We have various data, but we don't always have the stories that go behind the data to kind of understand why things are happening or maybe where we need to fill in the gaps. So, um during my time there, that was those were heavy discussions. Um they haven't really started work to decide what that's going to look like, but it was something as they wrapped up. It was something that's still there. And so I think they're going to try to meet. I don't know if Tom, one thing I was going to ask is um talking about bringing BESBA voice to the table. I'm just thinking of Kevin. Is that something that they were interested in? We ran out of time. So I'm going to be reaching out to them. Okay. Email. Okay. And that I mean that's great with that collaboration. Um and then I think they're possibly going to meet in June.
Um it goes into how there's it can serve as a replacement uh for other tools that we have which would make this a little bit more cost effective. Um so what I included on the next slide is a page specifically for families to learn more about I Ready. I Ready consists of two parts. Think diagnostic assessment star, right? Kind of what we have is a diagnostic. Students will take the assessment and get a score generated and within that score are different subdomains broken down. That information is fed to the personalized platform learning platform. Students work out of this personalized learning platform platform throughout the school day throughout the week and there are lessons that are generated and created specifically based on that individual student and how they performed on the assessment. So if I am a student and I am struggling in let's say numbers and operations when it comes to mathematics when I go to my personalized learning platform it's going to generate activities that focus on numbers and operations because that's been identified and flagged as something that I need help and support in.
That's why we pushed it. Okay. Any other items for discussion? I do want to say thank you for listening at the cow um and getting our our answers to some of these questions and and way to go to transportation if you're listening on all those hires because that that was amazing. We can take a vote, please. Bridget Sandlin, yes. Darling, yes. Mindy Hartman, yes. Katherine Potter, yes. Stacy Salt, no. Julie Jetty, yes. Sorry, Jason Jansik. Yes, James. That motion is approved. Next up, we have the agenda items requiring discussion and board approval. First up is the approval of the security camera installation bid. Mr. Shepard. Yes. So, as we discussed at the committee, the whole uh ongoing uh security improvements were integral to the the referendum. Uh, and part of our message with that, uh, promising a more safe and secure environment for our staff and and students, uh, we do have security camera, a security camera system here at the junior high that was installed, I want to say now, two years ago.
Were there any questions? Hearing none. Oh, are there any other um I know that we we were looking at maybe Deer Path and Three Oaks like maybe fourth and third grade that we were looking at at the Are you still watching those? We are still watching those, but those have been um able to stay right around the 2425 mark. So, this one because it was hitting 27 28 is the reason why we went there. But yes, we'll continue to monitor those other two sections. Are are there any other like projections that are changing as as people are registering? No, not at this time. And that's why we waited a little while to bring this recommendation because we wanted to see when registration started if perhaps we had some moveouts or um some students that weren't returning, which would bring that number down naturally, but it's holding pretty steady.
Any questions or comments? Hearing none. Roll call, please. Madam Secretary, Miss Veneggas. I. Miss Wolf. I. Dr. Hall. I. Mr. Swallish. Hi. Zit stumbles an I. Gagos. Mr. Gyos. I'm so sorry. I Mr. Brown I motion carried. Could I have a motion to approve number eight action report alpha number two under business establish a date for the 2024 2025 amended budget public hearing June 10th 2025. Moved moved by Bill second. Second by Alex. Questions or comments? Hearing? None. Roll call, please. Madam Secretary. Mr. Salish. Hi. Dr. Hall. Hi. Miss Venegas. Hi. Miss Wolf. Hi. Zism. I Mr. Gagos. I. Mr. Brown. I. Motion carry. old business. Any old business? I think it's this if no one else have any old business. I think this one that came up at the committee as a whole regarding the policy as relating to what responsibilities do organizations have regarding using logos, showing their finances to the board or admin team and our council submitted and reviewed the policy.
There's a strike. One. Oh, that one's close. Two balls, one strike. Kadosa is finding his target in there now. It's a little bit low. That one's low, too. There's a walk. number nine up for Hawington takes the ball low. One ball, no strike. Runner goes, throw is low. gets it down a little bit late. Good throw, but ball was in the dura by the time he came up. The uh one on first base got a great jump. No way to get him out. That's a well hit ball in the center field. Center fielder ranging all the way back but over his head. It's a great hit. Trying to get that ball in as fast as he can. Got coach holds him up at second base. Good legit double there. He was able to drive a run in. Well struck ball. Almost went all the way out to the little pavilion that uh is out in the middle of uh Stone Park here.
There isn't an organization to say we're vetting all this to say what's best. Um, now that being said, there are career areas that do have curriculum out there um that they can pull from and we have career areas that are using that curriculum and we have others that don't have anything. Um, so we realized of when there's there was nothing out there, um, like I said, bring it all together and we said, you know what? Well, we want it. Nobody's leading the effort. Well, let's why don't we do that. Um, and so we decided to take that on. Um, so the CTE curriculum process looks completely different than the academic one given that information. So, um, first thing, and this really goes to John, Superintendent Leavoy's, um, you know, what he always says about CT and the curriculum and, you know, really wanting to make sure it's important to have that documented curriculum that helps guide, um, the whole process.
So, we can take that back to the [Applause] this the comeback kid award. This individual is one that didn't really get in a lot of trouble but didn't really put themselves out there in the beginning of their career here at Continental School. Over the last year or two, we've seen this person kind of blossom socially, start to make new friends, and become an very important um and integral part of this eighth grade class. I think everybody on the stage at this point would call this person a friend, which isn't easy to do when there's 650 kids on our campus where all kids respect you and call you a friend. regardless of what conversations or conflicts um you may get into. This student also started engaging more in their studies and working harder and we saw that as they improved academically as well. I'd like to welcome up to the podium Robert Estrada.
So that I think is one of the differentiators, but it is as Miss Shapiro said we are always more than happy to review and see if we can do better. Um the thing that the reason I got a little twitchy is the thing that always makes me nervous is typically when we go back and review what we discover is we're below market and then that creates you know issues where we have to make adjustments in the direction we don't want to move. Right. And like understanding what you're explaining is really helpful because like there's always a reason for something and we don't always know what that is. And I say we meaning me in this case. So it's really great to understand why that is. Um, and you know, I do hope that you can look at that just because it's and I get the legal piece of it.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC. Bully victims are between two to nine times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims. A study in Britain found that at least half of suicides were among people related to bullying. With systems that identify students for being at risk for bullying, we can make innovative steps in ensuring that all students are protected, nurtured, and included. We can ensure that we are doing everything in our power to address bullying and support students in our efforts to create safe and inclusive learning environments. I am asking you tonight to investigate systems that can protect students who are at risk for bullying and commit to implementing those systems. Thank you. Thank you, Karen. Our next uh speaker is Jolin Francis. Did I say that right? Okay. Whenever you're ready.
I don't know if that's been discussed, but that way they can kind of further discussion of what next year is going to look like organized. All right, Tom, any others to add on that? Nailed it. Nailed it. Okay, thank you everybody. Sorry for my absence. I had to go do a work thing, which is one of those things you can be excused for. So, um, next is we are um I assume what what Sorry, I had a question with 6.3. We just went around the for the committees and the updates and then I was just gonna have asked a question before we move on. Go ahead. Um so for the uh the rack um in like the um the attachment it says um that they talked most a lot about JB and AGS. Um but they said they assessed ways to reduce electricity demand at four buildings.
Furthermore, the teacher will be able to go into the data platform, the benchmark, the diagnostic, and say, "Okay, not only is Evette needing help and numbers and operations, but so is Dave, right? And I can create a group now for them." And then it generates a lesson plan. A lesson plan is created for the teachers that can get printed out. And right there, that is something then during win time, our teacher will be able to support us with. They don't have to create the lesson. The lesson is generated right there and it's tied directly to the assessment which feeds into the personalized learning platform and it becomes a way for us to triangulate data on students and really keep our instruction flowing. Right. Um if you want to learn more if you click on where it says explore math personalized learning I'm clicking like it's going to pop up.
Uh, and with the passage of the referendum, we would like to expand that to uh, Brierggate, Three Oaks, and Oak Null. Uh, we sought out bids from a variety of contractors. We ended up receiving one bid from Pay Systems. Pay Systems is the contractor that installed the security cameras that are in use here. Uh the total cost comes out to about $768,366.76. That includes the security cameras and the the software package and any upgrades. Uh and just as comparison purposes, the junior high system was around $370. Uh we would recommend that the board approve this uh bid as presented again as part of its ongoing uh commitment to safety and uh security. Okay. May I have a motion to approve the security camera installation bid with Pay Systems, Inc. in the amount of $768,366.76 as presented. So moved. Second.
Okay, thank you. Yep. No problem. If we can go back to consent, please. All right. Next up, we have policies 2160E, 22 225E1, and two 22 250E2. Um these are exhibit checklist for the schoolboard attorney. The exhibits exhibit written request for district public records and the exhibit immediately available district public records and web posted reports and records. There's been a lot of back and forth on these. Um, my understanding from Nick at IASB and within the IASB language is that these are guidelines for the board that we can use whether we because we haven't f we haven't followed the the the what we've had in existing in our policy. So it this is not my understanding of it is that they are just guidelines for us. Is that your understanding Dr. White? So they are guidelines. However, um from my from Mr. Bowman from ISB that it would be then part of policy.
So I would like him to talk on it and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks, Mr. Brown, you do have a straightforward policy on this. It's policy 8 colon 90 regarding parent organizations and booster clubs. Um, and as Mr. Brown speculated last week, um, organizations do have to receive the superintendent's approval to use the likeness and logo uh, uh, and and should have bylaws that reflect um, their procedures. And I know the specific question that was asked last week was about um financial accountability. And um your policy does say that each one of these organizations should conduct an annual review of their financial records um that's performed by an accountant or an auditing firm. uh and that the final report should be shared with their own members uh and then forwarded to the district's business manager u for purposes of having it on record that they've completed a review each year.
That's low. Gets by the catcher. Runners able to advance to third base. Looks like it's Nelson at bat for Hopkins. One out here. Runner on third. One ball. No strikes to Nelson. That's in there for a ball. There's a another ball infield's in trying to trying to prevent this uh runner from on third base from scoring. Well hit ball right right by shortstop into center field. No way to get to that way to the left of the shortstop. Good base hit. Drove another run in. Nice cut there by Allesio. No balls, one strike. Well hit ball to the right fielder. Great job on that ball. Able to get himself in there. Was Carter Groorg out there. Nice job ranging over to his right. Got the ball. Got it back to first base. Almost caught the first runner on first. Uh taking a little bit too much of a lead there.
So, um, what we did this year was an indepth curriculum audit of every single career area. So, um, Lauren and I supported the the CT coordinators. They really did a lot of that work on the ground. They met with every single department, combed through everything, and then we were able to see sort of the spectrum of different places that different programs were at. Um, and from there, we designed professional development tailored to those, you know, each sort of stage that that departments were at. Um and um we had one of our instructional coaches also help with that process. Um and so that's that's in progress. Um the audits are done. The beginning of the PD is happening. Um and we're going to continue that through next year. Um another piece of that is the scope and sequence refinement. So you know this is now very general statement because again there are 21 areas.
[Music] [Applause] Next is the Continental Foundation Awards presented by Mrs. Bonnie Clar and Mrs. Julie Cerui. [Applause] Good morning. Morning. The Continental School Foundation. We have three awards we would like to uh present. The first one goes for the academic achievement award. And if Owen Crawford Owen is being recognized with a high academic certificate award for his outstanding performance in the classroom. As an eighth grade student, Owen has consistently demonstrated dedication, focus, and a strong work ethic. His commitment to academic excellence sets a positive example for his peers. This award celebrates his hard work and well-earned success. Congratulations. The second award is for outstanding service and this goes to Isabelle Zimmerman. Isabelle exemplifies what it means to put others first. With a heart for service, she has consistently stepped up to help her classmates and teachers without being asked. She has dedicated her own personal time to help our school and community in a variety of ways.
Um, yeah. And like is that why there's a cleaning fee for it also? Correct. because we because then you know typically we have to pay someone to to perform the cleaning service and so we we can't provide that free of charge to to the person who's using and that's something I would appreciate you looking at too cuz like I'm there where the program's happening and I'm not seeing that any additional messes are being left that would require well even the trash has to be taken out but also it has to be um someone has to come on site and lock the building and secure the building and that's right. And that's some of it and there was a whole separate part to that. So like this is just the the programs that take place from like 2:40 to they're all done by like 400 p.m.
Good evening, President Thompson, Superintendent McCord, and members of the board. My name is Jolen Francis, and I'm a proud parent of a Highland High School senior, Alina Francis, who has accepted an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy. I'm here tonight to express my concern that as of this morning, students entering military service or militarymies um it was not scheduled to be formally recognized during Highland's graduation ceremony this Thursday. Last year, students who made the extraordinary commitment to serve our country were honored publicly. My daughter and I were there and that moment was a had a powerful impact not just on those families but the entire audience. It showed that our community values courage, sacrifice, and service. Not doing this again is a serious oversight. I've since learned that last year's recognition happened because those students served as the color guard. I don't I didn't know that at that time.