But I concur with Chris that we need to bring it back to the committee and see chicken or egg kind of thing, which comes first. Do we make a motion to change or do we push with our state legislators? Uh and one thing in the code um because it said other ethnic groups including but not restricted to and then it identifies all the ethnicities and then on at the end it says etc. So it probably has room to add because we could do a local policy as well as a school board and this will be reflective of our community that we serve with a large number of Arab-Americans we have 35% 40%. So, um I think this fits in with policy 640 as well where the um number two student needs as identified by research demographics and um student achievement and other data. So, you know, I think as a local policy that's something that um I'm hope we could add.
It sounds like it's an educational issue where, you know, I'm going to be shown some level two trees and I've already said where I stand on those. So, I I'm not really sure there's any benefit for me to be there in light of how I'm going to vote. >> It sounds like we do not need the site visit except for people that might want to arrange it separately for Becca just to give us an education which we can do on our own which I may do sometime if you know for my own for my own purposes. >> Otherwise, I have to walk around and look at trees. >> All right. So >> I I I will say the storm hasn't buried them or knocked them off. Every single tree is flagged. Um Matthew, I think with blue flagging, >> correct? >> So down you could find them.
Um I know you and I was communicating with Lisa and we and she spoke with um the attorney so but I'll wait for your answer as well. >> Thank you. >> Could we call the question on the amendment to the motion? >> Yes. >> Hold on a second. We're No, I just want to be voting on >> You may want to reread the amendment. >> Yeah, we have to vote on Muhammad's amendment to the motion. >> Adding you amendment, not on the right. >> Correct. You are not voting on 660. You are voting on the amended 660. >> Okay. Just so you know. >> So saying yes means we're not going back to the teachers. >> Correct. >> No. Voting >> yes. If you vote yes, we're amending the policy without going to the curriculum advisory committee. >> Muhammad, I'm assuming you're okay with that, >> but I think Muhammad wants you to vote yes.
>> Are they different colors depending on the hazard rating? >> No, towns tend to use orange and uh Ever tends to use blue. And and Becca, I would not expect you to give me all 21 in category 2, but like if I can just get an understanding of where a couple of them are, that would be helpful. Again, I don't I'm not worried about level three. It's level two I want to look at. >> So, I do um I do have a an actual I have the tree list um that um Becca and Melissa and Jasmine have. Um they do not have the tree ratings on it. The tree ratings are something I did this week. Um but uh they are on my version of the list. It's easy enough to send that to to Becca pretty quickly. >> All right. So between um between now and our next meeting on the 12th um uh um Matt city can send out information for those who want to go visit certain sites of the trees, see if they can see it on their own.
>> I think you need to vote. No, you need >> I know I'm voting, but I just >> Okay, >> no, we've already got we're already got the roll call. Roll call, please. All right, start over >> with roll call that people understand is with Muhammad's amended motion. >> Are you approving Muhammad's amendment? >> It's a motion. >> Thank you. Sorry. >> Member, >> no. >> Member Sar. >> No. >> Member D. >> No. >> Member Cas. >> No. >> Member J. Yes. Yes. amen. >> No. So now we need to go back to the original motion because we still have a timeline with that. >> Correct. Okay. >> So then >> it reverts back to the I move the school order to adoption >> which we've already made. >> So now we can do correct for that. >> Now we're doing for the original.
They can always contact Becca to see if she's has an opportunity to to point them out. Uh meanwhile, it sounded like there was a request to see um if there can be u either a fund or a number of replacement trees that could be donated for uh placement in the future if that's something that can be that can be looked into or a proposal made in that regard. Um is there anything else we need to add to this? It's it doesn't sound like until we know that information until people get a little bit more of a visual that they're ready to to vote on this. So, we're going to we're going to um continue it to the 12th with those two things. Anyone who needs to want needs wants to see the trees either contact be you know I think through Jasmine we'll send out information whatever is information available.
>> This is as as presented. as presented. >> As presented as present, >> yes, >> thank you. >> Member D. >> Yes. Member Casper. >> Yes. >> Member J. >> Yes. >> And member. >> Yes. Motion passed. Thank you. >> All right. Next. Staffing 2627 school year. This isformational. >> Yes. Just to give you a brief uh uh understanding. Uh first of all compliments to uh our building administration particularly our our principles our APIs our directors of guidance and their staff uh as well as uh Dr. McMillan Dr. Huffman Mr. Vondo and several others uh staffing sectioning and staffing is an enormous process. It's a enormous undertaking um starting when uh students um start thinking about the classes for next year going through the registration and so on. Um what you have in front of you is where we feel like we're at as we went through that process so that we could go ahead and start staffing our buildings.
If you need more information than that you can contact Becca. will be I'm sure happy to talk, guide, show pictures, whatever. Um, and in the meantime, we can also get some information um from Matthew about a proposal, potential proposal to for replacement trees that would be determined locations determined by Becca and working with Becca on that. Is that acceptable? >> I think that I think that makes sense. I think um when it comes to the tree replanting uh it opens up a lot of just logistical questions like for example for the level three um trees I think it we're all in agreement that it's beneficial for both Eversource and the town to have the level threes removed. So because we agree that these are definitively hazard trees uh I wouldn't be replacing it's not a tree that would be replaced if that makes sense. Uh, so I wouldn't really I I would not I would not be enthusiastic about a onetoone replacement, but um if uh it's something that I'd be very happy to work out with Becca um and L just and um follow her lead on on what she wants.
Uh we did see an overall net decrease uh for next year in total student enrollment. Uh not by a significant amount um but uh we did see an increase at Samberg by uh roughly 57 students decrease at stag by 15 uh and at Andrew by 77. So not a significant reduction but um a little bit of a reduction. Uh what that has uh netted is a overall decline in uh full-time equivalency or FTE from um uh at 4.1 teachers. Um what we saw though is is a uh increase in FTE for uh our EL programs as the board has been u made aware for uh several months. uh we are adjusting our our programs particularly at Samberg and STAG uh based on the success that we've seen uh with a co-taught um unsheltered cotton environment for our special educ excuse me for our EL students um we are adopting that model at stag and Samberg um which has led to a little bit of a increase in in our need for EL teachers uh we've also seen a growth in uh CTE specifically uh tech and engineering uh formerly known as applied tech uh across all three campuses which I think speaks to the efforts that our district has made uh to really meet students where they're at in terms of their post-secondary uh pathways uh particularly um in manufacturing and the trades.
>> I think that is fair. >> I'd like to point out that I think if you said you planted 50 trees, it might go over really nice with the town instead of just saying like, oh, we just replaced 21 even though we took down 46. And I did want to point out that Eversource made $1.7 billion in profit last year. So maybe you could do 50 trees and that was that was up 800 million over the year before. So my electric bill went up. So >> it I'm always nervous to have like to set a hard tree number meetings like this because I think it's a question. I I think I prefer uh quality over quantity of trees and planting locations especially in forested towns can be very limited. Um the other thing I wanted to say is if anyone goes to look at these trees uh without me or Becca there you are going to see painted trees uh that are painted for removal.
Um other than that, it's been a fairly uh there's been a little bit of a reduction in the core areas which you would uh which you would logically see if if you see a net reduction in your overall enrollment. Um but that's where we're at. uh we feel like our process is fiscally responsible um and looks at our students uh interests as the primary driver of our staffing which we will proceed um after tonight's meeting to staff our buildings. >> Thank you. >> All right. Nothing with for you. Okay. Board comments. Member Jabber. >> Yeah. Um we had nine speakers today out of out of 13 or 12 I believe. 13. >> 13 speakers. >> 13. So I think so. Yes. >> Yeah. 10 10 out of 13 speakers. and um most of them advocated for Arab as a world language and um RBO and I support both of those.
These are trees that are located outside the road layout of the DCR. Uh I sent a a separate tree list to the DCR which they approved. Um so there there will be no trees painted for removal obviously until um within a road layout uh until we reach a resolution. >> I I have to speak up here because we essentially had Eversource admit exactly what I'm saying which is level two and one trees they see no need to look at the same way because guess what those are not immediate threat. So again, state law is going to be violated if those are removed. And I think the town is going to open itself up potentially to precedent that should not be opened up. >> All right. >> So frankly, just like just like Eversource does not want to create precedent and agree to a forested community is what we're being called.
Um would love to work on a resolution for RBO. I think it'll be great for students. So I'm in favor of that. >> Thank you. >> Member Cas. >> Uh no thanks. >> Member D. >> Uh as Dr. Zeter had mentioned uh we will be going down to our legislator advocacy for the school board members next month. So I look forward to that experience to talk to our legislators. Um if there's anything that our board members would like us to uh discuss, please uh let us know. And uh thank you members Zeter for promising to drive because I will be tired. >> Member Danlow. member Kelly. >> Uh just a brief comment uh in a humorous way at my house. Uh often people come to me and they say we should paint this room or we should cook more healthy food or we should save more money and that's my family's way of saying I should do that.
Yes, we are one of those few communities in the state of Massachusetts that have scenic routes protected by state law. Understand that's a fact. And so if if Eversource does not want the president to agree to plant trees, then I certainly am not going to have a precedent of violating state law for those. >> Understood. I am looking for this to be continued to March 12th, unless someone has a unique argument to bring up. Can someone Is anyone interested in making that motion? I will make the motion. I'm going to make a motion that um Eversource Scenic Roads hazardous tree removals be continued until our meeting on March 12th. Is there a second? >> Second and a roll call vote >> and a test. >> I don't understand like is the motion just to continue it or is it continuing based on coming back with those things that we asked for?
And uh I feel like on a school board we talk a lot about we but in effect we know that we talk about a lot of stuff and then of course the administration has to go do it. And I want to apologize for saying we're going to do this when in effect that you all have to put a little blood, sweat, and tears into making these things come come to fruition. We just appreciate the hard work. >> Thank you. Member Saratory. >> I'll try to make this as quickly as possible. Um, as many of you know, since the last board meeting, um, there was a robocall made about me that I felt hit below the belt. Um, so as most of the robocalls that have been made in the last number of months against members of this board and this administration, they are based on no truth at all.
>> Well, they are going uh we're going as described earlier in the meeting. He's going Matthew's going to come up with a proposal for the trees working with Becca. Anyone who wants to can go to visit the trees as we said before. >> All right. >> Call to say hi. >> Trisha Kendall is continued to March 12th. >> Thank you, Becca and Matt for the presentation. >> Thank you guys for having me. >> 55 Tilton Avenue. This is being continued also until >> March 12th. We love March 12th. I'm making a motion that 55 Tilton Avenue special permit and site plan review be continued to March 12th. Is there a second? >> Second that. >> Roll call vote. >> Deepen. >> Anna Tesmanitzki. I >> know. I >> All right. That is continued to March 12th. 30 Memorial Drive YMCA. We got a continuence on that.
They are all lies. In order to respond to that robocall, I have my the letter that I received when my job at Beverly Bank was terminated to explain exactly why my position was taken away. The letter is written by Mike Johnstone who is the executive vice president of Beverly Bank and copied to Paula Jones who was the vice president of human resources. The letter was dated March 18th, 2014. Okay, 12 years ago. And I will not read the whole letter, just a couple sentences. as confirm and I quote as confirmation of our conversations yesterday is truly unfortunate that your position is being eliminated due to the reorganization of the Beverly Bank County responsibilities. It is presently slated to wrap up effective June 14, 2014. We have every faith that you will maintain your solid work ethic and high level of professionalism during this period of time.
>> I am making a motion that YMCA is being continued to uh March 12th. Is there a second? >> Second that. >> Roll call vote. I >> Anna Tespidki I >> Scapelier I >> Want to >> Trisha >> Kendall I uh 240 to 260 Pleasant Street site plan review design plan review and site alteration special permit also asked for a continuence. Um did they did they look for a longer date or >> March 26 >> to March 26. Thank you. So continuing that to March 26. Is there a second? >> Second that >> and a roll ku >> lip. Anna Tesmanitzki I >> Scapel I >> Montino I >> and Trisha Kendall I that's continued to March 20 March 26th all right so uh left on the agenda we have any updates does anyone have any updates uh we're going to not going to do the planning board task list obviously there's no update on the community design review committee >> not yet with Lisa on this Wednesday >> okay so meeting with Lisa on Wednesday about that CPC >> yeah we had a meeting and We voted on um the second round of attempting to purchase a piece of property um that is adjacent to the town forest.
Knowing how seriously you take your responsibilities, I would expect no less from you. it is appreciated. So all I want to say is that this is based on fact. The robocalls are not based on fact. They are based on lies. And again, lies about me, lies about President Zeter, member Dalton, Mr. Naline, Jen, and other individuals. Um, unfortunately I believe there may be people in this room right now who are responsible. I think this is being done by a group and not just one individual. And I just have two questions. Number one, I'd like to know what all of us have done that is so bad that has brought this type of call to demean us, to ruin our reputations, to technically try to destroy us. What could we possibly have done to anyone to bring this about? I don't understand it. I really don't.
There's lots of conversation that went along with it. Um I don't need to get into all of it here, but it will come up in the town meeting. I would suggest everybody pay attention to this one when it comes up in the town meeting. >> Okay? It is very um it it's not coming up the same way we did last time and I don't know if it's been um I don't know when they have to put it out there so I can't I don't want to put it out in public or I guess it was a public meeting. I don't know. But um so part of it was approving to to have it appraised again and um you know making basically making an offer but if that doesn't work then there's a possibility of eminent domain >> which is going to change it in a very big way.