Because you are going to have a problem with the guardrail or with the railings. Well, that's going to be a problem no matter what unless you take the door off at the top and reconfigure the stair. I I I guess I don't want I don't want to have you guys come back because if you do the guardrail, if you do the rails and then the inspector goes out and it doesn't like the rails because they don't extend past the last tread, then what? And it has to be on both sides if it's going to be commercial. It has to be on both sides. Yeah. So, you know, I mean, um, because like we even if this is approved, we we wouldn't approve that. No, that's not up for anything. You see, what I'm saying is that I you're doing this in phases, but it's very hard to start issuing variances in phases.
So, you know, we got to hear from their p prospect or perspective too of, you know, how they they thought it worked and stuff. And like Melinda said, the the presenter, he was he was phenomenal. I mean, it was a 5 and a half hour. We started at 9:30 in the morning and at 3:30 at 3:00 or 2:30 cuz he had to get back to Tucson. At 2:30 it was like, is the time up already? I mean, we just we ate lunch and kept going all through lunch and everything and it was just it went so quick and he was just so phenomenal. Who was it? Jimmy Hart is his name right there. And he is um Yeah, he is local. I mean, he's so he has a a good understanding of who we are and what we are. He's from the Tucson area. um that kind of thing.
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Due to personal reasons, Clare was not able to return to us full-time for this school year, but at the same time did not want to leave her school family completely. Clare has been able to come to school each week to support our primary students, especially those in Mrs. Hart's room. Clare enters the building with a smile and leaves the same way. You can find her in the classroom reading with a student or assisting students in the cafeteria. The Norton School family feels very fortunate that Mrs. Claire Newell has been able to continue to share her time with us. [Applause] Yeah, you always [Applause] very daddy. [Applause] And we also have a school partnership recognition from Dittle School. So, uh, Mr. Grio, if you want to come down, we have Miss Lopa, the assistant principal from Dittle School. Do you want to read it? I wasn't sure it was supposed to.
Adriana will be attending UCCCS or Pikes Peak State College to study criminal justice after she saves up money for a car. Hunter Andrew Derta. Hunter will be moving to Oklahoma to attend a trade school and then plans to get a master's degree in meteorology. Leland R. Davis. Leland will be going from high school to teach elementary school aged children as a paraprofessional so he can make a difference in the world. Here's to special education. Trinity Shantel Dodson. [Music] Trinity has plans to go to the International Salon and Spa Academy, and when she's ready, will pursue a degree in astronomy, hopefully at the University of Colorado in Boulder. [Music] Connor Allan Jade Hammer. Connor intends to get a job and plans to go back to Tennessee. Carter William Haynes Carter's plan after graduation is to enlist in the United States Air Force or maybe Army now.
Um, I mean, I would ask I would also ask, you know, the question, you've got a big recreation room down there. What's the occupancy? Do those do the do does the door to the stair have to swing in a different direction because it's you're going to have 100 people down there? Are they limited to 35? Will it be limited to 35? Well, so my I mean again I don't want I don't want to start opening up more and more and more legitimate questions, you know, but it's my understanding that the fire department um generally doesn't rate fraternity structures for occupancy that under the code it's limited to 75. We've I I've not with Mr. Redmond, but with previous fire marshals, we've tried to get spaces rated and we've been told no. Um, so and and from assembly usage I'm told that the occupancy requirement is 75 and maybe that could be verified, but that's what I have knowledge of based on that.
So, did you Cassie did you make any copies of this? There were some back there. Yeah. Okay. So, everybody is welcome to participate in this. It's going to take about what what did you what' you figure, Barb? 20 20 minutes or so. Okay. 20 minutes to do this, I would say. So, because basically you do it in groups. So, you're going to have to get a group. Yeah. All right. And it was really interesting because it was Barb and I at the table and a lady from the res the Zouri Zouri reservation and uh there were a couple people behind us from the Navajo reservation and the whole Flagstaff school board the whole Flagstaff group was there and then there were a whole bunch of other people. So very very much very eclectic. Yeah, eclectic group. Okay, so Barb, go for it. Okay. What RAM stands for first of all is respect, affirmation, and inclusion with my leadership.
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Okay. Okay. Okay. At this evening's meeting, the recipient of the school partnership award for Dittle School will be recognized. Um, Adam Grippo, the board of education representative uh to Dittle School, will also introduce the school recipient, Deianne Moore, who was nominated by Miss O'Brien. Would you like to go since it said your name? Don't want to take over. Go ahead. Miss O'Brien said that uh over the past six years uh Deian Moore has been an invaluable partner to our school community, dedicating her time, energy, and heart to supporting our staff and students in meaningful ways. As the chairperson of the Dittle PTA teachers appreciation committee, Deianne has gone above and beyond in recognizing and celebrating our educators. She has tirelessly organized breakfasts, lunchons, and special raffle prizes, ensuring our teachers feel valued, not just during teacher appreciation week, but throughout the entire school year. Beyond her work with staff, Deianne has actively involved students in showing gratitude for their teachers, fostering a culture of appreciation within and and fostering a culture of appreciation within our school.
Uh he would love to continue to be the next person in his family to step up and serve. Bianca Denise Hiron. After high school, Bianca is going to attend Pikes Peak State College for the summer, then plans to head to college out of state. Michaela Renee Kimmel [Music] Michaela will continue working full-time at Planet Fitness after high school and plans to attend the Paul Mitchell School of Cosmetology. [Music] Tannisia Kunabout. Tunisia will be taking a gap year then plans to attend cosmetology school. Julian James Lasik. Julian has been accepted to the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University, award winner of a $65,000 Provost Scholarship, and will study chemical engineering with a minor in business. Riley an Livigen. Riley is considering every available option and we'll see what fits and feels right once high school is complete. Colton James Luhan Colton plans to join the Navy right after high school, but hasn't discounted the possibility of exploring a career as a tattoo artist and perhaps a pharmacist in time.
Yeah, I mean right now you'd be looking at 2021 IFC code. Um, and pretty much it's the same between building code and fire code for occupancy load. um you would be an R R2 uh group and that puts you also as commercial. But when you have one specific room within that building, if it's a you know open space and it becomes an assembly, if you have over 49, it's an assembly. Okay. So, it's not I don't I'm not sure where the number 75 is coming from. I haven't heard of that. I haven't read it. Haven't seen it. But anything over 49 is an assembly. Okay. Well, maybe offline. I'd love to have that conversation um from a compliance standpoint. Not for we manage 19 of these facilities on campus. So um trying to keep everybody correct under the codes is a challenge. I I will add one more thing to that though because usually this topic comes up to me.
And the respect of course is what we all talk about. And it wasn't only just respecting the people you work with, but he talked about ways for us to show extra respect for our students as teachers. He brought there there were things he brought out and as a a retired teacher, I thought, hm, I never thought of that as doing that in my classroom before. And then the affirmation, the way he brought about the affirmation and stuff of it and how to affirm to students so that the students realize that you, you know, you're not coming out and saying good job, but you're there's a way you can say it to them that they realize you're affirming it, but it doesn't make other students in the classroom feel like, oh, the teacher's pet type thing. And then including everybody. And like Melinda said, he did a great job of inclusion.
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Her leadership and creativity have inspired students to contribute thoughtful gestures that honor and that honor the dedication of our educators. Additionally, her talent for organizing and decorating has transformed the doolittle school environment multiple times a year, making spaces feel warm and inviting. Her dedication is evident in every detail, and her def her efforts have had lasting impact on the school community. Deianne embodies the spirit of partnership. Doolittle is incredibly fortunate to have her as part of the Dittle family. Congratulations, [Applause] Congratulations to those um school recognitions. Uh and last but not least, we have a recognition from again the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education. Each year they u provide districts the opportunity to submit special projects that um might be exemplars for the state of Connecticut and for boards of education to try and um build practice and and um recognized excellence within our state.
Elias Mast. Elias has been accepted to the United States Marines Corps after high school to serve the people of the USA. He hopes to be uh recogniz Tristan Alexander McDonald. Tristan will be serving in security forces in the United States Air Force. After graduation, he will further his goals to make his mom and dad proud and be an inspiration to his sister Emily. Cadence Marie Nelson. Cadence will be moving to PBLO and plans to attend PBLO Community College to pursue music therapy. Ocean Juliana Jade Newton. After high school after high school, Ocean plans to attend art school, Romero Lopez. While Irria is not certain what is next for her, she wants to go to college for accounting and will likely start at Pikes Peak State College. Aaron Heights Shelton Aaron will continue working at Rocky Mountain Psycho Plaza, but in intends to also focus on on his career photography business.
Most people will come to me for capacities and for occupant loads. Usually I refer them back to the building because the capacity or occupant load should be calculated with the drawings that are submitted by the architect for the CFO. Okay. So it it it would be very rare that myself would come out to do measurements to calculate and do that. I refer right back to the certificate of occupancy and what it was designed for, how it's listed for, what type of classification for occupancy type, and then what the architect deemed it to be, and then what would have been issued by the building department. Mo most of these structures were built a 100 years ago and existing non-conforming uses. But again, great conversation that I'll I guess I'll go back to Michael with at a later time. In balance with an occupant mode is bathroom count.
I mean he had you talking about it even if you didn't know you didn't want to. It was like he brought he sucked you in so quick you didn't even realize he had sucked you into this conversation and uh it it was very good. Now the first thing we had to do is he said what will be my legacy and what is why is this important? So we had to simply sit and think about what your legacy was and what you were going what you wanted to uh how you wanted people to remember you. And then we went around and we all talked about it and stuff. The next thing was the fun that was a thing that was fun is you had to take one word to define your strong leadership skills. And this is where we sat and we all sat around and in our group we each came up with our one word.
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One of the uh applicants from Cheshire this year was recognized uh in the category of um educational communications. It was for the newsletter be in the No. Now, if you're in the know, you know that that is the Dodd Middle School uh staff newsletter that uh Principal Kelly Grill uh put puts together with her team and disseminates through the school each week. And it is really amazing. It is it should be recognized as an exemplar for faculty communication. It's inspiring. It's informative. Um, and it's it's uh something that you can go to, you can always turn to when you've got a question about what's going on in your school community as an educator, a professional in the building. And so, uh, we were really proud, uh, Miss Solano and I to nominate that, uh, communications for recognition because we realize how special it is. Um, and it's rare for, uh, principal's new newsletter to the staff to be recognized, but it really speaks to the quality of what Miss Grill puts out.
Aaron's mantra is just because you are not 100% today doesn't mean you cannot give 100% of whatever you have. Jose Gabriel Sto Cabrera Jose plans to attend college to pursue not only automotive studies but also culinary skills. Aiden Lawrence Schnashi. So close. Aiden has plans to either become an electrician or a welder. Sorry. Amaya Leanne Thomas. [Music] After high school, Maya will be attending CSU PBLO for a bachelor's of health science degree with a focus on athletic training. Dylan Michael Thompson. Dylan thinks he will most likely will take a cap gap year to focus on getting a job, then start thinking about what college to go to and how to organize my life going forward. Ryan Michael Thompson. Ryan plans to take a gap year and find a job somewhere. He intends to start thinking even more about what he would like to study in college.