>> Right. And again, I emphasize that this is a draft. If it needs to be modified or edited, as Dr. Smith mentioned we can do that. A board member might be on vacation, for example, and not be able to make that. And so if I happen to already know that the 28th won't work for me in particular, so is is now that time to identify a date? >> We need to >> Yeah, we'd like to try to nail that down on the part of the board. >> So what what are good time frames? The middle of the day, the morning, the evening, the late afternoon. What's a good general generally what what works? Saturdays. >> Board member Greer, are you out that whole entire week or are you available anytime that week? >> I'm I'm out mon Monday through Friday. Yeah. >> We don't want to go into core then because we don't want to get too far later, right?
Our training then branches into the other four domains which are design, instruct, assess, and reflect. And these are the things that you would probably expect. We teach about standards, learning targets, success criteria. We also spend an awful lot of time on lesson design. And we look at lesson design based on current brainbased research for learning. We teach about active learning, formatives, and sumitives. And then we also teach the impact of reflection, both teacher reflection and student reflection, all for further learning. So we work with our teachers. Remember our goal is to put great teachers in front of our students and we know that all of these components really matter when we are talking about student achievement and student growth. There are two additional components of our training and these both happen during their second year. One is structured English immersion which is a 45hour course and the other is keys to literacy which is the reading foundations course and that is a 90hour course.
So we'll look at a high level. So if you say um we only want to do rooftops we can look at that but if you say hey look at look at our rooftops in these portions of the ground we'll identify what's good fits what a yellow may be like this works if you replace the roof and then a red is like this doesn't make sense you may want it but it's going to have challenges. Um so we'll do that green yellow red where the green is basically the best economical project and the construction um and so forth. The other thing we do is we're very conservative by nature. I mean practically all of us are engineers like you know my background is engineering. We're we tend to lean more conservative. So what we'll show you is what's there today and then any anything further out again is conservative.
>> Any discussion? >> Mr. Tox, >> Miss Ferris, >> yes. >> Miss Desler, >> yes. >> Mr. Jones, >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. Sorry. sharing the same mic. I can't hear either one of you. >> Okay, back in session. Uh, vice chair, you got something? Um motion to hire the Mass Association of School Committees for Superintendent Search. >> Second. >> Discussion call. >> Mr. Mahia. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mercedes. >> Yes. >> Mr. Tarbox. >> Yes. >> Miss Ferris. >> Mr. Dler. >> Yes. >> Mr. Jones. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hayden. Yes, >> we stand adjourned. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> All those in favor? I
>> Because of where we are with our interview schedule and boarded actually when the board has to take action on this. >> How about the week before the 21st? Um, we have a schoolboard meeting scheduled. I I'll >> I'll be here. >> The 14th. >> I can do it on the 14th. >> That That would be too soon. >> Because of the closing and the vetting. >> Do we have to do it on a Tuesday or >> No. No. >> How about the 23rd? I mean, yeah, the 23rd. >> The 23rd would work really well for me. Okay. >> What time of day is it? It's a Thursday. >> Are the daytime good >> on on the 23rd? I cannot do it till after 12:00. I have a commitment. >> Okay. >> Thursday mornings >> and I'm good up until 7. So I'd have to I'd have to finish by 7 >> like a one one o'lock or >> um actually I >> one o'clock probably actually that doesn't work for me.
Again both of those are taught in person. Um our keys to literacy is facilitated with a national consultant and Miss Tiffany Bodman. They work together and then structured English immersion is in person with Miss Heather Thud Orlowski. At the end of the 2-year program, in order for our teachers to qualify to convert their certificate to a standard certificate, in addition to passing the appropriate state tests, the professional knowledge test, they also have to have attended all of our trainings without exception. They have to complete all assignments, embrace the coaching process and the mentoring process. And for some of our teachers that's new for them and so we support them and help them see the value of that as we go through the process. They have to meet the individual goals that we set for them but we set those goals in collaboration with them. So our coaching is asking a lot of questions like how did things go in this particular lesson and what goal do you want to set moving forward and then we work together to help them achieve that goal.
So there's really only upside. So then potentially we could get some of these impact wrecks or potentially which is like guys, but um FK, which does the regulation at the RTO, which is these regional levels that Dennis was just talking about versus your utility level. I mean, there's talks and we'll see what could happen in the next, you know, not next year, but over the next, you know, 5 to 10 years, they may start valuing energy that's produced and then you may choose to actually export more, right, and get value out of that. But we'll look at the most conservative way and you can see what that payback is and then you may be putting yourself in position for more future incentives or revenue streams etc. or you just have >> and in design uh if there's living in new controls or new HBAC equipment we'll design the smart ones we'll we'll they'll design for that so that if you don't need you know less if you don't need you know 500 kilowatt or you know you only need 250 then we're not build 500 we'll build 250 because we're able to reduce it here >> being able to that's kind of the point I was trying to make with everything we're doing just trying to get you as much money and that's what I and again that's what I always wanted as much money as I could to spread across the district about 10 minutes left so I'm just going to board questions and stuff I want to make sure you guys have enough time to ask any other questions that you I kind of gave you some sheets to kind of guide you there on the questions.
I would have to do it after my my my job. So uh the earliest that I can actually like you know uh do it would be like 3:30 4 o'clock. That works. >> 4 to 7 would be great. >> Perfect. >> Yeah. >> So, we are okay. Madam President, >> that's the 23rd. April 23rd. It's a Thursday. >> Thursday. April 23rd. >> Yeah. >> And what what are thes? >> 4 to 7. >> Yeah. >> Does that work for everyone? >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Candidate. And so that's a total close session and then usually bring some dinner and go through. It could be not it could take two hours but you as as Dr. Redo said the weekend before you'll get the the tiered candidates you'll get access to it you'll be able to review everyone so you'll come prepared to kind of know who you think um kind of put the profile >> well um I cannot make it I just I have RO meeting on that Thursday.
Finally, they have to show student growth which is equal to or better than the average in GPS. We are really proud because several of our teachers show higher growth than other teachers in their teams. So, for example, we have a fifth grade teacher this year in her very first year who middle of the year data bested everybody on her fifth grade team. Last year, we had a sophomore English teacher at a high school whose data was higher and showed more growth than any other high school teacher um on the campus, any other sophomore English teacher. and we have others as well whose data is in the top quartortile of their particular team and we're proud of that. Uh other things are our special education teachers. They have additional things that they have to show for proficiency. They have to show proficiency and specially designed instruction, differentiated instruction, writing individual education plans, and also developing and monitoring IEP goals.
So, >> if you ever want to sit down, I mean, if there's a couple of you, I know you got five board, so you only have two at a time, but I'd be happy to drive over sit down and and just talk through it even more in detail. It's not a problem at all. >> I guess I'd like to know what it what it cost us to get to the point of us voting on Yes or no? You doing the project? What? What? >> Talk a little bit about like what your cost going to be for your facilities audit and then is what you're saying? Yeah. >> To get to a point of voting. >> Oh, so it um I give you a little bit range because what we'd want to do is come in and really walk the building and really look at everything you have so that um if if your study only costs, you know, x amount then you only need x amount.
>> My RO meetings start at 5:30 >> in the afternoon. >> Yes. >> What about the >> 22nd? >> What about the Wednesday? >> Wednesday. >> 22nd. I'm good. >> I don't know anyone else. >> How about the balance of the board? The 22nd of April. 4 to 7. >> It works for me. Is 4 to7 still the good time? >> Yes, >> AJ. >> It's not great, but I can make it I can make it work. >> 22. >> Okay. So, um >> unless we want to come on a Saturday. >> Adrian can make it work. He said >> I can make that I I would prefer a Saturday, but I can make that 22. >> Yeah, 22. >> Okay. So, we're April 22nd. Yeah, we're good. >> Okay, the next column is the suggested day for the actual interviews and that would be a Saturday, May 16th.
Our special education teachers have additional training on top of pathway training with our special education specialists and department here at the district. Our cohort enrollment you can see has gone down over the past four years and that's because the need for teachers has gone down. As our student population has shrunk, our need for teachers has shrunk as well. And so the uh four years ago when we started Pathway, we thought there might be a bigger need into the future, but we've seen the needs change. And so we have hired fewer teachers. But you'll notice that um with a few dips, basically we are seeing a trend in a higher success rate of our teachers in our program. We have approximately 72% of our teachers who have begun over the past four years who are still in classrooms today. That's kind of exciting because we've put these teachers who've been trained in Gilbert Public Schools, who've been brought up as Gilbert Public Schools teachers in front of our Gilbert Public Schools students.
not, you know, trying to we'll just give you a large amount and then it's just more profit. So, we'd want to walk that. But I would venture say to be honest with you, looking at the detail and everything we're doing, uh you're probably anywhere uh I'm just going to throw a conserve because we like to be conservative, probably around 15 to $17,000. And the reason being is the time on the back end for them to do the evaluation. I wondered when >> and that gets us the the pie. >> That's working with the community. That's everything that >> drawings and stuff like that. Anything like that? >> That would be that' probably be the next step after um u that would be um so the study would identify every thing like had then you got time to make a decision. We'd sit down study and you say you know what we need to change out the mechanical.
That provides us enough time to establish some other additional materials and binders. It provides us the opportunity once you have selected who you'd like to interview, what that schedule looks like. What time do we begin? What time might we typically end? Um, where might be the location for the interviews to take place? Uh, how many questions are going to be asked? >> Yeah, that's a complete day. 8:00 to 5. >> We would generally do that. It's it's Saturday is good. We do it here in the district office. We're working, you know, we have candies coming and going and we'll work with the superintendent and uh you know, Miss Ne to find the right arrangements in room, but uh day >> Saturday, May 16th, >> how does that work for everybody? >> I'm good. >> Full day Saturday. >> Full day. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay.
Um, which we think is amazing. Here's what it looks like by the numbers. Currently, we have 53 elementary teachers across the district who have been or are currently part of our pathway program. We have seven kindergarten teachers, three first grade teachers, and you can look through and see the other numbers. Fifth grade, I don't know, there's a lack of fifth grade teachers. We have nine throughout the district, and that's kind of exciting. Our special education numbers are also strong. We have seven teachers in spice classrooms who are being very successful with that special population. And then we have of course a number in all of our programs. At the secondary level, we have six English teachers. Uh one is in junior high and the others are at the high school level. You can look through there and see that we've had every major every major subject area touched by a pathway teacher.
So that would move into like I said contract and then we would target okay who do we need to help us we just need engineering we don't need an architect engineering so we have the engineering draw those plans up and then depending on which contract how you want to do this because you could there's a several ways to get it done um and I like the GESC guaranteed your savings contract is a vehicle to do that uh all that's what we're doing at at at uh veter north we did that one at Clarksville >> that we've done here >> and and that's a mechanism and the nice thing about that part is if you do that contract we can negotiate on your if you do a bid spec you pretty much have to take the low bid it's very hard in Indiana to disqualify a bid uh very difficult but in this at a GSC grant negotiates for the for the for the school and equipment so we can tell if you've got a manufact or a mechanical contractor you like using, then we can, you know, we can make sure that number one, we he verifies with others to make sure they're not just because they're your preferred one, they're, you know, give you a big markup.
Thank you. The next column. >> Can I request some donuts? I'm so sorry for that day. >> Please remember, we didn't hear from you. Does that work? >> Okay. >> Looks like it works for everyone. >> That was the next following week if they wanted to. The next column is a suggested uh timestamp or milestone regarding and the board does not need to make a decision now on this but generally speaking boards sometimes are interested in making a validation visit to whomever you've selected um pending board approval and going to that school district and speaking to some of the members of that u candidate or applicant's uh location. Um, we're not going to get anybody from Hawaii, so you're not going to I'm joking. But if two board members want to attend that, it does not need to be agendaized. However, three or more would like to make a visit with um to the uh person's district.
And the same thing is true in our special education programs. At the secondary level, we have 11 teachers um in a resource classroom. And so we're proud of those teachers and the work that they do because teaching is hard. There's no two ways about it. But these professionals have opted to change careers. They want to make an impact. And there can be no doubt that they are. This is our third cohort. They're going to graduate in May. They're pretty excited about that. Um, and we always tell them, we don't know why they're excited because we're a lot of fun, but they're ready to move on. And here's some feedback from them. I want to draw your attention to the third one at the bottom, and this is from a teacher who is in a preschool special education program. She said, "Pathway makes teachers and friends and changes lives.
We make sure that so that's it. We also do stuff through the Wilson Education uh service center. That's what we're doing. The solar north Posey, we're doing the uh in Lanesville, we did the boiler project in Clarksville through the Wilson Education Center. you guys are a member of it so you can use that. So now what that does >> their preferred vendor that's already been contracted >> and the director there helps uh drive he helps with you guys and he's also work so we can do it all or again if we come through you just want to do the traditional bid spec. So if we identify in the study that you want to do all of that part and you want to do the bidsp spec then we would come in and and that would be one we'd bring someone in you know engineering in to do all the bids and then we go through and release those for you.
That's another opportunity that is sometimes done via Zoom as well. >> You don't have to decide that. You could actually do it on the uh 16th with the candy. you say what would work out and you kind of talk that through and figure out a date that would work. >> Recall, however, that the following week after that Saturday interview process, Madame President, your legal counsel and whoever you've selected pending approval by the board is going to begin to work on that person's contract. So, that is one thing that typically takes place following that. >> We must have a title here. That was just about to say May. >> So we need to know when your >> what's your next board meeting regularly scheduled after >> June 12th >> in June. >> June June. Okay. >> June 12th. So >> and the approval of a contract for a superintendent must be done at a regular board meeting, not a special board meeting.