So thank you so much for the visit. We we really enjoyed it. Thank you for the job you do and uh great job tonight. >> Thank you >> all the folks you brought here. We appreciate that too. >> Thank you. >> Uh Dr. Thank you, Mr. Sher. So May 12th, 2026 in September, I presented to you the superintendent reports. And I I can't believe we're here in in May that I get the opportunity to present to you the superintendent annual report on the superintendent goals. when I was putting this document together and then I sent it out to you and then I realized I had to present it this evening. I I realized that I would be starting that around 7:20, exactly what I predicted uh with Mrs. Nardy today and then I started timing how long it would take me to go through this annual report.
uh generally have pretty profound needs and for us to get to know those children and those families before they enter the Cheshire public school system. We are now pos with those children and offer those appropriate supports um and really leads to better outcomes. >> Yeah. No, we were we uh were fortunate enough to benefit from it for a little while. It was was it Donna Nadi? >> Yeah. >> Who owns it? Yeah. And um I think it was her who I was took it as a huge compliment when she came to our house and she looked at the box on the floor and said that's great. It was like she's she knew it was a fort and I didn't realize it but like I guess parents don't necessarily look at a box as a fort but that's how my brain works. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Oh I kept the first for another day. Yet knowing how we lead leads on to Wei, I doubted if I should ever come back. And I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. Graduates, this poem reminds all of us that our life is defined by the choices we make. And often the most meaningful choices are not the easiest ones. The road less traveled is a decision to be confident in who you are rather than comparing yourself to others. It's choosing to believe that you are enough. It's choosing kindness and assuming positive intent even when it would be easier to judge. It's choosing contentment and gratitude in a world that often promotes entitlement. It's committing to being a lifelong learner, remaining curious, thinking critically, and continuing to grow beyond high school.
Fun fact, if Caleb had a superpower, it would be telekinesis. Caleb would like to take the opportunity to honor and thank his mom for all her love and support. Congratulations, Caleb. Your kindness and effort make a real difference. >> Our next student isn't here, but I'm going to read it. She's watching. Um, Leah Chavez is a sophomore class student of the month for April 2026. Leah is the daughter of Ronica and Quinton Chavez. Leah's home village is San Miguel. Leah's favorite class this year is beginning art with Miss Roach because she enjoys creating different kinds of art on her own style and in her own way. Leah's favorite teacher this year is Mr. Me because Mr. Me knows how to motivate his students. After graduating from Baba Kiri High School, Leah plans on going to culinary school. Her current career goal is to become the next Gordon Ramsay.
Are there any other questions about bond? I have a lot of questions, bud. >> Let's let's stick with the bond questions in >> um and and I just need to just ask these real quick. Which uh building six is which building? >> Um I don't have the financial pieces in front of me. >> I think I'm assuming that's the main gym area. >> Um yeah, I believe that is right because this was building one and then 2, three, four were the portables. Building six. There you go. New gym if you can. >> Is building six. And then building seven would be >> the old gym area. >> Yep. >> Yeah. Okay. Just cuz it says like locker room renovations, which I thought we had those already renovated in the old gym. >> So the the financials, the locker room and the bathroom renovations are grouped together.
I'll stand up taller, too. >> Thank you. You're welcome. We're so proud of him. Thank you. Good job. Good job. Very good. Can I have good And I'm like, Hallelujah. Hi, how are you doing? All right, this will move us to the consent agenda.
So, even if you look to things like professional sports, even the best players in the world don't go, "I'm the best. I'm good enough. I don't need a coach." Those are the people that most want a coach cuz they see the value of it because it helps keep them at their peak. Oh, yeah. And can I just say as a master teacher, like I hate small groups. I hate planning for them. I hate like it takes so much incredible time and effort. and if you don't have great classroom management, it's probably not going to happen. And I do have great classroom management and it's still trying to monitor, you know, however many kids that you have and it's extremely difficult. Totally. I mean, I have executive functioning that I'm medicated for and this gives me a headache trying to think about all of the things that I would need to consider.
>> Well, I always am trying to increase the diploma seals because that I think is really super important. Um because the kids I think gain so much out of it plus the U of A offers a scholarship for kids that earn the diploma seal. So, that does them nothing but help them. So, I'm continually trying to grow that as you can see. Um and with two junior highs, so I I said I'd try to slip this in. South Valley Junior High and Highland Junior High were just recognized for What was the award, Chip? Yeah, Chip's going to tell you. >> It's Evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for allowing us to speak tonight. Um the award all of the excuse me, the award she's referring to is a relatively new one through the Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association. It's the William E. Richardson Program of Distinction Award, which very much off the cuff right now includes uh a number of data and criteria that each school has to actually qualify for including uh superior ratings or higher at festivals, numbers of students in the program, number of students on at the secondary level that made it into all region band or all region orchestra and into high junior high all state as well as all state, a number of things like that.
So >> Tala and ELC were in a combined project. So that one should be all closed out. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Uh that was a great update and also you included the vendors or the contractors timeline in progress. There was a report in there. you had to click on I think it was the acronym. >> Yeah, I've been hyperlinking it throughout the process. >> Hyperlink. Yeah, I saw that at Woo. It opened up and gave me a good snapshot of what's going on and I would like to get with you to just do a walk down sometime over the next couple weeks. >> I'm available when you are, sir. >> Uh 3:00 in the morning. >> I'll see you there. >> Yeah, >> I'll let you in because my procs will work, not yours. But >> I doubt his ever worked. >> Thanks. I will tell you since hiring them our time our timing we've been on schedule.
I mean, like, you know, we were moving cash around in 0.1, 0.2 positions, and band was never brought up. And I never had I thought, you know, I was like, "Well, yeah, that's lessons. That's three full days." >> Just Nobody's Nobody's arguing that band isn't valuable. I am 100% I will fight anybody to keep arts and band, me specifically. It did a lot for me personally. I have a lot of family connections in it. The fact is we voted on a number, and now we're going back to taxpayers and saying, "Hey, you know what? We We do have it. Sorry." I think it's not from a philosophical standpoint of is it worth it? It's from a technical, political, legal perspective of we told people one thing over here and then we're going to try to do something else over here that I think is a very bad idea long-term.
So, I was pleased that I actually sent it to you last week and it is online to the public as part of the public record because what I'm going to try to do is take you through the annual report to highlight some major accomplishments and progress made on the superintendent goals and accomplishments and progress are only made possible with the efforts of the entire school community. What I can say is a lot of what I'm going to talk about, you actually were heavily involved in in being at the schools and doing some of the heavy lifting that we did th this school year and and board goal number one, student growth and achievement on page one. Over the past year, this district has made significant progress advancing student academic growth. our district, our school leaders are collaborating to review student performance and I'm even going to say that our board of education is reviewing student data and really analyzing data and that was evidenced by the visit that we had at Canton Intermediate School when you were asking excellent questions regarding the trends and where we are.
>> Um but it it was the overall the it was it was valuable so I appreciate um >> Yeah. Donna is still involved by the way. She's >> Yeah, >> she she's retired, but >> Oh, okay. Yeah, because I was thinking she retired. >> Circle of Security and Jen Buffington is now our um director of the early childhood program, but um Donna is still involved. >> Uh and I'll just add, I'm not sure where the conversation goes, but um the request that you're making tonight, I'll be supporting it. As you mentioned, we we had a chance to chat earlier today. Yeah. >> Um so thank you. >> Sure. Sure. So um the these are the final recommendations and really >> Jeff real quick I put it in the chat before you move on. What was the cost of this early childhood position? >> So it's uh roughly 103 I think it's in here.
And most importantly, it's choosing to connect your purpose to something greater than yourself, serving others, strengthening your community, and becoming a contributing citizen. Class of 2026, I am confident that you will shape the world in remarkable ways. And as a D20 graduate, we welcome you back to share about your future adventures. And as you leave this place today, may you go forward with courage in your choices and pride in your journey. Let's give it up for the class of 2026. [applause] Thank you very much, Superintendent Habber. Please give it up for our student speakers and the superintendent one more time. >> [applause] >> Welcome everybody again. We are almost to the part where students get to walk across the stage. Um before we get to that, I'd like to say a few words, but first students, if you could stand and find your loved ones in the crowd and please just show them some love.
Leah would like to share a motivational message for her fellow students. If you want to keep the dream that you love, never let anyone say otherwise. You're doing a wonderful job, Leah. Keep growing and leading by example. Alisa Norris is the junior class student of the month for April 2026. Alisa is the daughter of Ashley Norris and granddaughter of Tara and Santino Johnson. Alasa is an athlete playing volleyball for the Lady Warriors. She is Miss um Wild Giwak Mushkimok first attendant. Alasa's favorite class this year is algebra 2 with Miss Sedora because Miss Dora helps her to understand and makes the math easy. Her favorite teacher this year is Miss Kaburatan because Miss Kaburan is so sweet and always brings a smile to my face. After graduating from Babok Ki High School, Alisa plans on going to college at the University of Arizona. Her current career goal is to become an ultrasound technician.
So if they're already renovated, we wouldn't renovate them again. >> And then um building nine and 13. That's >> So building nine is the front of the high school and building eight is the back of the high school and the auditorium. >> Okay. >> And building 13 is the junior high. >> Okay. Okay. >> Most of the money from the last bond went to the junior high to make it habitable again. >> I went and asked him for it. >> It's basically the same as this, but it's >> So on the facility costs, where is the elementary school? It's not very >> So on the bottom line since the elementary school is a great unknown um the bottom line is so we we really don't have a plan of action until we find out what's going on beneath it. I believe that they had put 300,000 in the estimate for just the facilities to assess it.
There any discussion before we move on? >> Quite a full. So you'll see in some of the they're called new hires, but it's really a change of position. >> Yeah. >> With that, we need a motion, please. >> I'll make a motion to our consent agenda. >> Thank you, >> Mrs. Lewis. >> Yes. >> Peters. >> Yes. Mrs. Ambly. >> Yes. Take us to new business. First in the new business is Proposition 301. >> Talk about the plan. Is there anything? >> No, the plans stay pretty similar to what it was last year. I think we balance committees in terms of Abid and our leader leadership, but other than that, everything has stayed the same. >> So we have always give well and always we give uh half the 301 money in um June and the other half November before Black Friday they requested and we honored that a few years ago which is kind of cool.
So, I get it. But you're not choosing to be a teacher, either. No. No, but even though That gets in the way of my Even people that choose to be a teacher is still a difficult task to do, especially like and I'm saying this as a 25-year veteran teacher that it is difficult. So, I can only imagine what new teachers >> Yeah. like having to learn material and having to like even figure out what kind of teacher you are. And once again, I am also not trying to make excuses, but I can see why it's difficult for people, um, especially teachers probably within the first five years to do this, because I know I struggle sometimes to do it. Right. Yeah, and and I know haven't been on a couple learning walks, I've kind of seen in some of the classrooms where they've been in like the the the small groups and you see the teacher trying to work with this group of uh students, but then it's chaos with with some of the others and you know, with that it's uh this was early on, so I know that the coaches have been in since.
And we know of at least two junior highs that are qualifying for it for this next two years. And it's the it's the two that she mentioned. So. >> He just slipped that in to me yesterday at the last minute after I did my presentation. >> be more coming. We just don't know yet. >> Okay. >> If I may share, these two, Dr. Coleman and and Mr. Durham, the energy these three years ago when I started in this position, I I knew of Dr. Coleman, I knew of Mr. Durham, but in terms of our work together, the energy we meet once a quarter right in this room with 80, 90 people. They bring an energy that that's unmatched for what they do, for the work, their ideas. They came forward, uh we need to build up our choir programs, we bring back the elementary uh festivals that are going on.
>> We have not been late. No, >> we haven't had things not would been running. Meaning >> it not that it wasn't terribly before but it it is very refreshing to hire someone put out the good product >> but be on time >> and it's no news is good news though. I mean updates >> leave it blank then this week so we >> that's good. >> Well, I will say Mr. Okazinski is out there every day. >> Great. >> On on his way into work, he's always stopping by and checking on things. So, um, appreciate that. >> And, uh, not only President Brown, but if anyone would ever like to go, just let me know. We can make arrangements to get you. >> Well, I love when you put in there the electrical roughing is completed. I think it's some verbiage like that. Electrical. >> Yeah.
I respectfully disagree, but I'm thinking if parents in fourth and fifth grade next year get wind of it that they want to help fund, you know, donate money to fund that one hour of band a week, I would like to have that as an open door. She's a district employee to have it during the school day like it is right now or whatever the future plan is for B and M as to be at Mirror at B and S, at least a joint band. >> like precedents for I don't know, maybe Aaron? Yeah, I want us to be careful if I I envision like Aaron, I I don't Sorry, I I Yeah. >> [laughter] >> Um so what they're they're saying is that if a a town wanted to raise >> a town, parents. A parents from a particular town, right? Wanted to raise money to hire a particular Donate money >> No, no, no, donate to the town or the >> that gets really awkward.