she knows how to get the answers and things like that. But uh Miss Boak's perspective changed that a little bit for me. But but uh yeah, like how you lean on us, I do lean on Miss Buack's wisdom on on that. Um but yeah, I mean what's the consensus? I mean, I think it's okay with me. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Okay. We have a motion and a second. So any all in favor?
My fear is this. >> [snorts] >> As a mandated reporter that I will be required to inform the parents of students who have come out as transgender non-binary. This is alarming on so many levels. As a mandated reporter, my role is to ensure the welfare of the child. But if I am required to break confidentiality and out a student, I could well very well be endangering their safety physically and emotionally. I [snorts] realize that the board is in an incredibly difficult position. But please think of the kids before making any decisions. We are living in unprecedented times which call for unprecedented courage and leadership. Be the leaders we need you to be. Thank you so much for your time. >> [applause] >> Thank you. All right. Was there somebody else who wanted to? Okay, come on up. >> Uh hi, my name is Caitlin Sheridan and I go to PV High School.
My class enjoyed laughing with you and listening to your stories. The reason I am here speaking tonight is to address the current substitute plan that was put in place in February of this year and how it is affecting the students at the elementary school level. I am asking that you consider the following points while working on the budget for next school year. The current substitute plan is not sustainable at the elementary school level. There are no Kelly substitutes covering any classroom teachers in the elementary schools. This leaves the principles and administrators at the elementary schools to figure out coverage for every absent every absence every day. They are forced to choose to pull teachers from their daily work to cover these absences or split the teacher's class who is absent across the other sections of that grade level. Regardless of what choices made, the general education students are suffering.
You're not allowed to have any extension cords ever. So, I was like, "Okay." He's like, "Torary?" And if it's laying there, that means you use it all the time, not temporary. And I was like, "Okay." Yep. We, you know, so Sam's been going around doing a lot of things. And there are some legitimate things that we um caught. You know, there's uh a lot of uh if you'll notice behind the elementary school, a lot of old furniture that's broken. There was just shelves piled in places. And so we're we've already filled one dumpster of just broken stuff. Um and so um we're we're still working through that. But I mean, everybody, custodians, teachers, I mean just, you know, um Kurt, Greg, Sam, Becky, everybody's been doing a great job. Um April even had to take a thing down off her shelf. So, uh, you know, so I mean, you know, so anyways, but, um, so no, but it's it's been it's it's been a lot.
get into the some of the schools >> and I would never say we should do something like that. >> Yeah. No, I know it's an interesting question, >> but I know we had more applicants or significant interest be beyond what we could >> what was allotted to us. >> It's not surprising. >> Yeah. So, >> yeah, it's understandable and we uh just I did get the answer for you. So, we do have 75 students um there which which represents an increase of 17 over the previous year. >> Okay. Yeah. because I was also asked like how much does that appropriation like how many students it covers and stuff. So that's helpful too. So thank you. Okay, moving right along. Sorry to do this, but I fig I think I think it's I think it's helpful to to go through all this. >> Um so when we go down to um let's see, >> we have an increase of there's a few small increases under DPW.
Three for three. He's driven in his first run. Goes as a double. And Brogan Roche will bat next. It's one for two. Brought home the first run of the game for Holliston. That one's upstairs. Broke out of his O for 19 to start the season. The infield was in. He faked a bunt and chopped it through. So, Salmon on second. That's a strike and it's one and one. Comes the one one from Grumbum. That one gets away from Passalaqua and Salmon will advance to third. Another pass ball. This inning continues to unravel here for the Clockers. Two and one to Roche. E3 pitches from Grumbum. Two one. That's a shot into right center. On the move and getting there to make the catch is LeRow. He runs it down and finally puts an end to the top of the fifth, but not before Holliston gets two more.
But when I did band, we had so many things we had to do, songs, pieces, um performances, and the people around me were the best people ever. Whenever you do a sport or some sort of extracurricular, it really shows you how people are. And I've learned that the people here that are considered weird are actually just the best people you want to hang out with. And I want to give other kids at New Tech a chance to come hang out with these people. People that usually don't have a chance making friends within their own school. Make really good friends with people from other schools. And it gave me a chance to actually connect with people from other schools too. I have friends from West Valley, Anderson, Central Valley, even schools all the way down at Glasson. It is just it's beautiful and I love sports.
I >> I >> Any opposed? >> I >> Okay, great. Sounds good. I love how we're always so consensus building. That was Elizabeth. >> Well, we have a passionate one, so I'm supportive. >> Great. All right. Next up is resolution in support of childcare for all. And >> yes, it is recommended the board adopt resolution 2520 in support of child care for all. and President Hog, I leave it to you to add some additional highlights to this resolution. >> Yeah, of course. Thank you so much. I wanted to bring this resolution forward because we have Kadango opening at our toy on site and I wanted to share with you all a little bit about um what I advocate for al partially my day job because I actually co-wrote this resolution with um Chris Norwood. This is a resolution used as a tool to educate schoolboard members about the importance of supporting um child care in your community.
And honestly, I've spent many days trying to write a really good and professional speech for you with a ton of statistics and logic, but it just didn't ever feel right because literally nothing about this is right and I can stand here all I want and lecture you on how 70% of transgender students have unsafe homes. And I mean a whole packet of information that I could share, but honestly, I don't want to stand up here for 3 minutes and talk about that. Um because especially after what, four of those speeches, if you don't see how big an issue this is, then there is a much deeper problem that I can't fix in 2 minutes and 19 seconds. So, I'm just going to try to put it into perspective instead. Um because I know you all have the best interest of our students at heart. That's why you're on the board.
The teachers who are pulled from their daily work are usually reading specialists, basic skills teachers, and ESL teachers. These teachers are crucial academic support sri pro providers for our young learners. They are reassigned from their positions so that they can provide full day coverage for other absent teachers. This directly impacts our most struggling students. They are missing out on one-on-one and small groupoup support instruction multiple times a week. The goal of these programs is to close achievement gaps. Many of these students could need to repeat the current grade they are in without this extra support that the district has promised to provide. These children could also end up in need of child study team testing and in IEP without this academic support. As the board stated at it last meeting, the special education rate in Clifton schools is 24%. that number will only continue to grow if these support teachers continue to be pulled daily to substitute.
Um, but we're working through that. Um, I nobody here, uh, that that predates me had ever remembered a state fire marshall inspection. Um, and so I don't know how often you get those. You're supposed he said you're supposed to get them every three years. Um, but, uh, nobody here remembered one. So, um, so I guess it could have been a lot more items on that list, but, um, we're working through those. So, >> and when is he following up? >> Uh, he has to follow up within 30 days, um, of the of the inspection and it was, I think, the 23rd if I remember correctly. So, it could be, I suppose, any day now. Um, so kind of just keep waiting to hear from him. Um, we've got a few things I I can contact him and have him do them early. Um, but we're still working on a couple things on there.
Um but the cemetery parks and trees >> um goes up by 60,000 this next year for up to 427983. >> Um is there something specific that's driving that? >> Yes. So currently one of our parks cemetery parks and trees members um was was being paid through the enterprise the fields enterprise fund to um help maintain the fields. And with the loss of that um um we will need to to fund that through the general fund. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Okay. Um moving down to health and human services for veteran services um >> which is going up by 34,650. I know that's a regional um a regional program that we participate in. >> Is is the assessment going up because of there's there's we're servicing more people? Well, a smaller part of it is the assessment, but u the larger part of it is related to direct benefits to veterans.
And they have a 4-1 lead as we go to the bottom of the fifth. So, a new pitcher for Holliston here in the fifth. Cavan lasted one inning. It's going to be Ben O'Brien. Making his third appearance. He's 1-0 with a 9 ERA. Six earned runs through 4 and 2/3. He's walked eight. It's been a big issue the first seven games for Holliston. Not so much here today. Clockers have only walked once. Seen McCoy. They've been in some good hitters counts. But, have yet to cash in. Defensive alignment stays the same aside from the new pitcher. So, the third man to take the hill here for the Panthers. And they'll start with Grady Clark, Austin Turncliff, and then back to the top of the lineup third time through, Finn Connery. What a big top of this inning for Holliston. From a 2-1 game to a 4-1.
And I'm not doing this for myself. I'm doing this for the kids next year and the kids who are currently doing them. And if not, at least father the students who are currently within sports that want to continue. THANK YOU. >> [applause] >> GOOD EVENING um board. I appreciate you uh letting me come up here and speak. I'm not going to say any negative things about any past coaching or anything like that. It's a tough job. No one wants to do it. Uh I'm here to actually uh just kind of appreciate the opportunity to speak for Mr. Bixby and his coach coaching position. I've been around here. My son played four years at West Valley. My daughter's going on her fourth year. There's multiple letters that were sent to the board from current players, as you guys know, supporting Mr. Bixby. Um, Mr. Bixby is a veteran, a longtime educator, a tireless advocate for students.
Um you know as you know we have declining enrollment and it mainly is due to in part of the affordability crisis that we have here in San Jose and one of the solutions to that is providing affordable child care or child care for our growing families so that they're able to stay in our neighborhoods and be able to go to our schools eventually. And so in the resolution, I just have a lot of points about um what different types of things that we could look into, mainly celebrating Kadango coming into our school district and also joining Build the Future. And Build the Future is a nonprofit movement. Um they've passed resolutions um in all of the cities except for one in Santa Clair County. They're moving to pass resolutions in all the school boards really as a tool to be able to let school board members know that um child care is incredibly important to not only our economy but for our schools and it's really something that um we should continue to support you know especially as Kandango is growing.
But, removing the Parent Secrecy Act would not reflect that, and schools are meant to protect and support their children. That is the number one job of a school. And they're a child's safe place, no matter what happens outside of those gates. Because as much as we like to live in the fairy tale that everyone has a safe home life, it's just simply not true. And it's let alone not safe to be at home sometimes, but definitely not safe to come out as gender non-conforming. So, some of these kids are at serious risk for this policy, and could be abused or even kicked out or disowned. And many are sent away to conversion therapy. I won't even begin to touch on the methods because I'm sure many of you are familiar with it and the horrors that come out of those camps. Um but just so you know, those who undergo any form of conversion therapy are twice as likely to commit suicide compared to those who haven't.
The second option of splitting the class does not work at the elementary level either. For those of you that don't know, this would be taking the absent teacher's class and adding half of them to two other classrooms in the building. For example, if one second grade teacher is absent, her 24 students are split, sending 12 to one class and 12 to another, making each of these classes approximately 36 students for the entire school day. The this directly affects learning. A classroom teacher comes to work to teach her specific class. Now, she does not have enough seating. She does not have enough instructional materials for the day to run smoothly. The classroom teacher cannot teach lessons that he or she has prepared for that day on the or the daily targeted small groupoup centers that are required by our math and language arts supervisors. Now, every student in that grade level is affected by that one teacher's absence.
And then there's a couple things we've got questions on. Um, and he was going to he was going to talk with his supervisor with the state office. You know, he had a couple questions on some specific items, too. And so, um, but again, I appreciate I mean, he he wasn't, you know, wouldn't have just come in here and just shutting the place, you know, you didn't you got an extension cord, you know, or something like that. He was he was he was good to work with. So, appreciate that. Um, and then the last thing on the facility matters, um, is pool condenser. Um, so that is a large uh piece of HVAC equipment um that sits on the west side of the uh pool outside. Um there are two compressors in that. Um and so that work has also been uh quoted out and QPH is going to be getting that done for us um as soon as they get that material in.
Um so that is the piece that is not part of the assessment and is still individualized amongst each of the towns as part of the region. >> Okay. All right. Um when we go down into the budget for recreation, um we're it's it's looking at at like it's a zero budget, but that's because it's going into um its own revolving account. Correct. >> That that is correct. So we've always had some of the costs go onto the revolving fund. Um this just better accounts for it by moving all of those costs uh associated with the recreation department into the realling fund. Yes. And of course that does then free up capacity in the general fund as well or uh but that that means there's an extra I don't want to call it burden but an extra expense um on the recreation revolving fund side. And um I know Beth has been uh working with Kelly and and her team uh to you talk about enhanced programming and things of that nature.
The Clockers need to get to work. So, Clark leads off. 0-1 with a strikeout. Despite the inflated ERAs of this Holliston squad, they've pitched fairly well here this afternoon. Clockers offense has been good all season. First pitch. And it's ball one. Eight runs against Hopkinton, eight against Medway, nine against Dover-Sherborn, and 15 against Bellingham. This is really the first time they've been pitched well to. 2-0. Like I mentioned, only one walk for Ashland. Their bats have still remained patient. A lot of work in the count. 2-0. That's a strike snapped in there. Two balls, one strike. Ground ball, first base. Leek makes the play. He throws to the pitcher covering. He got him. A nice play there from Henry Leek and Ben O'Brien. And there's one away to begin the home half of the fifth. Leek's a lefty. He was going to his right. And that's a spinning throw.