Okay. Any questions? Sorry. I'm just Oh, no, no, no, no. I get it. >> Okay. And we will go on to the last one. >> And these two except for be these two policies have gone to legal counsel and have been reviewed and then their updates and their we were worked into here. >> Okay. >> Was just AE because we felt like it was just about us. >> Okay. >> We didn't send. >> Okay. Okay. And the last one we're looking at is GCJ, professional teacher status. Um, and this one had some big feelings. Um and when we first presented this to legal counsel, um we had wanted there to be a little bit uh so currently I think the superintendent u may award professional teacher status as long as they've had one year. We really wanted to eliminate that. It cannot be eliminated now.
It it is it is what it is. that is the legal law and I can't remember if it is the superintendent has the right and we can't take that right away or if it's the staff that have the right to that and we can't take it away but something I think it's staff that we cannot override that. >> Yeah. >> Um so I am going to ask legal counsel to again to explain to me the why not because the region wants to understand the why not a little bit more than what I was able to describe. So, was there something that just came out from Jessie about an update regarding this? >> I will look. I don't know. >> I'm thinking that I saw it in one of the emails >> by Jessie. you know, maybe the uh I don't know if it was the lister that you know, Tracy know that put stuff in from time to time or or if it was something that came out in a commissioner's report.
>> I will look. >> So, this was just sent to council in December January. >> Okay. So council, you know, looked at this at that time, but we they haven't looked at it since January. The whole >> also teacher certification. Maybe it was teacher certification, but >> I will look. You can look. >> Oh, I think it is teacher certific. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Oh, it is teacher certification because I think they came they they have decided to relax some of the the rules. It's teacher certification. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Which I don't think we have a policy about that. moved out. >> Okay. So, that's not relevant for you. >> No. Okay. >> Any other questions on this policy? >> Are you saying that this policy can't stand? >> No. No. I'm saying this policy can >> people wanted it to be we can't.
So people really wanted to be able to say you can't earn your professional status until you've had three years or two years whatever that time frame is. And we cannot actually do that. We have to leave it as after one year you could the superintendent could do that. >> Doesn't this say three years? it it the superintendent may award professional teacher status a number one >> that he served at least one year in the district. >> Sorry. >> So you're going to get an explanation and come back >> correct before the second read. And I believe that we are going to do this the second week all together with all three districts. It all works well. >> Sure. Yes. Yes. >> I can't speak for Ammerst so or the region, but hopefully we will do it all together the next one and then I'll have the best answer I can for that is >> more >> billing than my answer.
>> Thank you, William. All right, we're getting close. We're getting close. >> And I did give the uptake. um to the other group that next year our plan is to be looking at uh I don't know why it's not in here. Um >> section >> look section B and then it's the section after that which why it's not coming up for me I don't know. Um uh then we're going to be looking at section C. >> Okay. So those two sections extra. And as we noted, we need to make one more motion that these policies that we adopted tonight, we will not take will take effect July 1 of 2026. >> So would you like to make that? I'm making a motion that all the policies we adopted tonight will be implemented and take effect July 1 of 2027. Second. All those in favor? I vote that unanimously.
>> So that gives time for administration and us to implement it. Also time I think to notify um >> everybody and get them posted. >> Correct. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Sorry. So Rachel, are you want to give us an update on what's happening with the futures committee? Call it the futures committee. >> You can call it the futures. >> So one little house thing. >> Are you Is there something else we're going to have to present? >> No. Okay, then I'm going to be done. I'm going to leave. >> Next meeting. I'll be able to present this and now she can take notes. Yes. Okay. I shared this document with you. Perfect. I have lost all of my documents. Hold on. >> Yeah. I'll wait a minute. One second. There's literally like >> Oh, yeah. You do. 100 windows open on my computer. I can't believe it is working.
>> I should get out of >> Well, I don't need anymore. I'm done. The dies are >> It's okay. Here. >> I I made it through my section. So, keep your safe. >> I got it. I'll know. I got >> So close. So close. >> I'll go find the dog cuz she's like a little bit lost. >> You want to just keep going in the one I start? >> No. Does this make sense? Oh, wow. Okay. Great. Okay. Um the school futures committee is right now doing lots of research that like that's the update. Um we are meeting next week I believe in person on confirming with Jod. Um and I can share I can share about that if you want to come. You don't need to come. I'm just going to read for you all the list of all the options that we're looking at cuz I think it's helpful now.
Um I'm going to start from the more interesting ones that were not on the list from the select board. We are exploring choice and desi requirements around a magnet school. We're exploring um options around increasing revenue opportunities including and especially around senior engagement in town. We are exploring a move to a mixed grade model. Um adding back prek into the school. The finances around increasing choice students. We are exploring a move to superintendency union 28. Those are all of the other options that were potential. Um and then the ones that we also are exploring that were dictated to us were closing the school and establishing tuition agreements with nearby towns which is going to include talking I am talking to Ammerst Shootsberry and Belterown Ammerst Belch. >> Yeah. Um we are exploring regionalization with Ammerst and then we are also exploring regionalization with Shsbury Lab.
We are exploring operating as a K through five school only and a tuition and agreement just for grade six into Shootsberry Emmer and Leverett. I don't know why I went in that order at that time. And we are projecting costs for continuing operations as that's a lot of options, a lot of work, a lot of work. Um the committee to remind you all is myself, Dr. Z Sarah Sakura um who's a seventh generation Pelum resident and grew up at Pelum as did her parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and go to road school. Um her family also does construction and so she's doing a lot of work particularly around capital project costs and understanding grants for that. Um Cara is on the committee and on the finance committee and so she's lending especially towards um how this all interacts with town costs and then uh Ann Nent is um working with me a little bit on modeling out what other costs what other um income might look like.
That's that's really where she's weighing in right now. Dr. Dr. Z and I I would say have taken on the lion share of research. I am talking to lots of other school committee members and Dr. Z has probably a growing list every time I email her of data that she's working on, but we'll get there. Um I don't go nuts when you when you email me. >> Um but we have a lot we have a lot that we're working on. um we are trying not to add to this list at this point and um are going to kind of get through all of this, reevaluate and see if there's anything that needs to be added or adjusted. >> Wow. Great. Thanks. >> Thanks. We'll see if we actually get through all of it because right now every superintendent has told me they're not going to talk to me until I have something on letterhead which took five days to get from our wonderful town.
Um but we'll get it. We will move along. Okay. Right. Awesome. Yeah. So, I put committee updates on here. I just wanted to So, I've been asked to appoint people to a couple of things and I just want to say as I've done that, I've been trying to make sure that everybody is involved somewhere, you know, that we we're spreading ourselves out. So, Rachel, of course, is the chair of the futures committee already. Jenny is going to be on the pelum working group. Um William I've asked Sarah Bess and I have been asked there's there's some going to be a state of thing though working group like finance like I don't I don't we don't know exactly >> I I do have an email I can explain. >> Okay. >> Thank you and I'm on that Dr. Z. Oh. Oh, I see. This is not a killing.
It's more looking at like the shorter term like health and wellness of the school. >> Got it. >> Right. >> Not the future. >> Right. Um and then there is going to be a a state of the district meeting half day sort of meeting and Sarah Basson and I will both be on it because we're chairs and I have asked William to be the person on that and um so I think we're you know trying to make sure that everybody is working on something Um, so I just wanted to say that. Does anybody have any other things they wanted to tell us about? >> I would just say that and Dr. Z told me to be quiet if I can't. I can I just say that we I was pushed forward for interviews today and we interviewed candidates. I can say that and we'll have an update.
>> Sure, you can say that >> and we can we can have we'll have an update. What were we interviewed for? >> It was the interviews for the director of student services. >> Okay, great. Glad to hear. >> So, it's that's that process is moving moving forward. >> Okay. Um, school committee goals. Well, we're not really going to talk much about school committee goals tonight because we had so many other things to do. I would just like to kind of maybe combine that with the retreat thing which is um Rachel asked if we could get a date set sooner rather than later. Probably that will be helpful for everybody for planning over the summer. Um, one possibility I was wondering about is whether we could do something along the maybe we could engage Tracy Novik to come and work with us to look at the goal.
I I'm I'm just going to throw this all out there. I to help us set goals for next year. Um, and maybe work with us a little bit on how we evaluate ourselves based on the goals that we created this year and maybe incorporate that in also something around our protocols, our operating procedures because we never really finalize those this year. So, I welcome any thoughts anybody has. When are we doing when are we talking about? >> Well, we usually Well, before I say, Usually, we do something in August. It doesn't have to be August. It can be June. It could be July. Um, I if we were going to ask Tracy to come, you know, I would need to work out something with her, too. Have you all talked about a retreat at the region? Not recently. >> Okay. It might be nice for Paul to just do its own thing.
I I think we're gonna have a big year next year. So, >> yeah, we'll probably do our We don't always have to be friends. >> All right. >> We can still be friends. We don't have to do all the things. Especially, I will say that the the joint meetings are fantastic. we can get a lot of things done, but it's nice to have like we are a committee at five and it is easier to do stuff sometimes with a smaller group. So, I would be in support of film doing its own thing. And then >> I like all of these things, >> especially with looking forward to like what our next year anticipates looking like and working with Tracy to see what she has that would fit in. Well, I think she's good at helping >> define define condition if I need to. >> Okay.
Well, then let me ask it preferences for months of the summer. >> I mean, me personally, August is filled with family stuff. >> Okay. >> So, to me, August would not be my preference, but >> it just depends. So, I don't know. I mean, maybe the last week of August. >> No, the first week of August, I'm really, really busy and the third week of August, I think. >> July probably would be a little bit easier. >> Yeah, >> I'm not around from the 24th to August. >> Okay. >> December. >> so earlier in July, >> the week of July 13th, I could do I think I got out. We can't July 4th. Let's just >> random question. Do you expect the superintendent to be there? >> I'm sorry. What do you expect? >> Do you expect me to be there? >> I don't think it's essential.
What's your summer like? Also full. I mean, I think maybe talk to Tracy. I'm sure her summer is also busy. It sounds like she we have a couple of things we want to talk about. maybe look at a couple of dates she has and then we can do our best to to fit it in fit in. >> So maybe we can come in June with maybe if they come in June with a few possibilities and then we can >> maybe end that. >> Yeah. I just mean so the June like once Tracy's given some choice in the I will get in touch with her right away. I didn't want to contact her till we talked about it tonight and see what people thought about that. >> Okay. Well, yeah. So I will have information in June. Maybe before that even I can send something out if I get right.
All right. Uh warrant reports are here. Um so I move to accept the consent agenda. >> Second. >> All those in favor? We accept the consent agenda unanimously. Um, we will get to minutes when Sarah vest life calms down just a little bit. Melia worries. I already can get so um shoot. >> I have it the joint. No, I I meant for the >> Oh, for our next panel meeting. Yeah, there's a joint meeting on the 20th. >> I have no idea if I can say this now or not, so I'm just gonna say it. You can tell me if I can. Um, parents have asked if we can send another update because they haven't gotten an update since the budget was passed. >> Uh, a a general update on things. >> I would >> from the school committee. >> Yeah, we can do that.
I don't know that that I'm saying it in the context of the future agenda, but I don't know. >> Do you want me to go over the joint agenda? >> Yes. >> So May 20th there'll be a joint meeting um which we will talk about superintendent goals for 26 27. We will talk about strategic plan, a district student build of rights, um district start times, second reads for the three policies we read first today. Okay. So, professional teacher status, staff ethics and conflict of interest and school communities. And then we have a laundry list of policies for first uh GBEC drugree workplace policy. GCA professional staff positions, GCDA, professional staff salary schedules. GCBC professional staff supplementary pay plans. GC E professional staff recruiting and posting of vacancies. GCF professional staff hiring. GDA support staff positions. A DDA background check. A da R um uh corey policies.
G B G E violence in the workplace. G CG partition substitute professional staff employment. G C I A professional staff development. GDP support staff contracts implementation plans and JKA physical restraint and behavior support. Then um June 10th will also be a joint meeting um which will have conversation around Dr. Z will present her 256 artifacts and then all of those policies that I just wrote for first read will be for second read. So then all of that work that our fantastic policy team has done over the past year will be all set and ready to go for the for the fall for the next school year. >> And just to say for JKA that was sent off to legal >> Monday. Yesterday >> yesterday um they are doing amazing things and going to have it back by Monday or Tuesday of next week. Um, so we will have a we will meet with policy on that again.