They're a partner to the select board planning board and town government. >> Kind of like liaison. >> Say that again. >> Kind of like a liazison >> kind of. But it's to me it's very similar to the comprehensive plan concept. Like there was a committee of people that we the two the select board and planning board trusted the comprehensive plan committee to create a plan. Now, we're going to trust the implementation committee to assist in the implementation process. But remember, they can't force anything. They can't be like, oh, >> you know, this zoning must pass, >> right? >> I think I think um >> I just need access. I'm sorry. I need access to view the document. >> Oh, how do I do that? Sorry, this is a this is a Yolanda document. >> Oh, I just said Oh, I might have gone to Yolanda then because it asked I had to send to ask sorry >> ask access access.
It might need lead to a small group pull out to individual conversations with whether it's a social worker or a counselor who now is reaching out to a student. Um, we also have opportunities for our students to to be able to uplift uplift their voice not only in the classroom um and in those spaces but also as a school community. We have our RSVP program raising students voices and perspectives um which which happens on each and every one of our campuses that's evolved over the years. Um it's now a very robust program and we often hear a lot from our students in terms of what they feel is is um needed for them on their campuses to help uh them continue to feel um as as if they are a part of the campus um where they feel welcomed and they feel proud of of what's going on on their campuses.
Any questions? Pretty sad. It is very sad and and we can't blame anyone source for the drop in enrollment. I will tell you that even as recently as three years ago, we had 250 students enrolling in kindergarten each year, we are at 200. And so each year that that happens, you know, so if you think about it, that was that, you know, that's the last two years. So now we have first and second graders that are at in the 200 category that were in the 250 category, you know, and so it works its way up. So, we don't see that uh changing much. We see it continuing to stay, even if it stays stable at 200, that's still 50 kids a year until they get to 8th grade. Okay? So, uh this is not just a a shortterm projection of problems, it's a long-term projection.
Stacy also is one of the teachers that always said no to doing e-learning and wanted snow days. So, this is also a compromise to her. So, I thought it was interesting that she would be on this agenda. Um, but she's trying to give us as much time to uh look at what we need to do for her position at the middle school. And I recommend the board accept the retirement of Stacy Guard. >> Approval. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I vote I as well. And I just want to say we certainly thank all four of these uh people for their dedication to the corporation after all these years. We're going to have some big shoes to fill, but appreciate that they gave us lots of notice so that we can do that. >> All right. Uh looks like we have two hireers, new hires as well.
>> Yeah. Um, >> was this Did this go out in the Did this >> No, I didn't receive this. >> Okay. >> Yeah, this was something that she sent out. >> Okay. >> So, you maybe download that page and then send it as an attachment. >> I can just cut and paste it. Hold on. >> Oh, there you go. >> Sorry. >> No, please don't. >> Yeah, I'm just going to put it into the sub into the email. >> There you go. So, now you should have it. >> Just paste. >> Yeah. So, so today it's just for any comments that we might have about the composition of that group because it will we will be discussing it with the select board. view. >> I think I think the the point is that okay, we now we have this written document and is and to have like a small group that it's their whole job to keep looking at it say what what's the lowhanging fruit we can go for.
For staff, we have a lot of different type uh opportunities for professional learning. We have capturing kids hearts as as a perfect example. Um that's an opportunity for staff to um for different sites to participate in professional learning opportunities where again the idea is how do we continue continue to provide spaces in our classrooms where kids do feel connected. Um we're getting to know our students by name, by face, by uh by need um and getting really getting to know their stories. Um, we have other resources like digital mapping um that we are uh where we're building we're we're working with our local uh law enforcement to ensure that they have um digital maps available to them if there's ever a need for them to be on our campus or work with our campus during a crisis situation. They now have eyes on our campus to see what our campus might look like um in terms of uh before sending in teams.
Okay? So needless to say, next month I will be bringing you a list of of recommendations for how to adjust this budget for fiscal year 27. Okay. Not looking forward to that report. Um, I will tell you that my office has been kind of grim for the last three weeks working on all of these things and um um you know u I I it just has to be and um none of it's pleasant. I am very hopeful that we don't have to do anything with those riff things that attrition will help us with whatever we might decide to cut for physicians. Maybe we won't cut any uh but uh we need to be prepared for you know whatever comes along. So no surprises. Thank you. You're welcome. I think Yeah.
>> Yeah. And I can give you these together, but Alexis Finemore, um she is a licensed math teacher and so she had finished midterm. So she has come and she's working with us. Her brother is Caleb Thenmore, science teacher with us. So to be able to have a math teacher come in and work with our students and pull out groups and teach some in is an excellent addition for the high school right now and see how some things line up for the future there. And then Megan McCumber is um also maybe known as to most as Megan Schneiderler um is you know one of our another Marian um student. So phenomenal interview. She's going to be excellent. Right now we have her slated to be at Hoover but this is currently you know we've talked about hiring a math teacher and an elementary teacher to kind of have one in waiting.
What are what's what are our priorities for this year? What's the priorities maybe for the next three years, you know, and and how and then who's involved with those like cut, you know, >> it is right out of the comprehensive plan what they're supposed to do. She cut and pasted it into that um middle section. This language about key responsibilities is directly from the commentary plan. So So Yolanda just cuts and paste what they're supposed to do. Collaborate with departments to facilitate cross functional alignment. Serve as an accountability partner, supporting municipal staff by identifying grants and organizing volunteers to assist with initiatives. Establish a baseline metrics to measure progress towards a plan goals. Tracking progress on implementation. noting when strategies are complete. All of that is right there. And I think that was created by the consultant for the comprehensive plan and it was agreed upon and voted by the comprehensive plan committee.
um vulnerability assessments, you know, where we have our our as well, we have different folks working to ensure that we're assessing each campus and and finding areas that are vulnerable um to um to high-risisk situations and and ensuring that we're attending uh addressing those immediately. Our stop it our stop it app is an anonymous app. So, we talk a lot about getting to know our kids and and forming relationships and connections, but we know that sometimes some students are still going to feel a little hesitant to come in forward when they're feeling a certain way, when they see something that maybe shouldn't be happen happening um whether it's some type of behavior um or or something that they're feeling that they just they don't they don't they're not connecting with someone on campus. So, for for students that want to remain anonymous, we have the Stop It app.
Any questions for Dr. Stewart? Thank you. Yeah. Uh, item 2.9. Oh, kids, if you It gets dry from here on in. If you guys want to go home and it's okay with us, okay, we're not offended. Okay, you're stuck. Oh. Oh, there you go. There they go. Everybody wants to go home. Thank you again. Thanks so much. Thank you guys. Keep up the good work. Yes. Thank you, Mr. Schnobble and team. We have great team. Is it uh item 2.9 board member updates? Anybody got anything positive to say? It's not raining. Not yet. Not until Monday, right? Oh, who knows? I told Lance he could sign me up for reading at the schools coming up in March so I can read some Dr. Seuss that second week of March or something. Yeah. Well, okay. Okay. Um, we bid item 3.1. We're in the consent agenda.
So she's there but she understands that and we will see how some of the thing pieces fall. they'll come in. But right here's the next wave of the future coming in. So I recommend the board approve both hirings. >> Do I hear a motion? >> So move. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I vote I as well. [clears throat] >> All right. Uh business manager report, Mr. Nicodemus. >> Yes. Thank you. Um so last time to report on the employee hub. We are fully active. We have all of our employees have been given uh welcome emails, registration emails to be able to access payubs and W2s. Um also to make minor changes to addresses, contact information, emergency contacts. Um on the horizon right now are um new tax forms as well as getting direct deposit change and um other capabilities within uploading forms for different changes.
That's our plan. Essentially, the comprehensive plan creates this process as far as what they're supposed to do. But then on the bottom, um, Yolanda is making her recommendations. So the bottom section is completely Yolanda drafted. I happen to agree with it. I like what she did. That's the part that we don't we have full control to like discuss. Do you know what I mean? Like everything higher than that is already voted on because it's part of the comprehensive plan. But the how do you select these people? That's Yolanda's creativity on the bottom. And I like it. >> Yeah, it works for me too. I don't see your problem. >> I understand the kind of the the behavior metrics of the implementation committee. looking at it from the other side, how do they comply with the implementation? So there's there's different segments of the comprehensive plan and people are going to say, "Hey, we want to have this service.
Um the stop it app is an opportunity for students to uh log log into an app and anonymously report um what's going on. Um that immediately goes to notifies our admin team and and then it gives them the opportunity to assess and then respond. So those are just again a snapshot of some of the different things that we have connected to goal three to help continue to build a safe and inclusive um environment, safe and inclusive culture. But how do we know it's working when we're when we're investing into these um resources um into these programs into staff? We also want to ensure that we're monitoring and we're progress monitoring throughout the year. So again, we look at some of our data. So here you have some of the data that we put in front of our our um educational partners for session two that's connected to goal three directly connected to goal three.
I need a motion to approve the consent agenda. Madame President, I make a motion we approve the consent agenda as presented. I'll second that motion. All those in favor? I. Melinda Sabraski. I Fred Rushton. I Charlene Diaz. Izziki. Okay. Old business 5.1 revised policy GCCA professional and support staff paid time off. Madame President, I just want to make a This is the first reading, but I want to make a an explanation because you did read it twice and approve it. Um, but I did take it to the leadership team and once again, they had all kinds of excellent ideas and so I made some additional revisions in it. That's why it's back on this agenda as a first reading and the same for the next one. So, what were the changes? Uh, Lance, if you scroll down, um, uh, no, it's they're x off. So, you can see C and D are dropped there in that first part.
Um so we're looking forward to that. Um we do expect to make a full transition from docu delivery over to this hub um by the end of March. Um with equitable services, this is our retirement accounts uh provider. We have stopped making contributions to the old Corbridge accounts and those are slated to be transferred over uh the balances by the end of March as well between the two companies between Corbridge and Equitable. We will start new contributions with new accounts that are set up and active with Equitable on the next pay next week on the 20th. Um, we do have our Baker Tilly consult uh consultants that are working through financial reports for us. Um, we will get you those financial reports as soon as they become available monthly. Um, we're working with them to try getting timelines pushed up. We're trying to get all of our processes done really fast so that we can give them as much time as possible to get those reports for you.
We want to have this." >> Yeah. You can't force >> How does that get force that? Because a lot of that is going to be zoning. So presumably they're going to write to us in a year or six months and they're going to say, "Hey, we're the implementation committee. there's about 10 different zoning things you guys need to do and we're going to have to draft them up and we can't force the public to grant them. >> We're going to go to town meeting and we're going to be like we're just doing what the comprehensive plan said and >> but we can't force that to your point >> the public has to come >> into this discussion to be able to put something into >> which was the whole process of the comprehensive plan. So the whole idea was as part of the comprehensive plan we had a ton of meetings with the public.
Um the question here is it reads as I have at least one adult in this school that I can go to for help. This is some trend data. If you notice that first um sample of data for which is all of our students, you have the end count below on that table at the bottom of the slide. So the end count is really how many total students took the survey. Um it gives you a little bit of that trend data which docu Dr. Sud has already alluded to. you see the improvement from 2324 to 2526, an increase of um over 3,000 students, I believe, if I'm doing the math right um or around 3,000 students. However, for our subgroups, we've only be able to we've only been able to capture um the last two years of data. So although although our baseline as as what the recommendation from OCD in the state is to always use three years of trend data for a lot of our questions because we're only we've only been able to capture on the back end our subgroups over the last two years.
And then, um, uh, made a revision to that this second paragraph below that. Um, and I'm not sure, Lance, if there's more, Jill. Oh, yes, and added uh item C. Yes, please. And then Oops. Nope. Go back up a little bit. There you can see where u uh we we changed requires to may require. Okay. So, we're in March. Yep. Okay. All right. And then um yeah, so no action on this tonight. It's just your first read made by the leadership team. They were recommendations from the leadership team. Yes. And it taught me reminded me that I need for something like this that there was not a time crunch that I should have taken it to them, gotten their input before I brought it to you at all. Um uh but recognizing and so I you know I learn from my mistakes and um uh so we fixed this one.
Um, as soon as those come, I will give those to Dr. Riker so that you can see uh January's financial report. And then the last thing I have is parent square pay. So we are starting with reps. So parent square is our new teacher student communication with parents app as well as all of our alerts. We are adding a pay module to that to be able to um move over all of our tuition billing for preschool and childare uh with the playground app going away in April. Um so this will also give us new capabilities to invoice for fundraisers, field trips, other fees, rental building rentals, anything that we would collect money for. Um, it also allows us to um add donations from the community through a link on our website without someone having to walk in or mail us a check through old methods.