And uh so they sometimes get they sometimes get called uh to go work at other sites. So it's just a matter of approving it. We don't anticipate needing anybody other than Mrs. Aean. Uh but if if we were to need somebody else for some reason once you've approved this list, then we could call any of those folks. Do I have a motion to approve the list of trust approved hearing officers? Madame President, I make a motion that we approve this list of trust approved hearing officers that was presented tonight. I'll second that motion. All those in favor? I. Meinda Saski. I Charlene Diaz. I Fred Rushton. I Barb Zarziki. I Judy Reid. Item 7.14 convene into executive session pursuant to ARS 38431.03A1 03A1 discussion or consideration of employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, demotion, dismissal, salaries, disciplining, or resignation of a public officer, appointee or employee of any public body except that with the exception of salary discussions, an officer, appointee or employee may demand that the discussion or consideration occur in public meeting.
Herkin, you're able to report on this for policy. I would be delighted. Um, so at the last policy meeting, which was held on May 5th, um, we reviewed uh policy for the fir for a first reading on uh suspension and expulsion and uh there is a new definition from the state for bullying and so we talked about that and and what that means to some of our other policies as well. So um that will be coming to us also down the road and it is also part of our policy that we have for a second reading. U we looked at the school climate policy and regulation. Um Dr. Solen noted that the uh committee began their review of this policy in February and put it on hold because legislators are reviewing it again. Um but anyways, that one it came up for a second reading and uh we'll be seeing that one um maybe next month for a third reading.
Do I have a motion to move to executive session? I make a motion we can move to executive session. I'll second that motion. All those in favor? I, Meinda Sraki. I Charlene Diaz. I Fred Rushton. Hi, Barbari. Hi, Judy Reed. Okay, we're in executive session. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Hey, are you [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Mhm. Mm. Mhm. [Music] Mhm. [Music] Hello. Hey. [Music] Number one. [Music] And [Music] then in the mountains. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Jack. Hey. Hey. Heat. Heat. [Music] Hallelujah. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Hello, baby. [Music] Mhm. Mhm. [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Mhm. Mhm. Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Hey. Heat. Heat. [Music] Okay, back on. Um, we've done that. Do I have a motion to reconvene into public session? I'll make a motion to reconvene our public session.
And uh thirdly, for a third reading, we have policy 5131.81 on electronic devices. And uh there were no changes to this reading and so it's up for a third reading and a vote tonight by the full board. Uh the policy mimics what our practice is now. So in grades K through eight, cell phones are not allowed. Um, teachers have authority to allow students to use phones if it's needed and if it's um I'll just leave it there if needed. At the high school level, cell phones are not allowed in the classrooms and students are not allowed to bring their cell phones into the bathroom, but there are uh times lunch and in between classes when they can have their cell phones out and and in use. So, uh, we've been talking about the electronic devices policy for, um, several months now and we've put it into practice and so we feel that we are now ready to make a motion and vote on that.
I second the motion. Fred, do you have something to say to us? We have to Do we have to vote on that first? Oh, all those in favor. I Melinda Sabrasco. I Charlene Diaz. I'm sorry, Charlene. I Fred Rushton. Hi, Barb Ziki. Hi, Judy Reed. Seems to me I should have this down by now, right? Fred, would you say for us? Yes, I I did. Uh during executive session, we discussed the superintendent annual evaluation, and I madame president, I would like to table that issue until next month. Right. Okay. Um, it wasn't because we're not giving her a contract. It was because it wasn't published for us. We didn't see it. Right. Okay. Yes. Yeah. The contract part was separate was resolved, I believe. Yeah. I just didn't want it to sound like Thank you. I appreciate that. like your evaluate your contract was going to be on this evaluation because we've already discussed it and all that stuff.
So, I will make the motion hopefully get a second and then we can have discussion on that if that's amendable to everyone. So I move that the policy committee bring forward policy 5131.81 electronic devices to the full board for a third reading and approval. Your second Mr. Gripple move into discussion which I would like to ask Mr. Gripple to at least um clarifies some of the meeting discussions if you will for us. Um one of my questions maybe Dr. when you step in here is how is then the idea of you're going to the bathroom, you can't use take your cell phone with you. So, where where am I as a student putting that um and so forth? If you can kind of give me a visual of how that's being put into practice. Sure. They they just leave the cell phone in the classroom.
You need a second and a vote. I second it. All those in favor? I Melinda Subraki. I Charlene Diaz. I Fred Rushton. I Barb Zarziki. I Judy Reed. I didn't want to have a second. I know. I appreciate that. Um that was kind of important. 10.1 Future topics. Anything we need to have? Excuse me. You need another motion for if you're offering me a No. If you're offering me a contract, you tabled the first part there. Are you offering me a contract? Hey, Fred, you're up. Madame President, I'd like to move to offer U. Dr. Stewart a contract so that she can continue to serve our wonderful school district. I'll second that motion. All those in favor? I, Melinda Sabraski. I Charlene Diaz. Hi, Fred Rushton. Hi, Barb Zarziki. Hi, Judy Reid. Thank you, Carolyn. Wait, what? Are we caught up? Wait, she didn't get a contract.
Um you know, Kevin's had the opportunity to to live it. I don't know if you want to weigh in on it at all, but basically, you know, having walked through the halls of CHS and been in classrooms over the last many years, um what I've seen this year is a dramatic improvement in the amount of cell phone engagement that I see among kids. Um certainly in the classroom, but um even in between classes and hallways, um you know, yes, they they do have phones and some kids will have an earbud in but still engage you uh in the hallway. Um but the vast majority of kids don't um which is a tremendous improvement from Land of the Walking Dead. um cell phone experience over the last few years. So um it's a I think it's still very much a point for improvement, but um significantly better and trending in the right direction.
Oh, no. N 10.1 future topics. Anybody got anything for our superintendent we just rehired to investigate for us? We didn't re rehired you. We discontinued your Thank you. Yeah, I knew what you meant. Did you? Yeah. I'm surprised. Um, you actually It's pretty bad when you understand it, Carolyn. We're in deep trouble right now. Uh, anything that we'd like to hear coming from? Oh, I know Cassie. Um the the board training that Fred asked about, did you have you done any more with that? Um Julie Julie Bacon. Yeah, I reached out to her. Uh she gave me some information about some other things, but the one specific one that you were asking about, they haven't they haven't planned anything yet, though they do plan to do something once it comes out. Okay. So when it comes out, you'll let us know and all that. I just because we're gonna have some workshop that we can use.
I don't know Kevin if you want to elaborate on that at all. I'll step up to the microphone this time just so everybody can hear me. um you know in terms of the practice of how it works practically we we simply ask students to leave the phone as collateral as they're they're getting any pass to the bathroom during the day. So that's and we reinforce that with um kind of resetting spring expectations uh with teachers and we ask them to do so kind of after April break because as the year goes on everybody starts to feel more comfortable with um with some of the policies and practices and those start to wayne a little bit. So, we asked everybody um to kind of make that a point of emphasis coming out of April break to reaffirm kind of our practices around cell phone in the schools and the expectations and things just like um leaving the phone in the room as collateral for your going dur using the bathroom during class.
Okay. Item 10.2 upcoming board events. Let's see what Lance Oh, I know. Promotion. Yes, we have promotion on Tuesday. It's at 9 o'clock. What time do you want us there? 8:30, please. 8:30. Okay. Okay. What is it? Great. Eighth grade promotion on the 20th. Eighth grade promotion on Tuesday. On Tuesday at Fox Creek. Oh, but it's at the fieldhouse. At the fieldhouse, rather. And where is that show? I will not be in attendance. Oh, that was clear. I'm going to be in there 8:30. Oh, we do. You're going to be where? I'm going camping. I'm leaving Saturday. Where are you going? to uh a club that we belong to up in the mountains of by Idle Wild in California. You're going to go up and the fieldhouse practice being in the cool so you can come down here at 120, right? Yeah. Okay. 460 acres.
Thank you. Mr. Gripple, do you want to highlight any other points? Um I I guess I just wanted to speak to the general thought process and Dr. Herrian can add to it. uh at least from my point of view um I remember when I was uh starting out uh you know my career um that we used they used to offer courses uh this place called William CVY I don't know if you remember William CVY but uh I took this course called the currency of trust where uh the uh you start out at the highest trust level right and uh and then you get as much freedom as is allowed through the uh through what we're setting out here and If that trust is violated, then the clamps start getting a little little uh little harder on you because you've lost trust. And so I I like to think that this policy starts at that highest trust level because our students are now going to be making their way through a more restrictive environment up through 8th grade.
Beautiful place. Good for you. Good for you. Excuse me. All right. So, I will be there. Charlene, you gonna be there? I'll be there. I'll be there. Judy, will you be there? I'll be there. Barb. Okay. So, we'll be missing our male counterpart. Yeah, I know. Let's get a big picture of him and put him Yeah. Put him in the chair. Yeah. Long as I don't have a red nose and floppy shoes, I'm okay. Okay. Um, anything else that we need to be aware of that you guys know about you and Cassie? Mhm. Oh, we'll be going up to the ASBA conference in June 5th. Yep. The three of us. Yeah, we are. Okay. 10.3 date time. I'm Oh, yes. Go ahead. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. That's what I was going to mention. 10.3 Date, time, and location of future meetings. We have it down here is June 19th.
And now that hopefully the the all of our CH uh students will have the that understanding of the how uh social media can affect them. Hopefully we're we're going to be talking to them about that as there as their career goes on. Um and uh we've talked about how perhaps we even we treat that social media more like drinking or smoking. We would in the past because it's just as dangerous as we've come to find out. Um that um you know we're starting with the this of you know the I think you call the personal responsibility Dr. Solen right that we're we're we're hoping for that at the high school level. So I think that's sort of what we are shooting for instead of that total clampdown that some other systems are doing. Um and so that that's why I'm I'm supporting uh this the imple implementation of this policy in its current form is to is I guess to start with hope and then if we have to adjust we will.
But Judy, you were saying this morning. It's Junth. It's Junth. So, it's a holiday for our employees. So, um, probably not a good idea. Might not be a good idea to have it that night. Okay. Um, uh, you could do it the night before if you want. I mean, you know, it's up to you. Is there a chance, Judy, we could move it up to the second Thursday? She's No. Okay. Yeah. I mean, it's a different day of the week. I would probably be okay. What about that? Second Wednesday. Oh, the third Wednesday. Oh, no. That's the What about the Wednesday the 11th? The 11th. I'd be Wednesday the 11th be fine with me. I could come. I won't be able to make that. Red can't make Wednesdays are not good for me. What about Tuesday? June 11th is not good for me either. Huh?
Thank you. I do like the fact that you're giving the teachers the discretion of how they want to manage that, but also some of those guard rails as well for our kids. Um, but Mr. White did have an experience today. Did you want to share your experience? Yeah, thank you. Thank you very much. So, first thing to be upfront, I'm not planning to support this motion tonight. However, I do very much appreciate the work of the policy committee and everything you've And I appreciate your words here, Adam, listening to it. Um, I did I visited CHS because I'm super skeptical [Music] about I I'm I'm a parent and I'm just uh furious about social media being designed to be addictive. Tik Tok now legal, illegal, I don't know. It just I feel like this stuff just needs to the addictive stuff. It's bad. Nonetheless, um yeah, I visited CHS.
June 11th. What about Tuesday the 10th? Tuesday the 10th is okay. Works for me. Yeah, I'll be okay there. I will too. Okay. Tuesday the 10th. Can we make it the 10th then? Tuesday. Write this down. Because we don't have choir practice on Tuesday nights anymore. So, okay. So, we will have a workshop at 5:30. Okay. participate on the 19th. I did not chef's food across the river because it was conflicted with this group meeting. If anybody wants to go to chef's food district Okay, thank you. Um, item 11 one, adjourn the regular meeting. Do I have a motion? I'll make the motion to adjourn our regular meeting. I second it. I think we all need it. All those in favor? I, Melinda Subski. I Charlene Diaz. I Fred Rushton. Hi, Barb Zigzi. I Judy Reed. Thank you guys. And some of us are rushing off because tonight is [Music] Heat.
I wanted to see for myself with my own two eyesh what was happening. And I was there for about five minutes during passing between classes. What I observed was probably I'm just guessing about 25 to 33% quarter third of the kids had phones out but only about half of them were engaging with their phone and they were just carrying it which seemed perfectly reasonable to me. So it was probably about 10 or 15% of the kids were focused on their phones which to me didn't seem like anything terrible by any means. I mean, I think it's perfectly reasonable to, you know, be curious about the weather and that has nothing to do with any sort of addiction about getting a heart or a thumbs up or something like that on social media. Um, so I I did I did very much appreciate seeing that. One thing I didn't do that I wish I had done, but it also is left me a little uncomfortable.
I didn't want to distract anybody. But one of the things that really goes through me goes through my mind about phones is my own personal experience. That's what I bring to the table here. Um, and when I was at when I was at CHS, uh, 1990, so 35 years ago, um, I made friends when the bell rang and we got up from our desks and so there were students in the hallways talking with each other. But I suspect, again, this is my own experience, but I suspect that when you're in the hallway, that's different from the person sitting right next to you. You're not necessar I would not necessarily go introduce myself to somebody walking down the hallway. When I'm sitting there at my desk and the bell rings, whoever I'm sitting next to, I'm going to probably chat with. Oh, what's going on this weekend?