Um, which is why I think those three buckets should be talked about at at large, right? Like for instance, if I vote yes, I'm in favor of bucket one and two, not bucket three, something like that, I think. And then we could follow up with Dr. Smith to give you more granular. What if I like some of bucket two and I don't like the others? It can't be like that because I can say um I can't say yes to all of this. So why does it have to be like that? Why don't we see where we land? Because just from listening to the conversation, I think that maybe this I don't know. I don't I'm not going to speak. But if we end up that the majority is in favor of taking it all, then that conversation is necessary. Yeah. Okay. That that works for me.
Does anybody know? I don't recall. I know. I thought I saw a save the date somewhere, but maybe I was looking at something else. Okay. If there any other questions, all right, huh? Motion by Miss Anie Stevens, second by Miss Sri. All those in favor of the motion. Juan Bodia, Sylvia Hendris, and Marie Stevens. Motion carries. Motion carries. Number five is discussion and possible approval of curriculum and assessment some Mr. D. President media members of the board. Um based on the data that we have looked and and the process that we're going through uh one of the areas that we would like to strengthen is to be able to focus on the targeted um um standards and by bringing our teachers back during the summer so they can do um and and dissect uh the standards and provide uh quality planning so that we can be more uh empowered with teaching those lessons.
Great. Thanks. Great. Thank you. Next up, we have our administrator updates. We can start with Miss Lisa Squira, our principal. Thank you. Um, good evening everyone and thank you for the opportunity to share to Hanto highlights. Um, I want to thank um, Matt for um, that was one of my um, things I wanted to speak of, the highlights of the student council and their winning the award. And I'm always incredibly humbled um when my students um speak. So, thank you. I appreciate that. Um I would like to also share that our sixth grade Quest students um took on the world literally with a model UN simulation held in this room led by Mrs. Barry and Mr. Starziak. It was in really incredible to see students um our sixth grade students, our youngest students at Tanto diving into international diplomacy um with real confidence and to hear them speak and just interact in such a way was really inspiring.
Yeah. Yeah. But what you were it I don't know. It seemed to me like you were saying what we offer or or something. I don't It was just the way you said it. it seemed like it was like like average or below average of what we're sort of giving. But, you know, um I work in a district and a lot of the things that we give our students here, um our students don't get. They have to pay. They have to fund raise. They're always having bake sales. They're always doing things. They don't, you know, project graduation is is not something that's given. It's like they have to fundraise. they have to do senior fundraising, junior fundraising, you know. So, I see a difference in what is offered here and what is offered. I mean, we offer excellent electives here. Um, we offer that in my district as well, but there are a lot of electives here.
Just understand Dr. Smith and I have to to send and it has to be line item like itemized. So I if we end up with a majority voting for some can this then be in emails with what we would like to keep I think it should the direction should come from administration right okay so then would it be easier if we voted if your vote is yes to some or all and then if it is some we'll clarify after this meeting with Dr. Smith to give the administration its directive yes and you guys can can come up with it after that. You said you have to submit a line item. What do you mean by that? What lines? Yeah. So, the application asks for what your the additional levy amount that we'd be asking for because we need state approval for that, right? So, how are we allocating that additional levy and what is the rationale?
uh what we are providing um on on this document if you don't mind opening um Mr. per um it it's on the second page of the chart. Um this is going to be using um let me get my notes. Um we our goal is to invest 30 $39,000 for 18 teachers. Um and is going to be for targeted curriculum. And on the chart presented, it shows uh which teachers and which grade levels and the total of hours that we want to bring them back. Um this will put this will placed us on on um on a stronger beginning of the year by not only having um looked at at the lesson plans but also dissecting the standard and uh having the activities in on the standards that are the strongest and the heavily weighted um and the ones that carry out from one year to the next school year for our students.
Um our AP literature students with Mr. Dhy brought learning into our community with um discussions and community engagement at 19 Carter. They u this was a important inter an intergenerational opportunity for our students. The these are the same students that pro um that do exhibition um several about six weeks ago and we have our second round of exhibitions occurring um with students from Miss Maynard's class. Um, our students have completed the ELA MCCAST assessment and we were so grateful for the um, support of um, Joe Spazado who helped us manage the new platform. I don't think you know even though there was all of this talk and the votes happening about MCCAST people I think we we discussed this thought that MCCAST was kind of going away and it's not it's still used as a very important tool and there is a new platform and so we were thrilled with how smoothly it went and um everybody's support in all of that.
And, you know, um, AP courses and and things that, you know, that when I look at it's like, wow, you know, there's a lot. And um this district, you know, does help out a lot with students in terms of putting in the money there to make sure that the students have this great academic experience. So, you know, I I have to say I mean I I think that they do a great job. And if you're you know, if the administration is saying 2%, I think that's fair. I think going up higher and I mean we did we asked um you know again the taxpayers for a referendum and they did it and in the past you know they they didn't do that and they they said yes to it and you know maybe that's because of all the zeros that we put there so maybe that's why they said you know what okay and you know we've went to 4% and I think that it would be unwise to go I don't agree with you Miss Suarez and and that's all All right, because we can have differing opinions, but you know, I think the the administration said the 2% I think it's fair and we offer a lot for our students.
So, so look kind of like the way this these slides are built mimics that application format if that makes sense. Kind of in a miniature. So, all right. So, is the board okay if we go to public comment and then after that we can articulate how we'll get the granular piece of our vote. I definitely think the board needs to articulate what they support tonight though. Like it it doesn't need to be recorded, but I think that the public should probably hear what the board members are supportive of and aren't supportive of. Are you looking for a line by line reading from from the first two slides? If it's some I would say I would say uh just in order for the efficiency of it and I'm going to um borrow from what Miss Gford just said. If it's if if the board is in favor of all then it's simple but we could apply that same logic to each of the three slides and and that way it could be that one or more of the slides have enough support of all for that slide and then we we don't need to go line by line through that slide.
Um our intentions are to strengthen um the capacity for our teachers so that they can now have not only the strategies the understanding of the content but the way they're going to deliver it and our way is by um building additional professional development. We want our teachers um to show a letter of interest for that that that are available. Um if we get more than 19 teachers available and then we will have to interview those uh that submit a letter of intent um and and to ensure that we um check their availability, their intent uh but provide opportunity to all of the teachers that will be willing to participate and help us in looking and planning for these targeted standards.
Uh, and finally, a big shout out to Miss Gardner and the Mind Matters Club at um grades 6 through 12 for um hosting our refresh day and a speaker Ashley Gustoen whose message about the power of influence truly um inspired our students at every grade level. And this was only possible through the incredible support and donation uh by our PTO who funded the um Ashley to come in who spoke specifically to um each grade level and then a combined um 11th and 12th grade. So we were we're very grateful that um to all of those contributions and which really exemplifies being better together. So, Thank you. Thank you, Lisa. Uh, Cindy Bes principal. Um, thank you for this opportunity to share some of the things that BES is doing. Um, we also going to talk about MCCAST. And as you know, um, one of the things that we are working on is improvement in our MCCAST scores.
We pay for a lot. Maybe in the future we won't be able to pay for those things. Maybe we won't be able to. And so again, I think um you know, somebody in the public said it was Elias and he said, you know, it's that that delicate balance. And I think Mr. reward too. That's kind of like that delicate balance. Um just one second. I I never go over um you know and I think it's that delicate balance of you know keeping in mind the taxpayer but yet you know thorough and efficient and you know this is what is needed and we don't know. I mean maybe next year you know we'll have to look at that. But I mean I just think for for this year um we've just got to you know think outside the box, look at things a little bit differently.
We can just if if we need to do that in any case it would just be for a slide that didn't all support. Yeah. And would that happen in public session or do you want that as a followup? I think that should happen publicly. That would defer to legal but yeah. Right. So then we should vote so then we'll have to have multiple votes, right? So we should have the the procedural vote for 61 first, right? To get Well, we only need multiple votes votes if the first vote isn't for all. Okay. All right. Let's go to public session. Uh public comment. This meeting will now be open to the public referencing any items of interest. However, if your questions or comments pertain to litigation, student or personnel items, or negotiations, we would ask that you see the superintendent after the meeting since we do not discuss these matters in public.
Any questions? questions to the I believe. Sorry, I can't hear you. Oh, I was just asking about that was going to be my question. I want to say it was presented Is it not? That might have been summer school. The preach to first grade is fun. What is that other funding for 12 second to sixth grade and 7 to 12 ATS? What's that? It's still part of the school. Oh, okay. And I don't have it just says June 2025. Um I don't have the specific date, but that is something that I'll be more than happy to bring back to your attention. Um are you looking I do see you have a note on there saying that it was going to be presented to the team. It does say June 2025, but I don't have in front of me that the specific dates. Like I said, I'll be more than happy to report the specific dates.
And last year um coming in to bees, we noticed I noticed um the kids kind of looking at it, we said it was just a test. Do your best. And this year as a team, we pumped that up. Um we wanted the kids to try their best, show their best. And as u someone said, MCCAST's my chance at showing what I know. And so third grade is the first chance to take this. And there's nerves and there's fear. and the teachers do an amazing job at calming them and letting them know that we believe in them. So, we took that up a notch this year. Uh we had a little pep rally just for the third graders in the gym. And then the entire school, teachers, staff, everyone were lined the hallways for them and pumped it up to really show them that we believe in them.
And as I said, um I just see that Clifton offers a lot of wonderful things for its students that my district has, you know, the parents paying for and the students um going and, you know, fundraising. So, I think we're doing a great job. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Danny. Commissioner Mahia has arrived. Yes. Thank you, everybody. I was at work, so just came here, rushed over. Um, but I was listening to the whole thing about working and I know Commissioner Bassford mentioned something before talking about well before the passports weren't really aware of all the repercussions that were going to happen because of voting consistently 0% 0% point I think it was 75 that they voted one time. So they weren't really aware of all the things that were going to happen because of it. you kind of like not to say we dug our own hole, but you know, the board kind of dug their own hole and the past couple years has been slowly trying to climb out of that ladder and then boom, we get hit with what recently happened the past couple months months.
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Well, I guess, you know, Can you hear me, Anna? I guess it's um I mean I'm I'm I'm really glad that that we're looking ahead in regards to preparations and making sure our students are aligned to whatever we need them to be aligned to uh to begin the school year. Um so with that, I'll go ahead and make a motion to approve. with you or providing you know the dates at a later date. A motion by Miss Sylvia Hendricks, a second by Miss Marie Stevens. All those in favor of this motion? Juan Bondia. Sylvia Hendricks. Animeary Stevens. Motion carries. Number six is a discussion and positive approval of the Barber Kirby High School future freshman summer bridge program. Mr. ideas, President India and members of the board, this is also an exciting program and something different that we going to do as part of our three-year plan.
There was confetti. There was a lot of fun. And as they went through the halls, we posted videos online. um the fourth and fifth graders who took it last year said we didn't get this last year. So today we did the same thing for them as well. Um and so we had a little pepper alley for them. Um we shared stories of last year of how a student came in and took the test in 35 minutes. We talked about was that showing your best? Could that child have done taken longer and really checked his work? Yes. Um, and we did it early even though they're is scheduled to take ELA in this Thursday and Friday, but tomorrow's a half day. And squeezing all that in is a little tricky. Um, so we gave them a pep rally. The teachers talked, gave them some really good oop, we got this.
So you think to yourself like, well, what's next? We we're losing money. Are we going to cut staff? Are we going to cut faculty? And that's honestly nothing no one wants to hear. Imagine. I can't imagine it because I know there's going to be students crying saying, "Hey, what happened to my favorite teacher who was here, you know, last year? How come all of a sudden my class that has, you know, 16 kids now we have like 27, 28 kids?" Um, hey, does my teacher even remember my name? Um, just looking around here, I see some of my former teachers. Shout out Mr. G. How you doing? Um, so I remember it vividly for me. You know, you look back at it. Um I remember when I was serving as a graduate assistant in the school of education at the time when you're sitting in in that classroom you don't realize how much impact you know your teachers have on you.