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So that requires moving all the people every time those fundings shift. Those folks need a new home. They need a new location. Um and there's about three or four different places that you have to get right. You have to put them in the grant system in one way. you have to make sure that they're in a certain location that the fund that the funding source is being charged um and that all their all the things that go with that person are either coming out of the grant or coming out of another source. So there's a lot to it. I just wanted to add that part of the the difficulty is is the shifting funding sources for us. Uh so um this year um in talks with Gallagher who just for a refresher is our our third party um team that helps us with our benefits administration.
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And the school ethics commission said that you could consider the nonprofit as you would an employer, right? So your ch and your stu your children are voting members. You should really um recuse yourself from any kind of discussion or votes regarding that nonprofit. And and that's how far into the the weeds they sometimes go. And again, these are all um linked that you can um that you can look up and when you have time read into them. They they are quite interesting at times. Uh the other thing that a school ethics commission can rule on is an ethics complaint. An ethics complaint can be filed by any person anywhere. You don't have to live in Bound Brook. They can come from anywhere. Um and when you stream your meetings, it brings a whole new perspective to that. Um they have to um allege that a violation of the school ethics act is has occurred.
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restulations. Read from my paper tonight. Um, so good evening and congratulations to everybody, all the teachers of the year in Cliffside Park. It is my absolute honor and joy to stand before you tonight to recognize a truly extraordinary educator, our school board for teacher of the year, Jennifer McCrae. I've had the privilege of knowing Jen for nearly 20 years, going all the way back to when she first began her journey in Cliffside Park as a bright, passionate first grade teacher at school number five. From the very beginning, Jen stood out, not just because of her incredible talent in the classroom, but because of her heart, the heart she brings to everything she does. I still remember a conversation we had many years ago. Jen shared with me that one of her dreams was to someday become teacher of the year. And tonight, that dream becomes a reality.
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dedicated, motivated, and you heard what she said, grit, and she has a lot of it. Good evening, board members, students, staff, families, and our entire Aaho Unified School District community. I am Dr. Sautterero, the proud superintendent of AUSD. Thank you for being with us tonight for this incredibly special celebration of our high school seniors as they move on to college and career readiness opportunities. Teachers, you set the tone with your guidance and dedication. Mr. Chi, Miss Mr. Fernandez, Miss Scio, Mr. Ningle, Miss Lopez, Mr. Bor, Mr. Romo, Miss Queeny, Mr. Delara, Mr. Estinetta, Miss Bautista, Miss Delara, Mr. Roger, Miss Garcia, and Mr. Casey. Thank you so much. Families, your support was was critical. Your supporting caring was extremely critical. Leadership team, you set the tone and expectations. And most importantly, Red Raider students, you did the hard work and brought the energy and enthusiasm every single day.
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So, let us embrace the future with courage, compassion, and a commitment to making a positive impact on the world. Let us never stop growing, learning, and striving to become the best versions of ourselves. Congratulations, class of 2025. The world awaits us. Our next speaker is Trevor Condit. [Applause] You're all ready. First off, I just want to thank to thank all of my teachers that never gave up on me. I want to thank my parents and my grandma for always believing in me. It's all right, man. You got [Applause] this. Even though she is no longer here, I promised her before she passed away that I would graduate. [Applause] It has been a rough ride between losing my grandma and my daughter. I surely thought that I wasn't going to graduate because I went from being a super senior times two to graduating in time, defying all odds against me.
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All of these volunteer opportunities taught him that he really can make an impact on this world by helping others. The care 999 fund board of directors and staff selected ranked Arab as our $500 scholarship recipient for the completion of a governor's work ethic certification and outstanding volunteer project. Please come up. Congratulations. [Applause] Good morning. My name is Laura Buns and I'm a 4 educator for Superior County. Today we would like to recognize our senior and tenure 4 members. These seniors potentially started their 4 journey in the third grade, maybe earlier if they were part of the clover buds or now many for program. 4 can be a huge commitment and not just for the member but for the entire family. In their years, they've built life skills by leading hands-on projects in areas like science, health, agg, and civic engagement. For has helped them grow confidence, independence, resilience, and compassion.
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All right, Mrs. Richardson, come on up. Okay. I just want to start by saying how incredibly proud I am of this group of students. Um, if you didn't hear the first Bailey Student Council, so round of applause for that. Look at you. But honestly, these kids came to meetings. They donated their time, volunteered their time after school. We've had weekend events, and they show up. They also come prepared. They have shared so many ideas to increase student involvement, have a leadership voice in our school. They don't just come to the meeting for the snacks, but they do enjoy the snack. But they do come with ideas. They have been in charge of all of our spirit weeks this week. They or this year they come up with our spirit day ideas. Uh they have come up with different ways to celebrate teachers, students, increased some involvement of just letting the students have a voice.
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And now we can do the formal introductions. Sure. So, without further ado, um I'd like to introduce uh Beth Reynolds as our new assistant town manager for community development and community affairs and Katherine Bird as our new assistant town manager for administration and operations. And I'm sure you would like them to say a few words themselves. So, we'll start at the end. Beth, we'll start with you. Perfect. Thank you so much. I'm very excited uh for this new opportunity. I'm so happy to um continue my work here in Ashland. It's been nine years, four months so far. I'm I'm I'm in my fifth month, so almost nine and a half years. Um well, he asked specifically, so need to have the data. Um so I am very excited um about this uh new chapter. Um so my role will be to oversee basically the my focus is on communications um public engagement, procurement and capital projects.
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Spartans up nine nothing. 348 to go in the first quarter. Eastman goal scored by a Jordan. Kenna Marino with the assist. Spartans looking to make a statement for Western Mass tournament. I think this is one way to do it. Spartans not making too too many mistakes so far in the in the game. But as you know going into the Western Mass tournament in the state tournaments got to clean up your game a lot. Awam getting the ball over the restraining line. I think that's only the second time Awam's gotten over the restraining line as Grace Howard plays tight defense out there. And Awam looking to start it as Shere gets the ball over to Mahoney. Mahoney gets the ball over to Spalding. Spalding with a nice pass to Javanni. Javanni will get herself an 8 meter shot. [Music] Javanni looking to set up to possibly shoot the ball or pass it.
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No pitching. [Applause] First offering Owen is a high for a ball. That was hit on the ground to third and it gets right through the third baseman for a base hit. are now loaded for Dom. Let's go. Hey, we're good. Let's go. [Music] [Applause] [Music] The wind up from Roa is in the dirt for a ball. [Music] Now it's hit down to left field for a base hit over the third baseman's head. Two more runs will score. No one's covering third and the runner's going to take third with nobody covering. A disaster of an inning continues for the Spartans. [Music] and Blanchel swing a miss in the dirt. Strike one. [Music] Ball high. [Music] [Applause] ball in the dirt. Good stop from the catcher. You're good. You're good. So, the pitcher is actually Mason Rule for the Spartans. Oh, it's an error for a strike.
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I would like him to speak to that, not you. He did. He did. Um uh Aaron and Stephanie and I saw him on another matter uh today and as that matter closed out I asked specifically about this and he said that um our actions that the board's actions during the meeting did meet that would be great information to share. So if he can share that would be great. Yeah the the motion was um voted on but it didn't reach a twothirds and Right. So the motion failed. Yeah. So, is that considered an action? Yes, it is. I'd like to hear that from the attorney. So, the addition he can easily put that in writing and then we can bring the minutes back to the next meeting. I don't understand what what So, the additional new business that was on the agenda that is now no longer part of the minutes.
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Um there they mentioned a a rebate and last year there was a rebate uh it was much smaller. It was about 800,000 um and it's a pharmacy rebate is is uh what it's called. And uh essentially they they are engaging in certain um cost-saving programs through pharmacy and that results in a rebate to us. Uh last year I said it was it was around 800,000. I don't know Joanne if you remember the number. I know you booked the entry. Um this year um was a little bit of a a surprise. It was uh doubled 1.6. And on our phone call with Gallagher, they said that Gallagher was able to negotiate with Sigma to get us 100% of the rebate. Um whereas previously it wasn't. So last year the rebate was about 800,000. This year was um 1.6 because we got the the full amount of uh of the rebate.
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If they do that, they have to file the complaint within 180 days of the occurrence of what they're saying happened. They have to provide a specific section or tenate of the code of ethics that they say you um violated that the board member violated and they have to provide the factual evidence u that for the um school ethics commission to consider. The school ethics commission does not have a parallegal. They do not go out. They do not do research. They only um look at the case based on the information you provided or the person complaining provided. Now board members have the opportunity to respond. So it's not like it's completely out of your hands. Um but um you know those are the what they need to do to um file complaints. And that information is all on the school ethics commission's website. And again they they they use the reasonable person standard.
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But the truth is this honor was simply waiting to catch up to her because Jen McCrae has been a teacher of the year in every sense every single day of her career. Her kindness, compassion, and unwavering love for the students and colleagues are qualities that set her apart. Jen goes above and beyond, not for recognition, but just but because that's who she is. Whether it's staying late to help a student, lending a hand to a colleague, or simply greeting you with her trademark warm smile, Jen makes Cliffside Park a better place. She carries with her an aura of calm and support, one that makes every student feel safe, every colleague feel heard, and every parent feel reassured. Jen is the kind of teacher who doesn't just teach curriculum. She nurtures hearts, she builds confidence, and she inspires growth. Watching de Jen do what she loves over the years, making such meaningful and lasting impacts on her students and on all of us, has truly been one of the greatest honors of my career.
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And I truly admire you for that. You guys motivated me. Maybe I didn't tell you enough, but I'm telling you now. You are my motivation every single day. And I thank you for it. Much gracias. Our focus this year in AUSD was directly to the point. Make each day your masterpiece. And what is your why? Students, all year you showed what your why should be. Pride, personal responsibility, and daily excellence. Enjoy the moment every second of every minute of every hour of every day of every week of every month all year. Work to improve 1% every day for the next year at the end of the next year. That is tremendous growth 365% and also to make AUSD the best district in Arizona. Very soon you're going to be Aaho High School alumni and will carry on the tradition of proud Red Raider alumni with the strong legacy that you have left for future senior classes.
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And I pulled through. I did it. Not just for me, but for all the people I promised. Before I leave here, I have a quote that I want to share with everyone. And it goes as such. I do not and will not fear tomorrow because I feel as though today's been enough. And that quote hits close to home be for me because of an accident I had that made me take time away from school and just life in general. After this accident, it made me appreciate my life because I was close to losing it. Basically what this quote means is don't be afraid tomorrow because you made it through today and you are still here. Congratulations to the class of [Applause] 2025. Our next speaker is Sabrina Garcia. [Applause] You look great. Um, hi, I'm Sabrina. Um, ever since I was little, I have never liked presenting in class because I didn't like all my classmates looking at me while I spoke.
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We would like to honor their commitment to 4 today by presenting them with a certificate of recognition and official for honor awards. Please help us recognize Reese Bever, Camille Deon, Laney Bareris, Victoria G, Grace Shudy, Ashton Shroberg, Alexis Turner, Elena Weber, and Riley Wilkerson. Heat. Heat. [Music] We thank you for your commitment to 4 and to your community and we wish you the best of luck on your next adventure. It is also my great honor to stand here on behalf of 4 council to celebrate the incredible achievements of our 4 scholarship recipients. These young individuals exemplify the spirit of dedication, hard work, and community service that 4 stands for. Our scholarship recipients have not only excelled academically, but have also shown exceptional commitment to their communities through countless hours of service. They've demonstrated leadership, resilience, and a drive to make a difference. Each one of them has a unique story of perseverance and passion that inspires us all.
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But it has been amazing to watch your leadership skills develop. I have noticed, other teachers have noticed you helping the younger students. We've had some instances where you big kids, that's what we call you in little kid land, just kind of step up to help out along the way. In case you have forgotten some amazing things you have already done on your first year of student council, we walked the homecoming parade on very short notice, but we did it and we looked great out there. You also reached out into the community. We did an activity with the senior center. We provided cards and candies for the senior center at their Christmas holiday dinner. Um we have done student uh appreciation time. We've uh are working on some things for next year. You also have helped decorate the building. They have just really stepped up the role of using their voice in a positive way.
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So I will be working very closely with our community development team which includes the health department, building uh conservation, communications, planning and economic development and then also recreation and senior services. Um so all those you know very public facing um departments. I will also work very closely with um my colleague Diane in um the town manager's office on uh procurement. So I'll be the chief procurement officer for the town as well. ulations. My name is Katherine Bird. Thank you. You're welcome. Assistant town manager for administration and operations. As Michael said, I've been here a little over two years, two years and eight months to be exact. On the 24th and this is my eighth day in the role as assistant town manager. Prior to that, I was the HR director for the town and I am thrilled to have this opportunity here with such an amazing team.
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She looks to turn around, pass it. Good defense by the Spartans to shut it down [Applause] and but looks like Mahoney turned around and snuck one past Jenna Holly. Awam by Mahoney. So after 58 minutes of playing the Spartans after the last game and today Awam's finally on the board. Maybe they can get something started against the Spartans. Spartans up 9 to one with 245 left to go in the first quarter. Good work by Mahoney to dodge a few people. sneak one past Jenna as Grace Howard's now on a draw. Ball goes up. Ken Marino quickly scoops it up. She gets the ball over to Leasich. Over to Witworth. Whitward goes by one. She gets the ball to Mckne. Nice grab by Mckne. McKney turns around, tries to do a backhanded shot, throws the ball high as the keeper scoops that one up. Awam quick and gets the ball up the field.
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