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>> I appreciate that. [laughter] >> We got a great team. So >> we do have a good team to work with. So makes it work >> around >> between the secretaries and board faculty. >> Yeah. >> So >> retire. >> You keep Marco every >> keep him on on task. >> I try hard. [laughter] >> All right. Well, if there's no other comments or we'll have our next meeting looks like uh June the 16th at 6 PM here at the office. So, >> and we'll meet at what time? Saturday. >> Jody and I were talking about that. Is it 10:30, 10:40? >> 10:40 would be good. >> 1040. >> Okay. >> We'll take a picture and then >> So, I will see you at the high school office. 10:40. >> Okay. I entertain a motion to adjourn. >> So moved. >> Second that. All in favor say I.
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So, I hope today's speaking to you in this manner is helpful. If you have further information, glad for you to reach out and connect together. All right. And I would echo just one thing that I would I think we we voice faced this with what we felt like was going to be best for our students. But, we also knew then, secondarily, we needed to be sure that it wasn't going to break the bank financially. So, really Nathan has provided um given clarity on moving forward and having total control of our spending. We might actually be able to control the expenses that we don't have control of over right now.
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Mac knowing enough just to eat the time. I just look at everyone in one spot. It's all >> Yeah. Mac looking to do roll. Nobody gets the ball over to Pelletier. Pelletier back to Whitworth. Whitworth turns around. She goes in and out and finds a seam. And Mac Whitworth will get an 8-m attempt. I mean, that's if you're if you're Minnechaug, it's awfully tough to watch 4 minutes of the clock get taken off only only for it to end in 8-m attempt. >> Yep. Mac Whitworth 8-m attempt. Mac goes in, goes by the goalie. Ball is loose. >> I think it fell out of her stick and This time a Minnechaug player is Minnechaug player is down. Lucic Lucic get injured. I don't know what happened with that. It's an awful lot of confusion when the girl goes in there and there's three girls swinging sticks and Mac Whitworth looking to take a shot.
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We constantly have those conversations about what uh you know what could happen when when they're in an unauthorized area. Um it basically we we definitely want to use smart pass as best as we could. I think it's still new for a lot of teachers, so they're not always using it correctly. Uh case in point, a kid could go to a class right at the beginning of class, say, "Hey, can I go to the bathroom?" The teacher goes, "Go real quick. Hurry up." Then they might not come back for 5 or 10 minutes. We try to use smart pass as much as possible because then we'll know where they are and we'll know where they're supposed to be and we could hold them accountable. Um here's a big one is cell phone violation. Um, this is one we're dealing with constantly. Uh, you guys, uh, thank you for creating this policy.
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I got to tell you. You know, and we love that for them. We love that for the Girl Scouts. You doing the work, giving them great experiences, memories for life. So, like maybe the first week of June? That's what I was looking at. Um For like uh another one of our meetings? Like these meetings? Where we can check in about how recruitment is going. I guess that's >> Yeah. And then we could see like what you were saying in July, we could we could Hm. Well, we want to we want to at the July meeting of the full school committee, we want to like appoint people. Correct. So, working working backwards from that. Um We're going to need to have another meeting to like get everything kind of squared away, probably near the end of June. Like we'll have to do a double duty in June is what it seems like.
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I want to emphasize that these recommendations regarding technology were made very strategically. Technology continues to evolve at an incredibly rapid pace. Devices, platforms, and systems are changing faster than ever before. In many cases, delaying these purchases will allow us to make informed and cost-effective decisions in the future that will align with our strategic plan and our technology plan that was recently presented to our curriculum committee. Slowing down portions of our technology replacement cycle is not necessarily a negative outcome. In fact, it provides us the opportunity to opportunity to evaluate emerging technologies, reassessing long-term needs, and ensure we are making sustainable investments that truly support teaching and learning. I'm actually happy that the community made those recommendations. Because if you look, it's important to recognize that current educational research, and I'm big on data, and I'm looking at research, and I appreciate the comments that Mr.
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PTO representatives Jill Hail, Denise Tzakis, Sue Chason, Julio Grady, and Alicia GIC, and our school counseling department leader, Michelle Boss, will present the medals. [applause] Leah Sole Abligari >> [applause] >> Eraua Erisola, [applause] Julio Luigi Agrea, [applause] Iman Ahmad, [applause] Shannon Allen, >> [applause] >> Christopher Alvarena, [applause] Vanessa Anderson, [applause] Bisma Arif, [applause] Fatima Ashraf, [applause] Varda Ushuff [applause] Matthew Banick [applause] Githa Benzy [applause] Cole Bernard [applause] Assarva Bubre >> [applause] >> Yasha Wardon Biz, [applause] Katie Bizaro, [applause] Emily Black, [applause] Michaela Black, >> [applause] >> Victoria Brin, [applause] Wendy Kai, [applause] Avery Caldwell, [applause] Tema Kaplan, [applause] Jason Chang, [applause] Zachary Eric Chason, [applause] Ava Sone, [applause] Tyler Chzlooski, [applause] Addison Coffee, [applause] Ryan Crowley, [applause] Kelsey Cruz, [applause] Julia Grace, Cherella, [applause] Emily Duza, [applause] Leah Dale, [applause] Travis Daly, [applause] Nora Dico, [applause] [cheering] Ava Deliscoco, [cheering] [applause] Ava Darusa, [applause] Llaya Divine, [applause] Ava Daniela Deica, [applause] Vanessa Demik, [applause] Lindsay Dina Colola, [applause] Caitlyn Dory, [applause] Jessica Dory, [applause] Michaela Nancy Donnelly, [applause] Piper Dueling, [applause] Ellie Dragunov, [applause] Cooper Duncan, >> [applause] >> Satie Icebach, [cheering] [applause] >> Celeste Elliot, [applause] >> Claudia Essa, [cheering] [applause] >> Bradley Fang, >> [applause] >> Sarah Fang, [applause] Aldo Fernandez, [applause] >> Patrick Fs Morris, [applause] >> Steven Fitz Morris, >> [applause] >> Molly Sha Fleming, [applause] Julia Fara, [applause] Adwa Ghachandanda, [applause] Dennis Galparin, >> [applause] >> Adeline Galvin, [cheering] [applause] Julia Gessich, [applause] Aaron Glat, Dele [applause] Zack Glatt, Di [applause] Sanchez Gabanth [applause] Andrea Gooul, [applause] Julia Gonzalez, [cheering] [applause] Joselyn Grace, >> [applause] >> Briana Jasmine Hawkins, [applause] Jasmine Hayes, [applause] Luke Hayes, [applause] Anelise Halt, W [cheering] [applause] Amir Pitball, [applause] Wyatt Jallowick, [applause] Evelyn Johnson, [applause] Matthew Johnson, >> [applause] >> Tristan Keith, [applause] >> Charlotte Kelly, [applause and cheering] >> Shaun Kennedy, [applause] Sha Kerr, >> [applause] >> Lauren Kilpatrick, [applause] Yangce Kim, [applause] Griffin Coaches, [applause] Dylan Kuzlowski, [applause] Gabriel Criticos, [applause] Patrick Ltor, [applause] Owen Latanzio, [applause] Tyle Lawless, >> [applause] >> Patrick Nolan Lanca, [cheering and applause] Jason Leu, [applause] Michael Lojaka, [applause] Gabriella Long, >> [applause] >> Jaden Mendoza, Ellie Michaels, [applause] Sarah Mullen, [applause] Ava Morse, [applause] Nina Motinho, [applause] Miriam Noaz, [applause] Win Newell, [applause] Gabriel Enjen, >> [applause] >> Riley an O'Brien [applause] June Peek, [applause] Catherine Elizabeth Pagliaro, [cheering] [applause] >> Gabriel Luigi Perinello, >> [applause] >> T Patel, [applause] Sierra Paul, [applause] Ava Pearson, [applause] Ashley Hank, >> [applause] >> WILLIAM PEPPER, [applause] Alexander Phillips, [applause] Ava Planke, [applause] Daniel Pochu, [applause] Razen Kureshi, [applause] Bennett Radshaw, [applause] Connor James Rayall, [applause] Liam Reev, >> [applause] >> Sarah Reed, [applause] >> Alexa Rodriguez, [applause] Eliza Rodriguez, [applause] Patrick Roth, [applause] Lucinda Salsman, [applause] >> Luke Savage, [applause] Dylan Scaliz, [applause] >> Taylor Shalava, >> [applause] >> Georgiana Sheen, [applause] Hashir Shoubb, [applause] Abby Sink, [applause] Emma Sink, >> [applause] >> Abigail Martin, [applause] Suitta Shane Vasan, [applause] Liam Sumala, [applause] JC Sutherland, [applause] >> Mattaline May Taber, [applause] Hanan Talipan, Panedo, [applause] Chenan, Tokuna, [applause] Ryan Tremble, [applause] Braden Terski, [applause] Caitlyn Tier, [applause] Carly Walker, [applause] Matthew Watson, [applause] Ava Watts, [applause] Kevin Shiette, [applause] Jeffrey Yam, [applause] >> [applause] [applause] >> Thank you.
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Did our Did we give our kids enough undivided attention? Should we switch to organic? Are we doing enough to protect them? And as I stand before these incredibly passionate families behind me, I know they all lose sleep over this. As then I look before me, I see incredibly refreshed refreshed adults. It's time that you let our heroes, the teachers and staff in our schools do the hard work. Let us help you do the hard work. And until we can work together as a team, we're going to lose and you're going to fail our kids. And for the parents in the room, your kids are legally required to have 30 minutes of recess every single day and the community will not get that. In 15-minute increments and they still cannot give us that. So I ask for your guys' support so we can work together. Thank you.
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If anybody isn't sure because of just the timing, the holidays are near and you're not sure, that's perfectly fine, but if anybody is interested and they know that now, it I think would be better to approve it sooner than later to make sure that we can get you in on the earliest possible um you know, uh opportunity on June 1st. Okay, um, next we have a press review, Dr. Thomas. Okay, so this is going to take a few minutes, but I will say, um, that, um, with these, quite a few of the ones that are in here are actually exhibits that, uh, if you'll remember a year and a half ago we moved the exhibits to the procedure manual. We have we're almost finished with the procedure manual. We're doing, uh, Mrs. Durflinger and I are doing the final review of all of the work that the group did, uh, with IASB, um, and just finalizing.
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So, uh just entertain any questions, thoughts, whatever whatever the board would like to discuss about this moving forward. I appreciated this um thorough breakdown of how they listed the what the current staffing was and what the possible changes were. How close was that like staffing structure compared to what you guys anticipated? I think we provided that information to Nathan kind of based on what we knew our structure would have to look like if we left the co-op and new programs we currently do not house that we would have to create and provide if we were on our own. So, I think that was working in conjunction with like Kelly Hudson and boots on the ground, talking with teachers, helping to put that structure in place, and just with everyone that he had referenced that we were working with. Angela Balsley, our consultant, was very instrumental in in helping us put that together as well.
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Let's see if Minnechaug will wait another 3 minutes before anything [snorts] happens. News 40 here looking to get some plays of the week in >> Yep. It's been a lot of Don't think you're going to get much plays when score is up 8-3. Not only not only this for for the uh the Spartans you're you're really letting the the Spartans midfielders legs get uh you know get back. They're not They're not doing a lot of running. This time McKechnie with the ball. See how long McKechnie will hold on to the on to the ball. McKechnie goes around the screen. Nothing there. McKechnie does a roll, nothing there. She pulls out. Which I would think the last thing you want to give Sabina McKekney, McKenna Whitmer, and Kylie Marino is fresh legs, but Exactly. We'll see. We'll see. McKekney with the ball and I mean, definitely possession-wise, Spartans holding uh 90% of it this this quarter.
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A few years back, uh, we needed to address cell phones. I don't think it's just us. It's everywhere. Um, cell phones, they're really a distraction and they cause a lot of problems. Um, we have pretty much a straight policy. It's very easy to follow. Student gets caught with a cell phone, the first time, it's a redirection. All of our students have been redirected. That's my motto. Like from the beginning of every every kid knows that we have a cell phone policy. They know that they're supposed to put in the box at the beginning of the class. When they don't, we rely on teachers to report that to us. Teachers call down for security. We'll take the phone right then and there and we hold it till the end of the day. Students are allowed to use it in between class for 4 minutes of passing time.
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Yeah, either the 22nd or the 29th. As long as we can have our list of potential appointees to the full school committee by Honestly, the July 2nd because that gives us time to actually put it in our packet to go out. Right. I'm available the 29th. Okay. >> happy to to do whatever time you wish on the 29th. Okay. Kinsey, does Monday the 29th also work for you? Yeah, I can make that work. It's my husband's birthday, but minor details in life. And we'll be meeting in the morning anyways. Yeah. >> Right, is that the plan? Yes. How is this sort of 9:00 a.m. ish for you all? Um, I'd prefer it like 9:30. 9:45. [laughter] >> 9:30 or 10:00 cuz then I can go to the gym before the meeting and supposed to in 10 minutes. Okay. Yes, we can make that happen. We can do a more of a 9:30 or 10:00, probably 10:00.
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Blatchley made regarding data. There are conversations going across the country right now regarding technology and finding the right balance with student technology use. I commend board member Kim Sullivan for reminding us that on a weekly basis, if not daily basis, and sharing with me an article from the LA Unified who created something relative to younger students using technology. I was on a call last week, and I know the governor and the state and they were in the legislative body talking about cell phones. I think it's bigger than cell phones. I think the state needs to look at how we utilize technology overall, which just not the cell phone. Many schools and districts are reevaluating screen time, student device usage, and the role technology should play in instruction. But we can't public schools will do the same. There's a growing recognition that while technology is an important educational tool, as we heard tonight by Mrs.
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And last but not least, Teresa Zerolo. [applause] Before we recognize our local scholarship winners, we would like to recognize a candidate from the US Presidential Scholars Program. Principal Hanlin will make the presentation. >> Hello everybody. >> Mr. Salamini, thank you very much. Hello everybody. Uh you're doing great. We're in a home stretch of recognizing uh amazing accomplishment of students. But we are going to pause for a second to recognize the presidential scholars program establishing a legacy of excellence since 1964. The US presidential scholars program stands as one of the highest honors of a high school student in our nation that our nation a student in our nation can achieve. Created by executive order, this prestigious program recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional academic success, artistic excellence, and a deep commitment to community service and leadership. Out of nearly nearly 3.6 million graduating seniors across the country, only a select few are invited to apply based on their outstanding performance on national exams or through nominations by chief state school officers.
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Next we have Bridget Johnson. I'm Bridget Johnson, interventionist at Louise White School. I generally try to avoid public speaking, but as I often tell my students, we can do hard things. So, I'm here tonight not only to speak on behalf of interventionists, but more importantly to advocate for the students we're committed to helping succeed. The interventionists were not made aware of this decision to reduce or eliminate our positions until late March, but discussion at the district level began months before that. If our April 9th meeting with Mr. Newkirk had occurred earlier in the school year, we would have had the opportunity to share a better understanding of our roles, and that what we do every day goes well beyond providing academic support for tier three students. We provide safe spaces for those students struggling in the whole group setting to develop resilience and a sense of achievement.
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And one of the things that we noted where there were some exhibits that we thought made sense, um, with in consultation with IASB, to move back into policy. So, a lot of the exhibits are in section two. Um, there's only one of and I think there's I don't even know how many. There's quite a few, but the exhibits have not changed since the board approved them, most of them in January 2025. So, the exhibits are exactly the same. The approval would really just be it says accept press on these, but it's really bringing back in what you've already approved in January. There's only one exception to that which I'll talk about in just a minute because one of the exhibits actually came in press packet number 121, which we're also going to review tonight. That said, I'll go through each of these. With each of the exhibits I will, um, just read the name of the exhibit.
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So, what is that what he suggested to you? I I excuse me on that. But, he he suggesting that or that's what you guys proposed in this record? We I mean, I think we proposed the structure based on what we knew we were going to need if we left the co-op. I think he was running the numbers to see if that was financially something that was going to work in our favor or what type of increase that was going to be. Okay. That's what I was confused on. I was like, you guys thought were presenting like what you guys thought would be would work. So, I think he thought as well. Angela was involved with that. Yeah. She She was the programming side, where Nathan was the finance side. Yeah. So, Angela took Kelly's information, dove into that, checked our current situation, and that's where she helped come up with that >> [clears throat] >> and things like that.
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I mean, it's boring, but you know what? The Spartans have a five-goal lead. They're trying to make something That was a stick to the head. That'll be a yellow card. >> Yeah. So, now Minnechaug with her their second yellow card as DeBronsky >> Yep. gets That's just tough. McKekney drops the ball. DeBronsky DeBronky goes into uh try to try to get it and ends up hitting McKekney in the head. So, that makes it even tougher for Minnechaug with a minute and a half left and they're down a player, so see what the Spartans do. They can no longer man-mark Mac Whitmer. McKekney sees that, and I'm sure Whitmer will just eat the clock. >> Yep. Hopefully eat the clock for the next minute 20. Gets the ball to McKekney. Pulls back to Whitmer, and that's that's what I would do. Hold off for another minute and then just take it in with 10 seconds left.
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