And so um there aren't big penalties for people who are doing that. Like it's a misdemeanor and so um we're putting a lot of pressure on the legislators to increase um the penalties for for that act um because of how disruptive it is to schools and social emotional for not only the students, but the adults and just the amount of um chaos that has ensued um because somebody thinks that they're just going to call from, you know, Florida and and and think that this is fun. So um there there's a lot of push on that. There's been petitions that we letters that um the Madera County superintendents have put together and signed um to hopefully work towards making if the penalties higher, then hopefully the the acts will decrease. So >> [clears throat] >> just to feed back on that. All right, thank you for that.
Okay, so thank you. Thank you, chairs. I appreciate that. Questions on this side? Senator Kidani? So, um when are you planning to meet with the the local farmers, etc. as to what kind of products you're expecting so that they can start planning and growing? Our farmer and distributor event is on May 14th and then we've been talking with May 14th May 14th what time? >> It's at the Wahiawa Value Added Center um from 1 to 3:00 p.m. And you're looking for to attract the farmers and the people who are interested in working at the regional kitchen. It's not for folks who are interested at working in the regional kitchen. This event is specifically for farmers and then we're including distributors so that farmers who don't have the capacity to distribute on their own can make that connection there and we can hopefully sort of fast track the process.
>> That's great. They were excited. They were ready to go. >> It was their school field trip to Shamrock Farms to learn about life on the farm. >> I was really excited about it to spend the afternoon with my daughter in her class. We didn't know what to expect. They just knew there were cows and they were really excited to see the farm and tractors and things like that. >> But the biggest lesson of the day came unexpectedly when bus drivers Michael Randall and Doug Rogers saw something in need of help. >> I look over to check my ride and I see something in the in the canal. I thought it was a deer. My first thought it looked like a coyote. I didn't know. And I looked again. Then I heard the kids say, "It's a dog. It's a dog. It's a dog." Me and one of the teachers, what I did, it was like an unspoken eye contact and I literally looked at her and said, "Looks like we're sleeping." >> Which is exactly what Randall did.
We're fully aware of title N. I will have a chart that talks to Title 9. Uh the interesting piece is we look at the data just so everybody's very clear because we've added sports in the last couple years between 19 and the post potential proposal there are actually more women's sports than men's sports and there's more actual women's teams than men teams in this district because you got flag football in badminton that are female only not male. So, when you really count up the numbers, uh, as a title N issue, we're okay with a title N issue because we're not, um, disproportionate for for male versus female. Um, but why would we bring those to you? The same reason we brought swimming to you before. Is it cost effective to run a program that three kids come out for? And so, we're looking at those numbers depending on what the sport is.
Um uh chief uh deputy chief Lynn Moran uh is removing herself from the cable board. So uh I would like to recommend uh that the board approves Joe White for the remainder of her term which is through 20 October 2028. Joe has expressed interest in this. Uh it's just a formality that we typically have. Um and um we just vote on it. So >> should we have a motion to approve Joe White to the wackle board? >> So should we do the actual motion or >> it's whatever you want. I just wrote it. So >> yeah, >> I didn't know how it >> Yeah, it should be for the three >> year term ending October 2028. >> Right. >> So move. >> We have second. >> All in favor? >> Tires ID. I definitely am. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Um >> amazing how long and dense they feel.
And so we need to put our weight behind these beliefs to develop our school culture and then send them somewhere. We don't just say we believe in this. Great. Where does it go? It needs to be a gift really to our legislators, to our city council, perhaps to our mayor, to our citizens. And there should be a formal document that says we do this. We believe in this. go forth in our name and do this and that should be forwarded. And I spoke to Senator Cford's office about this and they said they would like a formal letter. So I thought, well, okay, what is the formal letter? Where's the template? How do we do it? Who does this labor? So I think we need to make a procedure for that. um those of us who want to bring forward resolutions should probably write them ourselves and present them in a formal letter and then the chair should probably take those and do the action.
So, I bring the motion before everybody, but um Okay. So, I'll bring that motion and then I'll I'll Would you like me to rationale upon discussion or rationale? Now, >> uh, I would like you to motivate the motion and then we can see if that gets a second. >> Okay. I move that the Greenfield School Committee develop a procedure for drafting, acting upon, and archiving resolutions because we are a legislative body and one of our tasks is to use our position as the county seat to elaborate upon what we believe to be important in our school culture, the movements we want to see in our municipality, and the things that we want to support. And so we need to put our weight behind these beliefs to develop our school culture and then send them somewhere. We don't just say we believe in this. Great. Where does it go?
So I'll pause there and open this up to to any questions or comments that you might have. It's kind of hard to ask questions when you know how specific so I guess we'll get more information. I I I I understand your presentation I respect it. I I think it was you know well put together. Um but it's hard to right flush out the details and not provided with it so Um like are you open to expanding on which stipend is you're considering or or now you're not in the position to be give specifics yet. Well right and the two sections at CLES are we still going to be in guidelines like what our guidelines are? So yes the two sections at CLES we did look at that carefully. The enrollment absolutely and you know we we've taken a very close look at that and we will you know it's a little bit it's an increase in class size but we will be within the guidelines.
Um number 12, future agenda items. Uh I just wanted to bring forward something that we've kind of been thinking about and that is having some type of a flow chart of special ed and giving us an overview of of who's doing what, who can do what, who's job, who what positions are you know, we're just a little unsure of the hierarchy and the duties and I know there's a job description that you all have on file, I don't think every job description's on there. So I think it would just be helpful for all of us to have that information so we know. Anybody else future agenda item? Okay. Um our next meeting date Oh yeah, we changed that. There's a board workshop coming up 4:30. Before the break. [clears throat] Oh, yeah. >> [cough] >> Okay, so April 30th we have our board governance workshop.
>> And that will include the types of menus or produce that you're looking Yes, absolutely. We'll be going through the the menus and the volumes of the product that we need for next year and when the regional kitchen launches. Thank you. Further questions? I have a couple of them. Senator question. So so I guess when you're going out to the farmers are those guaranteed that you're going to purchase them? It's not an option to purchase. It depends on the situation so the farms that we're currently working with those are you know guarantees um and then it really depends on the distributor at this point since we're working through distributors since we don't have a warehouse or processing plant yet. Um and so we're helping to facilitate those conversations and we're using our voice with the distributors to help them understand this relationship that we're building.
>> Does it surprise me that he would have jumped up? Not at all. Not at all. >> Once off the bus, he saw the dog exhausted and in distress, stuck in the canal. >> Every time I would go one way, the dog would go away from me. >> Chaperon Julia Valenci sprung in help. In my opinion, she's kind of the hero because she literally just jumped in the action. >> The dog was sort of frozen in the middle in between us and I thought, "All right, here we go." So, I took off my socks and my shoes. >> As Randall tried guiding the dog from above, Valente jumped into the water. >> I did not realize how strong the current was. I did not realize how slippery it was. The sides are so steep, I have no idea. I couldn't even get out on my own.
There's cost of the coaches, there's cost of equipment, there's cost of travel. So, I just give you a heads up. We're working on what that looks like. We're looking at as some of our schools get smaller. What's the number of stipens that are needed for department chairs, as an example, or grade level leaders? Um, and the reason we're doing that is because we're trying to to rightsize the district to the best of our ability without necessarily going to a wholesale change of a closing of a school as an example. Um, so you might you will see some things based on that. um a lion share of the reductions will come from attrition of staff. Um with the terms of classified support uh and administrator um obviously we're going to have to play that a little bit by ear by the 13th we will have those contracts back.
>> We don't have many of them but we do. They are >> really listening intently to >> and then just consent. >> Okay. Do we have a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> Second. >> I. >> Excellent. Okay. We're at the end reports. >> Abishek. >> Yes. >> Thank you ladies. Um at the high school uh term three is about to end uh tomorrow actually and uh grades will be posted into iPass in around two weeks. Um other than that uh there have been issues with bathrooms and facilities at at the high school. So I don't know if Miss Anker would have mentioned anything to you guys about that but uh there have been >> they all have kids there so they don't know about it but it's mentioned it come up in conversation from minute to minute. Yeah, once or twice. >> Um, but there have been issues with uh property damage in in the bathroom, including uh floodings of uh toilets and flushing >> flushing things down drains >> like intentional >> I'm sorry to hear that.
So like the city council would love to have our resolutions that we passed recently so that they could adopt them as well. And the more bodies that put their names to this, the more traction it has and the more that our legislators can say, "Hey, we've got all these people in Western Mass that believe this. School committees, city council members, mayors, what have you. We want to show you that we have support for this particular idea, this bill or this concept." So that's one of our charges as a committee. >> Okay. Having heard that rationale, is there a second for this motion? >> Second. >> Great. We have a motion. We have a second.
It needs to be a gift really to our legislators, to our city council, perhaps to our mayor, to our citizens. And there should be a formal document that says we do this. We believe in this. go forth in our name and do this and that should be forwarded. And I spoke to Senator Kmerford's office about this and they said they would like a formal letter. So I thought, well, okay, what is the formal letter? Where's the template? How do we do it? Who does this labor? So I think we need to make a procedure for that. um those of us who want to bring forward resolutions should probably write them ourselves and present them in a formal letter and then the chair should probably take those and do the action. So like the city council would love to have our resolutions that we passed recently so that they could adopt them as well.
Um pending we don't have 20 kids move into one grade level but um you know we've seen we've seen stranger things but we are taking a calculated risk and and we believe that it is manageable. Um But yes yeah we will be within the guidelines. Yes. I can speak to the stipends if you'd like. >> Yes thank you. I did just see them too. Yeah. So the the two stipends we're looking at Dr. P believes that he can do with one data team coordinator. K5 right now there's a K2 and then a 35 so he has You're looking at me like no. So wouldn't be a reduction in the statement it would just be a reduction in the person. This is what you put up. I'm confused. Okay. >> [laughter] >> Cuz you do have this listed right? Okay. Okay so that would be one and then um a reduction of one dismissal monitor.
That's at 3:30. And then our actual board meeting we changed to May 6th. Um Michelle has her son graduating in the academy. Yeah, from [clears throat] Myers Park Academy. It's from the fire academy. So she's going to be gone. So we decided to move the meeting to May 6th. And we put out a public notice for that public on Parent Square and it's [clears throat] reposted on the website with the crafting. Yeah, so hopefully that works for you all. And then I think >> And it'll be live streamed. We've I've already coordinated with Stephen so that'll It'll be exactly the same just a week earlier. Okay. Um and I mean the journey in this meeting I 8:00 in the morning. Thank you all for coming.
Um for the event on May 14th, we can't do any guarantees. We do have to go through the procurement process. And um we have had uh several bills that have um are still in process this session that will help us with the forward contracting and the the small purchases in which we can guarantee. So so where is the What is the distributor's role in all this? Because if you tell them to buy as much local as you can and then they got to supplant the rest give you a constant stream. Uh is that conversation happening? Cuz if it to me it's on them, right? They got to go buy from these farmers if you if you're not planning to directly purchase from the farmers. >> Yeah, so we're currently now having our distributors um provide us the local their local purchasing percentages every single month.
>> The two work together. You see an animal in distress. Do you want to help? >> And after 10 to 15 minutes, the moment came everyone was waiting for. >> So I scoop it. I've got one leg in the slippery moss. I've got one leg on the side of the canal. And I'm just holding it up and getting just one, two, three all together hoist it up and the dog gets out. >> For the students watching, >> it was a total teachable moment. >> It wasn't just exciting. It was unforgettable and became a real life lesson in action about stepping up, working together, and showing kindness when it mattered most. >> There's still good in the world that people still want to do the right thing. Um that we can come together and work as a team. >> For me, I just think it was good that they saw like something good as far as like teamwork and collaboration and talking to each other and working on a situation.
Um as of right now I can just tell you I know what what the rumor mill is and I've talked to some people. um as those rejections come in just like with the teachers then we'll start to have more detailed conversations and so you may get a proposal that's radically different in 3 weeks than I would have presented two months ago or I would even present tonight because I just don't know who might or might not be coming by or coming back. So just keep that in mind but the lion share will be based on that. The other pieces that we'll look at is how much money can we pull out of Medicaid? Um, I will tell you the cautionary tale will be depending on where the federal budget goes, um, there are some potential cuts to a number of the title programs. So, we have to be very careful that we don't, uh, move over people into a title program and then that gets cut and we can no longer support that.