But do we do anything with that information building versus building, teacher verse teacher to kind of pinpoint or compliment someone who has a trend of doing very well or question someone who might need some help or follow a model of maybe a different teacher. There's certainly a lot to work with there. Yeah. Um and guys jump in wherever you'd like here. What I would indicate to you is is that it is portion of their evaluation. Um, we look at it as a way of using data to really drive our instructional practices and we've made great strides in that area over the last few years and we continue to look at how do we work through this. Challenge comes with the tests are ever changing and so trying to figure out what that looks like. Hopefully now we're kind of settling in to the model that we have right now.
And so with uh Mr. Kylie and others, we were able to immediately in the in the moment uh respond to them and and they were just so excited and really an example of um student voice making a tangible difference in the community because that came from them. um special Olympics this past Friday at the high school. I was able to come over again. The number of our staff and educators who are out there on those fields supporting our students is really remarkable and it is uh really I think validating to see the other communities that are coming to Dartmouth to participate in those kind of experiences and and with people like Mike Capello, John Brol and others um you know Lori Denio and Kim Redlon I know along with our special educators and really I can't tell you the number of of people that I saw coming from the elementary schools just to be able to reconnect with students that they had prior.
So H and J. H and J. Okay. And so I will request approval then for items A through G and item I. I move that we approve items A through G and I under new business. Second. Thank you, Mr. Nellen and Mr. Major.
But the short Yes, all of that is and it's also about growth. It's not just about having a certain score. It's where kids get to looking at all of that. But do we even possibly break it down of you have a pretty reduced percentage here versus there? I mean, so you've already answered my question. You do look at it and by by no means was I saying to use this as evaluation, but ourselves where you know, good coaches win. and good teachers get good result right so yeah absolutely all those things we break it down by subgroups by grade level teachers look at it a lot of the work that Dr. Kasha was kind of and his specialists were showing last week at the retreat that's work based on results that we had from last year's and we'll continue to do that and I don't want to get the card out in front of the horse but we are very excited that see All I'd like to say is a reminder, graduation is two weeks from Wednesday.
So, it it's such a meaningful event and just the energy and the spirit of the event is um one that I'd say is is the best way to describe it is joyous and and those are the kinds of experiences and opportunities we want our students to have. Not just our special ed students, but the students who are here in the high school who are out there on the field supporting each other. That's what I think that when we talk about creating inclusive environments, that's a shining example of what we mean by inclusivity and just our students feeling that they really belong here. And so that is my superintendent report. Well, thank you. Thank you. Um so new business. Um I did want to mention that last meeting we had said we wanted a meeting with a joint meeting with the select board but due to the fact that they did um support our budget.
Are there any questions or concerns on items 8 A through G and I from the team? One thing maybe just to clarify for for the record. The change from three meals to $20. Dr. Phillips, can you say a little bit about why we made that change? This was an outcome of our work session, but I just wanted that to be more known. Thank you. We discovered um that our administrative guidelines and our policy were different. One was listed at at $15 and the one was at the other was at $20. And then also, I'm sorry, one was 10 and one was 15. Um, and the discussion of the board among the board members included the fact that, um, with continued inflation, um, it was appropriate to not only adjust that amount, but also make the two match between the handbook and, um, and the administrative guideline.
One of my favorite events on my 21 years. Only missed one. It's the culmination of why we do what we do. So any chance I get to be on that stage, even though there's no role involved other than standing there and shaking a couple hands, maybe more than a couple. Um, it's a wonderful evening. So, just a reminder, two weeks from Wednesday, June 4th, graduate, usually we got to get there by 5:30 or 6. Just as a reminder, Let me And the truth came out. But they don't even look at I was told to be. So we've done this for all these years. How about it, Jim? How many how many years we've done those things all for nothing? It's pretty sad. Secondly, the third bullet eliminates teacher evaluation. Just talking necessary. local district. Didn't say specifically if that was audio recording or video recording.
Um the feeling was we did not need that but next year we'll look into it. Um, also, uh, we talked briefly last week or last meeting about, uh, a goal setting retreat in August and we were thinking of maybe putting aside August 18th. Mr. Nunes wasn't there, but I was wondering if people could just look at their calendars and say whether that works or not because we're meeting the 25th, right? Yeah. Happy birthday. August 18th. You said that is correct. What time? Uh it would be 5:30. Does that work? Yep. Works for me. Okay. And it works for you. Yep. All right. Um would that be here? Uh it would be at um Bush Street. Bush Street. Okay. Yeah, that sounds okay. Um and then along the lines of we have the town meeting coming up and um of course we're happy and hopeful that our school budget will pass town meeting.
And then um I'm sorry, also to um make it the dollar amount is much easier for our food service folks to track as opposed to the number of meals. A number of meals may differ in dollar amounts depending on the level that you're talking about. And so by making it $20, it's much easier for the folks in the cafeteria to identify if a student is is at that maximum or not. Okay. Um, all those in favor of approving items 8 A through G and I, please say I. I. All those opposed, please say nay. Okay. Motion carries. Thank you, Mrs. Wielen. And so I'll take one of these at a time then and request approval for item 8H, naming of the 12th elementary school as Maple Grove Elementary. I move that we approve line items 8H as presented regarding the 12th elementary school name. I second.
Do you have any idea? Okay. Yeah, they didn't address Mr. Let me repeat what she said for those in the audience. Um, Mr. Pasquez indicated that we have always allowed ours to. If they do, then we uh our practice is that we record that as well. Sorry. under uh F House World Act 1498, a school accountability. Again, David, this talks a little about what you were asking that proficiency rates for I learn I read be part of determining the uh status rating of school corporations on G education matters. This is a it's a pilot program that's coming mastery based education which would allow not so much students time in the classroom but the mastery of materials. This this came about from my gosh when I was early in my teaching my teaching career Dr. Gusky from the University of Kentucky. Can't believe it's still around.
I did want to mention one other warrant item um which is asking whether the town wanted to allow um people who have the training and the um license to open carry to be able to do that in town owned buildings not including schools. Um, prior to this, all of Massachusetts didn't allow that, but our legislator just legislators just changed that and is allowing towns to exempt out of it. And so there's a warrant to allow people who have a license to do that to carry in town hall, in libraries, um, not schools. Um, I just wanted to share that I do not think it makes our children safer to have guns in our public spaces. Um, also many of our townowned properties are close to our schools or close to playgrounds where our children are. Um, so I just wanted to say that that is a warrant item and I do think it affects our children.
Thank you, Mr. Schultz and Mr. Non. Any questions or concerns? No, just to make a general comment. Uh consistent with all my votes in the past for the 12th elementary school and the uh demographic studies that we've had that show declining enrollment, um I won't vote yes on anything with a new school. So, thank you, Mr. Major. Okay. All those in favor of approving item 8H um the 12th elementary school name, please say I. I. I. All those opposed, please say nay. Nay. Thank you, Mr. Major. Thank you, team. And then last, um request approval for item 8J, adding Richards Elementary and Mount Healthy Elementary to community eligibility provision. I move that we approve item 8J um adding Richards and Mount Healthy to the C program. Second the motion. Thank you, Mr. Nalen and Mr. St.
That's going to be a pilot program. I don't know if we're going to be part of that. On section H, finance talked referendum school limited general elections other there's other language in there. kind of rushing through this because we've been look profit taxeductions. I think a lot of people realized section I on parental rights prohibit prohibits schools from advising directing those child papers around the country under section teacher compensation now must make up 65% state section L partisan school board elections as you know that requires people running for school board to declare one of the few things party candidate or If you elect not to discriminate seats, that's what they originally put out back in January. Under section N, instruction of human sexuality things interesting. The second bullet requires instructions to include a video on the development of a fetus and the importance of consent to sexual activity.
Um, and so I hope that town meeting members will consider that when they vote. Anybody else have any updates? Yeah, madam. Yep. Mr. Thank you, Madam Chair. uh as far as like a meeting with I know I wasn't here at the last meeting but I did catch bits and pieces and that and uh yeah I for one was not pleased that uh we didn't get the invite to the to that meeting but that's water over the dam. Uh but depending what's going on in October, maybe we ought to look at a possibility of something then dep you know and you know depending what we need and what's going on in the town at that point in time just to I'll just you know as you say put it out there and and think about it. Yeah. Let's be proactive. Yeah. Yeah. You know that type of deal.
Are there any questions? I actually have a motion to amend if possible. I'd ask that we amend the motion to consider all 11 elementary schools pending a full budget review of the impact um to the budget. Second. Okay, Mr. MacGyver, I want to make sure I do this right. So, there was a motion and then a second motion. Do I have to do them in order or can I just do the approval with the amendment in one vote? So, Mr. Schultz has made a motion to amend the current the init the initial motion that was made was to approve adding uh Richards and Mount Hely. Mr. Schultz has made a motion to amend that approval adding any other elementaryaries that would not be in there. So the first vote would be on Mr. Schultz request to admit with the caveat with the caveat of the additional stipulation of an internal budget review on top of the state approval.
It did not give a grade level. So I don't know if our directors Dr. Kina or Mrs. Ramirez would have any information on that doesn't say what grade level did not list that whatsoever. So we'll have to figure that out that fly and requires a consent form to tell parents if that class is taught by a male or female and if the class is actually conducted with all boys or all girls or co-ed. So that is a that is a change. Moving on to the last page that I have, uh, other education bills that passed, uh, House Bill 1064. This is the one allows athletic transfers, which the ISTA actually did not even fight on. Very disappointing to me, but that did pass. And since we have closed enrollment, voted on that should not be happens. Number three on that House Bill 1412 requires individuals to report child abuse or neglect.
I know uh Dr. disable Magguire talked about Mass Hire and I'm just wondering if you know between the gentleman from Mass Hire and uh you know Mr. Sheay and Mr. Parate if they can put you know at the next meeting put some type of a a presentation on that together and I'm sure Mr. Paratt's listening back there and he's very excited and would love to have that you know opportunity you know just I mean and number one we as a committee can say thank you to Mass Hire and you know put faces to names as they say. Anybody else? That's it. All right. Um, our next meeting, regular meeting of the school committee is scheduled for Monday, June 9th, 2025 at 6 PM in the Dartmouth High School Media Library Center as well as via live li live stream at the DHS TV media. Um, and I am looking for a motion to move to executive session pursuant to MGLC30A 213 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining where an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the school committee's bargaining position DAA and DEA pursuant to MGLC 3A21A3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining where an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the school committee's bargaining position Dartmouth Education Association and pursuant to MGL 3A21A2 to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-UN personnel move second and not return to open session um motion motion we adjourn with executive session as you have described and not return to open session a motion made by Mr.
I just want So if we do the budget review and we can't afford it, but we've already approved it. What would that look like? Well, you that's that's why it's a contingent upon that budget review. Okay. So, the budget review would occur and it would need to meet what criteria? That it doesn't cost us money. That it's neutral budget neutral or that there's funds in other areas to offset that cost. Yes. I I'd be interested to know the answer to that question. With $35 million in reserves roughly, we've we've got to have some money somewhere because we're not talking about $4 million to for food. I I think it's probably much less than what probably close to half a million or less, if that. Yeah. So, I mean, at the end of the day, I mean, we made 250,000 on four schools. I would just think it's wise to have the analysis of all 11 and the I mean my my feedback to this motion really was I mean and this is a passionary of mine is to talk it was looking at like there's only a very few things that have almost I would say unrefutable evidence of increased student achievement reducing class sizes is very expensive as the something that Dr.
I don't think that's been a problem, but it is something. It's actually the topic of new book that I'm writing child abuse case. I won't right now. That's funny. You can read the rest. I won't because it's there's there's a lot to cover. It did did glean down that 40 out of 174 bills 43 were passed. That's still a lot of Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Basser. And as we stated meeting two, thank you for all your efforts on this a lot of work. So, it is helpful. Appreciate the summaries and what you do on this. you actually go down to campus and show up and pay attention and focus and it really does. So, thank you for your efforts represent um on other business of the board. Uh just want to comment as well. Also I think All right. Uh, item 9.01, board statements of appreciation and recognition.
No, second by Miss Beckwith. Roll call, please. Chris Oliver, yes. Kathleen Emerald, yes. John Nunes, yes. Mary Beckwith, yes. Miss C, yes. Good night. Thank you.