No. >> You said overall >> overall our our request for funding >> in anticipation of unmet need is less. Yes. Partially because we have returning folks from some of these third party companies that have agreed to come back. If they leave and those companies can't provide that service, then we may need to bring back another res uh agreement with a different company who could provide that thirdparty service. Unless we can find, of course, first uh choice is always a staff member we can find. We're always looking. >> Yes. Yes, definitely. Thank you for that. Yes. Keeping our money here in the district is definitely I know a priority. Um so for each of these number 14, 181, 19, they're all prior. Um we've used their services before. >> We current Yes, we use a healthcare. Um we use infinite speech care. We use platinum teaotherapy 14, 18, and 19.
>> It certainly is and it was exactly how we entered the bottom of the fourth inning. It was a seven run lead for the Clockers and they scored seven runs, but then Grafton matches it. So now back to a seven run lead and all the Clockers need is five runs and we will get to see Lorelei Collett come back to the plate. That's definitely a positive of getting to play another half inning here. Yeah, it certainly is a positive to get to play this this next half of the inning to see what Lorelei can do and I guess the other positive to look at is is everybody else gets some additional at bats, right? But you know, you the the game should still be in hand when you're up seven, but you never know because if you have another inning like that one, anything can happen.
So, just wasn't it did not benefit us at all. And um I'm sure there's a reason for this. I don't know if you would have it handy or not, but you know, if we look at the original request that you have listed here, you know, we did follow-ups with A&A, SJ, and SMG. Um HAPI was $400,000 less expensive. I come from government work. I I know that that probably means a shortage of some type of service. Do we have any idea like why why they weren't in the mix and why their services would fall short of our expectations to not go to stage two? Yes. So, I can actually tell you specifically with them, what I will say with anyone who was eliminated in that first round is because they were not compliant with the RFP. With HAPI or HAPI, they did not submit a performance bond.
Is that the ones you just mentioned to me? >> Yes. >> Yeah. Okay. Yes, we do currently use those. >> Okay. Thank you so much. >> All right. I'll call for the vote. Mrs. Longshore. >> I. >> Mrs. Tucker. >> I. >> Miss Apara. >> Hi. >> And Miss Buchanan. I. >> Can I group 25 and 26 together? Do you want those separate? >> Um, no. of those would would have to be separate. >> All right. A motion that we approve 25 >> second.
The way the Clockers have been hitting so far today, they've been hitting the ball well. They have 13 hits for their 15 runs and they have plated a run in every inning so far. So hopefully that trend continues and I have a good feeling that this lead off hitter is going to get on base. And a triple would give her the cycle. We did see a two home run game yesterday instead of a triple, so maybe we'll get another one of those. She's three for three, three RBIs, she scored two runs and she continues to be red hot with the bat. She's also played some good defense. And here we go. Yeah, she's got to be stepping up to the plate with a boatload of confidence right now. What I don't want to see out of Lorelei is her over swing. That's the one thing that you know, can happen to a kid who is maybe a little over confident, but I have a feeling the way she's hitting right now, anything can happen.
Which was a requirement. Okay. And just for my knowledge, there's a bullet point in here that on the additional or additional considerations, um offer services to the BOE at no additional cost resulting from efficiencies realized throughout the district. Can you expand on them? Yeah, so um one thing that we realized through the process cuz we interviewed the last three vendors just to learn more about their submission was um SMG actually was like, "Well, we actually just within our contract within the confines of our contract, Fenway's to actually expand services at I think it was the high school. They realized that they weren't satisfied with the amount of cleaning and they actually added personnel to the high school in our current contract and they did not charge us for that. So, you know, they're still making a profit, but they just wanted to increase the quality of service.
>> Any discussion? >> Um yes. I I noticed that uh we're being given a 50% discount for the 26 27th school year raising the roof for saved money there. Um because of significant technical system issues. Um my question is do you have confidence in that? um uh that that this has been corrected and that we can move ahead without concern because I know we're working with K2 and specifically uh the reading difficulties. Um so I just think oh no if we had significant technical system issues last year that's one of the years of reading. Um but do you feel confident in being able to move forward with them that those um problems were resolved? >> Trusty Longshore, I'm going to answer that one. This was a brand new screener. um our teachers um participated in the decision of which screener to use. Um this was brought to the board for approval.
First pitch, that's a ground ball to third. And that is a fair ball? No, it's foul ball. It's foul ball. I actually think that she she did over swing a little bit on that. So I want her to settle herself back down because she's got a brand new life. That was a a ground ball to third, a foul ball. Certainly not what she has been doing. That 0-1 pitch is upstairs from Tosques. Here comes the 1-1. That's out of here. THAT'S GONE. >> TO LEFT CENTER and she has done it again. That is her longest one we've seen. It is another two home run day for Lorelei Collett, an identical stat line to yesterday. What exactly is >> [cheering] >> this kid eating because I hope they can give it to everybody else. Unbelievable. We're talking about four home runs in two days. Another two home run day for Lorelei Collett.
So, that's what that fairly ambiguous bullet point meant. Okay, thank you. Any other comments or questions? Mr. White. Thank you. Uh yeah, a process question. A second ago you were talking about HAPI, H A P I the vendor, and you said that um they were excluded because they did not submit performance bond. >> Mhm. I'm curious, how does it using that as a proxy for all sorts of things that could be missed in an RFP? How do you normally handle that? If one thing is missed, are they automatically excluded, or do you make a courtesy call and say did you It's just automatically excluded by the rules, the law? Okay. Yeah, just like with the RFP, if you if you miss a component of it, like it's you know, fair practices, like you're you're excluded. And that's a pretty big one to miss. >> No, no, no, and I'm just I I understand completely.
It was the first year of use and that is why they are reducing the cost because of the technical difficulties. It did get corrected but it's delayed our timeline this past year >> first window. >> That's correct. And so um it was brand new across the state. So, we believe that it those things have been resolved. >> Okay. Thank you so much. >> Once those difficulties were worked out, it worked. The thing I'll tell you is that the only reason they're offering this is because the director of uh curriculum and instruction was unwilling to let them be satisfied with it's working now and so she essentially made them give us a discount. >> Thank you. >> All right, we'll take the low view. Can I just say that that's Theta Smith just so we have not just a director but Theta Smith is the one that did that.
I'm trying to think of a nifty nickname that we can give this kid because she is automatic right now. She hasn't gotten out in her last seven appearances. As Kazadian rips one foul and yeah, that one ain't ain't played a pitch. She's four for four today. >> She is four for four. Eight straight hits for Lorelei. As I still haven't seen the fans who went to go find that ball come back yet, so might be deep into the woods out there. That one was looked like her longest one we've seen for sure. >> Yeah, absolutely and that was out of here in a hurry. The exit velocity on that and then Ruby rips one. >> ropes one into left field down for a base hit. So, she follows up the home run with her second hit of the afternoon. So, the Clockers are back in business with the bats here.
I was just curious if how that how that happened or how that worked. Okay. >> Yeah, and I'll say some other compliance pieces are like, you know, you have to submit certain bonds. That's not required for all our You know what? I don't know, but I can certainly ask. Just curious. Well, I'll tell you, Mike Frederico runs that thing like a a you know, a naval ship. It's like tidy as going to get. Yeah, right. I was surprised to see them on that. Yeah, I was surprised Mike let them in there. You know what I mean? I'll be honest with >> [laughter] >> Well, now my curiosity is piqued, too, Mark. >> [laughter] >> Heather, did you have something? I mean, I don't know if it's anything that we can consider at this point um or maybe in the future, but I know, you know, one of the things I think about is human capital practices.
So I'd like to give her the credit that she is due for um making sure that that she held them accountable. >> Thank you. Mrs. Longore >> I Mrs. Tucker >> I. >> Miss Apara I >> and Miss Buchanan I. >> Right. I move that we approve item 26. Second.
Man oh man, I can't stop thinking about the the hot bat of Collett and then Ruby does come back and laces one into left field. Uh hopefully this inning can and can get us a few more runs right now with something brewing. No outs uh for Quinn Herder. Colette looks like she's well on her way to getting a What's the What's it called? What's the sandwich for the offensive player? >> Oh yeah, that's the King Kong. >> Kong sandwich. Yeah, that's I mean it's kind of one of those things where there's even a doubt about it. >> No. I think she deserves the sandwich voucher, too. >> [laughter] >> I mean two in a row. Wow, what a day for her. Just an impressive impressive showing. Really happy for her. As Maddie Sanders digs in and takes a ball, that was Quinn Herder who bloops one to the second baseman Sullivan who made a nice catch.
I don't know that we ever consider that when we look across vendors. I think that's something potentially to consider. I mean, I know it's really thin margins and um you know, it's a tough industry, but I do feel like that's something potentially, like if it's a $10,000 cost either way, and there's just one company that does much better or comes across as a much better um human capital practices, I think that's something to potentially consider in the future rather than just like every [snorts] dime. I don't Just a thought and something I want to put out there into the world. Yeah, and and I will say, you know, the the benefit of this being a contract where the employees are unionized is like you have access to contracts and they are a bargaining unit, and so um you know, we know that that exists, but I hear what you're saying, yeah, and more generally.
Any discussion? >> Oh, yes. Just clarification. Is this a new cost or is this um something we've already used? >> We currently use for >> Yeah. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. We'll take the vote. Renee Longshore. >> Hi. >> Anita Tucker. >> Hi. >> Maria Akara. >> Hi. >> Amanda Buchanan. Hi. >> Can I just point out that that last one, just for reference, does say renewal in its in its title, which indicates that it's already being used. And I don't know how to give better information to the board. If that's not working for the board, I would like some um uh advice on what to do differently so that we're not pulling so many items because it does indicate that it's a renewal. And it would also be helpful if we followed our governance handbook and addressed these questions because we do have the agenda delivered to us six days in advance.
So we have only one out here, runner on first base. Sanders pops that one up. The first baseman and the second baseman look at that ball. Kazadian does not know if it's fair. The ball comes to the pitcher and then down to second base and she is out. They only needed a force out there and Kazadian just didn't know if it was a fair ball or not. Yeah, really unfortunate. They caught Ruby sleeping a little bit there at first base. You got to keep your eye on that ball to see it. She just didn't didn't move and that ball drops in and she gets tagged, you know, called out in the force at second base. An unfortunate base running mistake there by the Clockers. So as that one gets away from the catcher Martinez and down to second base will go Sanders. Lexi Maloney at the dish.
Thank you. Anything else? So, there's a motion to approve the 2-year contract with SMG Corporate Services. Um all those in favor? It's unanimous. Thank you very much. Thank you, Dr. Herrigan. I think that concludes finance. >> finance report. But you'll be back in a few, so don't go anywhere. Um the next item would be personnel, and I just want to say, you know, Biagio, this is just a measure of your stamina, meeting attendance, so keep going. And I'm going to pass it to Ms. Cullinan for the personnel reports. Okay, the personnel Personnel Committee meeting was held on May 18th. Um Dr. Solon, myself, Mr. White, and Board Chair um were present at the meeting. We discussed um possible adoption of early childhood specialist, the administrator staffing in the elementary grades, which we've already discussed tonight, but most importantly, um the main agenda item was a meet and deep agree and discussion with um a proposal to um hire as a supervisor of elementary education, um Beata Salejuski, who's here this evening.
So if we could get those decision uh questions that we have to staff so that they are aware and they can be answered um and not on the spot like a gotcha that would be appreciated I'm sure. >> Okay. I just want to point out that when I ask these questions it's genuine inquisition. I don't put anybody on the spot. Um I definitely defer to if they feel like they need more time to answer them. Um this is not a gotcha session. That's not how I come across. So to suggest >> you would be more than willing to be able to get those questions in in advance so that they're not getting them on the spot. Is that what I'm hearing you say? >> And having you come at me, President Buchanan time and again definitely violates our governance handbook. So I'd like to point that out.
Started over two with two strikeouts but had a nice single the other way last time. Yeah. Like Like to see Lexi get an on again here. Head one and oh, she tries to bunt there. That's a good one. Maloney will beat the throw to first base. A bang-bang play over there but she has her second hit today. It was close. >> I that was close. Again, I thought I thought If I'm the head coach of Grafton, I'm looking for instant replay on that. I think that Lexi was thrown out at first base, but we get we get a fortunate call by the base umpire who is in a tough spot over there on the other side of the field. As Eustace grounds that one to third, a nice play there by Bresnahan, and she gets it over in time. So, the Clockers do get one run on the homer, but it is only an eight-run game, and we will play a sixth inning here.