An example of an important type of training for all staff is the ability to differentiate between an administrative and judicial warrant. An administrative warrant is not signed by a judge and does not require staff to to allow federal agents access to non-public areas of the school campus. It's important for school staff to know how to tell the difference between these warrants as well as how to talk to and identify federal agents so that well-meaning individuals do not get pressured into complying with actions they don't actually need to but they are most vulnerable students in danger. To conclude, transparent and uniform procedures including consistent multilingual communication to the whole community will not only keep our Creighton community safe when dealing with rogue federal agencies but also strengthen teacher retention. Current staff will be more likely to stay and potential staff will be more interested in joining our community if they can see that Creighton has a concrete plan for teaching them how to handle these completely unprecedented, terrifying situations that no degree or student teaching could possibly have prepared them for.
We want to keep banning. We want to keep banning." I think there's some merit there. Um the override to what Megan was talking about, starting to promote that made me very nervous when you guys started talking about not talking about until September. Um I get who can't be involved and who can be involved, but I really think there needs to be some thought behind the collaboration between the towns and the school committee. Um maybe think about like what can we bring to that meeting they're going to have? They're going to have it whether you guys want to have it or not. Um so, maybe think about what you could bring to that meeting. Um obviously numbers and specifics don't really help at this early stage. We don't have them. It's not probably not valuable to talk about specifics, but um you guys haven't even seen the strategic plan yet.
We're not saying you can't do it. We're just saying this is the this is what we're recommending at the district level. This is what we'd like to see at the schools. This is what we want to see reinforced. But if students again have a need, we don't want to take away we don't want to take away a tool that would accommodate that need. We want students to to be successful. >> Okay. Um I just >> I guess you know the the the whole thing the all of this is related to the equipment that's been damaged or misused. Um, so with seeing the numbers there, it does, you know, we do want to teach the students that there is a responsibility for those Chromebooks when they do take them home and and and the the the district is um at this point um having to pay those the costs of replacing whatever it is that needs to be replaced.
And I know the elementary school is a sticking point to a lot of people. So we want to make sure, like I said, we've been spinning this hamster wheel. We've been working hard and we don't want all this work to go in vain. We want to make sure that our community is um using their money wisely because I don't want it to be a bad reflection on any of us. I want people to be proud of this and a great thing for generations, not a sticking point. Any other questions, comments, or anybody like to add anything to that? All right. So, we need to we need to um I don't know my opinion, we should follow the recommendation of our superintendent for a 50 million and 15% override unless there's any argument. Is there any question or concern about that? Any board members like to suggest something differently >> about that?
Thank Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much for those public comments, and Mr. Mann, do you just mind looking into some of the comments that were made tonight? Yeah, and that aligns with things that we've already been having discussions with. Thank you. Um could we put a I mean, given that it was public comment, and um that people are wanting to hear out is there a way that we could put a a reminder date for when we're going to maybe touch on this issue at a at a meeting in the future? I I don't think we can address that right now. No, I'm saying we can say that I'd like to hear back on this by this date, possibly. I'm looking at Ms. Suarez, I don't think we Can we have this conversation right now? >> Well, we really shouldn't, because we're not supposed to discuss I'm not asking for a discussion.
That is going to involve a large investment. Um so, I don't know if that's going to be ready. Maybe some macro themes from that could be shared with the Board of Selectmen. I don't know. I just I do think it's it's worth thinking about. Um I think that was a good question. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So, for future agenda items, we have the strategic plan on here. We have the uh meeting with Boylston. Anything else? I'm going to Jen and I are going to reach out to MASC. Right. But we're meeting on June 9th and we want to meet on June 1st. >> [clears throat] >> Mhm. Perfect. So, are we not meeting on June 1st? June 1st is not going to work. For not for the school side. Okay. >> [clears throat] >> Another day in June, maybe? But June 1st isn't going to work.
Um I I think that, you know, If everyone is in agreement with the school sites that you know the teachers and the classrooms are going to be the ones responsible for making sure that those books aren't damaged or you know that they come up with a plan on how to get that done. um that it would make to me it would it would seem that each class the students in that class knowing that they might not have the ability to take those Chromebooks home that maybe they'll work a lot more in the classroom when they're supposed to. So, you know, that's a win-win situation right there. So, I just I just want to make sure that the the teachers are aware that they're, you know, that it is going to be a big responsibility on them. Um, but we also do want to teach the students that they're the ones that need to be responsible um for those Chromebooks.
But it but I mean I know we we kind of have to um does anybody think it would help at all to have it and I know it doesn't seem like a big deal but like 45 million because then when we list out all of our needs and our needs are more than that the community can kind of go well they're not asking for more than they need and there's a little I don't know it might be stupid but it might I'm just so worried that it's just not going to Yeah. It's a psych psychological thing. >> Did not want to slide backwards. It would have only stopped the bleeding and eventually would have not given us anything to go on. So, we took the next highest one and here we are. So, >> it's it's very hard decision. >> I don't think there's any I mean, I don't think we can ever say, "Well, we're not going to have to go to ask for bond again.
I'm saying I'm asking She's asking you to look into this. >> Correct. >> you going to bring it back to us with it? I I will be able to give you a date. Um I don't have a date at this moment in time. >> Okay, I just want to make sure that it doesn't get sent into the ether, and that we That's >> not be sent into the ether. We don't have public comments very often, and I want to make sure whoever came here understands that it's not getting sent to the ether, and that it will come back. >> the ether. I may understand that, but I don't know that everybody understands. That is what I'm trying to get at. Yeah, I can't give you a date at this point in time, because I haven't talked with our partners about what dates are available, but I will be getting uh follow-up information on when that information will be available.
If that meeting still happens, should someone go and listen? I mean, it's an open meeting, so we can all go as anyone can go. I'm going to I also recommended not to have a quorum at this meeting. That's not a good idea. So, yeah, if you want to go. We'll I mean, we'll see how it plays out. It's a few weeks away. I mean, it's an open meeting. You can watch from home as well. Yeah. Yeah, it will be a It will be a select board meeting. Yeah, it's an open meeting. Select board at 6. I think it's 4:30. No, no, but the full select board is going to be there, so it will be a select board. He proposed it. Yeah, he's It's going to be posted. They'll be in the job. Yeah. But nobody will be We will not Nobody will be authorized to make these votes, but I don't think it matters.
>> Miss uh Leonard, any comments? I I guess I'm just kind of wondering about the the responsibility we're asking the teachers to take on with this new thing of them having to add on additional, you know, what they're already doing for the students and and trying to educate them and to add this to it. I just feel it's a little bit I don't know. I I can't think of the word right now, but I just don't I I I I'm wondering if there's another way we could go about it instead of putting it all back on the teachers and and and I'm not too familiar with the staff number with in in your department, but I'm wondering if there's a way that you guys have tried to figure out how you guys could go into the classrooms and provide that education to them on how it's affecting, you know, the cost of the families and kind of getting a little bit more in there to explain the the damages that that are happening with these these Chromebooks and and the consequences of what could happen because I just think that adding this onto a teacher is just a little bit I I'm not in agreement with that and I just want to make that a point that I just don't think that this is a responsibility of an educator is more of a a board I guess and the school as a whole instead of just saying the teachers need to be the ones to look at all these Chromebooks to say to make these reports.
call. We can't ever say that. >> Yeah. >> But yeah, >> part of our problem too is that a lot of things are not getting taken care of in a timely manner by the state. So that affects our school. That affects older schools. >> Hopefully that's fixed to some extent. >> Yes. So >> how much longer are you going to be here, Courtney? >> You're here for the long. >> Okay, that's good. >> So I I have a just a really quick question. So, let's say we do move forward with the 50 million and inflation continues and whatever, it takes longer to get some of these things done than than what we're hoping for. Do we get to say like, hey, out of that 50 million, these are our top one, two, three, four items that we want to make sure are done completely correctly full full through the whole thing, whole kitten koodle.
>> And you can add it during future agenda item. That was what I was going to suggest. Okay, thank you. Um that brings us to our board and superintendent reports. We will go ahead and get started with governing board members. Ms. Ayers, I will start with you. Good evening. I don't have a lot tonight. I do want to thank my fellow board members and the district's exact team for our study session. I thought we had a really good study session. A lot of good talks. So I was happy for that and I'm just wishing everybody happy last few days of instruction. I know you're probably counting on your hands now because there's not that many days left. So congratulations on getting to the end of another year. Thank you for that update Miss Gibson-McLean. I don't have a report tonight. Thank you Mr. Jones. Okay.
>> [clears throat and cough] >> I don't know. We'll listen. Yeah, I mean, the email came yesterday. I talked to Brent today. So, there's still some time to figure something out. Yeah. Um all right. First business item is the school calendar. I have a motion to approve the FY27 school committee meeting dates. Not the school calendar, the school committee calendar. So moved. Uh Lisa? Beth? Okay. This will probably take some discussion, yeah? Anybody have any opinions, thoughts? Were they double-checked for being Tuesdays? I believe so. Jen, you you put this together for us, yeah? Yeah. Yeah. We did. The November 10th one is the day of no school. Is that I think we had this We discussed this when we did the school calendar. Also, MASC conference is that to generally When is it this year? I don't know. I highly recommend everyone to go.
So, I'm just wondering if there's another way that we could go about this. That's just my opinion. I just don't think that's something that I would want to put on an educator when they're already trying to educate our students and they're already um you know, dealing with the law in the classrooms and and that's all I'm going to say about that right now. >> Well, uh one thing just in re just in my you know I'm a district level um department. We are here purely as a support. Um, we're here to provide tools and provide resources for teachers. Um, we're not really in a position to tell teachers how to do things or when and why to do things. Um, a Chromebook and a technology device in the classroom is a tool just like a calculator, a textbook. Teachers have the option to use or not use those tools and schools have an option to not use those tools or use those tools.
And then if there's extra money after the fact, then we can do class updates, restrooms, things like that. or do we have to at that time split it up and only do partial things just to make sure we touch on everything that we say that we're going to do with the bond money >> kind of I think the categories are are general enough that we if I think when we go out for a bid I think we will actually get more bang for our buck than than what we're thinking and I think one of the things you know in response to Mike's point um you know I I think if we get all of our bids in for our buses and our buildings and it is less than 50 million once again we don't need to capture all of that if if and if we get projects funded by the SFD you know and I think that that's something once again um trying to earn the trust of the community and if inflation goes up and we can't afford everything.
I Thank you. Good evening everybody. Three things. Uh Tomorrow we have uh the BPA groundbreaking new school. It's crazy to think about. Uh Two. I was able to attend the Larry C. Kennedy Sustainability Expo last night and it was just amazing to see so many students end of year projects displayed in their classroom. I got to talk with Mr. Smart who runs one of the special education classes and seeing those kids work on art and science projects that deal directly with the ecology of the Sonoran Desert which overall I think Larry C. Kennedy is doing a great job in environmental education for all the grades and um I got to see Mr. Roe and three guitar classes from Loma Linda BPA and Larry C. Kennedy performer concert there as well with Mr. Mann and they were phenomenal. [clears throat] So great job to all our enhancements in in school in all our schools, but like let's not forget, you know, how much art and science and all our specials enhance our children's education.
It's a good learning experience. >> [clears throat] >> No, it's the 4th. So, MASC is 4, 5, 6. >> Yeah. They changed MASC. Isn't it like in Danvers next year? It's still the Cape. Oh, they didn't know they moved Danvers. Danvers. Yeah, so it's not in the Cape next year. So, more likely to be Danvers, you could go like for the day. You don't have to stay overnight. So, I mean, that's kind of like a game changer for some people. You said it's the 4th? 4th, 5th, 6th. Are these all Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.? If we voted that way. I'm fine with that. I would again encourage 5:30 so people could at least get out of work with the hope of getting here for I'm fine with 5:30 too, but I I don't know. Hard to do this. I feel like we're making a schedule again.
One of the things we run into that is really out of outside of my realm, and this is a this subject can go very deep, so I I apologize if I go off on tangents here, but the the model of teaching and learning we have going on in our schools and the types of of tools related, I would say even the learning materials drive the usage of th that technology. If we're purchasing all online resources, of course, students have to use on they have to use devices. What what I'm really trying to do with this shift is try to get the schools to be more involved in what is happening in the classroom. Um whether it's and one thing, you know, do do teachers need to have these devices all the time? Do they need to be out every day? Do those are things that we don't really get to decide or dictate to a school.
I completely agree. The other thing once again is as we're looking at staggering things with computers and the great job that our business department has done and with our administration. I think those are things that if we are paying for certain things, we're once again if we're talking about being wiser with our capital money that we're given by the state each year that we can figure out how much of that do we need to allocate for different projects and you know things. So, if we're redoing the whole school, but we're not putting in new ceilings and we're we're stuck with those ceilings and the fire sprinkles up, what we would do, I think, instead of just saying, "Okay, you know, we're we're going to take it off the bond." Yeah, we might take it off the bond funds, but then see what we can do on the backside because if we're fixing everything, but we still have those ceilings with the fire sprinkles sprinklers up because they're not as important as the HVAC units and the other things.