So for most of my career, this is what iLearn looked like. They gave you standards and there were a lot of them. They were kind of vague and you kind of hoped that you were teaching what was going to be tested at the end of the year. You taught with all your heart all year long. They gave a test right before the kids left. The kids didn't do very well on the test, but you still had field day and then you came back and you did it all over the next year, right? And there was very little as an individual teacher you could do to make changes in that because you didn't really know what was on the test and you didn't really know the level of rigor and you didn't really know how much of anything was going to be on the test. And guess what?
If you recall, Kelly went in December of 2022. Um, Mrs. Brightite, Amy Brite, had left um and resigned in October and Michelle called me over, right, of like it was the end of October and I was coming. Like I swear when I first started it was two weeks later and Kelly was like, "Peace out. I'm going to St. Louis for the week of all the things, right?" And I'm like, "Okay." Like, I can do this, right? Thank goodness for Coslet. Um because I was like, "All right." So, we did it, right? Um I thought I had it all figured out, right? all the things um things were done differently, right? I knew that I needed and I knew what our I thought I knew what our staff needed, right? Because I was with them the year like a year and a half earlier and um I knew that they were wanting someone to do it.
Okay, but we know this link. We saw him last round. He can come back from pretty much anything. Does an up air and another up air, man. Man, Donkey, Kong, and Lucas both have the same up air, I tell you. Does a back air and does a side knee. Doesn't bury him. That has a chance to. And I'm pretty sure Link was too far in the air for it to bury him. So he kind of just bounced. Oh, barely misses. Barely misses the ledge. Okay, but Link is at a pretty high percent. So a good punch. Yeah. Yeah. Good thing he's charging that punch. A good a good old one, two should be enough. Oh, he tries to do the same thing. No, he sends him the other way. Oh, parries that, but to no avail. It's not like I don't think Donkey Kong has anything that can reach below.
>> Thank you. The the last question I have is I understand um well first of all what are you going to be doing to be transparent with the future choice parents who are looking at Pelum about the study being undertaken concerning the future education of Pelum K through six that's they go together >> yeah so I would say the the future of Pelum that's something that Dr. Z would like to put together and do an analysis that we bring forth and after we get through this budget that we will start working on putting that forth and that's something we would present to the school committee andor have school committees input on. Um but how that looks and what that shapes out to be right now I don't have that information. Um but we strive to be transparent and to include and um to talk about it publicly at the school committee meetings.
So that that was really a selling point for that. So feel like this could be a pretty good opportunity for us to hire somebody from that that's already been here for four or five months and understands the school. So >> very good. Anybody else? >> Lindsay, can you read any of that? >> So I just wanted to point out some information that I put on there. Um because as we know we're going into some financial but you know looking at it from a district level stance on money. Um there's a state law that's in effect that says that the state will fund special education at 92%. They have not done that in a long time. Um due to some other issues like our we have lower enrollment that's going to take a hit on us but also the fact that we're not they're change looking to change the funding formula.
Um, you know, there's a lot of a lot of credit that that it it would run smoother at a high school, middle school, but ultimately that's your guys's decision on what that looks like for next year. forward moving to become more efficient. Makes sense. Move it down. Motion by Dolphin. >> And a second by Josh. Is there any other questions, comments, discussion?
Well, we're proposing quite a number of trees to help block out that view. So, as far as actually seeing what's going to be happening on the police side of the world, um it'll help significantly minimize what you may see and those will be green um through all seasons. >> And that is all for me. Next up is Chief and council, ladies and gentlemen, good evening and uh thank you once again for allowing me this opportunity to uh speak to you tonight in the interest of not reinventing the wheel. Um and just asking for the patience from those who have already heard uh have heard me speak on this topic uh previously. I'm going to read my statement that is very similar to what I had presented back on January 28th. Once upon a time, more than 35 years ago, I was a 19-year-old police officer working in that building next door during its last renovation when the police department only occupied half of the basement.
Yeah. >> The students here some of the students in >> Oh, yeah. That that's different. But it was on the reservation. Yeah. any of the students that go to au reservation? >> Um, there's a few >> a few. There are a few. There are a few. Not a lot, but there are a few. >> Okay. So, most of them. >> Yeah. But most of the students live in town. >> Yeah. If they're in town, then they can, but if it's on the reservation, they cannot. >> Yeah. No, that was just because he had asked me what we do on the nation. Yeah, we have the SRO visit. Sometimes our principal goes out to visit. So, >> did you have another question? >> More of a comment than a question, but so some families this is perpetuating is generation to generation and so >> that makes it more >> it makes it more challenging.
So we were dinged for that. So Marty and John and I um the auditor general's office requested a meeting with us basically to scold us. Uhhuh. And um and then to just check a box that said they had a meeting with us. So um they started the meeting and I and I said we've read your report and I said these are let me list for you all of the things that we are doing to address these concerns. you I shared with them the statistics about the number of students in charter schools, the number of students in um who are taking the ESA, the number of students who are being homeschooled, the number of students who Prescuit Unified runs buses out here to pick up and take into their schools. By their own admission, Prescuit does that because if they didn't come and take our students from us, they would be underwater.
So we would expect a student that is identified in second grade to pass the I read assessment early in second grade and we can see that. So this tells us two things. One, we're identifying and we have the right identification measures in place and then two um we are making sure that they are growing to their potential. So you know a year ahead of a state assessment is great but they're right there where they need to be. When we look at our iLearn data for ELA, again pulling out our high ability students, we have some grade levels that are doing great. We look at fourth grade, think about that above proficiency and I learn, which is above grade level. That's where we expect them to be. There are some grade levels that they're not necessarily where we want them to be. and we'll talk a little bit about some of the mechanisms that we've had in place to move forward and really making sure that we're seeing more of our high ability students in that above proficiency.
If you see something in red, that usually means it's it's problem. So, you know, your main three buildings, you'll see very little red. Those cab heaters aren't working in the entryways. They're just not doing their job. So, we'll need to replace those planning. So, that's it. science lab. I put it in green just because we just did that one and it's kind of cool. It does a really good system and that's what we're going to do at Deli. What we did at the science labs or I'm sorry at Camden. That's what we're going to do there. All right, that's mine. >> Thank you. So, this slide uh just kind of a a visual summary. I'm a visual learner. So I uh we put together this line just to give you kind of some real high level um kind of points again that this book is going to be kind of your bible for digging into the weeds and getting in deep.
They've opened the doors and they've actually shown us what's on the test um and the level of rigor and how to support kids who are in the process. So Cindy, if you would change the slide. I I stole this slide from the Department of Education, but I left their s symbol on so you guys know that I stole it. So, they took the standards as they sat in 2020 or 2022 and they said state law said they had to take 25% standards away and create prioritized standards. And then out of those standards, 33% of the 75% that was left were essential standards, the ones that are most often tested. All right. I did a lot of math there. I'm sorry, Tim. All right, change the slide. You had that like, why did they do that? I don't actually know the answer to that, but they did.
So, Kelly went away of all the things. I think I like I was like, "Nope, we're not doing these behaviors. Suspend, suspend, suspend." And you're going to see it really quickly on this next slide. And um that is why a year later in December in 2023, I'm like, "Okay, Kelly, what is it that you were doing? Somebody help me." Right? I was saying to 9:00 doing referrals each day. Like it was a mad house. Right there. My office was always stacked full. I just couldn't stay on top of it. So if you look into 23 24, remember that is just when the admin team had it, right? The shift was almost a hundred just on our perception of behavior. Changing our perspective when we were coming into a room with an upset child, changing our approach, um being able to deescalate and to regulate children 100 less, right?
Ooh, he did have something that could reach above the platform, though. Uh, but he was a little too far to the left. Oh, and is he? Yep. He does a forward throw again. But Link's Link's recovery is very horizontal in nature. Like he can go side to side really well. Not as good in at in in the vertical sense, but in a horizontal sense. He can he can cover a large distance a lot like Donkey Kong actually. And does an up air sending him to the top just like what he was trying to do at the beginning, sending him off the stage up the top. All right. Tries for a grab and jumps away before Link can grab himself. before Link can grab Donkey Kong himself. Does an up tilt. Little gets away from the upbey. Good job. Tries for a forward air. Um Donkey Kong has quite a few spikes in this game.
So I think the first step is to follow the school committee meetings and and then we go from there. But we don't have it laid out in steps at this time. >> Thank you. Well, good job, >> William. >> Uh yes. I guess I just want to at our next meeting because I know Tanya is not here really be able to dig into the 19,000 of the curriculum ad. It just seems like if it's a reoccurring expense, it seems like it's a lot for 127 students and I don't even know if the I Ready is a K through six curriculum or not. Um, so it just seems like a high dollar amount to be spending and maybe we should look at that. I will take note of that. >> Um, all right.
We're going to have new leadership within the state um both at the state level and of education and governor. We also are legislators not super pro public education. Um there's concerns about money in the future. Um so if you have the opportunity um to know what that really affects. That's what I gave you. Basically we are currently funded at 67% of excess cost. So not the 92% but at 67% which means that we are funing $436,000 out of our general fund to support special education. So, um if you need a point to uh raise to your legislators and that that's that's a major one. Um you know, I've got everybody's from the state. You can I can share that with you, but it really impacts our general fund. If we could put $430,000 back in our general fund. So, >> so that No, I don't have all the uplifting part of it, but it's the reality to where we're at and where we're apparently [clears throat] going um in terms of special education.
>> Hearing none. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Same sign. Motion passes. 6. Item number 14, the Wilson daycare. >> Okay. Okay. So, I want to spend a little bit of time talking about the Wilson daycare as well. Um, moving into the summer, you know, we could have anywhere from one full-time kid to three full-time kids here at the daycare. Um, you know, whenever you're talking about finances, that doesn't really add up. I have had some interest from community members asking what the protocol would be to try to transition that daycare over to where it was maybe more community ran instead of school. I don't know what that looks like at our point, whether that would be it still ran here at the school or whether they'd be looking at other other options on where it would be ran. Um, we really haven't got very far into that conversation and what that looks like for next year.
And at that time, the structure was already nearly 75 years old. Since then, I have spent my entire adult and professional life working in that building. And because of that experience, I believe that I am in the unique position of being able to provide a firsthand and factual assessment of why the Burrow of Belle is in need of a new building and more specifically as it pertains to my role here this evening, a new police headquarters. There are numerous deficiencies within our current facility. But in the interest of clarity, I want to begin by addressing one point directly. There has been some public discussion on social media suggesting that quote mold is not the problem and that is incorrect. Mold is a huge problem and is a serious and ongoing issue within police headquarters. Several officers have formally reported health concerns that are directly related to their work environment in that basement.
I don't to to go into a home and to convince a mother that that didn't finish school herself that her kid needs to finish school or or her son, it is a lot harder. But if if if it doesn't stop somewhere sometime somewhere, it'll it'll just continue to perpetuate. >> Yeah. >> You know, and and so um it's 25% of our school and and I understand that the social economic of of that 25% is all the way from top to the bottom. And I and I understand those situations, but um I would hope, maybe I'm wrong, you know a lot better than I do, that that the tribe would have resources to to be able to maybe go in do home visits and to go into these homes and and possibly assist some of these families and whatever help they would need to to get their kids at school, right?
They have no problem putting us underwater to keep themselves above. So, I went through all the things we're doing, all the reductions in spending, all of the um something that will be on our agenda later tonight that um entering into contracts to lease unused space because god forbid we should be inefficient for having empty classrooms. Um so, we went through all that with them and I would say once we shared with them all the things that we were doing, I think they were satisfied that we're doing everything we can and more. So, um I thought overall the meeting was productive. thought we shared with them thoroughly all the things that we're doing to remove ourselves from the approaching high-risisk. One of the one of the things on their approaching high risk so is decline enrollment maintaining unused space. Another thing was um our debt service because we have debt service on the track and debt service on the housing and so we got winged for having debt that we need to pay our debt.