer. Yeah, he's done well with that. Yes, I like it. Doing a great job so far here. We They have not advanced onto the point at all. Oh, good. Good.
Any discussion? All in favor? I. All right. That motion passes. So the original motion is now amended. Any other questions? All right. All in favor of the questions of the amendment for questions. Anyone against? Okay. Those are our interview questions. Thank you, Mr. chair. I will um get in touch with the those you have selected um get a schedule together. And the other thing that I usually would do and if you'd like I'm happy to do this is um I would bring a packet for each of you that has each of the questions and then has room for you to take notes for each of them. If you'd like me to do that, I'm happy to do that. Perfect. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Let's take a minute to reset the room and get out. They're going to call me tomorrow.