Phalanges. Pens down. >> [applause] >> Everyone was right? For your eighth word, spell lozenge. It's a noun. Lozenge. A small flavored tablet made from sugar or syrup, often medicated, originally diamond-shaped. Lozenge. The singer took a cherry lozenge for their scratchy throat to save their voice for the big concert. Lozenge. Pens down. All right. Okay. For your ninth word, ready? Spell bereavement. It's a noun. Bereavement. A period of mourning after a loss, especially after the death of a loved one. Bereavement. The widow had many visitors during her bereavement. Is that Team went out and one flag. Okay. Yeah. All right. For your We have two teams left? All right. For your 10th word, spell Resilience. It's a noun. The ability of a system or organization to respond to or recover readily from a crisis, disruptive or disruptive process. Resilience. Cities can build resilience to climate change by investing in infrastructure.
I do want to remind the policy committee is that our job here is to vote policy, so I will be asking uh for a potential motion to move this policy forward, um but I wanted to show the regs that support this policy because I think it will inform any questions related to it. Give me one moment. I just have to pull them up on a separate page. Clear vision. Um so the regulations here um I'll go through them. Talks about um this alternative setting, which again would be either the Reicher Endeavor program, which applies to our middle and high school students. Uh it talks about why students might be placed in in the program and really provides some more specificity. So it could be serious disciplinary infractions, chronic behavioral issues, court or juvenile justice involvement, significant emotional I'm sorry, social emotional or mental health needs, and then lastly expulsion.
>> Good evening members of the board. Thank you for having us. Uh I'm the uh after school coordinator at Citrus Elementary and uh as we mentioned in the presentation uh that we follow a a daily uh regiment of enrichments, snack uh recreation and uh at Citrus what we do is on we kind of have a theme during the week so we keep things consistent during the week um to provide you know structure for the program. So Mondays we have a mindful Monday. So on Mondays we generally learn uh about a STEM unit. We were learning sign language one year. Uh we're learning uh you know uh something and then on Tuesday we have trivia Tuesday. So often will be the topic that we learned on Monday or it will be uh something different. And then on Wednesdays we have wacky Wednesdays. Those are kind of minute to win it games, relay races, that kind of thing.
Uh and what I liked about this is that it's it's it's essentially it's crowdfunding, right? It's dependent on uh on on the community. It's very There's a lot of public engagement that goes to it, but it's it is essentially allows the opportunity uh for integrating public art projects that might not be directly tied to the to the CIP, as we've noticed this year um there there isn't always an opportunity to integrate public art specifically when we're looking at a construction season such as this one that uh where we have a lot of resurfacing, sidewalk gap repairs, and stuff where public art might just not um make sense at that time. Um this kind of provides another mechanism, but needless to say that's uh those are the three funding mechanisms that the city uncovered. Uh those are the ones that we currently have on file, and we're kind of we're amidst working with the the foundation and our legal team to kind of understand how these funds may have evolved over time, and uh what um if if it's still possible to do uh projects such as the um the uh Jewel Chair in the Farmers Market.
Resilience. There's Is there three teams? All right. Okay. Both correct? For your 11th word, spell minuscule. It's an adjective. Very small. Minuscule. The minuscule font proved difficult to read without magnification. Minuscule. Pens down. Both teams? But they have a flag. Yeah? >> [applause and cheering] >> Is that the Hippies? Congratulations to the Hippies. >> [applause] >> And Impossible Schoolers, you guys put up a great fight. Yeah. All right. We got another round of raffles. Oh, you want me to talk? Oh, yes. Good. Okay. Uh the first one is to the Buttonwood Park Zoo. It's a membership. The year, right? Yes. A year A year membership. Ticket number 189259. >> [cheering] >> And the second one is a membership to the Lloyd Center with some other swag. >> Cooler bag. Oh, it's a cooler bag. >> It's a cooler bag, a t-shirt, a mouse pad. >> pad.
Um it talks about the requirements of our alternative education program, very similar to um Mr. Ratchford's question earlier. You know, can students here have access to honor roll, credit attainment, and so forth. We want to make sure that they have access to the core curriculum that all high school or middle school students receive, that they have highly qualified staff, um that they have specific behavior interventions and supports as we know that those are in need of the students that are recommended for placement there, as well as social emotional supports. And then the last section really refers to the procedural ways in which a child gets placed at either the Reicher Endeavor program. Um a lot sometimes there's a there's a need of maybe when we talk about discipline, um that that could prompt a potential discussion regarding placement. Um so we want to make sure that there's a formal review practice and investigation into that concern.
On Thursdays we have thoughtful Thursday. That happens to be buddy bench day too where uh students in different grade levels can visit uh with each other at combined tables and we also um give compliments on Thursdays uh during our assembly time. So giving shoutouts to kids that show you know exemplary um behaviors and and skills people. And on Friday we have uh fun Fridays and uh we also do kids clubs on Fridays. The kids club is a club that would last four to eight weeks where students sign up for a club of their choice and they can kind of dive deeper into that uh to that subject. Uh we also provide um uh different enrichment weeks during the school year. So coming up um during Earth Day week, we will have STEM week where each of our leaders will teach a science activity during the week.
Is that something that we can continue going? Um but yeah. Uh I'll open the the the floor for questions. I'm seeing a few uh hands raised, so I'm just going to go in the order that I'm seeing them. Mary. Well, thank you, Chris, for um for outlining those three funding sources, and um if you could if you could uh CliffNotes the essentials for each of those, um basically summarize what you just said and put that in the email, I think that'd be really helpful just so we can really start to see how these could be applied. Um I'll I just need I think I need it broken down um a little more cuz that was just a lot, but I also want to just point out that in 2022, there was a variance on our foundation um grants. The Ann Arbor It's called the Ann Arbor Art in Public Places Endowment Fund.
Yeah. 189288. 288. No? Mhm. 189112. Should throw fake Should we just throw fake ones in here? Say it again. 189112. Going once. Oh. >> [laughter] >> It's written in the front of the hall. All right. >> [applause] >> All right. Our flight three is sponsored by the Fiber Optic Center. Let's give the Fiber Optic Center a round of applause for their sponsorship. >> [applause] >> And in this flight, we've got the Potter Peeps from Potter, sponsored by Southcoast Smiles Pediatric Dentistry. We have the Sunshine Bees, which is a Dartmouth High Theater Company team, sponsored by the Cassin and Herrera family. >> [applause] >> We have the Permanent Records, which is our DHS admin team, sponsored by Anonymous. >> [applause] >> And there's some debate over the name of this next team. I think it's B squared. It's a DHS team. It is in fact B squared, sponsored by the Bala family.
Um that there's a review of all the educational records, so not just one incident, but what has happened educationally with that student up until that point in time. Um that there's a meeting to discuss the potential recommendation for a change of placement to the alternative program. Uh that meeting should would an administrator, uh student, and a parent and guardian. And then more specifically, we want to make sure that if a student has been displaying behavior, that it's not just a one-off behavior that causes the change in placement, but there has truly been an intervention and strategies. So that there have been, you know, tiered interventions. Sometimes you'll refer to that as SRBI or MTSS, which are those tiered strategies to help support a student. It could look like SRBI interventions, additional meetings with families, maybe mentorship program, pupil services support, parent meetings, whatever the supports are that this child needs, it could look like any of that.
We'll have a carnival week where we'll build and play uh carnival games that we create. And then we also have a uh talent show coming up uh at the end of the month. Um I would say that the heart and soul of our program though is our card leaders, the Chico area recreation department leaders. Uh these are generally young people that are high school to college age and they just really put their heart and soul into the program. Uh they really what makes it work. We've been fortunate to have leaders uh return to us to have that consistency and the um the amount of skill and talent that they have uh coming right out of high school into college uh is is really phenomenal. U we have a kind of a stripped down version of the school day and the after school program. We don't have all the support positions um but we are building that through the card uh program.
That's the name. Um in 2022, the variance allows for maintenance, preservation, purchase, and installation. That is the present um charge for that particular endowment fund. So and that came directly from the community foundation, so I'm assuming they'll be able to give you that information. So 2022. And that was your your um sounds like you had a hand in that, Allison. It happened in 2020 in September of 2020. I have the email from them about it. >> Oh, you have 2020. Okay. I mean All right. The document from 2022 is probably up to date, but yeah, it happened back in 2020. >> Okay, very good. So I I think more stay tuned for that. Um And feel free to rope us into these conversations if I can be of help, if I can jump in on a meeting with the city and the the um foundation I if that could be helpful.
Come on up. >> [applause and cheering] >> And according according to your program, that's it. But we have a super secret team that is entered into this flight known as the Three Spellketeers. They are DHS students and they are actually the reigning champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. So, let's welcome them to the stage as our super secret team. >> [applause and cheering] >> For the rest of the teams on the stage sweating, April fools. They just signed up today and we didn't have them in the program, but we welcome them to the stage. Teams ready? For your first word, spell snap. It's an adjective. Snap. Easy or simple. Snap. The spelling of this word should be a snap. Pens down. Reveal your answers. Hold them up. You said snap. They heard snap? Yeah, the sentence and the yeah. Okay. All right. All right.
The green, I'm sorry, the blue here is meant to we specified some additional language since you first received the packet and that's why you'll see the blue highlights. Um and then final note that any placement change for a special education student requires a PPT and that's by state law, but we wanted to to specifically remind people of that here. Um in addition, when a student is being considered for placement, we want a meeting with the Region Endeavor administrator to review the recommendation. It's really important that parents get the opportunity to talk to the new leadership team, teachers, revisit the program, and so forth. Um The next bullet you'll see offered to visit before starting, that there's proper notice, right? We want to be clear with parents, this is why we're making the recommendation, this is why we think the program would be beneficial for your child, and then of course, most importantly, that a student is able to return back to whether it be their middle school, Danbury High School, maybe they want to go on to a program like ACE, but they're able to to leave and and grow and be promoted from the Region Endeavor program.
We now have inclusion leaders uh provided through the card program to assist students that might need a little bit of extra uh support in that way. Uh one thing I'd like to highlight. Yeah. Uh there are a couple of things that so there is not a requirement to have school day support the same type of school day support they have in after school but we do provide um support to the best of our ability. Um so uh students that need a one-on-one will generally have a one-on-one in that in that situation. Absolutely. Absolutely. Social emotional learning is is what we do, you know, and that's and that's kind of u you know, creating those uh those relationships with students. Uh you know, working with our team, make sure that you everybody is included. And uh so at my site, you know, um you know, I talk to kids about uh you know, you always got to ask what you need.
Yeah. Yeah, of course. >> um Yes, okay. I I am complete. Uh here, John, I saw your raise your hand raised. Yeah, uh really, that's great, Christopher. Thank you so much. I want to just give you a little background on what I understand how these funds came about and and how the name uh because the the arrangement is between the Commission on Art in Public Places. Uh the acronym is CAP. And that's not AAPAC, Ann Arbor Public Art Commission. Uh so as I understood the background uh came about it was originally named the Committee for Art in Public Places, and this was a DDA committee. And it was uh pulled together for the sole purpose of uh creating public art for the Fourth and Washington Parking Structure. Um and so um they they raised the money, and they had two accounts at the Community Foundation.
For your second word, spell calendar. It's a noun. Calendar. A table or register with the days of each month and week in a year. Calendar. The school calendar will likely be extended this year due to all of the snow days this winter. Calendar. Yeah. Calendar. Pens down. Hold up your cards. >> [screaming] >> You got it, Mike? Ready? Ready, teams? For your third word, spell embarrass. It's a verb. Embarrass. To cause confusion and shame to. Embarrass. The spelling bee contestants did not want to embarrass themsel- themselves by misspelling this word. Embarrass. Pens down. Two Rs, two Ss. >> [cheering] >> Out. >> [applause] >> All right. For your fourth word, spell existence. It's a noun. Existence. A state or fact of existing or being. Existence. The local crab species was struggling for existence due to the influx of an invasive species. Existence. Pens down. All set?
And so this last blue section is part that I added more recently, transition and return from the alternative program. We're going to have a quarterly review, this is something that we've put into place and we want to memorialize it, a quarterly review of all students and how they're doing in the program so that every quarter we're reviewing who should stay, who should return and why, and that that information is communicated to parents and we put students at you know, as appropriate. There are some students that are ready to engage in that program that discussion and there are other children that we're just having that discussion with their parents. But really making sure that there's transparent communication between the alternative education program and the family. And so these regulations are meant to support the implementation of the policy that we showed you earlier. I'll pause there for questions.
Can't read your mind. You don't have to be friends with everybody, but you have to be friendly. Um so it's it's very inclusive. We're always including people um in in what we do. Absolutely. Absolutely. Yeah. That is the heart of what we do for sure. Um and I'd like to end just with um another thing we do is we do we have enrichment teachers that come. Enrichment teachers are a certified teacher that would come and teach a club. We have Andrew Gutierrez which does the chess club. Citrus has been doing very well this year. Uh tonight I bring up Anita Holmsley who is our um sewing teacher and this is a an example of a group uh enrichment project uh origami project that was done by students at Citrus. >> Well, he told me I only had two minutes to talk, so I'm going to have to talk really really fast.
And one of the pass-through account was for the artwork. And there are three pieces of artwork on It's a mosaic, and then there's a uh um uh an uh a relief, and then a metal work, I think, on the third floor or something. Each of those pieces cost I think around 50,000, I'm not sure. They went out and raised the money for that. And that was that's the pass-through fund, as I understand it. So whenever they would get money, they would it would go to the Community Foundation. Mainly because if you donate money to the city, uh you you don't get a a tax deduction, but if you donate it to the foundation, you do. So that was the reason they went to the foundation. There was no easy mechanism at the city. Um that um what I I really want to emphasize and highlight is they uh this group was very smart.