Um, our building is busy with a math adoption. We have a team in place. All the grade levels are representative and reviewing samples right now. Um, looking at samples with regard to current standards. We're also trying to look at um the department of ed is stepping up um K through two, the primary grades in math. We've talked a lot, you know, the DOE has a lot to say about primary grades and reading, but next year we're going to have to start what's the universal screener. We don't know what it is yet. a surprise soon. I don't know. But they have released that as well as um they've given the primary grades the same kind of descriptors of standards that we've had in iLearn grades. So that's really helping the teachers kind of see those standards in a different way and which ones are the priority.
substantial. >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. You agree with that as well, Chris? >> I I I agree. I don't know the exact number, but uh a significant portion of the sites in the flood plane. >> Okay. Okay. Um stipulated fact two, the conservation commission has jurisdiction over activities that alter a flood plane. Agreed. >> Yes. >> Okay. stipulated fact three. The site and the buildings have flooded historically. >> The the site will have flooded. I'm not aware of the building flooding. >> We have evidence of that. Would you like to us to share it? Hold on for one second. These have been these are pictures that were taken over the years of that site. We can we can send these to you as well uh Chris and John. >> Okay. >> The one in the right hand corner uh on the bottom there is the water coming over the falls and across the Myrtle Street.
>> You know, school choice was exhausted. >> If we started tapping it for besides the 245, but other other items type of deal, it'd be gone. and then you know the old proverbial kick the can down the road and you know it's going to boomerang back at us. So >> yeah, I mean reliance on school choice beyond that you know $100,000 adjustment would then throw off the calculation that we >> absolutely >> um you know have implemented in terms of the plan and and that plan would end in fiscal year 30. Yeah. Um, I mean, minor adjustments of course we could, you know, we could make and it would impact that that fund a little bit, but um, yeah, major, you know, >> we're talking about a lot of money here. Um, you know, a $1.6 million variance that that >> yeah, isn't going to be solved with one time money?
>> Yeah. Yeah. So the the library dis and program policy has words in there about recognizes that library displays are provided for the interest information and enlightenment of all students represent a wide range of varied and diverging viewpoints and provide access to content that is relevant. Whereas this one, you know, I would love to represent a wide range of varied and diverging viewpoints to be part of this library collection development. Is that what this policy is? Like how will like the materials that we put into our libraries? >> Yes. >> Or do I have that totally wrong? Okay. >> No, no, you're right. And um I don't see why it couldn't be woven in. Actually, um, if we took these in a different order, I have the note on here about weaving it into the 31 because I'm looking at the other one too, the other doc, which if you're you're in that dock now, too, Matt, or aren't you?
She said it would be better for next year. we can do it more at like the scale that it's usually done since it's a big event usually and fully launching our HSAFP exposure since um by the end of first semester we were able to um get a co-chapter with KOSA but we weren't able to fully be active in it since it was really late in the year and also So, we want to have more hands-on experience and interactive activities for students to gain those skills that are going to be essential for them not only in college and labs but also in their future careers. And we also want to expand those connections with those medical professionals just so when students get out there in college and in their careers, they have those connections for to gain those I'm sorry to for to gain into the field with a secure foundation in knowledge with people they can be comfortable with speaking to and gain more opportunities that way.
Thank you, Dr. Phillips. Uh we sometimes we have uh work sessions on policies, sometimes we don't. What's the board's pleasure on this one? I would like to have a work session on this policy. If there's no objection, Dr. Phillips, could you schedule a work session for us on this policy? We'll get that done. Great. Uh I was able to attend the business advisory group meeting uh last Friday morning uh led by Mr. Edwards and uh attended by a number of uh business leaders in the community. Uh the majority of the meeting had to do with uh early childhood programs, pre-K programs here at BCSC. There have been a number of funding cuts that are impacting those programs this year. I think we had some grant funds from a couple of uh uh major contributors that helped us continue the program this year. Um but the leaders of the program are trying to uh and use this meeting as an opportunity to try to develop marketing plans uh that will focus on the positives of pre-K and uh see if we can get the attendance up where it needs to be so that the programs um wouldn't need to be cut.
We multiply that by the 73% support that parents had on the survey. On the other side of the addition sign there, we've got 0.75, which represents the 75% of your community that are non-parents, non-staff. We multiply that by the support from your non-parents, non-staff, which was 60%. When we add those numbers together, we get to 63.3%, which if the election were held today, that's the level of support we would predict you would see on that operating referendum renewal. And remember the margin for error here on this survey was a 1.49%. So you're well clear of the necessary threshold there for support from your uh community. We then looked at some potential additional funding. So we explained that there are some other initiatives that the district could consider addressing. And we wanted to understand what the community's priorities were. So we asked them to prioritize on a high, medium, or low scale early childhood education, additional safety and security, and enriching STEM programs.
Is there a motion to approve the recommendation for the out of state professional leave? >> I move to approve the recommendation. >> Second. >> I'll second. This is a really great opportunity. We've had uh to other events with Steam in the park during the summer and this one sounds awesome. Me, too. All those in favor of approving the recommendation for the offate travel signify by say none. >> I same sign abstensions motion carried. The recommendation to approve the retirement notice of Robert Abraham effective the conclusion of the 2526 school year. This request includes a request for bridge. Is there a motion to approve the recommendation of retirement? >> I move to approve the recommendation. A second.
So all that really is going to be information to use toward the adoption. They're also doing a lot of networking, calling other schools, calling other teachers, what do you use, is it effective, is it not? So more to come on that. Um as for the fun side of things, it's Dr. Seuss week. So, thank you to Tara for planning some fun things to do. And also, um I know I think the high school mentioned it maybe. Um there's random acts of kindness week that happened in February. Mrs. Ants does a great job. She comes up with all kinds of opportunities for our kids to get um you know, familiar with giving compliments and receiving them and ways for them to say thank you to to other peers and and staff members. um other fun little things that are just kind of push the idea that small little things that you do for somebody goes a long way.
The rest of the pictures are uh from the site itself either in the parking lot or the loading dock or uh in the building itself. So, can we agree that the site floods historically? >> Mr. Chairman, can you hear me? >> I can. Is that Mr. Angler? >> Sorry. Yeah. Yeah. I didn't realize I was unmuted. Um, if you could send us these for the record, Jeff Angler. I'm obviously the applicant from SLV Ashlin. This is the first we're seeing these photos. Um, I'm not sure stipulations for me are in a legal sense. So, I'm not sure the objective here. Please send us the photos. We'll review them. I mean, we can't authenticate these photos. We don't know where all of them are, obviously. I see one of them looks like the mill building, and I'm not saying they're not all of the site, but we're not going to stipulate to anything that we haven't seen um before this evening.
No. >> So, >> not at all. Okay. Well, it will be curious. >> Um, so Mr. Kie, does this change the presentation on Thursday at all? Oh, I well well no I suppose not in that um you know unless if the school committee were to direct Maguire and I to do something then we would do it of course but if it sounds like um you know we're we're not >> altering the current plan. So, um, so it really wouldn't change it from that perspective in terms of the information that we're going to provide to the finance committee. >> Yeah, it really seems like we have um >> forward with what we've got. >> Mhm. >> I agree. been careful with our budget and we have reduced in past years and um it would only hurt the students. Um to continue that um certainly inflation is real and everything costs more.
I don't care. >> My my Jeff, my mistake. I was looking at paragraph number two. Paragraph number one that you're sharing incorporates that and represent a wide range of varied and diverging viewpoints. I'm all good. Yeah, first paragraph. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yep. My bad. >> Yeah. >> Skip skipped right over it.
>> All right, any questions for our students? >> What areas of medicine are the two of you interested in pursuing in college and beyond? Um, I'm very interested in cardiology >> and Stephanie is actually not planning on going into medicine. >> Okay, >> that's all right. >> Yeah, but um she has been really active with this club and helping us make this possible. >> How many members uh are in your club? >> So on Google Classroom, we have over 100, but On average, every meeting we have like about 20 consistent members. >> That's great. >> Great job. >> One thing I just wanted to share um in closing um with emerging clubs, they come from student driven interests. So the students that you see tonight um like they come forward to us and they say we are interested in starting this and then they actually recruit our adult sponsors um like Miss Gibney and Miss Cal who's not here tonight.
Uh also discussed was the graduation rate, the recent improvement in that, how we'll sustain the improvement, and uh in particular with the new state graduation requirements that are coming online in 2029, how will we keep that work going? Um, other board members with reports, Ms. Lloyd? Good evening. Uh, just a few updates from the School Foundation. The South Asian Gala, uh, which helps provide funding for, um, STEM programming in BCSC is going to be held Saturday, April 11th at The Commons. Uh, tickets are now on sale at southasiangala.com. Um, another really important and exciting part of this event is that BCSC STEM students and teachers are acknowledged and celebrated for their efforts in the field. Um, those are awarded through nominations. So, the foundation is gathering nominations right now. So, if you know of a student who's really excelling in STEM or a teacher who's incredibly passionate about this, please nominate them.
So what we did is we applied scores to each of those levels. So if someone wrote answered that something was a high priority, it was scored as a three. Medium priority is scored as a two. And a low priority is scored as a one. You can see in those charts there what percentage of folks said high, medium, or low for each of those initiatives. And then on the right with those numbers assigned, we came up with a priority score. So the overall score based on responses, they're all pretty close. Uh they all fall between medium and high. And they're all right around that uh as you can see, 2.24 and 2.30. So uh your community thinks that all of them are are between a medium and a high priority. We then needed to understand are they is the community willing to pay any additional funding to address these priorities?
>> Any discussion? >> All those in favor of approving the recommendation for Mr. Abraham retirement signify by saying I >> oppose same sign abstension. Motion carried. The consent agenda items starting with the separation of high school's occupational therapist Michelle Sharp effective March 11, 2026 through the appointment of Brown County High School varsity assistant softball coach Philip Bowling group 7 $2380 statement effective March 2nd, 2026. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda items? >> I move to approve the cons the recommendation. I move to approve the consent agenda starting with the separation of occupational therapist Michelle Sharp and ending with assistant coach Philip. >> Is there a second? >> Second.
And so that was just a fun weekend. She worked really hard on that. Um our second grade very important Valentine was a hit. They brought people from home. That was on the 12th. We had a lot of fun with that. Science night, I some of you were there. I know that was huge. My goal was to count who came. I couldn't. I mean, it was just like they just kept coming and coming and coming. It was great. Everyone was leaving with just such positive things to say. So, thank you to Mrs. Shyman and um the volunteers to make that happen. And for families who are coming back to school when I know it's dinner and bedtime and baths and things, they so many people came. It was great. Uh other upcoming things you might want to know, uh preschool registration, our first round will be March 20th.
Uh, this is Chris Lucas. Do you do you have dates with each of these photos as well? >> They're from 1955. >> 1955, >> correct? >> Okay. Do you have any any photos of flooding within the last 50 years? >> Do we? We'd have to check. >> Or how about this century? So, are you suggesting that this is a oneand done? >> No, I'm not. But I mean, it's 70 years old. I was just thinking perhaps it would be more applicable to have something more current that >> Well, the fact that flooding is more prevalent now than it was 50 years ago, I would say that uh that kind of speaks for itself. Um I think these speak these pictures speak for themselves. the the the um >> the stipulated fact was that historically these buildings have flooded. None none of us own we do not own the buildings.
So I don't know how you keep your budget subpar. Um I know maybe it was at the uh budget advisory group someone had mentioned um free cash >> and I don't know if that was taken into account by the administrator when figuring out this 3.5. Did he give any indication if if he was they were willing to use a little bit of that? So, so one of the things that um you know that that I shared with with uh Mr. Hatad and Mr. Carrerero when we met on February 11th was um in years years ago we had been provided with uh information when it came to budget time. The town's projection of our budget was not it was presented in a way that would include a summary page of revenue that is anticipated for the town and then a summary of um expenditures and projected expenditures and then showing what our budget request was based on our budget request and any variance that there might be in the overall town budget as a result of of our of our budget request.
So, I don't know if there's any if there are any questions on this item. I mean, I don't think that there's anybody in anything in this um policy that anybody would bristle at >> or if they do, they need to let us know. >> Speak now. I mean, this is the third reading, right? Okay. All right. In that case, we'll go on to 31. Uh, excuse me 13. Uh, no, actually, let me hit the regulation for you. 61 61.13. Uh, and this just goes into detail about the selection of the materials and it's really um meant to be developmentally appropriate materials for kids that go back to what Matt was saying before, diverse interests and uh perspectives at a developmentally appropriate level. that one there. C for example, age appropriate grade level material evaluate whether the new material's treatment of difficult or sensitive subjects such as death or mental health is is de developmentally appropriate.