[Music] hi I'm Alex and this is cat TV news this week we have a shortness since we're returning from a long weekend welcome back from our Thanksgiving break we a cat TV news hope you had a nice holiday the junior class is having a Cinderella cheesecake fundraising juniors please tell them so our prom isn't hot dogs and water in the gym once again here at Tech we are having a snowball dance it's coming up on Friday December 8th it cost is $8 and the dance run from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. stay tuned to cat TV news for more information regarding guests from outside our school we hope to see you there well that's all for today we'll see you again next week with a full regular newscast I'm Alex and this is cat TV news [Music] you
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welcome to the Cape May County Technical School District the district has a rich history spanning over 100 years and provides an ever-growing array of services on an 84 acre campus the district is made up of the Career Technical High School a post-secondary career school an adult continuing education school and an adult high school the post-secondary division offers high school graduates career training programs including cosmetology dental assisting and practical nursing the adult evening and continuing education division offers part-time programs to meet the needs of the community a variety of programs are offered for personal enrichment employment training or special license and certification during the summer this division also runs the summertime adventure program for younger students testing and preparation for the HSE or high school equivalency exam are offered leading adults to an NJ high school diploma Adult Basic Education and English as a second language are also offered the full-time daily high school is home of the Hawks with more than 700 high school students Cape May County Technical High School offers a full comprehensive high school education along the 22 Career and Technical Education programs these programs are integrated with area businesses industry and higher education the Cape May County Technical High School provides crucial educational opportunities that extend far beyond the high school walls within the high school classrooms you'll find a salon a television studio an automotive garage and a greenhouse the nearby waters and salt marsh provide a natural learning environment second to none students operate a motel a restaurant the bait shop and a storm technical training provides food production construction property management welding HVAC plumbing electrical and a full range of small engine marine and diesel technology the carpentry and property management program has recently been expanded at Cape Tech students in this program will learn the skills required to build and repair residential structures the focus is on new construction materials techniques and building codes here's what the students have to say hi my name is Travis and I'm from carpentry this class is preparing me by giving me real life skills so I can use outside carpentry field I really like being able to work with my hands and doing something that I love my career plans are to start a carpentry business my name is Billy and I'm part of a carpentry program this is preparing me outside of school for learning how to build different buildings and like the concepts of buildings the thing I like about the most of this classes we're learning very different things in the carpenter heal my career plans at the high school is to go in the car cleaning and as soon as possible and work as soon as possible students can choose pre engineering computer technology entertainment production and graphic arts law and Public Safety is a popular choice and seniors have the opportunity to graduate with college credits and a class one officers license the allied medical and the childcare programs offer expanded clinical opportunities to students part of what makes cape tech unique is the full-time year-round school for preschool age children high school students in this career program receive a solid educational foundation as they work with the preschoolers allied medical offers a carefully sequenced composite of college-level coursework maximizing the availability of college credits for students on a tuition-free basis specialized area of study include healthcare and society anatomy and physiology medical terminology emergency and clinical care and nutrition the students in the program are glad to share some of their thoughts hi I'm Brittany I'm bewbs and i'm danielle and we are all third-year allied medical students our medical has given me the benefit to experience what it's like to be in a college class and know what it is to the college courses before even going to college i'ma taught me time management skills organization and how to prepare for a test in the study what I like about this class is definitely all the support you get from everyone it is a tough class but even if you're stuck on a concept or a problem there's always somebody help you whether it be your teacher or like a classmate my career plans after high school would be going to college and like going into a nursing program and I actually got accepted into a nursing program and I think it's because I took allied medical and I am like one step ahead of everybody else so that really helps me in the long run I'm Kent the gal and take a light medical the class is taught at a college level and also at the end of the year if you pass like the Rutgers exam you also get college credits I like how it gives me exposure to medicine and also it gives us hands-on experience to the things we do in the healthcare first I'm going to come to nurse and then if things go well I plan on coming a heart doctor my name is Nathan Lopez and I take allied medical I really like that the class has taught at a college level and I feel like it helps you with a lot of the book work in the study habits as well as hands-on stuff for after high school I'd like to attend a four-year university and then go to physician's assistant school see how it goes after that my name is Charlie Sullivan I am an allied medical we learn literally a new thing every single day it's always a different activity it's never boring that you go in and you're like Oh dreading the class you want to be in the class after high school I want to be Clinical Laboratory scientists and go to med school and become a surgeon one new class is the maritime history and leadership class it's an elective course introducing the students to the US Coast Guard military service history and leadership in the near future the class will become a full three-year CTE program choosing a high school career path all begins freshman year with the unique exploratory career Studies classes during the course of their first year every student moves through and learns about each one of the career classes offered at Tec almost 90 minutes per day is devoted and by the end of freshman year students make their choice this and all CTE programs are given in double length periods this occurs in addition to the required academic classes that meet New Jersey curriculum standards at Cape Tech not only must students complete the same course requirements and testing as any other public high school but they must also meet the requirements of a Career and Technical Education 3-year program and all in the same length school day academic classes help students to develop important critical thinking skills while offering practical applications of learning the quest to sewer above the average has also been lifted by the development of important support mechanisms for extra help as we strive for academic rigor we offer college preparatory programs and accredited online learning tech prep programs provide college credits to students who wish to attend participating colleges the programs are aligned to match the college offerings many CTE programs culminate in license testing affiliations with industries like cosmetology automotive welding and childcare hard work as a daily occurrence at Cape Tech the school's career technical education models have earned numerous local state and national recognition and so have the high schools community service projects at Cape Tech students learn the value of becoming good citizens too student government and the National Honor Society are an important part of that peer leadership skills USA and the FFA help round out the incredible variety of student leadership opportunities school spirit abounds an array of extracurricular clubs and sports matching almost any interest help provide even more opportunity for students to develop the tools and traits they need to succeed in life Cape Atlantic League sports like baseball softball boys and girls soccer basketball swimming and cross-country are popular important intramurals include volleyball tennis archery bowling and even surfing clubs include academic competition teams robotics and mock trial each of these academic and extracurricular pursuits helps build a solid foundation and an impressive resume for a college or career path upon graduation whether students are together learning working competing or playing each one's mindset is infused with the core concept that education is vitally important to everyone's success whether it's the high school post-secondary school or Adult and Continuing Education the Cape May County Technical School District meets the needs of some 3,000 students each year preparing for the future enriching lives and serving the community it's the Cape May County Technical School District you
[Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] good you nearly 100 76 2017 I would like to call the regular meeting of the Brookfield Board of Education to order I'm superintendent John Burrell and if you would all join me and rise as we conduct pledge allegiance [Music] if everyone could remain standing my apologies if everyone could remain standing for mr. lamendola in special course is going to sing the national anthem and then also some other selections for us this evening early light what so proudly leads and that's why nice last evening and eyes mr. Ravenel thank you thank you for having us this evening I'm Tom local the choir director at high school and these are members of VHS chamber choir we are here and so is George and members of his fans sieving thank you for having us what we're here our vision project which is here at the high school December 18th at 7 o'clock so if these yes we have our first concerts the special for us and the Chamber Choir at a non-traditional church on Monday night senator boxer although as a long-standing tradition since 1970 that's the Congregational Church Virgo so we'd like to just give you a little teaser right now don't care what pens [Music] we share Christmas [Music] yeah people sing songs of the chair so please come on December 18 there's a long-standing tradition here before high school to add the vibration concert with and inquire and then at the end we have alumni mr.
long doll special course thanks so much have another run now mr. st. George will be up with the special ensemble this evening they handle everything on this group include my earnest this recently performed at the F relay at the ESO offices as well as Crowne Plaza over in Danbury [Music] so and now also media featured at our lock loop have been throwing up on 7:15 and also that are going to concert on December 18 so overdue to the choir [Music] [Applause] [Music] as the strain on some old comes up I just want to take the opportunity to also mention our thanks to the Muirfield Educational Foundation which has the word of this group a grant so that they can purchase new strand instruments and also purchase some music as you know the show does not have a Orchestra program as normally but we have all these great strength players who then took it upon themselves to the right to the Pediatrics or grateful for their support for of these six fine people have also addition for the connected educators association Western Region Music Festival and we're all accepted some that will be performing representing our school in January as well [Music] [Applause] [Music] you [Music] like these time doesn't rate students mr.
st. George thank you so much congratulations on reading much appreciated that's why we do it right there incredible incredible okay so tonight is the first board meeting after our town elections and I'd like to send a warm welcome to our new board members at this point in our meeting at this point our meeting is where we will vote for election of officers at this time I would like to ask for nominations for the position of chairman for the Rockville of the Board of Education let me add a nomination I'd like to nominate collector for a German okay thank you mrs. Fernandes are there any other nominations okay all in favor of mrs. Stern for Sherman of the Board of Education hi all right thank you very much congratulations mr.
chairman Board of Education meeting over Tina angry much you might say something I said a parting chair I just want to thank the public and before for letting me serve I hope I've done a good job in a couple of years I've done this I will tell you like truly truly enjoyed it and Collette I am sure you will the same perhaps the most important role of the sheriff is representing this board as we reported equals right to other words in town and to the other leadership and that's a very challenging town in some respects so I want to thank thank you everybody for the two years that I have chance to do this and want to give you the you I'm gonna let you have the timer if you won three minutes okay I would like to open the floor for nominations for the office of vice chairman at this time I'd like to nominate Bob about it right sure any other nominations okay well close the floor for that all in favor of Ashley I think by this provide loss we need to go buy a roll call vote so we're just going to go down roll call vote please or for the nomination so we just are you say ah yes I hi may I i hi hi okay motion passes 61 thank you this time I'd like to open the floor for nominations for the office Secretary of Education I'd like to nominate Roy Greenstein for secretary and you had the nominations it will close that we can please aye aye they aye aye aye aye 61 congratulations okay at this time we have public comment do we have anyone who has signed up for public comment no one is signed up is there anyone in the audience that would care to make public comment at this time okay then we move on to a student representative Daniella floor is yours my birthday is rather quick this Friday all Brooklyn schools will be on a half-day schedule for PLC the annual vaca-oom concert will be Friday December 5th 7 p.m. yes and the winter concert is the 18th I help a very help students raise eight hundred and fifty one dollars to support UNICEF this year the student council voted to donate three hundred fifty three dollars to the Connecticut Association of schools to help support hurricane relief in Florida Texas or Rico in the US Virgin Islands at WMS the eternal soccer team won their last two games and the season with two wins two ties and one loss and even more now middle school for the first time in 19 years the boys soccer team ended the season with two wins three ties and one loss and was the first time that they beat both ran chambo and memorial the senior he field hockey team ended the season with four wins three ties only one loss it is the best season they've had in a while and cross country team for the girls finished with out of the lone WCC's championships the girls came in first overall be West Division racist States and with five of their seven top girls finishing in the top 50 state Meghan Guilbeau finished second in state and Haley Morales finished in the top 10 of every race this year the boys team tremolo ko finished fifth at the state finals and on 15th the WMS will be sending some of the unified Smurf's athletes and partners to the CT Unified sports Youth Leadership Summit Harvard then we'll be guest speaker Ryan Martin who was a City native and a pro wheelchair basketball player at the high school the Spanish Honor Society will also be raising money for people of hurricane people of Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria in addition they will be doing this with a big sale on the first basketball game which is December 22nd and student council has we kind of work on the city Hawkins dance and getting class of 2018 apparel and in the library mrs.
Kotter is hosting a competition where it smash your face up to a book cover and the winner is only $25 Amazon be fair thank you very much okay next is written correspondence okay we had five emails come in first was from Kari Colombo regarding budget requests for later school start times Ron Jaffe regarding congratulations to the new board members wrote field cares and agenda packets Kristine Zimmerman also regarding budget considerations and portables Irene Korea regarding class size and budget contingencies and Burke Matson regarding a student matter and on Wednesday December 28th will be our next board meeting at 7:30 seven o'clock Thank You Gerry could you make a motion motion to approve the board minutes um just um you can just be the motion that the board approve the minutes listed below is recommended the budget round table at 11:15 regular meeting 11:15 on board retreat minutes we have a second second oh yeah any questions concerns about the vents okay all in favor aye opposed okay proved next we have the superintendent's update all right thank you sir congratulations and congratulations to join up for the new positions and welcome new board members we're excited to have you here and be together and get moving forward we're really excited about that beginning with a budget tonight later on so I have a couple of things I just trying to brief or the board on the first one in my update this evening is our ECS funding I am actually been lucky enough to be one of 15 superintendents able to get into a new seminar on December 12th regarding learning about how easy is funding is actually formally so that's something we've all been wondering about for quite a while so I'm actually going to hopefully learn something to bring it back to everyone so that's coming up a couple of weeks we had our board retreat first board retreat with new board membership led by our board of education attorney Dan Murphy on the 28 that I thought is a very productive evening and really talked about the legal authority legal responsibilities roles of board members and and there's some good individual feedback from board members and a number of administrators attended as well so we're looking forward to our next order treat which I'm sure we'll talk about later tonight which is a next week I want to turn it over to Ken post our finance director and all the great work going on to the music version all coming sure thank you with the HRA roll part of the project we are getting very close to the completion I have to say that this has been a very time-consuming project for both the business office and the human resource SAS special credit to our accounting supervisor Joe and our technology director Eric Hoffman but really been leading the way with this effort getting a lot of support from the other folks awesome about so right now we're the set up in the system is complete all of our employees have been loaded into the system and we've begun running parallel payrolls so far the way it works is every time we run a parallel payroll so we run it in taking existing payroll from our old system running in newest and identify what the problems were whether it be could it be deductions being taken when they're not supposed to be taken or throw off when they're not supposed to be left off and investigating resolving what the saying was that was wrong fixing it and running the end and we just keep doing that until we only make all the issues so we've been whittling down the issues I believe we're getting getting close to being a being completed and our target date for live is technically January 1st but our first payroll will be January 12th so in that first week of January would be the update on the general ledger accounts payable project as you know we've been live since July first on that the last part of that project was to set up our balance sheet accounts so we can run a full trial balance we have done that we've got our opening balances but we have not been able to put them in the system yet we frankly don't know exactly how we're supposed to do that we were trying to get enough from us and haven't been able to get that yeah and frankly with all the efforts that especially John and Eric are putting into the HR Payroll that's our top priority so once that's conquered we'll circle back in and finish up and that's where we are news thanks Santa well it was really exciting about the munis conversion as well is right now all of the employees receive a paper check stub on paydays that goes away as of January 13th we'll be communicating now formally before the holidays but we're part of the whole part of ministries that are not being employee portal where employees will be able to go in and it will cross-reference with Aesop which is our time and penance system so it's everything about their employment is in this one system of course password protected and of the electronic so we're really excited about that for the employees it's gonna be much more convenient much more efficient I mean probably some holdouts a tough time not having something paper in their hand but eventually okay and then all the the the other piece I want to talk about is actually written on the super and Hana report mammal is capital improvement planning there was a couple of questions you know over the last couple weeks about the approved capital projects from the 1516 year they're all on schedule we've been working closely with our purchasing agent as well as the town and of course Dan Caldwell office of new facilities director and proposed here and we're actually putting a schedule together and we'll be meeting with business and facilities folks our subcommittees next week to go through that and while I will present the budget the operating budget the seeming the capital discussion is scheduled for our next meeting on the 20th so everybody go through that and make sure everybody's aware of that but if there was any question about the 1516 projects getting done everything's on schedule we anticipate everything being completed through the summer of 18 and November 2018 so we're moving along that quite nicely on that and then the final piece I wanted to bring up and I'll turn it over to you this is Sir Martin mr.
Beldon regarding the request for the special appropriation regarding the overage and special education expenditures for theya current year and so we want to talk about it on the following being a barcode I wasn't sure if it would be our okay so that's all I have unless anybody has questions for me thank you thank you that bro next we have the subcommittee reports and first is the PMF for me so even I just what the point I'll take a leave okay tt-this a little bit matters all for a couple words we meet on November 13th you have a minutes in your package I'll just quickly go through some of the highlights if that's okay the the big discussion we actually had at that meeting and we actually had a further discussion at our last board meeting if you for those of you who were on the board at the time about the special education cost situation and for those of you listening we have had quite a number of additional out play students and has caused it is causing an over sand in that area and you'll see it in the budget reports as well as we went through that in unless she tell us we were allowed to under the law and are being enough meaning the end result of that is a budget exposure a little over $500,000 and we have actually placed a special appropriation request to the Board of Selectmen that was mailed out this morning I hope everybody got quite sure if the BOE mailing list was actually getting into if you didn't get it like no boy and I will make sure you have a copy but that was signed and nailed it's a hard equation I need to be frank it's you sometimes you have situations where you have unanticipated costs this happens to be a category that when you haven't happened it's big and so and this is we haven't had that problem in a big way over the last number of years but this year was people who leave a comment alike and there's lots of reasons that happens but it's going to be an ongoing discussion I think we've the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Finance over there they're all coming scheduled and I expect the board will be invited to come meet with them and go through that in details so I'll just make a comment it also makes it harder to deal with our budget because the those costs are in our next year's budget but they're not currently approved in this year's budget so we're gonna have to go you know you know have some flexibility as we work through the budget cycle because you know knowing what your base is is always useful for you know how you're working through what the budget is your growth rates will look bigger than you otherwise expected I think we'll see that just quickly through some of the other areas the roof project we've talked about that a couple of times it's completed and the final paperwork's not been sent to the state for the reimbursement we just heard on the news update we talked about that at length with mr.
post and we talked about the huckleberry portables and Chicago did report that he's he's got a scope of work now on demolition only which is what we had talked about here the prior or meanings and we'll get those specifications I think in our next meeting so that we can get moving on that project the PHS water project sell on hold it's really a project for next summer so it's not a huge problem yet but the contract it works in the first Elevens office for approval we talked a little bit about ECS FF spend well publicize them spent some time on the strategic steering committee recommendation and fundings also it over to my partner in crime you sir know what okay we received the contracts from Tecton the architectural firm that the funding was too poor to hire there were a couple of questions that Jerry gay our purchasing agent found he has contacted Tecton for clarification right now we're waiting for that clarification to come back if there are areas that need to be corrected they will be corrected and then it will go to first left and Don's office for signature so that's where we are on that especially on other capital the big another big discussion we had was on a 10 year capital the big issue there around high school fields and it's been an active discussion between the Parks and Rec Department and our our school facilities Department on who should be carrying forward what's actually potentially a rather large capital expenditure to deal with our athletic fields which are now they're all paths on life - yes just this afternoon Dennis marks and rec emailed me a copy of his plan is bringing forward and I'm gonna be sharing with the BNF committee next week it does include placeholders in the first three years of the plan for various aspects of the field and Lane and so now in terms of new items we do have talked about the budget presentation and we talked about how to work through the rollover budget I'm not gonna talk about that because we're going to go through a budget and more length later the BHS tract need is some hatch patching work to be done and we talked about getting that going and hopefully through the rest I don't think there is a lot of other things that really need the board's attention at this point so that's my report on you know questions just looking at the press box yep because at one time I know we were talking about capital project that was going to be a really expensive obviously found well there's there's two levels of press boxes so we talked about one is just getting a ramp yeah from the back so that's the existing cross box and that's what we can get going on a bigger project will be tied to the whole schools one of the things I've learned is we can't go on the bigger project around the crosswalk is a light ball right there and you have to deal with a lighting project there along with it so it was a lot of coordination this is the able ramp is 88 compliant we take a sanding violation or non-compliance statement off the table which would be great and one other question we're just clarification with huckleberry portables was it if I remember correctly like 600,000 would event for demolition and putting new ones it was that the the the figure they had or that was yes we went back out the look at different quote on that but the demolition is close to is around fifty to sixty thousand dollars for the full demolition upcoming right then you know that's when we have capital discussions over the next month or so we thinking about that and really Minnetonka mary-rose actually and walk into the building again mr.
Caldwell really analyzing our space and seeing you know well we all know that there is some kind of building project obviously on a horizon before this even a shovel in the ground a couple years so we need to think about in the meantime what are going to be right but even just the demolition a couple of years ago so that all that money is used just for the demolition yeah and and just for clarity one of the reasons it was expensive to go with building new is it's not like he did fall on a truck and drop the building on the ground yeah put in footings electrical you know he I was stunned at the positive of the confluence right you know getting that in so they got something that put it all was really and that wasn't anticipated in any of the original massage thank you they capture at all okay next we have Cape and as outgoing share Cape I'm gonna get that reports came to meet on the 21st of November and first I do have to put a thanks to principal Marco Landa for all of the work leading up to this because if you remember there over the last couple of meetings we asked for a lot of clarification information issues and he came with a lot of information the sweet we joked is pretty much the Marco lattice show this last Cape meeting but a first on his list and and a lot of this can be in depth but I know he wants to focus mainly on budget presentation now so if we do have greater questions because we did ask for clarification on these items I'm sure we can put in an agenda later and have him come back and give a great presentation if needed but the first thing you did report on really AP source if you remember or for those who weren't here when a couple of meetings ago he did a report on last year's AP source they were unexpectedly low in some classes and we just couldn't we asked him to go look for other data to see if they were trends he did go ahead and take a look at the last three years and get an average mean score of every class that we offer AP and the stores compared them to the state means which I'm fairly certain is about the information we got maybe an extra year or two but then he went further and took a look at all of the grades that the students received this past year in every single AP class and then found a mean score for every ap score we broke it down by the score on the AP test that they received by grade it was rather interesting then some of the classes there was very little variation between those students that guy perhaps a 4 or 5 on the AP test to those that got a 2 or 3 very little variation in a mean rate you know to them so it facilitated a really good discussion about what exactly he's raised me and what are we grading and what are we assessing during that time and show these grades be a predictor on the AP source should they be a predictor on how the students perhaps they're gonna be doing in college or what exactly are we assessing in grade 4 extrapolated not only to naps but virtually to all of the classes in the high school and we also got a discussion about the weighing of grades and how that figures into the GPA and motivations perhaps of students where they take classes and why they are taking 4 versus away essentially it led to discussion that there's a lot of work that still needs to be done and fortunately though as we're going through the curriculum writing in the entire district this is going to go hand in hand perfectly with that especially since dr.
Muraki who is facilitating the curricular writing really does emphasize how the greats have to be tied to the curriculum and exactly what you are assessing grades for so we'll be hearing more about that next on the list were results with surveys about assessments at the high school and this is a result of several discussions we had about tests at the high school about returning tests for those new to the board we had some of the sessions at the high school about tests being returned and if they are returned the feedback that's given to the students in regards to the test assessments and if they're if the students are allowed to keep my mother handed back and my assessments here I mean tests quizzes projects or papers so mister Blanda did a survey with all of the teachers as far as the types of assessments each teacher gave frequency with them what how if the assessments were returned the timeliness that they were returned the feedback that the students got and if the students were able to keep it or the assessments that hand to the back and there was a lot of data and essentially we found there's an incredible amount of variation not only with departments which we knew that each department kind of had their own test assessment philosophy but between individual classes and then between individual types of assessments so essentially the I guess lesson learned is there's a lot of work anything down there as well unfortunately there is a focus group working on the philosophy of assessment at the high school and so from there you probably will all be hearing about it some more I'm sure in the form of a policy or maybe a regulation and get more standardized next mister Belinda win over the requirement update for health classes at the high school currently our high schoolers received by the state regulation one half of a credit of health and that's delivered in a quarter credit in ninth grade and 11th grade so it's one half of one semester that the students receive a ninth grade and then an 11th grade for the class of 2022 which are this year's eighth graders next year's freshmen that requirement is going to be increased in one credit hour but it needs to be delivered over all four years so these students are going to have to have a quarter credit hour every year from ninth grade through 12th grade that's going to probably require more staff more personnel unless we significantly decrease the amount of physical education that our students receive because generally it's health and PE teachers that deliver the instruction and I'm not sure any of us want that to happen so down the road this is just kind of an FYI we were probably going to be hearing more about because they are going to need more staff it's not going to affect next year's budget the budget the presentation that we're going to have because next year students are ninth graders and the 9-3 has already received instruction but down the line for for the next budget cycle after this one we're we're gonna have to address that fortunately we do have a year to figure that out and I know mr.
Blandon and team are crunching a lot of different models right now as to what the new model next was the program of studies updated to high school as well for those returning members you know that the last two programs studies had some fairly a lengthy amount of changes to it mr. Blandon had said that this coming when there's really only to be three significant changes to the program of studies that will probably be presented to Cape in the next meeting and so it will be up after that if not the next he did also review the senior demonstration project which in his previous reiteration was that capstone project which as a reminder was put on hiatus just because of the lack of consistency and accountability uniformity I should say as well for the project this is going to be a requirement for graduation for the class of 2021 which is our current freshmen so there is a focus group under way that's chaired by Vice Principal Edmund Eric and they've already gone to a workshop sponsored by caps regarding the demonstration project and they're also going to be going to visit on-site visits and high schools in the area that have senior demonstration projects that they think may work for our school and our students as well coming up and lastly dr.
Ruby gave an update on the next generation science standards curriculum and curricular tools as you know the we have new science standards that are in play for K through 12 but unfortunately really don't have secretary tools K through 8 as well dr.
Ruby has been looking at several several several as a matter of fact if you go to TSO and go to the back I think every horizontal service is staffed with different types of science unfortunately not much of it with it not much of what she received will work for our district especially our K through four because we share instruction time with other subjects and most of the curriculum curricular tools depend on 45 minutes every day in order to deliver the entire length of discussion she did going through everything find one that looks promising it's a Smithsonian program and the nice thing about it is is she had brought a couple with her last time there there in modules small modules that addressed the four areas of the science and if I gave this its life science physical science earth science and engineering right got it okay and addresses that and in the different grade levels as well but it doesn't in the module form which of us is going to offer the flexibility that we need K through 8 especially food before she's contacted the people that publish this and they are willing to let us have it as a pilot study four to one module for two programs three through eight free of charge for this next spring semester so she's going to have a rep I believe it's a video conference now correct there's a rep it's going to be video conferencing the next came eating and should Kate think it's appropriate then we will all see that probably the meeting after that all right sorry that was lengthy are any questions at all okay [Music] next on our list we have a consent agenda so we can have a motion for that recommend motion that the board approve the items listed on the consent agenda as recommended ready okay um any any comments questions on the consent agenda I would just like make a couple of comments I'd like to congratulate someone's here with us dr. Chris a lon Chris if you could raise your hand for those who might not know you from the door there dr.
shealynn has decided after many years in education in ten years or the profile of public schools she's announced her retirement to her staff she will be completing the school year but she will be retiring at the end of the year and we're just so thankful for her service and so appreciative appreciative that kritis that you let us know early so we can really operate from a position of strength as as we look for a replacement so dr. salient thank you very much for all of your service it's greatly appreciated and and we really wish you just a joyful remainder of this school year so thank you very much and we also had another retirement mrs. Hale Laura Hale is a longtime secretarial member of the Profoto public schools 22 years in district 18 which were whiskey near the the last several years with the TSO in central office not only in special education but also helping with the facilities department and we're really doing this Laurie she actually ends her tenure and a week or so and we're of course looking for a suitable replacement for Laurie and we just appreciate everything she's done and almost a quarter-century century that she's gave it to profil really appreciate appreciate of a pervert she goes into retirement and considers new opportunities and things like that so I just wanna Laura's not here but thank Laurie for all she's a second my thanks to both Laurie and dr.
Thielen for everything that you have done for the Port Phillip schools okay no other comic we have a vote all in favor aye opposed approved new business we had an ice hockey trip that the board approved a trip to propel high school ice hockey teams travel in North Yarmouth means participate in an ice hockey tournament at the Travis Roy arena from Tuesday December 26 2017 to Thursday December 28th 2017 as requested by athletic director Steve Alban okay sorry sorry before Corey introduce the gentlemen were up at the podium I'd just like to share how proud I am of our high school and our athletic department we've taken actually in the last three years we've taken on a leadership role of the cooperative hockey program which is with its BBD Bethel burrow field dan Barry and we are the lead school so a lot of the running of the interference goes through this ball in our athletic director and working with the other two schools obviously this trip they're bringing to us because it's a fantastic opportunity for the students so I'd like to introduce not only mr.
Walden who's out there are athletic director but assistant coach near Caston Ella and rusty Ranger our head coach gentlemen thank you very much for having us you've heard most of the details the reason for the trip is that we would like to have the kids go up there we have three different schools and a lot of the kids don't know each other we have quite a few new case in the program and it's a great opportunity for the case the bond you know away from school plus if they're not all of the same school you know it gives an opportunity sense that's applying together also to you know play a higher level competition and a tournament like format where could help us prepare for the tournament at the end of the season we haven't done it we've did about six years ago for two or three seasons before that and worked out really well in the same main area so we're excited to bring a case for that all the games are at North Yarmouth Academy we will be leaving on the 26th each children child will have a parent confident you know take care of that kid and they don't stay over so well washed and Aaden Cara any questions okay all in favor of approving a guy's hacking trip all right host right spruce very much matters thank you okay now we had a fall sports update Steve Alton ball force update um it's gonna try to go quickly and you guys have got a lot on each other with the budget we have 15 athletic teams in the fall 4 and 17 students played sport this wall that's 48 percent of our student body so you think about half of our kids are staying after school for athletics sixty percent of our student athletes received all academic swc status so that means they I had over 3.5 GPA so 60% of our students receive all academic little word from less WC 45 of our student athletes receive the postseason word whether it be all-conference all the Allstate all but once were qualified for the state tournament very proud of the girls soccer team in field hockey team for receiving the swc sportsmanship of work we bought that t-shirts for that because we're proud of our kids are going out and acting right way for the second straight year we were awarded the Michael's cup I handed out a pamphlet from one of the kids through there accepting the word that ties it with the class act pledge last two weeks ago chick-fil-a we had kids come down and sign a pledge that they're going to act correctly athletic events mother playing they signed the pledge they got a t-shirt and you got at all games for free just a lot of things that we're doing to promote good sportsmanship in the town and we're one of 14 schools to get the microscope and I think we may be Hillier one about two years around and this year we started Unified sports at with Skinner which were extremely proud of start at the high school and we're down to having it whisk in here we had a middle school tournament here it was awesome great day in the middle school high school unified athletes and partners our North Hartford to attend a conference on next Friday they last I know we're talking guys are talking about helmets I wanted to show a few things before before I bring them out we're lucky here because of you and our budget we have a line that's dedicated to the safety of our kids there's one line it's tough it goes towards the recognition of football helmets across all those shoulder pads any of our equipment that needs to get reconditioned get sent off the stadium systems we're very lucky today I found out that 22 of our lacrosse psalmist's will not get recertified means they're not safe but within our budget line we get those what I we have money to keep our kids safe again new ones also football lacrosse we're on a cycle football helmet last ten years we buy any eighth year so then as eight go out we have eight come in so then we're never buying 80 once really getting hammered at the cost so we have a cycle so now you can see the difference in those two it collects you look inside you can see that somehow some of the damage throughout the year and then lease on the mouth to get reconditioned that's what we get back they replace the guards to facemask in the show and those like I said typically last in eight years but we're on a cycle where we're getting our kids newer elements bigger you know I know mark is what about home that's ten years old like muscles do we have a good program in place to keep the kids safe and dr.
dubrow and Ivan exploring with the choice of being the first girls lacrosse team in the state to have helmets they're going to Samuelson samples even though all the teams may not wear them it's still safe for our kids to wear and others other teams not to have them because it's a soft shot but obviously we're very concerned about keeping our kids safe can I ask a question what our budget round table we had one of the parents who smoked made a comment that the technology is dramatically improving for a concussion safety and football helmets in radicular are you seeing changes in technology as you're buying a new obviously every year and we got it like I said we're in the cycle of replacing helmets every year so we don't have the big cost but every year technology gets better so every every year we had eight better eight to ten better helmets of the newest technology and and you're seeing format okay I've seen the statistics with lacrosse and so I fully support the helmets we're hoping to be the leaders in that and obviously we want to protect our kids yes it's see you know well we don't want to drag the presentation I've reflected for our new board members in the folks at home just what we do for the concussion protocol from done to the last couple years in terms of our pre testing so yeah and um we do impact baseline tests so all of our athletes and take to impact us so if they do get a concussion they can go to the doctor the doctor shock smile even if he clears them we still have a test at the doctor get they retaking the compare of the baseline before and after so the way we have it set up is in May or June I go to whisk in here and surrender has been awesome with helping us he tests all the kids there so when they get to the high school they have all had the baseline test and then I just get the kids who may have transferred in or out that day and really alleviates a lot of stress on us getting the kids tested we got him right in during PE class there it has been very helpful even kids who get a concussions out of school parents call me up and print out the test get it to them they give it to the doctor for a song to compare and so this made me it's been fantastic for our kids I'm Unified sports and the little schools that basketball oh we did soccer and in the fall winter we're doing basketball love schedule I'll go to everybody should be done within the next week or two thank you okay board subcommittees ok recommend a motion of the board discuss and approve it subcommittee structure and other board representation - will be EF education connection for Phil cares RB AC AC from January to June 2018 actually I have a correction education connection changed its name about a year ago - ed advanced thank you okay why are you sure yeah that right thank you sure okay I will send these out I know I have talked to all of you in regards to committee structure and interest and so I have put this together a few others if you'd like it and I also made this house with you a little bit of a change in the subcommittee structure as well the first being and I know Bob you mentioned this before teasing apart the BNF the business and facilities subcommittee just because there's so much information that's covered them and especially as we get more and more intensive with the Facilities Committee and looking at either renovation of or a new school there's going to be a lot more placed on them so it's here you will see that Finance which was business and facilities have two different subcommittees finance being Bob gem and myself and facilities being Yves joy and Debbie strategic facilities then which is our for ad-hoc is now strategic facilities is the same as the facility subcommittee which just makes sense they would be the Board of Ed reps on the larger strategic Facilities Committee so that's what you see there cape it will be gen rosa and joy because we put apart the business and facilities we really wanted to try to make the same amount of committees because otherwise were going to be spending all the time committees so we did put together after discussing input and also from dr.
burr itself we combined policy and communication which seems to work because dr. Burt was the administrative liaison for both of those and well policy is going to be really needy and a lot of different areas when we're reviewing the policy series I think when were or when they are in between first reads and second reads they're just going to be a little more time to handle the communications as well so we're going to go then trial see if it works see if it can be managed with those two that's going to be rosa bob and debbie and then personnel in negotiations which has traditionally been the chair vice chair and another person essentially because per bylaws the teacher contract is negotiated by chair vice chair and otherwise so that's generally the personal negotiations so that's going to be myself Bob and Eve so the dates are pretty much going to stay the same we the policy communications new subcommittee is going to take the old policy date cave is staying the same Finance is it will have the B and f1 and so then the Facilities Committee just needs to get together and determine what an appropriate date would be for them so we do have the first meeting scheduled for December that's going to be directly prior to the board retreat and I at that time perhaps he discussed whether the meeting time will be for that Sparta's representatives for the different ones we have Rosa doing the academic for International Studies of the magnet school we still need someone for ed advanced so if anyone is interested in being the referent for an advanced we would appreciate that you did that last time she can let you know as far as the time commitment for that I'm going to be continuing on as the representative for Education Foundation Debbie was going to do Brookfield cares and Bob is going to continue with our back are there any questions concerns regarding the structure no other than I think it's a great idea splitting the facilities and the finance I then when I was on that committee for the past two years there was not enough time I felt during the meeting to really dedicate two to both of the subjects so great idea thank you but with facilities just to swear it up for everyone I believe we are meeting when you said before the retreat so everybody has the day is next Tuesday next Tuesday 12 hour the 6 p.m.