Our goal is to unpack kind of where we're at on the college career pathway endorsements. It was in the July of 2023 when I presented to the board on that last and that was kind of just the beginning of that progress. We're going to give you a status update on where we're at. We're going to dive into the next layer which is the workbased learning layer and unpack that. Probably haven't really ever done that deeply for the board and then we're going to talk about our new field experience course where that's at. You approved that in I think November or December and kind of where we're at with implementing that for next year. Uh but again backing up like we've spent three years or so digging into this. We've connected with a lot of other great school systems. We visited Lake Zurich, Yorkville, uh the Neapville 203 districts, West Aurora, you know, Wheaten North, Wheaten South, um and just had the chance to like gather information from them about the challenges of building programs like these as well as some of like the learning about best practices through their implementation.
April. >> April. I knew I was wrong. April 30th and for any any teams that have uh staff members that are retiring, where are we at? The Fontainebleau again? Thank you, sir. I had most of them on my notes. And we have 20 retirees we're not honoring at that celebration. Hopefully uh we'll get everyone there. And now, Mr. Bernardi, would you give us some updates uh to the board, please? All right. There we go. So, uh thank you, Dr. Amodeo. Uh one of the things we wanted to update the board on was the schedule of construction. Uh Iroquois is continuing to roll along and it's nearly finishing up. Uh we're going to get furniture delivery uh the Monday after spring break. And we're hoping to get the uh occupancy permit from the ROE later that week. So, um plan is to sort of set the rooms uh and uh have people sort of look at them.
If you have any questions between now and then, you can reach out to me. Don's on the policy committee and Chris is on the policy committee and happy to to address any of your questions between now and then. Unless you have something pressing right now that you would like for us to to talk about.
Mhm. Uh then we talked about the heritage Spanish that Steven [clears throat] brought up with the books tonight, and that going on for students. We also talked about uh American Sign Language. We have one full class at CMS that is going to be starting next year, and we have three full classes at the high school, which I'm really excited about. Tried to get my son to do it, but he didn't want to do the American Sign Language, but I'm really looking forward to seeing how that program works out and how if that can carry along as another world language for our foreign language um requirements. But also in that, there was discussion that it would that we're looking at further is is being looking further into it that it's either going to be like a world language or CTE kind of certification on that. And And one of those would qualify for what the state is needs.
So 9:15 >> and 10:30 at Creek Elementary. >> Yes. >> I'm going to try to I'm going to try to see what I can do to make both of those. >> And I saw some incoming emails, Cheryl, regarding speed. I saw something. Are we >> operating committee is this Thursday? We >> That's in the morning, right? No, I saw something like that at 7 >> 7 p.m. And that's usually when the board member, one of our board members attends that. That's the one you did before. >> I saw two. One was like the regular meeting and like a committee or some >> Well, that's the superintendent. Okay. That's during the day. >> Okay. You got that? >> Yes. And then uh the one at 7 o'clock is the one that >> the same day is that what day is that one? >> The one that is for the board is Thursday.
>> Correct. >> That's what I'm saying. >> I think that's fair enough. I think that's enough time for >> Well, here's here's the bottom line is it's not going to be enough time for anybody no matter what we do. So, you know what I'm saying? I I'd rather be I'd rather have it be me that's taking the heat than the staff. >> I I don't want to be the commodity, but I'm out of I'm out of the country next week, so I won't be able to to attend. I think it should happen. I just hope it will be there. >> Sorry, you can read the You can read the minutes. >> I I will absolutely will and watch the recording if you get it recorded. That's the way I'll watch it, but >> We're going to have to discuss your time off after this. >> [laughter] >> Okay.
turn on the news on Sunday morning, have coffee and see beautiful center because I see highlights from Ron and North. >> So this is the only better thing that we were playing. >> Yep. >> Absolutely. >> Blessed. >> Okay. Anything else from any of the board? >> Okay. Hearing nothing else, we'll proceed to adjourn. Can I get a motion to adjurnn? >> Second. >> Motion and a second.
Thank you Ms. Dunn. It'll be nice to have the parks busy again. Yes it will. All right. Policy Ms. Puckett. All right. The General Assembly finished the short session and several new laws affecting K-12 education were passed. A review of these actions reveal policy themes that will influence accountability operations governance and funding. That being said the policy we all the policy committee expects an updated policy package early April. That's it. Okay. We will look forward to that. Just a side note I did finally read all 465 of our board policies until we get the updates. So Yes. Very informative. All right. Thank you, board, for those updates. Now, we will move into our action items. 4.1, approval of the student devices bid. Mr. Harsha. Good evening again, Madam President, Dr. Smith, and members of the board. I would like to recommend that you approve Burkholder and the Repair Depot as vendors for our student devices as submitted.
So this isn't a typical case where flood waters rise slowly. You have a the pipes are down low and they're they're a restriction in themselves to the flood waters getting into the site. Um, so based on that, you know, we we we can get into further detail on this, but we we believe it's been adequately done and the tide gates are appropriate. We're open to more discussion with the commission and such on this matter. Um, and we we provided the comp. We're happy to provide the data for the elevations below that so the commission has the data. Um, and we can do that moving forward. Um, riverfront area. Um, as we stated, the majority of the site is located within a historic mill complex. This is very clear from aerials and the site development in the history. Um and per 310 CMR 10.586 um certain activities or other areas are grandfathered or exempted from requirements for the riverfront area which includes specifically activities within a historic mill complex.
Hearing none, questions, members of questions. Senator of the court, for who? Brian. Really quick question, cuz I don't think that this isn't the bill, but you did mention it in your oral testimony. Uh are you folks asking for 5 million? Is that the Did I hear you say 5 million? Believe that is the request. >> Okay. Okay, if there's no other questions, thank you. Let's move on. Senator of the Senate, House Bill uh 2005, House Draft 2. This is language access, Amy's favorite bill. Establishes a statewide language access education workforce development program, University of Hawaii, appropriate funds. And Amy, you are our first testifier in support. Did the House Bill not pass over? Yeah. It did pass over, right? Yeah, they they both crossed over. >> They both crossed, okay. So, the Senate bill crossed over as well. And this is the House bill. And I believe there are no amendments either.
And that way we can kind of bring what we believe are all the best parts from all the different programs we feel we would want to emulate. Uh we'll give credit to Neapville uh 203. We stole a lot of parts of theirs. They're the one furthest along, but that also aligns more closely with our vision. So we unpack a lot more pieces that some credit is due to them. Uh but I'll kind of dig in a little bit more here then. So, some background and why why are we here to talk tonight and what are some of the changes we need and what drives that? Um, so I'm going to give you some of the what I refer to as the adult reasons why we need this. Uh, so the state has enacted the need for school districts and high schools to to offer these college career pathway endorsements and those are the different clusters on the right hand side that that are part of those pathway endorsements.
You know, administratively we want to look at them. We want to get the kindergarten teachers looking at them. We want to see how the space looks. Cuz we have ordered furniture or for the other schools. Want to make sure we have exactly what we need or we don't have enough of something or we have too many of something. So you want to make sure we can adjust so we are being as efficient as possible. So that is coming along. Central School if you've been by, it's up and up and up every day there's there's more bricks there. So it's it's moving along and it's it's moving up and that is on it's on schedule. And then there is North School. And we are still waiting on final approval from the water reclamation district. So it's a process that is lengthy and it's out of our control and we've been working on this for I think over a year now since we started this whole process of putting in the paperwork and designing things and what not.
>> Hearing none. Item 11, reception of visitors. Julie, do we have any slips? >> No, sir. >> Item 12, communications. Can I get a report on LEND in here? >> Oh. Just had them We had meeting We've meeting coming up. So, basically, we're a lot of legislation is out there that we're discussing. I would say the big ones are um the governor is likely going to have pushed forward a cell phone policy, um but the good news about that is whatever does pass, we are grandfathered in in any school district that has a policy till 2030, I think it is. And then you have to modify your policy to go along with the statewide policy. >> Is there a draft of that policy that's >> Well, there's a draft of the policy, but uh there isn't anything finalized yet. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> And the drafts that you're seeing, is there anything that's like markedly different than what we're already providing?
And then again, we met Amy >> [laughter] >> for another round, and that was about it for that. And then I'm going to have Steven cuz Ryan and I neither one of us are at CCC, so Steven's going to just give a >> [laughter] >> 30-second pithy overview of CCC. So, today at CCC, we went over uh seven course proposals. One of them is a high school course proposal, AP Art History, and then we went over six possible proposals that could be implemented in sixth grade and seventh grade uh because of the choice that Kyle has mentioned a couple times at the board meetings where students will have the They're still just going to have four slots for that wheel rotation, but giving them the option to pick one of very high interest so that we could get them into that uh student choice. And that's going to be voted on very soon to get that approved because it impacts hiring and scheduling and and all of those concepts that are still stuff being worked out within our subject area committees and CCC, but uh that's kind of it in a nutshell without going into too much detail.
It's always this Thursday. >> It's always a Thursday after our meeting here. >> Okay. Alex, you you are going to be unavailable for that meeting, right? >> Which one? >> The the the next speed uh meeting which is Thursday. This Thursday. >> Thursday. Yes, sir. >> Uh Thursday evening. >> Yeah, I'll I'll call in. >> Uh I can try to attend if you want. We can talk offline. Try to attend. Oh, I don't know. You're talking about speed, right? >> Yes. Uh-huh. It's speed. >> Yeah. No, I can't. I can't do that. No. Sorry. >> Okay. You have to let them know, Cheryl. Who's going to represent Creek? >> Okay. Volunteers. >> Okay. >> When is it? 7 o'clock. Uh, this Thursday at night. >> Yeah. It's in Chicago Heights. >> And it would be nice for another board member just to see the fireworks that goes on there.
I I know I forgot to put in HR. I don't I I already was I don't know if Some information I think we need though to make decisions on education and how much money we want to save if we close the whole week. >> Yeah. >> I think we we need a dollar amount. >> I I I didn't can have that for you. >> I do have a request for like a public meeting like I don't I don't like this dynamic. I don't I don't feel like we're over anybody else. Like could we set it up like in a Socratic way like where it's like round table and we have discussions and like everyone has equal opportunity to speak and talk. This is this formal Should I just mean I don't like sitting above you guys. It like sucks the soul out of me in a conversation like that.
I'll entertain a motion for the approval of the student devices bid. So moved. Second. Properly moved, Ms. Puckett, and seconded, Ms. Lawrence. Before we go to a vote, any questions or comments? All right. All in favor of the approval of the devices, say I. I. I.
Therefore, the performance standards for riverfront area are not applicable or not we don't we're exempt from them specifically in the limit of the historic mill complex which are the developed areas of the site. uh we do have some minor work outside of those areas and that work is generally for two purposes. One is to make stormwater improvements which we think are significant on the site and two for safety for sighteline. Um there was lengthy discussion through the ZBA process about sighteline distances and safety here under Myrtle. Um, so there's going to be some minor impact in this location and then there'll be some minor impact um for storm water here in the riverfront and here which are both improvements. Um, in total that area is 3,520 ft. So it is it's fairly dimminimous. Um 321 square feet is specifically for the storm water improvements along the river um for the discharge locations.
Okay. >> at this time. So, you'd rather have the Senate bill, right? Yeah. Okay. I have no questions and Um thank you for um hearing this bill. Um it it's an important bill. It increases language access mandates and other things, but um wanted to just highlight that our as you all know our community is diverse. 20% nearly 20% are foreign-born and um of the state population about one in four speak a language other than English at home and about one in nine of our population speak English less than well and are called limited English proficient speakers and I I list here all the languages. I can't list them all, but are spoken in our multilingual community. The good thing is that we also have um students now being certified in the Department of Education as being bilateral and they get a very special certificate if they speak two languages, Hawaiian and English.