Now they're learning from their peers. Got you. I love it. Um How do you handle students that are resistant to that don't want to get up and or isn't that kind of a thing? Yeah, no, I mean, it still is a thing. And I'm not going to force a kid to get up cuz then we've taken away their safety. But what's happened is now that I have so few kids sitting down, now I can actually go stand and still looking at my whiteboards, see if anyone needs help. Now I can work with that one kid right in his desk. So, instead of having to cruise my cruise my rows looking at everyone's stuff, now I only got like one or two kids I got to I got to check in with. And now I can encourage them, "Hey, they're sitting too, why don't you guys work together?" So, I can still get that at least if they won't get up because they're scared or afraid or whatever, I can still get them to maybe partner someone.
So, that that part of the fleet is depleting pretty quick then. It is. Yep. And it doesn't like mileage, some of them aren't super We used to be able to get 200,000 miles on these buses with that DEF on them now. And that's why I really felt like the extended warranties were really important. For example, like for track to take all of them we have to have an 84 passenger bus. And with under storage compartments, you know, for all of their equipment and things like that. And so, we've had to move some things around depending on what's, you know, broken down this week to get track, you know, where they needed to be. And so, these these buses really are important, the 84 passenger. Okay. Any other questions for Have we taken delivery of and paid for buses that were ordered all prior to this?
Where are you if you're not here? >> Yeah. >> No better place to be than CHS at 6:45 waiting for the film festival to happen. >> Absolutely not. >> Okay. Well, thank you guys. We'll see you. I got I don't want you. I'm going to disable the screen. Heat. Heat. down. Let's go home. We're here with Evan. Evan, I hear you're in a film. Is that true? >> Yes. >> Huh? What film is it? >> It's called Rush Hour. >> Ah, without giving too much away, can you give the audience a little bit of an insight of what it's about? >> Um, it's a lot of action. It's a lot of comedy. You're going to get a lot of laughs, I feel, and it should be good. >> Awesome. Now, I've heard through the great vine Rush Hour is the first one being shown. Do you know if that's true?
>> All right. Thank you. Um, Dejo, if you're able to switch back to my laptop, that would be great. Thank you. And I noticed no one stopped when I skipped right over that team building slide. Um, so sorry you thought you were not going to have to participate, but you know, I like doing this sort of stuff. And today I think that what activity we're going to do is uh rather important to to what we're to the work that we have ahead. So what I want you to do is I want you to pair up with somebody who is not on either side of you and perhaps that you haven't spent a lot of time talking to and you're going to get your chairs situated so that you're back to back. So if you want to spread out, move into the corners, um I'm going to let you do that.
And if not, then I'm still able to just do a little one-on-one with them because the rest of my room is up and they're on the board and I can still stand there and and talk to this student and I'll be around like, "Oh, no, over there, we need to We forgot to move that there." So, it's great for me. Like I I can I can I can work the entire room now without having to miss things going on. What's the most challenging or difficult part of the integration, not just in your classroom, but this is also for Mr. Sotomayor, about integration across the entire school? So, I guess kind of a question for both of you guys. I think one benefit we're going to have is because almost the entire math department used it in some sense. Um they don't use it all the time, and we're going to work on that for next year.
We have our two buses from Bluebird. So, we have the mini and then also the handicap bus. >> That's what I thought. I thought we were clear, right? We're having other buses outstanding. We do not. So, that brings us to four minis and with that new lift bus and the driver, she has said to me several times since she's been put in it, she absolutely loves that bus. And also with the lap [clears throat and cough] shoulder belts that it has tremendously helped with like the student ridership and discipline and everything. [clears throat] So, I was excited to hear that. Strap them in. >> [laughter] >> Yep. On our regular routes, how many of the 84 passenger buses are being utilized to most of their capacity? All of them. So, we're on regular routes, the 84 passengers were Yes. So, for example, a lot of them are like out of Eagle's Point.
I do. That is true. >> Oh my gosh, guys. You've only got a little bit of time left to catch rush hour. So you come on, we got to go. Get get the wheel turning. >> Rush hour. >> Yep. Okay. Well, that's really all we have for you. >> All right. Well, thanks. See you. >> See you. Hello everybody. right now. Hallelujah. Give us Oh my goodness. Look at here, guys. We've got more people to interview. Can we get your names? >> Joseph Lupus. Kyle. >> Neil. Now, we've met Kyle before, but we have not met Joseph or Neil. Joseph, do you know anybody or are you in one of these projects? >> Um, I know Andy worked on something. >> Okay. >> And I may or may not have been in it. >> Ooh, mysterious. Okay. Now, let's say hypothetically if you were in one, can you give us a little bit of an idea of what it's about?
So find a partner perhaps someone that you don't spend a lot of time with or you haven't communicated much with or you haven't been in small group work with. So two only two people back to back and if we have a leftover one >> you're going to be in chairs. Yep. We're not doing musical chairs but as well. How are you? >> Okay. >> All right. >> You can't be next to each other. You got a new >> or someone that you don't spend a lot time talking to. >> We don't spend a lot of time talking to each other. >> Come on. Yes. >> Um, >> you can turn the mics off. Yeah. Are you all Are you okay doing mics off or you want them on to for people to see? >> You can do three if you Yes, that's fine. >> I don't know how we're going to make it work, but we'll figure it out.
But because most of the kids are in a math class, we only have a few that have gotten through math already and they're going to graduate anyway, that the kids will be familiar with it. So, although they're coming into an English class or a social studies class or science class, they're going to have down the fact that, "Oh, there's vertical whiteboards. I'm going to go over, I'm going to grab my marker, and I'm going to work with my partner or partners and do as expected of me um cuz they've been doing it in math. So, we're going to benefit from that. I think uh the roll out that we've done has going to just going to make the whole school-wide roll out be a lot more successful. Good deal. Um I can see that smaller class sizes would benefit the most from this. Is that Is that an accurate or or would Is this easily scalable to a larger classroom?
Both of our buses that go into Furr and they're full. And when I say full, I don't mean 84 cuz that's just that's so tight. >> Right. But, you're talking about 72 to 75. >> Okay, yes. >> Easily. That's utilized, yes. >> Yes. Thank you. >> [clears throat] >> So, I entertain a motion to approve the bus bus purchase item 8.9. >> [clears throat] >> So moved. Second. Any other questions, comments? Now, the one [clears throat] we're approving is, I take it, the Bluebird. Yes. Any other questions, comments?
If I were in it, I think I would write in the uh this like kind of weird awkward character who um had a dream about his dad killing people. And the thing about his dream is that it comes to it comes true. >> Oh. >> So he has to figure out uh who he killed. >> We got to zip in lock and put it in our pocket before you give away too much. >> Robbie, get Neil. >> What about you? What are you excited to see in this film festival? Um, I saw the I forget the title, but it's like um fighting fighting show or movie, whatever. That's not that looked pretty cool, so I'm excited for that. Made by Aiden Pellet, the goat. >> Yeah, you guys should come see Rush Hour, too. >> Yeah, that one. >> Okay. Well, that's really all we have for you guys.
It's all good. All right. So, what's going to happen is I'm going to hand out a picture to one of you. And the person that has the picture is going to have to describe it to the person that doesn't have the photo and that person is going to have to draw what is being described. You cannot say what the picture is. Okay? So if it happens to be, I don't know, an airplane, you cannot say draw an airplane. You have to give shapes or descriptions or whatever it may be to help describe that. That would be given away part of it if that was. So try to describe how they should draw your picture that you have. Okay. I'm going to give uh the person with the picture make sure that they don't see the photo when or the picture when I hand it to you.
Honestly, I think it's scalable. I right now have nine vertical whiteboards up in my room. Um and I can do pairs or trios very easily. And then I can use my actual whiteboard across. So, I could really accommodate say maybe 12 groups. I mean, with with with that sort of thing, even at three person per group, we can handle that. Um like I've had some very full classrooms and some very smaller classrooms. Like my AP calc calculus class was only like 16 kids. Um but we we get we can maximize it in both scenarios. So, whether we're doing it in pairs or trios, everyone's still up and everyone's still talking. So, it's been great for that. It's really going to scale nicely to no matter what classroom size we have. And you saw in the video, we had kids side by side but working independently cuz they wanted to do it on their own and then they would talk.
Okay, all in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. Raise it down. Item 8.10, student handbook. Yep. Uh you have a lot of information in your hand or in your packet. Um I think Monday or Tuesday we sent out a hey, here's a synopsis of what's redlined in there. Um if you have questions, there are assistant principals who were in charge of doing that that are here. They can help answer those. >> [clears throat] >> Okay. I'll entertain a motion to approve item 8.10, the student handbook. So moved. Second. Questions, comments? Cell phone policy seems to be the biggest change. And do understand, too, that that could change again when the DOE comes out with their guidance. We have to approve a handbook because we'll have kids starting to enroll at the 1st of next month and have to sign off on a handbook that they got that handbook.
Anything you want to add? >> No, nothing else, I guess. >> Okay. >> All right. Well, that's all we got. Thank you guys. See you. Yes. Oh my goodness. Hey guys. >> Hello. >> Can we get your names? >> Gia Matteo. >> Now, is this your first film festival? >> No, this is my second one. >> Your second also. >> They are experienced. Do you know anybody who has a project or are you in one? Um, I know Michaela, Christina, um, I think Simon, Michaela, I already said Michaela. Um, Kayen, I think I think I know a little bit. A lot of seniors. A lot of seniors. >> Yeah. Same people what you just said. >> They're my friends. >> They're a hive mind conjoined like this. Okay. Now, are you guys excited to see these films tonight? >> Yes, I am. I saw the morning news and they're really funny so far, so I'm excited.
And the other folks are going to have a piece of paper. If you want to use your folder for support, um I encourage you to grab that now and I'll come around giving paper and the photo. >> All right. Pencil, pen, whatever you're comfortable drawing with. >> So, >> you're going to be drawing. >> Okay. >> You're going to be drawing. I'll be back with your photo in just a second. Ally, you're gonna draw. Actually, two of you have to draw. Yolanda, you get to draw, too. >> Katie, you're going to be the artist today. >> Okay. >> Can she borrow your folder? Brian, you're going to be the artist. Can he borrow your folder? >> Okay. >> All right. So, remember, and >> Oh, I'm sorry, >> guys. So quiet back there. >> You're gonna be the artist. >> I actually meant for others, not just you, Avon, to be involved in that.
Um but like we've also got situations where I'll have three working together. And it's great to see that happen cuz one will get stuck and they'll kind of look and another one will chime in and then they'll look and they're like, "So, now we're getting group work and we're getting um collective thinking." And because I'm watching my partners work through, I got to know the next step or at least think I know the next step. So, I think it's going to scale very nicely to all our class sizes. Awesome. That's all I have. Thank you. I just have a follow-up question um cuz Mr. Owens had my question. So, the implementation into the vertical whiteboards across campus-wide, is that next year's school goal or are we are you um just bringing it in subject by subject? No, that's next year's school-wide goal. Uh we will roll it out a little bit subject by subject.
Can we if we had to, we were still working at it, would we be able to go with the handbook minus that section and then just issue it as an addendum and they just slide it in? Correct. Yep. What are we seeing changing in this? What have we heard from Everything I'm hearing, >> [clears throat] >> it's going to be that's going to be pretty tight. Like if if kids bring their phones and they're powered off and they're in their locker and away, um I've heard it some schools say in locker or in car and all and powered off. Some say in locker and in bag and powered off and some say in locker away and powered off. So, I think that we're uh safe with with adopting that and we'll look for that guidance to come out hopefully here in the next two or three weeks.
And my friends are here, so we're going to laugh. >> Of course. >> Okay. Anything you want to add? Um, enjoy the show. What she said. >> Let's see you guys. >> Bye. Thank you. >> Okay. Awesome. So awesome. Yes. Another Okay. >> Okay. Hello. >> Hi. >> Can we get your name? >> Miss G. >> Oo, Miss G. Don't you work at CHS? >> Yes. >> Do you know any students who have a project in this? >> Um, Evan. >> Okay. Evan, she's here to watch you. She's here to watch you. >> Now, are you excited for tonight? Have you been to one of these before? >> Um, yes. Just one time. >> Okay. Second time. Second time's a charm. Um, is there anything you want to add? Maybe a shout out, maybe a good luck. >> Want a shout out Miss Huster and Mr.
>> All right. Now, remember, when I hand out the picture, do not show it. And also, don't try to help your other partner pairs around you if you happen to see their photo. So, no cheating, okay? All right, here come your photos. >> And you only No, you have to wait. You only have three and a half minute 3 minutes and 45 seconds to accomplish this. >> Oh gosh, >> you're the artist. James. >> Oh, yes. I have a uh Yolanda, if you want to pair up with James. You're describing. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Lost my opportunity. >> All right. >> Now, here's the kicker. Those of you that are drawing, >> you need a picture. >> You cannot you cannot say anything. So those of you that are describing, >> do all the talking. Everybody clear? Got it. >> All right, I will start the timer in just a minute.