>> Well, so I want to give people hope and encouragement. Here in Massachusetts, we have a bill in the House. We have a bill well with great thanks to uh constituent Gene Lemieux who spoke to Representative Stella Reyes and she introduced a sister bill to one that Senator Michael Moore out of Worcester has had for a number of years to give us the right to opt out without being charged a fee. Because people who get sick from this radiation, they often lose their ability to get out into society because they become sensitized to all sorts of man-made frequencies, whether it's Wi-Fi or Bluetooth or cellular. Our bodies can't handle that toxic load. And so they lose their jobs. And so now you've got somebody who's disabled and you're going to penalize them a fee >> just to access their public water, gas, electric services. It's unconscionable.
I I don't think we really need any fundraising. >> we might have some. We have like some big crates in the Some big crates? Great. So you've already got it taken care of. Perfect. That sounds great. It's a wonderful idea. My my question was you talked about composting working with food services. >> Mhm. I assume there's some compostable material elsewhere in the school. Um people throw napkins away or whatever they they do in the classrooms. Um is there any possibility of at least maybe down the road looking at at being able to capture more of that as well as just working with food services? >> Yeah, I would love to do that in the future. Um and I actually in a few of my meetings with um other officials like um Miss Curly over there. Um we kind of talked about that. Um and the thing is is a lot of the um materials are either plastic coated or have plastic in them a certain percentage, and anything with plastic in it isn't compostable, so that's one of the issues.
Um and so we have uh uh coined the phrase at four corners to be here and be amazing. And so we're using the be here to really reinforce um uh attendance and uh being at school, showing up and even students at that young age can speak, you know, advocate uh if they're if they're feeling okay to go to school or if that appointment ends, you know, a little quicker than they thought than then just try to, you know, um uh push the parent. Well, think you should go to school. Um often it's not up to the child. other than you know there are sickness that's that you know we understand there's there's actual reasons and and excused unexcused um are accounted for and we also follow up with I think a very similar program that's used throughout the district to uh send out letters to folks um you know at 5 10 15 uh uh different absences um and make meetings with people to just try to understand how we can support them uh to do better um and so we've been enjoying uh the be here aspect of that and the the be amazing part is to try to um up the ante for you know positive behaviors in the building and we try to recognize students for being amazing.
And so we've been enjoying the be here aspect of that and the the be amazing part is to try to up the ante for you know positive behaviors in the building and we try to recognize students for being amazing. And each month we honor one student from each class and we highlight how they were amazing and they can they're invited to lunch with with me at the end of the month. So a lovely way for me to spend some time with some students and reinforce attendance and and being amazing. Um in other respects I want to talk a little bit about our involvement with Playworks which is a a new program I think to the district, which is trying to enhance the way we handle recess and and some of the unstructured time and very thoughtfully introduce games that maybe we all grew up playing, but maybe are less played out, you know, in the backyards and and on the street than they used to be.
So SB10 is a bill um, that is in legislation right now being considered um, to up to update the ECS formula uh, formula uh, which hasn't been updated since uh, 2013, I believe. So we are um, you know, working really hard to try to get an increase. What that does is it increases the per pupil base that we get for our students for ECS. So it's a really important shift for us here in Danbury uh, along with every other school system in Connecticut. So there's a lot of um, discussion around that and we did bring several students up to the capital. They had a wonderful experience. They were able to testify. They wore their blazers. They looked really sharp um, and got to experience the capital. Um, and when we once we arrived there uh, the mayor was also there with Farley and um, um, Representative Gucker and Senator Kushner and they gave them a nice tour of the of the capital building.
Zero. Okay. And then the only one incident was a take a photo taken without permission. So we had a kid and and took a picture of a kid. Kid came and told us, "Hey, she was crying. This guy took a picture of my feet." And so we took his phone and that was we went through the process kind of. All right. Now another question. What is something you do differently during break and lunch during the school year? Okay. So I play cards which is very popular. Uh they have a lot of conversation with friends. Not a lot of not a lot of drama. Not a lot. I didn't say it wasn't none but not a lot as it used to be. Um reading books. Our library circulation is really full really large at this time. Uh not that much of a difference. Instead of playing with friends online during lunch, we play cards or other physical games instead.
So, I'm here to follow up on the email I sent on March 6th regarding the Chico Unified policies related to gender identity and parental notification. So, in light of the recent uh US Supreme Court decision in Mirabelli versus Bonta, which blocked policies requiring a school to conceal a child's gender transition from parents. I respectfully request that the Chico Unified School Board review its current policies, specifically the 5145.3 non-discrimination, harassment, and any related guidance guidance. I ask a trustee, any of you, to request that this item be placed on the next board agenda so the district can ensure it its policies comply with constitutional parent the rights under the 14th Amendment and the evolving legal landscape and consider eliminating any policies or practices that allow information regarding a child's social transition at school to be withheld from parents. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other members from the public like to speak?
I mean, we're nothing without our teachers and thank God they're in a huh and so that would that I'd much rather have the money in somebody's pocket than in a fund, right? And so, but I'll you know you know a lot better than I do. So, I I I value you your wisdom. >> Mr. you got I mean I respect your that there's a fine line right um to to balance that and uh I think since I've been helping auto we we steadily increased year after year uh and you know I think that's uh even you've been leveraging these funds now to the fullest capacity we I think we want to continue that and uh I want to come back next year and be able to do the same thing. Um so that's part of the cadence and part of the reason this recommendation is at this level right now is to continue that ongoing um increase that you've now been able to do by you know leveraging these funds and being good stewards of uh of your resources.
Am I saying that right, too? >> I think so. I asked that same question because we've done vertical baffles before, >> but again, sound's not a perfect science. And so, Power Stick was doing it with what they thought was going to be the best possible, you know, reduction verberation. >> Yeah, if you have it like this, obviously, no, >> you're getting more surface area, but >> but if it's like this, less visible, too. The stuff that's sure, you know, completely vertical, you're not gonna you're not going to get, but most of it you might get most of it. >> Yeah. >> And it wouldn't be as intrusive. >> Yeah. Right. Right. >> Yeah. It seems like almost like educated guesses, but some of it seems like total guesses. >> Just see sound. >> Yeah. If we could just somehow >> Yeah. Maybe if we throw powder in here, we'll see the sound waves or something.
If you don't know what psilocybin is, it is the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms. Almost passed. which means that you or your kids could go to the local convenience store or or gas station and buy something like this. The problem that we are seeing, does anybody know who Germaine Galloway is? Tall Cop says stop. If you don't know who he is, please look him up. I cannot be vendor specific or anything along those lines. Germaine is good. He will keep you a breast to what is happening. The scary thing about Indiana and talking to Germaine is Indiana's always in the top five when it comes to 18 one second. Okay. Indiana's always in the top five for things that Germaine has not seen anywhere else. 50,000 hit vapes. I wish we had jewels again. Those are like 500 hit. I mean, I wish we didn't have any of them.
Ooh, >> what just happened? >> Well, her side special is basically launching a sword uh that circles around and um that circles around a lot. And uh she predominantly uses that on the ledge cuz that means like the flaming sword is off the stage while she gets to be at a safe distance like right there. And it has a lot of knockback power. Even at lower percents, it can kill really easily. Yep. >> She uh gets back and lets the sword do the damage for her essentially. But she does have to be careful when she uses it cuz Nest actually has an ability to launch the flaming sword right back at her. Mhm. >> Pretty crazy. Let's hope we don't see that. Hope we don't see that. plenty of moves. >> Okay, that was cool. >> That was really cool. Ooh, tries to shoot him, but he shielded.
>> Any discussion? John >> I >> Jody >> I >> Dustin >> I >> myself I'm an I. >> 26-110 approval of school student transfer requests deadline date. Dr. Brown. >> Yeah. I'm recommending the board approve May 21, 2027 as the last day to accept out of district students for the 2627 school year. Can I get a motion? >> I'll make a motion. >> Can I get a second? >> I'll second.
>> This is another one of my beefs with this whole process is it was ridiculously expensive for us to do what we needed to do to protect my health and that of my family in this house. Somebody without as many resources would be at an enormous disadvantage. So the impoverished really don't have the ability to fight back um or >> buy the filters needed. We we've had to spend $10,000 on filters for just to go off-rid alone, let alone the cost of the the off-grid system, which was far more than that. But the the filtering um is very expensive. The shields, some of the um perhaps some need RF bed canopies in order to sleep at night for RF exposure. They don't have the ability to turn off. They might be a tower right outside their bedroom. There's many people so affected and almost no resources to fight back.
We'd have to switch over to new products um for a lot of things, and also um that would require probably some amount of teaching the kids on the teachers' part, which um I spoke to her about that, and we just came to the conclusion that the kids really aren't old enough for that yet. So >> probably learn faster than adults. Thank you. So uh question, how long do you expect the material to be in the tumblers? I mean Um real in warmer weather, it really only takes um maybe 2 to 3 weeks for it to compost down um into what is basically soil. Um in the colder weather, it would probably take around 3 and 1/2 weeks, around there. Um depending on how much compost is in the tumbler. So, um there are there more than one tumbler we could use. Um so, we'll just honestly have to see how much waste is produced in the in a sort of time period for us to get to know really how many tumblers we'll need, um how often we'll need to deposit it at the compost site, things like that.
Uh and each month we honor uh one student from each class and we highlight how they were amazing um and they can uh they're invited to lunch with uh with me uh at the end of the month. So a lovely way for me to spend some time with some students and uh reinforce uh attendance and and uh being amazing. Um, in other respects, I want to talk a little bit about our involvement with Playworks, which is a a new program, I think, to the district, which is trying to enhance the way we handle recess and and some of the unstructured time um and very thoughtfully introduce games that maybe we all grew up playing, but maybe are less played out um you know, in the backyards and and uh on the street uh than they used to be. uh even to the point of um teaching kids how to do rock, paper, scissors and using that as a real uh fair way when you don't have a coin to flip, you know, and we don't want to say um uh you know, we don't we don't shoot it out anymore.
Even to the point of teaching kids how to do rock, paper, scissors and using that as a real fair way and when you don't have a coin to flip, you know, and we don't want to say you know, we don't we don't shoot it out anymore. I don't know if you guys grew up with that of throwing out one or two fingers. But now we do rock, paper, scissors and it's a a lot more efficient usually and as kids understand that then then then you know, so much of the of the conflict can be settled very quickly. And so that's become more part of our school and we've also utilized through that program and we're implementing the junior coaches aspect, which is using our fourth graders as mentors to the youngest students out at recess and we have I would say almost 3/4 of our fourth graders volunteering to go out and be trained and help out with the recess and teaching and leading these games that students have learned either in gym or through the recess program.
So the kids really enjoyed that. Uh, we enjoyed it as well, but they did a wonderful job. So we'll keep you posted on the outcome of that, but it can have some uh, pretty significant impact on our district down the road. In addition to that, there are lots of bills on the table, but some of the ones that kind of piqued our curiosity um, and um, subsequent advocacy. Uh, the second one was around a bill on dual credit. So basically the state has about $6 million or so sitting in an account without really a designated purpose around dual credit. So um, we submitted testament testimony that um, for the state to create some organized uh, systematic structure around connecting higher ed to K-12 because there is a gap in the linkage between what we need and what they're looking for. We want to work together, but there really are no systems or structures in place.
Physical games. I have to look at that one. Uh playing games in real life instead of on my phone. I haven't taken pictures of my friends having fun during lunch and break nowadays. Uh we have seen a reduction of cyber bullying that occurs at school because of this. That is correct. And this these are comments from students. All comments from students. All right. Thank you. All right. So, we're from Pedmont Middle. Now, we are one of the schools that has not started the cell phone policy as of yet. Um but what we have been doing is that we're taking advice from Sierra Armont and Morell and we're going to follow the same game plan as phones will be off from bell to bell but in February we started talking with our students. We wanted to educate them before we just went ahead and started confiscating phones.
Different different topic. I'm Carl Ochsner. I'm with the Chico Sunrise Rotary Literacy Committee. I'm also with the Industry for Education. I'm on the board with the newly formed Industry for Education Group. Um we've been involved with the Rotary Club in in other ways for the past three or four years in trying to address the summertime lead reading loss in kids. As you know, um kids that don't read during the summertime are at risk of of falling as much as two months behind their peers. Kids that continue to read in the summertime um generally um continue to keep pace with their peers or even advance. And this is a social equity issue. It's a social justice issue because uh it tends to split along class. Parents that can take their kids out into the world, uh go to museums, tour the national parks, historical sites, and so forth.
So but I I understand your your sentiment. It's yeah, getting it into the employees pockets as soon as possible. >> Okay, any other question? >> Thank you very much, >> Tyler. We appreciate you. >> Thank you, Ty. >> Byebye. >> Mr. Mr. President, the board, the administration recommends the approval of additional issuance of classroom site funds for the 2627 school. I will make that motion. >> Second.