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I'm ready. All right. I'm I got to have my I'm only going to read this. >> sheet here. Okay, so for the month of February, um we asked teachers to send us their kiddo in their classroom that did a great job with the lifeline of respect. So, this is one of our three major graded lifelines that go in their report card. And obviously, um a big part of coming to school is just creating good humans. And so, respect obviously is something that we always compliment when we see it. And so, very excited to be able to celebrate all these kiddos tonight. So, for kinder Hang on. Yeah, you skipped one. Early [clears throat] learning, um Camden Warner, Bodie Simmons, Canaan Williams, and Hadley Davis. And if any of you guys are here, come on up. I think I see one at least. There we go.
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>> I'm sure that's on your home. Email contact >> there. Yeah, there's a contact us section. >> Hey, how you doing? I got a phone. I don't know how to use it. Well, come on in. Make sure the live at the 2:00 mark. We're good. It said that I didn't No, I needed something. I know. >> You were I know he was >> whenever I started >> he hadn't been there. We did it shut down outside. West said I came to I think so. >> We're We're already live. >> Oh, we're already live. >> Yeah. Johnny's had us for the last 10 minutes. So, Was that a standard? >> I want to say mid60s. He was grandfathered back. I saw >> grandpa. I'm going to go over silos. >> You know where the first Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We're going to get started this morning or excuse me, this afternoon with opening of the bids for a custodial services proposal.
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I don't want to say too much because again, that's going to be the feature of our district spotlight tonight, but another incredible program that we uh, offer here in EBSC. So stay tuned for a few more minutes and you'll get more information on that. Also want to shout out our winter guard. Uh these are also musicians, dancers who put together performances uh obviously in the winter. Uh they too work so hard. They have then some other competitions and performances they do where they take it on the road. Um and there's always two groups plus we have some percussion groups as well. So obviously a lot of great things going on with music and that is it. Lots of great news. Turn it back to you. >> Thank you very much. Really interested to see how they're going to get that ship in Shanklin Theater. [laughter] >> We'll see.
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She stood out in the classroom because she was attentive and respectful to others. She had hoped that she would teach her as a freshman in French one at GHS, but her schedule didn't allow it. She was glad that she had decided to take French one class her sophomore year. She continued her French studies this year as a junior in French 2. And she can always rely on Stormmy to be kind to others. She's always genuinely concerned with others and always respectful to all.
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Doing a little bit of work here over uh spring break. Uh you can see just a few on the left there, a few little wires hanging there that we're wrapping some stuff up, but we're pretty well wrapped up there. Craig Academy, so this is a kind of neat spot. That that jig stairway there, that's where the old podium um uh elevated stage was in the PD room. So that's how that's going to come down, and then that will look into the gymnasium. And then uh upstairs, there is some work going on there. And then there on the right there, that's a lab area with drop-down uh electrical outlets in the middle and sinks in there. So really coming along there. So that takes us through Blue Ribbon 2.
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Thank you, Greg. We've been asked to do a summary um before each one of these hearings for uh the benefit of the citizens that are watching this um both uh in the room and on WACA and um and over Zoom. These hearings tend to be multiple evenings uh and um so sometimes it's easy for the the viewers to get lost. It's also uh easy for them to get lost because of the technical nature sometimes. So, I'm going to give a quick review of um 61 Waverly Street and then we'll hear from the applicant. Uh again, this is a 40B uh application. It is um it has been before the um zoning board of appeals already for a comprehensive permit. Uh it's now before the conservation commission. Um the local bylaw uh has been waved by the ZBA. So we are enforcing state law here at the conservation commission.
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Um, what I wouldn't I'd like to do is kind of and I I'm going to use the word run seeing we're about, you know, just a little behind in this sense, but I'll run through it and not read everything to you because um I know you can read and some of you may know some of this and you'll get this afterwards and then any questions, please feel free to maybe write some down and make some notes for yourself if you want to ask questions at the end. And I'm fortunate to have Assistant Superintendent Sullivan here, business manager Andy Pocket, and special education director David Messing will be available as well for any types of questions. And obviously, we'll be back at this again next week. If there are some things that we can't get to you momentarily tonight, we will get those answers for you uh next week as well.
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Okay, hearing none. Um Brian, why don't you come back up? I have a question. Members, we are open for questions. Maybe you can explain greater about the um nutrition nutrition security. Um you know, for all the time that I've been aware, I'm not sure um what exactly that we're doing when it comes to nutrition. I see so many people that and even our kids in school um not really eating the types of foods um nutritional food, myself included. Um so, can you explain to to me and everybody else about where our money's going and how is this nutrition getting to to the public actually? I I Thank you, Senator Brandy. I'm a local farmer. I think that's what this maybe can help address because we do want healthier eating. Um healthy eating should lead to better outcomes, less pressure on our health care system, uh creating better habits in children.
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Um other ways we've been using it are um teachers have been doing um like bingo uh reading bingo. So different genres, different authors, different types of books and when they get a certain type of pattern then they can turn into me and then they can get a book. So the goal is just really to get books in kids hands in meaningful ways and ways that are making the kids earn it and want to earn it. Uh it's been a big success. So so far I'd say we got it in right before right when maybe like a month ago and we've given out about 40 books so far. Um, yes. >> Fine line because I want to give out books cost money. So, I don't want to be giving out I don't want to be giving out too many. Um, oh, I would like to say so Beefy Beefy bought us the books for it through uh through a grant and then the PTO paid for the vending machine.
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I am Janet Frederico. I am at 309 Oxford Road and I would like a written response tonight, please. Um I would like to address an issue that's coming up later on tonight's agenda. Uh next year admin is proposing a reduction of three full-time teachers at Terrace with the board reserving the right to hire additional staff as needed. A similar scenario happened about 3 years ago at Terrace where it was discovered that a reduction in force was not tenable and a new first grade teacher was hired by the end of September. We lucked out with our September hire, but that is not always the case. Um assuming that this could happen again next year, I would like to know how this is fair to the teachers that you've involuntarily transferred out of Terrace who've already formed relationships with both their co-workers and our children. And for that matter, how is it fair to our kids?
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So White and Company solicited bids from 55 qualified contractors and what came back as a result of that is just under $569,000 to get the work needed work done for that and part of that is the work that is related to this.
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Uh have fun. Just not too much fun. You got to come back. All right. Next up, we have the superintendent update. Dr. Thomas, >> thank you. I just want to say first of all, uh, thank you to all the parents and all those children who came out tonight. We had, as everybody knows, a really unexpected snow day today. Um, it was really difficult even calling a snow day when it was just raining outside of my window. So, um, but the National Weather Service did issue a blizzard warning um, and asked that we keep all vehicles off the road, let emergency vehicles only be out there, which is why we did that. So, thank you to everybody who was involved in that. There are a lot of people who need to be contacted to make sure uh everything goes out and we let our parents know as soon as possible and our staff.
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We will take three classrooms for new pathways at a middle school, ELS, etc. It's it's guaranteeing that we will take these classroom spaces that are here. Most school districts across close close involved with co-cooperatives, the cooperatives are always looking for space, and so they're just wanting a commitment that yes, you can provide the space. They're less concerned about necessarily the buildings, more concerned about that yes, we will provide classroom spaces. Okay. Got it. Thank you. Roll [clears throat] call, please. Yes. All right, next we're moving on to our presentation, first presentation. So, we have Nurse Joyce Turnipseed, who is here, who's our lead nurse uh in the district, and also teaches our CNA classes at the high school, which is new this year, which is totally amazing, and thank you to her for the work that she has done this year uh to really build that program.
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Yeah, they will update it for us. >> Update us. Okay. So, am I correct? Nothing. They they got that >> and it's going to be in our policy though eventually. >> Yes. >> Oh, that's good to know. >> Yeah, >> good to know. 2028 >> I I believe so. Yeah. So, it gives us some time to work on that. work on it. >> I said it's more or less an awareness for folks that it's coming. >> It's coming public. It's coming. >> All right. Administrative updates. >> Um like I said, uh I would like to uh defer uh our good news report till a little later and have us move on to teaching and learning since we have a guest in our audience. >> Okay. So number six, >> we'll come back to um item number good news >> six bravo teaching and learning. >> Okay.
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I'd like to make adjustments." And And so, that day is really about that coach helping them. [clears throat] Um I had a teacher the other day say, "You know, when I prepare, everything goes really well. But if it's a day when I didn't get to spend as much time preparing, I'm trying to figure it out as I'm helping them figure it out. So, it's just new. Um we have a lot of excitement about it, though. Um second grade teacher said she was shocked her kids went to the library, and a student came back, and he checked out a book on Galileo because they'd done their planets unit and heard that name, and he wanted a book on him, so There's lots of lots of learning going on with the knowledge part. And um lots of good news going on with the skills part, which I think we'll start to see more and more of as we look at IREAD results.
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>> THANK YOU, LORI. >> [applause] >> LORI, I'D LIKE TO SAY MY KIDS DON'T TALK about school all the time, okay? They They don't say anything negative, but the one thing they've always said is positive things about you and their experiences in your classroom. So, thank you for all your years, and thank you for everything you've done for my family. >> And I never seen anyone sad when they retire to spend time with grand babies. >> [laughter] >> Uh next we have Vicki Gellison. >> Hi, I'm just speaking off the cuff tonight. Um basically, how does this work, please? Um last year I made a phone call to Mr. Taylor at the primary about potentially not having work, whether you they were going to be hosting a grandparents day. And um we've got the invitation and I want to thank him very much. I don't know if people inside the building know how incredible that is for grandparents to come in.
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Hi, sweet girl. You come up and stand by me? All right, we're going to keep going. Andy Dunn, Isabella Dunbar, Kinsey Cole, and Leia Swope. Hi there. How are you? Good. Good. In first grade, Savannah Golden, Ruby Snyder, Parker Howe, and Avery Dunn. Couple more. Second grade, Belle Aker, Charlotte Neal, Annabella Davis, and Denver Doolittle. We got even more tonight. I'm excited. Okay. In third grade, Isley Corkwell, Maddox Riley, Blakely Turner, and Audrey Shire. >> [clears throat] >> What about you, guys? You guys keep coming this way. Yeah, I know. We might have to Don't worry, I can organize a picture at the end. It'll be good. All right. Fourth grade, Lucas Butcher, Cadence Kessler, Eliza Yoder, and Ben Abston. Fifth grade is Kylie Carson Rose, and Asa Duke. Asa, you look so nice tonight. And in sixth grade, Hudson King, Branson Combs, and Layla Newton.
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Um, this meeting is going to be a little bit different, gentlemen and ladies as well. We have one lady here, so I got to say ladies, um, >> there's two. Is there one back there? Yeah, there is one back there. My fault. Um, but uh we are going to do this meeting a little bit different today. It's not a regular school board meeting. So, all we're mainly doing is just opening the bids. There's not going to be u patron concerns or anything like that. So, we're just going to kind of go through um just kind of want to give you an update of the process. Um the RFP was released um back I believe about um end of February, 1 of March. We posted that on our um web page. In addition to that, we emailed it out to different companies. We also posted it in the Princeton Clarion um for two weeks in a row, I believe, um so that we got that information out.
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Um thank you for that. A lot of good things going on. Uh at this time we go to public comment. Mr. Shers >> Duckworth. We can call this good news volume two because it is my honor to call upon Larry Samples. >> Tonight I want to comment on the rights girls basketball season. They had an outstanding season as one sports cer put it. They climbed a mountain. Uh girls basketball started in 1972. 1981 Rights was the state champion. That was before the class system. So they were two class system. true state champion head coach Louise Owen Mr. rolling there. Uh Barb Dyster, Shelley Brand, two outstanding players on that team. 1990 they won a sectional and after that it was a long drought. They had not won a sectional since 1990. Had not beaten Castle High School since 1992. Uh in the years 20 to 23, they only had two winning seasons.
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>> And may I add a very fine pledge of allegiance. >> Absolutely. Okay, that all we have. I like it. Moving on to public comments. Looks like I have no one who's requested for any public comments this evening. Moving on to the approval of the consent agenda which compiled of the meeting minutes of regular board meeting of February 23rd, 2026. The allowance of claims financial report personnel reports part one and two. Mrs. R. >> Yes. Hello everyone. We'll start out with some payrolls. um for the month of February in your packet. Um the first one was dated uh February 13, 2026, total payroll of 451 56261. And as usual, we always talk about some uh payroll taxes and retirement with payrolls. And the same would be true for that February 13th payroll. Total was 129,35646. And then we had a second regular payroll in February dated the 27th.
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