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Um thank you again for your continued support. Uh we look forward to sharing this update and welcome your questions and reflections at the end. Uh so hopefully I I filled that time for pan. Perfect timing actually. Um so thank you again. Yes, last time I was here was in January. Um, a lot of this is really going to just be updating you on the progress. Um, you did feel like it was important to have um at least some of the team members here because we do, you know, we're we're a pretty new team. Um, less than a year uh we we've been together, but um we're working really really cohesively and collaboratively and we really have a common vision, approach, um purpose. So I want to tell you a little bit about that. Um so one part is like where do we even fit into all of this?
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She was in the red house. Uh she was prom queen. She was a leader in many different aspects. Um, even just in the hallways, I always saw her positivity and her smile as she greeted her colleagues, her classmates. Um, she was always in sports as well. Um, and some may have overlooked her, but we certainly did not. It is my pleasure to welcome Jazelle Bera, our saludiatoran. [Applause] Hello everyone. Hello to parents, family, friends. Thank you everyone for coming today. I was selected for this year's saludiatoran. I am so proud of myself and all the hard work that I've put into this year, but I also want to thank everyone who selected me. I have been at PTSD for 15 years, starting in preschool all the way to tonight at graduation. A big thank you to my parents who have helped me on this journey and all of the hard work that we've put in together.
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Someone farting is the funniest thing they've ever experienced. And they make up new words for everything. And they use them so much I find myself using them. Despite these moments of immaturities, immaturity still holding on, I still couldn't be more in awe of what they become or more excited about what's still to come. Yet, there's one boy in this group that always stood out to me. He was always one of the top athletes in the class, an absolute program changer that has made me look so good as a coach. But he carried himself in a slightly different way. When competing with his classmates, whether in PE or on one of our sports teams, he never once had a moment of losing his cool. He never got mad at his teammates, the refs, the coaches, or even himself. He simply had the personality of a welladjusted adult from the moment I met him.
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These these monies are used to support programs, not supplant. Supplant means I pay the one nurse with the grant. Can't do it. All I can do is add a fifth nursing position with those grant monies. So again, a lot of restrictions and we're like, "Oh, wow. We got a grant. We could save some money off these four and put those dollars somewhere else." They do not allow you to do that. That's considered supplanting. And speaking of grants, um these are some of the grants that we have here in the district. It's about $7.3 million. Uh it ranges from um title one dollars, which a lot of people have heard a lot about in the news lately, and our idea grant. Title one um is to help us underserved students um and ensure we can try to add additional dollars and um educate and bring resources to underserved students.
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Correct. And a state pole vault champion. Anybody ever pole vaulted in here before? That's a scary sport right there. I don't know how they do that. Well, we appreciate all the hard work. What did I miss? Did I miss anybody else from there? And the girl division, you guys had girl division 2 4x8 state champions. Is that correct? Wow. Campovery again, like all of our schools showing up. Well done. Give coach a hand. [Music] [Applause] Highland High Division One track and field. Who's coming up? All of you. [Music] The girls team finished second overall in state for track and field. So, please give them a hand. And I'm going to let the rest of you just introduce yourselves. Coach, you can talk about them. let them know everybody who you are and we'll let these kids do the work. I'll let them introduce themselves and I'll talk at the end.
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Seniors, you may now move your tassel from the right to the left side. [Applause] Parents and guests, may I present to you the graduated class of 2025. [Applause] Graduates, you may now exit the arena. Mrs. Williams and Miss Conway, please lead our graduates out. [Music] Go go go don't matter. Heat. Heat. [Music] N. Heat. Heat. [Music] Yeah, I'm Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. My [Music] love. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Do you feel you? Let's see what Heat. Heat. [Music] She squeeze my mother as a child play around. So I always try my This.
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Desmond Sam Dumas, Ava Geraldine Nolan, Ariana Lette Gutierrez, Patrick Diego Rammon, Noe Alexander Gayo, Thomas Giovani Omera, Katon Berg, Thomas Leland Lewis, Alexander Angel Kinder, Jackson Joseph Penwell, Hunter Thomas Ericson, Justin Telix, Tquapa, Adrien Joseph Klene, Reco Ramirez Lopez, Jackson Walker, Jenna, Christian James, Tanduk, Rain Elliot Bus, Nicholas Ronin Sunjino, Desiree Marie Kamachu, Jeffrey Daniel Turhagen, Diego Alejandro Diaz Aldama, Angela Segoia, Eidro, Mariah Palani Grayson, Elizabeth Rios, Petanport, Sam Guerrera, Cynthia Denise Lopez, Castro, Milana Elizabeth Castro, Elisa Valerie Sandova Gonzalez, James Francis Kennedy, Giana Sage Molina, Christopher Ernnandez, Gregorio, McKenzie Shayen Marie Waller, Aiden Gregory Hughes, Isabelle Alicia Pacheco Trujillo, Isaac Thomas Gordon, right? Okay. Addison Lily Reese Lauder Abigail Alexandra Aguilar Carly Anna Elizabeth Lra Ismael Abraham Garcia Kintteros Trinity Lena Rodriguez Naa Len Budick Maddox Gage Bridge, Natalie Christine Evans, [Applause] Matthew Monier Neshwat, Maya Angelou Lopez, Lita Joe Marie Matthews, Jeremiah Andres Escobar, [Applause] Stella Medanich, Stephen Oakley, Douglas, Asaldo, Viegas, Cruz, Isaac, Willie, Battle, Ella Marie Lawrence, Furia Lorenzo, Flores, Gallardo, Adrien Marie Shaina, Luis David Bologanos, Alva, Emily Vasquez, Lai Christine Dewart, Steven Montgomery Stone, Ava Alice Chasinghawk, Emily Nichollet Smith, [Music] Genesis Eria Gallardo, Kayla Blair Mallette, Victoria Elizabeth Fabian, Sarah Megan Ray, Josie Van Ernnandez, Adam William Gustavo Ria, L Mayana Dillard, William Pacheco Fernandez, Haley Pauline Johnson, Anthony Jaden Novak, Matasia Shay Elliot, David Allen Sabulki, Wendy Ami, Huarez, Jocelyn Perez, Borquez, Sophia Da Doana Marie Reyes, Robin Oist Nicole Mariana Ortega Victoria Anne Bellowshopka Armando Penala Ruiz [Music] Joseph Richard Gavagan Ariana Monnique Richards Gabriel David Deesa Zier Michael Nettles Emily Len Harava Kenny Janelle LOL Talon Bla1 Flores Victor James Lang Jr.
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The band students are all so close. I'm still friends with people I had fifth grade bland in class with and that's where I met them. So, I'm really excited that she got this award because I know as a student from her, I am so eternally grateful for all the work she does. And then just thank you guys for this experience. I didn't even know this existed until the fall this year and they're like, "Hey, do you want to interview?" And I said, "Sure, that sounds fun." But this has been really great. I am appreciative to have here heard what you all do and learn more about the board of education but also got to represent Betavia High School and the rest of the Battavia schools. So, thank you for the opportunity and I won't ask for a picture. I promise. Thank you guys. [Applause] Great job, Grace.
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So, it just gives them a little bit more uh personalized experience with hearing how they're saying things and decodable books. um we provided that the teaching and learning department provided that using grant funding that we were using up with ESSER in conjunction with the literacy program and that's what the teachers have been implementing. So it's been really fun to see uh in the classrooms uh sometimes I don't even think they recognize that they're learning they think that they're playing having fun but actually there's a whole lot of learning that's going on. Um, so there's more uh feedback, but to your point uh next steps, we do have professional development or we had professional development for teachers on May 9th. It was optional. Those that couldn't make it, we did post what you're seeing right here is a screenshot of our teaching and learning staff site that our teaching learning department has created for all of the district.
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Thank you. Next up, Mr. Janzic. Just want to echo uh what Miss Hartman said about the students from uh Dear Path. That was awesome. Always great to have kids fill the room as before we get into our meetings here. Congratulations. Welcome, Miss Sandlin. We're glad that you're here. Uh and congratulations to Miss Salt, Miss Jetty, and Miss Hartman as well. Uh look forward to serving with you guys for another uh two to four years. Thank you. Next up, Mrs. Jetty. Welcome, um Bridget, to the to our uh little group here and welcome. Uh congratulations, my fellow running mates. Uh I think we will continue to do good work for the district and the taxpayers. and um I'm just looking forward to the next four years. Thank you. Thank you, Mrs. Potter. I want to thank Dear Path for coming and showing us all of the creative ways that students are learning um other than uh just writing stuff down like we heard.
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Uh the one thing I would say is that uh um our our food service director here has tried uh newer foods. She has tried to bring in newer stuff um and healthier stuff. We do notice that when we do provide healthier food choices uh that the amount of garbage we have increases substantially. I get that. I get that too. But then where are we doing like the share tables like we've talked about over the years like where other kids can come take that food? cuz I ask my kids all the time if we're doing that kind of stuff and they say no even though we have talked about that in the past. So like kids who do like that healthy food actually do pick up some of that. So I'm just curious like cuz there's I feel like there's got to be options than just cheesy bread sticks and sure I will say Organic Life has been very open uh to possible menu choices.
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You know what I mean? Like uh so that's I I gave them the I emailed them and and handed them a a survey question and then they responded back to me for the la for the next uh speed meeting. They said that everything they that they uh that they asked about when they asked their superintendent about the summer school like they had already and these are elementary level kids like high school is a little easy because you're looking at if they have if they have credit shortages. Yeah, it was um but with elementary it's a little all the kids in speed. So like that that's everybody in it. How about we do this? How about we do this? if you can come with a template of best practices or something from a district or whatever and share it with Dr. Kogan and Dr. Perkins on this is how they do it and see what we have and do a comparison and say we're doing this, we're doing this, we're not doing this, but this is a good idea.
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0 and two. fouls that off backwards behind behind the Hopkins dugout. Still 0 and two. Gets a rip on that one. Gets it right to the left fielder. Oh, who holds the ball, doesn't get it in in time, but eventually gets that ball back to back to the pitcher. Hoping was able to tag up and score a run there. We got two outs. Runners on first and second. Got more of that. First pitch for a strike. That pitch is in the dirt. Runners are going to advance. Pitch is going to get in and cover home plate. All right. Gets the ball. Goes back. against the ball, gets it backs. Got oneonone on the batter now with runners at second and third. Two outs. Still top of the fourth inning. That pitch is low. Good, good job. Good stop by Lame. Then loses the ball underneath him but able to get to it.
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Um this is how we look at it. So obviously the students are at the center of every single thing we do. Um and um we make sure that we don't let other things distract us from that purpose. Um teachers, counselors, they're that next layer. Um they are really on the front lines. They're building relationships with the kids. They're making sure that their learning environments are they feel safe and belonging and and that they're learning, you know, they're delivering curriculum, they're adjusting instruction supports and all that. Um, school level administrators, we really what we do is we we establish those systems and procedures and support um all the players so that we can let teachers do the teaching, okay? that they're not distracted from that and students can focus on the learning. Um, and then we have a layer of district administrators who figure out the resource allocation and policies and aligned initiatives.
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I have been accepted into Galedet University, majoring in design because of all of that hard work. A big thank you to all of my friends. Hopefully, we'll still be friends in 15 years. Tonight, we become adults and we go out into the world. Good luck and congratulations to the class of [Applause] 2025. Hello everyone. My name is Jeff Plateral, athletic director here at PDSD. I have the honor of introducing our validictorian this year. This person started school at PDSD in kindergarten and has been here ever since. This person has been an amazing student all through their high school career. Our teachers, staff, coaches, teammates, peers, all have had the pleasure of working with this person. This year at homecoming, they were the homecoming king, but he also was involved with sports in middle school and high school. He earned the Mr. Roadrunner Award in middle school for athlete, and that was phenomenal.
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Humble, kind, and always considering the big picture. One moment during PE last year when some of his fellow classmates were crashing out on me for a supposed bad call I made, I asked him, "Hey, why aren't you getting upset like everybody else?" Without hesitation and in a tone of voice that was almost confused because of how easy the answer was, he responded because it's middle school [Laughter] PE. Yet, despite this coolheadedness, this is just this student's just as competitive as anyone else on this stage. It's the oddest combination of intensity and calmness I have seen at this age level. A young man with all the testosterone of a high schooler, yet all the wisdom of an elder. I will always remember this year's top athlete, not for what he accomplished, which was an incredible amount. Multiple school records and the major part of seven trophy winning teams during middle his middle school career, including four first place conference championships.
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Also, the idea grant is specifically for our special education program in supporting that. So, I wanted to kind of break out the cost of where those grant monies go to. Um, so you can see with the title one, it's salaries and benefits. The main portion of most of our dollars go to salaries and benefits in the budget of a school district because it's people that provide those services to students. um when budgets get cut and people say, "Well, just, you know, buy less paper, I could buy no paper for the next 10 years." It's really not going to make a big difference in uh a budget. So, you can see that when we talk about budgets and we talk about increasing or decreasing budgets, really the only places to make big effect is with salaries and benefits. That's why when our meet and confer process uh comes together and they come and bring that information to the board um that's why the topic is usually talking about salaries and benefits increases or sometimes even working conditions.
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Okay. I'm Brody Huser. I'm a junior and we won state in the 4x100 meter dash. Uh I'm Anthony Martin. I'm a junior and I won we won state in the 4x100 meter dash. I'm Max Mend. I'm a junior and we won the 400 4x100. Yeah. Um I'm Brooklyn. Oh, wait. Sorry. I'm Gage Stern and I'm a sophomore and we won the 4x1 state. Um, my name is Roman Dwell and I'm a high jumper. Um, I'm Brooklyn Jo. I'm a sophomore and we won the divisional for 4x8. I'm Auburn Limbalong. I'm a senior and I do short sprints. Is that what I'm supposed to say? Oh, say what two did. I ran the 100 and the 200 and the 4x4. I'm Addy Low. I'm a sophomore and I ran all the sprints. I'm Ella Bonnet. I'm a freshman. I ran the 1600, the 800, and we won the 4x8.
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Tucker Preston Fogson, Cole Masten Barker, Mason Steven Yao, Hammel Fosu, Landi Roselina, Hon Flores, Brandon Miguel Cadenas, Zyra Estraa Ferrera, Cameron Kyler Jackson, Genesis mate cuentes. Khalil Antonio Dubos. All right, good afternoon friends, family, faculty, and obviously the class of 2025. I think we just graduated. [Music] My name is Riley Kelly and I have had the great honor of being this year's student body president and I wouldn't change it for the world. I'd like to first thank every single person who's got us to where we are today. You've had our backs whether it's families, our teachers and your help to get us here is not unnoticed. Mom, Dad, Justin, I I wouldn't be the girl I am today standing on this stage without you. Love you lots. But for my graduating class, if you ever heard that the world doesn't revolve around you, well, tonight it does.
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All right. Now, we'll move on to the consent agenda. According to our board policy, we designate a portion of the agenda as a consent agenda for those items that usually do not require extensive discussion before board action. These items generally are routine, recurring, and can be grouped together for efficiency. Steve, would you like to go through the consent agenda? Absolutely. Uh 5.1 is the approval of the uh April 22nd, 2025 regular meeting minutes. 5.2 2 approval of the April 22nd, 2025 meeting number two, the special meeting minutes. Uh 5.3 is our personnel report. And if you took a peek at that, you'll see that there are lots of new hires there. And I actually I can't say this definitively, but uh I'm pretty sure we are ahead of hiring much farther than we have maybe in my career here. Um, I really appreciate our principles, um, our, uh, teacher teams that have been supporting that process.
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