>> Okay. Very good. Thank you. >> Yes. I heard >> it's not dismissal. >> Oh. You going to stop the kids from walking out or >> has to be support. >> Okay. >> All right. And Roxanna is going to also help us with the stack again. Thank you for that. Um so before uh Valley Schools gets here, which is going to be in about 10 minutes, we're going to do a little game. So, I'm going to ask everybody to um stand up and I want you to come inside the the U-shape here if you would. >> You can still come play. >> Yeah. All right. So, we're gonna play a silly game and uh called would you rather. And this is a uh professional would you rather exercise. So, I know there's one that might be a little more uh less professional out there, but I'm keeping it on the up and up.
Just unmute yourself and identify yourself and you'll have the floor. Let everybody jump up at once. >> I I can get it started. >> Yeah, if you'd like to me to. Um, >> so I know the superintendent had sent a letter and and I think he was going to his intent was to try to be here tonight, but he didn't know if he was going to be able to, but um I certainly have drafted something um in support um Barbara and [clears throat and snorts] Bill's request, but uh so I can just read it into the record. So, um, as town manager for the town of Ashland, I'm writing to express my strong support for WACA TV. It's an invaluable resource for Ashland's residents and an important partner in our efforts uh, to promote local government transparency and civic engagement. WACA TV serves as a primary media outlet serves as the primary media outlet for public meetings and community programming that help keep residents informed and connected.
That's what it's usually that date is is um Susan, >> there you are. We want to talk about the uh the dinner, >> the volunteer appreciation breakfast. >> So, typically you do it in March. I did check with the community center. They said all of the Saturdays in March are available, >> but you guys can do it whenever you want to do it. any specific Saturday more convenient for you folks than than any other >> the 14th I wouldn't be available but any other day any other Saturday >> I think we've got office hours on the 7th >> I was going to say yeah >> in the morning so I don't think that would be yeah not that day >> how about the 21st >> that seems is that no holidays or anything >> not that I'm aware of >> okay >> March 21st How's that work, Sue?
>> 1.7. >> Yeah. So that is without that is not adding anything new. What was the raises? >> What was the percentage again? >> 1.7.2.2 >> 7.2% >> 1.7 million. >> Okay. >> Oh, maybe I misspoke a little. The only thing added I say only is spent tuition of >> we have if you remember we had several movement that have resulted in more operational services tuition rate increase also >> and that was about USD So barring the increase of move in people who moved in and attending out of district placements in that increase there. There were no other right now positions added or increases to lines etc. only those I think that when you look at that right at 7.2 2% increase in $1.7 million. I think we probably can assume maybe incorrectly, but probably correctly that we will not be getting that money from the city side and it's not any of our first rodeos doing this.
And I'm looking forward to answering any questions that you have for me today. So thank you. >> Thank you so much. And my apologies. member if you please proceed. >> Okay. Question one, a two-parter. Why you for Greenfield and why Greenfield for you? How would you apply your experiences in the context of the Greenfield Public School District? So, my experience over my my 36 years, which I I've hate saying over and over again, but because it reminds me how long I've been doing this, but um I think has prepared me really well for a community like Greenfield. Um I currently um am superintendent in a regional school district in Connecticut. very different from the school district where I spent the majority of my career, 25 years in a prek through 12 um school district in a community very similar um in demographic to Greenfield. Um I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience in the district that I'm in right now as superintendent.
>> Okay. >> The one that begins school administration. Okay. I was looking for the one that had like parentheses when it talked about uh not exceeding 30 minutes where >> right here. >> It is it school administration >> the first paragraphs have a has a >> okay sorry first paragraph first. Um, so in when we have our parentheses, I mean I understand it and it says a suggested time legislation does not specify time limits. Um, this going back a little bit, the time should normally not exceed 30 minutes. I I'm thinking that in the parentheses um to make it a little bit clearer, this is a suggested time legislation refer referring specifically to the 30 minutes. >> So in instead of just saying a suggested changing the word a to this is a >> right >> I think that provides some clarity in my opinion.
It's like with the Alawawaii uh bridge, right? The first step is award three teams, seed them with half a million dollars and they develop a more detailed plan for subsequent award. So the 3 million would be used to either give them half a million or 750,000 to then flush it out within the next bianium. And then that's the that's when the decisions have to be made based upon their proforma and what their proposal is. We don't know what it's going to be like. It's going to be pretty wide open. Each each sector or each proposal will have a different model. >> So at the end of the day, we have these performers or these models, but then we still have to pull the trigger, put on put on put in the money in order to make it reality, >> right? And that we don't know.
In the meantime, I encourage the community to come directly to us, the board of education, with any questions or concerns. These conversations are welcome at board meetings, at any upcoming superintendent meet and greet, and at our future budget workshops. This is where you can get accurate and complete information. Between now and then, I simply ask the community to be cautious about anything they hear speculatively or speculatory comments. While emotions are understandable, relying on and sharing unverified information will only increase anxiety and it does not reflect the actual work happening on behalf of the students in developing the 2627 budget. You have my commitment that you will hear directly from us as information becomes available and as our decision-making process comes to clarity. We value our partnerships with you and we will continue to move forward in a thoughtful, transparent way, always putting students at the center of our work.
Good evening everyone. My name is Mr. Dia Seenor and I have the privilege of being the senior advisor in today. It is truly an honor to recognize child John a senior who has made a lasting impact on our school community and is more than deserving of being named superintendent student of the month. J is someone who shows up every day with a purpose. In class, one of his strengths I admire him is his photographic memory. Outside the class, Jael understand that leadership is not about titles. It's about actions and he consistently leads by example. Jael works hard and stay focused on his goals. As a senior preparing for the next chapter, Jel is getting ready. Fabsa check. Hi, >> enroll in Grand Canyon University. Check >> working in local scholarships in progress at this time. [laughter] >> For all these reasons, we're proud to recognize Ja as our superintendent student of the month.
So, what I'm going to do is I'm going to ask you a question. A would you rather? Would you rather this or that? And if you're if you would rather do the first thing that I mentioned versus the last, you're just going to step forward. And so the idea is for you to look around and see who who may be thinking similar to you or who may not be. So just to understand each other a little bit better. And again, some of these are ridiculous questions that I'm going to ask you. So, it's all all uh in in good fun, I hope, and and good getting to know you. All right. So, the first question, and remember, if you answer if your answer is you'd rather do the first part, then step forward, okay? You don't need to step too close to each other. Just step forward.
Its coverage of government meetings, town events, and other civic programming provides reliable local access to information that people need to understand and participate in the decisions that shape our community. Wacka Wacka TV's consistent local presence helps ensure that residents can follow key discussions about town services, municipal priorities, and budget matters even when they cannot attend meetings in person. This public service strengthens accountability, reinforces trust in the community, and supports an informed community as well. Thank you for your continued support of this important local resource. Uh, sincerely, Michael Herbert, town manager. >> Thank you, Michael. >> Anybody in vote? Sure. >> I'm surprised I'm not seeing any hands or someone >> I know >> jump up. Maybe they didn't hear. I don't know. Um >> I I I think Rob Silver is here to um to speak. Um Joe, >> yeah, he hasn't raised his hand yet.
>> That works fine. I'm not here, but I'm typically not here when you guys have it. I'll make sure everything's arranged prior. >> Okay. So, March 21st, >> I would say n >> 9. >> I think you normally do it like 9 to 11. >> Yeah. >> Okay. just text you. Okay. All right. We got a few more minutes left. >> Well, we just talked about it. You read my mind. >> Yep. Um just recently uh earlier this evening right before this meeting uh we had town of councel Lisa me uh present a open meeting law uh training and update and ethics training and uh there were some revisions that u that just took place not too long ago which is very very informative and uh some good questions were asked by those who attended and Um, I'll go around the board to see if anybody had anything else they want to add.
So, we we know that. But you do have to when I say the word start even if it's a loose start there just so people get an idea hey this is the budget that just is rolled over barring a couple of ads right there but not even adding new bodies that people think they want or new paper or >> so would this be level service >> level service Okay. >> Wait, say that again. >> OSD, which is >> operational service. >> So, they set the rate as a state agency that sets the rate for students who are attending a special day approved day schools and it's 34 >> 3.04% that those rates went up. So that number went up in the line and then the additional move in people which were so 400 some >> yeah I heard that >> so we we did it as I mentioned we met with all our department heads principal etc.
It's a large regional high school. Um it serves um up to 13 it's varying varying numbers of school districts depending on the year but up to 13 um different towns. Um it has a very complex budgeting system. I've learned um so much about the ins and outs of of many different parts of the profession. um many of those parts I I thought I knew already that I came to to region 19 and figured out that um I didn't know all that I thought I did. Um so that experience has been really really helpful for me. Um, and I think that why me for Greenfield is I come with that knowledge of both the preK12 experience and also um a complicated um budgeting system, a very complex um system of um interacting with a variety of different stakeholders from a variety of different towns that um creates the conditions where there has to be relationships between um many people in order for us to get it right for our students that are coming with a variety of different needs and a variety of different um resources from the towns that they come from.
Okay, >> I'll put it in there to see what people think. >> I agree to that. >> Okay, so that was um that was the first paragraph. And so then if I go down to the paragraph that begins with um hold on. Okay, I'll just tell you what the paragraph talked about. Sure. Um it talked about the school administration or school administrator or other personnel. It says do you or other right there it is. So school administration or other personnel shall be notified in the event. Um okay so after the word other >> school administration or other designated personnel. >> Yes. The intent of this it would be for example if the principal was not there and someone was the acting administrator. So we could say um or the administrative designate or other designated personnel that would be appropriate. >> Okay. Yeah. Well, because sometimes even on our behavioral plan or our IEP, um we may have the services of an individual and we may have to call in someone else because the person is absent or um and so yeah, they're still a designate.
Some may be very little, some may be a lot, right? We won't know until we get the private side to come up with different different ideas on how to how to attack this problem. >> So what kind of criteria would you be using to make to determine which communities or which pilots are selected or which projects are selected? >> Right. Um clearly the sectors are where the high need is which is really uh west leeward central right that's where the huge need is. I mean if you look at right now there are probably six schools in design in that area but the cost to fund those schools is astronomical. So that would be the best area for this to be targeted especially since in those areas there are big developers where there is a huge need for them to have a school as part of their property development.
Thank you. >> Thank you, Dr. Are there any questions from the board regarding the superintendent's report? >> No, I just want to say thank you for making it so clear to everybody because that always is a concern. Yeah, we'll uh we'll also put uh we'll put some information out communitywide that is consistent with what was presented tonight so that everybody has that along with obviously ways to reach out to us if they have questions. But thank you. Thank you very much. Um seeing no further discussion, we move on to agenda item L, curriculum with one motion. I will ask for a motion to open. >> Thank you, Mr. L. Thank you for the second. Any discussions or questions on curriculum? >> I just wanted to add one correction to that. Um where it says 47 uh 4,700 in legal costs. That should say 4,700 in individual counseling services.
Congratulations on this wolf deserve honoric. Congratulations. [applause] That doesn't mean smile. [laughter] [applause] And at this time, I'd like to let you all know you're welcome to stand for the whole [laughter] you've got better things to do. >> [laughter] >> You want to stay? >> Thank you. Next up will be visitors Congress. It looks like we have no visitors Congress. So following that, I will make a motion to adopt the consent. >> I will second. >> And before we vote on it, I'd like to point out that we're getting $8,000 in 6,500 from the gaming commission and 1500 from the board of regions. >> That's what I wanted. He's reading my line. >> Okay. All right. All those in favor say I. >> I.
All right. Would you rather be on a survival reality show or a dating show? [laughter] >> The first one. Survival. Um, got to six. Got to 100,000. You had six. He would have expected six. You only had three. So, you see all those green arrows. you were performing better in both prevalence and severity because you could see your highest cost was around $200,000 and nobody below that. Uh the first column uh that's under 2324. Sorry. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So uh I know you just jumped to what I did and what I've always done is we do visual and we look. So you can see all the green arrows on the first uh grouping which is your first year. you have kind of half red and half green on the second and then predominantly red um this year and but [clears throat] let let's just also just quickly go through that middle column um which is the 2425 year the last full year completed um you had actual claims above 50,000 was $1.1 million and so the expected liability was $750,000 or $715,000.
>> He can't unmute himself. >> Oh, >> there we go. >> All right, I did it. >> There you go. >> I'm not I'm not too techsavvy like you youngsters. [clears throat] >> Can Can you hear me? >> We can hear you fine. >> All right, let me see. Uh, I might even like let you see me if you want. There you go. Sporting my WACA TV shirt. Uh, um, I'll try and be brief. Um, just want to speak a little bit about why, you know, we should continue to support WACA and the impact that we make on the community. My name is Robert Silver. I'm a volunteer announcer and field reporter with WACA TV, primarily covering fall and winter high school sports. I volunteer because it's not always about the money. It's about doing the right thing and helping the community. My affiliation with WACA started back in 2015.