So at that point on our campus as a team, we look at academic and behavioral data to determine where our students greatest strength and barriers lie. Um, these are different for each of our students and we use the skills wheel to find out where we can most support them. So, a student who doesn't complete coursework may not understand how egeneuity works. And egeneuity is an online program our students on our campus use to get through courses. So, if they're not if they don't understand how that program works, their skill deficit would fall under the content and technical quadrant of that skills wheel. and that helps us determine what kind of intervention we need to help them get back on track. Self-regulation students may have difficulty getting started with work. Self-efficacy students um may struggle with anxiety or completing tasks. And a self- advocacy student may need help communicating their need um for help from the teacher because freshmen aren't the only demographic we have afraid of talking to the teacher.
>> No, we don't start the work until the bill is paid. >> They paid. I see. >> And it's it says in the letter that that once the okay >> the fee is received, we'll start the work. >> I guess my concern is the potential inconsistency, right? that if one person does two or three but okay it's not that bad and you know we get along with this I mean I don't know what the reasoning is as to why you do or don't charge people that there could be the the con you know the concern that well you know someone asks for more but someone you know I I'm not making myself very clear but the point is I know what you're saying if the rule is >> if you're going to ask for two or more we're going to charge you >> correct or you may >> and the only two cost letters that I sent outside of the lawyer or the contractor was to people that since June since the policy came out have asked for more than two requests.
Um it's a it's a thankless job at times and I think someone needs to thank you. So thank you so much for everything you do and I appreciate and value uh the work that you put in for this community. So thank you. >> Well, thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> Much appreciated. >> The following people have written in >> written correspondent. Sorry, Aaron. Go ahead. [laughter] Jump in. >> The following people have written into the board since the last meeting. Selectman Bob Beldin, Andy Korea, two emails. Chris Hughes, first selectman Steve Dunn, Kareem Hilton, and Ryan Fuji. >> All right. >> And moving on to approval of board minutes. >> I move that the board approve the minutes for the regular meeting 21826. Second. >> All right.
That is correct. Thank you. Thanks, Juanita. Minnie, go ahead, please. Yeah, so my question was Well, I'm looking at all these bullets and bullet points and I'm just wondering if um there are any subcommittees kind of meeting on you know, um because this is this is a lot that uh and they're looking at six meetings uh in a year, so um I'm just very curious how does um that the whole information, how is it all pulled together? I mean, you know, Um so some of this information is covered in sites and facilities currently if we're talking about, you know, structural updates, renovations, things of that nature. Um and then um the the work of the committee is really to ensure that each school has um the safety and security plan that is appropriate for that building and that staff and there are training requirements for staff, that it's reviewed with them and that they know what to do in case of an emergency.
>> Perfect. >> Starts at 7:00. >> Great. And then somebody will send out invites or an email to the winners to let them know. Don't want to forget that part. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Thank you. Have they been notified they won yet? >> Yes. I don't think >> I don't think so. >> Oh, no. Isn't that what your email Oh, Chris, you just sent out an email to thank >> Oh, we haven't we have not announced the >> the press release is going to come first and then uh and uh and then we'll be reaching out to uh the individual parties. And did we end up with all those emails? I know we were searching for those the people. Are we good with all those? >> Jamal sent an email with all the details um couple weeks ago or three week just after last month's meeting.
Um, my first reason is that there are extremely long lunch lines in the cafeteria. And today it took me almost 10 minutes to get my lunch. And sometimes it goes all the way almost to the back of the cafeteria. And with the microwave, the lunch lines were reduced because people were able to bring in their own home-cooked meals um and eat them at lunch. My second reason is that um the lunch lines, I mean the cafeteria tends to run out of food by the time the later lunches come. Um the names of the food that they have on the stands will not match um the food that they say because they have they've explained that they run out and I believe that with the microwave and people bringing their own lunch that there will be food left for the lunches to have. I also believe that it encourages healthy eating and people are able to bring food that they prefer and that um fit their cultural and heritage um standards.
You're part of the progress. So please join us for the picture. You be a photographer for today as well. Thank you so much. What do you want for your picture? Number one. >> Not who you are. There you go. >> How are you? >> Thank you. >> Congratulations. Uh, for kindergarten, Miss Pete has nominated Zakias Johnson Anton. And fun fact, I was his dad's teacher. That tells you how long I've been here. >> Thanks. Zakias is a leader both socially and academically in the classroom. Zakias comes to a school ready and eager to learn. He is persistent in his work and is always trying to improve. He is an active participant, encourages and encourages his peers to follow along. He will go out of his way to ensure all his peers feel welcome and seen. Zakias does not hesitate to lend a hand. Zakias is an amazing student to have in the class.
>> Thank you. Next one. >> Ensure all voices are heard. >> Thank you. We've talked about this one a little bit. Um really want to hear from everybody. So if you see your name on the stack a lot, maybe take a breath and then let's see if we can engage someone else in the conversation as well. Next one, please. >> Bless you. >> Thank you. engage thoughtfully and with purpose. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. Yeah, make sure you're thinking about what we're talking about and engage in that um thoughtfully as well. And then lastly, >> working for Dr. >> Yeah, if I remember it was hug the cactus. Is that the the metaphor that we had? So yeah, it's easy to talk about emotion, talk about how we feel, but we really need to also look at some of the facts that we have in order to address some of the issues that we're working around.
sometimes. So, helping them address that can push them um to where they need to go. This is our Kid Talk um tool. So, being able to provide our students with individualized help the way that we do requires all of the teachers and staff on our campus to work together as a team. And our Kid Talk tracker is one of the tools we received from the Center for High School Success. Um, it's a centralized place for us to log our main areas of concern in the tier one interventions we've already tried. And then we can also log goals for our students and the results of our tier 2 interventions. This process allows us to understand our students better and to find real practical solutions um to their spec specific to their needs to to guide them to success. All students have challenges to overcome and our campus is dedicated to helping them overcome them.
>> Okay. >> Other than that, I haven't had anybody else >> ask me for more unless it's something >> and this fee only went into place as of June 1st of 25. Correct. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Okay. I my comment back would be if our policy is to charge people if you have two or more And I would almost I don't know if you can but I would give it make charge everyone the minimum of a half hour. I mean I don't know if you can do that but our minimum of charge is going to be a half an hour because that otherwise it's not worth charging something. >> Right. Yeah. >> So I don't know again I don't know if you can charge a minimum but >> we'd have to relook at the policy because we did it I think I think it says 15 minute increments.
You want any any discussion on that? >> I just have a quick question. Yes. I mean for Monday night. >> No. >> Oh, >> they're not. They're on. >> Okay. No problem. Okay. >> Cool. Um any other discussion questions? Um all those in favor approve of board minutes say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? >> All right. Thank you. and back to you, sir. Superintendent's update. >> Thank you again, sir. >> Um, it's a rather lengthy update, so I I don't know if I'm going to read it all to readers. Um, but I I do want to highlight a few things that are contained within uh and just share with you some of the great work going on, especially in the area of teaching and and learning. Um, so I've had the opportunity to participate in the MTSS meeting, uh, facilitated by Deb and she does an amazing job, but it it was just so wonderful to meet the great group of educators that comprise that team and just to really get a sense and understanding of the areas of focus of implementation of MTSS that are currently in place and the things that they're, you know, working on and working towards.
Um and feedback is provided by this committee. So it is a large charge and I think the purpose of the district meetings are to make sure that there's a formal way in which you're bringing members of the committee together, uh very similar to like your school climate uh committees that are that are held. Um but but the true work regarding this is day in day out. Every day um there there are parts that that different members of the cabinet leadership team and other leaders throughout the district um providing feedback to schools ongoing on safety and security um in every capacity. This really is bringing that higher level of do we need to make systematic changes? Um and then certainly uh the superintendent um as is referenced in this last um this last bullet point, if there was something uh critical of nature, we want to be careful talking about safety and security, particularly when we're talking about individual building plans in any type of public forum, um as that that information um we need to be careful of who has that information and that the appropriate stakeholders are aware but there could be an executive session scheduled in which a particular safety and security um incident or plan or something of that nature uh is reviewed.
He packaged it all very nicely. Everyone should have it. >> I saw it. I just didn't know that there was a confirmation that they had been notified. So, they haven't yet. Okay, cool. >> Can we send them the press release embargoed like right before we send out the press release? Maybe >> I think we should before they read it in the paper. >> Yeah, that seems a little I agree. >> I think you know they they should be at least aware coming up. >> Agreed. >> When is the press release? >> Uh here the press release should be coming out by end of week if not Monday at the latest. Okay, that means it's written, not published. Correct. >> Yeah, it's it's already been written. I'm just uh waiting for the communication team to vet it and then publish it. >> Okay. Can we can we all look at it before it's published?
Um the school obviously does not provide food from every culture. Um I also believe that it encourages positive social interactions from people who would not normally be interacting with each other. Um, the microwave lines may be somewhat long, but it encourages people to go out of their way and talk to each other um, and positively interact with each other. Um, I also researched this topic a lot and I looked at many sources and there were no sources that stated that we are not allowed to have a microwave in the cafeteria. Um, as multiple teachers were saying, um, us students are also willing to fund raise money to get microwaves in the cafeteria or multiple Um, I believe that the lines were so long because of how popular the microwave was. Me and my other friends took advantage of the microwave being there and we brought food and I believe that with multiple the lines can be reduced.
>> When he was asked what he would like to be when he grows up, he wants to be a police officer. You want thumbs up everybody? >> Reuben, he has more family back there. >> Congratulations. >> Missed his whole family. All right. from Miss Ginon's first grade is Jonathan Antonio. Jonathan is a kind student who looks for ways to assist classmates and treats everyone with respect. He shows great leadership skills, takes initiative to help others, and is dedicated to his academic growth. Congratulations, Jonathan. Thumbs up. Congratulations. >> All right. Thumbs up. There you go. >> Congratulations. >> For second grade, I will have Mrs. Granado present her student of the month. >> Thank you. >> To the members of the board, um, Superintendent um, Diaz and administrators, parents, and students, good afternoon. So for the second grade student of the month, I'm very proud to present Tlea Velasco.
You guys have done a really um good job with that. The next thing we need to do is make sure that we're grounding all of our decisions, whether we're identifying options or interest um around the governing board guiding principles. They were the exact same ones that you had last year. So making sure that when we're thinking about options that we're putting on the table that they're aligned with student outcome focused governance goals, sustainable salary for staff, sustainable health care benefits, exploring revenue generation options and adhering to uh budgetary recommendations. So I want you to think about that lens as well in addition to the interest when we identify it for a particular issue. And then hi Alex, how are you? >> Good. How are you guys? Good. I'm going to have them do a team building activity and then I'll turn it over to you all.
You guys have any questions for us. All right. >> Thank you. You guys do a wonderful job over there. Thank you very much. Um, and I am grateful for the fact that I have an amazing staff and this year has been amazing, amazing group of teachers and I get a chance to honor both Jamie and Diane today because of their contributions to their campus. When you're on a small campus, we have 10 people. That's adults on our campus from when you walk in the front door and you see Miss Virginia all the way through the back of our school. And you basically get a chance to work with 10 adults, which means that every adult on my campus wears multiple hats. And so I'd like to start first with Jamie and um have her come up so I can speak a little bit about her.
Correct. >> Yeah. Yeah, it does say 15, you know, but anyway that I think I mean I think it's good to let people know what the policy is, but my concern is >> that we're not being consistent. So, let's make sure we're consistent. That's all I would say. >> But thank you for this explanation. I think it's great >> when you know that people need to know it is we put it right on the website. When you file a public records request, it's right there on our page explaining how to file a public records request. It's it's also right there >> for them to view the policy. >> Right. And then just one other follow-up question that you had a whole list of things that we don't charge for, right? Because >> right, >> minutes, um, things related to meetings. Okay. So, if someone's requesting that >> if they did it 10 times, I wouldn't charge them because I mean the law says I I charge for those things for anything that should be available in the public domain because it's open meeting law.
So, uh, that was fantastic. I also had the good fortune to attend uh a portion of the district professional development and evaluation committee meeting or PDK better known as and um in the great work that they do and what I thought was so wonderful that happens here in how it really is supposed to work is that it is co-f facilitated by educators um and so not a central office staff member, they're just there to support. And I thought that was fantastic because you don't see that in every district. And um and again just hearing um the areas that they're focused on in the professional learning that we offer for all staff uh in the ways in which they're trying to gain feedback about the professional learning offerings and what we do so we can continue to grow here in Brookfield uh was a wonderful opportunity for me to be a part of.
So that can also be uh done through the superintendent. Thank you. I have a question. Go ahead, Juanita. Okay, so it also states that our school security and safety plans are to be updated and submitted annually. Um has that been done this school year already? Um and I'm assuming that the committee that is made up of a local police officer, local first responder, teacher and administrator, a mental health professional, a parent or legal guardian, um a special education teacher, other persons deemed necessary, um that that has been done this year? So there Yes, there are safety and security plans have been submitted this year. Um the committee membership, Juanita, that you just referenced in this new policy expands the requirements for committee membership to include um more job titles and responsibilities, um but there is currently a uh district safety committee that has reviewed the plans, has met, has provided those to the appropriate personnel.