And again, this is a key component to attracting and retaining talent in our community. We currently have hiring underway with a number of our top top industries and exciting opportunities coming uh with more uh and more economic development opportunities coming. Madison is on a renaissance. Uh we're here at the right time with the right leadership to make the right choices for the future of Madison and I uh wholeheartedly support this project. [Applause] Okay. Okay. Is there anybody else in the audience that would like to speak on this matter? If so, please step forward and sign in, please. Okay. Seeing none, we'd like to thank everybody who participated in the hearing. We appreciate your time and interest in the project and the future of our community. Please note that this is just the first step in the legal process. No board action is legally required at this hearing.
Uh that doesn't mean in September the principles in Britney might come to me and say hey we've got we've got needs and we've done that in the past where we've had to add um but to our best analysis at this point in time uh we we've got this flexibility in addition to that um we're moving more to an uh a model of moving away from our dual certified teacher model that Warren and Mendes which is uh where a teacher uh who is special ed certified as well as general certification is the special ed leison on for that for students within their classroom. Um and they have an ESP attached to that that room. Uh we are moving to the model we have more at the middle and the high school where there's a uh a special education certified teacher who is attached to um the building andor grade level.
They hear it from other people. Um, and for me to be there and representing them is amazing. So, yeah. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else? Well, yeah. Remember, I used to see you every day as I dropped off a bus of very loud children at the YMCA and every day you would get on that bus and you were able to they'd immediately listen to you and you were able to gather them all together and they really looked up to you. So, it seems absolutely fitting that you should be the one winning this award and I just congratulations to you. you are always on the go and it's wonderful to see the things that you're accomplishing. So, congratulations. Thank you. Appreciate that. Okay. Thank you very much. So much. [Applause] Um while folks are still here um would like to move up the item about the donation from the Donna Woodcock Woodcock Trust.
Uh BCS kids still going well. Um we had one additional student sign up. Uh staff's doing well, kids are doing great. Um status quo, it's wonderful. That being said, sounds like that's busy, and you would think so, but it's not. I'm going to try and go through it quick, but there's a lot of stuff just to keep you in the know. Uh we have our kindergarten info night tomorrow night uh at 6:30. Uh we're doing our screener the week after um April break. Uh we've got our Smarter Balance assessments that are starting the week of the 28th. We've got a pep rally. Get the kids all excited. Um and then they start for real on the 29th. Teacher appreciation week is the week of May 5th. Nurses Day is also in there on the 6th. The PTO plant sale is the 6th and the 7th.
Our jazz, percussion, and concert bands performed a few weeks ago, and our chorus performers have their next show on May 30th. We've been able to record and post all these performances on our YouTube channel. So, if you have missed them, you can view the concerts there. We're also happy to announce we have kicked off our spring season for athletics with softball, baseball, track, golf, and women's tennis. Um, we will move on to unfinished business and we have a bunch of second read policies to approve tonight. So, could we have a motion to approve the following policies non-discrimination 4120.4 4 sections 504 and ADA 5131 student discipline 5145 section ADA students 5145.4 Four, non-discrimination students. 5145.5, prohibition of sex discrimination, including sexbased harassment. 6171.3, the equitable identification of gifted and talented students. And 6205 promotion and retention. Motion to approve without policies. Second. A second.
And we asked them last year about how they felt the mentoring sessions were impacting their students. And overwhelmingly they said they felt it was having a positive impact um with about 70% saying that. I a few feedback um notes right here. Um which I think that's very powerful seeing that qualitative feedback of a student going from not wanting to mentor really nervous and shy to now you know hey you're a minute late where are you? Um and also building that self-confidence that self-esteem we know really happens. Um so it takes a little while but over time having that consistent relationship we know really can make a difference. And then um this is a little more about our scholarship program. So we're happy to share that 100 have taken advantage of that and we've granted over 150,000 over the years information about program and how it is also beautiful.
Uh we Yeah. Go ahead. Talk about Yeah. So, grades three, four, and five, um we're looking at highest performing in terms of growth. So when it says metypical growth and I have it up there on the screen um in the packet it's not the word but up on the screen you look at grade three grade four and grade five. Again because of the timing we're we're not able to have math up there. But if you're looking at typical growth and then stretch growth. What typical growth is it assumes that every child should make a year's growth academically. in terms of stretch. That's your gap closing growth. So, it's what Mr. Wendell said earlier about having students who are grade one or grade two and and sitting in a fifth grade classroom in terms of their reading level and how do we close that gap? One grade level a year is not going to do that.
Um what statistics regarding depression and all of that and u you miss one day of school or one one day a week is like missing two days and after you know by the time you would graduate you've missed a whole year of school. Things like that might wake him up you know just my two cents here. Okay. Okay. Thank you so much. You're welcome. Are we done talking about that? Yeah. Okay. All right. Uh, next information item, enrollment and ter. So, um, not going to read them all in detail. It's kind of been the same the last few meetings, but um, there was a increase of a few students at OES and a decrease of a few students at Wuma and Oak Creek. Um, and as far as the, um, which it just tends to fluctuate monthto month. And then as far as the ADA report, you can see um we're hovering just above, you know, 90% um with our average daily enrollment versus our attendance.
Making sure that um if incoming students are being placed at a different school and they want to be with their older brother and sister, we're definitely looking at that as a priority. We're also looking at um employees of the district and prioritizing them. And then, of course, looking at um schools that have been closed and potential issues with um daycare and pickup. And so those are all the different pieces that we're looking at um in the next couple of weeks so that we can get those information, excuse me, get that information out to um parents hopefully by the end of May. Okay. Comments from the board? No comments? Thank you, Dr. Mareri. Good evening once again board for human resources. Uh we have preliminary assigned all the classroom teachers with a grade level and a site including all the teachers that are coming from the schools that were closed and that happened on March the 24th.
I want to give a special recognition to two people. I want to thank Mr. Casey for all your service. He's done his job with pride and distinction every day working as hard as he can with his heart. I also want to recognize another special person we are losing. Miss Lagria, we are going to miss her very much. She is moving on, but we are very grateful. And in my 24 years of of working in education with three different districts, she performs her job with pride, distinction, and dedication that she really really loves her. So this Mr. Casey, I will say since we completed the awards and recognition that you all are more than welcome to stay for the entirety of the board meeting, but if you want to go out and celebrate the awards and recognitions, now would be a good time. Congratulations. Hello. Hi.
So if you have any questions, they can be addressed at this time. None for you. Okay. All right, then I'll take a motion. I move to approve the policy changes to policy as presented in policy advisory 809-8 through 818 as presented. I second. All in favor? I I I. Motion carries five to zero. Okay, that brings us to our dis information and discussion items 9.1 discussion and information regarding the community bond survey. Yes. So, what we have with this agenda item was if you remember uh as we uh look to decide whether we go out for a bond or not, one of the things that we did was we hired a high ground consulting. you guys approved to hire High Ground Consulting uh several board meetings back. Uh and so Mr. Paul Benz from High Ground is here and he's going to give the results of the survey that was conducted of and he'll explain how the survey was conducted and who was who was how it was uh done and that's just more information and then we'll come back on the 23rd for a follow-up on the bond uh just to get a presentation from the bond committee and then more than likely come back in May to decide to go out for a bond or not go out for the bond.
I'll second. Lee, we have a motion to second. Shante Rothschild. I Ben Owens. Hi, Carolyn Lopez. Hi, Patty Catra. Hi, Robert Downey. I so moved. Thank you, Mr. Harmon. And I move on to item 7 C. Approve to adjourn to executive session pursuant to ARS58431.03A7. The governing board may vote to convene in executive session for discussion regarding land. President Denny, is it possible to motion um to approve both items 7, C, and D since we will be going into executive session for both? I actually asked someone about that and see when we can. We can. Yeah. Okay. So, I would like to make a motion that we adjourn into executive session for items 7 C and 7D. Second. Le motion to second. Shante Rothschild. I. Ben Owens. Hi, Carolyn Lopez. Hi, Patty Catra. Hi, Robert Downey. I so moved. Just want to say to people, these are the last two action items on the agenda.
Any discussion? Hearing none, if we can take a vote, please. Jason Jansik, yes. Darling, yes. Annne Sanuchi, yes. Stacy Salt, yes. Julie Jetty, no. Katherine Potter, yes. Mindy Hartman, no. Okay, the motion is approved. Next up, we have item 8. 8.5, the approval of policy 2250 E1, exhibit written request for district public records. I may I have a motion to motion May I have a motion to table this exhibit until next month's cow meeting? So move. Second.
So 130 would then list Car's mission and vision which was developed during the strategic plan and then the five strategic plan goals developed then there too underneath the mission and vision. I think that that makes more sense since that section of the manual is school district organization and this section in this language is board the school board. Those are my thoughts on it. I'm with you. Give me two seconds to to process my thoughts and make sure I am staying with you. And I'm going ask if you can repeat it so I get it correct too. So, but we can wait for this. in 130. The title of 130 is school district philosophy. Um it it this is just a suggestion. It almost seems like the goals the goals aren't part of the philosophy. The mission and vision definitely are. It almost seems like where this is talking about the long-term strategy development, the goals might actually fit a little better under this one if you're wanting to include the strategic plan goals in the policy.
Is that the 30th percentile, which means they are within the average range all the way down to the 25th percentile is still the average range, but we're looking for kids to be up above that. And as M. Rivera said, next year we're looking at shifting that to the 40th percentile so that the kids are like that's a really solid average and above for when we're looking at the the mastery of those skills. Sorry, just to be clear, the 30th percentile is is a national norm. It's not the 30th percentile. It's not the the the bell curve is nationwide kindergarteners, not carry 26 kindergarters. Correct. Correct. So, it's they took let's say you line up all the kindergarteners right on the United States around the United States. If a student is performing at 30th percentile, they're performing we'll say better than 30% of kindergarten kindergarteners nationwide.
Rather, this hearing is solely to hear public comments. The board will continue to work with the administration and its professionals to look at for efficiencies to conserve tax dollars while meeting our educational needs. The board will hold a second public hearing on this in this boardroom on April 16th, 2025 at 6 PM. We'll adjourn our preliminary termination hearing. Thank you everybody for participating. Move on. will call to order our meeting and ask our principal from Anderson Elementary, Miss Shelley Marshall, to step forward, please. Welcome, Miss Shelley. Thank you. Good evening. Make sure we've got this set. Hold on there. I surround myself with great people here. Uh, good evening. Thank you for allowing us to be here this evening to share about Anderson. Uh, for those of you that don't know me, I am Shelley Marshall, Anderson's principal, and I am here tonight with Adam Jones, our assistant, Lydia Rearen, our behavior coach, and Jesse Zarat, our literacy coach.
Um we believe it's going to be better for our students. um in the first year we've had this conversation in the first couple years it might be a cost savings but uh in long run it may not because of of the way uh teacher salaries escalate more quickly than um ESPs. Uh but we believe it's the best model for our kids. Um you'll see we also have some new personnel uh partly because of the uh needs of our of our students. Special education teacher at the high school uh Mendes special education teacher in the warrant that relates directly to the the ESP positions that that were um removing replacing them with special education teachers. Okay. So that's that model. increasing OT uh and speech language. Um there's Oh, you know what's not up there? I see it, Jenna. Yeah, the band. We do have a B.
Um so I think I'm just going to say let's go ahead and do that. Go ahead. I'm not going to do it. Um, while so many of my GHS colleagues are here, I wanted to be sure that you were here for this agenda item. Um, I will for I'm going to cry too, so I apologize, but I will forever be grateful to Donna Woodcock. She's the reason I am in Greenfield today. She was the principal at Greenfield High School and hired me in the summer of 2010 along with Miss Creek, a history teacher at the high school still, and Miss Pollock, our librarian. I still recall our first new teacher meeting with Donna. It was just the three of us, and we had never quite met anyone like her. And yet, we all grew to love and respect her. She was a strong, fearless leader who loved Greenfield to the core.
Uh third grade's going to the Connecticut Science Center on the 9th. This is all May. Uh the sixth grade is hosting a science fair um for their projects. Brooke is going to be Mrs. Heerly is going to have them do uh some presentations to students uh during the day and then in the afternoon to families. Fourth grade is taking another trip to the Yale Peabody Museum. Quasi night for the PTO is on the 16th. Uh we've got the Connecticut Sun game on the 18th. That's super exciting. Buy tickets. It's going to be amazing. Um and there's a meet and greet after game. Uh, our unifi, sorry, I lost track. Our night of the arts is going to be on the 20th. Uh, Mr. Fortune uh is working with um Mrs. Rogers. So, um we're going to have the whole school open again as a as a gallery.
Um, does anyone have any questions or comments further about these policies? We've had a month more than to review them. How how frequently are they updated or changed on ever or it really depends common or Okay, it is very common throughout the year to have a suite of policies, right? Um it's more typical in the fall because laws tend to get passed and go into effect late summer or early fall. Um but this is not atypical. Okay, Chris. Uh, any other questions? All those in favor of the motion, please say I. Anyone opposed or abstaining? All right, on to new business. The Bolton Center School Blinds bid waiver. Um, could we have a motion to approve the bid waiver to award John Bole decorating a bid for the BCS blinds that we discussed earlier? I'll make a motion. Thank you, Ria. Second.