Um this evening, we come back to you at the secondary level to recognize some of our outstanding uh performing arts students. Up first from Belzer, Miss Toronto, our orchestra director. Thank you. Okay. Uh, thank you. Um, all right. So, um, this evening we're recognizing students who participated in the 2024 ASA All Region Orchestra. So, these students were nominated and participated. So, here they go. Um, first up is Jamie Davis, cello. Emma Herrera, bass. You're a little practice. [Applause] Zier Moore viola, Natalie my viola. And finally, Carmen Pena Pedrosa, violin. [Applause] right in the middle. I'm feeling Look at this. Perfect. All right. Here we go. All right. Great. here, please. One, two, three. One, two, three. And paparazzi. Come on. Move in there quick. Congratulations, Bears. Up next for Fall Creek Valley is Shannon Jones, band director. [Applause] The following students received a gold division rating at Isma State Solen Ensemble.
It was only for people the the pathway was only open for people within the district within our um organization. Um, so it wasn't exposure to the immediate public but for vet people within the district. We closed all those pathways down and um everything was locked out by the end of the night. Um and then this morning we went we took a deeper dive and continued to lock down our district and make it safer and more secure for our faculty, staff and students. So just a little I'm going to put in layman's terms a little bit the way the way I understand it. been working with Joe again found at 11 o'clock by 1:00 this morning we had everything locked down except um we met early this morning with the administration from from along with Joe myself and the technology team to see what was taking place and how students gain access kids are incredibly um in terms of technology have an incredible way of of of going around some things but let me just be really clear they weren't able to get into individual emails right so there is that piece that was protected but what happens if If people created um working groups through Google, if the for I'm going to going to give examples at the elementary educating with each other, we want to make sure that it's it's almost like Facebook public and Facebook private.
I I gave a talk at my old high school last month and they they dredged up this picture and allowed me to and and I'm showing it. Um okay, so I started out as a scientist. In other words, I can't really recall when I didn't want to be a scientist. So um but my first point I want to give you make is of course all kids are scientists, right? If you guys have a younger brother or sister, especially a little one, a baby, a toddler, and so forth, you see them exploring the world, right? And how do they figure out how the world works? By doing experiments, right? Does this thing what happens when I pull on this thing? What happens when I throw this thing down? What happens when I smear this on my face? You know, so they're doing experiments all the time.
So, if you're familiar with this process, it is a sitdown relationship building conversation having um may not be a one-time. It may happen over a you know a couple of days or a couple of sessions in order for students who are at the developmental and cognitive age of reasoning and understanding that it may take them longer to move through that process. So it's important um I understand I think the conversation was is that the administration would be trained I'm not sure who that includes. And then does it get delegated to school psychologists, school social worker, school counselors? Um and so we might have the process on paper. I I'm concerned about um that process actually happening. I um and so that is my concern. The other thing is is that um part of that element is that restorative practices, if I'm not mistaken, is also supposed to be imshed somehow in the curriculum.
Before I was home to the hospital, there were flowers for me at my house. This showed me how much he cared about the wellbeing of my players. It was it would be truly a shame if the generation as a coach. Thank you. Hi, my name is I'm here to talk about that. as much as she taught me through so much. She was the main reason I kept doing volleyball. She always made sure I was okay on and off the court, making sure I was 100% while playing and while I wasn't playing. She had taught me a lot in this story and helped me break through my two years on how to be better and push myself to be the best volleyball player I can be. The first year I started out, I was not the best and she stayed reminding me that I can do it and she will always have faith with me and help me and everyone and anything that need.
So, that was really cool. We didn't have anybody that either didn't pass anything or that left during the year as a senior. So, that's really cool. Um, for our athletics and activities, state forensics was last um weekend, May 3rd, and all of our kids that went received a one or a two rating. It goes all the way to four. So, they did a really, really good job. Um, state FFA was in Manhattan on May 4th through 6th. Um, that's kind of an interesting competition because they actually compete 1A through 6th. stay all together. So, our kids, Courtney was very proud of the kids and how they performed um at that state competition. Last week, we had community cleanup, lots of community projects um from community members. We had churches, city, the cities um and the school. We did projects all around. Uh we had planned to do it on Wednesday, then it rained one day out of the month and so we did that on Thursday, Thursday morning.
Holder, wrote, "His approach, demeanor, and willingness to build a meaningful relationship has created a bridge between law enforcement and our youth that is increasingly rare and extremely valuable." And lastly, a parent of one of our students wrote, "When you find a police officer that can reach our kids and help them for the better, in my opinion, is a cop who is truly doing their job." As you guys can see, removing him from our school would cause a great downfall in the men mental health and the overall atmosphere of China Valley High School. I would encourage you guys to read these letters as most of them contain many concerns, heartfelt notes, and kids personal testimonies as to why you need not. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you. Okay. Yes. Shay Stinski. Good evening, Chino Valley Board students and staff. I'm Shayen Suzinski and thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak today.
There was an added pro site practices and add a common practice for making sure staff and students are made aware of the policy so it can be added to the regul I did not. Sorry. Okay. So, the only thing that I know is that everybody does put it in their handbook. So, I think we can leave it here, but then the APS just need to get together and decide uh how where we're going to put the policy if it's going to be in the front office. Okay. Good with that, everybody? Yeah. Um this was so we just need to see we basically just need to like are you guys okay with the two comments that were added the lastly dependent like at b okay sorry those very last comments we're going to take out um what Katie has complete completely and then we can put um depend on the committed violation and then those two paragraphs I just copied and pasted from other ones but we want to make sure everyone's good with us adding those I remember this so we adding here comments minus where I put from JIC revisions We probably would just take away the last and just say dependent on the committed violation and or harm caused, the superintendent reserves the right to inform law enforcement in accordance with Arizona revised statutes and governing board policy.
There we go. We've got some more creative learning there. Um, since so many of the these activities are like gamelike, the kids are really um having a lot of fun with it and taking ownership over their learning. Um, and since we know the board loves data, uh, the last few slides just show some comparisons of the winter, um, map scores with the spring. So, this is Mrs. This is Wheaten's class. You'll see the top um score in the blue there um greatly increased in the spring from winter. Um and then same with uh the scores in the red. So the students that scored pretty below level um that number is shrinking. And then Mrs. Carol's class, nice job. Mrs. Carol, same thing. Like look at that growth there in geometry. So basically before we taught the unit and then after we taught the unit and then you have my class and um you know and I think like you know do these scores attribute the to the new curriculum?
One of your posts went viral. I've gone viral myself a few times with these Friday fundays. What are the most amount of views you've ever gotten on one of your Tik Tok? Uh, 1.2 million around there. 1.2 million. Excuse me. 1.2 2 million. Around there. Around there. Around there. Okay. Next popular category. Best romance goes to Hugo and Lo. Who am I here with? Uh, Kina Garcia. How long have you guys been in this bromance? Uh, since first grade. First grade. Do you remember the first day you met him? Yeah. I mean, he's kind of lost a lot of the time, you know? He's like the dumber one. I'm the I'm the less dumber one. Like last time we got lost in Chicago. So So what does the future hold for this bromance? Are you guys going to stay strong, stay together? Uh yeah, I think we are.
Rich loves Mr. Rich. You have never met a more outgoing, child-c centered, positive, involved, uplifting bus driver." Congratulations, Rich. And finally, from our district administration center, contract procurement specialist Jamie Torres. Jamie is consistent in her forward thinking and commitment to continuous improvement. She's thoughtful in every interaction and is and has worked collaboratively with different departments. Her work is aligned with the district's goals. Quote, "Her contributions behind the scenes have had a significant and lasting impact and the sped team is stronger because of her efforts." Congratulations, Jamie. All right, it is if there is any district office or senior leadership that would like to be in these pictures coming up. And it's time for some pictures. [Laughter] Yo, you got to come in front. You got to comeie. Kylie. Tylie. Congratulations. One more round of applause for our final pride winners of the month. Honores, please proceed out to the hall gathering at the landing of the stairs for a group photo.
Uh the next item on the agenda is for the board to hold an additional appropriation hearing on the proposed bond proceeds. There will be an opportunity for the public to make comments about the additional appropriation of the bond proceeds. Uh the notice of this additional appropriation hearing was published as legally required. Um this section here will be for public comment if we have any public comment on our on the bond uh appropriations. I don't assume that we do. So we will uh um I'll go ahead and read this. We says we will allow public comment.
So you're wanting to do this as your Eagle Scout project. Is that correct? Is that something? So you're looking for an approval from us. So yes, I'm just looking for pre-approval to this so I can take it to my council and then once that is approved by them, I will start working. I think that right next case is a lovely idea and so appreciate your dedication to all of the programs that you're involved in Fiscal Corporation. That is awesome and I know you reached out um several months ago talk you know floating that idea out there and I think what you've done um the pictures that you provided have a great vision. Um I definitely think that the appetite is is there for us to um to consider this. So we would definitely open a little more conversation about some of the details and how that would look.
Simply stated, Coach Andrews is a winner. He cares about his players, the school, and the community he represents, and we are thrilled that you approved him as our head coach this evening. Thank you, Dr. Digits. Moving on to D1 facilities. Mr. Mclofflin, something not near as exciting as hiring a new coach as you'll soon see. But um board, I have before me uh and before you the request to uh recommend the design and terms and conditions for the flooring restoration project uh here at the high school. uh as a part of the grant or the lease uh that was set aside for the high school, uh some additional funds remained based on uh pricing of some other projects that came in and and we are looking at uh one of the additional projects and that is the restoration of the Terzo floor uh throughout the high school.
James Bowler on violin. Jas Jasmine Kathers on cello. Logan Droo on [Applause] cello. Aaron Inchel on violin. Sheila Shmelia Evans on bass. Dante Gaskins as the conductor. Allison Catler on cello. Lucy Martin on cello. Congratulations. Clara Melendez on viola. Kayn Mang on violin. Maria Meyer on violin. Gloria Pena on violin. [Applause] Emilyn Roberts on violin. Elisa Rodriguez on violin. Elizabeth Santen Santian on [Applause] viola. Amelia Somerville on viola. Sawyer Wilson on viola. Angel uh bottle on cello and Mary Joni on [Music] violin. I'm going to now uh introduce let Miss Taran Williams introduce our choir students. Good. Good evening. Um, we are recognizing uh students from the Fall Creek Valley Advance Choir who made it to state at group one uh level piece. And I'm going to say the students who aren't here tonight first um not here tonight is Zoe Brock, Nelly Franklin, Aaliyah Hall, McKenzie Robinson, and Sierra Watson.
And what should have been happening is those when those were set up, those those groupings, they should have been private. They should have been that people didn't have able to access and get into that. Um, nothing was inappropriate that was in there and and we obviously credit all of our our our teachers and administration. No inappropriate things, but they were able to get into conversations that appropriate teachers should have about sixth grade students about particular things taking place. This student's going to be absent for the week or whatever happens that the information sixth grade teacher or teachers were exchanging with each other. A lot of things they could access to might have been at Bolson Elementary School where they were able to access that. There was going to be pizza game day today or there was going to be an event taking place today because those weren't locked down.
And so that's how we learn about the world, right? So curiosity. So everybody is curious, right? That's a an innate characteristic of a of people. Um, what what happens next? And whoops. So, doing science is a natural instinct. So, you might not think of it this way, but let's think about it, right? Cur exercising curiosity. You can't resist being curios curious about stuff. Kids experiment. This is how we learn about the world, you know? So doing this is something that we have evolved to do but what is curiosity right and basically it's like you know you know I wonder what's going on here right you know um what is it with that you know what what's going on you know that kind of thing right it's a very innate sort of impulse right so I want to say a little bit about you know um what I wondered about right so when I was a kid I mean one of the earliest things that I wondered about I remember wondering about was like uh you know why are all the leaves on a maple tree shaped like a maple leaf right like where's where's the instructions for that how come every leaf looks like a maple leaf right and then moreover how come whatever this is a birch or something um why do they look different in all the leaves on the birch tree so you know so this one of the earliest things I remember wondering about and I think well there must be some sort of information in there you know and so if you reflect on it you realize it's a pretty amazing thing isn't it right that all these trees have their leaves are of certain shape there must be something about the information in the seed of that plant in the seed of that plant is the information for that tree to make all the leaves shape go a certain way and all of the leaves a light right so that's fundamentally kind of the sorts of things that we we wonder about I you also wondered about where comets came from I was a amateur astronomer uh I wondered about what our shadow bands now I'm going to tell you a story of my first published scientific result right this is 1970 we went down to Virginia to observe a total solar eclipse and this magazine sky and telescope ahead of time had said hey people You go down there, you can watch for these shadow bands that they're only visible at a total solar eclipse, you know, in the line of totality.
And so perhaps there are ways that we can highlight and key um certain lessons that are geared toward re building relationships, building a positive school climate. Um building healthy relationships um and so that that is my concern. It is not to go into the session to talk about um the consequences, the the rules that were broken. It is more to establish a relationship between the individuals um talking about the harm, talking about the behavior, how it has harmed, how can we develop something more positive, how could you have reacted? Um, and so if you're familiar with conversations like that, those are not one and done. They're not in in in five minutes and okay, you guys, you good. Okay, see you later. So that that's my biggest concern is we're using the terms but what what does the helping the policy committee understand what the process looks like who's responsible for the process and uh the resources if it's just the administrators that are going to be trained then I'm assuming that it's the re administrators who are going to run the restorative um process in the schools.
I'm going to read you a text that she sent. the first game. Wow, you played by itself. I'm so proud of you. I know you have and that's the hustle I am. I thank you for conditioning and you'll be able to provide for each game. It clearly was a leader on the team. Keep working hard. Stay positive like see you on Monday. Proud of you. She was a great coach and an amazing person at that and everyone coming to play volleyball these next years deserve to have an amazing coach like her and to help them improve on everything you can possible. Thank you. Hi, my name is M and I'm here to talk about the impact coach Rice had on me. Last year I was not the best I nor this coach made me think otherwise. She did everything she could to make me a better athlete and she did.
Um last weekend was regional tennis and um all of our students made it to state tennis which is this weekend in Topeka. Uh we have two doubles teams and two singles that are competing at state. Our council's report um we held a new event this year senior signing day on May 2nd. Um this event in conjunction with the the um apply Kansas and the FAFSA night gives us a star um makes us be recognized as a star um school. So we'll have a banner to hang up in the hallway for that. Um I think it's one of my it is I don't think it is one of my favorite things that we do. Um it gives a kids a chance to be celebrated in what they want to do and it lets people know what their plans are. um you know where they're going and gives it the families a chance to celebrate with their students.