So, I did go on cuz my Not all my questions were asked that evening, and I I do understand timing, but I think it could have been managed much differently. And uh I One of my questions was if it was answered, the answer does not agree with what is said on the state website. So, I did resubmit them. I would encourage everyone to go look at if they submitted questions, go look at the answer and see if it was answered something that makes sense to you. And if not, I would resubmit them. Um I don't know that we're hopefully there's a another forum to kind of make right what happened >> Mhm. and get answers to people, but I don't know. But at least encourage people to go see if your question's answered. Now, I have a question about the questions. Um were are were some of these questions that weren't answered at the original question session, were they then subsequently answered by the EPA DEP people?
Do you have any questions? Is the plan for those to be out all year long or are they going to be stored somewhere in the winter or? Um we asked the janitors that and they said if they're not able to be out all year long they'd be fine with like being able to store them inside. Oh yeah. They do fold up so there's always that option of putting them inside for the winter which is actually nice because obviously no one goes out there in the winter so. And have you guys already fundraised for them so you're ready to to purchase and place them? Um so our treasurer couldn't be here tonight but we do already have um club funds. We have a pretty comfortable amount already and then we've done two uh Blue Score Pizza fundraisers where we've raised I don't how much was it last year?
That's the safety thing. Okay. So, generally you do want to keep your players in that box. Chase it. Yeah. I can't get the See, they go out of frame right there. All right. What did you just talk about exposure? I missed all that. I was doing this. So, your exposure um right now you're on I'm fully manual. Yeah. So, you can control your exposure. So, your exposure looks right on right now for the conditions. Yeah. >> But, if we needed some more light, which you know, we might need some more light so >> [applause] >> Is that filming? Uh I don't think so. It's pretty hot. But, Oh, yeah, cuz we All right, yeah. on the camera. We're going to go wireless on that one, I'm assuming. It's not live anymore, right? I wish I could say I do but Yeah. How would you describe >> All right, so you're getting a call from us.
I was watching a lot of hockey. Cam Fowler was a professional player. So, I mean, he still is, but I don't know. Take it as a compliment there. Now, I can call him a Hank the Tank or Hat-Trick Henry or something. But, anyways, enough about that. We are lined up here. Just talking to the ref at the 50, the captains. You know, senior night is always a special night. Get the parents out to go in, take a picture, you know, and tonight they got some fat heads, which is pretty cool. Just these big like posters of their heads. All right. You're getting ready to play some lacrosse as both teams saying hi to each other. Shout out to the Arabella who sang the national anthem. And check us out on our Instagram as well. DS Cable TV, one word. Cam, my brother, Crandall is uh doing a story.
Based on the information available, there appears to be two possibilities. I have two more two or three more paragraphs here. >> I'll allow it. >> Uh, based on the information, there appears to be two possibilities. Either the request records exist but have not been properly maintained or produced, raising concerns about compliance with public records laws, or the records do not exist, which would raise concerns about the compliance with Massachusetts procurement requirements. While I recognize this matter could be referred externally, including the attorney general's office, I believe it's appropriate to first request that this committee conduct a formal transparent investigation. Specifically, I asked the school committee to review whether the proper procurement policies were followed, determine where any breakdowns may have occurred, and evaluate whether similar issues may exist in other contractual procurements. Thank you very much for your time. Actually, this is important sentence. Thank you for your time, your attention to this matter, and your continued service to the city of Greenfield.
Based on the information available, there appears to be two possibilities. I have two more two or three more paragraphs here. >> I'll allow it. >> Uh, based on the information, there appears to be two possibilities. Either the request records exist but have not been properly maintained or produced, raising concerns about compliance with public records laws, or the records do not exist, which would raise concerns about the compliance with Massachusetts procurement requirements. While I recognize this matter could be referred externally, including the attorney general's office, I believe it's appropriate to first request that this committee conduct a formal transparent investigation. Specifically, I asked the school committee to review whether the proper procurement policies were followed, determine where any breakdowns may have occurred, and evaluate whether similar issues may exist in other contractual procurements. Thank you very much for your time. Actually, this is important sentence. Thank you for your time, your attention to this matter, and your continued service to the city of Greenfield.
We've learned to use our voices. We know how to resolve conflicts constructively and advocate for ourselves and our peers. While we build these skills for the future, we feel supported today. These aren't just lessons. They are tools we'll take with us long after we graduate. Another example of working towards a portrait of graduate is our student leadership team, which is us. We are made up of fifth grade students who were selected by teachers Miss Lopez and Mr. Sterling. We help during school events. We carry out student le assemblies. We serve as student representatives. And finally, we interview, produce, and publish our very own podcast which we created. This experience has taught us many valuable lessons such as collaboration through the many conversations we had to decide on people to interview and questions to ask. We learned a lot about advocacy, especially when talking to people like Mayor Al and Dr.
So if we could have the team come forward and we'll have our trustees come out in front. Go right ahead. >> Yeah. And we can let the gentleman come in behind you and make a second row there. kind of get a little in the window, guys. It's like we tell the kids to see you again. Thank you so much again for joining us and for your amazing work for really helping our students be able to achieve their achievements. And also we're just happy that you're able to join us and celebrate this because this is something that only a handful of schools uh get the distinct honor for and so we're really excited that you're here and it is a team effort. So really happy and proud that Pedmont Middle School is reaching those greater heights. So thank you. >> Yeah. And one thing to add to those numbers, um, so this year for California Distinguished School, it was the secondary cycle.
Oh, say can [singing] you see by the dawn's early [singing] light, what so proudly we [singing] held at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and [singing] bright stars through the perilous [singing] fight, or the ramparts we [singing] watched were so gallantly streaming, and the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night [singing] that our flag was still there. Oh, say, [singing] does that star-spangled banner >> [singing] >> yet wave for the land >> [singing] >> of the free and the home >> [singing] >> of the brave? >> [applause] >> Please be seated. Thank you, Siri and ASL students. Now, I would like to introduce Dr. Caroline Johnson, principal of Village High School. Thank you, Bella, for your thoughtful and eloquent words of welcome. As we continue this very special celebration, I would like to remind our audience that today is about creating a core memory for our graduates.
It is seen in the respect you have for yourself and the respect you give to others. It is the force of character that guides one through life and once developed, grows steadily within. Character is achieved, not received. It is the product of constant thought and action, the daily striving to make the right choice. The strive for good character is the strive for self-control. We must be in reality what we wish to appear to others, to be rather than to seem. By demonstrating such qualities as respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship, we hope to prove by example that we value character. Our chapter, the National Honor Society, exemplifies strong character through academic excellence, perseverance, and responsibility. We challenge ourselves with rigorous courses while remaining committed to academic integrity and hard work. Beyond the classroom, we demonstrate character through our involvement in sports, extracurricular activities, religious communities, and organizations outside school.
How many kids you have in a school for the 100 days? So if a kid goes for a full 100 days and stays with us every single day, then that would be 1 ADM. If they're there for a portion of the 100 days, then that would be fractional. So it may be a 0.9 or 75. And that's where the numbers get a little bit different. So it's not one for one. That budget projection, the reduction of that alone is going to cost us over a million dollars. So, when we go to build a budget, before we even start with anything else that we may want to give staff or any uh projects, we're a million dollars um behind the eightball. The projections, just so you're aware, right now, 2728, another slight loss. Then we start to see gains in 2829 and 2930. Now, that could change.
>> We didn't grow at all or we had some growth just not as much as we had predicted. we actually reduced in in ADM which are is our actual average daily membership of enrollment. >> Okay. >> Um our weighted ADM grew. So that is a positive on our overall budget. >> Okay. >> Um but that's not in real students. It's in the weights of students based on certain um qualifying categories of additional weight. Some weighted categories could equal four students in funding weight, but it still is only one student. So overall we we we decreased in students. >> Okay. Mr. Harmon, our online students don't count as a full ADM, correct? >> They are counted as a full ADM in in the the calculation, but they're funded at 0.95%. >> So, they're not fully funded, but they're counted. >> Correct. >> So, the follow-up question is why not?
>> Jasmine Bell Nunez, Lillian Jung, >> Emma Kerberg, And last but not least, Josie Scutard. They're not Cool. >> I love it. All right. Um, this year, uh, one of my personal goals for the program was to, um, elevate our participation in ISMA events. Um earlier this fall we in marching band received a gold rating with distinction and visual at the prelims level and went on to uh scholastic finals and place seventh out of 16. Um this year we're planning to go and just win it all is our goal. Okay. Uh solo and ensemble we had we recognized those back in March, April. Uh we were going for the all music award. In order to do that, you have to have a golden marching band, a group one solo and a group one ensemble advanced to state. You have to have a jazz band get a gold rating at uh festival for ISMA.
So if you take and I don't know how many teachers at that grade level but say there were 10 and you take one teacher away say there were uh 20 kids in a class now you've got to divide that those 20 kids among the remaining nine teachers. Right? So does it have an impact on the class size? It does. Um, and you know, we have to be very careful around that because a couple of students here and there can really change um the education. >> But aren't we always, my understanding is we're always evaluating the number of classrooms per class per grade level. >> Oh, absolutely. >> Because of numbers, right? We've seen the change through the district of a class that's a little bit lighter, a class that's a little bit heavier. We've moved teachers around. But you're saying for this for this discussion, there's a teacher retiring and we're just not going to replace that.
Is that obvious from what's up there? >> know. In fact, that was one of my follow-up questions, who answered it? Because it wouldn't make sense that a state body would answer in something in conflict with with something on the state website. Mhm. >> So, I did ask also who answered this because it it was not clear. Okay. >> Yeah, and I think I think just you would want to know that as asking a question, getting a clear answer. Well, um briefly back to the quite bizarre our set up meeting. I mean, instead of just letting people get up and ask their questions and getting them answered live, now it's this whole convoluted posting them, trying to get the people that were actually sitting here, who came here to answer the questions, after about 20 minutes of question and answering, even though they had hardly touched on any of the questions, um they left.
>> 400 each. >> Couple hundred dollars and then plus we also get funds from the Lions Club. We have like our own funds that come in that way so we have more than enough. Yeah. I think it's a great way to give back to your school. Thank you. Thank you. Okay so yeah. And Jim I don't think it matters whether we do or not but if it's already funds that are in our system do we have to accept the donation or or >> [clears throat] >> I would because it's through the club. And we would do it with any other organization partly um So Yeah yeah yeah. It's always better if like it's I I would just better. We have it don't It's a donation specifically It was already in our system, right? So, that's the question. Yeah, yeah. That was the question. Yeah. Uh, it is I mean, we have two options here and and Mark and I were just talking about this a little bit.
No, I'm just kind of running around here. Oh, that's a nice Yeah, we got some crazy zoom going on. And I'm going to go back to the main angle. It's all right right out there where the Ashland A is in the middle. Can I try? Yeah, if you want to try. Okay. Follow the action. Wait, when do I get to come? She's going crazy. Well, we'll switch back. We just need two people down there. Every quarter. You're not going to zoom in all the way. You want to keep it as wide as you can because you want to see everything. You go wider. Right there. You want nice smooth movement over quick movements. Back it up. Wide shot. Wide shot. Right there. Zoom in after they score or something and you want to get back there. Yeah, you did that for a couple minutes. I'm going to need another piece of pizza.
I'm sure he took a bunch of great pictures for senior day as well. He was up there with the photographer. All right, so both teams going to meet in for their huddles, and we will be underway momentarily. Pretty nice crowd here as well. Some fans. All right, another little meeting at the middle of the field. The starters. All right, Abscess taking his side of the net. He's going to be on the left. And number 40, Will Perella. And goalkeeper in goal for uh Medfield. It's like Hartnett going to take the draw right now against Jason Drake. And 12 minutes on the clock. Let's go. First quarter underway. Ref says DS ball. >> [applause and cheering] >> This is Atwood, center field, bringing it down now. On that left side, 30 25 20. Get getting hassled a little bit by Oliver Gray. But passes it to Hank the Tank, who gets it quickly over to Hamilton Senn.
And I I know how services in this town, and I really do appreciate all of your service. >> Thank you. All right. Um, there are no other members of the public in person, but are there any members of the public online who would like to give public comment at this time? Um, if so, you can put your name in the chat, you can raise your virtual hand or you can even come off mute and say your name. Okay, seeing none, uh I think we will go ahead and move forward with item number four, report from the student representatives. Hello everybody. So for the month of May, student council on Wednesday, April Oh, sorry. For the month of April, uh on Wednesday, April 29th, the student council hosted the Western Ma western Massachusetts Association of Student Council Spring Conference with 18 schools and over 300 students in attendance.
And I I know how service is in this town, and I really do appreciate all of your service. >> Thank you. All right. Um, there are no other members of the public in person, but are there any members of the public online who would like to give public comment at this time? Um, if so, you can put your name in the chat, you can raise your virtual hand or you can even come off mute and say your name. Okay, seeing none, uh I think we will go ahead and move forward with item number four, report from the student representatives. Hello everybody. So for the month of May, student council on Wednesday, April Oh, sorry. For the month of April, uh on Wednesday, April 29th, the student council hosted the Western Ma western Massachusetts Association of Student Council Spring Conference with 18 schools and over 300 students in attendance.